On the Avenue

Zhuge Jian returned to Buffalo County and sorted out the paperwork. He was not satisfied in Buffalo County and had already prepared to resign as a classics historian. However, as a classics historian, he wanted to keep everything in order so that his successor could successfully control Buffalo when he took over. County affairs.

"Sir, my subordinates have inquired about what happened near Huangpo Village, as well as the life and past of Talisman Master Chen Yindu, and compiled the documents."

A yamen servant quickly walked into the study, presented the documents, and said, "Sir, Huangpo Village is under the jurisdiction of Xinxiang County and is not under the jurisdiction of our Buffalo County. Interfering in the affairs of Xinxiang County can easily cause complications."

"I understand, you go down first."

Zhuge Jian waved his hand, then remembered something and said, "This matter must not be mentioned to anyone. Even if the county magistrate asks, he cannot talk about it."

The officer retired.

Zhuge Jian opened the document and read it, and gradually frowned, and the frown became tighter and tighter, like two ropes locked together, forming an unbreakable knot.

"In this small Huangpo Village, so many things have happened nearby, and so many masters have disappeared?"

He took a breath. Everything that happened near Huangpo Village, if it happened in Buffalo County, could be said to be a big case!

There are more than ten disappearance cases alone, and the missing people are all extraordinary people!

"Li Xian of Quanzhou, He Qinghe of Danjiang, the second young lady of the Zhao family, Lin Feishuang of the Lin family, Xiao Zhu of the Nascent Soul realm..."

Zhuge Jian's scalp felt numb. Most of these people were people who had disappeared in the past two years.

"It is rumored that there is a true king's tomb in Qianyang Mountain. Most of these people were attracted by the true king's tomb with the intention of exploring the secrets and treasure hunting, but they ended up missing in Qianyang Mountain. A lot of people died in the search for treasures, especially the true king's tomb. I'm afraid It’s even more dangerous. So it’s not too surprising. Why have so many people disappeared in the past two years?”

Zhuge Jian's eyes flashed.

"So many people have disappeared in the past two years, which means that there is a murderous demon in Huangpo Village who kills all the masters who come here! Could this person be Talisman Master Chen Yindu? Is he really With such strength, could his purpose of killing so many masters be to monopolize the wealth of the True King’s Tomb?”

He continued to browse, and from the information, Chen Yindu of Huangpo Village was an ordinary talisman master. He made a living by painting and selling talismans. He kept to himself and had never done anything out of the ordinary.

He had a son named Chen Tang who went to the provincial capital to make a living and rarely came back.

Chen Yindu also has a grandson who died for a long time and suddenly came back to life two years ago. He is naughty and hates gods and ghosts...

Zhuge Jian's eyes widened and he read it several times to confirm that he had read it correctly.

What is written in the document is indeed Chen Yindu’s grandson, Chen Tang’s son, who was suddenly resurrected after being dead for a long time!

"There are many evil things in the countryside, and most of them are evil spirits possessing corpses!"

Zhuge Jian calmed down and whispered, "The levels of evil objects are divided into evil, evil spirits, demons, disasters, and misfortunes. The thing that possesses Chen Yindu's grandson should be evil level or evil level, far from being a demon." The level is not yet clear. So, most of the people who have disappeared in the past two years are related to Chen Yindu’s grandson. "

He continued reading: "Chen Yindu's grandson is named Chen Shi. Well, Chen Shi, Chen...honest?!"

Zhuge Jian was shocked, stood up suddenly, and almost threw the document in his hand.

This Chen Shi was obviously the young man who killed Li Xiaoding and nine other people, Cheng Cheng, and the innocent Chen Shi who picked up the skeletons of three children and gave them to his relatives!

"I said I had never heard of anyone named Cheng. It turns out that his surname is Chen, and he and Chen Yin are both from the same family!"

Zhuge Jian felt a numbness in his scalp, and at the same time he felt strange. If Chen Shi came back from the dead because he was possessed by evil spirits, then all the villagers in Huangpo Village would have been eaten by him long ago.

Not to mention Huangpo Village, I am afraid that all the nearby villages and towns will be completely eaten up by him!

However, Chen Shi appeared to be very kind and was obviously not possessed by evil spirits.

He sat down slowly, picked up the paperwork and continued reading.

"The villagers in Huangpo Village have a legend that Chen Yindu died half a month ago... Chen Yindu died too?!"

He read this, paused, took a breath and continued reading, "On the second day after the burial, Chen Yindu pretended to be dead, sat up in the coffin, ate candles, smelled incense, and slept in the coffin. From then on, people in the village often Some animals died and their blood was sucked dry. The villagers thought that the people had turned into corpses and said: "Zombie..."

Zhuge Jian's scalp is numb, this Chen Yindu is the evil spirit!

He calmed down. If Chen Yin was possessed by an evil spirit or turned into a corpse spirit, not to mention the animals, all the villagers in Huangpo Village would have been eaten long ago!

"In half a month, this zombie has been able to eat all over the country. The first person he wants to eat is Chen Shi next to him. Why has he never taken a bite?"

Zhuge Jian was puzzled and thought, "Is it because Chen Shi is also a zombie? Or are they both possessed by evil spirits, so there is no fratricidal relationship between grandfather and grandson? However, Chen Shi looks like a living person, not a zombie. So, then The only possibility is that he is evil, but his behavior does not seem to be evil..."

This pair of grandfather and grandson are so weird, it seems that everyone has many secrets.

"Most of the people who have disappeared in the past two years are related to this strange pair of grandfather and grandson. These missing people often come from powerful families, and they will definitely not let it go."

The provincial capital of Xinxiang Province also has a name, called Imperial Township and Imperial City!

Imperial Township, what does this name mean?

Dare to touch the dignitaries of the Imperial City, you are extremely bold!

Zhuge Jian put his resignation on the desk and was about to leave, but after thinking about it he came back.

"Those who do justice for heaven are not sinners."

He blew the fire seal and burned the documents recording Chen's grandfather and grandson to ashes. He said to himself, "No matter whether the grandfather and grandson are related to the disappearance case or not, Chen Shi is a man of justice for heaven."

He turned and left.

"I don't want to stay here, I have my own place to stay! This is the official history, this county government, it doesn't matter if I don't stay!"

Buffalo County Magistrate Li Kefa looked gloomy, tore Zhuge Jian's resignation letter into pieces, and said coldly: "Zhuge Jian is just a dog raised by my Li family. He really regards himself as a person. If you don't do it, someone else will do it!" "

He immediately issued an order to recruit dianshi again. Applicants from Buffalo County gathered, and even candidates from more than a dozen other surrounding counties came to take the exam, hoping to eat this bowl of official rice.

Li Kefa selected a new Dianshi from among many talents, whose surname was Qu Mingji.

Qu Ji immediately led the Buffalo County government officials to investigate. Soon after, they found that on the day Li Xiaoding was killed, Chen Yindu, the talisman master of Huangpo Village, was selling talismans in Yandang Village.

A government official said: "Master Qu, Master Zhuge said that the talisman master who killed Mr. Li was short, about five feet tall, but this Chen Yindu was extremely tall. He was obviously not the person who killed Mr. Li."

Qu Ji sneered and said: "Is Zhuge Jian Dian Shi, or am I Dian Shi? There was no other talisman master in Yandang Village at that time, and he was the only talisman master. If he hadn't done it, who else could have done it?"

He immediately reported to Li Kefa, who ordered all the Yamen officials to take the Li family's masters, about fifty people, and went straight to Huangpo Village.

It's just that Buffalo County is hundreds of miles away from Huangpo Village, and they have to go around the foothills of the mountain. Everyone hurriedly hurried, and they saw that it was getting late before they reached Huangpo Village.

"Sir, this countryside is no better than the county town. There are many evil things in the countryside, so it is not suitable to rush." ​​An old government official said quickly.

Qu Ji smiled and said: "Ignorant words. There are thirty-four scholars and seventeen candidates in our profession, all of whom have cultivated to the realm of the divine womb, and even masters of the divine transformation stage. Not to mention that Mr. Li is personally in charge, let alone a mere Even if evil things come, they will be melted like snow by our divine light before they get close!"

Li Kefa was eager for revenge and said: "Keep going!"

A group of government officials and Li family masters continued to move forward. They saw the charming moonlight and white mist rising from the mountains and forests.

At this time, the cry of a baby came from the forest, not far away.

Li Kefa frowned slightly.

Qu Ji ordered: "Li Ying, go and have a look."

A yamen servant said so, and activated the divine fetus of the shrine. There was like a lantern behind his head, emitting divine light and illuminating the road ahead.

The yamen servant Li Ying prepared his spells and took precautions while following the cries and moving forward into the forest.

After a while, the voice of the government servant Li Ying came: "Sir, there are many abandoned babies in this forest!"

Li Kefa and others were slightly startled.

"There are about a dozen babies!" Li Ying shouted.

"A dozen babies?" Everyone was shocked.

Abandoned babies are not uncommon in the countryside. Some girls get pregnant before they get married and throw away the children to avoid making a fool of themselves. Some girls prefer boys over girls and abandon them in the wilderness after giving birth to a girl. Others are too poor to give birth to a baby. If you can’t afford it, you have to give it away or throw it away.

But throwing away a dozen babies at once, such an unconscionable thing, has never been heard of by them!

Qu Ji immediately ordered a dozen more people and said: "God has a good nature, and it is rare for me to meet you. Go help Li Ying and bring those dozen babies over."

"Sir, is there something strange?"

"If you are told to go, just go!"

The dozen or so people followed the cry.

Qu Ji complimented: "Your Excellency saved a dozen babies in one fell swoop. It is a bodhisattva's heart. If this story spreads, it will be praised by people all over the world."

Li Kefa rarely showed a smile. It was the first time since the death of his son Li Xiaoding that he smiled.

Saving a baby would not cause any repercussions at all in Xiniu Xinzhou, but saving a dozen babies at night in the countryside is legendary in itself, enough to spread throughout the world, making everyone aware of Li Kefa's philanthropic deeds!

"The Li family will definitely know what I have done, so they will use me more. I am still young. I can still marry more and have more sons in the future."

When he thought of this, he heard Li Ying's voice: "Sir, we don't have enough manpower, we need more people to come."

The voices of the government officials who had just gone to meet him also came: "Sir, there are more children here!"

There were more babies crying in the woods. Just a moment ago there were only a dozen babies crying, but now it sounded like there were thirty or forty babies crying together.

Li Kefa's heart suddenly suddenly felt like something was wrong.

It's just that the moonlight is really charming tonight. How can we see such a pleasing moonlight in the city's bustling lights?

He looked a little dazed.

Qu Ji also frowned and said, "Sir, something seems wrong..."

Li Kefa shook his head, putting aside the interference of the moonlight on himself, and shouted in a low voice: "Prepare your spells and use the Ziwu Evil Sword to Kill! Follow my orders!"

Ziwu's evil-killing sword is a spell in the Tianxin Zhengqi Jue. It gathers true energy and divine light and condenses it into invisible sword energy. It is a set of six moves and is a must-learn spell for scholars.

Everyone prepared their spells, the air in front of them shook slightly, but the shape of the sword could not be seen.

Qu Ji said loudly: "Li Ying, you come back with the child first, and then we will go help!"

Li Ying said yes, and then there were sounds of walking in the forest, and the cry of a baby was getting closer and closer. Under the moonlight, there were faint figures moving in the forest. After a while, a dozen figures walked out of the forest, and it was Li Ying. They were waiting for the government officials, each holding a baby in their hands.

Li Ying and others took two steps out of the forest, stopped each other, and did not come closer. They just said: "Sir, there are more children inside, please give me a helping hand!"

Sure enough, there were more babies crying in the forest.

Seeing this situation, Li Kefa, Qu Ji and others were doubtful.

Qu Ji shouted: "Send the children over first!"

Li Ying and others did not move, but urged them to go to the forest to rescue the babies.

Qu Ji was about to say something more when Li Kefa ordered: "Master Qu, go and take a look. I always feel that something is wrong with them."

Qu Ji had no choice but to walk forward. Several government officials held the baby in one hand and waved to him with the other. Their postures were a little stiff and they all said: "Master Qu, come and save the child!"

Qu Ji walked closer and closer, his heart beating wildly. The more he looked at these government servants, the weirder he felt. He suddenly stopped and shouted: "Li Ying, send the child away..."

Before the word "come" was uttered, suddenly there was a rumble in the forest, and a four-hoofed monster slowly stood up from the forest. It had a neck as long as hair, and was slender, like a snake, with a number of hairs on the end of its neck. The baby-like head is crying like a baby.

Many of the babies were being held in the arms of Li Ying and other government officials. At this moment, the babies in their arms also rose up from their arms with their slender necks.

The four-hoofed monster let out a rough and loud cry:

"Save the child!"

Hundreds of babies cried together, danced in the air, and eagerly grabbed Qu Ji.

But Li Ying and others no longer had babies in their arms, and suddenly they were all leaking and shriveled up.

Only then did Qu Ji and others see clearly that Li Ying and a dozen other government servants had turned into human skins in just a short moment!

Just now they were holding the children, talking and laughing, but in fact it was just the monster eating up all their flesh and bones, and then blowing up their skins to inflate them, imitating their walking and talking!