But when the two remaining monsters saw their kind being killed, they immediately turned into prototypes. Their huge wings flapped violently, and then a demonic wind blew up in the mountain temple, scattering the bonfire and causing countless sparks to fly.
The escorts had to retreat and avoid.
The two monsters were not interested in fighting at this time, they turned around and rushed towards the outside of the mountain temple.
Zhang Yuanming had already recovered from the shock caused by the monster's corpse. When he saw two pheasants trying to escape, he immediately jumped out and chopped off one of the pheasants with the thick-backed knife in his hand.
Zhang Yuanming, who had already mastered the Sky-shattering Sword Technique to a small degree, was not only fast, but also the knife in his hand was faster. A cold light flashed, and the pheasant that was half a meter away from the blade was cut into two by the white light emerging from the blade.
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The sword light even extended outward a little, and could have cut off half of the remaining pheasant's wings.
The pheasant let out a scream, then flapped its wings desperately and flew out of the mountain temple.
Fang Xiaoyue and others hurriedly chased them out of the mountain temple, but it was dark outside and there was no trace of the escaping pheasant.
At this time, Escort Cui came up to thank them again. In his words, it was Zhang Yuanming who saved their lives.
Obviously, these pheasant demons transformed into beautiful women and came here just to lure out the escorts one by one and eat them.
What a vicious intention.
This was probably the first time that Zhang Yuanming had someone say such words to him. He smiled stupidly and scratched the back of his head, without any trace of his previous decisiveness in killing.
As for the Pheasant Demon's escape, everyone originally planned to end it just like that. Those who should sleep would sleep, and those who should stand guard would stand guard.
But one of the bodyguards was a mountain man. He said that monsters are very vengeful. If they can't get rid of the monsters now when they are injured, they will definitely seek revenge after they recover from their injuries.
This is an obvious truth. There are thousands of days in this world to catch thieves, but there is no truth to a thousand days to prevent thieves.
In addition, the bodyguard who was born in the mountains was good at tracking, and he patted his chest to show that he could track down the monster.
As a result, Fang Xiaoyue and Zhang Yuanming responded decisively.
After all, the pheasant demon's transformation method is not simple. Even Fang Xiaoyue couldn't see the flaw before. If it weren't for the demonic aura that could not be dissipated from his body, even he would have been deceived.
Under such circumstances,
If the pheasant demon recovers from his injuries, it will be troublesome to take revenge on his family.
Therefore, Fang Xiaoyue is still willing to eradicate the root cause.
Even a person like Fang Xiaoyue felt that keeping the monster was a hidden danger, not to mention that he had to travel around to support the bodyguards in Hukou, so except for the few bodyguards who stayed behind to protect the carriage, the rest of the bodyguards also set off together.
It is very difficult to track a flying monster at night.
The only good thing is that at this time, the rain stopped.
And the pheasant demon's wings were injured by Zhang Yuanming, and there were a lot of blood drops along the way.
Although the blood will mix with the remaining rainwater after falling, making it difficult to see clearly under a torch, the smell of blood remaining in the air is particularly obvious, which makes it particularly convenient for everyone to track.
However, although this pheasant monster has injured wings, it is still a monster, and its physical fitness is not comparable to that of humans.
Fang Xiaoyue and others tracked it for three to four kilometers before they discovered that the traces left by the pheasant demon disappeared, and the place of disappearance was actually an abandoned and desolate cemetery in the mountains.
This made the escorts a little creepy. If there weren't so many people, some of the more timid escorts might not want to continue.
Fang Xiaoyue immediately mobilized everyone to search the cemetery.
Obviously, the pheasant demon must have hidden in the cemetery.
There is strength in numbers, and it didn't take long for someone to find a cave entrance next to a certain grave.
The hole is so big that an adult man can crawl in on his knees.
After discovering the entrance to the cave, the escorts immediately found a large pile of firewood, stuffed it into the entrance of the cave, and lit it on fire without Fang Xiaoyue's instructions.
Because of the rain, even the dry firewood found was a little wet.
But one advantage of such dry firewood is that it emits thick smoke when ignited.
The billowing smoke was blown into the cave entrance by the banana leaves that the escorts had found.
Soon there was thick smoke coming out from other places, and the bodyguards immediately held their own weapons to guard the entrance of the cave.
Not long after, a violent coughing sound came from the entrance of a cave. Zhang Yuanming's mind was also quick, and he immediately rushed to the entrance of the cave to wait.
"Catch them alive!"
Fang Xiaoyue warned.
Then a colorful pheasant emerged from the hole, flapping its wings and trying to escape, but Zhang Yuanming knocked it down with the back of his knife. At the same time, several long knives held by the bodyguards were placed on the pheasant's neck.
"Spare your life! Spare your life! Don't kill me, I'll give you some benefits!"
At this time, the pheasant demon's legs were weak and he knelt down to beg for mercy.
"What's the benefit?"
Fang Xiaoyue asked loudly.
The pheasant demon then told something.
After hearing this, Fang Xiaoyue and others tied the pheasant demon tightly with a rope and started digging the grave.
Everyone worked together with great strength. It didn't take long for the hole to be dug out. Under the cemetery was a cave that was more than ten meters long and wide and more than two meters high. Except for a pile of wooden boxes, there were human beings scattered everywhere in the cave.
of white bones.
Fang Xiaoyue gave the pheasant demon a fierce look: "It deserves to be killed!"
Both Zhang Yuanming and the escorts looked at the Pheasant Demon with murderous intent.
This is not surprising. If something harms its own kind, its cry will be mournful.
As long as you are a human being and look at the human bones that were eaten by monsters, probably no one will be deceived by the beauty of the pheasant monster before it transformed into a human.
As for the pile of wooden boxes, they were actually full of official silver, as much as eighteen thousand taels.
This is not surprising. These three pheasant monsters stole tax money in Wangling County before, and this official money was the tax money stolen before.
Fang Xiaoyue thought about it at this time. How could an ordinary thief steal so much silver from a well-guarded bank?
You must know that no matter how big the back is when those silver men expand, they can only steal one ingot or five taels of silver each time.
Being able to steal all the tax money of a county from the bank treasury is definitely not what ordinary thieves can do.
What happened next was a matter of course.
The bodyguards drove the carriage up, loaded the wooden boxes containing the tax money, and then returned to the mountain temple to rest together.
As for the pheasant demon, not only was he tied up with five flowers, but Fang Xiaoyue also had a piece of Meng Haoran's poem on his back: Spring Dawn.
It's the song "Spring sleeps without knowing the dawn".
Its effect on monsters was indeed not beyond Fang Xiaoyue's expectation. After applying it, the pheasant monster that had been struggling fell into a drowsy state, and soon fell into a deep sleep and stopped struggling, which saved a lot of trouble.
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Early the next morning, everyone returned to Wangling County along the mountain road.
No way, if you find the stolen tax money and catch the thief, everyone present needs to go to Wangling County to register. Besides, for things like this, the government will reward you.
Everyone in the escort agency is naturally willing. If they can get a commendation, there will be some benefits in the future.
When they returned to Wangling County and sent the money and monsters to the county government office, Fang Changjing almost went crazy with joy when he heard that Fang Xiaoyue was back.
There is no doubt that in his opinion, Fang Xiaoyue is simply his lucky star.
The stolen tax money was actually recovered and the culprit was caught.
"This is my first time seeing a monster."
Fang Changjing looked at the pheasant demon imprisoned in the cell and couldn't help but click his tongue.
This is not surprising. The county magistrate is the head of a county within the imperial court system, so he is naturally protected by dragon energy. Not to mention such a little monster, even stronger monsters will not get close to him easily.
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"My uncle's kindness to his nephew is like reincarnation."
After Fang Changjing sighed, he thanked Fang Xiaoyue again.
This is normal, because if the tax money cannot be detected for a long time, as the magistrate of Wangling County, Fang Changjing will definitely be held accountable.
Although he was not ordered to resign, at least the evaluation was poor.
And the next position will definitely not be a good place.
For Fang Changjing, who is already in his forties, if the next one is sent to the northwest, south or other wild places, it would be more comfortable for him to die.
After handing over with Fang Changjing, Fang Xiaoyue left.
After all, he only has one month's vacation. If he is delayed for too long on the road, he won't be able to stay for more than a few days.
The escorts from the Xiongwei Escort Agency cannot leave for the time being. They need to wait for someone from the county to conduct an inquiry before they can receive rewards from the government.
However, for such a period of time, the relationship between Zhang Yuanming and them was going well.
Fang Xiaoyue has already had the idea of bringing this Xiongwei Escort Agency under his command.
After all, some things are better to be prepared for a rainy day.
In fact, the main mission should have been completed after he passed the No. 1 exam.
But until now, there was still no movement in the main mission, and even when he asked about the dice, there was no feedback.
The only possibility now is to wait until he takes office in the Hanlin Academy to settle the matter, and he also has a hunch that even if the main mission is settled after taking office in the Hanlin Academy, he may not be able to leave this world.
After leaving Wangling County, Fang Xiaoyue finally returned to Yangjia Village in Kuanglu County after traveling for three days.
The carriage stopped in front of the house, and several children from the village came chasing the carriage.
When Fang Xiaoyue got out of the car, they immediately turned into village intelligence agents: "Brother Fang is back!
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Fang Xiaoyue grabbed a handful of the maltose she bought and threw it to them, and they started fighting over it.
The noise outside quickly attracted attention from inside: "Who is it?"
"Mother, the child is back."
Seeing that it was Fang Zhang who opened the door, Fang Xiaoyue hurriedly took two steps forward and knelt down.
In any case, this is also the mother of this body. After all, according to the customs of Daze Country, children who go out need to kneel down when they see their parents to show their farewell feelings and filial piety.
Fang Xiaoyue is naturally no exception.
Otherwise, if the news spreads, all it takes is one unfilial act to end Fang Xiaoyue's career as an official.
"My son, you must have endured hardship outside and lost weight again."
Well, in fact, Fang Xiaoyue did not treat herself badly after a long and tiring journey back. Every time she stopped to rest in a town, she always had meat and vegetables, so she would not lose weight like this.
However, in the eyes of the mother, when the children go out, even if they grow into a fat man of 200 pounds, they have lost weight.
This is an emotion.
After the mother and son exchanged pleasantries, Zhang Yuanming immediately stepped forward to meet Mrs. Fang Zhang, who was his aunt.
"It's a great day today. You're in luck when you come back. Your grandpa has brought meat again."
Fang Zhang took her son and nephew into the yard and said with a smile.
At this time, Butcher Zhang came out of the kitchen covered in oil smoke.
He was heartbroken that his daughter had to work non-stop every day. After delivering the meat, he helped process it, made sausages, bacon, etc., and fried a few vegetables.
Unexpectedly, both grandson and grandson came back.
Looking at Fang Xiaoyue, who was wearing a blue robe, Butcher Zhang laughed and was a little afraid to speak.
No way, after the joint examination, the official from the county town publicized the fact that Fang Xiaoyue was admitted to the top prize.
This is not surprising, this kind of good news is passed down from level to level.
News from the capital city is transmitted to the provincial capital, the provincial capital is transmitted to the county city, and the county city is transmitted to the county city.
My grandson is now the number one scholar! The number one scholar is a real official!
And I also heard that he entered some Hanlin Academy and became some kind of editor! He was a senior official of the sixth rank!
Previously, Butcher Zhang helped his daughter receive the visiting Magistrate Cui.
According to County Magistrate Cui, only the most knowledgeable people could enter the Hanlin Academy that Fang Xiaoyue entered.
To put it simply, Zhang Tufu has determined in his mind that his grandson is the reincarnation of Wenquxing!
The kind of fear that comes from the common people towards officials undoubtedly overcame the grandfather's affection for his grandson at this time.
This boy is no longer the kid with a snotty nose and who can be spanked at will after being naughty.
"My grandson has met grandpa."
The same words spoken by Fang Xiaoyue were more refreshing to Butcher Zhang's ears than Zhang Yuanming's, almost making him feel as if he was in a state of ecstasy, as if he was about to ascend to heaven with ecstasy.
"Okay, okay..."
"When Mingrui was born, I said he was a literary star!"
Butcher Zhang is almost talking nonsense at this time.uuReading www.uukanshu.com
Ms. Fang Zhang remembered that when Butcher Zhang saw her grandson for the first time, he felt a little ugly, but he didn't say anything about Wen Quxing.
Of course, Butcher Zhang is his father after all, and Mrs. Fang and Zhang would not be able to expose it in front of her son and insult her father's face.
After the family had a happy meal, the coachman was ready to go home.
Fang Xiaoyue not only paid the remaining rent, but also gave an extra ten taels to the other party.
After all, the coachman suffered a lot following him, and most importantly, he encountered monsters and bandits, which almost scared the coachman half to death.
The coachman was extremely grateful and drove the carriage away.
Fang Xiaoyue later learned from Butcher Zhang that all the two hundred taels of silver she had given him had been used up, and all the fields had been bought, all of which were connected to the fields near Yangjiacun.
Of course, since Fang Xiaoyue originally requested to be connected into one piece, there were only 50 acres of good land, 30 acres of medium land, 50 acres of bad land, and 30 acres of sloping land.