Detective in the Red Chamber

Sun Shaozong withdrew his hand, and the lid of the steamer came down with a bang. He tapped the steamer a few more times with his fingers, and suddenly said, "Look at this steamer, it doesn't look like a barbarian's handicraft."

Shen Lian didn't notice this before, but now that he was awakened by Sun Shaozong, he took a closer look and compared it with the utensils around him.

really!

Not only the steamer, but even the stove below is quite different from other utensils.

Shen Lian hurriedly winked at Yin Cheng, Yin Cheng retreated knowingly, and brought a barbarian back from the outside not long after.

"Excuse me, my lord, my lord!"

After the barbarian saw Sun Shaozong, he immediately kowtowed like pounding garlic, but he spoke decent Han official language.

Hearing that he could speak Mandarin fluently, Sun Shaozong asked a little curiously, "Who are you?"

The barbarian was very vigilant, knowing that his life or death depended entirely on the evil star in front of him, so he hurriedly said, "The villain, Ba Barley, is a merchant in this Wu'er Village. Every day, all the business in this village is done. It's the villain who is in charge."

"The villain is not only familiar with the conditions of Tongxi Man's villages, but also the customs and customs around Kangxi, Daixi, Huaxi, and Xunxi."

"If the official is willing to spare the little dog's life, the little one is willing to stand on the saddle for the officers and soldiers and die!"

These words really made Sun Shaozong a little moved.

After all, the Wuxi barbarians have always been closed, and the so-called Han guides only know the most civilized Tongxi barbarians.

To go deep into the mountains and attack other barbarians, the more leading parties like Barley, the better.

However, Sun Shaozong did not respond in a hurry, instead he pointed to the steamer and asked, "This steamer, but you Wuerzhai made it yourself?"

Barley looked at the steamer, and immediately shook his head like a rattle drum, "Although there are craftsmen in Wuerzhai, they can't make such exquisite objects. some brewing utensils."

"It is precisely because of these utensils that the Tongxi wine produced in the village has greatly increased its production, and in exchange for today's prosperity."

Speaking of this, Barley kowtowed his head to the ground, and said with a broken heart, "Every time the villain remembers this, he is grateful for the kindness of the Chinese craftsmen, and deeply hates the behavior of Qiaxi and others to avenge their kindness!"

This guy will really get rid of it.

Sun Shaozong caressed the steamer, imagining the mood of the Han craftsmen when they made this thing more than a hundred years ago; imagining the tragic scene of the Han woman crying and dying in it a few months ago.

After a long while, he asked lightly, "There are still many people hiding in this village, do you have a way to find them?"

Barley's prostrate body trembled suddenly, and then she said decisively, "The villain will definitely do his best!"

"It's not about doing your best, but about doing it."

As Sun Shaozong said, he turned around and walked outside, without looking back, he said, "I don't care what method you use, after half an hour, at least two hundred men will be gathered in front of the gate of the village."

Although the massacre in front of the gate of the village completely crushed the fighting spirit of the Wuerzhai barbarians, only 70 or [-] people really died under Sun Shaozong's sword.

On the other hand, when Lu Jianxing and Shen Lian led teams to set fire to them, more than a hundred people were slaughtered sporadically.

But when added together, it only accounts for about [-]% of the young and strong in Wuerzhai.

This is not in line with Sun Shaozong's original intention of destroying the enemy's vital forces.

However, if the search continues, firstly, the timing of retreat may be delayed; secondly, if the enemy is in the dark, it will inevitably cause more casualties among the officers and soldiers.

That's why he arranged such a trial task for Barley.

No matter how far the barley can be completed, after half an hour, the officers and soldiers should start down the mountain.

After leaving the wine cellar, Wang Zhen hurriedly took a few personal guards with him, and held up Teng shields to protect him on the left and right, so as not to be attacked by barbarians on the way.

Sun Shaozong didn't pay attention to them, he just went to the gate of the village silently, and saw that many women, children, old and weak had already gathered in the open space on the left side of the archery tower.

Seeing that Sun Shaozong came back with his personal guards, the barbarians, women, children, old and weak were a little uneasy, but after commotion for a long time, seeing that he was just standing by the side without any special behavior, they gradually returned to deathly silence.

I have to say that the barley still has some skills.

Not long after Sun Shaozong waited under the archery tower, he saw young and strong barbarians being escorted over one after another.

Of course, more of those who were escorted were old and weak women and children among the barbarians.

Nearly half an hour later, there were six or seven hundred barbarians bustling in front of the gate, and about 100% of them were young and strong. It must have exceeded 200 people, but it was still far from the standard of [-] people.

"Master!"

After being escorted by Shen Lian, Barley knelt down from a long distance away, walked up to Sun Shaozong, and begged tearfully, "I beg you to give me some more time, Barley will definitely find more men!"

"No need."

Sun Shaozong untied Frost's Sorrow from behind, handed it to Babari and said, "Put this sword on the ground, if it is higher than the hilt, you will be punished as young and strong, and you will be killed!"

Barley slowly got up from the ground, and tremblingly took over the giant sword.

Although he also guessed that the sword would not be too light, seeing Sun Shaozong's relaxed appearance, he still underestimated the weight of Frostmourne.

He caught it in his hand and fell down, almost losing his waist.

Barley hurriedly leaned the sword on the ground, saw that the tip of the sword was inserted into the ground, but the hilt was still higher than her, she couldn't help but secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

Using his own stature as a reference, there are at least half of the young adults present.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he thought of this, he heard Sun Shaozong add, "If there are less than 200 people taller than the hilt of the sword—you can make up for it with your own life."

The blood on Barley's face faded away in an instant, if she hadn't been leaning on Frostmourne, she might have collapsed to the ground.

The barbarians present are young and strong, and it is impossible to count them to two hundred. Doesn't this mean that they are dead?

At this time, Sun Shaozong called two guides who were proficient in barbarian language, and repeated what he had just said to Barley to the barbarians present.

While the barbarians in the back were in an uproar, a glimmer of hope suddenly flashed in Barley's heart!

If this official wants his own life, why bother?

Is it...

Barley looked back at the clansmen who were still clamoring under the pressure of the officers and soldiers, a bit of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes, and suddenly he gritted his teeth and stabbed Frostmourne hard into the ground.

After confirming that the giant sword would not fall down for the time being, he found a small half of a log from nearby, held it high with both hands, and smashed it against the hilt!

bang~

bang~

bang~

One, two, three...

At first, the barbarians behind were a little confused about the situation, but as the exposed part of the sword became less and less, some people gradually saw his purpose.

This barley is clearly trying to kill the youngsters in the village!

As a result, the sound of cursing and begging suddenly boiled over!

Some mothers with half-grown children by their side even began to rush at the defense line of the officers and soldiers.

However, Barley turned a deaf ear to it, and just picked up the log time and time again, nailing the sword into the ground until it reached the height of the hilt...

Less than three feet!

Chapter 589

blood.

There is blood everywhere.

The blood of Wuerzhai men is everywhere!

Amidst the endless blood, a hideous and terrifying giant sword stood alone.

"next."

I don't know where an order came from, and suddenly there was a boy of twelve or thirteen years old in front of the giant sword.

It's Chaha!

It's my younger brother Chaha!

"No! Don't go!"

Fatuna screamed in horror, but Chaha seemed to be cursed by something, and turned a deaf ear to her sister's screams. Instead, she obediently walked to the sword like a marionette, and slowly knelt down in the pool of blood. Stretched his neck.

Immediately afterwards, a long knife that was still dripping blood appeared out of thin air beside Chaha, first raised it high, and then severely chopped off Chaha's head!

Just like that, Chaha was still not completely dead. He groped, picked up his own head, respectfully placed it on the side of Jingguan, and kept pace with the heads of Abba and Qilipu...

"no, do not want!"

Fatuna sat up from the ground in a jerk, but found that the surroundings were pitch black, only endless mountains and forests, but how could there be any giant swords and long knives?

Is it a dream?

Correct!

It must be a dream!

Abba, Qilipu, and Chaha must all still...

"Poor Fatuna."

Just when Fatuna was overjoyed, an old woman hugged her into her arms and said sadly, "Your father, man, and brother will not die in vain. When you see Chief Yahamo, he will He will definitely avenge us and kill all those Han people!"

"Don't forget the damn barley!

Someone next to him added angrily, "If it weren't for the ancestors he betrayed, Chaha and those brats wouldn't have died!"

Yes.

Chaha was already dead, killed by Barley himself in front of the huge sword, and built by the Han people into a part of Jingguan.

And right now, I am following the people in the village, marching towards the most powerful Walen village in Tongximan, and I am going to ask the co-owner of Tongximan, Chief Yahamo, to avenge Wuerzhai.

"Get up, get up!"

At this moment, a burst of yelling came to Fatuna's ears, and then a thin man appeared from the dense forest, waving the hunting bow in his hand, and drove away the women and children who were resting nearby.

Seeing this, the old woman beside her hastily abandoned Fatuna, and stood up while leaning on her crutches.

Fatuna was also about to get up, but suddenly the skinny man grabbed her arm, and he smiled flatteringly and said, "Fatuna, don't worry, from today onwards, I will protect you in place of Qilipu." of."

Faced with his seemingly friendly but actually greedy face, although Fatuna was disgusted in her heart, she couldn't openly conflict with him right now, so she had to take advantage of the situation and stand up.

Unexpectedly, this act of obedience, on the contrary, encouraged the other party's greed. Under the cover of the night, the paw secretly landed on Fatuna's buttocks, caressing it lightly and lightly.

At the same time, he promised again, "Fatuna, when I get to Walenzhai, I will definitely..."

"Gatu!"

Fatuna dodged to the side suddenly, and reminded in a deep voice, "Qilipu was killed by the Han people yesterday!"

Na Gatu withdrew his paw awkwardly, and explained, "Don't get me wrong, I'm just...just..."

But he was a stupid man, he couldn't find any suitable reason, and finally became angry from embarrassment, glared at Fatuna viciously, turned around and looked for the young widow again, and harassed her with hands and feet.

What a shameless fellow!

Fatuna cursed in her heart, but she couldn't help the harassed companion.

This Gatu was originally in the village, and he was just a fringe figure who was not liked.

Who would have thought that a massacre by the Han people would kill and injure most of the men in the village, but this annoying guy survived well.

He even became one of the leaders of this rescue team because of a younger sister who married into Walenzhai.

The commotion before dawn subsided quickly.

When the sun rose from the mountains, the team, mainly women and children, had already been walking in the mountains.

And this walk is a full two hours.

Seeing that it was almost noon, I finally saw the entrance of Waleng Village from a distance.

It was a canyon between two mountains, and Walenzhai was located in the basin behind the canyon.

Although in terms of danger, Walen Village is slightly inferior to Wuer Village, but its area is dozens of times larger than Wuer Village.

There are not only fields and pastures in that basin, but also streams and lakes. It can be said that it is the most suitable place to live in the entire Tongxi River Basin.

It is precisely because of this that the most powerful tribe among the Tongxi Man has gathered here.

If Wu'erzhai also had such a wide and powerful gate, I am afraid that even the devil among the Han people would not be able to break through it?

Seeing the gate and watchtower in the canyon from a distance, Fatuna couldn't help thinking.

indeed!