Chapter 84

"No, no!"

The Xuxuhu brothers shook their heads in unison.

"When we were trapped in the cell, it was you, Hongjie, who saved us, how could we brothers betray you!"

"Good to know!"

One of the Xuxuhu said: "Hongjie, this person has two companions, and they look quite capable. What if they come to the door later?"

"Then..." A touch of viciousness appeared on the woman in red's face, "Kill them together!"

The two Xuxuhu were startled.

"Ah? Killing people, if we are caught, we will really be beheaded!"

"Why don't we just drive them away, don't kill them."

"Idiots!" The woman in red glared at them, "They are all government people, can they be driven away just like that? Wouldn't that be letting the tiger return to the mountain?"

"Besides, we have locked up so many people in the village, and it will soon be time for slaughter, do you still want your hands not to be stained with human life?"

"Hmph! Humans are the species that should not exist in this world, everyone deserves to die!"

When Lin Qingyue and Dongfang Yan rushed back to Fengnian County, the lanterns were already on, and there were fewer pedestrians on the street.

They first went to the inn where they stayed yesterday.

From the waiter, they learned that Xie Shouzheng rushed back to the inn in a hurry around the time of the snake (9-11 am) this morning.

At that time, the waiter was cleaning the guest room and was startled when he saw Xie Shouzheng suddenly appear.

Xie Shouzheng took back the whip, didn't even have time to drink a sip of water, and turned to leave.

But strangely, when the waiter came out to welcome guests at noon, he found that Xie Shouzheng's horse was still tied to the door of the shop and hadn't been ridden away.

Lin Qingyue and Dongfang Yan also noticed the horse when they entered the door just now.

At this moment, the two of them came out of the inn and walked to the pillar where the horse was tied.

Dongfang Yan checked and said: "The horse rope is tied very casually, and judging from the direction of the knot, he should have been facing away from the inn and facing the street at that time. Just as he untied the reins and was preparing to get on the horse, he was suddenly attracted by something, so he tied the horse up messily again and left."

Lin Qingyue nodded in approval: "He didn't ride the horse, he should have been afraid that the sound of the horse's hooves would attract the other party's attention, so he followed quietly. So..."

Just as the two were talking, a familiar person walked over from the street corner ahead, with a white face and a long beard, and a blood-red whip inserted at his waist.

It was actually Xie Shouzheng!

Seeing Lin Qingyue and Dongfang Yan at the door of the inn, Xie Shouzheng ran a few steps forward and said: "Why did you come too?"

Lin Qingyue didn't speak, just exchanged a look with Dongfang Yan.

Dongfang Yan said with a straight face: "You still have the nerve to say? You said you came back to get something, we waited for you for a long time and didn't see you come back, so we had to come back to find you. Where have you been all day?"

Xie Shouzheng said: "On the way, I happened to run into a person possessed by a water ghost, and the family invited an old witch to drive away the evil. I was a little worried, so I followed and took a look."

"It's a good thing I went, that old witch's strength was insufficient, and she liked to swindle people. She actually said that water ghosts are afraid of fire, and asked the family members to tie the person under a tree to smoke and burn, almost burning the person to death."

"How could I stand by and watch this? So I secretly took action, exposed the old witch, and lured the water ghost possessed in the person out to transcend it. This delay missed the time."

"So that's how it is." Dongfang Yan nodded, believing it very casually.

Lin Qingyue also breathed a sigh of relief: "We thought you were in trouble, we were scared, so we hurried back."

Dongfang Yan said: "We still have to rush to Qingzhou in Nanjiang, we delayed a day during the day, so we can only travel at night."

"Then let's get on the road quickly, let's go!" Xie Shouzheng didn't hear the loopholes in his words, turned around and was about to get on the horse.

The next moment, a soft sword with cold light lay across his throat: "Who are you, daring to pretend to be gods and ghosts in front of us?"

This is... discovered?

So fast?

The Xuxuhu were a little surprised.

In order to play Xie Shouzheng well, they even poured several large pots of water for Xie Shouzheng, wanting to use the scent of his urine to cover up their own smell.

Xie Shouzheng was also a tough guy, knowing their motives, gritting his teeth and refusing to submit.

Finally, the Xuxuhu had no choice but to pluck a large handful of wolf hair and hide it on themselves. The smell was not as strong as urine, but it was barely usable.

It shouldn't have been seen through so quickly!

No, maybe it's just testing.

So the fake Xie Shouzheng pretended to be calm and said: "I am Xie Shouzheng of the Xuanjing Division. One of our own, put down the sword quickly!"

Dongfang Yan said: "I heard that in the prison of Fengxian Prefecture, there were once two Xuxuhu locked up, who were good at transformation and imitation, lifelike, and difficult to distinguish between true and false. But fake is fake, and there are always flaws."

Compared to strange objects like Mayfly Silk that can complete parasitism and control without knowing it, Xuxuhu is simply a small witch meeting a big witch.

"No need to talk nonsense with him!" Lin Qingyue was more decisive, directly stepping forward and slapping the fake "Xie Shouzheng" on the forehead. The originally burly and tall person was like a deflated ball, instantly shrinking and becoming smaller, finally becoming a mixed-breed fox the size of an ordinary yellow dog.

The mixed-breed fox was in pain and about to howl, but was pinched by the neck by Lin Qingyue and lifted up: "Speak, where is Xie Shouzheng? If you dare to have a lie, I will peel your skin alive!"

What they didn't notice was that in the corner of the wall not far away, another Xuxuhu quietly took everything into his eyes, and after seeing his companion captured, he slipped away quickly.

"I'll speak, I'll speak!" The captured Xuxuhu confessed everything one by one.

"We didn't want to provoke the people of the Xuanjing Division, so we deliberately tricked you away last night. But who knew why that Lord Xie came back again? And he happened to discover Hongjie's whereabouts."

"Hongjie is not easy to mess with, and she captured him on the spot. He is now locked up in our village."

Dongfang Yan asked: "Are the missing people in Fengnian County during this time also caught by you? Are they dead or alive?"

"Alive. But... they are also about to die."

Fengnian County is not big, and under the guidance of that Xuxuhu, they arrived in front of a village in less than a quarter of an hour.

Dongfang Yan said cautiously: "I'm afraid there is fraud inside. Why don't I go in first, and you respond outside, be careful?"

Lin Qingyue said: "No need!" Then she kicked open the courtyard gate and walked in.

"Still be careful!" Dongfang Yan didn't expect Lin Qingyue to be so fierce, and hurriedly followed.

As soon as they entered, the courtyard gate "bang!" closed automatically.

And the scenery around swayed like water waves, and everything became illusory.

Dongfang Yan reminded: "There is an illusion array inside!"

"Small tricks!" Lin Qingyue sneered, the red oil-paper umbrella "swished" and shook open, and then she threw it to Dongfang Yan very casually.

"Your soul is weak and cannot be eroded by demon Qi. The Nether Umbrella can protect the souls of the dead, and can also block the erosion of the world's yin and evil Qi."