Crown Sword

After dinner, the yard was lit, and Tong Shuhuan moved the smoker and lit the insect repellent grass. Ying Wuxin held the dog's tail in his mouth and counted the stars on the beam. The rest of them sat around and discussed what they had gained during the day.

Gong Yangyue has never been a person who would worry, she acted as a hands-off shopkeeper, and occasionally pointed out key points like Jiang Shan, so the drudgery of sorting out naturally fell on Chao Chen.

He asked Fanxi for paper and pen to record, and then he started: "As far as Dunhuang is concerned, there are as many as thirteen households who have lost their children inside and outside the city, and there are both Han and Han, regardless of gender. There are travelers like the businessman surnamed Zheng, but there are also old and childish people who have lived in Shazhou for generations, so it can be seen that there is no targeting."

"Do the children have anything in common?" Qiao Min asked.

Chao Chen pondered for a while: "I have to say, all the boys are no more than the head, and most of the girls are the age of cardamom."

At this time, Gong Yangyue added along with the words, with a tricky angle and hit the nail on the head: "If you don't want to take a plump hair, it's mostly because you're too young to be inconvenient to control, so first rule out slave trading and life taking. The former is as small as possible. Looking back, the latter doesn't have to care about age, as far as that fox-faced man's kung fu is concerned, no one is a match. As for not reaching the haircut, but reaching the hairpin, I'm afraid it's to avoid discussing relatives... What they want is virgin boys and girls! "

"Could it be a human sacrifice?" Shuang Li shuddered, feeling terrified and terrified.

Gong Yangyue took small stones to smash the fish in the pond: "Who knows, after the Shang Dynasty, employing people were abolished in the Central Plains one after another, but the countries in the Western Regions are different, and there are many weird and weird rules, so it is impossible to say."

"Don't be afraid." Chao Chen patted the little girl's shoulder twice to comfort her.

The fish in the pond thought they were eating, so they all gathered together, and when they got hit twice, they swam to the bottom of the bridge hole. Gongyangyue felt bored, and turned to Shuangli and asked, "What did you find?" ?”

Shuangli shrugged, a little helpless: "I don't understand the language, and I rely on Uncle Ying to translate for me. One of the children in Dongtou said that when he got up two days ago, he heard a woman singing on the pipa, but he was hungry. I was so dizzy that I didn't listen to it at all. Another person said that he also picked up the purse, but he hid it to buy sweets and didn't chase it back. It's a joke, could it be that sacrifices are divided into good and bad? "

"Maybe?" Gong Yangyue chuckled, "If you were a god, would you wish to be good or bad? You don't want to be disgusted by a bunch of villains, right?"

Hearing what he said, Shuang Li thought for a second, that being targeted was a disguised recognition, and she felt a little bit of surprise in her heart, but she couldn't laugh at the thought of being dragged to drown alive .

Everyone was chattering without discussing a solution, and in the end they only talked about conjectures, which were spread through the black market under the name of absurd fasting, so that people should take precautions early.If it is true that people are used to sacrifice to heaven, most likely they will not be able to escape the number of heavenly spirits. The current number of households does not match the three or ninety-two grades.

In the courtyard, it was so lively when you talked to me. The vegetarian was sitting in a four-wheel chair, and when he was pushed out of the room by Fan Xi, he looked at him from afar and couldn't help but smiled knowingly.

"I've seen such a scene before." Du Mengjin stroked his white beard and looked at the moon in the sky. After a while, he turned his head and said to Fanxi who was holding the wooden cart, "Hey girl, you What's the name, how come the old man can't remember."

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The customs of the Western Regions are different, and it is not easy to find out. Fortunately, Du Mengjin was born in a scholarly family. Find a few words about human sacrifice.It's just that these books and scrolls have different characters, and most of them he doesn't understand, so Fanxi spends a few hours every day to check them with him.

Gong Yangyue is obviously not a person who can bear to study, but he doesn't go to the city to inquire, instead he sits in the courtyard and talks with Mr. Du every day.Chao Chen visited in front of the accompanying building several times, and found that the atmosphere of the conversation between the two was harmonious. He had an indescribable feeling in his heart, like a tiger eating sheep turning its head to join the sheep, or as if a lone wolf walking alone could be with the shepherd. People speak well.

Starting from Jinyang, Gongyangyue seems to challenge his cognition every day.

Mr. Du didn't find fault, so Qiao Min was happy to set up a place in the back garden to practice swords, while Shuang Li continued to wander the streets with Ying Wuxin.The pipa girl of Ye Ge appeared in the clue, so she will go to the most lively place in the city, where restaurants and shops are crowded.

Today, she was squatting behind the bamboo basket stall, quenching her thirst with early-ripening honeydew melons in May, while she was making up words in her mind, preparing to go up and talk to those dancing girls in colorful gauze skirts who went out to buy.These people don't open until midnight, and they are very idle during the day.

She put the hollowed out melon rind over the buttocks of the basket, pretending to go to buy jewelry.

At this time, a clear female voice sounded like a bell, saying in Chinese: "I want this."

The shadow was not long, it was a girl about his height, with golden brown curly long hair reaching her waist, her face was covered under a felt hat of an extremely inappropriate size.From the corner of her eye, Shuang Li looked at the direction of her fingers. There was a tortoiseshell Huasheng in the box. The material used was rare in the desert, but it was not expensive. But the stall owner asked for a gold or two, which was obviously a scam .

The girl didn't counter the price, she handed over the gold with one hand and fetched the tortoise shell with the other, so quickly that Shuang Li had no time to speak for her.

The stall owner grinned, gnawed on the gold with his big teeth, and put it into his close-fitting cloth bag with a smile on his face.Shuang Li was at the side, and slapped the cart: "Smile!" She was not very warm-hearted, but she always cherished money, as if she was cutting her own flesh, and she was more distressed than the righteous master.

"Which family's miss, is she stupid and has a lot of money?" Thinking that she is rich but also looks like a miser, a bumpkin, Shuang Li is even more angry for no reason, forgetting about business, and following the girl.

This time, she was completely dumbfounded, the girl didn't pick the best-looking ones, nor did she pick the most expensive ones, she chose things that ordinary people wouldn't buy, and things that weren't worth the money.However, these gadgets all have a characteristic, that is, they are weird, rare in the Western Regions, and they can attract people's attention.

Later, being deceived was a child's play.

What surprised Shuang Li the most was that the girl had no pocket money, so she took a Khotan jade pendant worth a hundred gold and exchanged it for a flying car made of jujube heart wood.God knows that if that piece of jade is placed in the south, it will cover more than ten acres of jujube forests!

"Crazy!"

Shuang Li covered her face, she really couldn't bear to watch it, and she was going to make a point. Jinshan Yinshan is not spent like this. If you have that spare money, why not lure her to buy and sell it yourself, since you can give her a bargain, and you can earn the extra money for yourself. fanny pack.With a small calculation in mind, Shuang Li took two quick steps and bypassed a toon cake stand.

But the pancake woman was passing something to someone, and she blocked it abruptly, so she couldn't keep up.Shuang Li Wuming was furious, and was rolling up his sleeves to quarrel with the old woman, when he turned his head and saw a white shadow approaching, dropped a purse, and dropped the good at the blonde girl's feet.

The blonde girl saw that she had been pampered and pampered since she was a child, and she didn't even bother with the silver leaf, she picked up the gold without hesitation, picked it up and chased after it, and as soon as she chased it, she chased it to the side alley.

This white figure in white clothes can be recognized even if it has turned into gray and double carp, but it is not the same as the fox born, let her see it here, and she will definitely get back to the place.In an instant, the fire turned into anger, she raised her hand and gestured to Ying Wuxin who was hiding in a high place and followed secretly, indicating that she had found the target and she wanted to follow.

However, the tricksters who just paid attention to the cliché just happened to come here, bought a toon pancake for each of them, and chatted while eating——

"The dilapidated tavern at the back of South Third Street was about to be sold out. A pipa libretto appeared out of nowhere the day before, and he was rescued."

"My concubine also heard that the singing audition is not normal, and she said that she is a showman but not a body, and a stinky man just eats that trick and refuses to welcome him. Now that his social status has risen, it is really red-eyed."

"That's right, if all the business is gone, I'm afraid that after a while, I won't have to eat Chun Panzi!"

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A few women chattered, Shuang Li listened to it, and pulled out the most important information: the pub at the back of South Third Street played the pipa, and it was the first time for him to officially attend the bar today.

Check or not?

Turning around, I saw that fox face took out a Luban lock, the little girl's eyes lit up, and she wanted to follow.

Chase or not?

Ying Wuxin was more decisive than her, she had already chased after her, she drew her bow and set her arrow, and the arrow hit the string.

Shuang Li said in his heart, if he lures the child with a fox face and does not kill him, he has to hide somewhere. If Ying Wuxin gets ahead, he will do it if he is not sure on the road. Follow him, and you may be able to go straight to his old nest and rescue people.

After confirming that the sounding arrow in the bag was intact, Shuang Li hurriedly beckoned. Seeing that he couldn't shout, he slammed into the ground with an ouch, finally attracting the archer's attention.When someone came up to check, she hurriedly pulled him back: "Uncle, uncle, listen to me, follow those women to the rotten tavern at the back of South Third Street, be sure to arrive before the time of application, once you confirm that there is something wrong , tell Lao Yue not to let her run away."

"My task is to protect you." Ying Wuxin was a dead lump.

"I have this." Shuangli turned out the golden crutch to show it, and then brought out Fanxi to persuade him, and finally sent him away.Holding her breath, she leaned against the wall, followed the fox face, and said silently in her heart: saving life comes first, saving lives comes second, report first when you find the nest.

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Going west from Dunhuang City, there is an abandoned pavilion. It is said that it was built when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty conquered the Huns, and was gradually abandoned when the official position of the Western Regions was gone.When Chang'an's mansion was prosperous, it was taken over by a businessman surnamed Lin and used as a transfer on the way of business. Until Tiancheng preached that Pope Yuan Boxi controlled the Western Regions, the place was unused for a long time.

Passing through a Populus euphratica forest, a warehouse stands in front of you.

There is no light in front of the gate, the fences on the left and right are scattered here and there, not to mention the holes in the stone walls of the two warehouses, and even the roofs were toppled by the hurricane. No one would have thought that such a remote and dirty place would There will be people coming and going.

Along the way, Shuangli racked her brains to warn her, but the blonde girl was unmoved at all, and she didn't know if her tactics were too clumsy, or there are really innocent people in this world... No, it's not naive, it's because they are inexperienced and too stupid .Seeing the two go deep into the hinterland of the barn, the two carp nestled in the fire, and only felt that iron could not be made into steel.

It was getting late, Hu Ersheng led the people to the northwest corner, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.Shuangli couldn't wait any longer, found a Populus euphratica tree to leave a mark, and ran into the warehouse along the shadows.

"I've unlocked it." The blonde girl tugged Hu'ersheng's sleeve lightly, handed over the restored Luban lock, and refused to leave no matter what.

Hu Ersheng didn't expect that this girl had a face from the Western Regions, but a brain from the Central Plains, and she was very handy in unraveling the gadgets designed by her ancestors. Well, you can drive yourself without livestock, but this guy is big, you wait in that house for a while, and I will move it for you."

The little girl's eyes sparkled, and her face was full of joy: "There really is such a miraculous thing in the Central Plains? You just fetch it, and I..." She paused, and suddenly realized that there was only one piece of jewelry and money left on her body. The Buddha treasure giant clam hung on her heart, but this token is very important, so important that even though she has no concept of money, she dare not replace it at will.

Seeing her cheeks burning, she was quite embarrassed, Hu'ersheng couldn't help a smirk, and took the opportunity to say: "I'm just free to collect it. Seeing that you and I have hit each other, why should I ask you to pay for it? It looks vulgar on the contrary!"

That girl was probably raised in the deep mountains, and she didn't eat human fireworks. If she really liked this, she immediately echoed: "It's really vulgar to sell at a bargain price. There are many things in the world that are priceless."

After speaking, she opened the door and entered a barn in front of her.

What's wrong with money?Did this silly girl grow up eating Yulu Immortal Jelly?Don't you know that when you walk in the rivers and lakes, you have no money and no way, only money and ghosts?Some people believed such a stupid excuse, so they coaxed the children.

Shuang Li hid behind Xiaocang and listened to the corner of the wall, his face was as dark as a crust.

If you don't understand it, you don't understand it, but it's not enough to ignore it just because of this trivial matter.When Hu'ersheng Shi Shi ran away, Shuangli stuck to it, walked around to the right, propped up the small window with his elbows, and flipped in lightly.

The old warehouse does not have the smell of corruption, but is filled with the fragrance of green grass.

An oil lamp was hung on the pillar in the middle, and with a little lamp bean, it could only illuminate a square meter. The blonde girl sat on a bed with the Luban lock clutched, fearless.Shuangli twisted his back, quickly covered the person's mouth with sharp eyes, turned to the front and made a gesture of silence, lowered his voice, but said in a bad voice: "Listen, that fox has a malicious face and lured you here." This is to rape first and then kill, I am here to save you, now I move my hand away, you are not allowed to make a sound, follow me."

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