In the early morning of the erection day, in the small courtyard of the county Yahou Hall, Xu Ming tasted the meal made by Xiaoyuan slowly.

Although the food cooked by this girl is not so delicious, and the taste is far inferior to that made by the county cook, Xu Ming is used to this taste.

Next to him, Xiao Yuan, with a red face, was pulling the food in the bowl while peeking at Xu Ming.

The two of them sat on the stone table in the courtyard to eat, and under one of the eaves of this courtyard, Tang Zhong and Liang Zhen and the others secretly marveled at the state of the master and servant at the moment.

It was the first time they had seen a servant girl at the same table as her master.

Ignoring the strange stares cast by others, after eating breakfast quickly, Xu Ming wiped his mouth with satisfaction, and then stood up and walked to Liang Zhen and the others, who had been waiting for him for a long time.

After the half-incense time, the county government study, several figures sat in a circle.

They are Xu Ming, the maid Xiaoyuan, the county magistrate Tang Zhong, and Liang Zhen and Lin Lao.

Xu Ming sat in the middle of Xiaoyuan and Liang Zhen, and after everyone was seated, he directly went straight to the point to express his intentions.

"Director Liang, I won't tell you anything, the purpose of Xu's visit to the county government this time is to find a way to break the black fog that shrouds the entire Shuichuan County, I don't know if you can provide some useful information. ”

Hearing this, Liang Zhen, who was sitting next to him, turned his head slightly, and looked at Lin Lao on the right hand.

Speaking of this black fog, Lin Lao, who had dealt with him ten years ago, had the most right to speak.

"Since Xu Gongzi is so refreshing, the old decay will naturally not hide it. ”

Facing Liang Zhen's gaze, Lin Lao, whose flesh and blood were almost dry, straightened his stiff waist.

He stared at Xu Ming with cloudy pupils, and said with a slow tone of his lips.

"Presumably Xu Gongzi already knows that this black mist must have been released by a demon. ”

Seeing Xu Ming nodding silently, Lin Lao continued to speak.

"And this demon, the old man had dealt with it once ten years ago, in a village on the eastern edge of Quanzhou. ”

"At that time, the black mist released by this demon was far from being so large, and it could cover a few villages at most......"

In the candlelit study, Xu Ming and the others listened quietly and carefully to Lin Lao's story of the experience of contact with this fog demon.

It wasn't until half an hour had passed that Lin Lao's voice fell silent in the study.

Xu Ming sat upright on the wooden chair, and after listening to Lin Lao's description, he was slightly surprised.

He didn't expect that this trip to the county government not only found clues about breaking through the black fog blockade, but also knew some secrets about demons.

According to Lin Lao, most of the demons that exist in this world are actually unintelligent, and they are just relying on their own instincts.

And under normal circumstances, these demons who have not produced spiritual intelligence will not go against their instincts.

This means that even some ordinary people, when they encounter this kind of demon, if they can detect the instinct of the demon, they can still survive the strange events formed by the demon.

Generally speaking, a demon without intelligence will not stay in the same area for long, provided that the area can be used for a period of time without anyone triggering its killing instinct.

When he first heard the news, Xu Ming was extremely surprised, he used to suppress demons by "brute force", with insight into the characteristics of the talisman, he could easily find out the demons and destroy them.

Therefore, there is this secret about demons, and he has been dealing with demons for three years, and he is completely unaware of it.

In a flash of thought, Xu Ming suppressed the slightly chaotic thoughts in his heart and began to think about the current situation.

There is no doubt that according to the information that Lin Lao has just revealed, the fog demon that is now releasing black mist is also a demon who acts on instinct.

Moreover, the action instinct of this demon had also been understood by Lin Lao at that time.

It will only shoot at groups of no more than three people, and the smaller the number, the more likely it is to shoot.

When only one person walks in the black mist, they will inevitably be attacked by the fog demon.

When two people are walking in the black fog, there is a high chance that they will be attacked by the fog demon.

When three people walk through the black fog in a group, the likelihood of an attack is extremely small.

As for groups of four or more, they will not be attacked by the fog demon at all.

In general, this fog demon who releases black mist is a demon who likes to catch orders.

"If that's the case, it's not difficult to deal with this demon. ”

After thinking for a while, Xu Ming said with a deep groan.

"Didn't Xu Shaoxia think of a way to deal with demons?"

Tang Zhong asked with a look in his eyes.

His greatest wish now is to quickly restore Mizukawa County to its original state.

Not only for their own safety, but also for their relatives and the people in the county.

According to Lin Lao's remarks just now, ten years ago, he encountered the village where this demon was located, and a family survived at that time.

The others, after the black mist dissipated, all turned into dry bones.

There were a total of 100,000 residents in the entire Shuichuan County, and Tang Zhong shuddered a little at the thought of the consequences of being completely covered in black fog.

"It's not a good idea, it's just a clumsy one. ”

Without hanging the appetite of the county lord, Xu Ming smiled and quickly confided his thoughts.

"That's right, I'm going to use this demon's instinct to seduce its body and then take the opportunity to kill it. ”

"Use the demon's instinct to lure it out and then kill it?"

Tang Zhong was shocked when he heard this, and after quickly summarizing Xu Ming's words in his mind, he rolled his eyes, and his gaze swept over Xu Ming, Liang Zhen, and Lin Lao one by one.

Then, he threw out a very real question.

"Who's going to be the one who lures demons out?"

In the end, under the unanimous discussion of everyone, the responsibility of luring the demons to appear fell to Liang Zhen.

If you want to say the most suitable person, it is naturally the strongest Xu Ming.

But Xu Ming did not take over this task, and once he did, it would mean that he would have to be separated from Madoka for a long time in this extremely unstable environment.

This is an unacceptable thing for Xu Ming, in his mind, Madoka's safety is on the same level as his own safety.

No one knows how lonely Xu Ming, who just crossed into this world three years ago and has no relatives, is in his heart.

Therefore, no one knows how important the maid who has always accompanied Xu Ming is in Xu Ming's heart.

It's not a relative, but it's better than a blood relative.

Whenever there is the slightest possibility, Xu Ming will not let Xiaoyuan leave his side in the current situation.