Before the seven people entered Xiaoyaozhuang, they were still thinking about what kind of hard battle it would be after they came in, but they didn't expect to see no one after entering Xiaoyaozhuang. This made Yin Xuesong and Xiao Lie very uneasy, for fear that Liao Wenshan would run away, and they searched from the front yard to the back yard, but there was still no one. Just when everyone was anxious, a person came out of the corridor of the courtyard, and when he looked up, he was all shocked, and then he trotted all the way to this person and knelt down, the stupid boy Peng Fei didn't know why he knelt down for the little old man opposite, and when he was about to ask, he was dragged by Xiao Lie and knelt down. In unison, he said to the person in front of him: "My subordinates see Lord Liu, we are late, and we have made your old man suffer." Seeing that Lord Liu was fine, their hearts were all relaxed, and they were not in a hurry to find Liao Wenshan's traces.

Master Liu made the seven people stand up and said to them, "Looking at your appearance, you must have suffered a lot, have you been injured?"

Xiao Lie saw that there was a pavilion in the courtyard, so he pulled Lord Liu to the pavilion and sat down, and asked eagerly: "We are fine, but Lord Liu, how can you be alone in this Xiaoyao Village, what about the other people in the village?

Master Liu said slowly: "They didn't make it too difficult for me, they served me with delicious food and drink, but they just asked me to hand over your position again and again." Except for not allowing me to leave the village, I can move freely in the village. ”

Xiao Lie asked anxiously, "Where is Liao Wenshan?"

Lord Liu recounted what happened just now: "It should have been an hour ago, three people in black suddenly came, Liao Wenshan took them to the living room attentively, and I hid under the window and overheard a little. A man in black said to Liao Wenshan that things had changed and that he could not carry out the original plan, and that he would be given a new task in a few days and asked him to leave here immediately with me. But Liao Wenshan didn't seem to be satisfied with what these people said, he retorted, why can he change his mind at such a critical point, his brothers are fighting bloodily, and it has already had a very significant effect, if he stops now, he will lose all his efforts. The man in black became angry all of a sudden, and angrily reprimanded Liao Wenshan, saying that this was a decision from above, and he just had to strictly implement it, and he wouldn't let him ask anything else. Liao Wenshan was firmly confident to break the casserole and ask to the end, and the three black-clothed people just listened to Liao Wenshan shouting there, and they didn't say anything. This Liao Wenshan shouted for a while and then stopped, I heard the sound of footsteps, I left, hiding behind the rockery and watching them. I only saw them go out of the living room and take everyone here away, but I didn't see Liao Wenshan come out. At that time, I thought that Liao Wenshan was sulking in the house or something, so I kept watching from behind the rockery, and after a while, he still didn't come out, so I quietly went to the outside of the living room to listen to the sound inside. It was quiet inside, there was no sound, I knocked tentatively on the door, no one spoke, I looked through the crack in the door, and saw nothing. I had the courage to push open the living room door, and guess what I saw?"

Everyone shook their heads to indicate that they didn't know, and Xing Hao, who had just finished inspecting all the rooms, replied in a muffled voice: "Liao Wenshan is dead, and the body is hanging on the beam in the corner of the living room." ”

Everyone was shocked, and Lord Liu nodded and said, "Yes, this is what I saw." It should have been these three men in black who killed him, but in fact, what is very puzzling to me is not how Liao Wenshan died, but why they didn't take me away. ”

Xiao Lie rubbed his temples and said in annoyance: "They didn't want to leak the news, so they killed Liao Wenshan, as for why they didn't take you away, it should be that they don't plan to continue to do it." Xiao Lie then asked, "Then have you heard these three black-clothed men say who their master is, or have you heard who is the main messenger behind this matter in the past few days in the village?"

Master Liu shook his head and replied, "I didn't hear it, and they didn't say it." Lord Liu stared at Xiao Lie and said, "Do you know something?"

Yin Xuesong took the question and replied: "We do know some inside information, but without real evidence, we don't know what to do." ”

"If you know something, tell me about it. Lord Liu asked.

Yin Xuesong told Lord Liu what he already knew and what they had guessed: "Brother Nangong had an apprentice before, and the two of them separated when they were in the previous dynasty. And tell him that we kidnapped you and that we have already killed you. He also said that we occupied Hecheng to oppose the imperial court, first killed his two brothers-in-law, and now killed you, and he wants to raise troops to encircle and suppress us. Brother Nangong's apprentice is called Chai Tiangong, and Lord Qin ordered him to be the vanguard officer of the front department, and he came to Hecheng first, and the large army of the imperial court arrived later. In terms of time, it's not far from Hecheng if you don't arrive at Crane City now. At first, we just didn't know who was supporting Liao Wenshan's group, and the words of Nangong's eldest brother's apprentice convinced us that the black hand behind Liao Wenshan was Lord Qin, the squire of the military department. This Liao Wenshan died so unexplained, and he must not be able to escape from this matter. ”

"Oh, where is Nangong Commander Shi's apprentice now? I want to ask him face to face, what did Lord Qin tell him. Lord Liu asked.

"It's dead!" Nangong Junzhe said these two words flatly.

"How did you die?" asked Lord Liu in surprise.

"When attacking the Xiaoyaozhuang barracks, he was killed by the Mingde Zen Master of the Mingjue Zen Temple. Yin Xuesong hurriedly replied, for fear that Nangong Junzhe would say something unpleasant. Yin Xuesong's tone changed and asked Xing Hao, "Have you checked Liao Wenshan's body, and how did he die?"

Xing Hao replied: "Liao Wenshan was killed by someone who broke his neck with one blow. The murderer's methods of killing were extremely skillful, there was not a single trace of superfluity, and there was no trace of a fight in the house. Coupled with what Lord Liu just said, the kung fu of the person who killed Liao Wenshan is extremely good, and it can be said that he is one of the few masters who are one of the best. ”

"It's ruined, it's completely abandoned, all the people who know the inside story are dead, and no one is alive, so it's no fun to prove your innocence. Xiao Lie said dejectedly.

Lord Liu looked at the people present and said, "What I can only promise you now is that I will tell His Majesty the Emperor the truth about the things here, and I will also follow what you said, so that His Majesty the Emperor agrees that you will open an ancestral hall in Hecheng to support the tablets of these soldiers who died on the battlefield." It's just that this matter of Lord Qin, in the absence of any evidence, there is no way to reason with him. Of course, I will definitely tell His Majesty the Emperor all these circumstances, and as for how the Lord will decide, it will depend on the situation at that time. After all, he can't deal with things without evidence. Lord Liu patted Xiao Lie on the shoulder and asked, "I will try my best to mediate this matter with His Majesty the Emperor, and I will definitely give you an explanation." Then again, I think you're pouring out of the nest, so who will guard the Crane City?"

Xiao Lie still replied depressedly: "I left Qiu Feixu, Xu Huanxin, and Fang Chou in Hecheng, and assigned more than 5,000 people to them, and we are still thinking about ......" Xiao Lie's eyes widened suddenly, and he stood up from the stone platform and said in a panic: "Hecheng...... The troops of the imperial court should have arrived in Hecheng by now, we must hurry back, otherwise, the three of them will not last long, if we go back late, I am afraid that the lives of the three of them will not be guaranteed. ”

After Xiao Lie said this, the others also reacted, and Yin Xuesong said to Lord Liu: "My lord, we must return to Hecheng immediately." Lord Liu, you have to go back with us, only you can explain the truth to Lord Qin, although he knows these things, he will never think that we will rescue you unharmed. ”

Zuo Tianming on the side stopped Yin Xuesong and said, "Senior Brother Yin, there are too many people to bring back." If it is divided into two times, my cultivation will definitely not be enough, you have to think of some way. ”

Xiao Lie waved his hand and said, "This is simple, leave you with Xing Hao and Peng Fei, you go to chase the team transporting the body, and then return to the city as fast as possible." A few of us took Master Liu back first, and we had to resolve the crisis in Hecheng first. Yin Xuesong and Nangong Junzhe also agreed with Xiao Lie's opinion.

They all agreed, even if Zuo Tianming was unwilling, he could only do what Xiao Lie wanted. Zuo Tianming took out the earth spirit bead from his arms and handed it to Xiao Lie, and said to Xiao Lie: "Don't worry, we will travel day and night, and strive to rush back to Hecheng in two days." ”

Yin Xuesong shook his head and said: "It's too hard to work day and night, you can stand it, and the people below can't stand it." You just need to return quickly, you don't have to travel day and night, after all, Lord Liu has already rescued you. Lord Qin, the squire of the military department, will definitely withdraw his troops after seeing Lord Liu, so it should be that we will help you after dealing with the crisis in Hecheng. ”

"Whoever helps everyone is the same, you guys go quickly, it's a waste of time to go on like this. Xiao Lie grabbed the Earth Spirit Bead, held Yin Xuesong's arm with one hand and urged him: "Hurry up, let's get ready to go back." Then he said to Lord Liu: "Lord Liu, as I said before, when we let you open your eyes, you can only open your glasses, otherwise you will fall from the sky, and we can't save you in that situation." ”

Master Liu replied to Xiao Lie confidently: "Don't worry, although I am curious, I won't joke with my life." ”

After everyone was ready, Xiao Lie chanted a spell in his mouth, and after a gust of wind, they disappeared. Leaving the three people in the courtyard in a daze, at this time the silly boy Peng Fei jumped to his feet and shouted: "They are gone, they are gone, Brother Xing Hao, I want to learn this, I want to learn this, you teach me." ”

Xing Hao touched Peng Fei's head and said to him, "After returning to Crane City, I will teach you this spell when I have time." ”

Peng Fei happily said to Xing Hao: "Then you are not allowed to regret it, as long as you have time, you have to teach me." ”

Xing Hao agreed to Peng Fei, turned around and said to Zuo Tianming, "What are you doing there? ”

Zuo Tianming was stunned and said: "I have a bad feeling, I'm afraid something big is going to happen in Hecheng." ”