Chapter 16: Suspicions
The sky is full of sea, and the dusk sand is everywhere. Eight thousand miles of endless swamp land is a vast and endless land of water.
The clouds fell in the orange sky, and the brilliant clouds hung in the watery sky. Heaven and earth are like two mirrors, reflecting each other. The clouds are rolling up, and the waves are rolling as if you can see the wind flowing. This barren grassland has been like a stagnant water for thousands of years, and the wind will not wrinkle for a moment before it will subside.
There is a big river, the waves are turbulent, like a yellow dragon flying in the clouds. The dragon soared in the wilderness, to the depths of the clouds, and flew down 3,000 feet. A huge waterfall seems to be a huge dragon's nest, flying streams hitting stones, splashing waves, as if the white mist in the clouds and mountains is dancing, and like thousands of young dragons playing in the river.
On the edge of the cliff hanging in the air, the thin rocks are craggy, and a few fallen cypresses are entrenched in the gaps, like an old monk in a stable position. Patches of bluestone were blown white-brown by the wind. At this moment, the withered blood is like a flower blooming angrily, eye-catching.
The village chief, who was on a bronze staff, had his hair and beard blown by the strong wind, his eyes were bloodshot, and his whole person looked extremely haggard.
"Who did that? Did anyone see that?"
Lin Ziyun followed, and he didn't have much to say at the moment. When I looked around, I saw that the edge of the cliff was overgrown with weeds and gravel. Not far away, two headless corpses were tied to a dead tree with a magic weapon, and the blood had been poured on the entire trunk, which was extremely terrifying. A jackdaw or two stood on the branches, perhaps waiting for a sumptuous dinner.
On the top of the cliff, under a protruding rock, two heads were hung by ropes. The corpse's eyes seemed to have been picked out with something like a needle, and the eyeballs were strung with a thin thread hanging on either side of the mouth. The hair on his head was cut off, leaving something similar to a totem.
Lin Ziyun has seen murder, and he has killed people himself, but it is so miserable, the first time I have seen it. It is obvious that the murderer has a very strong revenge mentality, or a strong murderous perversion.
"Village chief, that's how it was when we found out. This morning, Ao Niu of Erniu's family was frightened, and we found out. ”
A thick-looking, obese middle-aged man next to him heard this and nodded hurriedly.
"Does anyone know about this until now?" said the village chief with a sigh.
"No, no. Except for the three alchemists, no one knew. "It was a man in beast armor who spoke. Dressed as a hunter with a quiver tied to his back.
"This matter is very important, wait for the alchemist to come and take a look, maybe he can find some clues. Remember, this must not be known to outsiders. The village chief said in a commanding tone.
"Village chief, we know. But ......" The man dressed as a hunter glanced at Lin Ziyun. He is the captain of the escort team here, called Yin Xuewen.
"Mr. Lin, it's okay, Xuewen, you go and see if the alchemist is here. Also, the most important thing is that the high priest must not know about it. The village chief spoke.
After finishing speaking, the village chief looked at Lin Ziyun again and said apologetically: "Mr. Lin, this matter is related to the lives of thousands of people in our Yunshan tribe, and I also ask Mr. to keep it secret for Lao Yu and all the clansmen." ”
Lin Ziyun was shocked, he never thought that he would be inexplicably caught in another turmoil. He couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, but his face didn't show anything. He stared at the village chief for a while, sighed softly and said, "The village chief can trust Lin's character, so naturally he won't talk nonsense." ”
Lin Ziyun couldn't hold back the curiosity in his heart, and couldn't help but speak: "If you want to know who the murderer is, it's not difficult. The cultivation of the two dead is not low, and there are no traces of a fight left here. From these clues, the village chief must have found something. Of course, Lin shouldn't have said anything about this matter, but this matter seems to involve Half Moon Island, Lin didn't vomit or be unhappy for a while, and hoped that the village chief would forgive him. ”
The village chief glanced at Lin Ziyun without smiling, and then said: "What Mr. Lin said is reasonable, but our cultivation is low, so I'm afraid we won't be able to see anything." As for the matter of Half Moon Island, Mr. does not have to worry, I believe that there is another turning point. ”
Seeing him explain like this, Lin Ziyun didn't say much, hugged a fist, and turned around to leave. He has already seen the right and wrong here, the other party is so secretive, there must be some scruples, it is better for him to be interesting and go away.
A moment after Lin Ziyun left, the village chief took a closer look at a dragon-like mark on the two heads, and was stunned.
"Is someone trying to frame our Yunshan tribe, or are they really here?"
Half a day later, Lin Ziyun went to Yin Ming under the pretext of asking for some news, and met the white wolf that Xu Cong had turned into.
"Fellow Daoist, in my opinion, this place is not as simple as you think. Yesterday, you also overheard the story told by the village chief, it seems that the locals know the ancient tomb of King Yin Jian. And two people died inexplicably today, and it seems that the wind is actually calm, and the wind is surging secretly. Lin Ziyun rubbed his thumb and looked like he was smiling.
The white wolf stood up very humanely, glanced at Lin Ziyun and said, "Daoist friends have strong divine sense, I admire them." Not only did you find out, but the old man also knew. He didn't debunk it, and I think he probably knew we had a plan for coming here. ”
"So, even I was treated as your accomplice by the village chief?" Lin Ziyun smiled dumbly.
"Why should Lin Daoyou be too humble, you and I already have this in the plan. And it's not a secret, even if they knew?" the white wolf sneered.
"Let's just say, I don't have that much time. If I had a choice, I would prefer to go to Half Moon Island first. Lin Ziyun replied.
"Daoyou is just in a hurry to go, if there is a great opportunity in front of you, you will lose it, you will inevitably regret it, anyway, it's up to you. The white wolf said slightly. Immediately, he opened his mouth again and said, "If what you said is correct, the two dead should be the envoys sent here by the West Sea Demon Domain. Yun Lanze has dozens of tribes, large and small, and it is not good to say that it is a pet kept by the West Sea Demon Cultivator, like a cow or a sheep. They let the people here refine the pill and grow the medicine, and they will harvest it like leeks. And what happened to such a big thing here is nothing more than two possibilities, one is that the powerful cultivators deliberately want to target the West Sea Demon Cultivator, and the other is that the tribe framed Yunshan for the land. In the first case, even if someone does this, the people of these tribes will not dare to provoke it, and in the second case, it must be difficult to find out. It seems that the Yunshan tribe is really in crisis, and it is impossible to escape. ”
"It seems that the messenger who died today has a flaming mark on his skull, like a three-headed snake with wings. Lin Ziyun said.
"Hey, that's weird. Lin Daoyou, do you remember what that totem looked like?" Xu Cong asked in a low voice.
"You and I still don't need to know too much about this matter, not to mention that it has nothing to do with Lin. The most important thing at the moment is to find the Excalibur you are talking about, and find the Immortal Tomb on the night of the full moon. Lin Ziyun said with a change of words.
"Haha...... Lin Daoyou, don't worry, I have already got that divine sword. I put it in a deserted temple three miles west of the village, and I had to pick it up from Laurin. Xu Cong preached.
Lin Ziyun nodded at him, but he thought of the dragon-like mark in his heart, and he seemed to have seen it somewhere. Suddenly, a flash flashed in his mind, by the way, he had seen it himself in Qianxue Mountain. But this place is the West Sea, how can there be?
On the edge of the cliff, Yin Wu's eyes were cold. He held a bronze mirror-like magic weapon in his hand, and he could clearly see a woman appearing in the mirror at this moment.
"Hmph, Hongyu, I'll see how you explain it. ”
"Yin Wu, your temper still hasn't changed. All traces of fighting in this area have been erased, and Hongyu once appeared here, and it cannot be said that she is the murderer. Hehe, even if Hongyu wants to kill these two people, but with her cultivation, I'm afraid it's impossible. The village chief said with a smile.
"These two people are cultivators in the foundation building period, but it stands to reason that they will not be killed by a person in the Qi refining realm. But the village chief, Hongyu's most powerful thing is not cultivation, but alchemy. Yin Wu shouted.
"The murderer is so scheming, he must have a plan. Don't you think it's a little ridiculous that she destroyed all traces of the fight, but left her own breath? Maybe someone wanted to kill someone with a knife. The village chief waved his hand.
"Are you saying that someone wants to harm Hongyu?" Yin Wu gasped.
"That's my guess, besides, Hongyu hasn't been seen in years, and who still remembers her?" the village chief muttered to himself.
In the abandoned temple in the west of the village, Hongyu fell to his knees. She lit a bouquet of incense and burned the paper money in the brazier. She smiled slowly, indescribably weird.
"Eight years ago, you told me you left for her. But you're back today, and your sword is gone. Are you still the same person you used to be? Hongyu has been waiting for you, Lin Ziyun, you coward, you don't even have the courage to talk to me. ”
"I know what you took with you eight years ago, and I know you don't like me at all. Still, I want to tell you, because you're finally back, and that's enough. ”
"My people, I will kill all those demon cultivators for you, rest in peace. ”
Hongyu put his hands on the ground, and his expression was as pious as a Buddha.