The current scale of Qinchuan Pass has reached the limit of what a cottage can reach. If it continues to develop, it will be time to build a city. In fact, the current Qinchuan Pass already has the prototype of a small city.
It's time to move to the next level.
Unfortunately, Cheng Dalei did not receive the promotion task, and the system prompted that the trigger conditions were insufficient.
In any case, as long as the gunpowder is fired, Cheng Dalei's goal this time has been achieved. Although the promotion task has not been triggered, Cheng Dalei is not in a hurry. Currently, he is mainly recuperating. When the financial resources are not strong enough, it may not be a good thing to blindly carry out construction projects.
Cheng Dalei was ready to leave, but unfortunately he did not deal with Fan Lihua this time, which made Cheng Dalei a little regretful.
He was riding on a black bull, with a blood cloak tied to his shoulders. He stood behind Cheng Dalei on horseback with silver eyes, and his small body carried a huge ax on his back.
Knowing that Cheng Dalei was leaving, most of the people in Luoyuzhai rushed to the door, but Fan Lihua was also among them, with a cold face. In contrast, Gao Lishi was extremely reluctant to let Cheng Dalei leave.
"Master, why don't you stay a few more days? I still want to listen to a few more words of instruction in front of the master."
"Go back, go back, don't give us away." Cheng Dalei glanced at Fan Lihua and found that Fan Lihua ignored him.
Cheng Dalei and Yin Mu were about to leave when they suddenly saw a person galloping towards them in the distance. Wherever the horse's hooves stepped, smoke and dust rose up. Only when the person got closer did Cheng Dalei see clearly that the person on the horse was Zhao Zilong.
Zhao Zilong reined in his horse and stopped in front of Cheng Dalei, with an anxious look on his face.
"Something happened at Qinchuan Pass. Please go back and deal with it as soon as possible."
With Zhao Zilong's current status, he didn't need to do such trivial matters as sending messages. But since he came here in person, he could also imagine the urgency of the matter.
"What happened?"
Zhao Zilong sighed and said: "Thirteen people from three households outside Qinchuan Pass were killed overnight. It happened last night."
Cheng Dalei was silent for a moment and said, "Let's go back and take a look."
The group of people set out on their way back, but for some reason, Fan Lihua also followed them. The team consisting of Cheng Dalei, Zhao Zilong, and Yinmu became four people, but she followed them without saying a word. Who knows what was going on in her heart?
Thought.
However, it's not surprising that Xu Ling'er said Fan Lihua was brainless. She just let Gao Lishi join Luo Yuzhai and left it alone. Today, Luo Yuzhai is only managed by Xu Ling'er and Gao Lishi.
Fortunately, Gao Lishi was summoned by the system, so his loyalty was not a problem, otherwise the copycat would have been usurped.
Of course, Fan Lihua herself doesn't seem to care about these things.
The four of them returned to Qinchuan Pass.
Cheng Dalei had just changed his clothes and went to the morgue with Fan Lihua. Thirteen corpses were placed here. If Cheng Dalei had not waited for Cheng Dalei to come back and take a look, he might have been buried.
Liu Bei was already waiting at the door. When he saw Cheng Dalei and Fan Lihua coming in, he paused briefly and said, "Master Fan, it's better not to go in."
"What's wrong?"
"Their deaths were a bit tragic. The people who carried the corpses are still vomiting. It's best for Village Master Fan not to look at them, for fear that they will have nightmares in the future."
"Oh, isn't it just a dead person? I thought I had never seen him before."
Fan Lihua snorted coldly and pushed the door open.
Cheng Dalei and Liu Bei looked at each other, shrugged helplessly, and stepped into the room.
There were corpses in the room, all covered with white cloth, arranged in a row in front of Cheng Dalei.
Probably due to the environment, even Cheng Dalei felt there was a sinister smell in the air. He covered his mouth and nose with his hands and signaled Liu Bei with his eyes.
"Open it and take a look."
"Master, please be careful."
Whoosh!
The white cloth was shaken away, and Cheng Dalei's eyes fell on the wooden board. In just a moment, Fan Lihua's face turned pale, and the muscles on Cheng Dalei's face also trembled violently.
"Open everything else too." Cheng Dalei.
"Only looking at one body is enough, and the other situations are similar." Liu Bei.
"Open all."
The white cloths were shaken open one by one, and thirteen corpses were exposed in front of Cheng Dalei. The air was filled with the unique sour smell of corpses, which was nauseating.
It was not like Cheng Dalei had never seen corpses before. He had killed many people by his hands, but the scene in front of him still had a huge impact on Cheng Dalei.
I saw that the injured parts of each corpse were different, some were on the head, some were on the chest, and some were on the lower abdomen. Although they had been cleaned up, the tragedy was still unbearable to look at.
On the way back, Zhao Zilong had briefly explained the situation to Cheng Dalei.
What happened last night, the deceased lived outside Qinchuan Pass.
The 800 miles of Qinchuan is a deserted wasteland with no human habitation. Refugees are constantly moving in, so naturally it is impossible to live in every place within 800 miles.
Most of them settled near Qinchuan Pass, so that they could be protected by Qinchuan Pass, but they also had to pay certain taxes. Therefore, some people lived far away to avoid paying taxes.
Cheng Dalei has no control over these people, but he can't control them, so just let them be.
Thirteen members of the three families who died this time were these. Among these people were one old man, five young and middle-aged men, four women, and three children.
The deaths were all horrific, some had stones in their stomachs, and the women were raped, with wooden sticks inserted into their private parts.
No wonder those who carried the corpse kept vomiting. Even Cheng Dalei didn't know whether he would be able to sleep tonight.
"What weapons did they use?" Cheng Dalei had to calm down. As the Lord of Qinchuan, he had to carry on and solve whatever happened.
Liu Bei's eyes became serious and he said: "Let the doctors in the village take a look and they are using..."
Liu Bei tapped the back of his left hand with his hand. Cheng Dalei was startled and his eyes narrowed, revealing his murderous intent.
The opponent did not use weapons, but... his hands.
After realizing this, Cheng Dalei felt shuddering. Scenes appeared in front of his eyes:
A group of villains sneaked into the house, tore open the chest with both hands, took out the steaming heart, tore open the person's abdomen, and filled it with stones...
Cheng Dalei also saw that one person died with his skull shattered. Cheng Dalei originally thought that the person was hit with a blunt object such as a stone, but only then did he realize that the person was crushed with his hands.
The skull is considered the hardest bone in the human body. How much strength would it take to crush it alive? Cheng Dalei asked himself that he couldn't do it. Of course, he had never tried it and was unwilling to do it.
"It seems that a group of ruthless people have come to Qinchuan." A strange smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Cheng Dalei's mouth.
"The boss, people are in panic now. Many people say it was us who did it as punishment for tax evasion." Liu Bei said: "Should we block the news and stop them from talking about it?"
"What are you doing to block the news?" Cheng Dalei said coldly: "Find them and kill them."