The sky was getting dark, and the dull atmosphere of the Xu Mansion was broken. News spread that an expert came to the mansion and wanted to cast a spell to find the young master. Such mysterious things were difficult for ordinary people to see. The relatives, servants, and maids were curious to see it.
Look, the front yard was already under guard by the Duhou's soldiers. I saw the lady and her personal maid carrying a small piece of clothing and quickly walked into the corridor leading to the front yard.
The woman's eyes were red and swollen, and she had obviously cried many times. When she came to the front yard, her husband walked back and forth in front of the closed door with his hands behind his hands. He anxiously stepped forward and bowed slightly.
"Husband, is there really an expert who can find Yu'er?"
"Master, please go inside. Madam, please wait a moment. Don't disturb Master." Xu Huaiyu held his wife's weak hand tightly. In fact, he didn't have much confidence in his heart, but this was his only hope.
He took the clothes from his youngest son and caressed them lovingly. Then he faced the closed door and said in a respectful tone, "Sir, the clothes for my son have been brought."
Inside the door at this time, Chen Yuan was sitting on a chair flipping through the yellow book in his hand. He wrote down a story about searching in "Miscellaneous Mysteries of Huangchuan". He wrote down the formula and the things needed to find the person in the story, and handed the book over.
To the fat Taoist, he also told the master to have some snacks here.
"Go on, go on... I know it, my teacher."
The crazy old man spoke this time and his mind was much clearer. He chewed the cake and waved his hand. Chen Yuan nodded, opened the door and went outside.
"Duhou, please bring half a basin of water."
"Yes, sir please."
While Xu Huaiyu hurriedly handed over the clothes, a servant brought some water and put it on the brought table. Chen Yuan took the magic formula and gently stirred it in the water according to the instructions in the book to form a vortex.
Suddenly, he grabbed the clothes and sprinkled sparse drops of water on the clothes. The next moment, Chen Yuan threw the clothes into the air. The clothes unfolded with a roar and hung in the night sky without falling.
Even though Xu Huaiyu was born in the army, he was shocked when he saw such a mysterious scene. Mrs. Xu on the side was nervously clutching the corner of her husband's clothes. The soldiers and maids around were shocked and did not blink, for fear of missing it.
What.
"The land has an owner, the house has an owner, and the clothes have an owner, go find your owner quickly!" Chen Yuan flicked his fingers, and a flash of blue light shot into the floating clothes. In an instant, the clothes seemed to be bulging with someone wearing them, and then
It moved a bit, swayed left and right, and slowly flew in one direction.
"Follow it!"
Chen Yuan said softly and walked under it with the fat Taoist. Xu Huaiyu also hurriedly followed behind. Looking at the little clothes floating away, his heart was beating fast. When he couldn't find his son, he was full of hope.
But now that he had a way, he was afraid that what he would find was a small, cold corpse.
He led his wife and followed the master with his son's clothes for a long time, almost circling the house. Just when he thought the child was in the yard, the clothes suddenly stopped at the door of the mansion and turned around.
Rush into the street.
It was dark at this time. Due to the recent loss of children in the city, there were very few pedestrians on the street when it was dark. Otherwise, seeing the flying clothes would probably scare the passers-by who didn't know the whole story and make them sick.
Chen Yuan quickly asked the fat Taoist to go back and take Master with him to chase him.
And Xu Huaiyu told his wife to wait for news at her house: "Sir, you will definitely find Yu'er. You better stay at home and wait for news about your husband."
After saying that, he called thirty soldiers from the mansion, picked up their weapons and went straight to the outside of the mansion. They followed the clothes all the way to the west of the city and sent someone to notify them in advance to open the city gate.
The soldiers over there didn't know what was going on. When they saw the clothes flying towards them, they immediately trembled and opened the city gate to a gap where people could pass through. They saw the clothes slipping out without stopping.
"Du... Duhou..." The gatekeeper Sima wanted to ask Xu Huaiyu who was chasing him, but before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the other party. Xu Huaiyu held up his collar: "Go to the county office quickly and inform the county.
Order, ask him to bring someone over. We may have found clues about the missing children in the city for a few days! Go quickly!"
The last one almost roared out, but the Sima did not dare to disobey the order, so he quickly mounted his horse and drove straight towards the county government office with a wave of his whip.
At this moment, Chen Yuan followed the flying clothes to the outside of the city. Xu Huai met someone and lit a torch, lighting up the surroundings like a fire dragon. He walked about two miles along the official road at his feet and turned to another road.
Fork in the road.
The sound of human footsteps and the clash of weapons caused a burst of birds to fly in the dark woods ahead.
‘Papa papa…’
A flock of perched birds flapped their wings and scurried around in the forest. Chen Yuan stopped when he arrived. In his eyes, the flying clothes flew to the outline of a dilapidated building and hung there. As if losing support, he fell from the air.
Fall to the ground.
"Sir, but here?" Xu Huaiyu hurried over and waved his soldiers to surround the building here.
When thirty people passed by Chen Yuan, he walked to the clothes and picked them up. At the other end of the field of vision, there were weeds all around, the eaves were sloping, and they were covered with fallen leaves. Not far away, a stone tablet was broken in half and covered with vines.
, the handwriting engraved on it cannot be seen.
"Do you know this temple?"
"The Tutu Temple in Linjiang County was later abandoned and moved to the south of the city." Xu Huaiyu asked people to gather the torches. Among the soldiers, some who were scouts looked around and suddenly shouted: "Duhou, there are carriage marks on the ground.
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The firelight moved downwards and part of the fallen leaves on the ground were pushed aside. The traces of the chariot shaft being run over were quite obvious, and there were more than one place. Xu Huaiyu had been in the army for many years, so he could still tell this. Immediately, he called ten people.
"Quickly go to the nearby residents and bring him for questioning."
After they left, he turned around and saw Chen Yuan squatting on the ground, "Sir, have you noticed anything?"
Chen Yuan looked at an inconspicuous small footprint next to the carriage shaft. The clothes brought him here, and it was indeed true. He nodded silently, and then walked to the temple that had been abandoned for many years.
The door of the temple has long since disappeared, and the altar is empty, covered with a thick layer of dust.
His eyes swept around, and there were a few shadows lingering in the corners. They should be lonely ghosts absorbing the remaining incense and fire in this ruined temple. Chen Yuan's eyes fell on them. The cultivation of the Foundation Establishment Realm and the overflowing red energy.
, immediately shrouded these few strands of Yin Qi, and instantly dispersed in panic, carrying a gust of Yin wind and running outside the temple.
The sudden gust of wind caused panic among the soldiers outside, and they even faintly heard shrill cries in the wind.
"Sir, what just happened?" Xu Huaiyu pulled out his sword and rushed into the temple. He had seen mysterious magic tonight. He didn't believe in ghosts and gods before, but now he was deeply involved in it. He was a little nervous at the slightest sign of trouble.
allergy.
"They are just a few wandering ghosts who live in temples and absorb the scent of incense."
Chen Yuan just made a simple statement, but when Xu Huaiyu heard this, he was a little frightened. He held his sword and turned his head to look around, closely following the master.
"This should be where those child thieves settled." Chen Yuan looked around the temple. Apart from the ghosts, there was nothing unusual. There were only traces of carriages and horses outside.
Soon, the soldiers who were sent out brought back a few people. They were all dressed as farmers from the nearby area. They were taken out by a group of soldiers in the middle of the night. There was unavoidable fear on their faces and they stood trembling in front of the temple.
"Have any carriages and horses stopped at this temple recently? Have you seen any strange faces nearby?"
The farmers who were questioned were so frightened that they dared not speak when they saw the fierce-looking Xu Huaiyu and the surrounding soldiers, and their bodies were shaking even more fiercely.
Clang!
Clang!
The blades of each blade were half pulled out of the sheath, reflecting the cold light of the torch. At this scene, someone was finally frightened and backed away, and spoke tremblingly.
"There were...three carriages came...there were seven or eight people...they stayed here for two days..."
"It seems like there are children among them?"
The man shook his head, then nodded again: "I heard a child's voice... It seemed like he was crying."
Xu Huaiyu's eyes turned red, he tightened his grip on the hilt of his sword, and made a low, hoarse voice.
"Where did you go after that?"
"No...I don't know...I just saw them walking to the southwest."
Xu Huaiyu looked back at the temple door and raised his hands: "Sir?!"
They have been walking for two days and don't know if they can catch up. Chen Yuan closed her eyes and was thinking about it, but Xu Huaiyu over there couldn't wait any longer. Seeing that the master was silent, she thought that by bringing him here, she had fulfilled her mission.
, no longer helping, gritted his teeth, turned around and got on the horse, and galloped wildly.
Roar!
"Yu'er is my son. As a father, how can I not save him? A child in the city is lost. As a prince, how can I just sit back and ignore it! All the sons and daughters follow me -"
The ground around him exploded, and thirty soldiers mounted their horses one by one, running wildly with him, disappearing into the darkness in the blink of an eye, leaving only the sound of hoofbeats gradually fading away in the dark night.