After chatting about family affairs, Xu Jiaorong suddenly suggested, "By the way, brothers and sisters, today is the Dragon Boat Festival, how about we go watch a dragon boat race together?"
"this…"
Bai Suzhen was stunned. She had no problem, but if Xiaoqing left the yard, her true colors would definitely show up.
Bai Suzhen couldn't help but look at her officials.
Seeing this, Qin Ran chuckled and said, "Then let's go together!"
"But officials..." Bai Suzhen hesitated before speaking.
Qin Ran winked at her, and then said with a smile: "Let's go get ready, and we'll set off right now."
He took Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing to the inner room in the courtyard.
Walking into the room, Bai Suzhen said worriedly, "Guanren, Qing'er..."
Xiao Qing said: "How about, sister, you go ahead, I'll just say I'm not feeling well and won't go out."
She also really wanted to watch the dragon boat race, but her cultivation level was too low to be able to endure the Dragon Boat Festival. If Qin Ran hadn't set up a formation in the small courtyard, she would have fled to the mountains to hide.
"rest assured."
Qin Ran smiled softly and said: "Since I said we would go together, then we can go together."
"Guan Qin, do you have any idea?" Xiaoqing's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Haha, smart." Qin Ran praised, then took out two jade pendants and said: "Madam, Xiaoqing, please put on these two jade pendants."
Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing took the jade pendants and felt a cool breath surround them, and their whole bodies were shaken.
"This is..." Both women were surprised.
"Ha, it's not a great treasure. I carved a miniature formation on this jade pendant. With it, it's enough for Qing'er to go out and watch the dragon boat." Qin Ran said with a smile.
"Thank you, Mr. Qin." Xiao Qing thanked him happily.
They had seen too much of Qin Qinran's magic. They used to ask curious questions, but now they feel that they are not surprised.
"By the way, where is Xiaobai? I haven't seen her so early in the morning." Qin Ran looked around and asked.
"Oh, Xiaobai said that there will be many people throwing rice dumplings into the Qiantang River today, and she went to eat rice dumplings." Xiaoqing replied with a smile.
Qin Ran: "..."
…
The bank of the Qiantang River is very lively. There are many tourists along the way, people are rubbing shoulders with each other, and there is constant laughter and laughter. There are also many vendors selling goods, and the shouts are very lively.
Especially the dragon boat racing event attracted constant cheers and cheers from people on the river bank.
Xiaoqing blinked her big eyes, her face full of excitement, looking here and there.
When she saw the dragon boat gliding rapidly in the Qiantang River, she even clapped and cheered. Since she transformed, this was the first time she spent the Dragon Boat Festival outside and watched the dragon boat, and she seemed particularly excited.
As for Qin Ran and Li Gongfu, they were on both sides of Bai Suzhen and Xu Jiaorong, acting as bodyguards.
"Huh?"
Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, Qin Ran saw a white shadow wandering below the river.
Looking carefully, I saw a small white dragon dragging along the lower reaches of the river. Whenever people dropped rice dumplings, the little white dragon would swim over happily. As soon as the rice dumplings entered the river, it would open its big mouth and let out a whimper.
I swallowed the whole rice dumpling, and then swam down to the next place with great satisfaction.
Seeing this, Qin Ran couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.
When Bai Suzhen saw her officials laughing, she couldn't help asking: "What's wrong with the officials?"
"bawl!"
Qin Ran gestured towards the Qiantang River.
Bai Suzhen looked along and said in surprise: "Xiao Bai..."
"This girl doesn't look like a dragon at all. She is here eating rice dumplings thrown by the people and competing with these fish for food. If people find out, I don't know how to laugh at her!" Qin Ran chuckled.
When Bai Suzhen heard this, she also pursed her lips and smiled.
Seeing Qin Ran and Bai Suzhen, Xu Jiaorong smiled and asked, "What are you whispering about?"
"Ah? No, nothing?"
Bai Suzhen gently held Xu Jiaorong's hand and said with a smile: "Sister, let's go ahead and take a look!"
"Okay!" Xu Jiaorong agreed happily.
Qin Ran followed with a smile, and Li Gongfu followed behind with a tired look on his face.
As for the girl Xiaoqing, she was jumping up and down and leading the way.
It's past noon.
Xu Jiaorong felt tired, and everyone returned.
After a sumptuous meal,
Li Gongfu suddenly sighed, "For the shortest time, if you have nothing to do, don't go out."
Xu Jiao said calmly, "What's wrong? But what kind of gangsters appeared again?"
Li Gongfu nodded, "During this period, there have been several unsolved public cases in the Yamen. The county magistrate asked me to solve the case at a later date. The matter became so big that it even alarmed the city."
"What headless case?" Bai Suzhen couldn't help but ask.
"Alas, a strange thing happened during this period that specifically harmed girls and came and went without a trace."
Li Gongfu said: "According to what the children who witnessed it said, this thing has a ferocious appearance. It can be seen as a human or an animal, wandering in the grass. Also, judging from the wounds on the body of the only survivor, the wounds are not only deep but dense. Based on my personal experience over the years,
Judging from my experience, this thing must be a monster with sharp teeth and claws, many hands and many legs, but the county magistrate did not believe it at all, and ordered me to arrest the murderer within three days, otherwise it will be deemed as dereliction of duty!"
At this point, Li Gongfu sighed, "How can I investigate such a strange thing? Even if I find it out, how can I possibly catch that monster and bring it to justice?"
When Bai Suzhen heard this, she was thoughtful and couldn't help but secretly guess, "I know it's time."
"Ah? Brothers and sisters, please tell me what you are thinking of." Xu Jiaorong asked hurriedly.
Bai Suzhen looked at Qin Ran and thought to herself that with the official's prowess, he might have already known the details of the monster.
Qin Ran smiled and nodded to her.
Bai Suzhen smiled softly and said: "Sister and brother-in-law,
Let’s not think about the word beast for the moment. If we just think of something with many arms and legs and swimming in the grass, what would it be?”
"What could it be?" Li Gongfu and Xu Jiaorong both frowned and thought hard.
Qin Ran smiled softly: "It's a centipede."
Xiao Qing, who was standing aside, immediately shuddered when he heard this. He couldn't help but put his arms around his shoulders, and felt a tingling feeling in his heart.
"The officials are right, it's the centipede." Bai Suzhen said with a smile.
When Li Gongfu heard this, he compared it with his hands and disagreed: "It's impossible, it's impossible, that's a huge thing!"
Xu Jiaorong also said: "Yes! How can a centipede steal a child!"
Bai Suzhen said: "Brother-in-law, think about it, among the children who have disappeared recently, are they all girls, not boys?"
"Yes!" Li Gongfu nodded. "That's right."
Bai Suzhen continued: "This is not an ordinary centipede. This is a centipede essence that is specially designed to absorb girls' yin blood and use it to practice evil arts."
"ah?"
Xu Jiaorong and Li Gongfu were both shocked.
Xu Jiaorong was even more panicked and said: "Then, what should we do? What should we do?"
Li Gongfu only felt that the front was dark, "If this happens, wouldn't I be dead? I have already turned into a spirit. How can I defeat him?"
Bai Suzhen said with a smile: "Brother-in-law, please don't be discouraged. This evil beast is still very young."