The autumn wind is bleak, and the withered leaves float down, spreading a beautiful yellow color in the yard.
Li Ji, the lord of Xuanfeng City, has no intention of admiring the lonely autumn scenery. Instead, he waits at the door of the house slightly uneasily, looking across the street from time to time.
During this period, there were playful children in the house, who broke through the obstruction of the servants and sneaked into the front yard. Li Ji had already warned all the people in the house that they would not go to the front yard tonight, but perhaps the family was watching over these children.
The person's negligence actually allowed several children to break into the front yard.
At this time, Li Ji was the only one staying at the front door. Of course, the children were discovered by Li Ji as soon as they entered the front yard, and they were inevitably scolded.
Next, amid the grievances of several children, the servants who heard the commotion hurriedly took the children back.
Seeing this, Li Ji stood back to the original door in an orderly manner. The worry on his face did not reduce much.
After a while, there was a sound of horse hoofs tapping on the stone slabs, and the image of a carriage also appeared at the other end of the street, and gradually became clearer from far to near.
When Li Ji heard the sound, he quickly stepped out of the threshold and stood by the street.
A gust of autumn wind blew, and Li Ji felt a little cold. He clenched his fists subconsciously, but his body did not move, maintaining a slightly forward posture.
Finally, the carriage with the green curtain stopped as the coachman let out a long, final "Oh...".
The sound of horse hoofbeats stopped, the maroon horse raised its head, and a stream of white air came from its nostrils.
The driver of the car was an old man in his sixties, and he glanced at Li Ji. Seeing this, Li Ji felt much more at ease.
Even before the carriage had stopped, Li Ji had already stepped forward to greet him. The old servant driving the carriage remained silent in a tacit understanding, waiting for Li Ji to open the curtain.
But Li Ji did not lift the curtain as he imagined. A beautiful hand lifted the curtain first from inside, and then a figure walked out of the carriage and waved away Li Ji's hand that he extended to help.
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This is a young man wearing black mysterious clothes. When he first met, he seemed to have an ordinary appearance and his facial features were not amazing. Except for his slightly outstanding eyes, there was nothing else to say about him.
But Li Ji did not dare to neglect. After signaling the old servant to arrange the carriage, he led the young man into the yard.
As Li Ji walked away, he asked, "Dare you ask me the clan name?"
After hearing this, the man also responded: "You don't have to be so formal. Looking back to our roots, you and I are from the same clan. As for the name...my name is Li Xuangang."
"It turns out that I am from the Xuanzi clan, and I am Li Ji. Thanks to the protection of the clan, I am the lord of Xuanfeng City." Li Ji heard the meaning of Li Xuangang's words and knew that he should be a kind person. He felt a little uneasy in his heart.
It's dropped a bit.
The Li family of Taiqiu is a foundation-building family. There are more than 300 monks and more than 100,000 mortals in the family. Li Ji is a member of the Li family of Taiqiu, but he has no spiritual roots and cannot cultivate immortality, so he has no generation.
Although he and Li Xuangang are from the same clan, they are different from immortals after all, and they still have to have the respect they deserve.
...
Li Ji led Li Xuangang through the front yard, through the sparse yellow leaves, and finally the two of them sat down in the hall.
As soon as the two sat down, two maids brought tea. They didn't say anything, they just poured the tea. Although there was nothing strange on their faces, the curiosity overflowing in their eyes could not be concealed. Of course Li Xuangang also noticed it, but he also
Don't care.
"City Lord, you sent a letter to the clan a few days ago, saying that evil spirits are causing trouble in Xuanfeng City. Can you tell me in detail now?" Li Xuangang asked.
Seeing that Li Xuangang got straight to the point, Li Ji did not hesitate and told the matter exactly as it was.
It turns out that Xuanfeng City is a small city under the jurisdiction of the Li family, with a population of less than 5,000, of which 89% are members of the Li family.
Originally, under the protection of the Li family, Xuanfeng City was peaceful, and the surrounding monsters had been dealt with by the family's monks in advance. But a year ago, news came from some villages outside the city that many domestic animals died inexplicably. At that time
Li Ji didn't take it seriously, thinking it was just some wild animals wreaking havoc. So Li Ji just arranged for some men to search the hills outside the city and killed a lot of wild animals.
Although this matter was a bit unusual, it was not enough to bother the monks of the family. In the end, Li Ji did not notify the family. However, in the past six months, not only the livestock in the farmers' homes continued to die, but also some villagers began to die, including several urban residents.
residents in.
Most of the dead people were members of the Li family. Li Ji knew that the matter was not as simple as he thought. So he did not dare to delay any more and hurriedly sent a letter to his family, asking for help.
"My clan, after this incident came out, I have stepped up vigilance and sent people to the villages outside the city, but the situation has not eased."
"What do you think?" Li Xuangang asked Li Ji.
Li Ji was obviously taken aback when he heard Li Xuangang's inquiry. He didn't expect that the other party would care about his opinion as a mere mortal. But Li Ji immediately adjusted his mentality and tried to express his own opinion.
"Since the clan has asked, even though I am short-sighted, I will boldly express my opinion."
"But it doesn't matter."
Li Xuangang himself is not a high-level monk. He is only at the fifth level of Qi refining, and his spiritual consciousness is not strong. In addition, Xuanfeng City is a small city and is located in a remote place. Li Xuangang is not familiar with this place. If he ventures to find out the reason on his own,
, it must be very difficult.
In contrast, Li Ji is the city lord of this place and must be familiar with the situation here. Although he is trapped in his status as a mortal and is not exposed to many things in the world of cultivation, his words should be useful for reference. It is better than
Li Xuangang was confused.
"Xuanfeng City is almost in the westernmost part of the territory under the family's jurisdiction. Further west is the Hengduan Mountains where monsters are rampant. I wonder if the monsters accidentally escaped from the Hengduan Mountains and caused the trouble."
Li Xuangang of the Hengduan Mountains knows that this place is a natural danger, and there are some extremely terrifying monsters in it.
But in fact, the Hengduan Mountains are also an important resource source for the entire eastern Chaoyang Continent. Many casual cultivators, including family monks and sect monks, will go to the Hengduan Mountains to hunt monsters and collect spiritual herbs.
Li Xuangang thought about it and thought that what Li Ji said was reasonable. Although it was mainly speculation, it was credible.
Without further ado, after asking Li Ji in detail about the relevant details of the incident that night, Li Xuangang declined Li Ji's dinner invitation. He only asked for a nearby map and asked Li Ji to mark the villages where the incident occurred.
Place.
After carefully confirming that the map was correct, Li Xuangang left Li Ji's house.
Li Ji originally wanted to go with him, but Li Xuangang refused. Li Ji also proposed to send a government official from the city to go with him. Li Xuangang thought for a moment but still rejected the proposal.
These people are all mortals, the strongest but with some martial arts skills. But if the culprit this time is the monster beast as guessed, these people will not only not be able to help, but may also be a hindrance.
Now that the location has been determined, Li Xuangang did not delay. He ran all the way, instead of riding in a carriage like when he came with him. With the blessing of the monk's powerful spiritual power, Li Xuangang quickly left the city wall of Xuanfeng City.
Taking out the map and checking the direction, Li Xuangang ran towards the west of Xuanfeng City.
This trip is getting closer and closer to the Hengduan Mountains.