Chapter 26

"Hall Master Qin should care more about her own assessment results."

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

He Chunlin joked with a smile.

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

"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 newly taken office not long ago, the Apprentice Demon-Suppressing Envoys under her were extremely ordinary, and the losses were also the greatest, so naturally, they were not as good as the other two Deputy Hall Masters.

He Chunlin and the other also smiled faintly and didn't open their mouths to stimulate the other party again.

Then the hall returned to calm again.

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Three days passed quickly.

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

His own Source Energy Points rose to twenty again.

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

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

The Fang siblings were also waiting in the courtyard early in the morning.

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

Holding a few pieces of clothes in her hand, she walked over gracefully.

"Wear these clothes on the road, and be sure to be careful when going 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 overtime 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, Qingsao. When I'm not here, you two stay at home."

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

Until Lu Zhangsheng went far away, the two of them were still quietly looking at his back.

"Sister, do you like Brother Lu?"

"What are you talking about!"

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

Arriving at the bedside, she gradually calmed her restless heart.

After a long time, she sighed lightly.

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

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

………………

Lu Zhangsheng walked along the street, and under the awe-filled gazes of the commoners 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, all full of energy and imposing.

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

It was actually Li Yunhua.

It was truly a narrow road for enemies; the two were actually on the same mission, which made him somewhat unexpected.

"This trip to Yunxi Village will probably be very interesting."

He sneered inwardly.

Seeing Lu Zhangsheng arrive, Li Yunhua was stunned first, then laughed 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 didn't expect Lu Zhangsheng 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 Zhangsheng also smiled slightly, making people feel like a spring breeze.

Of course, he knew what Li Yunhua meant 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.

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

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

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

Everywhere was full of weeds, even the official road was a bit dilapidated, and there was not a single person on the road, looking very lonely, which made him somewhat disappointed. While walking and talking, Lu Zhangsheng 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 noble families, and had a close relationship with Li Yunhua.

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

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

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

Lu Zhangsheng didn't refuse, and the two became familiar with each other after a while.

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

Half an hour later.

The group moved away from the county city, 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, so their speed was still not slow.

Rushing all the way, until the afternoon, the few arrived at the edge of a dilapidated village.

The surroundings were desolate, a few dead 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.

Yunxi Village, as a remote village about tens of miles east of Changping County, had only a thousand people in the village, and there were not many acres of fertile fields, most of them living a barren 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 the state of death was extremely miserable.

The village chief reported to the officials in a panic.

When Lu Zhangsheng and his party 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 surrounded them, most of them very thin, and their faces still carried a trace of fear.

At the very front of the courtyard, an old man in green walked towards Lu Zhangsheng and the others.

"The old man is the village chief, Old Man Sun. May I ask if you are the superiors from the Demon-Suppressing Division in the county city?"

"I have already prepared food."

The old man in green smiled and bowed, putting 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 with a flat face.

As martial artists, what kind of delicacies hadn't they enjoyed? Everyone wanted to complete the mission as soon as possible and return to the county city.

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

Old Man Sun paused, then squeezed out a smile: "Then follow the old man, several officers."

He took the lead and walked towards a small hillside on the side.

Lu Zhangsheng 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 corpse stench, 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 that corpse stench came from here.

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

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

Looking at the corpses in front of him, Old Man Sun was full of fear.

Hearing this, Lu Zhangsheng 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 weird.

"Have there been any other abnormal things discovered recently? How long has it been since the first person died?"

He looked at Old Man Sun and said faintly.

Hearing this, Old Man Sun's eyes gradually drifted, as if he were trying hard to recall.

A moment later, he said in a low tone: "Since the first person had an accident, it has been three months, and the number of deaths has been increasing..."

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

Lu Zhangsheng's expression stirred: "Why didn't you report to the officials before?"

"Plop..."

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

"I, I..."

He was so anxious that he stuttered, and couldn't 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 with an impatient face.

The few were all human spirits; how could they not understand the village chief's idea?

It was nothing but fear of affecting his village chief position, so he chose to hide it. Later, the matter was too big to suppress, and coupled with the fact that Guaiyi could take his life at any time, he had to report it under multiple pressures.

(End of chapter)