Li Yi frowned slightly as he watched the young man walk out of the forest with his hands behind his back, blocking his way home.
Although the person in front of him could not be said to be familiar to him, he was definitely not unfamiliar.
When Liu Ruyi was caught on the mountain on the first day, it was this man and his second aunt who broke into the house. The other party seemed to have been thinking about Ruyi for a long time. Li Yi and he had only met a few times in the village. Wu should respond to his attitude
, not considered friendly.
Wu Ying is the nephew of his second aunt Wu. Although his surname is not Liu, he often comes to the village and is very familiar with the Liu clan. He can be considered half a Liuye villager.
Meeting him here was beyond Li Yi's expectation, and there seemed to be something in what he just said. Li Yi heard a trace of malice in his tone.
This malice no longer just means being unfriendly.
"What do you mean?" Li Yi looked at him and asked with a frown.
"Don't worry, Lieutenant Li, let's take a look first and see what this is." Wu Ying glanced at him mockingly, then stretched out a hand from behind, holding something in his hand.
This was a snow-white rabbit. The rabbit was not big. Wu Ying held its two ears in the air, and its four legs were still flapping.
There is a ribbon tied around the rabbit's neck, and the material looks very good.
Of course, the material of the silk cloth given by the emperor was not bad. Xiaohuan tied a leftover piece of silk cloth around the neck of the pet rabbit. If it ran away, the villagers in the village would see the rabbit with a ribbon tied around its neck.
Rabbit will be caught.
"Little Ring's Rabbit!"
Li Yi's expression changed, he looked at him and asked, "Why are you here?"
Wu Ying smiled and said, "This rabbit is not the only one here."
"What did you do to Xiaohuan?" Li Yi's face darkened.
"If you want to see that little maid, just come with me." Wu Ying looked at him and said lightly.
Li Yi now understood what Wu Ying meant. His ultimate goal turned out to be himself...
"How do I know if you caught a random rabbit to lie to me? The small ring is in your hands. What evidence do you have?" Li Yi took a few steps back and looked at him with squinted eyes.
This rabbit is indeed a small ring rabbit, because there is a ball of miscellaneous hair on the hind legs of the rabbit, which is not completely white. This cannot be faked.
What he suspected was that Wu Ying just caught the rabbit to lure him.
After all, Xiaohuan spends most of her time at home. With sisters Ruyi at home, even ten Wu Yings would not be able to take her away from home. What's more, there are so many people in the village, unless...
Wu Ying seemed to have seen through what he was thinking, and sneered and said: "If she stays at home all the time, I really can't do anything to her, but this little maid likes to let this stupid rabbit outside the village..."
"Damn it!" Li Yi's heart sank. What Wu Ying said was exactly what he was worried about.
"Let's go quickly, don't let me do it." Wu Ying raised his head and said with a sinister look on his face.
As early as just now, Li Yi knew that he might have to go with Wu Ying today.
Ruyi had warned him a long time ago to be careful about Wu Ying.
The other party had become a disciple of a powerful figure in the martial arts in his early years, and his martial arts skills should not be underestimated. Even Li Yi, who had been trained by Liu Ruyi for so long, was far from Wu Ying's opponent.
After procrastinating for this little time, I had the idea that I would be able to make it by luck, but now it seems that I am afraid that I will not be able to make it.
"Lord County Lieutenant, let's go here." Wu Ying said angrily and pointed to a path leading to the forest.
Li Yi was extremely alert, glanced at Wu Ying, and walked over first.
Countless thoughts were flashing through his mind at this moment. Wu Ying was very good at martial arts. If he wanted to kill him, just do it directly. It wouldn't be so troublesome. He was stealing rabbits and kidnapping him just to lure him to a place.
.
And listening to what he just said, it seems that he did not expect that Lao Fang would not be with him, which means that before this, he was not afraid of Lao Fang at all, or that his plan included Lao Fang...
Such a troublesome layout must have some agenda... To make money or kill someone, or to make money first and then kill someone. It's not yet known what Wu Ying wants to do, but at least for a short time, he will be safe.
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The most important thing right now is to determine whether Xiaohuan is in any danger.
Further forward, the path in the forest has become even narrower, and the surrounding area has become more and more deserted. The forest is deep and lush, and there are overgrown weeds. Only the footsteps of two people can be heard in the surrounding area.
"arrive."
Suddenly, Wu Ying said coldly, pointed forward and said, "The little maid is inside."
Li Yi looked up and saw a simple shack in front of him. The shack was built in a triangle shape and covered with weeds and branches on both sides. It should be just a temporary place to stay.
There is such a shack in this barren mountain and an inaccessible place. It seems that the people who live in it are not good people. Li Yi shrank one hand into his sleeve and looked back at Wu Ying. The other party sneered: "What?
Don’t you dare to go in?”
He looked away and didn't answer. He walked over slowly, opened the curtain outside, and after taking a look inside, his expression changed.
The shack was empty, there was nothing.
A thought flashed through his mind, he was deceived by Wu Ying!
Suddenly, a strong wind came from behind, and Li Yi instinctively felt danger. Before he could turn his head, he felt a sharp pain in the back of his neck. Then his vision went dark, and he fell to the ground, completely losing consciousness.
"Lord County Lieutenant..., bah!"
Wu Ying threw the rabbit aside casually, with a trace of disdain on his face, and spat hard on the ground.
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In Liuye Village, the little maid was sitting in the courtyard, still worried about the lost rabbit. Unknowingly, the sky had darkened.
When he raised his head, he could already see the moon. Xiaohuan looked in the direction of the door and murmured, "Why haven't you come back yet?"
According to the past situation, my uncle should have arrived home more than an hour ago?
Could it be that there was something delayed in the Yamen?
The little maid was distracted by this incident. At this time, Liu Ruyi walked out of the courtyard and asked with some confusion: "Xiaohuan, my uncle hasn't come back yet?"
"No." The little maid shook her head, stood up and said, "I'll go ask Uncle Fang."
My uncle has always been with Uncle Fang. If Uncle Fang hasn't come back, it must be that my uncle is busy with something.
In the past, he would occasionally sleep in the shop and not come back, but now the little maid no longer has the same random thoughts as before.
Liu Ruyi nodded and watched Xiaohuan walk out of the house without thinking much.
Xiaohuan came back not long after she left, and Lao Fang came back with her.
"What, my uncle hasn't come back yet?" Lao Fang looked at Sister Ruyi with doubts on his face.
The mutton at home was gone. Before coming back today, he went to the butcher shop and bought some mutton to prepare for hot pot in the evening. He was away for at least half an hour. After returning to the county government office, the officer told him that his uncle had already gone back.
Lao Fang had no choice but to return to the village by himself.
After coming back, he did not come over to take a look. Just now, the stove at home had been set up and the charcoal fire was burning brightly. Old Fang was about to grind his chopsticks to the mutton. Xiaohuan came to the house to ask about his uncle. He had heard about his uncle.
Before returning home, Lao Fang put down his chopsticks and hurried over.
"Could it be in Ruyifang?" Liu Ruyi looked at him and asked.
This is also a possibility. If he had not returned to the village, he would have slept in Ruyifang.
Lao Fang shook his head and said firmly: "It's impossible. I came back with the girls in the shop. My uncle hasn't been to the shop today. The guy from the car dealership also said that he sent my uncle down the mountain.
, I saw him going up the mountain with my own eyes.”
"How about I go to Uncle Han's place to have a look? My uncle often went to Uncle Han's house a few days ago." When the little maid spoke again, there was already a look of anxiety on her pretty face.
"I'll go!" Hearing this, Lao Fang turned around and walked out of the yard.
The eldest lady asked him to protect his uncle. Now that there is no news about his uncle, Lao Fang is very anxious. If something happens to his uncle, he will not be able to get through it unless he has no face to see the eldest lady.
What's more, my uncle's disappearance this time is completely different from the last time.
Last time my uncle disappeared, Lao Fang felt guilty, but it was not that serious. After all, if his uncle ran away on his own, he just failed to take care of him.
And my uncle's disappearance this time is definitely not possible.
"Ah, my uncle, I haven't been here these days. What's wrong, my uncle is missing?" Looking at the anxious old Fang, Uncle Han asked in confusion.
When Lao Fang heard this, his body trembled, and the expression on his face became even more anxious. After gritting his teeth, he knocked on the door of another house again.
"What, uncle? I didn't see it."
"How could my uncle be here..."
"I didn't see it. What happened to my uncle?"
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After knocking on almost every door in the village, Lao Fang's face gradually turned pale after hearing the answers from these people.
At the same time, in a shack in a remote mountain forest, the young man lying in the corner had his eyelashes trembling slightly.
