Mafu is in the middle of the main street in the town, this is a courtyard building with three entrances, the courtyard outside the pink wall and tiles, two red lanterns are hung on the left and right under the eaves, and a golden plaque is hung in the middle of the lantern, which is written with the word "Mafu" written on it.

At this time, the two black lacquered doors were fully opened, and a young man stood outside the door, smiling, ready to greet the guests.

After Shi Keqi stepped forward to explain his intentions, the young man led him in and into the hall. There were two rows of seats in the hall, a row of six chairs, empty, and Scoch was the first. The young man poured him tea, explained a little later, and left.

A few more people came in one after another, and one of them was more conspicuous.

After waiting for about three teas, Mayor Ma turned out from behind the screen, and the head of the hall said, "I'm sorry to keep you waiting." After saying that, Tuan Tuan made a gesture, and everyone got up one after another.

Mayor Ma cleared his throat and said unhurriedly: "You are all masters who have read the notice and come to apply, right?" Speaking of this, his eyes swept over everyone, and some people answered yes, and some people replied that they did not dare to call themselves masters.

Mayor Ma smiled and continued, "Thank you for coming to your help, thank you again. After a pause, he asked, "How many masters are there who are proficient in water?" ”

Except for Shi Keqi and the Taoist priest, everyone else stood up. Mayor Ma shouted: "Ma Wei Ma Qin, is the basin ready?" ”

As soon as the words fell, two people with basins came in at the door of the hall, and the basin contained about half a basin of water. On the cabinet behind him, he took out a drip and put it next to the basin and said, "The master of water measurement is here, bury your face in the basin and pass the water over your ears to start the timer, Ma Wei, you are here to preside over it." ”

After speaking, Shi Keqi and the Taoist priest said to follow him, and they followed Mayor Ma to the open space in the courtyard.

Mayor Ma said: "You two must be masters of stunts, I don't know what you are good at, just the hall is not easy to stretch, this is empty, please show it first." ”

The Taoist priest didn't make a sound and paced a few steps, only to see that he was wearing an apricot-yellow tufted new Taoist robe, a Xuanhuang mahogany sword tied to his back, and a few long whiskers under his chin.

He took out a piece of yellow paper from his sleeve, threw it into the air, and shouted "on", the yellow paper caught fire and burned, and the Taoist priest looked at Mayor Ma with a Mona Lisa smile.

Mayor Ma nodded and motioned to continue. The Taoist priest untied the peachwood sword, pinched a trick in his left hand, took the sword in his right hand, walked the dragon and walked the tiger, moved and jumped, the posture was full, it was very good-looking, and finally ended with a gorgeous posture of closing the sword.

"Bang Bang" Mayor took the lead in applauding. Shi Keqi smiled, his right hand stretched out, and a fist-sized fireball appeared in front of him, and the fireball rolled. The mayor made a gesture to bake the fire, and Shi Keqi nodded, so he reached a few inches away from the fireball, feeling the blazing temperature, and his face was finally moved.

After a "look at the sword", a peachwood sword pierced into the fireball, and the Taoist priest who ran the rivers and lakes was the best at observing words and feelings, he already suspected that the mayor had seen through his little tricks, and then saw the fireball summoned by Shi Keqi, and realized that the mayor of the town was going to like Shi Keqi; his little trick to coax the ignorant and foolish people was okay, but the mayor who was deceitful and broad-minded was not confident.

He thinks that the fireball made by Shi Keqi is also obtained through some kind of material or prop, just like his burning yellow paper, so he decides to break up the fireball and debunk Shi Keqi.

The peachwood sword swept up and down, trying to figure out the mechanism to control the fireball. The fireball was dimmer as it was swept by the wooden sword, but half a breath was back to normal.

Not good, the peach wood sword was on fire...... Taoist priest ran to the edge of the flower pond, stretched the sword into the water to extinguish the fire, and then took it out to see that a pitch-black burning stick like a sword was emitting a few wisps of green smoke, so he covered his face and rushed out of the door.

Mayor Ma led Shi Keqi back to the hall, and the results of the water test in the hall also came out, and no one passed.

"I haven't asked the Master for your surname yet. Mayor Ma said. The Northern Dynasty called a person with a spell a mage.

"Shi Keqi, don't dare to call him a mage. ”

Mayor Ma said: "Then I'll call you Brother Shi in private, okay?"

"It's a great honor. ”

"Brother Shi is so young, his spells are so good, he is really a hero. It's hard to say something in the notice, this time it's not a simple search, there may be monsters in Majia Village, my town, so we need righteous and bold people to go out. The mayor said in a shocking voice.

There are legends of demons and monsters on the whole continent, and the Northern Dynasties are no exception, but legends are legends, and those who have not seen them may not be able to accept them.

Shi Keqi had already heard it, and at this time he was not surprised, and smiled: "Please continue." ”

Seeing that Shi Keqi was unconcerned, Mayor Ma added a few points to his impression and said: "The reward for completing the demon removal is one hundred taels of silver, and you can't leave on your own if you have done it, and the reward is thirty taels of silver, Brother Shi, what do you think." ”

This means that if you kill a monster, you will get the full amount, and if you can't escape for your life, there will be thirty taels of silver, a very generous and considerate task, you must know that ordinary people only have a few taels of silver for a month's work. Shi Keqi, who was already almost poor, nodded reservedly and said okay.

"The deposit is ten taels, Brother Shi will come to my house to get it the day after tomorrow, I also want a person who is proficient in water, and I also went to invite the masters in the city, and then we will meet together and go to Majia Village, Brother Shi doesn't need to mind, this is our Ma family agrees that we should ask more people to deal with it at one time." ”

This is also the meaning of the question, to put it bluntly, I am afraid that one person will not be able to do it, and a few more will be a little more sure. Of course, there are also people with arrogant personalities or great skills, who think that they can do it alone, but in line with the principle that whoever pays is the owner, they will generally bear it back, and it is common to show their true skills when they really do things.

If you are upset about this, most of the people are short-tempered or incompetent.

Shi Keqi is even cooler, many people team up to fight monsters, and the chance of escaping is greater, so he happily asked the direction of the inn and went to the hotel to stay.

Soon the appointed day came. There were six people sitting in two rows in the Mafu Hall, and there were two people sitting at the top, one was Mayor Ma and the other was Ma Liang, who was a representative sent by relatives in Majia City. Two people sat on the left, one burly and muscular, and the other in a green cloth robe with a wooden staff in his hand.

On the right sat Scotch and a local waterman.

Mayor Ma stood up and said a few words and introduced the two sides. The one full of muscles is a warrior, the people in the rivers and lakes are called the dragon heroes who open the stele, and the one who holds the wooden battle is Master Liu, nicknamed the immortal. Shi Keqi got up and said for a long time.

When Shi Keqi was introduced as Master Shi, Mayor Ma glanced at him, and Shi Keqi shook his head to say that he had no nickname, and Master Shi was already very good. The one who is water-free is a local, also surnamed Ma, and has no nickname.

Seeing these two countrymen who looked like dirt buns, one was a young man who claimed to be a mage, and the other was a peasant with a sad face. Long Daxia obviously showed a look of disdain and waved his hand to indicate that he understood, while Master Liu kept a gloomy face and nodded, and both of them sat with a big sting.

Mayor Ma was a little embarrassed, and then handed over to Ma Liang to lead, obviously the relatives in the city had a higher status than him.

Ma Liang is about thirty years old, with a shrewd and capable face, and he has no contemptuous expression for Shi Keqi, and it is not uncommon for young people to use some spells in the Northern Dynasty.

At this time, Ma Liang stood up and arched his hand to Shi Keqi and said, "I don't know what kind of spell Master Shi is good at, so it's easy to arrange it below." ”

Shi Keqi spread his hands and said with a smile: "I can light a fire, I can eat, I can sleep, I can raise pigs and cattle." ”

Ma Liang smiled slightly, he didn't mind the young man joking, and he didn't plan to ask Shi Keqi to demonstrate the spell. This is the person invited by Mayor Ma, even if he thinks that the other party is ordinary, he will give some face.

Over there, the dragon hero laughed out loud, and the mayor of the town invited a countryman who raised pigs and burned the fire, he was a well-known hero in the city, and he felt that he had lost his identity compared to the country boy, so he hurriedly said: "Don't the young man have a teacher?

"That's right, I have a teacher, an unknown old boxer, I have farmed the fields, let go of cattle, and helped the cook practice boxing. Shi Keqi said a few words to the old boxer, and his expression darkened.

"Oh, I've practiced boxing and spells, and I'm still a genius who cultivates both martial arts and spells, and I'm disrespectful. The mockery on Long Daxia's face was even stronger, and it felt good to tease the villagers if he had nothing to do.

"In the past, the martial arts function fought a pig, but now the practice is more diligent, and it is estimated that I can beat two pigs. Shi Keqi sighed.

Ha, after practicing the function and beating one or two pigs, Long Daxia smiled more happily and said, "Why don't we play with each other." ”

"No, you're not a pig, I'm sure I can't beat it. ”

Long Daxia's smile suddenly froze on his face.......

"Master Shi doesn't need to joke, Long Daxia wants to give you some guidance on martial arts, and there will always be some gains. But there is no need to mind, there is a specialization in the art industry, and in the future, the spells of the historical mage may not be able to go to the next level. Ma Liang came out to play a round game, looking at Shi Keqi's eyes were a little unfathomable, this young man is not a stunt, he is really a countryman who doesn't know anything.

Seeing that Long Daxia was a little angry, Ma Liang smiled and said: "This matter is mainly solved by Long Daxia and Master Liu, and Master Shi and that Ma brother can still help the handle." After all, these two are the ones he invited, and no matter how capable Shi Keqi is, he has to lower his body first.

Ma Liangyu clapped his hands and said, "Okay, that's the end of the introduction, everyone knows each other, and now we're ready to go." ”

A group of people arrived at Majia Village in the afternoon, Majia Village is surrounded by mountains on three sides, there is a neat gravel road leading to the village, which can be used for two carriages in parallel, there are about more than 100 households in the village, and there is a deep pool for washing clothes at the back of the village.

The relatives of the victims, together with dozens of people who had passed away, surrounded Ma Liang and his party, looking at Ma Liang with blank eyes, Ma Liang's generation is a big house in Majia Village, his father was promoted through the examination, and he is currently a general judge in the government, and he is already a great man in the village. The victims were his cousin's daughter-in-law and nephew.