I opened the first file and found that the first person to report the crime was the wife of a hunter from Shangmanzigou Village, Baishu Township. Her husband entered Nantai Mountain for hunting four months ago, but did not come back after three days.

So Orion's wife and many other tribesmen in the village went into the mountains to look for him, but they couldn't find him after nearly three days of searching. So Orion's wife came to the Yamen to report the case.

Su Hao went on to look through a few more files. They were basically the same. No one was seen alive, no body was found dead. The same was true for the businessmen, who had not been home for a long time and their family members came to report the crime.

"Ding Captou, these are the only clues? I once heard from the county magistrate that Ding Captou once led people to search Xiaowutai Mountain. I wonder if Ding Captou has gained anything else?"

After reading for a long time, Su Hao frowned. There were too few clues and they were of no value at all.

"There are no clues."

Hearing this, Ding Xian grimaced, shook his head and said: "We searched the entire Xiao Wutai Mountain, and we didn't even find any traces of fighting. Those people seemed to have disappeared out of thin air."

"How can it be!"

At this time, Su Hao's eyebrows were completely furrowed. You must know that there are not only Buddhism and Taoism, but also Confucianism, martial arts, and eight hundred other hereditary practices.

The world is not peaceful now. Whether it is merchants or hunters, they will more or less have one or two crops with them. People in the martial arts industry, especially those merchants, basically hire guards. Even he and

There is no guarantee that Forbes will not leave any traces when he takes action.

From the travel notes of the ancestors of the Su family, he also had some understanding of the rules and realm of martial arts, which were divided into martial arts families and general families.

The lowest level of martial arts in the martial arts world are those who have only practiced low-level martial arts such as Iron Cloth Shirt or Iron Sand Palm for three to five years. Those people can only work as ruffians and thugs at best, and then they can practice higher up.

Only after ten years or so can one be qualified to perform on the street, performing the role of crushing rocks on the chest, locking the throat with a silver spear, and swallowing a sword. Only then can one truly enter the martial arts.

After practicing martial arts for twenty years, this is the first hurdle. Once you have practiced it, you will be regarded as a small success. Even if you are a third-rate master with a little name in the world, you will starve to death wherever you go, especially those who practice more powerful martial arts.

, If you take the right path, there will be a bodyguard agency that wants you to be a bodyguard, and there will be a wealthy family that will recruit you as a guard. If you take the wrong path, you can also become a bandit leader in the green forest.

Further up, a person with sixty years of skill is a second-rate master. He can already be a teacher in a small martial arts school. There are many martial arts schools in the north. If he can be a teacher, he is already a prominent figure in the county. He can also be a low-level martial arts master.

Village owner.

And with a hundred years of skill, he is already a rare first-class master in the martial arts world. He is a respected strong man in the martial arts. He has made a name for himself in the martial arts world. He is a guest wherever he goes.

Yes, even if you want to enter the officialdom, there is a way out. People of this level are eager for talent in any city.

However, this hundred-year skill does not mean that you must practice it for a hundred years, but it is a standard. Naturally, those who practice superior martial arts cannot be compared with those who practice inferior martial arts.

For some direct disciples of Jianghu sects, some geniuses can possess hundreds of years of skill before they are thirty, thanks to the superior martial arts passed down from their childhood training masters and the medicines that assist their training.

However, in ordinary martial arts, there is no way, no resources, you can't figure it out on your own, and there are bottlenecks everywhere. After practicing hard for a lifetime, you may not be able to develop the skills that last a hundred years.

Above this is the master of martial arts. At this level, one needs to practice an internal skill to its peak. Those who can reach this level are basically the leaders of several top sects in the world. At this level, they are

The prefect of one side will also treat him as a guest.

If you are willing to step into the officialdom, your future will be bright. However, if you have practiced martial arts to this level and become famous and profitable in the world, there are not many people who are willing to enter the officialdom and work hard for the court.

The next level up is the martial arts master. It is said in the world that if a martial arts master can understand his own martial arts path and take a further step to become a martial arts master, it will be a new world, because this realm also has another name,

Innate Grandmaster!

However, the ancestors of the Su family have never seen a person of this level, and only occasionally heard people in the world talk about it.

The Jiangmen family is different from Jianghu. The Jiangmen family does not judge success or failure based on cultivation. In addition to martial arts, the children of the Jiangmen family also have to read military books and learn strategies. Martial arts is only part of it. Moreover, the martial arts inheritance of the Jiangmen family is mostly horizontal.

Practice martial arts to the extreme, become invulnerable, and have infinite strength.

After pondering for a long time, Su Hao finally said: "I'm going to explore Xiaowutai Mountain, and I want to lead the way."

Ding Xian was able to be the head catcher of Yu County, so he naturally had his own abilities. According to what Su An said during his lifetime, Ding Xian had barely entered the realm of a second-rate master, and even thirty or fifty people might not be able to capture Ding Xian.

The risk has not yet been determined this time. If Ding Xian is brought along, the risk can be reduced a bit. Moreover, Ding Xian has searched Xiaowutai Mountain several times and is more familiar with the terrain of Xiaowutai Mountain, which can save a lot of trouble.

"Don't worry, Master Su, I will do my best!"

Hearing Su Hao's words, Ding Xian did not refuse. Zhang Jiatao had asked him to try his best to assist Su Hao before.

At this time, a policeman walked in and said: "Ding Tou, the carriage has been arranged."

"Captain Ding, let's set off first and talk about the rest of the way."

Seeing that the carriage had been arranged, Su Hao opened his mouth and said.

"good."

Ding Xian nodded.

A carriage stopped outside the government office. Su Hao and Ding Xian got into the carriage. The other four agents were driven by one person and three by horseback. Yu County was close to the border and did not lack horses like other places.

"Captain Ding, you have also been to Cypress Township. Were there any unusual circumstances before those hunters disappeared?"

Enduring the bumps of the carriage, Su Hao asked again.

"No, according to the wives of the hunters, the hunters went into the mountains in groups as usual, and then dispersed when they reached a place suitable for hunting."

Ding Xian said with a bitter face: "But once I entered the mountain, I didn't see them coming out again."

Forget about these hunters, there are many wolves, worms, tigers and leopards in the mountains. It is normal for the hunters to disappear, but the disappearance of those businessmen is a troublesome matter. All the wealthy squire families in Yu County are doing business. If the trade importance of Xiaowutai Mountain is not

If the road is opened, Zhang Jiatao will have a big headache once those big squire households start making trouble.

Zhang Jiatao has a big head, so he will have to be scolded. If they can solve it, Zhang Jiatao can save a lot of money. After all, the price for Zhang Jiatao to ask Su Hao to take action is not low.

Seeing that he couldn't find anything, Su Hao closed his eyes and began to rest his mind. He didn't know how long he would stay in Xiaowutai Mountain.


Chapter completed!