There was a moment of silence in the private room of the restaurant.
After a while, Zhou You breathed out softly: "If it is true as Wu Liang said, these soul-eating insects were bred on the corpses of gods and demons."
"This also means to a great extent that the plague in Mingzhou City is most likely a conspiracy."
"It may even be related to the resurrection of the ancient god..."
"Then what are you going to do?" Taoist Wu Liang asked curiously.
"I plan to go back to the Demon Slayer Department first to inquire about information about Mingzhou City. You guys will wait here for my news." Zhou You said in a deep voice.
I must go to Mingzhou City, and the matter of the soul-eating insects must be resolved as soon as possible.
After all, judging from the clues currently available, the emergence of the Soul-eating Insect is definitely inseparable from the ancient god buried deep in the Great Yin Palace.
The three of them were discussing some details and agreed to disperse after meeting tomorrow.
By the time we returned to the Demon Slayer Division after traveling around, it was dark and quiet.
But when he returned to the courtyard, he found someone standing at the door.
"Instructor Ning, have you been waiting for me?" Zhou You said sheepishly.
Ning Lu didn't pay attention and took out a letter bag and handed it to Zhou You.
"Deputy Chief Xun Min has agreed to your stay at the Demon Slayer Headquarters. Here is your new token. From today on, you will be a master demon slayer."
Zhou You took the letter bag and said solemnly: "Thank you, Instructor Ning."
"No need to thank me... To be honest, I don't want you to stay in this place of right and wrong, but since Deputy Chief Xun Min agrees, I have nothing to say." Ning Lu shook his head and turned to leave.
After Ning Lu left, he went back to his room and lit the candle.
This envelope is very formal and sealed with beeswax.
Travel around to uncover it.
Inside is a transfer order and a token.
The general meaning of the transfer order is that Zhou You was transferred from the Wasteland Demon Slayer Division back to the Demon Slayer Division headquarters.
As the headquarters of the Demon Slayer Department, if you want to transfer people from the state-level Demon Slayer Department, you only need to notify the local Demon Suppressor, regardless of whether the other party agrees.
What's more, considering the relationship between Yang Xiong and Xun Min, it's just a matter of saying hello.
As for the token, it is a jade token made of obsidian. On the front is a lifelike and ferocious dragon, as if it wants to choose people to devour, and its aura is extremely fierce. The back is still the same, with the word "zhou" engraved on it.
According to the levels of demon slayers, Zhou You is a master demon slayer in the true sense.
But since he is not in the state-level demon slayer department, he will not be awarded the title of Demon Suppressor.
But these were all minor details, and Zhou You didn't care at all.
"With this token, it will be easier for me to do things." Zhou You smiled slightly.
.....
Early the next morning, he went to the mission hall of the Demon Slayer Department.
Almost all the tasks here are four-star tasks, and there are even five-star tasks.
Basically, it is reported to the local extermination department when it is temporarily unable to handle it.
The purpose of the tour was very clear. I asked the middle-aged woman at the counter directly: "Do you have any missions related to Mingzhou?"
When the middle-aged woman heard this, she quickly pulled out a case file and handed it to Zhou You.
【Mysterious Plague】
Mission introduction: Half a month ago, a strange plague broke out in Mingzhou City. The locals called this plague the King of Hell, which means that if you contract this plague, you will be as if you are being targeted by the Lord of Hell, without any chance of survival.
In just one month, nearly 300,000 people died. The local Demon Slayer Department investigated for a long time but did not get any results, so they could only report it to the headquarters of the Demon Slayer Department for processing.
Mission difficulty: five stars.
The mission is coming: 3,000 contribution points.
When Zhou You saw the content of the mission, he took out his identity token on the spot.
"I accepted this mission."
The middle-aged woman nodded slightly, registered Zhou You's identity token, and then returned it to him.
Riding a black-scaled horse, Zhou You left the Demon Slayer headquarters and came to a small forest in the north of Baidi City.
Yesterday the three of them agreed to gather here.
When Zhou You arrived, he found that Taoist Wu Liang and Monk Shenxiu had been waiting for him in the woods.
"What's the news?" Taoist Wu Liang asked.
"This is the mission I received from the Demon Slayer Department. You can take a look at it."
Zhou You sent the case file information to two people respectively.
"Hiss... Nearly hundreds of thousands of people died in half a month?!"
When Taoist Wu Liang saw this number, he couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
This means that the soul-eating insects in Mingzhou City have definitely spread to an extremely terrifying level.
"We must get there quickly, otherwise more innocent people will lose their lives." Shenxiu's face also looked extremely solemn.
"Then let's go." Zhou You nodded slightly.
Shenxiu brought the handsome white horse, while Fatty Fatty rode the black-scaled horse with Zhou You.
"Hey...Xiao Hei, we meet again."
Taoist priest Wu Liang said hello to the black scale horse.
When he was in Tianshui Mansion, he became quite familiar with the Black Scale Horse.
The black-scaled horse also rubbed against Taoist Wu Liang affectionately.
The fat guy had brought him a lot of delicious food, so he was naturally very impressed.
Three people and two horses galloped all the way.
Finally, we arrived in Mingzhou City three days later.
Taoist Wu Liang and Monk Shenxiu entered the city to find a place to stay first, and then went to the Mingzhou Demon Slayer Department.
Like other demon slayers, the Mingzhou Demon Slayer Division is also established on the outskirts of the city.
"Who is here?" When Zhou You arrived at the door of the Mingzhou Demon Slayer Department, he was stopped by the demon slayer on duty.
"Zhou You, the Demon Slayer Headquarters, came here to deal with the Mingzhou plague." Zhou You didn't waste any time and directly showed his identity token.
When he saw the terrifying dragon head on the identity token, the demon slayer's expression suddenly became extremely respectful: "I've seen you, sir!"
The dragon is the symbol of a master demon slayer.
This also means that this young man is at the same level as the Demon Suppressor.
"Is the Guanzhen Demon Envoy here?" Zhou You asked.
He knew that the demon-suppressing envoy in Mingzhou City was called Guan Suo.
"The demon envoy of Guan Zhen is now in the Demon Suppression Hall." The demon slayer said respectfully.
"Then take me to find him." Zhou You nodded.
The demon slayer quickly led the way.
The atmosphere in Mingzhou Demon Suppression Hall was extremely serious.
Guan Suo, the demon-suppressing master with a full beard and loose training clothes that couldn't cover his tendons, sat on the main seat, frowning tightly.
On his left side is an elegant man wearing red official uniform.
It is Zhao An, the state pastor of Mingzhou.
"Guanzhen Demon...The epidemic in Mingzhou City is getting more and more serious now, but we have never found the source. Even the famous doctors in the city said they were at a loss..."
Zhao An sighed.
The epidemic in Mingzhou is too serious. Once infected, it means death and there is no possibility of survival. Naturally, people are panicked, and many people are clamoring to leave Mingzhou City.
However, this plague is so weird that even now we still haven’t figured out whether it is a disease or something else.