A man came out of the forest by the roadside. It was Fang Die. He changed into clothes, led a horse, and did not bring weapons.

Li Bochen looked at him and said, "You are going to throw away the body?"

Fang Die looked a little uneasy and whispered: "Yes."

Li Bochen sighed lightly and said, "Okay. Fang Die, I said something a little heavy."

Fang Die frowned, looking as if she was about to shed tears. Li Bochen was stunned for a moment, not expecting that he would care so much about his opinion of him. This made him feel a little uncomfortable, and he said in a deep voice: "You are not a bad person, you just did something wrong. This is half of my mistake. I can't teach you what to do and what not to do, but if you are willing to listen, I will talk more."

Fang Die immediately said, "General Li, you said."

Li Bochen said: "For example, today, I also know that if you don't kill these two people, there will be trouble in the future. If you don't want those troubles, you will kill people. But some troubles are indispensable for a lifetime. For example, your mother - she was sick before and if you want to take care of her, she will cause you trouble. But can you not want such trouble?"

"It's the same thing as taking human life. I have many lives on my hands, but before killing people, I asked myself, should this person be punished?" At this point, he remembered the government army that was killed by himself in the Zhangcheng government office, and shook his head, "In fact, even I can't do this all the time. However, if a person has no constraints in his heart and let go of all troubles, what's the difference with a monster? This becomes a human demon. If you want to practice, you will also enter the path of demons."

Fang Die said: "You are right, General Li."

Li Bochen didn't know whether he truly agreed with his own point of view or was thankful and respectful to him. But he knew that it was difficult to convince a person. The truth in a person's heart was due to the effect of his own experience. It was almost impossible to tell a person to betray what he was in his heart in a few words.

He sighed: "If this matter is exposed and you have any worries about your life, you can come to me. I'll be in Mengjiatun."

Fang Die raised his hand and wiped his eyes. After a while, he said, "Well. I'm back... I still have some savings in my hands. I'm back. Find a suitable opportunity to compensate the two of them."

Li Bochen waved his hand: "Okay. Let's go."

When he drove to the town, the moon had already risen. He walked home from the town and passed by more than a dozen households on the way. On the way, he saw several people surrounding the yard and crying from women and children in the house. He said that it was the couple who had quarreled and did not take it to heart.

When he returned home, Lin Qiao was surprised to see the newly bought sedan. Li Bochen felt warm in his heart, thinking that she had seen all kinds of rare things before. Now that she is so happy, it should be because of herself that she is a little happier.

He brought some fruits from the middle street to Lin Qiao. After eating, the two of them unloaded the mess on the car and settled it down, and then they had no time. He was sweating all over and took a shower again. Lin Qiao took the newly bought tea cups and tea leaves for him according to his taste, and Li Bochen sat on the threshold with the tea cup.

Lin Qiao washed the stove clean, sat over and leaned against him, and after a while, she said, "What's wrong? Did you encounter a bad thing today?"

Li Bochen sighed softly and told the story of Chejin Pavilion.

Lin Qiao didn't say anything for a while. Li Bochen finished drinking the tea and handed the teacup to her, saying, "I'll go and cut some grass and feed the horses."

Lin Qiao said: "Yes."

He walked to the edge of the vegetable garden where there were some weeds mixed with new buds. He hugged two bundles and could vaguely hear the cry of a woman from afar. When he walked back to the yard, he cut the grass with a guillotine and fed it to the horse. He saw Lin Qiao sitting on the threshold holding a teacup.

Li Bochen didn't know if she was blaming herself because of the deaths of the two people, so he said, "What's wrong? You're not happy anymore."

Lin Qiao whispered: "I'm thinking about that Fang Die. A Chen, it's not his fault, right?"

Li Bochen was stunned: "Hmm?"

"I heard you have been living a bad life since he was a child and was bullied. Most of the people who grow up like this will become the bad guy you call them. But Fang Die knows how to repay kindness, but his essence is not bad. It is quite rare for him to be like this now."

Li Bochen thought for a while and sighed, "Yes. So I didn't do anything to him. At worst, I just won't see you in the future."

Lin Qiao whispered: "But A Chen, he is in control of his current situation. If he had been pampered by his parents and others were kind to him, Fang Die might have become the same good person as you. If you don't care about him in the future, his path will become more and more distorted... It's also pitiful."

Li Bochen was silent for a while. Poor? Is it true... A hateful person must be pitiful. Lin Qiao said it makes sense. Fang Die's experience is so affectionate and loyal. It is indeed very surprising that the suffering he suffered since childhood made him too narrow-minded.

He smiled and said, "Okay. If I have the chance to meet him again, I will advise him a few words."

Lin Qiao was so happy that she walked into the house with a teacup. After a while, the room became brighter and she lit up the talisman lamp bought by Li Bochen.

Li Bochen washed his hands and walked into the house. He saw that the calligraphy and paintings in the hall were hung with all the cups and cups, which looked very decent. He breathed a sigh of relief and entered the east room again. Seeing Lin Qiao hanging a tent on the bed, he picked up a feather duster and swept every corner, and asked, "When I came back, I saw a family crying below. What happened?"

Lin Qiao said: "I heard from Sister Meng that she brought people to our house to take the well at noon. The man went into the mountain to collect herbs and didn't come back for several days. Later, he reported to the official - it was Zhu Hou's man. They went to the mountain to search again and found it."

"When I came back, I had been dead for several days, from my shoulders to my belly, a big hole. Are there many people surrounded me? They have been surrounded by all day, and they all said it was done by monsters."

Li Bochen was stunned, a monster?

"What did Zhu Hou's people say?"

"Sister Meng said that Zhu Hou's man said it was not a monster. But that man had made enemies. She said that the man was a doctor in the town. He had seen a child with illness before, but after he died, he made enemies. Isn't this man dead? The man who made enemies with him these days is not here. They guessed that the man killed him."

Li Bochen nodded, but did not believe all of these words. Maybe it was a revenge, but... what if it wasn't? During the day, the blacksmith also said that many mountain people who ran over from the mountains said that they had seen monsters. If they were really monsters, it would not be a trivial matter.

He thought for a while and said, "Xiaoman, I'll go to his house to take a look."

Lin Qiao was stunned: "Do you think... is really a monster?"

Li Bochen then felt a little regretful, thinking that she would be afraid when she heard her say this. So he smiled and said, "I'll know it after just one look. Don't be afraid, there is a Chang family in the north. Even if it's true, even if you run over tonight, the Chang family all have supernatural powers, so it's not difficult to subdue it. Please rest assured."

Lin Qiao said: "Then...you can come back soon."

Li Bochen nodded, trying to bring a knife. But he realized that this was not a different place. He walked around in this village with a knife, and everyone would find it strange, so he only brought Yaohou with him.

He went out of the door in the dark, walked to the door of the house with deep and shallow feet. Seeing that the door was open, there were more people in the yard. At this time, many families had nothing to do and were about to watch the fun.

Several women were whispering in the same place, and several men were talking with their hands behind their backs, with a serious expression. The family seemed to be in a bad family, the house was low, only a lamp was lit in the house, and the courtyard was dim. Therefore, Li Bochen walked in, and no one noticed him.

He leaned over to the door of the house and looked inside, and saw a woman and a boy wearing mourning clothes, pounced on a mat and cried. He guessed that there was a corpse under the mat. At this time, he heard a familiar voice in the main room, which seemed to be Madam Meng.

He moved to the side and saw that it was exactly that.

I heard from Mrs. Meng: "...Stop talking about these things, use them first, let's mourn the person first."

Another old woman cried and said something thankful, but she didn't know where the dialect was, and Li Bochen couldn't hear it clearly.

It's great that Madam Meng is here. Li Bochen retreated to the side and waited for a while. Madam Meng walked out. He whispered, "Sister Meng."

Madam Meng turned around and saw him, and was stunned: "Brother Chen? Why are you here?"

Li Bochen took two steps back and Madam Meng followed him. He whispered: "I heard that it was killed by a monster, so come and take a look."

After thinking about it, I added: "I went to the north of Sui State to run Shang and saw those who were killed by monsters. I want to see if it is."

Madam Meng was shocked and wanted to say something. But seeing Li Bochen's face was solemn, she thought for a moment and said, "You... OK. Do you really want to see it? Then I'll go in and talk."

He whispered, "You can read it carefully, you dare not say this."

She believed in herself like this. Li Bochen felt a little moved and said, "Don't worry, sister, I know the importance."

Madam Meng said ok again, turned around and walked into the door. After a while, she walked to the door and waved, saying, "Brother Chen, come."

Li Bochen also walked into the door. While closing the door, Madam Meng said a few words to the mother and son. The old woman came over and wiped her tears while supporting the two with Madam Meng.

Li Bochen first walked to the precepts and took out the oil lamp, then walked to the body and lifted the mat.

The smell was not good, and it had indeed passed away for several days. Before the body could be buried, it almost looked like it was before death. He saw a huge wound extending from the collarbone to the lower abdomen, with both ends wide open, and the collarbone was shattered.

He immediately realized that this could never be done by humans, at least it would not be done by people who have never practiced. If he wanted to make such a wound, he might be able to use the magic knife to force the sword to slash out with all his strength.

But this person is a villager, who would do this?

Let’s look at this angle. It was not cut on the front, but more like something huge, such as sharp nails, slashed obliquely. A chill in his heart - a monster.

But he was unable to determine which monster it was. Looking at the wound, the monster should be extremely large. He had seen a dozen large figures in Kitahara, including camel, swollen head, mud armor, and barbarian armor. But these did not have sharp claws, so they could not cause such wounds.

There is a kind of flying monster called Yanqu. But if that thing is big, it is not good at growing strength. Although this place is already north of Li State, there are at least hundreds of miles of vast mountains between them and Beiyuan, and Yanqu cannot fly. Even if it really flies over, it should have been discovered long ago.

Is it another monster I have never seen before?

As if seeing his face was not very good, Miss Meng came over and held her breath and whispered: "Did Brother Chen see it?"

Li Bochen covered the straw mat and secretly said to offend the body. He then winked at Miss Meng. Miss Meng was stunned and shouted in a low voice: "...really!?"

Before he could answer, the door of the room was suddenly kicked open, and a man shouted, "What are you spreading around? Who taught you how to say this?"

Li Bochen turned around and saw that he was a man wearing a black cloth and white garment. He was thin and thin, with a knife around his waist. His outfit was the same as those patrolling the streets I saw in the town during the day. He should be under Zhu Hou's command.

The man stepped into the house and shouted: "Zhou family, what are you talking about? What monsters? Didn't he say it was a revenge?"

The deceased should have the surname Zhou. He should be asking about that woman.

When the woman heard his questioning, she was so scared that she couldn't cry. Instead, the boy cried even louder. When the man entered the house, he saw Madam Meng, and his tone eased, saying, "Oh, Madam Meng is here too."

Madam Meng frowned and said, "Master Sun, why are you so scary? Orphans and widows."

The man sneered: "Miss Meng, isn't this kind of random spread disturbing the hearts of the people? When it comes to General Zhu's ears, people must be taken to prison. I'm not doing it for their own good."

He stared at Li Bochen again and looked at the woman: "From the Zhou family, don't spread the word randomly. Everyone outside listened to it. This is a revenge. Our people are still looking for Feng San. If they find it, the truth will come out."

Xiaoman said that the deceased was a doctor before his death and had cured the child of the family. Feng San, whom Sun Chai mentioned, should be the father of the child. They suspected that Feng San killed him.

But didn't they see the gap in the body? Li Bochen thought about it and felt that he understood a little. The rumors of monsters in the mountains should be indeed the wind released by Zhu Hou's people... Maybe as the blacksmith Yu Meng said, it was to ask people to come out of the mountains and come here.

But if there are really monsters now, it would be a bad thing. The monsters appear and hurt people. Zhu Houzhen wants to be a commander in the whole place, so he must send someone to suppress them. But if he asks those people to go to the mountains to deal with monsters, he may not succeed if he wants to save dozens of lives.

So, it's better to "revenge".

This is a very stupid approach, but Li Bochen also thinks it is not incomprehensible. Zhu Hou is essentially a bandit, and he will never really "love the people as a son" - how many people can do it? Death can't shake the villagers' foundation, and it will be painful if the soldiers under him die. If the monster goes away for a few days, it will be the best.

Li Bochen sighed softly. He originally thought that if it was confirmed that it was made by a monster, he would inform the local manager. But now, he would probably not be able to count on this Sun Chai.

He planned to leave first. But as soon as he moved his foot, Sun Chase stared at him again and said, "Who are you?"
Chapter completed!