Luming Mountain.
Pingshui Town.
Yu Ye stopped the reins and let the horse go slowly.
After setting off early in the morning, we went non-stop and arrived at Pingshui Town again in the afternoon. It happened to be that the sun was shining brightly and the weather was sultry. He himself was fine, but the horse was panting and dripping with sweat.
Find a place to rest for a while. The next journey is far away.
In the past few months, we traveled three to four thousand miles from Xingyuan Valley to the Yan family in Suyanchuan, and then to Xuanhuang Mountain, Tianmen Town, Beiqi Mountain, Beiqi Town, Lishui Town, Queling Mountain, and Luming Mountain. Now when he returns to Xingyuan Valley, even if he abandons the original path, there will still be at least two thousand miles waiting for him.
Fortunately, the horse's legs were strong and he was able to return to Xingyuan Valley in half a month.
He had made up his mind that returning home to look for Qiub would not disturb the villagers. In other words, he still had no face to face the villagers. As for whether Qiub can be found, it is not yet known. And he still had to go home, because the old man not only named him, saved his life, and had the grace to reincarnate him, but his origin was related to Qizhou, and he was currently the only hope that could help him clear up his doubts. .
Pingshui Town is right in front of you.
Next to the avenue, a familiar courtyard appeared.
When Yu Ye passed by on horseback, he looked curiously.
That's Guan San's home.
Guan San stole his horse. He once visited the house looking for a horse, but was bullied by Guan San's wife. The couple also has two young children.
But he saw that the courtyard door was wide open and there were people crowding in front of it. Looking through the courtyard gate, there are dead people covered with white cloth parked in the courtyard.
There were quite a few deaths in Guan San's family. I remember his mother passed away.
And there is more than one dead person in the hospital?
But listening to the conversation in the crowd——
"Oh, five members of the family are dead. It's so pitiful. This family is in dire straits!"
"My relatives have come to take care of the funeral, otherwise there will be no one to bury me if I die!"
"A while ago, I heard that Guan San's wife died. How come within two days, he, his mother-in-law and his children were all dead?"
"I heard that Guan San made a huge fortune, but my dead mother ignored her and went to make money again. As a result, she met a group of strong men who asked her where the money came from. He said that he had a brother who was young and promising, riding a horse. Carrying a sharp sword, he was a well-known figure in the world. He visited him recently and gave him a large sum of gold and silver. In fact, he had no brothers. Who made him like to brag? The strong men took him home to find his brothers. , bad news came out today..."
“Hush, trouble comes from your mouth, please be careful what you say!
Yu Ye flew off his horse and walked closer in a few steps. He left to look at the lively crowd and stepped into the courtyard. He immediately frowned and his face turned cold.
Lying on the bamboo couch in front of the main room was a dead old woman, which already exuded a strong corpse smell. In the courtyard, there were four other dead bodies lying, namely Guan San, his mother-in-law, and two young children. The surrounding area was covered with a layer of loess, but it was still stained with blood. This shows how brutal and bloody the family was when they were massacred.
The whole family is destroyed!
Guan San was a rogue who was addicted to gambling, and his mother-in-law was also a street shrew. Although the couple had bad conduct, Yu Ye did not care about it. Even if the money was used to redeem the stolen horse, I didn't take it seriously at the time. I just thought that the old man in this family passed away and the children were young, so I should give up the money to support one or two.
Who would have thought that his kind intentions would actually harm this family!
Even if Guan San likes to brag and speak unabashedly, five ingots of silver shouldn't bring about the disaster of destroying his family? What's more, why were the two young children so guilty that they were brutally killed?
And the brother Guan San mentioned on horseback and carrying a sword, isn't it exactly the age and appearance of Yu Ye?
It was these few words that brought him great trouble!
Oh, could it be that Jiang Xiong’s accomplices came here?
After killing Jiang Xiong, he did not search around for fear of disturbing others, causing his accomplices to escape, so he summoned helpers to find him for revenge?
Yu Ye walked into the yard.
"Where is the person in charge?"
A middle-aged man came forward.
"I am the child's uncle, I don't know..."
Yu Ye reached out and took out two ingots of silver.
"Take it for funeral arrangements!"
The middle-aged man hurriedly took the money.
"Who is this……"
Yu Ye didn't answer, turned around and walked out.
The onlookers were also surprised and whispered——
"Oh, could this man be Guan San's brother?"
"That should be it. Look at the horse he rides on, look at the sword on his horse, look at the big ingot of silver he takes out..."
Yu Yehan walked through the crowd with a face on his face, jumped on his horse, let out a sullen breath, then grabbed the horse's belly and walked leisurely towards the town.
He did not deny being regarded as Guan San's brother. Guan San's disaster of annihilation was related to himself and to his wildness. And those gangsters are the real culprits.
Pingshui Town, located on a mountain col, has two streets running east-west and north-south, an inn, three or two restaurants, and more than ten shops.
The weather was hot in the afternoon and there were few people on the streets.
Yu Ye rode around the town and saw that a food shop had not yet closed, so he dismounted and took a rest.
The shopkeeper was a middle-aged man who was cleaning up the stove. He said it was time for dinner and only half a pot of haggis soup was left.
Yu Ye dropped a piece of silver and asked the shopkeeper to bring him mutton soup and a bucket of water. He then went to the shop next door to buy grains to quench his horse's thirst.
The shopkeeper put away the money and went about his business with a smile.
Yu Ye sat at the table facing the street, slowly drinking mutton soup. There was still no one on the street, but there were two sneaky men looking over at the corner of the street in the distance, but they disappeared again in an instant.
Looking south, Luming Mountain stands under the blue sky and white clouds. The mountaintop that looks like a deer's head still crows to the sky, and it has remained so for thousands of years, but it is unknown how many changes it has experienced and how many good, evil, beautiful and ugly things it has witnessed in the world.
After drinking half of the mutton soup, nothing happened on the street.
Yu Ye sat idle for a while, then stood up and said goodbye to the shopkeeper. He threw the half-bag of leftover grains the horse had eaten on its back, and then led the horse through the street.
After leaving the mountain col where Pingshui Town is located, we walked across a stone bridge.
There is a mountain pass ahead, leading to the mountain road we came from.
Yu Ye looked back at Pingshui Town, a trace of doubt flashing in his expression. He still didn't rush to get on his horse and go on the road. Instead, he drew out his sword and ran towards the mountain pass alone.
After turning around the mountain pass, a section of mountain road stretches away. On both sides of the mountain road, there are rocks more than ten feet high. The rocks are rough and there are few trees on them. They look desolate and quiet under the sunlight.
Yu Ye held up his long sword and continued to move forward.
After walking no more than ten feet, there was suddenly a dense sound of bowstrings above the head, followed by the sound of rolling stones falling, and then a fishing net several feet in size fell from the sky.
Yu Ye's body flashed and he jumped forward, not forgetting to protect his head with his sword. He heard the jingle of arrows as fast as a shower, and the rolling stones hit him behind him one after another.
At the same time, the fishing net falling from the sky failed.
Yu Ye suddenly stopped.
More than twenty men were seen shouting and jumping down from the trees and rocks, and in an instant they were surrounded from the front, back, left and right of the mountain road.
Yu Ye raised his eyebrows and glanced around with cold eyes.
This was a group of opponents that he had expected but were unfamiliar with. And arrows suddenly hit him, rolling stones hit him hard, and fishing nets surrounded him. As long as he was put to death, the methods were really vicious and cruel!
"It was this boy who killed Ginger Bear!"
On a stone, stood a man, who still looked kind and had his usual smile on his face, but he had a long knife in his hand.
"Hey!"
Yu Ye looked at the man and couldn't help laughing, but his laughter had a self-deprecating chill.
The man who identified him was the tea seller he met two days ago. At that time, Yu Ye felt that he was kind and gave him a large sum of money for tea. Who would have thought that he turned out to be Jiang Xiong's accomplice? It is conceivable that Jiang Xiong's timely appearance and the death of Guan San's family were all related to him.
People cannot be judged by their appearance.
And it is always one's own eyes that obscures the truth.
"Boy, why are you laughing?"
The man pointed the knife at Yu Ye and asked curiously: "Even if you have some means, can you survive today?"
Instead of thinking about it, although the trap just now failed, there was no reason to miss it due to the huge disparity in numbers. What's more, there are more than 20 good brothers in the world that he has summoned. I don't believe that they can't deal with a young man.
Yu Ye glanced around and asked without answering: "Are you all Jiang Xiong's accomplices?"
"snort!"
The tea seller snorted and said, "I'm only here to seek money, and I'm not anyone's friend." He changed his words and said, "Tell the truth, kid, you killed the ginger bear and went to the deer." Mingshan, but a rogue, Guan San, stole your horse. You took out five ingots of silver to redeem the mount, and then went to Beimang Village. You must have found Feng Laoqi's treasure, but you didn't know Where is it hidden, I advise you to hand it over, otherwise..." He looked to the left and right, and then said: "These brothers sent a message to me, Qingyu, and they will never come back empty-handed."
The implication was that he knew Yu Ye's whereabouts very well. Even if he killed Yu Ye, with the help of many people and following the clues, he could still find the treasure.
It can also be seen that the rumor of Feng Laoqi hiding treasure is widely circulated in the world.
The so-called Qingyu message is a means of communication between people in the world, using domesticated bluebirds to deliver messages, which can be reached hundreds or thousands of miles away in a day.
Yu Ye stared at the man selling tea and said nothing. His eyebrows stood up, and the coldness in his eyes became even stronger.
His previous murderous intention was due to the anger caused by the death of Guan San and his family. But at this time, it was because of his fear that the murderous thoughts in his heart became more intense and decisive.
If these murderous guys find Xiuzhen and Wan'er, the consequences will be disastrous.
"Boy..."
The tea seller became impatient and raised his hand to signal.
Five or six men raised their crossbows, while the rest raised their swords. Just waiting for his order, they shot and killed the encircled boy.
But Yu Ye took the initiative and flew towards the crowd. The bow strings exploded, and the arrows were like locusts. He waved his hand and struck out sword shadows one after another. In an instant, blood flashed and broken limbs flew across the air. He took advantage of the situation and jumped up from the ground, the arrows shot on his body bounced out, and then the sword light was like a rainbow, and one after another men screamed and fell to the ground. Seeing that the situation was not going well, someone turned around and ran away. He caught up with him and killed him with a sword. The siege formation collapsed, and there were fleeing figures everywhere. At this time, he was like a wild wolf hunting, chasing his prey back and forth, slashing left and right, but those who resisted could not escape the speed of his attack and the sharpness of his sword...
Within a few moments, dead bodies had fallen on the mountain road and among the rocks.
Yu Ye fell on a stone and looked around intently. The sword in his hand trembled but his murderous intent remained unabated.
One, two, three...twenty-three?
He clearly remembered that there were twenty-four men who besieged him, but there were only twenty-three dead bodies.
Yu Ye flew up to the highest rock.
In the woods below, a figure was running wildly.
He swooped down in the wild. Before he landed, he tiptoed and flew away like a bird.
In an instant, he rushed into the forest.
Yu Ye only had a few ups and downs before he caught up with the escaping man. With a sweep of his sword, the man fell to the ground with a "plop", rolled several times, hugged his legs and howled: "Oh... spare my life... "
The man who escaped was the tea seller. His legs were struck by a sword, and his skin and flesh were split open and covered with blood.
Yu Ye fell down, flicked the hem of his clothes, and turned the sword in his hand. The sharp edge went straight to the tea seller's throat.
"You...you are a master of Taoism..."
"Have you been to Beimang Village?"
"I've never been there, but I heard that there is only Beimang Village a hundred miles south of Luming Mountain. Since you haven't returned for two days, I guess..."
"Where are your accomplices?"
"Accomplice...the brothers I summoned were killed by you..."
“I didn’t expect there would be fish that slipped through the net.”
"No, brothers are all here..."
"The fish that slipped through the net is you. You have to pay for your life for Guan San and his family——"
The sword flashed and blood splattered.
A moment later, a raging fire broke out on the mountain road, not only burning more than twenty corpses together with iron knives and crossbow arrows to ashes, but also the hard stone was melted and shattered.
The first time I tried the Lihuo Talisman, it was not used to deal with strong enemies, but to burn corpses and eliminate traces.
The duty of eradicating evil, killing people and silencing them, destroying corpses and eradicating traces, although cruel and cruel, is a bloody lesson...
