The heavens start from Maoshan

Chapter 431

L.

The gongs and drums are noisy, and the firecrackers are all fired.

Ten miles of red makeup, from Shunfeng Building in Huwang Town to Xiashan Village.

When sending off relatives.

Brother Zhang rode a tall horse and led a hundred arresters.

That prestige, that style.

Not to mention the neighbors in the village, the merchants who came to the banquet from the county town also said: "Two years ago, the Miao family, which is known as the most wealthy family in the county, got married, and the grandeur was not as good as today. How much will it cost?"

"money!"

The people on the side listened and sneered: "That's because you didn't see it. Guarding the territory of the Tiger Mountain for more than a thousand miles is guarding the Jinshan Mountain. All kinds of medicinal materials on the mountain grow like grass, and when they are cut down, they are white silver. .”

Worship heaven and earth!
Second worship! !
Shunfeng Building is filled with happy characters.

Zhang's father and Zhang's mother sat on the left, and the Zhu family's old couple sat on the right.

Both sides looked happy, accepting the blessings of relatives and friends.

Zhang Heng sat in the last seat with him, looking at the third sister who was wearing a red hijab.

After today.

The third sister is the daughter-in-law of the Zhu family.

Right now, the eldest brother is studying art at Tiandaozong, the second brother has become a head catcher in the town, and the third sister is also married as a wife.

It will be less convenient for him to worry about it in the future.

Boom! !

May.

It rained continuously.

Drought the year before.

It snowed last year.

This year, there has been a lot of rain again.

on Tiger Mountain.

Zhang Heng stood in front of the temple, looking at the sky.

Since entering May.

Three days of heavy rain and two days of light rain.

After half a month, there was almost no rest.

This is nature's backlash.

It is also a manifestation of God.

Whether it is God's will to celebrate or not, Zhang Heng knows without thinking about it, and this rain is all over the world.

On the side of Tiandaozong, they should be very happy again.

Every natural disaster.

There will always be monks and Taoists going down the mountain and wandering around, propagating that the Li Dynasty is not the destiny of heaven.

If it weren't for Lihuang, it was too strong.

The Buddhist and Taoist schools had no way to deal with him, they probably had already wrapped their heads in yellow scarves, and shouted: "Heaven will prosper, Dali will perish."

"Miao Zhu Ye."

was thinking.

An embroidered emissary from the county government came over the rain: "Six people died suddenly in Taoshu Village last night. The death condition is the same as that of the couple surnamed Bai in Funiu Village. Their blood has been sucked dry. The magistrate wants you to go to the village. A trip to the county government."

"understood."

Zhang Heng responded blankly.

Because in the regulations of the imperial court, some responsibilities of the mountain gods overlap with those of the county government, and both have the responsibility of guarding the soil.

If a person commits a crime.

The land of the mountain god will not intervene, and the local police will be responsible.

If the mountain spirits and wild monsters are in trouble, the local mountain god land is basically responsible, and the county government will only assist from it.

crunch.
Sitting in the car, Zhang Heng followed the embroidered clothes messenger to the county government office.

The county magistrate's surname is Song.

Sanjia, who was born as a Jinshi, is a skinny old man in his 60s.

What he cultivates is the awe-inspiring spirit of Confucianism.

Just looking at his age, you can tell that he is still a small county magistrate in his 60s, and his Confucian cultivation is not much stronger.

"Zhang Miaozhu."

See Zhang Heng coming.

County magistrate Song led the teacher, and said with a sad face: "This is the third incident this month. First, the Bai family in Funiu Mountain is full, then the brothers of the Zhao family in Fengtingdu, and this time, the six families in Taohua Village. , Thirteen people died in one month, all of them were drained of their blood and died, this kind of thing has never happened in Anding County before."

"Where's the corpse?"

Zhang Heng knew what Magistrate Song wanted to say.

Hushan stretches for more than a thousand miles, and the Hushan God has always been in charge.

Right now, people are dying one after another in Anding County, and the deaths are miserable, either man-made or demons. What is said is that Hu Mengmeng, the new mountain god, is not good at managing the territory of Hushan, and the monsters in the territory of Hushan have come out to make trouble.

"The body is in the back hall."

County magistrate Song led Zhang Heng to the morgue in the back hall of the county government office.

in the door.

A chill came.

Zhang Heng looked up at the wooden bed, and saw thirteen corpses lying on the bed.

"The neck is bitten off, is it made by zombies?"

Magistrate Song covered his nose and lifted a white cloth.

Zhang Heng looked around.

After a while, he shook his head slightly: "The zombie sucks blood, but it won't bite half of the neck of the deceased. The neck is bitten like this, which shows that the murderer not only sucks blood, but also eats meat, especially the tender meat on the neck."

See what Zhang Heng said clearly and logically.

County Magistrate Song couldn't help but nodded and said: "The gangsters in the county also said it wasn't man-made. They thought it was done by an uncommon monster who likes to suck blood, but they couldn't tell what kind of monster it was."

Done.

County Magistrate Song looked at Zhang Heng with some hesitation, perhaps because he thought he was too young and had some distrust: "Zhang Miaozhu, can you see it?"

"It's a bat."

Zhang Heng pressed the dead man's head and motioned County Magistrate Song to take a closer look: "The bat's claws are five-fingered, and they like to pick things up, so the dead man's ears will have scratches. down."

County magistrate Song was a little surprised: "Although Zhang Miaozhu is young, he has a lot of knowledge. Huhou is really blessed."

As soon as the voice changed, County Magistrate Song said again: "Zhang Miaozhu, since you said that this was done by a bat demon, according to the court rules, the demon should be managed by the local mountain god, assisted by the county government, look at it."

Without waiting for Zhang Heng to speak.

County magistrate Song said again: "Of course, if there is not enough manpower, I will not be stingy with the county government's arresting officers, and I will let them fully cooperate with you."

Zhang Heng glanced at County Magistrate Song.

Speaking of this, how can he not know that he wants to shake his hand, Yu Kou said: "You don't need to worry about this matter, the Mountain God Temple will handle it."

County Magistrate Song said with a smile: "It's best to be able to handle it, but it's just for the little tiger."

Zhang Heng interrupted: "The old tiger died in battle, but when the old tiger was alive, he always believed in the principle of the three caves of the cunning rabbit. If anyone thinks that the old tiger is gone, the mountain temple will have no shelter. I think he is If you think about it too much, the old tiger has plenty of backhands."

"That is, that is."

County magistrate Song beamed: "You can speak up if you find it useful. Although our local administrative system is different from your god system, it is all for the imperial court, and there is no need to divide it between you and me."

"Ah."

Zhang Heng turned around and left.

County magistrate Song led the master and sent him to the car.

When the carriage drove out of the intersection and the two sides could no longer see each other, Zhang Heng muttered, "I don't know who this Song county magistrate is."

County Magistrate Song said it politely.

But from the beginning to the end, there was no intention of helping, but it was like watching fire from the other side.

This should not be what he meant.

Because no matter what, Anding County is under the jurisdiction of County Magistrate Song.

If Zhang Heng can't handle it well, he will also suffer.

But his expression of indifference shows that there is someone behind him, that person, who hopes he can test the legacy of the Hushan God and see if there is nothing left in the Hushan lineage.

"It is said that after the death of a tiger, the remaining prestige is still there."

"It's only been a long time since the old tigers have left, and everyone can't see Tiger Mountain."

"Everyone outside has different thoughts. Even the monsters in the Hushan area are fearful of power and not afraid of morality. They don't even think about it. What era is it now? It should be a hundred years ago, when a hundred countries competed for hegemony, and the people were in dire straits. The age when demons were rampant."

"It's okay to stay in the Tiger Mountain and live in peace. Whoever wants to do something, I think it is courting death."

Zhang Heng was sitting in the carriage, looking at the drizzle outside the window: "It's a pity, there are too many fools in the world."

crunch.
The carriage was driving on the official road.

Soon.

Zhang Heng returned to Tiger Mountain Temple.

in the temple.

Hu Mengmeng is like a little mud dog, so dirty that it seems to have rolled in the mud again.

Seeing Zhang Heng, he was full of joy and wanted to rush forward.

Zhang Heng grabbed the fur on the back of her neck and threw her into the merit pool: "Go and wash, there is more work to be done in a while, and a blood-sucking demon appeared nearby. I am going to ring the mountain god's bell and summon Hushan The monsters in the domain, let’s see who did this, or who ordered it.”

Humengmeng is still young.

She is the mountain god of Hushan. To be honest, many monsters in the Hushan domain are not convinced.

Put it before.

When the old tiger was still there, he could receive gifts from the monsters in the Tiger Mountain Region during the festivals.

And after Humengmeng came to power, not to mention gifts, even when she was canonized as a mountain god, there were not many demons present to congratulate her. Why this happened, the answer is self-evident.

Zhang Heng was still thinking about it before.

Don't rush to deal with them for the time being, focus on cultivation first.

Watch now.

The monsters are indeed monsters, they are too impatient, they all want to die early and reincarnate early.

"The mountain god clock?"

Humengmeng was lying in the merit pool, a little lacking in confidence: "What if everyone doesn't come?"

Follow the rules.

When the mountain god rings the mountain god's bell, all the monsters in the territory must come.

But this kind of thing.

Rules are dead, demons are alive.

You mountain god is incompetent, I don't like you, and you can't do anything about me.

"If you don't come, if you don't come, blame them for their bad lives."

While bathing the little tiger, Zhang Heng said in a low tone, "When the old tiger came to Hushan to build a mansion, he killed countless demons who refused to be disciplined and turned them into ghosts. The big deal is that Laoshan Just do what you have done again.”

Hu Mengmeng was a little worried: "Although most of the powerful monsters in the Hushan region were subdued by my father, and he went to the North Sea with him and died in battle, there are still some fish that slipped through the net. When the time comes."

Zhang Heng said with a smile: "Although the old tiger is gone, the legacy of the old tiger has been guarding Tiger Mountain. Waiting for three or five monsters to make trouble, I think they think too much."

"this."

Humengmeng lacked confidence.

Her father died suddenly, without even explaining a word to her, so where would he leave his legacy.

"You forgot, the lame Taoist came to bully you last year, and he was beaten away by the black mace of the old tiger."

Zhang Heng touched Humengmeng's ear: "The old tiger has plenty of backup."

Children are easy to deceive.

Seeing Zhang Heng's seriousness, Hu Mengmeng believed it without hesitation.

As for whether there is any legacy of the old tiger.

Zhang Heng said yes.

Could it be that someone intercepted a period of old time and dragged the old tiger back from the long river of time, and could not confront him.

It is expected that he has no such ability.

dong dong dong.
The mountain god bell is ringing non-stop.

It disturbed the birds and beasts in the Hushan area.

Zhang Heng hugged Hu Mengmeng and sat in the mountain temple.

down.

Hundreds of chairs lined up.

As for how many monsters can come.

Zhang Heng couldn't say well either.

I just heard from Hu Mengmeng that during the heyday of Hushan, there were ten thousand monsters coming to court.

of course.

Most of them are little monsters with fur and horns, and not many of them become famous.

That kind of climatic monster.

After using the method of transformation, it looks no doubt like ordinary people.

Some of them couldn't bear the hardships in the mountains, so they took human form long ago and wandered into the towns.

Take Lao Yang, the storyteller in the town, as an example.

His Yang is a real sheep.

It's okay, I still like to drink two taels.

"See Mountain God."

was thinking.

Along with the sound of shouting, three little demons walked outside.

Said it was a demon.

Actually not.

Because according to the details, the three who came should be counted as plant elves.

The one at the head is an apricot demon.

The next two are Loquat Demon and Cherry Demon.

Zhang Heng looked at it.

This is Shu Sanxian coming, with a few fruit baskets in his hands, each of them is quite polite: "Come here, why don't you bring something, you're too polite."

The three demons saluted again and again: "Miao Zhu Lord, it's not an expensive gift, it's all our own fruit, and it's here for you to try."

Zhang Heng looked into the basket.

It is indeed some fruits such as cherries, apricots, and loquats.

Ok.

Zhang Heng nodded slightly.

They are all good monsters, wearing red and green, turning into young girls.

It doesn't look like a villain in any way.

"sit down."

Zhang Heng waved his hand and signaled the three demons to sit down first: "The others haven't come yet, let's wait."

Whoosh whoosh.
Accompanied by a puff of yellow smoke.

A benevolent old lady came with seven young women.

Zhang Heng was right in his heart.

This old lady is the Old Matriarch of the Rat Mountain.

It is a pity to say.

She originally had seven sons, known as Shushan Qilang.

It's a pity that last year he went to Beihai with the old tiger and died together.

As a result, only the old matriarch and the seven widows of Shushan Qilang were left on Shushan Mountain, all of them were pitiful.

"Old lady, please sit down quickly."

Shushan is all Zhongliang.

Facing the old lady who personally led the team, Zhang Heng also had a smile on his face.

Swish swish.
Old Mrs. Mouse just sat down here.

Over there, three black lights flew from outside the door, turning into three short, fat black bear spirits.

They are the famous three Xiongshan brothers.

The three brothers got out of the same car.

sleep together.

There will also be a set of combined attacks.

When the Tiger Mountain God was around, he always wanted to recruit them, but unfortunately he didn't succeed.

Zhang Heng wondered if they wouldn't come back, but he didn't expect them to surprise him.

One, two, three.
Accompanied by the ringing of the mountain god bell.

More and more demon mountain spirits are coming.

Wait until noon.

Hundreds of monsters have come before and after, watching
It looks like animal world.

It's so lively.

"almost."

Zhang Heng looked at the time.

Those who don't arrive at noon will not come until the afternoon, so he said, "You don't know me yet, do you?"

Done.

Zhang Heng said again: "I am the newly appointed Miao Zhu of the Tiger God Temple. My surname is Zhang, and my name is Heng."

"Speaking of which, since the old tiger died in battle last year, I haven't had time to invite everyone to chat."

"I'm calling everyone here this time. First, I have something to do. Second, I also want everyone to get together, have a light meal, and get to know each other."

Hear this.

Without waiting for Zhang Heng to continue, a Huang Daxian kowtowed and said, "God of the Mountain, Lord Miao Zhu, please make the decision for me."

Humengmeng looked at it in bewilderment.

With runny nose and tears, Huang Daxian cried: "My six sons are pure in nature and do not contend with the world. Just because they were drunk, they slept in the haystack of Li's family in Luping Village, and they were framed by the Li family for stealing. My son couldn’t argue with his free-range chicken, his chest was cut open, and he died. I have no way to sue, and I can’t pay my son justice.”

Uh.
Zhang Heng said in a deep voice, "What do you want?"

Huang Daxian counted with his fingers: "Then the Li family is a big chicken farmer, and there are flocks of chickens and ducks. If you don't pay me ten, no, a hundred chickens, I will definitely not give up with him."

All the monsters listened.

He laughed loudly: "Well, you bastard, your son doesn't go anywhere else after he's drunk, he has to go to the Li's house in Luping Village, where chickens are raised, to sleep soundly. It can be seen that after being greedy in the past, he often went to Li's house to steal chickens. Well, you still call it wronged, let’s see that it didn’t die wronged at all.”

Zhang Heng was also speechless.

It's just that Huang Liulang probably drank too much when he was arrested, and he wasn't ready to steal chickens yet.

I won't mention whether I stole it before.

But in the matter of Huang Liulang's death, the Li family didn't take it for granted, because you have to catch the thief.

"You sit down first."

Zhang Heng waved his hand: "The Mountain God will take care of this matter. As for how many chickens can accompany you, we will discuss this later when the Li family comes."

Huang Daxian sat down with a proud face.

Son, it has plenty, but opportunities to take advantage of it are rare.

As for cleaning up the Li family, destroy his whole family.

Huang Daxian didn't think about it.

Because the Li family is a big chicken farmer.

Huang Daxian has already done the calculations.

If the Li family is destroyed, he will be arrested by the court, and he will have no chicken to eat in the future.

It's better to blackmail him and have another trickle.

In the future, even if he is caught again, there are rumors.

My son was beaten to death by you, what if I stole one of your chickens.

Come.

If I give you the chicken, you give me back my son.

Being a demon is like being a human being, you have to calculate.

Can't eat enough.

Wear endlessly.

If you can't calculate, you will be poor.

"Cough cough."

Accompanied by the laughter of the demons.

Zhang Heng coughed twice, and said, "Lao Huang, put aside for now, I'm calling everyone here this time, and I have something else to tell everyone."

"In the past month, thirteen people died in Anding County. All of them died after their necks were bitten off and their blood was sucked dry."

"I've already seen it. It should be made by the bat demon. The county government said that they want us to arrest the murderer. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this.

The old mouse frowned slightly: "Miao Zhu, the monsters in my Hushan area are the most disciplined. Could this be done by a foreign monster?"

Others also said one after another: "Who doesn't know that the imperial court is so powerful that we can't afford to mess with it. Such an unruly monster can be seen as coming from outside."

Zhang Heng was noncommittal: "It may be from outside, or it may not be. According to my opinion, find it and follow the rules."

"Anyone who has clues will be rewarded with three farming households and one hundred acres of land."

"With this hundred acres of fertile land, eating delicious food, drinking spicy food, doing nothing every day, drinking flower wine, listening to storytelling, and being waited on by others, life is quite happy, what do you think?"

All the monsters are gearing up.

Right now, the imperial court has strict laws and regulations, and the rules are greater than the sky.

These monsters are not easy to mess with right now.

Said the mountain.

The mountain is poor, and life is not easy.

To be a soldier.

Joining the Hundred Gods Army, it is inevitable that there will be casualties.

Think about it.

It's better to start a small business and get a few acres of land.

With land, there is income.

A Zhuangzi of a hundred acres is not small to say the least, with this worth, there is no need to skip the bill when drinking flower wine.

"Miao Zhu Ye."

Under the heavy reward, there must be a brave monster.

A well-dressed dog-tailed grass demon winked and said: "Speaking of the bat demon, I was sleeping soundly in the field a few days ago, and I did see a bat demon flying over my head and heading for Wuzhu Mountain."

Wuzhu Mountain?
hear the name.

All the monsters are silent.

On Wuzhu Mountain lived a mantid named Tang Jian who was good at wielding a pair of male and female swords.

In the past, when the old tiger did not come to Hushan to open a mansion and build teeth.

Tang Jian said that one is the same, and he is one of the best big monsters in this area.

later.

When the old tiger came, Tang Jian also lived in a shallow place.

But this doesn't mean Tang Jian is dead.

When it comes to fighting, one of the monsters present counts as one, and there are probably not many who can make ten moves in Tang Jian's hands.

at this time.

It is heard that the bat demon is suspected to be related to Tang Jian.

Demons, look at me.

I look at you.

Involuntarily lowered his head.

Bang! !

Seeing that everyone is silent.

Mrs. Mouse slammed the table and stood up: "Then Tang Jian is afraid of him, but I am not. If he bullies my orphans and widows, or the young mountain god, I will be the first to agree."

Zhang Hengduo took a look at Old Madam Shu.

Before, he had heard that the Shu family would be loyal and brave.

Seeing you today, this matter may not be casually talked about.

"God of the Mountain."

Mrs. Mouse left his seat, and asked for orders: "Since the bat demon is related to Wuzhu Mountain, let Lao Shen lead the mouse family to go there. Whether it is literary or martial fighting, I am not afraid of Tang Jian." .”

Look at each other.

The three Xiongshan brothers also stood up: "In the past, the old tiger was very powerful. We brothers thought that even if we defected to the past, we would not be able to add much glory. Now it is different. The little tiger has a shortage of major generals, and it is time for our brothers to shine. Isn't it Tang Jian, we have been unhappy with him for a long time."

Zhang Heng looked at the three Xiongshan brothers again.

I was very happy in my heart, but I didn't open my mouth to agree.

Because Hu Mengmeng told him that when the old tiger was still around, he was very afraid of Tang Jian.

He also said that he was already in the realm of demons and immortals, but he didn't publicize it to the outside world, and the plot was very big.

And the people present.

One counts as the other, that is, Old Taijun Shu and Brother Xiongshan, who are far from Yaoxian, and they are just meat buns beating dogs.

Be safe.

Zhang Heng thought and thought.

He had to capture this beast himself.

(End of this chapter)