Looking at this messy scene, the owner of the house must have resisted, but obviously failed, otherwise there would not be a headless skeleton here.
Moreover, the dust in this room definitely did not form in a day or two. No one has lived here for a long time.
After Zhao Lei walked out of this house, he entered seven or eight more houses one after another. Like the first house, they were all ransacked, and skeletons were also found in two of the rooms.
It seems that this village is abandoned, all the people in it are missing, and since it is so close to Pingyang County, it must not be because they can't survive.
They weren't all killed, because the skeletons in the village didn't match up. This mystery might only be understood after Zhao Lei entered the city.
He didn't have much of a clue, so Zhao Lei didn't have to worry about it that much. People were dying everywhere in this day and age, and there were empty villages everywhere, including this one.
Zhao Lei randomly found a house, swept the dust on the floor, and sat down to rest.
After about half an hour, it was not so hot outside, and Zhao Lei came to the innermost part of the village.
He found a secret place, dug a hole, put chalcedony, Shui Yuan Jue and bear skin and other miscellaneous things in the package, and buried them in together with the talismans and knives.
Now that he didn't understand the situation in Pingyang City, he naturally couldn't bring chalcedony and Shui Yuan Jue with him to avoid accidents when entering the city.
After all, these two things are not ordinary things at first glance.
Maybe they don't take Shui Yuan Jue seriously and just regard it as a fantasy novel, or maybe they don't even recognize the three words above.
But for this chalcedony, as long as you are not blind, you can see that it is extremely valuable.
Faced with such a treasure, few people would not stop coveting it.
So Zhao Lei thought it was safer to hide here. Shangma Village has now become a ghost village. There is no human habitation, and few people will come to this village.
Even if someone comes, they will not enter the innermost part of the village.
Zhao Lei took the wooden box with him, as well as the black mother-in-law inside, as well as the kettle, silver, and half of the evil-proof charm.
The wooden box was his safety net. If he encountered something he couldn't solve, he would at least have Granny Hei to protect him.
Even if the soul of a monster is thrown out to scare people, it can at least help him attract others' attention.
Bringing money with you can help you deal with accidents. Money can make things worse. If you encounter an investigation when entering the city, the money you carry will be useful.
After Zhao Lei made the mark, he hurriedly hit the road. During the four or five miles, he did not see large groups of refugees, but only met a few scattered people who were also in a hurry.
In just one stick of incense, Zhao Lei saw the walls of Pingyang City and the big words Pingyang City on the city gate.
The strange thing is that there are no refugees or beggars found outside Pingyang City. It seems that the refugees Zhao Lei has encountered along the way are just hallucinations.
There are two open gates at the gate of the city, and there are about ten soldiers standing there.
Zhao Lei calmed down and hurried towards the city gate.
After arriving at the city gate, Zhao Lei saw a vegetable farmer seven or eight meters in front of him, surrounded by four or five soldiers making things difficult for him.
One of them kicked the vegetable farmer's burden to the ground, and several wild vegetables rolled out.
The vegetable farmer in the middle, Zhao Lei thought, might be the people around him. He picked wild vegetables from the mountains and sold them in the city. But when he didn't want to go into the city, he was troubled by the soldiers.
Zhao Lei has no intention of interfering with this matter. He can't protect himself now. If he interferes with this matter, who knows if he will offend the officers and soldiers guarding the city.
But when he accidentally saw the few wild vegetables that rolled out, his eyes narrowed, and then he walked up without changing his expression.
This vegetable farmer was a white-haired old man in his fifties or sixties. He knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing to the soldiers around him.
"Master Jun, please take pity on me, the little old man. I borrowed the money for entering the city from others. I just wanted to sell this vegetable and earn some hard-earned money so that I can buy medicine for my grandson." sick.
Little old man, I really have no money. Master, do you think this will work? After I go to the city and sell out the vegetables and buy the medicine, I will give you all the rest. "
"Give me the rest? You old fool, you are sending a beggar!"
If you don't show enough filial piety today, don't even think about entering this door. If you are still making noise here, I will break your legs! "
As Duan Yong spoke, he raised the spear in his hand and looked at the old man in front of him with an unhappy face.
I have been guarding here for almost a day today. They are all poor people with little profit and success. In his current position, he has spent money. If he can't get any profit, he will lose money every day.
Now that I met such an old man who didn't understand the rules, I was naturally angry and wanted to teach him a lesson.
As for the two baskets of wild vegetables, they naturally belong to me. I deserved it for wasting such a long time.
Just when Duan Yong was about to take action, Zhao Lei caught up with him in two steps. He came to the side of the old man and blocked him behind.
Then with a face full of flattery, he nodded and bowed, and said to Duan Yong with a simple and honest look:
"Master Jun, don't be angry. It's not worth getting your body angry because of this old man. This is an old man from my village. He has never been to the city and doesn't know the rules. I hope Mr. Jun has enough people to let this old man go." "
With that said, the one coin of silver quietly passed into the hands of Duan Yong.
Duan Yong saw that it was silver and weighed it. He couldn't help but feel surprised that this country man with mud legs actually had money in his hand to bribe.
He couldn't help but regard Zhao Lei as a fat sheep and wanted to continue to extract money from him.
As for the people from the same village that Zhao Lei said, Duan Yong didn't believe it. They were just from the same village, so how could they spend money to settle matters.
This old man must be his relative. He deliberately said he was from the same village and just wanted to get away with it. This was really underestimating himself. Duan Yong couldn't help but think that he was even a little complacent.
"Hey! You little thief dares to bribe us and other city guards in broad daylight.
I think you must be a sneaky person with your sharp mouth and monkey cheeks. Now grandpa, I will punish you on the spot and put you in prison to relax your muscles and bones! "
As he said that, the soldiers faced Zhao Lei.
It's true that a good person is bullied by others, and a good horse is ridiculed by others. Zhao Lei is also very angry.
Duan Yong was so unscrupulous just because he saw that the two people in front of him were idiots with no background.
At the city gate, it was broad daylight. Zhao Lei naturally didn't want to cause trouble here, so he could only endure it.
But Zhao Lei already remembered the unshaven soldier in front of him.
