082,Desert Villa

The wind and sand outside the Great Wall were flying all over the sky unscrupulously, and the floating dust was like sand falling from the sky. Yuchi Pingting and his party accelerated their horses faster and faster in the lonely wind and sand, without any slack.

Outside the Yong'an Pass, it was extremely desolate and magnificent. After Yuchi Pingting and his party came out of the pass, facing this lonely and vast desert, they felt a surge of emotion in their hearts.

"Mom, it's so majestic." Mo Mo couldn't help but say. This was the first time he had gone out to see such a vast scene. Although it was desolate, a feeling of awe suddenly arose in his heart. When he was young,

Something seemed to have sprouted in my mind for the first time.

"Think about Yong'an Pass. It was very prosperous a hundred years ago. There was plenty of water and grass here, and it was a good place for animal husbandry. There used to be several royal horse farms here, and ordinary people made a living by raising animals." Yi Xiaoyao said thoughtfully: "

After the war between the two countries, life here was devastated and the people were in dire straits. Over the past hundred years, the war between the two countries has continued to expand, and the original residents at the border had to leave the land where they were born and move closer to the border. Now some residents at the border can only make a living by exchanging trade with each other.

I think I came here once twenty years ago. It was spring, and it was still green and full of life..." Yi Xiaoyao's face was full of emotions that were difficult to read. Yes, outside Yong'an Pass now, everything is devastated.

, it was desolate, and with the flames of war, life was devastated.

"Xiaoyao, the trade you're talking about is the famous golden and jade dark place here?" Yuchi Pingting asked after hearing this.

It turns out that, as Yi Xiaoyao said, there used to be a lot of people from the two countries living outside the Pass, but due to the war, not many people live here anymore. However, this has caused many green forest people to come and go here. Especially some

Most of the fugitives with serious crimes are here, but these people are not economical, and they are not willing to endure the hardships here, so they engage in life-threatening activities, mostly going to bustling cities to rob all kinds of treasures.

, and then take it here to sell it. As time passes, this kind of black trade becomes bigger and bigger, and the entire underground black market becomes more and more blatant. Indeed, neither country has ever come out to hunt these people, so they do whatever they want.

, so now this market is very large and is known as the “dark field with golden carvings and jade bricks”.

"Exactly, it turns out that the boss knows a lot about things outside the customs, but I've never heard you mention it before." Yi Xiaoyao said with a smile.

"I've only heard about it, but I haven't really been here. It's hard to talk about it because of hearsay. I heard that this dark field made of gold and jade is controlled by a mysterious family, but I don't know who it is." Yuchi Pingting said.

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"Yes, this matter is extremely mysterious." Yi Xiaoyao cleared his throat and continued: "The outside world only knows that the person responsible for the transactions in this market and a group of related people are all capable people in the martial arts, but the specific master behind the scenes is

Who, I still don’t know.”

"If nothing else happened, I would really like to visit this dark field." Yuchi Pingting smiled slightly, just like a blooming flower, adding a touch of color to this vast and desolate desert. She admitted that she was

I have always been interested in this new and weird thing.

"Boss, what are your plans next? Are we going to wander like lonely ghosts in this vast desert?" Feng Qingyu asked.

"I want to go to the place where the accident happened. I want to see the people alive and the bodies dead." Yuchi Pingting said firmly.

"Beiwu Mountain, I heard that the place where the landslide occurred is Beiwu Mountain and Nanhua Road. Let's go this way." Yi Xiaoyao said, pointing to a mountain with rugged rocks in the distance, and several people whipped up their whips and galloped away in that direction.

Nanhua Road is a winding road at the southern end of Beiwu Mountain. Due to the landslide a few days ago, the mountain road is full of rocks, making the already rugged mountain road even more difficult to walk.

"I heard that the soldiers who were involved in the accident were buried on the spot. Let's look for it." Yuchi Pingting said, but there was a trace of sadness on her beautiful face. She didn't know if she could find Nangong Feiran among the dozens of corpses.

, and his younger brother Yuchi Changxun, who was just starting out in his career, but an intuition told her that Nangong Feiran must still be alive. It was relying on this intuition that she insisted on going out to search for him.

"Let Xiaobai help." Mo Mo said, turning to the snow mastiff who was following Yuchi Pingting: "Xiaobai, go look for the place where dozens of soldiers' corpses are buried. If you find it, I'll give you some candy."

Eat."

As soon as Mo Mo finished speaking, he saw the Snow Mastiff jumping up and galloping towards the northeast, just like a white lightning flashing past. Yuchi Pingting and others quickly rode their horses to catch up.

The Snow Mastiff stopped at a slightly flat place, looked at the people who were quickly catching up, and groaned slightly.

"Bad Xiaobai, why are you running so fast? Humph." Mo Mo pouted as he spoke and turned his head away from the snow mastiff. Xiaobai stood on his hind legs like a coquettish child and raised his upper body to reach the horse.

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"Boss, look." Yi Xiaoyao pointed to a raised dirt bag in front of him, and then said: "It can be seen that the soil here is newly plowed, so it should be right here."

"Boss, do we really have to dig a grave?" Feng Qingyu asked softly. She didn't know whether Yuchi Pingting's decision was appropriate.

"Dig, if you don't dig, how can you know whether Nangong Feiran is inside?" Yuchi Pingting's face was filled with determination and no doubt.

Although Yi Xiaoyao had already made preparations and brought a shovel with him when he came, he still hesitated when he really wanted to do it.

Yuchi Pingting scooped up a deep shovel of soil without hesitation, then threw it aside and said to Yi Xiaoyao who was still hesitating: "Why, Yi Jian Xiaoyao, who is not even afraid of killing, is afraid of killing people?"

"Are you kidding?" Yi Xiaoyao blushed and started to take action immediately. Feng Qingyu saw that Yuchi Pingting had strengthened her determination and no longer hesitated. Only Mo Mo was running happily with the snow mastiff.

"Boss, look." Yi Xiaoyao shouted, he had already dug out a piece of white bone.

"Everyone, be careful and dig slowly." Yuchi Pingting said, and his men had already reduced their strength. It seems that the soldiers who died in the landslide were not very careful when burying them, because the pit was dug very shallow and covered with

The soil above was not thick either. Soon, a horrifying picture full of bones appeared in front of several people, and immediately, a stench was heard.

Yi Xiaoyao took the handkerchief Feng Qingyu handed him, covered his mouth and nose, and then boldly jumped into the pit and carefully turned over the corpses. These corpses were now bones. They all looked the same and it was difficult to distinguish them.

, the only thing that can distinguish them is probably the clothes on their bodies.

"Boss, there is a lieutenant here." Yi Xiaoyao said and pointed to a corpse. Only his clothes were different from others. Yi Xiaoyao said again: "I wonder if this is Yuchi Changxun."

"No." Yuchi Pingting said with certainty: "Changxun is taller than this one, so this one is definitely not Changxun."

"Boss, it seems that the others are all soldiers, and the most senior officer is probably this deputy general." Yi Xiaoyao said.

"Xiaoyao, look how many people there are in total?" Yuchi Pingting said. The doubts in her heart were getting heavier and heavier. She vaguely felt that this matter was not as simple as imagined.

"Boss, there are only thirty-four corpses, wait, that's weird..." Yi Xiaoyao said to himself.

"Thirty-four? What's going on?" Yuchi Pingting also frowned. Because she remembered clearly that she had seen the list of martyrs. Except for a dozen people who died on the battlefield, the other dead people were all because of

There should be thirty-six people who died due to this landslide. Why are there only thirty-four now? And there is no one who looks like a general like Nangong Feiran.

"Xiaoyao, what did you find?" Feng Qingyu asked.

"Here, there are two people who don't seem to have died from a landslide, but rather were hacked to death with a knife..." Yi Xiaoyao said.

"Lift it up and have a look." Yuchi Pingting said after hearing this. It seems that this matter is indeed not simple.

Yi Xiaoyao laboriously moved the two corpses up one by one, and Feng Qingyu hurriedly walked over to take a closer look.

"Boss, there is indeed a problem." Feng Qingyu said to Yuchi Pingting after reading.

"Is it a violent death?" Yuchi Pingting asked with a solemn face.

"Yes, both of this man's feet were broken. It seems that he was injured under heavy pressure. He should have been crushed by a boulder during a landslide. But this is not the cause of death. The cause of death is a sword in the chest. This is probably caused by someone.

Right." Feng Qingyu said.

"Boss, it seems that things are not simple, but where should we go to find the prince?" Yi Xiaoyao asked.

Yuchi Pingting didn't speak, just pacing aside. Seeing this, Yi Xiaoyao and Feng Qingyu knew that she was thinking, so the two of them covered the dug grave again.

"There has been a problem from the beginning." Yuchi Pingting said with certainty, a trace of panic flashing in her eyes, indicating the seriousness of this problem.

"Boss, are you saying there is a problem with this war?" Yi Xiaoyao was puzzled.

"Yes, think about it. It turns out that each battle between the two countries lasted at least three months, or even a year, with countless casualties on both sides. But this time, it only took a month, and I went to the General Assembly

Victory, there are only a handful of casualties. Isn't this strange?" Yuchi Pingting continued: "There must be a hidden secret to what happened during this period. I think our trip south may take a little longer."

Yuchi Pingting thought to herself that since she was being targeted, no matter what kind of conspiracy it was, she would uncover it.

"Boss, where should we start investigating now?" Feng Qingyu asked. In any case, it is not easy to find someone on the border between the two countries.

"I heard that there is a town above this desert, right?" Yuchi Pingting asked Yi Xiaoyao.

"Yes, Desert Villa is where business travelers will rest, and the dark place with golden carvings and jade is also there." Yi Xiaoyao said, he remembered that when he was a child, he followed his master here and went to the Desert Villa and the dark place.

However, it has been twenty years and I don’t know what changes have taken place.

"Let's go there to rest first, and then make arrangements after we settle down." Yuchi Pingting said, carrying Mo Mo onto the horse, and then climbed on the horse herself.

"Boss, how much do you know about this desert villa?" Yi Xiaoyao asked.

"I heard that the owner of this desert villa, Jun Tianxing, is a weirdo. No one has seen his true face, and no one really understands his life and past. He suddenly came to this desert villa and became a fairy like a myth.

Master."

"Yes, this Jun Tianxing lives in seclusion and is very mysterious. All his affairs are taken care of by his disciple Wantong. Both masters and disciples have unique skills, but they regard their fame as dirt and work in this desert.

When we started a business, there was only one in the desert, so the business grew bigger and bigger, turning the original villa into a town. Although this Jun Tianxing is like a local emperor, no one has ever said anything bad about him." Yi Xiaoyao said.

I remembered what happened with my master in the desert villa twenty years ago.

"It sounds very attractive. The desert villa, the dark field with golden carvings and jade, is getting more and more interesting." Yuchi Pingting said and couldn't help but smile.

"But I have seen all this deep mountains and wasteland. Where is there any town in this endless land?" Feng Qingyu asked.

"This Desert Villa is right behind Beiwu Mountain. If we go faster, we can get there before dark."

After saying this, the three of them whipped their horses and galloped along the mountain path.

Desert Villa, as the name suggests.

The area between the two countries is very surprising. First there is a vast plain, and in the northeast there are continuous mountains. After the mountains, there is a vast desert. Only after leaving the desert can you reach the Liao Kingdom.

Desert Villa was a manor in the early days, receiving business travelers. However, as more and more people came here, the manor could not accommodate them, so these people began to build houses near the manor. As a result, many people had no fixed place to live.

They all come here. Yes, more and more people are coming to this place, forming a town, but the name is still called Desert Villa. These people are not ordinary honest and peaceful people, they are all people with skills, but they are

The intentions of this are different, but they are okay.

At this time, Desert Villa was bustling with people. The only tavern was full of people, and there was an arm-wrestling competition. The winner would get a jar of fine wine collected by the store.

Since Yuchi Pingting and his party walked into this populated place, people looked at them sideways from time to time.
To be continued...