Gu Liyou's usual gentle demeanor was completely gone, and he exuded coldness and indifference. He spoke calmly, but it made people shudder.
"Don't want to explain?"
"Ahhhhh!!!!!!"
Gu Liyou suddenly pulled out the arrow that had been pierced into Zhang Song's thigh. The barb on the arrow was still hung with bloody flesh. He threw the arrow on the table in disgust, picked up the handkerchief he had prepared and wiped the arrow in his hand.
Wipe the blood stains clean.
"It doesn't matter, I have plenty of time to spend time with you." Gu Liyou seemed to be talking about something insignificant.
A guard came with news.
"Master, I sent someone to deliver the news. Master Jiufeng said he would go to Wutong Village immediately."
Hearing this, Gu Liyou waved his hand to signal the guards to retreat. He slowly turned around and looked at the shocked Zhang Song, chuckled and said:
"As you think, it's the Wutong Village where your wife and children live."
"What do you want to do! I'm warning you, you can't touch them all!" Zhang Song spoke excitedly and tried to break free from the iron rope on his body, but he could only hear the "squeaking" sound of the iron rope.
Gu Liyou glanced at the scars on Zhang Song's chest. Zhang Song had numerous large and small scars on his body. It was obvious that he was pretending to be the rich boy before.
"Oh, by the way." Gu Liyou added with good intentions: "You may not know much about Mu Jiufeng. He doesn't have the patience to chat with you slowly like me. He acts insidiously and ruthlessly.
It's not an exaggeration to say 'kill without batting an eye', but I wonder if the bones of your wife and children are as hard as yours?"
Perhaps due to excessive blood loss, Zhang Song's face turned frighteningly pale.
After hearing this, Bai Yi turned his back silently and suppressed his laughter.
"If you tell me the truth, it might still be too late."
Ye Sili and Xiao Ling came out of the last jewelry store, and the four people following behind them looked at each other's hugs full of things and looked at each other, wanting to cry without tears.
"Xiao Ling, is there any other street you want to go to? Or is there anything else you want to buy? Today is your birthday. You are the oldest. As long as you like it, I will buy it for you."
Ye Sili and Xiao Ling held hands, talking and laughing.
Xiao Ling thought about it seriously and said, "It seems that except for the shop in the west of the city, we have visited all the other shops."
"Then let's go to the west of the city." Ye Sili decided decisively. He turned around and saw the four people behind him "moving forward with heavy loads", so he asked Mu Chun and Mo'er to send the things back first, leaving Yun An and Huan Xia to follow them.
The population in the west of the city is relatively small. Although it is daytime, the streets are not too noisy.
"Si Li, do you think that person looks like Jiu Feng?" Xiao Ling stretched her neck and looked carefully at the person on the street corner in front of her.
Ye Sili looked in the direction of Xiao Ling's finger, and the figure from behind...
"It's Jiu Feng." Ye Sili confirmed.
"What is he doing here?" they both asked in unison, then smiled knowingly and followed quickly.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they reached the corner, Mu Jiufeng disappeared.
Suddenly someone attacked. Yun An and Huan Xia immediately stepped forward to fight with the person. With just one move, the person saw clearly who they were fighting with and said in surprise:
"Huanxia? Yun'an?"
Huan Xia also put away her dagger and asked doubtfully: "Why is it you?"
"Yuan Mu, where is Jiu Feng?" Ye Sili stepped forward and asked.
Yuan Mu saluted the two of them, and Mu Jiufeng also walked out, and was very surprised to see it was the two of them.
"Why are you here? Liyou also told you?"
Ye Sili and Xiao Ling looked at Mu Jiufeng in confusion. Ye Sili asked:
"Ayou, do you have something to entrust to you?"
When Mu Jiufeng saw the two people's reactions, he knew that he was talking too much. However, under Ye Sili's gaze, he had no choice but to tell the truth. Sure enough, these two little ancestors had to follow him life or death.
"Meeting is fate. We can meet each other in the west of the city, which means that you and I are destined. Why not go together." Xiao Ling coaxed in the tone of a charlatan.
Ye Sili immediately responded: "Yes, yes, there are many of us, so it's good to have someone to take care of you."
Mu Jiufeng looked at Ye Sili's expectant eyes and felt helpless. He could only smile and said: "Okay, meeting is fate, let's go."
Wutong Village is located on the western outskirts of the city, in a remote location, but the scene in front of them is indeed something Ye Sili and Xiao Ling have never seen before.
In the tenth month of golden autumn, the setting clouds return.
Children are chasing and playing at the village gate; women are doing laundry in small groups by the stream, or sitting around doing needlework; men are fetching water by the well, or carrying firewood into the house; while the old man is just sitting quietly in the house.
At the door, looking into the distance.
"They all seem to be very happy." Ye Sili looked at the scene in front of him. Life in the countryside turned out to be so harmonious and quiet.
"The murderer Zhang Song you caught lives here?" Xiao Ling said sadly: "This village looks so beautiful, if Zhang Song is really the murderer..."
She did not say any more, but Ye Sili and others also knew what was going on. If Zhang Song was really the murderer and assassinated the princess and the prince of another country, even ten Wutong Villages would not be enough to quell the anger of the Holy Lord.
"Let's go in and take a look first," Mu Jiufeng said.
Ye Sili and others came in all the way. Everyone in the village, old and young, stared at them as strangers with vigilance. However, there was still an enthusiastic and bold old man who came up to ask. Mu Jiufeng only said that they were friends of Zhang Song, and the old man responded enthusiastically.
Show them the way to Zhang Song's residence.
Seeing that the old man who was guiding him had inconvenient legs and feet, Ye Sili asked Huanxia to give him a silver coin so that he could see the doctor. The old man only said that it was an old illness and refused to accept the money. Ye Sili saw that he persisted and had to give up.
"His home is right ahead."
Ye Sili looked forward and saw a small courtyard surrounded by a fence. When they got closer, they saw a woman in her thirties, sitting in the courtyard and pouring something into an iron basin. Maybe it was for the chickens in the courtyard.
Duck eating.
"But Kou Niang?" Yuanmu stepped forward and asked.
Kou Niang heard the sound and looked over. She was a little hesitant when she saw a group of strangers. Mu Jiufeng explained:
"Don't be afraid, Kou Niang, we are Zhang Song's friends."
After hearing Zhang Song's name, Kou Niang stepped forward and opened the door.
"Since you are my husband's friends, I will treat you well, but I don't have much to offer at home, so I hope you won't find it objectionable." Kou Niang welcomed them into the yard and went to the kitchen to make tea.
Ye Sili and Mu Jiufeng observed the yard and found nothing unusual. Suddenly Xiao Ling shouted "Ah——" and immediately hugged Ye Sili. Yun An subconsciously stepped forward to block the sword.
In front of Xiao Ling.
"What's wrong?" Ye Sili comforted Xiao Ling and stared at the surroundings warily.
"There are so many chickens and ducks in the yard, I'm afraid." Xiao Ling closed her eyes tightly and pinched her sleeves tightly on both sides.
Ye Sili looked at the poultry in the yard, and thought that Xiao Ling had been afraid of these guys with sharp teeth and long mouths since he was a child, so he comforted him softly: "It's okay, Yun'an will help you block them."
Seeing that Xiao Ling was frightened, Kou Niang quickly came over to express her apology.
Ye Sili stared at Kou Niang's every move and asked tentatively:
"Kou Niang, you feed so many poultry in the yard by yourself?"
It is not strange to feed some chickens and ducks in the farmyard, but... Ye Sili looked around and saw that there were too many poultry raised in the yard, even in the corners of the backyard. The strangest thing was that these poultry did not look very healthy.
Hearing Ye Sili's question, Kou Niang kept smiling and replied:
"My husband-in-law learned some Qihuang techniques in the early years. Over the years, my husband-in-law has cured diseases of cats, dogs, chickens, ducks, geese, rabbits and other poultry in the village."
"These things in the courtyard belong to the villagers."
"It's cold outside. I just made tea. You guys come in and sit down."
Mu Jiufeng and Ye Sili looked at each other and followed in.
Xiao Ling stood there stiff, not daring to open her eyes at all.
"Princess, don't be afraid." Yun An's voice was low but inexplicably reassuring. He seldom spoke on weekdays. Even when Xiao Ling got into a child's temper and beat him or scolded him, he remained silent and endured it silently.
At this time, Xiao Ling heard his voice and opened her eyes tentatively. She found that all the poultry around her had been driven away by Yun An, making it difficult to get close. Seeing this, her tense body barely relaxed a little, but
Looking at the rooster strolling leisurely not far away, she still didn't dare to move her legs.
Yun An hesitated for a moment, lowered his head, and stretched his left hand into a slightly clenched fist in front of Xiao Ling.
When Xiao Ling saw that Mu Jiufeng and the others had gone far, he didn't care too much. He put his hand on Yun An's arm and said gratefully: "Thank you very much."
Yun An did not say a word, but buried his head lower.
Mu Jiufeng came into the room and sat down, with folding fans hitting his legs one by one. He looked at Kou Niang and asked:
"Why don't you see Zhang Song?"
"My husband went out early today. He said that a rabbit raised by a wealthy family in the city was sick and asked him to go and have a look. If you want to find him, you may have to wait for another day." Kou Niang replied calmly.
"You left home early in the morning and you haven't come back yet, but you encountered something difficult? If it's convenient, you might as well talk to us. Maybe we can help." Mu Jiufeng said without blushing or heartbeat.
.
"Everything outside is handled by my husband, and I, a woman, can't interfere with it," Kou Niang said softly.
Xiao Ling entered the room and let go of Yun An's arm, and Yun An quietly retreated behind her.
"You really don't know what Zhang Song did outside?" Xiao Ling questioned.
Seeing Xiao Ling asking like this, Kou Niang noticed something was wrong and asked worriedly:
"But something happened to my husband-in-law?"
"He plots..."
"He probably won't be able to come back in the near future. All the rabbits in the house are infected with the disease. The young master in the house was very distressed, so he kept him in the house to treat the rabbits. He specially asked us to send you a message so that you don't have to worry at home.
." Ye Sili said first.
Xiao Ling was a little confused, but Mu Jiufeng stood up cheerfully and said:
"Since the words have been brought, the tea has been drunk, and it is getting late, we will not disturb Kou Niang's rest."
Kou Niang was still a little worried and asked, "Is my husband really safe?"
"Of course." Mu Jiufeng replied calmly.
After Mu Jiufeng, Xiao Ling and others went out, Ye Sili turned around and asked Kou Niang:
“Kou Niang’s surname is Gu?”
Kou Niang looked a little unnatural, and then she replied gracefully:
"How did the girl know?"
Ye Sili randomly found a reason, "Zhang Song often mentioned you to us."
The smile on Kou Niang's face froze, and she sincerely requested:
"Girl, you are my husband-in-law's friends, and I hope you will help him a lot on weekdays. I don't want him to be rich, I just want him to be safe."
Ye Sili was stunned for a moment, then said cheerfully: "Of course, we will definitely help the upright and kind-hearted people."
