I Can’t Be a Sword God

Li Chu's mind immediately covered it, and found that it was the sound from a water tank under the eaves. There was a faint evil spirit blocked by the water surface, and water overflowed outside the tank, and there was a trembling voice hidden in the water tank. shadow.

monster?

It seems to be very scared, what is it hiding from?

As a newcomer, without knowing the situation, Li Chu didn't respond immediately.

It was also because Yu Qi'an had reminded them before coming that the countries in the Western Regions had been invaded by monsters all the year round, and over time, a habitual environment had formed instead. Nowadays, there are even many monsters living together with humans, so if you see a monster here, as long as it doesn't do any harm, you don't have to make a fuss.

Before Li Chuduo could think about it, there was another knock on the door outside, very hurried.

"Who is it again? Even if the Heavenly King Laozi comes this time, he will have no room!"

The burly proprietress opened the door again cursing, but when she saw someone outside the door, her angry face froze immediately, and then turned into a flattering smile.

"Hey, what kind of wind has brought these gentlemen over here, please sit down."

Those who came were seven or eight big men wearing red and white robes with swords, all wearing tall white hats embroidered with a golden arch. This is the costume of the middle school officials in the Jinque Kingdom, similar to a fast catcher.

Strangely, there was a man in the team who was wearing an official uniform even though he was a man, but he was wearing a black dog's head. His eyes wandered from side to side like a human's. He was actually a dog-headed catcher.

The leader was a bearded man, he frowned and said: "Don't talk nonsense, quickly bring everyone in your shop here."

"Ah?" The proprietress was startled, "It's the middle of the night, the officials, why are you making such a big fuss?"

"Go as soon as I tell you!" The bearded beard shouted, "A carp spirit escaped from Feng Zhengzheng's mansion. Now the whole city is being cordoned off and vigorously searched for. It must not be let go!"

"Ah, yes, yes, I'm going right now."

Upon hearing this, the proprietress understood the seriousness of the situation, and quickly called the waiter to wake up all the guests.

The guests here are all businessmen who have been on the go all day, and naturally all of them are reluctant to be woken up from their sleep. One or two are cursing, but when they arrive in the lobby and see the official of the Jinque Kingdom with a knife and a hat, they dare not make a sound. After all, if you want to do business here, you can't offend the official people easily.

A group of five people from Deyun Temple were also pulled over, all a little listless, especially the little koi, who almost swam all the way with their eyes closed.

The bearded man looked around and asked, "Is everyone here?"

The proprietress replied: "Master, they are all here."

"Okay." The bearded man nodded, and pouted at a few of his men, "Go and search first to see if there are any left!"

"yes!"

Several subordinates responded and immediately dispersed.

Wang Longqi in the crowd felt resentful, asked the reason, and couldn't help but said: "Feng Zheng faction lost, why do you need the officials from Jinque Kingdom to look for it?"

Yu Qi'an laughed, "Hehe, you don't know about that."

Then he explained to Wang Longqi.

...

It turns out that the Fengzheng Sect among the Twelve Immortals of Heluo has developed like a raging fire in recent years, and its business is getting bigger and bigger. And what they mainly do is the business of selling monsters.

As far as this decent sect is concerned, it was also an authentic Taoist sect at first, and started out by relying on the unique secret technique of sealing monsters. It can be regarded as a unique skill, but it is still far away from the large fairy gate.

Later, one of the heads had a whim and made a rule to sign a century-old demon slave contract with the monsters who came to ask for the title, and gradually gathered a large number of powerful monsters to serve him.

Later, the Fengzheng faction became more and more powerful, and the number of monsters who came to seek the seal also increased day by day, and the Fengzheng faction also had a new trouble.

That is, there are too many demon slaves, and they can't take them in. After all, they don't intend to seek to usurp the throne, and it's useless to keep such a powerful monster. One or two don't have many life skills, and they eat a lot. In the past, one disciple took care of two or three monster slaves, but now a disciple has to manage more than a dozen monster slaves. There are too many monsters under the sect to keep them.

The high-level officials of that generation's upright sect thought of a great plan.

That is to resell the contract of the demon slave. Anyway, for the monster, as long as it successfully transforms after the thunder calamity, it is not to be a demon slave to someone. For the Fengzheng faction, selling a monster with a big appetite can also bring in a lot of money, which can be used to develop the sect, recruit more disciples, and expand more spheres of influence.

Human trafficking has always been illegal in the Heluo Dynasty, but monster trafficking is no longer among them. This is a huge gap in the law.

In addition, Feng Zheng sent up and down to manage the dignitaries in Chaoge City comfortably, and no one came to trouble them.

In the end, they not only sealed the monsters that were about to transform, but also found monsters that hadn't yet transformed, and made an appointment to help you seal them in the future, and then directly signed the contract, which directly broadened the purchase channels.

Relying on this business, Feng Zhengpai made a fortune and became one of the Twelve Immortal Sects in a short period of time.

However, Fengzheng School, which has developed for more than a hundred years, has encountered a new problem, that is, the market is saturated.

The general view of He Luochao towards monsters is still biased, and ordinary people are not willing to get too close to monsters. Even if dignitaries are willing to raise demon slaves for fun, how many can a family raise?

If the monsters of the Fengzheng School want to sell, they can only engage in brutal internal competition. In the past, it was enough to just twist and call something nice, but now they have to learn all kinds of talents.

Simply put, it is involution.

Faced with this bottleneck, Feng Zhengpai finally found a new way out. Since the market cannot digest it, then expand new markets.

At this time, the Western Regions, where demons were rampant, became the primary target of the Feng Zheng Sect.

Compared with Heluo, where only the upper class raises demon slaves, ordinary people in the Western Regions have much more demand for demon slaves. Daily labor, safety protection, and some unspeakable things can all be solved by Yaonu. They don't have that natural repulsion towards demon slaves, they are simply excellent consumers.

As for the problem that ordinary people cannot afford expensive demon slaves, Feng Zhengpai thoughtfully proposed the method of paying on time. As long as a part of the down payment is paid first, the demon slaves can be taken home, and the rest can be paid later. Over the course of 20 to 30 years, they were handed over one after another.

Later, a shared demon slave was even launched, which can be rented for a period of time at a cheap price.

Although you can also choose not to buy, but others have yours, how can this work? How can anyone rent a demon slave for a lifetime? Nowadays, the trend in the Western Regions is that if your family does not have a demon slave, girls will feel that their safety is not guaranteed, and they will not marry into your family.

As a result, there are even many families who have spent most of their life's labor in exchange for a demon slave.

And the Fengzheng Sect's influence in the Western Regions has rapidly developed to a peak. Although its foundation is in the Heluo Dynasty, the main battlefield has already been the Western Regions.

In order to take root in the Western Regions, Fengzheng Sect has always maintained good relations with the high-level officials of the countries in the Western Regions, and sent a large number of money and demon slaves. In exchange, it is naturally the best treatment.

Just like now, if a demon slave of the Fengzheng Sect escapes, there will be officials blocking the whole city to help find it. It is the result of Fengzhengpai's years of operation.

...

Naturally, several people were dumbfounded when they heard these words.

"Hey, this decent person is a good hand in business." Wang Longqi exclaimed, "If I learn this skill, it will not be just around the corner to develop my family's business."

"The key is not only the business experience, but also the core technology." Lao Du said: "It is only with Feng Zheng's unique knowledge that all subsequent developments can be made."

"Excellent." Wang Longqi nodded and sighed.

A few people were having a heated chat here, and suddenly found that the people around them dispersed. Only the five of them continued to stand here.

And the dog-headed catcher is coming over with a bad look on his face.

"Why?" Durant asked in bewilderment.

The dog-headed catcher glanced quickly, and said: "There is a monster here!"

What he looked at was the area where the five of them were standing.

"Oh?" The bearded person came over and asked as he walked, "Are you sure?"

"That's right, there is evil spirit here!" The dog-headed catcher glanced around the five people, and then glared at Duranke without hesitation, "Don't move!"

As he said that, he brought the dog's nose closer, sniffed hard, and was still a little confused when he smelled it, "Why don't you seem to have any evil spirit on you?"

Old Du spread his hands and said, "Guy, is it possible... I mean it's possible, but I'm actually just a human being?"

"What?" The dog-headed catcher quickly looked up at him, and immediately shook his head, "You look darker than me, how could you be a human? Impossible, you must be a monster."

"..." Duranke was speechless for a moment, and he said: "There is indeed a little monster here, but it is definitely not me. I am a purebred human being."

"Who is that?" the bearded man asked.

"It's me." The little koi raised his hand obediently.

The dog-headed catcher took a quick look at the little koi's appearance, then at Duranke's, and said decisively, "Impossible."

Then continue to inhale hard on Duranke, smelling nothing on the top and smelling the bottom.

"..." Lao Du pushed him away and said, "If you smoke again, you will get athlete's foot. You should try to smell others."

The dog-headed catcher really couldn't smell the evil spirit, so he turned his target and walked up to the little koi carp. He didn't need to get close, but he was shocked, "The evil spirit really comes from this little girl."

"Yeah." The little koi nodded.

The bearded man came over, and asked with frowned eyebrows: "What kind of monster are you?"

The little koi answered truthfully: "I am a koi."

The bearded eyes sank, "Take it!"

Several subordinates rushed over immediately.

"Hey what are you doing?"

Several people immediately protected the little koi, the little girl was startled and hid behind Li Chu.

The old Taoist coughed and said with a smile: "Gentlemen, isn't this against the rules?"

The bearded face sank like water, and he said: "Feng Zhengpai escaped from the carp spirit. Someone saw that monster fleeing here with his own eyes. Naturally, we have to arrest her and go back for questioning."

In fact, he also had some plans in his heart. In short, they told him that they must catch the monster. If you really can't do the job, if you catch this little koi, at least there will be a monster who can stand up to it.

It's a pity that his plan will come to nothing after all.

Just when several officials wanted to arrest her by force, Li Chu stood up. He looked straight at the beard indifferently, and said softly, "You can't arrest her."

"Heh, this is the Golden Que Kingdom, and it's not a place where you have the final say." The bearded beard said angrily, "If you dare to block it, you will be shot!"

The light in Li Chu's eyes flashed.

The bearded man didn't know why, but his heart was startled suddenly, he jumped back in fright, and asked: "Do you still dare to do it?"

But after some heart-pounding, he felt strange again, because the little Taoist priest in front of him didn't move at all, why...he felt like he almost died?

On the opposite side, Li Chu just said indifferently: "We came from Dongtuheluo, and we have a customs clearance document, and her name is also on the customs clearance document."

As he spoke, he glanced at Old Du.

Lao Du immediately understood, took out the customs clearance document from his backpack, handed it to the bearded face, and said coldly: "Did you see Miss Yue'er's name? It's the little koi in front of you. If you don't agree, you can go to Heluo Chengguan asked. And...do you see what is written on it?"

The bearded man's complexion turned livid immediately, and he paused for a while without saying a word.

The vicious officials behind him didn't dare to take any further actions, as if they had been hit by a spell.

Being watched by the surrounding crowd, Lao Du only felt very honored, so he simply picked up the customs clearance document and read the above words aloud.

"People of the Heluo Dynasty, when you encounter danger in a foreign land, don't be afraid, don't give up!"

"Remember, there is a strong motherland behind you!"