Xiaoxin saw Shen Man running away, so she hurriedly followed with her skirt. Chased all the way to a river, there was a painting boat on the river, but it floated lightly on the river, as if there was no one.

Shen Man stood by the river, his eyes fixed on the painting boat.

Could she be in this boat?

Xiao Xin gasped and was about to speak, but she heard the angry scream of a woman behind her, from far and near.

"Stop! Do you hear me, stop me! ”

Shen Man also heard it, and looked back at the same time as Xiaoxin, but saw a woman in red running from the other end of the alley angrily, holding a bright kitchen knife in her hand. With a melon seed face, slender eyebrows, and a very beautiful appearance, she looks like a female general who is holding a kitchen knife and kills the enemy.

Shen Man and Xiao Xin were dumbfounded.

"Goo-goo-"

A black thing suddenly spread its wings and flew in front of Shen Man, and pounced on Shen Man's face, Shen Man only smelled a foul smell, and then was instigated by the wings of this thing all the way backwards.

"Where's a chicken?!" Shen Man shouted and was forced to step back.

"Girl, be careful! Behind is the river! Xiaoxin screamed.

Shen Man tried to stabilize his footing, but the black-feathered chicken was fleeing for his life, as if he had given birth to a divine power, and he actually forced Shen Man, a big living person, to retreat all the way.

Shen Man's eyes were dark, and he grabbed one of the chicken's wings indiscriminately, and then ripped it open. A pair of mung bean eyes on the chicken, the chicken looks very innocent. Shen Man just stopped on the shore and let out a long breath.

Luckily, I didn't fall overboard......

"That thief in front, let go of my chicken!"

Shen Man heard this angry voice, trembled, grabbed the chicken with both hands and looked over there, barely associating this voice with the beautiful woman holding a kitchen knife, and before he could react, he saw that beauty running towards him angrily.

Shen Man grabbed the chicken with his left hand, and shook his hand at the woman with his right hand, signaling her not to rush over again, who knew that the woman didn't care about it, or rushed forward all the way, as if she saw some opportunity.

Shen Man was extremely helpless, and said secretly: Unlucky! He felt a momentum from the front, and led himself down into the river behind him.

"Miss Shen!" Xiaoxin covered her eyes and didn't dare to look.

But listening to the sound of "poof, poof" a few times, there are two people and a chicken falling into the water one after another. Then, I heard the mournful cry for help from a woman who did not belong to Shen Man: "Help, I don't know how to water!" Help me! There's also a chicken here! ”

Even at this time, this person still did not forget her black-feathered chicken.

Shen Man knows some water and knows that those who survive are the most dangerous. So he went round from behind, took the woman by the neck, and took her to the shore.

"Are you alright?" Shen Man went ashore, ignoring his wet body, and asked the beautiful woman with a pale face first. The red dress worn by the beautiful woman is ironed on her body, outlining the curves of her bewitching body, which should be convex and concave. The hair was sticking to his face, and a pair of misty eyes gradually gathered the spirit just now.

Then his eyes sharpened, he raised the kitchen knife in his hand, pointed at Shen Man and asked viciously, "Why don't you save my chicken?!" ”

Shen Man really couldn't cry or laugh, first met a man dressed as a woman, and then met a beautiful woman who regarded chickens as his life, what happened to this world? Could it be that the strange things that happened in this city will lead to a series of strange bad habits?

"I can only save one, do you let me save you or save your chicken?"

The woman was stunned for a moment, then raised her eyebrows slightly, and said with interest, "What's your name?" ”

"Shen Man, Shen of three points of water, full of three points of water."

"Are you short of water in the five elements?" The woman seemed to say unintentionally, but it made Shen Man feel a little strange in his heart. The woman continued, "You owe me a nest of chickens if you lack water. ”

"I owe you?" Shen Man pointed to his nose, "A nest of chickens? ”

"Well," the woman stood up, pulled her shirt, her good-looking brows furrowed, and she walked a few steps and turned back to Shen Mandao, "Now everyone can't get out, I'm not afraid that you will run away." Tomorrow at noon, you send me ten identical black-feathered chickens, otherwise I will make trouble, I am not afraid of losing face, I am afraid that you will have no face. My surname is Ya, and if you ask someone about Ya's family, you will know where I live. ”

Shen Man shrugged and said, "I'm a foreigner, and when I go out, I have no face." You're a big girl, why are you so unashamed? ”

The man said, "What do you know......" and then raised his head and walked away generously. Leaving Shen Man and Xiaoxin looking at each other.

Shen Man asked, "What the hell is going on?" ”

Xiao Xin muttered, "That girl must have regarded you as a son." ”

"Huh?"

"The monsters in the city only catch men, and the dead are all men, and there are many girls in the city who have not left the cabinet, many of whom are engaged but have died of their future husbands, so they are a little anxious to catch men when they see them...... I look at you, girl—" Xiao Xin paused, blushed, and said, "Probably because people have taken a fancy to you." ”

Shen Man patted his head and said in annoyance: "Is it for me to take the chicken to propose marriage?" ”

In the clear river, the painting boat swayed gently, and a shadow inside sat quietly. She rested with her eyes closed, and only the breeze dared to stir the ends of her hair. Through the gap in the window of the painting boat, she could see the scene just now, she never thought that she would see Shen Man here, didn't she let her not travel far, why did she come here......

Crash...

A burst of bubbles suddenly appeared in the river, alarming the woman in the boat. The woman's eyes opened suddenly, her gaze sharp, staring at the place where the bubbles were coming out.

Could it be-

The woman's expression was awe-inspiring, and she flew out of the painting boat with one foot, and fell gently on the water like a leaf, her body was like flowing water, handsome and beautiful.

Looking down, but seeing that the bubbles are getting denser and denser, the things under the water are about to emerge from the water.

The woman was waiting for the battle, and when she saw the target and was about to make a move, she saw a bare little head suddenly pop up, a pair of eyes the size of mung beans were dripping and turning towards her, and the black crown on the top of her head was still hanging with water droplets.

This is the black-feathered chicken that the woman was chasing.

A little more on her toes, she returned to the painting boat, not a drop of water on her body, and relegated herself to the silent practice.

At night, Chenzhou City at night is really different from the daytime. The wind was gusting, and it seemed that all the flowers and trees had lost their color overnight, and everywhere was pitch black. Even the prefect's mansion did not dare to rashly light the lights.

Chen Zhi hid in the cellar with a group of men.

Ning Tao casually took out a night pearl, and the prefect Chen Zhi exclaimed, "Could this be the Beihai Night Light that the emperor gave to the Prime Minister's Mansion?" ”

Ning Tao appreciated his knowledge, put his shoulder on his shoulder and said generously, "It's this thing, if Lord Chen likes it, I'll give it to you." ”

Chen Zhi hurriedly said, "This won't work, the lower officials don't dare." ”

Ning Tao was bored, so he played with it.

Chen Zhi occasionally looked out, as if he was worried about something.

A room of people can only see who is who through the cold light of this night pearl, and if they light an open flame, it will only make the monster find them faster. At night, Chenzhou City is a huge Shura field, and the monster is Nashura, and if you find a man, you will kill that man. The only thing the man could do was to find a hidden place to hide and spend the night trembling.

And the woman is no better, if the man is hidden, the monster will also make the woman frightened when it comes to the door, at least she will lose her mind, and at worst she will be scared and scattered, and she will be killed on the spot.

Ning Xu frowned and said, "Lord Chen, how many men are left in the city now, have you counted the number of people?" ”

Chen Zhi said, "There were originally more than three thousand strong men in the city, but now there are less than 1,000 left...... There are only a dozen people left in my prefect's mansion. ”

Ning Xu's face darkened. Originally, there were more than 3,000 people, which means that the monster has killed 2,000 people......

Now that I am trapped in the city, the people outside can't know the situation inside, even if the Yin and Yang Prison doesn't come so quickly, I'm here, how can I protect myself, how can I protect others?

Ning Xu pondered for a long time, and then asked, "Lord Chen, are there any people in the city who study Yin and Yang Dao?" ”

Chen Zhi replied, "There are a few of them, but these are all hiding, I'm afraid they won't be found so quickly." ”

Hearing this, Ning Xu couldn't help but be disappointed, he learned a thaumaturgy to measure the location of the scourge from the "Theory of Determining the Heavens", but unfortunately his qualifications are still shallow, and he has no magic weapons to help, so he can't grasp the success of his own calculations alone, if there are people who also practice the Yin and Yang Dao, there may be a chance.

Because if you use this thaumaturgy, you may be able to find out the crux of the problem, and when it is at its weakest in the daytime, you can catch it while it is unprepared.

This monster doesn't dare to come out during the day, it should be afraid of yang, and the afternoon is the time when yangqi is the strongest, gathering the strength of everyone, he doesn't believe that he can't subdue it.

But now this technique cannot be implemented, which is the crux of the problem, and for a while, even Ning Xu has nothing to do.

Ning Tao said, "It doesn't matter what kind of monster he is, as long as we design to lure the snake out of the hole, as soon as it comes out, we will all rush up, and we will definitely be able to kill him by surprise." ”

"It's not that Xia Guan and the others haven't thought of this way, it's just that the monster is too powerful, more than 100 of us went to get it, and more than 100 people broke it, and there was no return." Chen Zhi seemed to remember the tragic situation of that night, and his face was sad. "On the second day, the dead trees were covered with corpses, and rivers of blood flowed from the ground into the ancient well, which was flush with the ground......

"Can you see clearly, is that really a monster?" Ning Tao asked.

Chen Zhi said, "If it weren't for a monster, how could it be possible to kill so many people at once overnight?" ”

Ning Tao was silent.

He has never believed that there are demons in the world, but after listening to Chen Zhi's description, he actually believed some in his heart. Only then did he think of his current terrible situation, if he was not careful, he and his eldest brother might become the ghosts of this monster.

"Big Brother ......"

Ning Xu patted his brother's shoulder and said calmly, "Don't worry, I won't let you have anything to do." He walked out of the room and into the courtyard. Looking up at the stars, God didn't give much face today, and even covered with layers of clouds, covering most of the night sky.

Although there is a Yin and Yang Dao in the world, but there is no monster, the so-called "monster" is because it has the ability of an unusual person, so it is a "demon", and the "monster" in Chenzhou City is likely to be a person who has studied the forbidden art in the Yin and Yang Dao.

Ning Xu silently recited in his heart the record of "Seven Rays and Three Lights, Stars Divide Ages" in the "Theory of Determining the Heavens", and wanted to calculate the location of the monster with his own strength, and then destroy the demon in one fell swoop when the monster was the weakest in the day.

"Lord Chen, please prepare a pillar of incense and a basin of water, and a mat spread in the courtyard outside." Ning Xu commanded, "Brother Tao, you are guarding here, don't let people disturb me until this pillar of incense burns out." ”

"Yes." Chen Zhi immediately ordered someone to prepare.

Ning Tao also knew that this was not the time to mess around, so he obediently clasped his hands and stood by the side.

Chen Zhi quickly prepared his things, and took a bench for Ning Tao to sit on. Ning Xu sat cross-legged on the mat spread in the middle of the courtyard, observing the movement of the astrolabe through the plate of clear water.

Half a pillar of incense passed, Ning Xu still remained motionless and maintained his original posture, and Ning Tao yawned.

A stick of incense passed, but Ning Xu still didn't mean to get up, and his brows tightened more and more. Ning Tao was already snoring quietly.

Shen Man saw them when he returned home at this time, and while slowing down and lightening his steps, he observed Ning Xu's expression and posture.

She had heard that when performing the Yin and Yang Path, it was necessary to calm the mind and burn a stick of incense to help get rid of distracting thoughts. But hearing is different from seeing, just like now, she looked at Ning Xu, who was concentrating on calculation, and when she caught a glimpse of the fine beads of sweat on the corners of his forehead, she felt that the Yin and Yang Dao was really unfathomable.

For example, at this time, if you can really calculate the hiding place of the evil monster, then it is equivalent to saving everyone's lives.

Shen Man was also a little fascinated by the book called "The Theory of Determining Heaven" at this time.