After having a full meal, the Su family went back to their house to rest early. This was the first night they moved to Zhuangzi.
When Su Yu got up early the next morning and opened the door, she saw her father walking at the door of her house.
"Dad, aren't you busy this morning?"
"I'm busy, I have a lot of things waiting for me over there. But my daughter, do you really want to take Erhu to Dali Temple to help?"
"Of course, isn't this what we agreed with Master Ding yesterday?"
"But why am I so uneasy?"
"Dad, don't worry. It's not the first time Erhu and I have gone there. Besides, there are Yin Jian and Wu Lang following us. My brother's secret guard skills are not bad. What can happen to these people following me?"
Su Laoer had no choice but to watch his daughter leave. Now that there were many people at home, he didn't need to do the work of feeding cattle, so he still went to the fields to cut weeds.
Now, most of the weeds in the Su family's field have been cut. According to the daughter's wishes, the weeds that were cut in the previous few days have begun to burn the field. The cut weeds dry quickly, and when they are burned by fire, the fields are covered. A layer of black ash.
My daughter said that these black ash can be mixed into the soil during spring plowing to fertilize the fields. Su Laoer had heard it from the older generation before, but he had never seen anyone who did this. The land of any family is precious, so he would not If there are a bunch of weeds growing on it, there will naturally be no weeds to burn. I really don’t know if this method will work.
Su Yu and Er Hu sat in the carriage and wandered into Kyoto City. The carriage went directly to Dali Temple.
When the carriage arrived at the entrance of Dali Temple, Su Yu got off the carriage and saw someone waiting there early. Su Yu also recognized this person as he was an entourage who often followed Master Ding in the past.
"Miss Su, you are finally here. My family has been waiting for you for a long time."
This made Su Yu a little embarrassed. She was used to sleeping in the morning and no one called her, so she didn't get up until she slept as usual.
"Miss Su."
"Master Ding, am I a little late?"
"It's not too late, let's leave now."
"Where are we going?"
"The crime scene was in Niujia Village, ten miles outside Kyoto."
Because Niujia Village and Jinjia Village are not in the same direction, otherwise Ding Yan would have taken people directly to Jinjia Village to wait for them.
Seeing what Ding Yan said, Su Yu didn't ask any questions, and followed Erhu out of Dali Temple, got on the carriage, and hurried to Niujia Village.
By the time they arrived, it was already halfway through the day. All the people in the family where the crime occurred were locked up in Dali Temple, and there was no one in the courtyard.
On the way here, Su Yu had already heard Ding Yan talk about the case.
It turned out that this family had just married a bride three days ago, and the day of the incident was the day to return home. The woman’s family did not see their daughter returning with her uncle, so they asked the woman’s younger brother to come over and take a look, and then they realized that his sister was missing. I heard that she ran away with a salesman from the village. How could her mother-in-law not know what kind of temper her daughter had? How could she believe this story?
Really unable to find his daughter, he had no choice but to report it to the Kyoto government office. Originally, the matter was not under the control of Dali Temple, but later the people in the Jingdong government office couldn't find out, so the case was transferred to Dali Temple.
The family's surname was Niu, and only the man and his mother were left in the family. When the case was reported to Dali Temple, Ding Yan thought of asking Erhu to help. It happened to be the day when the Su family was moving to a new house, so he called Su Yuye. Jiang Fuyin, who was acquainted with each other, went to Su's house for a dinner together.
Su Yu felt that this matter was not difficult for Erhu. As far as she knew, there was a custom around Kyoto City that newly married brides were not allowed to go out and could only go out after three days of returning home.
In other words, the woman has never gone out since she married into this family. Erhu only needs to smell the clothes left by the woman and follow the smell to find her. Fortunately, it has not rained these days, so Erhu can follow the smell. It's not difficult to find someone.
Su Yu took Er Hu to the newlyweds' house, dug out a young woman's old clothes, waved it in front of Er Hu, and Er Hu then ran out of the house and then out of the yard.
A group of people followed Er Hu. Ding Yan looked at Su Yu riding a horse next to him. He was really shocked at first. He didn't expect that Miss Su could actually ride a horse.
Su Yu mainly didn't want to waste time. As for the fact that she could ride a horse, she didn't think it was a big deal.
But as he walked, Ding Yan's attention was entirely focused on the two tigers in front of him.
Something was wrong. According to his previous experience in handling cases, this case was either a trafficking case or a murder case. He didn't expect Erhu to lead them up the mountain in a zigzag manner.
At first, more than a dozen people rode horses. Later, the road up the mountain was no longer accessible, so they tied their horses to the roadside and walked up the mountain.
Fortunately, Su Yu has improved his physical fitness in the past two years. He used to go up the mountain frequently, but he didn't think anything was wrong.
The people in Dali Temple all have martial arts skills, and mountain climbing is not a problem for them.
What surprised Su Yu the most was Ding Yan. He didn't expect Master Ding to be neither blushing nor out of breath. He thought he must have martial arts skills, but he had never heard anyone talk about it.
It was not early to go out today, and it was already halfway through the day when they arrived in the village. Now Erhu led them deep into the mountains, watching the sky darken.
"Miss Su, why don't I ask someone to take you back first?"
"No, I'd better go with you. I think it won't take long."
Seeing Su Yu's persistence, Ding Yan didn't say anything in the end. For people like them who often handle cases outside, it's common for them to handle cases at night.
The two tigers in front became cautious as they walked, and Su Yu quickly reminded Ding Yan and the men he had brought with him.
"Everyone, please pay attention. There should be a problem ahead, otherwise Erhu would not be like this. Please move more gently and try not to make any noise."
"Listen to Miss Su."
"Yes, sir."
The group of people slowed down their steps and even breathed a lot lighter.
Erhu walked cautiously, and after a while he saw a small wooden house appearing in the forest, with dim light shining through the gaps in the wooden house.
Looking at the small wooden house, Erhu did not step forward, but squatted in the grass nearby.
"Master Ding, there should be someone in the wooden house."
Ding Yan winked at the two who were the most skilled among the group. The two understood and quietly reached behind the wooden house. There is a wooden window at the back of the house. Although the wooden window is closed now, the scene inside the house can still be seen clearly through the gap.
The two of them were lying on the wooden house, and their eyes followed the cracks in the wood to see clearly the scene in the house. Their expressions suddenly changed, and they quietly retreated.
"Sir, there are three men in the house, and a woman is tied up in the middle. She should be the missing bride of the Niu family, but the woman's condition is not very good."
When the two said this, Ding Yan naturally understood that the woman was probably in danger.
