March 23 of the first year of the Divine Miracle.

It rained heavily for two days, and now in the early morning, a ray of sunlight shines through the clouds and sprinkles every corner of the divine capital.

Shendu should be the most spectacular city in this era, every morning, one hundred and eight squares open at the same time, the market in the square is lined up, hawkers shouting goods, and merchants knocking on the plate. The ladies lingered among the flowers with small fans, and the scholars held the scrolls in their hands and talked loudly, hoping that this clear voice could win the attention of the beauties.

The prosperity of the city will inevitably give people an illusion.

The empire is peaceful, singing and dancing, and the country and the people are safe, which is what the people think.

The blood stains that remained under the masonry under the walls were covered with moss, and no one would have noticed how many people had died here. Where the sun shines, the dark side is hidden. Only when the light fades away, the darkness resurfaces.

"Look carefully, don't miss anywhere!"

Zhuang Li stood in the mountain temple and shouted, and the officials scattered in all directions, looking around in this dilapidated mountain temple.

The subordinates had already prepared a clean mat, and Zhuang Li sat on it, holding a pair of walnuts in his hand, and was bored with the officials looking around.

He is investigating the mountain temple case, if it is an ordinary murder case, he doesn't need to come in person, he only needs to send a room to arrest quickly. It's just that in this murder case, Fengzhou Thorn Shi died bizarrely, and this became a big case.

A history of Xiazhou Thorn is insignificant, but the bad thing is that this Fengzhou is located in the north of the desert, under the command of Luo Jingyao, the capital of the north of the desert. escorted him to Beijing to interrogate the news about Mobei.

As soon as this murder case came out, the government and the opposition were greatly furious.

Lord Siqing has repeatedly ordered that the case must be investigated quickly, so Zhuang Li must come over.

Zhuang Li didn't think that he could find out anything, the only survivor, Liu An, was almost crazy, not to mention that the Shendu Mansion had come here to check several times, and those shrewd old officials couldn't find out, did they still expect him to find out?

Zhuang Li sat on this cushion, thinking about how to go back, when he suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves outside the mountain temple.

Outside, there were officials from Sixing Temple who stopped people.

"What's the matter, didn't you say that no one is allowed to enter?" Zhuang Li frowned and reprimanded loudly.

Several officials of Sixing Temple ran in trembling, but they were pushed away with one hand, and then several people in unicorn brocade clothes walked in.

The first person is a rugged man, and he wears a pair of black armor shoulder pads on top of his unicorn brocade robe. There are a few more python stripes on the inner lining. A hideous tiger head is also engraved on the outside of the heart guard, and the convex texture spreads to the shoulders, like a tiger entrenched on its chest.

The man grinned under his beard, and shouted loudly: "Jing Liang, the captain of a certain hundred cavalry school, has come to take over the case of the mountain temple, and there is no one to do it, so leave quickly!" ”

The man's voice was loud, and the dilapidated mud embryo of the mountain temple was shaken off a piece of dirt.

Si Xing Temple is in charge of the prison, and many cases in the world need to be reviewed by Si Xing Temple. Several Si Xing Temple officials were also strong men selected from good books, but they didn't expect to be a little thinner compared to these hundred horsemen. Because of this, he was scolded and didn't dare to answer.

Zhuang Li's face changed, a few officials didn't understand, he could understand what was going on with Baiqi.

The Hundred Cavalry Pro-Army, directly under the Son of Heaven, compared to the Northern Ya Forbidden Army, they are closer to the Son of Heaven.

Zhuang Li hurriedly got up from the mat and put on a smile: "Zhuang Li, the next lawsuit Xingsi Cheng Zhuang Li, I have seen Captain Jing." I don't know if I have any paperwork to come? ”

Jing Liang's eyes widened, Zhuang Li's heart trembled suddenly, and he involuntarily took a step back.

"What are you leaving, take the paperwork, leave quickly after reading it, don't delay a certain family to investigate the case!" Jing Liang took out a scroll from the pocket wrapped around his waist and threw it to Zhuang Li.

Zhuang Li wiped the sweat on his head, quickly took the paperwork, and opened it to view.

What is written in the document is that Si Xingsi will transfer the case of Dali Temple to Baiqi for review, but it does not say that Si Xingsi will assist in the investigation.

This is a little difficult to understand, is there something hidden in it, and it is necessary to let the Son of Heaven pro-army do this.

Zhuang Li caught a glimpse of the big seal of "Ordered by Tianji Shou Yongchang" printed at the end, and immediately dispelled the speculation in his heart. This has nothing to do with him, the decision of the big man, he is a small person, there is no need to get involved.

What's more, this matter is already weird and tricky, and simply giving up a hot potato is a good thing for him.

"Captain Zhuang, there is no problem with the paperwork, the lower officer will leave!" Zhuang Li respectfully returned the paperwork to Jing Liang, took the mat and left in a hurry with the people of Sixing Temple.

Zhuang Li left in front of the mountain temple, and the field path after the rain carried the fragrance of grass.

There were a few fast horses neighing outside, and everywhere Zhuang looked around, there was a dazzling unicorn brocade, and the unicorn embroidered with silver thread glared angrily. These hundred horsemen stood scattered around the mountain temple, each of them extremely strong and murderous, like a dormant beast.

Zhuang Li remembered that he had heard about the hundred horses in the past, and hurriedly quickened his pace, but now he just wanted to stay away from the demons here.

After the people of Si Xing Temple left, there was only a group of hundred horsemen left in the entire mountain temple.

Jing Liang sat on the altar with a bold sword, and a group of hundred horsemen tied their horses and poured in from outside.

"Three days!" Jing Liang stretched out three fingers, "Master Xuan Tan has sought the true scriptures from the Western Regions, and he needs to pass through here, and His Majesty will go out of the city to greet him in person at the right time." Xia Shi said that in two days at most, the monsters that are making trouble around this mountain temple must be captured! ”

Pieces of paper were handed out and fell into the hands of each of the hundred horsemen.

"This is the case of Si Xing Temple and Shendu Mansion investigating this case, after reading it, let's take action, if you see a monster, don't worry about killing!"

After Jing Liang finished speaking, the people in the room suddenly disappeared, and they were all people who had mastered advanced light skills, and they disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

There were still a dozen people left in the house.

"Liu An, the catcher of Luoyang County, said that there were still a few people in this mountain temple at that time, and the body was finally found out, but it was still clear?" Jing Liang asked.

A hundred horsemen hugged their fists and said: "Captain, I have received news from the post station, and there was indeed a caravan from Fengzhou passing through here at that time. ”

A gleam flashed in Jing Liang's eyes: "Fengzhou? That's not from the same place as Fengzhou Thorn Shi Luo Xun! Were they sent by Mobei to assassinate Luo Xun? ”

The hundred horsemen shook their heads: "No, this chamber of commerce we specially sent someone to investigate the news from Fengzhou, they have been operating there for a long time." The owner of this caravan is surnamed Tian, and the Tian family is a well-known family in Fengzhou. This time I entered Beijing, firstly, to transport the furs and medicinal materials of the North to sell, but because of the people from Mobei Mansion of the Tian Family's High School, they came to send the Tian Family's eldest son to Beijing to study. ”

"Yo, it's still a lifter." Jing Liang said with a smile.

Baiqi knew the habits of the captain very well, and he continued: "There are a total of ten people in the entourage, Tian Deming, the head of the Tian family, Tian Xiufeng, the eldest young master of the Tian family, and his wife Nie Xiaoyu, one horseman, and six men, all armed with knives to guard. ”

"Ten people, and six guards. Even if this demon is strong, it should hold on for a while. Then Liu An's kung fu of pouring pee, all the people died. Weird! Jing Liang said in surprise.

Baiqi raised his head: "Captain, if you let me wait, you can kill these people in a moment." ”

Jing Liang glanced at him: "You can kill them, but have you noticed that these two groups of people have no connection at all." According to you, two groups of people come from the same place, but they have very different purposes. Killing people is nothing more than for a few things, or for revenge, or for wealth, what deep hatred can make them kill everyone?

Besides, after Liu An went out to pee, Zhang Xiaoqi ran out of the mountain temple, and he was obviously terrified to behave like that.

However, what I care about most is the last man he speaks of. A man wearing a strange ring, and it seems that he was the last to beat the youkai away. If you can find this person, then everything will be much easier. ”

Baiqi said tentatively: "Why don't we go to the Shendu Mansion to find out?" ”

"Confused!" Jing Liang scolded, "There are so many people in the gods, finding one person is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack." Besides, I don't know what the characteristics are, what to look for? ”

At this moment, a hundred horsemen walked in from outside, and on his shoulder stood a flying eagle.

"The news that just came from Si Xing Temple, "There is a letterbox on the foot of the flying eagle, and the hundred horsemen opened the letterbox, took out the letter, opened it, and handed it to Jing Liang.

"The remains of the river bottom have all been salvaged, but the bones of the ten members of the Tian family are missing." Jing Liang muttered.

"I'm afraid the Tian family is the most suspicious!" Baiqi said affirmatively.

Jing Liang waved his hand: "You guys go around and investigate, it's okay if this demon leaves, if it doesn't leave, you must find out where it is now!" ”

As he was talking, a man suddenly walked in.

The man, dressed in a simple brocade robe and carrying a long knife in his hand, saw the hundred horsemen in the room, looked up and down, and then ignored it, and continued to probe with his head down.

Several people exchanged glances, and suddenly two hundred horses walked over.

"Where did you come from, the government is doing business, leave quickly!" A hundred horsemen shouted.

The two hundred horsemen unsheathed their long knives at the same time, and the intuition of the warriors made them feel a trace of danger.

The man in brocade walked up to Baiqi and suddenly smiled and said to him, "You have stepped on the wrong place." ”

The hundred horsemen glanced at the soles of their feet suspiciously, the floor tiles of the mountain temple had long been cracked, and now there were barren grass everywhere. The hundred horsemen stepped on the stone bricks and cracked, and a severed finger actually appeared inside!

The man in brocade squatted in front of the stone brick and took out the severed finger inside.

"That youkai left from the southeast." The man in brocade put the severed finger back, "The monster is infinitely powerful, but it is inevitable to carry a few corpses and fall something from them." It's close to the door, and it's easy to bring in rain if it's raining, so they shouldn't be here in the first place. ”

Jing Liang spoke: "Maybe they fled here. ”

"If I kill you in an instant, I won't give you time to come here." The man in brocade said.

Jing Liang took down the two giant axes behind his back, pointed at the brocade-clothed man and said coldly: "This is a secret, how did you know about it?" ”

Several hundred horsemen surrounded the brocade-clothed man and blocked all retreats.

The man in brocade stared at Jing Liang: "I am also the one who handles the case." ”

Jing Liang sneered: "It's ridiculous, I haven't heard that there is anyone to help in Baiqi's case." ”

"You are wrong, Your Majesty meant to let you assist me in my investigation." The man in brocade took out the waist card and threw it to Jing Liang.

On the waist card, there is a hideous grimace pattern carved on it, and the words "Tang Yun is a demon hunter" are engraved on it.