In the belly of the mountain, deep in the stone chamber.

The cramped prison is barely able to stretch your hands and feet.

The faint light of the fire trapped in it, and it became more and more dim.

Feng Chong sat in the shadows.

It was silent here, but the screams in the city seemed to still reach Feng Chong's ears, and the sound was piercing and crying blood.

He was anxious.

I can't wait to go back to the city with Li Changan and Bo Ziyu to get rid of the demons and save people.

But it is precisely because Bo Li and Li have both gone down the mountain that he has to sit here, guarding the demons in this cave, guarding the demon leader and the culprit of the demon plague.

"How many youkai are there in the city?"

"Where are they hiding?"

"How do I avoid the search?"

In the stone prison, Lang Zhong, who was heavily banned, only smiled and did not speak.

So Feng Chong got up silently and took some small utensils, such as a scalpel.

Feng Chong was a traditional Taoist priest.

The so-called tradition does not refer to sitting in the mountains, let alone sitting and asking for money, but lies in the attitude towards people and non-people. In short, it is to help people in need, to detain monsters to watch the home and care for the home, and to peel the skin and cramp to refine the weapon and burn the pill.

Therefore, Feng Chong calmly dissected Lang Zhong's belly, cut off some organs, pulled out a few more nails, and uncovered a piece of skin...... To mortals, this is fatal torture, but Lang Zhong still smiles as before, not even a drop of sweat.

Obviously, this was not enough to get him to speak.

Feng Chong had no choice but to stop, and scolded hatefully:

"Demon, what is your plot?!"

Don't want to.

"The conspiracy does not dare. In the bloody dark room, Lang Zhong actually opened his mouth quietly, "It's just a deal." ”

"What deal?"

Lang Zhong smiled.

"The cave is cold, and the heart, liver, spleen and lungs are cold. ”

Feng Chong was silent for a while, sewed his belly on him, and then he continued to laugh:

"My children are greedy, and there is no elder in the city to restrain them, if you bump into some noble person (harmony), or eat people too hard with an open stomach, you are not easy to explain, I am also distressed here, why don't Feng Daochang let me out as soon as possible, let me restrain the children, and don't eat people indiscriminately. ”

"Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"

Feng Chong silently stepped forward and took off his tongue.

............

Following.

A green (harmonious) building in the city.

The building was a mess, and the blood stains were especially bloody.

"Yesterday, Huang Siye chartered our building for a banquet, and it was just night, just after the wine, the song and dance didn't start, and the monster broke in, slammed left and right, and overturned many people. ”

"What kind of youkai?"

"Like a big wild boar, wrapped in black gas, no fangs, not to mention, two rows of teeth are white, neat and fine, look at it is a picky eater, stunned seven or eight people, just pick and subtract among these people, fat don't want, thin don't want, small don't, old don't want, in the end there is only one Huang Siye left, poor he was bitten open by the monster, and the heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys were eaten clean. ”

"You know a lot about youkai's minds. ”

"Hey, this man went up to our building to pick a girl, not all of them are so virtuous. ”

“...... And then what?"

"Fortunately, the nursing home in the building was loyal and brave, gathered a group of men, beat gongs and drums and set off firecrackers, and scared the monster out. Alas, the monster is running away, let's ...... The dead man is still a powerful person, and he really wants to be investigated, but how can we live without a girl on the first floor? Daochang Li, Li Zhenren, Li Shenxian, you must help out!"

The old (harmonious) bustard cried when he cried, and his tears washed away his face full of thick powder, and he ploughed out two river ditches. She didn't stop crying, and the girls around her, who were beautiful and ugly, fat and thin, let go of their voices at the same time, crying so that Li Changan was dizzy.

"Definitely, definitely. ”

hurriedly said a perfunctory sentence, grabbed the loyal and brave nurse, and squeezed out this fat powder array with difficulty.

"In which direction did the youkai go?"

The nursing home led Li Changan to the mouth of a long alley near the back door.

The long alley is straight, and the avenue is connected on the opposite side, and at a glance, it is full of bluestone, green moss, and wisteria.

"That demon dares to kill people in my building, how can I let it go so easily? The brothers chased after him all the way, but its front foot got into the alley, and we couldn't find any trace of the monster on our heels. ”

After listening to the braggadocio of the nursing courtyard, the Taoist priest nodded, sacrificed a "Chonglong Jade", and carefully investigated it along the alley.

Walk to the middle of the alley and stand abruptly.

Hey?!

The demonic spirit came to an abrupt end.

Going any further, there is only human flavor left.

Sure enough, eighty percent of the monsters catalyzed by the demon plague have the ability to hide traces.

Li Changan searched around and found some powder in the cracks of the stone, he broke off a vine leaf, scraped some out, and looked at it in the sun.

These powders have a rough texture and shine with a lot of color when exposed to light.

"What is this?"

The Taoist priest thought for a while, got up and replied to Bo Ziyu, who was late.

"It's like scale powder. ”

......

The movement of the monsters last night came and went quickly.

By the time Li Changan and Bo Ziyu hurriedly descended the mountain and entered the city, the monsters had already lurked again.

Li Changan had no choice but to go to the place where the monsters once haunted to find clues, but unfortunately, like this green (harmonious) building, he got very little. Bo Ziyu returned to the county office, on the one hand, he arranged for the officials to patrol the neighborhood and pacify the people, on the other hand, he investigated the news and summarized the facts of the case, and was scolded - scolded by the frightened old men.

It wasn't until the next day, almost noon, that the two met again.

Li Changan did not greet each other and went straight to the point.

"How's it going in the city?"

"It's not good. ”

Bo Ziyu softened his eyebrows, his face full of exhaustion.

"Judging from the information collected, there were a total of seventeen places where monsters were haunted last night, twenty-eight people died, forty-nine people were seriously injured, and the rest of the lightly injured, missing, and lost souls could not be counted. ”

"Can you find any traces of youkai?"

Bo Ziyu shook his head, once these monsters lurked, it was like a drop of water spilling into the sea, and there was no trace.

"But ......"

He snorted.

"There is no one alive, but one is dead. ”

......

Yokai aren't really hard to kill.

Not to mention the rare demon gods of the "Corpse Buddha", that is, the big monsters such as the "Mountain Spider" are rare in the world, and the rest of the six or seven out of ten are just some small monsters, such as the fox or the yellow skin who has just opened the mind, and only some magic that confuses the mind, mortals can easily deal with it with a firm mind or a hunting dog, and in terms of danger, even tigers, bears and other fierce beasts are not as good.

To deal with this kind of spirit, you just need to be careful not to get on the way, plus enough courage.

It's just that.

Everything is easier said than done, if you really want to deal with demons, how many mortals can suppress their fears and risk their lives? What's more, the demons catalyzed by the demon plague, the charm, the tiger aunt, and the Tai Sui demon...... One is tougher than the other.

Therefore, when the Taoist priest heard that someone had killed a monster, he was both surprised and delighted.

I couldn't wait to ask.

"Who is it, and where is the body?"

Bo Ziyu was about to speak, when there was a sudden noise of gongs and drums on the street outside the alley, and there was an inexplicable look on his face.

"Heh, here we are. ”

......

The gloomy Xiaoshui City.

On the Avenue of the City Gate, a group of happy people and horses came to the front, with gongs and drums in front of them and suona in the back.

In the center of the procession, seven or eight men carried a large wooden raft, on which was a spider the size of a buffalo, with a human head, a scar on the neck, turning over the flesh buds, as if it had just been sewn up, the huge abdomen split the crack, the green blood clotted pus, and the flies flew around, so it was not terrifying.

In front of the big wooden row, there are two men, carrying a small wooden platform, but there is no monster on it, but white silver bars, stacked layer after layer, and the silver light shines so brightly that people can't take their eyes off it.

Whether it is the monster in the back or the silver in the front, it is an extremely eye-catching thing, which provokes the neighborhood to stop and watch, and attracts idlers and children to accompany them all the way.

When the onlookers almost blocked the street, the line stopped abruptly.

"Bang!"

A gong sounded.

At the same time, a loud man came out of the crowd and pointed to the man on a tall horse at the front of the group.

"This is the new head of our Xiaoshui, the sixth master, did you see the monster behind you, the sixth master killed it!

The lords of the government are not willing to snub the strong men, do you see those silvers, the government will reward you!"

"Today's boastful parade on the street, firstly, is to show the majesty of our sixth master, and secondly, to warn all fathers and brothers, even if there are demons, there is no need to panic. Demons can kill people, people can also kill demons, the yamen has awarded a bounty, anyone who kills demons or provides clues, all have a reward!"

He roared in one breath, grabbed a coarse cloth bag, opened it, and it was full of copper coins.

"The sixth master is magnificent, I don't like to be rich alone, my fathers and neighbors, look at it!"

grabbed a large handful of copper coins, and the rain splashed out, causing the surrounding to scramble.

Li Changan was on the edge of the street, and he was lucky to pick up two, and the crowd said "The sixth master is generous", and he stuffed it into his pocket. I don't care if I have more money and less money, isn't it a festive picture?

The Taoist priest looked at the horse, the man in a brand-new official uniform, a little familiar, and a little ashamed.

He originally thought that in the Xiaoshui Yamen, except for Bo Ziyu and Xing Zhutou, the rest were all waste.

"I didn't think about it, in addition to Brother Bo, there are also brave people in the Yamen. ”

Unexpectedly.

"Phew!"

Bo Ziyu actually took a sip.

"That guy is a scoundrel who bullies the market with the yamen, where does he have the ability to kill demons and eliminate demons? I have inquired, the monster was killed by Zheng Tong, and this guy secretly cut off his head and took the credit. ”

This is a shocking (harmony).

Li Changan was puzzled.

"Zheng Tong Kenyi?"

In the limited number of meetings, Zheng Tuzi gave him the impression of being fierce and short-tempered. Such a person, can stand this terrible grievance?

"I'm seriously injured, and I'm lying at home. ”

The Taoist priest frowned.

"Why don't you expose him?"

Hearing this, Bo Ziyu looked embarrassed, indignant but wanted to stop talking.

Li Changan thought for a moment.

"Which powerful family bumped into a youkai?"

Bo Ziyu smiled bitterly: "Last night, the county honored the guests at the Tanuki Building, and a monster broke in, thanks to Zhang Yi in charge, he repelled the monster." ”

As a result, the frightened magnates finally felt the threat of demons, and turned to hate the cowardice and incompetence of the officials, and were dissatisfied with the progress of the three of them to catch demons, so they hoped to create a "hero" and encourage more forces to participate in the search and strangulation of the lurking monsters.

Thinking about all this, Li Changan shook his head and laughed.

He looked at the helplessness and bloodshot in Bo Ziyu's eyes, at the complacency of Wang Liuzhi in the crowd, and at the greed, fanaticism and impatience on some faces around him.

I see.

"This is a horse bone for a thousand gold cities. ”