ask sword 2

Chapter 35 Alienation
"Wang, wang!"

The small dog sniffed the fishing net for a while, then barked immediately, pulling the soldiers of the Zhenfu Division to run east.

Cheng Juxiu left twenty soldiers in Shatao Village, and he and Niu Wenshu led the rest, took Wang Liubao as a guide, and followed the fine dog.

Li Ang stayed in the village to take care of the wounded.

The noon sun gradually became fierce, and the village chief Zhou Pingchun seemed to have heard of his identity and flattered Li Ang to come to his house to rest.

Li Ang did not refuse, and took the seven wounded to the relatively spacious Zhou Pingchun's house for unified observation.

As for the rest of the villagers, they go back to their homes and make fires to cook.

An hour and a half later, Cheng Juxiu led the team back to Shatao Village with a puzzled expression on her face.

"No trace found."

Cheng Juxiu shook her head and said to Li Ang, "The smell left on the fishing net disappears when it reaches the mountains and streams. It is suspected that it dived into the water and swam a long distance."

"What should I do?"

Li Ang frowned and said, "Should we stay in Shatao Village, or continue down the river?"

"Let's stay one night in Shatao Village."

Cheng Juxiu said: "Whether it is a Sha Haier, a raccoon dog, or a rhinoceros dog, they have no intelligence.

After eating the meat of livestock and the blood of human beings, you can no longer give up the taste, and you will come back if you can't run too far.

Chief Zhou. "

Cheng Juxiu looked at Zhou Pingchun, "Do you have any pigs, sheep, or cattle to be slaughtered at home?"

"some."

Zhou Pingchun smiled ingratiatingly: "Xingxun, do you want meat for lunch?"

"No, catch a demon."

Cheng Juxiu said lightly: "In the evening, slaughter two large livestock, collect blood and internal organs, put them in buckets, and put them open at the head of the village without the lid.

Zhenfusi and I will live in a house near the head of the village, turn off the lights, and wait for the demon to come to the door.

As for the money for livestock, you can report it to the cattle judge later, and you can go to the Fuzhou Township Department for reimbursement. "

"No, no, how dare a villain bother Shangguan."

Zhou Pingchun kept nodding flatteringly, turned to go out, and called the housekeeper to do it, "Steward Gan"

After he left, Li Ang took a sip from the tea cup on the table, and raised his eyebrows slightly unexpectedly, "I never imagined that such a rich and old man's house would have good tea."

"It's just people's fat and people's cream."

Cheng Juxiu said indifferently: "The oil mills, mills, powder mills, and dye mills in the village belong to his family, and most of the land in the village and the surrounding mountains are also listed under his name.

Half of the villagers are tenant farmers of his family.

If it weren't for this, he wouldn't be able to live in such a nice house. He had so many servants, and he kept so many hounds and pet dogs in the yard, even Gaochang's Fulin dog and Baer dog -- this is Chang'an expensive. Only people who have free time and money to keep pets.

Landlord squire?Don't look at the soil, maybe they are richer than the big families in Chang'an and Luoyang.

By the way, speaking of tea,"

Cheng Juxiu said with a smile, "Risheng hasn't been drinking less in the past two days, right?"

"Hi."

Li Ang spread his hands and said helplessly: "Those river merchants and sea merchants are too 'enthusiastic', they bring things in boxes and boxes. They don't accept precious jewelry corals, so they send pots and pans, sauce, vinegar, tea, and everything. ."

Cheng Juxiu pouted and said, "A businessman, he always wants to be in a relationship."

Li Ang rolled his eyes, "They are quite generous, and they are not afraid that I will fail the exam."

"With Risheng's intelligence and agility, how can you pass the test."

Cheng Juxiu smiled and said, "Even if you don't pass the exam, for those businessmen, all you have to pay is just a few boxes of money.

And if you can pass the exam and forge a good relationship, it will be a hundredfold and a thousandfold reward in the future.

There is no better investment in the world.

Sponsor a few more, and there will always be someone who can pass the exam. "

Venture capital, right?Are there any angel investors?
Li Ang shook his head and smiled bitterly.

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After a hastily dinner, the group from Kuangzhou City settled into a bungalow at the head of the village.

Zhou Pingchun originally planned to let his five daughters-in-law and servants at home prepare a sumptuous feast for everyone, but the Secretary of Zhenfu stipulated that when chasing demons outside, he would give priority to eating the dry food he brought, and would not accept the meals provided by the villagers.

This is not out of self-consciousness and reserve, but there are too many bloody lessons, which prove that one million vigilance must be raised when dealing with monsters.

A bowl of rice, a piece of meat, a fruit, or even a glass of water may all be alienated objects that have been influenced by demons.

"I have an old friend in Hedong. He is a veteran of the Zhenfu Division and a congenital warrior comparable to a monk in the cloud patrol.
He is brave and good at fighting, and his soldiers are not disarmed. He has killed hundreds of demons in the past 30 years.

Wear armor at night to sleep, and just wipe with a wet towel every time you take a shower.

Because of his outstanding exploits, he even received a reward from His Majesty. "

In the small house, Cheng Juxiu, Li Ang, and Niu Wenshu chatted casually, and Niu Wenshu took a sip of the wine in the wine bag and said lightly: "The deputy commander will pity him for his old age and frailty, and allow him to return home in beautiful clothes. .

The journey was calm and the convoy arrived at his hometown of Fenzhou smoothly. When driving on the mountain, because of the hot weather, he let the convoy escape the heat in the woods by the riverside, took off his brocade clothes and took a bath in the river.

As a result, as soon as he took a few steps in the water, his head exploded.

Countless blood-red centipedes with the thickness of fingers crawled out of the broken neck. In the blink of an eye, the centipedes swooped into the river and disappeared.

Only after that did we receive the news that when he first joined the Zhenfu Division 30 years ago, his body was parasitized by the demon————————————————————————————————————————————— Centipede.

That kind of evil will continue to lay eggs in the body of the parasite. Once the body of the parasite is immersed in water, thousands of eggs will hatch immediately and burst out.

The Zhenfu Division had to block the entire river, catch and burn all the river fish, so as not to accidentally eat the river water and cause the next round of centipedes to spread. "

Niu Wenshu took another sip of wine, and his honest and square face didn't show much expression, "Since then, no one in the Zhenfu Division has dared to casually eat meals and water provided by outsiders."

Cheng Juxiu sighed and said, "The chief of the mountain once said that we have never fully understood aliens, and we need to maintain awe and vigilance at all times."

dong dong dong.

The knock on the door interrupted the conversation, and Li Ang shouted out the door, "Who is it?"

"Below is the Orion King Liubao, the Orion who met Shangguan during the day."

"Wang Liubao? What is he doing here?"

Li Ang frowned slightly, opened the wooden door, and saw Wang Liubao holding his right wrist, his face pale.

Li Ang glanced at Wang Liubao's right hand and said casually, "Are your fingers twisted?"

"Yes, I didn't want to light a candle when it was dark, and I was caught by the door when I went to close the donkey shed in the dark."

Wang Liubao stammered, "I heard that Li, Li Xiaolang-kun, you will reconnect."

"Bring it."

Li Ang sighed softly and pulled Wang Liubao's right hand, pulling and pulling, twisting his fingers.

"Hey, thank you Xiaolangjun, thank you Xiaolangjun."

Wang Liubao was in pain, took a deep breath, thanked him continuously, and did not leave.

"Why are you still standing?"

Li Ang asked casually, "What's the matter?"

"Uh, the villain wants to ask, mountain, are the monsters on the mountain a beast?"

Wang Liubao said eloquently: "The villain is a hunter, he has hunted many wild beasts, and he is afraid of retribution."

"It's possible."

Cheng Juxiu thought for a while and said, "Irregularities don't arise out of thin air, everything has its origin.

Just like dyes, dripping into water, one is born with two, and two is born with three. As long as they have been exposed to different species, they may mutate.

For example, Sha Haier, is the beast who came into contact with the demonized locust tree,

Rhinoceros are dogs buried in the ground, polluted by yin,

Human wolf, because it has absorbed too much monster moonlight."

"What about that person?"

Wang Liubao said nervously, "Can people also become demons?"

"Those who change from people should be classified as demons,"

Cheng Juxiu said casually: "For example, a corpse has transformed into a ghoul or a zombie due to strong resentment.

However, the conditions for the emergence of demons are much more severe than those of demons, and the number of sightings is relatively less."

"Wang Liubao!"

Zhou Pingchun led a dozen servants from his family who were carrying quilts, mattresses, candles, oil lamps and other sundries, and shouted to Wang Liubao angrily, "Don't you see Shangguan is going to rest? Go away."

Zhou Pingchun let the servants carry the quilts and mattresses into the house, flatteringly smiled at the three of Li Ang, "The poor conditions in the mountain village made the Shangguans laugh.

If the officials need anything, just mention it to the villain. "

"No need, Village Chief Zhou asked the villagers to stay in their houses at night, lock the doors and windows, and don't walk around casually."

Cheng Juxiu rubbed his brows and said,

Although I have seen many squires who flatter and please him, it is the first time I have seen a squire like Zhou Pingchun who is "passionate and active, fighting snakes and sticks", and it gives me a headache.

"Hey, little guy, go right now."

Zhou Pingchun smiled flatteringly, turned his head and snorted coldly at Wang Liubao, who immediately pleaded guilty and left tremblingly.

Until he walked out of the yard, Wang Liubao silently reached out into his arms.

There was a tuft of pure white and flawless hair in his clothes.

dog hair.

(End of this chapter)