I am fish

Surrounded by milky white and no human voice, Zhen Wenjun felt that there was something in the thick fog that she couldn't see, watching her every move.

There is the whistling wind when the dense fog blows in my ears, and my heart clothes have been drenched in cold sweat.Although she knew that all the strange things were caused by someone pretending to be a ghost, but at this moment she was alone and empty.Both Lingbi and Zhu Maosan were powerful characters with martial arts skills, but they disappeared in the blink of an eye, as if swallowed by thick fog like the four thousand carriages.

Who can do this and how?

Is it true...

Zhen Wenjun was inevitably a little angry and frightened, she held the rein tightly with one hand, and held the dagger in her hand with the other, and the golden cicada knife was also clamped tightly. If someone suddenly rushed out to attack her, she would definitely stab her severely.

The torch was lost in the chaos just now. Zhen Wenjun walked around in the dense fog for a long time, but he couldn't find any people or horses, nor could he see the torch. He couldn't distinguish the direction in the dense fog.I don't know how far she has walked in the valley or has been spinning in circles, she called Lingbi's name until her voice was hoarse and she couldn't speak anymore, but still no one responded to her.Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Feixue in the cloud found his way and walked out of the fog.

Zhen Wenjun was tired and frustrated, she decided to go back first and then make a long-term plan.

Seeing that Zhen Wenjun came back alone, Wang Jin sighed: "Sure enough! Sure enough! I knew it was the result! Little lady, forget it, don't waste lives. I have already returned the 20 taels of silver. Without you, I can only accept the [-] carts of grain."

Zhen Wenjun's face was dark, his arm slammed down, and the dagger stood on the table with a "buzz", scaring Wang Jin so much that he didn't dare to breathe.

Zhen Wenjun asked him with a fierce look in his eyes: "Do you have any problems with that crazy student?"

Wang Jin quickly shook his head and said, "Stop talking about festivals, I've never seen them before."

Zhen Wenjun raised his eyebrows: "I've never seen it before? There is someone you haven't seen in the little general? It seems that he hasn't been here for a long time. Since you don't know him before, why does he have trouble with you and wants to take you away?" Grain truck?"

"This old slave really doesn't know, besides, the one who stole food and seized the car might really be a monster! How can a little Confucian scholar have such abilities!"

Zhen Wenjun didn't believe his story at all, so he asked around Kuangsheng: "Tell me again, what does Kuangsheng look like when he grows up, what is his age? What accent?"

"That crazy student looks to be at least 28 or [-] years old. He is tall, long, and has a thin beard. He is also dressed in tatters, and his appearance is not good. The old slave with an accent sounds like he is not a local, or even the accent from the Nanya side. Great northerners."

"Oh? How did he tell you at that time? Tell me again verbatim."

Wang Jin recounted the events of that day carefully, and Zhen Wenjun frowned a little after hearing this: "He said, 'The year of the Red Goat is full of disasters', but where does the disaster come from when the weather is good here? He said big Yu, there is no doubt that he is from Da Yu. In this way, I have an idea in my heart, you give me twenty people, and I will explore Shuangru Mountain again."

Hearing that she wanted to go again, Wang Jin hurriedly persuaded her: "Young lady, I dare not go into the mountain again. If I really disturbed the people of the Shanshengu family, I would not let her go. Besides, even a vicious person like Zhu Maosan would not let her go." If you can’t come back, no matter how many people go in, it will only hurt your life.”

Zhen Wenjun asked him back: "Let me ask you, did any of you die at the hands of that monster that day?"

Wang Jin thought for a while and shook his head: "That's not true. The few people who died all fell off the cliff and died in a panic."

"If it was a monster, why would you let your fat-headed meat and meat not eat, and instead become a vegetarian? It is clear that the madman is taking advantage of the right time and place to make troubles. His purpose is not your food, let alone human life, but other ulterior motives. So Zhu Maosan and my entourage are still alive, but I don’t know what method this person used to get them away.”

There is another point that Zhen Wenjun didn't want to understand, what is the black shadow in the fog, and why does it attack people?

Wang Jin asked strangely: "You mean that his purpose is not the food? Then what is this person's intention?"

Zhen Wenjun didn't answer his question: "Have you ever looked for that crazy student in the city?"

"I've been looking for it all the time, but there is no clue. The little lady may be right. That Kuangsheng should have just arrived, so no one has seen him."

"Send someone to the yamen to find out for me where the 30-year-old Da Yu from Nandu lives now."

Wang Jin was a little embarrassed: "That's a lot."

"I'll give you one more condition. I can immediately screen out more than half of the people."

"Oh? Under what conditions?"

After listening to Zhen Wenjun's words, Wang Jin seemed to have suddenly discovered an isolated island in the vast sea, and he had a glimmer of hope.He solemnly said to Zhen Wenjun: "Little lady, don't you want [-] carts of grain? If my [-] carts can be recovered, you take the money, and I will give you the [-] carts, how about it?"

Zhen Wenjun's eyes lit up: "It's a deal!"

Seven men were screened out, and Zhen Wenjun went door-to-door to visit.

The heads of these households went out to earn money, and it was normal for them to go for ten days and a half months.These families are not rich, and the heads of the family are poor Confucian students who have no ambitions in the officialdom of Dayu. They want to try their luck by finding some livelihood here at Sudu.

The problem now is how to find the one she wants from the seven very similar families.

Zhen Wenjun chatted with each household for a long time, and felt that the situation of a middle-aged frustrated man in Dayu was almost the same. Besides, he could only chat with his wife and children when he was away. It was difficult to find conclusive evidence, but when he walked out of a household, he heard a familiar voice sound.

clap clap.

The back of Zhen Wenjun's head seemed to be pricked by a needle, and he immediately stopped and looked back.

"Is there anything else you can do, little lady?" The woman of this household was standing under the torch lit by the door with the help of Mr. Xiaolang. When she saw the little lady turned back again, she was reluctant to leave her birdcage.

"Sister, life is so hard, why don't you kill a bird and have a good meal?" Zhen Wenjun said jokingly.

"It's absolutely impossible. My husband knows birds and loves birds best. No matter how hard life is, he has never thought of killing birds and eating meat."

Zhen Wenjun flicked the birdcage, suddenly enlightened, turned around and said something to the woman, the woman was excited and worried: "Really? This... what should I do!"

"Sister, would you like to come with me?" Zhen Wenjun said, "In order for the disaster victims to have food to eat, I can only work hard on my sister."

Mr. Xiaolang looked at his mother and persuaded him: "Father often said that a person who reads should care about the people and the world. Now that the people are suffering in the famine year, the food for disaster relief has disappeared. If my mother can help, please give me some help." The common people are the most important."

Zhen Wenjun saw that the young man was only in his teens, but his speech was immature, but his words were well-structured, obviously influenced by his family, and it could be seen that his father was indeed a scholar, and an aspiring scholar at the same time.

Unfortunately, I went the wrong way.

"Okay." The woman agreed, "I'll let you go."

Zhen Wenjun went back to find Wang Jin, and said that whoever was willing to follow her into the mountain again would give 100 taels of silver, and asked him to help find ten people.

100 taels was the income of an ordinary farmer for two years, and the fear of ghosts and ghosts was forgotten under the heavy reward, and ten people were quickly recruited.Zhu Maosan disappeared, and several of his subordinates who had followed him for many years held their breath and wanted to go to the mountain nest to investigate again.These soldiers are so courageous, they claim to meet gods and kill gods, meet ghosts and kill ghosts.

Zhen Wenjun quickly found more than 30 people to plan to go up Shuangru Mountain again, but everyone was very puzzled when they heard her plan.

"Why do you have to go at night? If there are ghosts, midnight is the time when the yin energy is at its peak, and they are even more powerful. If you go during the day, you will almost be buried in it. Do you think you will die if you go at night?" Agreed, Zhen Wenjun asked the locals who received 100 taels of silver to speak.

"The official doesn't know that there is a lot of fog on the mountain all the year round, and these days are during the thunderstorm season, which is even worse after the heavy rain. Only at midnight can the fog be thinner."

Zhen Wenjun was unwavering: "Let's set off at night and try to reach the mountain nest at midnight!" She borrowed a fur coat from Wang Jin and handed it into the carriage behind her, "It's cold in the mountains at night, my sister and Mr. Don't freeze your coat."

Mr. Xiao Lang thanked him heartily, and the woman praised: "The little lady is really beautiful and gentle."

Zhen Wenjun was swayed by her boast, Xiuhui is gentle?Thinking about it carefully, she really cared about the weak, maybe because she was used to serving Wei Tingxu, she had fallen into the habit of being gentle and careful.

A group of people entered the mountain again, and Feixue in the cloud became manic and restless as soon as it entered the fog. Zhen Wenjun managed to control it, stroked its thick neck, and tried hard to relieve its tension.

The torch was crackling, and after the fat was burned, Zhen Wenjun asked someone to add some more, so the torch must be able to burn vigorously.One of the entourage recruited was the first time to send rice with Wang Jin. He remembered that when the fog rose, the shadow of a torch appeared, and he only followed closely the person holding the torch.He suggested that it is better not to light the fire. Those are mountain monsters who live by devouring flames. They are protected by the power of the mountain god to protect Shuangru Mountain. Once they are lit, they will be discovered by the mountain monster immediately.

Some people echoed one after another, but was broken by Zhen Wenjun's loud shout:

"No! The torch must not be extinguished! Today I will show everyone what the so-called mountain monsters are!" She held up the torch and waved it forward, "Go! Everyone follow me!"

Her confident shout echoed in the valley, and more than 30 strong men were encouraged by her, singing and following along.

When they were about to enter the mountainside, the voices of the singing crowd became more and more dry.Although encouraging each other, after all, there is still some uneasiness in my heart.

Zhen Wenjun stared closely at the front, constantly waving the torch as if to attract something.

clap clap.

clap clap clap...

The black shadow reappeared in the dense fog, and the sharp claws and teeth rushed to Zhen Wenjun's face almost instantly with the strange sound of approaching rapidly.Zhen Wenjun didn't expect the black shadow to come so fast, and it was too late to raise his hand to cover it. He only felt a sharp pain on his eyebrows, and he lost his balance and was about to fall off the horse.Feixue in Yunzhong reacted very quickly, adjusted the height according to the angle of Zhen Wenjun's fall, and finally caught her back.

The black shadow attack was extremely precise and swift, and the people behind Zhen Wenjun only saw the huge shadow whizzing past their heads, and a trail of blood spilled from the ground, and someone shouted: "Little lady has been killed!"

As soon as someone made a mess, everyone was in a mess, Zhen Wenjun gritted his teeth and grabbed the saddle leg and kicked back on the horse, and patted Yunzhong Feixue on the cheek: "Good boy!" She turned around and shouted, holding up the torch:

"Look carefully, what is this thing to be afraid of? Why are there demons and ghosts! These are just a group of birds that are attracted to the light!"

Several people were blown to the ground, torches left in their hands, and rolled aside.Dark shadows passed over their heads and headed straight for the torches, hovering above the flames.Because of the thin night fog, you can vaguely see the appearance of a black shadow, with a sharp beak and long wings and a dark body, it is undoubtedly a big bird.

When Zhen Wenjun visited, she saw that the black bird in the cage was only flying in the direction of the torch in front of the door, which gave her inspiration-why the black shadows can chase people, in fact, they are not chasing people, but chasing flames instinctively .

"It turned out to be birds!" Seeing what the black shadows were, everyone was annoyed. They drew out their knives and sticks and wanted to grab those birds and beat them up.

"Don't hurt them, they are also instigated by others." Zhen Wenjun's expression was serious, and he shouted into the depths of the thick fog, "Bu Jie, you are spreading rumors to confuse people and kill people! Come out quickly! Do you want me to kill your wife?" Little Blood Sacrifice is willing to show up?!"

Zhen Wenjun has just passed the period of changing his voice. Compared with his childhood, it is much louder, and this drink is full of confidence and sternness.

Seeing that no one responded, she asked people to pick up Bu Jie's wife and children from the carriage, calling "Lang Jun" and "Father" alternately, and slowly a person came out of the fog.

This person has a long, yellow face and disheveled hair. He holds a long bamboo pole in his hand. There seems to be a curved hook on the top of the bamboo pole. He has a complex expression that seems to be a smile but not a smile.

When there were more than 20 steps away from Zhen Wenjun, the steps stopped, and he said coldly: "I once swore that whoever can solve my puzzle, I will serve him for the rest of my life. I only hope to meet the ambitious Minggong. Unexpectedly It was solved within three months, and the person who broke the situation was actually a little lady."

Zhen Wenjun said: "Bujie, you have studied the three masters of Confucian classics and Wei Bian, but failed to become an official because of your poor background, and offered advice to the various nobles in Dayu to become a counselor. Unfortunately, you have traveled through several major states and counties but failed. Find someone who admires you. When you heard that Tajiang Wang’s family planted rice on a large scale and wanted to pay tribute to the emperor, you thought of this bad idea. You used the theory of the mountain god to set up a puzzle, snatched the grain cart and hid it in the valley. Show your worth. It's a pity that in the end it's just some tricks! Where are my companions now! If you don't hand them over, don't blame us for being rude!"

Facing Zhen Wenjun's threat, Bu Jie remained unmoved, and still stood in place and said, "Your companion and the four thousand luxury car are in the valley behind me, you can find them by yourself."

The attendants were sure that there were no monsters but only human beings, so they were no longer afraid, and made a gesture to go forward and teach this arrogant dog and rat a lesson.The entourage strode forward, and the steps looked indifferent, as if they were waiting for them to come to the door.

Zhen Wenjun suddenly thought of the weirdness of the last point that he couldn't figure out, and immediately stopped everyone from going forward.

"Everyone, don't go any further, there is a trap in front of you!" She pointed to the bamboo pole in the step's hand and said, "It must be his tool for picking up the cloth cover of the trap. Judging from the length of the bamboo pole, it can be inferred that the trap is very big. It can swallow more than ten people at the same time! Lingbi, Zhu Maosan and others lost their whereabouts just because they fell into that trap and became unconscious!"

Everyone stopped, Bu Jie laughed loudly, picked up a big rock and threw it in front of him.The place hit by the boulder immediately collapsed, and a huge pit appeared.The pit is not high, about the height of a person, and if you fall down, you will hurt your feet at most, but you won't be unconscious.

Zhen Wenjun waved the torch into the pit, and saw that it was covered with thorns. The thorns were no longer than the length of a fingernail and could not kill people, but they would definitely be injured if they fell.

Bu Jie said: "I applied anesthesia on the thorns. Once stabbed by it, the whole body will be paralyzed instantly, unable to move or speak. I hooked the wooden board on the side with a bamboo pole, and when it was covered again, it was like a flat ground. It’s extremely difficult to find out if you don’t check it deliberately.”

Zhen Wenjun continued his words and said: "That day Zhu Maosan fell into the trap first, and Lingbi and others rushed into the mist and fell in together. You took them all away in danger. When I came back, you had already taken them away." .”

Bu Jie admitted with a smile: "That's right, I used the carriage to lift them one by one and threw them behind the carriage, just like the Wang family's carriage, and brought them back to the mountain nest."

"But how did you manage to drive [-] horse-drawn carriages at the same time on a mountain road covered in thick fog by yourself?

He didn't hold back on his steps at all, and every sentence showed his ability. Hearing her question like this was exactly what she was most happy to answer. After laughing triumphantly, she said, "What's so difficult about four thousand chariots in an area? Looking at the entire Da Yu, no one can compare to me!"

Zhen Wenjun waved his torch and pointed angrily at his face: "You rely on your erudition to deceive people and play with others, but you don't know that your wife is already terminally ill! No matter how talented you are, you can't even save your wife's life! A blind fool!"

Zhen Wenjun spared no effort to praise Bu Jie in the first half of the sentence, which made him very useful. In the second half of the sentence, when he changed the subject, he revealed a big secret, making Bu Jie suddenly change color, and immediately looked at his wife.In the light of the fire, his wife was yellow, dry, black, thin, sick, and bones were torn apart. When he left home two months ago, he heard her coughing constantly. At that time, he was full of ambitions and couldn't stretch himself. .Now that Zhen Wenjun mentioned this and went to see his wife again, he was clearly seriously ill!

Bu Jie asked Zhen Wenjun: "How did you know that my wife is sick?"

"I have learned some superficial medical skills, and anyone who has some medical knowledge can know your wife's illness at a glance."

"Xijun! Are you really seriously ill?"

"Lang Jun, I'm not in the way. If I hadn't listened to the little lady, I really wouldn't know that you would have caused such a catastrophe! You, you really...cough cough cough cough..." The woman coughed anxiously.

"Xijun, I...I'm so ridiculous!" Bu Jie lamented for a long while and didn't know what to say, the aggressive sharpness in his eyes turned into sorrow.

Zhen Wenjun had been to his house. This poor couple couldn't even bear to kill a bird, but they had great ambitions and were depressed.Now that his wife is seriously ill, how can he get the money for medical treatment?This is exactly what Bu Jie worries about.

Just when Bu Jie was hugging his wife and children and didn't know what to do, Zhen Wenjun threw him a full cloth bag.

"This is 200 taels. Take it to treat your wife's illness. Take me to find my partner and Wang's food."