C20 No Adult Male

In the mountain forest, a handsome man wearing a long sword in Bai Yi's hand led a group of subordinates to search the forest. Not far from the mountain cliff, there were corpses everywhere. At least thirty people died.

"Protector Bai, this is the prince's clothes, but there is no trace of him."

Bai Yi took the clothes and checked them. It was normal if the outer garments were to fall during a fight, but what was the situation if he didn't want the undergarments anymore?

Amidst the falling leaves, the crowd stood in the middle of the pile of corpses in confusion, unable to understand what was going on.

"Search, search the surrounding area within a few miles. I must find the prince." There was no other way. Bai Yi could only give the order, "Clean the bodies."

"Yes."

"Protector Bai, this area is surrounded by mountains. This subordinate has searched carefully, but there is no trace of the prince."

"Protector Bai, your subordinate found some traces by a cliff. After a night, I'm not too clear on many of them."

Bai Yi heard and said, "Where are you? Lead the way."

Looking around, there were indeed some traces, but it was not clear if the prince had been there or not. Bai Yi stood at the edge of the cliff and looked down, and he could see the stream flowing below.

If the prince had really been here, could he have fallen down?

"Has there been a search under the cliff?"

"Protector Bai, we've already searched for it."

"How is it?" Bai Yi asked anxiously. Can't you finish it in one go?

The subordinate reported, "There are some marks on the side of the stream. On the other side of the stream, there are also some marks of people being crushed by something heavy, as if someone was rolling down the slope."

Bai Yi looked down from the edge of the cliff and thought seriously. Jumping off a cliff or rolling over a slope? Or neither?

"Is there anyone living near this mountain?"

"At the other end of the mountain, there is a village called Xishan Village.

Bai Yi nodded his head, there were probably some nearby villagers who left some traces when they went hunting in the mountains, maybe, he said, "Pass down the order, a part of us will continue to search the mountains, remember, we have to carefully search every inch of it, a part of us will go to Fengxian County to ask around, hide your identities, do not cause any movements, a part of us will follow me, go to Xishan Village."

"Yes."

As they reached the Xishan Village, they saw a small stone block covered by weeds at the side of the village. On the stone block were two words, "Pit of Bitterness", that were carved with cinnabar on top of it.

Bai Yi pushed the weeds away, "What? Isn't it called Xishan Village? "

"Guard Bai, this Xishan Village, before His Majesty ascended the throne, this village did indeed have a name called Pit of Bitterness, because this village was located in a remote place and it was poor. After changing dynasties, the territory would be opened, and the name would be changed to register. Only then, would it be included in the territory map, and the name of the village would be officially given to the Fengxian County to manage it. " This subordinate clearly explained the origin of the Xishan Village.

Bai Yi gazed at the scene in the village, the sparse mud houses with smoke rising from the chimneys. It was a quiet and leisurely atmosphere, with a sense of being free from worldly affairs.

At the entrance of the village, some people had already seen Bai Yi's group of well-dressed and saber-wearing outsiders. The villagers were all gathered together, muttering to themselves. One person ran back to the village to look for the Village Head.

Bai Yi kept his usual attitude and put on a friendly face. He walked up with a smile and greeted Ye Zichen with a fist.

When the first few villagers saw this, they were a little confused. What should they do? They don't understand the etiquette of nobles.

But if you don't know, you can learn.

After they looked at each other, they followed Bai Yi's example and also clasped their fists and bowed. After doing this, they felt quite refreshed.

He himself also looked like a decent person.

Bai Yi was a bit speechless as he watched the villagers start to laugh to themselves after greeting them.

"Coming, coming, the village chief is coming." The youngster that ran over to invite the village chief shouted excitedly. This was the first time in a long time that he had seen such an imposing person. He was truly excited.

When Yang Zhaocai heard that an outsider had appeared at the entrance of the village, he seemed quite impressive. He didn't know where this noble person had come from, so he rushed over with his walking stick.

"Milords, I am the village chief of Xishan Village, my surname is Yang, and my lowly name is Zhaocai. May I ask, why have you come to our Xishan Village?" Yang Zhaocai cautiously asked, afraid that there would be some trouble that would disturb the peace of the village.

Bai Yi did not miss the fear in Village Head Yang's eyes. He was confused and touched his chin. He felt that he was a handsome man who was easy to get along with.

"Village Chief Yang, don't worry, we are only searching for people. We want to know if any villagers have seen a young man yesterday. "He's seven feet eight and has a handsome face."

How high was seven feet eight?

Yang Zhaocai had already made up his mind on the way here. He would not talk too much in front of a noble person, and he would just tell them the truth whenever they asked.

However, his thoughts were quite beautiful, and only then did he realize how difficult it was. Just how high was this seven feet eight? He had never studied before when he was young and had learned how to use numbers.

It was too difficult, it was already so difficult to reply. Yang Zhaocai felt that he had encountered the most difficult problem in his life.

He sneaked his head back and quietly asked for the people's help. "Um … Do any of you know how tall a seven feet eight is? "

They all looked at each other. All of them were born and raised, Xishan Villager, and all of them had the same level of skill.

Who do you ask us, and who do we ask?

With Bai Yi's hearing ability, he was naturally shocked when he heard the Village Head's question since they were so close.

This... It's simple common sense, isn't it? Did he ask any difficult questions?

Moreover, even if he didn't know his height, there were still other characteristics. You don't care about anything, young men are easy to judge, aren't they? Or could it be that just the Xishan Village alone had met a lot of men yesterday?

No way, Bai Yi felt that the road of Xishan Village was so shabby, who would come?

"Village Chief Yang, an adult male! Did you see a grown man yesterday? " Bai Yi had surrendered, so the requirement to directly lower it to the lowest. It's fine as long as it's a man, at worst, we can just recognize each other as brothers. Looking around, this village wasn't very big. To be able to find the Prince, even this small matter was worth it.

Yang Zhaocai heaved a sigh of relief. Luckily, this question was not difficult to answer. The pressure in talking to a noble was too great.

Yang Zhaocai thought about it carefully. There was a man. The child Xiaoxiao picked up was a man, but he was underage.

Confirm thrice, and there is no problem.

Yang Zhaocai shook his head seriously: "No." Not a single adult male. "

Bai Yi saw that this Village Head Yang was a real person and didn't seem to know how to tell a lie. He looked up and saw that the people behind Village Head Yang also shook their heads, "No, I didn't see any grown men." There was only one little boy.

Unfortunately, no one dared to speak out in front of such an imposing figure. They were so nervous that their palms were covered in sweat.

Bai Yi did not doubt him. He thanked Village Head Yang and the villagers and left with his subordinates, intending to head to other villages, towns, and towns.