At the end of autumn, Chen Feng asked Feng Xiaohan to go down the mountain and do something,

There were many demon beast corpses in the Hengshui River outside Yizhou City, all of which were aquatic demon beasts, and those huge bodies were piled up, almost blocking the entire river.

Although this matter was surprising, it did not make the people of Changming Sect dispatch.

But now even the government has been alarmed,

Because a lot of people died in the nearby villages.

According to the descriptions of the surviving villagers, the murderer was a huge water monster that appeared out of thin air at midnight and ate all the livestock and many villagers.

Due to its size, the villagers had no choice but to watch it level the village.

The imperial court even sent people from the Shadow Guard Hall to investigate, but nothing was found, only that the demon beast came ashore in Hengshui, and after destroying it, it returned the same way and lost its trace.

There is a sect in Yizhou City, and the head of the sect sent all the disciples to look for the traces of the demon beast, but they found nothing, and not long ago, another village was attacked.

Judging from the traces of the scene and the descriptions of the survivors, it should be the same as the previous one, or the same species.

The masters of the Shadow Guard Hall were all on a mission, and they couldn't draw manpower, and the strongest head of that small sect only had to ask for help from the nearest Changming Sect.

Ten days ago, Liang Song and the three elders of the outer mountains had already brought their disciples there, and then news came that they hoped to use Feng Xiaohan for use.

Before leaving, Feng Xiaohan entrusted Chen Yingying to Lu Yingfeng to prevent Meng'er from quietly going up the mountain to be him while he was away.

Sick Yangzi's illness has improved a lot, and his cultivation has become stronger, so he wanted to accompany him on a trip, but suddenly there were signs of breaking through the realm and entering the cave, so he had to stay in retreat.

Lu Yingfeng thought about it at the time, and proposed that he bring his dreams, so as to save Chen Yingying from worrying, he said that it was an experience, and it was not in vain for her original intention of the trip to the Central Plains.

On the road, there can be multiple masters like Jin Yutang as bodyguards, killing two birds with one stone.

Feng Xiaohan and Meng'er talked, and the other party readily agreed.

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Hengshui River traverses the Central Plains, enters the sea in the east, the river surface is extremely wide, the deepest depth can reach dozens of zhang, raising many generations, can be called the cradle of human civilization.

Almost all of the most prosperous cities of the Tang Dynasty were built along Hengshui.

Hundreds of stone bridges and countless boatmen are the only way to pass through Hengshui, and Feng Xiaohan once walked across a stone bridge when he went north to the grassland.

Hengshui is wide, the bridge that can connect the two sides of the strait is naturally extraordinary, and the highest part of the bridge can enter the sky, so it has a unified name, Tongtian Bridge.

Feng Xiaohan and the three of them did not stop in Yizhou, and came to a village where they fished for a living, and Liang Song and them were there.

When he saw the three of them, Liang Song looked very excited,

Especially when I saw the Golden Jade Hall,

The water monsters do not have high intelligence, and it is difficult for them to achieve extremely high levels of cultivation on their own, but their huge size and sturdy scale armor make them extremely powerful.

This time, the three elders of the outer mountains are all of the top grades of the Collapse Realm, and although their strength is strong, they are still a little reluctant to fight against such a demon beast.

But with a master of breaking the void, things are much easier.

Liang Song sighed and said, "We saw the destruction of the village, and the officials of the Shadow Guard Hall deduced the size of the demon beast, do you know how big it is?"

Meng'er asked curiously, "How old?"

She has been in the grassland all her life, and she has never seen the sea, let alone the water monsters, so she is extremely curious about it.

Liang Song sighed: "It is more than seventy zhang wide, and the end is at least one hundred and thirty zhang. ”

Meng'er covered her mouth in shock, thinking to herself, wouldn't that be about the same size as an elder's mansion in the Alliance?

Jin Yutang raised his eyebrows slightly, but he didn't change color, and he still smiled slightly.

Feng Xiaohan was quite calm and said, "I heard that it came ashore at night, is it a pipa beast or a giant rohu?"

Liang Song shook his head and said, "No, the surviving villagers said that the weather was very good that night, the stars and the moon were very bright, but it still seemed to be shrouded in a huge shadow, and the people of the Shadow Guard Hall speculated that it might be a pseudo-ink whale, or a black mountain shark or something." ”

The pseudo-ink whale is not a whale, but it resembles a whale, covered in scales and armor, which can absorb moonlight, so it looks like a black shadow at night.

And the black mountain shark itself is black and is a mountain-like shark, hence the name.

The characteristics of these two types of water monsters in the dark match the villagers' descriptions.

"The pseudo-ink whale has a docile temperament, and it will not hurt people unless it is for self-defense. Not long ago, the demon beasts blocked the river, and the fish in the river should have been scared away by the breath of the demon beasts. The fishermen of the village would not have gone down the river during that time, and it should not have been provoked. And it's not a creature with a grudge, so there's no reason to eat people in particular. ”

Feng Xiaohan glanced at the map on the table, pointed to a certain place and said: "The destroyed village is some distance from Hengshui, the black mountain shark has no lungs, and it can only stay on the shore for half an hour, one trip back and forth plus the destruction of the village...... It should have suffocated a long time ago. ”

Liang Song smiled bitterly: "We have all thought about this, but Changhong Peak has always only focused on land demon beasts, and knows very little about water demon beasts, so I called you here just to give you an idea for catching it, but I didn't expect you to be quite good at them." ”

Meng'er asked, "Why do you know so much about the water?" ”

Feng Xiaohan did not answer this question,

There is no sea in the wilderness, but there is a lake, and that lake looks sparkling and harmless to people and animals, but in fact, there is a cave under the water, and there is an extremely large underwater world.

It is full of aquatic monsters, occasionally coming ashore, and Feng Xiaohan often mistakes the aquatic pipa beast for a terrestrial species.

There is often a spirit turtle on the lake, and the shell is densely covered with annual rings.

Admire the sun's movement from east to west, as if it contains the deepest truth.

Feng Xiaohan once thought about slaughtering and eating it, but it glanced at it with a gaze that seemed to come from ancient times, and then he never had that thought again.

Liang Song asked, "What is Senior Brother Feng's opinion?"

Feng Xiaohan said, "Those survivors, have you ever heard any roars?"

Liang Song and the elders of the outer mountains around him were all stunned, they all realized this problem, and shook their heads in unison.

Feng Xiaohan raised his eyebrows and asked, "Just go ashore silently, kill people without saying a word, and run away after the destruction?"

Meng'er asked, "Do water monsters also roar?"

Feng Xiaohan said: "Almost all of them have long mouths, except for the fish you eat." ”

Meng'er immediately retorted: "I had a rabbit when I was a child, and it never barked"

She had a small conflict with Feng Xiaohan when Chen Yingying was young, but she couldn't get the field back through a competition, so she scolded him every time she got the opportunity.

Feng Xiaohan rolled his eyes and said, "Next time you break its leg, see if it screams." ”

Meng'er pouted, snorted lightly, and said, "Hmph, man ......"

Liang Song heard this, and the corners of his mouth lifted a smile, thinking that this tone was exactly the same as Xiao Rou'er.

Feng Xiaohan looked at him and said, "This matter is very weird, I suggest starting with the source of the demon beast's corpse first, this demon beast is likely to come from the same place as the corpse." ”

Liang Song said: "The people from the Shadow Guard Hall have already gone, and I believe that there will be results soon." ”

Feng Xiaohan asked, "Who is the Shadow Guard Hall, how can he meddle in such a thing?"

"They are a special institution of the imperial court, directly managed by His Majesty, investigating and dealing with many secret things, and are people who live in the shadows. ”

It was an elder from the outer mountains who spoke, and said, "They are very capable, and it is best not to have too much contact with them when working with us this time." ”

The Shadow Guard Hall is the organization left by the first owner of the small sword in the west, and has carried out many unworthy tasks for the Tang Dynasty during the Zhuguo period, such as assassinating and eliminating the rebellious courtiers in the court.

The people inside are all equipped with unique skills, talented, and extremely loyal to Datang.

After the world was peaceful, the main mission of the Shadow Guard Hall shifted from assassination to intelligence and investigation, and over the years it has made a lot of contributions to maintaining peace in the human world.

But it is not known how many dark means were used under these contributions.

Feng Xiaohan said: "You said that you called me here to catch it to come up with ideas, which means that you have found it?"

"We didn't find it when we found it, but we went to the back mountain to kill some demon beasts, and bought a lot of livestock, planning to bleed in the Hengshui River tomorrow night to lure it ashore. ”

Liang Song said with a smile: "After so long, I believe it is also hungry." ”