The cicada's chirping became sharp and piercing at some point, and Liu Qian frowned in his sleep.
Dimly, he felt something cold brushing his cheek, like an old woman's withered fingers.
He suddenly opened his eyes and met Lin Qinghe's eyes under the cold moonlight.
The other person was obviously just a young man in his thirties, but at that moment, he actually felt a sense of oldness in his eyes.
I couldn't help but suspect that I was dazzled and quickly shook my head.
Looking at him again, Lin Qinghe still has the look of a worldly-wise man, not an old man anymore.
He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"Are you... done talking? Ahem... I need to talk to my cousin about something."
Zhao Wei looked gloomy and said unhappily, "You have been here the whole time. Were you eavesdropping on our conversation?"
"Ah... cousin, I didn't eavesdrop. I don't understand what you said. I just came to the mountain to pick wild vegetables with you. I've been getting a sore throat from eating meat lately. Look at me..."
He pulled open his lower jaw, revealing a patch of ulcers: "Look at these, they hurt so much..."
Lin Qinghe said: "Young people are too hot-tempered, it is a good thing to get some wild grass to eat, let's go, I will go with you two."
"I just happen to need some herbs, so I'll go up the mountain and try my luck."
When Zhao Wei heard this, he naturally took out the bezoars quickly. He then put a small machete in his pocket and was ready to leave.
It was at this time that Yunxiu came forward, called him, and gave him a pickled radish.
"This is an appetizer to cool you down. Would you like to try it? Is it delicious?"
This is the radish that Yunxiu picked from the backyard they had opened up earlier.
Originally, according to the plan, these radishes would be very large.
But because of the dry weather, even though they watered the radish every day, it was still malnourished and could only grow this big.
After Zhao Wei took a bite, he found it quite delicious. It was a pity that it was not chilled. Otherwise, it would taste good when eaten cold.
However, it is always a little inconvenient to get ice in the summer. There is no popsicle factory in their town, only in the county town.
It’s not expensive, it only takes one or two minutes to cook, it’s delicious and cheap.
The heat in the countryside still made him want to cool down a little.
But he quickly dismissed the idea.
If it were in the past, he would definitely find a way to improve these.
But after a detailed discussion with his master just now, he seemed to understand that he couldn't do anything too extreme, otherwise it would easily cause trouble.
Who would have thought that the secret he had kept hidden in his heart would be seen through by his master at a glance.
Fortunately, the master is the person closest to him and he can rely on him completely.
His master asked him to restrain his behavior, so how could he dare to make ice?
When the three of them stepped into the forest, it was a vicious time.
Just by walking to the foot of the mountain, the man was already sweating profusely.
Liu Qian walked forward following Zhao Wei's shadow, and always felt a dark shadow flashing past his feet.
Lin Qinghe was holding a bamboo stick. The copper bell on the stick made a small sound from time to time, startling the night owls in the forest.
The sound was a bit like a ghost's cry, and it made people feel creepy.
This is so scary even at the foot of the mountain.
If he went further inside without someone accompanying him, he would never dare to go inside alone in his life.
"Watch your step." Lin Qinghe suddenly grabbed Liu Qian by the collar.
The boy almost stepped into a deep pit. The entrance was entangled with dark red vines, which glowed oilily in the mottled sunlight, like a noose.
Is someone setting a trap here?
Are you crazy? Are there wild animals in this place?
At least we have to go to the mountains and forests!
At this rate, it might be like trapping a living person.
After all, there are quite a lot of villagers walking here.
Especially Zhao Wei, he has long liked to take this path.
Now, there was such a trap in this place, and it was fortunate that Liu Qian was stupid enough to fall into it.
"Don't move!"
He held Liu Qian there, then took out an axe and chopped at the noose a few times, breaking it.
He frowned and looked at the rope, and his expression became very serious.
"Cousin, what are you doing? Let's go! Time waits for no one!"
"Well, let's go!"
He did not throw away the rope, but put it in his arms.
Lin Qinghe asked inconspicuously: "Is there something wrong with your rope?"
"Yes, the weaving technique of this rope is somewhat similar to that of someone in the village. I suspect that this person did it."
If so, why did he murder his fellow villagers? What was his plan?
If they are looking for revenge, there are probably hundreds of people coming and going on this road every day, and very few people will fall for it.
Only an unlucky guy like Liu Qian was caught as soon as he arrived.
Zhao Wei didn't intend to hide it from Lin Qinghe, but he was a little curious. Could it be that his master had a pair of golden eyes?
Or maybe, by calculating the rope, you can get some approximate information?
This is ridiculous.
He still couldn't connect it with the charlatan.
The three continued to walk deeper into the forest. The cicadas' chirping became more and more shrill, as if the entire forest was issuing a sharp warning.
Liu Qian wiped the sweat from his forehead, his eyes unconsciously fell on Zhao Wei's waist where the rope was held. He always felt that the dark red rope was like a dormant poisonous snake.
Suddenly, Lin Qinghe slammed the bamboo stick in his hand heavily to the ground, and the copper bell made a series of rapid sounds.
"stop."
He stared at a crooked tree in front of him. A rope made of the same material as the trap was wrapped around the trunk, swaying gently in the wind. There were some dark red marks on the knot of the rope, like dried blood.
A wild animal, or a human, has just been killed by this trap.
But now, the other party has taken the lead and moved the prey away.
At this time, the blood on the rope was still so bright and had not even completely solidified.
"Don't move, let me check it out."
He is best at finding relevant information from these clues.
Soon, drops of blood were found on some branches and grass leaves.
Follow this blood drop all the way forward.
It was very hot and stuffy in the forest. We walked for a long time but didn't see a river.
Just when the answer was right in front of him, Liu Qian suddenly fainted.
Lin Qinghe hurried forward to feel his pulse, and then checked his eyes, ears, mouth, nose and tongue, and then said: "It's nothing serious, just heatstroke."
"Tsk tsk... The weather in this place is too hot! It could kill people!"
Yes, but what can we do?
In later times, air conditioning can solve this heat problem.
In modern times, there are not even electric fans, so if people feel hot, there is nothing they can do except to endure it.
Liu Qian woke up after Lin Qinghe pricked his finger with a needle and let some blood come out.
Touching his aching fingertips, his face turned pale.
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