Yuan Bao's eyes lit up after taking a sip, "Is this spiritual spring water? The spiritual energy is so abundant, I feel light all over!"
It has never entered space since it came to the capital, so it doesn't know about the existence of Shui Lingzhu, not even Huang Xiaowu knows about it.
So Qingyan told it about the origins of Huang Xiaowu and the Water Spirit Pearl, as well as the changes in the space. Yuanbao was very excited when he heard it, and he wanted to go in and take a look right away.
Although it has its own little brother in the space, it is not intelligent after all, and there is no problem in communicating with it, but it is not that smart after all, and it still retains the unique thinking of a beast.
There are four bears who are wise, but they are not from the same group and cannot play together. Moreover, the four bears are in a group by themselves and do not like to come into contact with these beasts.
Now there is an alien beast, and it can already transform. It is very curious, and wants to go into the space immediately to see, and wants to learn from the other party, how to transform quickly.
It also wanted to transform into a human being, so that it would no longer need to appear outside in cat form. Instead, it could use human form to accompany Qingyan. It found that it was more convenient to walk outside in human form.
But now it has no choice but to go in and take a look first. Chou Chou and Huang Xiaowu are still in the capital, and they went to visit the plum market.
If nothing unexpected happens, they will be able to return to the capital tomorrow. Even if they leave directly without going back, Chou Chou is fast and they can catch up later.
The rest of the journey was very peaceful. Even when they reached that section of the mountain road, there were no more assassinations. Thinking that maybe time was short and he only had time to arrange that group, Zhao Rixin relaxed a little.
Qingyan did not. She still used her spiritual consciousness to carefully explore the surroundings, trying not to miss anything. Especially the closer she got to Chen Liu, the more vigilant she became.
The mountain road is in the middle section, and becomes flat as you go further back. There are occasional undulations on the road, but it does not affect the view.
As it turned out, a few miles away from Chenliu, at the entrance to a village on the roadside, there were groups of people sitting together and chatting. On the other side, there were people walking around in the fields who looked like they were working.
This scene looks so familiar. It seems that these two groups of people are using the same tactic. I don’t know if they are the same tactic. Even if the news of the failure has not yet spread, seeing that they are safe and sound, I should know that this tactic will not work. .
But those people still played their roles conscientiously. The people on the right were chatting happily, as if they had mentioned some interesting topics.
The other side is bent over and working, not looking this way, as if he is not distracted, but the horse's feet are also very obvious. Forget about that side of the field, this side of the village is full of men, not a single woman, which is very strange. .
Apparently Uncle Liu also noticed it, slowed down the carriage, and spoke to Qingyan.
Qingyan drove the carriage directly over and walked in front of them. When she passed by, she asked Uncle Liu to slow down and follow. If someone rushed up in front of her, she would kill them first.
Uncle Liu nodded to express his understanding, and he could see that his master and Miss Yang knew in advance that there would be an ambush on the road and were prepared.
Qingyan walked in front but was not too far away from Zhao Rixin and the others, worried that the other party would not take action or wait until she passed before taking action against the carriage behind them.
There was only two carriages between them, and from the front they looked like they were right next to each other.
Sure enough, when they were about to reach those people, those people slowly came closer.
This time, instead of everyone coming around, only half of the people came over, and the rest stayed where they were, pretending to continue chatting, as if they were not in the same group.
Qingyan asked Yuanbao to get ready, and couldn't help but use her spiritual consciousness to look at several yards near the village to see how the villagers inside were doing.
I found that all the people in the four or five courtyards at the entrance of the village were killed! There were corpses lying in the yard and in the house. They were all killed with one knife!
This village is not big, with only a dozen households in total. Although it is close to Chenliu, it is not a prosperous place, because there is a river beach in front of it, there is little land, and there is no big village.
Qingyan's face instantly turned cold. Although these people's routines were the same as those before, their ruthlessness was not comparable to those of them.
"Yuanbao, don't hold back on these people, they slaughtered the village!"
Qingyan looked at those people and said to Yuan Bao.
Yuan Bao nodded, "Understood, I will take care of them!"
Qingyan took off the two bracelets on her wrists and directly pressed the mechanism without any concealment. It turned into two short guns and clasped them in the middle with both hands, connecting them together to form a complete double-headed beryllium!
At this time, the sun was already setting in the west, and the dim sunset shone on the gun-colored double-headed beryllium, plating it with a layer of golden light.
When the people who had gathered around saw this scene, they felt flustered for no reason. The weapons in their hands seemed to be suppressed, and they were unable to lift them. They thought of retreating.
But before they could make any move, Qingyan and Yuanbao had already taken the lead. The two of them were still responsible for one side, not only to deal with the people surrounding them, but also to deal with those behind them.
As soon as there was a move in front, Uncle Liu stopped the carriage, picked up the knife in his hand, and was ready to fight at any time.
Zhao Rixin also came out of the carriage and stood behind Uncle Liu with a stick in his hand. He was practicing the Panlong Stick Technique taught to him by his father. He had not yet mastered it because of his age. He did not have his own father. Half of it is awesome.
You must know that Taizu is the emperor who is said to have the highest martial arts skills. He is a master of the Panlong Stick technique and also created his own Taizu Changquan. However, his two sons are not as talented as him and have only scratched the surface.
But despite this, he is much more powerful when he has a stick in his hand than when he is bare-handed. He prefers the stick method to the long fist.
It's just that there is no room for the two of them to play. They are preparing here, and they have already made a quick decision over there.
This time, the speed was faster than before. I had no intention of hurting anyone's life before, so I was cautious about taking action, and I also had to be careful not to hit it too hard, otherwise I would be restrained and unable to let go.
This time, Qingyan and Yuanbao were both killed with one move.
Especially Qingyan, a flaming double-headed beryllium weapon with a strong force, it can take away a life with every strike, stab and turn, and can even kill two people!
Yuanbao also goes directly to the most vulnerable parts of people, solving them with one claw, neatly.
In less than five minutes, more than 20 people were killed. Their bodies lay on the ground, and no one survived.
Uncle Liu and Zhao Rixin didn't come back to their senses for a long time. If they had seen the strength of Qingyan and Yuanbao before, now they got to know them again. They were really two big killers!
This was not the first time that Zhao Rixin saw Qingyan using her weapon, but it didn't seem to be like this before. Only one end had a gun tip, but now it has both ends. It seems that this is the complete form of the weapon.
Unexpectedly, the additional gun head doubled the lethality. He once again felt that he was too weak. He must practice harder in the future and strive to become a martial arts master.
Uncle Liu was stunned at first, and then his blood boiled. But later he saw Qingyan and Yuanbao killing everyone and felt a little confused.
You had something to hold back before, why did you kill it this time? Don’t you need to keep someone alive for interrogation? They were so entangled in their thoughts that they didn't come back to their senses until everyone was dead and Qingyan waved to them.
"Let's get all these corpses into the yard and wait until King Jin sends someone to deal with the aftermath."
Qingyan said to them.
Zhao Rixin looked at the body on the ground, then looked at the yard next to him, and asked doubtfully: "Is there no one in the yard? Will the villagers be frightened if we put the body in it?"
Besides, people wouldn’t want corpses in their yards, so how would they live there in the future?
Qingyan sighed and said, "Do you think those villagers can still be alive?"
Zhao Rixin instantly understood the meaning of her words, his expression changed, and he rushed towards the nearest yard.
Uncle Liu followed closely, fearing that something might happen to his master.
After a while, the two of them came out, entered another courtyard, and finally came back with faces as heavy as water.
Zhao Rixin said in a deep voice with red eyes: "These people really deserve to die! No one in this village survived, and they didn't even spare their infants who were several months old. They really deserve to die! It's so easy to kill them with one move."
Uncle Liu also nodded beside him. It is not that he has never seen dead people, he has also been on the battlefield. He hates these beasts who attack the old, weak, women and children the most. They are skilled in martial arts and do not want to serve the country, but they attack their own people. Such people are indeed Not worthy of living.
After that, the three of them dragged the bodies into the yard. If they couldn't fit in one yard, they put them in two yards.
Zhao Rixin wrote a note using the charcoal strip Qingyan gave him, and wrote down the matter briefly on it. He then took out a carrier pigeon from the carriage, put the note into the bamboo tube on the pigeon's leg and sealed it. Okay, then let the doves fly.
They cleaned up the blood stains on the roadside again. They just dug some soil and buried it so that it wouldn't come out unless they looked carefully.
Qingyan cleaned Yuanbao's claws again, and the three of them got on the carriage again. It was getting dark now. They had to rush to Chenliu Inn. They didn't know if there were assassins behind them, so it was best not to sleep in the wilderness.
Although it is only a few miles away from Chenliu, the road is not easy to walk because we have to cross a river, and the bridge on the river is very narrow, so it is very dangerous to walk in the dark.
They soon arrived at the river. Because there was little rain, the river beaches on both sides were very wide and there was not much water in the river.
The carriages are now lit with torches, which can illuminate the road ahead. The bridge in front is indeed narrow and can only accommodate one carriage.
Qingyan asked them to walk in front, and she followed behind. She had already used her spiritual sense to detect it, and there was no danger ahead, so don't be afraid of an ambush waiting in front.
The two carriages went up the stone bridge one after the other. The stone bricks on the bridge were smoothed and smoothed. Fortunately, there was no frost or snow on the bridge, otherwise it would be very slippery.
The bridge is not long, only about thirty or forty meters, and it will be over in a short time.
After crossing the river, you can see the lights in Chenliu Town. They should be lanterns lit by some shops. You can see some light spots in the distance.
Even though Chenliu is just a town, it has city walls because it is an ancient town with historical origins.
The name of Chenliu Town can be traced back to the Warring States Period. As early as the Warring States Period, Chenliu Town belonged to the Zheng State in the Warring States Period and was named Liu.
During a war between Chen State and Zheng State, Liu was captured and occupied by Chen State. From then on, Liu was renamed Chenliu.
It also has a beautiful name called Phoenix City, which comes from a beautiful legend.
Legend has it that in ancient times, there was a beautiful phoenix bird that often perched on a high hill. At the same time, in the river next to the high hill, the auspicious omen of "a negative picture of a hippopotamus" appeared.
Cangjie, the originator of Chinese characters, came after hearing the news, drew pictures, and created many related characters.
In order to commemorate this story, later generations called Gaogang Fenghuang Terrace, which is now Chenliu Town.
The place where the river comes out of the picture is called Hetu Village, and the Cangwang Temple was built where Cangjie created the character. Now there is Cangwang Temple Village, and people worship Cangjie as a saint.
Due to the "arrival of phoenix birds" and "the coming of rivers", people rushed to live near Fenghuang Terrace, which later gradually developed into a town, which is now Chenliu Town.
Because the legend is too old, its origin cannot be verified now. Only Fenghuang Terrace, Cangwang Temple, Cangwang Village, Hetu Village and other places in the north of the town can still allow people to vaguely see the shadow of the legend.
Qingyan came here in later generations. She came here with her parents. At that time, Fenghuang Ancient City was a tourist attraction and the city wall was long gone. It is said that it was stripped in the 1950s.
At this time, Chenliu Town still retained some of its original appearance. At least the city wall was still there, and most of the buildings inside were still the same.
They came in through the north city gate, and because it was a town, they didn't need to pay copper coins to get in or out.
To be honest, a town is divided into four gates: southeast, northwest and northwest. Its scale is not much different from that of a county town.
When they entered the city, they immediately looked for an inn. I don't know if it was because of the Meishi market in the capital, but people from the south were staying here. The two inns they found had no rooms.
Of course, there are still Datongbu, but neither Zhao Rixin nor Qingyan is someone who knows how to live in Datongpu.
In the end, I had to go to the Yamen and stay there for one night.
That's right, even though Chenliu is a town, there is a government office here, but the management staff is just the mayor and some petty officials.
Although Zhao Rixin came to Chenliu for business, he was not in the town, but went to the military camp east of Chenliu. There was an army guarding the southeast of the capital. He wanted to convey his father's will and supervise the change of defenses. .
So they had to leave Chenliu Town tomorrow morning and walk more than ten miles southeast, so they stayed in the backyard of the Yamen tonight. There were people on duty there at night, so they had to go back home tonight.
The yard is not big, but it is very clean. There are beds in several rooms. It just so happens that they all brought bedding on their carriage. Zhao Rixin and the others did it just in case, and they just used it now.
However, they couldn't sleep directly. They hadn't finished eating yet. They had to make do with dry food in the car at noon. They must have something better to eat at night, at least with soup and water to keep them warm.
