After the immortal disappeared

He explained that as medicinal materials are sold across the country, Zhitian Township's water consumption is increasing, and he hopes that the upstream can increase the amount of water. The pig monsters refused, because building dams would destroy their territory.

"Isn't this something that can be coordinated and compensated for?" He Lingchuan also did coordination work at Dunyu.

One of the village nobles couldn't help but sneer: "Although they are pigs, they like lions to open their mouths."

It seems that the pigs wanted to increase the money, so they couldn't reach an agreement.

He Lingchuan took a sip of the wine and said, "So, who would benefit most if the whole litter of pigs was taken away?"

When everyone heard that something was wrong, they all clarified: "Sir, it has nothing to do with us!"

"We just collect some medicinal materials here and sell them out. All we earn is money for running errands. How can we harm other people's thoughts and abilities!"

He Lingchuan smiled: "Generally speaking, whoever benefits the most is suspected."

Some big households said indignantly: "You can't say that, adults. We worked hard to make Zhitian Township prosperous, so how come we are the biggest suspects? If it weren't for us, those farmers, farmers, tenants, those..."

He wanted to say "monster", but his ribs were nudged by his companions, and he immediately changed his mind: "...How can they live a good life like today?"

"Yes, yes, the abundance in Shibata Township is far better than other places. We have all tried our best."

Baishi County Magistrate hurriedly said: "Sir, didn't you say that this might be the work of monsters? And the victims are all over Chiyan, so what does it have to do with these village sages?"

He Lingchuan's eyes swept across everyone's faces, "Which of you has ever dealt with the pig demon head-on?"

Everyone was silent.

Jiao Yu looked at Magistrate Baishi: "You should know, right?"

Magistrate Baishi had no choice but to bite the bullet and point it out to He Lingchuan one by one.

Three wealthy households here have all dealt with the Hao Zhu Demon, and even had quarrels with each other. Their surnames are Wang, Li and Tu.

The three people defended themselves, saying they had no intention of harming anyone.

General Ling scratched his hooves impatiently.

He Lingchuan looked at them for a long time, until he saw that the three of them were feeling numb, and then he sighed: "This is just a routine question for me, so don't take it to heart."

Li Dahu asked cautiously: "If the murderer is really caught, what crime will he be sentenced for?"

"Conspiracy to murder Lingxu's messenger is at least a crime of beheading."

General Ling added from the side: "Execute the three tribes."

He was full of murderous intent as soon as he opened his mouth. Everyone choked and didn't know how to answer.

The meal was over quickly.

Back at the inn, He Lingchuan washed his hands and face.

It's midsummer in July, and the nights aren't necessarily cool. Even the cicadas have been chirping until now.

General Ling opened a room next door with his own guards.

There was a large water tank in the courtyard, full of clear water. The tiger simply jumped into the water to cool off, and asked He Lingchuan: "Do you really think the case is related to these big families?"

What Baishi County Magistrate said makes sense. The murderer committed crimes all over the country. What did he have to do with the local big business?

These wealthy households are all ordinary human beings, not even a single practitioner.

"We got the information about Fushanji. Basically, there are only two or three victims in each case, one or two people, or one or two monsters. Even those sheep thieves who came to steal my blue sheep only settled on this A goal." He Lingchuan said, "This is a smart approach and is not easy to attract attention."

"But the wind driller case broke the rules. There were more than 20 victims at once."

"If tomorrow we can confirm that our murderer also killed the Haizhu clan, then a year ago it had a greater appetite and directly killed more than a hundred victims."

He Lingchuan said slowly: "These two anomalies were only thirty or forty miles apart from each other. Maybe it was just an accident, but if I am not wrong, what was the reason for the murderer's killing spree?"

Jiao Yu didn't know how to answer.

Killing one or two people and two or three monsters may also be said to satisfy the hunger.

How about hundreds at a time?

This purpose does not seem simple.

"They are not innocent at all." He Lingchuan said seriously, "Don't forget, all the special messengers sent by Lingxu City died in their hands. Usually no one dares to attack the messengers, right?"

Jiao Yu was moved: "According to what you said, there are foreign spies hiding in Zhitian Township?"

"Then we have to find the murderer to judge." He Lingchuan suddenly said something irrelevant, "I originally thought that Bega was really the utopia of monsters. Now it seems that this may not be the case."

Jiao Yu didn't answer.

It wasn't going to rain tonight, and He Lingchuan wasn't sleepy, so he simply pulled out his Tenglong Spear and practiced his marksmanship for half an hour.

After he learned the spear technique from the Panlong Dream, he practiced it diligently, and the time exceeded the sword technique.

This spear technique only has sixteen formulas, which is more concise than the sword technique.

Spear is the king of weapons, and its practice is much more difficult than swordsmanship. Fortunately, martial arts emphasizes that all roads lead to one road and all roads lead to one. His own level has improved, and his spear training is not much different.

What's more, he had seen General Hong, Xiao Maoliang and Hong Chenglue take action, and they were all regarded as thunderous blows. He often pondered in his mind and gained some insights.

Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye, and he was practicing smoothly. He didn't feel tired, and he was slightly drunk. He couldn't help but let out a long roar, swung the tip of the gun slightly, and hit the tree trunk sideways.

This crape myrtle tree suddenly became colorful.

He Lingchuan expanded his spiritual thoughts, and the spear came out like a needle, pricking the petals on the tip of the spear.

The gun weighed thirty-nine pounds and was seven feet long. He grasped the gun with one hand, and the tip of the gun shook wildly when the tail of the gun moved slightly, making it difficult to control. It is really difficult to pierce through the thin, soft and unstretched petals.

The crow on the tree saw the shadow of the gun and was filled with murderous intent. It was so frightened that its feathers exploded, and it quickly flapped its wings and flew outside.

It's so late at night, should we let the birds rest?

What He Lingchuan wants to practice is killing skills, but the scene is very beautiful.

After the rain of flowers fell, there were only a few petals on the ground.

The rest were hung on the tip of the gun.

Jiao Yu was lying on the steps and taking a nap, but then he was awakened by the murderous spirit.

Seeing him holding back his gun like a tiger in the end, a cheer came from the side: "Okay!"

It turned out that General Ling was lying on the wall of the courtyard at some point to watch the excitement. It stood half upright and was more than a foot tall, with the top of its head higher than the top of the wall.

It is also battle-hardened. Although the young man's marksmanship is not comparable to that of the old king of Chiyan, he is like a wild snake spitting out messages and then returning to its nest like a cunning rabbit. Being brave and knowing how to accumulate strength like this is already stronger than ordinary generals.

This kid really has some abilities.

He Lingchuan breathed a long sigh of relief and wiped the slight sweat from his forehead.

This style of "Plum Blossom Tie" was finally completed.

At this moment, there were two sounds of peeling and pecking at the courtyard door.

He Lingchuan had heard footsteps coming and going outside. When he opened the door, he saw only a letter left on the ground.

This is a letter of accusation, reporting on the feud between Tu Dahu and Hao Zhu Yao.

It turned out that the two sides had long been in a state of incompetence. Tu Dahu's grandson was even stabbed in the calf by a pig's thorn, which ulcerated to the bone and was almost amputated. It took more than three months of treatment before he gradually recovered.

Half an hour later, there was another movement outside the house.

Someone was approaching quietly, but how could his footsteps be hidden from He Lingchuan?

The man leaned over and was about to stuff the note under the door. Unexpectedly, the courtyard door creaked open, and He Lingchuan stood at the door and smiled at him:

"Since you're here, you might as well talk about it in person. Who is your master? Who do you want to report?"

"Ah..." This man was caught in action and his face turned green.

He Lingchuan grabbed the note in his hand, read it on the spot, and then said: "Oh, so I want to report the Li family. Is your master's surname Wang or Tu?"

The man dared not say anything, and there was no signature on the note.

"I hope your master's surname is not Tu." He Lingchuan took out a letter and waved it in front of him. "Someone has come to report him a long time ago."

"ah?"

…

Fifteen miles away, in Shuanglu Town, Zhitian Township, in a large house.

A night owl fluttered and landed on the big tree next to the main house, cooing a few times.

Open the window and let the night owl fly in.

The people in the house closed the windows again, and there was only one person and one bird left in the house.

He casually set up a barrier to prevent people from eavesdropping, and then said to Ye Xiao: "What's the message from the capital?"

"The case of the missing messenger from Lingxu City has been assigned by the monarch to Fu Shanyue."

The man yelled: "Fu Shan Ji can't even find out, Fu Shan Yue is such a rude guy..."

He stood up, took two steps, and said, "But if Fu Shanyue wants to please Lord Bo at this time, he should spend a lot of effort. Well, he still has a few capable people under his command. Who will he send to investigate this matter?"

"still not clear."

The man paused: "Not sure?"

"All the officials under him have other errands." Ye Xiao said, "Only Baishan Zhonglang General Jiao Yu left the capital a few days ago and his whereabouts are unknown."

"Jiao Da's son?" the man asked curiously, "Will Fushan Yue send him alone to handle this matter?"

Ye Xiao couldn't answer this question.

It eats meat and drinks water here, then closes one eye and sleeps.

In the middle of the night, another person who looked like a manager came to the door.

"My master asked me to come over overnight to report." The steward came in through the back door, "The prince sent a special envoy to Youtian Town to investigate the Lingxu City messenger case."

"Oh?" the man asked urgently, "Who did you send?"

"The special envoy is named He Xiao, holding a message from the prince. There is also a tiger named Jiao Yu. It seems to be Baili or something..."

"General of the Hundred Mountains?"

"That's right!" The steward nodded repeatedly, "There is also a goshawk, which I heard is also a palace guard."

"He Xiao?" The man thought for a long time, "I've never heard of it."

"The county invited him to dinner, so he was fine. He suspected that the village sages killed the pigs in the Yulun Mountain."

The man immediately sat up straight: "Is there any evidence?"

"No, he didn't even look at it, he just talked about it."

"I may not be talking freely, I might be trying to deceive you." The man asked, "What else?"

"He's going to see the pig nest tomorrow."

"Where are the items used by He?"

The steward took out a cloth bag from his arms and opened it. Inside was a wine glass.

"They were dining at Xihonglou, and He Xiao used this wine glass."

"Okay, go back and tell your master, put your heart back in your stomach." The man took the wine glass, "I can't find his head!"

"yes."

After the steward left, the man sat in the room and pondered for a long time, then suddenly got up and walked to the yard.

The shadows of the trees were dancing, and there was a corner in the yard where the moonlight could not shine through.

The man seemed to have crushed something, then poured a ladle of water into this corner.

Soon, something moved in the shadow in the corner.

"Assign a new target: He Xiao." The man lowered his voice and put the cup on the ground. "He is in Youtian Town now and will go to Haozhuwo in Yulun Mountain tomorrow. You know what to do."

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