As Jin Wuxi sank, Xianyang Yuan was gradually engulfed by night, and the distant mountains and rivers also became obscured by the darkness. Everything fell silent, and in the misty night, only occasionally there were some subtle and indiscernible noises, as if to indicate that something strange was about to happen.

Suddenly, the sound of broken horses' hooves broke the oppressive dead silence, and more than a dozen knights were marching west along the Weishui road.

"Stay!" A knight suddenly whispered, "Zhang Zhizhao, what realm have you reached now?" ”

More than a dozen knights reined in their horses and stood quietly by the roadside.

"Lord Huilingtai!" A knight rode up behind the man and said, "We have already traveled through Xinfeng County before sunset, and we should be less than thirty miles away from Yangling at this time!" ”

"Okay!" The Lingtai Cheng let out a sigh of relief and said, "The emperor's order is in his body, and this official does not dare to slack off!" The sooner you go to Yangling, the sooner you complete your mission! ”

"My lord! Xia Guan thinks this mission is a little weird! The edict was worried, Zhong Zhong said: "Our Lingtai is only responsible for recording the demonic and auspicious disasters reported from all over the world, why did we come to the scene today to verify in person?" ”

The Lingtai Cheng looked at the chaotic darkness in front of him in a daze, as if there was a never-ending road of no return, and suddenly a trace of foreboding suddenly appeared in his heart, and he said in a low voice: "This is a bottomless deep pool!" If one is not handled properly, you and I will be destroyed! ”

"What?" Zhang Beizhao's body shook slightly, and he lowered his voice and said, "What do you mean?" We've accepted the assignment and we've been caught up in a conspiracy? ”

"Conspiracy? No! The official didn't say that! That Lingtai Cheng smiled bitterly: "

But don't forget, for many years, anything that has anything to do with the demon and the disaster is often the beginning of the catastrophe of the chaos of the dynasty and the collapse of the heavens and the earth! How many powerful dignitaries, even ......"

He suddenly stopped talking, stretched out his hand and pointed up at the sky, and then said: "Even such a noble person is in danger, and a little official like you and me is just an ant!" ”

"So what should we do?" Zhang Zhizhao was silent for a while, and then said with difficulty: "How can I be alone?" ”

"It's easy! This official will pass on your eight-character mantra! The Lingtai Cheng smiled and said: "That is to avoid the important and light, and have nothing to do!" ”

Zhang Beizhao recited it a few times and chuckled: "I see, thank you for your advice!" ”

Na Lingtai Cheng glanced at the deep and dark distance again, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, as long as we catch up with the night road for two more hours, at dawn, we can meet Nan Yingyang and Liu Jingzhao, and complete the mission as soon as possible, we can return to Beijing as soon as possible, and leave immediately!" ”

"Yes!" More than a dozen subordinates answered the road together.

"Wow-wow-", there were a few rough and hoarse cries of night crows in the night sky, and the sound of flapping wings sounded, and several black shadows soared into the sky from the deep grass in the distance.

All the subordinates of the Lingtai were taken aback, and they all looked at the place where the night crow flew.

One of them scolded in a low voice: "Bah, it's really unlucky for his grandmother!" ”

"Huh!" Suddenly, someone lost their voice and said, "That! What is that? ”

Something seemed to be moving slowly in the darkness where the night crow had risen in front of it.

A night breeze blew, and a faint fishy wind came through the air.

The Lingtai Cheng was well-informed, he twitched his nose vigorously, his complexion couldn't help but change greatly, he reached out and grabbed the torch in the hand of one of his subordinates, and threw it far away.

Under the reflection of the firelight, the silhouette of a huge beast shadow in the grass appeared, and the monster seemed to be not afraid of the fire light that was close at hand, and slowly turned the hideous beast's head, and the two green cold lights made everyone's hearts seem to be immersed in snow water.

"Protect your lordship!" When a subordinate draws a knife, he has to stand up bravely.

"No!" The Lingtai Cheng was very human after all, and he let out a terrible and desperate roar: "Everyone, flee separately immediately, and you must pass on the situation here!" ”

As soon as the words fell, there was a strange whistle in the darkness, and the monster beast, which was still unable to see clearly, suddenly moved, and with a terrifying speed that was not commensurate with its huge size, it moved left and right and rushed straight towards the horse team.

"Quick! Run separately! Na Lingtaicheng's voice was almost completely out of tune, "Alive...... Yes! ”

The massive beast shadow leaped up like the wind, effortlessly knocking him down along with the horse that straddled him. In the vain struggle of the men and horses, a terrible tearing sound sounded, and the neighing and screaming of the horses fell silent.

"Let's go!" Zhang Zhizhao's tears poured out uncontrollably, but he turned the horse's head and stabbed the horse with the tip of the knife, the horse was already greatly frightened, and the pain was even more unbearable at this time, and the speed was instantly increased to the extreme, and one person and one horse galloped wildly into the distance.

The subordinates woke up like from a dream, and they all shouted and galloped out, rushing in all directions.

The terrible sound of the wind whined in Zhang Beizhao's ears, and in the endless darkness, the heavens and the earth seemed to be turned upside down, he simply closed his eyes, hugged the horse's head tightly, clamped the horse's belly with his legs, and let the horse gallop wildly.

In the mournful night wind, one after another screams seemed to come from hell, and they seemed to be right next to him, each of which made people feel heartbreaking.

Zhang Zhizhao's tears poured out again, he wanted to use a sad roar to vent the grief and despondency in his heart, but he finally didn't dare to scream, only bit the corners of his mouth, tears mixed with blood flowed into his mouth, full of bitterness and fear.

At dawn, there was a sudden uproar on the Xianyang Plain, and nearly a thousand cold-faced Han cavalry surrounded a large circle within a radius of several miles, and slowly converged towards the center.

The bright spears fell one after another, piercing and pulling out in the long dead grass. Among the cavalry were hundreds of good archers, their bows and arrows with solemn expressions, and their sharp eyes scanning back and forth in the grass. No sooner had a frightened rabbit jumped out of the grass than three sharp arrows were pinned to the ground at the same time.

A corpse lay to the ground in a blur of flesh and blood, covered in horrific scratches and bite marks, and a shocking mass of blood dripping down his side.

"In addition to the seven who have died and the edict to be reported, we have also found two other surviving Lingtai subordinates, but there are still two people whose whereabouts are still unknown!" Ma Jun stood aside and said, "I don't know if I'm dead, or if I've run away without a trace!" ”

Nan Ying slowly straightened up, his eyelids couldn't stop beating slightly, and he couldn't help but feel a trace of horror in his heart. Not because the deceased died in a tragic state, let alone because this was the seventh deceased that had been discovered, but because, in the flat yellow earth, the traces of the murderer finally appeared---- the large, indescribable blood-stained paw prints.

"Where does this paw print lead?" Nan Ying looked at Gao Feng, but saw him standing to the side with a confused expression, as if he was a little distracted, and couldn't help but shout: "Ah Feng, I'm asking you!" ”

"Ahh Be! Gao Feng lost his soul and said: "The subordinates have been chasing for miles away, and the blood-stained paw prints have finally faded until they disappear. The subordinates are incompetent and cannot continue to track! ”

Nanying made a gesture, and when he saw the nearby cavalry retreating together, he said heavily: "We underestimated the enemy, and underestimated the situation!" ”

"Not bad! According to the edict of Lingtai, there were thirteen of them, except for Lingtai Cheng, who was killed first, the others fled separately, but within a few miles, seven people were caught up and killed! Gao Shun rarely showed a shocked expression: "Didn't Brother Xian say that there were two kinds of scars on the soldiers killed in Yangling before?" How about now? ”

"Same!" Nan Ying exhaled and said, "It's still the same as last time, the seven victims were killed by two different attacks!" ”

"Could it be that there are really two demon beasts?" Gao Shun's face became ugly: "Otherwise, it can't explain why the seven people scattered and fled, and it is still difficult to escape the poisonous hands!" ”

"Nope! That's impossible! Gao Feng suddenly shouted.

"Ah Feng, what's wrong with you? Is there anything new to discover? Gao Shun was also puzzled, Gao Feng can also be regarded as a shrewd and capable person, but also well-informed, calm in trouble, he is really a few people in the eagle's nest, otherwise Nanying would not have taken him with him when he traveled far away many times. But now, he is clearly out of sorts.

"This, this paw print!" Gao Feng's voice suddenly trembled: "There are two demon beasts? It's impossible! ”

"There's something to say, there's a fart!" Lingtai Cheng and his entourage, who had the emperor's order, were wiped out near Yangling, which made Nanying extremely bored, and gave birth to a sense of powerlessness that he could not control the unknown. Be careful I pump you! ”

"Yes! Be! Gao Feng's eyes were dull and said: "Sir, Gao Shuai, although I haven't learned the method of beast control from Brother Yang, I like to play with those tigers the most, you know this......"

"Brother Feng! Can you tell the point! Even Ma Jun heard his head wide.

"I, I mean to say the black tiger, what do you think of its size?" Gao Feng finally shouted.

"Black Tiger?" The three of them were stunned together, and Nan Ying was surprised: "You, what do you want to say?" That black tiger was huge, far surpassing its kind! ”

"No, do you mean to say it!" Nanying was suddenly shocked: "Judging from the paw prints, it is even bigger than our Black Tiger?" ”

"That's what I wanted to say!" Gao Feng seemed to recover, and he hurriedly said: "On weekdays, the black tiger and I often go up the mountain to hunt together, and its paw prints and stride length are very clear to me!" ”

A look of fear appeared on his face again: "However, after my simple measurement just now, I found that this demon beast's paw prints and stride length were actually above the black tiger. Such a huge beast, it is unbelievable that there can be one in this world, if there are two? I, I can't believe it! ”

"Two! Are both monsters, monsters? Ma Jun blurted out. Several people were shocked and moved, and their eyes showed horror.

For a moment, Nan Ying's heart was like a heavy hammer bombardment, and he almost groaned. The horror of the black tiger that day still makes him remember it vividly, if there is any beast in the world that can surpass it, even Nanying will never believe it. He suddenly remembered the huge golden eagle that was luckily tamed on the grassland, and his heart couldn't help but be stunned, from the unheard of black tiger, to the golden eagle that only appears in legends, to these two terrifying beasts that kill people at night, this world is really weird! Could it be that because of his own arrival, he has inadvertently changed the rules of this world?

"Damn!" Nan Ying suddenly shouted, "I definitely don't believe that there will be any demon beasts in this world!" Something must be wrong, this, this is a man-made trap! ”

He clenched his fists tightly and said hatefully: "Find a way, find these two beasts for me, Lao Tzu must skin them and cramp them, and see who the monster is?" ”

"But my lord!" Ma Jun said distressedly: "If the matter is dry today, and the ground is frozen as hard as a stone, how can you find the trace of a monster?" ”

"In fact, if it weren't for the fact that this demon beast was too bloody when it killed people this time, it would be on the yellow earth!" Ma Jun spread his hands and said, "We're just afraid that we won't even be able to find its paw prints!" ”

"I don't care, aren't you smart?" Nanying gritted his teeth and said, "Come up with a way, you must make it have nothing to hide!" ”

"Yes!" Ma Jun did not show a sad face, but on the contrary, his eyes flashed, as if something was brewing in his heart.

"Virtuous brother!" Gao Shun said in a deep voice: "The situation is urgent, we must not mess with ourselves!" I mean, until the Eagle's Nest reinforcements and Yang Kun arrive, we have little ability to deal with the current crisis, and in order to prevent the monster from continuing to murder at night, we should immediately evacuate the people nearby, and try to defuse the panic and gossip! At the same time, shrink your forces and retreat to Yangling in order to protect yourself! ”

"To protect yourself?" Nan Ying raised his head suddenly, and said with a flash of disbelief in his eyes: "Could it be that the eldest brother also believes that there are really some demon beasts?" ”

"You're wrong!" Gao Shun smiled proudly and said, "Don't say I don't believe it, even if there are really any demon beasts, who have you and my brother been afraid of?" ”

"But don't forget!" He said with a look of grief: "Now that so many people have died, do you want our own brothers to die here in vain because of your rash enemy?" ”

"You're right!" Nanying poured a basin of cold water on his head, and said movingly: "I am indeed dizzy!" The only way to do this is to wait for Brother Yang to come with the Black Tiger, and with the help of the Black Tiger's extraordinary sense of smell, we can find out the nests of these two monsters, and then ......."

"General!" From afar, Cao Xuan shouted: "Li Jin, the head of Yangling Wei, said that there is a major discovery to face the general!" ”

"Li Jin? By the way, this kid seems to be quite capable, and he has been an Orion again! Nanying perked up and said, "Maybe there will be some unexpected discoveries!" ”

He shouted, "Call him here!" ”

Li Jin trotted all the way over, and said, "General, I found that there were two completely different scratches on the bodies of the seven deceased!" ”

"That's what you're talking about?" Nan Ying was slightly disappointed and said: "Last time on the Yangling defenders who died in the line of duty, this general has already discovered this!" ”

As soon as he spoke, seeing Li Jin stunned, he couldn't help patting him on the shoulder and encouraging: "Shi Chang, you have done a good job, keep working hard!" ”

"No, General!" Li Jin shook his head and said, "What I want to say is more than that! ”

"General, please look!" He stretched out his hand and pointed to the corpse not far away, "There are seven dead, three of them have bite marks and scratches at the same time, and the other four only have scratches!" ”

"Ben has noticed this!" Nanying wondered, "So what?" Do you also want to say that there are two demon beasts scattered to kill people? ”

"Yes General, judging by his humble position, there are indeed two demon beasts killing people at the same time! But there's another strange thing! Li Jin's voice suddenly lowered: "Only near the corpses with bite marks and scratches at the same time, there are bloody paw prints, and those who only die from tearing and scratching are beside them, but there is no ...... at all."

"Fuck! There are quirks! Li Jin's words seemed to be a bright light, which flashed in Nan Ying's mind in an instant, and he couldn't help blurting out.

Several of the deceased died in a miserable state, and their bodies were full of terrible wounds left by sharp claws, so how could the claws of the murderous beast be stained with the blood of the deceased, how could it not leave paw prints?

"What do you think?" Nan Ying secretly scolded himself for being rough, and asked Li Jin at the same time, this kid does have real materials.

"Back to the general! In this case, the only possibility is! Li Jin hesitated for a moment before saying, "That demon beast used to hurt people with its claws, but it walked upright with its claws in the future!" So no paw prints were left! ”

"What!" Gao Feng and Ma Jun exclaimed together: "You said that the demon beast was walking on a human stand? ”

Liu Tao and a few Yangling officials happened to come over, and they heard the second half of the conversation between several people, and the food official Ling Ning Shao was the least courageous, and when he heard this, he fell to the ground in shock, and shouted: "People are walking? It's miserable! It's really a monster! ”

"Hahaha! So that's what happened! Nanying suddenly laughed out loud, and he patted Li Jin fiercely and said, "Okay, good!" You've done a great job! ”

Everyone was stunned.

"How?" Li Jin was also confused and said, "Could it be that the general already understands the truth about these two demon beasts?" ”

"The one who left the paw prints, Ben hasn't figured it out yet!" Nan Ying touched his chin and said, "But the other one, Ben Jiang already has some eyebrows!" ”

"Is that the youkai standing and walking?" Ma Jun was surprised and delighted: "The general already knows its origin?" ”

"Phew! What youkai? Nan Ying turned around, turned his back to everyone and showed a laughing look, and whispered: "This is the ancient version of Wolverine!" Just hit two iron claws! ”

PS: Thank you Coco for not eating rice.

In addition, I ask for the understanding of book friends, it is not that Bai Xue's update is too slow, but that it is necessary to consult a large amount of information and conceive the facts of the case, and it is indeed impossible to guarantee the speed, but please believe that Bai Xue has always written with a meticulous and rigorous attitude, if it is heavy on speed and light on quality, Bai Xue can't do it!