The curly-haired young man was holding a bamboo basket with a worried look on his face.
When he saw himself waking up, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Master, why did you fall asleep? Is it because you are feeling unwell? Do you need to call a doctor?"
I am asleep?
Zhou Yi raised his head and looked out the window. The sunset was still there, it was still evening.
On the red painted round table, the steamed cakes with soup and water were still warm, obviously they had just finished eating.
Suddenly, the events of the Yuqing Kingdom in the dream came into my mind.
The king with a yellow beard, the general holding a sword, the golden carp princess... everything that happened in the past seven days was so real and vivid in my mind, as if it was the next day.
"No need, I was a little sleepy from practicing just now." Zhou Yi said to the intestine slave.
The intestinal slave looked at Zhou Yi in surprise: "Master is really good at martial arts!"
Zhou Yi was trying to prevent the intestinal slave from publicizing it to the outside world. After all, the words coming out of his mouth would always be exaggerated hundreds of times, such as Manager Yan's "War, war, war".
At this time, a sound of falling water came from a distance and floated into my ears.
Zhou Yi's heartbeat quickened, and electricity seemed to flash through his mind, and countless voices combined into a ripple-like picture out of thin air.
In the picture, there is a familiar rockery pond.
Under the sinking dusk, there seemed to be a blue-gray creature leaping from the shore into the pool.
Its body is about the size of a palm, and it has two claws, one long and one short.
In the blink of an eye, it had dived to the bottom of the pond and disappeared.
The picture in my mind was like a floor-to-ceiling mirror, falling into pieces.
Zhou Yi senses the world and returns to Xu Mansion's small building.
The intestinal slave was clearing away the leftover cakes on the table when Zhou Yi's voice sounded in his ears.
"Intestinal slave, are all the ponds in this house full of living water?"
The intestinal slave was startled, and then shook his head like a rattle: "It's all dug underground spring water... Oh, there is one exception. The pond in front of the rockery in the east is said to have been specially invited by experts in magic to use it when the old lady was here.
The Yin and Yang Feng Shui excavations are connected to a river outside the county. What is the name of that river..."
"Yuqing River?"
"Yes, it's Yuqing River!"
After the intestinal slave left, Zhou Yi opened the volume of "Guangyuan County Chronicles" that he had already read.
'...The Yuqing River is the largest river outside Guangyuan County, and is also a branch of the Nanting River. It is rich in aquatic products...Some fishermen have seen a giant yellow-bearded fish, more than eight feet long, like a big boat. Every time it floats to the surface, there must be something on the river.
Yin Yu... There is also a clan of crabs with green-grey armor and two claws, one big and one small. The big one fights and the small one eats. They also look like long and short swords. The fishermen call them holding swords...'
After a long time, Zhou Yi closed the book.
"Could it be that King Yuqing is the giant fish with yellow beard? And the general holding the sword who sent me back to the world is the river crab that just jumped into the pond?"
"It stands to reason that they can be considered monsters, so why don't they care about the order to kill monks? Is it possible that there are also different factions among monsters and ghosts?"
"...Hey, where is the golden carp princess whose face changes like a book?"
The records about Yuqing River in "Guangyuan County Chronicle" flashed through Zhou Yi's mind.
There are no less than seventy or eighty species of aquatic animals depicted, but there is no carp.
Zhou Yi did not read the small black characters again.
The trip to Yuqing Kingdom seems mysterious, but in fact there are too many uncontrollable factors.
If I hadn't been smart enough to know the tricks, I would have been tricked into sleeping with the carp princess, and then a bunch of bald little carps... Just thinking about it is so scary.
"A mere carp actually has evil thoughts towards the young monk! It's so insidious! It seems that we have to find a way to get the Xu Mansion to block the water channel at the bottom of the pond."
…
Next, Zhou Yi devoted himself to practicing Qinggong, and the affairs of the Yuqing Kingdom were also forgotten.
Two days later, Zhou Yi completed the light kung fu technique of stepping on the blue clouds.
However, he felt that he still seemed to have the energy to continue to expand this martial arts.
It goes beyond the original scope of the cheat book.
It's like an extension of knowledge outside the classroom.
With a heart of admiration for top academics, Zhou Yi started an extracurricular development plan.
But the further down he went, the more surprised he became.
The existence of health-preserving power seems to be able to expand "Traveling in the Clouds" without limit.
His current jumping height has far exceeded the limit of four or five floors described in the secret book, and is close to twenty floors.
And the bullet speed is extremely fast.
In broad daylight, he could jump left and right between the east and west walls of Xu Mansion without being discovered by the guards.
"This is progressing too fast. Why don't we go to Yanqu Mansion to discuss it?"
As soon as Zhou Yi walked out of the small building, he met a familiar guard.
After asking, I found out that the Yan Qu Mansion had already packed up and left the Xu Mansion the day before yesterday.
"I wonder when Mr. Yan can return home?"
"I don't know. It looks like he is going on a long trip. But before leaving, the manager repeatedly told us to take good care of Master Yichen."
Zhou Yi summoned small black characters.
Yan Qu Mansion left with Axiu, nominally going to Guangyuan County Mansion to attend to business, but actually attending an appointment.
This trip may not be as simple as traveling far away.
"Amitabha, from now on the Xu Mansion will be protected by you."
Zhou Yi smiled and turned back, leaving behind the guard who looked puzzled.
After lunch, the intestine slave said with a mysterious face: "Master, do you know why Capt. Lu hasn't come back to investigate the case these days?"
"Why."
"Hehe, he probably won't bother the master anymore recently. A strange thing happened in Wenhe County. People disappeared for several days. When they reappeared, they were all confused. Within a few days, they were covered in cold and died.
.”
"No wonder, Captain Lu must be very busy."
"Isn't that right? Counting yesterday, five people have died. There are rumors in the county that the Lingnan rebellion was caused by the king's stupidity. It was just now that the weather was freezing, and I heard that the county magistrate was already furious."
"It's so good. We, the people of the Tang Dynasty, are really not afraid of the powerful and we dare to say anything."
Zhou Yi smiled as he listened to Chang Slave's colorful description of his recent anecdotes.
Ninety-nine percent of the small black characters are human affairs.
This matter did not appear in the small black letters. There is only one possibility... it involves a ghost or a monster.
"I think Lu Shenping will definitely find a way to solve the case. Intestinal Slave Donor, let's change the topic. Yesterday, the young monk read a story about General Wang Chenghu of the former dynasty who bravely chased a thief when he was a boy. Do you want to hear it?"
…
Late night in Wenhe County.
The bright moon is half a wall, and the shadows of osmanthus are mottled.
Most of the people were already asleep. Occasionally, a few children's cries were heard, and they were soon coaxed to sleep by the women.
"Dang...dang!"
The watchman yawned all day long and banged his clapper at the end of the alley.
Not far away, a gray robe suddenly floated past. The wind moved the shadow, making it hazy and fleeting.
"Why is it so cold suddenly?"
The watchman shivered a few times, muttered, then turned around and staggered towards the other side.
Seeing that the watchman hadn't noticed him, the shadow drifted west again, reached a place, sank to the ground and disappeared.
It was an abandoned City God's Temple located on the edge of the county town. It had been in disrepair for a long time and no one worshiped it. The paint had long since peeled off and was covered with cobwebs.
Naturally invisible to the naked eye, streaks of skull-shaped black smoke were flying around the City God's Temple, making a screaming sound.
In the gray night fog, a dark stone carriage drove from a distance and entered the City God's Temple.
A woman with a baby in her arms, hair on her temples and a blurred face stepped out of the carriage, came to the upper center of the temple, sat on the dilapidated city god's seat, and slowly raised her head.
"Welcome to the County Lord."
Gray shadows were waiting in the Chenghuang Temple, all kneeling to see it.
Almost all of the gray figures were humanoid, with one exception, the five-foot-tall figure with a bull's head and one leg.
It was sitting on its knees with its legs bent, but it was still much taller than the surrounding ghosts.
He seems to stand out from the crowd, but in fact he is completely out of place.
All the ghosts reported one by one what they saw and heard during the night patrol, and handed over the month's ghost wealth and silver.
Not long after, it was Wu Zhang's turn to waste.
The woman who was coaxing the baby suddenly raised her head, with a trace of confusion in her eyes: "That night you went to the Xu Mansion to ask for the lives of the greedy people. According to the law of the underworld, there were four people who deserved death. Why did you only lure one maid?
, are you greedy for the life-buying money of the living people in the world? Let them live."
Wuzhang Xuhua's eyes changed, and he bent down and raised his talons: "Reporting to the county lord, there is a reason for this matter. Unexpectedly, there is an expert living in the Xu Mansion. We are no match, so we have to retreat from the Xu Mansion.
"
When they heard the word "Exalted Man", all the geeks were startled, and then they began to whisper and discuss in low voices.
The county magistrate looked thoughtful: "Oh? How come I don't know about this? Who is this expert?"
Wu Zhangxuhua hesitated and said: "That master... is a monk."
"Monk?"
The county chief was stunned at first, and then sullenness appeared in his eyes: "How dare you deceive me with your boldness and waste! It has been more than 20 years since the order to kill monks was issued. Ten thousand temples in the Tang Dynasty collapsed, and all the monks returned to secular life without dying. Where can this be done?
Are there any monks?”
Xu Huan hurriedly bowed down and kowtowed: "County Lord Mingjian, there is indeed an eminent monk who plays with the human world living in the Xu Mansion."
All the evil spirits pointed at Xu Hua, sneered and ridiculed him.
The female county head's gaze was even more cold and terrifying, like an ice knife scraping over a huge bull's head over and over again.
After a long time, the female county chief exhaled and said calmly with a sullen face: "From tonight on, your night patrol territory will be reduced from three streets to three households. And within seven nights, you will make up for the money owed by the Qixu Mansion."
The eyes of the blood-red cow hanging low on the ground were filled with sadness and anger, and then the ghost woman above continued:
"Don't think that because you are a rare congenital creature, this county lord will allow you to be arrogant. But don't forget that things are no longer the same as before. This county lord keeps you because this county is generous enough. Ten nights later
If you don’t make up for the Yin wealth you owe, I won’t even give it to you, let’s see how you can continue to practice!”
Xu Hua's body trembled, and his purple-black claws clenched tightly.
After a long while, it slowly said: "I, take the order."
After all the evil spirits dispersed, the female county head walked down the hall and to the back of the temple.
In front of the mottled murals, a strange man wearing a bamboo hat and soap boots with a round belly and a round waist is looking up.
Hearing the footsteps, he did not turn around, narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Mrs. Chu is so majestic. But your subordinates are really ridiculous. They actually said that there are eminent monks in this world. I didn't expect that the legendary innate evil creature can be so stupid.
.”
Mrs. Chu, the head of the county, stopped and said, "I allowed you to enter the territory of Wenhe County, and I have given that person enough face. Why do you still want to kill people in the county?"
The weirdo touched his round belly and smiled crookedly: "Have I ever killed someone? Didn't they all walk home alive by themselves...and they froze to death only a few days later?"
Mrs. Chu's face turned cold: "Bai Yu, I respect you because you are a subordinate of Lord Pingjiang, that's why I tolerate you again and again. Please don't toast me and eat as a penalty!"
The weirdo turned around, glanced sideways at Mrs. Chu, and sneered: "I'm not the only murderer. The brother who came with me also killed the county people. Why don't you go find him? Oh, I understand, I
My brother's strength is similar to yours, but my brother's strength is slightly better than that of you and me. Tsk tsk, the dignified Mrs. Chu is also a person who eats soft things and fears hard ones. Could it be that she had too many hard things in her lifetime, but after her death she became softer?
?”
"you……"
"Forget it, I, Bai Yu, will give you the honor of County Master Chu. I will eat the last person tomorrow and then let's stop talking."
Seeing the weirdo swaying out of the City God's Temple, Mrs. Chu's expression was gloomy and uncertain.