"What's the matter?" Chen Luo asked quickly.

Chen Ping narrowed his eyes slightly, as if recalling, and said: "Two years ago, during the autumn harvest, Wang Xigui, a tenant in Xiaoxi Village in the east of the city, came to his house and said that a tiger ran out of Xixiu Mountain and killed his mother-in-law.

It was taken away. The lady was out on business at that time, so I told the young master about it."

After saying that, Chen Ping glanced sideways at Chen Luo. Chen Luo was stunned for a moment. His previous personality would not have cared about this kind of thing at all, so he had no memory of it.

"What did I say at that time?" Chen Luo asked.

"You let the old slave take care of it..." Chen Ping continued, "The old slave was good at making his own decisions. He found Zhou Yong, a hunter in Xiaoxi Village, gave him twenty taels of silver, and sent a dozen villagers to do the work.

Helper, I went to Xixiu Mountain to capture the tiger and surrounded and killed it."

"Then what?"

"At that time, Zhou Yong explored the tiger's den and said that there should be two tigers nearby, a male and a female. Why did he kill the female but not the male. Just in case, I had people search the area for several days.

, even without finding the male tiger, they withdrew the people. Master, do you think the male tiger became a spirit through cultivation and came back for revenge?"

Chen Luo pondered slightly, in this world, it is not unusual for wild beasts to become spirits. Let’s not talk about what kind of heavenly materials and earthly treasures a lucky person takes. Let’s just talk about the three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. Taoism preaches, Buddhism educates, and Confucianism enlightens.

There is a chance that the beast will open up its spiritual intelligence and turn into a monster. It is hard to guarantee that some master will open his mouth and let the escaped male tiger gain Taoism and turn into a tiger monster.

"Is Zhou Yong still there?" Chen Luo asked.

Chen Ping suddenly realized it and said, "Young master, when you said that, I remembered it. Before the accident happened to my Chen family, Zhou Yong went into the mountains and never came back. It has been about a month now."

Chen Luo frowned again and shouted softly: "Zhong Kui!"

I saw Zhong Kui's figure slowly emerging behind Chen Luo. Chen Luo had already told Chen Ping about Zhong Kui, but Chen Ping didn't expect that the other party's face was so ugly. He was horrified and his legs were weak, but he held on.

The steward of the Chen Mansion kept his face straight, but turned his face away from Zhong Kui.

Chen Luo didn't pay attention to Chen Ping's expression, but asked Zhong Kui: "Did you find anything after eating that rogue?"

Zhong Kui nodded and said: "The demon ghost took shape not long ago. It will take more than a month at most. In the deepest part of the soul, there are still some memory scenes from when he was a human. Although it is messy, it can be vaguely recognized that he probably made a living by hunting..."

"So the eight achievements of the evil ghost were transformed by Zhou Yong..." Chen Luo pondered, "Then the tiger monster that harmed my Chen Mansion should be the male tiger that disappeared."

"Then...what should we do now?" Chen Ping regards Chen Luo as his own son and has always had a "genius" filter for Chen Luo. He is not surprised by Chen Luo's performance at this time. Instead, he feels that he is the son of his master.

, asked subconsciously.

Chen Luo thought for a moment and said: "The tiger monster must have been so full of blood after killing so many people that it dare not approach the county town. Since it is a beast from Xixiu Mountain, it must also be hiding in Xixiu Mountain."

"I remember my father once said that officials of the Daxuan Dynasty could activate their official seals and consume the dynasty's luck to detect the demonic and barbaric aura of a party. The entire Wan'an County is too big to be used at a critical moment. Magistrate Cai will definitely not use his luck to detect the whole country.

City. But if it’s just Xixiu Mountain, our Chen family can still afford it.”

"Uncle Ping, go and pay two thousand taels of silver to your account!"

"Two thousand taels?" Chen Ping was shocked. The Chen family relies on Chen Xuan as the head of the family and does some business in rice, grain, mulberry silkworms, and its annual income is only about four thousand taels. Excluding daily expenses, every year

The amount of silver that could be stored in the treasury was only about 2,500 taels. Chen Luo had to withdraw nearly a year's worth of silver in one go, which made Chen Ping momentarily begin to wonder if Chen Luo was possessed by someone else.

"Master, would you like to ask Miss?" Chen Ping hesitated for a moment, then said tentatively.

Chen Luo frowned slightly. To be honest, he didn't care much about money in his previous life. Although he was a poor social worker in his previous life, he had no idea about silver. The reason why he said the number "two thousand taels" was

I probably remember that the county government can mobilize the luck of the dynasty to support the clans of wealthy families, and the price is clearly marked. The price of a wealthy family in the county is one thousand taels of silver.

Of course, the county government took this money and used it to build bridges and pave roads, support orphans and widows, and subsidize official education, which in turn made the dynasty's fortunes stronger.

Seeing Chen Ping's reaction, Chen Luo also realized that two thousand taels was not a small sum for the Chen family. He was about to agree to ask Chen Xuan for her opinion, but then he thought about it and realized that he was not the good-for-nothing he once was.

It would be better to set up a personal profile while resurrecting now. Besides, this money is related to the safety of the Chen family, and it is an expense that cannot be saved, so he looked solemn and said: "I have made the decision in this matter, let Chen Xuan have a good rest.

Don't disturb her!"

Chen Ping was stunned when he heard this. The young master actually took responsibility! It seemed that the master was right. Men mature in an instant, so he nodded quickly: "I... I will go to the account to withdraw the banknote."

"Well, then you go ahead, I'll wait for you at the door. Don't alarm others yet, the tiger demon shouldn't dare to attack the county town yet."

Chen Ping responded quickly and turned to leave. Chen Luo then turned to look at Zhong Kui. When Zhong Kui appeared before, as the master of the book spirit, he felt the aura on Zhong Kui's body was weakening.

"What's wrong with you? But you were injured when you were fighting with the demon before?"

Zhong Kui was stunned and bowed his head to Chen Luo: "My lord, I'm sorry that there is nothing wrong with a certain family. It's just that there is something weird in the underworld here. It won't be too late for a certain family to report after the lord has settled the matter with the tiger demon."

Hearing this, Chen Luo nodded. Zhong Kui was originally the Great Judge of the Underworld, and it was not unusual for the "Zhong Kui" book spirit he had condensed to be able to enter the underworld. However, at this time, dealing with the tiger demon was indeed the top priority, so he stopped asking questions.

Exiting the gate of Chen's Mansion is Xi'an Street, one of the three streets in Wan'an County. This street is full of houses of the county's rich and powerful, with some schools and medical centers mixed in. It is the third watch at this time.

, there were no pedestrians on the road, Chen Ping drove a carriage out of the house, Chen Luo got on the carriage, got into the carriage, and followed Chen Ping on his way, thinking about how to face the number one figure in the county——

Cai Tongchen, Magistrate of Cai County!

The third watch is between 11 pm and 1 am. Based on Chen Luo's experience in his previous life, he would not knock on the leader's door during this time. After all, this time is too private, and the other party can do whatever he wants.

possible.

But at this time, Chen Luo was not allowed to make a choice. According to Zhong Kui, the tiger monster needed the ghost ghost to return before he could understand what the ghost ghost had done, so the tiger monster did not know yet that the ghost ghost was eaten by Zhong Kui. But if after dawn

If the demon ghost did not return to the tiger demon, the tiger demon must have known that something happened to the demon ghost, and things would inevitably change.

Secondly, there is another reason why Chen Luo dared to do this. That is, Cai Tongchen had a good relationship with his dead cheap father, and it is said that he was mentored by Chen's father. Chen Xuan, a woman, can support Chen

The government's business can survive and develop, and Cai Tongchen's help is indispensable.

The moon was thin, and the county government office was not far from Chen's mansion. After walking for about twenty minutes, Chen Ping drove the carriage to the back of the county government office. The official residence of the county magistrate was at the back of the government office, and naturally there was a grand main entrance behind the county government office.

. Chen Ping stepped forward and knocked on the door. Within a moment, the door opened while rubbing his sleepy eyes. He yelled and cursed before he saw a ingot of snowflake silver being handed over. He quickly swallowed the curse and smiled with his left hand.

He took the silver, took the greeting card with his right hand, said "Waiting first", and closed the door.

At this time, Chen Ping wanted to understand why Chen Xuan was sure that Master Li would lead the way. At this time, the disciples would not dare to go directly to Cai Tongchen, so they could only go to his uncle Master Li first. As a staff member, Master Li naturally has a place for himself in the official residence.

's residence.

What Chen Luo didn't expect was that Master Li didn't wait, but waited until a sharp energy shot out from the back office and hit Chen Luo's carriage. The entire carriage was immediately torn apart. Chen Luo only saw a man with an upright appearance.

A middle-aged scribe wearing a long robe flew out of the back office, holding a long sword, pointing at himself, and shouted——
Chapter completed!