In the morning, Ying Wuxin went to the Jiaofang Division under the leadership of Sun Xiaoman, an institution of the imperial court, which is not small in scale and full of style, and there are several eunuchs and palace maids from the palace, who are selecting suitable musicians.

Granny Hu smiled and introduced the situation of Hua Hongyu and others, and said: "Rest assured, these are your people, we don't dare to have the slightest neglect, let alone the slightest oppression, you can rest assured." ”

Seeing that the little girls were wearing the new clothes of the Teaching Workshop Division, looking much neater and fresher, Ying Wuxin was also relieved, nodded, greeted them with a smile, and had to leave as soon as possible under Sun Xiaoman's urging.

And Sun Xiaoman's reason is that this is a place where women stay, and he is not suitable for a man.

Ying Wuxin wanted to point to the eunuch and say that this was also a man, but after thinking about it, he felt that what he said was wrong, so he simply shut up and left as soon as possible.

Hua Hongyu and the others thanked them again, but they were soon taken away by Granny Hu to learn etiquette.

Out of the Teaching Division, Li Zhengdao walked over with a solemn expression outside, and said in a low voice: "Last night, there was a monster in the county town, and a young man was taken away, and the White Tigers pursued him, and he returned today, but he didn't rescue anyone, and now he has begun to issue a reward." ”

"How much?" Ying Wuxin asked.

Sun Xiaoman rolled his eyes and said disdainfully: "Money fan." ”

"Little Daoist, ten thousand taels, ten thousand taels!" Wang Banxian said excitedly.

"So much?" Ying Wuxin said with surprise on his face: "In this way, it seems that the big families in the county town are rich, and we will accept this reward." ”

"Little Daoye, I've already taken off the list, right here. Wang Banxian took out the list with a wicked smile.

"Those who know me, Mr. Wang, yes, let's go visit a big customer. Ying Wuxin smiled.

In the hall of Yu Mansion, five people were sitting, and after listening to Yu Jin's narration, Ying Wuxin frowned slightly: "Something happened to the river repair project last year, and all the laborers drowned. ”

"Yes, there are more than 12,000 people in total, who would have thought that the flood above would come so quickly, at that time, the people who repaired the river were some displaced people, dragging their families with their mouths, sleeping at night, and when the flood came, they did not run away. ”

Yu Jin said with a sad face.

"The strength of the White Tigers in the county town should not be bad, they have not been able to save your son. ”

Yu Jin sighed: "In that place, after the flood, tens of thousands of dead people have changed, and now they are all hidden underwater, just like a magic nest, the Taoist sect does not dare to enter easily, their White Tiger team is all idle guys, how could they be willing to risk going deep to save my son, so I did not hesitate to issue a reward." ”

"Understood, we will leave later, you just wait for news, whether your son lives or dies, we will definitely bring it back. "There should be no heart.

Thinking that his son might be dead, Yu Jin sighed and nodded: "Even if my son dies and brings it back, I will pay you one-tenth of the honorarium." ”

The corners of Ying Wuxin's mouth twitched, this old thief is really stingy, one-tenth is only one thousand taels, and the five thousand taels of deposit received in his hand should not be returned to four thousand.

But at this time, I didn't have time to care about this, gritted my teeth, and nodded unintentionally, and Li Zhengdao and the others said goodbye together.

After lunch and getting things ready, Wang Banxian found a carriage and went out of the city to the devil's nest.

The so-called Devil's Nest is about 50 miles upstream of a large river next to the county seat, because the dam collapsed last year, the river flooded that piece of land, and also hit a huge puddle, and now it is connected to the river and turned into a small lake.

Originally, there were many families of displaced laborers living in the location of Xiaohu, but last year, when there was a big flood, the laborers and their families were drowned, so the number of deaths was very large, more than 12,000 in total, and the real laborers were only 4,000.

In the carriage, Ying Wuxin lowered his voice and said: "There is a big problem here, the laborer died, he was hired, and there must be compensation afterwards, but the families of these laborers also died. ”

The faces of the other people all changed, and Li Zhengdao frowned and said, "Brother Wuxin suspects that someone is planning all this behind his back. ”

"It's too hateful to cheat the court out of people's lives. Sun Xiaoman said angrily.

"Don't be in a hurry to get angry, that's what I said, I haven't investigated it yet, but Master Yu shouldn't tell us about these things, and the officials in charge of this matter will definitely not say it, because no matter whether they get benefits or not, they don't want anyone to open it again. ”

Ying Wuxin said seriously: "So it's difficult to start from the county town, your family's backs seem to be good, can you pass the book to the royal capital and ask about compensation." ”

Sun Xiaoman said: "My family must know this, I can send a message to ask." ”

"Awesome. ”

Ying Wuxin gave a thumbs up.

In the evening, when the carriage drove to a wilderness, the coachman stopped, and said, "Distinguished guests, there is the area of the devil's nest ahead, and I dare not go any further." ”

A few people did not force it, got out of the car, paid for the car, and continued on foot, while the coachman quickly whipped his horse and fled for his life.

"This guy is so timid. Wang Banxian said disdainfully.

"Tell people, can you stop your legs from shaking?" said Ying Wuxin with a slap.

"I've been sitting for a long time, and my legs are a little numb. ”

As the sun set, the afterglow fell onto the earth, and several people walked to the waters of the Devil's Nest, standing on a high slope, looking at the huge water surface below, also a little stunned.

This area is really not small, and it looks like it can catch up with the size of the county.

Looking at the water surface of the Devil's Nest at this moment, it is green and secluded, no different from an ordinary lake or even a pond, but a sense of gloom can still be clearly felt.

"More than 10,000 people have died, all of them have become demons, and they don't care if they are still here, what is this county guard for?" Ying said unintentionally, his tone obviously angry.

Sun Xiaoman said: "These monsters only stay here, and they don't go out to harm others, the court is naturally unwilling to spend a lot of effort to exterminate them, and the county guard is estimated to not be able to invite people." ”

"The officials are like this, if they can do less, they will do less, and if they can make big things small, they will turn big things into small things, who would be willing to provoke more than 10,000 monsters here, even if the Taoist Sect is caught in it, it will be very troublesome, and we brave Taoists dare to come. ”

should have no intention and nothing to say, for the officialdom, let alone understanding, he has never heard of it.

"Do you want to go directly into it now?" asked Li Zhengdao.

"There's no other way!" Ying Wuxin said helplessly.

Li Zhengdao used the Qi Hope Technique to probe, and said with a solemn expression: "There are indeed a lot of monsters below, and the number of them is like a school of fish, if we go down, we must be careful." ”

Ying Wuxin nodded, although both of them are Dao Sects now, but once they enter the water, the strength of the two of them will be reduced, and there are so many monsters below, once they are entangled, they will also consume the two of them.

Sun Xiaoman and Bai Miaozhen each instructed the two of them and watched the two go into the water.

Performing the method of avoiding water, the two dived and entered the deeper area of the water, at this time the sky was already dark, but there was moonlight, and they could still see a relatively shallow part of the water, in front of them and around, there were large black things moving back and forth, like a black fog, but in the water, it looked more strange.

The two of them were not afraid, and dived towards the area of the central area, and more and more black shadows along the way gradually approached, and the eerie feeling became heavier and heavier.

"Who are you?" a large black mist rushed in front of them, blocking the two of them.

"Daoxia. ”

"What are you doing here?"

"Save people. ”

"Save people? When we die, why don't we see you come to save them, or do you only save the rich?"

Ying Wuxin sighed deeply: "When you died, we weren't here, and when we were flooding last year, we were saving the villagers of several villages, and we don't know what happened here." ”

"How much did you get paid for saving the villagers?"

"It's ridiculous, there's no pay, but we still get some benefits, because the monster is killed, and we can also improve our cultivation. ”

The black mist surged, "So you're here to hunt and kill us as prey." ”

"No, now we have received a bounty to save Master Yu's son, as for you, we don't have the idea of hunting yet, but if you have any grievances, you can talk to us to help you get free, we have a greater benefit, far more cost-effective than hunting you." Ying Wuxin smiled.

"Since you've accepted the bounty, how can you help us?" said Black Mist.

"This is not a conflict, we can help you if we save people back, since you go to take revenge on Master Yu, you must think that you are wronged, if you have any grievances, just say it." ”

"Don't you want the real murderer to be punished?"

"Yes, of course we do!" A lot of dark shadows suddenly poured out around him, and he roared angrily, "But for now, we have to take a little interest from Master Yu's son first." ”

"He's innocent. Li Zhengdao said solemnly.

"No, no, no, he is not innocent at all, not for him, Master Yu will not be so desperate to collect money, and even hit us with the idea, it can be said that Yu Wencheng is the real culprit who caused our death, and he must pay the price. Someone in the black mist shouted angrily.

"Ridiculous. Li Zhengdao shouted, "Get out of the way." ”

"I'm afraid you won't succeed, even if you are a Taoist sect, this is our territory, but you can't go wild. ”

"Hey, I said this is negotiable. "There should be no heart.

Boom –

The water in front of them was surging, and an undercurrent was surging, rushing straight for the two of them.

"It's really nerve-wracking. Ying Wuxin scolded angrily, pushed his palm forward, and a stream of air rushed out, scattering the torrent.

"In the past, maybe we can still get people out. Li Zhengdao said solemnly.

"I'll clear the way for you. "Ying was unintentional and unambiguous, and the air flow surged, setting off waves of turbulence around him, disrupting the torrents and black fog that rushed around him.

Li Zhengdao's body shot away, and with a stream of water, he dived into the darkness below.