The so-called Luofeng Slope is just a legend passed down from unknown time. It is said that the divine bird Phoenix once landed here, and whether it was a roost or nirvana, a phoenix came here after all.
Therefore, the local people gave it this name.
There are countless similar place names across Kyushu. Even a young man like Zhong Lei who is going out for training for the first time knows about them and doesn't take them seriously.
After leaving the county town and walking south for more than ten miles, Zhong Lei saw that the road in front of him had reached the end, and beyond that was an upward mountain forest.
"According to what the yamen servant said, this is Luofeng Slope... It's true that the rumors are true. This is just a small slope, nothing worthy of praise."
Zhong Lei curled his lips and smiled softly. Without any hesitation, he strode into the forest.
"What kind of evil can happen in such a small place? No one with any ability would choose to stay here. You can almost see most of the corners of the country at a glance, including Luofeng Slope, haha."
"The so-called Chen Qi arresting the head is really useless. It takes a day and a night to do such a trivial matter? I think he is either a loser who is held back by evil spirits, or he is lazy in the name of running errands... Haha, that's true.
It's quite similar to me, I always find excuses to be lazy when I'm at home."
While he was talking, Zhong Lei had already gone deep into the forest.
Although this mountain forest is not big, there should be some chirping of insects and birds, but at this moment, everything around Zhong Lei is completely silent.
But he didn't pay attention until he saw a corpse lying on the road ahead into the mountain, and he finally stopped.
Perhaps because he has been brave since childhood, or because he is extremely confident in himself, Zhong Lei looked at the corpse in front of him with great interest, and even reached out to fiddle with it twice.
"It turned out to be a mummy, and he was still wearing the demon hunter's costume of Supervisor Tiansi. It seems that he was a demon hunter from Luoxia County? He was harmed by demons in just one day and became like this. Could it be a demon clan that absorbs people's yang energy?
Or is it some kind of ghost with weird tricks?"
After thinking for a moment and unable to think of a reason, Zhong Lei simply ignored it and continued deep into the forest.
"No matter whether they are monsters or ghosts, they are no match for my Zhong family's Lihuo Jue. Although I have thin blood, my methods are just right to restrain these evil spirits. Uncle Zhong has to take action."
As he went deeper into the forest with increasing interest, Zhong Lei gradually felt a little cold.
"This damn weather, how can it be so cold in Victoria in July?"
He frowned and activated some spiritual power to warm his body again.
It's just that this mere warmth only lasted for a moment and was replaced by coldness.
"That's all, I'm full of blood, this coldness is nothing."
Zhong Lei shook his head and ignored it, continuing to go deeper.
Finally, the road ahead of him came to an end, and there was a cliff in the distance.
On the edge of the cliff, several corpses were lying in various directions. They were all mummified corpses just like those seen on the way here.
Whoosh...
The cold wind howled by, finally adding some noise to the otherwise silent surroundings.
Zhong Lei stepped forward to investigate, and finally found the man wearing a headcatcher's costume at the edge of the cliff.
Walking closer, Zhong Lei was surprised to find that this person was not dead yet, but he seemed to be dying.
It was as if he was saving his last breath to wait for someone to arrive.
"Zhong Lei, the new demon catcher of Luoxia County from Yucheng, you are the head catcher Chen Qi, right?" Zhong Lei asked.
Chen Captou tried his best to raise his head. After taking a look at Zhong Lei, he tried to raise his hand to point in the direction he came from.
"Ghost...escape..."
Just two words, almost all the strength of Capt. Chen was exhausted. After saying these two words, he tilted his head and fell to the ground, and there was no movement at all.
"Sure enough, it was a ghost!" Zhong Lei's eyes narrowed and he sneered, "Although you are a little useless, but fortunately I am here, at least I can avenge you! It's just a ghost..."
While talking, Zhong Lei felt a little itchy on the back of his neck.
He raised his hand to scratch, but instead of scratching the back of his neck, he touched something cold.
"Huh? What is it?"
He glanced back, but his eyes shrank.
"Baby brain?"
winter.
Zhong Lei's body fell to the ground with a muffled sound.
Next to the cliff, the cold wind is still howling.
The gloomy wind remains the same.
...
Jade City, in the government office.
"What did you say?!" Lin Ji stood up suddenly and stared at Gao Ling in front of him.
Gao Ling was shocked by Lin Ji's power and subconsciously took half a step back before forcing himself to stand still.
Fortunately, he knew that this power was not directed at him.
"A total of nine people were killed in the Luoxia County government's arrest of the head monster." Gao Ling lowered his head and repeated the news, "It was the county government officials who went to collect the corpses. All nine corpses had no external injuries, but they were all mummified.
, it only takes three or two days."
Hearing this, Lin Ji took a deep breath and sat down again.
"You arranged for that boy Zhong Lei to go to Luoxia County, right?"
Gao Ling swallowed and nodded with some difficulty.
"Yes... Chen Qi, the head catcher in Luoxia County, is an old subordinate of mine. He treats his subordinates quite harshly. He is also a capable person, and Luoxia County is not far from Yucheng..."
Lin Ji waved his hands a little irritably.
"I mean, where is that boy Zhong Lei? The news didn't say whether he is dead or alive?"
"I didn't say it, but..."
"but?"
"There are only eight demon hunters and head arresters in Luoxia County."
Originally there were only eight people, but after Zhong Lei left, there were nine.
Lin Ji held his forehead and was speechless.
Seeing this, Gao Ling said: "Sir, would you like to ask the commander to go there? The commander of Chu has been consolidating his foundation in Jade City recently, which is just right for him to..."
With adults taking action, any trouble will be nothing.
Lin Jize was silent for a moment with an ugly face, then suddenly stood up and said: "I will set off immediately. Before I come back, please arrange two things."
"Sir, please speak."
"You have to submit the candidate for the chief arrest of Victoria. Now that you are a wandering star officer, you cannot continue to take on the job of chief arrest. This is not good for your practice and breaks the rules."
"My subordinates will remember it."
"You also have to rearrange the candidates for the new chief and police officers in Luoxia County from all parts of Victoria. You are also demolishing the east wall to make up for the west. It's up to you."
"As commanded."
"That's it, you go down and do your work."
Lin Ji waved his hand, and then walked out of the study first and went directly to the backyard of the government office.
In the small courtyard, Zhong Xiaoyan and Lianyu were sitting side by side, talking quietly, while Aling was lying down beside them.
When Lin Ji met Zhong Xiaoyan, he didn't talk nonsense.
"Your clan brother is dead. I need to deal with the matter first. Will you go?"