Ordinary case, Zhou Hao naturally will not be troubled, but this case is obviously not an ordinary case, with so many people dead, if this matter is not solved quickly, it will inevitably cause panic among the people, and this is definitely not what Li Shimin wants to see.

After all, he had just won the world, and when there was chaos at this time, it was completely against him, no wonder he ordered Zhou Hao to solve this matter within half a month.

Originally, Zhou Hao also planned to borrow the power of the imperial court and go to the Demon Gate to ask for help, but now it seems that there may not be that need.

Xu Fan's method just now, Zhou Hao saw it in his eyes, such a method, although he had contacted less than ten cultivators, Xu Fan was definitely at the top level among them.

And when Xu Fan brought him into the air just now, the expression on his face did not change in the slightest, which showed that he was very relaxed.

It was easy to take him into the air, and the meaning of this is self-evident.

"I see, according to my father, this matter is estimated to be 100% the work of evil things." After listening to Zhou Hao's words, Xu Fan said with an affirmative face.

The death of a village, the death of hundreds of people, except for the demonic things, Xu Fan really couldn't imagine that there would be any people to make trouble.

And the weird smile after death can't be artificially made, at least in Xu Fan's opinion, no one in the entire Chang'an City can do it.

As for the so-called monk, Xu Fan didn't think about this.

But the monk can barely explain the fact that he killed all the people in one village, but it is a little strange that he went to kill people from other villages after a few days.

So Xu Fan directly ruled out this possibility.

"Are you sure?" Zhou Hao said loudly.

"I'm sure, leave this matter to me, and I'll definitely find out for you." Xu Fan said confidently.

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Outside Chang'an City, a team of people riding on horses was hurrying quickly.

One by one, they wore uniform black iron armor, some of which were similar to the armor of light, but completely different.

There are not many people, only more than 20 people, but everyone's face is cold, and their eyes are like knives, although there are only more than 20 people, but they give people an extremely strong oppressive force.

This is a truly elite force.

"My lord, there is Shangtun Village in front."

Suddenly, someone spoke up.

And the horse team also stopped at the first time.

When the crowd disperses, you will find that in the center of the pile, there are two people who are not wearing battle armor.

One of them was dressed in a red robe, while the other was dressed in a white robe.

The two are none other than Xu Fan's father and son.

And the one wearing the red robe is Xu Fan's cheap old man Zhou Hao.

Originally, Xu Fan planned to come and see the situation by himself, but Zhou Hao did not agree, although he knew that Xu Fan's skills were enough, but he still didn't worry about Xu Fan alone, so he transferred these black armor soldiers to follow.

The Black Armor Army is a guard force in the city, the number is not large, there are more than 100 people in total, but they are each equipped with unique skills and martial arts, and they are mainly responsible for the arrest of the criminal department.

Usually, when Zhou Hao goes out to investigate the case, they are also responsible for following and protecting Zhou Hao's safety.

Hearing the man's words, Xu Fan and Zhou Hao drove the horse out of the crowd and looked ahead.

A quaint mountain village quickly comes into view, located in the middle of a dense forest, and it is easy to ignore its existence if you don't look closely.

There were also faint clouds above the forest, making the whole village look even more unreal.

It's like a ghost mountain village, and when ordinary people see this scene, they probably turn around and choose to leave.

After all, there is something scary about this scene.

"You're sure this is Shangtun Village, but why do I feel like it's a village that has been abandoned for a long time?" Zhou Hao frowned.

When the man heard this, his face suddenly turned a little embarrassed. "My lord, this is indeed Shangtun Village, but I don't know why it is like this."

Zhou Hao didn't look at the man, but instead focused his eyes on Xu Fan.

Feeling Zhou Hao's gaze, Xu Fan immediately understood what he meant.

I saw Xu Fan's palm flip, and a stack of crisp green willow leaves appeared in Xu Fan's hand.

In folklore, the branches of the willow tree can be used to fight ghosts, and the willow leaves can be used to open the eyes of the sky and see ghosts and gods.

And that's the case, but the willow branch can deal with the average imp at most, and it can only hurt him and scare him away, unless there is mana in the body of the person who uses it, otherwise the power of the willow branch is not very great, and the willow leaf also needs mana to open the eyes of the sky.

Without mana, even if you hold a willow leaf in your hand, you can't open the eye of heaven.

Everyone in the Black Armor Army also followed and looked at Xu Fan's body, Xu Fan's identity, they naturally knew, Zhou Hao's son, Zhou Wen, a master who had just returned from Longhu Mountain.

The reason why they would smash i to accompany Zhou Hao at this time was also because of Xu Fan.

It's just that it's not clear why Xu Fan suddenly took out the willow leaves.

Just when everyone was puzzled, a burst of golden light suddenly emerged from Xu Fan's palm, and the willow leaves in his palm were also shrouded in light for the first time.

Before everyone was surprised, all the willow leaves floated up in a burst of green fluorescence.

Then it swept like a flowing cloud before everyone's eyes.

Everyone didn't speak, because they could guess that this should be Xu Fan's means.

When the green willow leaves flew by, they found that the whole world suddenly changed in front of them.

"What is this?" Zhou Hao looked surprised.

The others were also full of shock and horror, look at this and there, obviously the surroundings are very calm, there is nothing, but they are extremely frightened.

Because in their eyes, the world has quietly changed.

"Isn't it surprising that all of you are now in a state where the Eye of Heaven is open, and this state will last for a day, while allowing you to see things that you could not see with your eyes before."

"Don't be surprised, the red light you see is the turbid energy of this world, and as for the black gas, it is the bad air, the golden ones, which we cultivators call the spiritual energy, and the green ones are the demonic energy and the yin energy."

"Dark green, darker in color, is demonic, and lighter green is yin."

Looking at everyone's shocked expressions, Xu Fan explained aloud.

When Xu Fan finished explaining, they looked in the direction of Shangtun Village, and they were all cold.

If, as Xu Fan said, the dark green is demonic energy, and the light green is ghostly energy, then Shangtun Village is definitely a demon village.

Because in the air of Shangtun Village and Shangtun Village, it is filled with green gas.

These gases are slowly rising, and even the golden light in the sky is obscured, and it is hard to imagine what exists in Shangtun Village.

"My lord, this... We're going in. "Even the most elite soldiers have a fear of these demons and gods.

But it's normal to think about it, I've never seen monsters and ghosts, and it's normal for them to be like this.

After all, what people fear most is the unknown.

Just like ghosts, the reason why people are afraid of ghosts is because ghosts are nothing, and no one knows when and where they will come from, and it is for this reason that people fear him.

"Since you're here, it's inevitable to go in." Before Zhou Hao could speak, Xu Fan spoke up.

Then, I saw Xu Fan in his hand, and a stack of golden rune paper appeared in Xu Fan's hand and scattered it into the sky.

The rune paper seemed to have eyes, and flew towards everyone, just one by one, including Zhou Hao.

"Carry the rune paper close to you, this can prevent the demon and yin qi from entering your body, and at the same time, it can also protect you once, when the ghost attacks you, the rune paper can protect you from harm for a short time."

Hearing Xu Fan's words, all the people in the Black Armor Army were overjoyed, and hurriedly put away the rune paper.

"Thank you, Childe."

"Thank you, Childe." Everyone immediately bowed to Xu Fan.

With the means just now, Xu Fan had completely suppressed them, so at this moment, they were also convinced of Xu Fan's words.

What's more, Xu Fan is still a disciple of Longhu Mountain, could Longhu Mountain be a liar? .

"You're welcome, you come with my father and son, I naturally want to protect your thoughtfulness, and when you go in, no matter what you see, don't act rashly."

"Please rest assured, since Childe said it, we won't touch anything when we go in."

Xu Fan nodded; "Then let's go inside."

Zhou Hao on the side looked at Xu Fan commanding everyone with a confident face, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

Seeing Xu Fan's maturity and growth, he was the happiest person, as for Xu Fan sparing himself to give orders to his subordinates or something, he didn't care at all.

Their father and son, who and whom?

Afterwards, the group rode again towards the village.

But less than 100 meters away from Shangtun Village, all the war horses stopped, and their legs began to tremble, as if they were afraid of something.

Xu Fan frowned, and the mana in his body poured out, sweeping in all directions, and in everyone's sight, the thick demonic qi that originally surrounded him was immediately dispersed.

And the horse, which was originally scared, slowly calmed down.

Then the group continued on their way and then went straight into the village.

After entering Shangtun Village, the fog in the village is even thicker, more powerful than PM2.5, it can be said that five steps away, you can't see anything.

If it weren't for Xu Fan using mana to disperse those fogs, it is estimated that he would have to get lost in it when he walked in.

Although there was a rune paper given by Xu Fan, and Xu Fan was at the forefront, everyone's hearts couldn't help but feel nervous.

From time to time, I look at the situation around me, with a hint of fear in my eyes.

A cool breeze blowing will make them tremble subconsciously.

This terrifying atmosphere gives people a very strong sense of oppression.

Click.

Suddenly, the sound of a tree branch being trampled off sounded from the front of Xu Fan and the others.

However, because of the thick fog, they were not able to see what was in front of them.

But Xu Fan seemed to see through the fog, and the corners of his mouth rose in an arc where everyone couldn't see. This kind of fog will also affect those ordinary people who have no power, for Xu Fan, this fog is useless.

(End of chapter)