Chapter 26

"Hall Master Qin, you should care more about your own assessment results."

"I heard that the probationary Demon Suppression Envoys you recruited this batch are also mediocre. Why don't I transfer a few to you?"

HeChunlin joked with a smile.

Xiao Tianci on the side also drank tea, his smile unable to be concealed.

"Hmph... no need, my subordinates can also produce good talents."

Qin Ruobing's expression tightened immediately.

For the past three years, she had always been at the bottom of the assessment, which made her, who had always had strong self-esteem, quite embarrassed.

Because she had only recently taken office, the probationary Demon Suppression Envoys under her were extremely ordinary, and the losses were the greatest, so naturally, they were not as good as the other two Deputy Hall Masters.

HeChunlin and the other also smiled faintly and didn't open their mouths to stimulate the other party anymore.

Afterward, the hall returned to calm again.

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Three days passed quickly.

For these three days, Lu Changsheng had been controlling the exotic beast to explore in the dark river, and he had some gains.

His own Source Energy Points rose to 20 again.

However, looking at the plus sign behind the Iron Cloth Shirt, which was still dim, he knew that he was still far from deducing the technique.

Today was the day of departure, and Lu Changsheng got up very early.

Fang Qing and her brother were also waiting in the courtyard early in the morning.

Seeing Lu Changsheng come out, Fang Qing's face was happy.

She took a few pieces of clothing in her hand and walked over gracefully.

"Wear these clothes on the road, and be sure to be careful when you go out."

Her tone was very gentle, and her eyes were shining.

As if she were a young wife urging her husband to go out.

"My sister worked all night to make these."

Fang Tao on the side didn't forget to help.

This made Fang Qing's face turn red, which was very charming.

"Thank you, Sister-in-law Qing. When I'm away, you two stay at home."

Lu Changsheng smiled slightly, took the clothes from the other party, and then crossed the two and walked out of the courtyard.

Until Lu Changsheng went far away, Fang Qing and the other still watched his back quietly.

"Sister, do you like Brother Lu?"

"What are you talking about!"

Fang Qing's face instantly turned into a ripe red apple, and then she walked quickly into the bedroom.

Coming to the bedside, she gradually calmed her restless heart.

For a long time, she sighed softly.

As a widow who "clashed with her husband," she was no longer worthy of Lu Changsheng, who had an official status.

After Lu Changsheng became successful, he still remembered the old feelings, which was already the greatest luck for the two, so naturally, they didn't dare to hope for too much.

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Lu Changsheng walked along the street, and under the awe-inspiring gazes of the civilians on both sides, he soon arrived at a remote place in the east of the city.

This place was exactly the location shown on the mission token.

When he arrived, four figures were already standing here.

Three men and one woman, each full of energy and imposing.

Lu Changsheng looked at one of the gloomy men, his expression stunned.

It was actually Li Yunhua.

Truly enemies on a narrow road; the two were actually on the same mission, which was somewhat unexpected.

"This trip to YunxiCun will probably be very interesting."

He sneered inwardly.

Seeing Lu Changsheng arrive, Li Yunhua was stunned for a moment, then smiled heartily: "Haha... Brother Lu has finally arrived, let's set off."

His tone was very familiar, as if the two were old friends for many years.

At the same time, Li Yunhua was happy in his heart; he hadn't expected Lu Changsheng to bump into him, and this time he wanted to see how the other party would die.

Of course, he didn't stupidly show hostility, but instead showed a very intimate posture.

If the other party "accidentally" fell later, it wouldn't be his business.

"Long time no see, Brother Li, you are still as heroic as ever."

Lu Changsheng also smiled slightly, making people feel like a spring breeze.

Of course, he knew Li Yunhua's meaning and began to cooperate with the other party's performance.

Both had the same idea.

They directly called each other brothers, and the scene was very harmonious.

Even the other three looked at the two with strange expressions, not expecting them to be so familiar.

Afterward, the few exchanged a few words and began to set off.

The group passed through the city gate and walked quickly toward the outside of the city.

This was the first time Lu Changsheng had left the city since he was born, and everything outside the city was so fresh.

Everywhere was overgrown with weeds, even the official road was a bit broken, and there was not a single person on the road, which was very lonely, making him a bit disappointed. While walking and talking, Lu Changsheng also became familiar with the few.

The only woman was named Yue Shulan, with a tall figure and a heroic temperament.

The other two men were in yellow robes, with resolute faces, both children of aristocratic families, and had a close relationship with Li Yunhua.

These three were clearly a small camp, led by Li Yunhua.

Gradually, Yue Shulan also discovered that Lu Changsheng and Li Yunhua were a bit strange, seemingly harmonious but not united, and began to lean toward Lu Changsheng intentionally.

She couldn't squeeze into the aristocratic circle anyway, so naturally, she wouldn't waste her energy.

Lu Changsheng didn't refuse, and after a while, the two became familiar.

The entire team was divided into two camps for a time.

Half an hour later.

The group was far from the county town, and the road became more and more difficult to walk.

No wonder the few didn't choose to ride horses.

However, fortunately, they all had martial arts cultivation, and their speed was still not slow.

After a rapid march, until the afternoon, the few arrived at the edge of a dilapidated village.

Everything around was desolate, a few withered trees grew on the soil slope, and occasionally a few crow calls came, which was very creepy.

A river that was about to dry up ran through the village, emitting a strong stench.

YunxiCun, as a remote village about dozens of miles east of Changping County, had only a thousand people in the village, and there were not many acres of fertile land, mostly living a poor life.

It was just that strange things had happened frequently in the past six months.

Villagers died strangely in their homes one after another, and their deaths were extremely tragic.

The village chief was overwhelmed and reported it to the officials.

When Lu Changsheng and his group passed through the dilapidated thatched houses on both sides and arrived in front of a slightly decent courtyard, the owner of the courtyard had already received the news and had been waiting outside for a long time.

At this time, a large group of villagers gathered around, most of them very thin, and their faces still carried a trace of fear.

In front of the courtyard, an old man in green walked toward Lu Changsheng and the others.

"The old man is the village chief, SunLaotou. May I ask if you are the officials from the DemonSubduingOffice in the county town?"

"The old man has already prepared food."

The old man in green smiled and bowed, his posture very low.

"No need for food, just take us to see the scene of the incident."

Li Yunhua took the lead and said, looking indifferent.

As warriors, they had enjoyed all kinds of delicacies, and everyone wanted to complete the mission as soon as possible to return to the county town.

This place was too dilapidated, and it was smelly everywhere, making people quite uncomfortable.

SunLaotou's expression paused, then squeezed out a smile: "Then please follow the old man, my lords."

He took the lead and walked toward a small hill on the side.

Lu Changsheng and the others followed closely behind.

Before long, the group arrived in front of a dilapidated courtyard.

Before they even got close, they could smell a strong stench of corpses, which was extremely disgusting.

Li Yunhua and the others frowned and walked in quickly.

As soon as they stepped in, they saw a row of corpses covered with white cloth lying on wooden boards.

There were ten in total, arranged closely, and the stench of corpses came from here.

Now the weather was getting colder, presumably these corpses had been dead for many days, which was why they had such a stench.

"These are the people who died strangely in the village in the past month. The old man didn't dare to move them..."

SunLaotou looked at the corpses in front of him, his face full of fear.

Hearing this, Lu Changsheng walked slowly to the corpse on the far right.

He lifted the white cloth.

He saw a male corpse with a pale face lying on the wooden board, his eyes bulging, as if he had been scared to death, which was extremely strange.

"Have you discovered any other abnormalities recently? How long has it been since the first person died?"

He looked at SunLaotou and said faintly.

Hearing this, SunLaotou's eyes gradually drifted, seemingly trying hard to recall.

A moment later, he said in a low voice: "It has been three months since the first incident, and more and more people have died later..."

"As for other abnormalities, it seems there haven't been any. The village has always been very peaceful; it's just that this kind of thing happened recently."

Lu Changsheng's expression shifted slightly: "Why didn't you report it to the officials before?"

"Plop..."

SunLaotou was so scared that he knelt on the ground, his eyes full of panic.

"I, I..."

He was so anxious that he stuttered, unable to spit out a word.

"Alright, no need for nonsense, you go down first."

Li Yunhua waved his hand and drove the other party out of here impatiently.

The few were all shrewd, so how could they not understand the village chief's idea.

It was nothing more than fearing that it would affect his position as village chief, so he chose to hide it. Later, the matter was too big to suppress, and coupled with the fact that the anomaly could take his life at any time, he had to report it under multiple pressures.

(End of chapter)