On a winter night, a cold wind blew howling down the slope. The lonely thatched hut was leaking air from all directions, and it was as cold as an ice cellar. Su Jin and Wang Chao Ma Han squatted in the corner of the house. After a while, their bodies were already completely cold. It can be imagined that in
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The old couple on the bed had been gesticulating with each other for a long time. At this moment, the excitement had passed and they actually snored and fell asleep. Old people have poor memories, so when they fell asleep, they probably forgot about catching the thief.
I don’t know how long it took, but there was no sound at all. There were only rattling rats dragging their empty bellies, scurrying around the house. People suffered, and the rats didn’t have a good life. I’m afraid they only chewed some grass roots and grass seeds for food.
I can't eat anything good either.
Ma Han rubbed his hands and murmured curses, pushing the eighth generation of Long Zhen's ancestors to the sky. Dynasty was more stable, leaning on the corner of the house and looking out into the dark outside through the cracks in the hut, while Su Jin squinted and closed his eyes.
Rest your mind; thieves usually steal things after the third watch when people are sleeping soundly. There is no need to rush, just for fear that he won't come. As long as he can show up, what does it matter if he suffers more?
In a daze, Su Jin felt Wang Chao poke him gently. When he opened his eyes to look, he only heard Wang Chao whisper softly: "Master, I really want to hear something, a bit like footsteps."
Su Jin listened carefully, and sure enough, there seemed to be something stepping on the withered grass, making a squeaking sound. The sound was very soft and slow, and seemed very far away. If you had not listened carefully, you would not have noticed it at all.
At this moment, Zhang Long and Zhao Hu, who were standing next to the pile of firewood outside, suddenly shouted: "Who? Stop!"
Su Jin yelled angrily: "You idiot, you idiot, can't you wait for him to get close? You forgot to explain, and something happened, so hurry up and chase him."
Su Jin jumped up, stepped out of the door, followed Zhang Long and Zhao Hu and chased down the southeast slope. Chao Chao and Ma Han also followed closely.
Zhang Long and Zhao Hu then ran and shouted: "Stop, if you don't stop I will shoot my arrow."
When the black shadow heard this, he ran faster. The thief seemed to be very familiar with the path. He ran faster than a rabbit along the path covered with grass. This was a pain for Su Jin and others. The rugged path under their feet was here.
There was a hole, a ditch on the other side, and tangled grass roots. The people stumbled and watched the black shadow getting further and further away, and they gradually couldn't see clearly.
Su Jin was sweating profusely, and accidentally the thorns tore his trousers. Although the flesh was not injured, he staggered and fell headlong into the withered grass with a groan. He fell and saw stars in his eyes.
Zhang Long and Zhao Hu quickly turned around to check. Mahan from the Dynasty behind him also rushed over. The four of them helped the groaning Su Jin up. Zhang Long asked with concern: "Master, are you okay?"
Su Jin slapped him angrily and scolded him: "Why are you in such a hurry? You can't wait until he reaches the house before taking action? You're shouting at the top of your lungs from such a distance, for fear that the thief won't be able to escape, right?"
Zhang Long rubbed his head aggrievedly and said: "No, sir, that guy just dropped his ass and walked back, so we have to show up. We don't want to, and we don't dare to move our eyes, just in case this guy goes somewhere.
If you squat behind you, you will lose your target."
Zhao Hu also nodded and said: "Yes, I saw it too, there is nothing I can do about it."
Su Jin was surprised and said: "He walked halfway and turned back? Did he find something?"
Everyone looked back at the thatched hut on the slope. It was so dark that there was nothing unusual. There was a slight sound in the cold wind. Su Jin slapped his thigh and cursed: "Damn, it's the horse on the slope that did something bad. Listen,
The horse was so cold that it scratched its hooves and snorted, so we couldn't hear clearly. However, Long Zhen was born in the horse army and was particularly sensitive to the smell and sound of horses. The wind was blowing from the northwest, so he must have noticed that there was a horse nearby.
"It was an accident."
"Master, what should we do now?" Wang Chao said anxiously: "It seems that this boy is Long Zhen. If he runs away like this, it will be difficult to find him next time."
Su Jin said: "Next time? Is there a next time? Keep chasing."
Chao Chao said: "I don't know where he ran. This place is desolate. If you just find a long grass and make a nest in it, we guys can't find it. Why don't you go back and call someone?"
Su Jin thought for a moment and said: "He can survive so many days in the twelfth lunar month, so he must have a place to stay; he will definitely not consider a place with people, only this remote place; go to the southeast and go down to the city wall, and go to the north
It's Dongcheng, and to the west is Nancheng. He doesn't dare to move close to the city wall because he will be discovered by the patrols on the city. He doesn't dare to go to the residential areas of Dongcheng and Nancheng, so he can only choose to stay in this triangle area, here
It’s inaccessible, so it’s a good place to hide.”
Mahan said: "Then what are we waiting for? Let's search separately."
Su Jin said: "This guy has some martial arts skills. We shouldn't separate him. If he hides in a grass den and breaks out and hurts someone, it won't be cost-effective. Let's chase him in the direction he escaped. I guess there must be a suitable place for him to hide."
, otherwise he won’t be able to survive these few days, let’s work on the camera and watch as we go.”
Several people nodded in agreement. This time they were exposed anyway, so they simply made firewood torches for each person and searched slowly. Su Jin was not afraid that Long Zhen would avoid him when he saw the torch. He was looking for the place where Long Zhen was hiding.
As long as Long Zhen is driven out of his hiding place, even if Long Zhen hides somewhere and evades the search, this night will definitely be enough for him. Let's fight with him until dawn and send people to search all over the place early tomorrow morning. I don't believe Long Zhen can escape.
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The group of people searched all the way and gradually came to another hillside. Mahan was walking at the front. Suddenly he let out a horrified shout and ran back with his buttocks twisted.
"Damn, bad luck, bad luck, it scares me so much that my heart is pounding." Ma Han cursed.
Su Jin and others hurriedly stepped forward. The torches illuminated the sparse trees in front of them. They were shocked when they saw graves everywhere, like a lot of big steamed buns that had just come out of the cage. White flags on small bamboo poles were blown by the wind.
It was floating randomly and looked very ghostly. It turned out to be a cemetery.
Su Jin composed himself and said, "What's there to be afraid of? Didn't I tell you that the theories about ghosts and gods are false? Look at your potential."
Ma Han wiped the cold sweat from his head and murmured: "I don't know why, but I'm just afraid. I'm not afraid of killing people, but I'm afraid of these things. It's really strange."
Su Jin ignored him and stepped into the graveyard. There were hundreds of tombs, large and small, and more than a dozen new graves. They must have belonged to the poor people in Yangzhou City who had starved to death in the past few months.
, these tombs were piled very roughly, and most of them had no tombstones; in the famine years, when the living had no food to eat, how could the dead be so particular about it?
Su Jin walked around the cemetery inside and out, but found nothing unusual except for dead graves and dead grass. Instead, he found a few wild dogs tearing something at the edge of the woods. Everyone stepped forward to chase them away, and the wild dogs whined.
He used his voice to protect his food, and he bared his teeth to prevent others from getting close.
Su Jin glanced at the torn thing on the ground, which turned out to be a corpse. The head, face, and body were torn to pieces with blood and flesh, and a feeling of disgust suddenly surged in his heart. These wild dogs were actually eating the dead bodies. It was simply unacceptable.
Su Jin gave an order, and Chao Chao and the other four men carried simple knives and hacked at them. Four or five wild dogs were chopped to the ground. The last one saw that the situation was bad and dug into the grave. Su Jin refused to give up.
After chasing it, the wild dog was desperate. Suddenly it slithered into the grass under a tall tomb and disappeared. Su Jin rushed over and couldn't find it. After circling the tomb, he heard a fight behind the tombstone.
The sound and the whine of the dog soon became silent. Su Jin was so frightened that he sweated all over. Is there really a ghost? The dog got into the tomb and was eaten by ghosts?
The materialist Su Jin didn't believe in this evil, so he ordered Chao Chao and others to bring the torch closer and use a simple knife to gently push aside the grass behind the tombstone. They saw the wild dog with its butt exposed and its head stuck in the mound of soil, motionless.
Su Jin winked, and Ma Han had the courage to grab the wild dog by its tail and drag it out. After dragging the wild dog out, the dog was already dead.
"Master...!" Everyone's voices changed, and they looked at Su Jin with horror on their faces.
Su Jin turned the wild dog over with a knife and suddenly burst into laughter.
Several people were frightened by Su Jin's sudden laughter.
"It's amazing, I'm possessed." Ma Han said.
"Hurry up and find a black dog to splash him with blood, or knock him unconscious and carry him back to the mage for a dojo," Zhang Long said.
Su Jin pointed at the four people and laughed loudly: "Possessed by ghosts? You can imagine it."