Chapter 108 The wind rises and the dust flies
The woman and the Taoist priest were taken away, locked in prison, and asked to be executed by the Queen of Autumn.
They kill people, so naturally they cannot be left alive.
"Daozhang Zuo, thank you very much this time. If you hadn't helped me, I'm afraid this matter would have become even bigger."
Xun Zhixian said sincerely.
If it was just a simple demon causing trouble, the county should be able to handle it by spending more money, but after figuring out the cause and effect, the county magistrate also knew that such an organized and planned conspiracy could not be dealt with by the county's power alone.
If you keep putting it off, something big might happen.
Even if he gives up his body and uses the City God to rush over and fight the thieves for his life, he may not be able to find the mastermind, leaving only a pile of chicken feathers.
"It doesn't matter, this matter has something to do with me."
Zuo Chen waved his hand and said politely.
Xunzhi County was a little confused:
"How do you say this?"
"Caiyi and I came from Xuzhou. At that time, we had a traveling companion who was a monk."
Wen After saying this, Magistrate Xun was obviously taken aback.
Taoist priests, monks, women.
If this rare combination appears once, it is a coincidence; if it appears twice, it means someone did it on purpose!
"Your traveling companion is now..."
"Staying in Xuzhou to benefit the people."
"...I will write about this in Report to King Wei in the urgent document." Magistrate Xun paid special attention to this.
He knew that Zuo Chen was very capable, but he didn’t know what he had done in Xuzhou. But since someone sent thieves out to ruin the Taoist priest’s reputation, it proved that he must have done something extraordinary. event!
Naturally, such an expert must be well-coined, and no problems can be created due to misunderstandings.
“This group of people are well-informed and evil-minded. They sent three people before, but they obviously didn’t get the latest information about you, Taoist Priest. Now that yesterday’s thieves have seen you and the girl, I’m afraid they will kill you in the future. The monk went and tried another way to harm your reputation. But don't worry, King Minghui will definitely not be deceived by the villain."
Xun Zhixian made two more promises.
Then he called out Master Wuwei Shanren who was waiting in the guest room and took out a few banknotes, giving more to Zuo Chen and less to Wuwei.
I am not annoyed if I do nothing, and I even think that I have given myself a little too much.
After saying a few words that the meeting would be scheduled later, several people left the county office.
Zuo Chen planned to continue walking north with Caiyi, but was stopped by Wuwei Shanren.
"Shanren? Is there anything else you can do?"
Listening to Zuo Chen's question, Wuwei Shanren blushed slightly and was embarrassed to speak.
But then he looked at his stupid apprentice and sighed:
"Brother Taoist, can you take a long detour and sit in my Taoist temple?"
Zuo Chen did not answer, staring at Wuwei Shanren.
“...Wuhui’s mother was seriously ill and needed precious medicinal materials to survive, so the two of us came out of the temple and went around doing dharma, killing demons and making money.”
“ Is there any tea in the temple?" Zuo Chen suddenly asked.
The mountain man was startled and hurriedly said: "Yes! Of course there are. There are several tea trees behind our Taoist temple, and the top quality green tea is grown on them."
"That's what I like." Zuo Chen nodded: "Please lead the way."
Wuwei Shanren walked in front with a smile on his face, and Wuhui followed behind. He didn't know why the master was so happy.
The donkey cart was swaying forward. Apart from being called out by Caiyi last night, the donkey man had nothing to worry about, except that he didn't sleep well. He begged a few more carrots from the county government and ate just right. happy.
On the other hand, Caiyi was lying on the carriage floor, looking up at the sky, worried.
“What are you thinking about?” Zuo Chen asked.
"...I have learned the skills for half my life and let others use them to kill people. It's a bit uncomfortable."
"My Five Thunder Techniques can also kill people."
"It's different, said The people you hit deserve to die.”
“A kitchen knife can kill someone.”
“…”
Caiyi said nothing.
I don’t know if I have turned the corner in my heart.
Zuo Chen also remembered what happened in this county.
A prepared man.
Heh, it seems that I have hit the lifeblood of something.
Then... give it a harder knock?
It doesn’t matter if you can’t find it now. These filth hiders are like cockroaches. They deliberately can’t find them. They can find their nests when they come out again.
After the four people left, a few days passed, and Magistrate Xun was still extremely busy.
There are so many people who have died in beggar gangs. No matter how hard they hide it, people in the county are still in panic.
The place where the corpse was burned was in the wilderness outside the county. The smell of the corpse was so strong that it disturbed several families of spirits, and the city god had to go to their dreams to appease them at night.
After so many days, he felt quite haggard.
At this moment, a white horse came from outside the city, with this handsome young man sitting on it, heading straight for the county government.
The young man had some red marks on his face. He didn’t know where he hit something.
This person is the one who left the peach core in Yueluo Mountain City.
After running around for a while, when he arrived outside the county government office, the young man turned over and dismounted, but he couldn't stop pressing his hand on his forehead, which seemed to hurt.
"I haven't been back for a few days, why is it so noisy?"
I couldn't help but sigh.
He has had a strange problem since a long time ago, that is, he can hear weird little tunes in Youzhou. You can hear it when you are on the road during the day, and you can hear it when you are sleeping at night. If you leave Youzhou, the minor tune will disappear, but if you return to Youzhou after a few days, the sound will suddenly become louder.
It was as if someone was narrating something to him in his ear, but he couldn't hear it clearly and just found it annoying.
Shaking his head, the young man knew that the sound would calm down in two days, so he didn't care too much and walked straight towards the county government office with his head held high.
Two government officials at the door saw him and came up to him:
“Huh? Who is coming?”
The young man didn’t waste any more words and took out the order. The card has the word "power" engraved on it with dancing dragons and phoenixes.
This is the iron sign for the mighty king to walk.
Seeing this iron sign, the government officials dared to stop him, and hurriedly ran in to report to Xunzhi County. Not long after, the county magistrate came out to greet the young man in person.
"Mr. Hu! I haven't seen you for a long time. I miss you so much!"
"Xunzhi County, the good wine you said you wanted to buy me last time hasn't been fulfilled yet!"
< br>When the two met, they were cordial, but the yamen servant was confused. He didn’t know when the magistrate had met this important person.
Invited into the main hall to receive guests, Hu Wen, a young man named Hu, saw at a glance that the tables, chairs and benches were filled with all kinds of sundries, all of which were related to paperwork.
County Magistrate Xun was a little embarrassed: "I was still dealing with official business just now, and the house was a little messy. Please be patient and bear with me."
"It doesn't matter."
Hu Wen didn't regard himself as an outsider either. He walked directly to the table, lowered his head and looked down, and found that most of the things written on it were related to the Beggar Gang.
"I read in the case book that there has been a Hat Demon problem in the county recently. It seems that you have already found the person to get rid of it and traced it to the Beggar Gang?"
"Mr. Hu is sure enough. It’s amazing, you can see the cause and effect at a glance.”
Magistrate Xun sighed and told the other party everything that happened in the past two days.
After finishing speaking, Hu Wen stared and scratched his head.
"You said there is a Taoist priest here?"
"Yes. The Taoist spirit of the Immortal Wind is quite high. He can see the Dharmakaya of our City God. Although I can't see him take action, I can hear it. The descriptions from fellow travelers are also superb.”
“…I also encountered a wonderful thing in Xuzhou.”
"Ah?" Xun Zhixian reacted: "It was also written by a Taoist priest."
"Yes."
Hu Wen told Xun Zhixian everything about Luoshan.
“Destroy a mountain of evil ghosts with one breath, and cut off a ten-foot mountain with one hand?”
The magistrate of Xun County was stunned.
"I suspect there is an element of exaggeration. After all, there are souls in the ghost city, and the brain is not clear. But even if there is a deviation, it will not be too different. He is indeed an expert."
At this point, Hu Wen laughed:
“This Taoist Priest is like a breeze, blowing on people can sweep away their fatigue, but blowing on the dust will raise a smoky air. There is a bit of filth in Youzhou. They hid the dirty things in the sewers before and it was hard to find them, but now they have been missed. I will go back to my uncle and catch all these evil people!"
...
You! There are many mountains in the state, and there are also many forests. There are many dense forests that no one has ever been to. Only woodcutters and hunters may go around the outermost layer.
In the southwest of Youzhou, there is a large forest, bordering Xuzhou and Jingzhou. It is called the Great Jungle, and it is the largest among them. There are mountains, water, and woods in it. It's easy to get lost. If you don't have some skills to stay close to you, you can easily end up in the dense forest and starve to death inside.
But because of its characteristics, there are always some who live in seclusion, those who have just become spirits, those who huddle together for warmth, and those who hide from the light.
This is the case with Yibo Theater Village.
This village is near the outskirts of the dense forest, closer to Jingzhou than Youzhou, so it is relatively easy to find.
There is no farming, no hunting, and no business in this village. The whole village relies on dice and leaf games to make a living. All the famous gamblers from the surrounding areas are gathered here.
The rich gamble with money, the poor gamble with their lives.
There is a side building in the village, which is a small workshop. There are no dice, only running dogs. A specially built backyard for large households is used to select good yellow dogs and train them to see who can run faster.
But this lackey is like a fighting cock. It takes time to raise and can only be played by high-end people with a leisurely mind. It is not that popular in this village.
Today, there are only two people playing in the backyard.
Two men, one a handsome man, his face seemed to be coated with a thick layer of wax, more like a mask than makeup; a traveling businessman, carrying a bamboo basket, inside They are all kinds of little things.
A dog was placed in front of each of them. The flower-faced man was a white dog, and the businessman was a yellow dog.
"How was your performance yesterday?" asked the traveling businessman.
"It's not that good. It's too big. I almost got caught and beaten to death by the Taoist priest."
"I just said that the Taoist priest was awesome. He directly destroyed my evil Buddha and also killed me." Dahuang is beaten to death, so don’t lose your life if you want to play.”
“What’s the point of living if you don’t play?” It's exciting to play in front of such a master!" But the flower-faced man shook his head: "Stop talking and let the dog go!"
The two of them let go at the same time, and the dog in their hands ran out after a little nudge, ran around the backyard, and came back wheezing.
The yellow dog takes one step faster, and the walking merchant wins.
“Here, give me a heart.” The traveling businessman stretched out his hand to ask for it.
"Damn dog, I'll stew you when I get back."
The flower-faced man cursed, took out a knife from his sleeve, pointed it directly at his chest and slashed it.
I saw him open his chest, and there were seven hearts inside, rising and floating together
...
"Brother Tao, it's right in front."
Wuwei Mountain The man pointed in the distance. Zuo Chen sat on the donkey's back and looked in the direction of the mountain man's finger.
There is a village not far away, and there is a low mountain next to the village.
The Taoist temple seems to be on a short mountain.
The third update is completed today!
(End of this chapter)