Shen Yuchao said seriously: "So many people have disappeared in this village, the population base is large, and the disappearances have been happening since a year ago, but the court has not received any notification. Don't you think it's strange?"
Su Shisan was shocked: "Could it be... that someone is colluding with the government?"
Xiao Qingyun sneered, "Such a shocking thing has happened in the suburbs of the capital, right under the feet of the emperor. It seems that rectifying the administration is urgent."
As a few people were talking, they suddenly heard a slight cry.
They turned around and saw that Lingzhi had fallen asleep without them knowing when.
"Lingzhi is asleep." Su Shisan looked at her and said.
Shen Yuchao laughed: "You can fall asleep while sitting. It seems you are really tired."
Xiao Qingyun stood up and walked over. He saw Lingzhi had huddled up with his hands and feet, like a helpless puppy. He looked both cute and pitiful.
He immediately pulled out a blanket from the bed, gently covered Lingzhi with it, and wrapped her up carefully. Then he carried Lingzhi, who was wrapped like a dumpling, to the couch in the inner room and gently put her down.
“Hmm…”
The little woman on the couch unconsciously whispered a warning, then stretched lazily, turned over and continued to sleep.
Xiao Qingyun looked at her with a tenderness in his eyes that even he himself did not expect.
Then he gently closed the door for her and strode back into the outer room.
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"Tiezhu, my poor son..."
"Where have you been? My heart is broken..."
"What will I do if you leave me alone... my son..."
As soon as the sky was getting light, Lingzhi was awakened by a burst of crying.
Lingzhi was surprised to hear the familiar voice.
She quickly got up, opened the door and walked out of the room.
Many people came to the aunt's yard, and Xiao Qingyun, Su Shisan and Shen Yuchao were all standing in the crowd.
The lady who had let them stay overnight was sitting on the ground, wiping her tears with her hands, crying and shouting with red eyes.
"What's going on?" Lingzhi asked Su Shisan, who was closest to her.
Su Shisan sighed and said, "Auntie's son went hunting in the mountains yesterday and hasn't come back yet."
Lingzhi was shocked.
Didn't come back? Did he disappear too?
The old lady sat on the ground, her face full of sorrow: "My iron pillar will never come back! I will not live anymore!"
She cried and stumbled to her feet, about to bang her head against the wall.
"Hurry up and hold her!" Lingzhi was shocked when she saw this.
The villagers behind the old lady hurriedly grabbed her and asked, "What are you doing? Tiezhu hasn't been found yet, why are you still trying to cause trouble?"
The old lady was pulled aside and cried, shaking her head: "I can't find him, I can't find him! So many people have gone missing and still haven't been found. Tiezhu, he will definitely not come back..."
She cried so sadly that Lingzhi and the others felt sad too.
She stepped forward to support the old lady and comforted her: "Auntie, don't lose heart. Tell us where Tiezhu disappeared and we will help you find him!"
"Yes, we will help you get the person back!" Xiao Qingyun, Su Shisan and Shen Yuchao also echoed.
"Tiezhu was lost on the West Mountain not far from here!"
The old lady wept bitterly, "He often went hunting in the West Hills, leaving in the morning and returning in the evening. But this time... he didn't even come back all night..."
"Yes," the woman standing behind the old lady said, "the villagers have already looked for it early in the morning, but they can't find it."
"Don't worry, Auntie. We will definitely bring the person back to you."
When Xiao Qingyun heard the woman mention Xishan, he immediately had an idea in his mind.
"Thank you, thank you!"
Upon hearing this, the woman was so excited that she immediately wanted to kneel down to Xiao Qingyun and the others.
"If he's alive, I want to see him. If he's dead, I want to see his body! If you can really find Tiezhu, you must bring him home to me, my old woman!"
"No need to do that. We will do our best."
Xiao Qingyun and Lingzhi helped the old woman up from both sides.
In order to get the clothes that Tiezhu usually wore, several people disguised themselves and set off.
Xishan is located to the west of Beijing. The mountain road is relatively flat and the scenery along the way is also very nice.
Unfortunately, they were in no mood to appreciate the scenery.
"Prince Ning secretly raises private soldiers? Is that true?"
After hearing the news from Xiao Qingyun, everyone was surprised, except Su Shisan who had known about this for a long time, Lingzhi and Shen Yuchao.
Xiao Qingyun nodded, "I suspect the missing persons case here is related to this incident."
"Were they captured and forced to join the army?"
Lingzhi expressed his guess.
In fact, it can't even be considered as joining the army. Private soldiers are soldiers owned by individuals, which is equivalent to livestock and weapons.
Shen Yuchao interjected: "Maybe once we know the location of the secret military camp, we can find those people."
"But it's really strange that we can't find anyone?" Su Shisan murmured.
"Don't move!"
After walking for a while, Lingzhi suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?" The others looked at her.
“There’s something wrong with this mountain.”
Lingzhi narrowed his eyes.
After she finished speaking, she raised her palm and waved it. Suddenly, a cold light surged in front of her, and a formation appeared in front of everyone.
If Lingzhi had not stopped suddenly, they would have stepped into the formation.
It's really dangerous.
"Nine Revolutions Exquisite Formation?"
Lingzhi murmured, "Could it be Lin Feng again?"
Xiao Qingyun walked to Lingzhi and asked, "What's going on?"
"Someone has used magic to set up an array here."
Lingzhi explained, "Anyone who mistakenly enters the formation will be trapped no matter which direction they go."
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