Wu Xiang tightly grasped the knife on his waist, turned around and left, and the few people beside the Black Water Pool raised their feet and chased him.

He felt tight in his heart, thinking that although he had some skills, the ones following him were all extremely vicious, so he didn't dare to be careless. He wanted to run to Grandma Zhang's house to order the yamen to get people, but before he could take a few steps, a strong wind suddenly came from behind him, and a hatchet hit his legs. Wu Xiang's legs hurt and he staggered. He heard the people behind him getting closer and closer, so he simply slipped down the hillside.

This is not the direction to Grandma Zhang's house, but it is the quickest way to get out. He has only been to Hei Shuitan in the daytime. I vaguely remember that the pool is a stream pool along the way, and here is a steep slope. Under the steep slope, it is mostly a mountain road on the northwest side. As long as you can get rid of the people behind you, it is not difficult to go back to Grandma Zhang's house with his footsteps.

He walked halfway down the forest. Although everyone behind him wanted to chase him, they were not as neat and decisive as him. In a moment, others had left their sight. The forest was already pitch black, and others were covered by bushes. In addition, the mountain wind rustled, so the Zhang brothers and others behind him had no way to pursue them.

The eldest brother of the Wu family shouted, "Did you see clearly? Who is it?"

Zhang Er picked up the hatchet on the ground and gritted his teeth, "It should be the leader. Except for him, there is no one else coming to eavesdrop on us." He turned around and looked at Grandma Zhang, "It must be with you."

Grandma Zhang's expression changed, "Can he be awake!"

Old Man Wu caught up from behind, "You can't let him run away. He will definitely go back to report the message. You might as well go after him. Now that he knows our plans, he will never leave any room for anything!"

Grandma Zhang also agreed. At this time, the eldest brother of the Wu family snorted coldly, "He ran down from here, but he was afraid he didn't know what was under here-"

This sentence made everyone silent. The eldest brother of the Wu family told Grandma Zhang, "You go back and stabilize them first, or use the method of drugging. No matter what, you cannot let any of them escape, you just say that you don't know anything and have never seen the captain. Those of them don't know what happened to them, and I don't think they will not attack for a while." He looked at the Zhang brothers again, "You go downstairs to block him. The people on Aunt Zhang and I, Zhengren, and I, can take them at will."

The Zhang brothers responded and did not chase down the hillside, but walked down the forest path from the other side.

No one chased after him, which made Wu Xiang feel relaxed. There was a faint shadow of trees in front of him, and there were even more weeds under his feet. The terrain was difficult to distinguish. His speed slowed down a little, but he was anxious to return to Grandma Zhang's house. Grandma Zhang and the others had been alarmed, and Bo Ruoyou and the others knew nothing at Grandma Zhang's house. If these people rushed back to attack, he was afraid that Bo Ruoyou and the others would not be able to deal with it. This thought was settled and his speed was faster. But suddenly, his feet were empty-

Wu Xiang instantly burst into cold sweat. He thought he was going to fall heavily, but the time he fell down was longer than he had imagined. Just when he thought he was about to die, with a "thump", the bone-breathing water passed by, and he actually fell into the deep pool in the forest with good luck.

The water in the mountain stream in the middle of the night was extremely cold. Wu Xiang choked on two mouthfuls of water and fluttered in the water before he could come out. The water in the pond was deeper than he had imagined. He could not even step on the bottom with such a tall figure. Fortunately, he realized the water quality since he was a child. He looked up and found that the mountain that seemed to be a steep slope formed a cliff connected to the mountain stream. The cold pool was hidden under the cliff. The trees were lush on weekdays and were not easy to detect.

A small waterfall-like stream flowed down from the upper and came from the Black Water Pond, but the pool here was deeper and narrower than the Black Water Pond. The cliffs on both sides were cramped. Looking up, the branches on the top of the cliff were slanted horizontally, and the sky above could not even be seen. Wu Xiang floated with water with difficulty and wanted to sway the shore along the water flow, but as soon as he pulled it twice, he felt a more harsh chill than the water in the pond hit him.

On the edge of the deep pool, there were seven short figures standing darkly.

Wu Xiang's scalp was numb and he almost wanted to turn back deeper into the pond water. But before he could move, he realized something was wrong. These figures were quite short, and at most they were not as big as adult men and women around his waist. Moreover, he was very moved by the water, but these figures were motionless and did not look like living people.

After swallowing with difficulty, Wu Xiang paddled hard to the shore. After a moment, he finally stepped to the bottom and then walked out with difficulty.

I don't know how long this deep pool has been hidden among the mountains and forests. The bottom of the pool is full of mud and dead branches and leaves. What hooked his robe was quite unscrupulous, but he didn't care about it, and just kept going to the shore to see what the figure was.

After slashing for a long time, he finally got very close to the shore. With the only dim light, Wu Xiang could see clearly what was standing on the shore. The short shadow was actually roughly carved stone statues of children. The stone statues were carved with strange seal scripts. On the edge of this black and buzzing deep pool, it looked like a ghost, inexplicably chilling and terrifying.

After touching the water droplets on his face, Wu Xiang couldn't help but curse in his heart. There were seven stone statues in total, and they all faced the pool. Wu Xiang felt as if there were seven ghost dolls watching him, and he felt even more horrified. He just wanted to leave this ghost place immediately. With a thought, he immediately stepped ashore, but at this moment, the robe was hooked even harder.

After cursing again, Wu Xiang turned around impatiently and pulled his robe. He thought it was the dead branches in the water that were causing chaos, but his face changed slightly as soon as his hand touched the dead branches.

The touch on the hand is wrong.

He touched the "dead branches" and then pulled away the water plants and mud. Then, he picked up the thing and placed it in front of him.

Even though it was dark and could only tell a shadow, Wu Xiang breathed in an instant.

What he has is not a dead branch.

But a piece of white human bone!

...

The more Bo Ruoyou waited, he became more anxious. After waiting for almost an hour, there was finally a movement outside the courtyard gate. At this moment, she didn't need to pretend to behave and greeted her before the lights went out. The courtyard gate opened, and Grandma Zhang walked in with Bo sweat on her face. As soon as she entered the door, she saw Bo Ruoyou and Hou Yang standing at the door. She looked surprised and closed the courtyard gate with her backhanded and walked over.

"Why did the girl come out? It's still early, why don't you sleep?"

Bo Ruoyou looked her up and down for a moment, "Where did my mother-in-law go?"

Grandma Zhang only had some mud stains on her feet, and she couldn't tell where she was going. She calmly said, "I went to Old Man Wu's house. His old sister-in-law was seriously ill. On that day, Old Man Wu said that she was afraid she would not last for a few days. I woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't feel at ease, so I wanted to go and see--"

Bo Ruoyou's lips pursed slightly, "Can't survive these days? Today we go to his house to see his wife, but he doesn't want to."

Grandma Zhang walked to the door and looked around in the hall first. She was probably worried about Zhang Yu, "Oh, that's normal. She knows her destiny at her. I know that it's not cured, so why bother the girl? The girl is a noble person. We have so much awe and dare not let the girl see the doctor."

Bo Ruoyou stared at her, "We also went to the Wu brothers and sisters' house. I've asked his sister for pulse and treated her."

When Grandma Zhang heard this, her face changed suddenly. She didn't expect that the eldest brother of the Wu family would let her in the clinic. Bo Ruoyou said again: "The Wu family's sister has been bedridden for many years and is extremely weak, but this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that the blood vessels on her hands are dying and deformed, and the most terrifying thing is her face-"

The girl from Wu was unwilling to show her face. Bo Ruoyou didn't know before, but now she knew where their illness came from, and she could guess even if she guessed. After she said this, Grandma Zhang's expression changed.

She actually took a step back and stared at Bo Ruoyou with some vigilance, "She has been sick for many years and is extremely thin. She is usually unwilling to see people. The girl said what's wrong with her face?"

Seeing that Grandma Zhang was quite calm, Bo Ruoyou said, "She has a tumor on her face, which is quite terrifying."

When Grandma Zhang heard this, her face was shattered and her lips moved a few times, but she couldn't say a word. Bo Ruoyou said again: "I'm really shocked by the fact that my sister in the Wu family has this condition. Therefore, the condition is not an ordinary disease, but a sequelae of plague. Has there been a plague in your village?"

Grandma Zhang's eyes were a little panicked, "No, no. The plague is a taboo, girl, don't talk nonsense..."

Bo Ruoyou smiled and looked down at Grandma Zhang's legs, "Mother-in-law's legs and feet are inconvenient, and her knees have also undergone abnormal changes. The blood vessels on the lower legs are exactly the same as those of the Wu family. Grandma, you are also the survivor of the plague I mentioned."

Bo Ruoyou said something, and Grandma Zhang showed a slight look like a cat was stepped on her tail, "You... don't talk nonsense! I just got these diseases when I was old, it was not a plague at all!"

Grandma Zhang retreated more and more. Bo Ruoyou looked at Hou Yang, and Hou Yang immediately took her forward and blocked her retreat. She had entered the yard and the gate of the yard was also closed. No one knew what happened in the yard. When she saw this situation, Grandma Zhang was completely panicked. Zhang Yu, who was in the inner room, ran out of the room and was also a little stunned when she saw this.

Grandma Zhang looked at Bo Ruoyou and then looked at the yamen officers surrounding her. Suddenly her expression changed and cried, "Oh my God, what are you doing? I asked you to live in my house, and you actually want to accuse me of this? You are all noble people, why can't you get along with me, the old lady? Yuer, they are all evil people, come to my mother-in-law soon."

Zhang Yu was about to run away, and a yamen servant hugged him. The trip was so scared that Zhang Yu's eyes turned red and kept calling "Mother-in-law". Bo Ruoyou turned his head and looked at Zhang Yu, but he was not soft-hearted and only comforted him: "Don't be afraid, we won't harm others. We just asked your mother-in-law about something and asked clearly. If she was right, she would let her go."

Bo Ruoyou's voice was gentle but powerful. Zhang Yu had some trust in her, but she was comforted by her at this moment.

Seeing this, Grandma Zhang suddenly turned around and wanted to run. Hou Yang went forward and stopped her with a push and pull. She was still trying to make trouble, but she was too old and her feet were inconvenient, so how could she make trouble? She just shouted out at the top of her throat, as if she wanted someone to hear the movement in the yard. Hou Yang called two yamen officers out of the yard to check out, but there was no one.

While Bo Ruoyou let her make a fuss, he looked out of the yard with a look of anxiety between his eyebrows and eyes. He was waiting for Wu Xiang to return. Wu Xiang went out with Grandma Zhang. Grandma Zhang has been back for a while, why hasn't Wu Xiang come back yet?

Bo Ruoyou looked at Grandma Zhang, "Mother-in-law, we don't want to be irritated with you. Now, the things you want to hide can't be hidden. The people you get sick are all related to plague, and several vacant families in the northwest have not moved away, but you have murdered them. The inscriptions of the tombs in the cemetery in the village have been erased. It was you who did it on purpose, because you don't want others to know who the original ancestors in this village have had for generations."

At this point, her voice became cold, "You are not from Heishui Village at all. If I was not wrong, you are survivors of the plague in Guzhang Village, right?"

Grandma Zhang stopped crying at this time. She never expected Bo Ruoyou to guess the past. When Bo Ruoyou saw her expression, she knew that she had guessed it correctly. She said again: "It is not a false false to believe in the gods of the Guzhang Village. You believe that this plague was brought by the water god and the river god, so you thought of a way to sacrifice to the river god. Six days ago, you will suffocate a newly born baby and then send it to the side of the Luo River to set up an altar to worship the river god. Is that right?"

Grandma Zhang moved the corners of her lips, and she couldn't say a word in shock. Seeing this, Hou Yang and others knew that Bo Ruoyou had guessed everything correctly, and her expression on her face also became a little cold. Hou Yang stepped forward and asked, "Where did the baby look for? Is there a maternity in the village?"

As soon as he asked this, Grandma Zhang hadn't said anything, but Zhang Yu, who was beside him, suddenly changed his expression. He looked at Grandma Zhang with red eyes. He wanted to ask something, but he looked fearful and did not dare to ask. When the yamen officer holding him saw it, he asked him: "What do you know? Have you ever seen a pregnant woman in your village?"

Zhang Yu looked even more afraid. Bo Ruoyou frowned and walked up to him and asked him softly: "Zhang Yu, your mother-in-law may have done something bad. Don't be afraid. There is no punishment for Tianzheng at all. She was coaxing you. It was just that she was sick. You might tell your sister whether there were any mothers in this village before?"

"Then... that's just sick?" Zhang Yu asked blankly.

Bo Ruoyou nodded, and Zhang Yu suddenly turned red and cried, "But, but my mother is not sick... Why did my mother-in-law say that her mother was punished and disappeared?"

Everyone present changed their expressions, and Bo Ruoyou's eyes shrank, "You mean, your mother is not dead?"

Zhang Yu seemed to realize something, and tears were even more fierce. He shook his head and said, "Mother... Mother didn't die two years ago. My mother-in-law said that her mother was disobedient, so she was punished by the punishment of heaven, and even the younger brother in her mother's belly was punished together..."

A chill spread from the soles of his feet, and Bo Ruoyou couldn't believe it. If the mother was Zhang Yu's mother, the dead baby would be Zhang Yu's sister and Grandma Zhang's granddaughter. How could anyone use his granddaughter to sacrifice?

She turned around and looked at Grandma Zhang, "What Zhang Yu said is true?"

Grandma Zhang's scarred face shook for a moment, and her fairly clear eyes were filled with coldness, "What's true or false, I don't know, I only know, my daughter-in-law died of illness two years ago..."

Zhang Yu started crying, "Mother-in-law, mother... Where did she go?"

Grandma Zhang glared at Zhang Yu fiercely, and Zhang Yu was so scared that she choked on her crying. No matter how Bo Ruoyou couldn't believe it. Seeing Grandma Zhang's expression, she knew that Zhang Yu could not coax people. She stood up for a moment, and she felt more and more that the old man in front of her felt a sense of cruelty. Thinking of this, she suddenly became worried about Wu Xiang.

"It's okay if you don't confess. I'll just ask you, where did you go just now?" Bo Ruoyou's voice became even heavier. She rarely spoke so fiercely, but at this time her eyes were staring at people coldly, which also gave people a sense of urgency.

When Grandma Zhang heard this, she suddenly laughed, "I went to the back mountain of the village and went to visit the grave. There is a rule in our village, so no foreigners who come to the village will die well!"

Her face was ugly and haggard, but her eyes were shining with brilliance. At this moment, the viciousness in her eyes was as scattered as a snake spitting out a letter, and she felt a strange paranoid on her face, as if she had put life and death aside. Whether it was a nobleman or a yamen officer, she was fearless. Bo Ruoyou's heart sank rapidly, and Wu Xiang must have been discovered!

Wu Xiang was discovered. If Grandma Zhang was only alone, he would not be unable to escape. The only explanation is that Grandma Zhang had just gone to see someone else, and there was more than one person. Wu Xiang was then tripped.

Wu Xiang looked at the heroic and reckless person, but not an impulsive person. If there were no accidents, he would definitely come back before Grandma Zhang. Bo Ruoyou didn't dare to think of the worst plan, but his hands were tightly clamped in his sleeves. Hou Yang, who was beside him, also realized that things were not simple, so he stepped forward and asked, "Where is our captain?"

Seeing Hou Yang's question so straightforward, Grandma Zhang sneered again, "On the underworld."

Now Hou Yang was also anxious, "Miss Bo, something must have been found to be in trouble. Are we going to find it?"

This group of people have always been the leader of Wu Xiang. Now that something might happen to Wu Xiang, everyone is a little panicked. Bo Ruoyou took a deep breath, "Find out the lamps and torches in the room, let's go find Captain Wu. He has the skills and cannot have an accident easily. If you bring your weapons, we cannot stay alone to avoid being plotted."

She spoke very fast, and her expression showed a sense of awe that only when the corpse was examined. Hou Yang responded and entered the house without any scruples. Finally, she found two torches and three oil lamps, lit them all, tied Grandma Zhang's hands, and everyone took Grandma Zhang out together.

The team of ten people was not crowded elsewhere, but there were only ten villagers in the village. Apart from the elderly, weak, sick and disabled, only four or five people had the strength to fight with them. At this moment, the seven yamen servants all drew their swords and did not dare to easily pounce on them at this time. Grandma Zhang cried while walking, which alarmed the village shrouded in the long night.

The Zhang brothers were sent to block Wu Xiang. Old Man Wu returned home temporarily because he was old, while Grandma Zhang's son secretly followed the Wu brother to return home, fearing that he would not be able to subdue the yamen servants. They had to wait until dawn to cook for everyone before taking action. Therefore, they thought they could take a rest in the middle of the night.

However, before the two fell asleep, Grandma Zhang's shrill crying came with the wind. The eldest brother of the Wu family was still unbelievable, but when he went out to Grandma Zhang's house for a while, he watched a group of people heading to the Zhang brothers' house with torches, the eldest brother of the Wu family was completely panicked. He knew that Grandma Zhang had a bad thing.

The eldest brother of the Wu family turned around and entered the door, and said with a serious expression on his face: "There was something happened, it was exposed, and I don't know how it was discovered. Aunt Zhang has been taken away. We have to find a way to leave."

Zhang Dalang's expression changed, "What? Let's go?"

The eldest brother of the Wu family nodded, "What else? Are you waiting to die?"

"But my mother is still there, and there is Yuer--"

The eldest brother of the Wu family looked gloomy, "What do you want? There are many people in them, and going to save them is to die. They still have horses. If they go to the capital to inform us, more people will surround our village. How can we escape? Don't forget how we almost died at the beginning-"

Zhang Dalang showed hesitation, but the eldest brother of the Wu family began to pack things neatly. There was not much valuable stuff at home. He was a quick decision and quickly packed up his bags and went in to carry his sister. The younger sister of the Wu family was so thin that she was only a handful of bones left. He put her sister on the ox cart, and it seemed that she was really about to escape.

"What about the others?" Zhang Dalang asked.

The eldest brother of the Wu family said expressionlessly: "The two brothers are not tired, they run faster than us if they want to run. As for the others, they don't have to worry about it, they really can't escape-"

The remaining people are Old Man Wu and his wife and Mrs. Wu, who are halfway up the mountain. They are old and seriously ill. How can they escape? If they escape from the village, how can they make a living?

After saying that, the eldest brother of the Wu family pulled the ox cart and was about to go out. He could really give up all this and ignore it. Zhang Dalang looked slightly panicked, "Where can you escape? Can you really only escape? I..."

The eldest brother of the Wu family smiled sarcastically, "You won't really take this place as your home, we've long gone. I've been preparing to escape every day for years. If you don't leave, don't blame me for leaving you." After a pause, he looked to the northwest, "It's easy to go to the northwest, and it's blocked to the east, but my ox cart should be able to pass the blocked road. We will go to the direction of the capital. They will definitely not have thought of it-"

The eldest brother of the Wu family said sharply and ruthlessly, erasing the last trace of Zhang Dalang's heart. Zhang Dalang looked as if he was ashamed, and his body shook: "Okay, let's go, then let's go!"
To be continued...