The next morning, the sky was bright and a thin layer of cold fog was floating over the distant mountains and forests.
The heavy rain stopped last night, but the snowflakes are still flying, fluttering and falling continuously.
Early in the morning, in Jiazi Alley,
"laugh"
"laugh"
This sound continued to echo in the alley.
On the streets and in front of every house, people got up early with shovels in hand, shoveling away the snow that had fallen overnight and sweeping the snow in front of their doors.
It rained all night yesterday, and the snow and water melted together to form thick ice. It was very slippery when people stood on it, and it was very difficult to shovel it.
"Hey Yo"
"Hey Yo"
In front of a small courtyard with bamboo trees at the end of the alley, a little kid wearing a thick cotton-padded jacket and a tiger-head hat was using the fire scissors from the kitchen to pry the hard snow off the ground. His two red hands were holding the handles, his face was red from the cold, but he was having a lot of fun even with a nose full of snow.
Next to him, his mother, Sister Hua, used a shovel to push aside the sparse snow and water in front of the courtyard. She was so busy that white steam rose from her headscarf. It took her about half an hour to clear the road in front of the courtyard.
"I don't know what happened to the old man. Today is the fourth day."
After finishing her work, Sister Hua held the shovel in her hand, thinking of what Captain Lian had asked her yesterday, and she felt worried. However, as a common woman, she had no skills and was powerless, so she could only do small things.
After shoveling a few more shovels of snow, she took her son Hu Wa back to her yard.
At this moment, what the mother and the two didn't know was that in the small courtyard in the bamboo forest, there was a "creaky" sound of doors and windows opening.
The scene changed, and in the small courtyard in the bamboo forest, the door of the inner room opened and Chen Yuan walked out.
A person dressed in red quickly stood up from the main room and came forward to greet them.
"Brother, how is Mr. Wu?"
"The Qi and blood were declining, and the cold air attacked the heart and invaded the heart meridian. In addition, Old Wu's martial arts foundation was destroyed in his early years. He was left with only a breath of energy. Fortunately, he was rescued in time. He is now fine. The only thing left is to recuperate."
Chen Yuan spoke this slowly and seemingly casually, but Lian Nishang noticed that his eyes were dark.
Old Wu's condition was actually worse than he said. The old man already had hidden injuries from slaying demons in the Sky Patrol in his early years. This forced consumption of his energy and blood almost left him exhausted. Now he was using the essence of the dragon tree to nourish himself and help Old Wu prolong his life.
"Brother, do you know the powerful Musashi from yesterday? It seems that he has a grudge against you?" Lian Nishang asked the key question.
She thought of Musashi, who said that her brother had offended too many people, and many people wanted to punish Chen Yuan, so she couldn't help but feel worried.
"Humph!"
Chen Yuan stretched out his sleeves and flicked his eyes, "This person wears a black jade hairpin. He used to sneak around in Jinguan City and spread some information to mobilize some guys to kill me. It's a pity that he was not caught at that time. I didn't expect that he was so deliberate."
"This man is now in my hands. I tortured him last night to find out his identity and accomplices, but he is still keeping his mouth shut."
At this point, Chen Yuan raised his head and looked at the rime condensed between the trees outside the window.
The voice was full of murderous intent.
"It depends on how long this guy can last."
Now, Li Boya was in his Demon-Suppressing Tower, being tortured day and night by his golden true fire, and his mud pill was filled with his screams.
"Accomplice? But a demon?" Lian Nishang's eyes were stern. She was about to say this, as the matter was imminent. She could not help but speak quickly:
"Nichang has received news that the water source in Qingshan County has been poisoned by a demon. I heard that it was done by a demon. Ordinary people cannot detect it. The common people are probably already poisoned."
At this point, Lian Nishang's face darkened. "Nishang is not very capable. She neither took good care of Elder Wu nor noticed the clues. I am ashamed of my brother's trust."
Chen Yuan shook his head slowly, looked at the fiery girl, then turned his head away, with an indescribable understanding in his tone.
"Nichang, since I left Qingshan County, I have killed many people and saved many people. The demons outside the pass are killing people, and the people inside the pass are evil. When will the swords and iron horses stop? Everything is borne by oneself, and no one can blame anyone else."
"It's just that I killed others, and they wanted to kill me and the people around me."
"Are you afraid of being close to me?"
When Lian Nishang heard Chen Yuan say this, she raised her head suddenly, her beautiful eyes flashing with an unusually bright light, and then, her red lips smiled, extremely brilliantly.
"I have seen you slay demons and monsters step by step. Have you ever been afraid when facing difficulties? But don't underestimate Nichang."
Her smile was like a powerful force that broke the depressing atmosphere.
Chen Yuan slowly raised the corners of his mouth, and then the laughter became louder and louder.
"Ha ha."
Not long after, in Jiazifang, next to a well that was pressed down by a heavy stone, there was a yamen runner and several local soldiers guarding it.
There were many water sources in the city, and they were all guarded one by one. Naturally, the people from the yamen could not keep up with them all. However, this matter was of great importance. Although it was cold outside, the well mouths were pressed down with heavy stones, but there were still people left nearby to guard them. Since there were not enough people, the head of the neighborhood was asked to send people to assist with the official documents.
"call"
"When will the value be changed? It's too cold today."
"It rained last night and the snow melted, so it's naturally cold. Just bear with it for a while."
"Who the hell is so brave as to poison the well? I wonder when the government will catch this guy. If everyone spits on him, he will probably be drowned."
"Luckily it snowed today, so we have enough water. At worst we can just boil the snow water, otherwise everyone will be in a mess. After all, we all need water."
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At this time, several local soldiers holding white spears and wearing cloth armor were breathing heavily from the cold. They kept tapping their feet on the spot, rubbing their hands, holding their spears, and whispering to each other. The white breath from their mouths melted into frost, and they were filled with resentment.
As the soldiers were talking, they heard the sound of clothes fluttering in the air overhead.
The next second, a man in red fell down and landed in front of the only yamen runner among them.
The yamen runner was walking back and forth, dispelling the bitter chill of the morning.
Hearing the noise, he subconsciously put his hand on the sword at his waist, and his eyelids fluttered.
"Who?"
Then, when the yamen runner saw who was coming, he was immediately startled and stepped forward to greet him, "Greetings, Captain!"
The three white-pole soldiers behind him were stunned when they saw the extremely beautiful woman in red. Then they saw the yamen runner turned around and glared at them fiercely.
"If you keep looking around, watch out for your skin."
"This is Patrol Captain Lian, come and greet him."
The local soldiers reacted, were startled, and quickly lowered their heads.
"Meet the adults!"
The title of Patrol Captain has a special meaning in the hearts of the people of Qingshan County. There cannot be any insult to him, otherwise the entire Qingshan County will have no place for him.
This is no joke.
As Qingshan County attracts more and more people, some people from other places no longer believe this.
Before, there was a man from the neighboring county who spoke without restraint and was beaten half to death by people from this county. He was then taken away by the yamen and is now being held in a dungeon. No one knows whether he is dead or not.
"I want to investigate a case, you guys step aside first!" Lian Nishang said, and she moved aside slightly. A figure wearing a bamboo hat and green clothes walked out from behind her.
The yamen runner was lowering his head and was a little surprised when he suddenly saw this man appear. Then he was curious about the identity of this person who appeared with the captain.
But when I looked over, the hat was lowered and I could only see the corners of the other person's mouth.
"Hey!"
He did not lose his tact to ask, and answered. Then he turned around, waved to a few white-pole soldiers, and led his men to retreat to the side.
Lian Nishang and the girl in green behind her came close to the well and waved their sleeves. The thousand-pound stone on top was easily flipped over and fell to the side like a piece of foam.
"Brother, please!"
The figure in green clothes and wearing a bamboo hat was Chen Yuan. As Lian Nishang made way for him, Chen Yuan came to the well. His eyebrows raised under the bamboo hat, and his pair of light golden pupils looked down into the well.
The walls of the well were covered with moss, and a layer of broken ice made from snow water floated on the water surface.
The light golden light in Chen Yuan's pupils suddenly gathered and turned into a dot of gold paint, staring at the water surface in the well.
In his field of vision, the originally clear water surface gradually turned dark, as if there was a ball of ink smudged in it, and in the black, there were little red stars flashing. As his pupils turned into golden needles, the red stars turned out to be tiny red worms, like red wire worms, segmented, and even disgusting as they wriggled.
Soon, he stretched out a hand, extended a finger, and pointed it into the well.
A streak of golden fire flew out from his fingertips and shot into the well.
The flame hit the water surface without causing any splashes and silently, but in Chen Yuan's vision, after the golden fire fell in it, the tiny red worms curled up violently, and then were swallowed by the golden fire.
Seeing this, the golden dots in Chen Yuan's eyes dissipated and returned to normal. He also withdrew his fingers and his face became gloomy.
"It seems to be true. It is indeed a demonic Gu. It is like a parasite. When a person drinks water, they will be parasitized and the vitality in the host's body will be gradually sucked dry. The demon seed will then devour more blood and qi, thus forming a disaster of human-demon. "
"The chaos between humans and demons was formed slowly in this way."
"If nothing unexpected happens, this demon is the one that escaped from me in Jinguan City!"
Chen Yuan was almost certain that it was the human-demon from the Holy Land who had fought against him in the battle at Wubao Mountain but was defeated and fled.
The characters, time and events all match.
Could it be that the Musashi in his tower also came from the Holy Land? But the other party claimed that he was a member of the imperial court.
I haven't yet managed to pry the other person open.
Right now, this holy demon is spreading the magic poison throughout Qingshan County, trying to turn it into a dead city and take revenge on him.
It seems like it wants to complete a cycle!
At the beginning, the human-demon disaster that wreaked havoc outside the Baidi City Gate was caused by this human-demon, who was completely killed by Chen Yuan.
However, Chen Yuan now has a doubt.
He had in-depth contact with the human demons of the Feixian Sect in the past. He had killed them all the way from small pawns to their Four Symbols Venerables, and understood the characteristics of these human demons.
The other party has poisoned the entire Qingshan County, but the formation of a demon species will not happen overnight, otherwise the disaster between man and demon will be absolutely terrifying.
It takes time to transform a Gu into a demon species. It cannot be accomplished in ten days or half a month. During this time, many variables will arise. Someone may mutate, clues will appear, and news will spread. Once the news leaks, it may reach his ears.
Judging from the plan of the human-demon in Chengsheng Land, he would certainly not ignore this point, and the other party was seriously injured. Normally, he should hide and heal his wounds and wait for the right time.
There must be some deeper reason why the other party did this that he is unaware of.
"We have to find this demon!"
Chen Yuan said this, his heart chilled, then he closed his eyes, his consciousness sank into the Niwan, and returned to his primordial spirit.
At this time, white mist was rolling in the mud ball, and a majestic and divine cyan-gold pagoda was floating in it.
From inside, there were bursts of horrifying screams.
Chen Yuan's soul flashed and entered the fifth floor of the tower.
At this time, in the huge skylight on the fifth floor, a figure hundreds of feet tall was pierced by several extremely thick golden chains.
It was none other than the original spirit of Li Boya, the Musashi of the Li family.
Two chains pierced through the man's scapula, and the rest pierced through his limbs. The golden flames around his body transformed into fire whips, which lashed the man's soul fiercely.
The raging fire burned the soul, leaving behind charred marks. The excruciating pain that gnawed at the heart and soul was simply unimaginable for ordinary people.
Chen Yuan's eyes were lit up by fire, and his tone was grim.
"If you don't want to be in so much pain, tell me where the demon is."
"I can't spare your life, but I can let you go with ease."
Li Boya's soul was trembling with pain, as if it was about to collapse. His face was hideous, his hair was disheveled, and his eyes shot out red rays of resentment. He roared:
"Chen Yuan, I know you won't let me go. You want to get information about the demon from me? That's wishful thinking."
"You have to be careful, that demon is preparing a plan, it's definitely not a simple one. If he knew you were here, he would be very happy, haha."
Li Boya let out a shrill and triumphant laugh, which made Chen Yuan's ears rumble.
Chen Yuan looked at this guy's hysterical madness and resentment, his eyes gradually raised, and he looked at him quietly,
"What conspiracy has this beast, who is no match for me and is stirring up trouble in the dark, prepared? I really want to see it."
"Don't you want to know why I appeared in Qingshan County?"
"I went to Tianxiong Pass in person and defeated all the demon-suppressing envoys from the imperial court and the three Musashi families. Even though they finally summoned the three dragon and tiger families, I still came back alive."
When he said this, his eyes turned dangerous.
After hearing what Chen Yuan said, Li Boya seemed to have heard unbelievable news. His hair was disheveled, his eyes were red, and he yelled hysterically.
"what?"
"Impossible, you dare to rebel?"
"All three dragons and tigers failed to kill you, you are talking nonsense."
Chen Yuan remained calm and looked at him as if he were a dead man.
"So, since you, a fool, can't understand, I want to see what kind of waves you can make."
Because he has a trump card.
As he spoke, Chen Yuan turned around, then paused, tilted his head, squinted his eyes, and chuckled.
"By the way, seeing that you can still laugh, it seems that my methods are not enough."
After saying that, Chen Yuan’s figure flashed and disappeared in the Demon-Suppressing Tower.
Then, the Demon-Suppressing Tower trembled, and terrifying demon roars rang out, and pairs of dark green eyes soon appeared on the fifth floor.
Soon, shrill screams were heard. (End of this chapter)
