"Well, the head of the house is on a small island in the river ahead, and it will be there in half an hour. A few of them are here now to rest for a while, and the contemptible people have taken their leave. ”

Steward Li got up and left.

Since Zhang Yilu left the post station, he has returned to his previous appearance, drunk from morning to night.

Wu Song could only discuss the matter of the demon beast with Gangfeng Yang Shuang.

"What do you two think?" Wu Song said.

"Naturally, we will help you with all your strength to eradicate the demon beasts in the river. Yang Shuang raised his arms and said.

"I think it's a little strange, but I can't say what is strange. Gangfeng frowned.

"I agree with Brother Gangfeng, this Steward Li makes me feel indescribable. Moreover, there is a big doubt in this matter, that is, how can demon beasts survive in the rivers of the Eastern Continent? This has never happened before. ”

Wu Song groaned.

"Then what should we do?" Yang Shuang asked.

"Act on the opportunia. In short, everyone should be more careful and don't act rashly. ”

Wu Song said, since they had promised Steward Li to see Li Yanggang just now, it was not easy to regret it now, so they could only take one step at a time.

Half an hour later, the boat docked on an island in the middle of the river.

Wu Song and the four of them followed Steward Li off the boat, and there was a hill on the island. There is a mansion built in the middle of the mountain, which is resplendent and very magnificent.

The group entered the house, and Steward Li led the four of them into a room, and then left.

After a while, a hearty voice sounded outside, "Your guests are coming to the door, and you are not welcomed, I hope you will take care of them." ”

A red-faced man walked into the house, this person has big shoulders and a round waist, very powerful, and exudes a heroic spirit from top to bottom, which makes people feel broken at first sight.

"This must be the head of the Li family, you are so polite. ”

Wu Song stepped forward and said with a smile.

"Hahaha, sure enough, he is a hero out of a young man, the little brother is young, but he is extraordinary, which makes Li admire it in his heart. ”

Li Yang said loudly.

Steward Li introduced the two parties, and then the two parties sat down.

"Master Li, I don't know what the situation with that demon beast is? ”

Wu Song said, this problem is what he is most concerned about now, and if he wants to deal with the demon beast, he can only find out its details first.

"That's a long story, starting from seven years ago. The Temin River, where we are now, is a large river that runs through the east and west of Dongzhou, and flows into the sea all the way east.

I, Mr. Li, was in the shipping business, and initially only operated inland. Seven years ago, I was invited by a friend to go on a sea voyage with him, and the destination was Longmen Island, which is located in the middle of the ocean. ”

Li Yanggang said.

"Longmen Island?" Wu Song asked, the first time he had heard of this island.

"Yes, Longmen Island is located between the eastern and western continents, and before the opening of the treaty ports on the eastern and western continents, the rash activities of the shemale and demon clans were carried out. After the two tribes ushered in peace and began to trade, it became the largest trading area. ”

Li Yanggang said.

"Oh, I see. ”

Wu Song suddenly realized that this Longmen Island was the small island where the two clans of demons lived together.

"My friend and I went to Longmen Island, where we sold some products from Dongzhou and bought some products from Xizhou. After that, we returned to Dongzhou, and there was no danger along the way.

My friend and I broke up at the mouth of the Termin River, and I continued up the river and came back here.

After the boat docked, I went ashore to rest. The goods were transported to the shore by the subordinates, who were all local villagers who had been making a living from this for many years, and I trusted them so much that I didn't pay much attention to them.

A few days later, Steward Li told me that the whole family of a villager who was in charge of unloading the goods had died, and the cause of death was related to the goods we were transporting. I immediately rushed to the villager's house, and after many investigations, I finally understood what was going on.

At that time, most of the products we transported were medicinal herbs, spices, etc., and there were also a small number of seafood.

The villager has an eight-year-old son who was next to him when he unloaded. While he was playing on the boat, he fell in love with a juvenile octopus and brought it home without anyone noticing.

Unexpectedly, this young fish was a demon beast that killed the villagers' family and fled into the nearby river. In the past seven years, I don't know how many fish and shrimp pedestrians have swallowed, and now they have grown into a huge monster.

It lurks in this section of the Temin River basin and has become a local pest.

I think it's up to me to do this, so it's my responsibility to deal with this monster. Therefore, I recruited monks in the hope that I would make amends for my sins. ”

Li Yang said, his voice trembled, and his expression was sad and guilty. Apparently he had blamed the death of that village on his own.

"The demon beasts on land can survive in Dongzhou, but the monster beasts in the sea live in the waters of Xizhou or in the ocean, and the water quality is completely different from the waters of Dongzhou. I've never heard of a demon beast that can survive in the waters of Dongzhou before, so why would this octopus be an exception?"

Wu Song wondered, this question has always lingered in his mind and lingered.

"The problem is this, when this octopus came to the Termin River, it was still a juvenile, the body had not yet grown, and it had not yet been shaped in all aspects. After entering the Termin River, it quickly adapted to its surroundings and did not die.

The world thinks that demon beasts can't survive in the waters of Dongzhou, and that's for adult demon beasts. Li Yanggang said.

"That's right, I see. Then Master Li, when will this demon beast appear? When will we leave?"

Wu Song said that he was actually not satisfied with Li Yanggang's answer, but now he decided to put this question down first.

"The demon beast is moved by the wind, as long as it uses raw meat as bait, it will come out. But now there are only more than 20 monks on the island, and the demon beasts are powerful, so I want to recruit more monks so that I can succeed in one fell swoop. ”

Li Yanggang said.

"What the head of the Li family said is reasonable. ”

Wu Song said.

"Okay, those guys will rest here for a few days, and once we have all the men, we'll set off to eradicate the monsters. ”

As soon as Li Yang finished speaking, he got up and left.

Steward Li led a few people to the guest room and placed them down.

That night, Steward Li came to invite Wu Song and a few people to the living room for a banquet. Li Yanggang invited all the monks recruited together and set up a banquet.

When Wu Song and the four arrived, they found that there were more than thirty monks present.

It seems that after they separated from Wu Song during the day, Li Yanggang recruited more than a dozen monks.

The monks were dressed differently, spoke different dialects, and came from all over the Eastern Continent.

Li Yanggang made a generous move, and served with good wine and food. He also invited a group of beautiful dancing girls to accompany them, and served the monks comfortably and drank heartily.

Zhang Yilu was a heavy drinker, and he poured Li Yanggang's good wine into his stomach like water, and soon got drunk.

Gangfeng and Yang Shuang also drank a little high, Yang Shuang drank happily, stood up and danced with a group of dancers.

Wu Song didn't like to drink in the first place, and he was in a strange place, and he was a little wary, so he didn't touch a drop of wine.

Halfway through the banquet, Wu Song was a little annoyed and was about to leave, when suddenly a young man leaned over and raised a glass to Wu Song and said, "Brother, please!"

After speaking, he drank the wine in the cup.

Wu Song replaced the wine with tea, and after drinking, he asked, "Brother Gao's surname?"

"The surname is Wang, and the single name is a strong character. Brother, what about you?"

Wang Zhuang said, he looks like a tiger with a tiger brain, and his speech is very business-oriented, and in this noisy banquet, it still sounds like people's ears are buzzing.

Wu Song reported his name, and the two began to talk.

This Wang Zhuang is nineteen years old this year, and he is from the eastern part of Dongzhou. Since he was a child, he has been worshipping a small sect near the village, which is called the Sharp Weapon Gate, which has been passed down for more than 100 years.

But it has not been branched out, and for more than 100 years, at the most prosperous time, there were only a dozen people.

In Wang Zhuang's master's generation, there is only one master and one apprentice left.

Wang Zhuang came out with his master this time, firstly for training, and secondly to find suitable seedlings, hoping that his sect could accept some more disciples.

"Well, that's my master, that little old man, you know what he's doing, he's counting the broad beans on the table, and he said that the monk must quit his appetite and must not be greedy for food. He even has to count the number of broad beans he eats, so as not to eat more, you say it's ridiculous. ”

Wang Zhuang pointed to a man not far away, it was a short old man, about sixty years old. The old man was bald, with a white beard on his chin, and a smiling smile on his face.

"You and Master are very harmonious, you just say that about your Master?"

Wu Song said with a smile, the three of their brothers and sisters get along with Zhang Yilu, no matter what they say behind their backs, but in front of outsiders, there will be no words to slander Zhang Yilu.

"I am an orphan, I have been with Master since I was a child, we are father and son, brothers, friends, and master and apprentice, I have been talking to him since I was a child, and he is not angry at all. ”

Wang Zhuang said with a smile.

Wu Song couldn't help laughing, what is this, how can he be both a brother and a father and son? However, Wu Song can see that this Da Zhuang is a sincere person, and he doesn't have such a twisted mind about people, and he will say whatever comes to mind.

Walking in the rivers and lakes and making more friends like this is good.

That night, Wu Song returned to the guest room.

The rooms are elegantly furnished with mahogany tables and chairs, and a pot of tea on the table. There was an incense burner by the window, and cigarettes were curling from it.

Wu Song lay on the bed, thinking about Wang Zhuang's honest appearance, his heart was full of happiness, and he soon fell asleep.

In the second half of the night, Wu Song woke up from his sleep.

He felt a little unwell in his body, and after careful investigation, he found that it was his body that had been tempered in thousands of ways and was automatically excreting toxins.

He was startled at first, thinking that someone was plotting against him and poisoning him in the middle of the night. But after a few moments, he discovered that the source of the poison was the incense.

The incense burned in the furnace is a calming and sleeping herb, which is not toxic and harmless to the human body.

It's just that everything is a degree, moderation is good, and excessive is harmful. I don't know which person put the incense, but there were too many of them, so that the cigarettes in the room were too strong.

In this way, the incense burner, which was originally used to calm and sleep, will now make people dizzy.