into delusion

"If you don't kill the culprit, the old man swears not to be a human being!"

In Treading Snow Villa, a loud roar came from the main hall.I saw twelve corpses lined up in a wide and flat courtyard outside the door. Due to the sudden incident, even the coffins were not prepared, and the bodies were hastily covered with white hemp, which looked extremely desolate.Faced with such a situation, how could the owner of the Ding villa not be shocked or angry? After only going out for a few days, first came the news of the thieves and thieves, and then a group of Zhuang Ding and the distinguished guests died inexplicably. , and have never suffered such a big loss at the door of the house!

"Master!" Ding Bin, the second steward, wrapped his head in white linen, and his tiger eyes were already bloodshot, "Brother led people to surround the jade-faced thieves yesterday, and only found their bodies when he was patrolling the mountain at noon today. Big brother... Big brother he The body is decapitated, and death will not rest in peace!"

Ding Bin and Ding Huang are not biological brothers, but Ding Huang has been in the mansion for fifteen years and has always taken good care of Ding Bin. Make him distraught.

Ding Lidan had already inspected the wounds of the corpse, suppressed the surging anger in his heart, and said in a cold voice: "The perpetrator is not Yao Lang, this thief is just a lustful slut, his light work and acupressure skills are acceptable, but his sword skills are not It will be so clever, not to mention the Tianluo Dao formation, I am afraid that even Ah Da's fast sword can't dodge it! It's just that the murderer's sword technique is too ghostly, and even the old man can't guess who did it..."

Frowning and thinking for a moment, he gritted his teeth: "Forget it, you go to arrange servants first, and double the patrolling manpower, especially the courtyard of the young lady and the madam, must be firmly protected! Wait for me to repair a book and send Someone gave it to Brother Qiu and told him about the disaster here."

Ding Zhuangzhu's wife, Rouxian, is the cousin of Qiu Yunhai, the owner of Qifeng Mountain Villa. Therefore, the two villas of Taxue and Qifeng have a close relationship, and they are each other's inside and outside. enemy.It's a pity that the marriage proposal of my beloved daughter has to be delayed for a while.Ding Lidan couldn't help feeling a bit of annoyance, if he hadn't had too high a vision in his early years and never accepted a personal disciple, he would not have fallen into such a helpless situation.

Restraining the grief in his heart, Ding Bin said in a deep voice, but his eyes fell on a corpse outside: "It's just that Mr. Ran, who was a guest in the villa this time, died for no apparent reason...Villa owner, do we want to investigate?"

Ding Lidan raised his eyebrows. Although Ran Feng had just debuted, he had a good reputation and had a close relationship with Wei Lingyun, the leader of the four princes.Such a young man from a poor family but with outstanding talents and excellent conduct should have been the best candidate for him to choose a son-in-law, but the appearance of Ran Feng this time was too coincidental.

When I came to visit, it happened that I was not there. After staying for two days, I ran into a villain attacking the village. After hurting the villain, I followed Ding Huang and others to chase them out of the village. As a result, the jade-faced thief never caught it, but paid a thousand dollars. Life, so coincidentally, has to make people think too much.Moreover, in this tragedy, except for Ding Huang's severed head, the other Zhuang Ding were all killed with a single sword without any extra wounds, but Ran Feng was thoroughly tortured, it didn't look like he was implicated, but It looks like he is determined to seek revenge. Could it be that it is not the Taxue Villa that the villain wants to kill, but Ran Feng himself?

After pondering for a while, Ding Lidan finally replied: "Forget it, send the news to Ran's residence first, so as to apologize. Secretly send more people to see what the movements of those people who are close to Ran Feng are doing, and then make a long-term plan. , Strictly investigate the whereabouts of the jade-faced thief, if you want to see people, if you want to see people, if you want to see corpses!"

A secret arrest order was issued at the Snow-Treading Villa, and a hundred miles away, the wanted deity was kneeling and sitting by a small stream.At this time, the sky was just right, and the flowing water was calm, so the reflection in the water became clearer. The man had a good complexion, his face was white and beardless, and he looked only in his early twenties. grace.If you put it in a fun place, you will definitely win the hearts of countless prostitutes.It's just that this handsome face has nothing to do with him. He has been Yan Mo for more than [-] years and has more than [-] subordinates. He has long cultivated a majestic appearance, which is not at all similar to this handsome boy.

There was a sneer on his lips, and that good face suddenly showed a bit of evil.Today's events are really weird everywhere, not to mention this ghostly skin, he has lost most of his internal strength, and he is considered a lewd thief named "Yao Lang".It's ridiculous that he has made thousands of enemies, countless people call him "Yan Mo", "devil head", and "black-clothed thief", but not one of them calls him "love of flowers and lust".I only regret that the trash I caught in the morning was unsuitable for trial, talking nonsense, and didn't ask anything useful...

Yan Mo slowly raised his head and looked at the mountains in the distance.The front should be Mount Mangdang. I used to do business here in the early years, so I knew it was not far from Xuzhou City, but all the villages in my memory disappeared, and the countryside was deserted. Could it be that the Tartars are slaughtering again?Thinking of this, he was not interested in thinking about the strange things he encountered today.Anyway, his life is still there, so what if his appearance has changed, he just can avoid Xuanhong, the most important thing now is to go to Xuzhou City as soon as possible to find out the direction of the wind.

With calculations in his mind, Yan Mo did not hesitate, simply tidied up his clothes, and strode towards the official road in the distance.

Five days later.

At noon, the Yuelai Inn was bustling with people as usual, the lobby on the first floor was already full, and the elegant seats on the second floor also took up half of them. There was a whisper from a table.

"Have you heard? The Seven Birds Sword Art has been stolen from Bailuan Peak. There are rumors in the world that it was stolen by Gan San!"

"Gan San? Smiling impermanence Gan Sanlang? How could he touch those bad luck, Tianmen old man is known to be difficult..."

"Who says it's not! But there are also people who say that Gan San was framed, so Shen Yan kissed Bailuan Peak to intercede for him, and even made a bet with Master Lingyun!"

This topic seemed quite attractive, and the voice in that room immediately became louder.

"Hey, didn't Shen Yan just fall out with his confidante a while ago, how can he still have the time to meddle in Gan Sanlang's business... No, how did Master Ling Yun get involved in this matter?"

"Haha, you don't know that! Let me tell you slowly..."

The anecdotes of the rivers and lakes are naturally accompanied by wine and delicacies. The Yuelai Inn is the largest winery in Zhengyang City in recent years.However, others listened with great interest, and a young man in black in the private room on the second floor picked up the wine cup indifferently, and drank the contents of the glass in one gulp.Unlike most of the Jianghu people in the inn, this young man didn't wear a sword at his waist, nor was he dressed in a strong attire. He looked like a handsome noble prince and grandson, except for the vague hostility between his brows, It seems that he has nothing to do with this arena.

This person is Yan Mo.

Because of his changed skin, he could no longer pretend to be a traveler or a hunter, so he purposely wore a scholar's attire to sneak into the city. However, when he stepped into this place, he immediately found that it was very different from what he had imagined.Xuzhou was the site of the Fourth World War. The officers and soldiers abandoned Shangqiu a few years ago, and now it has fallen into the enemy's hands.But what does he see now?The city tower is magnificent, the shops are prosperous, and the ordinary people wandering in the market are carefree. There are also countless quacks, armed with swords and swords, riding horses and whips, all of them are heroic.

Such a magnificent scene, even in Lin'an and Yangzhou, I'm afraid you can't find it?It's just that the war is tense now, so how could such a paradise emerge.With concerns in his heart, Yan Mo naturally had the patience to inquire carefully, but the more he checked, the more frightened he became. Those ordinary people who lived leisurely, and those knights who boasted, were they talking about the four great villas, the eight sects, and countless others. All the characters in the rivers and lakes.There is no Mongolian cavalry in Mobei, only Flying Eagle and Lieyang Fortress, and Jiangnan is not the capital of Nanxing Emperor, but the Tomb of Heroes in Gentle Cave, the famous Twelve Scenic Spots of Qinhuai River.The battle between Song and Liao, the disaster of Jingkang, and the invasion of the South with iron hooves are not in the minds of these people.This country is not called the Great Song Dynasty, but is called the Great Chu!

Hearing the title of the country, even Yan Mo broke out in a cold sweat. Could it be that the false Chu established by the Kingdom of Jin has become orthodox today?However, after careful inquiry, the emperor of Dachu was not surnamed Zhang, but the surname Dongfang, and the country has been established for more than a hundred years!

Outside the elegant room, someone scratched the itch, and everyone burst into laughter.Yan Mo's face became even colder, he threw the empty wine glass on the table, and stood up.

"Guest officer, have you used it?" The sharp-eyed shop waiter quickly walked up to him, with a very humble smile on his face.

Yan Mo didn't respond either, and casually threw him a piece of silver—all banknotes here are in silver, and a meal is just a few taels of silver, as if there was no such thing as copper at all—the shop waiter immediately smiled, respectfully sent him out the door.Standing outside the door, Yan Mo took a deep breath, the smell of cooking smoke and wine in the store was eliminated by another layer of prosperity, there were horses in the east market, and weapons were made in the west market, it seemed that there was no king's law at all.How weird and ridiculous this world is.

The eyebrows that were tightly locked slowly stretched out, Yan Mo glanced at the still noisy inn behind him, and walked towards the market.

The author has something to say: Note: The Kingdom of Jin established a puppet regime after Jingkang. The country was named "Dachu".

The price of silver in the Northern Song Dynasty fluctuated, and one tael of silver was roughly equal to 600-1800 yuan, and a few taels for a meal... Everyone understands the currency concept of the martial arts world.

Woohoo, I thought about it for a long time, but the first day was double-updated, the poor thing only saved 3 chapters QAQ

But there will only be one update tomorrow, so I guess it will be updated at noon>_