Chapter 22: The Night

Late the next night, the silence of the Divine Capital City was restored as usual.

As usual, there is no curfew in Nanshi, and it is not enough to linger on the streets, most of them are some drunken customers, who plan to stay up all night here. On both sides of the street, only the green buildings and taverns are still open, and the rest of the shops will not open at the moment, even if someone buys something, the door is closed at the moment, and they can't go home.

There were a large number of Jinwuwei patrolling back and forth on the road, and tonight was the same as usual, of course, only on the surface.

"My lord, did you say that this ghost-faced Yaksha would come tonight?"

The head catcher muttered to Tang Yun in a low voice, they were sitting in a tower at the moment, and from here they could overlook the streets and alleys of the entire South City.

The two of them were standing on the edge of the tower's railing, and from here, they could see the light of the fire coming from the opposite tower. There are one hundred and three squares in the entire Shendu, and each square has such a tower, which is placed next to the Wuhou shop, and there is a pigeon loft on it, which transmits news through carrier pigeons on weekdays, and at the same time monitors the situation of the entire square.

There are also people guarding the roof, and tonight Jin Wuwei and the entire Shendu Mansion are dispatched, and countless people are ambushed in all corners of the Shendu, just waiting for the ghost-faced Yaksha to come out.

The torches in the opposite tower suddenly swayed from side to side three times, and then three torches were erected on the side of the tower railing, indicating that there was a situation and other people needed to pay attention.

This quickly alerted the ambusher. The flames on the tower swung a few times in the western direction, and the target was moving in that direction.

An ambush net quietly opened.

Tang Yun beckoned, and the people from the Demon Hunting Division quickly followed, although there was no curfew at night, there were not many pedestrians on the street, and the light was dim, so he didn't feel strange as if Jin Wuwei was patrolling.

Crossing the street, he soon came to the front of Wuhou Shop, and at this time news came from the direction of the tower that the person had been caught.

"My lord, I beg you, let the villain go. The villain has just arrived, and he has just entered the burglar door, but he can ...... I haven't taken anything! ”

A thin man squatted on the ground, and the sharp spear of Jin Wuwei next to him made him shiver.

The surrounding sergeants raised torches to illuminate the area. Tang Yun saw that the panic in this person's eyes didn't look like a fake, he looked up and down, and said in a deep voice, "What are you doing here?" ”

"My lord, this was snatched from him!" A sergeant carried a black package and respectfully delivered it.

Tang Yun opened the package, and the contents were very rich, a pair of gilt gold cups, scattered jewelry, and a woman's silk robe.

Tang Yun put these things in front of that person and said in a deep voice, "Where did these come from?" ”

The man opened his mouth, and then saw a group of soldiers surrounding him, and immediately wanted to cry without tears: "I...... I stole it from a nearby green building, my lord, it's my first time doing it, but it has nothing to do with me! ”

"Stealing the sky, you kid was finally caught by me, see where you run this time!" The Nanshi street envoy ran over panting, and when he saw this person, he suddenly shouted loudly.

Tang Yun frowned and asked, "Do you know him?" ”

The street envoy clasped his fists and said: "If you go back to your lordship, this person is a thief who has been wanted by the Shendu Mansion for a long time. He has committed many crimes in Shendu, and the government has arrested him for a long time, but he has escaped many times. ”

Tang Yun glanced at the nearby sergeant: "There are so many Jin Wuwei here, didn't you find out in the first place?" ”

The street envoy hurriedly said: "My lord, this person is good at the art of disguise, and it is normal for the brothers not to know." However, I also participated in the wanted of this thief in the first place, and I am very familiar with his characteristics. This man was missing a piece from his right earlobe, which we had pierced with an arrow at the time, and it should still be there. ”

The street envoy pulled the man's ear open, and sure enough, a piece of his earlobe was missing. This is different from the person who nails the earrings, his ears are completely missing, and it looks very awkward.

The street envoy groped around his face for a moment, then suddenly tore a cheek from his face. Beneath this face, there is another face.

"This man will be disguised, maybe it's the ghost-faced Yaksha he pretended." The headcatcher guessed.

The thief wanted to cry without tears at the moment, but he just came over to pass a few things as usual. Although precious, it is nothing to the few Qinglou Red Pavilions in Nanshi. Even if he is caught, it is not enough to spend a few days in prison. For Jin Wuwei's prison, he can be regarded as a frequent visitor.

Who would have thought that he would be greeted with such a formation today.

Tang Yun said: "Escort him back to the prison first, and interrogate him carefully after he goes back!" ”

"Yes!"

Tang Yun raised his head, the night was already thick at the moment, and he actually hoped that this was the murderer, but subconsciously, he still didn't think there was anything wrong with this thief.

The ghost-faced Yaksha mentioned by the scholar is burly and should have practiced martial arts. Looking at this thin figure like a bamboo pole, it is obviously inconsistent with what the scholar described. A person can change his appearance, but in a short period of time, his body will not change.

At this moment, a red light suddenly flashed on Tang Yun's ring. All this happened very suddenly, almost between the lightning and flint, the red light flickered, and it bloomed with dazzling light, as if there was a great demon around.

Tang Yunli shouted: "The people of the Demon Hunting Division, come with me!" ”

Rub and go!

The sound of a long knife coming out of its sheath sounded in the darkness, and in the stunned expressions of the Shendu Mansion and the Jinwuwei people, a group of Demon Hunting Division soldiers followed.

The red light is guiding the way.

This time, the big demon acted very unscrupulously, completely exposing his aura. Tang Yun rushed there and commanded the people around him. Several soldiers of the Demon Hunting Division understood and scattered, surrounding them in different directions.

The place where the demonic aura emanated was in an extremely hidden alley.

The smell of cattle came out, and there was a faint low roar of cattle and sheep, which looked like cattle and sheep coming in from the Western Regions.

Tang Yun gestured to a soldier, and several soldiers quickly stuck to the edge of the wall, pulling up with their hands, and their hands climbed directly on the edge of the wall.

Tang Yun walked to the door and kicked the door open. As soon as the door was opened, a thick bloody aura rushed into his face.

The whole courtyard was littered with corpses, a black figure crouched beside the corpses, and only the sound of chewing came from the silent darkness.

Without Tang Yun's order, several soldiers of the Demon Hunting Division flew directly at the black shadow with a few arrows.

The black shadow looked a little startled, and in the moonlight, a hideous grimace flashed. The shadow heard footsteps, and he quickly stepped back, then ran towards the back of the yard.

"Chase!" As soon as Tang Yun gave the order, countless soldiers of the Demon Hunting Division chased after him.

Tang Yun glanced at the corpse on the ground out of the corner of his eye, this corpse had been cut open from the stomach, and the intestines were flowing all over the ground, but the face was somewhat familiar.

He straightened the corpse's face with his foot, and took the torch from the soldier beside him, which immediately reflected the corpse's identity.

He was the old man Tang Yun had seen during the day, that is, the leader of the Shocking Dragon Gang, Jia Peng.