Chapter 60: Close the door and beat the dog (ask for monthly ticket)
The next day,
Qingshan County,
The city gates finally opened.
The people finally felt relieved.
Some gossip also spread in the market.
The entire Qingshan County was in fear for the whole day yesterday.
After all, the demon's movements were quite loud, making everyone jump with fear.
After calming down, people became curious about what had happened yesterday.
Gradually, some rumors spread.
It is said that some mountain people outside the city saw it.
A huge tiger and a blue bull were fighting in the mountains, causing mountains to collapse and the earth to crack, with a huge noise.
It is said that the two monsters were more than ten feet tall, taller than the mountains, and very scary.
The final result of the battle was that the tiger killed the green bull.
As the news spread, the people began to believe that two great monsters were fighting for territory in the mountains.
Many people in the city were certain of it and claimed that they had seen the tiger the night before.
This tiger ran into Qingshan County and caused quite a stir.
At this point, everyone became a little uneasy again.
There is a terrifying demon near Qingshan County, like a sword hanging over everyone's head.
Someone couldn't help but ask,
Where is our captain?
no one knows.
But even though the demon made such a big noise, the captain did not show up.
For a while, rumors were flying everywhere in the market.
Various guesses.
The atmosphere is not very good.
That day, shortly after daybreak, in an alley,
A night watchman with a red nose and rosacea, holding a tool under his arm, said goodbye to his colleagues who were finishing work, and walked into the alley staggeringly, carrying a pot of wine.
He was still a little drunkenly mumbling the topic he had just discussed with other night watchmen.
"Hey, who cares? Whether the demons come or not, it has nothing to do with me, a commoner. As long as I have wine, it's fine."
But at this moment, a voice came and a hand patted his shoulder.
"Brother, I want to ask you something."
The night watchman turned around and looked.
He's a guy with pockmarks all over his face.
"Who are you?" He said angrily and shook off the pockmarked man's hand.
"Sorry, sorry. I just came to Qingshan County this morning to do business. When I arrived in the county, I heard many people saying that Qingshan County was almost attacked by demons yesterday. It turned out that two demons were fighting. Aren't we afraid? Look, you guys were talking about this just now, saying that someone saw it with their own eyes, so I wanted to ask."
"Is this news accurate? Did anyone really see it?"
The pockmarked face was all smiles and looked curious.
"Of course I saw it. I heard people say that the monster was bigger than a mountain. Do you think it was scary?" The night watchman described it vividly.
"Who told you that? Do you know where the person you saw with your own eyes is?"
When the pockmarked man said this, his eyes became a little obscure.
The night watchman was very surprised to hear his words and felt a little impatient.
"You are such a strange person. I heard it from my cousin's second uncle, the husband of the widow next door."
"That's all right!"
"Go, go, go, don't block the road."
As he said this, he wanted to chase the person away.
But the next second, the night watchman's hand stopped, his eyes lit up, his impatient look disappeared, replaced by a smile.
Because the pockmarked face in front of him handed over a piece of silver.
The night watchman quickly caught it, bit it with his teeth, then looked at the pockmarked face and his face became full of smiles.
"Look at the way you ask this question. Actually, I heard it from others, and I know the details..."
"But I can point you to a place. There is a tavern at the end of this alley. Many people drink there. That's where I heard about it."
The night watchman turned around and pointed to an alley on the side.
"Okay, it's yours."
The pockmarked face smiled and nodded.
The night watchman thanked him quickly.
"Thank you very much."
As he said this, he was overjoyed, holding the silver bean, and turned back.
But he had only taken a few steps.
The originally pleasing silver bean suddenly turned into a hideous insect and drilled into the palm of his hand.
He let out a cry of pain.
The next second, he fell straight down, and after a few breaths, his flesh and blood disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The pockmarked man walked over and sneered.
"If you take the incense money from my Feixian Sect, you must pay it back with your life."
As he spoke, he opened his mouth and the bug flew out and drilled into his mouth.
The pockmarked man smacked his lips and then walked towards the wine shop the night watchman mentioned. At the end of the alley, the aroma of wine wafted into his nose.
The pockmarked man quickly spotted the tavern. An old man with a hunched back was busy at the kitchen.
There are quite a few guests inside.
"Boss, give me a pot of wine!"
He drank.
Then sat at an empty table.
"coming!"
The old man quickly came over with a pot of wine and a small saucer.
"Sir, yours"
As the old man spoke, his words paused for a moment.
"What's wrong?"
The pockmarked man raised his head and his eyes wandered over the old man's face.
The old man quickly regained his composure, put the wine jug away, rubbed his chest, lowered his head, and smiled apologetically.
"It's an old problem. Sorry."
"Sir, this is your wine."
"This is some fried beans from the store. You can have it with your wine."
Having said that, he was about to turn around.
At this time,
"Shopkeeper, wait a minute."
The pockmarked man called out to the old man.
The old man turned around.
"Sir, is there anything else you need?"
The pockmarked man smiled and threw out a silver bean.
"Nothing, just asking the shopkeeper for something."
Then, the pockmarked man asked the same question again.
Then continued:
"Your tavern is full of people coming and going, you should know more about this."
"When the demons were fighting, were there other people present?"
"Or, where did this news come from?"
The pockmarked face smiled.
"Don't be surprised. We travel all over the world doing business, so we like to hear these things."
The old man heard this.
He took the silver beans, lowered his body even lower, and smiled.
"Thank you for the reward, sir."
"Sir, you have asked the right person. I have a regular customer who likes to go hunting in the mountains. He goes out late and comes back early. He was outside the city that day and saw the demons fighting. As for your question, I don't know the details, unless you go to ask that customer in person."
When the pockmarked man heard this, his eyes lit up.
"Oh? Could you please show me the way?"
The shopkeeper's behavior was difficult to deal with.
"Look, sir, I have guests here."
Before he could finish, the pockmarked man took out a silver coin and placed it on the table.
The wrinkles on the old man's face suddenly broke into a smile and he quickly put the silver into his sleeve.
"Sir, please come in!"
The pockmarked man looked at the greedy old man, and the corners of his lips curled up in a sneer.
Soon, the two of them, one in front and one behind, arrived in front of a small courtyard door.
The old man knocked on the door.
The door opened.
The man who opened the door was a handsome young man with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes.
"Brother Yuan, a guest wanted to ask about the fight between demons yesterday. I said you knew about it, so I brought people here." The old man said to the young man with a smile, his eyebrows moving.
From the very beginning, the young man's eyes were fixed on the pockmarked man following behind him.
A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Oh, then come in!"
When the pockmarked man saw that the young man was so easy to talk to, his smile became even wider.
That's perfect. I'm too lazy to bother with that.
So he followed her in.
Then, the next second,
"Bang".
The door closed automatically without any wind.
It’s locked tightly.
The young man turned around and smiled brightly, revealing his white teeth.
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(End of this chapter)
