ten mile river moon

After walking for more than half a month, Liu Chengyue and others finally arrived at Fengcheng not far from Luoyue City. This city really fits its name very well. Liu Chengyue and others felt that the wind was getting stronger here from a few miles away. up.

When everyone walked outside Fengcheng, the wind was already howling. Liu Chengyue was sitting in the carriage, wrapped in a thick fur cloak, holding Mrs. Tang in her arms. In the plain-wrapped world, the cold wind also sneaks in through the cracks in the windows, and it hurts when it hits the face.

Compared with Liu Chengyue who is dressed like a bear, Jiang Lie can be said to be lightly dressed. The key is that even if he is only wearing black clothes, not even a padded jacket, Jiang Lie is still warm. Liu Chengyue loves to go to the river when he sleeps at night Drill into Lie's arms.

This kind of imbalance once made Liu Chengyue very unhappy, and he was not envious at all of having martial arts to keep out the cold!The man who eats human tofu under the pretext of keeping warm is a beast!

Due to the bad weather and small population in the north, they left the capital, and the further north they went, the fewer towns there were. In the past half a month, they only passed two or three small villages. As for the larger towns, this Windy City is still the first. one.

I passed by a small village before. The village was small in the first place, and the villagers’ own housing was tight, let alone clearing up a few vacant rooms for Liu Chengyue and his party. So for the past half month, Liu Chengyue and Jiang Lie have been resting and sleeping in the carriage. , while the other shadowless palace guards and Duan Feimuxing camped directly in the snow for the night, and sometimes they even spent the night leaning against a tree in the open air.

Although people who practice martial arts are not that particular, but of course everyone would not want to sit in the open air if they have a bed to sleep on, so this time when they came to Fengcheng, everyone was more interested.

But after experiencing the almost inhuman gale in the Windy City, there is not much left.It was already mid-afternoon when the group of people arrived, and the already gloomy sky became even darker after everyone entered the city.

A dark guard who grew up in the north of the Wuying Palace reminded everyone that this is a sign before the snowstorm. Seeing the increasingly oppressive and gloomy sky, everyone silently accelerated their progress, hoping to find an inn before the snowstorm. .

The wind was howling, and when entering the city, both sides of the road were already covered with snow, and there was also some residual snow on the only road, so people and horses had to be careful when walking on it.

There were no people on the street anymore, and occasionally a few people walked in a hurry, as if they didn't want to stay on the street at all.

Soon, everyone came to a quite large inn. The waiting hall at the door was about to close the door and saw a group of people coming, so they rushed forward to greet them. They were planning to close early to welcome the snowstorm. Single big business.

Because the wind was strong, and it had already started to snow, Jiang Lie was worried about Liu Chengyue, so he wrapped the man tightly in a cloak, and then carried him out of the carriage.

The little girl thought it was some madam, and when she was about to speak, she heard Liu Chengyue say: "Let me down, I can walk by myself."

Xiao Er:! ! !It was a man's voice? !

Jiang Lie didn't care what Liu Chengyue said, ignored Xiao Er who was standing still, and went into the inn with him in his arms.

As soon as you enter the inn, you feel very warm. There are stoves in the four corners of the lobby, with charcoal inside, and a wire cover outside to prevent sparks from flying out.

Liu Chengyue was finally put down by Jiang Lie, took off the cloak and hat, and looked at the inn lobby curiously.A few guys outside helped lead the horses into the stables, while the hidden guards brought in all the things and luggage.

Maybe it's because the Windy City can be regarded as a place in the extreme north, and it can be said that it has already entered winter here, and the weather is cold and windy. There are not many guests staying in the inn, and there are still many vacant rooms, so Liu Chengyue and others I also stayed in this Jinfu Inn.

When they got to the room, Liu Chengyue took off her cloak and whispered, "It's already snowing here."

In modern times, Liu Chengyue grew up in the south, and later came to work in the south. The number of times she has seen snow since childhood can be counted on five fingers, so she always feels a little happy to see heavy snow suddenly.

Jiang Lie took Liu Chengyue's cloak and rubbed his head, "What's there to be happy about? I want to see snow every year in the future. It snows every year on Jueying Peak. Although it is not as big as here, it will It’s much less windy than here, so you can go out to play when it snows.”

Liu Chengyue felt as if she was watching the snow on Juying Peak, sitting on the bed and looking at Jiang Lie who put things into the cabinet, Liu Chengyue smiled, and was about to say something, but there was a string of urgent voices outside the window. The sound of footsteps was mixed with the cries of women and the scolding of men.

Liu Chengyue was startled, and hurriedly walked to the window and opened it, suddenly the wind and snow outside rushed in, and then blew into the house.

Liu Chengyue shivered suddenly, Jiang Lie was a little worried and angry when he saw this, strode to the window and was about to pull Liu Chengyue over to close the window.

But before he could move, Liu Chengyue grabbed his sleeve, "Ah Lie, look!"

Jiang Lie looked in the direction Liu Chengyue was pointing at, and saw a woman crying "Linger, Linger..." on the street not far from the window, while a man next to the woman kept talking. Pointing with his fingers, he scolded the woman in tongues, and the people around him were all whispering something.

Liu Chengyue is still waiting to see, but Jiang Lie has already pulled him back a step, and then closed the window.Liu Chengyue is a little dissatisfied, she hasn't finished watching it yet!When I looked up, I saw Jiang Lie's angry and serious expression, and suddenly the whole person was silent like a firecracker that had been extinguished.

Jiang Lie ignored Liu Chengyue, went out directly and ordered someone to find some stoves to bring them up, and then asked someone else to see what was going on outside.

Soon, the clerk came in with two stoves, and the room began to warm up slowly. Liu Chengyue looked at Jiang Lie who was sitting silently at the table, although she knew that Jiang Lie was worried about his body, but Jiang Lie Lie's current behavior and performance made Liu Chengyue feel like an annoying person.

Liu Chengyue felt a little guilty, but at the same time felt aggrieved. Under the contradiction, Liu Chengyue sat by the bed, staring down at her hands, not knowing what she was thinking.

Just looking at it, Liu Chengyue suddenly felt that there was an extra shadow on the top of her head. When she looked up, she happened to meet Jiang Lie with a helpless expression on her face...

Jiang Lie reached out to hug Liu Chengyue. Because of his posture, Liu Chengyue's head just rested on Jiang Lie's chest, and he could hear Jiang Lie's heartbeat. The guilt, dissatisfaction and grievance just now seemed to be gone. The only thing that could feel What I heard was the strong heartbeat in my ear.

Jiang Lie put his arms around Liu Chengyue's shoulders, and sighed, "You, next time, be more careful, what should you do if you catch a cold again?" Do you know that seeing you lying on the bed alone in pain makes me feel very distressed? Woolen cloth……

Liu Chengyue hugged Jiang Lie's waist tightly, "I'm sorry..."

I don't know if there is a heater in the room, Liu Chengyue feels that she is warm all over...

The two hugging each other were silent, but the atmosphere was unexpectedly warm, and they always felt as if they were urging someone to do something, but...

"Palace Master!" The voice of the hidden guard outside came in through the door, and Liu Chengyue sighed quietly inwardly...

Jiang Lie's face was also a little smelly, he let go of Liu Chengyue, and the two sat at the table together, "Come in."

A dark guard dressed in black came in, "Master, my subordinates have already found out what happened on the street."

"Say."

"The crying women on the street are called Liu Erniang. They live in the south of Fengcheng. Yesterday, because of the good weather, they took their daughter Liu Linger, who was about to get married, to the street to buy things. After the things were bought, her daughter disappeared. I thought it was just my daughter's greed. I went shopping, but there was no one around until noon..."

The secret guard paused, "It is said that this is not the first time that a daughter's family has disappeared in this city, so Liu Erniang went to report to the official after she found out that something was wrong. But until today, the county government refused to accept the case on the grounds of taking care of herself, so Liu Erniang just now Only then did she cry on the street, and her husband and Liu Linger's husband's family also rushed over."

After hearing this, Liu Chengyue frowned slightly, how can it be considered a family matter if someone is lost?In modern times, missing persons can be filed within 24 hours!Isn't the magistrate of this county too unreliable? !

Jiang Lie also frowned, isn't it the first time a population has disappeared?After a moment of contemplation, Jiang Lie asked, "Who did you lose before?"

The hidden guard replied: "This is the strange place. Before we came, nearly 20 people including Liu Ling'er had been lost, and they were all girls' families in their teens and [-]s. The families were usually ordinary people working in agriculture. .”

Liu Chengyue's brows frowned even tighter. In human trafficking, children are usually picked on, and those who pick on young girls like this look like perverts.

"So many people have been lost, so the magistrate here doesn't care?" Liu Chengyue asked suspiciously.

The hidden guard glanced at his palace lord, saw that the palace lord had nothing to say, and replied: "It's not that I didn't care. When the person was lost in the first place, the county government also sent servants to look for it everywhere, but after a long time of searching, they couldn't find it." After not finding any traces, we no longer care about this matter, but let the yamen servants post notices to let each household take care of their own people, otherwise the county government will ignore it."

Hearing this, Liu Chengyue couldn't help but want to grab the county magistrate and beat him up. This is so irresponsible!

"Send a few people to the county government office to keep an eye on the county magistrate, and pay special attention to who is dealing with him." Jiang Lie said.

The hidden guard was not surprised, and retreated directly.Liu Chengyue looked at Jiang Lie and asked, "Do you suspect that there is something wrong with the county magistrate?"

"It's not that I suspect that he has a problem, but that he must have a problem!" Jiang Lie said.

"But why are you so sure? What if the county magistrate just didn't act?"

"There are ways to do nothing, but the county magistrate obviously didn't pay much attention to the disappearance of these girls. It's not so much inaction, but maybe the county magistrate is one of the culprits behind the scenes."

"Why one? Are there others involved?"

"Otherwise, how do you think that a county magistrate with a small official position in Fengcheng would dare to do things that are ignorant of the will of the people? If those girls were tied up for other purposes, how would he send them out secretly without being discovered?"

Liu Chengyue was a little surprised. Jiang Lie had always had his own ideas and would not do anything he was not sure of. Since he was so sure and sent the hidden guards out, then the county magistrate might really have a problem...