Chapter 212 Qiujiazhuang
Facing the warm spring breeze, Zhang Yuan galloped on the country road.
This is the land of Waixu. The city of Xuxu is thirty or forty miles away, and it is surrounded by rural villages.
It is the spring plowing season, and hard-working farmers can be seen everywhere in the fields.
It is these unknown little people at the bottom who use their hard work to grow crops that save hundreds of thousands of people inside and outside the market from famine.
The spring breeze blows, the seedlings rise and fall, and the air is filled with the fragrance of soil and grass.
The green horse under Zhang Yuan's crotch couldn't help but slow down, so as not to accidentally step on the rice fields that had just grown new seedlings.
Woof woof!
A white-haired fine dog barked and passed it, leading the way for Zhang Yuan.
The harrier squatting on Zhang Yuan's shoulder tilted his head disdainfully and looked forward with sharp eyes.
A person, a horse, a dog, and an eagle have naturally become the focus of attention for farmers in the fields.
When they saw clearly the Taoist flag on the saddle, they all showed awe.
Zhang Yuan did not come to this place for an outing today.
After the monthly meeting of the protectors of Chunfeng Pavilion ended last night, Taoist Xuanyong, the steward of the outer hall of Tianwang Hall, gave him a task.
There seems to be something strange at Qiujiazhuang, seventy miles southeast of Xia Xu.
Zhang Yuan's mission is to investigate the situation clearly and kill Weiyi if possible!
This is probably his novice task of becoming an outer protector.
The Tianwang Palace was very kind and equipped Zhang Yuan with mounts, hounds and falcons.
Of course, the green gelding, white-haired dog and messenger eagle were only temporarily lent to him.
The right of ownership still belongs to the Tianwang Palace.
Suddenly, a hare jumped out of the grass on the roadside and fled forward in a panic.
The eyes of the white-haired fine dog in front suddenly lit up, and he suddenly accelerated his speed and gave chase. In the blink of an eye, he threw the unlucky hare to the ground.
Bite its neck off in one bite!
With the carcass of the hare in its mouth, the hound returned and showed off to Zhang Yuan triumphantly.
What a dog!
Zhang Yuan laughed.
This thin and intelligent dog looks almost exactly like the Roaring Dog in his memory.
The head is pointed and thin, the body is streamlined, and the skin and flesh covered by short hair have clear lines, giving people a pleasing look.
It runs very fast and is smart and spiritual.
Not only that, the biggest role of this white-haired dog is that it can detect strange existences!
It's a pity that they are hunting dogs carefully trained by Tianwang Palace.
If Zhang Yuan wants to own one, he needs to exchange it with Dao Gong.
He leaned over and waved the long whip in his hand, rolled up the hare that the thin dog had just hunted, brought it back, and stuffed it into his horse pocket.
Wait a moment and then use it as food for the hawk and the thin dog.
The little incident that occurred along the way did not affect Zhang Yuan's itinerary.
Under the guidance of the map distributed by Tianwang Palace, Zhang Yuan successfully arrived at Qiujiazhuang.
This village is located on the edge of the outer ruins. There are hundreds of households, which is considered a relatively large area.
When Zhang Yuan appeared at the intersection, the villagers who spotted him hurried into the village to report the news.
Seeing such a scene, Zhang Yuan did not rush in directly.
Stop at the intersection and wait patiently.
After a while, twenty or thirty villagers came out, shouting and supporting each other.
One of the old men with gray hair and a cane stepped forward and saluted respectfully: "Are you the envoy from the temple?"
Zhang Yuan turned over and dismounted, nodded and replied. : "Zhao Yun, the protector of the outer palace, was ordered to come to detect strange things."
As he said that, he showed his bronze medal of the protector.
“It turns out to be Protector Zhao!”
The white-haired old man hurriedly said: "This little man is Qiu Sande, the head of Qiujiazhuang Village, thank you for your hard work as a protector!" The other villagers followed suit and saluted: "Thank you for your hard work, sir!"
< br>The attitude of these villagers is respectful, and it can be seen that they have great respect and respect for the Tianwang Temple.
Zhang Yuan waved his hand: "No need to be polite, let's talk after we go in."
So surrounded by the village chief and a group of villagers, he came to the ancestral hall located in the center of Zhuangzi.
Most of the villagers stayed outside. Only Zhang Yuan, Qiu Sande and two respected elders were in the ancestral hall.
Zhang Yuan didn't talk nonsense and asked about the situation straightforwardly.
Qiu Sande naturally knows everything and talks about it.
It turns out that two days ago, something strange suddenly happened in the Qiujiazhuang ancestral hall. The candles went out without wind, and half of the memorial tablets of the ancestors fell down.
That night, many villagers faintly heard the strange words, which scared everyone all night long.
As a result, on the second day, more than a dozen dogs in the village died.
And all the blood was sucked dry!
Under such circumstances, Qiu Sande quickly sent people to Xucheng to report to the Tianwang Palace for help.
Although nothing happened last night, people in Zhuangzi were already panicking...
Zhang Yuan listened to Qiu Sande's story and thought to himself.
The area and population of the Wai Xu Land are much larger than that of the Xu City.
And it is expanding every year as the population grows.
Although there are gangs and family forces in the outer ruins, the farther away from the ruins, the worse the security.
For example, Qiujiazhuang belongs to the periphery of Waixu.
There are no gangs here, it is mainly managed by the clan itself.
Although there is one less layer of exploitation.
But if you encounter a danger that cannot be solved, you can only ask the Tianwang Palace for help.
The reason why the Tianwang Temple responded to their request is because the villagers have been offering incense to the temple for many years!
But the Waixu land is vast and dotted with villages, and the Heavenly King’s Hall’s own manpower is very limited.
That’s why the guardians of the outer palace exist!
In short, what Zhang Yuan is doing now is outsourcing work.
Get rewards based on the completion of tasks.
“Village Chief, it’s not good!”
Qiu Sande had just finished explaining the situation, but before Zhang Yuan could speak, a village man rushed in from outside the ancestral hall, his face turned pale and he shouted. Said: "Something happened at Qiu Laowu's family!"
"What?"
Qiu Sande and the two elders stood up together, and their expressions changed.
Zhang Yuan said in a deep voice: "Let's go and have a look!"
Qiu Sande and others suddenly had a backbone and quickly led Zhang Yuan to the villager's house where the accident occurred.
Zhang Yuan left the green horse and the falcon at the entrance of the ancestral hall, and only took the white-haired fine dog with him.
The accident happened to Qiu Laowu's family at the east end of the village. When Zhang Yuan and Qiu Sande rushed over, they saw the other party's door open, and some villagers were looking around.
I want to watch the fun, but no one dares to get close.
Everyone can hear the faint sound of chewing coming from Qiu Laowu's house.
Ka-chi-ka-chi, it’s creepy!
Qiu Sande couldn't help but swallowed his saliva and said in a trembling voice: "Guardian Zhao..."
"You all spread out and don't come in no matter what happens."
Zhang Yuan said sternly: "Otherwise, you will be responsible for the consequences!"
He noticed that the thin dog following him had lowered his body and stared at Qiu Laowu's home with a pair of eyes.
There was a low growling sound in the throat.
As if telling Zhang Yuan...
There must be something strange ahead!
(End of this chapter)