Burnt head, bruised forehead.

The clerk who was burnt to coke fell heavily to the ground, and his black forehead hit a palm-sized stone heavily. It immediately shattered and cracked, with dots of black ash appearing.

"It's the anger of the God of Fire..."

Someone in the crowd whispered a few words, and then swallowed the next few words in the eyes of his companions.

"Here we go again, the third time this month..."

"This is the result of offending the majesty of the Great God Zhu Rong! You deserve it! Well burned!"

"Shut up, it's terrible if those military masters hear it... Go quickly! Go quickly! You can't stay here for long..."

In an instant, there was a lot of discussion and chaos.

The originally orderly queue became a mess, with everyone pushing and jostling.

Some people took the opportunity to spare the soldiers and sneak into the city, while others quietly retreated and left quietly.

Shen Xiaojia stood on the spot, glanced around, took in everyone's expressions and actions, and couldn't help but frown slightly.

Three groups took advantage of the chaos and sneaked into the city.

There was only one person in the first group, a Miao girl wearing a black phoenix-patterned cloth.

His eyebrows are like distant mountains, his mouth is like red pills, and he wears a crown of silver ornaments on his head. He raises his hands and feet and jingles like a wind chime swaying gently in the wind.

The girl sneaked out from the crowd and crept into the city gate. The moment she stepped into the city, she seemed to think that she had not attracted anyone's attention. She straightened up and looked outside the city proudly, but she saw everyone

They all stared at themselves, stuck out their tongues in embarrassment, and quickly ran towards the noisy part of the city, blending into the crowd.

The second group consisted of eight men dressed as beggars. The leader was an old beggar with gray hair, followed by the other seven young men, both tall and short. After the Miao girl entered the city, she took advantage of a few people at the city gate.

A soldier chased the girl, left the queue, ran wildly, and rushed into the city.

The third group consisted of five burly men dressed in rough clothes. After seeing the eight beggars running into the city, they hesitated for a moment, looked at each other, and then hurried into the city.

There were two piles quietly away from the city gate. They were all dressed as ordinary people, carrying fruits and vegetables, or carrying firewood. They all looked frightened and fled in all directions.

Upon seeing this, the Scar soldier quickly waved his hand, raised his spear horizontally, and shouted, "Just stay here! Anyone who dares to sneak into the city again will die!"

When the last word "death" fell, a shower of arrows rained down from the city gate, and they were nailed diagonally to the ground in front of the crowd, neatly arranged in a horizontal line.

The turbulent queue immediately fell silent, and those who had just had other thoughts hurriedly retracted their restless feet, lowered their heads again, and waited in line dullly.

Soldier Scar snorted coldly, put away his spear, returned to Shen Xiaojia, and said lukewarmly, "Are you still going into the city?"

Shen Xiaojia did not directly answer Soldier Scar's words, but instead asked, "Is there any problem with the paperwork?"

"No problem. We have Mr. Mu, the great scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, as a guarantor, which is more reassuring than ordinary identification documents... But just because you are not ordinary, I want to remind you that the city is not peaceful recently, so it is more convenient to take a detour."

It’s safer.”

"As long as the document is easy to use, when the old man handed it to me in the carriage, I thought he was bragging, saying that you can go anywhere in the world... Since you have come, there is no reason not to go in. As for

If the city is not peaceful... then it should be leveled!"

"You are not a big man, but your tone is not small... You must not be blind. You must have seen the tragic death of the chief clerk just now. How dare you enter the city?"

"It's just a dead person. People die every day in this world. It's a common thing... It's just that the way the master died was a bit strange, but it's not worth being afraid of."

"You are very brave, I admire you very much."

"When you see too many dead people, you will think that my bravery is natural and there is no need to appreciate it."

Soldier Scar glanced meaningfully at Shen Xiaojia, licked his chapped lips and said, "I thought I had seen more dead people than you. There is no place where there are more dead people than on the battlefield."

"That's an ordinary dead person..." Shen Xiaojia pointed at the charred body and said calmly, "And I've seen many dead people that are even stranger than this."

Soldier Scar's eyes lit up, he stood up straight and said seriously, "May I ask what your little brother did before?"

Shen Xiaojia shrugged his nose and said unhurriedly, "As a catcher, sometimes I also serve as a spy."

Soldier Scar grabbed Shen Xiaojia's arm and said excitedly, "It's true that when you get sleepy, someone will give you a pillow... Then you must go to the city!"

"Why?" Shen Xiaojia was startled by the sudden enthusiasm shown by the scarred soldier. He rolled his eyes and made some guesses. He felt guilty and said in his heart, "Is it possible that there are no arrests or gangsters in Baima Pass?"

"A war may break out at Baima Pass at any time. We don't care about the living people. How can we care about the dead..." The scarred soldier said with a strange smile, "Everyone who can hold a knife is wearing armor, so naturally there is no care.

A nosy catcher."

Shen Xiaojia's face twitched a few times and he said calmly, "I'm just passing by and leaving tomorrow. I'm afraid I can't be of much help."

"First go to the city," Soldier Scar smiled and pulled Shen Xiaojia towards the city gate, and said in a gentle tone, "Let's talk about leaving."

Shen Xiaojia looked helplessly at Chu Yunqiao who was following him, pointed at the horses being led into the city by another soldier, and said with wide eyes, "Didn't you say horses can't enter the city?"

"You can't bring them into the city, but we can..." Soldier Scar said in a low voice, "Since you are the policeman and we are our own people, I will tell you the truth. The reason why horses are not allowed into the city is because

Due to successive years of war, Baima Pass is extremely short of war horses, so the superiors ordered that those who pass the pass are not allowed to bring horses into the city, so that the damaged war horses can be replenished..."

"But that's my horse! The bloody horse I bought for eighty taels of silver!"

"This is loyalty to the country, do you dare to refuse?" Soldier Scar pushed Shen Xiaojia into the city, waved his hand and said, "The sun is setting, little brother, go to the city to rest in peace, I will tidy up this place, and then we will talk to you wisely.

General Shenwu will report... I will come to you tonight!"

Shen Xiaojia choked for words, glanced at Soldier Scar angrily, took Chu Yunqiao's hand and left quickly.

After walking to a place where the city gate entrance was out of sight, Chu Yunqiao held Shen Xiaojia's arm and said with a sweet smile, "You are really good at talking nonsense. You called two old yellow horses into sweaty horses..."

"I just want to tell him that I have already suffered a big loss, so don't let me suffer the loss of working hard for nothing..." Shen Xiaojia said casually while admiring the customs and customs along the street, "

We have to rush to Kyoto to rescue people, and we can't stay here for too long, so the case... let them investigate slowly by themselves! Without the yellow horse, you can buy two more white horses after leaving here. It's just a small amount of money. We'll get there later.

In Kyoto, just ask Old Man Mu for reimbursement!"

Chu Yunqiao suddenly saw a juggler performing on the street, and he dragged Shen Xiaojia over with great interest. He stared at the big man who breathed fire, applauded happily, and deliberately lowered his voice and said, "But he said he would come to see you tonight.

, and he said this without knowing where we would live, so he would definitely be able to find you."

"Baimaguan is such a big place, and there aren't many places where people can live. It's normal for him to be confident that he can find me, and he's not as simple as he seems on the surface. At least he's not just a gatekeeper..." Shen Xiaojia's face was expressionless.

Staring at the fire-breathing strong man with an expression on his face, he whispered, "But I guess he won't really come to me."

"Why? I saw that he was speaking sincerely, and he looked like he was eager to ask you to help investigate the case right away..." Chu Yunqiao took Shen Xiaojia to a stall selling jewelry, selected them, and finally picked up a white jade bracelet.

Wearing it on his hand, he raised it to Shen Xiaojia and said, "Does it look good?"

"You are very beautiful, so no matter what you wear, you will look good..." Shen Xiaojia took out a piece of broken silver from his waist, threw it to the flattering stall owner, and said calmly, "If you want to understand a man's mind,

Don't listen to what he said, but look to what he did... Don't you think what he just said was a bit too much?"

The more Chu Yunqiao looked at the jade bracelet on his hand, the more beautiful it seemed. With a happy smile on his face, he turned around and walked to an old man selling candied haws. He took a bunch of plump candied haws from the stick, winked and said,

"Actually, I didn't understand the nonsense you just said..."

"He actually didn't want me to go into the city. As for the reason, I don't quite understand it now, so at first I really wanted to go into the city to have a look, so I deliberately gave up my identity as a police officer. Later he seemed to

He suddenly changed his mind, so I don't really want to go to the city..." Shen Xiaojia took out a few more coins and put them in the honest old man's hand, pursed his lips and said, "Because he changed his mind not because he knew that I was a police officer.

But it has another purpose.”

With a look of wonder on his face, Chu Yunqiao dragged Shen Xiaojia to a charlatan who was performing a frying pan show, and sighed, "I felt a little dizzy after hearing this... How do you know he didn't change his mind because you are a policeman?"

, I think his transformation is very natural!”

"If he changes his mind because I am a police officer, then he should let me check the body first instead of rushing me into the city..." Shen Xiaojia stared at the big man with a ferocious expression who put his hand into the oil pan.

He curled his lips indifferently and said, "There is not much difference between this place and Yuecheng, except that there are fewer acrobats. Why do you look so surprised when you look at everything?"

"Since I came out of the tomb, I have been staying in Yuecheng and trapped in Yanyu Tower. This is my first time traveling far away. Naturally, everything I see is novel," Chu Yunqiao pouted, "And, it's still with me.

You go on a long trip together..."

Shen Xiaojia's eyes couldn't help but become a little gentle, and he suddenly caught a glimpse of Mo Chunfeng's figure. The corners of his mouth raised slightly and he said, "Let's find an inn to stay in first. There are a lot of people coming and going here, and the guest rooms will be quite tight... Waiting for reservations.

After you get the room, I will take you out for a nice walk. This way to Kyoto, we can treat it as our honeymoon in advance."

Chu Yunqiao hummed softly and looked around, "There are quite a few restaurants around here, but I didn't see any inns..."

Shen Xiaojia pointed at a building next to where Mo Chunfeng was and said casually, "Look! There's an inn over there!"

Chu Yunqiao followed Shen Xiaojia's hand, and a small building with mottled walls came into view. In front of the small building, there was a large and leafy locust tree, and a bloody sheep's head hung on the locust tree.
Chapter completed!