"Chop... Demon Division! The sound inside the gate, which had been like falling to the bottom, suddenly became loud, as if it had grasped a life-saving straw.

"Demon Slayer! Demon Slayer! He repeated the word several times, a word that gave him confidence and strength, and the voice was already shaking his lips with excitement.

After a while, the door of the bungalow was quietly opened, and a middle-aged man with thick dark circles standing in the doorway.

He seemed to be surrounded by cold air, and his body kept shaking, looking like a person with insufficient yang energy and too much yin energy.

The whole person seems to be in an unusually depressed mental state.

With an excited look, the watchman looked at the two demon hunters at the door, "Are you really the people who slay the demon division?" ”

Li Huaiyun and Liu Pingzhong nodded.

"Quick! Come on in! The watchman beckoned them in, then looked warily at the door, and then closed the door nervously.

Li Huaiyun and Liu Pingzhong stood in this dim house, the feng shui of this house is very bad, facing east and west, and there is very little sunlight shining in on weekdays, so it is extremely cold and damp.

In addition, the watchman who lives here is in a low mental state, and his food and accommodation are all close to the bedside, and food scraps are also thrown away.

The whole room was filled with a sour smell, which made people a little uncomfortable, and according to himself, he went out to buy something early this morning.

However, as he walked through the river, he felt a chill behind him, and the place was the street where the accident had occurred, so he ran home with a roll.

Liu Pingzhong has always loved cleanliness, and this place is so dirty, which makes him look full of disgust, thinking that this place is the same as a pig's nest, and it can also be lived in?

"Sit! Sit! You may be seated! The watchman beckoned with trembling hands, "It's too late to clean up the house, and I hope you two will forgive me." ”

Li Huaiyun glanced at Liu Pingzhong, the look on that guy's face was really flustered, so he asked, "We came here for...?" ”

Before he could speak, the watchman said in a loud voice, "It's for the ghost bride, right?" ”

After saying that, the whole person was trembling, shrinking his body tightly, and he seemed to be scared a lot.

Li Huaiyun looked at him like this, and suddenly felt disappointed in his heart, can he really tell the reason like this?

Fortunately, judging from the tone of speech, it is still slightly normal.

"In recent days, several beaters have died, and only you can survive, I believe you should remember these things very clearly, tell us the details, and we can subdue that ghost!"

"Definitely! Certain! The beater said excitedly, "You must take that ghost thing, otherwise she will continue to come out and harm people, it's really terrible!" If there was no peace charm I asked for from the temple that night, I am afraid that the consequences would be the same as those who beat the watchman. ”

As he spoke, he put the peace charm on the table from his body, "This is from the Castle God Temple in Kyoto, I asked for some silver, without this thing to protect me, probably, I am like everyone else!" ”

His voice became more and more excited, "Those people are stupid, they are too expensive, they don't want to buy it, and it's too late to regret it now!" ”

"When the accident happened, I told them that there was a rumor in this place that several brides were missing! This must be the work of demons! ”

"That old way in the City God Temple, the peace charms sold are really useful!"

Seeing that the other party had been not cutting to the point, Li Huaiyun was a little impatient, and directly interrupted the words of the watchman, "Hurry up, we want to know, what did you encounter on that street!" ”

The watchman lowered his head, his eyes flickered, and was silent for a moment before telling them what had happened to him.

"That night, I entered the street from the side of the river, and there was no one in the dark street, and then I saw someone standing at the mouth of the alley, calling me all the time, calling me official,"

"I took a closer look, it was actually a woman wearing a red phoenix robe and a red hijab, I remembered the rumor before, and the beater who was killed two days ago."

"I ran away, but every time I crossed an alley, the ghost bride was waiting for me and calling me."

"Later, he appeared next to me, but fortunately I had a peace charm in my hand, so I escaped."

Li Huaiyun pondered with his eyebrows, and then said, "Listening to these situations you said, it seems that you have encountered a ghost hitting the wall, and because of this peace charm, there is a master who opens the light, and in the face of filthy ghosts, you will have the ability to manifest!" That's how I let myself run! ”

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Liu Pingzhong interjected, "What you say, there is a possibility that this ghost thing was sealed, but for some reason, it was released, so it was a disaster for the people near the street." ”

"But it can't be ruled out that someone did it on purpose, such as the black-robed man, who deliberately released this ghost thing."

Li Huaiyun said, "The top priority is to find out where this ghost came from no matter what, so that the ghost can be controlled first." ”

The expression on the face of the watchman softened a lot, after all, if he told the Demon Slayer Division about those things, and then someone would help him deal with these things, the fear in his heart would naturally be reduced by half.

Li Huaiyun looked at the watchman and asked, "When you were on the watchman at night, did you pass by the incense burner before entering that street?" ”

The watchman was also a little puzzled, "After the incense burner?" Listening to the meaning of this brother, is he going to the temple? ”

Li Huaiyun hurriedly explained, "It's not a temple, as long as there is a place to burn incense, it's possible." ”

"Then I don't know, but the place where you said to burn incense, it seems that there is a small temple on that land nearby, and there is a small place where stones are ridden under the banyan tree across the street, and that small temple is only for those who are born in the cold, for worship."

Li Huaiyun patted the table lightly, "Okay! Now that the goal is set, let's go to the streets and start a step-by-step investigation, making sure to subdue those ghosts and not give them any chance. ”

He stood up and said to Liu Pingzhong, "Go back first, I'm discussing!" ”

Liu Pingzhong nodded approvingly, also stood up, glanced at the door, and said, "It's okay!" If you've been busy for most of the night, it's time to rest. Down"

Li Huaiyun put one on the body of the watchman, "Thank you for your help in today's matter, we will go first, you have to be more careful!" ”

Fortunately, this guy's mood is quite stable, and he doesn't have any forks.

The watchman shrank back, "I hope you hurry up and quickly subdue this ghost, for some reason, since I escaped, every night, I have nightmares, and after waking up in the middle of the night, I can often hear voices outside the house." ”

"Are you too nervous and having auditory hallucinations?"

"Impossible! Although I was hiding under the covers, I was still quite awake, and the sound was all too familiar! ”

Li Huaiyun hesitated a little, "You can really hear it clearly, that sound is indeed a knock on the door?" ”

The beater looked panicked and said, "Of course, it must be a knock on the door, and have you heard a statement?" ”

A look of horror appeared on his face, "About the knock on the door?" ”

Li Huaiyun glanced at Liu Pingzhong, and the two shook their heads at the same time.

"Knocking on the door in the middle of the night, there are three ghosts! Every time the ghost knocks on the door, it is four times! And I hear it four times a night! ”

Li Huaiyun quipped, "Yo! This ghost is quite civilized and knows how to knock on the door! Don't come in directly. ”

The watchman saw that the two men did not believe his words and warned them, "Don't dismiss it, it's true." ”

"Good, good! Really, what about next? ”

The watchman's face looked even paler, and he was terrified, "After the knock on the door, worship heaven and earth, worship parents, and husband and wife." ”

It's just not sent to the cave room! This life event is missing one of the coolest steps! Li Huaiyun only thought about it in his heart, but didn't say it, for fear that this beater would be even more uncomfortable.

Li Huaiyun comforted, "It seems that what you see and hear on the street has already had a deep impact on your heart, but when you encounter such a thing, anyone will never forget it!" ”

The watchman said, "My lord, you are right, but what can you do now?" I'm just a grass farmer, I fled my hometown because of the disaster and came to Kyoto to make a living, and I can't afford to leave here. ”

"In this case, you go get some sleep first!" Li Huaiyun proposed, "For the follow-up, let me talk to the Demon Slayer Division, and I will arrange a fee for you to leave Kyoto." ”

When the watchman heard this, he cried excitedly, he actually had this plan for a long time, but he was shy in his pocket.

"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir! ”

"You're welcome, you'll probably be able to leave here tomorrow."

Li Huaiyun and Liu Pingzhong left the house where the watchman lived and walked onto the street, but at this moment the sky became dim, and the dark clouds were thick, as if they had returned to the middle of the night.

"Why did you let him go?"

"I observed this person with the Qi Hope Technique, and found that he had a fairly heavy Yin Qi on his body, which may have been marked by that ghost thing."

Although Li Huaiyun laughed at the beater before, he still felt a little pity for this hard-working man in his heart, "That's why I thought about letting him leave Kyoto quickly, maybe hide away, so that he wouldn't be disturbed by ghosts." ”

Liu Pingzhong understood his intentions, "You have a heart!" ”

"I'm just like him, I'm just a grass people, life and death are rich and noble, if I do this, I can save a life, even if I do good deeds."

"It's a pity, I'm not sure if he will encounter other dangers after he leaves Kyoto, but this has nothing to do with me, after all, he has already helped him, and it doesn't make sense to force me to do anything!"

Liu Pingzhong has a great improvement on this person, and found that Li Huaiyun is not only capable, talented, and has a hand in solving cases, but also has a different kindness to poor and down-and-out people.

He took out the pen and paper on his body, then quickly drew a few runes, returned to the bungalow, and after pasting them, he ran back again, "Then I will also contribute, these runes can protect his peace for a while, and they will play a role before leaving Kyoto." ”

Li Huaiyun hugged his fists and thanked him, "Then thank you to the helmsman." ”

The two of them walked down the street, towards the street where the accident had occurred.

The bungalow was silent, and although there was no wind in all directions, the small flame flickered slightly in the oil lamp on the table.

At this time, there was still a little time before dawn, and a slight whiteness of fish belly had already appeared in the dark night sky.

After Li Huaiyun and Liu Pingzhong left, the watchman stepped forward, closed the door tightly, and then locked it.

Just as he turned to leave, there was a knock at the door.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! ”

The silence in the room was broken by a voice, and the watchman turned his head, thinking that the two demon hunters had returned, "What else do you want to ask?" ”

Hearing this, the knocking on the door stopped abruptly.

This made the watchman look confused, thinking that it was his own psychological effect, so he walked into the house, but he had just taken a step.

At this moment, there was another knock on the door, exactly four times.