Chapter 244: The Long-lived Dead Warrior
The moon is round, half covered by flowing clouds.
Only half of the plump face is exposed.
It's not a dark and windy night, but we still have to take action.
The old ghost Chou lay on the eaves of the Heishan Mansion, his body curled up into a ball, and in the night he turned into a auspicious beast on the eaves.
Tonight, there are several auspicious beasts on the roof of Heishan Mansion.
Chou Laogui was one of the first group of death warriors to follow He Tingfang.
But now we can remove the word "one of" because he is the only one left alive among that group of people.
He didn't know what year he was born, but he estimated that he was almost fifty.
He is definitely the oldest among the dead.
He is a little older, and He Tingfang will not send him out easily.
For a long time before, He Tingfang attached great importance to the two brothers Minghe and Mingshui, and left all the important matters to the two brothers and their men.
But two years ago, Minghe Mingshui took a group of people to Lingnan, but they all died in that remote area, and not a single one was left.
Chou Laogui sneered, saying that they must have underestimated the enemy and ended up being eaten to the bone.
These young people are just not cautious in what they do.
So, in the past two years, Chou Laogui was brought in by He Tingfang to use again.
He brought a group of people here tonight with the purpose of exploring the Heishan Mansion and tracking down the whereabouts of the treasury.
They had been lurking quietly on the roof since nightfall, not moving a muscle, not even daring to disturb their breathing rhythm.
Except for the old ghost, the people lying on the roof did not observe anything special.
When they first crouched on the roof, the people from Heishan Mansion were having dinner and chatting:
"There's a shop selling pork bones in Yongpingfang Alley. Their meat is good and the owner is honest."
"Hey, I saw a huge carriage in Jinchengfang today. The roof of the carriage was shining with gold..."
"There's a Hu Bing restaurant next to the Hu Temple in Yiningfang that's opening tomorrow. They're offering a buy-one-get-one-free deal. I'm going to buy some tomorrow..."
"Why are there so many insect holes in these vegetable leaves? Hey, the ones we grow ourselves don't have any holes..."
Their dinner table conversations were all about which street and which stall had the cheapest vegetables, which new restaurant had opened in the neighborhood, and whether the vegetables in the backyard were infested with bugs.
In short, they are all talking about the affairs of ordinary people in the market, and there is no secret at all.
The person lurking on the roof was bored and thought that if he sneaked into the house late at night to investigate, he would probably not find any clues, but might find a handful of vegetables.
The more Chou Laogui listened, the more his brows furrowed.
Something is wrong. Something is very wrong.
Yongpingfang is not close to here. Why would ordinary people travel so far just to buy a pound of pork bones?
Jinchengfang and Yiningfang were even farther away, stretching almost from north to south across Chang'an City. How could they even know when a restaurant there would open?
Also, they have a large vegetable patch in their backyard. With so many vegetables to look after, how is it possible that the vegetables they grow are free of insect holes?
The old ghost was born with a sad look on his face, and his eyebrows were drooping in the shape of an "eight".
In addition, he moved as fast as the wind and his figure was ghostly, so he was called the Old Ghost of Sorrow.
Even when the old man was not frowning, he looked very bitter. Now that he was frowning, he looked even more bitter than bitter gourd.
It's late at night.
The round and plump moon hung in the sky, making the sad old ghost's face clearly outlined.
Chou Laogui made a gesture, indicating that everyone should not take it lightly.
The auspicious beasts on the eaves turned into several flying black shadows.
Chou Laogui sneaked into Hao Ren and Wu Yingniang's yard and saw that all the lights in the house were blown out.
He inserted a long, narrow tube through the window and blew in the smoke.
After waiting for a while, Chou Laogui tiptoed into the house and rummaged around the desk and bookcase.
I didn't find any clues, but I did find several account books.
Chou Laogui put the account book in his arms and planned to go to another room to check.
A cold spear stretched out from behind and pressed against his neck:
"lay down."
A frosty voice sounded.
Chou Laogui froze for a moment, then nimbly rolled sideways to avoid the tip of the gun.
He had a ghostly figure and with a light tap of his toes, he easily avoided the sharp edge of the spear. He was even able to rush forward at the critical moment and slap out with his palms quickly, with a whistling wind from his palms.
When he turned around, he saw a woman holding a spear with a fierce look.
Wu Yingniang saw that the old ghost had escaped quickly, and raised the corner of her mouth:
"It's a bit of effort."
As she spoke, she suddenly swung her spear horizontally and swept through the enemy troops.
Chou Laogui took advantage of the situation and leaped up like a flying swallow, stepping directly on the spear. He used the force to flip over and attacked Wu Yingniang in the face. His moves were so fast that it was hard to keep up.
Wu Yingniang jumped back three feet, retracted and shook the spear, and several spear shadows appeared, attacking the old ghost Chou together.
"The Wu family's Seven Deadly Spears?!" Old Ghost Chou's face turned pale.
Chou Laogui was unable to dodge and the spear pierced his left arm, causing blood to explode on his sleeve.
He ignored the injury on his arm and took the opportunity to do a somersault and escape from the house.
Brush la la.
As soon as he went out, more than a dozen swords rushed over and were placed on his neck, making him unable to move.
"You...you guys..." Even though Chou Laogui was mentally prepared, he was still shocked by the scene and speechless.
"Me? What's wrong with us? Take my palm!" Old Xu slapped over and hit the old ghost Chou right in the heart.
Puff! Chou Laogui spat out a mouthful of blood.
Old Xu shook his head: "Tsk, this blood spitting is not as good as mine."
There was blood at the corner of the old ghost's mouth, and his eyes were searching around.
Bai Xun pointed at the pile of people at the gate:
"Don't look for them, they're there."
The old ghost's pupils trembled slightly, and he covered his chest and asked, "Who are you?"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Su Zhizhi walked over from a corner of the yard, her eyes filled with moonlight.
His hair was a little messy, with a few strands sticking up and pointing towards the night sky.
She slept for a while tonight, then got up and waited.
When everyone was fighting just now, she was lying by the window watching, which was exciting and enjoyable.
While watching, he did not forget to take out his slingshot and throw a stone or two from time to time to assist.
"Hahahaha... now you know what it means to come but never return." Su Zhizhi put her hands on her hips and laughed towards the sky, exuding the evil aura of a bandit.
Among the crowd of people outside the yard, one of them suddenly jumped up and tried to escape.
Bai Xun leaped up and chased after him with a knife.
Seeing that it was difficult to escape, the man ran towards Su Zhizhi, intending to take the child hostage in order to escape.
When he was about to run to Su Zhizhi, he saw Su Zhizhi smiling at him.
A very enthusiastic and expectant smile.
Then, a golden whip came down on his head. He tried to dodge, but saw the whip climbing up his body like a dragon emerging from the sea.
In the blink of an eye, Bai Xun caught up and attacked with his sword.
Blood splattered on the grass and the figure fell to the ground.
Su Zhizhi put away her whip, nodded her head with satisfaction and said:
"Exciting, very exciting."
Seeing this, Chou Laogui knew that he was at the end of his rope, so he tried to commit suicide by biting the poison bag between his teeth.
But Hua Erniang and Doctor Yu, who had anticipated this, would never let him succeed.
"If your tongue can move, I lose!" Hua Er Niang crossed her arms.
At this time, Chou Laogui found that he could not even move his lips and teeth, could not speak a word, and his whole body had lost consciousness.
His brain was dizzy and the scene before his eyes was blurry...
Only then did Hao Ren come out from the inner room.
When the fight was not over, he always hid in a secluded corner, practicing hiding while others practiced martial arts.
Hao Ren is very self-aware and would never go out to cause trouble with the intention of helping others, otherwise he would be held back if he was taken hostage.
Hao Ren: "Except for those who just died, everyone else should stay and hold on for dear life."
Doctor Yu: "They are just like the group of people who came to Black Bandit Mountain before. They have been poisoned by a Gu. We need to get the mother Gu in our hands before we can do anything."
The last time they caught the Styx water, Doctor Yu and Hua Erniang were unable to keep the person because they didn't have the mother Gu.
"Last time in Lingnan, it was so far from the capital that I couldn't get the mother Gu; now in Chang'an, I can get whatever I want without any effort."
Qiu Jinyu's voice sounded from above.
Everyone looked up and saw Ni Tianji and Qiu Jinyu floating down from the eaves, like immortals from the moon descending to earth.
However, the Moon Fairy would not wear a tight black nightgown, nor would he carry a large bag in his hands.
Qiu Jinyu and Ni Tianji were not there when the fight just now, and they only appeared now.
Su Zhizhi asked, "Aunt Qiu, where did you go?"
Qiu Jinyu pointed at the big bundle in Ni Tianji's hand and said with a half-smile:
"Someone comes to visit us, so naturally we have to go visit them as well."
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