Chapter 451 Gourd Case

He Lingchuan was not hypocritical. He pointed at Wang Mazi with his tiger power: "This man is a little strange. Don't kill him for now. We need to interrogate him again."

The official said: "This is the county's sentence..." The tiger and the giant sheep stared at him at the same time, and he was so scared that he quickly changed his words, "... I think the county magistrate has no objection, so please come to the yamen and sit for a while. I will take the prisoner back."

The townspeople who wanted to watch the excitement on the side were not happy, but there was a tiger sitting on the stage, really watching the whole scene, so they didn't dare to act rashly, so they had to disperse and complain.

Wang Mazi didn't expect the rescue to come from the sky. After being taken down, he knelt down to He Lingchuan with a plop: "Sir, save me, I am so wronged!"

Jiao Yu walked past him: "If you say one word falsely, you will die."

He Lingchuan kept looking at the crows in the sky. At this time, he walked to the high platform pillar, took out a bag of dried meat and asked them: "I want to ask you one thing, this bag of dried meat is compensation."

The crows were very resentful and didn't respond.

How can a bag of dried meat compare to the sweet flesh and blood of a living person?

"Otherwise--" He Lingchuan snapped his fingers, and the goshawk on the sheep's horn suddenly let out a clear cry and made a move to pounce.

The crows screamed in shock, and He Lingchuan exhaled happily.

Soon, a huge old crow landed in front of He Lingchuan: "What do you want to ask?"

"More than half a month ago, have you seen a white-shouldered eagle near here, coming from the north?"

Crows are creatures that like to join in the fun wherever they go, and they are absolutely local birds. Just ask them for information.

Old crow: "No."

"Think about it carefully?" The old thing's attitude is too perfunctory.

"The white-shouldered eagle is a fierce bird. If it hovers here, do you think we will miss it?" The old crow said firmly, "No!"

He Lingchuan may not have some regrets.

But at this time, another crow landed and called a few times to the elder.

The old crow immediately said, "But there are occasionally piles of bones in the mountains nearby, and Xiao Qi from our tribe... has also disappeared."

"When?"

"More than two months ago?" It thought carefully, "It was a few days after Emperor Liujiang appeared."

He Lingchuan pointed at the goshawk: "Wasn't it captured by a natural enemy?"

"There are few birds of prey here."

He Lingchuan handed the bag of dried meat to it: "I'll come find you later."

When the official took Wang Mazi back to the government office two hundred steps away, He Lingchuan also walked all the way.

He led the mountain goat mount, and a goshawk was resting on the goat's back, and there was a tiger accompanying him...

There were four members in the team, and he was the only human. Such a strange combination would have a high rate of turning heads.

Not to mention that the wind beast also went with them.

Master Ling can do whatever he wants in the local area, and no one will complain.

It is called a government office, but this place is very small, just a small courtyard with four rooms, equivalent to a town-level office. The cell is just opposite, and can hold seven or eight people.

The official invited He Lingchuan to take a seat and served tea.

Most of the monsters don't like to drink tea, so this process was omitted.

He Lingchuan waved his hand: "This is a secret matter, just give us a room, no outsiders are allowed."

He personally carried Wang Mazi in and asked the tiger monster to guard the door. Not to mention outsiders, even the officials were not allowed to enter.

But Master Ling insisted on joining in the fun.

Considering that it was also a victim, He Lingchuan still let it in.

But the wind-drilling beast was too tall to enter the door, so it lowered its head and hit the window pane, which broke.

So it happily stuck its head into the window.

The officials heard the noise, but no one came out to say anything.

"Tell us everything you know." He Lingchuan reminded Wang Mazi, "Life and death are at stake, don't lie."

Wang Mazi kowtowed to him twice and told him everything he knew.

It turned out that he and several good friends in the village went to steal goods from merchants in Wudou Town. The other party was a strange merchant who took this trade route for the first time. They were unfamiliar with the place and were easily robbed by them.

A dozen people stole the goods and horses and were walking back. Somehow they walked into the official fields.

There were mature horses in the official fields, shining brightly at night. A countryman couldn't help but took two away.

This hug caused trouble.

The official medicinal fields were guarded by the wind-drilling beasts and inherited from generation to generation. They were not mountain monsters. They couldn't stand seeing these ten people stealing medicine and chased them immediately!

Wang Mazi and others were panicked and ran into Niutou Mountain because of poor visibility on a rainy night.

Then, they saw two lanterns on the hillside...

After being left behind by his companions, Wang Mazi did not wait to die on the spot, but rolled into the bushes on the side.

Fortunately, it was dark enough, and the rain and mud and grass covered his smell. The wind-drilling beasts jumped past him and didn't even notice his existence.

They went to chase his companions.

Wang Mazi lay in the rain for a long time, not daring to move.

His companions did not come back, nor did the wind-drilling beast.

Later, he mustered up the courage to get up and look. The valley was dark, where was the lantern?

His foot was broken and he could not walk, so he could only stay in Niutou Mountain for two days until the herbalists went into the mountain and carried him out on a donkey.

The latter part, He Lingchuan heard from the officials on the way here:

The official herbal medicine field was stolen, and the wind-drilling beast guarding the field was also missing. The official investigation directly led to Wang Mazi. Because the stolen goods by the villagers were found near the herbal medicine field, the entrance to Niutou Mountain where Wang Mazi sprained his foot was only about three miles away from the herbal medicine field.

The facts were clear and the evidence was conclusive, so he was sentenced to death.

He Lingchuan felt something was wrong when he heard this: "How could a group of country guys kill the wind-drilling beasts guarding the medicinal fields?"

The wind-drilling beasts were very powerful and had bad tempers, so civilians would take a detour when they saw them.

He Lingchuan's whole family was in the officialdom, and he knew at once that Wang Mazi was an unlucky scapegoat, so it was no wonder that Master Ling was so angry.

He asked Wang Mazi: "If I ask you to go to Niutou Mountain again, can you identify the location of the two lanterns?"

"Yes, yes!"

He Lingchuan then asked Menghu to go and negotiate with the officials.

During this period, He Lingchuan checked the wound on Wang Mazi's foot and found that it was only a ligament strain, and it had healed by 60% to 70% after these days.

Wang Mazi smiled bitterly and said: "My cheap life is tough. Master He, please save my life!"

I don't know how Jiao Yu negotiated with the officials. About a quarter of an hour later, He Lingchuan found a carriage and took Wang Mazi to Niutou Mountain.

The wind-drilling beast still followed.

General Ling was very familiar with people. He looked at the mountain goat and came to the side and asked He Lingchuan: "Why did the prince send a child like you as a special envoy?"

"We are like-minded." This goat has offended many people, right? He Lingchuan asked him: "How old are you, General Ling?"

"One hundred and nineteen!" General Ling shook his head, "I will celebrate my birthday next year!"

"General Ling is vigorous and strong, much better than humans." How old would a human who is almost one hundred and twenty years old look? Not to mention fighting on the front line, it is not easy to walk a few laps by yourself.

General Ling laughed: "Don't compare you humans with me!"

He Lingchuan saw that the beard under its jaw was braided and tied with gold wire, and there were two gold rings on its left ear. It is obvious that General Ling pays attention to his appearance and lives a very refined life.

As we all know, sheep don't have hands and can't braid their own hair.

That can only be that General Ling has servants or maids at home to take care of these for him.

He Lingchuan had heard that the great demons of Beijia had their own fiefs, servants and subordinates, and enjoyed high privileges in the local area, and sometimes even had immunity.

However, there were not many great demons, and he finally saw one today.

Jiao Yu had already told him that this was the Feitian Vanguard General of the Chiyan Kingdom, with a high rank, and he was not a general of a miscellaneous title. Its direct Feitian Army was basically composed of wind-drilling beasts. Although there were not many of them, they were a special team.

No wonder General Ling did not take the local government seriously at all.

However, it stands to reason that General Ling should be on his way to the eastern front, instead of wandering around in his hometown.

When Jiao Yu asked again just now, General Ling became impatient and said that his troops were on the road and he would be there soon.

"The prince himself is less than 40 years old, and he is also a little kid. He actually sent someone younger to handle the case. It's just a mess!" General Ling said in front of He Lingchuan, "What good things have you done to make him look at you differently?"

"Nothing." He Lingchuan said lightly, "I just helped him kill Fu Shanji." Fu Shanyue looked fierce, but he was almost 40 years old?

General Ling's eyes widened and he said in a lost voice: "What!"

Although it was recuperating in its hometown, it certainly couldn't hide such a big news as the death of the second prince. When it heard what He Lingchuan said, its first reaction was disbelief, but when it turned around and saw Jiao Yu's ears didn't move, it was obviously true.

"How did you do it?"

He Lingchuan had just inquired from Jiao Yu. General Ling's position in the royal court was neutral, and he was a little more inclined to the eldest son, so he felt relieved to announce his achievements.

Most monsters are straightforward. Being too euphemistic with them is like throwing a wink to a blind man. There is no need.

Only if you are outstanding in strength will they take you seriously. Otherwise, how could this General Ling, who looked like a natural troublemaker, cooperate with him well?

He Lingchuan did not answer but asked: "How are the cultivations of your missing juniors?"

"Not weak." General Ling said in a deep voice, "They are also the backbone of the Feitian Army. They have been with me in several battlefields. Logically, they should not disappear without a sound."

It paused and continued: "Without them, there are only more than 70 members of the Feitian Army, and the combat power has been seriously reduced."

He Lingchuan nodded, no wonder it was angry.

Soon, they passed the official medicinal field guarded by the Drilling Wind Beast.

This is a large field hidden in the belly of the mountain. The soil is more fertile than ordinary farmland. Now there are more than a dozen kinds of medicines planted. Some are covered with green cloth, so the types inside cannot be seen clearly.

There are also many humans working in the fields.

The Drilling Wind Beast is only responsible for contracting and guarding. It takes human hands to manage such a delicate job as the medicinal field.

"The location of this medicinal field is very conspicuous. How could you go wrong?"