On this day, the king rolls on duty. Before he left the yamen early in the morning, he heard a report from a colleague from the martial arts division in the suburban town that there were unknown demons in the northern suburbs outside the capital, killing many people, and even the suburban yamen had broken two people.

The suburban yamen can't handle it, so they have to hand over the case to the Demon Arresting Academy.

Wang Juan took the case and went to the suburban yamen first, only to hear from his colleagues in the suburban yamen on the way that it turned out that the bitter master of the case was actually selling pears at the entrance of the northern city of the capital, and several pear trees were planted at home.

He couldn't help asking, "Does that bitter master have some magical powers, in the realm of Qi cultivation?" ”

"Yes, the king also knows about him?"

The colleague was not surprised, sighed and said, "Speaking of which, that guy is also a hard life, since he was a child, his family was poor, his father's family worked hard to save money, and borrowed money from others, he practiced, just to let him find a good way out, and never suffer again. But he didn't think that his talent was not good, and in the end, he practiced desperately, but he was only in the realm of Qi cultivation.

"In the realm of Qi training, I couldn't find any work to do, so I had to continue to do my old job at home. Fortunately, during his cultivation, he learned the spell of lifting water with one hand to nourish the pear tree at home, and when the pears grew well, his business would be better. lived a tight life like this, and it took two years to pay off the money.

But I didn't think that An Nianzi was about to come, but he was born with such a catastrophe. His family was demonized, and the whole family was gone, and he was the only one left with a bit of magical powers, and he survived half-dead. ”

Wang Juan knew that it was not easy to live in Beijing, but he didn't know that it could be so difficult. A cultivator of the Qi cultivation realm actually lived like this.

If this is in Yingzhou Mansion, even if the yamen owes some money, it will be better than living here! What a bother.

However, he only thought about it in his heart, and did not say it. In the previous life, there were still many people who lived in the north, saw more prosperity and opportunities in first-tier cities, and how many were willing to go to the poor countryside and live a hopeless life when they could see it at a glance?

Prosperity is a kind of hope.

Even if this prosperity belongs to someone else, it seems like a luxury.

This was true in the previous life, and it seems that this world is also the same.

"Didn't the demon kill him?"

Wang Juan asked his colleague in the suburban town of Wuji.

The colleague shook his head and said, "The colleague in the door went to see the scene and said that the demon was not to extinguish the mouth, but just to be quiet and convenient to eat." Therefore, as long as he appears where no one speaks and acts, it doesn't matter if he can't make a dead hand.

"The demon didn't expect that there were cultivators on the outskirts of the city, and the strength he used was just enough to kill ordinary people, and the pear seller had mana, but he was only unconscious, not dead. The pear seller was already unconscious at the time, and he couldn't interfere with the demon, so the demon didn't kill him again. ”

"In that case, this demon is a good one."

Wang Juan said, asking, "What kind of food did the demon eat?" ”

The colleague said: "It's the whole grains you eat." But the demon doesn't pick, and even the pots and pans will be chewed together when eating and drinking. The pear tree in the pear seller's house was also gnawed clean by the demons, and only the roots were still broken. ”

Wang Juan was speechless and said, "Good appetite......"

The colleague said, "Yes." After the pear seller came to report the case, when his colleagues went to investigate, they found that the demon had committed more crimes. We found four scenes, all of which were done in the past two days, and judging from the traces of the scene, the demons ate a lot. ”

Wang Juan asked again: "Isn't there someone in your yamen who has already fought with demons, why don't you know the origin of demons?" ”

When he said this, the colleague's expression became more and more gloomy.

He shook his head and said, "The colleague we sent to deal with this case has been in contact with that demon. However, the demon is very strange, and every time our colleagues see him, they are different, one says it looks like Zhu Qian, another says it looks like a black Jiao, another says it looks like a cat demon, and another says it looks like a rat spirit......

"The supernatural powers you see are also different. After the person who escaped with his life came back, one said that he was killed by the black Jiao's spray of water, and the other said that he was whipped to death by the tail of Zhu Qian.

"And they said that the two colleagues who died unfortunately, one said before he died that he was entangled by a demon and could not breathe, and the other said that he was filled with sand by a demon, and the sand was about to overflow from the seven orifices......

"It's so strange that it's hard to judge."

Wang Juan asked: "According to what you said, this demon is good at illusion, and he does not eat human flesh, and the actual amount is large. With such characteristics, you can't determine the origin? ”

The colleague shook his head and said, "The clues are too chaotic to confirm." We have also considered these characteristics that you said. There are colleagues in the yamen who have studied in the library of the general department, and they all remember the demons recorded in the ten thousand demon books of the library clearly, but they are not sure what kind of demons they will be under such characteristics. ”

Wang Juan nodded silently. He had been in the capital for a while, and he also knew that there were people sent to the General Division's Library to study the Book of Ten Thousand Demons in the Yamen of the Martial Arts Division in various towns in the capital, in order to be able to distinguish demons, determine characteristics and weaknesses, and facilitate the prescription of the right medicine.

Such rules are actually found in various towns. However, the further down you go, the less thoroughly you follow such rules.

When I arrived at Jiangnan Road, there were not many powerful demons who had been peaceful for a long time, and no one cared about this rule, and it gradually became an ornament. The yamen of each county sent people to study and study in the Wusi of Luzhen, all of them went to contact feelings, so what kind of ten thousand demon books did they care?

Wang Juan is very sure, and now in Jiangnan Road Zhenwusi, I am afraid that the demon records are incomplete. The library authority of Jiangnan Road is not as high as that of Beijing, and the surviving records are also incomplete, and they have become decorations.

As he spoke, the colleague led Wang Juan out of the city, and soon arrived at the Wusi Yamen in the suburban town of the city.

Wang Juan met a pear seller in the yamen.

The cultivator was lying in the yamen chamber, covered in wounds, and only one breath remained.

The doctors in the yamen were still using silver needles on his head. Slender silver needles pierced the top of his head, emitting a faint light, hanging him for his life.

When he saw Wang Juan, he struggled to sit up, but was forcibly held down by the doctor.

The doctor said viciously, "If you want to die immediately, sit up." ”

The pear seller cultivator lay down and didn't move, but under the emotion, his lips inevitably trembled, and his voice changed tone: "Wang Ji Demon...... Ask the king to avenge me! ”

Wang Juan nodded and said, "Tell me first, what kind of demons do you see?" ”

The pear seller was stunned, but shook his head with a wry smile, and said astringently: "I don't know, my strength is low, I didn't see it." In the blink of an eye, I saw that the house had also collapsed, and my father, mother, wife and children were also crushed to death by the beams.

"When I woke up, the demon was gone. All I could notice was that everything I could eat in the house was eaten by demons. ”

After he finished speaking, he paused for a moment, as if remembering something, and said, "If there is a little ...... At that time, my son was holding a piece of thick noodles and dried buns, and half of them were eaten, and when I woke up, I saw that the dry buns in my son's hands were gone.

"The hand should have been held by the beams, but I saw that it was exposed. The beam that was pressing on his son was broken, and the part that should have been holding his son's hand was thrown aside......"

This demon values food and refuses to waste even a little. Wang Juan wanted to complain, but in front of the pear selling cultivators, he couldn't open his mouth.

He told the pear seller to rest, so he went out of the wing room first, and asked the colleague who brought him to invite two surviving colleague and the colleague who had studied the Book of Ten Thousand Demons to ask.

The two surviving colleagues were apprehensive when they talked about the mysterious demons, but in general, the colleagues who came with them had already said it, and Wang Juan couldn't hear any valuable information.

And the colleague who had studied the Book of Ten Thousand Demons smiled bitterly, but said, "I'm sorry, Wang Hunting Demon. I can't help with that. That demon is weird, my book of ten thousand demons is like a stream, so many demon characteristics in it, I remember it clearly, but there is no record that can match this demon. ”

Wang Juan said: "There are many strange demons in the world, and they are always developing and changing, and it is normal to have new varieties. Don't worry. ”

The colleague said: "But now that we are facing the demon, we only know that he eats a lot, and he is stubbornly guarding one direction, catching people and scourges, but he is helpless, which is really disheartening." ”

Wang Juan pondered for a moment and said, "Don't be discouraged, as long as you know his characteristics, there is a way." ”

While speaking, someone suddenly approached and arched his hand and said: "The demon hunt has come to the door, and I have never greeted it from afar, but there are many kinds of affairs, and I didn't have time, so I hope to forgive my sins." ”

This person was wearing a brocade robe made by the Zhenwu Division, and the pattern between the collar was very different from the others. How could Wang Juan not recognize his identity?

The leading colleague introduced: "This is Fan Cheng, the commander of our suburban yamen. He also introduced to the commander of Nafan, "This is the outgoing demon king and demon hunter, and he is also a friend of the Immortal Daoist, and now he is well-known in the capital." ”

"I've heard of it, I've heard of it, Wang Ji Demon, I have admired the name for a long time!"

Commander Fan arched his hand and said, "When there is a difficult situation in the yamen, and unfortunately two brothers have died, so I have no choice but to ask the demon hunt to help, and I will disturb the demon hunt." I wonder if the demon hunter has an idea about this mysterious demon? ”

Wang Juan said: "I have an idea, I just thought of it, and I am asking for the assistant commander Fan." Commander Fan came just in time. ”

Commander Fan said, "It's only when we ask Wang to hunt demons." Wang Jimo has a place where Fan is useful, please come on. Fan will go all out. ”

Wang Juan said: "It's not just to ask Commander Fan to make a move, but to ask Commander Fan to dispatch his colleagues from the martial arts department in the entire suburban town to do one thing." There is also a need to contact the suburban county government to do one thing together. ”

Commander Fan took on the responsibility very much, and did not shirk it, and said, "Wang Ji Demon, please speak." ”

Wang Juan said: "That demon is dead in one place and does not leave, and he wants something from this place. And its need for food is so great that it is already a matter of staring. What I want to do as a commander of Fan is to cooperate with the county government to move all the people here and the surrounding people, and take away the food here. ”

"Kiyono Fortified?"

Commander Fan came up with a graphic description.

Wang Juan nodded and said, "You can also say that." ”

Commander Fan wondered, "But what's the use of this?" The demon has always moved, and he doesn't shy away from discovering it. We will always find it with our hands. Now the trouble is that it is impossible to determine its strength, and what kind of means and weaknesses it has. That demon is not weak, and it is very risky to deal with. ”

Wang Juan explained simply: "Demons are tricky, so they should move the people. In this way, we can do so that we can save the people from suffering. Second, this can force the demons. I've pushed the demons into a hurry, and I have a better chance of winning. ”

Commander Fan pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, then do what Wang Jimo said." Wang Ji Demon is sympathetic to the people, and we are not cold-blooded people. And now there is no other way, disturb the demons, let the demons mess up, and we are indeed better to perform. ”

Wang Juan said: "Trouble Commander Fan." ”

Commander Fan waved his hand and said, "It's not troublesome. The rumors in these villages on the outskirts of the city are loud, and the people are deeply affected by demons, and their lives are at stake, and it will not be difficult to mobilize them. I'm going to contact the county government and work with the county government to do it. I only hope that the king will live up to his expectations and win. ”

After saying that, he ordered a few people and turned to go.

Wang Juan looked at Commander Fan's back, but he understood in his heart that Commander Fan still didn't trust himself very much when he said this sentence in the end.

The fact that he was called a friend by the immortal has spread inside and outside the capital. But at the same time, it is not only this voice friend, but also other information about himself.

Therefore, this Fan Commander must have also known that he was only the strength of the Mortal Realm.

In the realm of beheading, he grabbed a handful in the capital, and Yang Si, who was once killed by himself, was also beheaded. And when Yao Wei slashed the mortal realm, she was still worried that her realm was not worthy of the position of the Demon Hunting Division.

And among the two suburban colleagues who were killed by the demons, maybe they had the strength to cut mortals.

In such a realm, it will only make people think that they are relying on the relationship of the immortals to enter the Demon Hunting Division, how can they trust their own strength?

Relationships are sometimes awe-inspiring, but at critical times, what makes people feel reassuring is strength.

"Wang Jimo, you came alone...... Will it work? Do you want me to invite Yao Jimo again? ”

Someone spoke suddenly.

This man came shortly after Commander Fan arrived.

The leading colleague introduced Wang Juan again: "This is the deputy commander of Pingjun of our suburban yamen. ”

Wang Juan could see that this deputy commander did not believe in his own strength.

It is true that he is only in the realm of slashing mortals, and in comparison, Yao Jimo, who is already in the realm of condensation, is indeed more trustworthy.

Wang Juan noticed that Deputy Commander Jing Ping reminded him, and the faces of other colleagues in the suburbs also showed suspicion and worry.

But after all, they were afraid of their identity as the Demon Hunting Division and the Immortal Daoyou, and they didn't say it clearly.

Wang Juan shook his head and said, "No need, if there is any danger, I can call Yao Demon myself." We have our own means, so you don't have to work hard. ”

In fact, to be serious, he was really not sure if he could deal with that demon. The demon god was mysterious and secretive, and he beat a few suburban colleagues very lightly, and he didn't know what his strength was.

After seeing the two Twelve Heavenly Kings and a mud demon with a bad brain, Wang Juan already had a deep impression of the power of the demon.

But he has already made an appointment with Yao Wei that he wants to face the demons alone and exercise himself, how can he retreat casually?

If Yao Wei is recruited at this time, then he will really be abducted by demons to 100,000 black mountains in the future, and how should he deal with himself alone?

And he has already noticed that Yao Wei is always paying attention to himself, and he knows that he has taken this job, so he can't say that he will wander near the suburbs.

Once she encounters a danger that is difficult to face alone, she beckons her, and she will soon be able to reach her.

And before that, it was when he performed alone.

He drank a cup of tea, cultivated on his own knees, and waited for news from Commander Fan. This calm in the face of danger made the colleagues of the martial arts division in the suburban town a little impressed. But the doubts in those eyes are difficult to dissipate at all.

After about two quarters of an hour, Commander Fan returned: "Fan has already passed the county decree with the county magistrate, and the county magistrate is happy to be so, saying that the people are safe and should be cautious. He has gathered his men and waited for us to come and act together. ”

I didn't think that the county order of the suburban county was still my own family.

"Please Commander Fan to arrange it."

Wang Juan said.

Commander Fan nodded and said "Okay", and immediately summoned a group of colleagues on the outskirts of the city, and went out of the yamen with Wang Juan and went to the county yamen.

On the road, all colleagues whispered, and their eyes fell on Wang Juan from time to time, naturally they were also suspecting whether Wang Juan could do it alone.

Wang Juanquan didn't see it, and he didn't think about it.

After a journey, you will arrive at the county office. The county commander of a county on the outskirts of the city has summoned a group of officials to wait for the entrance of the county ya. Seeing the demon slayers of the town on the outskirts of the city gathering together, they hurriedly took a few steps forward.

"Commander Fan works hard. I don't know which one is the outgoing king? ”

The king of the county asked.

Commander Fan gave the Wang scroll to the county commander of Nawang to introduce the introduction.

Wang Xian Lingzi was also polite, and asked again: "Wang Jimo came alone, is it okay?" I heard that there are two demon hunters in every hexagram in the Demon Hunting Academy. Why didn't the king invite another demon to come with him? ”

Wang Juan said: "Wang County ordered the direction, if necessary, I will immediately call Yao Demon to come to help." ”

When Wang Xianling saw that Wang Juan said this, it was not good to ask again. He arranged his own servants, and coordinated with the demon slayers of the Zhenwu Division, and went to the villages involved. There was originally a large group of people in front of the county office, but they left clean for a while.

At this time, Wang Juan asked: "I don't know where this place is higher, not only in the center of the directions involved in the case, but also in all directions?" ”

Commander Fan pointed in one direction and said, "There is a hill there, and you can see everything from the top of the mountain. I'm about to go there and take command in the center, please. ”

Wang Juan followed Commander Fan, Wang Xianling, and a few of his subordinates to the hill.

The hill was indeed a small hill, not big or very high, but the place was generally flat, and the top of the hill was enough to see all the villages and forests within a radius of several miles.

Wang Juan saw that the ranks of the officials and demon slayers had already entered several villages. The people of the village soon moved, carrying food and gathering to move.

Fortified Clear.

Devil...... It's time to show up, right?

Wang Juan looked at it intently.

(End of chapter)