The next day, as the sky cleared, the street finally gained a little popularity. Unfortunately, this popularity did not last long, and pedestrians began to run in a panic and go straight home! Because they saw the county commander leading a team of officials to walk down the street, it means that someone has died again!

In the Fuji Inn, with the arrival of the county order, the last few guests packed their luggage and checked out with the shopkeeper.

Zhang Xianling of Lanshi Town is a chubby man, with a white and chubby face, but his facial features that are not very prominent reveal a hint of shrewdness.

"All innkeepers are not allowed to leave!" Zhang Xian ordered and ordered, "Bring it back to the yamen for good interrogation, and no one can be left behind!" ”

"Yes!" The officials were ordered to be seized.

An official cha knelt down on one knee and said: "Lord Hui, the deceased is a resident here, named Li Zhizhou, who came to Lanshi Town to do business, and stayed at the Fuji Inn four days ago. ”

"My lord, after a preliminary examination, the deceased died in front of the inn gate, the fatal wound was only one between the throat, it was a sword wound, and the shape of the wound was similar to the deceased who died in the demon sword before, and he died roughly in the third watch." ”

"It's a demon sword again!" Zhang Xianling scolded, "Let's visit, on the third watch, there are witnesses!" ”

"Yes!" Three or five officers were ordered to investigate.

Zhang Xianling: "Shopkeeper, have you seen any suspicious characters?" ”

The shopkeeper cried: "My lord... The villain doesn't know... The villain locked the door tightly last night! Don't dare to slack off! The door was fine, but Officer Li died in front of the door, thinking that he opened the bolt and walked out! ”

Zhang Xianling looked at the undamaged door and felt that what the shopkeeper said was not unreasonable...

Behind the doorpost of the high-rise building, a lady looked at it in panic, it was the beauty who was drunk last night, and she couldn't help but shudder when she saw Master Li's corpse!

"Mrs. Liu?" The shopkeeper found the woman behind the doorpost.

"Ahhh

"Mrs. Liu!" The shopkeeper hurries up to catch up! finally caught the corner of Mrs. Liu's clothes, and the other party fainted in fright!!

Zhang County Order: "Bring people over!" ”

The officials who followed him grabbed Liu Niangzi and came to help: "My lord! ”

Zhang County ordered: "Take her to the hospital!" Wake up and interrogate well! ”

"Huh! My lord! The shopkeeper of Fuji stopped, "Mrs. Liu is a frequent customer of the shop, and please be tolerant and tolerant of the adults, and the small ones will ask the doctor to take care of her, and the interrogation will be..." ”

Zhang Xianling thought for a while and said: "It's not unreasonable, it's just that the inn is not safe now... I'm worried..."

"Your Excellency!" An official came in at a trot and said, "Ma Wuye of Ping'an Street said that he saw two people sneaking past the roof of his house late last night!" ”

Zhang Xian order: "Leave half of the people behind, and take care of the Fu Ji Inn!" ”

"Yes!" A group of men and horses were ordered to stay.

The other half of the people set off with Zhang County's order and went to Ma Wuye's residence.

On the main road at the entrance of the town of Lanshi Town, the willow trees are fluttering, the greenery is stacked and green, and it is a busy street, only a few stalls are taking risks and opening to do business...

A team of snow-white people and horses all dressed in white and white swords passed by the stall, and several people scattered, each bought some snacks, and while nibbling, they hurried away, led by Fang Xiansheng and Qin Hao...

Fang Xiansheng said to his junior brothers and sisters: "The letter from the master said that His Royal Highness King Yi'an will arrive in Lanshi Town in a few days, and the demon sword is causing trouble, you should be vigilant and protect Your Highness, understand?" ”

A group of junior brothers and sisters stared at Fang Xiansheng and nodded, while eating snacks seriously like hamsters eating nuts...

"......" Fang Xiansheng stared back for a long time before scolding, "Don't eat it!" I haven't had breakfast in the mountains! When you go down the mountain, you forget the door rules! Look at you guys, how can you have the style of the first major faction!! ”

"Senior brother... We can't be blamed for that. A junior brother was full of oil and said dissatisfiedly, "The food has always been more fragrant than other people's!" It's hard to come out of it, and I'm really sorry for myself if I don't comfort my tired and depleted taste buds!! ”

Qin Hao stood beside Fang Xiansheng and raised his eyebrows: "When is it!" Still thinking about eating! The demon sword has been prevalent for a few days, and we haven't even caught a tail! Do you know what the rivers and lakes say about us? ”

"How?" The younger brothers and sisters asked curiously.

"There is no prestige to hang the name, and a flock of chicks chirps. It's too much to burp at the old man, and it's a chubby snow doll for nothing! Qin Hao said with his eyelids sideways.

"Huh-" The junior brothers and sisters gasped and said in unison, "Say we're done with calves?!!! ”

"It's not—so!" After Fang Xiansheng lost one-handedly, his momentum was like a rainbow, "This time we must solve the demon sword!" Take out the actual results to show the knights!! ”

"That's right! Brother is right! ”

"We're going to catch that damaging sword! Annihilation in one fell swoop!! This junior brother made a gesture of raising his sword as he spoke!

"That's not how to annihilate in one fell swoop!"

"What does he do?! Just do it!! ”

"Senior brothers! This time we will not go down the mountain empty-handed! Let the world see the true demeanor of the new generation of disciples of the Tianmu Sect——"

"Oooo

"That's pretty much it!" Fang Xiansheng saw that everyone was coming, and nodded with satisfaction.

"But... Brother Fang... Your Highness is a personal disciple of the Master, does he really need our protection? ”

"Besides, we don't know what His Royal Highness King Yi'an looks like? How do you respond? ”

"yes, yes! Senior brother, have you met Your Highness? ”

“... Hmm..."Fang Xiansheng held his chin and recalled, "Six years ago, I had the fate to meet once, and I could recognize it..."

"Senior brother, be reliable! Six years ago, I only met once, okay! ”

"You can do it! You haven't seen it yet! Fang Xiansheng said dissatisfied.

Qin Hao: "I heard that His Royal Highness also brought the princess this time." ”

"Princess?!!!" The younger brothers and sisters asked excitedly, "Who is Princess Yi'an?" Is it pretty? What is the temperament? How's the figure? ”

"The princess is also what you Xiao thinks!" Qin Hao knocked on the head of the juniors and disciples, "I heard that the princess was once the owner of the village, and her martial arts are strong!" And he is also the prince sought by the princess, what kind of person is King Yi'an, the proud protégé of the master! The princess who can compete with it, you think with your toes! Can it be a general?! ”

"In this way, the princess is also a person in the rivers and lakes! Very good, very good!! ”

"It's amazing to take the initiative! The princess is a talent! It's so cool!! ”

"It's not difficult to recognize such a princess! Not hard to recognize!! ”

Qin Hao: "Whether you recognize it or not, it's always right to find a young couple with extraordinary bearing and excellent martial arts!" ”

"Senior Brother Qin is right! Walk! Go to the princess!! As he spoke, the brothers and sisters scattered, knocking on the inn door and asking...

The willow branches fluttered like the green silk of a girl, and the entrance of the town was also covered by green onions, and the gate of the Xilai Inn...

Because of the reversal of black and white, Hanzi is energetic at night, and likes to lazy bed during the day, so he is still sleeping at this time, Qi Yun instructed the shopkeeper to prepare some light food for him and send it to the small bedroom. Zhushui was worried that Hanzi would stay in the small bedroom to take care of him, so Yan Mo agreed.

Qi Ming and Yan Mo led the others to the lobby for dinner, and sat down at two tables. Yan Mo disliked the deserted desktop, so he left Qi Ming alone and shared a table with others!

"Princess..."Lu Jiu said softly, "This is the dinner table of your subordinates, you..."

"Call me the boss outside!" Yan Mo raised his eyebrows and said!

"Yes! Big boss! Lu Jiu hurriedly agreed, secretly looked at the other table, and saw that the prince was full of light and smiles, but his heart was furious, and he hurriedly played a round, "What about the master?" ”

Yan Mo put on a "Huh? Expression.

"Yesterday, the master said, listen to the big boss outside! So..."Lu Jiu began to give a thumbs up, "The big boss is the biggest!" The master is second! In this way, the title must not be changed? He said as he gave his prince a look!

Qi Ming came to Yan Mo's side elegantly, smiled extremely brightly and said, "Just call the husband in charge~"

Yan Mo looked back and saw the light in the other party's eyes, as if to say, this king is willing to be your subordinate!

"......" Yan Mo glanced at him helplessly, "You are your master, I am my master, we have nothing to do with each other!" Master, please—" She made a gesture of please.

Qi Ming's figure did not move, his eyes were crooked, staring at Lu Jiu...

Lu Jiu had to put away his embarrassed expression and tried to persuade: "The big boss... The master specially instructed the kitchen to prepare roast chicken, roast duck, jade hibiscus buns, golden flour oil, and sesame tofu brain! It's all your favorite food!! You see, there's nothing at this table..."

Yan Mo turned to a bright smile: "You only have the master in your eyes, and you don't have me as a big boss, right?!" ”

"......" Lu Jiu suddenly wrinkled his facial features and cried, "My subordinates don't dare!! "Oops! Lord and princess, you have to pinch each other, don't bring your subordinates!

"Yan'er is still angry about that sound last night?" Qi Ming asked with a smile.

Hearing this, Aoki Teru's eyelids moved slightly, and he noticed...

Yan said indifferently: "Bad things don't happen overnight!" I'm not that stingy! As she spoke, she took the dishes and chopsticks and prepared to eat.

Qi Ming's figure did not move, his eyes were crooked, and he stared at Lu Jiu...

Lu Jiu hurriedly vacated his place and put the food on the other table one by one, before he sat down beside Lan Bo and ate seriously! I don't hear about husband and wife!!

After Qi Ming sat down, he drank two mouthfuls of porridge and lifted the chopsticks to hold the balls...

But that crystal rain pill is like a slippery loach, rolling its chubby body and skating in the porcelain plate!

Qi Ming took the trouble to elegantly sandwich... I just can't afford it!!

The people at the table held their breath and didn't dare to gasp... Yan Mo finally couldn't stand it anymore, snatched the other party's chopsticks, stabbed the balls and handed them to Qi Ming!

"Can't you just be Sven?" Qi Ming was very happy when he saw that his little trick had succeeded, and he curled the corners of his mouth and said.

Yan Mo pouted and said, "Some eating is more important than Sven!" ”

"Oh no! Yesterday there were dead people! At this time, someone broke into the lobby of the inn and alarmed the guests, "It's a demon sword!" It's the demon sword again!! ”

The shopkeeper hurriedly served tea and asked the people to sit down: "Say slowly, say slowly!" Don't scare the guests away! ”

The person who came drank it all and said, "This time it's Fuji Inn!" That Boss Li was killed by a sword and lay in a pool of blood at the door of the inn! The county order just collected his body!! ”

The guests began to talk...

"Hey... I come to Lanshi Town every year to buy high mountain tea, and the business has not been negotiated yet... The demon sword is here! What is this called!! ”

"Did you hear that? The Tianmu faction is all dispatched! Famous families in the rivers and lakes!! ”

"Huh! Do you think it could be the sword spirit released by the Tianmu Sect? ”

"Sword Spirit! Right! It must be a sword spirit!! ”

"The Tianmu Sect is practicing martial arts, not cultivating immortals! Where did the sword spirit come from! Brother, you really want to do more!! ”

"There is a Ten Thousand Sword Array on Tianmu Mountain, maybe it can really give birth to sword spirits over time!"

"That should be a good sword spirit! How could it be such a ferocious demon sword spirit!! ”

"It's not a sword spirit, it's a youkai attached to the sword!!"

"Hey! Whatever it is, it's best to get out of town as soon as possible! Shopkeeper, I'll check out today and go home! ”

"Howler!" The shopkeeper could only reluctantly agree.

At this time, the bright gate was suddenly blocked by a group of people, and the voice of the person shouted loudly!

"That's them! Suspect! ”

"That's them! His Royal Highness King Yi'an!! ”

There are two teams of people who can reach the Xilai Inn, one team is Zhang Xianling, and the other team is a disciple of the Tianmu Sect.

"It's them! Last night, I passed by the villain's roof and smashed several tiles! Ma Wuye pointed out!

"It's them! The style is exquisite, and you know that the martial arts are extraordinary when you look at the posture! It must be the princess and princess!! ”

Zhang Xianling and Qin Hao both squeezed into the door, because of Zhang Xianling's fat belly, the two of them were sandwiched on the door frame! I can't move!!

Qi Ming and Yan Mo both held the food and were about to put it in their mouths: "......"

"Huh? Suspect? Qin Hao tilted his head and looked at Zhang Xianling...

"Huh? Lord and Princess? Zhang Xianling also tilted his head to look back at Qin Hao...

"Yo! Isn't this a county order from Zhang? Qin Hao smiled.

"Hey! Isn't this the eldest disciple of the Matan Venerable, Qin Hao Qin brothers? Zhang Xianling also smiled.

The two of them squeezed around for a while, and finally pulled it out of the door frame! Bowed to each other...

Zhang Xianling suddenly remembered the princess and princess called by Qin Hao, and before the ceremony was finished, he quickly turned around and came to Qi Ming.

Zhang Xianling made a salute and said, "I don't know if there is a token on the prince?" ”

Lu Jiu took out his waist card and shook it in front of everyone.

"The lower officials don't know that the prince is driving, and he is not welcome." Zhang Xianling confirmed it and saluted respectfully.

Qi Ming put down his chopsticks and stood majestically and said, "No courtesy." ”

"Is it really a prince?" Fang Xiansheng squeezed in from outside the door and said, "Is there a master's token?" ”

Qi Ming took out a wooden hairpin on his waist and said, "Master's personal supplies." ”

A group of disciples surrounded them with envious looks, and forcibly squeezed out the round ball of Zhang Xianling!

"Wow~The hairpin used by the master~"

"Ah~ kneel and beg for the same paragraph!!"

"It's amazing! The utensils used by the master will indeed glow! ”

"Let me touch it! Maybe the power can go up greatly! ”

"I want it too, I want it too!!"

"Master, what about his old man? When is coming? ”

"Ahem!" Qi Ming put away the hairpin in the coveted gaze of everyone, and said, "This king came here to rectify the demon sword, and the master has something to deal with, so he will stay in the capital for a few days." ”

Yan Mo looked at it all in white! It's so easy to recognize! Recalling the scene of the disciples of the Tianmu Sect sending each other eleven years ago... She carefully looked at Fang Xiansheng and Qin Hao, and suddenly remembered! Aren't they the pair of young men in white who can't stop arguing! Now he is a stable youth!

Fang Xiansheng noticed that Yan Mo was looking at him, and first saluted: "Under is the chief disciple of the Golden Fragrance Privet Seat, Fang..."

"Mr. Fang..."Yan Mo vaguely remembered these sounds and blurted out.

"Does the princess recognize me?" Fang Xiansheng was overjoyed!

Qi Ming moved his eyes slightly, looking at Yan Mo behind him...

Yan Mo woke up as soon as he said, in other words: "Disciples of the Tianmu Sect, no one knows, no one knows!" ”

"Hah!" When Fang Xiansheng heard this, he said to Qin Hao proudly, "See? My name is mighty! ”

"Humph!" Qin Hao said disapprerovingly, "It's not your name that shocks the Quartet, but your unreliability!" ”

"Who is unreliable?! You can't rely on it yet! Fang Xiansheng was dissatisfied!

Qin Hao: "Just your broken score, who wants to rely on it?!" ”

Fang Xiansheng: "Do you love to rely on it!" ”

Qin Hao: "I don't know how to converge when I rely on it all day long!" Like an insult! ”

Fang Xiansheng: "Damn! You didn't mention it first! I'm famous! What are you not convinced!! ”

Yan Mo silently hid beside Aoki Hui, and he didn't cause this trouble... Steady youth? No, let's remove the word steady! The country is easy to change, and the nature is difficult to change! The recipe is still old and has not been upgraded!!

"Hey! You two stop arguing! Lan Bo hurriedly pulled the two apart, "What a big man!" It's the same as when I was a kid!! Can you catch the demon sword? ”

"Humph!" Fang Xiansheng and Qin Hao hummed one left and one right, and sat down at two tables! The two teams of disciples accompanied each other separately!

Zhang Xianling had a gap and came to Qi Ming: "Lord Wang, a person died in front of the Fuji Inn today, and after an inspection, it was preliminarily determined that the deceased died on the third watch, and I heard Ma Wuye say that a man and a woman ran on the roof of his house at that time... I also stepped on the bricks..."

"Three watches... Bricks and tiles..."Yan Mo recalled the tiles that he had stepped on, and looked at Qi Ming...

Qi Ming: "On the third watch, the king did secretly visit the Fuji Inn with the princess, but no suspicious characters were found..."

“... No," Yan Mo recalled with his chin propped up, "You forgot? Before the squinting old man had time to kiss Fang Ze, he suddenly got hot and jumped out of the room into the pool! ”

There was a silence...

Everyone savored this conversation... The perspective of speaking is obviously hiding in the room and peeping...

"Oh~" The disciples of the Tianmu Sect coaxed together, and said in unison, "The prince and princess are so interested!" ”

"Hey!!" Yan Mo snapped his fingers, "Attention is misplaced!" The point is, when we go in and when we leave, there is no shadow of the demon sword! And—" she mused, "I think his symptoms are a little strange, not quite like drunkenness..."

Zhang County Order: "The deceased was a guest of the Fuji Inn... About forty or so, round and fat, dressed as a businessman..."

Hearing the characteristics of the deceased, Yan Mo and Qi Ming glanced at each other and said, "I'm afraid it's him who jumped into the pool... Wait a minute... You say he's dressed as a businessman? He was dressed when he died? ”

"Yes." Zhang Xianling replied.

Yan Mo: "When we left, he had already torn off his shirt and was swimming in the pool..."

Zhang Xianling thought about it and said, "That is to say... The deceased was drunk before his death and had a seizure for a while... Then I changed my clothes... Then he opened the door of the inn, and then he was slashed by the demon sword..."

Qi Ming: "There was also a lady with the man at that time... The face is thin and plump, about thirty or so. ”

Zhang Xianling thought about it: "Mrs. Liu? She seemed to be frightened, and she was cultivating at the Fuji Inn, and Xia Guan originally planned to ask her about it when she sobered up. ”

Qi Ming thought silently for a while before saying: "Since the county order is here, it just so happens that the relevant documents and materials of the Demon Sword Case have been sorted out and sent here." ”

"The subordinate obeys." Zhang County ordered a salute.

Subsequently, Qi Ming handed over a group of disciples of the Tianmu Sect to Lan Bo to deal with, not to mention how happy the owner of the Xilai Inn was, not only saw the prince, but also more than a dozen residents, it was really a blessing from heaven!

Yan Mo and Qi Ming, Aoki Hui and Qi Yun checked the information of the demon sword case together, except for the demon sword ghostly, always around the vicinity of Blue Stone Town, and there was nothing else, the previous deceased had any identity, businessmen and farmers, chivalrous swordsmen, beggars and gangsters... Some were killed by the demon sword, and some were consumed by the demon sword, and most of the dead were men...

Fang Xiansheng and Qin Hao came to Pingyin Xuan and proposed that everyone should act in teams and patrol the town in many ways, maybe they could encounter the demon sword.

Yan Mo felt that the disciples of the Heavenly Curtain Sect were idle, so it was better to send them out to work, so they should go.

The patrol lasted until evening, and there was no ghost! Everyone rushed back to the Xilai Inn to rest and eat...

I saw that in the hall of the inn, there were four or five people sitting at each table, all lying on the table, some of them were weak, waiting for the dishes to be served...

Lu Jiu came back from outside, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw a piece of whitewashing!

"Hell yes!!" He looked at it again, and it turned out that they were all disciples of the Tianmu Sect, and then he relaxed, "Those in white clothes and white pants... I almost thought I was in Hades... I'm scared to death..."Lu Jiu wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and walked into the Character Xuan.

Yan Mo stood at the door of Pinyin Xuan, and when he saw that the group of people had found nothing, he led Lu Jiu to Qi Ming's room.

Lu Jiu: "Master Qiqi, so far, the demon sword has not appeared. ”

Qi Ming thought thoughtfully: "These materials show that the possibility of the demon sword appearing in the middle of the night is higher, so let everyone rest and patrol again at night!" ”

"Yes!" Lu Jiu took the order and went out.

Yan Mo flipped through the information: "Why are most of the dead men... Could it be that the demon sword will still choose people? ”

Qi Ming: "I don't think so, Xu is a man who prefers weapons, so he will be attracted by demon swords." ”

Yan Mo: "You're talking about the people who were consumed by the demon sword, what about those who were killed?" ”

Qi Ming smiled: "Those who like to wander in the middle of the night are mostly men. ”

Yan Mo snorted lightly: "It seems to be such a reason!" ”

The night breeze is whining, and the bluestone town, which is still brightly lit, blows a demonic haze, which looks like a few more thick strokes added by the painter, and the coldness mixed in it spreads out with the immersion of ink...

In the evening, everyone was in pairs, patrolling the town, the disciples of the Tianmu Sect were led and distributed by Qin Hao and Fang Xiansheng respectively, leaving Yan Mo and Qi Ming in a team, Lan Bo and Lu Jiu together, Qi Yun and Aoki Hui stayed behind, and Xiao Ren was responsible for protecting the inn.

The disciples of the Tianmu Sect were dressed in white, like moonlight falling into the mortal dust, and they were very conspicuous on the street. While patrolling, they also advised pedestrians who had not yet returned home not to stay on the streets.

Late at night, the cold smell grows stronger...

Suddenly! A vague black shadow appeared and disappeared in the haze, suddenly like a ghost, suddenly like a galloping beast! With a frantic shout! The black shadow scratched itself, trying to get rid of the demon sword but couldn't shake it off! After a few tosses, he shouted and disappeared into the dark alley! Gone!!

"Uh-uh-uh..." Lu Jiu always felt a little chill at the back of his neck, and he grabbed Lan Bo's sleeve the whole time, vigilant in all directions, and kept looking around, that unknown fear was like a golden bell jar, caging him from head to toe!

"Lu Jiu, my martial arts are not as good as yours, it's useless for you to hold me like this..."Lan Bo said in a hoarse voice.

"Lan Bo, you're okay..."Lu Jiu said with a crying voice, "Just let me catch you... My heart is in my throat! No matter how good the martial arts are, you can't use them! After returning to Beijing, I will ask the prince to invite a powerful Taoist priest to let me learn the Tao hard!! ”

Lan Bo: "Even if you are so bold, you may not be able to use it even if you learn the Tao!" ”

Lu Jiu: "Lan Bo! You said something good! Ahhh No matter how bad it is, find someone to change your guts! ”

Suddenly, a rustling sound came from all directions! scared Lu Jiu like a fried wild cat!!

"Demon sword? You... Don't come out! Don't come out!! Lu Jiu held his sword and messed around, "I'm not delicious at all!" Shriveled and hairy! The lower mouth must be stuffed between your teeth! Diaphragm your gums!! ”

"I really don't have an appetite!"

When Lu Jiu saw it, it was actually a disciple of the Heavenly Curtain Sect who came out! Qin Hao took the lead and led his juniors and disciples to show their figures.

Lu Jiu: "Why are you?" ”

"We've patrolled back and forth around the edge of the town several times, and there is no shadow of the demon sword, so we thought we'd come over here and take a look." A disciple said and sat on the ground with his sword in his hand, "By the way, begging for a drink..."

"Who knows, except for the Xilai Inn, there is no one in the town that is open, and the small vendors have been driven home by us again..."Another disciple said helplessly, "There is nowhere to ask for water to drink..."

Lan Bo looked around and found that the Fuji Inn was in front of him, thinking that these children were inadvertently attracted by the tall buildings of the inn.

Lan Bo: "In that case, let's go to the Fuji Inn to have a look, maybe the shopkeeper there hasn't rested yet." ”

"We think so too..."Qin Hao led his junior disciples to the Fuji Inn in a sparse manner...

A cold wind blew, trembling the last few disciples shivering!

"Huh! Don't pull me! ”

"Huh! Don't scratch my ears! ”

The two disciples suddenly realized that something was wrong! One look at each other! only to find a ghost standing between the two!!

"Ahh!!h The two screamed and ran away!!

"Heha-" The black shadow showed a torch-like yellow light, drank a breath of white air, and his voice was like a hellhound, "I am the first in the world!" ”

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