Late at night, a quiet mountain village was awakened from its peaceful sleep.
Hu Shouxin and Sanzang of the Tang family were confronting each other when they suddenly heard noises from the foot of the mountain. They turned around and saw noises coming from the village. Torches lit up. It was a group of villagers who went up the mountain with torches overnight.
Hu Shouxin was shocked. The villagers were thrifty. They didn't even want to burn more lamp oil at night. If it wasn't an emergency, why would they go up the mountain with precious torches overnight?
The people below were calling their friends and walking up the mountain. As they got closer, Hu Shouxin gradually heard their conversation.
"It can't be Doctor Ping …"
"Let's try our best. It's not wrong to go up and ask. The girl's life is more important. If it's Doctor Ping, I'll kowtow to him and admit my guilt!"
"I'll listen to you … I also said that Doctor Ping is mysterious all day long. He has a cold face and doesn't like to talk to the villagers …"
"Send someone to the city to report tomorrow morning …"
Hu Shouxin and Master Sanzang looked at each other and saw the curiosity in each other's eyes. Hu Shouxin said in a low voice, "It sounds like the villagers are in trouble … and it's related to their lives.
As warriors, we can't ignore this. You put the Taoist back first. We'll talk about it after this matter is over.
If you think you can avoid the thunder bow's attack, you can take the Taoist and run away secretly. "
Master Sanzang shook her head and said seriously, "I'm taking my senior brother back to recuperate. First, I'm following orders. Second, I have good intentions. If I run away secretly, how is that different from a bandit?
After the misunderstanding is explained, I can leave openly. "
She nodded to Hu Shouxin and carried Taoist Bai Xue into the small courtyard. After putting the chattering Taoist Bai Xue back to the bed, Sun Lang pushed the door and came out, "Hey, Sanzang of the Tang family … What's going on outside?"
This way of addressing her was really strange … However, Master Sanzang's keen intuition was aware that if she objected to this way of addressing her, the man in front of her might change to a more embarrassing way of addressing her. Therefore, she did not care about it anymore. She saluted with one hand and said, "I don't know either. It seems that the villagers at the foot of the mountain came up the mountain in the middle of the night. They seemed to have encountered a matter of life and death."
Sun Lang frowned and turned to look at the strange doctor. His eyes flashed with a questioning look. Ping Yidao seemed to have thought of something and his expression changed.
The ranger seemed to have realized something. He shook his head and sighed. "Stay here and don't move. I'll go out and take a look."
The Strange Doctor lowered his head slightly, and a hint of sadness flashed in his eyes.
Sun Lang closed the door of the main house, blocking Sanzang's increasingly sharp gaze on the strange doctor. "Monk, let's go."
"Amitabha, why do you say that?"
After being interrupted by Sun Lang, the nun could not say anything. She followed Sun Lang out and explained, "I strictly abide by the rules and precepts. I did not break the precepts …"
Pooh, you haven't even cleaned the grease on your lips … If you didn't break the precepts, then I'm still a virgin … Uh … Hmm … Heh … Tsk.
The people at the foot of the mountain came up very quickly. They walked out of the bamboo forest and just as they met up with Hu Shouxin, they bumped into a group of villagers at the foot of the mountain. By the light of the fire, these people saw that it was three foreigners they had never seen before. The young and energetic ones shouted, "You three, who are you?
Why are you here in the middle of the night? "
Hu Shouxin knew Sun Lang's character very well. How could he let him speak?
He had no choice but to introduce himself first. The village chief was quite knowledgeable, and when he saw Hu Shouxin's extraordinary bearing, dignified appearance, and luxurious clothes, he believed most of it. Rangers had a good reputation in Mingzhou, so he immediately bowed and said, "So you're a Ranger from the city. Greetings …"
Hu Shouxin replied pretentiously, "Elder, you don't have to be so polite. It's the middle of the night. What's the matter?"
The old village chief stomped his feet and cried bitterly, "I don't dare to hide it from you. Tonight, something big happened in our village, and it's two big cases!
Tonight, when my family was sleeping soundly, we were suddenly awakened by a loud noise. After we woke up, we found that my granddaughter was missing. The visitor also left a note, saying that my granddaughter, Erya, was locked up in the cellar of the main house of the House of Strange Doctors on the mountain … "
As he spoke, a trace of fear flashed through his eyes, "This old man is from the countryside. When I went to work in the city as a child, I was appreciated by the shopkeeper and was taught some words. Encountering this kind of big matter, of course I panicked and did not know how to distinguish between things.
But at least I remembered that there were knights from Marquis Jingan's household that came today. They were staying in the village tonight. So this old man mustered up his courage and went to ask them to help uphold justice. Who knew … they were all killed in their rooms! "
When Sun Lang heard this, he sighed in his heart. It seemed that Miss Zhao would be sad for a while.
But he had long become indifferent to life and death. He only sighed slightly and threw the deaths of the Marquis' household's knights to the back of his mind … He thought of another matter.
Hu Shouxin also thought of it. He frowned and said, "So Elder, you went up the mountain to look for the Strange Doctor's house?
Forgive me for being blunt, but this note, to say that it's a scheme to shift the blame, it's a bit too crude … "
"This old man also knows!
But right now it's dark and Mingzhou's city gates are closed. Even if I wanted to go into the city to report to the authorities, there's no way.
Thinking from left to right, why don't I make a Hail Mary effort and go up the mountain to take a look. What if that poor Erya of mine is really there?
Even if she's not there, we've eliminated one possibility. If Sir Strange Doctor is wronged, this old man is willing to kowtow and admit his guilt … "The old village chief leaned on his walking stick and sighed in despair," This wretched person … "
Hu Shouxin pondered for a moment and said to the village chief, "Elder, why don't you bring this Hu to take a look at the crime scene?
This Hu believes that he still has some skills. Maybe he can find some clues from the traces … "
"This …" The old village chief hesitated for a moment, "Uncle Hu is willing to help, this old man is endlessly grateful. But if I don't ask Sir Strange Doctor, my heart won't be at ease.
How about this, let's go ask Sir Strange Doctor first and clear his name before going back to take a look. How about it? "
"That's fine." Hu Shouxin turned to look at Sun Lang, "What do you think?"
Sun Lang rolled his eyes, "Take a look … The one who did this is obviously Sir Wu Hen. Why don't we hurry to the crime scene to take a look at the clues he left behind and analyze the motive? Why go find Ping Lao Si?
Let's find this snot-nosed Sir first. After taking him down, we'll torture him. Then we'll be able to find out everything about him. "
Hu Shouxin shook his head, "But I think this matter is also related to that Sir Strange Doctor.
Why would Sir Wu Hen leave a note after he kidnapped someone and ask the villagers to look for him in the cellar of the Strange Doctor's house?
What is he hinting at? "
His eyes shone as he said, "So, let's go and ask that strange doctor together … Since he has a clear conscience, he can prove his innocence and provide us with some clues. You said that you wanted to come to the Hidden Yuan Village to look for Young Master Wuhen. Did you expect this matter?
Let's go and take a look. "
Sun Lang's expression changed imperceptibly.
This is bad …