Beijing, Yong'an County, barren mountains outside the city, at dusk.

Led by the head of the kiln, several miners finished their day's work and went down the mountain road back to the village.

"Chen Yaotou, are we late for work today?" One of the miners looked around at the pitch black and wondered.

"No, it's half an hour early." The middle-aged man known as Chen Yaotou thought about it and said with great certainty.

"That's not right, why is it so dark in the mountains? The line of sight is much worse than usual, and when you look at the mountain road in front of you, it looks like there is fog. The miner pointed to the mountain road to which he was headed.

Chen Yao raised his head and looked at it, and was stunned for a moment.

"Don't say it, it's really, I didn't even pay attention to it just now."

"We're not going to meet any monsters, are we?" The miner shrunk his neck, his eyes looked around timidly, and his body trembled unconsciously.

The other miners didn't pay attention to this at first, and discussed drinking together after returning to the village, and they all became nervous when they heard the men in front of them say this.

The atmosphere tonight is indeed a little weird.

The surroundings were terrible quiet, dark, the line of sight was less than a kilometer, and the night sky was starry on weekdays, but now there was not even a shadow of the moon.

In the past, when walking on the mountain road, I always heard the sound of insects around me, but today, I can only hear the breathing of a few of them.

Suddenly, two huge points of light appeared in front of several people, getting closer and closer.

Hiss~~

Hiss~~

"What sound?" The miners panicked and gathered together in a circle back to back.

The two points of light were getting closer and closer, like two huge lanterns hanging from the treetops.

The cold wind rises on the ground, containing a strong fishy smell that rustles the fallen leaves on the ground.

"That.... What is that? A miner pointed to two large lanterns in the distance and said in a trembling voice.

"No... I don't know. The kiln head's eyes were full of horror.

Hiss~~

The "lantern" suddenly moved rapidly, hissing more and more clearly, and when the miners saw the specific appearance of the lantern, they collapsed to the ground in fright.

"Youkai!"

"Help!"

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Shadow Secret Guard Yamen.

Shen Lian did not go home these days, but lived in the yamen.

I wake up early every day and spend the time I was in a hurry to practice my sword.

On the school field, Shen Lian, in the eyes of Jin Yuze and Zhou Tianlu, made the tiger and tiger of the Changhong Sword Dance powerful, and the sword qi broke the air and shattered the wind.

Even if Shen Lian didn't urge the true qi in his body, relying only on the sword blade itself, he could also easily cut gold and steel.

"Shen Lian, can you show me this sword?" Jin Yuze pursed his lips, his face full of anticipation.

He is also a martial artist with cultivation, so he can naturally see the grade of this sword.

"Hehe, no." Shen Lian put the sword into the sheath in a chic manner, looked at Jin Yuze proudly, and said with a wicked smile.

"Stingy~~" Jin Yuze rolled his eyes and poured his elbow on Zhou Tianlu beside him, "Tell me, is he stingy?" I knew we wouldn't pay him back the sixty taels. ”

"Well, stingy." Zhou Tianlu nodded jealously, agreeing with Jin Yuze's point of view.

"This is a gift from the emperor, if you have the guts, you will come and take it?" Shen Lian raised his chin, handed the Changhong Sword to the two of them, and said proudly.

"Oh, I really don't dare?"

Jin Yuze snorted coldly and reached out to take it, but stopped when his fingertips were about to touch the scabbard.

Dayu law, the emperor's gifts, without the consent of the master, must not be touched, violators of the order to hit fifty boards.

"Count you ruthless, go, Tianlu, don't play with him anymore."

"yes, I won't play with you anymore." Zhou Tianlu followed Jin Yuze and turned his head away, and after walking a few steps, he turned his head again and said, "Unless you invite us to go to the Teaching Workshop Division, I like the little maid in Miss Yunshuang's courtyard." ”

"And me." Jin Yuze added.

Jiang Mingjie walked over from a distance at this time, and when he saw Shen Lian and the three of them frolicking, his face suddenly became happy.

"Great, you're all here, I'm looking for you everywhere."

Seeing Jiang Mingjie, the three of them wondered in their hearts, why didn't he go home to serve the confinement today?

"Boss, don't you have to go home to take care of your sister-in-law today?" Jin Yuze asked what Shen Lian and Zhou Tianlu were thinking.

"I'll go back as soon as I've assigned you a mission." Jiang Mingjie said with a smile.

Go home to take care of your daughter-in-law after arranging a task?

Boy! The bureaucratic style is too heavy, and this is not a hands-off shopkeeper.

Shen Lian complained in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it, for fear of being put in small shoes.

According to the regulations of the Shadow Secret Guard, 100 households should do it themselves and personally carry out tasks with the general flag or small flag.

Jiang Mingjie came to the three of them, first glanced at the Changhong Sword on Shen Lian's waist with a jealous expression, and then said: "There is a case handed over from Jingzhao Mansion, and there is a suspected demon infestation in Yong'an County on the outskirts of the city, and the commander handed over this case to Ren Qianhu, and Ren Qianhu gave it to us." ”

"Infested with demons?" Shen Lian was shocked, he was going to deal with monsters so soon?

"Hmm." Jiang Mingjie nodded.

"That.... Boss, the three of us are all in the Cave Ming Realm, if there is a demon, I'm afraid we won't be able to do it. Jin Yuze said weakly.

"Mm-hmm, I can't do it." Zhou Tianlu echoed.

"Don't worry, according to the situation reported by Jingzhao Mansion, it's just a little demon bird, shouting that Chen Guanjia is a monster in the sky above the village all day long, which makes the people in the village panic, you go to check, if you can get rid of it, you can get rid of it, if you really can't deal with it, come back and shake people." Jiang Mingjie said it very easily, as if he had gone to investigate.

"Boss, how small is the little demon bird you are talking about?" Shen Lian keenly captured the key information points.

Jiang Mingjie groaned slightly and said, "It is said that it is about the same size as a magpie and looks quite beautiful." ”

Is a magpie about the same size? It is indeed a small demon bird, Shen Lian thought to himself.

But he still doesn't want to go, he's a demon big or small, how dangerous it is.

"Boss, let's leave it to another group, it's good for the three of us to patrol the streets near the Jiaofang Division."

"Yes, yes, what Shen Lian said." Jin Yuze assists.

"Hehe, no, I have already told Ren Qianhu, I promise to complete the task, you will set off now, first go to our Tangkou and Jingzhao Mansion to meet the head of Yuzhu, and then go to Yongan County."

"Boss, aren't you afraid that the three of us will be killed if we don't succeed in eliminating demons?" Shen Lian said depressedly.

"Hehe, you guys, you still lack experience, the dignified Yu capital, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, which big demon dares to do something here? It's just a little demon who has just opened his mind, and this is a great opportunity to earn merit, and I took a lot of effort to grab it for you. Jiang Mingjie shook his head and sighed, as if to say that you don't understand my love, "Oh yes, the Yuzhu head of Jingzhao Mansion is sweet and unmarried." ”

"Really?" Jin Yuze immediately became interested, turned his head to look at Shen Lian, and confirmed: "You have been in the Patrol Division, do you recognize this jade catcher?" ”

Shen Lian was a little dazed by the question, and remembered it for a while before remembering, nodded and said, "Yu Jingting, the chief arrester of Jingzhao Mansion." ”

"Boss, go home and serve your sister-in-law, and the troublemaker will be handed over to us." Jin Yuze patted his chest and reassured.

"Well, it doesn't matter if you don't want to catch the head or not, the main thing is to kill the demons." Zhou Tianlu nodded vigorously.

Shen Lian looked at the cross talk duo and couldn't help grinning.