Chapter 100: The Monster of Huai'an Mansion
"There are several Jianghu forces in Huai'an Mansion under the jurisdiction of the Aoki Sect, originally at the end of August every year, they should come to the sect to pay this season's spirit stone, these days other forces have gone up the mountain to pay off the fees, but the Sword and Axe Gang has not reported for a long time, not only that, we used a special line to contact the two leaders of the Sword and Axe Gang, but the stone sank into the sea, and there was no response, seeing that tomorrow is September 1, so we have to go to the Sword and Axe Gang...... Are you listening to me?"
On the bumpy carriage, Sun Qien and Wan Ning sat opposite each other, although the girl still looked a little haggard, but with light makeup, she was in a better state than before, she looked at Wan Ning who was looking down and reading a book, and said angrily.
"I'm listening, by the way, what is the strength of the two gang leaders of the Sword and Axe Gang. ”
Wan Ning flipped through a scroll of paper and said without raising his head. He was studying the totem Quanjian handed over to him by the Bone Hell Breath, and Wan Ning still clearly remembered that the black-robed man in his normal state could only suppress himself, but under the increase of the poisonous snake totem, the black robe actually beat him without the power to fight back, this mysterious and powerful barbarian witchcraft is worthy of Wanning's careful study.
"The two gang leaders are both congenital realm cultivators, as for the rest of the members, almost none of them can fight, you and I are both top spiritual cultivators in the innate realm, and breaking into this sword and axe gang is not the same as playing. Moreover, the meaning of the elders of the Criminal Law Hall is to punish the Sword and Axe Gang slightly, and to kill the chickens and monkeys to deter other gangs, otherwise when the other gangs see that the Sword and Axe Gang can not pay the debts, it will be a bad thing, so when the time comes, we will give the two gang leaders a beating, let them know their mistakes, and then take the money and leave. ”
Sun Qien said nonchalantly.
"You must know that people can be the leaders of a gang, but they are not fools who have no eyesight, since they dare to openly disobey the orders of the sect, they naturally have a way back, such as absconding with money, or finding a new backer...... Anyway, there are various situations, and I can't say for sure, but it's always right to be careful with the ship of ten thousand years. ”
Of course, Wan Ning didn't think that the development of events was as optimistic as the girl expected, although the Aoki Sect was only a sect of the small Zhao Kingdom, but for those mortal forces, it was already overwhelming heaven and earth. The rise and fall of power, the removal and appointment of the leader, are all in the words of the four major sects, but several sects of Zhao State have jurisdiction over different forces in each state capital, and there have been no storms over the years.
In other words, now the Knife and Axe Gang has played a big name, not only not to complete the task on time, but also to play the evaporation of the world, which makes the top boss lose face. If it really provokes the anger of the Aoki Sect, the two gang leaders of the Sword and Axe Gang who show off their power on the rivers and lakes can be thrown on the street to ask for food that night.
Therefore, Wan Ning felt that as long as the leader of the Sword and Axe Gang had a little brain, it would be impossible to disobey the Aoki Sect on the bright side. And according to what he learned from Sun Qien, the fee that the Sword and Axe Gang should pay every quarter is only one thousand spirit stones, which is not a heavy tax, and it can be called a strange act to offend the Aoki Sect for this small thousand spirit stones, but the strangest thing is that the Sword and Axe Gang really did it.
Wan Ning knows only that, without further investigation and research, he can't draw accurate and careful conclusions, let alone speculate on the truth with Sun Qien's words, if he is really so powerful, he can be a fortune teller along the street with the whole lottery.
"Don't think about it, I've been in charge of managing the forces of Huai'an Mansion for three years, I know more about these old things than you, but sometimes I forget the days, last winter, the Knife and Axe Gang was also late in paying the fees, and I went down the mountain on the first day of the first month to urge them, these two guys also respectfully prepared the spirit stone, this time it's the same, you should just come out to accompany me to relax." ”
The bored Sun Qien wiped the spiritual weapon in his hand and said to Wan Ning. In fact, the Aoki Sect did not pay much attention to the gangs in the human world, and all these collections and other matters were handed over to his disciples with status, such as Zhao Wen, who was in charge of the Shogunate Mansion, and Sun Qien, who was in charge of the Huai'an Mansion.
"Dare to ask the two young junjies, are they from the Aoki sect's spiritual cultivation? ”
The swarthy man who was driving the carriage in front of him turned around and interrupted the conversation between the two.
The master asked what this was for. ”
In fact, Wan Ning noticed a long time ago that this swarthy man frequently turned back when he was talking to the girl, and he didn't know what he meant, and now that he had the opportunity, Wan Ning just asked.
"I don't know if the two of you are immortal masters who went to Huai'an Mansion to eliminate demons, we have been tortured by demons for too long. ”
The swarthy man wiped his face with a yellowed towel and said to Wan Ning.
"The demons of Huai'an Mansion? Tell me more carefully what is going on. ”
Hearing the carriage master's words, Wan Ning and Sun Qien both sat up straight and cheered up at the same time.
"Since the beginning of spring this year, Huai'an Mansion has come to a monster, its face is vicious, its power is infinite, and it comes and goes without a trace, and what is more terrifying is that it also plagues the people, whenever night falls, it picks strong men to shoot. ”
"From March to September, there have been dozens of people missing, they are all strong men without exception, now Huai'an Mansion is shrouded in the shadow of monsters, every day it is not dark, every door and window are closed, there are almost no idle men on the street, my second child is in the night when the car is pulled, was abducted by the monster, and now there is no whereabouts. ”
The swarthy man said slowly, as time passed, Wan Ning and Sun Qien's brows gradually furrowed, and in the end, the carriage master also turned his head and quietly wiped a handful of tears with a towel.
"From March to June, nearly half a year, so much time has passed, why hasn't anyone reported to the sect. ”
Wan Ning asked suddenly.
"Lord Immortal Master doesn't know, those gangs in the rivers and lakes are all people who want to save face, and they all feel that this kind of thing happens on their own territory, if they can't deal with it, it will only make the sect above feel that they are incompetent, and they may even lose their hats because of this, so no one reports it to you. ”
The carriage master shook his head and said with a wry smile, where is there any way for low-level mortals like them to make a sound.
"Then how do you know that your eldest brother was abducted by a monster, and not temporarily left the family for personal reasons? ”
Wan Ning thought for a moment and continued to ask.
"My second child was a ronin on the street earlier, obsessed with gambling, drinking all day, and then in a gambling was cut off by someone, since then he woke up, walked on the right path, and I ran this post station together, and saved a lot of money over the years. But because of his bad deeds when he was young, no woman wanted to marry him, so he was always single, but he was very kind to my two dolls, almost to the point of treating them as his own. ”
"At that night, he received a big order, I originally told him to stop, don't be killed by monsters because of money, but at the end of this year, my eldest son is about to get married, and the second child wants to prepare gift money for my sophomore, so he didn't listen to the dissuasion, took the order, and then disappeared from then on. ”
"In the ten days when the second child disappeared, I searched all the casinos in Huai'an Mansion and nearby places, and there was no trace of him at all, and finally I found his carriage in the periphery of the East Expedition Forest adjacent to Huai'an Mansion, and I wanted to be taken away by the monster, I haven't revealed this to my wife and children at home, I only said that the second child has something to do outside, and has not come back, we are a harmonious family, where can they withstand such a blow. ”
The coachmaster said slowly, he recalled the nightmarish ten days, his swarthy face showing pain, and he could finally find someone to talk to about it, instead of dreaming of his brother's miserable death every night and being awakened in the early hours of the morning.
"I'll pay attention to this, so that you can take the two of us to the place where the second carriage stops later, and then you will go back to the post station first and wait for my news." After all, to be honest, although I sympathize with my second brother's plight, I do still have important things to deal with, and when I am busy with the things at hand, I will help detect the traces of monsters. ”
Wan Ning was silent for a long time, and said to the carriage master with a look of hope in his eyes. Although the swarthy man was a little disappointed, he still thanked the two of them very politely, and even resolutely refused to charge the fare. Although Wan Ning looked down on a few taels of silver, he also knew that this was already the biggest and most direct gratitude that this honest man could do.