Chapter 1240

Zhou Dacheng and Nangong Yue set the time and left happily.

At this time, the sky was completely dark, and it was quiet outside the post station, and the soldiers who had camped outside seemed to rest.

After days of heavy traffic, nangongyue fell asleep quickly. However, Zhou Dacheng was so excited that he didn't sleep in the middle of the night. Before dawn the next day, he took Mo Xiuyu to wait for nangongyue. Looking at Zhou Dacheng's energetic appearance, Baihui and thrushi can't see that he didn't have a good rest last night.

After breakfast, nangongyue, Zhou Dacheng and Mo Xiuyu took several guards from the royal palace with them. They rode all the way to the southeast. After they left, the camp in the rear almost exploded? "It's not very impressive, either." The tall and thin soldier called Lao Chen said indignantly.

"That's it." "We are going to yandingcheng to deliver medicine, but we are not going to accompany the young man to visit mountains and rivers," the short soldier beside him said

Old Chen sighed: "I used to think that Lord Zhou was loyal to shiziye, and he was also straightforward and magnanimous. He was a man of iron and steel. Now it seems that he is not. As the old saying goes, it's better to know people's faces but not their hearts. It takes a long time to see people's hearts and minds. "

"Yes. In addition, Mo Xiaowei is also so popular. " Another two soldiers on the side also joined in, and one sarcastically said, "in my opinion, I'm afraid there are still some troubles along the way..."

"We are just small soldiers, where can we control the top..."

"Since there is rest, rest is it."

“……”

The soldiers got together in twos and threes and whispered to each other. Naturally, these trivial gossips could not reach Nangong Yue. They were galloping all the way according to the map drawn by Yi Cheng. Small ash flies in the air, following them for a while, and then flies in front of them.

Naturally, the mine did not happen to be on the edge of the official road, so people could only choose those paths, one passing through a small forest, another leaping over a stream, and another bypassing a field

The road was tortuous, and the speed of the horses was naturally limited.

About half an hour later, there was a small slope full of weeds and shrubs. At the end of the slope, a continuous mountain range could be seen.

Zhou Dacheng slowly dismounted, and so did the others.

Lily couldn't wait to point to the mountain ahead and said, "is that mine over there?"

Zhou Dacheng looked at the wrinkled map in his hand, nodded and pointed to one of the mountains in front of him and said, "it should be the mountain to the south. There is a village nearby. It must not be difficult to find..."

Xiao Hui made a loud and clear cry in the air and flew straight ahead. Look at the direction that Zhou Dacheng pointed to just now.

Seeing this, Baihui and Lily couldn't help but exchange a look, and were delighted.

Judging from the appearance of Xiaohui, nine times out of ten, the ore it brought back yesterday may have come from the abandoned copper mine.

"Drive!"

The party continued to gallop their horses and their hooves flew.

After driving through the small slope, the mountain ahead is getting closer and clearer. After a moment, Lily pointed to the front excitedly and called out: "the village is here!"

When the village arrives, it is the mine!

She was about to rush to the front of her horse's stomach, but was stopped by several voices at the same time: "wait a minute!"

The voices of nangongyue, Zhou Dacheng and Mo Xiuyu overlap. They look at each other and immediately understand that they are talking about the same thing.

However, they stopped lily, but there was no time to stop Xiaohui.

Xiaohui had already spread his wings and rushed to the village. He was in the air, shouting and circling, scaring away all the birds that had stopped in the trees.

"Quack -- quack --"

those black crows, which were as black as ink, let out their coarse calls and beat their wings and flew away in confusion.

Seeing so many crows gathered here, Lily realized that something was wrong.

Since ancient times, crows have been regarded as ominous signs, not only because of their uncomfortable appearance and sound, but also because they often appear in places that represent death. In the final analysis, crows eat rotten meat.

There are so many crows gathered at the entrance of this village. Is it possible that the dead people are doing funerals?

Lily speculated in his mind, but immediately overturned the conjecture.

If there is a funeral, how can the village be so quiet?

Quiet

The thought of this made her feel more and more uncomfortable.

Yes, the village is so quiet!

Although they are still some distance away from the village, there is no sound, no smoke and no shadow in the village. It is unreasonable!

Lily thought of it, and other people present could not have imagined it.

Zhou Dacheng clasped his fist and said, "the princess, why don't you take a few people to have a look?"Nangong Yue responded. Zhou Dacheng took Ren Zinan and two other guards to the village first. The remaining Mo Xiuyu and several guards left to protect Nangong Yue.

Nangongyue watched Zhou Dacheng and his party go away. He watched them slowly dismount from a distance, then dismounted at the entrance of the village and walked into the village

It's quiet all around. Only the horses in the crotch occasionally make a snort. There are also crows scattered by small ashes that seem reluctant to leave. They linger nearby, or hover in the sky or perch on the branches

The crow's chirp is intermittent and indistinct

What makes these crows reluctant to go?

Nangongyue, Baihui and Baihe are even more upset. After a while, Zhou Dacheng's body appears at the entrance of the village. Seeing that he is safe and sound, everyone is slightly relieved.

Zhou Dacheng got on the horse and rode it over.

Lily's nose moved and turned to Baihui: "cousin, do you smell a smell?" It's a sicker taste than rotten eggs.

As Zhou Dacheng approached, the odor became more and more obvious.

Nangong Yue naturally smelled it and frowned.

It's the smell of death!

She felt that something terrible had happened in the village

At this time, Zhou Dacheng has been several Zhang away, that dignified face makes everyone can't ignore.

"All of them," he said Looks like he's been dead for at least three or four days. My subordinates asked ah LAN to check the village to see if they could find any clues... " They still have military affairs on their trip. It is estimated that they still have to inform the local government in the nearby town to investigate the case thoroughly.

Zhou Dacheng is a man who has been on the battlefield. He has seen a lot of bloody scenes on the battlefield. Although he is not used to it, he has also seen a lot of big storms and waves, and even more bloody scenes than just now.

However, it was on the battlefield. It was a confrontation between the two armies. At that time, man had abandoned his nature and became a weapon in the war.

Whether the weapon was intended to invade or defend, the soldiers were not the ordinary people on the battlefield, nor were they the real themselves.

However, the village just now is different. There are ordinary civilians. They are all helpless. Men, women, old and young, even babies They were all brutally killed.

This is "Tu Cun"!

Who on earth can do such a cruel thing!

Zhou Dacheng thought and clenched his fist.

That's not what ordinary people do, because those murderers are straightforward, neat and cruel, and ordinary people without blood on their hands can't do it. What's more, the women who were killed were all dressed neatly and without being insulted, which means that the gang of murderers are extremely disciplined, which greatly increases their risk

At the thought that there might be a group of ruthless bandits lurking around, Zhou Da achievement was restless. Although he was fearless, if he hurt his son and concubine, even if he had nine lives, he could not afford to pay for it!

"Princess, I'd better let my subordinates escort you back to the post station first." Zhou Dacheng suggested anxiously and anxiously.

Nangong Yue half narrowed his eyes and pondered for a moment: "Zhou Dacheng, take me to have a look..." If there were silver mines in the nearby mines, and the village was so "coincidentally" slaughtered, she had to wonder whether there was any connection between the two.

People die for money, birds die for food, which is the eternal truth.

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