Chapter Seventy-Two: Evil Things Are Haunting, and There Are Few Minor Star Officials
In the city defense yamen of Yulongfu City.
Zhou Heng met Pang Nian, the chief officer in charge of the defense and inspection of the city gate, a middle-aged man in his fifties, with a burly figure, a strong aura, and a seven-grade cultivation.
"The master is already a third-grade martial artist at a young age, and he must be a famous teacher. Pang Nian smiled with a smile.
"It's just a matter of chance. Zhou Heng shook his head lightly and said, "There is a faint evil aura hovering in this city, but there are monsters at work?"
He assumed the pseudonym Zhou Wei and did not use his real name.
"Yes, the master's eyes are like torches, since half a month ago, every midnight, there will be ghosts, stirring people's hearts. Pang Nian's expression was even more flattering, and he said with a smile: "Would you like to go with me to see the lord of the mansion?"
There is a reason for his change in attitude.
The level of the Secret Six Grades is by no means idle, and if you want to set foot in this realm before the age of fifty, it is difficult for most martial artists to reach the sky.
But Zhou Heng's face looks like he is about twenty years old.
Martial artists who can step into the realm of the Secret Six Grades at this age are either famous teachers with excellent inheritance and cultivation conditions, or they are atmospheric carriers who have obtained earth-shattering opportunities, and can turn evil into good fortune every time they encounter danger.
Since Zhou Heng said that he was a loose cultivator, assuming that what he said was true, it meant that he was an atmospheric transporter, and to some extent, such a person was more powerful than a famous martial artist.
It is said that even if you just stay by the side of such an atmospheric carrier, you can get a trace of atmospheric luck, and then change your fate.
Therefore, when leading the way for Zhou Heng, Pang Nian also subconsciously approached Zhou Heng and behaved very closely.
This made Zhou Heng almost think that this city defense supervisor had some special habits.
Fortunately, after coming to the Yamen of Fucheng, Pang Nian retreated and left, and soon he saw Qu Zhenfeng, the chief official of Yulong Mansion here.
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Qu Zhenfeng is nearly 100 years old, his beard and hair are all white, but he is not old, and he can be regarded as a crane with a childish face.
Even the Secret Sixth Rank Heavenly Lifespan of the True Qi Realm has one hundred and sixty spring and autumn seasons, and he has already refined the True Gang, and there is no problem in living to be one hundred and eighty years old.
Now it's the prime of life.
On the way, Pang Nian had already told Zhou Hengda about the situation in Yulong Mansion.
Since half a month ago, as soon as the night comes, there will be a cloudy wind blowing, and every household will feel that someone is knocking on their door, and the sound will get louder and louder.
Whoever opens the door will disappear into thin air and never come back.
But even if you hide in the house and don't open the door, pretending not to hear the knock, it's useless, according to the feedback of the people, the knock seems to contain the power of demagogy, calling everyone who hears it to open the door.
If you are a little less determined, you may be attracted by the knock on the door and go over to open the door.
In the past half a month, more than 1,000 people have disappeared out of thin air, which means that more than 1,000 families have been shattered, and public resentment has been extremely boiling.
The lord of the mansion also personally investigated the matter, but found nothing, not even the shadow of the monster.
It's useless to wait even in an ordinary person's house.
As long as Qu Zhenfeng goes to which, there will be no knock on the door.
You can't catch that monster at all.
After listening to Pang Nian's description, Zhou Heng had a rough judgment in his heart.
This so-called "monster" should not be a ghost or a monster, but most of it is an evil thing.
The purpose of creating such a large-scale "terrorist incident" to make the people fearful is very much like the style of evil creatures, in order to collect negative emotions from it and strengthen itself.
"Mr. Zhou. Qu Zhenfeng walked like the wind, smiling, and arched his hand: "Mr. has traveled here, and he doesn't need to care about local affairs, but he still stays, which is really chivalrous." β
"I'm just curious to see what kind of monster is at work. Zhou Heng smiled and said, "Besides, I have just stepped on the realm of the Secret Six Grades, and I also want to find a monster to try my hand." β
"This ......" Qu Zhenfeng looked embarrassed, sighed slightly, and said: "Mr. Zhou, I can't hide it, I came here to persuade you to leave, the monsters here are not something you can deal with." β
"Oh?" Zhou Heng wondered, "Why is this?"
"It's inconvenient to say this matter, in short, this monster can't be killed by ordinary martial artists at all, so you better get out of the city as soon as possible." Qu Zhenfeng said.
"Is there such a thing?" Zhou Heng pretended to be surprised, his eyes lit up, and said, "Are there any monsters in the world that can't be killed?"
"There are no wonders in the world, Mr. Zhou is still young, and it is normal that he has not seen it. Qu Zhenfeng continued to persuade: "This monster is really not something you can deal with, so go ahead." β
"What are the plans of the lord of the mansion?" Zhou Heng frowned slightly, and said, "I heard that even if you take action in person, you can't find the trace of that monster, why don't you let me stay and help?"
Knowing that Qu Zhenfeng didn't want to see himself being victimized by evil things, this should be a very responsible mansion master.
Originally, Zhou Heng wanted to stay in Yulongfu City to deal with evil things for two purposes.
One is to learn that there are evil things to do, so they can get rid of them easily, understand their thoughts, and accumulate yin virtue, and the other is to see if there will be any members of the Zhou Tian Patrol Division of the Southern Jin Dynasty coming over.
After all, ordinary martial artists can't do anything to deal with such a thing as evil things, and they can't kill them, so they still have to be shot by the people of the Zhou Tian Patrol Division.
The Fucheng Yamen usually also turned to the Zhou Tian Patrol Division.
"Alas, why don't young people listen to persuasion?" Qu Zhenfeng sighed and was about to continue persuasion, but at this time there was a voice outside the house.
"Since he wants to stay here and help, let him stay. A cold and indifferent voice came from outside, and then a silver starlight shone through the crack in the door.
It's just dusk now, and the sky hasn't completely darkened, so normally there won't be much starlight.
This starlight is clearly artificially condensed.
The starlight condensed and turned into a slender man, dressed as a scholar, with a bookish temperament on his body, and a mask on his face, on which was painted an image in an official uniform.
Too micro star official "Shaowei"!
Since the mask of the Zhou Tian Patrol Division carried its own information, Zhou Heng, who was also a member of the organization, recognized the position of the star official represented by this mask at a glance and recognized the identity of this man.
"Young adults. Qu Zhenfeng saluted respectfully.
"Hmm. Shaowei Xingguan bowed his head lightly, responded very casually, and then turned his gaze to Zhou Heng, and said lightly: "You are a casual cultivator, and your martial arts are not very good, but you dare to stay, your courage is commendable." β
"Huh?" Zhou Heng raised his eyebrows slightly, and said with a smile: "I won the award, but I was just a little curious." β
"Hmph!" Shao Wei suddenly snorted coldly, no longer paying attention to Zhou Heng, and turned to Qu Zhenfeng: "Master Qu, bring me the investigation file of the previous monster chaos." β
"Yes, sir, wait a minute. Qu Zhenfeng hurriedly turned around and went to the study next door.
"......" Zhou Heng watched the conversation and actions of the two, his eyes narrowed slightly, he didn't expect that when he saw Zhou Tian Patrol Division of the Southern Jin Dynasty for the first time, he would so truly experience the difference with Daqi.
This Yulong Mansion Lord Qu Zhenfeng, in front of Shaowei Xingguan, is like a subordinate, and such a situation in Daqi will never happen.
The Zhou Tian Patrol Division of the Great Qi usually appeared as a helper, and the purpose was to help the local government get rid of the evil demons, and would never call the local magistrate from such a high position.
This is because the Zhou Tian Patrol Division of Daqi is relatively independent, whether it is with the sect or with the imperial family, they are more inclined to cooperate with each other, which can be regarded as being free from the system, and naturally there is no relationship between superiors and subordinates.
The Southern Jin Dynasty is different, the Zhou Tian Patrol Division here is a formal official organization of the imperial court, and it will be divided into levels together with the court official system, and the level of the Zhou Tian Patrol Division is generally relatively high.
In this way, although there are many more rules and restrictions, there are also more secular powers, and every member of the Zhou Tian Patrol Division will naturally have an official status.
No matter what the cultivation is, the most junior star envoy is at the same level as the county lord, and the star official level of the secret six grade Zhengang realm like Shaowei is still above the mansion master, but it is one level lower than the county guard.
Therefore, according to the laws and regulations of the court of the Southern Jin Dynasty, this Shaowei Xingguan is indeed Qu Zhenfeng's Shangguan, and it is normal for him to be so respectful towards Shaowei.
However, perhaps it is also because of this kind of preferential treatment at this level that this young star official looks a little arrogant.
At this time, only Zhou Heng and Shaowei were left here.
Shaowei's gaze was calm, and he looked at Zhou Heng and said, "I don't know what the purpose of your stay is, but I can tell you clearly that the monsters that are haunting here are not something you can deal with."
"When I take action against the monsters, don't make a move, it's better not to do anything, otherwise something goes wrong, and I can't guarantee your safety. β
"Rest assured. Zhou Heng smiled and said, "If it is not necessary, I will not make a move." β
"Not necessarily. Shaowei's tone was undeniable, and he said in a deep voice: "Unless I let you make a move, you don't want to make a move." β
"It's not impossible. Zhou Heng said with a smile.
To be honest, he didn't really care much about Shaowei Xingguan's attitude, he could sense that the other party just didn't want to add variables, and he didn't want innocent people to be harmed by evil things.
Although the attitude is a little arrogant, the heart is not bad.
"Good. Shaowei seemed to be too lazy to speak, and seeing that Qu Zhenfeng had already come back with the dossier, he ignored Zhou Heng and looked through the dossier.
"I'll take a look too. Zhou Heng followed.
"......" was slightly silent, but he didn't say anything, allowing Zhou Heng to stand aside and watch.
While reading the dossier, Zhou Heng used the method of distraction to condense a wisp of divine soul out of the body and condense it into a powerful Heavenly Dragon Bodhisattva Treasure Image, flying into the sky, overlooking the entire Yulongfu City and the surrounding area, to see if he could find the traces of the evil thing.
ββThis wisp of the Divine Soul Visualization does not contain any mana, and in reality, it actually does not have much power, and naturally it will not touch the defense of the "airspace" above the city.
The dossier recorded in detail the details of more than 1,000 families encountering "monsters", and there was a lot of content, and by the time Zhou Heng and Shaowei finished reading it, the sky had completely darkened.
At night, the stars twinkle.
Whew!
The sound of the wind outside, like a ghost crying, sounded eerie.
"Lord Shaowei, Mr. Zhou, it's that monster that is starting to make trouble. Qu Zhenfeng's face was gloomy, he had been busy with this matter for half a month.
"Let's go, choose an ordinary family. Shao said in a deep voice, and then directly turned into a starlight and flew out of the yamen of the city.
"Shaowei adult, and slow ......" Qu Zhenfeng still wanted to remind a few words, but before the words fell, Shaowei had already left the yamen of Fucheng.
"Don't worry, Master Qu, I'll follow you. Zhou Heng smiled.
Previously, Shaowei gave Qu Zhenfeng an order to sit in the Yamen of Fucheng and not to follow.
"Alas, Mr. Zhou is also careful. Qu Zhenfeng sighed, "Lord Shaowei is just a little weird, and his nature is not bad. β
He knows some things about this young star official, it is said that he is a genius from a famous family, he has already been in the position of a star official at a young age, and he has refined into a true gang, so it is inevitable that he will be arrogant.
"I know. Zhou Heng smiled lightly, and then turned into a cloud of light, flew away in the air, and chased after the starlight flying in front of him.
At this time, if the people of Yulongfu City looked up at the sky, they could see a cloud catching up with the starlight in front of them at a very fast speed.
And the distance between the two is rapidly closing.
"It's so fast?" Qu Zhenfeng looked at the distant clouds, a little surprised, "This Mr. Zhou is really just a true qi realm?"
In fact, compared to Qu Zhenfeng's bystanders, the Shaowei Xingguan who was being chased by Zhou Heng's cloud light was the most shocked, and he could clearly feel that the cloud light was about to catch up soon.
It's so fast!
At least thirty percent faster than the starlight you have transformed.
Isn't this Zhou Wei a loose practice?
How could it be so fast?
So, Shaowei increased his speed a little, but then he found that the cloud light also became faster, and the distance between the two continued to shorten, and Zhou Heng quickly followed.
However, at this time, Shaowei also chose a family and directly pressed the starlight to fall down the street.
Unexpectedly, the clouds fell faster, and before they landed slightly, Zhou Heng had already dispersed the clouds and stood firmly on the ground.
"It's a good way to escape. After lowering slightly, he glanced at Zhou Heng lightly.
"Insect carving skills. Zhou Heng smiled.
"That way, I can make a move with confidence. Shao Wei snorted coldly: "If something really goes wrong later, with your speed of escape, there is still a chance to escape." β
"Let's find the monster first. Zhou Heng's eyes looked around, and at the same time, the divine soul had been monitoring the Quartet, and now there were actually clues.
Whew!
The yin wind was still howling, but Zhou Heng and Shaowei didn't hear any knocking on the door, as the file said, only the people in the house could hear the knock on their own door, and there was no sound outside.
"This monster is cunning, did he see that we came and didn't show up?" Shaowei was also observing the surroundings, but found nothing.
"No, it's already here!" Zhou Heng raised his hand and pointed to the sky, only to see the clouds in the sky disperse, and a huge black shadow poked out from the clouds and mist in the sky.
It's a huge dragon head!