Not only I took a sigh of relief, but the two brothers from the Yang family also took a sigh of relief, constantly looking at the wheel marks on the road.
Their skill is not very good, but they do have their eyesight. They can tell it for about three or four miles. The imprint of the wheel is very new, and it goes all the way in the direction of the south from here.
Once we got the other side's direction, we didn't hesitate anymore and we chased it all the way. But, after all, I started a bit late, and I walked very slowly for the first three or four miles, which wasted time. Although he was chasing all the way later, he still failed to catch up.
Gradually, we walked back to the three-way intersection we had encountered before. I remember very clearly that it was at this three-way intersection that I met seven or eight people, who pleaded bitterly, wanting to buy the body of the Daoist Jiubian.
When the cart came to a three-way intersection, it stopped. Actually, I could already see the mark of the wheel from standing on the car, extending all the way to the west side of the fork.
After recognizing the direction, the cart continued to chase forward, but it was quietly along the way, and no half of the figure was visible.
It was about five or six miles away, and I saw a village in front of me from a distance. On the river beach, such a village is no longer small. It was late at night, there were no lights in the village, and the distance was so far, so I didn't see it very clearly.
I had suffered such a loss when I was in Shibei shop before. So this time I was led to this place by the wheel mark, so I added 10,000 to be careful.
"Have you been to this village before?"
"No." The brother of the Yang family shook his head and said, "We didn't originally want to find a village here for accommodation, but we were mixed up by others, and finally we didn't borrow the accommodation."
The Yang family brothers didn't recognize this village. I thought about it myself. In fact, when I came here before, I already knew that there was a village here. It was just that I was entangled by those seven or eight people, so I just walked over.
If you think about it this way, this village really exists.
"Go, go over and take a look."
I didn't dare to take both of them, in case something really happened, there wouldn't even be a letter to report. I left a person and told him to hide the cart nearby and wait for us. If within two hours, we didn't send back any news, it must have happened, and this person would rush back to Yang's house to move the soldiers.
Because of Yangjiazhuang's backing, I am not particularly nervous. No matter what happens, as long as I can save my life, Yang Lei will bring people over when he gets a letter.
I took a person from the Yang family and walked along this road towards the other side of the village. As I walked and watched, the wheel markings were still there. This has already shown that the car carrying the coffin entered the village from here.
Although I don't know the detailed process, I can think about it with the heels. The people who asked us to buy the coffins must not give up. They followed all the way, but they calculated us halfway.
The village was getting closer and closer. When I got closer to the village, I hurriedly grabbed my companion and hid away. I can vaguely observe that there are a few people hiding in the dark at the entrance of the village. This is invisibly equivalent to guarding the way into the village. As long as a stranger approaches, the other party can warn the villagers.
"Brother, the coffin was brought to this village." The brother of the Yang family scratched his head.
He whispered: "But this village is not well-known. I have never heard of it before. I don't know the details."
Although this person didn't know the situation in this village, within a hundred miles near Yangjiazhuang, there were no larger Jianghu family sects. This village should be a relatively ordinary village, but the village is very large and the population is relatively large, nothing more.
But the more it is, the more it makes me feel lost. In such an ordinary village, why did the villagers have to steal the body of the Jiu Bian Dao Ren
Moreover, this village is said to be ordinary, but the big fat man I met just now is not an ordinary person. The fat man knows a little bit of tricks, and he has a few hands and feet.
"Let's be more careful." I thought about it and didn't even think about it. I have already chased this place and it is absolutely impossible to stop.
Someone is hiding at the entrance of the village and can no longer pass through the entrance of the village. The two of us made a detour quietly and fumbled for a while before we managed to find another path into the village. This path was rather secluded and was not guarded by anyone.
After entering the village, the surrounding area was black and light. We are not at all familiar with the situation here, but the people who stole the coffins have just entered the village and must be resettled. Therefore, as long as you can find a place with lights at this time, you are sure to be right.
As we walked, we searched, and when we got to the north of the village, we saw a relatively large yard. This yard is obviously the residence of the landlord and squire of the village. It is spacious and spacious. There are two stone lions from the town house at the door.
When I found it, I could see fires in the yard.
I took the brother of the Yang family and walked around to the northernmost part of the house, and then clung to the wall and quietly climbed to the top of the wall.
The courtyard in the countryside is not as exquisite as in the city. The people in the city pay attention to the two-entry and three-entry mansion, but the village only pays attention to pomp. This house is very large, with only a high wall in between. The front yard should be where you usually do some chores, while the back yard is where people live.
I observed for a while, and suddenly, more than a dozen torches lit up from the front yard, and a group of people hurried to the back yard, carrying a coffin.
I can't read it wrong, this coffin is the coffin of the Nine Changes Daoist. Several people carried the coffin and went directly to the backyard, stopped in a row of houses near the west, and placed the coffin on the ground.
Immediately, a few more people came over, and I saw the fat man at first sight.
The fat man was already at ease now, with one hand tucked in the sleeve of his robe, and the other hand tossing the whisk. The middle-aged man who had asked us to buy the coffin back then followed the fat man step by step, with a respectful look and demeanor.
We clawed at the courtyard wall and didn't dare to move, because I was so far away, I couldn't hear what the middle-aged man said to the fat man. Anyway, when the fat man spoke, the middle-aged man nodded repeatedly.
They walked straight to the side of the coffin. Because the coffin was not in the soil, the lid was not nailed. The fat man asked someone to open a gap in the lid, and then looked inside with the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man seemed to be more satisfied and nodded. Then, they re-covered the coffin and carried it to an empty room next to it that had been cleaned up in advance.
After doing this, the middle-aged man seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and then talked to the fat man again
Said a few words. What I saw was very anxious, I could only see their mouths moving, but could not hear a word of what they were saying.
Finally, the middle-aged man led the fat man to the front yard. A large group of people dispersed one after another. I have been watching carefully. I feel that except for this fat man, the rest are basically ordinary villagers. There is nothing surprising.
As soon as they left, I began to think about what to do now. It stands to reason that it is safest for us to return to Yangjiazhuang and ask Yang Lei to bring people over. No one here dared to confront the people in Yangjiazhuang. However, it will take a long time to come and go. I am afraid that they will do anything with the body of the Jiuchang Daoist, and it will be too late when they rush back.
But if we don’t move the rescuers, it depends on the two of us. Even if we can get close to the place where the coffin is stored, it is impossible to move such a heavy coffin away.
For a while, I couldn't think of any safe ideas.
I took my companion and slid against the courtyard wall again to a place close to the coffin, and then climbed up to the top of the wall. After climbing up, the middle-aged man hurried back and stopped in front of a row of houses to the west.
In the row of houses to the west, there are about seven or eight, two of which are lit. The middle-aged man stood outside the door of a house, and then walked out of the house a middle-aged woman in her forties. This family is from a well-off family, and the middle-aged woman dresses quite luxuriously, but she has a sad face.
"Master, Daxian... What did Daxian say?"
"Xu Daxian said, the length is the matter of this day and two days." The middle-aged man drooped his head and sighed: "Anyway, it's our children's life..."
As soon as these words were spoken, the middle-aged woman's tears couldn't hold back, and they fell down.
"Don't cry, child... The child speaks only for these two days. You still have to cry here..." The middle-aged number dropped a few words, and the woman stopped speaking, just quietly wiping her tears.
"Let's go, you haven't closed your eyes for a few days. In these two days, there are still business affairs. You can't break your body, rest and go..."
The middle-aged man took the woman away. Before leaving, he specifically confessed to an old mother and asked her to take care of the young lady.
As soon as they leave, there will be few people in this yard.
Seeing this, my companion and I climbed down quietly from the wall. The fat man is not here. Even if someone finds out now, I can get away.
I have heard the conversation between the middle-aged man and the woman just now. Their children seem to be dying, and they can’t survive these two days, but their children are not working anymore. What's the matter with the body of the Jiu Bian Daoist? relation
Anyway, I'm already here, so I want to get to the bottom of it thoroughly, and I'll talk about it after I've figured it all out.
The light was always on in that room, and I quietly came to the back window, and through the gap in the window, I saw the old mother guarding by the side of a bed. It is estimated that this family is exhausted these days, and the old mother must have been sleepy too. She was taking a nap by the bed. I thought about it and let my companion stay here. I gently opened the window and jumped in.
My movements were so light that the napping mother didn't notice it. When I walked behind her, the old mother turned around in a daze.
I covered her mouth and whispered, "Shut up, don't say anything!"
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