Ling Qingxue heard the sound and turned back to check, and was shocked when she saw Zhou Zhilu's appearance.
A figure flashed and appeared beside Zhou Zhilu, holding a long sword with an icy aura. He asked in a cold voice, "What's going on? Is there a sneak attack?"
Zhou Zhilu smiled awkwardly, his eyes rolling as he explained, "I...was practicing my internal energy and got a side stitch."
Ling Qingxue: “…”
"Are you an idiot?"
After Ling Qingxue finished speaking, she glanced at Zhou Zhilu with disdain and walked back without looking back.
Zhou Zhilu sighed helplessly. It seemed that he really couldn't use it in front of others casually in the future. Otherwise, no matter whether the record was right or wrong, it would be difficult to explain afterwards.
…
Walking through Yancheng County, Zhou Zhilu sighed, "Yancheng is indeed a large county. The roads are clean and tidy, the houses are arranged in an orderly manner, and even the pedestrians on the road seem contented and happy. It's truly admirable, but... it feels a little sparsely populated."
However, just as he finished speaking, he saw a crazy, thin-cheeked man suddenly running out from the side of the road. He stumbled and ran while shouting, "Hahahaha, I'm rich! I'm going to make a lot of money! I'm going to the capital!"
Fortunately, the situation did not last long, and a group of people wearing khaki training clothes came and carried the man away.
Zhou Zhilu looked at Chen Wen in surprise and asked doubtfully, "Master Chen, what's going on?"
Chen Wen explained awkwardly: "The person just now must have won the quota and got drunk."
"Quota?" Zhou Zhilu asked doubtfully, causing Qingxue to look at Chen Wen in confusion.
Chen Wen did not explain directly, but pointed to the surrounding scene and said: "My two lords, although Yancheng County is prosperous now, it was still a half-dead scene five years ago.
“Although Yancheng County is close to the capital, it is not on an important trade route and has no special products, so it cannot develop.
"Everything changed with the arrival of Feng Yuan's escort agency. Mr. Feng was kind and generous, donating countless silver taels to build roads and bridges. The shops on both sides of the road you two saw were actually built by Mr. Feng, who rented them out to the people at low prices.
"From small restaurants and shops to large carriage companies and factories, Feng Yuan Escort Agency has business in all of them. Not only that, Master Feng will occasionally give out some quotas to his subordinates. The selected people have the opportunity to go to other larger prefectures, or even the capital, to work in the branch escort agencies there and make a lot of money.
"And that guy just now should be working for Feng Yuan Escort Agency. From what he said, he must have won a spot to go to the capital. I guess he was drunk, hahaha. Oh, and the group of people in khaki clothes practicing Kung Fu just now are from Feng Yuan Escort Agency. They also patrol the streets occasionally to maintain law and order."
Zhou Zhilu couldn't help but marvel at what he heard. Such a great person actually existed in this small county.
"But..." Zhou Zhilu hesitated for a moment and asked, "The Fengyuan Escort Agency acted this way and even sent people out of the county. Doesn't your county magistrate mind?"
Chen Wen smiled upon hearing this. "How could that be? Lord Lou couldn't be happier. The Feng Yuan Escort Agency's donation of money for road construction is also a tribute to Lord Lou. Moreover, every time there's a demonic infestation, it's the Feng Yuan Escort Agency that helps eliminate it. The better Yancheng County develops, the better Lord Lou will be."
Zhou Zhilu raised his eyebrows upon hearing this and asked, "Do demonic disasters often occur in your Yancheng County?"
Chen Wen thought for a moment and replied, "I can't say it happens often, but it has indeed increased in the past two or three years. However, they are usually small monsters, and County Magistrate Lou personally led the team to quickly eliminate them.
"This time, this demon tribe looked unusual. We searched for it for a long time but couldn't find it, so we reported it to Fuyesi."
Zhou Zhilu nodded and said thoughtfully, "Is that so..."
As they were talking, the three of them arrived at Manxianglou.
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"Hahahaha, you two must eat and drink well! But don't say later that I, Lou Yunxiao, failed to fulfill my duty as a good host."
"Master Lou, what are you talking about? Thank you for spending money on this meal. Let me toast you." Zhou Zhilu raised his glass skillfully and exchanged polite words with the county magistrate Lou Yunxiao.
After all, as one of the two people who came with Fu Ye Si, it was definitely not Ling Qingxue's turn to do such things. Otherwise, County Magistrate Lou would be killed by Ling Qingxue's eyes before he could even say a word.
After drinking, Magistrate Lou asked, "Regarding this case, where do you two plan to start investigating? Is there anything we can do to help?"
Zhou Zhilu pondered for a moment and said, "There is indeed something I need Lord Lou's help with."
"Oh, that's what I should say, but it's okay."
"We need to find someone, the husband of the deceased in this case, Wang Qian."
Lou Yunxiao looked at Zhou Zhilu and the others in confusion and asked, "Wang Qian? Shouldn't the demon clan be investigated for this case? Why are we looking for this Wang Qian?"
Zhou Zhilu pondered for a moment and explained, "Xiuhua has multiple wounds on her body, and they've been there for quite some time, and they're all stained with demonic energy. Wang Qian disappeared a month ago, and then this demon appeared. So we suspect this demon is related to Wang Qian.
"Killing a demon is easy, but what's more important is to know where this demon came from and what their purpose is."
Lou Yunxiao's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he hurriedly bowed and said, "I'll teach you! I've killed quite a few demons myself, but I've never considered these issues. I'm truly ashamed."
"No, no, we just have the same profession."
Lou Yunxiao immediately said, "Master Chen, after dinner, take the two people from the Fuye Division to find Zhang the clerk and see if there's any news about Wang Qian."
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