The deceased's brother had followed the innkeeper and his waiter since they pushed the cart out of the city.
Xia Zhaoyi followed further behind.
Seeing the brother digging away the covered soil, Xia Zhaoyi's eyes were on his wrist and lower body the whole time.
He is a martial artist, and he has a pretty good foundation in kung fu.
But it's really hard to tell who it is, Guo Yu's, Shen Lie's, or other forces lurking in Fushang County.
Now Xia Zhaoyi called the innkeeper and the waiter, and the four of them hid in the dark, watching the brother finish digging the soil and trying to drag the body away.
But the body of a dead person is not so easy to drag. It is heavy, nearly two hundred kilograms. Even if my brother's arms are as strong as bowls, it will be difficult to drag him.
The shopkeeper was anxious and wanted to pull him up, but Xia Zhaoyi stopped him.
So, they watched helplessly as their brother put the head in a bag, pinned it to his waist, put the headless body in half a sack, carried it on his shoulders, and left quickly.
"What, what can we do?" the waiter said anxiously.
"If someone from the government asks, you tell the truth. If they don't ask, you just pretend you don't know anything." Xia Zhaoyi said.
After saying that, she was about to leave, but when she turned around, she turned back and looked at the redness and swelling on the shopkeeper's cheek.
The shopkeeper blinked his eyes and raised his hands to cover his face uncomfortably.
Xia Zhaoyi pursed her lips, turned and left.
The brother carried the body on his back and tried to walk through uninhabited woods.
Xia Zhaoyi followed quietly, and about half an hour later, his brother entered a dilapidated temple.
Then Xia Zhaoyi watched him go around looking for firewood, as if he wanted to cremate the body.
While his brother was chopping firewood and looking for wood, Xia Zhaoyi found a tall tree outside the temple and sat down, his eyes falling on the corpse covered in a sack in the temple.
Last night, the Imperial Guard personally dispatched soldiers and horses, and these Imperial Guards could not possibly be Song Zhiyi's relatives who were far away in Jingzhao.
Among the four places of Songzhou, Xiongchi, Anjiang, and Guangzhuo, there was only one person who also had imperial guards, and it was King Xunping Jin Hongkang who Song Zhiyi gave absolute privileges to.
The purpose of this sudden raid was very clear. If it was to deal with other forces, that would be it. But if it was aimed at Shen Lie, it might have something to do with Guo Yu.
Of course, it's just a guess.
According to the itinerary, Shen Lie should arrive today, but there is chaos in the city right now, and I don't know what will happen to Shen Lie.
However, she could try her luck and go somewhere to wait and see.
She originally wanted to rope in her brother to help, but seeing how sad he looked, Xia Zhaoyi thought it would be better to forget it and leave him some alone space to grieve alone.
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The chaos in the city lasted until the afternoon, and even longer outside the city.
It was already dusk when Shen Lie rode over from the mountains in the north. He went straight to Fushang County. When he passed several villages, he noticed something was wrong from afar, so he reined in his horse and stopped.
It was so quiet, surprisingly quiet.
At the busy time of farming, there was not a single farmer in sight, and there were only a few fishing boats returning late on the river.
He did not go over again, but dismounted and stood guard on the shore. When the fishermen carrying the fish baskets got off the boat, he stepped forward to ask.
Because they were all dressed in soldiers' armor, several fishermen were not suspicious and informed them all. Some even described it more elaborately, while others asked him if he knew anything about it.
Shen Lie shook his head, thanked her deeply, got on his horse and left. On the rural road at the other end of the village, he stopped and looked at Fushang County at the end of the sky.
When he was young and unguarded, he once fell into Guo Yu's trap and almost lost his life. So this time, he was extremely cautious and thought of all the possible means Guo Yu might use, including the current one. An unexpected surprise.
But he never expected that Du Xuan would be separated from him and come to Shangxian County one step ahead of schedule.
I wonder if Du Xuan happens to be staying in the city. If so, it will be difficult now.
Shen Lie raised his head and looked at the dim sky. He could only endure it until it was completely dark before entering the city.
Except for Shen Lie, there were many people who were looking forward to darkening with him at the same time, some in the city and some outside the city.
Although the city has been in chaos for a day and a night, the order that should exist will not change. When the time comes, the lanterns on both sides of the street are still lit, illuminating the empty and quiet long street.
In the small square at the entrance of Dongxie Street, the corpses of those who died in vain were lined up one by one.
There were still many officers and soldiers nearby, and several small officials conducting the autopsy were carrying lanterns and inspecting each body one by one.
There were three painters who had been working on the painting all day. If the painting didn't look right, it would have to be torn up and painted again.
Facing several corpses with their heads missing, no matter how many times they look at those heads, it makes people tremble with fear.
The cool evening breeze blew, and the corners of the drawing paper took off. I found a paperweight to hold it down, but it was still blown up.
A painted painting suddenly flew out. A painter exclaimed and asked someone to pick it up. The military men beside him were indifferent and looked on indifferently.
The painter had no choice but to put down his pen and chase after him. Finally he picked up the painting in the corner and looked up for a moment to see a pair of eyes at the corner of the street, as fierce as a wolf.
He subconsciously wanted to make a sound, but the eyes disappeared very quickly.
The painter was stunned, wondering if it was an illusion caused by painting all day long.
He picked up the drawing paper and turned around, ready to go back, when a sharp ax came from behind.
A chill suddenly arose, and before the painter could even turn around, a sharp ax struck him in the back of the head.
The moment he fell to the ground, the painter was still in a daze. He even forgot to cry out in agony. His eyes fell on the portrait of the dead man he was holding tightly in his hand. Soon, he too became a dead man.
"who!"
"There's something going on over there!"
The soldiers soon realized something was wrong, and a dozen men came running with spears.
One person checked on the painter and found that he had expired.
After discussing with others, the two of them carried the painter's body back and threw it in the third row of the square.
More and more people were chasing after them. Soldiers and horses were running around, quickly gathering and dispatching. The people along the street did not dare to express their anger, and they did not dare to wonder what was happening outside.
Xia Zhaoyi covered his face and squatted beside the eaves of the prison roof.
Hearing movement in the distance, she looked up.
The moonlight was particularly good tonight and the visibility was very clear. When she saw the soldiers running around carrying torches, she frowned slightly.
It shouldn't be Shen Lie...
As soon as I had this thought, I heard a muffled groan coming from below.
Xia Zhaoyi immediately turned around and was stunned. A man in black knocked down another man in black.
She cat went back and quickly hid it.
At the same time, an arrow shot towards the corner where she was hiding with a "whoosh" sound.
There was nowhere to hide such a fast arrow, but luckily the place she was hiding was easy to defend and difficult to attack. The arrows fired from below were not accurate enough.
She turned over and rolled to the other side.
Another arrow came, and Xia Zhaoyi quickly hid it. After a while, she suddenly descended from the other side, dodged to the opponent's side as quickly as possible, and raised her hand to remove the opponent's crossbow.
