"This monster looks like a woman?"

On the periphery of the 100,000 Mountains in southern Xinjiang, it is already dusk at this time.

Seeing that the sky was about to darken, on the drying field in Xishui Village, Fan Bi'an looked surprised and asked out loud.

Ma Cheng touched his waist, took out a dry tobacco stick, and then took out a fire fold from his arms and lit it, took two puffs, and shook his head:

"It's not a question of whether it looks like it, it's about looking like a woman.

This thing appeared on the mountainside in the south of Xishui Village two years ago, and it was unclothed.

It is said that he is a native of Jialan County, Banan Prefecture, Chengdu-Chongqing Province, and his family was robbed by bandits when he went on a trip.

Her husband and children were killed, and she was abducted into the mountains.

In the middle of the night, while the bandits were sleeping, they ran out, ran in the mountains for five days and five nights, and when they arrived near Xishui Village, they had only one breath left.

The people of Xishui Village saw that the woman was pitiful, settled her down temporarily, and then reported to the official.

At that time, it was one of my apprentices who handled the case.

The thieves of Chengyu Road are not under our control, but since this beautiful woman who has been born and raised is here, then don't leave, just settle down and become naturalized.

Settlement and naturalization can't be done for nothing, this woman has to get married.

As a result, my stupid apprentice fell in love with her, and he himself had already become a family, and according to the laws of southern Xinjiang, he could not marry again.

So he spent five taels of silver to buy off a mountain man in Xishui Village, and let the woman marry the mountain man and settle down.

Getting married and starting a family is fake, this kid is true in the golden house of Xishui Village.

Naturally, he couldn't hide this from me, but this mountain patrol was a chore, and there was not much oil and water in the yamen.

As long as these boys don't go to the fish and meat country, I can only turn a blind eye.

After the accident, I didn't think it was a monster killing people at first.

Instead, he suspected that this kid had provoked the anger of the mountain people in Xishui Village because of that woman, which affected the other three senior brothers.

So I invited all the people in the village to the county office.

I first isolated and then interrogated to prevent these people from colluding in confessions, and the confessions were all correct.

Everyone said that the woman was a demon beast. ”

When Xia Yan heard this, he asked, "How do they know that it's a demon beast?" ”

"That night, this thing tricked my four apprentices into the mountains." Ma Cheng's expression darkened, and he said softly, "Speaking of it, it's also evil, these boys are so bold that they are really innocent."

A woman followed four men into the mountain after dark, what kind of place is Xishui Village, there are so many singles.

So some people sneaked up and wanted to see the excitement.

As a result, six people witnessed this thing in its original form, chewing up the bones of my four apprentices. ”

"In its original form?" Xia Yan asked, "What is it?" ”

"It was dark at that time, and the people in the village didn't see it very clearly, only that it was a human-faced beast with a winged back and flew away." Ma Cheng said.

"Can fly?" Jiang Yuan frowned and asked, "Then the 100,000 mountains in southern Xinjiang, things can fly again, where can we find them?" ”

"Don't worry, Master." Ma Cheng said, "Just wait for it to come." ”

"Will it come on its own?" Xia Yan asked again.

"At that time, after eating this thing, it flew over Xishui Village, threatening to return here at midnight ten days later to slaughter the village." When Ma Cheng said this, he took another puff of his cigarette: "The people in the village were frightened, and when they heard that I was going to take them to the county government the next night, they were very cooperative." ”

Xia Yan asked: "I remember that Ma Zhutou said before that the crime happened ten days ago?" ”

"Yes, tonight." Ma Cheng nodded, "So I wasn't in a hurry before, I'm afraid you won't be able to catch up." ”

Xia Yan nodded and began to be silent.

Jiang Yuan was not happy when he heard this, and said, "Then this matter is to put it bluntly, that is, a fight tonight." It's not complicated, why did you test us with words before? ”

Ma Cheng hurriedly clenched his fists and arched his hand: "This master Mingjian, this is not my idea, how can I have the courage to catch a little head!" Isn't this an order from the top, why don't you go to the county master? ”

"The county order of Crouching Tiger County, right, I remember." Jiang Yuan said viciously.

Ma Cheng was stunned, thinking that this girl's tone was so big, her identity should be unusual.

Tu Su's face turned pale and said, "Jiang Yuan, there are rules in the school palace, once we enter the school, we will be regarded as half a cultivator, and we can no longer use our secular identity to oppress people." ”

Fan Bi'an also said: "That's true, Chief Jiang, don't make a taboo. ”

"That's it, the lord of the Western Regions is amazing?" Dong Taixu Zhou Wuji also said, "I am still the righteous brother of the current saint, the master of the Taixu Meditation, and the national teacher of the Yuqing Dynasty, have I ever told others about this?" ”

Jiang Yuan rolled his eyes: "You shameless one, I've already said it." ”

Xia Yan, who was pondering, was interrupted in this way.

I really didn't see that Zhou Wuji, a little Taoist, would have such deep water.

If you want to talk about swearing, it's still amazing.

I saw the old catcher kneeling in front of him with a "poof", and asked with a frightened face: "Then Master Xia, ...... you?"

"Horse catcher, please get up." Xia Yan stretched out his hand to help the person up, "My family is iron-striking." ”

"Iron-striker?" Ma Cheng asked softly, "Then these people are headed by you?" ”

"Ten Thousand Swords Academy, regardless of secular origin." Xia Yan replied.

"What's the matter?"

Xia Yan was asked.

That's right, in this group of people, in terms of realm, they seem to be the lowest.

In terms of qualifications, they are all the chiefs of the Wushan Sword Society, and they are just hatched.

In terms of actual combat, I don't know if I haven't fought it.

So Xia Yan could only say: "It's nonsense." ”

……

Roughly figuring out the situation, things seem to be relatively simple.

There is no need to look for it in the mountains and wilderness of southern Xinjiang, at midnight tonight, the demon beast will send it to the door by itself.

When the time comes, the five Sword Society Chiefs will join forces and kill this thing.

At this time, it was already night, and everyone lit a bonfire on the threshing floor, sat around and waited.

In this kind of battle, Ma Cheng is not qualified to participate in the county government catcher, and he has already resigned and left at this time.

Only this Ten Thousand Swords Academy team was left on the barn field.

Xia Yan looked at his group of teammates, and his mood was somewhat complicated.

The elite is the elite, and there is calm in every big event.

This group of people doesn't care if their brains are spinning or not, at least they look decent now.

The face is not flustered, the temperament is calm, and they all seem to be holding Zhizhu, as if they understand what is going on.

Of course, this really can't be them, after all, it's just a bunch of half-grown children.

Tu Su is nineteen years old, Jiang Yuan is seventeen years old, and Zhou Wuji is fourteen years old, even Fan Bi'an, who seems to be their father, is actually twenty-three.

Xia Yan is twenty-four years old here, but he has lived to forty on earth.

Mortals are still forty years old, not to mention that he was once a desolate sword immortal.

The passage of time in the desolate world felt different from the real world, and he was more than three hundred and twenty years old.

These years, true or false, have given him enough experience to see clearly some things that young people can't see clearly.

And tonight, he hasn't seen it thoroughly, so he can only wait.

"Chief Xia." Fan Bi'an, who was beside him, said, "Why do I think there is something wrong with this matter?" ”

Xia Yan nodded, thinking that there was finally someone who understood, and asked, "What's the problem?" ”

Without waiting for Fan Bi'an to answer, Zhou Wuji raised his head and said, "Four men and a woman entered the mountain after dark, what are they going to do?" ”

Jiang Yuan slapped Yuqing Guoshi's head: "If you don't study well at a young age, what are you thinking about?" ”

"No, we're four men and one woman, aren't we?" Zhou Wuji looked wronged, "Aren't we also going into the mountains after dark?" ”

"Do you count, we're three men and two women." Jiang Yuan said.

"Just your rude appearance of hitting people at every turn, that's a man." Zhou Wuji said with a glare.

"You ......" Jiang Yuan was extremely angry and raised his hand again.

Tu Su sighed, stretched out his hand and pressed Jiang Yuan's wrist down: "Okay, you listen to Chief Fan continue." ”

Fan Bi'an cleared his throat and said, "That demon beast, why did you do this?

I read that the books of the Academy Palace say that once the demon beast cultivates to the point where it can transform into a human, not only is its combat power above the innate realm, but even its spiritual intelligence is extremely high.

This demon beast has been in Xishui Village for two years, and the villagers can't see it on weekdays, indicating that its usual behavior is no different from ordinary people.

Since you have this kind of wisdom, you must always be organized.

Why did it lurk for two years and suddenly kill people?

Why did he threaten to slaughter the village ten days later after killing him?

Since it said so, the people in the village must have run out, and it can still slaughter the village?

These are all inexplicable, and I don't think they can be strung together. ”

Jiang Yuan shook his head: "Chief Fan, why do you think so much?

We came this time to run in the team and test our combat strength.

Since there are demon beasts that harm people, let's just get rid of the demon beasts

As for why this thing does it, what does it matter to us?

Since it harms people, it is innocent. ”

"That's the truth." Fan Bi'an nodded, "But if you can find out the reason, it will naturally be better." I suspect now that things here are more than just a monster. ”

"I also think it's not just as simple as a demon beast." Jiang Yuan said, "But if we really investigate carefully, when the time comes, pull out the radish and bring out the mud, and the rest of the bullshit is going to be done, can we manage it?"

Do we really want to move out of our worldly identities and come to southern Xinjiang to protect the territory and the people?

We're just a little bit of time, and the Sword Debate Tournament in the School Palace will soon begin.

In my opinion, just cut through the mess quickly and complete the task as soon as possible. ”

Speaking of this, Jiang Yuan looked at Xia Yan: "Brother, did you say it?" ”

Xia Yan nodded: "Second sister is right. ”

"Look." Jiang Yuan turned his head to look at Fan Bi'an, "My brother agrees with me. ”

Xia Yan smiled: "I mean, the second sister's sentence at dusk is right." ”

Jiang Yuan was stunned for a moment: "What did I say at the time?" ”

"You said at the time, since the matter is so simple, why do Ma Zhutou still test us with words." Xia Yan said, "Of course, this is not the original intention of the horse to catch the head, but the order of the peak." But is this Shangfeng really a county order? Just a county order, dare to do this? Second sister, you might as well take a look at it again. ”

"Prefect?" Jiang Yuan quickly shook his head after speaking, "No, the prefect doesn't dare." But above the prefect, there are only the king of Nanjiang and the minister of Nanjiang, both of whom are now in prison in the capital, waiting to be punished by the nine clans. ”

"So it's not them." Xia Yan said.

"Who's that?" Jiang Yuan asked.

"Who else could it be." Xia Yan shook his head, "Our Ten Thousand Swords Academy."

I remember that before I set off, my supervisor, Jian Xiu, had said it.

Do what you can, investigate things clearly, and have a clear result.

Therefore, the task given to us by the Ten Thousand Swords Academy Palace is not to get rid of the demon beast, but to investigate the things behind the demon beast.

Since it is an investigation, it is necessary to have an eye.

Only at the behest of the Xue Palace, the county magistrate here dared to let Ma Cheng try us by the way while explaining our case.

Chief Fan, this is strung together.

As for why this demon beast is so abnormal, there must be a demon when things go wrong, this is what we have to figure out next. ”

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