The other cultivators looked at each other in confusion. Hu Zhaoyan was always strict and would not joke with others on such important matters. Is there really a ghost in this world?
Yi Shangyan, Xiong Merin, and the cultivator surnamed Bai looked at the big black man scratching his scalp at the same time, and shouted in unison:
"Fake corpse!"
Only in this way can it cause panic and cause the soldiers to run for their lives without even daring to return their hands.
If it was someone among the four of them who committed the crime, the soldiers would have given it a try even if they knew they would die. It would be impossible to frighten three soldiers to the point where their livers and gallbladders would rupture and they would become incontinent, let alone cause all the soldiers to flee in panic.
"Oh, do you know the reason? Tell me, what's going on?"
Hu Zhaoyan was particularly interested in revealing the facts of the case, and glanced at the two groups who had just regarded each other as enemies.
Yi Shangyan smiled bitterly and explained: "Previously, my little brother guessed that one of the three Beirong men faked his death and took Brother Yin's body away, deliberately misleading us into internal strife in order to buy more time for escape. After listening to Brother Hu According to your analysis, it is very likely that a powerful guy named Barbarian Tiger pretended to be dead and set up this trap."
Then briefly describe how the giant man hid in the cave buried in mud and rocks, how powerful he was, and how he was killed by him.
Hu Zhaoyan looked at the black-robed cultivator who was good at punishment and asked: "Brother Zhang, can someone survive if his heart is pierced?"
The black-robed cultivator glanced at Chang Siguo, shook his head and said: "I have never heard of this, unless you are a master monk on the mountain... I heard my master once mentioned it, saying that there are people in the world whose heart is born on the right side of the chest. Abnormal people, perhaps, the Beirong traitor whom Brother Yi killed was such a weirdo, but your sword did not really pierce his heart."
Although this explanation sounded strange and strange, it was still reasonable, and everyone nodded frequently with a look of knowledge on their faces.
Hu Zhaoyan nodded and said, "That's it." He then asked Yi Shangyan, "Brother Yi, you have fought against the thief who committed suicide. Do you have any guesses as to where the thief would escape?"
Yi Shangyan thought for a while and pointed south: "The thief suffered several serious injuries and faked his death once. His vitality was greatly damaged. He urgently needs to find a hidden place to heal his injuries. I guess he is more likely to go south."
"To the south?"
Hu Zhaoyan muttered: "It's a little troublesome. There are many mountains and trees to the south, and there is a river to hide in. But no matter what, we have to do our part to avenge Brother Yin who died in vain. I propose that we call all the mountain-searching cultivators. Send one person out of each group and form two teams to go south and conduct a careful search. Of course, you will also inform the city of the incident and try to cut off the thief's road back north as much as possible. What do you think?"
"This arrangement is very good, and both left and right are taken into consideration."
"Very good, that's it."
After a moment of discussion, the matter was settled.
Yi Shangyan asked Chang Siguo to go back and lead the team to continue searching the mountain. He carefully warned him that he must stay and participate in the search. One was to clear his grievances, and the other was to avenge Yin Gu.
If he catches the seriously injured wild tiger, he will definitely cut it open and take a look. Is there anyone in this world whose conscience is on the right side?
Chang thought about it but was not optimistic about the search operation that had been delayed for such a long time.
It is true that Barbarian Tiger was seriously injured, but he had practiced the "Black Turtle Inner Breath" and was very good at hiding his breath. It was difficult to find him even if he was hiding in front of him. Of course, he would not throw cold water on everyone in a disgusting manner, so just let them go.
If you're lucky enough, maybe you can catch that wild tiger again?
When we turned back to the top of the mountain, all the horses had been gathered up by the cattle team leader, fed with beans and refined grains, groomed cleanly, and rested in the leeward place.
Chang Siguo came up to him with a smile on his face, and occasionally pulled Niu Li aside, who was looking behind him, and briefly told what happened, comforting Captain Niu and letting him rest assured. Won the favor of Chang Siguo.
Captain Niu rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "As long as it's okay, it'll be okay."
A middle-aged man who had gone through many vicissitudes of life among the dead. He was so satisfied with what he had achieved so far that he wished he could go back home now. He didn't want to have any more unexpected twists and turns. In front of Chang Siguo, who didn't say much. , he was somewhat cautious, so he followed Yi Shangyan's instructions conveyed by Chang Siguo and asked his soldiers to spread out on horseback between the two hills and search southward.
It doesn't matter how fast or how careful you are, just try not to damage the soldiers and horses.
Chang Siguo held a bow and took care of him in the middle. If any of the searching soldiers were in danger, he could rescue them as soon as possible.
In the afternoon, five defeated Beirong soldiers were found hiding in a hidden cave. Faced with a warning from a body-refining master marksman who shot an arrow into the cave by grazing his scalp, the five obediently put down their weapons, walked out of the cave, and were captured without mercy.
The days of escaping in the barren mountains and covered by heavy snow were not easy at all.
I was so frightened that I almost died of cold and starvation after only one night.
Their horses had been abandoned long after they entered the mountains because they were worried about being exposed. Captain Niu was so angry that he gave each of the five worthless guys a kick in the butt.
Just like that, the day passed by in a flash.
In the evening, on the leeward hillside, the prisoners were forced to use shovels to dig out the ice and snow, arrange several dry loess platforms on the upper and lower floors, lay out felt blankets, and cut down trees to build a row of temporary sheds against the hillside, which were tied with oilcloths. wind.
Another simple stable was built, and more than thirty bad horses and war horses were driven into the stable and tied up.
Organize soldiers to go to the foot of the nearby mountains to clear the ice and snow, harvest withered grass and green grass, and feed the horses with beans. Don't let these treasures go hungry.
Set up several bonfires in front of the shed, set up a few copper basins carried for long distances, put in clean snow cubes, melt them into water, wait until the water boils, add dry food and bacon one by one, and mix them together with wooden sticks. Pots of fragrant and salty paste.
Another soldier dug some cold-resistant wild vegetables in the snow at the foot of the mountain and cooked them with bacon to make hot soup.
It's hot and filling, and it's getting dark.
Captain Niu arranged for the soldiers to take turns keeping watch over the bonfire, and invited Chang Siguo to rest in a small shed high up in the middle. With the body refiner sitting in charge, everyone felt at ease.
I often think that if I meditate all night, I will have nothing to do.
On the second day, the weather was still warm and sunny. After breakfast, we dismantled the temporary camp, packed up all the oilcloths, felt blankets, copper basins, shovels and other belongings and put them on the backs of old and weak horses and tied them tightly. The soldiers mounted their war horses and eight The prisoners were tied with their hands in front of them, and they were also allowed to ride on bad horses, and they wandered all the way to the south in search of them.
It was past noon, and with a tired look on his face, Yi Shangyan found the people cooking by the mountain stream.
He alone brought a group of Beirong defeated soldiers, about twenty people, riding more than ten horses in total.
Handing over the captured horses to Niu Li, who was almost crazy with joy, Yi Shangyan pulled Chang Si aside amid the admiration and cheers of the soldiers. The two of them had something to say alone.
Seeing Yi Shangyan staring at the stream flowing in the ice and snow in front of him, he was lost in thought.
Chang Siguo asked in a low voice: "You haven't found the barbarian tiger yet?" Looking at his face, he already knew the answer, so he just started talking.
Yi Shangyan shook his head, smiled bitterly, and said: "In a cave, the bodies of Yin Gu and two Beirong swordsmen were found. The barbarian tiger should have stayed in the cave for a while. There were some blood stains and wipes left on the scene. Frozen cloth covering the wound.”
Chang Siguo narrowed his eyes and said, "Did Yin Gu have a punch wound or a sword wound?"
Yi Shangyan raised his brows slightly and said with a smile: "Punch injury, a particularly big one."
Chang Siguo also laughed. This evidence was enough to clear Yi Shangyan and his suspicions. He did not ask cultivator Bai and Xiong Molin how they would react to the evidence. There was no need. He returned to the city and just wanted to practice and read. It was not a big deal. Socializing and camping everywhere.
Just watching Yi Sangyan smile so much, the scene must have been exciting.
After a moment, Yi Shangyan suppressed his smile, sighed, and said: "The two hounds supported in the city sniffed the blood-stained cloth and the scent of the giant sword, and chased south to Canghe River, whereupon they lost the power of the barbarian tiger. There are traces, that guy must be hiding in a cave somewhere underwater.”
Chang thought that he had escaped underwater, and knew that it would be difficult to find someone in Canghe, so he did not answer the call.
After a long silence, Yi Shangyan looked at Chang Siguo and lowered his voice and asked: "Hei Wa, when you were on the hillside, how did you find the savage tiger hiding in the cave covered by mud and rocks? That guy's hiding method is incredible. Simple."
Chang Siguo immediately understood what Yi Shangyan meant, smiled and said: "Intuition! I can detect potential dangers within five feet. The wild tiger was caught by me as soon as it showed a hint of murderous intent. Unfortunately, it was too late to warn me. In one step, I almost failed to escape his vicious hands, but fortunately Brother Yi gave him a sleeve of arrows to buy me time."
Yi Shangyan sneered, wondering why he couldn't hear the rejection in Chang Siguo's words.
When he was attacked by a wild tiger on a hillside, he really failed to consider Hei Wa's safety and ran away alone out of instinct.
At this time, old things were brought up again, and Hei Wa's vaguely euphemistic accusation made him a little embarrassed, so he gave up his plan to find Hei Wa and go to the Canghe River to look for the barbaric tiger.
As the barbarian tiger's injuries improve, the further it encounters, the more dangerous it becomes.
