Chapter 16 Extraneous Branches
The rain gradually subsided, but thick clouds pressed down on the sky, and it seemed that there would be a few more days of rain. Lin Yun simply took off his coat, asked the innkeeper to borrow an oil-paper umbrella, and the two went out together. He had been staying in Qingwei City for two days, and he was quite familiar with this place, so he naturally became a guide.
Qingwei City is built against the river, born by the river, and naturally the river is the most prosperous. As he was wandering, suddenly a crowd erupted in front of and behind the alley, as if the trap of the beast had finally closed the net. Lin Yun's hand had already touched the hilt of the sword, protecting Yixuan towards the edge of the alley, sticking to the wall as close as possible. Soon, though, he knew he was going to be wrong, as someone in the crowd kept shouting:
"Oh no, Wild Horse Town has found a monster!"
"Ahh "How so!" "What nonsense!" "It's a fart!" All the people were blown up by this sentence, and under the anger of the people, they instantly swallowed up the first person.
Demon beasts are taboo for the people, the beginning of the Great Wilderness Chronicle is that the human race was almost wiped out before the Great Wilderness, all thanks to the demon beasts, although the human race won at that time, but the demon beasts were not extinct, but they were expelled from the center of the continent and hid in the heavens. Going closer, up to now, there are still seven Jedi on the continent, all of which are forbidden places for the human race, and it is said that there are fierce demon beasts during this period, but each of them has been suppressed by a major cultivator, and there has never been a major incident in the past hundred years. It's only occasionally that I still hear some news, and some scattered monsters are infested. Once the demon beast appears, all of them will cause disaster. In the folk, monsters are taboo, and it's no wonder that everyone reacts so much when they hear the news.
The man who shouted was thin, with no flesh on his face, and carried a burden on his back, like a small trader walking the streets and alleys. At this time, he was swallowed up by everyone's curses, and some people even stepped forward to push him, almost pushing him a big heel, and he suddenly became angry.
"Push, push, push! , which dog calf pushed me! ”
"The Lu family has posted a notice in Ping'andu, don't believe it, look at it yourself!"
When the people heard this, they immediately believed it. The Lu family is the largest wealthy family in Qingwei City, and it is impossible to joke about this kind of thing. Everyone was anxious, and they couldn't care about the cursing of the thin bamboo poles, and rushed to Ping'andu one after another.
Lin Yun breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, secretly wondering if he was too sensitive, and always felt that someone was trying to harm him. When he turned to look at Yixuan, he found that her eyes were frighteningly bright, as if they could shoot light.
"Senior brother, let's go take a look too!" Yixuan's voice trembled a little, definitely not because of fear, but more like excitement.
Lin Yun's instinct told him that it was best not to wade into this troubled water, and it was better to set off as soon as possible to find spiritual materials. But he wanted to refuse, but as soon as the words came to his mouth, he was blocked back.
"I must go and see it, will you go?"
Lin Yun smiled bitterly, and said in his heart, can I not go.
The two of them moved towards Ping'an, because there were more and more pedestrians on the road, and they all looked anxious, and the space left for them was really limited, Lin Yun could only try to protect Yixuan from being scattered by this crowd.
Ping'an Ferry is the most common ferry port in Qingwei City, similar to the small pier that Lin Yun went to that day, with fishing boats docking and one or two boats doing river crossing business. The Qingge River is wide, and such ferries can be seen everywhere on the river. But this pier is a little different, because this is the dock of the Lu family. The Lu family has no reputation in the southeast, but in this Qingwei City, it has some weight. Because they are in charge of all the water transportation of the Qingge River in this section of Qingwei City, and this ferry port is where the Lu family started to make a fortune, so if there is any latest news, they will often post notices at this ferry, because it was issued by the Lu family, and the credibility is very high.
When they arrived at the ferry, it was already crowded with people, and Lin Yun and Yixuan had to stop far away, there were people in all directions, and they couldn't see the platform where the notice was posted here.
"Be quiet, be quiet!"
There was a man who looked like a butler standing on a high place, shouting loudly. There was a tea stall at the ferry, not far from the platform, and the man was standing on the table, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"It's the big housekeeper of the Lu Mansion." "Yes, it's him, I've seen it." "Don't say anything, listen to what he has to say."
The words of the crowd soon reached everyone's ears, and the crowd quickly quieted down.
"I am the steward of the Lu family, and I will pass on the word to you on behalf of the head of my family, please pass on all the words I said today."
The housekeeper obviously has martial arts skills, and he is full of anger when he speaks, and he can hear it from afar. With that, the butler stooped down on the table and bowed.
"Something strange has happened in Wild Horse Town, not far from our Qingwei City, several families have been killed, and we suspect that it is a monster."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar, and there were really demon beasts. Lin Yun felt that people were just saying that they were suspicious, which meant that they were not convinced.
"My Lu family recently posted a notice to hire a master to find out, which is a major event for the people. Of course, we can't let the masters contribute in vain, all the righteous people who have passed the assessment, my Lu family will provide silver to fund weapons, and there will be at least one hundred taels of thanks, if there are cultivators who are willing to go together, the remuneration can be negotiated separately, all kinds of spiritual materials can be discussed, and if they can return victoriously, there is another thanks. ”
After saying this, the crowd suddenly boiled, such a price is enough for many people to risk their lives to fight. But obviously, Lin Yun does not belong to one of them. He half-dragged and half-dragged Yixuan, who still wanted to continue watching the excitement, out of the crowd.
The rain began to fall again, and the two of them casually found a restaurant to eat something. Lin Yun saw that Yixuan was a little excited, so he didn't go shopping again after eating, and went back to the inn directly. At this time, the news of the ferry had already spread, and most of the inns on the street were talking about it. It's just a short meal, and there are more and more rumors in the market, and some people even say that they have noses and eyes, and they want to really see the same, and the versions are even more varied. Lin Yun was thoughtful, but he didn't ask out loud, and returned to his room in silence all the way, but there was a small tail behind him.
Yixuan's eyes were brighter than when he was in the alley, like a speaker about to take the stage, waiting for the first sentence to shock.
"Senior brother, let's go kill the demon beast."
Lin Yun was silent, of course he felt that it was much more important to complete the task of the master, and he really didn't want to make trouble. However, apparently Yixuan doesn't think so.
"Senior sister, our cultivation is still shallow, so let's leave the matter of demon beasts to other cultivators. Let's finish the task assigned by our ancestor first, what do you think? ”
"No, I have to go anyway, do you want to go?"
Lin Yun stroked his forehead with his hand and sighed helplessly.
"Hey......"