chewing dragon

Chapter 36
Hearing Jiao Yulang's shocking words, Qi Jingzhi hurriedly explained to Grandpa: "That senior just looks ferocious. He is serving under the seat of the mountain god and guarding this mountain forest. He is a half-yin god, not an evil ghost."

As he spoke, he stuffed most of the hairs into Old Man Qi's hands: "Senior has already nodded, Grandpa, you can still be protected by the hairs if you light them up. It already knows the location of our house. If it comes to visit, Grandpa will be it Relatives are entertaining."

The old man Qi was familiar with his grandson's temperament, so he immediately believed it, and hurriedly said: "There are too many, you always go into the mountains, so you should bring more, and two or three sticks are enough for Grandpa."

Qi Jingzhi immediately shook his head: "I don't need so much at once, Grandpa will keep it for me first."

After hearing this, old man Qi also felt that it made sense, so he gave up.

While the three of them were talking, the entire Shanqian Village gradually became noisy with people shouting and barking, and soon many villagers watching the excitement appeared on the mountain road.

These neighbors who looked down but didn't look up rushed to the front, and when they saw the tiger skin, they couldn't help screaming again, surrounded by the grandparents of the Qi family and walked towards the county.

Along the way, people kept coming to hear the news, and several big families in the village came to reward him.

Everyone put a piece of bonus on Qi Jingzhi, and helped him onto a tall and strong mule, beat gongs and drums, and fired firecrackers. After a noisy delay, they rushed towards the county town.

The county town had already received the news that the crowds inside the west city gate were even more turbulent than the day when Lu Ao was taken away.

It was rare for the soldiers guarding the gate to come out so neatly. They all lighted torches and divided into two rows at the gate of the city, struggling to maintain order.

On the street, the people of the county stretched their necks, both old and young, wanting to see the heroic figure of the tiger-fighting hero.

Unexpectedly, the one who came in from the city gate first was not a tiger-fighting hero, but two people blared a gong to clear the way, followed by four people carrying a large door panel.

On the top of the door is a huge tiger skin, with a ferocious tiger head in front, and the tiger's eyes slightly closed, as if it was just taking a nap.

This huge tiger skin is like a colorful brocade quilt, covering the tiger bed tightly, the tiger legs and tail can't fit, they hang down along the edge of the tiger bed, almost to the ground.

Seeing this scene, the original noisy voices on the street suddenly fell silent, except for the sound of the gong, there was only the continuous sound of breathing, like a gust of wind blowing on the flat ground.

Behind the tiger bed was a healthy mule surrounded by everyone, and sitting on the mule's back was a young man with serious eyebrows and bright eyes.

The quiet crowd suddenly became agitated, and there were voices of discussion everywhere, but most of them did not believe it.

"Hey, how could you kill such a majestic tiger at such a young age?"

"Didn't it mean that the evil on Nangang had been burned to ashes, why did it pop up again?"

"Do you believe this too? You guys, look at the big burn on the back of this tiger skin! It is clear that he was not burned to death at the beginning, and ran away with the injury!"

"Then you can't go wrong! This little brother is lucky to have such a great contribution in vain. The rewards offered by the big households in the county have reached 100 taels before?"

Wan Dutou rushed back to the county to report the news, and rushed to the gate of the city to greet him. At this time, he was following Qi Jingzhi.

Hearing the discussions around him, he quickly raised his eyes to see the young man on the mule's back with a calm expression, and secretly heaved a sigh of relief.After all, he was the one who contributed to this matter. If it goes wrong, it would not be fun to annoy this evil star.

With this idea in mind, Wan Dutou immediately rushed to the front of the line, raised his hand to stop the line, and raised his voice: "Old people, I think everyone knows me, and those who don't know me should also know my skin. A certain here guarantees with his life that this tiger was indeed killed by this brother Qi!"

As he spoke, he clasped his fists at the young man on the mule's back: "Wan went to Shanqian Village for business today, and happened to meet Brother Qi coming out of the mountain covered in blood and wearing a tiger skin. All my brothers saw it with their own eyes. All the young and old in Shanqian Village can also testify!"

As soon as his voice fell, everyone in the team echoed loudly.

Wandu raised his hand and pressed it down, and then said: "This bastard escaped by chance from Mr. Dong, Wuyun Division of the Town Demon Institute, and secretly hid in Xiaosong Mountain to recuperate. If it hadn't been killed by brother Qi, he would jump every day." I don’t know how many lives will be killed when I come out! Everyone, tell me, is Brother Qi a hero, is he a good guy?”

Hearing what he said, most of the audience's suspicion immediately disappeared, and when they watched Qi Jing again, their impressions were different.

Someone shouted loudly: "Since Wandutou is the guarantor, why don't I believe it? Although Qi Xiaoxiong is young, he is really a good person!"

"What a young man fighting a tiger, really amazing! We have such a hero in Songling County, and we don't have to be afraid of wolves, tigers and leopards when we go out in the future!"

"That's right, those who passed by Nangang these days, who is not worried? Now I am completely relieved!"

For a time, the streets were full of applause and cheers.

Seeing this, Wan Dutou waved his hand in satisfaction, and the long snake-like team moved forward again, but it was much slower than before, because the crowd of spectators rushed up to the middle of the street, wanting to get a closer look at the boy on the mule's back.

Those closest to the front row finally saw the blood stains on the young man's body, and their faces couldn't help adding a bit of awe.

Wan Du turned his head, and saw that under the light of the fire, the boy still had clear eyes and a calm expression, as if the crowds of doubts before and the compliments at the moment had nothing to do with him.

Jiao Yulang raised his head and said with a smile, "Young man is a tiger general! This nickname of elder brother is much more prestigious than that of younger brother's flying squirrel!"

Qi Jingzhi didn't bother to pay attention to him, and his thoughts were out of sight for a long time: "Originally, it was to settle Chen Er's matter thoroughly, so as not to cause trouble for my grandfather, so I agreed to Wandutou, but I didn't expect it to be such a big trouble. The two The ghost boy escaped without hesitation, and the Tiger Lord behind him died many of his subordinates, and even damaged a so-called flower dress, so he will definitely not let it go."

"Originally, the tiger spirit is dead, and most of the ghosts have no effect. Mr. Hu doesn't know my name, so he will go to Xiaosong Mountain to find the bad luck of the senior. But now that my reputation spreads, it will fall into his ears sooner or later. In the midst of this, I want to bring disaster to Grandpa. Alas, if you don't think about it, disaster will happen!"

"But if we don't agree to Wandutou's invitation, neither of us can really feel at ease. The matter of Chen Er is always hanging over our heads, and there are also endless troubles. We can't kill all the officials present here, can we?"

"It's useless to regret and regret now. It's better to go to the captain of the county town and town to expose the matter of Mr. Hu. This is the matter of the Town Demon Institute. How can I let my small body bear it alone? "

While the young man was having a lot of thoughts, the team was approaching the county government office.

A small official stood guard at the gate of the yamen, and said loudly with a smile on his face: "Wandutou, the county lord has already known about the righteous people in this county exterminating the tiger infestation, and specially hosted a banquet in the flower hall to entertain the grandparents of the Qi family. You and the brothers all have rewards, but it’s getting late now, so let everyone disperse first, so as not to cause trouble.”

Wan Dutou responded immediately, and ordered his subordinates to lead the grandparents of the Qi family and Jiao Yulang to the back hall of the county government.

When the little official saw him, he put away his smile, but didn't say anything.

A group of people soon arrived at the flower hall in the back hall, and saw that a table of sumptuous noodles had been set up in the hall, and the county magistrate Songling was dressed in casual clothes, and he was standing in front of the hall to greet him early.

Next to the county magistrate were two accompanying guests, one was Mrs. Meng whom he had just met not long ago, and the other was a tall, thin, middle-aged man with a dark complexion, which Qi Jingzhi didn't recognize.

The old man Qi suddenly grabbed his grandson's arm and said in a low voice, "Don't mess around later!"

At the same time, Wan Dutou has rushed forward to meet the ceremony: "I have seen the county officials and Dianshi lords! Master Meng is in person, Wan Mou is polite!"

The Songling county magistrate, headed by about forty people, is white and fat, with a very kind face, and he doesn't wear official uniforms, so he looks more like a wealthy businessman.

He nodded towards Wan Dutou, and said with a kind smile, "Since you're here, let's stay by the side."

Wan Dutou was overjoyed when he heard the words, and hurriedly introduced them to everyone.

The county magistrate's surname is Xiong, and his first name is Taifeng.

Dian Shi's surname is Hou, and his first name is Changqi.

Because of Grandpa's instructions and Master Meng was present, Qi Jingzhi just glanced at Hou Dianshi expressionlessly, then looked away immediately, and did not explode on the spot.

Hou Dianshi didn't seem to have a thin skin, and he also turned a blind eye to the young man's indifference.

Originally, the grandparents of the Qi family were grassroots and should kneel when they saw the officials. The magistrate Xiong knew the inside story of the tiger spirit, and he didn't dare to trust him at all. The smile on his face was as warm as the spring breeze. , please take a seat!"

After all, the county magistrate stepped forward very eagerly, held the old man Qi's arm to let him into the hall, and even said one by one, and couldn't help saying that he invited the old man to sit in the main seat.

Then, County Magistrate Xiong arranged for Master Meng, Qi Jingzhi, and Jiao Yulang to sit on the right hand side of old man Qi, while he, Hou Dianshi, and Wan Dutou sat on the left hand side of old man Qi.

Only one table was seated, and several yamen servants had already brought in the tiger bed, and a tiger head was facing everyone.

Wandutou was about to ask the two masters to examine him, when he saw Magistrate Xiong's slightly plump body jumping up from his seat, his face full of unconcealable horror: "Hurry up and carry it out! It's lying here , how can this officer eat?"

(End of this chapter)