Chapter 22 The Polluted Demon-Suppressing Division (5600 words 2 in 1)
The night is desolate and the cold moon hangs high.
A carriage drove leisurely along the wooden track of the mine road and stopped in front of a majestic official building with a symmetrical central axis.
"Fairy, we are here."
Gu Zhinan jumped out of the carriage first and opened the sedan curtain.
After a moment, a black silk jade leg wearing jade jade shoes was the first to poke out, followed by a plump and graceful figure in white, revealing her true appearance.
"Are you sure this is here?"
Fairy Pei closed her phoenix eyes and slightly raised her beautiful snow-white jade face, as if she was sensing something.
"Yes, I followed the two demon-suppressing guards all the way and watched them enter this place with my own eyes. Besides."
Gu Zhinan pointed to the plaque: "This is what is written on the plaque. It cannot be wrong."
"The little girl's sister is not here, but she once stayed here."
Pei Wanyu slowly opened her eyes, looking a little disappointed.
"How did the fairy know?"
"It told me."
Pei Wanyu raised the broken paper kite in her hand.
Astonishingly, it was the half-broken butterfly kite left behind by the little girl from the nursery rhyme.
"Can fairies talk to kites?"
Gu Zhinan was a little surprised.
In the game, the player triggers the "Scary Nursery Rhyme" easter egg and gets the kite left by the little girl, which is completely dead.
There is no text introduction and no interactive options.
"How do you think she, a Yin spirit with a weak spiritual body, can resist the pull of the Yin-Yang boundary river and stay in the Yang world?"
Pei Wanyu turned her phoenix eyes and glanced at the scholar.
Gu Zhinan thought for a while and then understood: "Yes, the little girl relied on her strong obsession to turn the paper kite, which represented the bond between their sisters, into a psychic object, and then she possessed the spirit body on the kite. ”
"You're not stupid, you're qualified to be my slave." Fairy Pei nodded slightly.
"Okay, you should call me Sword Slave."
Gu Zhinan shook his head speechlessly, then stepped up the steps and came to the door.
He was about to politely pat the tiger head brass ring on the door, but then he thought, there were all dead people inside, so there was no need to go through these formalities.
"Bang!"
Kicked the door open.
What comes into view is
Lifeless but orderly scene at the public gate!
A group of low-level demon-suppressing guards were rehearsing the sword array technique intensively on the martial arts platform in the middle.
In the corridor next to it, several internal officials who looked like subordinates were walking through various halls holding thick official documents.
Even on the cornices, there are scouts wearing tight-fitting dark clothes, holding confidential documents in their hands, coming and going like the wind.
If you look carefully, you will see that these people have stiff expressions on their faces and empty eyes, but they are focused on doing the work they are doing.
There is something indescribably weird about the picture.
Gu Zhinan was standing at the door and watching.
Suddenly his arm was hit hard by something.
When he looked down, he saw that it was a short scout with a document under his arm.
"I'm sorry, Your Excellency, we are too busy."
The scout quickly apologized.
"It's okay, we're all busy, it's better to be busy."
Death is the most important thing. Gu Zhinan patted the scout on the shoulder and forgave him generously.
I was still somewhat shocked.
When he played "Fairy" in his previous life, he felt something was wrong.
In a prosperous dynasty where thousands of people come to visit, why do you encounter monsters on official roads and inns?
So, with huge doubts, he came to the Jinyang Town Demon Guards Station, took the initiative to provide clues about the monsters, and tried to see if he could get a bunch of NPCs to help him kill the monsters.
Unexpectedly.
Seeing him coming to report the crime, the officials and subordinates here received him very friendly. After registering, they politely asked him to go back and wait for notification, and then——
There is no more.
Gu Zhinan was very angry at that time.
Isn't this just trying to fool the people?
At this moment, he was completely relieved.
You guys are really "vegetarian meals with corpses".
"Why are you standing there? It's interesting to see dead people?"
The cold voice of the female BOSS came from behind.
"Hey, I'm waiting for the fairy. This place is too far from the underworld, so I'm really scared."
Gu Zhinan feigned fear and hid behind Fairy Pei's perky buttocks.
Pei Wanyu's eyes widened and she looked towards the main hall to the north: "This little girl told me that her sister once stayed there!"
After saying that, she put on her white robe without wind and then turned into a sword light and flew away.
"Excuse me, your Excellency, do you have any demon case to report?" A demon-suppressing guard came forward with a pale face and a pleasant smile.
"You will be punished with death! Get out!"
Gu Zhinan tightened the book basket on his body and quickly followed the female boss.
In the meeting hall.
A bloated middle-aged man wearing a splendid official uniform knelt on the ground, shivering, and said with trembling lips:
"Fairy. Fairy, please forgive me! The fact that you came here shows that you already know something! I have saved some money over the years and am willing to dedicate it to the fairy!"
"I will take your money, but will I take your life?"
Pei Wanyu raised her eyebrows: "It depends on your performance."
"Young man, you must do your best! Whatever the fairy orders, just say it!" The plump and round-waisted captain of the Demon Suppression Division had tears streaming down his face and kowtowed as if he was pounding garlic.
Gu Zhinan was also a little emotional.
In the early stages of the game, a sixth-level cultivator like the one in front of him was considered an elite monster. In front of the real ultimate boss, he didn't even have the courage to resist.
Pei Jianxian sheathed his sword and glanced at the scholar beside him: "You come to judge."
"Okay."
Gu Zhinan had long suppressed questions and said coldly: "What's your name?"
"The subordinate's name is Wang Yue. He is the fifth-grade demon-suppressing captain of the imperial court and the highest officer of the guard station!" The fat captain was trembling all over, but he didn't hesitate in his words.
Gu Zhinan asked again: "Do you know that Chen Wendao, the magistrate of Qingtian County, uses shadow Gu to control the tiger demon in Black Tiger Mountain, abducts people, and secretly mines spiritual minerals?"
"Young master, I know, I have always known." Commander Wang couldn't help but nodded.
Gu Zhinan's face darkened, and he shouted coldly: "As the captain of the imperial court's demon-suppressing school, you are concerned about the safety of the people in this area. When you encounter such a thing, you do not take action to punish the evil, but instead complicate with it! You really deserve to die!"
"There is nothing I can do about it, young master!"
Colonel Wang said with a mournful face: "Who doesn't know that the Qingtian County Magistrate is just a chess piece? Behind him stands the County Sheriff, and behind the County Sheriff..."
Speaking of this, his expression suddenly changed.
No more talking.
"It's okay, just tell me."
Gu Zhinan said coldly: "You have also been cast by the spirit of speech, right? It just so happens that my fairy specializes in destroying this kind of insidious evil."
Pei Jianxian, who was resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes and was fully alert.
"This one is really small."
Captain Wang whispered: "Maybe it's because I don't know much as a kid, but I was not bewitched."
"So, who is the mastermind behind Jinyang County Governor Chen Zhiyuan?" Gu Zhinan asked again.
"It's the governor of Yuezhou, Zhang Ningfu!"
“Where is Governor Zhang’s superior?”
"I really don't know about this." Captain Wang looked confused, and it didn't look like he was lying.
"You old boy, you don't tell the truth." Gu Zhinan sneered: "The Demon Suppression Division is directly under the imperial power and is managed internally. How can a mere local governor suppress you? In other words, even if you are incompetent, you cannot report it to Superior? ”
"Superior?"
Captain Wang smiled bitterly and said, "Young master, are you referring to the general guard of the Southwest Demon Division?"
"Not bad." Gu Zhinan suddenly remembered that he had another main mission [Investigating the Southwest General Guard], and quickly asked: "Something happened there too?"
"I can only say that the situation of the general guard may be worse than mine, even..."
Lieutenant Wang gritted his teeth: "That's all, I'll tell you the truth! Nowadays, there are no demon-suppressing guards in the surrounding counties and counties! In less than three years at most, the entire southwestern land will be under the control of a certain big shot. Become a demon and a monster on one side!”
Every word is inspiring.
Gu Zhinan and the female sword fairy in white looked at each other with solemn expressions.
"Why didn't the central court notice anything about such a big change?" Gu Zhinan frowned.
"What if I notice it?"
Wang Xiaowei said with a bitter face: "In the past six months, I have increasingly felt that the big shot in Zhang's history is extremely capable! Maybe even the powerful National Preceptor will be unable to do anything to him! Otherwise, , the imperial court has already sent the demon-suppressing army from the northern border to the southwest! What do you think, young master? "Is it possible that the big man you mentioned is the same as the national master?"
Gu Zhinan held his chin in his hands and suddenly thought of the Grand Xia Imperial Master in the game who looked sinister and hypocritical, but the player could not do anything about him.
"I really haven't thought about this."
Captain Wang looked embarrassed: "Master, the Dharma is profound and compassionate, how could he do this?"
"Okay, let's get back to the topic."
Gu Zhinan said: "Why did your guardhouse become like this? Were you the ones who killed all the colleagues outside?"
"I"
Colonel Wang, who had responded fluently throughout the whole process, suddenly lowered his head and stopped talking.
choke.
A long sword of frost and snow was placed on his neck.
Under the stern encouragement of the female sword fairy, Colonel Wang decided to continue to confess: "To be honest with you two, the younger one originally wanted to be a good official who could kill demons and benefit the people. Half a year ago, Qingtian County, Jinyang County , monster disasters occurred frequently, and our health station did not have enough manpower, so we had to go to the Southwest General Guard to ask for support. "
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"I never thought that I would see that terrible scene."
"How scary?" Gu Zhinan knew the point was coming.
Lieutenant Wang shook his head: "Do you think my guard is very sinister?"
"Nonsense, you are all dead, how can you not be serious?" Gu Zhinan said angrily.
"Let's put it this way, the Yin Qi of the Southwest General Guard is a hundred times heavier than mine." Captain Wang sighed lightly.
Gu Zhinan said in a deep voice: "You mean that all the officers of the General Guard were killed, and then they were also implanted with the Corpse Control Gu?"
"No, none of the officers of the General Guard died. Instead, someone used a thing called Shadow Gu to control their minds."
Wang Xiaowei said: "After I discovered something was wrong with them, I immediately rode out of the general guard on horseback. I didn't run far when I was blocked by Jinyang County Governor Chen Zhiyuan and the governor Zhang."
"Then what?"
"Then they gave me the thing called "Shadow Gu" and taught me how to use it. They also taught me earnestly and sincerely that being an official should be like the light. ”
Speaking of this, Lieutenant Wang covered his face with his hands and said pitifully: "Master! Fairy! At that time, the Southwest General Guard was under control. What can I do as a small captain of the branch guard? I am the heart of the heart." There is more than enough but not enough power!”
"Okay, if you're afraid of death, just be afraid of death. If you're not shabby, don't pretend."
Gu Zhinan kicked the opponent and continued to ask: "They asked you to use shadow Gu to control your subordinates and help Chen Wendao, Chen Zhiyuan's uncle and nephew, and the big shots above to make money, right?"
"Yes! I can't hide it from the young master!"
Lieutenant Wang said with an obedient look on his face: "Have you seen the spiritual mine outside, sir? After I keep half of it, the rest must be transported to Commander Chen!"
"Wrong."
Fairy Pei, who was silent the entire time, spoke up: "You also said that those two dog officers taught you to use Shadow Gu to control your subordinates. Why did you use Corpse Control Gu?"
"This"
Seeing that this question could no longer be avoided, Captain Wang pondered for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "That's alright! Keep confessing, little one! I followed the methods taught by Commander Chen and Governor Zhang and quickly controlled all my colleagues with Shadow Gu."
"But slowly I discovered that shadow Gu can only confuse and pollute their thoughts, and their human instincts are still there!"
"They will still be lazy when working! They still need sleep and food! The most disgusting thing is that they must be paid on time! Otherwise, their spirits will be extremely unstable and out of control!"
"So, the official had an idea and killed them all and replaced them with Miao Jiang's Corpse Controlling Gu! Although the Corpse Controlling Gu could only make them repeat the simplest things, it was enough! In this way, they would I can work with peace of mind, and I can sit back and relax, no longer need to worry about something unexpected happening!”
Lieutenant Wang seemed to be immersed in it, with a look of pride on his face.
"Hiss——"
Gu Zhinan took a deep breath.
Damn it.
The capitalists cried when they heard this!
"Let me ask you another question."
For a moment, Gu Zhinan squatted down and looked at the other person closely: "Do you know me?"
"No, I don't know the young master."
"Then do you know Mr. Gu?"
"Hum, it's really funny when you talk about this stupid thing."
Lieutenant Wang sneered: "A while ago, Sheriff Chen came to me urgently and asked me to restrain myself recently. He said that the emperor had issued an edict to invite the Gu family of the Zhenguo family to come out, and the Gu family sent the fourth son of Gu south to investigate."
"This boy is said to be capable of both literary and martial arts, and he is very handsome. I thought he would be a big hit, but I never imagined that he would be taken away by the big shots in a few seconds."
"Still too young."
He said this with contempt on his face.
"In other words, you don't know the inside story of how Fourth Young Master Gu was set up?" Gu Zhinan asked.
"I don't know! I only know that I am responsible for Governor Chen, and I don't have to worry about other subordinates!" Captain Wang shook his head.
"Crack!"
A slap came, making the fat flesh on the Colonel's face tremble several times.
Gu Zhinan moved his wrist and looked at the fairy in white beside him: "Fairy, I'm done asking, it's your turn."
"You have asked Chen Wendao this question before."
Pei Wanyu looked at the scholar in front of her with a pair of phoenix eyes: "Are you familiar with the young master of the Gu family? Or are you also a member of the Gu family?"
Damn, she's not stupid.
Gu Zhinan's heart skipped a beat and he was thinking about how to reply.
But the female BOSS waved her hand: "No need to say it. As I said before, it doesn't matter what your family background is. In front of me, you are just my slave."
"It's the Sword Slave! Fairy!"
Gu Zhinan almost gritted his teeth and said.
"Whatever."
Fairy Pei raised her eyebrows lightly and took out the broken butterfly kite: "Do you know this?"
"This looks familiar!"
Colonel Wang's eyes widened, he couldn't help but get closer, and said carefully: "I remembered it! A few days ago, County Magistrate Chen instigated the demons to kidnap several young girls from Yongyuan County next door, and asked me to put them in a In the mine car, it was quietly transported to the governor’s house.”
"There was a pair of sisters among them, and I was very impressed! Unlike other children, they held the kite and comforted each other the whole time, without crying or making trouble!"
Gu Zhinan and Pei Wanyu looked at each other and said in unison:
"Where are the people?"
"Five days ago, my subordinates transported them to the governor's house intact. It might be too late for you two to go look for them now!"
Thinking that Commander Chen was bossing him around, Captain Wang cleverly used a trick to divert the trouble to the east.
"Go to the county!"
This time, it was Pei Jianxian who spoke out first.
"Okay!"
Gu Zhinan nodded happily, and then looked at Colonel Wang who was kneeling on the ground begging for his life: "Fairy, this man is a murderer and his crimes are extremely heinous. We must not give him mercy lightly."
"I know, but do you know?" Pei Wanyu nodded, and her phoenix eyes blinked hard at the scholar.
"Huh?" Gu Zhinan didn't understand what he meant.
"You stupid scholar, haven't you noticed the abnormality of this fat man?" Fairy Pei raised her eyebrows slightly, seeming displeased.
Gu Zhinan squatted down and carefully observed Wang Xiaowei's pale, fat face that was full of flesh but without any color
In an instant, I understood something.
The human heart is really terrible.
"Captain Wang, why is your head so pointy? Have you ever thought about this?"
Gu Zhinan said quietly.
"What does this mean?"
Captain Wang shook his head blankly.
"Have you noticed that your daily behavior is exactly the same as that of your colleagues outside? They are all the same and repeated endlessly? The only thing that is extra is that you go to the county government regularly to report to Chen Zhiyuan."
Gu Zhinan shook his head.
When the other party said this, Colonel Wang's pupils shrank and his whole body collapsed to the ground!
He desperately searched for recent memories in his mind, but was horrified to find
Every day's memories, scenes experienced, and even everything done are exactly the same!
"Yes, Mr. Colonel, you should have come to your senses."
"You who were infected by both the Shadow Gu and the Corpse Control Gu——"
"Also a dead man."
laugh.
Mr. Gu's long sleeves fluttered and he thrust out a sword!
A flash of sword light——
At the top of Colonel Wang's head that was slowly split into two pieces, a bloody strange insect with countless tentacles poked its head out, and landed softly on the ground with a "snap".
It crawled crookedly for a few steps, and then its body cracked and turned into a pool of blood.
"The cut was accurate."
Pei Jianxian, who had never praised others in his life, looked out of the corner of his eye and stood beside him holding a sword. He seemed to have changed into a scholar with a different temperament. He couldn't help but said quietly:
"You are born to be a swordsman."
"Thank you. Actually, it's my first time too."
Mr. Gu nodded slightly, then returned the sword and sheathed it.
call out!
The bronze mirror blooms with golden light!
"Complete the exploration: [Jinyang Town Demon Division Guards]."
"You gain experience points: 250 points."
"The level distance of the spiritual mirror is increased to the next level [800/1000]"
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(End of chapter)