Sinan is adjacent to Nanzhao, and there is a long mountain range on the border.
Collectively known as Xiaozhoushan and Dazhoushan.
Xiaozhou Mountain is the mountain where Sinan and Canglanzhou did business and exchanged supplies before.
The terrain is relatively flat, the overall height of the mountains is relatively low, the climate is warm, and the vegetation is lush.
Extending westwards from Xiaozhou Mountain is Dazhou Mountain, where the peaks rise gradually, with rushing waterfalls, nine turns every 100 steps, and steep rocks that are difficult to climb.
Few people come here, and there are relatively few people living at the foot of the mountain, only a dozen or so households.
In order to avoid the Canglan people, Xie Ling and Gu Wei chose to enter through Dazhoushan this time.
Although everyone in Canglan is very nice, Xie Ling and Gu Wei still don't trust outsiders.
Moreover, this matter would definitely involve the interests of Nanzhao, and they did not want to put the Canglan people in a dilemma.
The two of them rode in a carriage, and the scenery changed noticeably along the way.
The trees became more and more dense, there were more and more steep sections, there were bushes everywhere, and occasionally hedgehogs and other wild animals appeared.
The two men let the horses go back on their own and walked towards Dazhou Mountain.
In the evening, we finally arrived at Dazhou Village at the foot of Dazhou Mountain.
This village, Sinan, was the last village to be "publicly divided".
Because it is far from Sinan County, it is not very convenient to do anything.
Gu Wei had thought about moving them to the suburbs before, but the ancient people had a serious small peasant mentality and were unwilling to give up their one-third acre of land, so no one in the village was willing to move.
Many soldiers were patrolling on the edge of the village.
Seeing Gu Wei coming, the leader ran over to salute.
Gu Wei pulled him into the woods, and when he saw that there was no one around, he whispered, "Don't make a sound, we are operating in secret this time, where is the headman's home?"
The soldier pointed to the westernmost mud house and was about to retreat.
Xie Ling suddenly stretched out her hand to block his way.
"etc!"
The soldier's eyes widened with fear. "Master, Master, what's wrong? I'm not a spy!"
"I didn't say you were a spy. Put your hand out."
The soldier stretched out his hand obediently.
Xie Ling took out a silver needle and gave him a few injections on the arm.
After a while, an abnormal mark appeared on the blood vessels of the soldier's arm, and it kept moving under the skin.
The soldier was so frightened that his voice trembled. "What's wrong with me? Am I going to die?"
Xie Ling's eyes were calm as she continued to insert the needles. When the insect was forced to her fingertips, she stabbed it hard!
The strange bulge under the soldier's skin stopped moving.
Xie Ling took out a dagger, cut the soldier's fingertips, and pulled out a tiny insect.
"I now understand why so many soldiers are guarding here, but the people still disappear. The soldiers are poisoned, and they will probably fall into a coma when they hear a special call. The same goes for the villagers."
Xie Ling's eyes flashed with coldness, "Luckily we are here."
The soldier scratched his head. "No wonder I have a splitting headache every morning and can't remember what happened at night... These Nanzhao people are too insidious!"
Gu Wei patted his shoulder.
"Keep on patrolling, and we'll take care of the rest."
Xie Ling cannot remove the poisonous insects from everyone in a short period of time, so they can only find the mastermind as soon as possible and capture the leader first!
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The setting sun slowly sank behind Dazhou Mountain, and thousands of rays of light passed through the dense woods, covering Dazhou Village with a golden veil.
Dazhou Village is built at the foot of the mountain, and the mountains behind it are so steep and tall that they almost block out the sun.
A waterfall rushes down from the mountains, and after being buffered by the fields, it turns into a gentle river, flowing through every household.
It was winter and thin flakes of ice formed on the water surface.
The roads in the village were sparsely populated, and occasionally a few children would run out, only to be yelled back by their parents.
The two of them walked straight to the headman's house.
Li was the one who had seen Gu Wei.
Before the meeting, everyone in each village had to arrive.
As soon as he saw Gu Wei's face clearly, his knees softened and he knelt down, "County, County Magistrate!"
The head of the village did not expect that the incident in Dazhoushan would alarm the county magistrate.
Gu Wei quickly helped him up and asked, "Has anyone from outside come to the village recently?"
The village head thought for a moment and shook his head, "No outsiders."
If not, then it means that the Nanzhao people came in quietly.
Xie Ling checked the headman's hand and found a poisonous insect in it as well.
It seems that the entire Dazhou Village has been bewitched.
After Xie Ling helped him force the poisonous insect out, she asked, "Does your village have a well, or a place where everyone in the village can wash clothes together?"
The village head saw a worm appearing in his body, and his face turned pale with fear. He replied tremblingly, "Yes, there is a well. I will take you there."
The well is located under the old locust tree at the entrance of the village and has been dug for nearly a hundred years.
Just as Xie Ling was about to go down the well, she was stopped by Gu Wei.
He climbed up the sides of the well, flipped over and went in nimbly. After a while, he pulled out a wooden box from the bottom of the water.
There are countless poisonous insects in the wooden box, multiplying at a rapid rate. In just a blink of an eye, there are so many that they are about to burst out.
This insect is very small and translucent, so it cannot be seen at all when floating in the water.
Xie Ling sneered in her heart.
It seems there is no escape, it is the poisonous insect.
But why did the Nanzhao people suddenly arrest so many Sinan people?
Aren’t they afraid of confronting Sinan?
Seeing that it was getting late, Xie Ling put these questions in the bottom of her heart and said to the head of the village: "Head of the village, you can go back. Leave the rest to us."
The village head nodded vigorously. "Thank you for your hard work, both adults. I want to ask, do other people in our village also have this little bug in their bodies?"
Xie Ling knew what he wanted to say.
"Yes, when I come back after solving the problem, I will help the villagers fire them, so don't worry."
Only then did the village head leave with peace of mind.
Gu Wei and Xie Ling found a secluded place to hide, quietly waiting for the night to fall.
It was dark and quiet, when suddenly an eerie sound of a bamboo flute was heard.
The sound was vague, like a stretched thin thread, giving people goose bumps.
As the sound of the bamboo flute became faster, all the soldiers who were patrolling around the village fell down together.
Several dark shadows ran down from Dazhou Mountain, quickly ran into houses and robbed the people.
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