After wandering around Qingmu Town, they reluctantly found a dilapidated inn near the river. There were almost no guests in the inn, it was deserted and could close down at any time.
The shopkeeper was shocked when he saw the four of them coming to stay in the hotel. He was surprised and happy at the same time, and hurriedly called the waiter to clean up a few guest rooms and come out.
The tables, chairs and benches in the guest room are relatively old, and the window lattice is half-ruined, just like the dilapidated inn, it looks like it will collapse in the wind.
The shopkeeper said that Qingmu Town has been uneasy in recent years, and after reminding them not to run around at night, he withdrew.
After settling in, Qi Sili took Qin Ming to the town to inspect the situation, leaving Master Yun Chu and Xiao Xuan to pack their bags.
The room was filled with damp air, and there was a faint musty smell in the air, as if you were in a cellar that had not been opened for a long time.
The wooden floor creaked underfoot, and every step seemed to break the crispy floor.
Master Yun Chu takes care of himself every day.
The window lattice was mottled and had been exposed to a lot of moisture. Master Yun Chu and Xiao Xuan worked hard for a long time before opening the window, allowing fresh air to flow in and dispel the dull atmosphere.
The breeze by the river is gentle, gently blowing across the river, causing ripples. The moonlight shines through the gaps in the leaves and shines on the river, shimmering with cold light.
Master Yun Chu stretched out in front of the window and said lazily: "Xiao Xuan, Qingmu Town is our last stop on our way south. Should we stay here and wait for the Dingbei Army?"
Xiao Xuan nodded and said: "Wang...Brother Qi has figured out the approximate whereabouts of the last disaster relief funds. After the Northern Army is determined to join us, we will set off to Canghai to meet with the governor and censor. This is a thorough investigation going south. It should be able to come to an end.”
At the end, Xiao Xuan added: "Brother Qi said that after we return to Beijing to resume our duties, the Dingbei Army will return to garrison in Saibei."
Master Yun Chu was confused: "Didn't the Dingbei Army just return to the court? Why so quickly? Could it be that Rouran is attacking again?"
Xiao Xuan shook his head: "After this battle, Saibei will be in peace in the next few years."
"Then why is it so urgent?"
"I don't know." Xiao Xuan sighed: "I heard Qin Ming mention it. It seems to be a secret decree from the emperor. The Queen Mother has always been afraid of King Dingbei and the Dingbei Army. The emperor has always been the most filial piety. It should be because he does not want to fight with the same family."
Master Yun Chu suddenly understood and nodded. The Empress Dowager of Ming Qi had always wanted her second son Liang Xiao to be the emperor, and was afraid of the Dingbei Army behind Emperor Liang Yuan, so she did not dare to make any big moves. When the Dingbei Army returns to Beijing, the Empress Dowager and the others must take action. Like the last assassination at the city gate, everyone knew it, but they couldn't make it clear. They could only keep investigating it as if they were kept in the dark.
Where is Xiao Zhao’s life? Who will seek justice for her? Who will seek justice for those Dingbei soldiers and civilians who died in accidents?
This is fair but it has always been unfair. As long as nothing happens to King Dingbei, all the accidents in Shangjing over the years have been suppressed lightly. Emperor Liang Yuan would always reward him generously after an accident, and the matter would be revealed easily.
If the family affairs are not peaceful, how can the world be peaceful?
"I want to go back to Saibei. It will save me the twists and turns of going to Beijing, and Brother Qi won't have to work so hard. Xiao Zhao, when we return to Saibei, I will go to drink the strongest wine and ride the strongest bike. Horse." When he thought of this, Xiao Xuan had a bright smile on his face. This smile bloomed at the corner of his mouth, and his eyes sparkled: "I can teach you to ride the fierce horse you didn't win last time."
Master Yun Chu interrupted his thoughts and patted him on the shoulder: "Xiao Xuan, aren't you afraid that the master will scold you? The master won't let us drink strong liquor. If Ri Er'er mentions it and orders us doctors to drink, it will miss the big news."
The master Yun Chu mentioned was an old doctor from the Dingbei Military Camp. Xiao Zhao and Xiao Xuan were taught all their medical skills by the old doctor. His temperament was weirder and harsher than anyone else's, and no one could figure out his usual thoughts.
She clicked her tongue and said, "Xiao Xuan, I've learned so much from Qin Ming now, I'm not like you at all."
Xiao Xuan touched the back of his head and smiled: "Qin Ming is right, you can't follow the rules, you have to be brave enough to try."
"Can't you tell, you kid?" Master Yunchu pretended to be gruff and warned, "Be careful, Master, slap your hand!"
Suddenly, there was a "pop" sound, which was especially obvious in the quiet night, and the cries were very pitiful in the night.
"Help..."
"Help, someone fell into the water..."
Master Yun Chu and Xiao Xuan were stunned. They both looked out the window and saw ripples on the river. Under the moonlight, they could vaguely see a figure struggling in the river.
The two of them jumped out from the window lattice with Qinggong, flew to the river, and saw a child struggling in the water. She gradually lost strength and had already sunk. Another child was lying on the bank, crying at a loss. He shouted, and his whole body was about to fall.
It was the two sisters he met during the day. Master Yun Chu quickly grabbed the swaying child.
Xiao Xuan made a quick decision, took off his shirt, and jumped into the river to save the child.
"Sister, my sister accidentally fell into the river. Please save her, save her, she is going to die..." The older child burst into tears, his face full of panic and scars. With a new injury, "Bang Bang" had to kowtow to Master Yun Chu for help.
Master Yun Chu couldn't bear it, so he helped her up, held her back and comforted her: "It's okay, it's okay, don't worry, my brother has already gone down to rescue her, it's okay, it's okay."
"Well...thank you sister, sister is such a good person..." The child huddled in her arms, sobbing, with tears and runny nose, and the crying finally stopped.
After Xiao Xuan jumped into the water, he sank to the bottom, and the child was nowhere to be seen. The river was deep, so Xiao Xuan opened his eyes wide and looked around for the child. Finally, in a shadow at the bottom of the river, he saw the corner of the child's clothes.
He swam over and tried to grab the child's collar, but his ankle was caught by something that seemed to weigh tens of millions of pounds. The more he struggled under the water, the faster he sank.
But he didn't care about that much. Xiao Xuan swam over with all his strength, and finally caught the child's clothes, but he couldn't pull her.
The child turned his head sharply and showed a strange smile to him, and there seemed to be blood hanging from the corners of his mouth.
The child slowly swam towards him with a weird look on his face, and when he wasn't prepared, a dagger plunged straight into his chest.
His eyes were full of disbelief, and gurgling blood suddenly flowed out of his wound. The dagger kept spinning around in his chest, and a thousand-pound hammer tied his feet. The pain and lack of oxygen suffocated and tore his legs apart. consciousness……
Master Yun Chu kept staring at the river from the bank. The river was still rippled, but Xiao Xuan was nowhere to be seen. He couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
When she saw that the river water was slightly dyed red, her heart skipped a beat. An uneasiness spread in her heart, and an ominous premonition came to her.
"Xiao Xuan, Xiao Xuan..." Xiao Xuan doesn't know martial arts...
"Sister, you can't protect yourself, how can you care about others?" A dagger suddenly penetrated her body, pain tore through her body, and blood continued to gush out.
"You..." Master Yun Chu frowned, and her veins bulged in pain. She struggled to get up and stay away from the culprit.
The child touched Master Yun Chu's body and raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a strange and terrifying chill.
"Sister, it doesn't hurt..." The child smiled slightly and threw a handful of the drug at Master Yun Chu. The dagger inserted in his body was pulled out without any precautions...
Master Yun Chu felt that his consciousness was gradually blurring, his eyelids were heavy, his body went limp, and he lost consciousness.
When Master Yun Chu opened his eyes, he found himself lying in a cage. It was dimly lit all around. The oil lamp was swaying in the corner. There was a baking pot in front of the cage. The underground fire was burning brightly, and the water in the pot was boiling. It was boiling, and a lot of it splashed out and hit her skin, making her shrink back because of the heat.
She widened her eyes and tried to see the surrounding environment clearly, but found that her body was restrained so that she could not move. Xiao Xuan was also tied in the cage, her whole body was wet, and the blood from the wound was flowing all over the floor.
"Xiao Xuan, Xiao Xuan." Master Yun Chu made a little sound in his throat and struggled to move towards him. Xiao Xuan turned around and gave her a weak smile: "Xiao Zhao, are you okay?"
Master Yun Chu shook his head. Xiao Xuan looked even worse now. He had to find a way to get out of here.
It would be really troublesome without magic. If you are caught, you will have to be slaughtered.
"We have tricked those two children, but I don't know if Brother Qi and the others have discovered that we are missing now. Xiao Zhao, don't be afraid, I will protect you, and I won't let anything happen to you." Xiao Xuan endured The pain forced him to smile, and every time he moved, the wound would tear apart.
"I'm fine."
"They're awake." A sinister voice sounded in the darkness. Master Yun Chu suddenly turned his head and saw dozens of figures walking out of the darkness with cruel smiles on their faces.
The dozens of people were followed by the two children. The older child slowly approached her, not concealing the look in his eyes.
"What do you want to do?" Master Yun Chu asked, a strong uneasiness rising in his heart.
The child didn't answer, just let out a creepy laugh, and then stepped closer to Master Yun Chu.
"What do you want to do? Of course I want to eat you. I look at your thin skin and tender meat. It must taste delicious." The child squeaked and waved: "Bring her out and clean her. Brothers can have a full meal today. .”
Several people rushed forward and tried to pull Master Yun Chu out. Xiao Xuan protected him with his body and shouted loudly: "Do you know who we are? We are from King Dingbei, be careful of King Dingbei. You are cramping and peeling off your skin."
"Hahahaha, what a big joke." The child laughed loudly, and the echo was horrifyingly tight in the narrow hole.
"So what about King Dingbei? The sky is high and the emperor is far away, and he can't care about me. Look, we are in this situation now. We are not forced by you people. Otherwise, why would I bother to disguise myself like this?" The child showed his face. A very hateful voice: "Is it not you who caused me to look like this?"
"Have we ever harmed you?" Xiao Xuan said, trying to delay as much time as possible.
"If we had food to eat, who could be in this situation?" The child stabbed Xiao Xuan again with his dagger.
"The imperial court has food for disaster relief, don't ask for it..." Xiao Xuan spat out a mouthful of blood, and the smell of blood immediately filled Master Yun Chu's nose.
"Xiao Xuan, Xiao Xuan..."
"Are you wasting time? Drag him out and eat him first." The child was impatient.
They dragged Xiao Xuan out and locked the cage again. Master Yun Chu could only shout helplessly: "Xiao Xuan, let him go, Xiao Xuan..."
Xiao Xuan was tied to a shelf by them. There was still old blood on the shelf and the stench was overwhelming. He was shackled at the hands and feet, nailed to them and unable to move.
"Xiao Zhao, I'm fine." Xiao Xuan turned around and smiled reluctantly at Master Yun Chu, then inserted the knives straight into his body, gouging out pieces of flesh. There were splashes of water in the pot of boiling water.
His face turned pale from the pain, and his forehead was covered with cold sweat. His muscles were in pain as if they were about to break away from their bones. A heartbreaking pain spread rapidly from his abdomen to his whole body, making him almost unable to hold back his screams, but he still died. Biting his lower lip to try not to make any sound, blood flowed from the corners of his mouth and dripped on the ground.
"Hey, this one is not much more delicious than the one last time." They swallowed the cooked meat skillfully.
"No, you beasts, stop it..." Master Yun Chu screamed, twisting his body to loosen the rope, and kept hitting the iron cage, but to no avail.
She now hates that she is just a mortal. She can only watch Xiao Xuan being cut off piece by piece outside.
"Xiao Xuan...Xiao Xuan, please stop..." The silent cry will only lead to more crazy revenge.
"Xiao Zhao, I'm fine. I'm afraid I won't be able to make up for the kindness I received back then. In my next life, I will definitely..." The pain made my throat spasm, and I couldn't speak. I could only let out a low whimper. Voice.
"I didn't save you, I'm not Xiao Zhao, I beg you, don't die... stop... you guys..." Master Yun Chu ignored the pain and hit the cage crazily with his body, and finally collapsed on the ground, helpless. Looking outside.
"Ahhhh..."
"Xiao Xuan..."
It became more and more difficult for Master Yun Chu to breathe, and his consciousness gradually became blurred. Finally, his vision turned dark and he could no longer even breathe.
Zi Sangning, where are you...
Qin Ming, where are you...
