At this time, among the crowd outside the main entrance of the small courtyard, a wretched guy was peering into the house. The sky was filled with flames. Even a tough guy would be engulfed by the monstrous flames.
A smile appeared on the corner of the wretched man's mouth. This operation seemed to be a success, and he could finally show off his merits to his master. However, he had done too many such things, and he understood a truth well. If you haven't seen some things with your own eyes, then
It was not an established fact, so he hid behind the crowd, watching the pale-faced innkeeper waving and shouting, watching the guys carrying buckets to put out the fire, and waited quietly, waiting for the fire to be put out to see if there was anything inside.
A few corpses as expected.
Many guests of the inn gathered around here, their faces full of horror. A guy who was playing clappers was also among the crowd, shaking his head and sighing: "I keep shouting every day, the weather is dry and everything is dry, be careful of the candle, but why don't you guys let go?"
In your heart?"
The guys and the thoughtful guests tried their best to put out the fire. Although the fire had almost burned the house and nothing could be saved, everyone still tried their best.
The innkeeper's face was pale, but the fear in his heart was a hundred times more gloomy than his face. He no longer had the mind to consider the loss. The only thing he was afraid of now was how to explain to Deputy Inspector Ye, the son of the Suzhou prefect, that the people living in this courtyard
, but Deputy Inspector Ye personally brought the guests, so he felt weak all over, his legs were weak, and he wanted to kneel down.
Although the fire was very powerful, it would always be extinguished, so when the fire was completely extinguished, everyone sighed. The originally elegant courtyard was now filled with smoke, and the black smoke behind the fire was still floating lightly.
, the charred door panels and roof beams were stuck together in a haphazard manner.
The innkeeper's face was livid, his voice was trembling, and he asked a waiter: "Where are the people inside?"
The waiter looked around, seemed smart enough, and said a few words. The innkeeper was stunned, with a strange look on his face, as if he was unexpected.
The wretched man frowned, finally got out of the crowd, approached a waiter who had just come out of the house, and asked in a low voice: "Brother, is anyone dead inside?"
The guy glanced at his mouth, turned his head and said, "You don't know how to look? ***, crow's mouth."
The wretched man's face immediately showed anger. Fortunately, he knew the seriousness of the matter. He snorted coldly and looked around. He saw that everyone was sighing and sighing. Some were silent, but no one paid attention to him, so he walked slowly.
Entered the house.
There was a burning smell in the house. Although the fire was extinguished, there were still scattered sparks in some places.
The wretched man glanced slightly, and his eyes fell on the burnt black bed. The bed was in a mess, and the burnt sheets were still emitting black smoke, but there was no body on the bed.
The wretched man immediately frowned, and the muscles on his face twitched. He walked back and forth in the house anxiously, looking everywhere, but he searched the whole house. There were burnt objects everywhere, but there was no body.
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The wretched man's hands and feet felt a little cold. In his heart, every step was perfectly designed and no one in the room could escape. But now he didn't see the expected corpse. It was really strange.
He walked slowly, and finally saw that all the door frames at the back door had fallen off. He seemed to have thought of something, and walked quickly over, stood at the back door, smelled the smell of burning, and looked outside. After the fire was extinguished, the backyard was quiet, except for the faint
The moonlight shines down, and two thick poplar trees stand in the garden. The trees are green, the branches are luxuriant, and there is no trace of a human being.
"**!" The wretched man couldn't help but cursed. Just as he was about to turn around and enter the house, a thick figure jumped out from beside him and punched the wretched man on the head. The fist was like iron, and the wretched man groaned.
Without a sound, he was about to collapse. The figure stretched his arms, lazily picked up the wretched person, put his hands on his shoulders, turned around and walked quickly, and went out through the small door in the backyard.
Outside the door, Xue Poye and others were waiting. When they saw Tieniu carrying a man out, they didn't say much, and took advantage of the night to head west, choosing a remote path. I don't know how long it took, but they heard
Mingxu whispered: "The shopkeeper is right here."
Next to it is a small temple, which is extremely quiet and remote. It is really a good place for killing people and stealing goods.
A small temple is a kind of sacrificial building. During festivals, people will come to worship the heaven and earth and pray for blessings. On weekdays, it is very deserted. Moreover, this kind of small temple is not like a real temple, and there is no one to look after it.
The small temple was dark, and because no one had been there for a long time, everything inside was covered with dust. A huge altar was placed in the middle of the temple, with a few chairs scattered here and there, and nothing else.
Tieniu threw the wretched man to the ground, then took a deep breath and said in a low voice: "Shopkeeper, you are right. This kid is so sneaky, I'm afraid he is the one who set the fire."
Xue Poye didn't care about the dust on the chair, sat down heavily, took a deep breath, breathed it out slowly, and finally said: "Damn it, I almost died there."
At this time, several people were in a state of embarrassment. Tieniu had been burned in many places and blisters appeared. Master Shao seemed to have not recovered from the panic. His clothes were burned into holes, and there were also some wounds on his body.
Fortunately, my life was not affected by the burn, which is also a great blessing among misfortunes.
Mingxu was silent for a moment, and finally said: "We failed to protect the safety of the shopkeeper, please punish the shopkeeper!" Tieniu also immediately lowered his head, bent over, and said respectfully: "Tieniu is guilty, Tieniu is guilty."
Xue Poye waved his hand and said softly: "I can't blame you this time. I didn't expect that someone would take action. ***, just stay alive, or you can always get revenge."
This time it was considered a near miss. Speaking of it, Mingxu took the most credit. Xue Poye looked at Mingxu appreciatively and said, "Yes, you have made a contribution this time. I will remember it for you."
Ming Xu hurriedly said that he didn't dare, and Xue Poye said seriously: "If you have merit, you have merit. There is nothing you dare to do. Hehe, if you survive a catastrophe, you will be blessed later. It seems that my blessing will be great in the future."
Mingxu frowned and said: "Shopkeeper, we are new here, who would do this to me?"
Xue Poye pursed his lips and sneered at the wretched man: "When he wakes up, everything will be clear. Hey, Tieniu, your punch was quite fierce. You beat this kid like this, and I don't know how long he will be unconscious for.
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Several people sat down to rest first. Although they said it lightly, it was just to relieve the huge pressure after life and death. For Mingxu and Tieniu, it was fine, but for Xue Poye, this time the real thing was from
The trip to Guimenguan was very different from the trip to Savage Ridge.
There was silence in the small temple, with only the sound of slight breathing.
Only a few strands of moonlight came in through the gaps, and the room was dark, with only human figures visible.
"Mingxu, why can you move during the fire?" After a long time, Xue Poye finally broke the silence: "I couldn't move at all at that time?"
Since everyone has been hit by Qihuasan, then everyone should be unable to move, why can Mingxu be able to?
Mingxu explained: "This time they came well prepared. Before setting fire, they must have used a blowpipe to put Qihua Powder into the house. This Qihua Powder is mixed with the juice of seven kinds of poisonous flowers and infiltrated into moso bamboo. This
Once the moso bamboo is ignited, it can be blown out from the blowpipe. It is colorless and odorless, but it is extremely effective. It can make people numb all over and cannot move in a short period of time. Only in this way, they will not run away when they set fire to the house.
Watching myself being burned to death."
Tieniu was extremely angry when he heard this. He slapped the chair handle, and with a "click", the chair handle was shattered into pieces.
"Then why are you okay?" Xue Poye asked.
Mingxu was silent for a moment, and finally whispered: "I tasted poisonous weeds when I was very young. I have tried many medicinal herbs, and I was almost poisoned to death several times. It is also true that the body has a kind of resistance to poisonous weeds. This
Qihuasan happens to be a poison that I can resist. However, this Qihuasan is pure in nature, so I also suffered some poisonous gases. Fortunately, I was still able to move, so I escaped the disaster. It seems that I was negligent. I didn’t expect that anyone would
If you want to put us to death, please...please ask the shopkeeper to punish you!"
Xue Poye sighed. Mingxu had so many abilities that he felt like he couldn't cope with them. He couldn't help but said: "What else do you have that you can do to tell me all at once?"
Mingxu lowered his head in embarrassment and whispered: "This... this is my last ability."
Xue Poye chuckled, but also sighed in his heart. Although Tieniu is infinitely powerful and Mingxu is extraordinary, the two people seem to be less alert. He suddenly thought of Xiao Pan. If Pan Silang were here, I'm afraid the other party would still be there.
Without taking action, Xiao Pan discovered him. He was a man who was good at tracking and assassinating, and his alertness was beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Although this major incident occurred, except for Master Shao who was still stunned, several others also recovered. There was no fear in their hearts. Instead, they were eager to know who the enemy was so that they could fight back.
The wretched people didn't know whether they were frightened or really knocked unconscious. In short, they didn't wake up for a long time. They were all exhausted and rested quietly in this small temple.dd