Volume 1: Swan Goose Chapter 441 Dry Bones Turn into Sand and Broken Hearts
Xia Yunqing looked at the county magistrate and asked hurriedly: "The county magistrate came in such a hurry, but what happened?"
The county magistrate took out a secret letter from his sleeve and said respectfully: "The emperor has just issued an imperial edict, asking you, the Chief Assistant, to go to southern Xinjiang to supervise the war as soon as possible!"
Xia Yunqing immediately took the secret letter and carefully read it from the beginning several times. His expression immediately became solemn: "It seems that Beiyu is going to war with Annan."
Yu Fengjin's face darkened, and she hurriedly asked: "But with such a serious case in Longyou County, we can't rule out that this matter is also related to Annan. If the matter is not investigated clearly, would it be too much to rashly start a war with Annan?"
Hasty?"
Xia Yunqing glanced at him suspiciously. He did not expect that a common man would have insights into government affairs.
However, the matter was urgent and he didn't have time to think about it. He just said calmly: "The emperor's order cannot be violated! I will leave now."
At this point, Yu Fengjin couldn't say anything more, but she was worried about the tragedy in Xuanqing Temple.
He vaguely felt that this matter had nothing to do with Hu Qi and Annan.
--revenge--
In the quiet night, the cloud shadows opened up, revealing a cold bright moon. The earth was dark, and jackdaws were chattering on the lonely treetops.
Eight men in black walked to the manor in twos and threes, arm in arm.
Each of them was carrying a wine jar and a pack of roast beef. They looked like they were going to drink heavily tonight.
After these people bloodbathed Xuanqing Temple, they continued to stay in Longyou County as if nothing had happened, sleeping in a compound on weekdays. They did not take the souls of those who died in vain into consideration at all.
The eight people laughed and cursed as they walked back to the compound and closed the door casually. They were confident that no one in Longyou County would dare to break in.
Eight people were sitting on the floor in the courtyard, tearing apart beef, changing glasses, talking and laughing.
Boss Han raised his glass and said, "Brothers, have a good drink tonight, and we can go home tomorrow!"
Xue Laoer echoed: "Isn't it right? We have made such a great contribution, and we don't know how the superiors will reward us?!"
Liu Laosan smiled and said: "Why don't you make your wife a wife and become a yinzi, and get promoted to a noble rank?"
Wei Xiaoqi raised his glass, touched the wine bowls of several people, and shouted: "Come on! Drink! After tonight, what awaits us is endless glory and wealth!"
The eight people raised their glasses and drank together, with faces full of joy and joy. Everyone began to talk loudly, and every word was about their longing for the future and their desire for wealth.
Little did he know that there was a young girl sitting on the roof. She was listening to these words in her sleep and counting the stars above her head expressionlessly, but her heart was filled with desolation:
While they were drinking and eating meat, Toto's body gradually disappeared from this world, and there was no chance for him to dream anymore...
Everyone gets drunk without being drunk. After just a few bottles, two people stood up unsteadily and helped him walk to the hut for a while.
Zhao Laosi shouted displeasedly: "You've only had a few drinks, are you running away now?"
Yin Xiaowu's face turned red and he said drunkenly: "You drink first, we will go to the hut!"
After saying that, he supported Mao Xiaoliu and walked to the hut in the backyard.
Liu Laosan mocked: "I want to go to the hut together too! Are you afraid of the dark, or are you afraid of meeting gangsters?"
Xue Laoer chuckled and said: "With just a few of our brothers, we were able to kill the strong man in Xuanqing Temple with one strike. Looking at the entire Longyou County, who has the guts to mess with us! Leave them alone and come drink!"
The remaining six people continued to exchange glasses and talk. The more they drank, the more they drank, the louder the cowhide was, and the more excited they became. After an unknown amount of time, the six of them discovered that the two people who had gone to the hut had never returned.
Wei Xiaoqi asked: "How long have they been going to the hut? Why haven't they come back yet? The beef is gone and the wine is gone!"
Zhao Laosi smiled and said: "Don't sleep in the hut!"
Boss Han laughed and said, "I think he fell into the pit!"
Liu Laosan stood up unsteadily, walked out, and said with a smile: "I happened to be going to the latrine, so I stopped by to take a look!" As he said,
He walked to the backyard.
Darkness is covering the earth, and everything is quiet, without a trace of noise.
Liu Laosan hummed a little tune, staggered and walked to the backyard with a flushed face.
He saw from a distance that the door of the hut was half-covered, and it was too dark inside to look like there was anyone there.
Liu Laosan didn't take it seriously, walked in with a sway, and took off his pants without even bothering to light the lamp.
The sound of water flowing suddenly made him feel much better. Liu Laosan also felt a lot more energetic, but he felt something was wrong around him. Someone seemed to be staring at him.
He thought there was someone waiting to go to the latrine, so he immediately pulled up his pants, turned around, and said with a smile: "Why don't you say anything..."
Before he even uttered the last word, he turned pale with fear.
I saw a headless corpse standing in the corner of the latrine, with blood gushing out of its cavity. The walls of the latrine were covered with splatters of blood, and the floor was covered with splatters of blood.
"Oh my god!"
Liu Laosan was so frightened that he couldn't help shouting, and he was more than half awake from the wine.
He then lit the small lamp in the latrine, held it up to look at the corpse, and immediately exclaimed: "Yin Xiaowu?"
Boss Han heard the sound and ran over with everyone, shouting urgently: "Lao San Liu, what's wrong with you?"
Liu Laosan dragged out Yin Xiaowu's body and shouted to them: "Yin Xiaowu was beheaded!"
Everyone was shocked and immediately gathered around. They held up lamps to take a look: there were no external injuries on the body. Someone had probably sealed the throat with a sword, cut off the head, and stood in the latrine.
Boss Han immediately became vigilant and cursed in a low voice: "Damn it, who has the courage to attack our brothers!"
Xue Laoer slapped his head and suddenly asked: "Didn't Mao Liu go to the latrine with Xiao Wu? Where are the others?"
When Mao Liu was mentioned, everyone panicked and immediately separated and looked around.
Not long after, I suddenly heard a shrill exclamation.
Everyone followed the sound and saw a headless corpse sitting upright on a haystack not far from the hut. The blood in the cavity had dried up. It looked like he had died earlier than Yin Xiaowu.
Two corpses appeared out of the blue, and the six people immediately sobered up.
Everyone immediately realized - this was coming for them!
Boss Han frowned, drew out his knife and shouted in a low voice: "Brothers! It seems that someone is going to attack us! This person must be still nearby! Everyone, please be alert! Search everywhere!"
Xue Laoer stamped his feet and suddenly shouted: "I'll close the door to prevent this grandson from escaping!"
After saying that, before Boss Xue could say anything, he ran to the front yard with the knife in hand.
Seeing that there was no way to stop him, Boss Han had no choice but to give up.
He is the oldest among the eight, has the most powerful kung fu, and is also more ferocious and cunning.
He held a knife and carefully checked every place where someone could hide.
After a while, Liu Laosan, Zhao Laosi, Wei Xiaoqi and Hu Xiaoba quickly ran over and said breathlessly: "Brother, I didn't see anyone else!"
Boss Han narrowed his eyes, pondered for a moment, and suddenly said in surprise: "Where is the second brother? Does it take that long to close the door?"
Xiao patted his thigh and shouted: "Oh no, nothing will happen to my second brother! I'll go take a look!" Then he ran out.
Boss Han shouted to the others: "Everyone, follow together, don't separate!"
When everyone heard this, they immediately followed Xiaoqi and rushed to the front yard.
As soon as the five people arrived in the front yard, they were dumbfounded: they saw the second child, a highly skilled martial artist, pushing against the door with both hands, but his head was gone. The blood from his chest spurted out more than a foot high, like a goddess scattering flowers.
Xiaoba has the best relationship with the second brother. When he saw his brother's tragic death, he immediately ran over and cried loudly: "Second brother!"
As soon as he ran to Lao Er's body, a sharp knife with a cold light pierced through the darkness and stabbed Xiao Ba's neck.
He only made a "hum" sound in his throat, then tilted his head and lost his breath, and his body hit the second's body. The two of them rolled together and became a bloody gourd...
…
The moon was dark and the wind was high, and the night was eerily quiet. Two corpses fell on top of each other, with blood splattering everywhere. There was a thick smell of blood floating in the air, and the smell was nauseating.
Boss Han immediately took a few steps back with his knife and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, be careful! This person is nearby. From now on, no one is allowed to act alone. As long as we are together, he can't beat us!"
Xiao Qi was the youngest and the most courageous. He asked with a trembling voice: "Brother, how many people came from the other party! In this moment, half of our brothers died!"
Boss Han wiped his nose and sneered: "Don't worry, if they were in large numbers, they would have rushed in long ago! They must be fighting alone, and their martial arts are not as good as ours, so they will pretend to be magic and defeat us one by one!"
When several people heard what the elder brother said, they felt that it made sense, and they felt relieved a little.
The third child was a little at a loss and asked again: "Brother, what should we do now? We can't just sit back and wait for death!"
Boss Han rolled his eyes and shouted into the dark night: "Brother, you must be here to avenge the people in the mission! In that case, why don't you show up and let's have a good time face to face! You are hurting me secretly like this
People don’t behave like men!”
In the silent darkness, there was no sound at all. Boss Han and his brothers stood with their swords in front of them, watching the vast night vigilantly.
When everyone was at their most nervous, they suddenly saw a dark figure quickly running into the backyard.
The third child, with sharp eyes, shouted, "He's in the backyard!" and rushed over with a knife.
Boss Han felt that something was fishy and was about to stop him, but saw that the fourth and seventh children were already chasing after him. He cursed angrily and followed.
The items in the backyard were messy, and the moonlight was blocked by the house, so the whole yard was pitch black.
Liu Laosan followed the black figure all the way to the woodshed. As soon as he stepped into the woodshed, he realized: he had been trapped!
He came to his senses and was about to turn around and run out, but the door of the woodshed was closed.
He quickly ran to the door and slammed the door: "Brothers, I'm in the woodshed, please open the door for me!"
Unfortunately, no matter how loud his voice was, there was always silence outside the door.