Now that Zhao Xun has decided to live in Taoyuan Village, it is natural that Zhao Xun cannot just show up.
He asked Zhou Yicheng to find a relatively spacious house to stay at.
The houses in the mountains are not so elaborate, with thatched roofs as roofs and mountain rocks as walls.
It looks gray from a distance.
There are no carved beams, painted beams, brackets and cornices like the mansions of Chang'an in the capital.
It's not even as lavish as the average rich man's home, it's simple and ordinary.
But Zhao Xun just likes this simple feeling.
There is only one blind bachelor named He Ergou in this family.
Both of his parents have passed away and he has no wife, so only one person lives in this earthen courtyard, which looks very deserted.
He Ergou felt very uncomfortable with the sudden influx of so many people.
"Uncle He, don't be nervous, we are from the government and we came to Taoyuan Village to help you catch monsters."
Zhao Xun tried his best to sound calmer, trying to comfort He Ergou first, and then he could get along easily with him.
If He Ergou was always so wary, he would definitely be very awkward and awkward when getting along with him.
"The monster...the monster is here, eating people...eating people..."
Unexpectedly, upon hearing the word "monster", Uncle He's mood fluctuated greatly, and his whole body started to tremble.
"Don't be afraid. As long as I'm here, the monsters won't dare to act recklessly."
Senior Brother Six walked to He Ergou, took out the compass, and the pointer automatically began to search and point.
This unique sound immediately attracted He Ergou's attention.
"Compass, it's compass..."
"Uncle He, have you ever heard of the compass?"
Zhao Xun felt very curious.
"I heard from the old people in the village that a compass can point to monsters and find evil spirits."
Zhao Xun secretly thought in his heart that he couldn't tell that Uncle He was still knowledgeable.
"Uncle He, can you tell us what the monster that is ravaging Taoyuan Village looks like?"
Zhao Xun felt a little ridiculous as soon as these words came out of his mouth.
He actually asked such a question to a blind man.
But his instinct told him that He Ergou was a strange person who could see unclean things.
You don’t have to use your eyes to see, you can also use your heart.
And people who are blind generally have other senses that are more acute.
"The monster...the monster hides during the day and comes out at night. It will sneak into the village after midnight to look for food. At first, it attacked livestock and poultry. Later, the children in the village began to be poisoned by it. Then it attacked women and the elderly.
.In the end, even the young and strong cannot escape the poisonous hand."
He Ergou's voice was full of fear, and he said with a trembling voice: "This guy is very principled when hunting. He only preys on one or two people at a time. Nearly fifty people have been killed in the past month. Let's go to a nearby place.
I reported it to the county magistrate, but the magistrate didn't care at all. In the end, I didn't expect that Zhou Yicheng came to help."
Zhao Xun was shocked when he heard this.
Is this really a ghost creature like Zhikui and Zhibo?
You must know that these yin objects are refined from corpses and are essentially dead objects. However, there are still some remaining souls in the body, and the ability to think independently is limited.
However, the thinking and execution ability displayed by this monster beast are definitely not what ordinary corpse demons and ghost creatures like Zhi Kui can display.
It is very possible that it is really a demon rather than a demon.
Zhao Xun has always been very vague about the boundaries between demons and demons. This time he may be able to take advantage of the opportunity to clarify the difference between the two.
"Uncle He, don't worry. If this monster dares to come again this time, I will tell him to never come back."
Zhao Xun clenched his fists and swore secretly.
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The moon is dark and the wind is high, the sky is full of murders and arson.
The same applies to monsters.
A mandrill floated down from the mountain like a ghost and landed in the col where Taoyuan Village is located.
Mandrills are a type of mountain ghost that make a living by hunting birds and beasts in the mountains all year round.
Generally speaking, mandrills will not actively hurt people.
But this mandrill is different.
Once he accidentally tasted the blood of an herbal collector who fell off a cliff, and he began to like to hunt humans.
Compared with poultry and livestock, human flesh and blood is more suitable for mandrills.
In its opinion, human flesh is more delicious and juicy, and it will suck the blood desperately every time until the corpse turns into a mummy.
Although people are delicious, mandrills still maintain restraint and moderation.
Because he knew that if he went on a killing spree and killed all the villagers in Taoyuan Village, he would not be able to enjoy such delicious food for a long time.
It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality.
The mandrill has tasted the taste of humans and no longer wants to hunt game or livestock.
He wants to enjoy these villagers slowly until the last villager is hunted.
At that time, he will probably go to another mountain, find another village and start over again, and the cycle continues.
But it is clear that this time has not yet arrived.
"Hiss, hiss..."
The mandrill stuck out his tongue and felt the human essence in the night wind.
So delicious, so mouth-watering.
The mandrill couldn't bear it any longer, not even for a moment.
With a few dexterous jumps, he sneaked into the village.
This village is very popular, and the mandrill instinctively pounces towards the most popular places.
Start hunting in the most popular areas so that you can continue to hunt.
strangeness…
When the mandrill came to this spacious stone room again, he instinctively frowned.
In the impression, he would never come to this house every time he came to the village, because this house exuded very little popularity and only had a blind old man.
Why is it so unusual today?
The mandrill was very vigilant. He exhaled tentatively and saw a wandering spirit floating into the yard, making strange screams.
Sure enough, the courtyard was suddenly filled with golden light.
A net made of golden filaments as big as a fishing net was covered from above, firmly suppressing the wandering soul.
The wandering spirit's whole body was burned by the golden net, and he screamed hysterically.
It didn't take long for the wandering soul to fly away.
The mandrill was shocked. There was indeed a scam in this courtyard. There should be a magic spell master who was proficient in divine arts and had set up a large array. If he had just rushed in rashly, he would probably end up no better than the wandering soul.
When something goes wrong, run away.
The mandrill was about to run away, when a silver-white dragon whizzed in the wind from behind.
He instinctively kicked his legs and leaned back. Even so, the dragon's claws still tore off a piece of flesh on his chest.
There was blood dripping for a while.
The mandrill's blood is green, dripping down his body.
It endured the severe pain and tried its best to escape backwards.
As it escaped, its wounds began to heal, and soon it was back to its original state.
Mandrills can heal themselves from non-fatal wounds and will not die unless their heads are chopped off.
But it felt fear.
After living for five hundred years, this mandrill felt fear for the first time.
The dragon chased after the mandrill, and gradually the mandrill found that his route was blocked.
Standing in front of him at this moment was a handsome young man, holding a sword with white light in his hand.