Chapter 24: The Vigil I
Compared with the sad face of the shopkeeper, Fang Yue is in a good mood now.
There were only two of them left in the inn, and the vegetables and meat that were originally prepared in the back kitchen for dozens of people were now all cheap.
Although this meal was not as much as the lunch one, it also ate the size of three or four people.
"As the saying goes, 'poor literature and rich martial arts', without strong financial resources and family foundation, they can't afford to practice martial arts."
Fang Yue sighed slightly, stood up, and walked to the middle of the inn lobby.
He hasn't had time to familiarize himself with the boxing techniques he just learned, and it's been a matter all day.
In any case, in this world where demons are rampant, dangerous, and nightmares, external forces can only be borrowed, and improving one's own strength is fundamental.
With supernatural powers, this is where his confidence lies.
The dim oil lamp stretched his figure very long, and the sound of the wind outside the house was like the cry of a ghost.
Fang Yue's expression was focused, and he slowly clenched his fists and took a step under his feet.
This enlightenment boxing is based on the essence of the inner boxing that Fang Yue knows, with a little fighting skills, and is peaceful, rigid and soft.
Fang Yue's casual punch was decent, in line with the essence of boxing, as if it had been tempered thousands of times.
This is the great power of his supernatural powers, the deduced exercises, after consuming merit points to pass on the exercises, he can naturally master them, as if he has practiced hard for many years, and he has thoroughly comprehended them and engraved them deeply in the depths of his mind.
In the empty and quiet inn lobby, the figures are shaking, or light and agile, elegant like the wind, or the atmosphere is steady, not moving like a mountain.
Each punch was struck, and the wind was fierce, and the air whirred and echoed with the gusts of wind outside the house, full of some kind of eerie harmony.
"However, if I want to go further, I still need to practice more boxing, and in my daily exercise or actual combat, I can comprehend the new martial arts before I can deduce the next heavy punch method. Or go to learn new martial arts cheats, learn new martial arts principles, and supplement them as food for continued deduction. ”
After a long time, Fang Yue finally stopped his movements, put his fists in place and stood in place, wiping a handful of fine sweat from his forehead, thinking leisurely in his heart.
The shopkeeper cleaned up the dishes, chopsticks and plates to the back kitchen, came back and saw Fang Yue practicing boxing, standing next to him and watching for a long time, he didn't know any martial arts, he only felt that Fang Yue was very good-looking, so he felt that it was probably very powerful.
At this time, seeing Fang Yue retract his fist, he couldn't help but sigh: "Fang Xiucai is really both civil and military, such a powerful boxing technique, those demons and monsters probably don't dare to come." ”
Fang Yue shook his head and said: "This martial art on my body can deal with people, but I can't deal with those weird and inexplicable ghosts." If there are really demons and monsters coming, it is better for everyone to run for their lives. ”
He thought of the red-clothed female corpse that sank in the ancient well in the backyard of the Wang family, if the ghosts were as terrifying as it, he was still far away.
The shopkeeper looked at the swarthy door in fear, and then looked at the Chenzi room hidden in the darkness on the second floor, and said: "I always say that good spirits are not bad spirits, I always feel unstable at night." ”
In fact, Fang Yue also felt this way, but this was based on his own judgment, his gaze also looked towards the Chenzi room on the second floor, he felt that there was likely to be some change in it, although the corpses and corpses inside had already been cleaned up by the people of the Yamen during the day.
"At night we take turns keeping vigil, you keep watch for the first half of the night, and I keep watch for the second half of the night."
……
Fang Yue walked on the street, the moonlight was hazy, and the smoke was in the distance.
The surrounding houses were looming, and there was not a single light coming out, Fang Yue's mind was a little confused, and he didn't know why he was walking on this street.
At the end of the street, in the smoke, there was the sound of footsteps, and a figure appeared from that side, not just one person.
"Fang Xiucai, Fang Xiucai."
Voices came from afar, footsteps got closer, and figures got closer.
Soon, Fang Yue saw the people who came, they were carrying long knives, dressed in soap-colored official uniforms, wearing black crowned hats, and one of the leaders was holding a set of official uniforms in their hands.
Fang Yue frowned slightly, his misty head had already regained his clarity.
"Again?"
Fang Yue stood still, a hint of fierceness flashing across his face.
"Congratulations to Fang Xiucai, Lord Wen takes pity on your talent, and feels that you have no talent, it is a pity, and I specially show the Lord that I want to be promoted and recruit you as the county master. This is the official uniform of the Ninth Rank Master Bookkeeper given above, and I ask Fang Xiucai to quickly change into it and go with us to see the master. ”
The man said loudly, his tone full of envy.
The county master book, is the county of the second official, its rank is the ninth grade, in charge of the county's household registration, paperwork and other affairs, although it is the size of sesame mung beans of the official position, but the size is also an official.
Once he becomes the master bookkeeper, it means that he has entered the officialdom, and his status is very different, from "people" to "officials".
However, Fang Yue didn't have any joy on his face, he just sneered, "You are only a group of chaotic ministers and thieves alive, and you are just a group of lonely ghosts and wild ghosts when you die, and you dare to learn from people to make official wishes!" ”
As soon as the words fell, the expressions on the faces of the four catchers who came changed all the time, and the original stiff and strange smiles were gone, and they all had blue faces.
Fang Yue knew that there was a change, but he was not afraid in his heart, these lonely souls and wild ghosts came again and again, they were entangled with him, it was useless to escape, anyway, in a dream, he wanted to try how many catties and taels they had.
At that moment, he stopped speaking, and at the moment when their faces changed color, he used a little force under his feet and rushed out, like a tiger descending from the mountain, and pounced on the catcher who was holding the official uniform at the head, and punched it towards the head.
Shoot the man first and shoot the horse, and capture the thief first and capture the king.
Fang Yue didn't know if with his current martial arts skills would be able to deal with the four people with sharp blades at the same time, but it was always right to strike first, taking advantage of their reactions, to knock down the leader first.
"Bang."
This punch jumped out with all his might, leaving no room for it, and hit the head of the first fast.
Then something happened to Fang Yue's surprise, the head of the first catcher actually flew out with a fist, fell far away, and rolled twice on the ground.
The corpse that remained in place was still holding the official uniform and did not move.
Fang Yue didn't feel that the power of his punch was so terrifying, especially the neat and tidy fracture on the corpse's neck, he instantly understood.
"I heard that these arresters were arrested as a chaotic party along with Wenzhi County, and dragged to the entrance of the vegetable market to be beheaded for public display."
The other three quickly reacted, pulled out the long knife at their waists, and slashed towards Fang Yue.
Fang Yue quickly pulled out the long knife on the body of the first corpse.
"Boom."
The sound of long knives striking each other sounded, and sparks burst out.
Fang Yue jumped one of the catchers with one kick, did not retreat but advanced, bullied forward, and slashed at the catcher on the left hand.
The touch from the blade of the knife is not like flesh and blood, but like dead wood.
The catcher who was slashed by Fang Yue's body was unharmed, but it just shook for a while, and it also had a bit of martial arts that was not weak, and it quickly slashed back at Fang Yue.
Fang Yue didn't expect it for a while, he didn't expect that the other party was uninjured under the long knife, although he avoided the vital point in time, he was still injured by the long knife in his hand to the left shoulder, and it hurt fiercely.
Fang Yue endured the pain, threw himself in front of it, bullied into his arms, and punched it in the head.
"Bang."
The other party's head flew out in response, fell far to the ground, and rolled a few times.