Gu Shengchao didn't dare to imagine. He looked for clues, and suddenly saw a dart on the window lattice. The size of a copper coin, the edges are jagged and glowing with cold light.

The Changqing County Guard, a master sent by the Criminal Department, pursued him and Zhong Lei's black shadow at night.

Gu Shengchao didn't delay any longer, and immediately went to ask the innkeeper, at first the guy was hesitant and stopped, and after stuffing the silver in his hand, the guy immediately spirited, and Lagu Shengchao said to no one: "Just this morning, I was about to go to the courtyard to open the door, when I heard the sound of a fight in that room. I didn't dare to go over, but I secretly saw three people jumping out of the window, one of whom looked like a woman, and another who was carrying a long package, which seemed to contain a person, and another of whom was holding a steel knife. The shopkeeper was afraid of causing trouble, so he didn't let me say it, and the eldest brother was a good person at first glance, so he told him, don't tell outsiders that I told you. ”

"Thank you, I won't tell anyone." Gu Shengchao patted the guy on the shoulder.

He immediately brought the two newly purchased red horses from the stable, mounted them and galloped away.

Gu Shengchao and Liu Ximei are going down the river by boat, if they return from the waterway, it is a long distance, and it is time-consuming and laborious to go upstream, so it is unlikely that they can take the waterway, so they can only take the land route. The ancient saint was super fast, sleeping all the way, and the inns along the way asked one by one, fortunately, there was money to make the ghost grind, and the guys from several inns provided valuable information, even so, after chasing for more than ten days, he still did not find it.

The two horses took turns to ride, which also gave Gu Shengchao more time to catch up, and in the next few days, the traces of Liu Ximei and his party seemed to have suddenly evaporated, and they could no longer be detected. Gu Shengchao was worried, he calmed down and pondered, wondering if he was chasing too hastily and leaving behind any details. The other party is three people with Liu Ximei, and the speed is by no means as fast as their own, if they find a way to make Liu Xi'e obedient, won't they become four people?

Thinking of this, Gu Shengchao immediately turned his horse's head, this time he was not in a hurry to leave, and inquired and walked forward slowly.

At dusk that day, Gu Shengchao came to a small village, and there was only one inn in the village where he could stay and eat. He had been here, and the village was remote, uninhabited and desolate for hundreds of miles. He led the horse and was about to enter the inn, but was stopped by the innkeeper: "This guest officer, I'm sorry, the small shop broke out of the plague yesterday and is being cleaned up and cannot be opened for the time being, please forgive me." ”

Gu Shengchao looked inside, and it was really deserted, only the two of them were swaying medicine in the courtyard, thinking that they were doing aftermath. He turned to look at the streets, and when they were all closed, and could not see a single person, he asked, "You are the only inn here, if it is late today, where shall I rest?" ”

The man pointed in the direction outside the village: "Three miles to the east, there is a big mansion, which has long been deserted, you can go there and stay overnight." ”

Gu Shengchao secretly took out a piece of silver and said in a low voice: "Little brother has worked hard, can you help find a family to spend the night, I really don't want to stay overnight in the wilderness." ”

Eating people with soft mouths and short hands, in exchange for normal, no matter who has already carried the silver, Zhang Luo went after being busy. But this guy resolutely didn't want to, waved his hand and said: "The guest officer is asking for my life, the boss has spoken, if a foreigner comes here, whoever dares to take him in will be killed, this is a head-off thing, I really can't help it, the guest officer should leave quickly." The guy didn't wait for Gu Shengchao to speak, and hurriedly walked away, as if hiding from the plague god.

Gu Shengchao raised his head, the sky was overcast and it looked like it was going to rain, so he had to ride his horse and drive towards the east. It's not a long way to go, and there really is a big mansion. Most of the courtyard gate and courtyard wall of the house have collapsed, and only two tall stone lions are left sitting there, telling the glory of the past. Fortunately, the eaves of the large house are high, and the carved beams are painted, although they are mottled and look solid.

He walked over and tied the reins to the pillar under the eaves, at this moment the sky was gloomy, the room was dim and dark, Gu Shengchao vaguely sensed that there were people in the house, and clearly heard the sound of sheep "bleating". When he came to the door, the door was broken and rotten, and the first thing he saw was a bright and extinguished fire in the corner, and he said "I'm sorry" and paced in.

The man inside let out an "um" and didn't answer.

After about a cup of tea, Gu Shengchao gradually adapted to the dark environment, and then he saw an old man squatting in the corner, puffing out a long cigarette stick in his hand, and leading two sheep by his side.

Suddenly, a flash of lightning streaked across the sky, as if it were daylight, and everything in the room was clearly visible in a short moment. The old man looked at the old man, his eyes were bright, and the two looked at each other, as if they wanted to understand each other's thoughts. Then a thunderclap sounded, the sky cracked, and the old house in disrepair also trembled, and the dust shook down. The two sheep were so frightened that they huddled together and bleated.

After a while, the torrential rain was pouring in, accompanied by dense raindrops, and a team of people and horses also rushed over. The cyclist tied the reins to the pillar under the eaves like Gu Shengchao, the two carriages could not shelter from the rain, people were busy moving the contents of the carriage into the house, and the two who came first lit torches and stuck them in the wall, and the dark room finally lit up.

Gu Shengchao silently counted, there were eleven people in this team, except for one elder, all of them were strong men, and the person at the head was young, dressed in white to set off his elegant temperament. Everyone seemed busy, the division of labor was clear and orderly, and it didn't take long for peace to return. The man in white sat in the center, with the elders by his side, and the rest of the people sat or stood around to protect and guard.

The rainstorm came and went quickly, and after a while, it was drizzling and about to stop.

Gu Shengchao was thinking about whether to spend the night with these people, or wait for the rain to stop and then go on the road alone, when a woman's voice came from outside: "I blame you, I can't say it's good, but you want to pull me along to hurry, now it's okay, I won't be allowed to live in the hotel, and my clothes are wet." ”

A man said aggrievedly: "You can't blame me, who can know that when God says it rains, it will rain, and there is a plague in the village, if I knew, I would not have come out." ”

A man and a woman walked in, and they were stunned when they saw that the room was about to be overcrowded. The man arched his hand and said, "You are bothered, my husband and wife are passing by here and want to spend the night, please forgive me." ”

The old man who led the sheep took a puff of smoke and said: "It's okay, we don't know each other, we are all in a hurry and have nowhere to rest, so let's get together here for one night!" ”

"Thank you, thank you!" The man thanked everyone.

The woman still didn't give up: "I knew that I wouldn't come here, how can I sleep in this hellish place, do you have a pillow or a futon, I'm not here, I'm going out to find an inn." The woman said she was going to go out.

The man grabbed him and begged, "Just stop, it's still raining outside, you let me go somewhere to find you a place to rest." ”

"I won't, even if I go, I won't stay in this wilderness." The woman is quite unreasonable and shakes off the man's hand.

The man is usually afraid of the inside, and there is nothing he can do at this time, he pointed to the door and explained: "Look outside, where can you go even if you walk, what should I do if I get wet?" ”

"Yes, you dare to curse me." The woman was furious and pushed the man hard: "This is the result of me marrying you, you want to curse me to die early, don't you?" ”

The man took a few steps back and came to the side of the group, and he said helplessly: "You are like this, everything I say is wrong, okay, I just don't speak." ”

The woman cried instead, wiped her tears with an aggrieved look, and pushed the man again in annoyance and said: "I'm really blind, why do I fall in love with you, I'm going to live in a hotel today, I don't live here." ”

The man had already retreated into the group, and he defended himself to the people around him: "You judge the judges, there is only one place around here where you can take shelter from the rain, let me go where to find a place for her." ”

"I don't care, I'm going to stay in the hotel." The woman was arrogant and unreasonable, crying like a shrew, and rushed over and crashed into the man.

"You're endless." The man was pushed back by the woman, turned around in disgust and threw the woman out.

The woman staggered and fell to the man in white, and the man in white saw that she was about to fall, so he quickly stood up and reached out to help.

The elder beside the man in white also stood up, vigilantly guarding the side and saying, "Childe be careful. The man and woman in white were close at hand, and they were stunned for a moment when they heard the elder's words.

In an instant, the woman already held a dagger in her hand and stabbed at the man in white.

The man in white pulled the elder back, and the woman followed the dagger in her hand and stabbed out one after another, and the man in white protected the elder to resist, and his left arm was stabbed by the dagger. The elder was anxious and stopped in front of the man in white.

"Poof!"

The dagger stabbed the elder in the chest.

"Childe be careful!" The old man's eyes were misty, and he slowly collapsed after giving a command.

Just now, everyone was still watching the joke of the two of them, and when they reacted, the woman had already stabbed the elder and then pounced on the man in white. One person didn't have time to show his blade, swooped over and hugged the woman, and let the dagger in the woman's hand stab wildly on her body and didn't let go. The other person wanted to run over to help, but unexpectedly, the man had already shown the sword in his hand and slashed over, the man ran and ran and the upper half of his body suddenly fell, and when he saw his lower body moving forward, he lowered his head again, only to find that his body was broken in two and he didn't know it.

After three casualties, everyone fully woke up, and finally someone showed a ghost-headed sword and killed the woman, and after the man stabbed another person to death, he was pierced through the heart by other people's swords.

The man in white was focused on the fight of everyone, but unexpectedly, the old man with the two sheep had already discarded the rope that tied the sheep and slipped behind him quietly. The old man's cigarette stick was reversed, and he held the pipe and stabbed the man in white with a sharp mouthpiece.

Gu Shengchao saw it clearly, he raised his foot and kicked a stone away, hitting the old man's cigarette stick, and throwing it aside.

"Everyone, stop, don't fight." Gu Shengchao shouted loudly, he has been wandering the rivers and lakes since he was a child, and he has suffered from people's neglect and discrimination, so he naturally resists a rich and noble family like the man in white. He had the heart to help no one, but the man in white was about the same age as himself, so he couldn't help but feel pity, and he couldn't bear to see him die on the spot, so he came to the rescue.

The old man couldn't strike a blow, the man in white turned around and slashed out a palm, the old man retreated, and the others had already swarmed up, protecting the man in white in the middle, and it was too late to sneak attack.

"It's a big deal for me!" The old man glared at Gu Shengchao in annoyance, he was weak, turned around and jumped out of the door.