since your farewell

"Xu Xiucai, someone is coming to your family!"

The old man leading the way yelled at a wooden house,

"Feed the pigs, wait a minute!"

There was a reply from inside, and the voice was full of air. A circle of crops was planted outside the wooden house. This was the only crop they saw in Taiping Village. Not far away was a pond with some poultry raised beside it. He stretched his neck to look for food peck by peck, bringing vitality to this village shrouded in grief.

Seeing that they were interested, the old man said a few more words, this Xu Xiucai was originally alone and without any worries, and everyone sympathized with him back then, but who knows that Feng Shui turns, it is better for him to pass alone, but other people's homes are desolate .

"If you have any questions, just ask him. He has been to the capital to catch the exam and knows more than us."

"Thank you very much".

The old man waved his hand and left. He had pinned all his hopes of finding his son on them. Situ Che was a little helpless. In fact, she had a guess in her heart that maybe these cheated men were no longer alive. Otherwise, how could they Will you go home?It's just that the old man couldn't bear it, so he didn't dare to say it.

After being silent for a while, Situ Che noticed something unusual in the air. This is the unique sense of alertness of people with extremely high martial arts. Even though it was just a flash of killing intent, could it be that they are coming?

"Master Zheng, did you bring a guard with you on this trip?"

Zheng Rong reacted quickly, he immediately nodded and turned around,

"I'll arrange for people to guard the village."

It took Xu Xiucai a while to open the door, which was somewhat different from the voice. The man's eyebrows were gray and he was estimated to be over half a hundred years old, but his appearance was still square. He looked at the clothes of the few people and knew that they were noble people visiting, so he apologized. they said,

"I'm sorry, the pig at home ran out of the pigsty just now, it took a little longer."

"It's okay, we're here to ask you something."

"Come in and sit down," he warmly invited.

Zhou Nan did not reveal his identity all the way. It is enough to have Li Wencai here.Xu Changqing was worthy of being a scholar. Seeing that Li Wencai always followed her and did not dare to sit down until she sat down, he knew that she was a distinguished person, so he served tea to her first.

"You may as well speak up if you have anything to say, but a villain knows everything."

Zhou Nan didn't go around in circles with him,

"Do you know the title of 'village official'? "

"I have heard of it a little, but the village officials and villains in Taiping Village have never seen it."

The other party answered frankly.

"Has there been any strangers in the village? Or people of high status?"

"None but you",

Xu Changqing smiled, and everyone was a little embarrassed, so it really is.

Situ Che listened carefully to the conversation between the two, and suddenly heard a voice from the roof. He looked up and saw a figure flashing past quickly. The secret path was not good, so he found an excuse and chased him out. Zhou Nan also saw the black figure and did not stop her , Continue to understand the situation from Xu Changqing.

"What do you think of what happened in the village?"

Xu Changqing sighed,

"I happened to be traveling in a foreign country when this happened. Otherwise, it would be impossible to watch the juniors from the same country do this illegal thing. How can money matter?"

"It's not that shitty village official!"

Li Wencai said angrily, if there is no such exception, the whole Nanyang County is under his jurisdiction, who can cause trouble under his nose?Now the trouble is coming, the villagers are looking for him, if Xu Zhi cannot be caught, it is not impossible for the court to use him as an excuse to quell public anger.

"Your Majesty Li, don't worry too much. You have a clear conscience when you follow the regulations."

Seeming to see through his thoughts, Xu Changqing comforted him.

The man in black that Situ Che chased after was very good at lightness, and he was able to navigate the traffic with ease in the row of houses. He was very proficient in the terrain. Situ Che was at a disadvantage in geography, but his martial arts made up for it, so she still chased him closely Don't let go, although the opponent has the advantage, he is not her opponent.

The man seemed to realize that he crossed a corner, jumped into a house, Situ Che hesitated, it would be rude to rush into someone's house, but right now, she was more worried that there was an ambush in the house , Could this man in black be Xu Zhi?

Not long after, a woman screamed in the house, calling for help. She clenched her fist, but decided to break in. As soon as she entered the lobby, she saw a woman tied up with a thick rope, tears streaming down her face, and a delicate bronze mask fell down. At the side, it was obviously forcibly removed by the man in black. The man was riding on her savagely, holding the torn clothes in his hands. When he saw Situ Che coming in, he raised his hand and slapped the woman on the ground, and turned around. Just flipped out the window.

Situ Che was about to chase, but the woman had many wounds, which were caused by her hesitation. She couldn't ignore it, so she knelt down and untied the rope from the woman's hands. A large area of ​​white and tender skin was exposed, and Situ Che did not forget his current identity. Even though he was wearing a mask, he turned his head to look elsewhere, took a blanket from the bed and covered her,

"Wait, I'll get someone to help you deal with the wound."

The woman covered her chest with a blanket with one hand, and grabbed her trouser legs with the other. She hadn't completely escaped from the nightmare, she was startled and frightened, her voice trembling,

"You... can you not go."

Situ Che frowned, realizing that he might have fallen into the trap of the man in black, who couldn't beat her and hurt the villagers to hold her back, but at this moment she seemed to have no choice,

"You have wounds on your body."

"Don't go, he will come back",

The woman shook her head violently, clung to her like a life-saving straw, and refused to let go, her eyes were still tearing, she was caught in a dilemma.

The parents made a few short remarks, and Zhou Nan didn't ask any valuable news here. Xu Zhi was afraid that he knew someone was coming, so he couldn't hide all the time. She took Mingyue and Qiu Ye back and walked to On the way, I happened to meet Situ Che walking towards Xu Changqing's house.

"How? Did you catch it?"

Situ Che shook his head, looking downcast.

"It doesn't matter",

Zhou Nan could only comfort her in this way, at least the village is still there, those people will appear sooner or later, Situ Che nodded and followed her silently.

"This Xu Changqing is still a talent",

Li Wencai sighed, and a few words from the other party made him feel at ease.

As soon as the words fell, Zhou Nan stopped, always feeling something strange, Li Wencai's words reminded her that the regulations mentioned by Xu Changqing just now seem to be clearly stipulated only in the documents of the county magistrate and the village official——County magistrate He is not allowed to interfere in any matter of recruiting Wucun, how did he know?

A flash of inspiration flashed in her head, and she remembered that after getting the list from Mr. Wang, she went to investigate Xu Zhi's life, and knew everything about his promotion, but almost ignored the first line of the file—— —Xu Zhi, a Hanlin scholar, with the word Changqing.

"It's him",

Zhou Nan's face turned cold, and the golden mask glowed coldly.

This man was so cunning that he hid quietly among the villagers, and the thief shouted, "Stop the thief."

When returning to the wooden house again, the door was closed again, Qiu Ye kicked open the wooden door which was not secure at first, Xu Changqing was no longer calm just now, and was panicking about to escape from the back door with his burden on his back, but was bumped by everyone It's right.

Before Zhou Nan could make a move, Situ Che flew out behind him. Knowing that she was eager to solve the case, Zhou Nan had no intention of robbing her.

But this was obviously not the right decision, because the next second, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Situ Che took Xu Changqing's life and cut his throat with a knife, just like he did to the man in black that day.

Zhou Nan's pupils shrank suddenly. Before she could think carefully about the reason, Situ Che lit another fire and flew out from the back wall.

"Princess, run",

Qiu Ye's urging brought her back to her senses quickly, because the house was piled with thatch, the fire spread quickly to the surroundings, thick smoke billowed, and several people fled out of the wooden house in a panic.

The scene outside the house was even more astonishing. The village was already in flames, and a white figure set fire wantonly in it. The white jade mask clearly indicated the identity of the murderer. Zhou Nan's eyes were filled with flames, and his emotions were unpredictable.

"Master Li, hurry up and call people to put out the fire, and get the villagers out first,"

"Yes".

"Others chase after me."

That person stopped and walked with his amazing lightness kung fu, and took the time to continue lighting the fire. He didn't pay attention to the people behind him. He was so arrogant and arrogant.

"I didn't expect Jia Yunqing's martial arts to be so high",

Qiu Ye couldn't believe it. Zhou Nan ignored him and raised his hand to take off the mask. She just wanted to grab that person with her own hands and ask her for an explanation.

The white figure finally entered a house and disappeared. Zhou Nan stared at the door. Inside was a large courtyard with a hall in the middle. Before entering the hall, he heard the woman's messy crying and panting, and a familiar voice, slightly flustered,

"Don't cry, don't shout."

Situ Che was a little agitated by her crying, and he agreed to just stay with her until someone came, and the woman's emotions gradually stabilized, but somehow she lost control again.

But her words had no effect. Not only did the woman not calm down, she also threw away the blanket on her body, hugged her neck tightly, and pressed against her body desperately. She finally realized what was wrong and grabbed her hands to stop it.

"You hurt me",

The woman said aggrievedly, and looked out the door with tears in her eyes. Situ Che also looked into her eyes.

The scene Zhou Nan saw was almost exactly the same as what Situ Che had seen before.

"I do not have!"

Situ Che's first reaction when seeing her was to deny, and pushed the woman out forcefully, with inexplicable guilt and uneasiness, she didn't know that she was so afraid of seeing disgust and disappointment in those clear and beautiful eyes.

"what happened?"

Zheng Rong rushed in with the guards, Mingyue and Qiu Ye were both shocked, only Zhou Nan lowered his eyes, couldn't see his emotions clearly, and his voice was cold,

"Didn't you take the guards to protect the village?"

"This……"

Zheng Rong looked at Situ Che suspiciously,

"Didn't Mr. Jia tell me that when he saw the assassin going into the woods, he wanted me to chase him?"

"No",

Situ Che realized the seriousness of the matter, stepped forward to grab the woman,

"You said, I've been here with you all the time!"

The woman just screamed, desperately trying to escape from her, as if she was being bullied, which made people feel distressed.

"Then how do you explain the blood on your mask? You killed Mr. Xu in front of us, and there are all witnesses and material evidence, and you still want to quibble!"

Qiu Ye yelled sharply, only then did everyone realize that besides the bronze mask, there was also Situ Che's white jade mask, which was stained with blood.

"It's hers, she's hurt",

Situ Che weakly explained that after hearing Qiu Ye's words, she already understood seven or eight points that this was a complete trap.

"Princess!"

Qiu Ye looked at Zhou Nan, and it was more like forcing Zhou Nan. So many people saw Jia Yunqing murdering and arson, rape/sexual/women/female, now she can hardly argue.

Zhou Nan looked up,

"Put her in a cell and wait to be dealt with."