Songling County is under the rule of Huaide County, which is one of the four counties of Linzhou.

This is something that Qi Jingzhi knew when he was a child, but it was not until the first time in his life that he followed the bustling flow of people, passed through the majestic gate in the north of the county town, and stepped into the back street of Linde, which was more than ten times more prosperous than Songling County, that he really felt the difference between counties in the first half of the sentence.

In front of this county town, the plainly dressed young man was inconspicuous, even if he was carrying a long knife, the city gate guards only glanced at it casually and let him go, which made the "Qi Dutou" who specially asked Xiong County to issue a business document before going out was quite surprised.

In fact, this is not surprising, Daqi county has a county army all sitting in the town, the command of the armor ranges from thousands to 10,000 people, except for the key points stationed in various parts of the county, but most of them are arranged inside and outside the county, anyone who wants to make trouble, but also to weigh their own neck can resist the blade of the county army.

When the young man in the mountains walked down the back street of Linde and looked up at the towering pavilion in the middle of the street, the amazement in his heart was almost irrepressible.

According to Jiao Yulang, this pavilion, which is higher than the county city wall, is called Linde Pavilion, which not only cuts Linde Street into two sections, but also unceremoniously occupies the most central position of the county town, and even the county guard and the capital have to be consigned to both sides.

Xiao Wazi also said that there are many similar pavilions and high platforms in Daqi, each with its own shape and location, and various names, but they all belong to the Hun Tian Supervision Department of the Demon Suppression Academy.

As for the official office of the Demon Captain of Huaide County, it is in the front yard of Lin De Pavilion, and the front yard and the back cabinet are not subordinate to each other, so they are considered to be co-located, but they are faintly divided into priority and subordination.

The closer it gets, the stronger the sense of depression that Lin De Pavilion gives people, and the locals in the county town are even more convincing, saying that Lin De Pavilion is built so high in order to suppress the demons in the underground palace below, so the pedestrians, cars and horses on the street are often diverted to the left and right after a long distance, and they refuse to provoke bad luck, which makes the vicinity of Lin De Pavilion more and more deserted.

Qi Jingzhi went around to the main gate of the Lieutenant's Office, and as expected, the court was also cold.

The door was open, and not even half of the guards were visible, except for an old hunchbacked servant who was sweeping the steps in front of the door.

Qi Jingzhi walked closer, hugged his fists and saluted: "Old man, I am the head of Songling County, and I came to settle the tiger problem in Zhongnangang County." ”

The hunchbacked old servant glanced up at the young man, and said very politely: "This man is looking at the face, and he must be coming back." Lord Du Wei has not been in the yazhong for the past few days, and Liu Gongcao is on duty in the ya. You enter the door and turn right, and you see the place where the East Duty Room is written. ”

The old servant lowered his head, glancing at the young man's left hand, seemingly casually in the process.

Seeing this, Qi Jingzhi remained silent, saluted again, and entered the gate with his head held high, and then turned right along the road, completely cutting off the sight of the old servant behind him.

When he came, he had already inquired with Jiao Yulang and Jindao Wei clearly, the Demon Suppression Courtyard set up a Demon Suppression Lieutenant in the county town, the small county is the fifth grade, the large county is the fourth grade, and there are two meritorious Cao under the captain, and four people in the detective Lang, all of whom are seven or six grades, and there are a number of detective officers, most of whom have no grade, and the highest can achieve eight grades.

Qi Jingzhi quickly found the east duty room, and saw that there was a young official with a weak crown sitting behind the bookcase in the room, with a white face and sparse eyebrows.

He immediately went in to explain his intention to the other party, and presented the documents of the Songling County Ya.

This young official is Liu Gongcao in the mouth of the hunchbacked old servant, at this age he is at the same level as the county commander, and he is still an errand in the Demon Suppression Academy, and his future future is by no means comparable to Xiong and Hou.

Liu Gongcao read the documents carefully, raised his head and chuckled: "I heard a few days ago that there was a young tiger general in Songling County, and Lord Duwei said to us at the time, Lu Ao, we can't remember, this one can't be let go, I don't want this Xiong County order to start quickly!" ”

Qi Jingzhi already knew the attitude of the Demon Suppression Academy towards Wild Fox Zen, so he naturally didn't believe it in his heart, but he also had a smile on his face: "Qi's skills are low, I'm afraid that I won't be able to get into the eyes of Lord Duwei, even if it is Xiong County's order, it's just a name, and I can avoid some trouble when I go out." ”

Liu Gongcao nodded, and then asked about the process of killing the tiger spirit, and while listening, he moved his pen like flying, and recorded the key points such as the foxes of Xiaosong Mountain, the ancient temple of the evil god, the skin of the tiger monk, the tiger king's flower clothes, the ghost boy and the servant of the mountain god, and handed it to Qi Jingzhi for review and signature.

As for the matter of the county god's night trial of the tiger spirit and demon spirit, because of the difference between yin and yang, it is not under the jurisdiction of the demon suppression commander, and it involves the relationship between the Yin Division of Songling County and the Fuya Temple and the Demon Suppression Academy, Qi Jingzhi did not mention it.

He carefully read Liu Gongcao's record, and said solemnly: "My lord's memory is correct, those two ghost boys have escaped without a trace, and the tiger monarch behind him is even more mysterious and has never come forward, and please pay more attention to prevent these demons and bandits from coming to the county to make trouble again!" ”

Liu Gongcao nodded, and said solemnly: "Qi Dutou, rest assured, this tiger monarch indulges ghosts and ghosts, and even turns people into tigers and harms countless people, including a monk from Fuya Temple, which can already be regarded as a big case." This official will definitely report to the state bureau in a special article, and will strictly investigate this case and give an explanation to those people who died! ”

Seeing that this Gong Cao was engaged in paying so much attention, Qi Jing's heart was relieved, and he saluted the other party with a fist, and then signed his name on the file.

After completing the formalities, Liu Gongcao asked with some surprise: "Qi Dutou has a good conversation and good handwriting, but he has read a book?" ”

As soon as the words came out, the young Gong Cao seemed to feel that something was wrong, and explained with a smile: "It doesn't mean anything else, I have also been in this capital lieutenant for a few years, and a young talent like Qi Dutou has never seen a second one, so I have this question." ”

The subordinate officers under the command of the Demon Suppression Commander faced the young man in the mountains, and it was unusual for him to be a little arrogant, Qi Jingzhi was too lazy to care, nodded and replied: "I have studied at Mengfuzi in this county for a few years. ”

"I see!"

Liu Gongcao showed a sudden expression, and his tone was a little warmer: "The next step is to settle the reward, and originally I had to examine the corpse of the tiger spirit, but since Qi Du has a Xiong County order document at his head, and it is Meng who is the master of the high-ranking business, this step will be exempted." ”

Qi Jingzhi knew that this was because the other party saw that he was empty-handed, so he gave a favor, and immediately gave his hand to be regarded as a confession.

The young Gong Cao waved his hand disappreciatively, and then said: "The merit of eradicating the man-eating tiger spirit and reopening the trade route is not small, I didn't know that this demon escaped from Lord Dong's hands, and I actually didn't issue a reward here......"

"It's just that the Demon Suppression Academy has long had rules for this situation, and the reward can be made up later, so that Qi Dutou will not suffer, and because it is a backup, there is room for operation...... I don't know what Qi Dutou wants? ”

This is a real benefit, Qi Jing's heart moved, and he immediately asked, "Lord Liu has exercises here?" ”

Hearing this, Liu Gongcao raised his eyebrows: "Does Qi Dutou want to find a cultivation scripture, or ......?"

The corners of his mouth showed a hint of curvature, and he looked at the young man's left hand with a smile: "Miscellaneous techniques of the Demon Destroying Guardian Dao?" ”

Rao is Qi Jingzhi has a quiet temperament, and he has been examined by people with strange eyes several times, and he can't help but feel a little annoyed in his heart, and he has no way to vent.

He took a deep breath and followed the other party's words and said, "It is best to have the best exercises to nourish the heart and bones in the life realm, if there is no suitable one, miscellaneous studies are also acceptable." ”

Seeing that what the young man asked was as he expected, Liu Gongcao's young face showed a little pride: "I have two exercises for cultivating the heart and bones, one is to make good land and all things to cultivate, and Zhongzheng is as peaceful as an old farmer; Second, if the heart is flat in the lake, the wisher takes the bait, and the transcendent things are like fishing. With the merits of Qi Dutou, you can choose one of the two. ”

Qi Jingzhi was silent when he heard this, most of the warlocks in the rivers and lakes were extreme and obedient, and the Demon Suppression Academy came up with such an exercise, which can be called well-intentioned.

It's a pity that these two exercises are very different from the "Fairy Feather Sutra" "The heart shakes like a dancing crane, and the bones come out like a flying dragon".

The young man was not entangled, and said directly: "These two doors are not compatible with me, I heard that sacrificing the knife with blood is an evil skill, but I don't know if Liu Gongcao can change it here?" ”

Hearing this, Liu Gongcao didn't seem surprised, but just smiled faintly: "It's not true to say that it's an evil skill, as long as you don't kill innocents indiscriminately, it's not wrong to sacrifice the knife with blood, it's not wrong to have a way to hide the edge, you can't control the restraint, and you are even dominated by the murderous blade who drank blood." The Imperial Court and the Demon Suppression Courtyard will use methods such as the Blood Sacrifice Knife into a separate book, which is actually the same as the prohibition of obscenity of evil gods. ”

Qi Jingzhi nodded thoughtfully, and there was anticipation in his heart: "What does Liu Gongcao mean...... Can it be changed? ”

"Naturally not!"

Unexpectedly, the young Gong Cao immediately shook his head: "The major affairs of the country are only worship and Rong!" The method of sacrifice is not trivial, and it is beyond the reach of ordinary people! ”

"The sacrificial sword is like sacrificing to the gods, and the sacrificing gods is like gods, and the slightest carelessness may turn into evil gods! Especially those who were sacrificed by blood, even if they were not evil gods, nine out of ten were monsters. Otherwise, Qi Dutou thought that where did all those evil methods of the Jianghu Warlock come from? ”

He raised his eyes to look at the young man, and said with a smile: "By the way, what I said can't mean that I don't have such a method here, and even if there is, you can't afford to change it, so it's better to find another way." ”

The other party had already said this, Qi Jingzhi was already clear-minded, so he naturally understood, and said helplessly: "Okay, there is no sacrificial sword method, there is always a Tibetan Feng method, right?" ”

Liu Gongcao smiled knowingly: "Don't say it, this one really exists!" ”