"No, recklessness is not acceptable. Cheng Cao hurriedly shook his head, he looked at the vigilant villagers not far away, and hurriedly whispered: "Little brother, if you can trust me, let's find a remote place for the time being." ”

Jiang Huai's eyes flickered, he nodded after a moment, and then walked away from the village with Cheng Yao.

The rain became heavier and heavier, and Cheng Cao took Jiang Huai around and came to a dilapidated Taoist temple. I don't know who is being offered to this temple, the statue is worn out and the face is not visible, it is covered with dust, and there are cobwebs on top of the statue.

Cheng Cao walked in, he walked in the Taoist temple, and there was a squeaky sound immediately in the Taoist temple.

Cheng Cao frowned, he glanced around, and smiled bitterly: "Little brother Jiang Huai, let's take shelter from the rain here for the time being, I don't know what's the situation, when I came here half a month, I just cleaned this place, why is there so much dust?"

Hearing his words, Jiang Huai's eyes thought slightly, and he reached out and moved the incense case that fell to the ground, and the incense case made a gurgling sound again.

"What happened in this village that made you bother so much, Brother Cheng Cao?" Jiang Huai asked curiously, the indifferent and vigilant eyes of the villagers in this village were deeply rooted in his mind, arousing his curiosity.

"That's a long story. When Cheng Cao heard this, he smiled bitterly: "The real name of this village is Yingrong Village, and the villagers of this village were originally rich and friendly. The village is surrounded by fertile soil, and these villagers work at sunrise and rest at sunset. Life is also beautiful, but a murder occurred a few years ago, which quickly dilapidated this village, and I also happened to read the old bottom to find out.

Although the case has been solved by the county magistrate, in my opinion, there are many suspicions, and I have been busy myself for more than half a year, but I still have found nothing. ”

Speaking of this, Cheng Cao's eyes darkened: "I have visited this village many times, but none of them have succeeded. The villagers here are also cold and unforgiving, and they are very difficult to get along with. ”

Jiang Huai was surprised, he looked at Cheng Ke, and asked suspiciously, "Haven't you ever entered this village?"

Cheng Cao nodded: "Yes, the first time I came here, they didn't let me in, so I never entered this village." ”

Jiang Huai was dumbfounded, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Then you won't sneak in, I think you look like a person from the rivers and lakes, you should be able to sneak in quietly." ”

When Cheng Cao heard this, his face was slightly angry: "I am an official of the imperial court, how can I do such a villainous thing, although I have practiced martial arts, but I am a good person, and it is impossible for me to sneak in like a thief." ”

Jiang Huai's eyes widened, he looked at Cheng Ke, who was full of righteousness at the moment, and felt a little guilty in his heart: "I shouldn't think so." ”

Who knew that Cheng Ke smiled weirdly, he looked at Jiang Huai as if he was looking at a peerless beauty: "I can't sneak in, but you can sneak in, you are short, the target is small, and you are wearing black clothes, you are simply a competent thief, oh no, a competent secret agent." ”

Jiang Huai almost kicked him away when he heard Cheng Cao's words, what is called being short, that is not yet mature.

Jiang Huai's face was calm, ignoring Cheng Cao, he turned around and carefully looked at the statue whose face was no longer clear.

Cheng Ke scratched his head and smiled, he was not in a hurry, looking around and watching this temple.

The rain outside became more and more urgent, and the sky slowly darkened, Cheng Cao took two steps, and suddenly said in surprise: "This is?"

Jiang Huai walked up to him and looked at the place where Cheng Ke was pointing, and there was a look of surprise in his eyes: "This is a broken stone bowl, and there are food residues on it." ”

Jiang Huai and Cheng Ke glanced at each other and said in a low voice: "Is there anyone else in this broken view?"

Cheng Cao took out the broken stone bowl, he put it in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully, and then pinched the residue of the food with his hand and rubbed it: "At this time, it is only spring, and the residue on this broken stone bowl is no more than two days, but looking at the Taoist temple, with this dust, if it is not a year and a half, it is impossible to be so obvious." ”

"This temple is so dilapidated, why do people still come?" Cheng Ke's eyes sparkled, and he circled around this dilapidated temple and found two more items.

"Broken chopsticks, and another broken stone bowl. Cheng Cao said, he walked to the door of the Taoist temple, looked up at the sky, and said in a low voice: "After a while, the sky will not rain, let's go to the dilapidated playground in the village together." ”

Jiang Huai nodded, he continued to look at the dilapidated statue, his spiritual sense was swept away, and then a trace of surprise appeared in his eyes, he frowned, and then glanced at Cheng Cao.

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Huai turned his head suddenly, pretending to find something, and said sharply: "Who?"

Then he kicked at the statue, and only to hear a boom, and pieces of dust fell to the ground.

Cheng looked at Jiang Huai puzzled, and just as he was about to ask a question, suddenly a coughing sound came from the statue.

"What person?" Cheng Ke hurriedly pulled Jiang Huai behind him and looked at the statue vigilantly.

But strangely, the statue coughed and then fell silent. Cheng Cao's eyes forcibly calmed down, and after he walked around the statue, he suddenly let out an exclamation.

"It scared the hell out of me. Cheng Cao patted his chest, and there was a scrawny man behind the statue. This person's face is yellow and bloodless, his clothes are shabby and can barely cover his body, and he is dirty and smelly. After he saw Cheng Cao and Jiang Huai, he grinned and smirked, then stretched out a hand and opened his mouth and said, "Hungry, hungry, want to eat, eat." ”

Cheng Cao and Jiang Huai were surprised, they looked at each other again, and then Cheng Cao didn't dislike it, and pulled this person up.

"This matter must be related to Yingrong Village, and we will go through it at this moment. Cheng Ke said, he looked at the person in front of him, and a trace of pity flashed in his eyes.

Jiang Huai nodded, he looked at the rain outside, and sighed: "This rain is still a little urgent, if you go at this moment, I'm afraid this person will fall ill, it's better to wait for a while, and go to Yingrong Village." ”

"It's fine. Cheng Cao frowned, the man didn't cry or make trouble after being pulled up, just stretched out a hand and shouted stupidly: Hungry, hungry, want to eat, eat.

Jiang Huai shook his head, "Brother Cheng, this person is delirious, you are optimistic, don't let him run away by himself." ”

Cheng Cao nodded yes, and they waited for the rain to stop at this temple.

I don't know how long it took, and the skinny man didn't know how many times he screamed hungry before the rain stopped, Jiang Huai and Cheng Ke hurriedly walked out of the Taoist temple and went straight to Yingrong Village.

After the rain passed, the sky cleared up a little, Cheng Ke identified the road, he pulled the man and ran away, Jiang Huai followed him unhurriedly. His appearance surprised Cheng Cao.

However, after a stick of incense, Cheng Cao and Jiang Huai came to Yingrong Village again, and there were not many villagers outside in Yingrong Village at the moment, and they seemed to think that Cheng Cao and Jiang Huai had left.

Cheng Cao laughed, he pulled the skinny man and ran quickly into Yingrong Village, and said loudly: "Quickly call your village chief over, I have something to say." ”

Some villagers who were sweeping water on the road saw Cheng Kao, especially the demented and thin man next to Cheng Kao, their faces changed drastically, and one of them hurriedly ran away, as if to inform the village chief.

Seeing this, Jiang Huai nodded weakly, and he whispered to Cheng Cao: "It seems that this person is an important person, otherwise they wouldn't be so alarmed." ”

Cheng Cao said with a smile: "Of course, this person must be an important person, I don't know why I am so pitiful in that dilapidated Taoist temple." ”

Jiang Huai and Cheng Ke waited quietly, and soon, the old man in rags arrived, the old man's eyes were no longer cloudy, he stared at the skinny man, a trace of pain and panic flashed in his eyes.