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Su Ji felt like he was trapped in a swamp, with mud everywhere around him, constantly squeezing his body, and then swallowing him up bit by bit.
His breathing continued to weaken, and a pair of big hands grabbed his throat, trying to kill him.
Su Ji struggled, trying to get out of the swamp.
The next moment, Su Ji opened his eyes suddenly, and the powerlessness in his body disappeared, replaced by endless pain.
Su Ji reluctantly turned his head and looked at the unfamiliar things around him, with doubts in his eyes.
Now, he was lying on the bed, the wounds on his body had been bandaged. As for last night, Su Ji remembered that he passed out after being stabbed last night.
He thought he was in a desperate situation and there was nothing he could do to save himself.
Now, Su Ji could not imagine that he was still alive.
He was obviously alive, and the wounds on his body gave off the itching feeling that only occurs when the wounds are healing.
Who saved me? ...Su Ji couldn't think of anyone else in Su City who would save him.
Su Ji wanted to get out of bed, but as soon as he tried hard, he felt an extremely weak and painful feeling in his limbs.
Su Ji snorted coldly, lay back on the bed, and let out a long breath.
"You were seriously injured. Your life was saved, but you still need to recover for at least ten days and a half."
A person walked into the room and looked at Su Ji. Su Ji's eyes also fell on the visitor.
Su Ji asked cautiously: "Who are you?"
"Yu Zhi." The visitor said.
Last night, Yu Zhi just arrived at Su Ji's residence and happened to see the last killer about to chop off Su Ji's head.
Yu Zhi naturally killed the other party and saved Su Ji.
"Yu Zhi. Are you the censor?" Su Ji asked.
Yu Zhi sat on the chair and said, "Isn't it like that?"
With that said, Yu Zhi took out the Monk Fang Baojian, the belt card of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
Su Ji heard about what happened in front of the city gate, and looked at Yu Zhi with more respect.
People who think about the people are worthy of respect.
Before Su Ji could speak, Yu Zhi continued: "Last night, I was looking for you to learn about the situation of the Su City Army's previous suppression of bandits. I didn't expect to see you being assassinated. Obviously, you must know something. So, Someone wants to kill you."
"Do you know who wants to kill you?"
Su Ji looked resentful and looked directly above him, not knowing how to speak.
Yu Zhi laughed, as if he had read through Su Ji's thoughts, and said: "It is a good thing to be cautious. But if you are too cautious and hide everything in your heart, you may kill many people."
Su Ji thought to himself: If Yu Zhi hadn't rescued me, I would have turned into a corpse last night. What do I have to hide about what I know?
Su Ji simply said: "After I was dismissed from office, someone has been secretly monitoring me. Unexpectedly, it was the person who wanted to kill me yesterday. And the person who wanted to kill me was none other than You Yuanju, the commander-in-chief of the Su City Army."
Yu Zhi was not surprised and asked calmly: "Why did he want to kill you?"
Su Ji looked at Yu Zhi, the secret he was going to tell might make it impossible for the young man to leave Su City. Su Ji didn't want to harm the young man in front of him.
"Master Yu, are you confident in dealing with You Yuanju?"
"My guess is good, it is indeed You Yuanju."
"My lord, have you already guessed it?"
"It shouldn't be difficult to guess."
"But Lord Yu, if I tell this matter, I'm afraid You Yuanju won't let Lord Yu leave Su City. That's why I asked, is Lord Yu confident of dealing with him?"
"Yes, so what? No, so what?"
"If not, Master Yu doesn't need to know the secret, so as not to die in Su City."
Su Ji's words were very straightforward. Life and death are just one word in his mouth.
Yu Zhi smiled and thought: You just don't know that my real enemy is much more powerful than You Yuanju.
Yu Zhi said: "That's all you say. You Yuanju is not my opponent yet."
Su Ji didn't know why the young man was so arrogant, so he reminded: "Master Yu, You Yuanju is at least a strong man of the seventh level of the Open Monument. And there are people of his in the entire Sucheng County, secretly and openly. Even if Master Yu takes it upon himself to supervise the censor, As for your identity, you must also be careful as it is easy to hide from an open gun and hard to defend against a hidden arrow."
Believe me, I'm very strong... Yu Zhi suddenly laughed. He really wanted to publicize the things in the north.
"I'm not a loyal and courageous person. If this matter is so big that even I can't deal with it, just pretend that you and I have never met you."
Su Ji sighed and spoke slowly: "When banditry appeared in Su City, almost all the six counties under Su City were plundered by bandits. I once led troops to the mountains to suppress the bandits. I went into the mountains five times, but I failed. There was no trace of the bandits at all. The only time I led a few of my soldiers was lost in the mountains and accidentally discovered the bandits' lair. No, it should be said that it was a city. "
A city.
Yu Zhi was shocked when he heard this.
"A city in a mountain." Yu Zhi said.
Su Ji looked at Yu Zhi and said, "Yes, the word "city in the mountain" is very appropriate. There is a big city deep in the mountains. The city wall is very high and solid. There are people patrolling the city wall. At first glance, it is not an ordinary bandit."
"At that time, there were only a few of our brothers and we didn't dare to alert the bandits rashly. After retreating quietly, we wandered around the mountains for a few days and finally got out of the mountains. After I came out of the mountains, I immediately reported the matter to You Yuanju. The soldiers of the Su City Army soon entered the mountains and forests again, looking for the mountain city. But the strange thing is that we searched for a month and could not find the city again."
Yu Zhi already had some guesses in his mind.
Su Ji continued: "You Yuanju said that we were so hungry that we fainted in the mountains, so he was wrong. But I am convinced that there is indeed such a city in the mountains, and it must be the lair of bandits."
"Since that time, bandits have often appeared on the official roads of Sucheng County to plunder. Some soldiers in the army have also suffered hardships at their homes, and they are extremely resentful of the bandits. But You Yuanju has not made any move, and only ordered us to continue Ground patrol."
"One night, I was stationed in a village. I happened to be robbed by bandits. After a battle, both sides suffered casualties. This is a normal thing. But after the bandits evacuated, I secretly led a few people Follow, hoping to find the city in the mountain."
"Unexpectedly, I saw that the person who contacted the bandits turned out to be Chao Dabiao."
Yu Zhi was finally a little surprised, "Chao Dabiao, are you talking about the deputy general of Su Cheng Army?"
"Yes." Su Ji said, "Although Chao Dabiao is You Yuanju's confidant, he certainly would not dare to collude with the bandits. There must be You Yuanju's instruction behind this. I dare not make it public, so I have to investigate secretly."
"But what happened next became more and more strange. The bandits began to rob young children. In the past, they would target the passing caravans. Compared with these poor people, the caravans had more goods and money, but they changed The target was reached. In the past month, all the young children outside the city were kidnapped by bandits."
Yu Zhi couldn't help but nodded and echoed: "I already discovered this on the way to Su City, and I also heard from the people who suffered about it. But I don't understand why these bandits kidnapped these children when they don't want money. ?”
Suddenly, a hint of gloom flashed in Su Ji's eyes, and he said coldly: "Master Yu, have you ever heard of a rumor?"
Yu Zhi looked at Su Ji suspiciously and heard Su Ji say: "Killing young children and eating people's hearts can cure all kinds of diseases. Take the heart blood and fry ginseng, and you can live for a hundred years."
Yu Zhi's eyes were cold, shooting out two rays of cold light. "Who spread such vicious rumors?"
Su Ji shook his head and said: "There is no way to find out. This rumor has been circulating in Su City for a long time, at least for more than ten years."
Yu Zhi asked again: "Do you also think that the bandits did such a sinister thing by robbing children?"
"I dare not say yes. But it will never be a good thing." Su Ji said, "The bandits are vicious, and you will never end well if you fall into their hands!"
"How many children were taken away?"
"A rough estimate is that there are more than 200 people, and there are many who have not been reported. I am afraid that many young children have suffered tragic accidents."
"It's damn good."
"Sigh, if You Yuanju really colludes with the bandits, I'm afraid the entire Sucheng County will be in catastrophe."
"If You Yuanju really colludes with the bandits, I will kill him first."
Su Ji looked at Yu Zhi again. The young man in front of him gave people an inexplicable sense of confidence.
A boy is a boy after all, and Su Ji didn't dare to put too much hope in Yu Zhi.
It is wrong to look down on a person because of his age. There are many talented young people in Nanzhou Prefecture who have come up from behind. But facing You Yuanju, who controlled 20,000 Su Cheng troops, Su Ji still looked down upon Yu Zhi.
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In Fan Mansion, in a room full of mist, a man was half-lying on a hospital bed, while the woman beside the bed was carefully feeding him medicine.
The man is Fan Liren, the eldest son of the Fan family in Su City, and the woman is Fan Liren's wife Su Muchi.
After picking up Tuantuan from Yu Zhi's place, Su Muchi returned to Fan Mansion.
After all, she was a married woman and was supposed to live in Fan Mansion.
Fan Liren has been bedridden all year round. His face is pale and his body is even thinner. His eyes are slightly turned up, like a dead fish. If you meet it for the first time, you will definitely feel scared. There is mist steaming in his room all year round, and he doesn't know where he came from. He uses some herbal fumigation to recuperate his body.
Various herbs are mixed together, giving off a very strange smell.
Therefore, very few people come to Fan Liren. Except for some servants, only Su Muchi accompanied Fan Liren.
Cough cough cough.
Fan Liren coughed violently.
Su Muchi skillfully put down the medicine bowl and patted Fan Liren's back gently.
After several coughs, there was a lot of bright red blood on the plain white handkerchief.
Fan Liren looked at the medicinal soup in the medicine bowl with a strange expression. He raised his hand to signal Su Muchi to stop.
Su Muchi took the handkerchief, handed it to the servant, and said: "My husband has been staying in the house all day without seeing the sun, and his energy is worse than before. Why don't I help you walk in the yard?"
Fan Liren shook his head and said feebly: "The doctor said that the herbal steam needs to be steamed for three hours every day, and today there is still one hour left."
Su Muchi didn't know where Fan Liren found the doctors and prescriptions, but Fan Liren didn't let her take care of these things.
After marrying Fan Liren, Su Muchi also found some doctors for him, but after being scolded by Fan Liren, Su Muchi never took care of the matter again.
Fan Liren's body was just left to his own devices.
Fan Liren said: "Today, I heard from my servant that you brought back a little girl? Is it a new maid?"
Although Fan Liren's voice was weak, it sounded pleasant, like spring breeze and rain, gentle and elegant.
Su Muchi smiled, and while busy with what she was doing, she said: "I picked up a little girl on the road. She was only five or six years old. Her family was attacked by bandits, and she was the only one left. I saw that she was all alone. Brought her back.”
"You are kind-hearted. Just arrange it properly." Fan Liren coughed a few more times. "After you came back, my second brother didn't give you any trouble, right?"
"I haven't met my second brother yet."
"Well, my second brother has been arrogant since he was young. Please give him some mercy."
"Of course I want it."
The couple talked calmly.
In fact, this happens every time between the couple.
Talking about the same topics as before, the same few words came back and forth, and there was no more new ideas.
