Xiao Wu took everyone through the lilac cedar forest and walked to a lake. (This chapter was uploaded by netizens on the Internet)

The guide who was brought by the shadow guard just in case recognized that the lake was in the Mirror Lake outside the capital city of Wuzhou. Because the lake surface was calm, it would freeze a layer of ice every time it was cold. I don’t know if there was anything at the bottom of the lake. In short, the lake surface was very bright, just like a mirror.

Zhan Zhao stood by the lake and looked towards the middle of the lake. Indeed, the mirror reflected the sky, so clear that it was a bit unreal.

At this time, the sun set, and just as the snow stopped, the whole cloud suddenly broke open, and a vermilion light shone in the gap. The lake surface of Jinghu was light golden in the sky, as if clouds were just under your feet.

The little fourth son sat on Zhao Pu's shoulder and his mouth grew bigger.

Everyone couldn't help but stop and watch the wonder.

Xiaowu stood by the lake, looking at the lake in a daze.

Zhan Zhao stretched out his hand, took the little four sons from Zhao Pu's hand, and walked towards the lake.

"Oh!" said the guide quickly, "The ice surface is very thin and people can't stand it..."

But before he finished speaking, Bai Yutang reached out to stop him gently. At the same time, Zhan Zhao was already holding Xiao Sizi and walked to Jinghu.

He stepped on the ice layer on the lake, as if he was walking on a glass mirror, the mirror did not crack or even moved.

Zhao Pu raised his eyebrows and whistled in a low voice - Zhan Zhao's light skills were indeed amazingly good, and this was definitely a matter of talent. If you don't have talent, no matter how you practice, you will never be able to reach this level.

Zhan Zhao hugged Xiao Sizi and walked to the center of Jinghu Lake. There was a reflection of the two people on the lake. For a moment, it was a bit unsure whether it was straight or upside down. It was an unreal feeling.

The little fourth son raised his face and looked at it. It was the sky, and he looked at the sky under his feet, and he was also clear about himself and Zhan Zhao.

Zhan Zhao smiled and asked Xiao Sizi, "Is it fun?"

"Yeah!" Xiao Sizi nodded happily.

Gongsun stood by the lake and smiled. For the first time, he felt that it was very correct to take Xiao Sizi to Kaifeng Mansion with him.

In fact, Gongsun had repeatedly asked himself, is it right to join Kaifeng Prefecture like this? Although Lord Bao is fair and honest, he has entered the government after all. He is not alone, but also has a little four son. He will grow up day by day. Is it better to treat him in Kaifeng Prefecture, or simply to grow up with him in the small courtyard of his hometown, and it is better to take a look at a doctor and read books?

After Gongsun moved into Kaifeng Mansion, sometimes he dreamed that when he was investigating the case, he didn't take care of the little fourth son, and he was caught by a bad person, and he was always scared and sweated.

But at this moment, when he saw the smile on Xiao Sizi's face, he felt it was very worth it. Even if he died in the future and Xiao Sizi's old age, he would always remember the beautiful scenery of this moment and recall the happiness of this moment. This is an experience that he would never have in the cottage in his hometown.

The shadow guards looked at the guide beside him and saw him opening his mouth wide to look at Zhan Zhao standing in the center of the lake, as if he was a ghost.

Ziying didn't pay much attention, while Zheying felt that the guide's expression was a bit strange. After all, he was an ordinary person, and it was difficult to understand how Zhan Zhao had such high light skills. He might think that he was a monster or something else, so he had a little fear and suspicion in his eyes.

"He has good light skills." Zhu Ying whispered.

"Ah?" The guide looked up at Zheying and nodded, "Oh..."

The guide came back to his senses and said to everyone, "If you don't walk, it will be dark. There is still a long way back to Zhuzhou Prefecture, and there may be heavy snow at night."

Zhan Zhao ran back with Xiao Sizi in his arms, but his movements were no different from those on the flat ground.

The little fourth son was sent back to Zhao Pu's hands. Before he could come back to his senses, he looked back at the lake with some nostalgia.

Zhan Zhao reached out and slapped Xiao Wu in the head, "I'm back."

Xiaowu stood up and followed Zhan Zhao.

Bai Yutang also turned around and was about to leave, but he felt someone touching his arm.

When Bai Yutang turned around, he saw that it was a yellow shadow.

Zheying winked at Bai Yutang and signaled him to pay attention to the guide.

Bai Yutang glanced at the guide and saw him walking forward with great concern, but after walking a few steps, he would glance at Zhan Zhao. What should I say about this look... with bad intentions?

Bai Yutang frowned slightly.

This kind of look is not common. If the guide is scared by Zhan Zhao's light skills just now, then he should be very scared. Or the guide thinks Zhan Zhao is very powerful, then he should be surprised and admired most. If he takes a step back, the guide thinks Zhan Zhao hates it, and hates it most... But at this moment, there seems to be some calculations in his eyes.

Afterwards, everyone still walked out of the woods with Xiaowu in the same way, and it turned out that there was the official road outside.

The guide gave everyone the way, "This road is always going forward and it is the East Gate of Zhizhou Prefecture."

Everyone nodded.

Ziying asked the guide, "Don't you follow me?"

"I won't go!" The guide shook his head and waved his hand, pointing to a fork in the west, "The village where I live is near this road."

Everyone was not embarrassed by him, Ziying gave him a piece of silver, "Please let me go this time."

"Oh, I don't dare to ask for it, I often do things for the prefect. The yamen will give me some money." The guide said hurriedly, "I'll leave first."

After saying that, he ran away as if he was running away.

Ziying and Zheying watch Zhao Pu together.

Zhao Pu nodded, and the two followed the guide.

Bai Yutang asked Zhan Zhao, "Have you seen that guide before?"

Zhan Zhao was stunned and touched his head, "I don't have any impression."

"He seems to be hostile to you." Bai Yutang whispered, "It feels very strange."

Zhan Zhao thought about it, but still didn't remember it, and didn't take it to heart. He pulled Bai Yutang, "Let's go, there's something more important to do!"

"What?" Everyone was surprised - Could it be that Zhan Zhao discovered something?

"Eat." Zhan Zhao answered with confidence.

Bai Yutang looks at the sky.

Xiao Sizi also remembered that she was hungry, so she covered her stomach and frowned at Zhao Pu. Before the word "hungry" was spoken, Zhao Pu hugged him and ran away. It would be impossible to starve Xiao Sizi!

"I want to eat hot pot!" Xiao Sizi said to Zhao Pu.

Zhao Pu went straight to the most famous hotpot shop in the city.

Gongsun chased after him, "Don't eat hot pot together!"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang took Xiaowu behind him, feeling that the three of them were serious and felt like a family of three.

As he was about to reach the city gate, Xiao Wu suddenly stopped, turned his face and looked at the forest beside him.

Gongsun and Zhao Pu chased and coaxed the little four son into the city first.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang found that Xiaowu was not moving, so he stopped to look at it.

"Zhan Xiaowu!" Zhan Zhao poked Xiaowu's butt with his toes, "I'm leaving, aren't you? Going to the city to buy a roast chicken to stuff your teeth."

Xiao Wu turned around and looked at Zhan Zhao, then looked at Bai Yutang, and walked into the forest.

"Going into the forest again?" Zhan Zhao grabbed its tail, "Didn't you find something again? Come again after leaving and after dinner."

Xiao Wu shook his tail and was about to walk into the forest, but Zhan Zhao had no choice but to pull its tail and follow in.

Bai Yutang looked around and found that it was not very far from the city gate, but the forest was quite dense, so no one should come.

Not long after Xiaowu walked into the forest, Zhan Zhaohe Bai Yutang smelled a strange smell.

The two frowned... It seemed that something was burnt, faint.

Soon, Xiao Wu seemed to have found something and began to dig the snow on the ground.

Zhan Zhao walked over, reached out to pick a branch, and helped Xiao Wu sweep away the snow on the ground. After a while... he saw a black, burnt hand under the thick snow.

Zhan Zhao opened his eyes wide - the burnt corpse?!

Bai Yutang walked over, reached out and pulled Zhan Zhao to signal Xiao Wu to retreat, raised his hand and palmed... The internal force pushed Xue aside... Under the snow layer, a burnt corpse with ice slag was exposed.

The body was twisted in shape, with hands bent in front of her body, and her body was also bent, as if she was struggling.

"He was burned to death." Bai Yutang looked at the body and frowned, "The body was poured with tinea oil, otherwise it would not have been burned like this.

"So cruel, what a deep hatred?" Zhan Zhao frowned. "The mother of Tian was not caught yet, and there was another burnt corpse to be dealt with."

"If it weren't for Xiao Wu, the body would have to wait until the ice and snow melted in the spring of the next year before it would be discovered." Bai Yutang shook his head, "We should not be in Jiezhou Prefecture by then."

"It should have been dead for a while, and the smell is still there." Zhan Zhao nodded, "If it freezes for a few more days and is completely frozen, it will probably be scent."

"I think it's a coincidence or is it related to Tianmu's case?" Bai Yutang asked.

"No way," Zhan Zhao sighed, "I found it, but I didn't find any suspicious clues. There were no traces of burning under the snow layer. It seemed that I was just throwing the body."

Zhan Zhao thought for a while, reached out and patted Bai Yutang on the shoulder, "You can wait here for a while."

Bai Yutang looked at him.

Zhan Zhao patted Xiaowu's head again, "I'm here to accompany you brother, I'll be back soon."

After saying that... Zhan Zhao disappeared with a "swoosh".

Bai Yutang blinked, Xiaowu sat down and began to lick his claws. He didn't know whether his tail was intentional or unintentional. Anyway, he hooked Bai Yutang's clothes and made a "huh" sound.

Bai Yutang knew that there was no contact with them, so Zhan Zhao probably returned to the city to find the yamen runners to carry the body. With Zhan Zhao's light skills, he probably had already arrived in the Puzhou Prefecture, but it would be more troublesome to bring people here, so he might be quicker to ride a horse.

Just as I was thinking, a large swath of snow fell down.

Bai Yutang raised his face and looked at the sky. The snow was probably too small.

Bai Yutang reached out to pick up a few snowflakes, perhaps touching the scene, and suddenly remembered the scene when he was a child when he was a child, he went to Tianshan to practice martial arts.

It often snows on Tianshan Mountain. When he first went there, because he was from the south, he was very afraid of the cold. He remembered that at night, he would wrap a small quilt and sit next to the stove. Tianzun set up a stove to cook a hot pot. He cooked a chopstick and stuffed a chopstick into his mouth, so that he would not let him reach out, for fear of freezing. However, Tianzun also had a contradictory nature and would spoil him to heaven on weekdays. Once he practiced, he would throw it directly into the snow and pour a basin of water on his body. If he couldn't practice his internal skills well, he deserved to be frozen to death.
To be continued...