When Wang Yao returned home with Su Xiaoxue, his parents were very happy, especially his mother. She asked her future daughter-in-law about this and that, leaving her son alone.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier that Xiaoxue was coming?"
"I didn't know she was coming today," Wang Yao said.
"Don't always run back and forth for her," Zhang Xiuying said. "She's a girl, and it's so far away. You should take the initiative!"
"Oh, I'm going to Jing."
After being lectured by his mother, Wang Yao went to accompany Su Xiaoxue.
In the evening, Zhang Xiuying cooked a table full of dishes.
The family was happy together. Wang Yao didn't go up to Nanshan Hill. He stayed at home.
It was a quiet and peaceful night.
The next morning, Wang Yao got up early. After breakfast, he asked Su Xiaoxue to go out. The two of them walked along the mountain road to Dongshan Hill. Zhong Liuchuan and the others had been waiting there for a long time.
"Sir."
"Xiaoxue, we've met before. She's my wife," Wang Yao introduced her.
"Well, hello, Master's wife." Jia Zizai took the lead in greeting with a smile.
"Jia Zizai and Hu Mei, the couple I told you about," Zhong Liuchuan said.
"Hello, Master's wife."
"Yes," Su Xiaoxue replied. Su Xiaoxue replied softly. Her face was blushing. She felt that it was strange to be addressed as Master's wife, but it was also sweet.
Then, they began a day of cultivation. Su Xiaoxue watched quietly from the side.
"Well, I feel that they seem to have the same breath as me, but the one named Zhong Liuchuan is better. The couple's breath is so weak that it's almost non-existent."
Wang Yao gave them some advice.
After practice, they went down the mountain. Wang Yao and Su Xiaoxue went up Nanshan Hill.
It was already winter. The earth was basically colorless and desolate. However, the vegetation on Nanshan Hill was verdant and full of vitality. It was like spring.
The aura here made people feel comfortable, as if they were bathing in the spring breeze. Their breathing was smooth, and their bodies relaxed. There was an indescribable joy.
"Have some tea." Wang Yao made Su Xiaoxue a cup of tea from Nanshan Hill.
"Thank you."
"And some fruits." Wang Yao took out the fruits.
There were apples, dates, grapes, and several other types of fruits. Fresh and tender.
"You're still picking up fruits at this time?"
"I've been picking it up, but it's not as much as it was in summer. The taste is still the same," Wang Yao said with a smile.
Since that summer, the fruits on Nanshan Hill had never been cut off. He couldn't finish them himself, so he would take some down the mountain and mail some to Su Xiaoxue, who was far away in Jing City. He even occasionally sent some to Zhong Liuchuan and the others. After eating it, they were full of praise.
"Delicious," Su Xiaoxue said.
In a fourth-tier city in Jizhou, which was adjacent to Qi Province. In a relatively high-end restaurant, two people sat in a private room.
There were two people sitting in the private room. One was Xu Xinyuan, who had just rushed over by plane from thousands of miles away. Sitting opposite him was a man in his thirties. He had a square face, small eyes, and a slightly pale face.
"How is it? Are you used to living here?"
"It's the same everywhere. It's like rootless duckweed."
"Take a look at these photos." Xu Xinyuan handed the photos Guo Zhenghe had given him to the man.
After the man took them and looked at them, his face changed. It was very ugly.
"This is the Burial of Gods Lake!" He recognized the place in the photos at a glance.
"What are they doing?"
"It's a custom in the stockade," the man said. "Another popular name is feeding the fish."
"Feeding the fish? With a living person? "
"Ha-ha, humans are rare," the man said. "Only those who are very disobedient or strange intruders will be punished. Generally, we use livestock such as cows and sheep."
"This person is very likely to be the missing friend you told me about yesterday, Miao Qinghe, who escaped from the Valley of Thousands of Medicine with you."
"I guessed as much," the man said with a gloomy look.
"Miao Xinhe, do you want to change your life here or in another city, forget the past, and start over?" Xu Xinyuan asked.
"Yes, what do you want to know from me?"
"What you didn't tell me last time," Xu Xinyuan said. "In fact, after you left, there was another murder in He County. Three people died at once, and the symptoms were the same as the previous cases. Then, your friend disappeared, and these photos appeared."
"I want to know who did these things, who killed the people, and who took these photos," Xu Xinyuan said.
The people who could take the photos were most likely in the Valley of Thousands of Medicine. After all, it was at night, so there was a certain degree of confidentiality to the ritual they held. He also heard from Miao Xinhe that their stockade looked very peaceful. The people living there were carefree, but in fact, the patriarch's control of the stockade was very strong. Regardless of whether it was day or night, there were people constantly patrolling the stockade. Once an abnormal situation was discovered, they would deal with it as soon as possible, especially when strangers came in from the outside. Once they were found to have ill intentions toward the stockade, they would be dealt with. Not only were there patrols in the stockade, but there were also traps in the mountains and woods outside.
There were also traps and traps. It could be said that the Valley of Thousands of Medicine was very well-guarded. Coupled with its unusually remote location, few people came there on weekdays. Therefore, the things inside had never been leaked, let alone a major event like the man feeding the fish.
"This should be done by the people in the stockade," Miao Xinhe said after thinking about it.
"What's the purpose?"
"It's very clear," Miao Xinhe said. "To expose these crimes in the village, this person is definitely quite dissatisfied with Miaoxi River."
"Who is it?"
"How would I know?" Miao Xinhe asked. "Although I have lived in the stockade for a long time, there are some things that I don't know. There are hundreds of people in the stockade, and those are the people I often come into contact with."
"Tell me about Miaoxi River."
He was very interested in the patriarch of the Valley of Thousands of Medicine.
"He is a strange man and a master," Miao Xinhe said.
"Oh, he's your enemy!?"
"Yes, he is my enemy. However, objectively speaking, he is indeed such a person. His medical skills are superb and he is proficient in Gu poison. Moreover, his martial arts are extremely profound. He should be seventy-eight years old now."
"What? Are you sure?" Hearing this, Xu Xinyuan was stunned. The information he got from Guo Zhenghe was that Miaoxi River looked to be in his 40s. Guo Zhenghe heard this from Yang Guanfeng. Captain Yang probably wouldn't lie, and there was no need for him to lie about this matter.
"I'm sure."
"Hiss, does he have a way to retain his looks?"
"Ha-ha, not only does he have a way to retain his looks, but he is also no worse than those young men in their 20s in terms of spirit and physique," Miao Xinhe said.
"Continue," Xu Xinyuan said.
Miao Xinhe was silent.
Xu Xinyuan took out a package and silently pushed it in front of him.
"Ha-ha." Miao Xinhe smiled and shook his head. His smile was very bitter.
"I didn't expect it to come to this point."
"I have also arranged a job for you," Miao Xinhe said. "You can't enter a public institution. It's a trading company. The work is not heavy, and the income is good."
"Oh, thank you."
"You're welcome," Miao Xinhe said. "I want to know who created the three cases in He County."
"Well, I really don't know," Miao Xinhe said.
"In my opinion, no one would do that," Miao Xinhe said. "Those of us who escaped, to put it bluntly, are all incompetent people. We don't have the courage or the ability. Otherwise, we wouldn't have to hide like quails, be on tenterhooks, and be afraid of this and that."
"Then who has the ability?"
"It's most likely someone from the stockade," Miao Xinhe said. "Maybe this person should know something." He pointed to the photos on the table.
"The person who took the photos?"
"Yes."
Who was the person who took these photos? Well, things had entered an endless loop.
"Well, how did Miaoxi River manage to be 80 years old and have a body that is not more than 40 years old?"
"He has a unique way."
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