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Cliffs, creeks, paths, streams.

It was a steep stone road in a mountain gorge. A stream flowed between the towering cliffs on both sides of the road. It was a path paved with stones.

This place was known as the Bandits of the Eighteen Canyons. It was not only dangerous, but also dangerous.

Decades ago, many bandits had gathered at the top of the mountain, and each of the bandits had plotted to rob the caravan. But now, the bandits were just robbing money, and they never hurt anyone.

The bandits appeared and disappeared in the forest, and since they were not familiar with the terrain, the officials were helpless against them. Gradually, the path became deserted.

If there had been no emergency, no one would have set foot on the path where the bandits lived.

On the stone path, blood was all over the ground. Along the way, there were over eighty corpses strewn about.

The shade of the trees fell on the body, and the silence was broken only by the occasional cry of eagles circling in the sky.

In a remote alley, two men slowly approached. These two men were Su Jia Er and Su Xiao Qi from a small village nearby.

Su Jia'er was the famous Godly Doctor of the Bandits, while Su Xiaoyi was her assistant. She was originally a woman and had dressed up as a man for convenience.

Not only was she a Godly Doctor, she was also an expert at solving cases. Whichever family lost something or what, as long as they found her they could settle it. If the government office nearby encountered any unsolvable cases, they would ask her to help.

In short, in this area, she was highly respected.

Today, she and Su Xiaoyi had come out to gather herbs while the weather was good.

From far away, she could smell the familiar smell of blood. She didn't disturb Su Xiaoyi and just carried the medicine basket towards the source of the blood.

Walking onto the gravel path, Su Xiaoyi looked at the bodies on the ground and exclaimed, "Young master, look! There are a lot of bodies in front of us!"

"I saw it." It was a slightly cold female voice.

Su Xiaoyi stuck out his tongue. How could he have forgotten that his young master's nose was stronger than his eyes? He must have known earlier that there was a corpse here.

Su Jia'er walked up to the corpse, scanning the surroundings, and immediately understood what was going on.

"Young Master, were they killed by bandits?" Su Xiaoyi squatted down and looked at the corpse with his eyes wide open. "But aren't bandits just robbing money?"

"Right." Su Jia'er handed the medicine to Su Xiao Yi and checked the wounds on each of the corpses. She then spread out the hands of the corpses. When she saw the cocoons on their hands, she revealed a look of understanding.

"Young master, should we report this to the officials?" Su Xiaoyi asked.

"There's no need to report. The government will be here in a moment." Su Jia'er stood up and took the medicine basket back, "Let's go back."

"Eh, Young Master, you don't care?" Su Xiaoyi didn't understand why Su Jia'er was here. Normally, if something like this happened to him, he would be able to solve the mystery.

Su Jia Er glanced at him, "Do you want to live? If you want to live, don't tell anyone else. "

"Young Master?" Su Xiaoyi pouted his mouth in confusion. Young master, don't you know that his brain is useless? Every time! However, what Young Master said was definitely correct, he couldn't speak of what he saw today.

After a long while, Su Xiaoyi could no longer hold it in and asked Su Jia'er, "Young master, what's going on?"

"I'll only say it once." She believed in Su Xiaoyi. He had followed her for ten years. She knew his character, if he didn't understand, he would definitely refuse to eat or drink. "If you look around and see that there's no such thing as a fierce battle, it means that the people who attacked them were extremely quick and accurate. They must have been well-trained. I just checked the wounds on the bodies, and they were all fatal wounds. The calluses on the bodies' hands, which have been sharpened with weapons for a long time, show that they were in the barracks. "

Su Xiaoyi asked doubtfully, "Those who have been using weapons for a long period of time could have been officials or the escort company. Why is young master so sure that they are from the barracks?"

"There's a man with a token for the barracks." Su Jia'er helplessly shrugged at Su Xiaoyi's slow reaction. Furthermore, the way they fell meant that they were protecting someone, and they were protecting that person in the middle. They must be protecting someone important. And the body that fell far away means that the protected person has successfully escaped the assassination's encirclement. "

"Isn't it just an ordinary murder case? "Why not?" Su Xiaoyi still didn't understand.

Su Jia'er patiently explained, "What do you think of the identity of the person that can be protected by the Green Dragon Army? The reason the killers chose to attack here was because they could push their deaths onto the bandits. Furthermore, the killers were well-trained, and their swords were deadly. This showed that they knew the identities of the corpses. "Who do you think has the guts to kill a member of the Azure Dragon Army?

"Azure Dragon Army camp?" Su Xiaoyi gasped, that was the military camp under the current 19th Prince. His eyes widened as he looked at Su Jia'er, "Young master, could it be that the person they are protecting is 19th Prince?" In other words, the young master couldn't say that what happened today was right. Since they dared to assassinate the prince, they mustn't reveal their intentions.

"I don't know. I only know that they are in a hurry and in a hurry. Otherwise, they wouldn't have taken this risk." Su Jia'er paused for a moment, "Of course, it could also be someone who led you in."

"Young Master means that there is a traitor among them?"

"More or less. In short, these matters are not related to us. Don't involve yourself with them, or else we will invite disaster upon ourselves."

Su Xiaoyi became more honest and didn't dare to ask anymore. After all, this was not a small matter. He might just lose his life if he knew too much about it.

Su Jia'er's worry was not without reason. Who could be clear about the truth behind the death of a prince's army in this mountain stream?

The two of them returned to the village. Aunt Hua, who was next door, was holding a bowl of eggs and walking towards the Village Head's house with a smile on her face.

"Aunt Hua, where are you going?" Su Xiao Qi asked.

Su Jia'er glanced at Aunt Hua and joked, "Auntie Hua's face is slightly red, I guess you saw someone even more handsome than Uncle Hua?"

"Little gongzi, it's good that you're back." Aunt Hua affectionately pulled Su Jia'er's hand, "Let's go. Aunt Hua, you've brought me to see the handsome and genuine young master."

"A handsome and genuine young master?" Su Jia'er's face darkened. She had a general idea of what was going on, "Where did this handsome young master come from?"

Not long after you went out today, a young master came to the village entrance. He said that he and his errant bookkeeper had fallen off a cliff and asked us to take them for a night. Aunt Hua's smile caused her wrinkles to wrinkle. "The village chief immediately agreed. This is the first time the village girls have seen such a handsome young master. He's surrounded by people from all over the village.

As soon as Aunt Hua finished speaking, she realized that Su Jia Er was no longer around. She smiled and nodded, it seemed like the young noble's personality was still normal.

Arriving at the Village Head's house, sure enough, the girls blocked the entrance from the inside.

Su Xiaoyi was panting heavily as he followed behind Su Jia'er. Looking at the serious look on Su Jia'er's face, he knew that something big was going to happen. Maybe the handsome young master that Aunt Hua was referring to was that 19th prince! It's over! It's over! What if he provoked an assassin?

Su Jia'er pushed through the crowd and walked to the front of the house, just in time to hear the Village Head's order, "The two of you should go rest first. When our little gongzi returns later, he can treat your wounds."

Su Jia'er immediately shouted, "We can't let them stay!"

As she entered the room, she saw a man sitting on a chair. He had a handsome face, jade-like features, and a trace of pride in his black eyes. His clothes were stained with a lot of dust, and there was even a lot of blood on his clothes. However, it wasn't hard to tell that these clothes were made from the finest brocade. These kinds of materials were usually only given to the palace, so how could ordinary people use them? Not only that, there were even flowing clouds embroidered on his sleeves. The embroidery work was exquisite, and definitely did not come from a small shop.

He held a jade bone fan in his hand, which was wrapped in golden threads. The somewhat messy hair made him look somewhat bedraggled, but he did not lose his noble bearing.

Su Jia'er immediately understood what was going on. She was a gentleman, yet she looked down on mortals.