"It seems that things have gone a little beyond our imagination, can this prince go to the yamen with me? After listening to what Xiang Yuan said, the bearded head obviously changed his attitude towards Xiang Yuan, and his tone was no longer as outright suspicious as before.

"Yes. ”

Nodding, Xiang Yuan followed the bearded head catcher and his party, left the inn, and came to the county government of Linquan City.

first waited for a quarter of an hour in the outer hall, and only after the bearded head and the county order reported the murder case, Xiang Yuan was summoned to the inner hall.

Linquan City is a small city, so it is not as rich as Guangling.

The county magistrate of Linquancheng is called Xia Mingqiu, a middle-aged man of nearly forty years old, with a handful of inch-long green beards, who looks quite Confucian style.

"I've seen Xia County. Walking into the inner hall, Xiang Yuan bowed his hand to Xia Mingqiu without being humble or arrogant.

"Please sit down with my little brother. With a smile on his face, Xia Mingqiu did not hold up the county master's shelf, but his tone was quite kind.

"Listen to the old nonsense, you saw that thing with your own eyes last night......" With hesitation, Xia Mingqiu asked Xiang Yuan in a slight tone.

Xia Mingqiu's nervous face made Xiang Yuan suspicious.

This Xia Mingqiu's reaction was obviously to know that there were ghosts in this city......

"I didn't see it with my own eyes, but the thing stood in front of the door for a moment, but it didn't come in.

I don't know exactly what it is. Shaking his head, Xiang Yuan said truthfully.

"Is it......" Rubbing the chair handle in his hand, Xia Mingqiu took a deep breath, and then looked up at Xiang Yuan: "Little brother Xiang, do you believe that there are so-called ghosts in this world?"

"Believe. He nodded without hesitation, compared to people like Xia Mingqiu who had only seen a scaly claw.

Xiang Yuan has really seen the existence of demons and monsters, and he almost became the food of demons!

Unexpectedly, Xiang Yuan's answer was so firm, Xia Mingqiu was surprised and couldn't help but wonder: "Could it be that the little brother is ...... somewhere else?"

"Xia County Order, since you understand that this murder was not committed by humans.

Please lift the ban on me, after all, you have no proof that I killed that man. He didn't plan to say more to Xia Mingqiu, Xiang Yuan said bluntly.

"It's nature. I just don't know if the little brother can ......."

"I don't want to. "I knew that Xia Mingqiu wanted him to stay and help them find out about this matter.

But Xiang Yuan didn't have the slightest intention of wading into this troubled water, and directly refused.

"Little brother, don't you want to think about it anymore?" his eyes signaled to Hu Zhutou, Xia Mingqiu's eyes showed a different color, and Hu Bin, who was straddling the knife on the side, immediately stepped forward, threatening Xiang Yuan's intentions!

"Why, I don't agree, Xia County Decree still wants to force me to fail?!"

Raising his eyes and looking at Hu Bin, to be honest, if he really made a move, these fast arresters in Linquan City would not be his opponents.

My previous repeated forbearance was just because the other party was a person in public office, so it was not good to be too blunt.

But now......

Standing up with a sneer, Xiang Yuan, who was nearly one meter nine tall, was a head taller than Hu Bin.

The burly figure suddenly burst out with a fierce aura, and Xiang Yuan, who had already seen human blood in his hands, unconsciously carried a murderous aura on his body.

Glared at by Xiang Yuan's murderous eyes, Hu Bin panicked for no reason, and took several steps back again and again, not daring to look at Xiang Yuan again.

"Xia County Ling wants to force me to stay, but when I leave Linquan City, I will definitely find my Uncle Meng to sue you. At the critical moment, the big Buddha of Meng Hongjun was moved.

Although Meng Hongjun and Xia Mingqiu are both county orders.

But Guangling is rich and is an important county.

Linquan is barren and just a small town.

Although Linquan City is not under the jurisdiction of Guangling, as long as Xiang Jiaken contributes money, let Meng Hongjun unite with some old friends in front of Xiang Mu Nan, and go to the state pastor to participate in Xia Mingqiu, and the money can make the ghost grind.

Xia Mingqiu will be demoted to a more desolate area as a county magistrate, and at worst, he may even be stripped of his official position and sent to the army!

"Uncle Meng?" Hearing this Uncle Meng mentioned by Xiang Yuan, Xia Mingqiu reacted quickly, and immediately thought of Meng Hongjun, the commander of Guangling County, who was not far from Linquan City.

What followed was speculation about Xiang Yuan's identity, and he was able to call a county order as his uncle, Guangling......

"Are you from the Guangling Xiang family?" With a hint of surprise on his face, the Guangling Xiang family was considered a wealthy household in several counties around Guangling.

The business is doing well in all directions, and the original head of the family is kind to Mu Nan, and he is friends with officials in many places.

Although most of these so-called friends are interested in Xiang's money, they don't have a deep friendship.

But it was easy to bring down such a small county order as him.

As soon as he thought of this, Xia Mingqiu Khan came down, and hurriedly got up and smiled at Xiang Yuan: "It turned out to be Xiang Gongzi, disrespectful and disrespectful." ”

Xiang Yuan glanced at Xia Mingqiu, who originally had a good impression of Xia Mingqiu's Confucian dress, but now it seems that he is also a dog-like person, and he tends to be a master of inflammation.

"If there is nothing else to do in the Xia County Order, I will leave first. ”

's good impression of Xia Mingqiu was gone, and Xiang Yuan didn't bother to fight him anymore.

"This ...... Since Xiang Gongzi still has something to do, then I won't force him to stay.

Hu Zhutou sent Xiang Gongzi out. ”

Knowing that Xiang Yuan's background was extraordinary, Xia Mingqiu had no choice but to send Xiang Yuan away with a smile.

It took him ten years of hard work to get into the fame and become a county magistrate.

I don't want to lose my black yarn hat because of this!

......

Coming out of the county office, Xiang Yuan returned directly to the inn.

"Guest, you're back. What did the county magistrate say?"

There were dead people in the shop, and the death was so miserable that the shopkeeper's face was about to wrinkle into an orange peel.

Shaking his head, Xiang Yuan said, "I don't know, the specific yamen will investigate." ”

After that, Xiang Yuan went back to his room to pack up his baggage and asked the guy to bring the horse.

Leading the horse through the gate of Linquan City, Xiang Yuan turned his head to look at the strange city inside, and shook his head slightly.

It's none of my business, I don't have to worry about it.

"Drive!"

Turning over and getting on the horse, Xiang Yuan clamped the saddle, raised the whip, and the horse under the seat immediately raised its hooves and splashed away with a foot of dust.

......

As soon as Xia Mingqiu and them delayed, it was already late afternoon when Xiang Yuan left Linquan City.

After running on the road for a long time, the sky began to gradually darken.

Well?

Frowning and turning his head to take a look, since sunset, Xiang Yuan had always felt like something was peeking at him behind his back.

That cold and shivering gaze was like an ice pick against his spine.

The sound of the horse's hooves gradually fell, and after tying the horse's reins to a crooked-necked tree beside the road, Xiang Yuan slowly turned sideways and looked at a dead tree crawling with vines behind him.

"Get out!"

The eyes were scorching, and since the night, the cold gaze of being watched by people has become clearer and clearer.

Just now, this gaze even began to glance at Xiang Yuan unscrupulously, which made him, who didn't want to cause more trouble, very annoyed!

I don't mess with you, you want to come to me.

In that case, then don't blame my men for being ruthless!

On the silent mountain road, Xiang Yuan's low drink clearly echoed in the mountains and forests, but the gaze that had been secretly peeping at Xiang Yuan suddenly disappeared in this low drink.

The gloomy tiger eyes slowly scanned the mountain forest path behind him, Xiang Yuan's fists were clenched, his chest rose and fell, and the fierce aura on his body was slowly raised.

But after waiting for a long time, the silent forest still did not have any movement coming out, as if everything just now was just Xiang Yuan's illusion.

This place is not to stay for long!

Finding nothing, but always feeling that something was not quite right, Xiang Yuan walked quickly to the horse, released the reins, and drove away.

He didn't believe that the strange feeling was his delusion, that something must have followed him out of the spring, but what it was, he didn't know.

Riding a fast horse, Xiang Yuan's figure quickly disappeared into the deep night.

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