Yang Xiaoyang smelled two smells just now, one was Xiao Er's, which was not surprising, his house was adjacent to Zheng Ji, and it was normal for him to come to worship.

It's just that there is another smell that Yang Xiaoyang cares about very much, it is a corpse gas.

It's not Zheng Ji's corpse qi, it's a more cold corpse qi, like a maggot on a tarsal bone.

Yang Xiaoyang's eyes widened, remembering what the housekeeper Lao Zhou had said.

Could it be that Xiao Er is the corpse chaser?

Yang Xiaoyang remembered Xiao Er's dark face, and didn't know what to do for a while.

Do you want to tell the City Patrol Division or pretend you don't know?

Or, let him help me find a body......

Yang Xiaoyang walked down the hill and looked at the lonely grave on the mountain, since Zheng Ji's body is still there, it is better not to act rashly first.

He walked to the red leaf shop in the south of the city, ran his aura to hide his figure, quietly touched the outside of Xiao Er's house, squatted under the window, and quietly listened to the movement inside.

"Da Zhuang, why don't you sleep yet? Are you hungry? There are still two cakes here, do you want to eat?" Xiao Er's voice came from the house.

Yang Xiaoyang frowned, he didn't expect that there was someone in this small second room, why didn't he see him this morning?

Could it be that the man who has just been abducted is going to refine him into a living corpse?

Yang Xiaoyang resisted the urge to look at the probe and prepared to listen for a while.

"Woo, woo, woo, ......"

Yang Xiaoyang was stunned for a moment, is this speaker dumb or a fool? Or is he talking about a code? How can he have a meal and still have a code?

Could it be that the man has become a living corpse?

"Eat slowly, drink saliva, don't choke. ”

"Are you tired from working today, do you want me to tell the shopkeeper to let you rest for a few days?"

"Woo, woo, woo, ......"

Yang Xiaoyang finally couldn't help but take a look at it, and saw that Xiao Er was feeding water to a big man next to him with a gentle face.

The big man was stout, but his face was full of smirks, and his mouth was still drooling.

Yang Xiaoyang didn't dare to look more, and lowered his body to listen again.

However, that big man should be a living person, and Xiao Er's expression is very kind, not like he wants to refine people into living corpses.

Except for the chewing sound of the big man, the room suddenly became a lot quieter.

Yang Xiaoyang poked out his sense suspiciously, and found that Xiao Er was frowning and looking out the window.

The secret voice was not good, but he didn't run, but stood up straight and walked to the door and knocked on the door.

"Who?"

"Yang Xiaoyang!"

"It's coming!"

"Woo, woo, woo, ......"

A moment later, the door opened, and under the faint light of the fire in the room, Xiao Er's eyes and teeth were the first to enter Yang Xiaoyang's line of sight.

"Is there anything wrong with Young Master Yang so late?" Xiao Er asked suspiciously.

Yang Xiaoyang didn't have the weakness of the eavesdropping just now, and said with a sigh after bowing: "I felt something after I went to Zheng Ji's grave to worship just now, and I want to know more about his past. I wanted to come back tomorrow, but when I saw that your house was still lit, I took the liberty of visiting late at night. Don't bother, right?"

Yang Xiaoyang's words are not all lies.

Xiao Er waved his hand again and again, "Don't bother, don't bother, I won't go to the store until noon tomorrow, and it's okay to sleep later." After speaking, he led Yang Xiaoyang into the house.

The interior of the room was simply furnished, and a small candle was standing on the table, emitting a not-so-bright fire.

"Woo, woo, woo, ......"

A strong man was sitting at the table at this time, grabbing a cake and nibbling on it with his big hands like a fan.

While gnawing on his mouth, he also made an inexplicable scream, and saliva was still flowing from his mouth, and he didn't look at Yang Xiaoyang who came in.

"Who is this?" asked Yang Xiaoyang suspiciously.

Xiao Er pushed the water to the strong man's hand again, and smiled embarrassedly: "Da Zhuang was met outside the city, and he didn't seem to be very conscious, sitting alone in the forest and smirking." I gave him something to eat, and he followed me, and I took him to my house. ”

"Woo, woo, woo, ......" The strong man finally finished chewing the cake and smirked at Xiao Er.

Looking at Xiao Er's kind smile with his white teeth, Yang Xiaoyang couldn't connect him with the corpse chaser, "Don't you find it difficult to raise one more person?"

Xiao Er poured a bowl of water for Yang Xiaoyang, "It's not hard." Our shopkeeper is a kind-hearted person, and he has a lot of monthly money, and I told the shopkeeper about it, so he asked Da Zhuang to go to the store to do some heavy work on weekdays. Although Da Zhuang is delirious, he has a lot of strength, and with the help of friends in the store, I am not afraid that he will be bullied. ”

Yang Xiaoyang suddenly glanced at his strong arm and felt that his strength must not be small.

Suddenly, a breeze blew, and Yang Xiaoyang's pupils shrank.

He smelled a faint smell of corpses that he had smelled by Zheng Ji's grave.

He pretended to look at the furnishings in the room, and his eyes scanned the room, and he didn't see the smell coming from anywhere, but he saw some cobwebs in the corners.

Xiao Er noticed Yang Xiaoyang's puzzled eyes, smiled embarrassedly, and took the initiative to explain: "Originally, I cleaned the house fairly clean, but it didn't take long for some little guys to come. I saw that they worked hard to weave the net, and I couldn't bear to drive them away, so I let them live, and it was fate to be lucky enough to live under the same roof. ”

Yang Xiaoyang was stunned for a moment, then glanced at Xiao Er deeply, and felt more and more that he didn't look like a corpse chaser.

But now is not the time to dwell on this matter, "May I ask what kind of person Zheng Ji used to be?"

Xiao Er's body trembled, and his face was sad, "Brother Zheng helped me a lot after I moved to Ezhou City, he planted an orange grove by himself, and when it came to fruition, he would send some to nearby people."

His face was always white, pale and white, and he couldn't do heavy work, and he had to rest from time to time as he stepped on the ladder to pick some oranges from the trees. On weekdays, he always likes to move a chair to sit in his orange grove and watch the sky, and he sits for a long time.

I used to want to help him take care of the orange grove, but every time he smiled and waved his hand, saying that it was up to God to harvest how much he could harvest, and that he didn't need to take care of it deliberately, even if he could bear a few more fruits, it would be useless, and it would be better to let the orange trees grow on their own. ”

Xiao Er cried as he spoke, and the crystal tears were particularly obvious on his dark face.

"Woo, woo, woo, ......"

Xiao Er wiped his face, and continued: "I have always felt that Brother Zheng has something hidden in his heart, he seems to be free and easy on weekdays, but in fact, I can feel that he is more desperate in his heart.

I saw that he had never married, and once I asked him why, and he said that there were some things that should not be brought to future generations. I never understood what that meant...... It's just that I can't ask if I want to now......"

There are some things that really shouldn't be left to posterity.

Yang Xiaoyang saw that Xiao Er's crying couldn't be stopped, and sighed, "Thank you for informing, I won't bother anymore." ”

"Woo, woo, woo, ......"

He bowed and walked out of the hut.

Looking back at the room deeply, he felt that Xiao Er was really a kind-hearted person, but the corpse in the room made him unable to let go.

Walking in the red leaves at night, feeling the little silence in Ezhou City, Yang Xiaoyang felt a little irritable in his heart.

Since he met someone who does not violate the Tao, he has been making choices constantly, and there are all difficult choices to choose, which he doesn't like.

After returning to the Mansion of the State of Chu, Yang Xiaoyang couldn't help but smile when he saw that Xiao Di was still sleeping soundly on the pillow, and her mouth was very cute.

Quietly sat beside her and sat quietly until dawn.

......

"Little lamb, let's go to breakfast!"

Xiao Di's voice made Yang Xiaoyang out of his thoughts, and looking at Xiao Di, who had already gotten into the box, Yang Xiaoyang walked out of the door on his back.

He thought about it all night and didn't know how to face Xiao Er.

He felt that Xiao Er was a kind person, and although it was likely that he was the corpse chaser now, Yang Xiaoyang was a little reluctant to disturb his peaceful life directly.

What happened to me lately is really brain-consuming......

Yang Xiaoyang sighed and decided not to think about it for now, and was ready to feed Xiao Di well.

As soon as I got out of the room, I met Ju Yeqi.

"Have you disposed of the relics of the people who don't violate the Tao?" Ju Yeqi yawned, his pale face reflecting his brilliance in the morning light.

Yang Xiaoyang pulled out a smile, "Not yet, I'm going to go again today." What have you and Congwen been doing these two days?"

He suddenly had a decision.

"Congwen has been in Xie Yan's small courtyard for the past two days, and I have walked around the Guogong Mansion and have done nothing else. Ju Ye's eyes flashed wide.

While speaking, Yang Xiaoyang came to the door of Li Congwen's room, listened attentively for a while, and didn't hear any movement inside, so he knew that Li Congwen was still sleeping.

He didn't care, and continued to walk forward, "Today, you take Xiao Di to the city for a walk, I already owe her several strings of sugar gourds, but I really can't pull away, you buy her a few more strings for me." Oh, by the way, remember to let Lao Zhou send a few guards to follow just in case. ”

Ju Yeqi looked at him deeply and nodded slightly.

After feeding breakfast, Yang Xiaoyang went out of the house alone.

Seeing that it was still early, he hesitated for a while, and decided to go to Tingyang Tower to wait for Xiao Er first.

The Tingyang Building in the morning is not as lively as it is at night, after all, even if you have money, you will not come to the restaurant early in the morning to have a big meal.

Yang Xiaoyang picked a corner and sat down, and Xiao Er came up and asked what to order.

Yang Xiaoyang was going to ask for a beef or two, after all, beef is not something that can be eaten anywhere, but after touching the few copper plates left on his body, he regretted that he didn't ask Li Congwen for some money.

As for the wine I fell in love with a few days ago, I can't afford to drink it.

"A pot of tea, the most ordinary is good. Yang Xiaoyang tried not to look so embarrassed.

Seeing that this Xiao Er didn't have any special reaction, Yang Xiaoyang comforted himself that there should be not a few people who came to the restaurant to drink tea.

After a while, a pot of hot tea was handed over, and the second child also gave Yang Xiaoyang a letter, saying that it was passed on for the other table.

Yang Xiaoyang glanced around, didn't see any acquaintances, and opened it suspiciously.

It reads:

Don't look for Xiao Er.