Chapter 1605 Dahupo
Chapter 1605 Dahupo
Huo Changhe has deviated from his original route.
He had to go into the village.
The two horse thieves seemed to be accidental, but they were not.
Someone gave them drugs and asked them to take advantage of the intersection to steal things from the Sima family.
Not only did he steal things, he also showed them another way.
Facing Huo Changhe's blood-stained sword, the horse thief no longer dared to lie.
"We did steal things at first, but later, a few people woke up. The amount of drugs we used was not strong enough, so after they woke up, we pretended to be pitiful and begged for mercy, and they let us go."
"In return, we invited them to live in the village, and before they left, we pointed them to a shorter and easier route."
"The purse... was stolen when they were leaving."
Huo Changhe suppressed his anger and asked, "Who gave you the drugs? Who showed you the way?"
"He is the second in command of Dahupo in front."
Huo Changhe glanced at Xiang Guang, who shook his head: "I haven't heard of Dahupo."
Yinding also shook his head and kicked the horse thief: "Be honest, there is no such thing as Dahupo. Our boss is the leader among bandits and has never heard of Dahupo."
Huo Changhe, the leader among the bandits, asked in a deep voice: "What does that person look like? Did he introduce himself or did you guess? Tell the truth."
"He was in his thirties, big and strong, with a beard, and a scar on the right side of his face, from his chin to the corner of his eye, which looked scary.
He introduced himself, otherwise we wouldn't know that 200 miles ahead there is a not-too-high mountain that looks like a lying tiger. We call it Big Tiger Hill."
"We had never heard of bandits before. He said so himself. He is the second in command of Dahupo. We are all ordinary people. We have never seen bandits before. We were all scared. We can only believe what he said."
The horse thief was so frightened that he trembled and begged for mercy: "Good man, spare my life."
Huo Changhe narrowed his eyes and said nothing.
Yinding slapped him twice more: "You said you would spare my life? Are you the boss or is our boss the boss?"
Huo Changhe thought quickly and decided that this matter must be investigated thoroughly. Why did the bandits suddenly appear out of nowhere? He asked them to show the way and lead Sima family there.
"Which way do you point to? Lead the way."
To go that road, he had to pass that village. When passing by the village, he went to the horse thief's house and took away everything related to the Sima family.
It was already dawn when we reached the road.
"Well, that's it. They walked from here. Go straight ahead from here. Although the road is a bit narrow, it is flat and easy to walk on."
The horse thief whispered, "We can get to Dahupo from here, too."
“Are there many people coming and going here?”
“Not many, but there are some every day, and they are all people from the village walking through here.”
"Very good," Huo Changhe waved.
Without giving any further explanation, Yingot tied the horse thief to a tree with a rope and gagged him.
"Wait here. Someone passing by will come to rescue you. If it takes one hour, you're lucky. If it takes five hours, you're unlucky."
Without further ado, Huo Changhe led his men and set out along this road.
It was already noon when Yan Ruyu arrived at the place where they had interrogated the horse thief last night.
"Princess, there are a lot of footprints and horse hoof prints here, and the location looks flat. The prince must have rested here," Jiang Paopao said excitedly.
Yan Ruyu led the horse, looked around, and nodded slowly.
This is true.
When he went behind a tree, his eyes fixed.
There is blood.
Jiang ran over to take a look, and a look of shock appeared on his face: "Blood, is someone injured?"
Yan Ruyu looked around calmly: "See if there are any signs of a fight."
She guessed that it would not be Huo Changhe's men who were injured. Although they did not have a large number of people, each of them was a strong fighter. It would not be easy to defeat or injure them.
What's more, this location is suitable for rest, but not for ambush and fighting.
After a thorough investigation, we found no signs of a fight, except for a small tree that was cut down, and judging by the cut, it was caused by a sword.
Jiang Paopao's face was solemn: "It should be the prince's sword."
Most of them used knives, single knives, broadswords, double knives, and even waist knives. Only Huo Changjian used a sword.
Yan Ruyu stood there, touching the broken end of the tree with her hand: "There should have been other people here, but not many."
"The prince would not cut down a tree for no reason, and there is not much blood. It looks like a small wound, more like a... warning."
"They must have caught someone and asked him some questions. He was dishonest, so the prince cut down a tree to intimidate him and then stabbed him."
Yan Ruyu wondered to herself: Who could it be?
"Paopao, go ahead and see if there are any passers-by. Ask if there are any villages nearby."
"Yes."
Jiang Paopao left, and Yan Ruyu walked deeper into the grove, her consciousness entering the space.
The abbot was busy driving a forklift to transport things in the space. He went to take a look in the morning and found that the ground would be compacted by tomorrow night at the latest.
"Ruyu, what's wrong?"
"Check the map," Yan Ruyu said, holding a paper map, "I'm still on the official road. There's a double fork here. There's a flat area next to it, and there's a small forest. I'm in the forest."
The abbot followed the official road and quickly found her current location according to the time she set out, the approximate number of kilometers she had walked, and the description she gave.
"My paper map is too general. Look around to see if there are any villages or something like that."
“Or a copycat.”
"Let me see. Yes, there are two villages. One is Lijia Village and the other is Zhangjia Village. These two villages are next to each other. Just come out of the grove where you are and go to the right of the double fork in the road."
"In front is Lijia Village, and inside is Zhangjia Village."
Yan Ruyu marked on the paper: "Okay, I understand."
"Is there anything going on in the mansion?"
The abbot was silent for a moment: "No, it's only been half a day, nothing happened."
Yan Ruyu thought about it and it made sense, as they had just talked on the phone last night.
After exiting the space and walking out of the woods, he waited for a while before Jiang Paopao ran back from the front.
"Princess, there are two villages over there, but they are not on the official road."
"Let's go to the village."
Jiang Paopao was puzzled: "But didn't the prince take the official road?"
"Maybe things have changed." Yan Ruyu fed him a handful of grass. "Then go ahead and find any traces on the official road?"
Jiang Paopao shook his head: "No."
"That's it. It means the prince has changed his ways. Let's go."
When the two entered the village, Jiang Paopao found that his cleverness was not even half as good as that of the princess.
So, just keep quiet, watch and do whatever the princess says.
Yan Ruyu did not ride a horse in the village, but walked slowly leading the horse.
It was noon and there were not many people on the streets of the village.
As she walked, she looked at the traces on the village road.
With so many people and so many horses, there would be no traces.
really.
Her judgment was correct, Huo Changhe changed this route.
why?
It must have something to do with the bleeding man.
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