Tongfu Inn.

Tianzi No. 1 room.

Zhao Gongping, Fang Zhibai and others were sitting at the tea table.

"Boss, we didn't find any trace of the demon gate when we came to Tianwu Town this time, but almost wiped out in the hands of the monsters, could this be a conspiracy?"

Fang Zhibai's eyes were calm, seriously recalling the things that had come along the way, connecting everything together, and thinking: "And as soon as we arrived in the town, we received the news of the local county Cheng's urgent distress, I think there is something else wrong with this matter..."

"It's not just the county that is strange, but also the head catcher is not right!"

Zhao Gongping put down the teacup in his hand, and whispered with gloomy eyes: "According to the intelligence of the spies of the Sky Survey Division, I originally thought that this mission was very simple, otherwise I would not have brought you along..."

Halfway through speaking, he sighed, looked guilty, and blamed himself deeply: "It's a pity that I was negligent and took it lightly, and let Wang Wu and Sun Wen lose them here." ”

This trip led twelve Sky Survey Guards to carry out the mission, except for him, only seven people survived, and the mortality rate was nearly half, which can be described as a serious loss, and he will definitely be severely punished by the main banner envoy of the Demon Elimination Hall when he returns to the Sky Survey Division.

For now, it is to complete the task of slaying demons and eliminating demons, uproot the people of the Demon Gate that haunt this place, and investigate the secret plans and conspiracies of the Demon Gate, so that he can atone for his sins.

"Boss, don't blame yourself, this casualty situation is completely because the cat demon is too powerful, and we are lucky to survive!"

Although Wu Fatzi was sad and depressed, when he saw the other party's self-blame and guilt-ridden expression, he couldn't help but endure the depression in his heart, and said comfortingly: "And we can recruit a jade like Brother Zhang into the Heaven Survey Division, and those brothers who sacrificed will definitely be happy for us..."

All of a sudden, the atmosphere in the room became a little heavy and oppressive.

"Fang Zhibai, you go and contact the spies in the city, send the news of the monsters here back to the Heaven Survey Division, and notify the Demon Slaying Hall to come to support..."

After being silent for a long time, a solemn look appeared on Zhao Baihu's rough face, and he said in a deep voice: "If my guess is right, something big will happen here, and there must be a combination of demons and monsters." ”

"Yes!"

Fang Zhibai's expression was serious, he nodded silently, and then ordered, and then arched his hands and retreated, and his figure quickly disappeared into the room.

"Let's rest early, and when the support of the Demon Slayer Brother arrives, we will go to Wuling Mountain together!"

Zhao Baihu waved his hand tiredly, signaling everyone to return to their guest rooms to rest, and he asked the shopkeeper outside the door for a pot of wine, and drank alone to vent his heavy feelings.

......

After saying goodbye to Zhao Baihu and others, Zhang Tao walked on the street of Xiao Suo alone, touched the only ten copper plates left on his body, and suddenly felt a burst of hunger, he couldn't help but walk to a noodle stall and asked for a bowl of Yangchun noodles.

"Boss, let's have a bowl of noodles, put more chopped green onions, add more noodles, and put less soup..."

Looking at the copper plate in his palm, he immediately remembered that the unconscious Li Feipeng still had an unpaid remuneration.

"Hey~ guest officer, old man, I am a small business, you get what you pay for, and I promise that you will not suffer!"

Hearing his words, the old man at the noodle stall immediately responded, and the old man's voice sounded: "Guest officer, your Yangchun noodles." ”

"Hmm!"

Zhang Tao was absent-minded, and after taking the big bowl of somen noodles, he began to gobble up big gulps to solve the hungry Five Organs Temple.

As he ate, he couldn't help but think of the shy and pretty Li Yanran, and suddenly felt that it was not a taste, it was a pity that the other party had passed away and his youth was not there, so he put down his chopsticks and sighed, sighing.

"What's the matter, officer, is there anything wrong with the pasta?"

Seeing this, the old man of the noodle stall raised his eyebrows, and curiously stepped forward and asked, "Or did you encounter something you can't think of?" ”

"It's okay, this bowl of noodles tastes good and reminds me of a lot of things..."

Hearing this, Zhang Tao forced a smile, raised his head to look at the gray-haired old man in front of him, continued to pretend to be a big meal, and said vaguely: "It's a good time, it's a good time..."

In the turbulent and turbulent world, people's lives are cheap, whether it is a rich child with a lot of money in his pocket, or a poor beggar who is destitute, when facing demons and monsters, there is only one way to die.

It can be said that it is not strange!

Zhang Tao wiped his mouth, dropped the two copper plates, stood up and walked out of the city.

Estimating the hour, he stayed in the Li Mansion for a day today, and the night had fallen by this time, and by the time he returned to his home outside the city, I am afraid that everyone in the village had already extinguished the candles and gone to sleep.

As he walked on the road, recalling everything that Li Fu had experienced, his face became complicated, sometimes frowning and pondering, sometimes sighing.

Before he knew it, he had arrived safely in front of the four-walled house, and there was no other danger on the way.

Lying flat on the bed, Zhang Tao couldn't sleep for a long time, and he always couldn't help but think of the picture he saw on the [Demon Illustrated Book] in his mind.

Suddenly, he suddenly found that in the picture, the crow fluttering its wings on the dead vine and old tree was very familiar, as if it was the fire jackdaw he met half a year ago.

"It can't be such a coincidence!"

The more Zhang Tao thought about it, the more frightened he became, and then recalled the past of the tiger cat, and he felt even more that all this was too coincidental, as if there was a big net connecting everything together.

"Could it be that the Li Changqing in the mouth of the woman in red on the picture has nothing to do with Li Feipeng?"

He vaguely felt that it was not an accident that the cat demon found the Li Mansion this time, as if it was seeking revenge and a curse.

Especially when it comes to the curse of the resentful woman in red before she dies, Zhang Tao is even more convinced that this matter is not so simple, and there is another hidden story in it.

Even, there will be monsters who come out to take revenge and kill people.

"The world is getting more and more peaceful!"

Zhang Tao was worried, lying on the bed tossing and turning, not long ago from Du Zhutou to get a happy mood, at this time long gone, all that was left was the desire for strength and deep uneasiness.

Crows, cats, and women in red...

If all of this is related, then with the resentment of the woman in red before she died, wouldn't that strength be against the sky.

The fire jackdaw is a D-level intermediate-level, the cat demon is a C-level intermediate, and Zhang Tao doesn't dare to imagine the danger level of the resentful girl.

A cat demon in the Spirit Realm almost wiped out the entire Heaven Survey Division Demon Slaying Hall, if he hadn't been lucky enough to master the power of the Fire Crow, they would have died in the Li Mansion.

"Shhhh What to sleep, get up and practice! ”

Zhang Tao was in a heavy mood, without any joy or excitement to gain strength, turned over and sat up from the bed, came to the window and sat down cross-legged, so that the moonlight outside the house could shine on his whole body.

He was going to try the newly obtained [Psychic Jade] effect, whether he could really absorb the power of Taiyin Yuehua to refine his body and warm his soul.

By the way, you can take this opportunity to cultivate the cat demon's innate supernatural power [Soul Searching Technique].

The bright moon hangs in the night sky, shining a soft light on the world, making the already snow-white earth more fluorescent and dazzling, as if it were a fairyland on earth.

Holding his breath and concentrating, Zhang Tao relaxed all his body, focusing all his attention on the sea of knowledge, and silently running the magic trick of [Soul Searching Technique] in his heart.

Gradually, a tanuki cat with a pitch-black body and snow-white limbs appeared in his sea of consciousness, exactly the same as the tiger cat pattern on the human skin book.

A pair of green vertical pupils flashed with inexplicable evil intent, which made people tremble.

Zhang Tao's body was bathed in the power of the Taiyin Yuehua, and the thick qi and blood that existed in the limbs and hundreds of bones began to operate in the tendons and veins on their own, constantly impacting the important acupoints of the eight veins of the Qi Sutra.

Just when he was immersed in the weirdness and horror of the 'Searching for God Technique', his 'Mixed Yuan Forging Body Skill' was running on its own, and it was also strongly cooperating with the tempering of the [Tongling Jade] to constantly temper his body.

The stars shifted, the bright moon gradually disappeared, and the entire earth was covered with a layer of blackness, and the heaven and earth temporarily fell into a long-lost quiet atmosphere.

"Squeak..."

A slight grinding sound of a wooden door sounded in the quiet room.

Zhang Tao woke up suddenly, his eyes showed strange vertical pupils, which looked quite terrifying and weird in the dark.

"Someone has touched the house!"

Turning his head to look at the place where the voice had appeared, he saw that the night was as dark as day, and at a glance he saw that the door was opened, and a slender bamboo pole slowly stretched in.

Immediately afterward, he saw the end of the bamboo pole shoot out thick bursts of white smoke into the house.

"Oh no, it's smoke!"

In a few moments, the white smoke dissipated into the room at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Seeing this, Zhang Tao's face changed slightly, and he hurriedly got up from the ground, took a rag and ran to the water tank, covered his mouth and nose with wetness, and quietly hid in the dark, ready to surprise the other party.

Minutes and seconds passed.

Just when Zhang Tao was waiting impatiently with an eight-sided iron sword in his hand, there was finally movement outside the door again.

I saw a masked man in black tiptoe into the room, and then the other party walked straight to the bed, holding a dagger and stabbing on the quilt.

"Huh? People are not there? ”

The man was surprised, and after a pause, he suddenly found that there was no one on the bed, and he couldn't help but be surprised, and then he began to carefully rummage through the cabinets, as if he was deliberately looking for something, and his hands and feet were agile, and the things were handled gently, for fear of waking up the owner of the house.

"It's a habitual thief!"

Seeing the other party's skillful movements, Zhang Tao immediately determined the identity of the other party.

The next second, he held his breath and came behind the thief like a ghost, and said in a cold tone, "What are you looking for?" ”

"Who?"

The thief suddenly heard someone behind him speak, and he was immediately startled, and then he felt a cold metal sensation on his neck, and his voice stammered, "No... Don't kill me! ”

"Six sons?"

Hearing the other party's voice, Zhang Tao raised his eyebrows, and immediately heard the identity of the thief in front of him, and couldn't help but feel very surprised.

In his impression, Liuzi is also a desperate person who joins the ranks of demon hunters, but the other party's hands and feet are not clean, and he likes to do things like to steal chickens and dogs, and his relationship with the other party is not very good.

Because of Liuzi's oily head and smooth brain, his hands and feet are nimble, he can be said to be the number one little brother of the bully Du Zhutou in Tianwu Town.

"Ah, yes, yes, yes! Brother Zhang, it's me! ”

Liuzi's nervous voice rang out from within the darkness.

"What are you looking for?"

Zhang Tao's tone did not fluctuate, and continued to maintain the movement of the sword on the opponent's neck, once the situation was not right, he immediately swung the sword and sent the opponent to the underworld.

"I... I've been short on money lately, so I want to borrow some money from Brother Zhang to spend it. ”

The sixth son was sweating coldly on his forehead, his eyes were dripping and rolling, and he said nonsense: "If Brother Zhang doesn't do it, then the younger brother will leave first..."

As he spoke, he strode towards the door.

"You think I'm a fool?"

Zhang Tao's eyes were cold, and he said in a cold voice: "You borrowed money like this?" ”

As soon as he thought of the other party's action of stabbing the bed with a dagger in his hand just now, a wave of killing intent rose in his heart.

The other party came prepared and wanted to take his life!