sinking into sand

Xiang Feibai looked into that eye, opened his mouth, and wanted to say something, but in the middle of the conversation, he suddenly couldn't speak.

He wanted to say that it might not be Xie Jingrong's eyes, Yu Sha is the most benevolent woman, if necessary, even if he gouges out his own eyes, he won't indiscriminately hurt others.

But he didn't say it, because Zhai Su wouldn't believe it.

Moreover, if Zhai Su went to the dark alley to look for people, there would be no need to kill people here.

He didn't speak, but Song Fushun spoke first, he looked a little hesitant, looked at Zhai Su and asked, "...Why did you ask about the dark alley?"

Zhai Su said, "In the mist just now, someone handed this thing to me, and only said the word dark alley."

Although he was explaining Song Fushun's words, his eyes were on Xiang Feibai.

With that sharp gaze, Xiang Feibai's heart skipped a beat, he was a little afraid to look at Zhai Su, but he opened his mouth anyway.

"The dark alley... is a block without household registration in the south of the Lijiang River. If you enter from the dark alley, you can enter Pingchunfang, Zilufang, and Nanyongfang without going through the gate. Most of the squares have private houses built by private households. houses, and the waterways are criss-crossed... so the black market is flourishing."

After Zhai Su got the words, he stopped talking, beckoned a guard who was following him to approach him, and handed him a token.

The guard didn't say much, and took the order to go after getting the token.

Song Fushun was not familiar with their marching instructions, but he also recognized that the things they brought were probably used to mobilize troops.He opened his mouth and scolded angrily: "Zhai Su! What are you doing?!"

"When the crown prince is imprisoned in a dark alley, he may be in danger of his life." Without looking at Song Fushun, he motioned for Xiang Feibai to lead the way, and replied, "Minister, go and save him."

Song Fushun was shocked and said angrily, "You want to transfer troops?! Where do you want to transfer troops?!"

"The city gate is blocked, only [-]% of the troops can defend it."

After Zhai Su finished speaking, he looked at Song Fushun with cold eyes, as if he wanted to stab him: "You, disrupt the military orders in front of the battle again and again, and next time, you will be punished according to military discipline. If there is a crime in the future, I will bear it."

The excitement in Pingchunfang spread quickly, Zhai Su and his party were mighty and powerful, and there were soldiers, so it was hard not to make a big commotion.For a moment, the eyes of the entire Lijiang River were all on Zhai Su.

When they came to a certain entrance of the dark alley under the guidance of Xiang Feibai, those who had already received the news had already closed their doors, and the whole alley was deserted like a ghost market.

"Zhai Su."

Song Fushun followed after all, behind Zhai Su with a gloomy face like a ghost, and said in a calm voice, "I advise you not to touch it."

Zhai Su turned a deaf ear to it, and gave the order with sharp eyes: "Search."

The military order has been issued, and the Iron Armored Army, wearing armor, lined up and stepped into this dark place.

They were all carrying weapons, because on the way here, they had heard Xiang Feibai briefly talk about the situation in the dark alley, and knew that there were probably people hiding weapons or other insidious means here, and if they met rashly, they might be injured.

A group of people came to the nearest storefront at the entrance of the alley, marked with the word A.

The leader pushed the door with the weapon in his hand, but unexpectedly, the door was not locked at all, as if waiting for them to come, it opened with a creak.

The room was very dark, and the soldiers of the Iron Armored Army had to adjust to the light for a while before they could clearly see the situation inside the room.

There is someone in the house.

At the entrance of the dark alley, Zhai Su was still waiting for the results of the search.

It's just that I didn't expect that just after searching a few shops in the alley, someone trotted back to report with a strange expression.

The Iron Armored Army has all been on the battlefield, and I don't know how many bloody scenes they have seen, but they don't know what they saw, and their faces are pale.

When Zhai Su saw his situation, he was frightened in his heart, he had many bad thoughts, and said in a trembling voice, "Calm down, what happened."

"...Report to the general." The soldier knelt in front of Zhai Su, his expression still astonishing: "Inside...there are many people in the house, some of them are dressed in Chinese clothes, but...don't know whether to live or die."

"How could you be so reckless? You don't want to confuse the crowd, what's going on?!" Song Fushun was aroused by this situation with an ominous premonition, and he was the first to tell.

In the time it took to talk for a while, someone came from behind carrying the things they found.

When everyone saw the thing clearly, they were stunned on the spot.

It was a humanoid, thing.The reason why it is called a thing is because I no longer know whether to call it a person.

The man was so skinny that he looked like a skeleton of flesh and blood.

The skin on the body was wrinkled and pus-filled, and maggots were born, and the stench of rotting meat came out.At this moment, the whole person is curled up on the ground, his hair is as withered and yellow as weeds, and most of it has fallen off, and his teeth are black and rotten, and he does not know how much has fallen off.

But he is still alive.

He was still alive.

Seeing this scene, Zhai Su was a little shocked, but still puzzled.He raised his head and asked the soldiers who came to report: "Why are you so panicked just seeing this thing?"

The soldier lowered his head and said, "General, it's... because there are all such...people in that room."

In the few houses facing each other in the dark alley, there are no healthy living people anymore.

It's stuffed to the brim, such a monster.

It was the first time that the news of the dark alley spread so quickly because of Zhai Su's movement.

In Prince Li's mansion, there is a side hall with poor lighting.Li Yuxin lowered her head, put one hand on her forehead, and sat down on the main seat.

Si En sat at the bottom, and there was a cup of tea on the table next to her. The tea soup was already cold before the lid was lifted.

At the side door of the side hall, people kept coming in and out to report the news.

After finishing the report by himself, Li Yuxin finally couldn't bear the fear in his heart, and swung his sleeves to sweep down everything on the desk.

Si En looked at her quietly, and said, "Zhai Su has already arrived in the dark alley, and the danger after taking the Bliss Formula will be exposed immediately. At this point, does Madam still believe what Si En said?"

"He has no reason." Li Yuxin raised his head and looked at Si En with an almost ferocious look: "Ji Le Fang gave them the Zhai family, how much money they made in Dingzhou, why did he expose his fault?"

Si En was sitting in the shade, a ray of sunlight slanted over her, hiding her eyebrows and eyes, only showing her lips and chin.

The corner of her mouth curled up, and she said slowly: "I know that Madam's current status in Prince Li's Mansion, and even her title, is all dependent on Ji Le Fang, the Dingzhou court. But the current situation has changed. Back then, Dingzhou The population is few, and the common people abandon their fields and grass. The court needs money, and the Zhai family needs money."

"But now, the Lijiang River has fallen into the hands of Dingzhou."

Si En's smile widened: "Ma'am, it's not that I don't know. If the effect of the bliss prescription is fully exposed to people, let alone the folks, it will be difficult to sell this thing to aristocratic families. Take a step back and say, this thing is really profitable. Tempting, but Dingzhou, why do you want to share a share with Madam now?"

"Why don't we expose the person who tested the medicine and the person who had the accident, and then punish the Prince Li's mansion for a serious crime, and clean up all the people. It's not difficult to change the name of Ji Le and sell it to Dingzhou. "

Li Yuxin's eyelids twitched slightly, keenly aware of the inaccuracies in Si En's words, and questioned: "Why did he punish Li Wangfu? He took over the defense of the Lijiang River. Now that Prince Li’s mansion is gone, the next one in Dingzhou is the Guan family in the north, the heir of the Guan family who is hiding somewhere now! Why are you going to deal with our Li family again?”

Si En took a deep look at Li Yuxin, and asked her: "Madam thinks that Zhai Su and Yu Wangling are like this, don't you want to kill all the bodhisattvas?"

Li Yu's heart froze, and suddenly he felt a chill pinching the back of his neck.

When the news reached Jinzhan Pavilion, because Xiang Feibai was not around, it first reached Yu Duanjiang's desk.

Yu Duanjiang looked at the report note with a gloomy expression.

The people below didn't know what he was planning, so they lowered their heads and said, "Old Pavilion Master, let's give a copy to Pavilion Master Yu as well."

"No." Yu Duanjiang said, "He has an extreme temper. Knowing the news, he might use his strength to drive Prince Li's mansion into a corner. If you drive a dog into a poor alley, you will be backlashed. Now the Lijiang River is not stable. The alchemists are the most important."

He said, put the letter on the desk, and ordered: "Send someone to the dark alley, and don't let them reveal this matter again."

The disciple responded, but was troubled again, and asked: "Nowadays, there is a fixed number of people in and out of the pavilion. I don't know, which side should be transferred?"

"The people at the gate of the city and those guarding the generals and their families of the Lijiang River are irrelevant, and everything else is fine." Yu Duanjiang arranged, "If there is any news from Zhai Su today, please let me know first, and there is no need to inform Huxin Xiaozhu. .”

The disciple complied and took the order to go.

In a short while, someone took Yu Duanjiang's order and dispatched people from various places in Jinzhan Pavilion.Not long after, a pair of men and horses had assembled, ready to leave the pavilion and go to Pingchunfang.

Because this team was temporarily drawn from various places, they didn't work in one place at all, and many of them didn't know each other.It was a bit difficult for the steward leading them, and it took several times to get the team in order.Only then did he lead the people out the door.

And in this team, there is a new face that no one recognizes.Just because it was messy, it was ignored.

That is Wei Jian.