After explaining these things properly, Lin Fengjin went to check on those who had drank raw water by mistake, had convulsions, fever, and confusion, and found that their symptoms were quite similar to those of the two Chen brothers, but it should be due to the medication.
So I obviously started to recover after taking the medicine.
Next, Lin Fengjin went to check on the Chen brothers. For Lin Fengjin, although he had the ability of night vision, it was impossible for him to leave the camp at this time and walk on the side road to find out the truth. Therefore, he wanted to solve the problem.
If you are interested in a mystery, the most convenient and quick way is for the Chen brothers to wake up and tell their own experiences.
However, the second child of the Chen family was still snoring loudly at this time, and the sequelae of mental damage continued. Moreover, his forehead was hot. I don't know whether it was because he had been exposed to the rain for too long and suffered from the cold, or was it because he was poisoned by an unknown poison? And Chen
The eldest son of the family was also unconscious. His body was twitching from time to time, and there were bouts of retching in his throat. It seemed that the situation was not good, and it was estimated that it would be difficult to wake up in the short term.
"This damn place is so fucking evil..." Lin Fengjin frowned.
At this time, the chief steward of the Lin family also came to visit the patient. He pulled Lin Fengjin aside and whispered:
"Sir, I think the Chen brothers' illness is a bit strange. We may have encountered something unclean."
Lin Fengjin nodded slightly and said:
"This is something not quite right. Mr. Bi, what can you do now?"
The Lin family's manager Bi Da was a general under the Lin family's rival. Li Hu would call him Bibo when he saw him. Later, it was Lin Fengjin who became promising, so he was hired by Master Lin.
It is conceivable that his qualifications are very old for the important task, and he has been traveling all over the country for decades.
Facing this old man, Lin Fengjin didn't dare to show off, so he was quite respectful.
Manager Bi Da said:
"I'm afraid that the effect of their medicine is not very good for their disease. Is there some other method that can be used?"
Lin Fengjin was stunned and said:
"Of course that's okay."
Manager Bi Da called someone over, and accompanied him into the cave where the livestock was kept, and then walked towards the land father-in-law in the cave. It can be seen that although the cave is quite crowded, the land father-in-law is surrounded by people.
He opened it, obviously maintaining great respect, and there was still green smoke curling up in the scented wax basin in front of the land father-in-law. It was obvious that the incense had just been burned.
Steward Bi Da walked forward and bowed three times to the father-in-law of the land. Then he grabbed a handful of incense ash from the incense wax basin in front of him, mixed it into the wine bag next to him, and gave it to Chen Da to drink.
Go down.
Chen Da was in a semi-conscious state at this time. After drinking the fragrant ash wine, he suddenly vomited out a large amount of black water, which was extremely smelly. Although he still seemed unconscious, he was in a state of relief. Once he saw that this trick was effective,
, everyone mixed incense ash into the wine one after another, and let those who accidentally drank the raw water and got sick drink it, and the effect was immediate. These people all vomited one after another, and then gradually regained consciousness. Although they were weak,
But some people were already shouting that they were hungry and wanted some porridge.
After seeing that the companions had recovered one after another, the atmosphere of the entire team became much better, and the depressive feeling that seemed to be a dark cloud hanging over the team was also dispelled. Therefore, without any further urging, most of the team members were in the tent.
It fell into sleep inside, and the entire camp quickly fell silent.
However, just in the middle of the night, the quiet atmosphere of the camp was suddenly broken by a series of barks. It was the roar of the mastiff guarding the camp, followed immediately by the howling of the dogs.
Obviously, the mastiff wandering in the camp noticed something strange, and then pounced on it, but was injured by the unknown threat. Fortunately, at this time, Lin Fengjin's pre-arranged night watch mobile team had already acted quickly.
As soon as they reacted, they, who were lying in their clothes, rushed out immediately, stepping on the muddy water and pounced forward.
However, the wet ground still slowed down their movement. When they arrived at the west side of the camp where the barking came from, they found a mastiff lying in a pool of blood. Its belly seemed to have been cut open and its intestines
The internal organs were flowing all over the floor, and the blood was tangy to the nose. The other two mastiffs were barking wildly towards the west.
You know, the three-headed mastiffs brought by the Lin family can be said to be very ferocious and bold. They can kill hungry wolves, and can even compete with ligers and tigers. They are extremely ferocious, but now they are clearly showing fear.
It was really worrying. Not only that, it was pitch black and extremely muddy outside, so the night watch team did not dare to go deep into it rashly.
At this time, Lin Fengjin and others also rushed over and brought torches to shine. They discovered that there were many more footprints on the muddy ground at this time. The appearance of the footprints was similar to what Lin Fengjin had seen before.
The rear half of the foot resembles a human, but the front is similar to a bird's claw. The footprints are at least a foot apart, which shows that the jumping ability of the attacking monster is also extremely amazing.
When the guards saw such a thing, they all looked at each other, looking quite panicked and doubtful. Lin Fengjin was unwilling to reveal his identity, so he could only remain silent. But Manager Big has been running business for forty years, what's weird?
I had never seen it before, so he laughed and said:
"It turns out to be just a mere mandrill, so why do I think it's such a big deal?"
When these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the venue immediately relaxed, and someone immediately said:
"Chief steward, do you know the origin of this monster?"
Manager Bi Da said disdainfully:
"It's nothing more than a mandrill ghost. I don't know how many times I've seen this thing. It can only cause trouble to those small caravans of two or three people. You might as well think about it, if it is not afraid of us, why does it see our people?
Turn around and run away as soon as you arrive? At best, you are just like a sneaky beast like a fox or wolf."
When everyone heard what Manager Bi said, they immediately felt that it made sense. Yes, this beast is not afraid of our words, so why did he run away when he saw more people approaching? Later, Manager Bi used an analogy between a fox and a wolf, and even more
It reduces the threat to the same level.
Next, Steward Bi ordered people to prepare fishing nets, excrement and urine, etc. When he saw that the rain had stopped, he ordered torches to be placed at the main roads around the camp, and then tied the mastiffs with ropes to prevent them from letting go.
It moves around everywhere. It only depends on its sensitive ears and eyes, and the ability to howl and warn. To be honest, it is very heartbreaking for this mastiff to die. Each head is worth hundreds of taels of silver, and it is not easy to train.
When everyone saw that these things had been handled in an orderly manner, the morale and military morale that had been fluctuating stabilized again.
After getting up the next morning, although it didn't rain again, the sky was very gloomy. A group of people started to pack their luggage again and prepare to hit the road. After Lin Fengjin got up in the morning, he also checked the west side of the camp. He found that there was
It was a dead end road, with a very steep cliff at the end. It looked like the footprints were climbed down the cliff. When the other people saw it, they believed what Manager Bi Da said about "Mandrill" was true. Only Lin Fengjin knew in his heart that it shouldn't be the case.
Mandrill.
Because Lin Fengjin has also seen the mandrill, it has a very strong fishy smell on its body, which is very easy to identify, and it is definitely not a bloody smell with a strong smell!
After getting up today, those who fell ill after drinking raw water by mistake have recovered one by one. Although they are still depressed, they have almost no symptoms and can walk empty-handed. Only the Chen family brothers are still unconscious, but
The fever has gone down and I should be able to wake up soon.
A group of people ate something hastily and then set off on the road. At this time, the entire convoy was almost out of food. If they couldn't get more food, they would have to fight for food with the horses. Fortunately, there should be something to eat at the Zihe Ferry in front.
.So I’m not too worried. Although the ground is very muddy at this time, according to people familiar with the journey who have been here several times, it is only about ten miles away from the Zihe Ferry, and we will definitely be there by noon.
Originally, this time we still had to send out front-line people, but Lin Fengjin felt that what happened to the Chen brothers yesterday was a bit fishy, so he privately told Manager Bida that we should all go together and wait until we get through this damn place before we separate. Manager Bida
He also knew that the mountain road today was very muddy and would definitely delay him for a day. At most, he would reach Xing'an County, so he agreed with Lin Fengjin's idea.
After walking for about four or five miles, they also passed the well-hidden fork in the road. Lin Fengjin let the caravan go first and walked in with a few of his men. He discovered that where the Chen brothers were found yesterday, two horses
All the corpses disappeared without a trace. If it weren't for the large dark red blood stains on the ground, people would almost think they had gone to the wrong place.
Lin Fengjin looked around and found nothing new. He continued walking forward for a mile or two and found that the road began to wind up gradually. He didn't know how far it was to reach the end. From Chen's house
It was obvious from the brothers' reaction that there was probably something wrong with Zihe Crossing. Lin Fengjin felt that it was not appropriate for him to leave the caravan for too long, so he returned the same way.
The caravan probably walked another two or three miles, and all the people couldn't help but spit on the ground and screamed "Damn it!" It turns out that this place is only far away from the place where we camped yesterday? At most, it's seven or eight miles away, and it's actually on the ground.
It's all very dry, with no trace of rain at all!
It turns out that there is a saying in folk proverbs that "a mountain is divided into four seasons, and the weather is different ten miles away." Even people present have seen it rain on one side of the river and the sun on the other side. The key to the problem lies in how to interpret this abnormal phenomenon.
If this phenomenon is combined with what happened to the caravan before, then it will become a little bit weirder.
However, the dry road surface has its own benefits, that is, the speed of the road suddenly increases. Soon, the wind is carrying water vapor blowing towards the face, and some people have begun to say happily:
"Going around the front is the Zihe Ferry. Grandma's. I've been up early and late these past two days, which made us lose a lot of weight. We have to have a good meal today! Although the hotel at this ferry is small,
This is the first time I’ve seen that wine lady’s waist, but it’s really thin!”
Lin Fengjin had already frowned at this time, because it was almost noon now. Although the Zihe Crossing was hidden in the woods on the roadside, there should still be cooking smoke. But now there is no
There was no sign at all, but the reaction of the Chen brothers yesterday gave Lin Fengjin some confidence, so he continued to move forward with the caravan calmly.
At the same time, Lin Fengjin had secretly told Manager Bi to be careful in everything he did, because the Chen brothers got into trouble here.
Suddenly, a sharp whistle sounded. This was the customary police whistle among the caravans. It would never be blown unless something serious happened. Then, the entire caravan stopped and stood in front of them.
The driver who opened the way rushed back and said solemnly to Steward Bi:
"Chief steward, there are two dead people lying on the road ahead!!"
Steward Bi immediately frowned and said:
"I'll go take a look."
"I'll go too." Lin Fengjin suddenly spoke up and said sternly: "Everyone should stay away from the body and don't get close!"
Lin Fengjin roughly understood it at this time, because there was no rain in this section. The Chen brothers saw two dead bodies lying on the road. Of course, it was impossible for them to jump over on horseback. Their reaction must be to jump off the horse immediately.
Come down to check. And they may have been tricked while checking the corpse. Therefore, it can be said to be quite dangerous to approach the corpse rashly. The caravan is not an army after all, and some people are already panicked. It is best not to lose the manpower at this time.
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At this time, under Lin Fengjin's signal, Sirius had already stepped down from the carriage and headed to the front of the two corpses. At this time, Sirius was no longer the armored beast that looked like a machine man at first glance.
Lin Fengjin put on a mask and a cape to look like a warrior with golden helmet and armor. His appearance was undoubtedly that of an ordinary person. However, his movements were slightly stiff.
Sirius, who is controlled by the stone slave, ignores toxins, is not afraid of any fantasy or charm, and can disassemble limb parts and replace them with new ones at will, making him the best candidate to detect traps.
At this time, Lin Fengjin saw Sirius slowly approaching. When he was about to touch the corpse, a thin mist immediately rose from the surface of the corpse. If you look carefully, it was a large group of mosquitoes and flies. This is actually normal.
Because in this weather, if you just put a piece of meat outside, it will become smelly in a day and night, let alone a dead person?
But at this moment, Sirius suddenly slapped his backhand, and then jumped back quickly. Lin Fengjin had excellent eyesight, and he immediately saw that what Sirius slapped was an ordinary-looking one.
Beetles, according to common sense, a beetle flying out from the mosquitoes and flies rising from the carrion is nothing, but this beetle made Lin Fengjin immediately feel a creepy feeling.
Why?
Because the appearance of this beetle is very strange, the whole body is black, but there are dots of white dots on its back, and these white dots weirdly form a human face with a smile, and even the corners of its mouth are twitching.
Standing up, such a beetle shape naturally reminded Lin Fengjin of the extremely vicious and cruel Su Wo messenger.
After all, the Soga Messenger is also in black and white, although the pattern on the back armor is a skull.
But the crux of the matter is that Lin Fengjin not only heard it from the mouth of the Snake God Wa, but also saw it. The Suwo Messenger was the most sinister, poisonous and evil thing. It was a collection of dozens of sacrifices at that time.
The blood evil and violent energy generated by tens of thousands of people will be repelled by the Central Plains dragon energy at all. It will completely lose its power on the Central Plains continent and will die if it stays for half an hour. Otherwise, if Wu Zuocheng is attacked by this thing,
I believe it has fallen long ago.
After Sirius slapped the beetle away, he immediately picked up a stone and hit it on the guy. Surprisingly, the stone cracked, but Sirius immediately picked it up again.
He smashed a stone and finally broke three stones, finally killing him.
After seeing this scene, Lin Fengjin was convinced that this thing was not the Su Wo messenger. The real Su Wo messenger was not only hit with rocks, but also hit with a big hammer like a blacksmith.
He wanted to damage it at all, but he also had an intuition that there was absolutely no such coincidence in the world. How could a beetle be so similar to the Soga Messenger? There must be some origin.
After killing the "pseudo-Suwa envoy", Tianlang continued to turn over the corpses carefully. After checking both of them, he stood up. He had already passed the message to Lin Fengjin:
"One of the injuries on the two corpses was a knife wound to the chest, and the other had a fractured skull. They were not normal deaths. Judging from the clothing and age of the two corpses, they should be an elderly couple. The most peculiar thing is that this
The stomachs of the elderly couple were cut open and their internal organs were hollowed out. If they had been tortured like this while alive, there would have been clear signs of struggle on their hands and feet, so it can be determined that they were attacked after death."
Lin Fengjin squinted his eyes and pondered for a while, but still couldn't come up with any results. He had the body moved to the side of the road, and said to Manager Bi with a sullen face:
"It seems that the distance from here to the Zihe River Ferry is right around the corner?"
Manager Bi Da said:
"It's right in front."
Lin Fengjin frowned and said:
"The corpse is so rotten that it must have been left on the road for at least a day or two, but the residents inside the ferry didn't notice it. That can only mean one thing, that is, the situation inside the ferry is not optimistic either."
Manager Bi Da was stunned, nodded slightly and said:
"Young Master Gao Jian, what do you mean by that?"
Lin Fengjin said:
"I'll take some people to explore the road ahead first. Everyone, please be prepared."
Steward Bi immediately frowned and objected:
"Sir, how can you risk your life?"
Lin Fengjin said calmly:
"It may not be safe to stay here. Besides, if I don't go, will I let you, an old man, have to deal with this old bone? Don't worry, I will bring enough people."
Steward Bi hit his waist and sighed:
"That's all, Master, you must be careful."
Lin Fengjin nodded, and then a group of his men rushed out, surrounded him in the center, and strode towards the Zihe River Crossing in front of him.
Turning through the woods ahead, there is a gentle and slightly sloping slope. This slope slopes all the way to the bank of the Zihe River. The official road ahead curves out here, and the small market town of Zihedu is located on
The river beach is dotted with several bamboo groves and many winter trees, providing shade.
This ferry is made up of dozens of well-proportioned houses, which are almost equivalent to a small town. These houses are all of the typical mud-wall brick type, with thick wall bricks made of red soil mixed with cut wheat straw. , the large green tiles that took a day and a night to burn all show that the owner of the house was very attentive when repairing the house.
According to people who have been here before, the permanent population of Zihedu is two to three hundred people. Among them is Du Dahu, who has served as a county captain, and Butcher Li. They are all from well-off families. If it is the peak season for beet sugar, the permanent population can reach four to five hundred people.
Lin Fengjin's nose twitched slightly. He could vaguely smell the smell of blood, but it was not rancid, but the kind that had dried up. Although the rest of the people did not have Lin Fengjin's as sensitive sense of smell, they also looked at it. When I came out of the Zihe River Crossing, there was a dead silence. There was no lively scene like other villages where chickens croaked, dogs barked, and children ran around as soon as outsiders came. (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!