Lin Ji looked Lu Cong up and down for a long time and asked suspiciously: "Can you smell whether it's raw or cooked?"
"Hey, boss, if you don't believe it, why don't you ask the chicken farmer in the county to come over?" Lu Cong said confidently.
"Song Er, please go for a run."
"I'll go right away."
Lin Ji watched Song Er leave, but in fact, he believed most of Lu Cong's statement.
"So if this is really just chicken blood, it means someone is faking it."
Lin Ji looked around, feeling quite suspicious.
"It may not be a human, it could also be a demon." Guo Yi thought and said, "The Yamen servant also said just now that this word appeared out of thin air. He has no cultivation level, so it is not difficult to hide it from him...
But the purpose of this guy’s message is to ask us to sacrifice a girl to Liangheli. It could be that the monster is trying to scare people.”
"It makes sense." Lin Ji nodded.
While he was talking, Song Er had already arrived with Lao Zhang, the chicken farmer.
Lao Zhang saw the blood-stained words on the door from a few meters away.
After getting closer, he sniffed it, nodded and said, "It's chicken blood, the same smell."
"you sure?"
"That's right, but it's not a chicken raised at home, it should be a pheasant in the mountains."
Lao Zhang thought about it and said: "Lin Captou, the smell of these pheasants is a bit more fishy than domestic chickens. I have raised chickens all my life and slaughter at least a dozen of them every day. This smell is still good."
Separated.”
"Okay, thank you." Lin Ji thanked him and sent Lao Zhang away.
Then, a somewhat unbearable smile appeared on his face, and he looked at the people around him.
"There are really all kinds of talents in our county. I consider myself a glutton. I can't even smell the difference in this blood."
Lin Ji was already close to the fourth realm, his consciousness had been opened, and his five senses had been enhanced. Logically speaking, his sense of smell was much sharper than ordinary people.
But he really couldn't smell the origin of the blood, let alone distinguishing between pheasants and chickens, which sounded outrageous.
"This is called specialization in the arts." Guo Yi agreed casually.
Since it was just the blood of a pheasant, it was probably caused by the so-called river god trying to scare people.
"This monster is trying to scare us like this. He probably isn't very good at it. Just ignore him."
Lin Ji waved his hands, ready to tell everyone what to do.
But he suddenly discovered that Zhong Xiaoyan was not present at this time.
Since Zhong Xiaoyan has joined the demon hunt, if something happens in the county, someone will naturally notify her.
"Where's Zhong Xiaoyan? Why didn't you see her coming?" Lin Ji looked at Song Er.
"I went to knock on the door, but I'm not home." Song Er spread his hands.
Lin Ji frowned, remembering the conversation with Zhong Xiaoyan at noon.
"Isn't this silly girl going to the Liang River to kill monsters by herself?" Lin Ji was a little frightened.
This monster can move clouds and make rain, so it probably has some dragon blood. It's not a high level and it just dares to scare people. But even so, if it goes to someone's home field to attack, isn't it asking for death?
"Probably not, Miss Xiaoyan doesn't look like such an unwise person." Guo Yi said.
"How does she look different?" Lin Ji asked back, and Guo Yi was choked and speechless.
After worrying for a moment, Lin Ji finally shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter, it would be best if she didn't go. If she did... she would be deflated and she would come back."
"Okay, let's do whatever we have to do. Song Er, arrange for someone to clean the door."
"I know." Song Er quickly agreed.
After explaining the matter, everyone dispersed.
night.
It's past midnight.
Lin Ji withdrew from his cultivation state quite uneasily.
He opened the door and looked into the yard next door.
Ever since he came back from the Yamen, there hasn't been any movement next door until now.
"The round trip from Lianghe is less than a hundred miles. With the monk's pace, it should take only a few hours to get back..."
"Isn't something really going on?" Lin Ji felt more and more uneasy as he thought about it.
I went back to my room, changed my clothes, took my sword, and muttered complaints about trouble, and finally walked out of the house in the heavy rain.
He is the head catcher of Qingyang County. If something happens to his demon catcher, he can't just stand by and watch.
"This girl is definitely mentally ill. How dare her family let her out like this?"
...
On the edge of Liang River.
Zhong Xiaoyan held a formation disk in her hand. The formation disk had been activated by her spiritual energy, opening up a defensive formation that could accommodate three or four people.
Ling'er was hiding behind Zhong Xiaoyan, looking anxious.
Opposite them, on the Lianghe River, a huge purple-scaled python was swaying from side to side with the river water.
But the python's head was not a snake's head. It was strangely shaped and had two big ears hanging down on the top of its head.
"Miss, what should I do?"
There was a hint of crying in Ling'er's voice as she said, "How could it be a dragon species? Where did the dragon species come from in Lianghe River?"
"Pig Dragon..." Zhong Xiaoyan's expression turned extremely ugly, and she struggled to hold up the array, but she couldn't escape and could only remain in a stalemate.
The water in the Liang River didn't set off big waves and hit the formation held up by Zhong Xiaoyan.
It seems that Zhong Xiaoyan is still safe and sound, but in fact, every time she resists the opponent's means, the spiritual energy in Zhong Xiaoyan's body will be depleted, and the power of the array will also weaken a little.
"They came quite quickly. Didn't you mean three girls? Why did only two come?" Zhulong smiled ferociously, twisting his body, and another wave of waves surged towards Zhong Xiaoyan and Ling'er.
"But your two looks are a sign. They are much better than the crooked melons and cracked dates sent from Lianghe County! Although we are not picky eaters, the good ones are still much better than the ugly ones."
"It's more exciting to play and a little more tender to eat."
The pig dragon laughed wildly, and the entire demon body suddenly submerged into the river.
Seeing this scene, Zhong Xiaoyan's pupils shrank suddenly.
"here we go again!"
As she finished speaking, the river in front of her suddenly turned purple.
A wave of water rose into the sky and fell together with the rain.
Wherever the raindrops hit, there will be a sour smell, and then it will look like it has been corroded.
This is the poison of the pig dragon, and ordinary people will die if they touch it. Even if a monk comes across it, it will never be easy.
Jab Lala...
The formation glowed faintly, and poisonous raindrops fell on the formation, all of which were blocked.
But Zhong Xiaoyan could clearly feel that the spiritual energy in her body was being consumed a little faster.
"Ling'er, I'm dying."
Zhong Xiaoyan said anxiously: "As soon as the formation is broken, you can run away immediately and leave me alone."
"Miss, how can this be possible?"
"I brought you here because of my willfulness. I deserve to end up like this, but you don't deserve to die."
Zhong Xiaoyan said desperately: "Stop talking nonsense, I can't hold on anymore, prepare to run away!"
"Miss!"
While speaking, the array disk in Zhong Xiaoyan's hand flickered a few times, and the light dissipated.
The formation disappeared instantly, the spiritual energy in Zhong Xiaoyan's body was empty, and she fell to the ground without any strength.
Ling'er cried and pulled Zhong Xiaoyan up.
"Run!" Zhong Xiaoyan used her last strength to push Ling'er.
At the same time, Pigron had already left the river, twisted its body and quickly approached Zhong Xiaoyan.
"None of you can run away!"
The look of despair in Zhong Xiaoyan's eyes became a little thicker. In this moment of delay, not only her, but also Ling'er had no chance to escape.
Seeing the pig dragon getting closer and closer, she could even smell the stench of the monster in front of her.
But at this moment, thunder suddenly exploded in the sky.