Lin De, a small county official, took office and became a teacher of a country. The clouds above the temple are treacherous, and the undercurrent is surging. Everyone who can enter the Jinluan Hall is a famous person, and the little abacus in their hearts is crackling. Taking advantage of the fact that the new national teacher was not yet stable on his feet, he gathered his friends to get off the horse first? Or leaned against the big tree and sought shade? Or did he not move like a mountain and protect his self? Although these civil officials and military attachés wearing the Li court clothes looked calm, they were actually panicked in their hearts, and no one knew what kind of temper this little-known Lin De was.

Lin De stood in front of the Son of Heaven, looking at the pillars of the country bowed down in this hall, and the pillar of the society, he should have been high-spirited, but he sighed lightly in his heart, standing in this position, he really saw the people in the hall clearly. But it's too clear, but it's not good.

The wind and clouds are surging above the temple, but it will not affect the lives of the people outside the temple for the time being, and they are still working at sunrise and resting at sunset, busy with their livelihoods. At most, the well-informed neighborhood ladies have more to talk about in their spare time, and almost all of them are about to say that Linde is a three-headed and six-armed natural saint, sent by God. It seems that the more outrageous the, the more people feel that she has seen it with her own eyes, which is extremely credible.

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After Qi Qingfeng and his party left Tugou Mountain, they stopped and stopped, and it took about ten days to finally arrive at Ape Cry Town.

As soon as they entered Ape Cry Town, a group of five people heard a strange thing. It is said that in the past month or so, many shops in Ape Cry Town have entered the hairy thief. Most of them were bookstores, jade shops, some tailors' shops, and even liquor shops had been stolen in recent days. The bookstore lost a few books that were not worth a few copper plates, the jade shop lost a few ordinary idle chapters, the tailor shop lost a few literati shirts, and the wine shop lost a few pots of ordinary liquor. It's strange that other things in the shop, some valuable gold and silver are safe and sound, and they are lying in the drawer with their original originals.

At first, these shops didn't care, thinking that it was a naughty child's trick, and besides, the things lost were not worth a few dollars, and the lawsuit had to be painstaking, and it was not cost-effective, so they gave up. But I can't stand it, and I will throw away some books, idle chapters, green shirts, and wine every once in a while. As soon as the many shopkeepers combined, it was not a way to go on like this, so they talked to the county lord Feng Jinfan. Of course, it can't be regarded as a formal lawsuit, saying that it is the hope that the county lord will take the official to walk around the street to scare the courage of the little thief, and he must not dare to do the thing of the rooster and dog thief again. The shopkeepers of these shops are shrewd. In case of a real lawsuit against the official, the teacher mobilized the public, and after a lot of effort, only a little hairy child was arrested, and it was passed out, but the face of the county lord Feng Jinfan was lost, so in the end, could he not sprinkle a belly of anger on their heads.

When Feng Jinfan heard it, he pondered it, and he also felt that this kind of behavior was not like something made by an experienced thief, but more like a prank by a little rabbit cub. If you are scared, you may be honest and don't bother. So, Feng Jinfan really called a few officials, went to the street in person, and deliberately pretended to interrogate a few passers-by, looking at it as if he was a board and a solemn matter.

It's a pity that Feng Jinfan wandered around for three days in a row, but with little effect, the thief still stole correctly, and they all committed crimes at night. What's even more outrageous is that although Feng Jinfan specially ordered several officials to strengthen the patrol at night, he still failed to catch the thief, and the things that should have been lost were still lost.

As a result, some rumors began to rise in the market, saying that the county lord Feng Jinfan had a poor character and was not worthy of morality, which caused the anger of God and brought down these strange things. Feng Jinfan can be said to have a hard time, a few days ago, he finally spent a lot of money to suppress the ape demon, and only then did he stop these rumors, and he didn't have a good life in a few days, and he got into trouble again. So much so that Feng Jinfan even doubted for a while, could it be that he had really done something unseemly? But after thinking about it carefully, he was not greedy for money, and he was not close to women, of course, he was old, and he was powerless. Only like to occasionally play official prestige, pricking up his ears to listen to the people respectfully shouting the county master, is this also a sin?

Qi Qingfeng and his entourage of five passed through Ape Cry Town, originally they didn't intend to disturb Feng Jinfan, but when they heard about this strange thing, especially Mo Shiping and Wang Fugui, they had some ideas in their hearts, so they decided to go to the county government to take a trip.

The teacher saw the five people visiting, happily welcomed everyone into the living room, and hurriedly invited the county lord Feng Jinfan. After Feng Jinfan greeted everyone politely for a while, he also explained the bitterness in his heart to everyone in detail.

When Mo Shiping and Wang Fugui heard this, they glanced at each other, and they both remembered the ape demon in the Ape Cry Mountain, who was wearing a green shirt, a jade pendant, and liked to read. However, the two did not say what they thought directly and were silent.

Mo Shiping has no hatred or sympathy for the ape demon, and is more inclined to a passer-by who meets in the water, whether he is a man or a demon. It's not that the ape demon scholar is dressed up, with a green shirt and a crown, and a jade hanging from his waist, Mo Shiping feels that it looks like a human. It was the act of reading and literacy of the ape demon that made Mo Shiping feel deeply. Especially after seeing the ape demon and Han Shuangcheng, exchanging jade for a fan, Mo Shiping felt even more that this ape demon was just a living person, just with more hair.

As for what Shen Lingyun said at the time, "My generation of monks, it is incumbent on you to go up the mountain to practice and go down the mountain to eliminate demons." In fact, Mo Shiping does not have much sense of identity with this. He couldn't figure out why when a person encounters a demon, it is incompatible with fire and water? People in the world often say that the more a demon cultivates, the more he will bring disaster to one party and even ruin his life. The reason for this is that in the end, it is not my race, and its heart will be different.

What if a demon has stepped into the cultivation by chance and opened up his spiritual wisdom, but he just wants to hide from the practice of indisputable practice, transform into a person early, and take a look at the wonderful world outside? What if this demon has no intention of harming people at all, but will want to befriend people, hoping to live a dignified and upright life? Should he not be indiscriminate and kill with a stick when he encounters it? There is a difference between good and evil, and there is also a demon difficulty.

People and demons, how to get along, Mo Shiping can't think of the answer now. He couldn't control what other people thought, but he felt that if the ape demon was willing to stay on the ape cry mountain, it would be okay to let it go. Do whatever you want, a little overstep, but it doesn't hurt.

What's more, people should be killed when they encounter demons, who made this rule? But there is no sage book that says so.

Mo Shiping guessed that most of it was the ape demon who went down the mountain to steal some books, and the green shirt and other things were in the hearts of readers. This also explains why the officials have not been able to catch the thief for a long time, after all, the thief is in the four realms. This time the ape demon behaved like this, Mo Shiping felt that it had the intention to hide from the local people and hide in the ape cry mountain, but he couldn't hold back some careful thoughts, so he took advantage of the night to quietly do this thing, and did not have the idea of harming people. Since this is the case, Mo Shiping pretended not to know, and did not tell the county lord Feng Jinfan about his suspicions, which can be regarded as turning a blind eye. Moreover, Mo Shiping also had other plans in his heart.

Mo Shiping didn't say it, and Wang Fugui wouldn't take the initiative to say it. Although Wang Fugui couldn't figure it out, he believed that Mo Shiping must have his reasoning.

As a result, Mo Shiping and Feng Jinfan shirked and said some weak words, and then the group of five hurriedly left.

After leaving the county office and walking for a while, Qi Qingfeng suddenly opened the gilt jade folding fan, looked at Mo Shiping, and said with a smile: "Fang Cai, Brother Mo deliberately didn't say what he thought in his heart, I don't know if he can say it at the moment?"

Mo Shiping was not surprised, along the way, he felt that this Qi Qingfeng was an extremely smart person, he knew that he couldn't hide it, and he didn't want to hide it, so he replied truthfully: "The thief that the county lord said is most likely an ape demon from all four realms in the Ape Cry Mountain. More than a month ago, Wang Fugui and I had been here and fought with the ape demon, and at that time, a senior brother in my sect had already subdued it. Maybe it used the trick of cheating death to avoid that catastrophe. ”

Qi Qingfeng nodded, he was a little surprised, and asked, "Why don't you inform the county official, so that you can invite the immortal monk as soon as possible to completely eradicate the ape demon." ”

Mo Shiping sighed lightly and recounted his previous thoughts to everyone.

When Qi Qingfeng heard this, he was silent. What Mo Shiping said, to his ears, is not reasonable. If it is really like what he said, the ape demon has good thoughts in his heart, and he will not be the one who will cause trouble. If the ape demon makes trouble in the future, then who will bear this responsibility?

Qi Ze frowned, and said straightly: "Maybe that ape demon will not make trouble for the time being, and maybe one day in the future, he will become beastly and kill the people here." Brother Mo, your idea is unreasonable for some women's kindness. ”

Zhang Ziwei and Wang Fugui, like that Qi Qingfeng, were silent, and they all knew in their hearts that there was a powerful relationship here. After all, the ape demon is not human, and it is inappropriate to measure it by human thoughts.

Mo Shiping nodded and said softly: "Indeed, as Brother Qi said, I can't guarantee that the ape demon will always keep to himself in the future. Therefore, I want to go to the Ape Cry Mountain and meet the ape demon in person to verify what I think. ”

"Are you crazy? That ape demon is a four-realm realm, and if he wants to take your life, it's easy to take your life. Wang Fugui immediately refuted it, he categorically couldn't agree to Mo Shiping's bolder idea. In order to find out whether the ape demon has good intentions, it is too reckless to risk his life.

Mo Shiping shook his head with a smile and replied, "I'm not stupid enough to go straight to the Ape Cry Mountain." I plan to repair a book and send it to the Panya Sect, and ask Senior Brother Han to come here and protect me in secret. If the ape demon is willing to talk to me, it will be happy if it does not hurt my life. If there is evil intentions, then only Senior Brother Lao Han can take action. In this way, the decision of life and death is handed over to the ape demon, and I have a clear conscience. ”

Wang Fugui thought about it for a while and felt that this move was feasible. It's just that then he frowned again, if he waited for Han Shuangcheng's arrival here, most of the two of them would not be able to return to the sect to participate in the annual sect trial. Wang Fugui was a little hesitant, did he want to talk to Mo Shiping, did he forget that there was still a trial?

Just as Wang Fugui was pondering whether to speak, Mo Shiping continued: "I can stay here alone. You still have Luoyan Mountain and his party, I'm afraid it's not good to delay. Moreover, Wang Fugui still has to participate in the sect trial, and the time is already tight, and he can't afford to delay. ”

When Wang Fugui heard this, he felt a lot more relaxed, and immediately patted Mo Shiping on the shoulder, and said happily: "Go to the sect to try, I will stay here and ask for a clear conscience." Don't forget, the old man in charge is my master, and when I go back, I will take the initiative to ask for a favor to ensure that we will not be punished. ”

"That's right, what Brother Mo said is outside. I see that the itinerary is not compact, it is very generous, so what's the harm in staying in Ape Cry Town for a little longer?" Qi Qingfeng echoed with a smile. After that, Qi Qingfeng thought for a while, and asked again, "I don't know what kind of realm Senior Brother Han mentioned in Brother Mo's mouth, can you really ensure that Brother Mo has a smooth journey?"

"It's also the Four Realms, but Senior Brother Han's Four Realms are much more powerful than that ape demon, so I don't think anything will go wrong. ”

Qi Qingfeng smiled lightly, picked up the tip of the fan, pointed meaningfully at Qi Ze beside him, and said with a smile: "Brother Mo, it's better to let Qi Ze go with you, I don't think it will be worse than Senior Brother Han." ”

Mo Shiping glanced at Qi Ze, his face was surprised, he hadn't seen anything along the way before. According to Qi Qingfeng's words, this Qi Ze's true cultivation could not be the second realm of martial arts that he had been showing, at least it was the four realms of rock that were comparable to Han Shuangcheng.

Wang Fugui was also surprised, and looked at Qi Ze carefully, looking at it again. But if you think about Qi Qingfeng's character, he definitely won't joke about this matter, which means that the realm between him and Qi Ze is not a little bit different, and he can't see his heels at all. So, he asked curiously: "Brother Qi is really hidden, he can't see your true realm at all, could it be that he is also a master of the four realms of rocks?"

Qi Ze glanced at Wang Fugui with disdain, and snorted, "The frog at the bottom of the well." The Four Realms are just touching the threshold of cultivating immortals, what kind of master is it. ”

Wang Fugui scratched his head in disdain, he saw that this Qi Ze was quite angry, and most of the realms were even more than Han Shuangcheng's Rock Four Realms. This is a good thing, the higher Qi Ze's cultivation, the safer it is for Mo Shiping to go to Ape Cry Mountain, so Wang Fugui rarely did not squeak and quarrel with Qi Ze.

Qi Qingfeng didn't sell much guanzi, and took the initiative to break through: "Qi Ze is the pinnacle of the real Rock Six Realms, and he is only one foot away from breaking the Sky Seven Realms, and he is powerful." ”

When these words came out, Mo Shiping, Wang Fugui and Zhang Ziwei were all stunned and taken aback. The three of them never imagined that Qi Ze would have such a high level of cultivation.

Immediately, Wang Fugui's eyes rolled, and he looked at Qi Qingfeng in disbelief. Qi Ze, who has always been obedient to him, has such a cultivation, so Qi Qingfeng's own cultivation is afraid that it is even higher.

Qi Qingfeng saw the surprised gaze, pursed his lips, and smiled bitterly, "Brother Wang, look at what I'm doing, I'm really an ordinary man." ”