At noon, Xu Zun and his entourage entered Yonghui City from the East City Gate.

The so-called city gate is nothing more than a long wooden fence.

Although guards were arranged, the guards slept beside them with their spears in their arms, and no one cared about them, and they came and went at will.

After entering the city, the place you see is indeed very different from the prosperous Shangyuan City, especially near the city gate, there are dilapidated houses everywhere, and there are even particularly primitive thatched houses.

There are quite a few people coming and going, but they are basically dressed shabby, unkempt, and look like beggars.

Because of this, when Xu Zun and other brightly dressed characters entered the city, they immediately surrounded many children in tattered clothes, begging with rice bowls.

Seeing these poor children, Xu Zun had the heart to write food for them, but when he looked around, he found that a pair of hungry eyes were staring at them.

At this time, once you show your kindness, it will inevitably cause more trouble.

So, at Xu Zun's signal, the guards coaxed these begging children away, and Liu Dong raised his horsewhip and accelerated his speed.

Walk along the main road until you walk across a stone bridge, and after passing the stone bridge, the surrounding buildings gradually upgrade.

Walking deeper, you can finally see some of the taller pavilion courtyards.

Although there is a river running through Yonghui City, the city is still dusty, and many places are covered with thick dust.

Dust and snow that have not yet melted together create an extremely unsightly mud.

Xu Zun didn't stop long, and according to Hou Zhen and Ah Xiuzai's guidance, they soon came to the bank of a wide river.

The river is called the Ku River and is one of the three rivers that flow through the Yonghui region.

Because the river is bitter, it is called the bitter river.

The Kuhe River is the only source of water in Yonghui City, and the people who live here have long been accustomed to the taste of the river.

For some unknown reason, no matter how cold the winter is, the bitter river never freezes.

The same is true at this moment, where the river is fast and open, bringing a touch of aura to this dead city.

The wine shop where the accident occurred is located in the best location of this bitter river wharf.

Due to the murder of the liquor store, and it was also the work of a ghost that everyone feared, the liquor store had already been sealed, the door was sealed, and there were several county officials guarding it.

Seeing this, Xu Zun simply found the largest restaurant opposite the wine store and entered.

It was the end of the day, and he was a little hungry.

There are not many customers in the restaurant, only two tables, but the diners at both tables are talking about the ghost cannibalism case that happened opposite.

Xu Zun and his party were more than a dozen people, if it was too dazzling to go in, Xu Zun asked the guards to separate, and he only took Zhao Yu, Huo Anu, and Hou Zhen and Ah Xiu Zai in.

As for Liu Dong, Ani and Ku Niang, they simply stayed in the car and sent someone to bring them food later.

After all, this Ani is too beautiful to appear in public.

Xu Zun was not short of money, and immediately ordered the most expensive dish in the restaurant, which made the shopkeeper happy. Due to the cannibalism incident on the other side, his business also plummeted and was greatly affected.

"My lord," Hou Zhen continued, as soon as he sat down, "there are many people in the Yonghui region who believe in primitive religions, and in their religion, there are six evil spirits turned into beasts, and people need to make offerings every year to keep them safe!" ”

"Yes," added Ah Xiu Zai, "the Devil is one of them, and the other five are the Devil, and the Devil!" ”

Because Ah Xiu Zai didn't speak lightly, listening to Xu Zun's ears, he felt as if these ghosts were all called by the same name.

"The local residents have portraits of these six evil ghosts," Ah Xiu Tsai continued, "and some witnesses say that the one who attacked Yan Sen and Taurang was the legendary ghost!" ”

"Hmph," Xu Zun smiled faintly, "Ghost or ghost put aside, there is only one thing that is strangest now!" ”

"Oh?" Hou Zhen and Ah Xiuzai asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Ahem...... Zhao Yu cleared his throat and said, "There were so many people in the wine shop at that time, why did this ghost only attack Yan Sen and Tao Lang?" ”

Seeing Zhao Yu say what he was thinking, Xu Zun gave a thumbs up.

"Oh......" Hou Zhen and the others nodded, "Indeed, it is said that there were many witnesses at that time, the people who ate with Yan's shopkeeper, the guys in the wine shop, and the officials of the county government later, they all saw that ghost!" ”

"Anuche," said Ho Anu with a sudden sigh, "if that's really a ghost, why did it come out of the water?" Isn't it good to conjure it up directly? ”

"Then ......," Ah Xiu muttered, "maybe a water ghost, right?" ”

"I see what you mean!" Obviously, Hou Zhen was more shrewd than Ah Xiuzai, and immediately stood up and said, "Let's go and investigate the relationship between Yan Sen and Tao Lang." ”

"Don't worry!" Xu Zun signaled, "Yonghui City is so big, it will be figured out, don't be in a hurry for this meal." ”

As he spoke, the man had already served a few plates of side dishes and a few pots of hot wine.

After the guy put down the plate, Hou Zhen quickly took out a silver needle and tried the dish from plate to plate to prevent someone from poisoning.

"Hehe...... Zhao Yu praised, "It's still your internal security professional!" ”

After saying this, he suddenly felt that it was not appropriate, and hurriedly picked up the sauce beef with chopsticks and gagged his mouth.

Huo Anu was upset, so he immediately picked up the wine jug and took a big sip with his neck up.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, there was a sudden commotion outside the restaurant.

When everyone looked back, they could only hear the sound of shouting and killing outside, as well as the sound of weapons colliding, and it was obvious that someone was fighting.

Xu Zun grabbed a cucumber and stood up to go to the door to see the excitement.

Before he had left his seat, he saw a man covered in blood rushing through the door, clutching his bloody lower abdomen, and when he came in, he did not stand firmly, and fell on the nearest table.

Seeing this scene, Hou Zhen and Ah Xiu Zai stood up and protected Xu Zun.

"This ......" Xu Zun patted them on the shoulder and said, "I'm tired of borrowing light, blocking me!" ”

looked over the shoulders of the two of them, but saw that the person who came fell to the ground, vomiting blood from his mouth, and seemed to be seriously injured.

Immediately afterward, a man dressed in purple and holding a sword rushed through the door.

"You...... You are unreasonable, oh ......" the man who fell to the ground pointed at the man in purple and cried angrily, "that was the ...... of our big warehouse"

Swish!

Who knows, before this person finished speaking, the purple-clothed man came down with a sword and stabbed this person in the chest.

"Poof......

After the sword was drawn, the man spurted another mouthful of blood and died on the spot.

"Huh?" Xu Zun couldn't look at it now, and immediately complained to Zhao Yu and the others, "You two only care about eating and drinking, why don't you stop it?" ”

"What?" Zhao Yu and Huo Anu turned around and asked Xu Zun rhetorically, "You didn't let us stop you?" ”

At this moment, Xu Zun noticed that the man in purple was killing in public, but whether it was the guys in the store or the diners at the table next to him, they all turned a blind eye.

Especially the two tables of diners, who are still eating correctly, it seems that such killings are commonplace, as if they are not strange.

"Hmph, what's yours?" The man in purple wiped the blood from the blade of his sword from the corpse and said fiercely, "It's all ours from now on!" ”

After saying that, he turned around and was about to leave!

"Huh?" Xu Zun was even more unhappy at this time, and immediately stood up and roared, "Wait a minute, why are you going?" ”

Hearing Xu Zun's roar, the purple-clothed man stopped, turned his head to look at Xu Zun carefully, and asked curiously:

"Are you talking to me?"

"You kill people in public, do you understand the law of murder?" Xu Zun pointed to the corpse and said solemnly, "Come back to the yamen with me for trial!" ”

As soon as Xu Zun's words fell, he saw more than a dozen people rushing in at the door of the store, all dressed in purple and holding swords, and there was blood hanging on the swords.

Everyone looked at Xu Zun first, and then asked the purple-clothed man, "Senior brother, what's wrong?" ”