Xu Huaigu's mind was blank, and he didn't know how to deal with it at all, so he just stood stupidly.

The man behind patted him on the shoulder, and Xu Huaigu shuddered violently, and then he mustered up the courage and slowly turned his head to look.

He was about the same height, with slender arms and slender knuckles on his shoulders. He looked at her face in horror, only to see that the person's long eyebrows were stretched, the corners of his mouth were raised, and he laughed loudly, it was not Li Zi.

Xu Huaigu was annoyed and angry, and said, "Li Zi, what are you doing!" ”

Li Zi couldn't stop laughing and said, "I haven't asked you what you're doing outside so late, Xu coward?" ”

"It's different! Why are you on my doorstep? ”

Li Zi withdrew his arms, crossed his hands in front of his chest, and said proudly, "Didn't you say you saw something last night?" I'm here to investigate you, after all, Grandpa Chen's death has something to do with you. ”

"What do you mean? Do you think I hurt him? ”

"How is it possible, I'm not that stupid, I just want to know what you saw last night? And, too, I want to know the truth about it. ”

Xu Huaigu was very annoyed, this stinky woman was really hateful, she always stabbed him at critical times. Mainly, this time he showed his timidity in front of her and lost his face, and he is very uncomfortable now.

Xu Huaigu turned around and was about to walk home, not wanting to talk to her.

When Li Zi saw his appearance, he hurriedly grabbed him and said, "Wait, wait!" Xu Huaigu, I know you must have a little clue, we can investigate together, there is a lot of power! ”

Xu Huaigu still didn't want to ignore her, and suddenly thought of something, so he said, "You apologize to me first, and I will cooperate with you." ”

Li Zi was stunned for a moment and asked, "When did I offend you and apologize to you?" ”

Xu Huaigu became even more angry now, and said urgently: "You complained to my father last time that I was late, and I was beaten by my father, and you don't remember it so soon?" ”

Doubts appeared on Li Zi's face, and then he thought for a long time before he suddenly realized.

After thinking clearly, she was not pretentious at all, and said bluntly: "I'm sorry." ”

Xu Huaigu glanced at her obliquely and said, "There is no sincerity at all." ”

She was a little embarrassed, lowered her head, and said softly, "Xu Huaigu, I'm sorry." ”

When Xu Huaigu saw her appearance, he felt a lot more comfortable, so he said, "Okay, I'll do what I say, and I'll cooperate with you once." ”

Li Zi smiled lightly, squinted his eyes, and asked him, "Then tell me what you saw last night?" ”

Xu Huaigu pretended to be mysterious, pressed to her ear, and whispered. Li Zi listened very carefully, and couldn't help but get excited when he got excited, but that person didn't come to Xu Huaigu at all, and Xu Huaigu didn't see it clearly, and he didn't even know if that person was a man or a woman.

Li Zi was a little disappointed, this is almost equivalent to no clues, okay?

Xu Huaigu was very proud when he saw her lost, so he said: "I have already thought of countermeasures during the day today, we have come here every night for the past few days to see if there is anyone walking in the village, and it is very likely that we will meet him again." ”

Li Zi became excited again and said, "So, let's take a walk outside here?" ”

Xu Huaigu didn't answer, and immediately pulled her into the darkness.

Maybe it was this little episode that interrupted his nervousness, or maybe it was someone around him who eliminated his fear, and Xu Huaigu relaxed again, as if he was outing.

Li Zi looked at his swaggering appearance, and reminded a little worriedly: "We still have to be careful, the other party has killed someone, and it will not be good if we are discovered." ”

Xu Huaigu was only thinking about solving the puzzle, and he didn't think about this at all, so he responded casually: "Okay, I know." ”

The two children walked in the boundless night, and the night wind blew the long hair tied up, and the hair fluttered in the wind. The moonlight gently came out of the water, turning into frost and pouring down from the sky.

In the distance, there are stars, and in the near distance are mud houses, weeds grow haphazardly, and unknown insects sing uncontrollably.

Both of them were intoxicated by this wonderful dark night, and they didn't know how long it took, both of them were a little sleepy, and they walked through most of the village, but there was still no clue.

Xu Huaigu was a little disappointed, and so was Li Zi. The moon had come to the east, and the two men parted, and went home to sleep.

This matter is not so easy to end, the high priest of the village, Chu Xian, that is, Mr. Xueshu, is officially responsible for investigating the matter, so he doesn't have to go to Xueshu for the next few days. It's a good thing that the two children's plans can be implemented smoothly, otherwise they will be overwhelmed by being late every day.

After a few days, the two children stayed up late every day to go out on a cruise, but they still didn't find anything, but the relationship between the two became much better.

Both families also discovered that the children were abnormal, and after careful discussion, they decided to go with them and leave them uncontrolled.

Qin Qi has been getting happier and happier the more she looks at Xu Huaigu recently, she used to think that her child was an elm pimple, and she did things strangely and unruly. Now I think this kid still has some ability, and he takes the most beautiful little girl in the village out on a date every night, and he feels like he has a long face when he thinks about it.

Xu Huaigu naturally didn't know this, and he was still anxious about the whereabouts of that black shadow. He has not been seen for the past few days, and Li Zi and him are a little discouraged. And recently, the annual event in the village is coming again, it is the seventh day of the fifth month three days later, the day of the village's annual sacrifice.

These days, the villagers have stopped their farm work and started to decorate the village. They are all ordinary objects in the village, such as the wild flowers on the roadside, which are woven into rings and hung around the necks of the women, symbolizing the reunion of flowers. The beautiful stones in the river are carved out of a rough and shallow outline by a special person and placed on the beams of each house, implying wealth and good fortune. There are also two picture scrolls pasted on the door of every house, one is a white-bearded old man Taoist, fairy wind bones, kind and kind, and the Taoist name is "Taixin Mountain People"; The other is a young man, with a long sword like a rainbow, tied around his waist, the sword is half an inch, and the killing intent is magnificent, and he does not leave his name.

These two gods are enshrined in the small village, and paper statues must be pasted on the seventh day of the fifth month to ward off evil spirits. In the early morning of the seventh day of the fifth month, a sacrificial ceremony must be held, in which the whole village must participate and sacrifice a little blood for peace.

The joy of the coming festival washed away the murder some time ago, and the death of a withdrawn old man did not have much impact, and the villagers seemed to continue their lives as if the old man had died naturally.

Xu Huaigu was very anxious, he knew the seriousness of this matter, but he couldn't find the murderer, he was afraid that in a few days, no one would pay attention to this matter, and then the matter would be over.

Tonight, Xu Huaigu came as promised, and Li Zi carefully searched for clues in the village.

He was used to the darkness, and they walked side by side in the alleys.

Li Zi sighed and said, "Why haven't you found anything for so long, the murderer should have already stopped." ”

Xu Huaigu squatted down in disappointment, sat on the ground, pulled a handful of grass, and threw it away at will, watching them spread out in the wind.

He was also entangled in his heart, should he continue to do it?

If he doesn't continue, he will feel uneasy, and the truth will never be discovered again. And if it continues, no one knows if there will be a result, and it is likely that the bamboo basket will be empty.

Li Zi also sat down, next to him. Xu Huaigu asked her, "Do you still want to continue looking?" ”

Li Zi pulled the hair covering his eyes behind his shoulders and said firmly, "Yes." ”

She paused, "Actually, I've always wanted to be a person who punishes evil and promotes good, but it's a pity that this village has not changed for thousands of years, and it's so boring that I won't even be given this opportunity." This time it was hard to happen, and I have to intervene no matter what, otherwise I will be sorry for myself. ”

Xu Huaigu suddenly thought of something, laughed and said, "So you report other people's evil deeds every day?" ”

"yes, that's how I feel a little accomplished." She lowered her head again, "Actually, I also know that this is very selfish, many things are trivial things, I shouldn't do that." ”

"I think it's good, one day, we have the opportunity to go out and go to a wider world outside, you will definitely have a chance!"

Li Zi smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "Outside? Those only exist in Mr. Chu's books, and no one in the village has ever gone out, how dare I ask for it? ”

"Perhaps, I should have erased such thoughts a long time ago, and I ...... honestly"

Xu Huaigu's eyes widened suddenly, and he covered Li Zi's mouth, making her feel painful.

Her head was turned around by Xu Huaigu, and she saw the scene clearly.

A dark shadow walked on another ridge a few feet away......