It was already noon, the sun was high in the sky, and the weather was hot.

A caravan with three carriages was resting on the edge of the official road.

This is just a small caravan, with no more than twenty people.

"Miss, take a rest for a while, brothers have already made a fire,

Eat something and then hit the road."

Under the shade of a tree, a skinny guard said to Zuo Ci.

Zuo Ci wiped the sweat from his forehead and nodded: "Let brothers rest for a while and pay attention to your surroundings. I heard that bandits have been in this place recently."

"Yes, it has been arranged."

Another guard said: "I heard that the lord of Liuye City on the border of Heshui County is so jealous that the bandits don't dare to fight in the autumn wind here. Why did this group of bandits suddenly appear?"

"Who knows,

If we had known earlier, we should have brought more people with us this time."

Zuo Ci sighed.

The area around Heshui County has always been known for its peace.

Therefore, in order to save costs this time, she did not bring many people with her.

Unexpectedly, after arriving in Heshui County, I heard about the banditry here.

She took off the water bottle from her waist and looked up at the sky in the distance.

"I don't know if I can cross this mountain peak before night falls."

"Oops, Xiao Shunzi and Yanzi are missing."

The guard from a distance suddenly came and shouted.

"What's going on?" Zuo Ci walked over quickly.

"Miss, Xiao Shunzi, Yanzi, I and I just went to relieve ourselves in the woods. One moment, they were in front of me, but when I turned around, they were gone."

The guard said in a panic.

"Did something take it away?"

Zuo Ci asked hurriedly.

"I don't know, but if it's some kind of beast, there should be some movement."

"Are there bandits?"

"do not care,

Let’s go look for it first and then talk about it.”

The captain of the guard immediately appointed ten people, "You are divided into two groups.

Go to the place where you were just now to look for someone. If you find any blood, come back immediately and let’s get out of here.”

"yes!"

Zuo Ci sat down tiredly, his eyes suddenly losing focus.

Tired, so tired.

Along the way, she looked very nervous, fearing this kind of situation.

She couldn't help but think of her family.

Her father had just passed away, and her two elder brothers and one younger brother only knew how to eat, drink, and have fun. She was the only one who supported the whole family.

If something happens to her shipment, she won't even be able to pay the guards.

"Hey, what should I do?"

"Miss……"

Suddenly, a faint voice came from behind.

It was the voice of the guard chief Zhou Hang.

Zhou Hang has followed the Zuo family for many years and has done his best, and now he relies on him for most things.

Zuo Ci subconsciously turned around, only to see Zhou Hang's face covered in blood.

His eyes were gouged out, revealing dark holes of blood.

As ferocious as a ghost.

"ah……"

Zuo Ci was startled,

The whole person almost jumped up.

"Miss,

Are you OK?"

Zhou Hang frowned,

He came over and quickly supported Zuo Ci, thus preventing Zuo Ci from falling to the ground.

Zuo Ci took another closer look and saw that Zhou Hang in front of him had returned to his original state.

"I...I'm fine."

"What did the lady see? I saw that you were suddenly very scared just now."

"I don't know, maybe... maybe it's a hallucination, I'm too tired. By the way, Guard Zhou, is there something wrong with me?"

"There are four people coming in front. Judging from the fact that they all have the same clothes, they should be the guards of a wealthy family."

"Yeah, when you go out, you should be kind to others and see if they need help, but you have to be careful and be on guard against others."

Zuo Ci said.

"Well, I'll go over and take a look."

Zhou Hang led people over.

Not far away on the official road, four people came.

The first one was dressed in gray and white, and he was tall. He looked like he practiced kung fu, and his strength seemed to be quite strong.

"How many of you are locals? How did you come to this remote place in the wilderness?"

Zhou Hang clasped his fists and had a gentle attitude.

Su Anlin glanced at the man's health bar.

[Health bar: 98/98.]

It's not low.

Su Anlin nodded and said: "Brother, we are the guards of the Li family in Heshui County, and we are here to find someone."

"Looking for someone, could it be that someone at home is missing?"

Su Anlin nodded: "My young master is missing. In addition, the city lord and his team are also missing here. How many days have you been here, can you see them?" Zhou Hang shook his head and said: "We just came to this realm in the morning.

Didn't see anyone else."

After he finished speaking, Xu Laosan frowned slightly.

He quickly whispered in Su Anlin's ear: "Master Su, something is not right."

"What's wrong?" Su Anlin's lips parted slightly.

"The carriage marks we saw when we came here just now were clearly two or three days old, but they said they only came in the morning. This..."

"Oh, I see."

Su Anlin expressed understanding and smiled at the other side: "I didn't see it, so there's nothing we can do about it. But brother, I see you are nervous, but what kind of trouble are you running into?"

Zhou Hang didn't hide anything, and told him about the sudden disappearance of the two guards just now.

Finally, he sighed: "The strange thing about this is that the disappearance of people is so bizarre. There is no movement at all. I wonder if..."

Zhou Hang didn't say the word "weird".

Weird, sometimes more terrifying than bandits, and can easily cause riots.

"That's all, the brothers are tired of coming. Come to our place to rest for a while. We are looking for someone anyway. We can join you later." Zhou Hang suggested.

"Okay, let's take a rest." Su Anlin walked towards the team: "By the way, my name is Su Anlin, what's your surname, brother?"

"Excuse me, my name is Zhou Hang, and my master's family is the Zuo family in Silou Village."

I guess it's some small family, I've never heard of it.

Zuo Ci came over at this time.

This woman's face was a little sallow and she looked sad.
To be continued...