Chapter 25: The Man Who Stole the Child
"Grandpa Liu, isn't it a little bad for us to replace us with two corpses?" Shangguan Feixue seemed to be a little unbearable about the phenomenon of feigning death by replacing himself with dead corpses.
The old monster looked at him and smiled.
"There's no way around it. In this world, human life is like a mustard, and this is true for people, and how much attachment do we people have for dead corpses? Besides, we gave a lot of money to the family of the deceased, and it was too late for them to be happy. The old monster said to Shangguan Feixue.
"That's what I said, but I always felt like I couldn't get it. Shangguan Feixue felt that his mouth was said to the old monster.
"If you really feel sorry for it, let's burn more paper money for them when we go back. The old monster comforted Shangguan Feixue.
"Oh well. That's all there is to it. Shangguan Feixue nodded.
The old monster and Shangguan Feixue left Liujiazhuang overnight.
Looking at the house behind him, where he had lived for many years, wrapped in raging fire, the old monster was distressed, and a few times, he would stop and look back.
In the night, an old man and a young man walked silently along the path leading to the outside of Liujiazhuang.
"Grandpa, where are we going?"
Shangguan Feixue changed his name, which was decided by the old monster after discussing with Shangguan Feixue in order not to cause trouble outside.
Traveling in the rivers and lakes as grandparents and grandchildren is also in line with the age of the two.
"Let's go to Linjiang Road first. The old monster replied.
Linjiang Road is not a big place, there is far away from Liujiazhuang, it is a place that borders with foreign countries, it is surrounded by mountains and rivers, the climate is suitable, and there are many martial arts people scattered here.
The reason why the old monster chose there was that, on the one hand, he felt that the environment there was good, which was suitable for Shangguan Feixue to recuperate, and on the other hand, he also hoped that he would have the opportunity to meet some master and have the opportunity to heal Shangguan Feixue in the future.
When Shangguan Feixue and the old monster arrived at Linjiang Road, it was three days later.
Shangguan Feixue and the old monster bought a thatched hut in the place next to the mountain, and settled down after simply cleaning it up.
Since Shangguan Feixue and his father have made a living by hunting since he was a child, he can do everything about fishing and catching beasts, so he and the old monster are also very comfortable in life, and there is no difficulty.
Shangguan Feixue and the old monster lived in Linjiang Road for three years.
The past three years seem to be peaceful and unpredictable, but Shangguan Feixue himself knows that his physical health is getting worse and worse.
In this matter, he was afraid that the old monster would worry, so in front of the old monster, he always pretended to be fine, and was happy and happy all day long.
On this day, the old monster had just returned from the bazaar, so he hurriedly called Shangguan Feixue to the front.
"Feixue, don't go out alone if you're okay lately. I've heard that we've had a few strange things happen here recently, and a child of your age has lost several of them for no reason. The old monster said worriedly.
"Got it, grandpa. Shangguan Feixue nodded to the old monster and agreed.
"Say, what are those people stealing from a child of your age?" muttered the old monster in confusion.
"Yes, we are so old, let's stay at home and raise it, I remember, I can't raise it. Be a coolie, you don't have much strength. Can't figure it out. Shangguan Feixue shook her head and thought wildly.
"Grandpa, why don't we go check it out?" Shangguan Feixue became curious and proposed to the old monster.
"No, I can't. The old monster immediately shook his head and said, "We can't do this." If the other party has a large number of people, I may not be able to take care of you at that time, in case there is anything wrong, I can't stand it. “
"Grandpa, I can take care of myself. Shangguan Feixue was still a little unwilling and said, "Don't forget, the two of us have defeated the masters of the Nanshan Gang together." “
"That's not going to work either. The old monster stubbornly said: "Then what if the pair of high masters is some kind of evil way, don't we enter their trap ourselves." ”
Shangguan Feixue still wanted to defend himself, but the old monster hurriedly waved his hand again, "Don't think about anything, don't do anything." I certainly disagree. ”
Seeing the old monster like this, Shangguan Feixue didn't say anything anymore, but his heart was no longer calm.
There have been nearly six cases of the loss of teenage children in Linjiang Province, and the children lost are generally eleven or twelve years old, and they are both male and female. The local yamen in Linjiang Province has begun a comprehensive search, but no clues have been found.
Since there has been no conclusion, it has been spread randomly. Some say that the monster is catching boys and girls, some say that there is a warlock, who specializes in catching eleven or twelve children for alchemy, and some say that a group of mysterious people came to catch these children out, locked them up, and want to train them to be killers.
On this day, while the old monster was out, Shangguan Feixue secretly ran to the river to fish again.
Today's luck is really good, not long after he went down the river, Shangguan Feixue touched a big carp weighing about a catty.
"I'll have fish soup tonight. Shangguan Feixue muttered happily to herself.
"Kid, can you touch the fish here?" Two strangely dressed men walked on the shore, one of whom had a scar mark on his face and asked Shangguan Feixue in a loud voice.
"Yes. Shangguan Feixue heard the voice, raised his head, and replied to Scarface.
"This kid is too ugly to do. A man with a dead face standing next to Scarface looked at Shangguan Feixue and shook his head and said to Scarface.
"Ugly is a little ugly, why don't you count them?" Scarface and Greyface said.
"Don't do it, if you get it back like this, in case you upset the boss, the two of us won't be able to eat and walk around. The Grey Face didn't shake like a drum, and said.
"Yes, listen to you. Scarface sighed and continued: "Now that the government here is investigating tightly, we haven't gained anything for a few days, and if it goes on like this, the boss won't shave us." ”
"Alright, stop whining. Let's go, maybe we can walk around somewhere else, and we'll meet the right person." Grimface patted Scarface on the shoulder, and the two of them quickened their pace and left.
These two people didn't speak loudly, but they were not very far from Shangguan Feixue, so Shangguan Feixue heard the words of the two clearly.
"Could this two have something to do with the recent loss of their child? Shangguan Feixue said in her heart: "I have to follow them to see if they are the ones who stole the children." “