refuse to be a teacher

Chapter 148 Graves

In the first watch, the snow had passed and the sky was not yet clear, and a layer of dark night was already falling in a hurry.

After leaving the inn, there are narrow trails full of snow on the left and right.Unexpectedly, the street outside at night was not as dry and cold as people imagined. At that time, a star with a dim light was lit, and the snow was shone to a sharp white.

Congzhen walked in front alone, and Xue Lanyin followed him not far behind with his sword in hand.Immediately, one shallow and one deep, leaving two long series of imprints of unknown size on the road along the way.

After turning around a long and secluded narrow alley at the end of the street corner, there is still no one around, but you can faintly hear the creaking sound of wheels running over your ears.

Xue Lan was suspicious of where the voice was coming from, so she leaned forward and asked her pillow, "Where do you want to take me?"

He didn't return from the pillow, only said: "You will know when you go, and you will definitely not regret it."

Because Xue Lan didn't want to be too far away from Yan Hao, but there was always a strange feeling in his heart, as if there was something natural here that was attracting him, urging him to take another step forward all the time.

——That feeling is irresistible, as if born with it.Xue Lan was full of doubts, but in addition to that, she still had a desire to explore unknown areas.

Sure enough, they didn't walk for long, and they stopped in front of a dead end at the end of the alley. There were old stone walls on three sides, and the noisy noise behind the wall could be faintly heard, as if they were getting closer to people invisible.

Xue Lan's face was cold, but only a pair of eyes were slightly bright. At this time, in this dark night where everything sleeps forever, everything is dead, and no life can be seen, but behind the wall is still alive, through the stone wall There is a slight gap at the bottom, the stinging and sharp human voice, the lights, and the salty smell in the cold wind at night-it feels inexplicably disgusting.

Xue Lan is not stupid.His intuition told him that this is what the flour boss was referring to when he kept mentioning the "leakage site" where day and night were reversed.

Wanton selling of private goods, tossing rare and rare black goods of unknown origin - including swords, guns/powder, artifacts, human beings, and even the organs that have been stripped from the human body, but everything that can be thought of, unexpected, can be found in This circulation and transportation never ends.

This is not a strange place to be surprised or feared.But coincidentally, the deserted inn they used to rest is just not too far from here - if you don't pay attention, you can be pushed to the cusp of the storm and walk again, the degree of danger can be imagined Know.

"After working for a long time, you just want me to come and see this?" Xue Lan waved her sleeves and was about to leave because of a sarcasm on her face. "I know where this is. Don't bother you to take me there again."

——He didn't want to know what kind of shady and gloomy scene was behind the wall.He was only worried that he and Yan Hao, who were outside the wall, would lose their lives if there was another disaster.

"Brother Lan Yin."

From behind him, he called out in a calm voice: "I said, I won't disappoint you."

Because Xue Lan didn't care about him at all, she turned around and was about to walk a long way, but she heard a heavy sound next to her ears. Without any scruples from the pillow, she stretched out her hand to break the gap between the stone walls to the widest point at a time. , the voices of people all over the sky covered their faces, and then what came into view was a spectacle completely different from the surrounding area of ​​the inn.

"You...don't want to die?" Xue Lan turned her head suddenly, "Is this a place that you and I can bother casually?"

Spreading his hands from the pillow, he said: "The wall has been removed for you, why don't you take this opportunity to go in and have a look?"

Because Xue Lan was speechless for a long time, she looked at the familiar and complicated scene behind the wall, and there was a very deep hidden string in her heart, and without exception, she opened a subtle light arc here.

Oddly enough, he didn't insist on leaving.Instead, he turned around and took a step towards the inner end of the boundary between the wall, leaving a series of indelible footprints slowly and slowly.

——It is still a narrow road covered with ice and snow, but the flow of people passing by has increased several times compared to that during the day.

The space behind the stone wall is secluded and long, and the light is dim and unclear. You can vaguely see a few small and mixed figures, among which there are various tall or short transport carriages and horses, all covered with several layers of dark and indistinguishable heavy cloaks. Then it ran over the snow once, and finally drove to the farther entrance at the other end of the alley.

"This is what people from the Central Plains have always known as the 'black market'." Crossing over the wall with one leg from the pillow, he said to Xue Lan in an unclear manner, "This kind of place can often be seen in the Northern Territory... But as far as the facts are concerned, the Northern Territory is not as prosperous as this area, and the private goods transactions behind the scenes are not as rampant as in Guli Town."

In fact, there is no need to talk too much.To Xue Lanyin and the rest of their clan, this kind of land is familiar to them like a homeland where they can settle down.

But it is not their homeland, but their graves.Nearly a hundred years ago, the Living Sword Clan also had a period of supreme glory.But the good times don't last long. Their own powerful combat regeneration ability is far lower than ordinary humans' greedy demand for blood.

So, killing evil wantonly - trying every means to destroy the stable life of the living sword people.

Until later, selling the flesh and blood of broken bones and limbs of living sword clansmen has gradually become an indispensable norm in the black market.

"I know all about it." Xue Lan didn't even feel much of the noise of people coming and going behind the wall because her face didn't fluctuate. "Besides, I don't like this place very much."

"I understand." Cong Zhen suddenly said out of nowhere, "I don't like this place either."

Xue Lan frowned and said, "Since you don't like it, why did you bring us here?"

He shook his hand from the pillow, then took a few steps forward, and slowly walked towards the opposite end of the entrance where there was more traffic.

"I brought you here for a certain purpose... Besides, my original intention was not to do anything that would hurt you and Mr. Yan."

He strode over, and at the edge of the path where the carriage was driving back and forth, there were two drunk watchmen standing there.

The way to please them is simple - talk with money.He lowered his head from the pillow and handed out a bag of silver taels from his pocket. After they nodded and let them go, Fang nodded to signal Xue Lanyin to keep up with the pace as soon as possible.

The two walked unimpeded all the way, from behind the seemingly cold stone wall, they walked towards the unknown area with an ominous purpose, and then crossed the wide intersection at the end of the alley, where there was still an unbreakable wall between them. Walls—but to put it bluntly, the so-called stone walls, apart from serving as a barely sheltering cover, will not actually block any of their next trips.

Xue Lan was half-believing and walking beside the slave pillow. At that time, a batch of newly-released wooden boxes were piled up around the wooden cart pulled by horses. There are all kinds of items, including gold and silver jewelry, daggers and scimitars, and even some rare herbs that have never been seen before. Feel free to stretch out your five fingers to measure them, and you will know that they must be of great value.

At first, these things were normal, but when Xue Lanyin continued to walk forward, a very strong stench came from his nostrils—the smell had been with him not far away since he stepped into the wall. Places roam freely, sometimes smelling clearly, sometimes hardly noticeable.

But right now, it has overflowed to an unbearable level.

Because Xue Lan's sense of smell has always been keen, it is inevitable that her expression changed a little.

He could see it clearly from the side of the pillow, so he smiled lightly and said, "Did you smell it?"

Xue Lan held her breath slightly, and continued to pretend to be stupid and said in a daze: "What did I smell?"

"...This is the smell of human blood."

Every word from the pillow is authentic.

Xue Lan turned her head and looked at him because of the suddenness.At that time, from the bottom of Zhenzhen's eyes, there was still a kind of daunting calm and ease, as if he didn't have any emotions related to fear by nature - even if he did, he would never be able to easily show it to others.

She didn't say a word from the pillow, and looked at him in silence for a while.Immediately turned around and continued to walk forward for a few steps.

There are five long iron boxes wrapped in plain linen cloth on the side. The cloth surface is already covered with dirt, and there are a series of mottled and chaotic red marks hidden among them.

Xue Lanyin actually didn't really want to know what was inside.

——And from the pillow, he wanted to do it deliberately, almost without warning, he reached forward, and suddenly lifted the long iron box upwards to the most open!

In an instant, Xue Lan's face turned livid with shock, and tried to stop him sharply: "Hey, don't open it!"

But it's too late.The box was not built neatly, but now it was lifted from the pillow, and a strong and pungent fishy smell rushed to the face, instantly overwhelming the entire consciousness of the man.

At that time, Xue Lan yelled loudly out of desperation, and even inadvertently alarmed the sneaky black market merchants around him.They glanced back at him, with a familiar look, as if they were mocking, but also as if they were suspicious of his true identity.

"Calm down...slightly lower your voice." Cong said from the pillow, "Let them notice something strange later, be careful to drive us out on the spot."

……calm?

How can you be calm!

The box was not even filled with human limbs as Xue Lanyin once thought...

It was a series of barrels of freshly squeezed blood.

A piece of dead and desperate scarlet, reflected in the eyes, turned into a piercing blade.

Xue Lanyin has been trying to deceive herself that this is just waste dripping from livestock, pig blood...or some kind of animal waiting to be slaughtered.

But the facts are right in front of us.Anyone can stand stiffly in place, waiting to be slaughtered - even himself.

When Xue Lanyin looked back at the pillow again, his dark eyes, which had always ignored everything, suddenly showed a hint of confusion.

From the pillow, it seems to know what Xue Lanyin wants to ask.He was leaning woodenly against the side of the long iron boxes piled up into a mountain, his expression was indifferent as before, and he never showed any surprise or panic.

He is like an emotionless wooden puppet, standing in front of others, but from beginning to end, he is performing the rationality and madness that inhumans can have.

"You must be thinking in your heart, why on earth I want to show you these unsightly and filthy things." Cong Zhen said, "You must also be thinking, what does it have to do with you when others secretly transport and circulate private goods related."

Because Xue Lan didn't speak, her piercing eyes brushed against the large amount of smelly and glaring human blood in the box, and she felt extremely irritable and disgusted for a moment.

"Let me tell you very clearly, Brother Lanyin. After the iron boxes transported by this batch of carriages are covered and sealed, a small part will continue to be circulated and sold in the major black markets in the north and south regions in order to avoid people's eyes."

"But all of this is just a meaningless pretense..."

"The other part of the fresh and huge amount of human blood is actually sent to the final destination, which is not elsewhere. It is Guli Town where Wen Pianhong is...Lingtai Mountain."