chewing dragon

Chapter 9

Shanqian Village is not far from the county seat, and Qi Jingzhi's footsteps are fast, and he arrived at the west gate of the county seat in a short time.

Seeing that the city gate was still closed, he knew that he had come early, so he walked to the base of the city wall and looked up to read the seal letter posted on the wall.

The latest one was not there when he entered the city the day before yesterday, and it clearly said: "Recently, a fierce tiger appeared in Nangang, causing many deaths. No arrests have been made. The merchants in the past have suspended going south to avoid being harmed by tigers, and it is important for everyone to know."

Qi Jingzhi read the announcement and couldn't help but shook his head secretly, the business route was cut off, the government just blindly persecuted the village, not only refused to ask for help, even refused to offer a reward?

After waiting for a while, there was a tooth-piercing creaking sound at the gate of the city, and two huge door panels were slowly opened.

Inside the city gate, an old soldier with thinning hair and crooked livery came out rubbing his sleepy eyes.

Seeing the young man, he asked in surprise, "Didn't you just enter the city, why are you here again?"

While speaking, the old pawn had already seen the bamboo cage in the young man's hand, and immediately understood: "Yes, all the capable hunters from all over the world have gone to Nangang, the price of mountain products in the county is booming, and the mountain delicacies in several restaurants It’s almost impossible to get it all together, so it’s time for you two to make a small fortune.”

"You are on duty again today? Can the wild mushrooms I brought you last time still be imported?"

Qi Jingzhi turned his head, smiled at the old pawn, raised his finger to the bulletin and asked: "The above said that it is a staff limit. When the time limit comes, I am afraid that someone will be punished again?"

The old soldier also laughed along with the young man: "Please remember, grandpa and grandson, the fresh things in this mountain are just different."

He glanced at the notice, and said indifferently: "It's light to hit the board! The trade route was cut off, and the livelihood of countless people was lost. Yesterday, the big households in the county went to the county government, and several hunters suffered. Don’t even talk about the beating, but after the beating, he was sent back to Nangang. Want to imitate Grandpa and go home to recuperate? There is no way!”

"It's all the gentlemen who are sympathetic. My family is old and young, what's the use? It will only add to the chaos..."

Qi Jingzhi was perfunctory, but he was relieved, thinking that the county government would not have time to pay attention to Chen Er's disappearance in a short time.

He shook the bamboo cage in his hand at the old pawn, and said, "It's not for any other reason to enter the city today. It's just because my grandfather said that he hasn't seen Master Meng for a long time, so he rushed to send some game early in the morning." Come, so as not to miss the teaching time of the Master's private school, that would be a serious crime."

The old pawn nodded repeatedly when he heard the words, and said: "You are a man who knows how to repay your kindness, and it is worth the good name Master Meng took the trouble to give you. Then don't dawdle, go in quickly!"

Qi Jingzhi quickly thanked him, and ran into the city carrying the bamboo cage.

Meng Fuzi's house and private school is in the west city, not far from the city gate, Qi Jingzhi is familiar with the door and the way, so he can easily walk there.

He just walked halfway, just turned a street corner, and suddenly saw a crowd of people ahead, many people were running in the same direction, making the originally wide street seem crowded.

"It's so early in the morning, why are there so many people stuck here?"

Qi Jingzhi felt strange, being surrounded by the crowd, he couldn't help speeding up his pace.

There is no need to ask, and the voice of discussion will naturally reach the young man's ears.

"Have you heard? The young owner of Lu's Buxing is actually a monster, with a pair of horns growing on his head!"

"No, it's said that Lu Jia Erlang is hiding at home and hasn't gone out for several days. This was originally well hidden, but for some reason the news still leaked out!"

"Go faster, the county has specially sent an expert down to arrest him, if you go late, you won't be able to see him!"

Hearing this, Qi Jingzhi suddenly felt absurd.

The Erlang of the Lu family in these populations is named Lu Ao, and like him, he was educated in Meng Fuzi's private school.

Although Qi Jingzhi and Lu Ao are not familiar with each other, they are classmates after all, but they have never seen any horns on each other's heads.

As for the so-called high-ranking people in the county city, instead of going to Nangang to quell the tiger plague, they came to the county town to catch monsters, which made the young man quite disapproving.

It's just that Lu Yunzi's Yin Jian is not far away, so it's not good to make a judgment on this. I just hope that Lu Ao is not as unlucky as himself, and encounters some monsters that take people's bodies.

At that moment, Qi Jingzhi's curiosity was aroused, and he took out the leg strength he had practiced when chasing prey in the mountains, strode wildly, rushed to the front in a few strokes, and grabbed a spot before the crowd in front of the Buxing Gate closed. Great location in the innermost.

Qi Jingzhi is no stranger to Lu's Buxing. Every time he entered the city, he would pass by his house. A guy lives in the backyard.

At this time in the past, Bu Xing had already opened the door to welcome customers, and sometimes Lu Ao could be seen sitting at the counter checking the accounts.

Although the door was opened today, there were not half of the customers in sight. There was only a big man standing in front of the door and under the steps, facing the store with his hands behind his back.

This big man was extremely tall, as straight as an iron tower, even if he stood at the bottom of the steps, he was still half a head taller than the store door, and his physique was even more majestic, with his shoulders across, it was not much narrower than the door.

The most special thing is that his whole body is covered under a black satin hooded cloak, and there seems to be a mask on his face, which wraps himself tightly, from the inside to the outside, there is an air of "don't get close to strangers" momentum.

The crowd of onlookers were intimidated by his momentum, and no one dared to talk loudly.

In addition, beside the big man was a tall horse with a snow-white body and a mane as red as flames, which also attracted the attention of countless people.

A cloth clerk stood timidly on the steps in front of the store, his whole body was shrouded in the shadow of the big man, bowing his head and making a gesture of inviting inside.

The big man shook his head silently, and had no intention of entering the store at all.

The guy looked bitter, but he didn't dare to persuade him any more.

Qi Jingzhi stood two zhang away behind the big man, thinking to himself, the person in front of him must be the so-called expert sent by the county.

He also noticed that the other party didn't have any accessories on his body, only a small crimson auspicious cloud was embroidered on the outside of the collar and cuffs, which was really eye-catching.

The big guy and the audience didn't have to wait too long. After a short while, a group of people came out from behind the shop surrounded by a young man.

This young man is exactly Lu Ao, with delicate features, red lips and white teeth, he is about the same age as Qi Jingzhi, but much thinner.

On his head was a black kerchief and soft hat commonly used by scholars, but it was not obvious whether he had horns.

Among the group of people surrounding Lu Ao, apart from his parents and elder brother, there were actually many well-known figures in the county, including Qi Jingzhi and Lu Ao's master Mengshi.

That's all right, among this group of people there is actually a man wearing a green seventh-rank official uniform, standing beside Lu Ao, who is clearly the magistrate of the county.

With so many stars supporting the moon, even the county lord served as a foil, but it is definitely not a posture of catching monsters.

The crowd around the audience suddenly became agitated, pushing and shoving towards the store door.

The big man standing in front of the door suddenly turned his head and stared around.

Under the hood, the pupils of the big man's eyes were red, and there seemed to be flames radiating from them, which was more like a demon than Lu Ao.

Those standing in the front of the crowd screamed in horror and backed away like a tide, but were blocked by the people coming from behind, and were in a dilemma for a while.

Qi Jingzhi took root on his feet and did not take a step back. At the same time, he struggled to resist the thrust from behind, and his eyes were fixed on the red eyes of the big man.

Although compared with those in Lu Yunzi's Cannian, the appearance of this big man is not surprising, but Cannian is separated by a layer after all, and it is far less shocking than what he saw with his own eyes.

At this moment, there was only one thought circling in the young man's mind: "This man was born so strange, and he has such a magnificent arrogance, he must have abilities beyond ordinary people, but how is he compared to Lu Yunzi?"

The red-eyed man frightened the onlookers with just one look, but he didn't make any further moves. He turned his head to look at Lu Ao, and said in a low voice, "Come forward!"

(End of this chapter)