Tian Siwei rushed to Xiaodong Mountain overnight. Soon, the temple officials who were in charge of Xiaodong Mountain, Men Ding and Cheng Jia, also arrived in a hurry. Seeing that Tian Siwei had arrived earlier than them, the two were frightened and filled with uneasiness.
"You bastard! You came so late and delayed the important affairs of the academy. I will kill you!" Tian Siwei scolded.
The two temple officials hurriedly begged, but Wu Sheng stepped forward to stop them: "The case is urgent, so I invited you all night long. Don't be surprised by Captain Tian Si."
Tian Siwei nodded: "I heard that Xue Zhongxing and Brother Sun were not allowed to disturb more people, so I only called them two. If they are still needed, I will immediately issue a card to transfer people and keep them so that not a single mosquito can fly out of Xiaodongshan.
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Wu Sheng explained: "I don't dare to summon too many people. The thief is a female devil with high cultivation and ruthless attacks. If someone with insufficient cultivation comes, it will cause more damage. I'd better ask Xue Xingying to explain it again."
After Xue Xingxing finished introducing Tian Siwei, Wu Sheng said: "Men, Cheng Erli often travels to Xiaodong Mountain and is very familiar with this area. I would like to ask you two to see who was killed by the red demon."
Xin Xitang presented the palm wrapped in white cloth. Men Ding and Cheng Jia looked left and right but couldn't see the trick. Wu Sheng also understood that it was a bit difficult and said immediately: "There are many monks coming and going in Xiaodong Mountain. Since you can't tell, then...
Let's check after daybreak, but don't try to alert the enemy. I wonder if you two have any clever ideas?"
Tian Siwei stroked his beard: "You two think of a solution."
The servant was very worried and said: "There are more than a hundred vendors stationed in Xiaodongshan. The number of people traveling around to buy is no less than five or six hundred per day. And there is no definite number of these people. They will come today and not come tomorrow.
this."
Cheng Jia said from the side: "What my brother said is true. It is indeed difficult to check. My brother can only do his best."
Wu Sheng came up with an idea: "Let's do a census. Let's start with the vendors. Look at the households that set up stalls yesterday. Who did not go up the mountain to set up a stall today? Since the red-clothed demon cultivator did it at night, these stall owners who set up stalls encountered
She is more likely. If the vendors cannot be found, then we can only find the people who went to the mountain to buy yesterday. It is not easy. We must be prepared for a tough battle."
For this kind of thing, you really have to rely on local snakes like Men Ding and Cheng Jia. When someone else comes, they can only get a black eye and they can't recognize each other, so how can they investigate? The second official is not alone, he mobilizes Xiaodongshan's Zhongshenyan to make a living.
After a bunch of thugs searched one by one, they summed up a number in the morning and reported it to the big shots who were waiting on the top of Xiaodong Mountain.
"Our brothers have the impression that there are 18 resident vendors in Xiaodongshan who have not arrived today. I would like to ask Si Wei to tell me if I would like to visit each of them. However, my brother does not know where they are. It will take some time.
"Inquiry." Men Ding and Cheng Jia kowtowed and asked for orders.
"Go quickly!" Tian Siwei wanted to kick them in the face and drive them down the mountain as soon as possible. The red-clothed female demon killed people like crazy, and if she was delayed for a day, she might lose a few more lives, but others would just pay it back, in case she was injured.
The consequences would be disastrous for those few high-ranking officials in the city, as well as the families and young relatives of the middle-ranking officials.
The two temple officials climbed down and were informed by Zhong Shenyan that five families had set up stalls on the mountain. The two temple officials were slightly relieved, as there were only thirteen families left that needed to be checked.
Xue Zhong, Tian Siwei, and Wu Sheng were sitting on the top of Xiaodong Mountain. They were always watching every move below. They still felt that the manpower was not enough. Wu Sheng asked Zhong Liying to ask Yong Zhi: "Please Zhong Li go back to Lu Mingze.
Let Sun Zhi come to Xiaodong Mountain, but ask the others not to wander around, especially Wu Xiang, who must stay in Lu Mingze and protect everyone at all times. The female demon is ferocious, so let them be on guard."
Zhong Liying took the order and left. More than an hour later, Yong Zhi arrived with him.
Wu Sheng introduced Xue Zhong and Tian Siwei as his brothers in the wilderness who could help. Both of them bowed their hands and paid tribute. Their cultivation levels were roughly on the same level, so they naturally spoke much more politely. Especially Xue Zhong.
, I was even more happy to see Wu Sheng bring another one from the God Refining Realm, and I would be more confident to handle this case.
Pulling Yong Zhi to a deserted place, Wu Sheng told the situation in detail, and then said: "The woman has a strange movement. She appeared in Yingdu five years ago. Did you remember anything, Mr. Zhi?"
Yongzhi said immediately: "Doctor, brother, did you say it was that witch?"
Wu Sheng said: "You are not familiar with witches or witches. I just think they are similar. Although the woman was not in red, she was wearing a red damask. I thought about it. The red damask was wrapped around her body. In fact, it was not too different from the red damask.
many."
Yong Zhi thought for a while and said: "I saw her wearing it on her body and dipping the red silk with rabbit blood, so I told my eldest brother that day that this woman was very evil, and she was elusive and had strange movements. I told her
When I took action, my sword almost failed, and my eldest brother still didn’t believe it.”
Wu Sheng retorted: "I don't believe it. If I didn't believe it, why would I take you to move your residence?"
Yong Zhi was unconvinced: "But brother, you said at that time that if she had anything to do with you, you just wanted to see her beauty."
Wu Sheng was speechless: "Can't you understand the joke? Nao Dalang, you are so boring!"
Yong Zhi ignored him and continued to think: "As for the cruelty, I have never seen it. I just think she has bad intentions. But if she is really the devil in red, why didn't she kill me then?"
Wu Sheng asked: "Think about it carefully, what bad things did you do to make her pester you? How long has she been pestering you?"
Yongzhi said: "Two months."
Wu Sheng urged: "Think about it quickly."
Yong Zhi recalled it for a long time and then said: "Every time she roasted rabbit meat, she would come and grab it."
"Don't make trouble!"
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"While you're at it, you'd better think carefully about why. Of course, you can't easily conclude that the red-clothed demon is the witch. After all, we haven't met the real owner yet."
According to the assignment, Yongzhi went to the top of the mountain facing the northeast, which relieved the pressure on Xue Zhong, Tian Siwei and Wu Sheng. More than ten monks from the two schools in Yingdu and Yangzhou also quietly patrolled everywhere below.
Dongshan has set up a dragnet.
When it was getting dark, Men Ding and Cheng Jia finally brought back the exact news. The deceased was confirmed to be Beizhuang monk Chen Zhen. Beizhuang was a barbarian village to the north of Xiaodong Mountain. Chen Zhen dominated this place with his senior Qi refining realm.
The village provides protection for hundreds of savage villagers, and at the same time uses the cover of this village to do some unscrupulous things.
For example, robbing someone on the way, collecting money to stand up for someone you ask for, collecting some stolen goods at a low price and selling them at a stall in Xiaodongshan, collaborating with others to commit fraud and blackmail, etc., etc., generally speaking, it is not a big deal.
For a serious crime, even if it happens, it will only mean suffering. Moreover, he is still a senior Qi practitioner, so there are very few opportunities to suffer.
This is another typical way of life for Qi practitioners. Because they are used to freedom, they neither want to join the army nor serve as disciples. Because they are afraid of danger, they are even less willing to go to Kunlun, the wilderness, and the East China Sea.
If you want to take risks in extremely cold places, you can only take this path, just like the Langshan monks back then, except that the things the Langshan monks did were more high-end.
This was Chen Zhen, an inconspicuous wild cultivator from Yangzhou. Men Ding and Cheng Jia knew his details very well, and they immediately revealed everything about him.
After hearing this, Xue Zhong was very disappointed: "So, it's just his bad luck?"
The two temple officials nodded together: "I can't see any other reason."
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