Chapter 171: Pile of Bones
The carriage left the city safely, but Qin Xiangnuan had a hunch that things were far from over.
Sure enough, just fifty miles away from the city, they accidentally came across a place that looked like a mass grave.
"Oh my God." Anliu hugged his arms exaggeratedly and rubbed them up and down.
Before our eyes were large mounds of earth, one after another. It was obvious that this place had been renovated many times, and the thin layer of snow covering them revealed their unevenness.
This place is quite close to the road for carriages and horses, so most people will not come here. Even if they do, they probably will not judge at first glance that this is a mass grave.
The reason they discovered it was due to the existence of the secret guards, for some cruel reasons. They were used to seeing corpses and had dealt with too many corpses. If necessary, they could do it without leaving any trace.
It was obvious that this mass grave was still inexperienced, and perhaps due to some haste, some bones were revealed.
"They are so blatant!" Anliu exclaimed in amazement.
"It's rare to see everyone in this town working together like a team." Jiang Lin said coldly, "I wonder who's backing them up."
"Has something happened in Heshui Town?" Everything has its reasons. Qin Xiangnuan believed that people's hearts are complicated. For a place that can unite the whole town to face the outside world, there must be a reason for it.
Jiang Lin was not that familiar with these things, so he could only start investigating now. However, it seemed that all the traces had been wiped out, so he might not be able to find anything even if he wanted to.
"It's not advisable to stay here for long." An Feng sensed Qin Xiangnuan's intention to stay here, so he hardened his heart and said to Jiang Lin, "Master, we should..."
Jiang Lin stretched out his hand, motioning him to stop talking.
Qin Xiangnuan hardened her heart and said, "Let's go. We've wasted enough time these days. Half of the deadline has passed, but the journey is already halfway over. When the time comes, it will be the Qin family that will suffer."
On the way to the carriage, Qin Xiangnuan recalled the changes in herself along the way. At first, it seemed that she was forced to deal with some things. Later, the things she encountered involved her or had a huge impact, so in order to avoid implicating more innocent people, she had fewer active factors.
Just now, she had a strong urge to find out the truth, but based on the soil, she also discovered that no new bones had been buried in this place for a long time, at least more than a month.
In addition, the people in the town did not want to kill them at the beginning, and were very cautious not to show up, which shows that they had a special reason for killing people.
"If you want..."
Qin Xiangnuan shook her head, "The Qin family is more important."
Jiang Lin understood. He would send someone to investigate. If Qin Xiangnuan wanted to, he would send more people and manpower. If she didn't want to, then it wouldn't be so urgent.
They were gone for about an incense stick of time. Qin Guang guessed that it must be related to Heshui Town. When he saw them, he approached them and asked anxiously, "What happened?"
"General, please come this way. I have something to ask you." Jiang Lin led Qin Guang away.
Qin Xiangnuan adjusted her mood outside before stepping into the carriage. As soon as she entered, she was met with the eager gazes of several elders.
Now it was no longer possible to excuse herself with nothing happening. Qin Xiangnuan picked a less frightening excuse, "There must be bandits here, and there are a few skeletons."
Several people became nervous instantly. Qin Xiangnuan smiled soothingly, "Don't worry, judging by the time, it must have happened a long time ago. We won't meet."
The comforting words had little effect. The carriage was a little quiet. Qin Xiangnuan didn't like the "quiet" environment very much now, which made her feel frustrated.
So they wanted to lighten the atmosphere, and the youngest Qin Xiangning was brought over.
Qin Xiangning blinked and asked Qin Xiangnuan about the part she didn't understand, "Big sister, what are bones?"
She had only heard that the meat on chicken bones and pork bones was very fragrant, but she didn't know what was on top of the bones. She also felt the difference in the atmosphere, but couldn't discern the deeper meaning very well, and was a little cautious when asking at this moment.
"It's just white bones." Qin Xiangnuan slowed down her voice. "Beibei, after eating meat, will bones appear? Are they white?"
Qin Xiangning nodded slightly, her eyes brightened a little, but when she looked around, she still saw the expressions on her elders' faces that made her a little scared.
Qin Xiangnuan followed her gaze and noticed the child's sensitivity. The elder also noticed it and adjusted his expression unnaturally.
"Those are bones too, but Beibei has only ever seen bones from chickens, pigs, and fish. Has he ever seen bones from a cow, a horse, or a sheep?"
The word "big" startled Qin Xiangning, as if she understood the fear of an adult.
"The bandits are so powerful. Beibei doesn't want to see the big white bones."
"Okay, I won't give Beibei a big bone." Qin Xiangnuan was really happy. The childish words and expressions of a child can bring a sense of peace to tired adults.
The elders all had smiles on their faces that came from the bottom of their hearts. Qin Xiangning felt assured, and the heaviness around him disappeared, and he began to make more small movements.
Seeing that she was restless, Zou deliberately lowered her voice and said, "Beibei, if you keep shaking, I won't be able to hold you. You'll get hurt if you fall."
"No." Qin Xiangning said with a smile: "Big brother will not fall even if he holds me with one hand."
Old Madam Qin smiled and said, "It seems Feng'er's martial arts training has paid off."
Qin Xiangnuan knew that the big brother Qin Xiangning mentioned was surnamed Jiang, and she thought that bad children were easy to be bribed.
Qin Xiangning even took the initiative to refute, "It's not Brother Feng, it's, it's..."
Qin Xiangning didn't remember Jiang Lin's name. She looked up anxiously and repeated, "Big brother, big brother."
"Prince Jiang?" The answer was obvious, but Liu said uncertainly, "I don't think he's that warm-hearted."
Qin Xiangnuan comforted Qin Xiangning before responding, "As long as a person's heart is not too cold, they will not do anything to hurt others."
"That's true." With Qin Guang, the backbone of the Liu family, by her side, her mind changed again. She felt that Jiang Lin was a candidate worth considering as her son-in-law.
Qin Guang didn't seem to understand women's thoughts, but over the years, he had never been disappointed. Whether life was good or bad mainly depended on whether the person was good or not.
Old Madam Qin has always been more in favor of the two of them than against them, so she decided to strike while the iron was hot and let Qin Xiangnuan take the initiative.
"When you meet someone like this, it means you two are destined to be together." Old Lady Qin advised with the tone of someone who has experienced it: "If you are interested, you can give it a try."
"Yes, Nuannuan, although about that before." Zou also joined the matchmaking, but she said the wrong thing, "Pah, pah, pah, let's not talk about that."
After saying that, he continued, "Look at Xiaoyao Hou, he's traveling around leisurely, living like a god. If you were with Prince Jiang, you would definitely be living that way too."
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