Hu Mansion, Hu Yunru sat on the swing frame, her face was thin, there was not much blood, her face was full of sadness, and she seemed to have infinite worries. Xiaohong gently helped her fan the wind, and said distressedly, "Girl, the master is just angry for a while, girl, don't be so sad." ”

Hu Yunru sneered, "If he wants me to marry, do I have to marry? If he has to marry me, will he definitely be able to marry me? If they are not happy, it will be a big deal." ”

"Presumptuous, what are you talking about?" Hu Yunru finished speaking, and a lady in her thirties in the verandah rushed out and cried, "Good and dignified daughter's family, what are you talking about these for? Since ancient times, the parents have ordered the matchmaker to say, where is there a daughter family who does not marry and has children?"

This woman is Hu Yunru's mother, Hu Qin, she looked at more than thirty people, her complexion was fair, and there was a bit of color between her eyebrows and eyes, and she could see that she was also a beauty when she was young.

Hu Yunru glared at Hu Qin's family, her lips and teeth trembled slightly, "Mother, I don't want to marry the Marquis of Nalaoshi." ”

Hu Qinshi gently stopped Hu Yunru and comforted, "Don't talk nonsense, this matter has been decided, if it weren't for this plague, we would have to get married." Daughter, where can a woman be our master in this life, follow her husband at home, marry her husband, that Bibo Marquis is a thoughtful person, and you have a deep love for your daughter, marrying is the lady of the main house, how many people can't ask for it. ”

Hu Yunru gently closed her eyes, tears fell involuntarily, and then pushed away her mother's embrace, and asked Zhengse, "Mother, do you know who that Bibo Marquis is?

Hu Qinshi frowned and said, "Daughter, this is set by your father, where would I ask more from a woman's family? That Marquis Bibo is also a burly man, and he is a marquis, not to mention that I can inquire about it as a woman." ”

"Mother, are you going to push me into the fire pit if you don't know anything?" Hu Yunru's heart was like ashes, "Don't you want me to live happily?"

"Daughter, you're talking stupid again. Hu Qinshi stood up suddenly, "How could I push you into the fire pit." ”

"Mother, you Bibo Marquis is..."

"Shut up. Hu Mao suddenly appeared in front of Hu Yunru, and just as she was about to speak, he shouted, "Ru'er, you are becoming more and more uneasy." After speaking, he said to Hu Qin's family and a few subordinates, "You all go down first, I'll talk to Ru'er, don't let people get close." ”

There were only two father and daughter left in the courtyard, Hu Yunru sneered and glared, and sat down in frustration.

Hu Mao said earnestly, "Ru'er, you are too willful, if you don't marry the Marquis of Bibo, the consequences will be unimaginable." He is high up, looking down on all beings, since he has taken a fancy to you to marry you to be the mother of the water god, it is a blessing that many people can't ask for. And if you don't want to, your father, your mother, your brothers and sisters, your relatives and friends will all die here. ”

"Father, are you sure it's for the safety of your family?" Hu Yunru smiled coldly, "Can you pat your chest and tell me? Since he is just a god, why don't you respect the laws of the Song Dynasty, dare to interfere in the world, and ask to marry a mortal woman?"

"Presumptuous. Hu Mao raised his hand and was about to fight, but there was still a little calm in the anger, "Ru'er, you don't have to get an inch, if you get married, marry happily, if you don't marry, even if you send a corpse, I will send it over, this is related to the lives of hundreds of members of my Hu family, and it has never been something you can do willfully." ”

Hu Mao's chest was skewered with anger, and he sighed, "Daughter, how many people want to become gods and live with heaven and earth, but there is no chance, it doesn't matter if you are awkward now, you will only thank your father in the future." After finishing speaking, he called the servants and maids, and they must keep an eye on Hu Yunru, not leaving an inch, no one is allowed to visit without Hu Mao's order, and every word and deed must be reported every day.

After Hu Mao left, more than a dozen people kept her watching, Hu Yunru was suddenly very anxious, she had heard that Chen Jingzhi had come back, so she asked Xu Pingzhang to send a letter for her, but now that she was watched, she only felt like ashes.

Chen Jingzhi took the letter, and after hesitation, he decided to meet Hu Yunru again, no matter how calm he was, he was still a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy, he went to the lake behind Xiaohan Mountain, and found the place where the two were separated before, his heart seemed to be very melancholy, and a sentence still echoed in his ears, "Do you want to marry me?"

He sighed, and when it was dusk, Hu Yunru still didn't appear, he was stunned, in fact, he didn't think he should appear today, but he still came, and a little affection of the young man had to be hidden. Until late at night, Hu Yunru still did not appear, he guessed that he must have been banned by his family, but he was still willing to wait any longer.

"You're really here. Xu Pingzhang appeared from behind, "I thought you wouldn't come." ”

Chen Jingzhi had already discovered Xu Pingzhang, but he never exposed it, and said, "Xu Gongzi, what do you have to say?"

"My sister won't come, she was grounded by her father, and she couldn't even get out of the gate. Xu Pingzhang's eyes were gloomy, and his mouth said dryly, "I thought I could do something for my junior sister, but I couldn't do anything." After he finished speaking, he walked down the hill step by step.

Chen Jingzhi sat by the lake and did not return home until the next day, when his mood calmed down.

On this night, there was a sudden civil unrest in the west and north of the county seat, just because seven or eight more families got the plague, and the people living nearby suddenly panicked and fled, which caused a lot of chaos in the west of the city. Originally, it had been held for many days, and most of the people in Xicheng and Beicheng were ordinary poor people, and under the riots, someone actually robbed the rice and grain shop and killed more than a dozen people overnight.

"Lord, those thieves actually touched our alley last night, I think it is getting more and more unsafe, so we must plan early. I had prepared more than ten stones of rice, beans, and a lot of salt, all of which were hidden in the cellar, and I had to prepare them. Chen Chiying was worried that the government had been recruiting people from the rivers and lakes these days, and even his government had come to urge them several times.

Chen Jingzhi nodded, and suddenly asked, "Master Chen, have several families been getting plague every day recently, are they all concentrated in one place or scattered in different places?"

Chen Chiying frowned and said, "I haven't listened to this in detail, Lord, I'll inquire for a while." ”

Chen Jingzhi shook his head, "No, I can only do this thing, Master Chen is staying at home now, don't go anywhere." After saying that, he went to the well in the backyard, the mana aroused a cloud of water vapor, and after a moment of investigation, his face was slightly startled, only to see that there were fine particles as fine as hair roots in the water, and a layer of hard shell outside, he pinched a mana and moved, and it exploded gently.

"Yuan-loving demon insects. Chen Jingzhi's face changed suddenly, and he immediately shouted, "Master Chen, did you use well water to cook today?" ”

Chen Chiying hurriedly came over and exclaimed, "Is there a problem in the water? I got water in the morning, but I just washed up, and breakfast was not ready yet." ”

"Take me there. Chen Jingzhi glanced at Chen Chiying, Chen Chiying did not show any signs of being possessed by the Yuan-loving demon insect. I immediately went to the kitchen and found that there were indeed eggs of metaphilic demon insects in the water. He immediately went to see Mother Yang, Sister Chen Xianyun, and Red Line, and found that they were all asymptomatic now.

Once the eggs enter the abdomen, they will hatch immediately, and the most important manifestation is that the appetite is greatly increased, and it is easy to be hungry, and there will be a foul smell in the mouth.

"The water is unusable for the time being. Chen Jingzhi's face suddenly turned cold, he checked the water source today purely because he saw the dark horse he brought back, and he tried it on a whim, but he didn't expect this kind of unexpected discovery.

Chen Chiying frowned, "Lord, what should I do then? There is no water source, this is not a good thing." ”

Chen Jingzhi took Chen Chiying out and said secretly, "The eggs of the Yuan-loving demon insects in the water, don't talk about this matter for the time being, as for the drinking water source, I will do it later, you take them to eat first, and don't pay attention to the others for the time being." ”

The eggs of the Yuanlphile Demon Insect are difficult to see, as thin as a hair root, and there is a hard shell on the outside, even if it is boiling water, it cannot be killed. Chen Jingzhi's current mana can also kill insect eggs in water, but it is too time-consuming and mana-intensive, and there will not be too much water that can be purified. After saying that, he went to the kitchen and used all the water to urge him, and it took about half a column of incense to kill the eggs in the kitchen. He counted slightly, and there were more than thirty eggs in a tank of water.

Because Chen Jingzhi hadn't come back in the morning, the red line was cooking late, otherwise he would have swallowed the eggs by now.

"Although the reproduction of the Yuan-loving demon insect is very fast, the conditions are also very difficult, a person may be possessed by the demon insect, but in the end there will only be one adult, and the rest will die due to cannibalism. It is impossible to have so many metaphilic demon insects at once. A thought flashed through Chen Jing's heart, once these demon insects entered the human body or livestock, the consequences would be unimaginable, and now was the time for the Song Dynasty to send troops to Zhenning Mansion.

Thinking of this, Chen Jingzhi's expression became more and more solemn, and now many people in the city should have quoted Jing Shuizhi, perhaps possessed by demon insects. He thought about it for a while, and dropped a few law seals around the surrounding law, these law seals were here, as long as outsiders entered, it was easy to alarm Chen Jingzhi.

After doing this, I explained it again and went directly to the county office. Although Zhu Xianling was demoted and returned to his hometown because of the matter of outsiders, he was also a blessing in disguise. Now Wu Xianling of Yanchuan County is only in his twenties, but he was born in the lintel of the family, and he is bold and courageous.

Chen Jingzhi originally wanted to go to see Wu County Ling through a legitimate channel, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was inappropriate, and if it was discovered that he had poked this matter out at this time, it would definitely bring him endless trouble. But after thinking about it and weighing the pros and cons, he still decided to go to see Wu Xianling in person.