Nongmen Shenjue

The dense trees blocked the faint moonlight, and it was pitch black as far as the eyes could see.The night was so quiet, no insects or birds could be heard, only two running figures, one in front and one behind, their heavy breathing echoed in their ears.

"Ah!" There was a scream in the distance, and there was a faint cry of pleading.

It's a hunt.

Once they were hunters, now they are the prey.

Thinking back on how he "hunted" at the beginning, even the darkness couldn't hide his pale face.

"Qian, Qian Hua, wait for me!" Li Ziying is used to being pampered. Although he looks good when practicing riding and shooting, he is not the kind of person who can endure hardships. He ran slower and slower, and tripped over a grass stalk if he didn't pay attention.

Hearing the movement behind, Qian Hua turned his head and took a look. He hesitated for a moment, but stopped: "Get up! Someone must be chasing us. We must find a place to hide."

Whoosh whoosh, a cold arrow shot from behind, almost flying past the two of them.

"Run!" Qian Hua was startled, sweating all over his body, pulling Li Ziying hard and striding away, ignoring the possibility of being tripped.

Arrows flew towards them one after another, it seemed that the pursuers' arrow skills were too poor, and the arrows could not hit them, at most they only scratched the skin a little.

However, Qian Hua turned his head and realized that the opponent's arrow technique was terrible.The opponent didn't want to shoot them directly, but to tease them as prey.Even if he guessed this point, he was still full of bitterness, and even hoped that the other party would tease him a little longer, so that he could have more time to escape.

It's a pity that his prayer didn't work, an arrow hit his shoulder, he staggered forward due to pain and inertia, and fell to the ground.

Li Ziying didn't stop at all, just ran past him.

Qian Hua gritted his teeth bitterly, held back the pain, got up, but ran in another direction.The goal of two people together is too big, once they are caught up, it will be a one-shot, it is better to separate, the chance of survival is higher.

The pursuers behind were split into two, and the two chased after Qian Hua.

Qian Hua heard the footsteps behind him getting closer and closer, and his fear was getting bigger and bigger. He tried his best to think of a way to survive, but suddenly a noose fell on his head. As soon as the sleeve was closed, it was tightly wrapped around his neck. With a strong force, he fell on his back and was dragged through the woods.

The rough hemp rope was pulled tightly, and the dragging force was pressing on his neck. His face was flushed, he had difficulty breathing, his legs struggled desperately, and he also tried to grab the rope around his neck with his hands.However, his fingers couldn't find a gap at all. Instead, because of his urgency and panic, he scratched several bloodstains on his neck.After a short time, the eyes were blackened, the perception was blunted, and even the pain in the neck was no longer felt.

Just when he thought he was going to die, the rope loosened.

The rope was removed from his neck, put on his feet again, and he was still dragging.

In the forest, there are not only weeds and thorns, but also large and small stubbles, which are dragged indiscriminately. Qian Hua's clothes are torn, with scars all over his body. One place was scratched by stubbles, and a finger-length finger was taken away from his waist. flesh and blood.Qian Hua wailed in pain, desperately begging for mercy.

The man stopped: "My brother begged you the same way, why didn't you let him go?"

Then, without waiting for Qian Hua's answer, he dragged again.

Two quarters of an hour later, there was a fire ahead.

Qian Hua squinted and saw that there was a cave at the end of the forest. The front of the cave was covered by tall and thick bushes, only a small hole was exposed at the top. If he didn't know it in advance, he wouldn't pay attention even if he passed by here.Qian Hua knew exactly where this place was. This cave was the place to handle the prey, and it was also the place he had personally selected.

He was the mastermind of the four, and he was smart, so he knew exactly what was going to happen next.

"No, no..." Even if he was smart, even if he had predicted it, it didn't mean he was willing, he didn't want to die.

Sustained blood loss, constant panic, he was dizzy, when he was thrown on the open space outside the cave, he couldn't see clearly for a while.

There were not only him but seven or eight people in the open space: some were writhing in pain, some were crying and begging, some were motionless, they were already utterly dead.The nose was full of bloody smell, especially the one closest to him, who happened to be Li Ziying's bodyguard, the one with the best martial arts skills among all, but now he was lying there, with several knife marks on his body, dripping with blood, As if wearing a bloody coat, this person happened to be facing him again, and his left cheek was also chopped off, his flesh turned up, and an arrow was inserted into his throat from behind, making his eyes wide open, and the horror still remained on his face afterwards. And unwilling.

Seeing this scene unexpectedly, Qian Hua passed out without making a sound.

When he woke up again, the fire was still shining brightly on his face, but instead of lying on the ground, he was hung from a tree with his hands tied.There were screams right next to his ears, the voice was very familiar, and when he turned his head, it was indeed Li Ziying.

At this moment, Li Ziying's hair was disheveled, his clothes, shoes and socks were stripped clean, and he was also hung on a tree. A man was whipping Li Ziying's favorite horsewhip at him. Li Ziying's whole body was not fleshy at all, her voice was hoarse, and she was in a daze.

But I saw another person holding a red-hot iron and pressing it on Li Ziying's face.

Bark!It was the sound of flesh being scorched, with smoke and the smell of burnt meat. With the sudden burst of screams, Li Ziying passed out completely.

Crash!A bucket of salt water was poured on Li Ziying.Li Ziying's whole body convulsed and twitched, her eyelids fluttered open, but she breathed out more than breathed in.His lips parted slightly, his voice was too weak to be heard at all.

Qian Hua stared at him for a long time before he could barely recognize it from the movement of his lips: kill, kill, me.

Qian Hua trembled for a moment, as if he had fallen into a thousand-year cold pool.

These people are taking revenge. They tortured Li Ziying and refused to let Li Ziying die easily. Similarly, how could they let him go.The result is death after all, and it would be less painful to die by himself, but...he couldn't do it, and killing himself by biting his tongue was easy to say, even if he was afraid of dying, he still didn't dare to die, he didn't want to die.

On the other side, Yang Yongyan and Chang Hao were also hung as if they were dead.

Qian Hua knew that they must still be alive, at least with their last breath left.

A dozen torches were lit all around, the bushes in the cave were torn away, and the cave was also bright.People came out one after another, carrying corpses wrapped in white cloth.These corpses were all dug out from the cave, and they have long since decayed. Relatives can only identify the corpses by the remaining clothes, shoes and socks and the height of the skeleton.Inside and outside the cave is repressed pain.

Not all the relatives of the deceased were there, and the bodies of other families, and those unclaimed, were still buried where they were.

Finally, Qian Hua saw those people walking towards them.

The faces of these people were still covered with black scarves, and their eyes were full of hatred and pain. Under the light of the fire, they looked like man-eating beasts.

The four of Qian Hua were put down and dragged into the cave.

Qian Hua struggled instinctively, and immediately someone kicked him hard in the stomach, causing him to curl up in pain, letting himself be dragged like a dead dog.

In the deepest part of the cave, where the bones were originally buried, a shelf has already been erected at this moment.Qian Hua, Li Ziying, Yang Yongyan, and Chang Hao were vaguely tied to a shelf.This time, instead of binding hands or feet, the four of them hugged the wooden frame, face up, back down, and tied tightly to the wooden frame from head to toe, just like binding pigs.

Afterwards, these people began to transport firewood into the cave, and laid a thick layer under the shelves.Several jars of wine brought from the cottage were poured on the firewood.

"No! I, I was wrong, I dare not do it again, please, please, let me go, let me go." Qian Hua was the one with the clearest consciousness. He trembled violently and begged for mercy with the greatest strength. : "I can make up for it. I'll give you as much money as you want. He, he is Concubine Li's younger brother, the younger brother of a direct relative. You can't kill us..."

"Damn you!"

"Bastards that are not as good as pigs and dogs!"

"Go to Lord Yama to redeem your sins!"

With loud reprimands, mixed with choking, the fire was thrown on the pile of firewood one by one, and the raging fire ignited instantly.

Mu Qingyan stood in front of the cave, the entrance of which was still covered by bushes.

Today happened to be the first day of the twelfth lunar month, and the leaves of the bushes that used to be thick fell to the ground, revealing thin and dense branches, and the part next to the entrance of the cave showed signs of being burned.In fact, the cave is very deep, but at that time the fire inside the cave was very strong and burned for a long time. The only vent was the entrance of the cave. The scorching heat wave rushed out and all fell on the bushes, half of which were withered and yellow.

It was as if the screams and howls of the four of Li Ziying were still echoing in the cave.

"It's here." Mu Qingyan pointed to the cave.

At this moment, Mu Qingyan was not the only one beside him, he saw Chen Shiliu and the others on the way, and followed them together.

Chen Shiliu looked inside the cave: "Brother Mu, you said this cave might be a place to dispose of corpses? Do you want to go in and have a look?"

"Then confirm it first." The so-called words have no proof, and other people can be called over only after there is evidence.

Of course, there was no need for Chen Shiliu to go in person for the investigation, Gao Tian went first.

After the three of them came out, Gao Tian said: "Walk a hundred steps into the cave, and there is a spacious place, two or three feet square, with a layer of ashes on the ground, where four skeletons are buried."

"Notify the imperial envoy." Mu Qingyan didn't plan to go in, let alone reveal the identities of the four corpses, anyone with a bit of intelligence could deduce them.

Chen Shiliu also knew that this matter should not be involved too deeply, so he didn't go in, and only sent people to spread the news.

Sure enough, as soon as they heard that four suspected burnt bones were found in the cave, the imperial envoy Pang Zhong and others rushed over immediately.Pang Zhong didn't stay outside, frowned solemnly, and went into the cave himself, but this time it was different, he specially ordered Lin Jiayuan Cheng.

Most of them are parked outside the cave, after all, the space is limited.

Chen Shiliu felt itchy when he saw him, especially when he saw that Lin Jia and Yuan Cheng had gone, he couldn't hold back and followed.

Mu Qingyan was next to Wen Jixue, and said in a low voice: "Do you think Zhu Yi is still here?"

After all, Wen Mingyu from the God Detective Division is here.