Antong County is located in the upper reaches of the Wujiang River. When the giant ship arrived, it was already early the next morning.
The White Lotus Sect members lowered the plank, and Qin Yuesheng strode down. He had come here to investigate the mysterious disappearance of the Seven Stars Supervisor team, but he never expected to encounter the White Lotus Sect members looking for the Big Buddha Cave on the way.
Seeing this group of people in white clothes coming, the people of Antong County couldn't help but feel curious and they all stuck their heads out of the doors and windows of their homes to look at them.
"You guys go on your own, don't follow me. You all must return to the ship before noon. If anyone dares to delay, I will chop off his head." Qin Yuesheng said.
"Yes!" Everyone quickly dispersed, and soon Qin Yuesheng was the only one left on the street.
After walking forward for a few dozen feet, Qin Yuesheng saw a pawnshop. He thought for a moment and then strode in.
"What do you want to be?" asked a young man standing behind the counter.
Qin Yuesheng looked at him. He looked sick, his face was frighteningly pale, and the circles under his eyes were black and purple, as if he had been beaten.
"I want to ask you some information."
"We are a pawnshop, where did we get the news?"
Qin Yuesheng took out a silver ingot and slapped it on the counter. Immediately, the entire silver ingot sank into the table, leaving a hole on the table.
"What I want to ask is not some confidential information. Did a group of outsiders come to your town not long ago?"
When the young man saw the silver ingots given by Qin Yuesheng and saw how Qin Yuesheng made his move, his mouth suddenly became honest, and he quickly said: "Sir, there are outsiders passing through Antong County. If you ask me this, I can't explain it clearly."
Qin Yuesheng thought that the last time Zuo Zonghao and his group came to Qingyang City from Chang'an, they were all dressed in official attire, so the group of Seven Stars Supervisors sent to Antong County for investigation should be no exception.
Qin Yuesheng said, "They are a group of foreign officials, all wearing official uniforms."
"Oh, sir, now that you mention it, I remember that a group of officials did come to our town not long ago." The young man nodded woodenly.
"Do you know where they went later?" Qin Yuesheng asked.
"I'm not sure. I just know that an official came to ask me questions. He said that some families in our county had encountered water ghosts, and it seemed like he wanted to investigate."
Qin Yuesheng's eyes lit up. This was groundbreaking news.
"Who are they? Tell me about them. Forget it, I'd better write them down."
At Qin Yuesheng's request, the young man had to take out a pen and paper and write down the information he knew.
When he stopped writing, the paper was already filled with a bunch of words, such as Zhang Family, Li Family, and Wang Family, densely packed.
"Do water ghosts often appear here?"
"It's hard to say. I don't know what's going on, but those creatures often crawl out of the Wujiang River at night. Every household has to close the doors and windows at night, otherwise if those creatures break in, the whole family's life will be in danger."
Seeing that the young man didn't even dare to mention the word "water ghost" and just used those things instead, Qin Yuesheng didn't say anything and just took the paper and left the pawnshop.
Speaking of Antong County, it is also strange. Everyone you see on the road is either holding an umbrella or wearing a hat, and their faces are listless and lifeless.
Qin Yuesheng couldn't help but feel worried about the situation of the water ghost here. How terrifying must this water ghost be to scare the people of an entire county so much.
The center of the county town is a square paved entirely with stone bricks. A sturdy tree stands in the center of the square. Its dense branches and leaves are extremely lush, like a canopy.
Several little kids with pigtails were squatting under a big tree playing cricket fighting. Qin Yuesheng was thinking that he didn't know the situation in Antong County. Even with the paper in his hand, he couldn't accurately find the location of the house recorded on it.
So Qin Yuesheng walked towards the big tree, wanting to ask a child to be his guide.
"Bite it, bite it."
Two crickets were facing each other in a bamboo bowl, jumping out from time to time and colliding with each other. The fight was quite intense.
When Qin Yuesheng came over, one of the children raised his head and looked at him with puzzled eyes.
"Kid, are you interested in making some money?" Qin Yuesheng took out a silver ingot and said, "With this money, wouldn't it be more interesting to play dog fighting and cock fighting?"
"Dog fighting?"
"cockfighting?"
However, they had never heard of this kind of game before. Several children immediately showed great interest and stood up and asked, "What is dog fighting and cock fighting?"
Qin Yuesheng said, "Each of you should raise a dog and a chicken. When they grow up, you can cage them together and fight them. It's similar to a cricket fight, but it will be more intense."
The child nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay! I want to make money, I want to play dog fighting and cock fighting."
Qin Yuesheng handed him the silver ingot: "I have just arrived in your Antong County and am not familiar with the terrain. You take me to these places and the money will be yours."
As he spoke, Qin Yuesheng read out the names of the residents written on the paper.
"I know Auntie Wang's house. I'll take you there."
"I also know the homes of Grandpa Li and Widow Zhao, as well as Grandma Zhang and Uncle Zheng."
"I know……"
"I know……"
Seeing these children eagerly speaking, Qin Yuesheng patted one of them on the head and said, "Don't be impatient. Let's go one by one and go to the first household first."
When Qin Yuesheng withdrew his hand, he saw a few strands of hair growing out from between his fingers. He couldn't help but wonder, "Are children nowadays losing their hair so early? I didn't use much force."
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