A group of people slowly went north along Jiuli Mountain, walking and stopping every day, although Dongfang Lei was frail, he knew that he was dragging everyone down, and often did not say a word in the process of traveling, gritted his teeth and insisted, sometimes his feet were ground up but he didn't care, he didn't want to admit defeat in front of others, he just stayed up, sometimes Wan Feibai wanted to hire a donkey for him, thinking about the young man's strong self-esteem, he couldn't help but mention it.

Wan Feibai actually admired Dongfang Lei very much in his heart, seeing that he could do this, in his mind, this young man became more and more aggravated.

So when Bai Qianqian shouted that she was tired and needed to rest, Wan Feibai immediately stopped leaving, until she observed that Dongfang Lei was resting enough, and Qianqian asked to go on the road again, and set off.

In a day, he had arrived in Chuchi County in the ancient country of Qin.

Since the other three came to a foreign country, they are often full of praise for the ancient country of Qin, and the old Tao is even more thoughtful, "China is a big country, and it is really incomparable to small countries such as us." This great river and mountain is really magnificent.

But this small remote county town is as prosperous as other places, full of depression, dilapidated streets, and not even a pedestrian as far as the eye can see.

Not to mention looking for an inn, because there is not a single inn in this Chuchi County, if it weren't for a child poking his head out of his door on the street, he really thought this was a dead city.

The old Tao said to go to a temple or something like that for one night, but I walked everywhere, including the suburbs of the county seat, and I didn't see one.

It's better to find a place to find a home and pay a little salary.

But in this way, when they knock on the door of every house, they see them as if they were seeing a snake and a scorpion, and often just open a crack in the door, and when they see that it is an outsider, the door slams shut from the inside. Some people don't even open their doors.

What happened in Chuchi County that made this group of residents so frightened? Something terrible must have happened, and the words asked by Lao Dao were rarely unanimously agreed upon by everyone.

The group was helpless, took a short rest under the big tree in front of the door, Wan Feibai took out the dry food in the package, as well as the uneaten cold dried meat to satisfy everyone's hunger, Xu was attracted by the fragrance, the door next to it opened a crack slightly, a withered yellow and thin little girl probed out from the crack in the door, her eyes stared directly at the meat in the hands of several people, Bai Qianqian tore a piece of chicken out of her hand, walked to the door, and asked, do you want to eat? The little girl thought about it and wanted to refuse, but the meat was too gluttonous, she nodded again.

Bai Qianqian handed her the chicken with a smile, and the little girl swallowed it without chewing it three times or five divided by two, and then continued to stare at the meat in Bai Qianqian's hand.

Do you still want to eat? Xu is Bai Qianqian's gentle appearance dispelled the little girl's hostility, the little girl nodded violently, this time she opened the door a little wider, and stood in front of Bai Qianqian timidly.

Bai Qianqian touched her head, gave her all the chicken in her hand, and told her that this meat is a little cold, you are still young, it is best to go back and heat it, it will be comfortable to eat, otherwise it will be easy to have diarrhea.

The little girl took the chicken, looked at everyone, her eyes became puzzled from the previous fear, at this moment, a woman suddenly came out of the courtyard, she pulled the little girl behind her, and asked fearfully, who are you? After asking, she turned her head to the little girl and scolded angrily, "Ah Shui, you little hoof, for a bite to eat, and I am not afraid that the bad guys will cut your heart and liver, are you a pig brain?

Sister-in-law, we are not bad people, we are just passing by here and can't find a place to stay, so we will hit the tip at your door, in order to prove that what she said is right, she pointed to the unfinished flatbread in Wan Feibai's hand.

The woman glanced at the flatbread, and then at the jerky in Dongfang Lei's hand, her eyes were full of suspicion, but her stomach was still gurgling.

Sister-in-law, our brother is not in good health, can you rest here at your house, Bai Qianqian will make persistent efforts.

No, who knows who you are? Bao Buqi was sent by the Chutian River Monster to explore the way!

Then sister-in-law, you don't have to be afraid, this senior among us is a master of subduing demons and monsters, and he is known as the "Dongfang Dao Chief". As long as he makes a move, he hasn't missed yet.

"Exactly, since the chief of this road is passing by here, there must be a monster to be subdued."

Although Dongfang Qi is flamboyant and unobtrusive, he really looks like a virtuous person at first glance.

The woman was suspicious, the little girl had already opened the door and invited someone into the courtyard, and when the woman reacted, it was too late, and she was about to drive people out again, but she saw that Wan Feibai had opened the package and took out a lot of food for the little girl, and there were various herbs on the side of the package.

Ahh

Ah Shui saw the old man come out, and ran over to mix with the old woman, grandma, they are not bad people, they are good people who give me something to eat, and there is an old man, he said that he can help us get rid of the water monster!

It was a foregone conclusion, and even if the woman didn't want to, she couldn't say anything.

She took them to a house, saying that it was a house, but it was just a roof frame that could barely shelter from the wind and rain, and the roof was leaking holes everywhere, and the mud wall looked trembling and trembling, Bai Qianqian was worried that if a heavy rain hit, it was estimated that the wall would collapse if it was beaten by the rain.

She grew up in the Green Palace since she was a child, although she didn't have fine clothes and food everywhere, but she lived well and ate well, which was completely different from this. She hugged the little girl with some sadness.

From the mouth of the old mother, I knew that these were three generations, the old woman was Ah Hua's mother-in-law, the little girl was her granddaughter, and the men in the family all sank into the Chu River because of the repair of the river embankment.

The words were difficult to finish for a while, Wan Feibai knew that the family was really poor, so he took out all the surplus grain and handed it to Dongfang Yue, and asked her and the woman to give the three grandchildren a meal, and there was rice, meat, and mushrooms, and the food was served.

Since three years ago, a new county order came to Chuchi County, and the men of the county town were organized to go to Chujiang to repair the river embankment in three days, but the men who went there could not come back nine times out of ten, and one or two who came back were not crazy or stupid, muttering that there was a monster in the river, and the people in the county town organized a monster hunt, but the monster was not caught, but all of them were arrested by the county order and put in prison, and some people went to the state to sue the county officials, but before they arrived at the place, the people disappeared, but the county officials intensified, and even recruited people to serve。

Now there is not even a strong man in the county, only the eleven or twelve-year-old boys, in order to prevent them from dying in an unknown way, some ruthless people break the child's legs, so that the child can not move, so that he can be exempted from the pain of forced labor. Now the people in the county town are all poor, those who have a livelihood have been forced to close their doors, and those who do not have a livelihood are barely living on key dishes in the yard of their homes, as long as they do not die of hunger.

Then you didn't think of moving elsewhere?, Wan Feibai asked.

As long as there is the slightest disturbance, there will be officials who will come and scold a few words at best, and at worst they will be killed or disabled, where else do we dare to go?

The old Taoist sat on a rotten wooden pier next to the threshold, and after raising his head and drinking a sip of hot water, he said with a smile, "Don't be afraid, I'm afraid that this dog official has some grievances with the river monster, as long as the dog official is solved first, and then the river monster is eliminated, the recovery of this county is just around the corner."

I'm afraid it's a little hard to deal with! Two groups of outsiders came around last year, both of them came to get rid of demons, but in the end they didn't even see anyone, and the river monster was still alive and well.

Wan Feibai thought about it, and said with a serious face, "There must be something strange here, not only is there a problem with the Jiang monster, but even this county official is afraid that he can't get out of it." ”

Lao Dao asked, then what should we do? Although he usually sees money and his eyes are open, but now that his nephew is hopeful of saving his life, he is a little open, relying on his own ability, he is going to Jiangzhong to get rid of the monster.

Wan Feibai replied stubbornly: "Naturally, we have to investigate clearly before making plans." ”

Lao Dao was furious, stretched out his hand and pointed at Wan Feibai, and said angrily, "Look ahead and look back, it's really a taboo for the soldiers, don't you see the old, weak, sick and disabled in this house? There are also the people of that county, all waiting for us to save them!"

Naturally, he wanted to save it, but he found out that it was also a taboo to make a rash move, and to startle the snake, Bai Qianqian frowned and said.

Lao Dao was usually a little afraid of Bai Qianqian, he wanted to speak and stopped, but finally didn't speak.

Wan Feibai bowed like an old woman, since the kid came here, there was no reason to sit idly by, and when the kid found out the truth, he would naturally try his best.

The old woman didn't care about the quarrel between Lao Dao and him, and she only had hope for the Jiang Monster.

Before going to bed, Dongfang Lei took out the herbs that he let Wan Fei carry out and picked a few, I think Grandma is afraid that her legs and feet are not very flexible, these herbs are some symptomatic medicines, and they will be relieved after boiling.

Ah Hua was overjoyed when she heard this, and thanked her again and again, for such a gift, her gratitude is definitely much stronger than giving her own family a full meal or two.

Wan Feibai looked at Dongfang Lei's thin back, sighed, and went back to the room with them.

At night, Bai Qianqian lived with Dongfang Yue, and when she heard the cuckoo outside, she got up gently, bypassed the sleeping Ah Hua, and walked out of the door.

When Wan Feibai saw her, the two nodded and quickly disappeared outside the small courtyard.