The quiet life did not last long, and some people in Yanggu County died violently.

The county magistrate of Yanggu County reported the matter to Jiang Yulin, the Marquis of Guangxuan, and Jiang Yulin handed over the matter to Liu Yueling for investigation.

Yanggu County is Tang Xuan's second hometown, and he misses his old man a little, but he doesn't know how Xiaocui is doing......

came to Yanggu County and greeted the county order, Tang Xuan and Liu Yueling began to investigate the situation.

To Tang Xuan's surprise, not long after Tang Xuan left Guyang County, Xiao Cui married a local carpenter, but the good times did not last long, this carpenter recently went crazy and died, this Xiao Cui became a merry widow, so pitiful.

"Brother Axuan, my life is so miserable, my father went out to chop wood and was killed by a demon...... Now that my husband is dead, I really don't know what to do. Xiao Cui took the handkerchief and gently held her eyes.

Xiaocui is dressed in a white filial piety dress, her hair is pulled up, she is much more mature than a year ago, and she seems to have deliberately painted light makeup, but it looks more tasteful.

I don't know if it's because of getting married, the chest is swelling more exaggeratedly, if Brother Han is here, he must check whether there is a murder weapon hidden in it, with bad intentions!

"Xiaocui, I'm not an outsider, tell me about the specific situation." Tang Xuan was quite pitiful, if it weren't for Liu Yueling here, he would definitely be comforted, and now he could only let her talk about the situation at that time.

Xiao Cui nodded and said, "Not long after Brother Ah Xuan left, my father married me to my father-in-law...... In the beginning, he treated me well, because he was a carpenter, and the family did not worry about eating and drinking, but after only two months, he drank heavily all day long, and beat me after drinking. ”

"I'm not asking you to say this, what happened on the day of the accident!" Liu Yueling had a cold expression, as if she had no sympathy, and her tone was very stern.

Xiao Cui was obviously a little afraid of Liu Yueling, put the handkerchief into her cuffs, her voice became quieter, and she said in a trembling voice: "That day, he went to work outside and came back, and it seems that he made a lot of money!" He drank a lot more, and then tried to ...... with me."

Tang Xuan saw that Xiao Cui wanted to speak and stopped, and coughed lightly: "Please explain in detail, don't let go of any details, this is the key to solving the case!" ”

“…… After that, he said he was thirsty, and I saw that his eyes were red, so I quickly got up and poured water for him! I don't want him to go crazy all of a sudden and die on the wall. Xiao Cui recalled the situation of that day, and still had palpitations.

"Okay, I got it." Liu Yueling stood up and was about to leave, when suddenly she remembered something, took out a silver ingot from her arms and put it on the table, "It's not easy for you to live alone, these should be enough for you to live for a while." ”

"Thank you, sir!" Xiao Cui's face was happy, as if she was afraid that Liu Yueling would regret it, and grabbed the silver in her arms.

"As soon as your father-in-law died, you smeared grease and powder, I'm afraid you're not a peaceful person...... In the future, you should abide by the way of women, and if you do something out of the ordinary, I will lock you in prison!" Liu Yueling sternly warned Xiao Cui, and then turned to leave.

Tang Xuan was a little puzzled, could it be that this Xiaocui had offended Liu Yueling, why did she meddle so much?

Walking out of Xiaocui's house, the two fell into confusion, how Xiaocui Xianggong was infected with the demonic power, it is not yet certain, maybe it is related to fish, but this Yanggu County is close to the river, everyone eats fish, why is only Xiaocui Xianggong crazy?

Maybe Xiaocui has something unspeakable, why don't you take advantage of Liu Yueling's sleep at night and go to Xiaocui's house to find out?

"Go, go, go, you brute, come and steal my buns again!"

An angry voice came from the side, it turned out to be the little brother who sold steamed buns on the side of the road, and he chased and drove a fox more than ten feet away before returning to the stall.

Tang Xuan stopped and muttered, "This fox is really like the one I raised before, but it has lost some weight. ”

When the fox heard the movement, he turned his head to look, and when it saw Tang Xuan, his face was angry, he took two bites of the bun fiercely, and quickly ran to Tang Xuan, pointing with his hand: "Tang Xuan, you bastard who is heavy on color and light friends, I said why did you suddenly leave me and run away by yourself, it turned out that I fell in love with this chick who can't laugh...... No one cooks these days, and you know how hard I've been. ”

It turned out to be really it!

Tang Xuan stepped forward, picked up the fox Xiaoji, and put it in a secluded place, "It happened suddenly, and I almost died, but I can escape...... It just so happens that I have something to ask you, let me ask you, what is the reason why the people of Yanggu County are crazy? ”

"People have always gone berserk, and you know it...... But lately, it's been a little bit more and I've been paying attention to it, and it seems to have something to do with the river. The fox Xiao Ji didn't bother Tang Xuan about leaving it and escaping, and answered truthfully.

Liu Yueling leaned over, touched Xiao Ji's ear, and asked, "This little thing is so cute, and it can talk to people...... You mean the Chaobai River? ”

"Don't touch me!" Xiao Ji looked a little disgusted, and stayed away from Liu Yueling a little, "These people are crazy after eating fish, and the upper reaches of this river must be out of demons, so that the fish in this river are contaminated with demonic energy." ”

"Without further ado, let's go at once." Tang Xuan got up and left.

"Wait, I haven't eaten yet! Buy me a bun! The fox chased after him dissatisfied.

……

Come to the dock, hold up a small boat, and swim upstream.

The water of this Chaobai River was originally a little turbid, and the further upstream you go, the clearer the water becomes.

The two took turns to hold the boat, and after three days and three nights, the river became more and more soothing, and the river water was already clear and transparent.

The fish under the water are getting bigger and bigger, and some of them are close to the length of the boat, and they seem to have some wisdom and do not dare to get too close.

It was noon, the sun was shining warmly, it was very comfortable, Liu Yueling was sitting on the side of the boat, kicking the river boringly with her bare feet.

"Tang Xuan, your strength has increased so much...... Why can't I feel your true essence? After getting along for a few days, the fox Xiaoji also saw some clues.

"My cultivation system is different from ordinary people, I don't know if you can guide me again in the future." Tang Xuan replied while rowing.

"Could it be...... The cultivation system of humans and demons is about the same, and in this world, only the Heaven Replenishing Clan and those wild ancient beasts have another cultivation system! Are you a descendant of the Mending Heaven Clan? Fox Xiao Ji looked quite surprised, and actually said it directly, which surprised Tang Xuan.

Where the hell did this guy come from?

"Hehe, you guessed it!" Tang Xuan didn't hide it.

The fox stopped talking, his eyes rolling, and he didn't know what bad idea he was holding back!

"I see...... Hey? What is that? The fox was about to ask again, when she suddenly found something, and pointed to the shore with her paw, and there seemed to be something there.

Tang Xuan immediately slowed down and stepped forward to check, the white flower thing was actually a person's broken foot......

Tang Xuan had the courage to fish it up, put it on the boat, touched his chin and looked at it for a while, and said, "This broken foot comes from a young girl with calluses on the soles of her feet, it should be a peasant girl...... There are traces of corrosion at the place of the fracture, and there is some demonic power on it, which is probably the reason why the people are crazy. ”

"That's right...... There must be demons upstream! The fish in this river are extraordinarily large, and they already have some intelligence, but I'm afraid that they will eat these stumps with demonic power! Fox Xiao Ji added.

Those crazy people in Yanggu County probably ate these fish, and the demonic power slowly accumulated in their bodies until they reached the limit of bearing, and then they went crazy!

The two continued to move forward, and a waterfall appeared in front of them, and they had to abandon the boat and go ashore.

A small canyon appeared in front of them, and the water flowed out of the canyon, and the two of them walked along the canyon.

Further on, two hills come into view, standing side by side, these two mountains are handsome and straight, with a gentle slope, which is very beautiful.

Beneath the two hills were low shrubs and soft grass, and then the height quickly decreased, and a cave appeared in front of them.

The entrance of this cave is long and narrow, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, and there are many vines on both sides, the vines are black and brown, and the cave mouth is covered by twists and turns, and a slightly turbid water flows out of the cave, and the air is filled with a smell of fishy fish and locust flowers.

There were a lot of bones in the water, these were obviously human bones, and some of the severed limbs had not yet rotted, and they were drifting with the current.

Next to the cave, there is a stone dragon and a stone tiger, these two statues have been corroded by the rain, maybe there was a temple here before.

Tang Xuan motioned for Liu Yueling to wait outside, and went to the cave alone to investigate.

Suddenly, a palpitating sensation appeared, and Tang Xuan was startled and quickly retreated out of the cave.

That strange feeling disappeared, but Tang Xuan's heartbeat did not calm down for a while, he touched his head, and there was already a layer of sticky beads of sweat.

Thinking it was a delusion, he re-entered the cave, but the sensation returned.

Tang Xuan exited the cave and re-entered, going back and forth several times, trying to find the clue.

"Tang Xuan, what are you doing in and out, why don't you hurry in and investigate!" Fox Xiao Ji shouted loudly.

"You don't need to say it!" Tang Xuan took a deep breath and stepped into it.

The cave is obviously natural, and under the influence of the current, the walls of the cave are covered with folds and are a little sticky to the touch, and the cave is warm and moist, and the smell of blood is even worse.

There was a path underfoot, and it was obvious that something was coming in and out of the ground, and the ground was very smooth.

Tang Xuan had the eye of the gods, and he could see in the dark, and the water in the cave could still see the stump and broken arms, and even the head, and tadpoles as big as fists swam happily in the water, stopping and gnawing near the severed limbs.

This demon is so extravagant that he only eats the soft parts of his body, and throws away the rest like garbage!

There was a passage, and the front suddenly narrowed, only about the thickness of the water tank, Tang Xuan drilled into it, and the front suddenly opened up, and a triangular nest appeared, with a passage on the left and right.

In the center was a pool of water, surrounded by huge cobwebs, on which hung young men and women with stripes, some of them breathless, some still alive, their chests rising and falling, panting.

"Hehe, I didn't expect someone to throw themselves into the net."

A strange female voice came, Tang Xuan looked up, and a huge spider quickly rushed out of the cave on the left, hanging upside down on the top of the cave.

The head of this spider is actually the head of a delicate girl, it looks quite weird, this spider demon only has two condensations, and his spiritual intelligence is not high, so he can only turn his head into a human form.

"It turned out to be a little spider demon who killed the people, and he actually worked for his son to travel for a long time......"

Tang Xuan was a little disappointed when he saw this spider demon, this was just an insignificant shrinking demon, in this barren mountain and wild range, I am afraid that there are not a few.

"Looking for death...... I'm going to suck you dry! When the spider demon heard this, his face turned angry, and he pounced suddenly.

Tang Xuan stood motionless in place, and when the spider demon was about to approach, three vines quickly sprouted on the ground, binding this spider demon!

The spider demon was taken aback, but he didn't expect that the young man in front of him who was not amazing was actually a master, and he immediately said to forgiveness: "Adults spare their lives, little women are just working hard here to make a living......"

"Indiscriminate killing of innocents should have happened a long time ago!"

Tang Xuan grabbed the void with one hand, the spider demon's head was strangled off by vines, and the head roller was in front of Tang Xuan, and the white mist rose and turned into a spider head.

The matter was resolved a little easily, and now that Tang Xuan's strength had greatly improved, ordinary little demons could not pose a threat to him at all.

"Bastard! You dare to kill it......" An angry female voice resounded through the sky, Tang Xuan felt the ground shake, and a strong earthquake occurred.

Tang Xuan was shocked, ran away, and came to the outside of the cave as fast as he could.