On the one hand, Yan Zhen smiled at the help of the sky, and a series of plans were able to survive among the two major forces in the capital and solve the biggest problem. The commanders of the border areas bordering Daqi were unwilling to let each other agree, and in the end, Yan Zhen elected one person to take over, while the other two lieutenants were each sent by the Great Prince and the Eighth Prince. The candidate for the successor coach is Li Shulin, who once had a battle with Zhang Kaifeng, and after two parties found out that this person had nothing to do with Yan Zhen, he accepted this issue with confidence.

Although the eldest prince lost the position of the commander of the border, fortunately he did not let the power fall on the side of the eighth prince, and although the eighth prince was also quite regretful, since then someone has hindered the power of the eldest prince's side, which is not too much of a loss. During the emperor's recuperation this time, the imperial court quickly decided on the candidate for the general of the border area, and unexpectedly did not delay, but it surprised people, and finally injected a heart booster when the people's hearts were in turmoil, winning the praise of the people.

On the other hand, the recent disappearance of martial arts people in Fengcheng has put everyone in Fengcheng in danger, and finally attracted the attention of the righteous path, and the low-level martial artists who were afraid that this terrible thing would happen to their heads fled from Fengcheng one after another, and there were almost few martial artists in Fengcheng, and it almost became an empty city. But in the past few days, a large number of warriors from all over the world have suddenly increased, and most of them are righteous people.

Although a large number of righteous people came, the business in the huge Fengcheng was very bleak at this time, and the bosses closed their shops and ran back to the countryside to take a break first. The guys at the counter rarely have a day of leisure, since there are not many people, they can be lazy, so why not take the salary, so even if the city is good, it doesn't matter to them.

Although Fengcheng is located in a remote place, it is a small city, and the people in the city have fled here for fear of inexplicable things. The officials in the city are helpless, and now that something has just happened to the imperial court, the matter of the border generals has made the imperial court so busy that it is impossible to transfer troops to guard it. Most of the city was empty, there were very few people walking in the streets, even the vendors did not come out to set up their stalls, and the trees on the streets were listless, and there was no chirping when they knew it.

A man dressed in white, with white hair and a sword wrapped in cloth on his back, walked into the city, and as far as the eye could see, there were only a few righteous people walking in the streets, but they all looked hurried, as if they were looking for something. And I didn't feel strange about Zhang Kaifeng's arrival, but now that something strange has happened in the city, some bold martial arts masters have rushed here with the mood that there may be some strange treasures.

This time, Zhang Kaifeng has not changed except for his changed appearance, and there are many mysteries hidden in the weird empty city. Entering the city, Zhang Kaifeng dismounted, led the horse and casually found an inn called Laifu Inn.

"Hey, is the guest officer sharpening or staying in the hotel? The sound of footsteps made the little guy lying on the counter open his confused eyes and hurriedly walked out.

Nowadays, there are few people, there are few guests in the inn, and although the little guy who manages the inn for the boss can be lazy, but the salary is still taken, how can he send the silver for nothing. When I saw the guests, I pushed a big smile.

"Staying in the hotel, I want the room closest to the outside. Zhang Kaifeng pointed to the horses outside and said, "Also, feed my horses well, and prepare some hot water for me to clean." ”

"The guest officer came at the right time, if it was in the past, I'm afraid it would not be arranged like this. The little girl explained with a smile and said, "Now in Fengcheng, somehow, there are few people, there are many vacant houses, and business is bleak." ”

"Oh, although Fengcheng is not a big city, it is not so bleak! besides, the off-season for business has not yet arrived. Zhang Kaifeng asked.

"Wait. The little man led the horses away.

After a while, the little guy came back, brought a pot of tea to Zhang Kaifeng, and complained: "No, somehow, in the past month, someone has always disappeared inexplicably, causing everyone to be in danger, and the boss has run back to the countryside to have a hot kang with his wife." ”

"Does the government care?" Zhang Kaifeng was surprised.

"The government can't do anything, you also know that Fengcheng is small, there are only a few people in the government, and it's okay to catch thieves, if they are asked to check these things, they won't be able to find out in the Year of the Monkey. The little guy said helplessly.

"Is there such a mystery?" said Zhang Kaifeng with a smile.

The little guy looked left and right, mysteriously leaned into Zhang Kaifeng's ear, and whispered: "Guest officer, I see that you are not a bad person, so I will tell you secretly." There are demons in the city, and many people have seen it. ”

"Demons, it's impossible!" Zhang Kaifeng asked in disbelief.

"I don't lie to you, I'll be honest with you, just a month ago, I couldn't sleep in the middle of the night, and it was convenient to come out. I thought it would be convenient to go back to sleep, but I heard movement outside. I thought it was the thief who didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and he wanted to beat the thief away. You know, the sound of the street outside is a person ringing a bell in front, and guess what I saw in the back. The shopkeeper seemed to be caught up in the memories of that day, and his face turned pale.

"Smack!" Zhang Kaifeng made a timely move, patted the shoulder of the shopkeeper, poured him a bowl of tea, and said, "Don't be so nervous in broad daylight, just sit down and talk." ”

After drinking the tea in the bowl in one go, the shopkeeper seemed to muster up his courage and said, "I ---- I saw a group of people, those people were dressed in tatters, like people who had just come out of the grave, and they were eerie and scary. ”

"This is interesting, you see it alone?" Zhang Kaifeng asked again.

"But it's not all?" The shopkeeper sat down and said, "A few days ago, Brother Dahai came to me, and he also said that he saw a ghost, and his daughter-in-law was seriously ill, so he won't go back to his hometown to recuperate." ”

"Didn't you report to the police?"

"Why not, but those officials scolded me instead, and told me that if I talked nonsense, I would be killed. But when there were more people who saw it, it spread in private, and many people felt that they were very demonic, so they all ran away. ”

Zhang Kaifeng frowned, looked at this rather interesting shopkeeper, and said teasingly: "Why don't you leave, aren't you afraid that those demons will come to the door?"

"Don't scare me, guest officer, it's not that I don't want to leave, it's just that the boss explained when he left that this store can't be closed, and all the money from the operation during the period is mine." So I also thought, anyway, those terrible ghosts will never come to me!" Speaking of this, it seemed that he didn't want to make himself too ugly, the shopkeeper patted his chest and said, "I went to the temple a few days ago to ask for a few talismans, and the ghosts didn't dare to come to arrest me, a person who is in full bloom." ”

"Well, have you ever seen those ghosts go in which direction? Zhang Kaifeng asked.

"No, my legs were so scared that I was gone, and when I came back to my senses, I was gone. The shopkeeper said truthfully: "Guest officer, I don't think you look like you're doing business anymore, Fengcheng is very evil now, so leave quickly if it's okay!"

"Hmm!" to the kind reminder of the shopkeeper, Zhang Kaifeng nodded.

At this moment, a few people came outside, and the shopkeeper didn't care about chatting, so he hurriedly walked out, and Zhang Kaifeng had no intention of sitting down again. got up and walked upstairs according to the instructions of the shopkeeper.

(End of chapter)