Dress up as a sickly person to capture the villain princess!

Holding dim torches, shadow guards dressed in black walked through the tunnel.

There was a sound of dripping water, and the whole tunnel was extremely steamy. Both sides of the stone road were covered with slippery water stains.

The flickering firelight stretched the shadows of the shadow guards very long. Several of them walked side by side, with one hand on the hilt of the knife.

Both sides of the stone path were lined with broken baskets filled with discarded stones.

Obviously, what the old man said was right. This privately dug mine had long been abandoned... But such a large project would not be completed overnight.

I'm afraid this group of people had already dug it down when the old man's well ran out of water.

"Your Majesty... The intersection ahead is narrow and can only accommodate one person."

One of them walked in front and protected Zhao Changlin behind him. They did this just in case someone made a sneak attack on Zhao Changlin.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

"It's from Mr. Ge!"

"What the higher-ups said is true. The government's lackeys are coming over here!"

The shirtless men were holding a big knife and a swaying lantern in their hands, and their bodies were already wet.

This laughter was very creepy in the silent corridor.

Hearing the noise, the shadow guards with sharp ears quickly drew out the long swords in their hands, but the place was too small and cramped to move them.

Immediately afterwards, a crisp sound of water was heard in front of us, as if something had fallen into the mud of the corridor ahead.

Then, the fallen candle quickly ignited the lantern, and a burst of thick smoke came out and hit the face.

This momentum is like a fire dragon.

The discovery of the mine in Shanghe Village caused a sensation. Zhao Changlin thought that if the mine incident really had nothing to do with the shooting of Xia Zhiyuan, then this person would definitely remain silent.

But if there is a direct connection between them.

Then, the other party will definitely take action and kill all the knife-wielding constables who go down the well to investigate.

If it were her, she would definitely spread rumors that the mine was haunted and that people were eaten by humans, so that those who were timid would not dare to approach.

"Dog officer! Take your life!"

A tiger-mouth-sized knife fell from the sky.

With a fierce wind.

The shadow guards' eyes were choked by the thick smoke and they could hardly open them, but fortunately they were wearing masks on their faces, so the smoke could not get in for a while.

So, they could see a vague shadow coming towards them with a big knife in hand.

"careful!"

With a light cry, he turned his wrist and the inky black blade came forward. When the two blades touched, sparks flew.

The big man felt a slight numbness at the base of his palm and immediately realized that something was wrong. It took him a lot of effort to bring down this knife, which must have weighed at least ten pounds.

How can the knife carried by the yamen constable be compared with mine!

Even if the constable was capable enough to take the blow, his sword should have broken long ago!

Unless, the person standing in front of him right now is not someone from the government office...

The big man's heart skipped a beat.

In the dark night, with the help of a little light, I could see clearly that the person in front of me was actually a man dressed in black... and wearing a hideous mask!

Not from the government office!

"Oops, we got fooled!"

He hastily withdrew his sword and was about to run away, but he could run away from the monk but not the temple, he could run away from the first day of the month but not the fifteenth.

The shadow guards were no pushovers. They drew their swords and rushed forward. In almost the blink of an eye, the big man fell to the ground with the handle of the sword against his back.

"Oh my god..."

The big man fell to the ground, his body covered in dirt. He dug his hands into the mud, trying to feel for his sword.

But there was nothing to touch except mud on my hands.

However, at this moment, a sound of breaking through the air came from the thick fog, tearing through the smoke.

Immediately afterwards, six arrows were shot out. In this narrow corridor, even someone with the poorest archery skills could hit the target!

The shadow guards were unable to dodge and were both hit by an arrow on the shoulder.

"Be careful…"

No one cared about the pain and just wanted to stop the arrow that was heading straight for the emperor's door.

Zhao Changlin pulled out the blade and waved his hand. Two arrows grazed the inky blade, emitting a dazzling light.

The blade immediately turned downward twice, and two arrows were thrown down by Zhao Changlin.

"Stubborn."

Zhao Changlin had a cold look on his face. She didn't have time to continue playing around.

.........

"Originally, I was planning to keep this matter to myself and never tell anyone about it..."

"But since you guys are here to find me... I have no choice."

Turned around and went back into the house.

Zhou Asan had a bitter face, but just as he walked in front of the cabinet, the corners of his mouth suddenly curled up.

His back was facing Xia Zhiyuan, and his finger fell on a pair of scissors on the counter. Zhou Asan turned around suddenly and was about to poke Xia Zhiyuan's eyes.

"Received host's command——Start control mode——50%——100%"

The figure suddenly stopped in mid-air, and Zhou Asan was surprised to find that his hands, which were raised in the air, could not fall down.

It was as if there was an invisible force that tightly wrapped my entire body.

"Why, you're still not honest?"

"Do you think that since I dare to come to you alone, I have no means to deal with you?"

Xia Zhiyuan turned around and looked carefully at the iron tools in groups of three or two behind Zhou Asan's iron shop, touching them one by one with his fingertips.

Suddenly smiled.

"You said that the blacksmiths around here are not as skilled as you?"

Hearing these words, the man who was unable to move, his pupils instantly dilated. He had only thought about these words in his mind just now.

Didn't say it out loud.

How did this woman know?

Could it be possible...she knows witchcraft? !

"Do you really think that the blacksmiths around here are not as skilled as you, or... you have the finest iron... can it be the same as the scrap iron they have?"

As his fingertips passed over them, Xia Zhiyuan could see that the refined iron content of these iron tools was extremely high. Compared with the ones from several stores he had visited before, they were indeed on a different level.

Xia Zhiyuan looked at the man who was standing there unable to move, with a ferocious look on his face, and shook his head with regret.

"Originally, I was thinking... if you were a prodigal son who turned back, I would save you."

"But you only know the appearance of a person but not his heart. You have let my kindness down in vain."

"Then there's no need for me to spare your life."

A light touch of fingertips.

The man felt that his throat, which was pinched by an invisible big hand, was redeemed at this moment. He gasped and coughed.

"I said...I said..."

He choked so hard that tears and snot were running, and he looked very miserable.

The arm raised in the air remained motionless.

"It was me who was... possessed by the devil!"

"The source of this refined iron is... is... the abandoned mine in Shanghe Village!"