After being exiled, I became a star boss

"There is no black soot in the mouths and noses of the dead. They were killed before the fire broke out. Did any strangers come to the village today?"

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Yun Qi had never slept on a tree in his life.

She didn't fall asleep until the middle of the night, so she slept soundly. In fact, human beings millions of years ago slept on trees.

The big banyan tree in the jungle is tens of meters high. I haven't experienced it myself, and I can roughly estimate that it is equivalent to a high-rise building with more than ten floors.

And she was actually hanging on a tree branch ten stories high.

In order to prevent falling to her death when she turned over in the middle of the night when she was fast asleep, she fixed herself, closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep, and then felt that the sun had risen after only sleeping for a while.

The dazzling sunlight filtered through the swaying leaves, casting light and shadow on her face.

When she was awakened by the singing of birds and apes in the forest, she was stunned for a few seconds, squinting her eyes and looking up. In the bright golden color, there was the dazzling light of Xuefeng.

"Xuanyue Palace! It's over—" She wanted to jump up anxiously, but was immediately caught by the rope tied to the tree trunk around her waist. After wasting a few minutes, she finally untied the rope and roughly wiped it with the morning dew on the leaves. After turning his face, the person was completely awake, and then rushed to the stockade anxiously.

Fearing that there would be too many people, she specially placed Hongxiao in a family near the village.

Xuanyue Palace knew that she and Hongxiao were staying in Mingyue Village, but they didn't know exactly where.

However, in such a big place, it is not difficult to find a Central Plains woman as eye-catching as the red silk.

Now that the time has passed, there is no doubt that the people of Xuanyue Palace have found her running away, and it will take at least half a day to chase her. They should be safe before noon.

The problem is that they are in the light, and the other party is in the dark. The deep and endless virgin forest will easily hinder their escape.

Xuanyue Palace, which has been entrenched in Nanzhao for many years and has many eyes and ears, has the right time, place and people, and it is almost impossible to escape from their palms.

Only by being fast, as fast as possible, can the pursuers be left far behind.

Thinking of this, Yun Qi became anxious and hurried on without stopping. She had never run so fast in her life.

Passing through the jungle in mid-air, it was like flying through the clouds and fog, and soon, you have arrived at a thousand acres of lotus fields.

Although it's only early summer, it's hot and humid here, and as far as the eye can see, there are fields of lotus leaves and the fragrance of hanju.

It was noon when we arrived, which is the hottest time of the day.

Yun Qi ran desperately all the way, his whole body was already drenched in sweat, he hadn't eaten breakfast, he was exhausted from hunger, and finally exhausted, so he had to stop, wash his face by the water, fished a bunch of water chestnuts from the water, and sat down. Eat up.

At this moment, the blue sky, sunny day, layers of lotus leaves, lotus blooming leisurely, a picturesque scene.

The air is full of the fragrance of Han Ou, but there is a faint burst of pungent smoke.

Yun Qi was stunned, and secretly sensed that something was wrong. Although it was noon, which was the time for villagers to eat, the smoke from the burning firewood was mixed with a pungent burnt smell, which was obviously not cooking smoke.

Not far from Hetian on the opposite bank, under the bright sunlight, the stilted buildings hidden in the shade of green trees are glowing with flames.

The weather was hot, the fire spread extremely fast, thick smoke billowed, and the thick green in front of the house was quickly swallowed by the red light of the flames, accompanied by flying birds rushing out.

It's over, has Xuan Yue Palace already arrived? !
If they find the red silk, they should lie in ambush around them quietly, waiting for themselves to be baited. Wouldn't arson be a warning?

Moreover, Xuanyue Palace has a great reputation in Nanzhao, so it is unlikely that it would set fire to kill people in full view.

Maybe it was just that the family ran out of water while cooking, or, if there were outsiders who broke in, they only came for Hongxiao and didn't know her existence.

Thinking of this, Yun Qi stretched her figure, and her body seemed to suddenly become a dragonfly splashing water, rising and falling seven or eight times in succession on the piles of lotus fields, and then lightly landed on the opposite bank.

The shouts of fire fighting tore through the silence of the village, and the villagers came continuously after hearing the news, and everyone cooperated with each other to fetch water from the lotus pond and put out the fire.

Hongxiao lived on the third floor, and Yunqi skimmed up to the tall tree behind the house, looking anxiously from the outside, the room was glowing red, and she couldn't see her at all.

Hung Hom can't see with his eyes, and he can't escape from the fire at all.

She seemed to see that beautiful girl, struggling desperately in the ferocious flames, and fell to the ground, every inch of her body was being swallowed by the flames.

Yun Qi was panicked and anxious, and rationally told her that if she went in like this, she would have to peel off her skin if she didn't die.

However, she couldn't just wait outside and watch her friend die in flames without doing anything.

Thinking of this, she put on the polyethylene PTFE bodysuit she carried with her, and wrapped it with a blanket soaked in water from the villagers, gritted her teeth, and jumped in.

The bright red tongues of flame immediately surrounded her, the whole world turned blood red, and even the moisture on the wet blanket evaporated quickly and became hot.

The thick smoke and heat wave made her almost unable to open her eyes and out of breath. She covered her head and face tightly with a wet blanket, lowered her body as much as possible, and crawled around to check around, but found nothing.

Hung Hom isn't here?
Maybe she had escaped long ago? !
She was slightly relieved, but in the sea of ​​fire, she seemed to be walking in purgatory. If it weren't for the anti-gravity shoes with fireproof function on her feet, she would not survive for half a minute here.

If this goes on like this, her life will also be at stake.

Yun Qi stepped hard, and the whole person jumped into the air. Almost at the same time, there was a muffled "creak" sound from the wooden building raging in flames. At this time, the whole wooden building was almost empty, crumbling under the licking of the flames. .

Yun Qi felt his feet stepping into the air suddenly, and there was a loud "boom", and the girder in the middle of the stilted building slammed down on his head.

At this time, it is useless to say Nord's name a thousand times, not to mention, she has no time to think about anything, only instinctive reactions are left.

Suddenly, there was another "boom", and a big hole was smashed into the burning house, and a person flew out of it, like a burning fireball, fell to the ground, rolled on the spot, and disappeared He got up from the fire and stood up.

In everyone's wide-eyed eyes, the man standing perfectly in the sun was Yun Qi.

"Girl," yelled the next-door neighbor who handed her the wet blanket, "your hair and eyebrows are burnt."

Yun Qi wiped his face, his blackened face was white and black, like a cat.

Someone shouted again, "Everyone, come here, Yanyong's family is here."

Those were three blackened corpses, two large and one small, being crushed under the fallen charred wood that was emitting sparks.

When Yun Qi inspected the body, everyone gathered around, sighing and discussing, "When did it catch fire?" "I saw Yan Yong go fishing in the morning, why did this happen at noon?!" "It's really terrible! "

Yun Qi was full of apologies. If it wasn't for taking them in, the family would have lived a happy and safe life forever.

If you don't look carefully, you won't find it at all.

There was only one wound on the charred black corpse, the throat was cut, the incision was smooth and even in depth, all of them were killed with a single knife, the brutality was extremely brutal, even a five or six year old girl was not spared.

After being stunned for a while, she said softly, "There is no black soot in the mouth and nose of the deceased. They were killed before the fire broke out. Did any strangers come to the village today?"

The villagers shook their heads one after another, and said in one voice, "Mingyue Village is in the deep mountains, and there are very few outsiders coming in and out."

"The sun is very poisonous here during the day, the big guys only go out in the morning and evening, when outsiders came in, no one saw it."

A voice came from behind the crowd, "Yes, I, I have seen them, woohoo, when they asked about the girl in red silk, it was all my fault, I shouldn't have brought these villains here!"

The person who spoke was an orphan without father or mother. He was eleven or twelve years old and not tall. He wore a tattered gown that had been washed white. He had a dark and thin face and rubbed his eyes with tears glistening in them.

He usually helps the villagers herd cattle, and when Yun Qi arrived at Mingyue Village, it was this little boy who led her here.

Yun Qi stood up and said anxiously, "Yanbo, where are they? Where's Hongxiao?"

"The red-haired girl was taken away by them." Yanbo's eyes were red, his whole body was trembling, and he looked very frightened, and said in a trembling voice: "Then, those are seven or eight men, all dressed as hunters. I brought them here, they After I gave the reward, my father saw that I hadn't eaten yet, so he brought me some rice in bamboo tubes. I didn't leave immediately, and while resting by the lotus field, I waited outside, thinking that there might be business. Hearing a sudden commotion in the yard, followed by a few screams, I ran over quickly, terrified, and hid outside the fence to peek in. I, I saw those people with knives in their hands, and my father moved. Lying on the ground without moving, there was a lot of blood on the ground, and then they, they captured the red silk girl, I know them, I know them even when they turned into ashes, I will take you to chase them, when the time comes, let me do it for my father revenge!"

According to Yanbo, in order to make a living, he often followed the caravans and walked on the ancient tea-horse road. Therefore, he was very familiar with the mountain roads in northwestern Yunnan.

Hearing that Yunqi came from Chang'an, he expressed with great interest that he hoped to travel around with Yunqi, and one day in the future, he could visit the most magnificent city of Chang'an in the world.

Yun Qi is naturally happy. The poor child has already been in charge of the family. Yan Bo has a maturity and carefulness that does not match his age. Many trivial matters during the journey have been arranged without her worrying.

Moreover, the people of Nanzhao grew up in the jungle, all of them are excellent hunters, their noses are as sensitive as hunting dogs, and they are good at finding prey from clues.

Not long after they left Mingyue Village, they found the trail of the team.

The visitor disguised the red silk as a man, rode with one of them, and seven or eight people rode horses. Xiao Xing stayed overnight and drove northward all the way.

And Yun Qi didn't show up in a hurry, but just followed quietly, not far or near, because she wanted to find out where these people were going, the purpose of catching the red silk, and find the mastermind behind the scenes.

There are four seasons in one mountain, and different days in ten miles.

After more than ten days, along the winding mountain road, Yunqi and Yanbo tracked all the way, crossed the deep valleys and ravines of the ancient Dian Kingdom, passed Dali and Zhenxiong, left Nanzhao, and came to the southern Sichuan area.