The corpses were well preserved. It seemed that the low temperature here had helped a lot.
Lin Mengya took an oil lamp and looked at the corpses carefully.
Although their faces were pale, it was strange that the corpses here looked like living people.
She had seen these people being slaughtered with her own eyes. Generally speaking, they should not look like this.
She reached out and touched the limbs of the corpses.
Although they were frozen like stones, the surface of their skin maintained a strange elasticity.
"Be careful!"
Long Tianhao wanted to stop her, but after seeing how bold his woman was, he also learned to be silent.
In his heart, he had a better impression of her.
No wonder she was the woman he had fallen for twice. She was indeed different.
"Did you check the number of corpses? Have there been any changes in the past few days? "
She got up and asked Long Tianhao.
"Yes, there are more than 50 corpses in total. Not even once."
She looked at these corpses and frowned slightly.
"Who was in charge of these corpses that day?"
"It was Lian Sheng's imperial guards, but they all said that the corpses were only moved here. My men saw it with their own eyes, so it can't be false. "
This was strange. The corpses were in an unusual state of preservation, and now there were so many corpses missing.
Not to mention where these corpses were transported, the imperial guards were guarding the snow field. How did they transport them out?
Unless these corpses could walk by themselves!
If they could walk, how could they be called corpses?
Lin Mengya really wanted to scold herself for being so whimsical, but she suddenly thought of something.
It was not the first time that she had seen corpses walking. If there was a suitable tool, could these corpses also move?
She put her palms together and prayed in her heart.
She did this to find out the truth. Please don't be angry if I offended everyone's corpses.
Then, she looked at Long Tianhao and said.
"Help me carry some corpses out, will you?"
With Long Tianhao around, it was very convenient.
After a while, five corpses were carried out to the open space outside the snow field.
But Lin Mengya did not rush forward. Instead, she let the corpses bask in the sun for a while.
As expected, something magical happened.
The frozen corpses actually melted a lot in a short period of time.
However, Long Tianhao and the others did not notice anything unusual about this matter.
She then reached out to touch the corpse's skin. In less than ten minutes, the corpse's skin had returned to its original softness.
However, something didn't feel right.
She lifted the arm of a corpse and found that the veins on the arm were grayish-black in color.
It seemed that something had really been injected into the corpse.
She looked at the necks of the corpses. There was a peanut-sized hole on each of their necks.
The thing should have been injected from here.
"What's going on? Why didn't any of you notice? "
Long Tianhao looked at her fiddling with the corpses. He was amazed, but also a little angry.
If he hadn't missed her so much yesterday, they probably wouldn't have discovered these things today.
"It is this subordinate's fault. Please punish me, Your Highness!"
"It's not their fault. It's probably the thing inside the corpse. Alright, you can carry them back now. "
She believed in the ability of Long Tianhao's subordinates. If it was so easy to be found out, they would have found it.
She took out a handkerchief and wiped her hands. Then Long Tianhao took it and lit the lamp to burn it.
Lin Mengya then spoke.
"I think I know how they carried the corpses out. Have you seen the dragon and lion dance parades these past few days? "
Long Tianhao shook his head. He was busy tracking down these clues and basically had no time for that.
"Yes, I took a look yesterday and found that there was something wrong with the Dragon Dancers in some of the teams. Now that I think about it, instead of saying that they were dancing the dragon, it was more like they were being dragged away by the dragon. "
This method was so brilliant that it made her feel a chill down her spine.
If this was really the case, they could really get away with it.
There were many people on the street, and there were living people in the parade. If she wasn't good at observing the human body, she was afraid that ordinary people would ignore it.
"The dragon dance parade is usually organized by the aristocratic families or the common people. When entering the city, the leader goes to the imperial guards to get a token to enter the city. Do you still remember what those dragons looked like? "
Lin Mengya nodded. She suddenly remembered that it seemed that Gu Pan seemed to have lost his soul after such a parade passed by.
Did this have anything to do with the things in the corpses?
But Xiaoyao still didn't say anything. It seemed that the things should be non-toxic to the human body.
"Let's check it right now. Maybe it's not too late. Wait for me, I'll be back soon. "
There were all his people here. Apart from them, most of them were the corpses.
Lin Mengya had nothing to worry about with Baisu by her side.
Seeing that the man went to make arrangements, Lin Mengya sighed softly.
If the purpose of those people was really for the corpses, those people inside had died too unjustly.
Over the years, although she was used to seeing life and death, she had never been able to despise other people's lives to such an extent.
"Let's go and see those slaves."
Lin Mengya walked to the igloo with Baisu.
Of course, the igloo here was not as exquisite as the craftsmen, but at least it could shelter them from the cold wind.
"Is there anyone inside?"
She asked softly. Not long after, a messy head popped out of the small door of the igloo.
"Who are you looking for?"
The man was blind in one eye, but she could tell that he was a young man.
"We're not looking for anyone. I heard that you have injured people here, and I want to see if there's anything we can do to help you."
Fifth Elder Brother had been busy because of this matter before. Now that the missing people had been found out, he had no time to care about this place.
This was also the reason why Lin Mengya had always disliked this kind of slavery.
Whose life was not important?
"Oh, there are no injured people here. They have all been transported away. "
"Transported away? Where have they been transported to? "
"Of course, to a place to wait for death."
The man's tone was not very good, but Lin Mengya could understand it more or less.
"Then can you tell me where the place to wait for death is?"
Her repeated questions made the man unhappy, or perhaps he was surprised.
Anyway, he suddenly showed a sarcastic smile.
"Of course it's in the slave pit. Miss, I advise you not to go there. It's not a place for a miss from an aristocratic family like you to go there. "
After that, the man shrank back.
Slave pit? This was the first time she had heard of it.
It was obvious that the man did not want to talk to her, so Lin Mengya did not continue to disturb him.
"Miss, His Highness is back."
Lin Mengya nodded, took a look at the strange igloo, and returned to Long Tianhao's side.
"Do you know where the slave pit is?"
Long Tianhao looked at her, not understanding why she suddenly asked such a question.
"It's a place where the bodies of the slaves are buried. What's wrong?"
How could they be thrown there when they were not dead yet?
Now, she finally understood why Fifth Elder Brother was angry.
"The man just said that the injured slaves had been thrown into the slave pit. Could it be that the official in charge has a heart of stone? "
She did not think that she was a good person.
If it was a situation where she had to fight with her life, she would not hesitate to give her enemy a fatal blow.
But now, it was two different things.
"Someone, go and have a look."
Without any hesitation, Long Tianhao only hoped that there was nothing in this world that could make her worry.
"Wait, when you go to save them, remember to do it in the name of His Highness Xi."
"Yes."
Long Tianhao raised his eyebrows and looked at him with a faint smile.
"Remember to leave your name when you do good deeds in the future. At least let others know that these good deeds are done by you. As for the bad deeds, either you run away after doing them, or you use someone else's name and let someone else take the blame. "
Long Tianhao almost couldn't help it, because her shrewd look really made him itch.
"Don't let anyone touch these bodies for the time being, and don't let anyone burn them."
She looked around and said in a low voice.
If they wanted to find the person behind the scenes, they might have to rely on them.
After coming back from the snow field, Long Tianhao did not send her home directly, but took her to his mansion.
He first ordered someone to cook some ginger soup to ward off the cold, and then asked someone to prepare a lot of hot water for her to bathe in.
When she reappeared in front of Long Tianhao, refreshed, her little face was rosy, and she looked very attractive.
Long Tianhao, who had already finished bathing, stared at her until Lin Mengya felt a little embarrassed, then he smiled and waved at her.
"Come, sit beside me."
Was he calling a puppy?
She felt a little helpless, but unfortunately, her body was very honest. Without any hesitation, she sat beside him.
The room was actually very warm, but Lin Mengya felt a little cold, and could not help but wrap her clothes tightly around herself.
The man, on the other hand, pulled her into his arms.
"Are you still cold?"
She shook her head. She was not cold, but a little … at a loss.
The man chuckled in her ear, and his breath made her ears a little itchy. She could not help but move away a little, but the man's strong arms pulled her back.
"Don't move, we are husband and wife."
His words had a profound meaning.
Lin Mengya felt a little awkward, but in the end, she obediently sat on his lap.
"I heard from my great-grandfather that the eighth day of the Lunar New Year is a good day. If we go out on that day, everything will be fine."
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
Lin Mengya, who had always been eloquent, at this moment, was like a child who had just learned to speak.
Thousands of words were stuck in her throat, but she did not know where to start.
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