The others couldn't see it, but Chen Yun could clearly see in the night sky, there was a big bat flying around in the sky.

There is such a big bat, it is very strange in itself, it is very likely to be a monster, just as Chen Yun was about to use the Classic of Mountains and Seas to test, the bat had already flown away.

"What are you looking at?"

Luo Dutou had an eight-bucket bow in his hand, with a strength of eight buckets, which was already a conventional weapon in the army, but he didn't use it for himself, but handed it to Chen Yun.

Chen Yun stretched out his hand to take it and replied, "I just saw a very big bat, I suspect it is a monster, and it has already flown away before I have time to take a closer look!" ”

Luo Dutou saw that Chen Yun pulled the bow, as if he was drinking water, and knew that this bow was too light for Chen Yun: "We are a small county town, and there is no good bow, so it is the number of strong soldiers in this people, and it is also the smallest number!"

The head of the left deputy will be the envoy first, and when you have a good bow, you will pay attention! ”

Chen Yun nodded, this bow is indeed light for him, but if it is useful, use it first, with his current technology, it is better to take a heavy bow than to take a light bow!

Luo Dutou asked with hindsight at this time: "Brother Zuo learned the bow and arrow from the old lady?" ”

Chen Yun nodded: "I haven't been learning for long, and it won't be a problem to shoot a target of more than ten or twenty steps!"

It's just that I haven't shot a living creature yet, so I don't know how accurate it will be! ”

"It's okay!"

Luo Dutou handed him the quiver: "If it is far away, if it is out of reach, use a bow and arrow, if it is close, it is better for you to copy the knife!"

Give you the bow and arrows, just in case of emergency, for example, if the monsters want to attack this ancestral hall, if it is not for those high monsters, they still need to climb to enter this ancestral hall, then we can condescendingly use guns against them on the roof!

When the time comes, you will condescendingly cover the evil qi with a bow and arrow, and shoot the monster from a distance, so that you can ensure your own safety! ”

Chen Yun nodded, hung the quiver diagonally on his waist, and squatted on the highest roof of the ancestral hall to overlook.

Because he can see at night, it doesn't matter to him whether there are torches or fires around, and he can see all the movements in the village at a glance.

But unfortunately, that night, there was nothing unexpected, it was quiet and peaceful until dawn.

When the morning sun rose, both all the officials and the villagers who had been forcibly gathered in the ancestral hall of the clan last night were exhausted.

In particular, the officials who are in charge of vigilance.

Li Zhutou stayed up all night intently, a little tired: "I think this monster should be passing by, so I didn't attack the people for the second time."

Since it's okay, let's close the team over there! ”

This result must be a good thing for everyone, after all, it is not a human but a demon who wants a human life, and it is very likely that the small life will be lost if you work hard.

I only get a few copper coins a month, it's worth fighting hard!

Luo Dutou also agreed: "Since there was nothing to do all night, then it proves that this monster is really passing by, and there should be no more deaths, so let's close the team!" ”

The village chief came over: "Official, what should I do about this matter?" ”

Li Zhutou did not hide it from him: "After last night, we kept watch all night and came up with three guesses.

The first possibility is that this monster may be passing by.

The second possibility, even if it's not passing, is afraid of a lot of people!

The third possibility, if you are not afraid of a large number of people, that is, this ancestral hall is tall and cannot climb in!

If it's just passing by, then don't worry too much about it in the future, you should eat, you should go to the field, you should farm the land.

If it's because there are too many people, or the walls of the ancestral hall are too tall, the monster can't climb in.

Then you can live in this ancestral hall for a while, hundreds of people gather together, get some knives and sticks in their hands, and choose some people to patrol the night, naturally safe!

As for us, there are only a thousand days to be a thief, and there is no thousand days to prevent thieves, so I will go back to the city first!

If something happens, report it to the city! ”

In fact, the village chief still wants to keep these officials here for another night or two, after all, human life is at stake.

More than a dozen people died in one night, it's so scary!

But he also knows that he can't keep it, and it's already benevolent and righteous for people to stay here for one night, and he still wants others to stay for a few more nights?

Where did you get such a big face.

Therefore, after making food and giving some local products, the village chief thanked this group of yamen to send out of the village.

When they returned to the county seat, everyone went back to their respective homes to find their own mothers, and as for those who needed to go to the county magistrate to get back to their lives, of course, it was Li Zhutou and Luo Dutou.

"Xianggong, can this trip go smoothly?"

The ninth girl stepped forward and wanted to take the reins of the horse, and there was still a livestock house in this yard.

Yamen's horses, Chen Yun often rides home, which belongs to the bus for private use, and the ninth girl is also familiar with the horse, so she won't worry about the horse biting her and kicking her or something.

"It's not going well, what about Grandpa?"

Chen Yun did not give the reins to the nine girls, but led them into the livestock house and tied them up, and the nine girls went over and put a handful of grass into the manger, and sprinkled some soybeans.

While sprinkling soybeans, he said: "In the courtyard, I took the pier to practice knives together!"

Ah Gong said that he has practiced the Seven Killing Knife for decades, and when he is old, he will change to another Seven Killing Knife, and the habit of decades is not easy to change, so he has to practice! ”

Chen Yun nodded, poured water into the stone trough where the horse was drinking, and walked towards the courtyard, and the nine girls hurriedly followed.

Old man Zuo was awkwardly practicing the knife moves handed to him by Chen Yun, which were plausible from before.

If the two are not too similar, it is just plausible, and it brings frequent confusion, so this knife makes Old Man Zuo practice very painfully.

Compared with the old man Zuo, Dunzi is easier to transform, anyway, he has been in contact with the knife technique for a short time, and now it is like a blank piece of paper to paint.

Chen Yun entered the courtyard and walked directly to the old man left.

"Grandpa, take a break!"

Old man Zuo hurriedly put away the knife: "I didn't return all night, my brows were locked, it must not have gone well."

Tell me what the big deal is for the old man to hear! ”

Sure enough, it was an old man, an old ghost, and an old spirit, Chen Yun hadn't opened his mouth yet, just by looking at his face, Old Man Zuo knew that they didn't go well last night.

"Sixteen lives!"

Chen Yun was not verbose, and told Old Man Zuo everything he had seen.

Then he asked, "Ah Gong, do you know what the ghost of the West Mountain is?" When I saw the corpses yesterday, I knew that they were made by the ghosts of the West Mountain.

It's just that I don't know, what kind of ghost is Xishan ghost, and what kind of habit is it? ”

"West Mountain ghost? Can you suck all the flesh and essence from a single wound?

I've never heard of it! ”

Old man Zuo knew that he was a grandson, and these eyes could identify the origin of the monster, as well as some information.

So he was convinced of Chen Yun's judgment, but he really hadn't heard of any Xishan ghosts, even if he had been in the army for decades, he had cut down mountains and destroyed temples a lot.

The old man Zuo looked at the ninth girl: "Daughter-in-law Sun, you read a lot, have you ever heard of any ghosts in the West Mountain?" ”

The ninth girl had been listening to it just now, she knew Chen Yun's skills very clearly, since Chen Yun said that it was a ghost in the West Mountain, it must be a ghost in the West Mountain.

But what is the ghost of the West Mountain?

Chen Yun didn't know, Old Man Zuo didn't know, and Miss Nine didn't know, even though she read a lot of books, and her father left a lot of miscellaneous books, but she still hadn't heard of any Xishan ghosts.

"Nobleman, the old man knows what a ghost is in the West Mountain!"

A voice came from a wicker cage in the shape of a small lantern hanging from the eaves.

This voice made Chen Yun's eyes light up, right! It's normal for them to not know, because the profession is not right, but a Taoist priest must know more than ordinary people like them.

Professional counterpart!

Chen Yun took down the wicker cage inserted in the eaves, this wicker cage contained the soul of the old Taoist, and it was quite strong and blessed by his own demon killing and ghost seal, and the number of blessings was too much, even if the knife was cut up, it was difficult to cut it.

This is the reason why the old Taoist priest can only be obediently imprisoned in this small wicker cage.

"Old Taoist, tell me, what is a ghost in Xishan, have you seen it?"

Chen Yun's question, that is to give the old Taoist priest a chance to perform, at least that's what the old Taoist thinks in his heart.

So he replied very urgently: "Back to the nobles, there is a record in the ancient Western Wilderness Scripture [There are ghosts in Xiling, the shape is the same as a person, the eyes are red and the mouth has fangs, and the blood of cannibalism is good at night and night, and it can prolong life. 】

Legend has it that the ancients Rui Pengzu ate the ghost meat of Xishan, and the lifespan was as long as 800 years.

Cultivate Jindan Avenue and live for thousands of years, thousands of years are naturally not a problem!

It's a pity that Peng Zu didn't hear from him in the end, and he didn't know if he was alive or dead! ”

The words of the old Taoist priest suddenly reminded Chen Yun of a passage he had seen on the Internet.

What is said on the Internet is similar to what the old Taoist priest said, but what is said on the Internet is not the Western Wilderness, but the Inner Western Classic of the Mountains and Seas.

The explanation on the Internet is that there are ghosts in this Xiling, good at eating human blood, and they are also fanged, saying that they are vampires in the West.

If this speculation is calculated, then the big bat I saw last night may have been turned into a vampire.

If it's really a vampire, then, do you have to prepare garlic and silver?

So he asked, "What is the weakness of this Xishan ghost?" ”

The old Taoist priest was in a hurry to behave, just like pouring beans from a bamboo tube, and said it all in one go: "According to ancient records, this ghost in the West Mountain is afraid of the sun and silverware!" ”

Chen Yun has most likely determined in his heart that this should be a vampire, afraid of silverware and sunlight, which is similar to a vampire.

But it's still the same: "What about garlic?" Have you heard that the ghosts of Xishan are afraid of garlic? ”

The old Taoist priest was stunned, paused for a while, and should have been thinking for a while before answering: "I haven't heard of it, it is only recorded in ancient books that this ghost in the West Mountain is afraid of the sun, so he goes out day and night, afraid of silverware, why is he afraid of silverware, I don't know much about it!"

By the way, since this Xishan ghost is a ghost, of course it is good at change, and it can become a human or a bat!

It is said that after death, you cannot retain your human form, but instead become a bat demon! ”

At this time, Chen Yun could finally determine that the old Taoist priest was talking about vampires.

There are also vampires in this beam, he thought that this thing, even if it existed, would only exist in the Western world, but he didn't expect this beam to have it.

"Brother Zuo?"

There was a knock on the door, and the cry was heard as the voice of the head of the Radu.

Chen Yun hurriedly went to open the door, and sure enough, it was Luo Dutou.

"Dutou, what's the matter?"

I stayed up all night and didn't go back to sleep, so I went to report to the county master, and there must be something wrong with finding myself immediately after I was done.

So Chen Yun asked bluntly, what's the matter.

Luo Dutou didn't have that time to go around, and said directly: "Hurry up and rest, I'll wait to kill a horse pistol at night!"

Last night there should have been too many of us, and the monster was probably afraid of us, so tonight we gathered all the soldiers and horses and secretly killed them.

If there really is a monster, then kill it by surprise!

The county lord wants to be promoted, and nothing can happen!

But sixteen lives were taken yesterday, and if we can't give a happy result, I'm afraid that the county lord's road to ascension will be broken!

The county lord is in a bad mood, and the days I am waiting for will not be easy!

Therefore, this matter must come out with a result!

You see that the old lady is not free tonight, if he is free, how about a trip?

The hard money, the county lord paid two taels of silver out of his own pocket to the old lady! ”

This is the gold content of the old man Zuo, Chen Yun's current monthly salary is only one tael of silver a month, and the old man Zuo only makes a single shot, and he has two taels of silver for his hard work.

That's the platoon!

It can be said that people who have the ability can go wherever they go, and they don't have to worry about running out of food.

"Let me ask, if Ah Gong is willing to go, then he will go, if he is not willing to go, then I can go by myself!"

Chen Yun didn't want to make a decision for Old Man Zuo, after all, he was seventy years old, although his body had now recovered his peak function because of eating the monster's Neidan, but after all, he was in his seventies.

"It's okay, I'll go with you tonight!"

Old man Zuo walked out behind him, and he also heard Luo Dutou's words in the courtyard, so he naturally agreed to make a move, who was not worried about Chen Yun.

"I need twenty silver arrowheads, though!"

Old man Zuo said his conditions.

His conditions made Luo Dutou stunned for a moment: "Old lady, the silver is soft, and you can't hurt people if you shoot arrows, let alone a monster!" ”

But the old man Zuo only had such one condition: "If I can make a move, there must be a silver arrow!"

Even if the iron arrows are silver-plated, you can do it! ”

Chen Yun understood what Old Man Zuo meant, and explained to Luo Dutou with a smile: "Ah Gong thinks that this demon may be a vampire, also called Xishan Ghost.

This kind of monster is most afraid of silver, so Ah Gong wants silver arrows or silver-plated arrows!

Just in case, if it's really this kind of monster, it can also play a role in mutual restraint! ”

This kind of monster is most afraid of silverware, this sentence made Luo Du's head light up, and he immediately patted his chest and promised: "Brother Zuo, just go and rest, I will immediately return to the county and strive to make dozens of silver-plated arrows before leaving!"

If it's really a monster who is afraid of silverware, then I'm talking about someone's archery skills in the past! ”

After speaking, he arched his hand at the old man Zuo: "Old lady, it's up to you to make a move tonight!" ”

The old man waved his hand: "Don't be so vain, the most important thing is that your arrows are in place, and it's better if you have a silver-plated knife!" ”

Luo Dutou nodded to show that he understood: "It should be no problem to plate a silver-plated arrow, but it is more difficult to give the knife silver!"

I'm worried that the county government doesn't have that much silver! ”

At the foot of the west mountain, hundreds of men and women rolled up their own quilts, and in this clan ancestral hall, they entered the courtyard and lay on the ground.

This is what Li Zhutou told the village chief before leaving, and within three days, the whole village should try to hide in the clan ancestral hall as much as possible, and prepare some guns and sticks in their hands to let the young people be on guard.

As long as the other party can't eat people in the village these days, the target will be shifted!

For Li Zhutou's words, the village chief is still very convinced.

So he drove all the villagers into the clan ancestral hall early, and let the young men hold knives and guns and light a fire for vigilance.

There were also people on the roof, always on the lookout for movement, but they didn't know that there were several huge bats hovering overhead.

(End of chapter)