Two months later, in a small town on the banks of the Qiantang River.

In a private room in a restaurant.

Jiang Yi and Xu Mu'e sat opposite each other, and the table was full of plates of delicious dishes with all colors and aromas.

Xu Mu'e picked up the wine jug, poured a glass of wine for herself, raised her head and drank all the old Shaoxing wine in the cup, her movements were quite arrogant, like a heroic man.

Boom.

She put down her glass, with a look of exhaustion in her eyes, and sighed:

"This crocodile spirit is so good at hiding that I chased him for three days before I blocked him in a shoal, trapped him, and then killed him."

Jiang Yi says:

"This crocodile spirit is proficient in the art of water escape, and he is hidden in the water, so it is naturally difficult for you to catch him if you don't know the water."

After a pause, he praised:

"I thought you wouldn't be able to complete this mission alone, and you need me to take action, but I didn't expect you to succeed in killing this crocodile spirit in the end, yes, there is progress."

This time, Jiang Yi didn't act with Xu Mu'e, but just drew a purple talisman for him to ensure her safety, and didn't provide much help other than that.

It is indeed extremely difficult for Xu Mu'e to be able to kill the crocodile essence alone.

Hearing Jiang Yi's praise and affirmation, Xu Mu'e couldn't help but smile happily, only to feel that the fatigue on her body had subsided a lot.

Jiang Yi said again:

"I see that your mental wear and tear this time is quite serious, so let's rest in the town for two days first, and then we will go to Lin'an City."

According to the news he got in the past two days, Xin Shi Niang's plot was about to start, so he planned to go to Lin'an City to take a look.

"Okay."

Xu Mu'e nodded, she hadn't closed her eyes for two days, and she had another big battle with the crocodile spirit, although her cultivation was not weak, she also felt very tired, and naturally had no objection when she heard the words.

The two of them talked and ate some food and drinks.

Bang, bang.

There was a knock on the door, and Xu Mu'e could hear two people standing outside the door.

"Come in."

Jiang Yi said.

Then, the door was pushed open, and the female shopkeeper of the restaurant walked in with a middle-aged man with a sallow face, and said respectfully to the two:

"Two heroes, the wine and food in the store are still satisfied."

Jiang Yi nodded:

"Very good, the shopkeeper has a heart."

The shopkeeper smiled politely:

"Where, where is it, Xu Nuxia took a righteous action and killed the pig Polong for the people of our town, she is the great benefactor of our town, the little woman is grateful, these drinks and dishes are just a little care."

Jiang Yi looked at the middle-aged man standing next to the shopkeeper, and saw that his eyes were dull and his lips were white, so he couldn't help but say:

"Seeing that this brother's qi is weak and weak, and his body is shrouded in a yin and evil aura, I think he has encountered some monster before, right?"

The shopkeeper's expression became more and more respectful when he heard this, and he praised:

Jiang Gongzi really has a magic eye like a torch, and he can see it at a glance. You're right, this big brother did encounter a monster, so I came to ask you two for help. ”

As she spoke, she motioned to the middle-aged man:

"Don't hurry up and tell me what you encountered, Jiang Daxia and Xu Nuxia will definitely be able to help you eradicate that monster."

The middle-aged man nodded, arched his hand, and said with a sad expression:

"Two heroes, our family lives on the outskirts of Lin'an City and makes a living from farming. Who would have thought that half a month ago, the village suddenly began to make trouble, first a few young people were sucked dry of essence blood and yang qi and died, and then ...... And then my son ...... too"

Speaking of this, the man choked up a little and couldn't speak, and tears came out of his eyes.

After a long while, he said bitterly:

"Xiao Yang, he is only fifteen years old, and he has not yet married, so he ...... And he went. ”

"My mother-in-law was also corroded by the evil spirit of monsters, and she had no children, so she was too sad and went with her."

As he spoke, he knelt down with a thud, kowtowed to Jiang Yi and the others, and begged:

"I heard that there is a demon swordsman near Qiantang, so I specially ran over to find someone, hoping that the two heroes can get rid of that harmful monster."

As he spoke, he took out a bag of silver from his bosom:

"It's all my money, maybe not enough ......"

Seeing this, Xu Mu'e hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, and said softly with relief:

"Uncle, get up. Don't worry, we will definitely not sit idly by in this matter, and we will definitely go to Lin'an to get rid of that monster, you better put the money away. We slay demons and eliminate demons, and we don't take money. ”

The shopkeeper also followed along and said:

"Yes, these two heroes killed the demons in order to do chivalry and righteousness and do the right thing for heaven, big brother, you better put away the money."

The middle-aged man pushed it a few times, and when he saw that Xu Mu'e really didn't accept money, he hesitated to take back the money bag.

Jiang Yi looked at him and said:

"I'll get rid of the demonic qi on your body first, you're not in good health, so let's find a place to stay here and rest for two days before returning to Lin'an."

As he spoke, he took out a yellow spirit rune, and after his spirit moved, he sent the spirit rune and pasted it on the man's body.

Burst.

In a flash of inspiration, the demonic aura on the man's body was immediately dispelled, and his face slowly recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye, and slowly became a little bloody.

After the man felt that his condition had improved, he thanked him again and again:

"Thank you, thank you."

"You're welcome."

Jiang Yi said, took out a pill and handed it to Xu Mu'e, saying:

"You take a good rest after taking the pill, and we will go to Lin'an tomorrow."

"Okay."

After Xu Mu'e took the pill, she nodded heavily, and a fierce look flashed in her eyes.

……

Early the next morning, Jiang Yi and the others left the town under the welcome of a group of townspeople and rode towards Lin'an City.

Lin'an was very close to Qiantang, and the two soon arrived outside Lin'an City.

In the distance, you can see the tall city walls.

"Wait a minute."

Jiang Yi suddenly reined in the reins of the horse, stopped, his eyes flashed with a faint essence, and looked at a piece of grass not far from the right side of the road.

Xu Mu'e followed his gaze and saw that the weeds were overgrown and green, and there was nothing else, so she asked:

"What's wrong?"

"There is a situation."

Jiang Yi said, his body jumped up from the horse's back, and swept into the grass like a gust of wind.

Seeing this, Xu Mu'e also swept over.

Then, she saw a shriveled and blackened corpse lying in the grass, all the essence, blood and yang qi of the whole body were sucked dry, leaving only a thin layer of skin wrapped around the skeleton, which looked extremely hideous and terrifying.

The deceased was dressed in a grey-brown coarse cloth and was apparently a man.

After Xu Mu'e checked his death, she glanced around again, and found two yellow-brown animal hairs on a blade of grass next to the corpse.

She picked up the two hairs, looked at them carefully, and after identifying the demonic energy on the hairs, she said slowly:

"It seems that the monster that is wreaking havoc near Lin'an City is a jackal demon, and the demon power is not weak, similar to the crocodile spirit before."

As he spoke, he looked at Jiang Yi:

"Master, can you find him?"