Chapter 21: The black heart kills, and the wild forest dies
(Some readers reported that this book wrote 70,000 words and did not see the protagonist Xiuxian, I am not sure what the definition of Xiuxian is, this book is a classical Xianxia, or "historical Xianxia" is more accurate, and the mainstream fantasy cultivation is a little different, the protagonist ** cultivation of murder and treasure and other plots will not be too much, for details, please refer to the Southern Dynasty clumsy works "Penetrate Liao Zhai" and "Human God".) )
It rained a few days ago, and the road looked muddy, and people walked for a while, and their bodies were covered in mud, which was quite uncomfortable.
"You thief minion, hurry up!"
The official Zhang Jia shouted, snapped, his hand whipped down, and he slapped Jiang Caoqi fiercely.
The feeling of the whip on his body was really painful, and the corners of Jiang Caoqi's mouth twitched, and he gritted his teeth and held back.
Escorting prisoners into exile, with thousands of mountains and rivers, exposed to the wind and sun, is a very hard errand, and no one is happy to be assigned to such an errand. On the road, it is not uncommon to abuse prisoners to get angry – unless the family pays a lot of money to pay for it.
Chen Sanlang gave two officials red envelopes, but the money in the red envelopes was pitiful, and one person only had fifty yuan. This amount of money is not enough for the tooth sacrifice.
The two officials who originally wanted to get an extra good income were very unhappy, and they treated Jiang Caoqi unceremoniously.
But then again, no matter how much money the Chen family makes, it will be in vain. The two officials were selected, and last night they were given a face-to-face lecture by Zhang's staff, and they each got a bag of silver: there was only one purpose, to find an opportunity to kill Jiang Caoqi on the way. Then stay outside for a period of time, and then swagger back to Jing County.
This process is easy for them to master.
At present, it is still close to Jing County, and the two of them dare not start, so they continue to walk. **, find a place to eat and drink. As for Jiang Caoqi, they can only wait for them to finish eating, and pick up some leftovers for cold rice to satisfy their stomachs.
That night, staying at a small roadside inn and having dinner, two officials walked to the side and whispered: "Brother Zhang, it's really impatient to escort this cheap man, why don't we start in advance, and then go to have a good time?"
Zhang Jia said: "What are your ideas?"
Li Yi whispered: "I am very familiar with this area, there is a wild ghost forest ten miles away in the southwest, which is deserted and uninhabited, and it is the most suitable place to start." ”
Wild Ghost Forest!
Hearing this name, Zhang Jia was startled, and his face changed a little: "There is a mass grave there, and over the years, I don't know how many dead bodies have been thrown over there, which is very evil." It is said that when a living person goes in, they often can't get out, otherwise how could it be called a 'wild ghost forest'?"
Li Yi swallowed his saliva: "Brother Zhang, you and I are from the public family, righteous and awe-inspiring, don't be afraid of those dirty things." Besides, what's wrong in broad daylight?"
After a pause, he said: "If you miss the Wild Ghost Forest, if you want to find a suitable location, you have to be hundreds of miles away." ”
was moved by what he said, and Zhang Jia's face was ruthless: "Okay, just listen to you." However, this surnamed Jiang is a Lian family, and we have some skills, we have to make more preparations in advance, don't miss it, if it hurts the good things of adults, it will be difficult to deal with it. ”
Li Yi smiled proudly: "Wearing a flail and a lock, even if he has the ability to reach the sky, what if he doesn't do it, he won't stop, and then we will 'ask' him to roll a basin of foot-washing water, even if the overlord is reborn, he has to lie down obediently." ”
Zhang Jia gave a thumbs up: "It's still a brother, there are many ways." ”
Soon, Li Yi asked the shopkeeper to get a basin of boiling water, brought it to Jiang Caoqi, put it down, and said with a smile: "Jiang Caoqi, I am in a good mood today, and I am waiting for you to wash your feet." ”
Seeing that this basin of water was steaming hot and extremely hot, and his feet were immersed in it, and he was not scalded into pig's trotters? Jiang Caoqi thought exquisitely, and his feet were together, refusing to give in, and said angrily: "Don't deceive people too much!"
Li Yi didn't have a verbal dispute with him, he stretched out his hand to break Jiang Caoqi's feet, and he must press it into the boiling water.
Jiang Caoqi has practiced kung fu for more than 20 years, how can he wait for leisure? Although he wears chains on his hands and feet, he can still make some small movements, exert his strength, and kick the big basin of boiling water to the ground with his left foot.
The boiling water splashed down, and a few drops of water splashed on Li Yi's face, burning painfully, he was furious, and pulled out his waist knife: "You cheap man, look for death!"
Zhang Jia hurriedly came over and stopped him: "Don't be impulsive. ”
If the prisoner is killed at the inn, the situation will get out of control, and it will be difficult to deal with it.
Pulled aside, Li Yiyu was indignant.
Zhang Jia persuaded in a low voice: "Take him to the Wild Ghost Forest tomorrow, and the result of a knife will be a result, why should you be angry with a dying person." ”
"Hmph, okay, let him have one more night. Tomorrow when I go to the Wild Ghost Forest, I will take the knife myself. ”
Zhang Jia was happy to let him come out and agreed.
There was nothing to do all night, and in the early morning of the next day, Li Yi jumped up, waved his whip, and drove the river grass on the road.
The sky is bright and there are few pedestrians on the road. After walking for an hour, the path became more remote and barren, and when I looked up, there were all mountains and forests.
Jiang Caoqi became suspicious: "Two officials, why did you go this way?"
Zhang Jia shouted: "How to go, the official has his own measure, and it is not your turn to talk nonsense." ”
After another hour of walking, the ground was covered with knee-high weeds, and there was hardly a way to go. In the weeds, stones of different shapes are lying horizontally, like monsters hidden in the grass, which makes people panic. Occasionally, crows chirped, and the sound was terrible and terrifying.
After walking a little further, a dark pine forest appeared, located on the slope, all old pines, with clumps of needles, very dense, and the sun could not shine in.
At the edge of the forest, there are bulging buns. These are all tombs. There is a cemetery to bury, in fact, it is still good, many corpses are casually wrapped in straw mats and the like, thrown to the ground, after a long time, there is only a skeleton of Bai Sensen. If the skeleton is trampled under the weight of wild beasts, it will be torn apart and turned into bones.
The Wild Ghost Forest has a long history, and it is said that it was formed 200 years ago. At that time, the heroes were competing for the deer, the dynasty was changing, the world was in chaos, and the people were struggling to make a living. There are so many people who die that there is no way to pay attention to it, just throw it in one place at will.
So there was the Wild Ghost Forest.
In the era of war and chaos, it was difficult for people to live, and it was difficult for wild beasts to run to the woods to bite and devour people's corpses. Feasted on human flesh, so much so that some beasts became demons - of course, this is all rumors in the market, and it is difficult to say whether it is true or not.
Seeing this vicious forest, Zhang Jia beat a drum in his heart, and looked at Li Yi with hooked eyes, meaning to let him go first.
Li Yi was also empty, using a scabbard to pestle Jiang Caoqi, asking people to go first to open the way.
The grass was not stunned, and walked into the forest step by step. As soon as the vision dimmed, there was an indescribable smell coming to my face, with a faint fishy smell.
The two officials glanced at each other, and Zhang Jia glanced at Li Yi, which meant that "you don't need to go too deep, just kill Jiang Caoqi on the spot."
They didn't dare to go any deeper, this forest was so wicked, who knew what was inside.
Li Yi nodded, stood behind Jiang Caoqi, and quietly pulled out his waist knife, about to stab him.
"Quack!"
There was a strange scream, which seemed very abrupt and frightening in the silence of the woods.
Li Yi's heart trembled, his wrist trembled, and his waist knife was almost unstable.
Boom!
I saw two fluffy things fluttering in the southeast and southwest directions, and I couldn't see what kind of monster it was, only a body of fur and a long scarlet tongue. It's like a human being, and it's like a mandrill, and it's extremely vicious and scary anyway.
"What the hell!"
Subconsciously, Li Yi screamed miserably and crawled with him. He ran in a hurry, panicked, and rushed all the way into the depths of the woods.
Zhang Jia was also frightened, his hands and feet were cold, but after all, he still kept a little sane, turned around and ran outside, and after a while, he walked away without a figure.
"Haha!"
Hearty laughter came out of the monster's mouth, and the four monster people stood, reaching out to tear off the disguise on their bodies, revealing their true faces, but not all of them, but four young people.
Jiang Caoqi knew them, and said in a deep voice: "You are all here." ”
These four people are his usual best friends, and they are called "Mo Xuan", "Ye Tong", "Sun Li", and "Zhou Tianyu".
The four of them helped Jiang Caoqi break the shackles on his body, and when they saw the scars, they were all angry: "Master Jiang, we should kill the two black officials." ”
Jiang Caoqi waved his hand: "Let them go...... By the way, did Saburo come?"
Mo Xuan replied: "It's here, but he's weak, slower, and resting in front." ”
From beginning to end, all the plans and arrangements are arranged by Chen Sanlang, including the guidance of public opinion, including the current rescue activities. He had expected that the Huang County Order would not let Jiang Caoqi go lightly, so since the two officials escorted Jiang Caoqi out of the city, there have been people watching.
This is the only way to ambush in the Wild Ghost Forest in advance, and it is effortless to pretend to be a ghost to scare the two officials away.
"Brother-in-law, I'm here. ”
Chen Sanlang walked over leisurely, these days, in order to protect Jiang Caoqi, he took great pains and tried his best. His body and bones are already weak, and he can't support it even more when he can't sleep and eat.
"San Lang!"
Jiang Caoqi went up and hugged him tightly, with tears flashing in his eyes: this weak brother-in-law really did it and saved himself from getting out safely.
Chen Sanlang said: "Brother-in-law, my sister has already packed up and waited in Anhua Town, you can go over and join her." It's not a good place to stay for long, so let's hurry up. ”
Jiang Caoqi's gaze swept over the faces of the four doormen, and asked, "Are you really willing to follow me, a sinner, to the end of the world?"
The four of them replied without hesitation: "Since we obeyed San Lang's orders and came here to rescue Jiang Ye, we are ready to go together." ”
"Good brother. ”
Jiang Caoqi praised: "I, Jiang Caoqi, swear with my life today, I must take you to fight for a future and fight for prosperity." ”
Simen Ke responded angrily: "Go to the soup and go to the fire, don't give up!"
"Let's go. ”
Everyone was about to leave the Wild Ghost Forest, and suddenly, a miserable howl came from the depths of the forest - it was the voice of the official Li Yi, who seemed to have encountered an accident, and after the scream, there was no sound.
Not far from the periphery of the forest, a person was probing his head and looking. But it was Zhang Jia who had escaped before. After he ran out of two miles, he thought about it: Jiang Caoqi and Li Yi were trapped in the forest, how could he go back to the errand alone?
I just want to go back and see what I understand.
At this time, Zhang Jia heard Li Yi's screams, and his heart was cold when he heard it, knowing that the big thing was not good, no matter what, he ran away first.
As soon as he turned around, he appeared behind him and at some point there was a giant wolf with gray fur and a pair of green eyes staring at him.
Zhang Jia was panicked by its staring, pulled out his waist knife, and held his courage tightly, thinking about how to drive this beast away.
"Boom!"
The giant wolf opened its mouth and let out a strange laugh similar to that of a human, whoosh, its body was as fast as lightning, and one claw swept over Zhang Jia's throat.
It was so fast that Zhang Jia could even see blood splattering out before he opened his mouth and let out a terrible scream.
But he himself will never hear it.
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