Chapter 6 Mission Failed (Catching Bugs)

Having learned his lesson, Shen Qingqiu became more cautious and kept a straight face all the way. He finally made it to Shuanghu City without any trouble.

Although this city is not big, it is quite prosperous. After entering the city, he stayed in the mansion of Master Chen, the richest man in the city and the one who sent people to Cangqiong Mountain for help. Master Chen's two beloved concubines were killed by the skin peelers, and he was looking forward to Shen Qingqiu's arrival.

He touched the white jade-like hand of his third beautiful concubine and sighed to the group of people, with tears streaming down his face.

"The immortal must make the decision for us! I dare not let Die'er leave my side now, for fear that she will be killed by those damned monsters if she is not careful."

A strong sense of déjà vu of the character NPC made Shen Qingqiu's face twitch.

He doesn't like seeing a sixty-year-old man and a teenage girl being affectionate in front of him at all!

Fortunately, Shen Qingqiu was an expert. After a quick meeting, he went into the room very coldly, leaving Mingfan and Mr. Chen alone to exchange pleasantries. Experts have special privileges, and others dare not say anything about their aloofness. The more aloof one is, the more admiring eyes will surround him.

Ning Yingying knocked on the door and came in, saying coquettishly, "Master, Yin'er is going out to the market for a walk. Master, would you like to come and accompany me?"

Shen Qingqiu was facing away from her, posing as a perfect intellectual with a persuasive look, and said calmly: "Yin'er, if you want to go out for a walk, just find your fellow brothers and sisters to accompany you. Before dealing with that skin-peeling guest, your master still has things to do."

Who will she ask to accompany her? Doesn't Shen Qingqiu know it?

Shen Qingqiu was suffering. Didn't he want to go out and play? He had been bored in the bamboo house of Qingjing Peak, pretending to be a high-class literary master every day. After finally going down the mountain, he was trapped in the room by the system because "the initial setting of 'Shen Qingqiu' is quiet and unwilling to join in the hustle and bustle of crowded places." He didn't even want to pretend to meditate. He lay on the bed and pretended to be dead for a while, and then began to think seriously about how to deal with the skin-peeling guest.

According to the pattern of the previous nine crimes, the skin peelers always choose young and beautiful women to attack. Therefore, in Shuanghu City, all families with daughters, wives, and concubines would lock their doors at night. Even so, it could not stop the skin peelers from coming and going freely.

After sunset, Mingfan came into the room and reported to him what he had discovered.

Finally, someone came to talk to him. Shen Qingqiu's heart, which had been lonely for a long time, finally calmed down: "Have you been to the coroner?"

Ming Fan said, "Yes. I have consulted the coroner in detail and examined the body carefully." He stopped talking here and presented the things in his hand with a serious expression.

Shen Qingqiu did not take it. He looked at it carefully. It was two stacks of yellow talisman paper written with cinnabar. The surface of the paper had turned into a rotten black color.

He nodded and said, "Did you use these talismans to test the evil spirit of the corpse?"

Ming Fan said: "Master has a keen eye. These talisman papers were used in two places. One is the soil next to the grave of the woman who has been buried, and the other is the body that has not yet been buried in the coroner's grave."

Even the soil beside the grave was stained with evil spirits. Now it was confirmed that the skin peeler was undoubtedly a demon. Finally, I knew what I had to deal with.

Shen Qingqiu snorted coldly: "They dared to kill the people living in the Cangqiong Mountain Sect within a hundred miles. These villains from the demon world came to our door on their own accord. You can't blame my disciples for enforcing justice."

Believe him, he really doesn't want to say such cliché lines to cope with the situation. But if he doesn't say it, it will be OOC!

Ming Fan looked at him with admiration: "Master is wise! If you take action, you will be able to take down the monster in one blow and get rid of the harm to the people!"

"……" It seems that this master and disciple used to be in the "you dominate and I worship" mode, and their cooperation was quite pleasant.

To be honest, Shen Qingqiu was quite satisfied. From Shen Qingqiu's perspective, Mingfan was a really good disciple. Although he was a rich young man and was used to being arrogant, he did not dare to show his arrogance in front of his master. Instead, he obeyed his orders and was very respectful.

As a man, he will never mind others treating him like a god. He is also very capable in handling affairs. He takes care of everything from arranging meals and lodging when he goes on a long journey. If he had not encountered the protagonist, his IQ would have dropped due to force majeure, and he would have turned into a school bully who did all kinds of evil things. He would have been a promising young man!

Moreover, Shen Qingqiu always felt a sense of sympathy for this cannon fodder disciple who was finally thrown into a worm pit by Luo Binghe and eaten to death by ants...

"We are going down the mountain for training. I will not help you unless it is absolutely necessary. Mingfan, as the eldest disciple, you must make careful arrangements and don't let the monster hurt your fellow disciples."

"Yes! I have already set up the formation. As long as the monster..."

Before Ming Fan could finish his words, a man burst in and interrupted him.

Luo Binghe shouted with a pale face: "Master!"

Shen Qingqiu's heart skipped a beat, but he pretended to be indifferent: "Why are you yelling and so panicking?"

Luo Binghe said: "Senior Sister Ning Yingying and I went to the city market during the day. In the evening, I urged Senior Sister to come back, but she refused. I don't know how she disappeared in the blink of an eye. I searched the entire street but couldn't find her, so I came back to ask for help from Master."

Missing at this critical moment is no joke. Ming Fan didn't jump up immediately after hearing this: "Luo Binghe! You..."

Shen Qingqiu waved his sleeves, and the teacup on the desk exploded. Not only did it have a deterrent effect without any ooc, it also stopped Mingfan from committing suicide in time.

He pretended to suppress his anger and said, "Now that things have come to this, there is no point in saying more. Luo Binghe, come with me. Mingfan, take a few fellow apprentices with you and ask Mr. Chen for help, and go together to search for your sister."

Ming Fan agreed and hurried out. Luo Binghe lowered his head and said nothing.

Shen Qingqiu knew that this was definitely not his fault, because Ning Yingying had always been the kind of female character who was courting death. In the original work, there were at least fifty chapters of twists and turns caused by her sudden disappearance or stabbing Luozi at a critical moment. Sometimes Shen Qingqiu also admired Luo Binghe. He dared to take such a troublesome woman into his harem, and she hadn't been cheated to death. Most people couldn't afford it. It can only be said that the protagonist's halo is really powerful.

Luo Binghe thought Shen Qingqiu kept him here to scold him, so he lowered his head and said, "This matter is all my fault. Master should punish me, but I have no complaints or regrets. I only hope to find Senior Sister Ning Yingying safely."

Shen Qingqiu felt that he was very pitiful and wanted to pat his head, but he was forced to hold back by the system and said coldly: "Come here. Take me to the place where you and Yin'er were lost."

Luo Binghe and Ning Yingying were separated near the most prosperous area of ​​the market.

Shen Qingqiu stood there, closed his eyes, and sensed a faint demonic aura. Following the demonic aura that seemed to break at any moment, he walked all the way down, and when he opened his eyes again, he found himself standing at the door of a rouge shop.

Shen Qingqiu: “…”

Could the murderer be someone from Rouge Shop?

However, after entering the Rouge Shop, the evil spirit died out and completely dissipated.

"Could it be that the murderer is not hiding in the Rouge Shop, but has only been here once recently? Entering the Rouge Shop... Could it be that the murderer is a woman?" Shen Qingqiu muttered to himself.

This kind of mission was specially assigned for him to level up, with no reference to the original plot, which really made his brain cells insufficient!

Just as Shen Qingqiu was painfully recalling his pitiful experience of reading mystery novels or playing mystery games, the system gave him a thoughtful reminder: [We have noticed that your progress is difficult. Do you want to pay 100b points to open the simple mode? ]

Shen Qingqiu: "Damn, why didn't you tell me earlier that there's a simple mode? Open it, open it!"

He stared at the "yes" option for three seconds, and then it turned green and disappeared. Then, a certain breath gave him goosebumps.

Such a strong demonic energy!

It's like being afraid that others won't be able to find their target!

Simple mode, it really doesn’t deceive me!

Shen Qingqiu was not ashamed of the simple mode at all, and walked happily in the direction of the spread of the evil spirit. After five hundred steps, he gradually left the city area and came to an abandoned house.

There is no doubt that this is the place! Look at the pale paper lantern and the broken door! It is definitely a haunted house!

Shen Qingqiu adjusted his expression and told Luo Binghe, who had been following him silently, "Go back to Chen Mansion and inform Mingfan to bring all your magic weapons and fellow apprentices with you."

Luo Binghe was about to open his mouth to reply, but his pupils suddenly shrank. Shen Qingqiu saw him staring straight at the back of him, and knew something was wrong, but it was too late. A gust of cold wind blew past, and the door slammed open.

"Master, Master, wake up!"

Shen Qingqiu really woke up.

After waking up, he saw Luo Binghe, who looked anxious and was tied up in front of him. He seemed to have been staring at the sleeping Shen Qingqiu. Seeing Shen Qingqiu wake up, he seemed to be relieved, his eyes lit up, and he called him "Master" again.

Ning Yingying was tied to him, and she also cried with a sad face, "Master."

Shen Qingqiu felt a little dizzy, and he didn't know if the weird stuff the monster sprayed had any sequelae.

He is in a very bad mood.

This simple mode is really simple and rough! It directly sends him into the mouth of the mini-boss!

The worst thing was that the master of Qingjing Peak was actually defeated by a small boss in front of his disciples! So when he woke up, the system gave a harsh reminder: [ooc, B-level -50. ]

I just paid 100b grids to open the simple mode, and then I lost 50b grids. How can I not feel bad? Originally, with Shen Qingqiu's original strength, it was like using a butcher knife to kill a chicken. The shame is that the butcher knife didn't even kill the chicken!

Soon he discovered something that made him feel even worse.

He felt something was wrong with his body, cold and slightly painful. He looked down and almost couldn't help but blurt out "Fuck!"

He! Was! Stripped! Naked!