The Bandit’s Strategy

【Chapter 49-Mutants in the Mountain】The hero saves the nerd

The village of Wuniu is still as calm as before. The villagers have gone from sunrise to sunset, seeming to have forgotten the few charred corpses of unknown origin in the wilderness, and no one will even mention them.

At noon, the males in the village went home for a short lunch break after finishing their work. The naughty little doll was also put into bed by his own mother, and the surroundings were very quiet.

A six or seven-year-old male doll was playing at the entrance of the village. He was running around with a windmill in his hand. He was very happy, but he didn't notice that he stepped on a stone under his foot, and he immediately rushed forward.

A black man strode forward and took him in his arms.

Little Wawa was in shock, looking up at him with her eyes wide open.

"Be careful." The man in black wears a hat on his head and can't see his facial features, but his voice is very pleasant, "Where are your parents, why are you here alone?"

"My parents are at home." Little Wawa proudly, "I sneaked out."

The man in black was naturally Zhao Yue. He just took a look outside the city and saw that the vegetable field still maintained its previous appearance, except that the one in the middle was slightly yellow and withered, and the surroundings were still lush and green. So he returned to Wuniu Village to see if he could find a new clue, but when he came, he saw the little baby fall down.

"Are you a hero?" Xiao Nanwa asked him, with a little excitement in his eyes.

"Why should I be a hero?" Zhao Yue sat on the stone with him.

"Grandpa told me stories." Little Wawa said earnestly. "The heroes are all in black clothes and covered their faces."

Zhao Yue handed him a piece of peanut candy, "When you go to school, you will know that the story may not be true."

"I don't want to go to school." Little Wawa said, "If you want to practice Kung Fu, you have to ride a big bird."

"Big Bird?" Zhao Yue moved in his heart, "In the village?"

Little Wawa shook her head, pointed her finger at the sky, "It's flying from outside."

"Coming often?" Zhao Yue asked again.

"No." Little Wawa said, "It's hard to see, only once in the evening."

"How old is it?" Zhao Yue helped him wipe the sugar residue from the corner of his mouth.

"It's so big." Little Wawa stretched out her hand and made a big circle vigorously. "The black one will fly over from the sky in no time."

"Little stones." A woman called in the village.

"It's my mother." The little doll jumped off the rock, "I'm leaving."

"Don't tell others about seeing me, okay?" Zhao Yue squatted down to look at him.

"Okay." Little Wawa nodded, "I know, you are a hero!"

Zhao Yue smiled, "Well, I am a hero."

Little Wawa wiped her hands clean and hopped back.

Zhao Yue stood up and looked at the sky. If there were **** birds, the corpses that appeared out of thin air in the wild vegetable field could explain it-being caught by the giant bird and dropped from the sky, naturally he would not leave any movement around. Mark of.

After a while, the people on the lunch break gradually woke up, and the village began to make noise again. The men in twos and threes carried farm tools and continued to work in the fields. One of them was a foolish man named Niu Da, who started yawning before he had walked two steps. After arriving in the field, he simply found a sunny place to cover his head and fell asleep. .

The surrounding crops and vegetable fields are all lush and lush, only the middle one is ridged in a mess, not to mention that it is vegetable crops, even just looking at it can be disturbing. The others couldn't help but shook their heads, no wonder they were a bachelor in their early thirties. How could this lazy look afford a wife and children.

The sun fell bit by bit, and the big guys packed their things and got ready to go home for dinner. Niu Da also stretched out, and after hoeing the ground indiscriminately, he swayed back to the village and pushed it away for a while. The rotten wooden door, throwing farm tools at random in the corner, ready to cook some potatoes for dinner.

He took a piece of pickled vegetables from the tank and threw it on the cutting board. Niu Da thought while cutting it. Next time he should go to ask for some meat, he was suddenly slapped on the shoulder.

"Who?" Niu Da almost cut his hand, so he turned his head angrily, and saw a black-clothed masked man standing behind him. He was so tall that he was frightened, and instinctively wanted to run outside.

"Don't be afraid." The masked man's voice was hoarse, "I'm here to give money."

"What money to give?" Niu was surprised and uncertain.

"Passing by Wuniu Village, come here to inquire about one thing by the way." Zhao Yue said, "If you happen to know, then you have money to get, and the amount is not small."

Niu Da hesitated and stopped.

"I have no grudges against you, and besides, there is nothing to grab for this family's appearance on the walls." Zhao Yue said, "So you don't need to be nervous."

"What are you asking?" Niu Da asked.

"About the giant black bird near the village." Zhao Yue said, "Have you ever seen it?"

"Really?" Niu was surprised.

"You don't know?" Zhao Yue frowned slightly.

Although I really wanted to get some money, the other party knew it was not a good crop. Niu Da didn't dare to talk nonsense, so he honestly said, "More than a month ago, a few children in the village went to play in the mountains and said they saw it. A big bird flew over, but few adults believed it. They all said that this kind of thing had never happened to their ancestors for generations, and it must be the little children who were naughty talking."

"Have you really seen it?" Zhao Yue asked again.

Niu shook his head, "Only those little babies have seen it."

"Other than that, what else is abnormal in the village?" Zhao Yue continued to ask.

"In addition, a few days ago, a lot of corpses appeared out of thin air in the wild vegetable field outside the village." Niu Dadao, "The county grandfather did not find out, but I heard that he has already reported to the prefectural office."

"No outsiders have entered the village recently?" Zhao Yue asked.

Niu shook his head, "I haven't heard anyone talk about it before. It should be no. Wuniu Village is very small. Even if someone comes from relatives, it will spread throughout the village, let alone strangers."

"Thank you." Zhao Yue put the ingots of silver on the table and said coldly, "Don't mention to anyone that you have met me, otherwise you know what the consequences will be."

"Naturally." Niu Da nodded quickly."

Zhao Yue turned around and walked out of the kitchen, disappearing into the yard in just a moment of effort.

Niu Da took the silver and looked out carefully.

Hey, it's really the same as the storyteller's mouth is, the heroes always walk away from the wall, and never walk steadily.

Five days passed quickly. During dinner, Wen Liunian asked, "Is the master coming back today?"

Huatang nodded, "It should be."

Wen Liunian said, "It's time to arrive at night, too."

Huatang said, "It's possible late at night."

Wen Liunian absently ate two mouthfuls of rice, and couldn't help turning his head to look out the door, looking forward to his return.

The dark guard was fiercely slicing rice in his mouth. Since the palace owner refused to give us money for the month, he had to eat more so that he could have the strength to help the people in the city chop wood, carry water, build walls, build houses and collect debts, so as to exchange some silver coins. return. Otherwise, when Master Wen gets married, if the brothers don't have enough money in hand, it will be a shame to the son and the young palace lord if they pass it out. As for whether the palace lord will be ashamed, we don't care very much.

Lu Chai slowly helped him pour a glass of wine, and if Chao Muya could have a happy event, it would be very lively.

The small courtyard door creaked.

Wen Liunian stood up quickly.

Zhao Wu walked into the dining room with two packs of dim sum.

Wen Liunian:...

The others were discouraged, and they were actually small five.

I feel very deceived.

"...What are you looking at me for?" Zhao Wu wondered.

"Where did you go?" Huatang said, "Why are you only coming back now."

"I bought two packets of petal cake for you. It is said to be delicious." Zhao Wu put the paper bag on the table, feeling a bit cold on his back.

I just went out to buy a package of snacks, why after returning, everyone looked at their eyes like this...

Wen Liunian continued to eat.

Lu Zhui said, "Master."

"I know." Wen Liunian said, "The master will come back late at night."

"Why do I have to come back late at night?" Zhao Yue was a little dissatisfied.

Wen Liunian quickly turned around.

Zhao Yue leaned on the door to look at him.

The dark guard's eyes are piercing, and a lover swoops into his arms. We don't really look forward to it. It doesn't matter whether or not they will kiss.

Wen Liunian was pleasantly surprised, "You are back!"

"Yeah." Zhao Yue entered the room, "Say that after five days, I will naturally come back as scheduled."

The dark guard was full of emotions, and the voice of the head of Zhao Da was really affectionate, and Master Wen would definitely not be able to help crying.

"How's it going?" Wen Liunian took him to sit in a chair.

...

The rest of the people were collectively discouraged when they heard it, and after a long period of trouble, were they concerned about the case?

Zhao Yue said about the **** bird again.

"Big black bird, mourning bird?" Huatang's first reaction was to think of the huge Medium Gu bird when he fought against the Demon Cult many years ago.

"What is a bereavement bird?" Wen Liu regained his spirit.

"It's a yin and evil thing brought up by the demon." Huatang said, "The body has huge claws like a hook, black feathers and Akame, and there is no problem with an adult sitting on the back. Normally nothing, if it is manipulated by Gu poison, it will go crazy. Usually it hurts people everywhere, and the Demon Sect relied on it to kill the Quartet and stir up the chaos in the Central Plains' martial arts."

"If this vast city really has a mourning bird, it is most likely from the tiger head gang." Lu Chai said, "Whether it is the three indiscriminate methods or the evil poison, it can be matched."

"I haven't seen it in the previous few spies. If it's really such a big body, I'm afraid it won't be easy to hide." Wen Liunian touched his chin.

"My lord doesn't know something." Huatang said, "The mourning bird is usually kept in the Gu chamber, so it is usually underground."

"Why did the Demon Cult announce the death of the bird?" Wen Liunian asked.

Huatang said, "Phoenix."

Wen Liunian remembered that when he was an official in Yunlan City, he chased that little jerky ball of beef in the shadow palace.

So there was silence.

Really.

Fortunately, Huatang added in time, "It's not the young palace lord of my family, but Hanyu|dong's adult phoenix."

Wen Liunian breathed a sigh of relief, "I said, it doesn't look like it."

The dark guard immediately became unhappy. It didn’t look like what it meant. Although no one had seen it before, but I want to know that the young palace lord of my house must be able to shoot a thunderbolt. Opening his small wings is completely Kunpeng spreading his wings. It is very domineering. Often walking, I can’t help but kneel down.

"Those little dolls are unreasonable to lie." Zhao Yue said, "I don't know if it is a mourning bird, but there should be a black giant bird. In this way, whether it is a corpse that appeared out of thin air in the wild, or the trace of an iron whip on the corpse , It can be explained."

"That's right." Huatang nodded, "Those iron whip-like marks, it is said that the scratches of giant birds can pass."

"Even if the corpses were thrown into the field by the giant bird, there are still many mysteries." Wen Liunian said, "Who is the owner of the giant bird and what is his ultimate goal."

Zhao Yue said, "Have you noticed Zuo Hufa in the past few days?"

"Those corpses are indeed infected with Gu, four men and three women. The bones should be in their twenties and there is no obvious trauma." Huatang said, "As for the specific Gu poison, I have to think again."

"No matter what kind of poison it is, it is almost certain that Hutougang is doing the ghost." Zhao Yue said, "Let's pay more attention to it in the future, I don't know what else will happen."

Everyone nodded, and Hua Tang said, "The master has worked hard this time too. I will let the kitchen prepare some food and rest early after eating."

Zhao Yue glanced at the nerd.

Wen Liunian said, "Thank you very much."

Zhao Yue was dissatisfied, "It's over if you say a lot of thanks?"

The dark guard also nodded in his heart, yes, how can it be done like this, at least he has to touch his little hand.

Wen Liunian said, "Otherwise I will cook a bowl of noodles for the master?"

Zhao Yue was in a good mood, and directly reflected this good mood on his face.

Lu Zhui had a straight toothache on one side, and he was so happy with a bowl of noodles. Could he be more embarrassed.

When seen by outsiders, it is estimated that Chao Muya will not have enough to eat all year round.

The small kitchen is very quiet and there are no other people. Wen Liunian rolled up his sleeves and rolled the dough, but his movements were very skillful.

Zhao Yue sat on the small bench and looked at him.

The nerd cooks pretty well, with thin arms and nothing.

The water in the pot boiled steamingly, Wen Liunian wiped his sweat with his sleeves, put the cut noodles into the pot, and then stood on tiptoe to lower the basket hanging on the beam of the house.

Zhao Yue stood up and strode forward to help him, his posture was a little ambiguous, as if he was hugging people from behind.

Wen Liunian turned to look at him and smiled, "Thank you."

Zhao Yue put the basket on the chopping board, his expression a little unnatural.

The nerd smells better and better, and it's refreshing.

Wen Liunian took some dried bacon from inside, washed it and chopped it into fine pieces, and burned some hot oil in another pot.

Zhao Yue felt that he wanted to watch him cook every day.

Although he is a son of a dignified family, Wen Liunian has always been clean and frugal since taking office, so he prepares home-cooked meals. He soon serves steaming fried noodles and vegetable soup, and cuts a small plate of sausages.

"Don't dislike it." Wen Liunian handed him the chopsticks.

Zhao Yue lowered his head and took a big bite.

"Not hot?" Wen Liunian opened his eyes wide.

It's hot, but it's also delicious. Zhao Yue put down his chopsticks, and most of the noodles fell on his stomach.

"Slow down." Wen Liunian handed the vegetable soup over, "I'm not going to grab you."

Zhao Yue said, "When it comes to eating, I'm afraid no one can beat you."

Wen Liunian scratched his chin, "Well, I just can eat."

Zhao Yue tapped the tip of his nose with the tail of his chopsticks, lowered his head and continued to eat noodles.

"Thank you." Wen Liunian lay on the table and looked at him.

"I just said it." Zhao Yue said.

Wen Liunian said, "I want to say it again."

Zhao Yue shook his head, "Don't feel owed, my trip is not all for you."

Wen Liunian asked, "How many are there for me?"

Zhao Yue took a meal.

Wen Liunian looked very serious.

Zhao Yue calmly said, "Why do you suddenly ask?"

"As much as it is for me, I have to remember as many favors." Wen Liunian said, "More or less won't work."

Zhao Yue frowned slightly, "Students are so caressing about you?"

"It's not pretentious." Wen Liunian corrected. "If you have any kindness, you must repay it."

"Then what if I say that this trip is all for you?" Zhao Yue said, "How do you plan to return?"

"It's all for me." Wen Liunian looked at him with a smile, a little like a little fox in the mountains.

Zhao Yue was uncomfortable being stared at by him, "I just said casually."

"Then I will make another bowl of bibimbap for you." Wen Liunian said.

Zhao Yue was very dissatisfied, "Just one more bowl of bibimbap?"

"Not enough?" Wen Liunian asked, "What does the master want?"

Zhao Yue was a little confused. Frankly speaking, he seemed to want too much, but he didn't seem to want anything.

Wen Liunian squeezed a piece of sausage and handed it to him.

Zhao Yue instinctively opened his mouth.

Wen Liunian asked, "Is it delicious?"

Zhao Yue temporarily lost his sense of taste in his mouth, "It's delicious."

Wen Liunian wiped the oil from his fingers and continued to watch him eat.

Zhao Yue felt that this was probably the most entangled meal he had eaten in his life-obviously food was tasteless, but he wanted to make time go slower and slower.

The setting sun shone into the kitchen, sprinkling a mottled halo.

Two people were sitting at the small wooden table.

A tall eyebrow, a tall stature, and his hair tied at random behind his head, he was immersed in noodles.

The other is delicate and elegant, gentle and gentle, dressed in white and clean, is looking at him with a smile.

The unspeakable picture makes people feel comfortable.

After eating with him, Wen Liunian cleaned up the kitchen and shook off the drops of water on his hands. "The master should be tired too. Go back to rest earlier."

"How about you?" Zhao Yue asked.

Wen Liunian said, "Go back to the government office."

Zhao Yue was dissatisfied, "Go to see the case file again?"

Wen Liunian shook his head immediately.

Zhao Yue stared at him.

After a while, Wen Liunian silently took a step back, "It's only half an hour."

"I knew it." Zhao Yue pulled his hair, "Don't look at it."

Wen Liunian:...

"After eating, go for a walk." Zhao Yue said.

Wen Liunian said, "But I didn't support it."

Zhao Yue said, "So what?"

Wen Liunian said silently in his heart, so I don't want to go out.

But the head of Zhao Da obviously won't give him a chance to refute.

So when it got darker, the two left the Shang Mansion together, and the destination was naturally...Cangmang Mountain.

There is really no other place to go.

The dark guard sighed in the back, and when it was time for the happy event, I was afraid that the adults would be able to travel freely in the mountains with their eyes closed.

The head of Lu Er is pouring wine silently, ready to hand over the next cave in the valley.

In the Wozuo room, Huatang was still concentrating on the autopsy, and Zhao Wu sat aside, holding the knife and sighing.

When will I go back to rest?

At the entrance of Cangmang Mountain, Wen Liunian asked, "Where are we going this time?"

Zhao Yue said, "Yellow Butterfly Valley."

"It's so cold, there will be butterflies?" Wen Liunian was a little surprised, but it's worth seeing.

Zhao Yue said, "It's not a real butterfly, it's a huge boulder in the shape of a butterfly, which will glow yellow under the sun."

Wen Liunian:...

It's just a stone!

And now there is no sun.

No...want to...go...ah...

"What's your expression?" Zhao Yue was dissatisfied.

Wen Liunian said, "Tired."

Zhao Yue stopped.

Wen Liunian squatted on the ground, "I don't want to go."

Zhao Yue took a deep breath, "Should I carry you?"

Wen Liunian said baffledly, "I want to go back to the mansion to sleep."

Zhao Yue:...

Wen Liunian yawned, and his whole body was lethargic.

Zhao Yue had to compromise, "Well, then go back."

Wen Liunian finally got some spirit back after hearing the words, and said, "We will look at the rhubarb stone next time."

Zhao Yue said, "Do you want to eat fish tomorrow morning? I'll catch some for you, right next to the stream." You can't come here in vain.

Wen Liunian thought for a while and nodded, "It's okay."

Zhao Yue took him to the side of the stream, "Stand here and don't move, I'll catch the fish."

"Yeah." Wen Liunian agreed, sitting on a big rock and watching him get into the water.

The sky is completely dark, but the moon is good, so the surrounding scenery can be seen roughly.

Wen Liunian grabbed a weed and twisted it to kill time.

In no time, Zhao Yue had already thrown a lot of white fish ashore. Wen Liunian threw the blade of grass in his hand aside, jumped off the stone and wanted to help him, and felt that something was moving behind him. He instinctively turned his head, but suddenly he was right. There was a pale face.

Before Zhao Yue went ashore, he heard Wen Liunian scream suddenly, very sad in the dark, so the whole person's heartbeat almost stopped, and he rushed over like crazy, and took him away from that person...or rather The zombie snatched it.

Wen Liunian's face was pale and fell in his arms, with blood on his shoulders, and his brows tangled in pain.

Zhao Yue hugged the man tightly and drew his sword to attack him.