He Lingchuan did not show any pretense, and pointed his finger at Wang Mazi, pretending to be a tiger: "There is something fishy about this person. We won't kill him for the time being. We will interrogate him again."
The official screamed: "This is the county's sentence..." The tiger and the giant sheep stared at each other at the same time, which frightened him and he quickly changed his words, "...I think the county magistrate has no objection, so please come to the government office and sit down.
, I am humble enough to send the prisoner back."
The townspeople who wanted to watch the excitement were not happy, but there was a tiger sitting on the stage, really watching the whole audience, and they did not dare to make any mistakes, so they had to disperse and complain.
Wang Mazi didn't expect reinforcements to come from the sky. After being untied, he knelt down towards He Lingchuan with a plop: "Master, save me, I am so unjust!"
Jiao Yu walked past him: "But if you say one false word, you will be dead."
He Lingchuan kept looking at the crows in the sky. At this time, he walked to the high platform pillar, took out a bag of dried meat and asked them: "I want to ask you something, this bag of dried meat is compensation."
The crows were very angry and did not respond.
How can a bag of dried meat compare with the sweet flesh and blood of a living person?
"Otherwise--" He Lingchuan snapped his fingers, and the goshawk on the sheep's horns suddenly chirped, ready to pounce.
The crows screamed in shock, and He Lingchuan exhaled happily.
Soon a huge old crow landed in front of He Lingchuan: "What do you want to ask?"
"More than half a month ago, did you see a White-shouldered Eagle near here, coming from the north?"
Creatures like crows love to join in the fun wherever they go. They are truly local birds. Just ask them for information.
Old Crow: "No."
"Think about it more carefully?" The old man's attitude was too perfunctory.
"The white-shouldered eagle is a vicious bird. If it hovers here, do you think we will miss it?" The old crow said firmly, "No!"
He Lingchuan may not have any regrets.
But at this time, another crow landed and crowed several times at the elder.
Old Crow immediately said: "But piles of bones occasionally appear in the mountains and fields nearby, and Xiao Qi from our clan... also disappeared."
"when?"
"More than two months ago, right?" It recalled carefully, "It was only a few days after the Emperor's Liquid appeared."
He Lingchuan pointed at the goshawk: "Weren't you captured by a natural enemy?"
"We have very few birds of prey here."
He Lingchuan handed the dried meat bag to it: "I'll come back to you later."
At that moment, the official took Wang Mazi back to the government office 200 steps away, and He Lingchuan also walked all the way.
He led the blue sheep mount, with a goshawk perched on the sheep's back, and a tiger accompanying him...
There are four members in the team, and he is the only one human. Such a strange combination has a high rate of return.
Not to mention that the wind drill beast also went with him.
Mr. Ling can do whatever he wants in the local area, and no one will complain.
It is said to be a government office, but this place is very small, with four rooms in a small courtyard, which is equivalent to a town-level office. The cell is just opposite the door and can hold seven or eight people.
The official asked He Lingchuan to take a seat and serve tea.
Most monsters don't like to drink tea, so this step is omitted.
He Lingchuan waved his hand: "It's a matter of confidentiality. Just give me a room. No outsiders are allowed."
He personally carried Wang Mazi in and guarded the door with the tiger demon. Not to mention outsiders, not even official officials were allowed to enter.
But Mr. Ling held his neck and insisted on joining in the fun.
Considering that it was also the host of suffering, He Lingchuan still put it in.
But the wind driller was too tall and couldn't get through the door. When it lowered its head and hit it, the window pane shattered.
So it happily put its head through the window.
All the officials heard the noise, but no one came out to say anything.
"Tell me everything you know." He Lingchuan reminded Wang Mazi, "On the line between life and death, don't lie."
Wang Mazi kowtowed to him twice and said everything he knew.
It turned out that he and a few close friends from the village went to steal goods from merchants in Wudou Town. The merchants were strangers who were traveling on this trade route for the first time. They were not familiar with the place, so they easily succeeded.
A dozen people stole the goods and horses and were walking back, but somehow ended up in the official field.
There happened to be some ripe sesame horses in Guan Tian, which were shining brightly at night. A country man couldn't hold back, so he reached out and picked up two of them.
Something happened with this hug.
The official medicinal fields are guarded by the Wind-Drilling Beast clan, which has been inherited from generation to generation. They are not mountain monsters. How could they bear to see these ten people stealing medicine, so they immediately came after them!
Wang Mazi and others panicked and ran into Niutoushan due to poor visibility on a rainy night.
Then, they saw two lanterns halfway up the mountain...
After being left behind by his companions, Wang Mazi did not wait for death on the spot, but rolled hard into the bushes on the side.
Fortunately, it was dark enough, and the rain and mud covered his scent. The wind-drilling beasts jumped past him without even noticing his presence.
They went after his companions.
Wang Mazi lay in the heavy rain for a long time, not daring to move.
The companion never came back, and neither did the Wind-Drilling Beast.
Later, he plucked up the courage to get up and take a look. The valley was dark and there were no lanterns.
His foot was broken and he couldn't walk, so he could only stay in Niutou Mountain for two days until the herb collectors came into the mountain and carried him out on a donkey.
In the latter part, He Lingchuan heard the official say on his way here:
The official medicine field was stolen, and the wind-drilling beast guarding the field also disappeared. The official investigation directly traced the case to Wang Mazi. Because the goods stolen by the villagers were found near the medicine field, Wang Mazi's Niutoushan was lame.
The entrance is only about three miles away from the medicine field.
The facts were clear and the evidence was conclusive, so he was sentenced to death.
He Lingchuan felt something was wrong when he heard this: "They are just a bunch of country guys, how can they defeat the wind drill beast guarding the medicine field?"
Wind drill beasts are powerful in battle and have a bad temper, so civilians will avoid them when they see them.
He Lingchuan's whole family was involved in the officialdom, and he knew immediately that Wang Mazi was the unlucky culprit. No wonder Master Ling was so angry.
He asked Wang Mazi: "If I ask you to go to Niutoushan again, can you identify the locations of the two lanterns?"
"Yes, yes!"
He Lingchuan then asked the tiger to go to the official to negotiate.
During this period, He Lingchuan checked the wound on Wang Mazi's foot and found that it was only a ligament strain, and that it had healed by 60 to 70% after these days.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Wang Mazi smiled bitterly and said: "A humble life means a good life. Mr. He, please save my life!"
I don’t know how Jiao Yu negotiated with the official. About a quarter of an hour later, He Lingchuan found a carriage and took Wang Mazi to Niutoushan.
The wind drill beast still follows.
General Ling, who was familiar with the situation, looked at the blue sheep and then came to the side and asked He Lingchuan: "Why did the prince send a kid like you to be a special envoy?"
"It's because the smells are similar." This sheep has offended a lot of people, right? He Lingchuan asked him: "General Ling Gui Geng?"
"One hundred and nineteen!" General Ling shook his head, "I will celebrate my birthday next year!"
"General Ling is so handsome and strong that he is far superior to humans." How old is a human being who is almost 120 years old? Let alone fighting on the front line, it is not easy to walk fast for several laps on his own.
General Ling laughed loudly: "Don't compare you humans to me!"
He Lingchuan saw that the beard under his chin was braided and tied with gold wire, and there were two gold rings on his left ear. It was obvious that General Ling paid attention to his appearance and lived a very delicate life.
As we all know, sheep have no hands and cannot braid their own hair.
It can only be that General Ling has servants or maids at home to take care of this for him.
He Lingchuan had long heard that the great demons of Bejia had their own food territories, servants and subordinates, and enjoyed high local privileges, and sometimes even immunity.
However, there are not many big demons, and he finally saw one today.
Jiao Yu had already told him that this was the Feitian Pioneer General of the Chiyan Kingdom. He had a very high rank and was not just a general. His direct Feitian Army was basically composed of Wind-Drilling Beasts. Although the number was not large, it was
A special team.
No wonder General Ling didn't take the local government seriously at all.
However, it stands to reason that General Ling should be on his way to the eastern front line, instead of wandering around in his hometown.
When Jiao Yu asked again just now, General Ling became impatient and said that his troops were already on the road and he would be there soon.
"The prince himself is less than forty years old, and he is also a brat. He actually sent someone younger to handle the case. What a fool!" General Ling said in front of He Lingchuan, "What good deeds have you done that made him treat you differently?
"
"It's nothing." He Lingchuan said calmly, "I just helped him kill Fu Shanji." Fu Shan looked more and more fierce. It turned out that he was almost forty years old?
General Ling's eyes suddenly widened, and he lost his voice: "What!"
Although it was recuperating in its hometown, of course it couldn't hide the important news of the second prince's death. When it heard He Lingchuan's words, its first reaction was disbelief, but when it turned around and saw that Jiao Yu's ears didn't even move, it was obvious that this was true.
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"How did you do it?"
He Lingchuan had already inquired about Jiao Yu just now. General Ling was neutral in Wang Ting's position and was a little more partial to the eldest son, so he felt free to announce his results.
Most monsters are straightforward by nature, and being too tactful to them is just flirting with the blind, and there is no need.
Only if you have outstanding strength will they take you seriously. Otherwise, General Ling looks like a natural thorn. How can you cooperate with him well?
He Lingchuan didn't answer and asked instead: "How are the cultivation levels of your missing juniors?"
"They are not weak." General Ling said solemnly, "They are also the backbone of the Feitian Army. They have traveled to several battlefields with me. Logically speaking, they should not disappear silently."
It paused for a moment and then continued: "Without them, the Feitian Army will only have about seventy members left, and its combat strength will be severely reduced."
He Lingchuan nodded, no wonder it got angry.
Soon, they passed the official medicine field guarded by the Wind-Drilling Beast.
This is a large field hidden in the middle of the mountain. The soil is more fertile than ordinary farmland. Now more than a dozen kinds of medicines are grown, some of which are covered with green cloth, so the types inside cannot be seen clearly.
There are still many humans working in the fields.
The wind-drilling beast is only a contractor and guard, and such a delicate job as taking care of the medicine field requires human hands to do it.
"The location of this medicine field is very conspicuous, how could you go wrong?"