The prison was so cramped that it was almost impossible to stretch out one's arms and legs.
The weak firelight was trapped in it, making it darker and darker.
Feng Chong sat cross-legged in the shadows.
It was silent here, but the screams in the city still seemed to reach Feng Chong's ears, the sounds were harsh and the sounds were bloody.
He was extremely anxious.
I can't wait to return to the city with Li Chang'an and Bo Ziyu to eliminate demons, defend the way and save people.
But it was precisely because Bo and Li had gone down the mountain that he had to sit here and guard the cave full of monsters, the leader of the monsters and the culprit of the monster epidemic.
"How many monsters are there in the city?"
"Where are they hiding?"
"How to avoid a search?"
In the stone prison, the doctor, who was heavily restrained, just smiled and said nothing.
So Feng Chong stood up silently and took some small instruments, such as a dissecting knife.
Feng Chong is a traditional Taoist priest.
The so-called tradition does not refer to sitting in the mountains, let alone sitting and watching and asking for money, but to the attitude towards humans and non-humans. In short, it means helping people in need, and even detaining monsters to look after the house.
In the hospital, if it is serious, the skin will be peeled and the tendons will be used to refine weapons and burn elixirs.
Therefore, Feng Chong calmly opened the doctor's stomach, cut off some organs, pulled out a few nails, and peeled off a piece of skin... For a mortal, this was a torture that was fatal, but the doctor
Still smiling, not even a drop of sweat.
Obviously, this method is not enough to make him speak.
Feng Chong had no choice but to stop and cursed bitterly:
"Monster, what's your plot?!"
In no mood.
"Don't dare to conspire." In the dark room shrouded in blood, the doctor said quietly, "It's just a deal."
"What deal?"
The doctor smiled.
"It's cold in the cave, and my heart, liver, spleen, and lungs are so cold."
Feng Chong was silent for a while and sewed his belly, and then he continued to laugh:
"My children are greedy, and there are no elders to restrain them in the city. If they bump into some noble people, or if they open their stomachs and eat people too hard, it will be hard for you to explain. I feel sorry for you here, too.
Master Feng let me out as soon as possible and asked me to restrain the children and not eat people randomly."
“Isn’t it the best of both worlds?”
Feng Chong silently stepped forward and took off his tongue.
…………
The next day.
A certain Qing (Harmonious) House in the city.
The building was in a mess, and the blood stains were particularly fishy.
"Yesterday, Mr. Huang invited us to have a banquet in this building. It was just dark at night, and as soon as the drinks were served and the singing and dancing had not started, the monster came in, bumped left and right, and knocked over many people."
"What kind of monster?"
"It looks like a big wild boar, covered in black air. It has no fangs, and its two rows of teeth are white, neat and fine. It looks like it is a picky eater. It knocked out seven or eight people, so it was chosen among these people to lose weight."
Go, don’t take the fat ones, don’t take the thin ones, don’t take the small ones, don’t take the old ones. In the end, there is only Mr. Huang left. Unfortunately, he was bitten open by the monster, and his heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys were completely eaten away.”
"You do understand the mind of monsters quite well."
"Hey! This man comes to our building to pick out girls. Isn't that the same kind of virtue?"
"……Then what?"
"Fortunately, Zhongyong, the guardian in the building, gathered a group of men, beat gongs, drums and set off firecrackers, which scared the monster out. Alas, the monster ran away. In our building... a dead person is still a person.
The powerful people really need to be investigated, but how can we, the girl on the first floor, live without support? Daochang Li, Mr. Li, Li Shenxian, you must help me!"
The old (Harmony) bustard cried whenever she wanted, her face was full of powder, and she plowed two ditches. It didn't matter that she was crying, because the girls around her, beautiful, ugly, fat and thin, let go of their voices at the same time.
Li Changan was crying so much that he felt dizzy.
"sure."
He quickly said a few perfunctory words, caught the loyal and brave guard, and squeezed out of the pink formation with difficulty.
"Which direction did the monster run to?"
The nurse led Li Changan to the entrance of a long alley near the back door.
The long alley is straight and connected to the main road on the opposite side. From the end, you can see blue stones, green moss and wisteria.
"That monster dared to kill people in my building, how could I let it go so easily? My brothers chased it all the way, but it got into the alley with its front legs, and we couldn't find any trace of the monster behind our heels."
After listening to the nurse's bragging, the Taoist priest nodded, offered a "Chonglong Jade" and walked along the alley to investigate carefully.
Walking to the middle of the long alley, he stood abruptly.
Huh?!
The demonic energy came to an abrupt end at this point.
Going forward, only the human flavor remains.
Sure enough, 80% of the monsters catalyzed by the plague have the ability to hide their traces.
Li Changan searched around and found some powder in the crevices of the rocks. He broke off a wisteria leaf, scraped some out, and looked at it carefully in the sun.
The texture of these powders is rough, and under the light, they reveal some colorful crystals.
"What's this?"
The Taoist priest thought for a while, then stood up and replied to Bo Ziyu, who had arrived late.
"It seems to be scale powder."
…
The noise caused by the monster last night went away as quickly as it came.
By the time Li Changan and Bo Ziyu hurried down the mountain and entered the city, the monsters were already lurking again.
Li Changan had no choice but to go to places where monsters once roamed, looking for clues. Unfortunately, they were just like the Qing (Harmony) Building, and found very little. Bo Ziyu returned to the county government office, where he arranged for government officials to patrol the neighborhoods to appease the people, and to find out the news.
Summarize the facts of the case, and get scolded - scolded by the frightened gentlemen.
It wasn't until almost noon the next day that the two met again.
Li Changan didn't make any pleasantries and got straight to the point.
"How is the situation in the city?"
"very bad."
Bo Ziyu softened his eyebrows, his face full of exhaustion.
"According to the information collected, there were seventeen places where there were monsters last night. Twenty-eight people died, forty-nine were seriously injured, and the rest were slightly injured, missing, and lost their souls. I can't count them."
"Can you find any trace of the monster?"
Bo Ziyu shook his head. Once these monsters lurked, they would be like water droplets sprinkled into the sea, leaving no trace.
"but……"
He said "tsk".
"There are none alive, but one is dead."
…
Monsters are actually not difficult to kill.
Not to mention rare demons like the "Corpse Buddha", even big monsters like the "Mountain Spider" are rare in the world. Sixty-seven out of ten of the others are just small monsters, such as foxes or yellow skins who have just awakened their intelligence.
, only some sorcery that confuses the mind, can be easily dealt with by anyone with a firm mind or a hunting dog. In terms of danger, it is not even as good as tigers, bears and other fierce beasts.
To deal with this kind of monster, you just need to be careful not to fall for the trap and have enough courage.
only.
Everything is easier said than done. If you really have to face a demon, how many mortals can suppress their fear and risk their lives? What's more, the demons, ghosts, tiger aunts, Tai Sui demons catalyzed by the demon epidemic... each one is better than the last.
Difficult.
Therefore, when the Taoist priest heard that someone had killed the monster, he was both surprised and happy.
I couldn't wait to ask more questions.
"Who is it? Where is the body?"
Just as Bo Ziyu was about to speak, the noise of gongs and drums suddenly came from the street outside the alley, and an inexplicable look appeared on his face.
"Oh, here we come."
…
The gloomy Xiaoshui City.
On the city gate avenue, a group of joyful people came forward, with gongs and drums in front to clear the way, and suonas in the back.
In the center of the team, seven or eight men were carrying a large wooden raft. On the raft lay a spider as big as a buffalo, holding a man's head. There was a scar on his neck, and the flesh sprouts were turned over, as if it had just been sewn on. The huge abdomen was split and split.
There was green blood and pus inside the mouth, and flies were flying around. It was really scary.
In front of the big wooden raft, there are two men, carrying a small wooden platform, but it is not a monster on it, but a white silver bar, stacked one after another, the silver light is so shining that people can't take their eyes away.
.
Whether it's the monster at the back or the silver in the front, they are extremely eye-catching things, causing the neighbors to stop and watch, attracting idle people, and children to follow them all the way.
When the crowd of onlookers almost blocked the street, the procession suddenly stopped.
"Bang!"
A gong sounded.
At the same time, a loud voice came out from the crowd and pointed at the man riding a tall horse at the front of the team.
"This is Mr. Wang Liu, our new squad leader in Xiaoshui. Did you see the monster behind you? Mr. Liu killed him!
The gentlemen of the government do not want to neglect a strong man, have you seen the money? The government rewards it!"
"Today we are paraded in the street to show off our achievements. Firstly, we want to show off the majesty of our Sixth Master. Secondly, we want to warn all fathers and brothers that even if there are monsters, there is no need to panic. Monsters can kill people, and people can also kill monsters. The Yamen has issued a decree
There are rewards for anyone who kills monsters or provides clues, there will be huge rewards!"
After shouting in one breath, he grabbed a coarse cloth bag and opened it. It was full of copper coins.
"Sixth Master is very generous and doesn't like being rich alone. Fathers, relatives and neighbors, please watch and enjoy!"
He grabbed a lot of copper coins and threw them out like raindrops, causing everyone around to scramble for them.
Li Chang'an was lucky enough to pick up two coins on the edge of the street. He followed the crowd and said "Sixth Master is generous" and stuffed them into his pocket with joy. He didn't care about the amount of money but wanted to celebrate it, right?
The Taoist priest looked at the man on the horse, who was wearing a brand-new public uniform, and he looked a little familiar, but also a little ashamed.
He originally thought that except for Bo Ziyu and Xing Baotou, the rest of the Xiaoshui Yamen were useless.
"I didn't expect that besides Brother Bo, there are also brave men in the Yamen."
unexpectedly.
"Pooh!"
Bo Ziyu actually spat.
"That guy is just a scoundrel who bullied the market with his help from the Yamen. How can he have the ability to kill monsters? I have inquired and found out that the monster was killed by Zheng Tong. This guy secretly cut off his head and pretended to take the credit."
This is shocking to people (Harmony).
Li Changan was puzzled.
"Zheng Tong is willing to agree?"
In the limited number of meetings, Zheng Tuzi gave him the impression of being brave and hot-tempered. How could such a person endure such overwhelming grievances?
"He was seriously injured and is lying at home."
The Taoist priest frowned.
"Why not expose him?"
Hearing this, Bo Ziyu looked embarrassed and resentful but hesitated to speak.
Li Changan thought briefly.
"Which powerful family met a monster?"
Bo Ziyu smiled bitterly: "Last night, the county magistrate was having a banquet at Li'er Building, and a monster broke in. Thanks to Zhang Yi, he was able to repel the monster."
As a result, the frightened dignitaries finally felt the threat of the demon firsthand, and turned to hate the cowardly and incompetent government officials. They were dissatisfied with the progress of the trio in catching the demon, so they hoped to create a "hero" and mobilize more forces to participate in the war.
Search and kill lurking monsters.
Wanting to understand all this, Li Changan shook his head and smiled.
He looked at the helplessness and bloodshotness in Bo Ziyu's eyes, at Wang Liuzhi's complacency in the crowd, and at the greed, fanaticism and eagerness to act on some of the faces around him.
Understood.
"This is worth a thousand gold worth of horse bones."