Nan Xiutong squatted down and asked patiently: "Tell me well, when did the child disappear, where did he disappear, and how old is it?" ”

"Every time I start at the end of the hour, I go to the yard to cut pigweed, and the child is very obedient and does not run around on weekdays, but today I cut the pigweed, and I can't see him inside and outside. He's only eight years old, where can he run? I've searched all over the village, but I can't find it! The woman thumped her legs, sobbing and hoarse.

"You calm down first, how are boys and girls, there are many children, how tall and fat are they and how thin they are, what clothes are they wearing, and when are they lost?" Nan Xiutong's eyes locked on the woman, and her hand spread out towards Ling Nai, who conjured a notepad and a pen from her sleeve and handed them to her, she carefully recorded every word the woman said.

The women wept incessantly and sobbed, and spoke for a while, but then beat their breasts anxiously.

Su Jingtang thought for a while and bent down: "Before the child went missing, did he leave any objects or clues?" ”

"I didn't notice that he was playing with clay figurines."

"Where's the clay man?"

"It's time to fall in the yard."

Seeing Su Jingtang thoughtful, Nan Xiutong suggested to the woman: "This sister, you take us to the courtyard first to see if there are any clues left." She looked at Ling Nai, "You go to the yamen and ask someone to come over and help find it." ”

*

The houses in the village are not as exquisite as those in the county, but the location is not small.

There are several small rooms in a row, and at the very edge is a large pigsty.

The front yard is full of pigweed, and the backyard is full of sundries, which looks cramped, but it can actually accommodate more than a dozen people.

"I usually play here." The woman wept and pointed to a clearing in the front yard, where the clay figures had been broken in half and had dried up.

Nan Xiutong asked Su Jingtang on the side in a low voice: "Can you find this child?" You can fly, faster than you can on two legs. ”

"Hmm......" Su Jingtang didn't respond, picked up the clay figurine, and the picture of a child playing with the clay figurine flashed in front of him.

The child was very lively, and ran around with the clay figurine, and the woman did not turn her head, and told him not to run around.

A gust of wind blew, the child disappeared, the clay figure fell, and the woman did not notice it, and worked seriously.

Su Jingtang frowned, looked back at Wen Xun, Wen Xun stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"Have you caught a monster lately?" She asked softly.

"What did the youkai do?"

"I didn't see anyone, it should be a demon."

Wen Xun glanced at Qi Lin, and Qi Lin looked around, as if looking for clues.

Su Jingtang followed his gaze, pursed his lips nervously, covered the clay figure in his hand with both hands, closed his eyes, and then slowly opened them.

"Where do children like to play on weekdays?" Su Jingtang asked the woman calmly.

"He likes to go to the house of children of the same age to play, and everyone around him has seen it, but no."

"Where he likes to go, or what he likes on weekdays, such as playing in the water, playing in the mud, and climbing mountains."

"Children are greedy for fun, they will go into the water in the summer, and they will go into the mountains to catch pheasants in the autumn, where can they go on this cold day?"

Su Jingtang glanced at Qi Lin, hesitated for a long time, rolled up his sleeves, and stumbled: "I like water, and it is possible to play in winter, such as fish and shrimp places, places with water curtains......"

Behind him, Qi Lin raised his eyes, and his gaze fell quietly on Su Jingtang, his eyes were obscure.

Yamen caught up quickly and ran to Nan Xiutong: "Isn't Sister Nan resting today, why did she come out to work?" ”

"Don't talk nonsense, go to the nearby fish and shrimp, there are water curtains, and look for fun waters, and see if the children are there." Nan Xiutong said, striding meteor and taking the lead to walk out.

A quarter of an hour later, he ran over with a smile in his arms: "I found it, I found it in the water curtain hole!" ”

The woman trembled her hands: "My son, my son, what's wrong with you?" ”

"Fortunately, I found it early, I don't have to worry about my life, and I'm going to freeze to death if it's too late, I rubbed him just now, and quickly covered it with a quilt." Catch the child and put it in the hands of the woman.

Su Jingtang's fingers were a little in the air, and the child woke up slowly: "Mother...... I'm so cold......"

"You stinky boy, running to play in the water on a cold day, aren't you really afraid of death?" With tears in her eyes, the woman slapped the child on the buttocks.

"I don't have ......," the child muttered, falling asleep again.

Qi Lin praised with a smile: "It is worthy of being an astonishing sister, you can count where someone is in a few words." ”

Su Jingtang pretended to be calm: "I have been with the officials for a long time, and if you listen to their affairs, you can also speculate according to the situation, and you have to draw inferences from each other when handling cases." ”

Nan Xiutong's eyes went back and forth between them, and then she stepped forward to comfort the woman and took the child into the house with her.

Ling Nai felt that the atmosphere was depressing in the place where Qi Lin was there, and he didn't want to stay longer, so he followed Nan Xiutong over and guarded outside the house.

"I happen to know a little bit of divination, and I think that Sister Surprise is also calculated by divination." Qi Lin pinched his fingers and was calm, "Southeast, middle water, Xuanse." ”

He chuckled: "Speaking of which, the turtle is a psychic beast, although it is not as magical as Xuanwu, but its turtle shell is more accurate for divination, so it is also rumored that the turtle has the spirit of divination and knows the world and the world." ”

Su Jingtang felt a chill behind his back, shivered, hid behind Wen Xun, and exposed half of his body: "I don't even know what six or seven are true, how can I do divination?" ”

"I watched you grow up, how could I not know your abilities?"

"What......" Su Jingtang couldn't help but want to ask, Wen Xun bent down to carry her, she exclaimed, "Ah-Wen Xun!" ”

"I'm home." Wen Xun glanced at Qi Lin and disappeared into the courtyard.

In the corner, the catchers who obediently waited for Nanxiutong to relax, got up and walked around, and when they turned their heads, Qi Lin disappeared, and they were frightened again - there are more and more monsters in Wu County.

Today's events were expected by Qi Lin.

He also determined Su Jingtang's ability because of this matter, she not only awakened her ability, but also knew it herself, so she was so vigilant.

It doesn't matter whether she has strong or weak foresight, as long as she has, it is enough.

Back at Su's house, Wen Xun put Su Jingtang on the Taishi chair in the study, with a solemn expression: "Today's events are a bit sudden, and they are also very strange, don't talk too much to Qi Lin, he looks very cunning." ”

"Do you suspect that he deliberately put the child in the water curtain cave for me to find?" Su Jingtang sat obediently on the chair and placed his hands in front of him.

"He intends to test your abilities, just like Yuyan did at the beginning."

"One or two of them want me to help, just say no, how can I beat around the bush, can I still help them?" Su Jingtang pursed his lips.

"Your power cannot be exposed to him for a while, but if he has bad intentions, you are in danger. Don't believe anyone but me. Wen Xun squatted in front of her and held her hand.

She stretched out her index finger and scratched his palm, looking directly at him, "Are you so sure you won't betray me?" ”

He stared at her for a long time, then got up and drew the Demon Breaker Sword from the void, the black-gold sword body looked ordinary in the dim weather, like a splashed ink sword with gold leaf on it.

He held his sword in his arms, and the sword floated in the air, faintly shining with golden light.

"If I am born with two hearts, you can only stab my heart with my sword and tear my spirit apart." His eyes were firm, and he sent the sword to her, his eyes swelling with emotion.

Her heart beat faster, she stood up, and slowly grasped the hilt of her sword: "If you fall in love with someone one day, expose my secrets for others, and use my power ......"

"There really will be a day when you kill me." He gently grasped the blade of the sword and sent it to his chest, with a youthful spirit between his eyebrows, "I'm not a gentleman, but I also talk about a promise, I'm not a good person, but I also talk about a beginning and an end." ”

He looked at her seriously, his ears were red and he couldn't take his eyes off her, and the surging blood shouted to hug her, kiss her, rub her into the bones and blood, and carve her into the soul.

"Let go." As soon as she finished speaking, he let go of his hand, she threw the Demon Breaking Sword into the Qiankun bag with her backhand, stood on tiptoe and grabbed the placket of his clothes, leaned closer, and smiled brightly, "I believe you this time." ”

He held her waist with one hand, lowered his head, brushed the corners of his lips against her ear, and said in a low voice: "Okay." ”

She took a deep breath and nudged his chest, embarrassed by her hot body.