Chapter 65: The Demonic Disaster in the Bamboo Sea, Hu Meiniang Reappears (First Order and Additional Update 1)
"I obey your orders!"
Wei Fan and the other two stood up.
Not all the troops were dispatched! How big is Sucheng? It has twelve cities and one hundred and eighty-two large towns under its jurisdiction, and they need manpower everywhere.
If ten Demon-Suppressing Guards were required for any mission, even doubling the number of manpower would not be enough.
"Here is the detailed mission description and official documents. You are to set off immediately!"
Guo Hongyi handed the paper in his hand to Li Fengyi, and walked the three of them out of the hall until they disappeared from sight.
"Haha...Brother Guo, your team has been assigned a mission, why are there only three of you?"
He was about to return to the main hall to continue waiting for orders when a voice came from the diagonal side.
Guo Hongyi looked back and found that the man was Han Fei, a captain under another captain.
Guo Hongyi was quite familiar with Han Fei, and they even had a decent relationship. They knew each other before he entered the Demon Suppression Division. He casually said, "It's just a second or third level demon in the True Realm. Sending three Demon Suppression Guards is already an overreaction. There's no need to send the whole team out."
Han Fei showed an amused expression, with a glimmer in his eyes: "Which demon is so brave? He dares to be so presumptuous at the second or third level of the True Realm!"
Guo Hongyi said: "It's from Zhuhai County. It's probably a wild monster that escaped from the deep mountains and old forests. I'm afraid even the Demon Suppression Division has never heard of it!"
As he spoke, he clasped his fists and said, “I won’t talk to you, Brother Han. I just came under Lord Situ, so I have to be serious.”
Han Fei also clasped his fists and said, "Lord Situ is strict, so we need to be more serious. Congratulations to Brother Guo for being assigned to Lord Situ. You will have many merits in the future."
He watched Guo Hongyi leave before strolling out of the Demon Suppression Division.
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On the official road from Sucheng to Zhuhai County, Wei Fan and his two companions were dressed in casual clothes and galloping on horseback.
Li Fengyi ran ahead and began to explain to Wei Fan and Yu Hong: "I looked at the mission information. The demon is not very powerful. It is mainly very good at hiding its tracks. Whether we can find this demon and kill it depends on you, Yu Hong."
Yu Hong nodded: "Don't worry, as long as the demon is still in Zhuhai County, I can find it."
In the team, his fighting ability is only better than Ning Xuan and Su Xuerong, but when it comes to tracking down monsters, he is the best.
He is the core of this mission.
Li Fengyi smiled and nodded: "I still trust your skill of gathering energy to find monsters. I won't say more. If we hurry as fast as we can, we should be able to reach Zhuhai County before dark."
When it got dark, a small town standing on the plain appeared in the sight of Wei Fan and his companions.
Zhuhai City is surrounded by mountains and covered with bamboos. It is about the same size as Yuncheng.
Since entering Zhuhai County, Wei Fan has seen many bamboos he has never seen before, some of which are so big that one person can even hug them.
Most of the houses on the road are built with bamboo.
"Should we go to the county government office to find out the situation first, or should we rest for a night first?"
Yu Hong looked tired. He had been traveling for almost a whole day and was exhausted even after riding a horse.
Seeing Zhuhai City not far away, he just wanted to take a nap first.
As they were approaching the city gate, Li Fengyi jumped off his horse and said, "Let's not go to the government office first. Let's hide our identities and go into the city to ask."
According to the rules of the Demon Suppression Division, you should not trust anyone during a mission, and you should be wary even of your teammates.
Because once you leave the Demon Suppression Bureau, anything you face could be a trap set by demons.
Especially for missions far away from Suzhou City and in remote areas, there is a greater possibility of traps.
After all, the matter of Weijiazhuang was originally caused by Wei Fan and his men discovering that Wei Hongying was in collusion, so the Demon Suppression Division went to arrest people, hoping to catch the Wei family off guard, but it turned out that everything was a trap set by others.
Wei Fan and Yu Hong also jumped off their horses and covered their mouths with cloth.
The war horses of the Demon Suppression Division look like ordinary horses, but they have mouths full of fangs. People who know the Demon Suppression Division will know that someone from the Demon Suppression Division has arrived.
After covering the fangs, the three men led their horses into the city.
When entering the city, Wei Fan was just casually glancing at the soldiers guarding the city, but the panel flashed twice.
He turned around and looked at Li Fengyi and Yu Hong, but they didn't react.
The three of them found an inn and settled their horses.
Wei Fan said, "The problem in Zhuhai County is probably huge. Just now at the entrance, two of the eight guards were actually fox demons."
Li Fengyi's expression turned serious: "Are you sure you didn't make a mistake?"
Wei Fan nodded.
After some monsters transform into humans, even the celestial martial artists cannot distinguish them with their naked eyes, but the panel will never be wrong.
"How dare you sneak into the city guards."
Li Fengyi's face looked a little ugly. She did not doubt Wei Fan's ability. It was Wei Fan who saw that there was something wrong with Wei Hongying at first glance.
There are monsters in Lianchengwei, and there might be a nest of monsters living in Zhuhai County for a long time. This mission might be a trap.
"I also looked at those city guards, and I didn't find anything wrong with them!"
Yu Hong frowned.
He had not seen Wei Fan's abilities in Baiyun Village, so he did not trust Wei Fan's words as much as Li Fengyi.
Moreover, he is an expert in hunting monsters, and that is why he was sent here for this mission.
He didn't notice the problem, but Wei Fan discovered the fox demon. Doesn't this mean that he is not capable enough?
Li Fengyi said: "Trust Wei Fan, even if he is wrong, he must take it seriously!"
Yu Hong nodded. Since it concerns one's life and property, one must be cautious.
Most of those who were careless and stubborn died.
"Little Second Brother, please ask if there has been any demonic disaster in Zhuhai County recently?"
When the waiter of the inn brought the food to the three people, they did not eat immediately. Instead, they took out some money and started asking.
The waiter happily put the money away and nodded, "You guys really asked the right person. It really did happen. I have a relative who lives in Wujia Village. He said that seven or eight people were abducted, and their bodies haven't been found yet."
Li Fengyi nodded. The information submitted by Zhuhai County showed that the demon disaster occurred in a place called Wujia Village. "Besides Wujia Village, have demon disasters occurred in other places?"
The waiter shook his head: "Apart from Wujia Village, I haven't heard of any other place where demon disasters have occurred!"
Wei Fan frowned: "Except for the past few days, there have been no demon disasters here in recent years?"
Those two city guards were undoubtedly fox demons. Don’t those demons eat humans?
The waiter continued to shake his head: "No, with the Demon Suppression Division in place, no demon dares to act recklessly. This time, no one knows where the demon came from. Unfortunately, the city lord has been leading people to block the demon for several days, but they still haven't found any trace of it."
Wei Fan smiled and said, "From the tone of your voice, your city lord is still a good official."
The waiter nodded and said, "He is a good official, but he is a bit romantic. After the city lord took office, he spared no effort to fight any demons that appeared in Zhuhai County. This time, the demon disaster appeared. It is said that the city lord has brought people to guard Wujia Village for a few days. They go out of the city at night and come back during the day.
If you have nothing to do, I will go and do my work. If you delay for too long, the shopkeeper will scold you. "
"Please keep an eye on our horses and don't let anyone get close to us!"
Li Fengyi took out some more money and sent the waiter away.
There were no other demonic disasters, and the city lord had a good reputation, so even he began to doubt whether Wei Fan had seen it wrong.
"Let's eat first, and then we can go outside and ask around."
Wei Fan naturally knew that he was not wrong.
Zhuhai County is so peaceful and calm. I'm afraid those demons must be plotting something big. It's very likely that they have fallen into a trap again.
The next day!
"Let's go directly to the county government office!"
Wei Fan thought that Zhuhai County might be full of monsters, but they walked through most of Zhuhai City last night and didn't see a single monster.
They even visited the county government office but found nothing.
The three men took their weapons and soon met the magistrate of Zhuhai County, Li Wenchang, at the county government office. He was a middle-aged man with a fair complexion and a somewhat elegant demeanor.
He looked a little haggard, but when he saw Wei Fan and the others, he suddenly showed a happy expression: "I calculated the time, and the masters of the Demon Suppression Division should arrive today. Please take a seat. I have already asked people to prepare food. I am relieved that you are here.
Last night, that evildoer appeared again and kidnapped two people. Several captains chased him for a while, but he eventually lost his trail again. "
Wei raised his hand to stop him and said, "There's no need to eat. We've already eaten outside. Please, Magistrate Zhang, take us to Wujia Village right now and try to find the demon and kill it today!"
Zhang Wenchang was stunned, then nodded and said, "Okay, wait a moment, I'll send someone to call a few captains to make it easier for you to dispatch them. They know more about demons than I do!"
After Zhang Wenchang finished speaking, he turned around and left to gather some people. Soon, a bailiff brought tea.
Wei Fan didn't drink, and neither did Li Fengyi and Yu Hong.
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He nodded secretly.
These veteran Demon Suppression Guards of the Demon Suppression Division may not have very high cultivation levels, but they were indeed very vigilant. Even though neither of them could see that there was anything wrong with County Magistrate Li Wenchang, they did not touch the tea.
[Li Wenchang: Colluding with demons and having children with them]
[Kill it and you will gain 10 years of power]
This is what appeared on the panel when he saw Li Wenchang for the first time. This thing actually gave birth to a child with the monster. The biggest problem lies with the county magistrate.
"Be careful, this Li Wenchang is colluding with the demons!"
Wei Fan's lips moved slightly, and his voice rang in the ears of Li Fengyi and Yu Hong.
Under Li Fengyi's guidance, he also learned the trick of transmitting sound in secret, which was quite practical.
If there is no such means, I have to think of other ways to remind the two of them.
The two of them looked at Wei Fan calmly and became alert.
They did not see anything wrong with Li Wenchang, because after asking around last night, they found out that Li Wenchang had a very good reputation in Zhuhai County. Not everyone praised him, but not many people said bad things about him either.
"Everyone, you can go now!"
After a while, Li Wenchang came back.
Wei Fan and the other two followed Li Wenchang out of the county government office and found two horse-drawn carriages parked in front of the gate, with several captains riding on the horses.
"Everyone, please get in the carriage!"
A bailiff opened the curtain of the carriage and invited the three people to get in, while Li Wenchang had already jumped into another carriage.
The three of them looked at each other and got into the carriage.
There was an incense burner in the middle of the carriage, with green smoke coming out of it and the smell of sandalwood.
Li Fengyi's mouth twitched slightly: "This incense may be problematic. Let's take the detoxification pill and see what this guy is up to!"
If Wei Fan hadn't reminded them, they would probably have been in trouble.
"It should be some kind of trap!"
When the three of them left the Demon Suppression Division, they all received detoxifying pills and took one each immediately.
The detoxification pills provided by the Demon Suppression Bureau can't detoxify all poisons, but they can detoxify 99% of the poison that is spread by fragrance.
After taking the detoxification pill, the three of them began to hold their breath, trying not to inhale the fragrance.
With their cultivation level at the Pixue Realm, it is impossible for them to hold their breath for several days, but half an hour or an hour is no problem.
Wei Fan sent a message to the two again: "Those captains are also transformed from demons!"
When he was approaching the third carriage, he glanced at several captains, and the panels all responded, but they were not powerful monsters, only the first or second level of the Real Realm.
That was why he got on the carriage with confidence.
Li Fengyi and Yu Hong both had grim expressions on their faces. These demons were so bold as to openly appear in front of the Demon Suppression Guards.
Of course, if Wei Fan and the others could see that there was something wrong, it would be difficult to discover that a demon that had never eaten humans had transformed into a human.
"There's something wrong with this sandalwood. The color has changed!"
Li Fengyi sent a message.
Wei Fan looked and found that the smoke in the incense burner was pure white before, but now it was stained with a faint yellow color. If they hadn't known there was a problem and had been staring at the incense burner, they would never have noticed this subtle change.
"It's the incense that confuses the gods. It needs to be poisoned. It seems that the demon is not very powerful."
Yu Hong was also transmitting the message. He had not believed Wei Fan before and had not said much out of caution, but now he believed him.
Several people calmed down and thought that poison was necessary to prove that the demon behind the scenes would not be that powerful.
Dongdong...
A series of sounds as if heavy objects fell to the ground came from the carriage, causing several "captains" riding on horseback to smile, but for the sake of caution, they did not move.
The carriage kept moving until it reached Wujia Village. Li Wenchang got off his carriage and came over to lift the curtain of Wei Fan's carriage: "Everyone, we're at Wujia Village!"
There was no response to his shout, so he pushed Yu Hong, who was closest to him, and said, "Little brother, we are at Wujia Village. Why did you fall asleep?"
There was no response when he pushed, so Li Wenchang breathed a sigh of relief: "It seems that he was really knocked unconscious."
The captains jumped off their horses and said, "No matter how alert they are, they never thought that you, the county magistrate, are one of our men. They sneaked into the city without knowing that the people we arranged have already recognized them. Hu Meiniang's plan is linked together, and there will always be one link that can take them down!"
Hu Meiniang? Wei Fan, who pretended to be unconscious, was moved. The fox demon Hu Meiniang from Yuncheng came to Zhuhai County? If it was really Hu Meiniang, it would just solve the problems that Yuncheng had not solved.
Li Wenchang looked at the demons and said in a low voice, "The man has been knocked unconscious. You can take him away. I hope you can keep your word. This is the first and last time! You should leave Zhuhai County immediately. I will report to the higher authorities when I return. If anything happens to the three of them, the Demon Suppression Division will definitely send experts."
One of the "captains" smiled and said, "We will leave soon. Don't worry, Li Wenchang. You are the son-in-law of our fox clan. We will never harm you. We may need your help in the future."
You did a great job this time. I will definitely reward you when the ancestor's transformation is complete."
"Pooh!"
Hearing the words "Fox Tribe Son-in-law", Li Wenchang couldn't help but spit, "You shameless guys plotted against me. This is the shame of my life. Don't say more.
And I won't help you anymore, so just forget it and don't force me to fight to the death with you."
"You have the guts to fight to the death?"
One of the captains had a gloomy face, and his palms instantly turned into bear claws. He stretched out sharp claws, stepped forward and grabbed Li Wenchang's chest, and blood immediately gushed out.
Li Wenchang screamed and turned pale: "Xiong Guangneng, you bastard, you don't keep your word, are you going to kill me to silence me..."
Seeing this, several demons laughed out loud: "With such courage, you dare to say that you will fight to the death."
The demon that Li Wenchang called Xiong Guangneng said, "Why would I kill you? I've already told you that I may need your help in the future. Several of our 'captains' and demon-suppressing guards are dead. How can you explain yourself if you don't get hurt when you go back?"
Li Wenchang breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that the intention was not to kill him, but to injure him.
"Get lost now. If you go back too late, you will bleed to death on the road. Don't worry, we won't come looking for you again for the time being. After all, if this kind of thing happens frequently, the Demon Suppression Division will also be suspicious. We have to take it slow.
After the people from the Demon Suppression Division leave, I will let Qiaoqiao bring your son to see you."
Fuck you son!
If he could, he would rather crush his son to death.
Li Wenchang's eyes were spitting fire, but he could only helplessly watch Xiong Guangneng and the others drive away in the carriage.
(End of this chapter)