Returning wild geese in autumn

Chapter 2: Murder in Neighboring County

I fell asleep in a daze, and I don't know whether I really fell asleep or kept awake in this sweltering heat.Not long after Zhan Zhao was drunk, he heard anxious footsteps outside the door.He woke up suddenly, stretched out his hand and grabbed the giant gate beside him——

At this time, the low voice of Xiao Er who had led them to the room came over, and there was a hint of anxiety and panic in the voice: "This, how can this be fixed? There is already a curfew in the middle of the night, we Ordinary people are not officials, how can they leave the city easily! Even if the treasurer is right, those soldiers will not be able to open the city gate for us. This, this..."

Zhan Zhao frowned slightly, it was obvious that he had some urgent business to leave the city from the tone of the little girl.It is said that the curfew in the Song Dynasty is a common practice, but now this person is so excited, I don't know why.Just as my thoughts were moving, another unfamiliar voice sounded from outside:

"Damn it! Who cares about that at this time? Xiao Guzi, if you say a word, can you leave? Can you stay here if your family members are dead? Your mother..."

"I, I'm not going back, second uncle!" The second boy called Xiao Guzi even cried a little, "This happened at home. Can I not be in a hurry? But how can I rely on you?" Going out of the city? It’s my mother who died! You think I’m not in a hurry? I, I just don’t want to be caught and delay going home to catch thieves!”

"Then what do you want to do?"

"I...I want to report to the officer first..."

"Come on! It's not like you don't know the virtues of the dog official here!" The man called Second Uncle interrupted Xiao Guzi's lack of confidence with arrogance and disdain, with a bit of mockery and unwillingness in his voice, " Instead of suing that dog official, I would rather..."

The two said some nonsense again, and Zhan Zhao's brows furrowed even more when he heard it. After thinking about it, he simply turned over and sat up, stretched out his hand to pull his shirt and put it on.

Judging from the tone of those two people, it was obvious that there was a murder, and the two people were going to go back overnight to have a look, and they were worried about the curfew.And they have a bad impression of the local officials, so they want to find their own way.

At this point, Zhan Zhao no longer intends to sit back and listen.He tidied up his clothes, opened the door, waved to the two people who were not too far from his room, and called them over:

"Xiao Er, Mr. Zhan heard what you said very clearly. Mr. Zhan is from Kaifeng Mansion. If you two have anything to do, you might as well talk to Mr. Zhan!"

As soon as those two people heard the words "Kaifeng Mansion", their eyes lit up on the spot, and they hurriedly scrambled to explain the reasons for their quarrel in the middle of the night.

It turned out that this shopkeeper named Xiaoguzi was originally from a neighboring county. He went out to find a job here two years ago, and he had a brother, a mother, and a second uncle at home—that is, the 37 standing next to Xiaoguzi at this time. year old strong man.

When the curfew was about to come tonight, the second uncle suddenly entered the city, found Xiao Guzi and told him with grief on his face that Xiao Guzi's mother had passed away!This dealt a big blow to Xiaoguzi, the dignified man actually passed out on the spot!The second uncle had no choice but to take care of his nephew first.When he woke up, he was told that the murderer was his brother.

It's just that Xiao Guzi doesn't fully believe that his brother will really commit the crime of killing his mother.However, there is a curfew now, and they can't do it even if they want to rush back to the neighboring county to check.At this time, both of them are anxious, how can they stay in peace after the tragic death of their relatives?That's why they talked about going out of the city in the middle of the night, and Zhan Zhao just happened to overhear them.

Zhan Zhao saw that both of them looked very worried about the family affairs.He frowned secretly, thinking that human life was at stake, so he probably had to delay his trip this time.At the moment he smiled slightly at the two of them and said:

"Because of this matter, at this moment Zhan knows that he can't stand still. How about this, if you two are worried, why not Zhan go to your home to take a look, and how about you come back tomorrow morning?"

He was also worried about the murder case in his heart, after all, he left a moment earlier.More evidence is available.Those two people were overjoyed when they heard what he said and thanked them again and again.Zhan Zhao stretched out his hand to help him, gave some instructions, and went back to his room to get his luggage.

For Bai Yutang who lives next door at this time, Zhan Zhao is not worried about him leaving.Since this person agreed to go to Kaifeng mansion with him, he would not leave easily.According to this person's personality, I might not like these things when I go to investigate the murder case, so I think it's better not to bother him.Since I plan to return soon after my trip this time, I might as well let him stay here!

Thinking of this, Zhan Zhao made a plan in his mind, so he tore up the note on the table, wrote the reason with a pen, and asked him to wait for him here deliberately and euphemistically. He picked up his luggage—including the three treasures he had retrieved from the mouse—on his shoulders, and walked out the door with Juque in one hand.

When passing by the stable, Zhan Zhao hesitated for a moment, but decided to abandon the horse and walk.The neighboring county is not far from Luzhou. I think I will be able to reach it tomorrow morning. There are still many inconveniences in riding a horse in the middle of the night, so I can just rely on my legs!

He is a dignified fourth-rank guard with a knife, and it is not difficult to go out of the city at night with this waist card.After Zhan Zhao got out of the city gate, he identified the direction and walked along the road to the neighboring county that Xiao Guzi said. His personality is not sure, so he smashed the inn to vent...

I was a little surprised that I thought so far, and it was almost useless. Zhan Zhao laughed in his heart, shook his head slightly, and wanted to get rid of the random thoughts in his head, but he didn't want to concentrate on it. Someone approaching footsteps!

It's so late, how can there be anyone?Zhan Zhao's heart tightened. Hearing that person's approaching footwork and the sound of piercing through the air, he was obviously not mediocre. Zhan Zhao himself was a master of lightness kung fu, so he could clearly hear the person's height and direction—this voice, the person's obvious It's coming towards me!

Thinking of this, Zhan Zhao frowned, then raised his brows, his hand was ready to move - there are only three kinds of people who will come running at this time: one is a passerby who has nothing to do with the murder case, and the other is someone who is obviously aiming at him Those who come here with malicious intentions, the third is——

With a sound of "chi", the man drew his sword as he approached, but there was a sound of piercing through the air, and the long sword that was as sharp as lightning was sandwiched between his master, who seemed to be angry and not angry, and shouted, seemingly annoyed:

"Zhan Kitty! You are so excited! Could it be that you are so hungry that you ran into the woods in the middle of the night to look for food?!"

——The third is some kind of white mouse that doesn't sleep in the middle of the night and likes to walk around in white clothes.

"The mouse came to the door by itself, so why use Zhan Mou to find it?" Zhan Zhao countered and teased, but he didn't dare to confuse the giant sword in his hand, and quickly unsheathed it to meet the man's long sword. But there was a sharp clanging of gold and iron, and the swords of the two men were firmly pressed against each other's shoulders, and at the same time, the angry face of the visitor came into Zhan Zhao's eyes.

Zhan Zhao's sharp eyes noticed the package on the man's shoulder, and he understood the reason why he was angry with him.

"Hmph! Not bad! You've really improved a lot after being with Master Bai! Hmph! Fifth Master wants to see how many skills you have as a cat!"

Seeing the anger on this person's face at this moment, his eyes showing coldness - it seems that this person is very angry!Zhan Zhao smiled wryly in his heart, only saying that Bai Yutang was dissatisfied with his actions of keeping him in the inn, and apologized:

"Brother Bai, don't be upset, Zhan Zhao was negligent! It's just—"

"Stop talking nonsense! Let's talk after calling!"

Bai Yutang's impatient face was filled with excitement that couldn't be concealed, it was the excitement of meeting an evenly matched opponent.Of course he understood Zhan Zhao's previous plan, but - why did Fifth Master Bai listen to his arrangement?He wanted him to stay, but he just came!Anyway, I can take advantage of this opportunity to compete with this stinky cat who was invincible before, why not do it? !

Therefore, Bai Wuye did not show any mercy to the painting in his hand, and used as many ruthless tricks as he really wanted. Anyway, he knew that these would not hurt Zhan Zhao, so he just let go.At the same time, seeing Zhan Zhaoban's flustered and angry face in his eyes, he was even more happy in his heart, thinking that this time he would have a good chance to have a hearty fight!

At this time, Zhan Zhao was furious. Originally, he thought it was justified to let this unreasonable white mouse do something, but he just stayed on the defensive.But soon he discovered that this Bai Yutang didn't know how to hold back his hands at all when fighting, he just kept attacking and didn't say anything, and then he was just unreasonable and unforgiving, the more excited he fought!

In this way, the fourth-rank guard with a knife in the first imperial court will naturally feel uncomfortable, thinking that I will give way to you everywhere, and you will really make progress!I also thought about today—no, it was yesterday—this person laughed and fooled me several times during the day, and I didn’t want to suppress myself to let this person go.

At this time, Fang Fang had not been in the officialdom for a long time, and he was as proud as Bai Yutang in his bones, how could he endure Bai Yutang's repeated provocations?Annoyed at this moment, he simply put his heart on the line, Ju Que went on the defensive as soon as he turned around, and gradually became offensive and defensive.

But this hit hit Bai Yutang's arms, and the smile in Chinchilla's eyes deepened, and the movements of his hands became even more violent.Not to be outdone, Zhan Zhao thought that this troublesome mouse would be solved quickly so that he could hurry on his way, so he didn't keep it anymore.Both of them are outstanding young people in the present age, with similar skills, and it is rare to meet each other.Their kung fu was even worse than that of some older generations. At this moment, both of them became serious, and the scene suddenly became quite exciting.Even Zhaobai and Zhaobai felt very happy in their hearts. If Zhan Zhao didn't still remember the case, they really wanted to fight him for three days and three nights!

The fight started between the two, but they didn't notice at all that the nine distorted stars in the sky gradually approached and connected into a line, emitting a mysterious and brilliant light.As the curve gradually straightened, a strange distortion occurred in the surrounding environment, the trees were replaced by houses, and the lights gradually appeared in the distance...

The author has something to say: PS: As many parents have said, the inspiration for time travel comes from "Love Through Time and Space".However, the following text is completely irrelevant.

Light comedy, I wonder if everyone will like this style.However, this article can take shape, I really have to thank Xiaosheng, who is also a teacher and a friend, for his close friendship.If she and Xiaosheng hadn't discussed the plot bit by bit, I don't know when this article will take shape!

thanks~