"Palace Master Qin should pay more attention to his own assessment results."
"I heard that the apprentice demon-suppressing envoys you recruited this time are all mediocre. How about I transfer a few to you?"
He Chunlin said jokingly with a smile.
Xiao Tianci on the side also took a sip of tea, and the smile on his face could not be concealed.
"Hmph... No need, I can still produce talented people under my command."
Qin Ruobing's face suddenly tightened.
In the past three years, she has been at the bottom of the assessment, which makes her, who has always had a strong self-esteem, quite embarrassed.
Because she has just taken office, the apprentice demon-suppressing envoys under her are extremely ordinary, and the loss is the greatest,
so naturally she is not as good as the other two deputy palace masters.
He Chunlin and the others also smiled faintly and stopped provoking each other.
Then the hall returned to peace again.
...
Three days passed quickly.
During these three days, Lu Changsheng had been controlling the strange beasts to explore the dark river, and he had also gained some results.
His own source energy points increased to twenty again.
However, looking at the still dim plus sign behind the iron shirt, he knew that he was still a long way from deducing the exercises.
Today was the day to set off, and Lu Changsheng got up early.
Fang Qing and her brother were also waiting in the yard early in the morning.
Seeing Lu Changsheng come out, Fang Qing's face lit up. She
walked over slowly with a few clothes in her hands.
"Take these clothes with you to wear on the road, and be careful when you go out."
She spoke very gently, with a glow in her eyes.
It was as if she was a wife who was instructing her husband who was away.
"My sister worked overnight to finish these."
Fang Tao on the side did not forget to chime in.
Fang Qing blushed, which was very charming.
"Thank you, sister-in-law Qing. You stay at home when I'm not here."
Lu Changsheng smiled slightly, took the clothes from the other party, and then walked past the two of them to the outside of the yard.
Until Lu Changsheng was gone, Fang Qing and the other party still looked at his back quietly.
"Sister, do you like Brother Lu?"
"What are you talking about!"
Fang Qing's face instantly looked like a ripe red apple, and then she walked quickly into the bedroom.
When she came to the bed, she gradually calmed down her restless heart.
After a long time, she sighed softly.
As a widow who "kills her husband", she was no longer worthy of Lu Changsheng, who held an official position.
After Lu Changsheng became rich, he still remembered their old love. It was already a great fortune for the two of them, so naturally they did not dare to expect too much.
......
Lu Changsheng walked along the street, and soon came to a remote place in the east of the city under the awe-inspiring gazes of the civilians on both sides.
This place was exactly the location shown on the mission token.
When he arrived, there were already four figures standing there.
Three men and one woman, all of them were full of energy and had a compelling demeanor.
Lu Changsheng looked at one of the sinister men and was stunned.
It turned out to be Li Yunhua.
It was really a narrow road for enemies to meet. It was unexpected for him that the two of them were on the same mission.
"I'm afraid this trip to Yunxi Village will be very interesting."
He sneered in his heart.
Seeing Lu Changsheng coming, Li Yunhua was stunned at first, and then laughed heartily:
"Haha... Brother Lu is finally here, let's set off now."
His tone was very familiar, as if the two had been friends for many years.
At the same time, Li Yunhua was very happy. He didn't expect Lu Changsheng to come to his door. This time he wanted to see how the other party died.
Of course, he didn't show hostility foolishly, but showed a very intimate attitude.
If the other party "accidentally" died later, it would have nothing to do with him.
"I haven't seen you for many days, Brother Li is still as charming as ever."
Lu Changsheng also smiled slightly, making people feel like spring breeze.
Of course, he knew what Li Yunhua meant, and began to cooperate with the other party's performance.
Both of them had the same idea.
They started to call each other brothers, and the scene was very harmonious.
Even the other three looked at the two with strange faces. They didn't expect that the two were so familiar with each other.
Afterwards, they exchanged a few words briefly and started to set off.
Everyone walked through the city gate and walked quickly outside the city.
This was the first time Lu Changsheng had been out of the city since he was a child. Everything outside the city was so new.
There were weeds everywhere, and even the official road was a little tattered. There was not even a single person on the road.
It seemed very lonely, which made him a little disappointed.
While walking and talking, Lu Changsheng became familiar with several people.
The only woman was named Yue Shulan, tall and with a heroic temperament.
The other two men were dressed in yellow robes and had resolute faces. They were all family members and had a close relationship with Li Yunhua.
These three people were obviously a small camp, headed by Li Yunhua.
Gradually, Yue Shulan also found that Lu Changsheng and Li Yunhua were a little strange,
and seemed to be at odds with each other. She began to get closer to Lu Changsheng.
Since she couldn't squeeze into the family circle, she naturally wouldn't waste her efforts.
Lu Changsheng didn't refuse, and the two of them became familiar with each other.
The whole team was divided into two camps for a while.
Half an hour later.
Everyone was far away from the county town, and the road became more and more difficult to walk.
No wonder they didn't choose to ride horses.
But fortunately, they all had martial arts skills, and their speed was still not slow.
They hurried all the way until the afternoon, when they came to the edge of a dilapidated village.
The surroundings were desolate, with a few dead trees growing on the earth slopes, and occasionally a few crows crowing, which was very creepy.
A river that was about to dry up passed through the village, emitting a strong stench.
Yunxi Village is a remote village about dozens of miles east of Changping County.
There are only about a thousand people in the village, and there are not many acres of fertile land. Most of them live a poor life.
However, in the past six months, strange things have happened frequently.
One after another, villagers died strangely at home, and their deaths were extremely miserable.
The village chief was so anxious that he reported to the authorities.
When Lu Changsheng and his party passed through the dilapidated thatched houses on both sides and came to 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 gathered around, most of them were very thin, with a hint of fear on their faces.
At the front of the courtyard, an old man in green clothes walked towards Lu Changsheng and others.
"I am Old Man Sun, the village chief of Yunxi Village. May I ask if you are the superiors of the county town monster department?"
"I have already prepared food."
The old man in green smiled and bowed, his attitude was very humble.
"No need to eat, just take us to see the place where the incident happened."
Li Yunhua took the lead and said calmly.
As warriors, they have enjoyed all kinds of food. Everyone wants to complete the task as soon as possible so that they can return to the county.
This place is too dilapidated, and it stinks everywhere, which makes people feel uncomfortable.
Old man Sun paused, then forced a smile: "Then the adults, please follow me."
He took the lead and walked towards a small hillside on the side.
Lu Changsheng and others followed closely behind.
Not long after, everyone came to a dilapidated courtyard.
Before getting close, they could smell a strong stench of corpses, which was extremely disgusting.
Li Yunhua and others frowned and walked in quickly.
As soon as he stepped in, he saw a row of corpses covered with white cloth lying on the wooden board.
There were a total of ten, closely arranged, and the stench of corpses came from here.
Now the weather is getting colder, and these corpses must have been dead for many days, which is why there is such a stench.
"These are all people who died strangely in the village in the past month. I didn't dare to move..."
Old man Sun looked at the corpses in front of him, his face full of fear.
Hearing this, Lu Changsheng slowly approached the corpse on the far right. He
lifted the white cloth.
He saw a pale male corpse lying on the wooden board, his eyes bulging, as if he was frightened to death, extremely weird.
"Have you found anything else unusual recently? How long has it been since the first person died?"
He looked at Old Man Sun and said lightly.
Hearing this, Old Man Sun's eyes gradually became vague, as if he was trying to recall.
After a moment, he said in a low voice:
"It has been three months since the first person got into trouble, and the number of deaths has increased since then..."
"As for other abnormalities, it seems that there have been none. The village has always been very peaceful, and this kind of thing has only happened recently."
Lu Changsheng's face moved slightly:
"Why didn't you report it to the police 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 utter a word.
"Okay, no need to talk nonsense, you go down first."
Li Yunhua waved his hand and drove the other party out of here with an impatient look.
Several people are all smart people, how can they not understand the thoughts of this village chief.
It's nothing more than fearing that it will affect his position as village chief, so he chose to conceal it.
Later, the matter was too big to suppress, and coupled with the strangeness that could take his life at any time, he had to report it under multiple pressures.
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