Huangfu Zhi saw that a trace of incomprehension flashed on Duan Yuntu's face, and he didn't know if he had said something wrong, and touched a certain heartstring of Duan Yuntu, but it was not easy to ask, so he pretended not to know, and said: "Gou Tianjie, that kid disappeared after escaping last night. Although I have a grudge against his father, since Gou Dingtian is dead, this matter is considered to be over. I saw that Gou Tianjie's kid was quite benevolent, so I wanted to help him, find him first, and then see what I could do to help him with this matter. ”

Duan Yuntu nodded and said, "Brother Huangfu and Junior Brother want to go together, since that's the case, let's look around." ”

So the two walked down the mountain, looking for Gou Tianjie's whereabouts as they went. Duan Yuntu and Huang Fuzhi hit it off at first sight, and the two talked happily along the way. Unconsciously, five days have passed, and the two have searched dozens of nearby villages and towns, more than ten mountains, but they have not been able to find Gou Tianjie, and they don't know where he is hiding.

On this day, the two came to a small town and ate in a restaurant. Huang Fuzhi asked for a pot of wine, poured a glass, and said to Duan Yuntu: "Brother Duan, we have been looking for so many days, but we still haven't been able to find Gou Tianjie, which can be regarded as having entered our own modest efforts. I still have a lot of important things to do, and I can't afford to delay any longer, so I'm leaving today. In the past few days, the two of us have a very happy get-together, and when we leave, I want to have three drinks with Brother Duan, hoping that he will meet one day. ”

When Duan Yuntu saw that there was wine, he was interested, and poured a glass of wine with great interest and said: "The parting is for him to see each other one day, I borrow this glass of wine to wish Brother Huangfu all the best for his trip." ”

After a glass of wine, Duan Yuntu said happily: "It's a pleasure to know a Confucian like Brother Huangfu, and the younger brother wants to have a few more drinks with Brother Huangfu." After saying that, he poured three more glasses in a row. Duan Yuntu drank cup after cup, and after a while, he had already drunk three pots of wine. Huangfu Zhi also drank a pot of wine, he saw Duan Yuntu's three pots of wine in his stomach, his face did not change, his mind was refreshed, he secretly admired, and said: "Brother Duan is really a good amount of wine, and the foolish brother can't do it." I have to travel in a while, so I can't accompany Brother Duan. ”

Duan Yuntu came up with wine, didn't care about him, and drank for a while by himself. Huang Fuzhi got up to say goodbye after eating his fill, and Duan Yuntu sent him out of the town before returning.

As soon as he entered the town, he saw the people of the town fleeing in all directions, and many people were shouting, "Murder." Killed!"

Duan Yuntu hurriedly ran towards the town, he suddenly found that this town seemed to have been there before, but he couldn't remember when he had been there for a while. As soon as I turned a corner, I saw a man dressed as a subordinate staggering over. One was not paying attention, tripped over a rock on the ground and fell on his heels. Duan Yuntu picked up the man and asked, "What happened?"

The man stammered and said, "Liu family, Liu Jiazhuang, you have killed someone!" After speaking, he hurriedly ran forward.

Duan Yuntu suddenly remembered that he had sent that Xue Protector to Liujiazhuang in this town a few days ago, and he hurriedly ran in the direction of Liujiazhuang.

Duan Yuntu came to Liujiazhuang to take a look, only to see that the door of the village was wide open, and there were two people at the door, one lying on his back, the other lying on the ground, with a long wound on his body, which looked like he had been cut by a sword.

Duan Yuntu hurriedly rushed into the village and saw that there were also two people lying in the courtyard, with a large pool of blood dripping under them. Walking further inside, several more corpses were found, all of which were subordinates of Liujiazhuang.

Duan Yuntu finally came to the backyard, only to see a woman lying in the courtyard, and a teenage girl at the door of the inner hall. It seems to be the wife and child of Liu Dehe, the owner of Liujiazhuang.

Liujiazhuang has a total of three courtyards, and Duan Yuntu turned around, but did not find a single live mouth. They were all killed. Moreover, judging by the high martial arts of the murderers, these people in Liujiazhuang showed no signs of resistance.

Duan Yuntu saw that the small door of the side courtyard was open, so he walked out of the small door. Out of the small door, there is an alley outside, and not far from the alley is a clearing. Duan Yuntu found a line of blood on the ground, so he chased after the blood stains. Not long after, a man was seen lying on the ground.

Duan Yuntu looked over and saw that this person was Liu Dehe, the owner of Liujiazhuang. Liu Dehe was hit by dozens of swords, lying on his back on the ground, with a line of blood hanging from the corner of his mouth.

Duan Yuntu probed with his hand and found that Liu Dehe had no pulse, but his body was still hot, and he should have just died.

This matter must have something to do with Xue Protector, and these people in the Snow God Pavilion were too vicious, killing so many innocent people in a row, even a teenage girl would not let go. But Duan Yuntu searched inside and outside the village but couldn't find the whereabouts of Xue Protector, and he didn't know if he escaped or was captured by the people of the Snow God Pavilion.

Duan Yuntu felt that no one in Liujiazhuang had collected the corpses, which was too pitiful, so he took out some silver and invited some people in the town to bury the people of Liujiazhuang and Yizhuang in the open space behind the village.

It was close to dusk when the matter was done, Duan Yuntu looked at the dozen or so new graves, sighed a few times in his heart, and turned to leave. He had just walked a short distance when he suddenly heard something strange behind him, and he looked back. I saw a little boy less than ten years old lying on the grave and crying.

Duan Yuntu was suspicious in his heart, he didn't know who this little boy was, how could he lie here crying, so he hid behind a big tree and secretly observed.

The little boy sat on the grave for a long time, and when it was already completely dark, a crow stood on a bare branch and squawked.

The little boy stood up, stared blankly at the night, and walked slowly towards the town. Duan Yuntu quietly followed. The little boy entered the town and walked aimlessly. The townspeople rested early at night, and there was such a big thing in the town, that every house closed their doors, and the town was pitch black and unusually quiet. If it weren't for the occasional dog barking, it would be like a dead city.

The little boy walked around the town, and finally walked towards Liujiazhuang and walked in through the small door. Duan Yuntu's heart moved, could it be that this child is a survivor of Liujiazhuang?

After the little boy entered Liujiazhuang, he went straight into the kitchen, rummaged in the kitchen for a while, and only found a little lettuce leaf left. The little boy curled up in a corner in frustration, holding his knees in his hands.

Duan Yuntu's heart was sour, and he turned around and walked out of Liujiazhuang. He came to the street, found an inn, bought two steamed buns, two side dishes, and returned to Liujiazhuang.

Duan Yuntu walked into the kitchen, and the little boy raised his head and looked at him in horror. Duan Yuntu lit the oil lamp on the stove, put the buns and side dishes on the small square table, and said to the little boy, "Don't be afraid, child, come and eat something." ”

(End of chapter)