Apart from a few drops of blood, there were no other clues in the entire courtyard. However, the thatched house in the courtyard was clean and tidy, without any trace of a fight. It was obvious that the person who died in the courtyard was not the same as the murderer.
There is a huge gap in strength between them, which can be said to be a sure-hit effect.
Ye Yinfeng and Li Xiaoyao showed solemn expressions. They walked straight out of the small courtyard filled with stench and saw several other people holding on to a few small trees outside the courtyard and vomiting. There was almost no trace of blood on their livid faces.
, seemed to have vomited all the food they had eaten for lunch.
"Old man, who died here? Didn't that Wang Zhuangshi say that two young men were killed?" Li Xiaoyao stepped forward to help the old man and asked, looking around from time to time. Ye Yinfeng looked around closely.
Following behind them, frowning eyebrows fell into deep thought.
"Hey, these are two brothers. They are both in their early twenties and haven't married yet. They were killed by the ghost like this. Some people say that the people who were burned to death in the great fire in Dawangjiagou Village came back to take revenge.
." The old man was still full of energy just now, but when he left the courtyard, he looked dejected again. It seemed that he had become a little older when he entered the courtyard. He sighed and said slowly.
"Old man, do you believe this theory of ghosts and gods? According to Xiaodao's observation, this was done by humans, which means that the people here were killed." Li Xiaoyao helped the old man to sit down on a big stone.
, he stood aside and expressed his guess.
"Master Taoist, what you said is true. If it was really done by humans, then why were these two people's deaths so miserable, and why was there a lingering stench? I have never seen such a tragic death in my life.
, the whole body became shriveled up, as if the essence had been sucked dry, and the frightened eyes before their death could still be seen, as if they had seen something extremely terrifying." The old man exclaimed, seeming not to believe the other party's guess.
"Old man, this is indeed the work of human beings. I have encountered similar people before. They are the remnants of a demonic organization. They have practiced an extremely evil demonic skill and need to absorb the corpse energy of the dying person.
Increase your own skills. If there are young and strong disciples, it will be better for their skills." Ye Yinfeng, who was standing aside, stepped forward and said with an extremely solemn look in his tone.
And those people who were vomiting wildly on the side also gathered around them, with surprise looks in their eyes. It was obvious that they had heard what Ye Yinfeng said. In addition to surprise, everyone's face was also horrified.
If it was really human work, how many more people would this person have to kill before his village is spared? And can these two young boys really subdue and catch the murderer?
But everyone unexpectedly looked at the serious-looking young man in blue and the fat little Taoist priest with horrified expressions. They didn't notice at all that one of the people in the crowd suddenly changed his face, and a strange light came from him.
It shot out of his eyes and then disappeared in a flash.
However, Ye Yinfeng's keen perception felt this strange light. His face darkened and he turned his gaze to the crowd. The light disappeared in an instant. What disappointed him was that he didn't realize it at all.
He didn't find any clues. He was doubtful and didn't want to alert the enemy, so he immediately withdrew his gaze and started talking to the old man again as if nothing had happened.
"Old man, have you noticed any outsiders arriving in the village recently?" Li Xiaoyao seemed to clearly feel the strange presence. He just looked at each other with Ye Yinfeng, and then asked the old man calmly.
road.
"No, I have never seen any outsiders in the village recently." Wang Wenbai answered hastily without thinking, as if he was very confident.
"Yes, there haven't been any outsiders coming to our village recently, and all the people living here are from the countryside. If an outsider is found, not only the whole village will know, but also the nearby villages will know." Then Li Erniu.
He was also full of enthusiasm. After taking Wang Wenbai's words, he let go of his throat and shouted.
Ye Yinfeng glanced at the others again, and the remaining ones were all young and vigorous young men. There were not many of them. Except for the two brothers named Ge, the others were all villagers of this village.
The villagers couldn't help but nodded when they saw Ye Yinfeng looking at them, saying that they had never seen any outsiders come to the village. But Ye Yinfeng didn't think so, although behind the village was the endless mountains and old forests.
Although they can always hide inside, they still have to come out to commit crimes. So how do they know which family has young and energetic young people, and it is impossible for them to be so accurate.
Unless???????, a flash of thought popped into his mind, and he thought of the strange look that just appeared. Could it be that person? He had a guess, but he couldn't find the person out, so he had to treat it as
do not know anything.
"Old man, why don't you have dogs here?" Ye Yinfeng found that there was really no barking here, and he didn't see a dog when he walked into the village. He couldn't help but asked in confusion. He was originally here.
The villagers make a living by hunting, so dogs have become their best helpers. The strange thing is that there has never been a dog here. This is indeed the first time he has seen such a strange thing.
It was a good thing that he didn't mention the dog. When he mentioned the dog, he noticed that everyone had strange expressions in their eyes.
"Well, for some reason some time ago, all the dogs in this village were poisoned to death, not even one was left. It's very strange that something like this happened again." The old man sat on the big stone with a cane.
, said with a sigh.
When Ye Yinfeng heard this, he was also thinking in his heart. Taking into account the time, they met the remnants of the Jiuyou Sect a few days ago. Do these remnants of the Jiuyou Sect still haunt this place from time to time? As for the dog that was poisoned
Death, that would be even more strange. The remnants of the Jiuyou Sect are not good at using poison, so who can help them.
For a moment, he thought of the old Nanshan demon Master Ming again. After Li Xiaoyao's narration, he knew that the Nanshan old demon seemed to be a master of poison, but there was no need for him to really collude with the remnants of the Jiuyou Sect. Could it be that there is another problem here?
Have other martial arts cultivators appeared to help the remnants of the Jiuyou Sect?
Ye Yinfeng fell into deep thought, while Li Xiaoyao asked a few more questions about the murder, but did not get any useful clues.
At this time, the sun had already set unknowingly, and the blue sky was filled with a thick layer of bright red color at some point, making people feel like the sky was sprinkled with torrents of blood.
The sky was a bloody color, and the sunset glow around it was like fire, emitting a dazzling light. The whole village was immersed in this bloody light, and the extremely heavy murder case shrouded everyone's hearts.
The evening breeze blows, the tired birds return to their nests, the evening chill begins to drive away the remaining warmth of the sun, and a light mist begins to spread, from the top of the mountain to the mountainside, and then begins to rush towards the villages here like overwhelming force.
Smoke curls up from every house, and the mountain villages shrouded in smoke are like a beautiful ink landscape painting, which is quiet, peaceful, and even more silent.
Although everyone had a big stone weighing on their hearts, their interest in drinking still did not weaken. Several other people who came to Xiaowangjiagou Village together with Ye Yinfeng came to Wang Wenbai's home.
Several mud huts and thatched houses with ventilation on all sides were the kitchens. The howling cold wind rushed in, making everyone who was drinking shiver. With the heat of the wine, they barely resisted the cold wind.
A chill that penetrates directly from the back.
Wang Wenbai is also an orphan, and he has no relatives at home. The wine is brought from the old man’s house, and the food is the game hunted from the mountain. Wang Wenbai will be good at cooking delicious food, not only the game from the mountain, but also the game from the mountain.
Nowadays, pickled dishes become delicious delicacies once they are in his hands.
The setting sun has completely sunk under the horizon, but the bloody sunset lingers for a long time, just like the big stone in everyone's heart that has been lingering for a long time. The last dazzling light before nightfall struggles to bring out its bloody color
, for a moment, the sky and the earth were ablaze with red, and everyone seemed to smell a faint smell of blood, and began to gather between the sky and the earth.
Night has completely fallen, and the earth is filled with a solemn and cold atmosphere. In the endless sky, stars are twinkling, and the crescent moon, as curved as a hook, is still like a shy little girl in the eastern ground, refusing to fully appear for a long time.
The chirping sounds of tired birds returning to their nests began to subside. The unnamed insects everywhere only made a few low moans and stopped singing. Perhaps they had a premonition of the endless awe-inspiring chill tonight.
breath, or maybe they felt an unusually depressing breath coming tonight.
In Wang Wenbai's home, there were a few dim candlelights, a few bold and strong men, and two young teenagers. They gathered around a dilapidated wooden table. There were several jars of strong local wine and several bowls on the table.
The game hunted in the mountains flew everywhere with a few drops of oil stains.
After drinking bowls of extremely spicy liquor and chewing mouthfuls of greasy meat, they seemed to have forgotten the big stone weighing on their hearts and completely forgotten the unusually chilling atmosphere tonight. Perhaps, with a sip of wine, a piece of meat
Meat can give them the greatest comfort. This may be their only sustenance in this life.
As the night grew darker, some villagers left Wang Wenbai's house one after another. The latest one to leave was the old man who was stumbling. He left with a stumbling step with the support of the younger generation of the village. Followed by other young people from nearby the village.
, they all staggered away with their mouths full of alcohol.
The last ones who stayed here were the forthright Li Erniu and the Ge brothers. Perhaps they had a good relationship to begin with, as they were all regular guests. After everyone left, the forthright Li Erniu shouted to stay.
The man drank a few more jars of wine before giving up.
At the beginning of the day, the big lamp holder was lit in this dilapidated little earthen house. From time to time, the cold wind blew in, swaying unsteadily. In the increasingly dense night, endless depression suddenly spread.
The entire village was unusually quiet, without any sound, and stars were pouring everywhere. The already peaceful and peaceful village was now covered with a strange atmosphere.
In the dilapidated earthen house, thunderous snoring could be heard from time to time. Three or two big men were lying on a bed, smelling of alcohol and a strong breath. They soon fell asleep.
Of.
At this time, a figure broke out from an earth hut. He squatted and sneaked to the door of an earth hut, listening carefully to the thunderous snoring coming from inside. Waiting for him to find out.
After checking the conditions of all the guests, I found that everyone was already asleep, so I quietly turned over from the courtyard wall without making a sound.
His figure flashed and disappeared into the endless night, and his direction was in the mountains behind the village.
After the figure left, two more figures walked out of the earthen house. Suddenly they were Ye Yinfeng and Li Xiaoyao. They opened the door of the house lightly, and followed the departing figure with their eyes. When the figure disappeared,
Before his eyes, he closed the door and headed towards the place where the figure disappeared.
The night was thick, the mist was curling, and there was silence everywhere. The sleeping villagers made heavy breathing sounds. This extremely depressing night did not affect their desire for sleep at all.
The figure walked slowly and carefully, looking back from time to time. When he reached the edge of the village, he ducked and hid in a dark place. After a while, the man ducked again.
go.
After the man left the village, he went directly to the back mountain and never looked back, but he walked very fast.
The man shuttled through the dense forest of dead trees, and he seemed to be extremely familiar with it. He was seen scurrying here and there, his agile body jumping up and down, just like a leopard in the forest.
The man walked for nearly half an hour and came to a cave. He did not enter the cave, but picked up a small stone and threw it into the cave. Immediately, there was a slight sound in the cave.
, and then, a slight sound of footsteps came from the cave.
After a while, two figures appeared at the entrance of the cave, "What's going on? Why did you come here on your own? Didn't you say that we didn't go to find you, and you didn't have to come here? Did you take our words for granted?"
Yet.".
A cold and gloomy voice sounded like a ghost prison, but it was one of the two black figures, asking the person with an unhappy look.
"Boy, there are two young people from the village. One is a fat little Taoist priest, and the other is a young man wearing a blue shirt and carrying a sword. They have guessed that the murder caused by the ghosts you created is man-made. I'm sorry.
I’m here to tell you that you can’t act like this in the future, otherwise our plan will definitely fail and your identity will be exposed again.”
The visitor did not get angry because the two figures opposite him made unpleasant remarks. He calmly spoke to each other.
"What, what you said is true. He is really a fat little Taoist priest, who looks about thirteen or fourteen years old. There is also a young man in a blue shirt, carrying a black long sword on his back, about fifteen or sixteen years old.
He looks old."
When the two black figures heard the visitor's warning, one of them suddenly made a hoarse and excited voice, and the eyes of the two black figures shot out a chilling light. They wore masks on their faces, but they did nothing to conceal their inner thoughts.
A strong killing intent and a strong breath mixed with a non-stinky smell surged out.
A sinister light flashed, with endless bloodthirsty red color. They were the two demons of Jiuyou Sect, Chou Jie and Yin Yi. However, the auras of these two people's whole bodies fluctuated very unstablely, as if they were two demons.