On the twists and turns of the mountain road, Dongmen Bao, who was seeking to steal from Huyang Pavilion, had exhausted all his strength because he was walking in a hurry. He was sitting on a piece of grass panting, wiping the sweat from his head and cursing: "As promised.
It’s less than ten miles away, you’re lying!”
Ji Ying, the postman with whom he had always been quarrelsome, took the opportunity to sarcastically say: "Ah Bao, I told you to walk slower. Although the terrain of this blind mountain is not high and the distance is only ten miles, the mountains are continuous, uphill and downhill.
It’s a waste of energy, even though I’ve only been here once, I almost died!”
Dongmen Leopard was so angry that he screamed. He pulled up the hem of his clothes to reveal the leather armor underneath, and pointed at Hei Fu who was walking slowly behind him and said, "If Hei Fu hadn't asked me to wear the armor inside, Nai Gong would have been there long ago."
After climbing over several mountains, we reached the blind mountain and called the door!"
"Wear what you want, don't talk nonsense."
Heifu turned around and gave the whistleblower a hand, then looked at the rolling black hills in the distance, his expression gradually becoming serious.
Because he was really not sure what would happen next, and was even prepared for an armed conflict.
This mountainous area is called "Fengzigang" on the map. It is the highest point in Anlu County, and it is also the most remote and poor place. Because every moonless night, when you are in this mountainous area, you really can't see your fingers.
People walking here seem to be blind, so it is also called "Blind Mountain".
Among the people in Huyang Pavilion, only Ji Ying, the postman, had been to Blind Mountain once to deliver documents about spring plowing to Tian Zuoli, so Ji Ying became the guide. Besides Hei Fu, Dongmen Leopard, who had the highest fighting ability in the pavilion, also
Participation is inevitable.
In addition, Li Xian, who was somewhat resourceful and able to stand alone, and Xiao Tao, who was good at shooting light arrows, were both brought along by Hei Fu. All the main combat forces of Huyang Pavilion were mobilized, which shows that Hei Fu attached great importance to this case.
Blind Mountain is famous for its remoteness. Following Ji Ying's suggestion, Heifu and the others started setting off yesterday afternoon and arrived at the fork between Tudao Road and Mountain Road before dark.
The Tu Road is said to be an official road, but in fact it is a pitted loess road that can only stagger vehicles. The mountain road is even worse. It can only accommodate two people walking in parallel. At the back, it can only accommodate one person.
They huddled together in a farmhouse all night, and set off at dawn the next morning. Now that they had walked past the morning meal, there was not even a shadow in the blind mountain, and there were only hills all around.
While resting along the way, Heifu did not chat with the pavilion guards. In addition to teaching Li Xian how to use the small copper whistle he asked his sister-in-law to make last month, Hei Fu also asked the anxious father "Ju" to come over and have a chat.
Something about his daughter.
Only by knowing the details of the victim can the police make better plans for the next step.
"The director of the good teaching pavilion knows that my daughter's nickname is Yuan Yuan..."
Ju is usually a middle-aged man with a frown, but only when he mentions his daughter will he relax his wrinkles and reveal a smile.
"She has been spoiled by my old wife and me since she was a child, and she doesn't know the dangers of the world..."
"On that day two years ago, it was also the season of spring. My old wife sprained her foot, but the silkworms at home had to be fed, so Yuanyuan offered to pick mulberry leaves for her. The mulberry field was right next to Liju. At that time, I
I didn't think much about it, so I let her go, and kept praising her for being sensible, but in the end, my little girl never came back... Oh, it's all my fault, it's all my fault."
Having said this, Ju covered his face with his hands. Since that day, he and his wife have been living in nightmares and pain. The loss of their daughter is more sad than the loss of his own hands, and his heart is empty. The most painful thing is,
I still don't know whether she is alive or dead, whether she is being bullied at this moment, or whether she is hungry, fed or warm.
"Originally, I have already arranged a marriage for Yuanyuan. I am in the same class as my neighbor. Although his family is not rich, they grew up together. If Yuanyuan marries her, they will live a comfortable life. Who would have thought..."
From Ju Xu's details, Hei Fu could be sure that this was indeed a father who loved his daughter very much.
His daughter was only 14 when she was abducted. Now she is an adult, a young girl in her twenties. Ju and Heifu both know what will happen to her in the past two years if she is really trapped in that blind mountain.
Ju is the only person who can identify the person who was kidnapped and sold, and he must be brought here. However, Ju becomes more and more excited as he talks, which may become a weakness that exposes Hei Fu and his friends' purpose early.
"When we get to Blind Mountain later, I won't state my purpose directly, so as not to interfere with the local officials and make the investigation more difficult. Just pretend that you are a guard who came with me to inspect. Don't say a word, and don't look too ugly.
Whatever I ask you to do, you do it!"
Heifu warned Ju not to show off his trap later. While they were talking, they climbed over another hill, and a small village in a mountain col finally appeared in front of them...
"This is Blind Mountain."
Ji Ying breathed a sigh of relief, pointed at the dark low wall in front of him, and reminded Heifu at the same time: "The people here are very wary of outsiders, Heifu, you have to be careful!"
Heifu nodded, asked Xiao Tao to come over, and whispered a few words in his ear. Xiao Tao understood, and with his bow on his back, he got into the pine forest inside and outside, lay motionless in the ditch, and even asked himself
Some emerald green pine leaves were sprinkled on the body.
This is considered a way out for himself.
Heifu took Dongmen Bao, Li Xian, Ji Ying, Ju and a group of five people and walked towards Liju in a swaggering manner.
A group of five people suddenly arrived, bringing weapons with them, which made the small village nervous. You must know that the five people can be regarded as a group of thieves.
The inner door was immediately closed. When Heifu and the others came to the door, a man with a bun on his back stuck his head down and asked loudly: "Who is here?"
Heifu handed the copper whistle in his hand to Li Xian and asked him to put it away. Then he took a breath and said with great strength: "I am Heifu, the head of Huyang Pavilion! I come to blind mountain for routine inspection!"
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"It's the pavilion chief who's here. How rude of us."
Li Zheng in Blind Mountain is a man in his thirties, named "Feng", with a long beard and a bit of sleekness and cunning in his eyes. Tian Dian is a dull man in his forties, who looks more upright than Li Zheng.
Much simpler.
When they heard that the new pavilion chief was coming for a routine inspection, they were both shocked and ran out of their homes to greet him at the door.
Heifu found that the formation that followed them seemed a bit big. There were more than 20 households here, and almost every household had one or two people. Thirty or forty people blocked the door, standing on tiptoe to watch the outsiders.
His eyes were full of curiosity.
"The pavilion director is the first pavilion director to visit Blind Mountain in the past five years."
Li Zheng respectfully welcomed Hei Fu into the inner door, while Tian Dian rubbed his hands and smiled in apology.
It seems that the huge crowds here to welcome him are not because of Heifu's reputation in recent months, but because of his position.
Blind Mountain is too remote, and the previous pavilion chiefs are too lazy to come in person, and the information is not available, so they probably don't know about Hei Fu's heroic deeds, and they are still unaware even if one or even several of the pavilion chiefs have changed.
However, this Liju still communicated with the outside world, but it was still a grassroots unit under the rule of the Qin State. It still had to serve the village and pay taxes, so they still maintained awe of authority.
He is even more respectful than those who know Hei Fu’s righteous deeds.
To the people in the village who rarely go out a few times in their lives, the chief of the pavilion is already a very big official.
In this way, Hei Fu walked into this mysterious neighborhood surrounded by people. However, he saw that there were mostly thatched roof houses with walls made of dirt. Most of the residents who came out to watch the excitement were wearing nothing but clothes and ropes, and the summer sun was shining brightly.
The farmers who had just returned from the fields were so sunburned that their tan bodies were glistening with sweat. Some women were even naked and could only stick out their dirty heads in the house to look at the "high official" called the pavilion chief.
From this point of view, Blind Mountain Village is indeed the poorest in Huyangting's jurisdiction. The living conditions are much worse than those in Heifu's Sunset Village. Most of the people have limited food but not enough to eat.
On the contrary, Li Zheng and Tian Dian were wearing cloth clothes and turbans, which looked decent. Li Zheng's house was also made of adobe and tiled roofs, so it was very grand.
"Since the director of the pavilion came to inspect Blind Mountain regardless of the long distance, would you like us to accompany you for a walk inside?"
Blind Mountain Lilizheng "Feng" asked cautiously, if Heifu agreed, he would secretly instruct others to make preparations.
Show the chief of the pavilion what you should see, and hide everything you shouldn't!
"No hurry, no rush."
However, Heifu deliberately acted like a mediocre bureaucrat, stretched his waist and said: "I am also tired from walking. I want to sit down and talk to the officials first. As for the inspection, just let a few of my pavilion soldiers go.
"
With that said, he walked in uninvited and walked into Li Zheng's house. He looked at the furnishings inside and said with a smile: "Feng Li Zheng, as the head of the pavilion, I am the one who comes in to ask for a sip of hot soup. It doesn't matter."
Li Zheng and Tian Dian looked at each other and seemed to be relieved. They hoped that the pavilion chief who came here to inspect would be lax. So the two of them also smiled and went in. Li Zheng shouted to his slaves, "Kill."
Chicken, please prepare the meal quickly and serve it up!
Heifu asked Dongmen Bao to follow him inside, but he shouted to Li Xian, Ji Ying and Ju outside: "I also followed the order from the township and must inspect every liju. In fact, there is nothing wrong. Anlu County
It's peaceful! You can just treat it casually. There is no need to look too carefully. Come back as soon as you go. We will have a meal with Li Zheng and Tian Dian. Li Zheng said that we will kill the chicken today to entertain you!"
As a result, Li Zheng and Tian Dian were reassured, but they did not realize that Hei Fu had secretly winked at Li Xian.
When Ju, who was dressed as a pavilion guard on the side, heard this, he became anxious. This Heifu Pavilion Chief was here. He didn't handle the case or find anyone, but he just sat down and asked for food and drink. What was he trying to do?
He was about to give a warning, but Li Xian, who had unexpectedly understood what Hei Fu meant, pulled him from behind and asked Ju to stay outside, and whispered in his ear:
"The chief of the pavilion is planning to detain the local officials here. Just follow me and let's go find your daughter together!"