Heroes of the Fantasy World

(4)

It was a day when the sky was clear and cloudless, and the sun could shine through the trees on the snow, and you would be dazzled when you passed by.

Everyone was fully armed and frightened at every step.The archers on foot explored the way in front, the swordsmen and axemen supported from behind, and Baifeng and his party walked in the center with the town official.

This kind of formation is compact and orderly. They are not trying to spread their manpower to track down the "murderer" as much as possible. They don't seem to be hunting bears at all. Instead, they are more like turtles in a urn, looking around and guarding against something.

"My lord, the corpse is right in front!" Several archers quickly expanded their formation around the murder site, occupying a high point, and made sure that the surroundings were clear before they dared to let everyone move on.

"Eh! What a smell." Ayu's nose seemed to be particularly sensitive. After speaking, everyone immediately covered their mouths and noses with him and slowed down their pace.

The smell became more and more pungent. Although it was covered by ice and snow, the smell of corruption was still spreading.Walk a few steps along the bloodstains and come to a tree.The corpse sat down weakly against the tree, with its limbs spread out, and all the internal organs were taken out. Some of the intestines, liver and gallbladder, and kidneys were only half left, and some were thrown on the ground casually.

The corpse had a horrified expression, and tears could be faintly seen in the corners of the eyes. Except for the huge wound in front of the chest, there were no obvious scars elsewhere.

"It's a man, it looks like he's been dead for at least two days." Fu Wentao judged based on his intuition.

Yu Ke suppressed disgust and glanced at it, and asked, "What is this?"

"The dead man has been disemboweled." Bai Feng walked away, clutching his mouth and nose, and searched along the bloodstains: "Yes, are these the footprints of the 'Giant Bear'?"

The young swordsman squatted on the ground and searched carefully, and said: "There hasn't been heavy snow these days, but the footprints are too clear, right? It's as if they were left here on purpose..."

"Oh?" The town official took a look, and continued: "Go on."

"And here, my lord, please take a look." Bai Feng returned to the corpse and said, "Please forgive my ignorance, I have never heard of giant bears eating people, they only eat 'offal', and have no interest in the rest of the body ? Look, except for the blood stains on the limbs, there is no damage at all?"

The town official said: "Then, General Baifeng thinks, what's going on?"

"I still stick to my original point of view. There are no giant bears that cannibalize people. The footprints are forged, and the disembowelment is to conceal the real cause of death!" Did you say that those three hunters originally wanted to take you elsewhere?"

Yu Ke said: "Well! They said 'how about taking those two girls back'."

"Yes." Bai Feng continued: "There are more than three of them."

The town official nodded in agreement: "Actually, General Baifeng has the same opinion as me. At first, we didn't believe that it was done by bad guys, until one day, the wife of a famous officer under my command was unfortunately taken away. Come to me and say that you know the truth behind the 'man-eating bear'."

As soon as the words were finished, a young servant came forward with a knife, bowed his hands and said respectfully: "Little man Liu Mo, I have seen General Baifeng!"

"My wife, Lihua, used to go to the mountains to collect wild vegetables and herbs to help make ends meet, until she suddenly disappeared for several days, and everyone thought she was eaten by the 'Deep Mountain Giant Bear'..." Liu Mo rubbed his hands, palms Breathing the heat lightly, his clothes are also the thinnest compared to other colleagues, and his body is relatively thin, with prominent cheekbones and sunken temples, which makes his eyes appear particularly large.

"I don't accept my fate. I thought that if you live, you need to see people, and if you die, you need to see corpses. I can't just leave Lihua alone!" He continued: "So, I started to search everywhere on the mountain, and I searched every corner! Finally, let me wait for some clues - I saw with my own eyes that the Orion brothers walked from home to the mountain, and then disappeared suddenly! I followed, followed, and walked all the way to the end! Looking through the gap in the mountain, there, There is actually a camp?"

Bai Feng asked: "Could it be that the bandits did it?"

"No, it's not bandits!" Liu Mo suddenly became excited: "That's not a camp, it's a fortress! They are all soldiers, and only veterans who have fought bloody battles on the front line can build such a fortress! I can't find a chance to sneak in..."

Bai Feng expressed a little sympathy, and then asked the town official, "Mayor, why don't you ask the court for help since you know they are bandit soldiers?"

"The imperial court believes that this is all speculation." The town official sighed again and again: "I guess, this is probably a rebellious soldier under some general's command. The thieves who blocked the road and cut the path became non-existent."

Liu Mo echoed, saying: "Since it doesn't exist, there's no need to worry about it. After all, it's the 'big bear's trouble'. If it's not handled properly, it's my dereliction of duty. If the gang of thieves still haven't been eradicated in half a year, Lin The adults will also be forced to dismiss and return to their hometowns, and at that time, there will really be no one to care about."

As soon as the words fell, the town official walked up to Bai Feng and knelt down generously, begging: "My officer Lin Qi, I beg General Bai Feng to save the living people here!"

"Hehe, what are you talking about?" Bai Feng sneered and said, "I'm no longer a general. I'm just a wandering swordsman now. It's only natural to use swordsmanship to earn some money for food."

Lynch was overjoyed and said, "In your opinion, Shaoxia Bai agrees?"

"Let's deal with the corpse first, just like we did with the 'Giant Bear Trouble' before, and then we will start planning from the beginning." Bai Feng ordered, but seeing no one answered, he looked back at the town officer Lynch, Said: "Now, I should have got rid of the stigma of 'murderer'?"

Lynch belatedly said: "Yes, Young Master Bai is right! From now on, the orders given by Young Master Bai will be the same as those given by the official. Liu Mo, you are responsible for assisting Young Master Bai."

"Bai Shaoxia, just ask what you need, the town is small, but we will do our best!" Liu Mo looked at Bai Feng with tears in his eyes, as if seeing a savior.

Then, the servants obeyed Bai Feng's order and began to collect the dead body, everything was as usual.In the eyes of others, they still did not take any precautions, and they were still preparing to place bait and traps everywhere like dealing with giant bears, but others would never understand what the arrival of that young swordsman meant.

Liu Mo knew: "This is the hero who once formed a rebel army to fight against the Rouran invaders!"

Even miscellaneous generals are more reliable than famous generals far away in the sky.This was not a forced choice, but after spending many days with Bai Feng, everyone including Liu Mo and the town official Lin Qi felt that the change was finally coming.