Please call me Huanxian

Chapter 137 The Jianghu Man Who Risks His Life to Do Business

Xu Yuanchang flew to Luojing Town among the mountains with a bamboo box on his back. At the Wenji Tea Shop in the east of the town, he saw Zhong Jin, the monk led by Baijisi. It was the second person who had helped him install the whirling tree shade array before. Formation division.

The two have met several times and are not strangers.

Show each other's identity cards, and after checking that they are correct, they briefly greet each other and exchange a few words.

Zhong Jin was a little depressed and gave a brief introduction to the murder case, saying: "Now the three corpses are parked in the town hall. There are no injuries on the whole body. All the essence, blood and soul have been lost. They are withered to the point of skin and bones, the pupils are ruptured, and almost all the internal organs have turned into juice. "

Xu Yuanchang took a stack of case files that Zhong Jin gave him and asked without looking through them immediately: "How can we infer that it is a monster causing trouble, rather than an evil ghost harming people, or evil ways causing trouble?"

"Two of the three victims happened in broad daylight, and only one was killed at night. It can almost be ruled out that evil spirits caused harm."

Zhong Jin explained a few words and said angrily: "Last night, shortly after it got dark, the four of us heard a scream coming from the east end of the town. We rushed there immediately and found that the victim was He Nianwu, a bad guy in the town. He had fallen on the roadside outside the town, his essence, blood and soul were all gone, and he pointed his right hand towards the mountains and forests in the northeast.

"The four of us immediately flew into the air to investigate separately, but within a short time, no trace of the murderer was found. It was very strange."

He did not deny that perhaps evil ways were secretly harming people.

The criminals were arrogant and unscrupulous, waiting to challenge them in person while handling the case.

This morning, he reported to Baijisi, and as expected, he, the captain, was summoned and severely criticized.

Another Baijisi monk in the shop added: "We tried it with tracking bugs, and there was an aura near the deceased that made the tracking bugs fearful, so we guessed it was caused by a monster."

Xu Yuanchang briefly looked through the files compiled by the monk Baijisi, but could not find any useful clues.

The three victims were from surrounding villages, two were old shop assistants, and one had been a delinquent for many years. Apart from the same cause of death, there was no other connection, so it didn't look like a vendetta.

He proposed to go to the town hall to see the body of the deceased.

There was a saying in his previous life that corpses can talk. He wanted to use his own method to try to make the "corpse" speak.

Zhong Jin stood up and extended his hand to invite him, and he and Xu Yuanchang walked out of the shop one after another. The monk who was left behind casually paid the tea shop clerk a handful of copper coins.

A group of three people walked on the street at noon.

The weather is hot and there are few pedestrians.

Passing by the crossroads in the town, the ancient elm tree with its lush branches and leaves provided a large area of ​​shade.

At this time, there were many people watching the excitement in the open space under the tree.

Xu Yuanchang glanced over and saw that he was a snake charmer who traveled around the world. He was holding a black snake in his hand. He was talking rhetorically and using Jianghu clichés to whet the appetite of the audience, preparing to perform the unique trick of swallowing a small snake alive.

Liu Xianfeng's thin voice came to his ears.

"Sir, there is something wrong with that snake charmer. There seems to be a living thing hidden inside a big snake entangled in his basket."

Before entering the town to look for Zhong Jin, Xu Yuanzhang followed his own habit and planted a red willow branch in the open space on the east and west sides of the town, allowing Liu Xianfeng to secretly feel the situation of the ancient town.

I didn't expect to find out the situation so quickly.

Xu Yuanchang turned around and walked towards the ancient elm tree. He smiled at the surprised Zhong Jin and said, "Let's go and see the fun of snake charmers first."

Zhong Jin was not a fool. He immediately understood that the demon hunter in front of him had discovered something. He sent a message to the men behind him and followed him to a gap in the crowd, paying attention to the snake charmer and the bamboo basket covered with black cloth.

Fortunately, he and his men had already changed from the official uniforms that symbolized their status, and wore ordinary light single robes.

It won't attract the attention of onlookers.

The snake charmer is a one-man gang, about forty years old, wearing an old linen short coat. The skin of his exposed arms, hands and face are pitted and covered with scars left by snake bites. His eyes reveal the shrewdness of a man in the world. Be eloquent.

"Enough nonsense, young and old gentlemen, please take a closer look. I am going to put this highly venomous little black tiger snake into my mouth and swallow it, and let it come out from my nostrils. Please keep quiet and don't disturb the black snake. He is walking around the world. It’s all about craftsmanship, I’m not asking for any reward, so just feel free to watch.”

After the snake charmer finished speaking, he raised the slowly twisting black snake, raised his head, opened his mouth, and put the little snake into his mouth.

The onlookers didn't dare to say anything, and some were so nervous that they couldn't help but open their mouths.

Hunters who know snakes have previously confirmed that the inconspicuous little triangle-headed snake is very poisonous.

Suddenly, the snake charmer yelled "Ah" and slammed the black snake that bit his tongue to the ground. He also stepped on it and crushed the black snake's head.

He hurriedly squatted down with his mouth open, looking for the small bamboo basket containing the snake medicine on the ground.

However, the snake venom was so violent that the snake charmer was unable to hold on and fell to the side.

His face was black and blue, his eyes were dull, and he could only cry out "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh but". His fingers twitched and he knocked over the basket.

The onlookers still didn't react and thought it was a snake charmer's performance.

But trampling the little snake to death, what new trick is that?

Xu Yuanchang had already stepped forward, stretched out his fingers and tapped a few times, and quickly picked up a piece of black cake wrapped in paper that rolled out of a small bamboo basket, "Is this it?"

That little snake must have been given medicine beforehand, and its senses were dull. How could it snap up and bite its owner?

Seeing the snake charmer's reaction, Xu Yuanchang quickly crushed the pancake and stuffed it all into the mouth of the unlucky man who failed to charm the snake and was bitten by the snake.

The man's tongue was so swollen that it almost blocked his throat. It was green and black, it was so powerful snake venom.

He used magic power to melt the cake, and heard Liu Xianfeng's voice transmission in his ears. He nodded slightly, and Liu Xianfeng chased the weird thing hidden in the big snake in another bamboo basket.

When the thing found out that it had failed, it ran away without hesitation.

Liu Xianfeng couldn't recognize the thing that could control the little black snake to bite its owner. What on earth was it?

It doesn't look like a monster, let alone a ghost. Her aura is not obvious, and her strength seems not as strong as hers, but she has the ability to escape.

The onlookers were in an uproar, watching the snake charmer come back to life from the edge of death, and they were talking a lot.

The man pushed himself up and spit several times on the ground. There were black blood stains and a stinking smell.

The snake charmer found a box from the overturned bamboo basket and took out a black pill. He chewed it up and ate it. The green and black air on his face dissipated. Only then did he have time to thank Xu Yuanchang for rescuing him. He cupped his fists and spoke incoherently. Qingdao: "Thank you to my benefactor for saving me. He's life was almost lost here. It's not appropriate to perform any more today. He invited my benefactor to have a drink with me to express my gratitude."

Xu Yuanchang returned the gift and said with a smile: "Your snake medicine is very effective. I'm just doing it for you. Don't worry about it. Just give me two pieces of snake medicine as a thank you gift. You don't need to drink wine. You've worked hard, so you can do it first." Business."

The snake charmer generously grabbed a handful of snake medicine.

The onlookers who know the goods around have gathered around, rushing to buy such a magical snake medicine.

There are many snakes in the mountains around Luojing Town. It is safe to prepare a piece or two of the snake medicine that has witnessed the effect with your own eyes. It can save lives at critical moments.

However, some people suspect that the young man wearing a Taoist robe is the agent of a snake charmer.

A little trick played by charlatans.

Some hunters loudly argued that the poisonous nature of the black snake was absolutely true. One bite could even knock down a cow. Who dared to let the black snake bite his tongue, and the venom would rush to his brain and kill him?

To demonstrate the magical effect of snake medicine, it is also necessary to bite the arm.

Many people agreed and took out copper coins to join the rush.

Xu Yuanchang took a few pieces of snake medicine as a thank you gift and retreated behind the crowded crowd so as not to hinder the snake charmer's business.

Zhong Jin couldn't understand and asked in confusion, "Aren't you going to the town hall?"

He asked the subordinate to call the other two people.

Xu Yuanchang sent a message: "Wait a moment, don't be in a hurry."

Zhong Jin didn't know what kind of medicine Xu Yuanchang was selling in his gourd. Did he really want to drink from a snake charmer before leaving?
Before long, the snake charmer had successfully sold all the snake medicine in the small basket for fifty cents a piece, and exchanged half of the basket for copper coins.

The snake charmer came to Xu Yuanchang with a basket in his hands, his face full of gratitude, and he must invite his savior to have a drink.

Xu Yuanchang smiled and said: "There is no need to have a drink, you come with us to the town office."

"The town office... no, I didn't commit any crime."

The snake charmer looked at the people gathered around who looked like officials. Their aura was very different from that of the gangsters. He was used to being in the world, so he still had some eyesight. He handed out the basket in a panic: "You want money, just take it."

Zhong Jin shouted to the onlookers nearby who were pointing and watching the excitement: "The yamen is handling the case, so no one else can come near."

Some bad guys in the town recognized a few people as officials from the city who came down to investigate the murder case, and shouted: "All the gentlemen should be more discerning. Those who don't want to be sued should leave quickly. All leave."

The people surrounding him suddenly dispersed.

I'm also curious, what crime did the snake charmer commit?
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(End of this chapter)