The old-timers were in the southwest of Qiaojiatang, and when Li Chuan and the three arrived, it was already past noon. They planned to eat something before visiting, so they found a random restaurant in the bazaar, sat down and ordered a few dishes.

Just as they were about to move their chopsticks, a man walked up to their table, "Dr. Li, Master Wukong, Cen Blacksmith," and the man called out their names one by one and said, "Why are you here too?" ”

Li Chuan looked up and recognized it, it was Liu Senjun, he was also surprised, and said, "Liu Senjun, why are you here?" ”

"Are you here to offer condolences to Sun Tianxi?" Liu asked Sanjun.

"That's right, let's give Sun-timer a ride." Cen blacksmith said.

"You're here to mourn too?" Li Chuan asked, "Have you eaten it?" Sit down and eat together. ”

"I've eaten," Liu Shenjun sat down, he shook his head, smiled bitterly, and said, "There are so many strangely dressed people in the county suddenly, I definitely want to come and take a look and stare at it." He complained: "After the case in Xialin Village, the matters that have anything to do with these things, regardless of whether they are true or not, will all be on my side." What else can I do? ”

He also said: "This Sun Tianxi moved here ten years ago, and he told his neighbors that he used to be in the timber business, but now that he is old and wants to settle down, he bought a house here, and he is also responsible and kind on weekdays." I didn't expect him to die, but so many people came, and none of them looked easy to mess with. ”

Cen Blacksmith's tone was dissatisfied, and he said, "If it weren't for Senior Sun, maybe you wouldn't be able to sit here in peace." ”

"How?" Liu Senjun didn't move, but asked rhetorically.

"Do you know the Baoxing King of Lanshan Pavilion?" Blacksmith Cen asked.

"Yes." Liu Senjun said.

"If it weren't for the fact that Senior Sun united more than a dozen demon hunters more than 20 years ago and hit the King of Baoxing with a heavy measure, how could the monkey demon not come out to eat people for so many years?" Cen Blacksmith told Sun Tianxi's deeds and said, "In the demon hunter, there are indeed many scum. But Sun's predecessors are different, he at least ...... To the people of Chaobing County, there is kindness. ”

"It's me who is frivolous," Liu Shenjun apologized to Cen Blacksmith and said, "Wait a minute, I'll go with you, and I'll also go to a stick of incense to send this old senior." ”

Seeing Liu Senjun say this, Cen Blacksmith was also a little embarrassed, he said: "After the old-timers retired, they didn't mention the previous things, and it was normal for you to not know. It is indeed easy for these people to gather here, and it is estimated that in a few days, they will disperse. ”

Liu Senjun said: "It's good that the wife is peaceful. Then he asked Li Chuan: "Aren't you in the capital?" When did you come back? ”

"I came back the day before yesterday." Li Chuan said.

"Is it official business, or is it just to come back?" Liu asked Sanjun.

"No official business." Li Chuan said.

Liu Senjun breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I've heard that Qin Tianjian has made a lot of moves recently, and I thought you had something to do when you came back." ”

"The county guard won't go to the county seat below to inspect again these days, right?" Li Chuan asked.

"No, no," Liu Senjun laughed and said, "You want to ask to see the county guard?" I'll take you there later? ”

This time, Li Chuan waved his hand and said, "No, no, let's not hurt each other." ”

He suddenly remembered what Zhang Xintong said, and couldn't help but look up at Liu Senjun a few more times. A young and experienced official, maybe it is not Wu Junshou, but this Liu joins the army.

Liu Senjun noticed it and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Li Chuan said: "I think, if only we were in Chaobing County, there would be no monsters." ”

"That's right," Liu Senjun agreed, he said: "The year before last, the Black Horn King of Xuanshui Mountain was gone, and most of the fields over there were recultivated, and there were still ore veins, which began to be mined steadily last year. ”

Li Chuan didn't know this, he said, "It's good. ”

"Yes, so, sometimes when I can't sleep, I think, if the monkey demon in Lanshan Pavilion and the scorpion spirit in Ziyun Cave are gone, then ...... But I don't dare to think that at that time, the demon disaster, village by village," Liu Senjun pursed his lips and shook his head, "It's miserable, it's too miserable." ”

Li Chuan understood his attitude.

After the four of them had eaten, they walked out of the restaurant and walked to the house of the old man Sun. When I walked to the gate, I saw a lot of people gathered there. Some of them, recognizing Blacksmith Cen, stepped forward and greeted him. Blacksmith Cen just nodded, and didn't say much to them.

The house was filled with smoke and fire, and from time to time there was a cry that drowned out the sound of chanting.

They followed the instructions, went to the mourning hall, and put incense on the pillars. Then the blacksmith asked the steward in the house a few words, and then led them around to the back and found Aunt Zhu in the canteen.

Aunt Zhu was sitting with another female demon hunter and was talking. She was very surprised to see the blacksmith Cen coming, and when they arrived, she asked, "What are you doing here?" ”

The female demon hunter understood, got up and left.

After she walked away, Cen Blacksmith looked around and whispered, "Brother Jiang has an accident." Last time, you said that he might have gone to Yuanjiaolin, do you know anything else? ”

"What's wrong?" Aunt Zhu asked.

"Missing." Cen blacksmith said.

Aunt Zhu thought for a while and said, "I seemed to see Old Brother Ma just now, he said he was going before," as she said, she stood up and said, "I'll call him, you wait a minute." ”

Liu Senjun realized that this was the purpose of Li Chuan and the others coming here, and he lowered his voice and asked, "Brother Jiang?" Is it the same one I saw last time? Didn't he say that he was a monk of the Qingzong? ”

"That's him." Li Chuan said.

"Yuanjiaolin is under Shanping County," Liu Shenjun thought for a while and said, "I happen to have a fellow villager who is a county magistrate in Ren County, do you want me to write a letter to ask?" ”

"Don't be in a hurry first, ask first and then talk about it." Li Chuan said.

While speaking, Aunt Zhu walked over with a middle-aged man wearing a blue Confucian robe, thin, gray hair, and a dark complexion.

Li Chuan understands that he is the old brother in Sister-in-law Zhu's mouth.

Blacksmith Cen stood up and said, "Old Brother Ma." ”

Brother Ma's eyes turned to Li Chuan and Liu Sanjun, stopped on Liu Sanjun for a while, and made a gesture to Cen Blacksmith to sit down together, and he asked, "Do you want to inquire about the Yuanjiao Forest Python?" ”

"You didn't go?" Blacksmith Cen asked.

"I took the deposit and went into the woods, and there were seven of us, me, a young monk, a couple, and three brothers. After entering the forest, I found that the couple and the three brothers knew each other, but they pretended not to know each other, and there was obviously a problem, so halfway through, I found an opportunity and slipped away. ”

(End of chapter)

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