Chapter 11: The Ghost Town of Fengdu (I)
May 6 of the first year of Shengong.
The locust demon's mouthparts swallowed the jade Buddha into its mouth and began to chew up and down, making a click-click sound.
Even many old men of the Demon Hunt Division were pale when they saw this scene, and they couldn't help but feel a little stunned.
After the locust demon swallowed the Jade Buddha, the emerald green skin had undergone obvious changes. Like the shocking markings on the surface of the killer bee, blood-red streaks began to emerge from the locust demon's body.
As the stripes appeared, the locust demon's body expanded again, but because it had just grabbed the jade Buddha on the ground, its head had been forced to reach between the two wooden pillars of the cage.
The head of the locust demon is stretching out, but the wooden pillar of this cage is made of Lingnan Dao sacred wood, which is very strong, and at this moment, because the head of the locust demon is supporting outward, it has begun to tremble, as if it is about to break apart in the next moment.
The locust demon kept roaring, and the pair of compound eyes gradually bulged outward as the head expanded.
Boom!
Tang Yun took a step back, and the locust demon's head was finally blown apart.
The flesh and blood scattered all over the ground, and the two captains of the Demon Hunting Division looked at each other, they didn't know why this locust demon was originally fine, but now it suddenly went crazy.
"The problem is with this jade Buddha." Tang Yun muttered.
Fortunately, he came back for a trip, and the other party really had other plans.
Tang Yun suddenly remembered that in the various yamen of Shangshu Province, in almost every official document, there would be a word that appeared repeatedly.
Locusts!
Now the entire Central Plains is under the locust plague, and over the years, the locust plague has been a headache for the imperial court.
This locust in the sky has reached the vicinity of the divine capital. Fortunately, the Shendu Mansion hired a lot of people to catch around the Shendu, and the locusts that were a little closer to the city were almost extinct.
But there are no gods, which does not mean that there are no surrounding counties.
The white fox said that the gods are like a cage, and the people in it are living in dreams. The hard work outside, the people in the cage are invisible.
Tang Yun realized the seriousness of the matter.
For the locust demon, in terms of means, many veterans of the Demon Hunting Division have become perfect. But if there are locust demons all over the sky, not to mention that all the demon hunting divisions are dispatched, even if it is a Daluo immortal, they have to shed their skin.
And the Jade Buddha, when he came, Tang Yun had already noticed that many civilians had already purchased such a Jade Buddha and utensils.
These cheap handicrafts are sold into the pockets of ordinary people through hawkers. Those hawkers advertise that as long as they wear such jade, they can drive away evil spirits and keep monsters away. Such a statement has made many people rush to it.
There was no shortage of grand events for the gods, and Tang Yun could imagine that when people gathered together, those locust demons smelled the breath of jade and flew over, it would be a slaughter.
The more Tang Yun thought about it, the more shocked he became, and he hurriedly sent someone to call Du Cheng and tell him what he thought.
Du Cheng was also shocked into a cold sweat, his eyes were fixed on Tang Yun: "My lord, you can't talk nonsense about this matter, are you sure?" ”
Tang Yun said: "I am not completely sure, but this is a hidden danger after all, Du Shaoqing, please trouble your ward Shendu Mansion and ask them to send someone to quickly recover such a jade." ”
Du Cheng frowned: "I'm afraid it's difficult to do this, the people spend money to buy the things in their hands, and they don't want to hand them over like this." ”
"Then find a way!"
Tang Yun hurriedly walked out, rode his horse away from the Yamen of the Demon Hunting Division, and rushed to the road he came.
If he's lucky, he might be able to find a few black-robed people who are peddling, ask the people behind them, and guess who is behind them!
……
"Those black-robed people who bought jade, they have gone through it, and now they don't know where they went."
Tang Yun asked the Wuhou who was patrolling the street, and several Wuhou shook their heads one after another, indicating that they didn't know the whereabouts of those black-robed people.
Tang Yun glanced at these martial marquis, and although they were well disguised, they still revealed a green light emitted by jade from the lining on the side of their collars.
Several Wuhou apparently also purchased such jade.
In the entire Shendu, there is a huge flow of people, there are thousands of people passing by on a street, and there are many people in black robes.
Flutter!
At this moment, a carrier pigeon suddenly flew in the sky and landed on Tang Yun's shoulder. Tang Yun took out the letter tied to the pigeon's leg, and his brows suddenly furrowed.
The letter stated that the person peddling the Jade Buddha had been arrested and was currently being held in Yongtaifang.
Tang Yun put the letter away, let the carrier pigeon fly away, and quickly ran towards Yongtaifang.
Yongtaifang, which is actually just east of Nanshi, is very prosperous because of its proximity to the market. Most of the people who live here are nearby merchants, and there are many shops lining the street.
Tang Yun came to the agreed place on the carrier pigeon, this is an alley, and from a distance, he saw many soldiers in armor huddled together, blocking the entire alley tightly.
"Someone has been caught!" The one who caught the man was the eldest grandson Lingxiu, who is now a lieutenant of the Demon Hunting Division, in charge of the inspection of the Divine Capital.
A relatively thin man was held by two sturdy sergeants, and the black robe on this person was the same as Tang Yun had seen before. The man seemed panicked, looking back and forth.
Tang Yun walked up to the man, his face was gloomy and said, "I ask you, you answer, dare to lie, we can kill you directly." ”
The man's eyes were wide open, and Tang Yun observed that the man was in an extremely panicked mood.
Tang Yun put his hand on the man's shoulder and said in a deep voice: "You don't need to panic, as long as you tell the truth, we can let you go!" ”
"They're going to kill me, they're going to kill me......" the man kept muttering.
Tang Yun understood, this person didn't listen to what he said at all.
Tang Yun asked the eldest grandson Lingxiu, "Did he say anything when you were arrested?" ”
The eldest grandson Lingxiu shook his head: "As soon as we met him, we heard him muttering all the time. In fact, we just pressed him to the ground and didn't hit him......"
Da-da-da-da!
Suddenly, a strange sound sounded, Tang Yun looked up suddenly, and suddenly saw a black shadow passing over the eaves, and then three sharp arrows swished over.
"There are assassins!" The soldier shouted, drawing his sword.
Tang Yun's eyes were quick, and he grabbed the man and wanted to dodge to the side, but he didn't expect the man to suddenly break away from Tang Yun's hand and screamed, "They're coming, they're coming!" ”
Three arrows pierced the man's chest in an instant, and the man shook and fell to the ground, breathless.
Tang Yun's eyes stared at the black shadow that had passed, his two feet stepped on the wall, he jumped back and forth with the help of the two walls, and his hands climbed on the edge of the wall, and suddenly the whole person fell on the eaves.
The dark shadow had rushed to the end of the long street and jumped off the roof.
This is already the junction of Yongtaifang and Linjianfang, although it is two squares, but the middle is separated by a river. The two tributaries of the canal converge here to form a single river.
The black shadow had already noticed that someone was chasing him behind him, and after a little hesitation, he actually jumped directly into the river. The splash caused an exclamation to resonate all around.
At this moment, Tang Yun also came here, and there were dense aquatic plants floating in the entire water surface, and he couldn't see the figure of the black shadow clearly, but a wet footstep betrayed him.
There is a rocky river on both sides of the canal, which is rarely passed, and it had just rained yesterday, and the soil was still a little muddy, and there was an extra footprint on the dirt.
Tang Yun jumped down and jumped onto a boat, causing a scream. Tang Yun jumped into the water from the boat, swam to the shore, and began to look forward following the footprints.
There was a pungent smell in the distance, and this was the place where the cattle were parked. The cries of yaks and sheep are endless, and there are many Hu people who take care of them here.
Tang Yun remembered that this seemed to be a trading area belonging to the Western Regions, and many Hu merchants gathered here.
Several graceful and brightly dressed dancers from the Western Regions walked past Tang Yun and looked at this Great Zhou man who had broken into here with some curiosity.
"Did you see a man in black passing by here?" Tang Yun asked in Western Regions.
The orchid looked at her, and said in the skilled Da Zhou language: "I haven't seen the others, but you are the only one in black." ”
The armor of the Demon Hunting Division is changed according to the hundred horses, and it is also a whole body of black armor, but the unicorn embroidered on the body has become a python pattern, compared to the prince's python robe, there is less dragon shoulder pattern, but it is also very gorgeous.
Tang Yun knew that it was useless to talk more, and was about to leave, when suddenly the orchid came up, and a knife was pressed against Tang Yun's back.
The orchid whispered, "Don't make a sound, come with me." ”
Tang Yun spread out his two hands, indicating that he had no intention of resisting, and Hu Ji leaned against Tang Yun's waist and walked into a silent alley. The orchid's companion was laughing, and most of them were ambiguous words.
"If the girl takes a fancy to me, she might as well say it directly, using the sword will insult the girl's elegance." Tang Yun was pressed against the wall and spoke.
Hu Ji said in a deep voice, "What are you here for?" ”
"Find someone."
"Who?"
"Naturally, what I told you about, a man in black."
Hu Ji took a deep breath, his eyes suddenly stared at Tang Yun, and said, "Laugh at the world." ”
Tang Yun was stunned for a moment, and blurted out: "Soul Sinking North Fengdu!" ”
It turned out to be someone from the ghost town of Fengdu!
The Demon Hunter Division is entrenched in the Shendu, so he is naturally aware of many forces hidden in the dark side of the Shendu City.
The ghost city of Fengdu is the shadow of the entire Shendu City.
Gangs, beggars, thieves, thieves, prostitutes, all those who have been outcasts from the world, far from the darkness of the earth, where they are entrenched.
It is said that not long after the construction of Shendu City, the ghost city of Fengdu has been formed.
There is sin everywhere, and it is the conventions that have been formed over hundreds of years that bind people, but not the code. It's not people who live there, it's a group of evil spirits who are far away from the world.
"There is such a beautiful female ghost in Fengdu!" Tang Yun exclaimed.
"Less nonsense, what the hell are you doing!" Orchid glared at the apricot eyes and scolded angrily.
Suddenly, Tang Yun moved, stretched out a hand, instantly pressed Hu Ji's jade arm, and then pulled her directly into his arms. The other hand smashed at Hu Ji's hand, and Hu Ji felt that his hand was numb, and the knife fell directly into Tang Yun's hand.
This posture is very ambiguous, of course, to put the knife in Tang Yun's hand against Hu Ji's neck.
"Take me to meet the people behind you, I just need your power to do something for me." Tang Yun said softly.