The silent night whispers, and the autumn insects chirp.

Lu Anran stood at the foot of Yan Mountain, looking up with the faint starlight, the road was very rugged and difficult to walk, and some were even covered by branches and weeds.

The cloud started with a fire fold, handed it over, and said, "Follow the point." ”

Lu Anran took the fire fold and shook it again, making sure that there was no road behind, "Go here?" ”

"It's close to the back mountain, and it's unguarded." Yun Qi said: "After the Yin Pleiades accident, although there is no one guarding the scene, but on the way to the back mountain, there are two people on duty every day. ”

Lu Anran took a step, "Good ......" one hand suddenly grabbed her waist, and the words behind her were stuck in her mouth.

"The waist is quite thin." Yun Qi smiled.

Lu Anran's face froze, and she was just about to break free, her left arm was also restrained, and Yun Qi almost pressed her ear and said, "Don't move, if you fall and break your leg or foot, this son will not be responsible for it to the end." ”

The body was controlled, especially the breath of the silk sprayed in his ears, and the feeling that he had never felt before made Lu Anran's whole body tremble slightly, something spread from his heart, and it was very strange.

Lu Anran frowned, she was not used to such a strange and strange feeling.

Yunqi chuckled, "Let's go." ”

The grass and trees in front of her were like floating lights, and the wind was whistling into her ears, Lu Anran squinted and couldn't see the direction in the dark night, but she could clearly feel the body temperature and heartbeat of the person holding her.

This is the second time that Yunqi has taken her on the road with light skills, but the previous time he was secretly speculating about Yunqi's intentions all the way, but he ignored the environment.

But this time, she could clearly feel that the skin where she was being held and dragged was irrepressibly hot.

Her calm and waveless heart was also beating in the warm breath blowing from the top of her head.

It turned out that the shortcut that Yunqi was looking for was very effective, and after almost a cup of tea, the two of them stood on the land of the back mountain down-to-earth.

Light work is so convenient, Lu Anran suddenly thought of Mo Yan's other use besides the coachman.

Mo Yan: There is a sense of foreboding.

"Reluctant to leave the arms of this son?" Yunqi laughed.

Lu Anran woke up suddenly, hurriedly took a few steps back, and frowned: "Can the prince of the world stop talking and acting in moderation." ”

"I can't." Yun Qi strides, walking in the dry grass in a chic manner, as if he is now visiting his own back garden, "unless you jump down now and climb up again by yourself." ”

Lu Anran pursed his lips and silently followed behind Yunqi.

The road is not easy to walk, and it is even more difficult to walk after dark, Lu Anran has tripped over gravel and grass several times, if it weren't for her calm heart, she would definitely have to shout a few times if she changed people.

After walking for a while, the person in front suddenly stopped, and Lu Anran raised his eyes to reveal a confused look.

Yunqi stretched out a noble right hand, "I allow you to borrow the arm of this son." ”

Lu Anran: "Thank you, you don't have to. ”

The wind spread out and the clouds laughed lowly, "Don't worry, this time this world is not your personal debt." ”

Lu Anran glanced at him quietly, brushed away the branches that poked out next to him, walked in front of Yunqi, and the next moment his arm was grabbed violently.

Lu Anran fell backwards by inertia, unconsciously about to let out a low breath, and covered his mouth.

"Don't stare at me." Yunqi got closer, and his voice was very low, "Someone." ”

After calming down, Lu Anran looked in the direction indicated by Yunqi, and sure enough, he saw an open flame lit in the distance.

The fire was small, but it was noticeable in the night, and she could smell the pungent smell of smoke.

"Thanks to your little short legs, if you take a few more quick steps, I'm afraid you will already disturb the other party." Yunqi Road.

Lu Anran ignored the words "little short legs", shook his head left and right to let Yun Qi go, and said with confusion in his eyes: "Who will come?" ”

The firelight danced under Yunqi's dark eyes, flashing a little bit of excitement: "Today is the seventh day of the Yin Pleiades, who did you say would come over to burn paper money for him at this time." ”

"Relatives......" Lu Anran said slowly: "Or someone with a ghost in his heart." ”

Yunqi: "Just catch it and ask." ”

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The wind rises and the clouds move fast, and the stars rise and fall.

Half of the thousand-year-old tree that was struck by lightning was missing, still stubbornly stretching the remaining branches, and in the thick dark night, like a decaying and old man, vicissitudes, sadness, and no vitality.

Faint flames burst up, and the air was filled with papier-mâché smoke.

Other than that, there seems to be a faint smell of burnt and bloody smell.

A piece of paper was lifted out of the fire by the wind, jumped on the ground three times, and was grabbed back by a pale and trembling hand, and thrown back into the fire.

"Collect the money, collect the money quickly, burn it for you, all for you......" A man squatted on the ground and muttered, his face almost buried in his knees, nervously repeating who would collect the money.

Finally, a stack of paper money was burned, and watching the paper that was swallowed by the tongue of fire slowly turn into ashes, the man seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, "Just take it, just take it." ”

Before the fire was completely extinguished, he took out a sea bowl from the basket next to him, and cut half a circle with his hand, making a gesture to spill all the contents out, and suddenly his wrist was grabbed.

"Ahh The paper-burning man exclaimed, and as soon as he let go of his hand, the bowl slammed straight to the ground.

"Pretending to be a ghost at night, do you know that you are afraid?" The voice of laughter in the banter is particularly casual on the empty back mountain.

Before the frightened person could fully react, a petite man came out of the shadows, speaking in a woman's voice, and her voice was extremely cold: "Don't be scared to death, there are many lives." ”

"Tsk, it's so rare that there are only people who have died in the place where they have died."

"It's hard to handle."

The man listened to the words of the two people who suddenly appeared, and almost went crazy, is this a thief who kills people without blinking?

After Yunqi and Lu Anran sang and intimidated, they rekindled the fire.

After a cup of tea

Three people sat beside the big tree that had been struck by lightning, and a pile of dead wood was piled up in front of them, and the bonfire was blazing, reflecting the starlight.

The orange-red firelight made the young man's face even paler, his eyes fluttered as if he was still in shock, his hands subconsciously clenched his knees, the whole person shrunk into a ball, his lips trembled three times, and he made a trembling sound.

"Yun, Yun Shizi, you, you, how did you get here?"

Yunqi threw a dead branch in, glanced at him, and said in a cheerful tone: "Investigate the case, arrest-" deliberately dragged out his voice, evoking a sneer, "Murderer!" ”

"Ahh The boy was so agitated that he almost fell backwards.

Lu Anran stared at the young man for a moment, and then said, "Wuka, you have a good relationship with Yin Pleiades?" ”

The cowardly and timid young man was Wuka of Lanzhou County, and when he heard this question, Wuka hurriedly shook his head, "No, no, no, I am not familiar with Yin, I am not familiar with Yin." ”

Lu Anran didn't need his answer, and said to himself: "Today is the first seven days of the Yin Pleiades, and after the death of normal people, their souls will return home on the first seven days, cut off the earthly relationship, and enter the Huangquan Netherworld Temple." Speaking of this, the words changed, and suddenly said: "But Yin Yu died of his killing, the head of the person was separated, the death was tragic, and the horror after death will not be safe on the road." ”

Yun Qi held his head and said lazily: "Be careful that he turns into a ghost, and come to the scene of the crime tonight to find the murderer for revenge." ”

The dead branch exploded with a crackle, and the flames rushed up like a fiery snake, Wuka's heart jumped, and his lips turned miserable white, "It's not with me, it doesn't matter, no, no, no, I won't find the wrong person." ”

Lu Anran looked at him, "What are you doing here?" ”

Uka buried his head, his eyes revealing a bit of struggle.

Yunqi picked up a long branch and casually stirred the burning fire, stirring it with a non-stop 'crackling' sound, which seemed to hit Wuka's heart, making him more and more uncertain.

"I'm here to find the murderer." Finally, gritting his teeth, Uka looked up and said.

Yun raised his eyebrows, pointed to a bit of ash next to him, and sneered: "Can you still find the murderer by burning paper money?" ”

Wuka stretched out his hands and rubbed his face vigorously, took a breath and said: "Yun Shizi, you are the Punishment Division, originally I said this for fear that you would say that I was weird and confused, but this method is indeed a secret that my mother clan does not pass on." ”

"On the day of the first seven souls of the deceased, burn paper money to summon, and then use the blood of the hen to lead the way," Uka pointed to the blood that had been splashed on the ground, and said, "Then apply the cow's tears to the eyelids, and you can connect yin and yang." ”

Uka took out a small porcelain vase, presumably containing the cow's tears in his mouth.

"I want to use this method to let Yin Pleiades guide me to who the murderer is."

Yunqi had some opinions about the blood, and swept the withered branch in his hand and covered it directly, making Wuka's shoulders fall with great regret.

"Are you familiar with Yin Pleiades, and you still have to bother to help him find the murderer?" Yunqi peach blossom eyes raised, and said with a smile: "It's touching." ”

Wuka's face was slightly embarrassed, avoiding Yunqi's gaze, picking at his palms with his nails, and whispering: "Also, no, I'm for Brother Xu." ”

Lu Anran said: "Xu Shaokai." ”

Wuka nodded gloomily: "Well, Brother Xu is a very righteous and righteous person, and he usually helps me a lot, but now that he has an accident, I want to think about it, so I can only try this method." ”

"Before the accident, Xu Shaokai had several disputes with him, and he was locked up in a fight and confinement, which was the motive. Later, on the night of the crime, someone saw that the time when Xu Shaokai left the courtyard coincided with the time of Yin Pleia's death, which was a witness. Lu Anran said straightforwardly: "Xu Shaokai is a person who practices martial arts, he can easily subdue Yin Pleiades, and Xu Shaokai often helps his family slaughter and peel the skin, and his technique can be called skilled, which is a condition." ”

Wuka made Lu Anran stunned for a while, and he didn't say anything for a long time, and then he was stunned for a long time: "Even if it's like this, I believe that Brother Xu won't kill anyone." In his confusion, he suddenly figured out a clue, "...... I can also testify that Brother Xu never left the yard until the lights went out that night. ”

Lu Anran's eyes looked at him, and his clear eyes seemed to be able to see through all the thoughts of people, making Wuka subconsciously avoid his eyes.

"Did you really see that?"

Wuka bit his lower lip, shivering in the cold mountain wind at night, "I, I ......" suddenly clenched his fist, and took the initiative to look at Lu Anran, with a timid and fearful look, "I really saw it." ”

Yunqi and Lu Anran exchanged a look, and the latter said, "I hope you will be so firm when you try the case in the official mansion." ”

Uka: "Huh? ”

Yunqi threw away the dead branches that burned to the length of his fingers, stood up and patted the grass and wood dust, "Let's go, the investigation still depends on the government, what's the use of your bowl of goose blood." ”

Ukka's weak resistance: "Chicken blood." ”

Lu Anran took a few more turns around the scene before the three of them left the back mountain.