Xuanyuan Jue

Chapter 142 The Empty Village (2)
Seeing that Feng Shen was in a daze, Xianggua was puzzled and said, "Brother Feng, what are you doing?"

"Don't quarrel with him!" Lu Ban stopped in a low voice, "He is thinking about something, and he was like this when he solved the case before."

Feng Shen's thoughts raced, and several clues in his mind kept colliding.After a while, Feng Shen suddenly realized: Isn't the word "ji" in this girl's bun also a short horizontal line at the beginning?Reminiscent of the bloody inscription left by the man before his death, combined with that group of monks who behaved strangely, Feng Shen concluded without reason that there must be inextricable connections between the two.It seems that it is necessary to take a trip to Pinggu.

Having made up his mind, Feng Shen cupped his fists across his chest and bowed to Ban Lu. "Leader, I have a merciless request."

"Hey? Why are you and my brother so polite?" Lu Ban nodded, "Just speak up if you have something to do!"

"That's it," Feng Shen said, "I would like to invite the team leader to go to Yaji Mountain to have a look."

"Go to Yaji Mountain? Oh... Feng Xunjian also wants to ask for a talisman? Don't bother, I'll give you this piece!" Lu Ban said, and wanted to pick off the peach talisman on his neck.

"The team leader misunderstood!" Feng Shen hurriedly stopped: "To be honest, the man left some handwriting before he died. The first character in it is 'ya', so I came up with the idea of ​​exploring Yaji Mountain."

"Is that so?" Lu Ban stood up, "That needs to be investigated! Inspector Feng, tell me, when are we going to leave?"

"It's not too late, I think it will be tomorrow," Feng Shen said apologetically, "It's just that the team leader is troubled..."

"That's nothing!" Lu Bantou asked again, "How many brothers is appropriate to bring?"

"This trip should not be publicized, just you and I go." Feng Shen thought for a while, and then instructed, "By the way, when we leave tomorrow, please ask the team leader to change his official uniform and wear ordinary clothes."

"I remember it all!" Lu Ban nodded and said, "Then I'll go back to the government office to report, and I'll see you at Dongzhimen early tomorrow morning!"

After Lu Bantou left, Feng Shen sighed deeply.Thanks to not jumping to conclusions, otherwise it is really possible that Shuang Xing and the others have been wronged.However, it still needs to be verified whether the blood characters point directly to Yaji Mountain.Nothing can be concluded until the truth is revealed.

In his mind, Feng Shen heard a soft call, turned around and saw Xianggua blinking at him with big eyes.

"Brother Feng..."

"I already guessed what you're going to say," Feng Shen smiled, "You also want to follow, right?"

"Yeah!" Xianggua nodded vigorously, "Staying in the house all the time, I'm about to get sick."

"It won't work this time," Feng Shen said sternly, "Xianggua, you have to stay. Feng Quan and the others don't know kung fu, so if something goes wrong, you'll be there to take care of you."

"Okay then," Xianggua scratched her head with a frustrated expression, "Brother Feng, what do you want me to take care of?"

Feng Shen looked around and whispered, "Pay more attention to the inside and outside of the house, especially every move of Shuang Xing and Xia Zhu."

"Ah?" Xianggua was taken aback, "You want me to keep an eye on Sister Shuang Xing and Sister Xia Zhu? I heard from Chang's mother that there may be spies around us... You don't suspect them, do you?"

Feng Shen was noncommittal, "No need to ask, just do what I tell you."

Xiangguaxiu frowned, "But I still think Brother Feng, you're overthinking. Sister Shuang Xing and Sister Xia Zhu treat me very well, and they definitely don't look like bad guys!"

"Keep your voice down!" Feng Shen yelled with a haughty face, "People's hearts are in the belly, so it's always right to be careful!"

"Oh," Cantaloupe stuck out her tongue, and patted the sleeve machine. "Brother Feng, don't worry, I can tell the distance. If they are real spies, I'm not a vegetarian!"

In the early morning of the next day, Feng Shen got on the tall horse and rushed to Dongzhimen lightly.When he got there, Lu Bantou was already waiting under the tower.

Feng Shen reined in the silk reins, clasped his fists and said: "It's been a long time, the team leader has been waiting for a long time."

"I just arrived too." Lu Ban tilted his head and caught a glimpse of the mount under Feng Shen's crotch, his eyes suddenly brightened. "Hey! He has broad hooves, strong legs, fat and shiny hair, what a fine horse!"

The horse seemed to understand human language, upon hearing this praise, it raised its head and let out a clear neigh.Feng Shen hurriedly stroked the horse's mane, and smiled at Bantou Lu: "Boss has good eyesight, this Sanhe horse is a good steed, but he has a bit of a temper."

"Not bad! It's really not bad!" Lu Ban was full of praise, "I didn't expect Feng Xunjian to keep this kind of BMW!"

"Where does this belong to me," Feng Shen said, "This horse is called 'Yuyun', and it is Prince Su's favorite horse. Case, specially transferred to lend me a ride."

Lu Ban sighed and said: "Compared with Yueyun, my yellow pussy will be terrible. After a while, don't let it slam its hooves on the official road. If it runs too fast, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up. "

Feng Shen said: "Don't worry, the team leader, I have a sense of propriety."

"Well, let's go now!" Lu Ban urged Huang Piao to leave the city gate first.

Yue Yun raised his hooves for joy, and jumped to chase after him.

The two riders galloped together, stepped on billowing smoke and dust, and galloped eastward, breaking the wind.

Napinggu County is nearly two hundred miles away from the capital.After running for a long time, Yue Yun was still galloping tirelessly, but Huang Piao was sweating profusely and became tired.Seeing this, Feng Shen had no choice but to stop his horse and rest for a while.

Rest and travel along the way, not detailed list along the way.After about three hours, he stepped into the boundary of Pinggu.

Seeing that it was already past noon, the two of them couldn't stay longer, so after taking a short rest, Xu Ma bypassed the county town and headed northward, heading towards Liujiadian Town.

After walking for a while, the terrain gradually rose.As far as the eye can see, there is a long and meandering river flowing from north to south.

Feng Shen reined in the horse's bridle, turned around and asked, "Lu Bantou, are we almost at Yaji Mountain?"

Lu Ban rode his horse to catch up, looking around. "Hurry up! There is a small village further ahead, called 'Fengluotan'. The last time we came here, it was the plague shelter we saw there. Oh, the village is built at the foot of the mountain, and there is a bridge behind the village , After crossing this wrong river, you can reach Yaji Mountain!"

"Okay then, let's go to Fengluotan to have a look first." Feng Shen raised his horsewhip, and Yueyun rolled his hooves like flying.

Lu Ban patted Huang Pui pitifully on his crotch, "Old Huang, grit your teeth and support it for a while. When you arrive in the village later, I will buy some bean bran pancakes for you to chew. Drive!"

Huang Piao shook his sweaty mane, and went over the clouds in front of him, chasing after him vigorously.

Fengluotan is near the water, and ridges are built along the river, and there are patches of sorghum and bracts planted.The red ripe sorghum flowers bend the plants, and the heavy bract sticks also spit out the spikes, and the layers of lemmas are turned over, revealing golden and plump beads.Passing through the rice paddies in the fields, the earthen walls and green tiles of the village households are within sight.

As soon as he entered the village, Feng Shen vaguely sensed that something was wrong.In the village, there are neither children playing around nor chickens and dogs barking.The huge village was empty and dead silent, without any vitality.

"Feng Xunjian," Lu Ban also felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly patted his horse to catch up. "Have you noticed? This village seems to be deserted all of a sudden!"

Feng Shen nodded with a solemn expression, and said: "Not only that, but the crops on the moshang are already ripe, but there is no sign of harvesting. Is it so deserted?"

"No!" Lu Ban nodded, "That's why I feel puzzled! At that time, there were no. 30 patients lying in the plague shelter alone. Besides, those people Ask the great monk to heal it, and after a few days of delay, it is time to harvest the crops, how can you be willing to feed the house sparrows with the food you have worked so hard to grow?"

Feng Shen frowned and said: "Could it be that it hasn't been cured, and the whole family is so tired that they take care of it behind closed doors?"

"No," Lu Ban waved his head and said, "When I leave, they will be alive and kicking. Hey, let's not guess here, just go to someone else and have a look, so we'll know?"

"Okay," Feng Shen said again, "By the way, the leader, after entering the farmhouse, you and I will be called brothers. The leader is older than me, and I respect the leader as Brother Lu!"

"I wanted to change my words a long time ago, hehehe." Lu Ban grinned, "Go, brother Feng, brother, I'll knock on the door for you!"

After all, Lu Ban got off his horse and found a farmer who was about to knock, but found that the door was only half closed.With a light push, it will open.

"Is there really no one?" Lu Ban froze for a moment, then glanced back at Feng Shen.

Feng Shen also got off his horse, "Go in and have a look."

Lu Bantou was about to nod his head when an urgent shout came from the courtyard: "But my son is back!? Are you Mancang!?"

The two looked up and saw that it was an old woman with gray hair.The granny ran towards the door with a cane in her hand.

Seeing her trembling steps, Lu Bantou hurriedly went to support her. "Auntie, what kind of eyes are you looking at? Can my son admit his mistake?"

The old woman raised her face and struggled to identify the two for a long time before she let out a long sigh, full of disappointment. "Hey... It's not that my house is full... Who are you two?"

"Old man," Feng Shen continued, "we are passing by, we passed by here, and want to ask for a drink."

"Oh...there is still some water in the tank over there, you can scoop it up and drink it yourself." After the old woman finished speaking in a daze, she slowly returned to sit under the eaves and was lost in thought.

Lu Ban took a ladle to scoop up water, gulped a few mouthfuls, and handed it to Feng Shen.Feng Shen took advantage of drinking time to sneak a glance at the old woman.The granny's eyes were wrinkled and her eyes were shriveled.The left eye is already extremely cloudy, only the right eye is still slightly bright.

Feng Shen pretended to cough twice, and said, "Old man, your village is a bit quiet."

"Can you keep quiet?" The old woman wiped her eyes, then sighed again, "Everyone is gone..."

"It's gone!?" Lu Ban was startled, "Couldn't they all be dead?"

(End of this chapter)