"Second Brother, did you know that the government has banned the purchase of fine salt from other countries?" Mu Heng was also very confused about this.
Historically, salt policy has been the lifeblood of the country, and restrictions on salt imports are rare.
Generally, measures are forced to be taken when the country is in turmoil; if it is not the former, then taking special measures to control salt must be because someone wants to gain benefits from the salt policy.
Three years to clean up the prefecture, one hundred thousand snowflakes of silver. Isn't this just the profit of the salt administration and water transportation, squeezing out the people's fat and anointing.
"Your Majesty, you have high regard for me. There is no way for me and other villains to know what is going on in the court." The waiter spread his hands and replied.
"Have you ever heard of anything strange happening in the court?" Mu Heng also realized that the question he asked was too far-reaching, so he changed his approach and continued to inquire.
"A strange thing? I've never heard of it. Our city of Xuanzhou is high in the sky and far away from the emperor. It's hard to know what's going on in the capital."
After hearing this, Mu Heng stopped asking further questions and was still thinking about the intention of tightening the salt policy in his mind.
"I don't know what happened in the court, but recently the lord of Xuanzhou City married his eighth concubine. It is said that she is as beautiful as a fairy, which is considered a big event in Xuanzhou City." The waiter in the shop had an expression of admiration on his face, and he didn't know what he was looking forward to.
What is beautiful is the eighth-bedroom concubine of the lord of Xuanzhou City, or the beauty of the eighth-bedroom concubine.
"Shuanzi, what are you doing there? Why don't you greet the customers?" The shopkeeper in the distance brought the waiter back to reality.
"Your welcome, sir, I'll go and get busy first." The waiter said hello and went to greet the new customers.
"Concubine in the eighth room, the Lord of Xuanzhou City is also an interesting person." Meng Xuyang, who had not spoken much, suddenly said this, with a lewd smile on his face. He did not look like a good person, even though he dressed up
Dog-like.
Luo Yunjin seemed to feel Meng Xuyang's scumbag sigh, and couldn't help but move in a direction to avoid him. He didn't want to get too close to this kind of person, and he kept reminding himself: He must keep his senior brother away from this kind of person later.
people.
Sensing Luo Yunjin's deliberate alienation and the contemptuous look on her face, Meng Xuyang just smiled awkwardly.
Ignoring the two of them, Mu Heng continued to observe the people dining around him. He ate the unsalty dishes without showing any regrets. He must have been used to living without salt.
He shook his head and didn't see anything else, so he had to bury his head in the food. He still needed energy, and it had no taste, so he could only stuff it to keep his stomach full.
Meng Xuyang and Luo Yunjin tasted the salty dishes and stopped using their chopsticks. They originally wanted to satisfy their appetites, but they thought that the salt was missing and the taste was lost, so there was no need to continue eating.
"It's evil." Mu Heng, who had had enough wine and food, was about to invite the two of them to go upstairs to rest, but Meng Xuyang's surprised voice came to his ears.
"Evil spirit?" This was the first time Mu Heng heard this word, and he didn't care about the fatigue on his body.
"It may be true, but it shouldn't be wrong." Meng Xuyang's seriousness made Mu Heng cheer up and get rid of the laziness after a full stomach.
"Junior sister, can you feel it?" Mu Heng himself had never sensed any strange aura, so he asked Luo Yunjin, who had a good cultivation level.
"I didn't notice it at first, but after listening to Senior Brother Meng's words, I deliberately sensed it. It seems that there really is the aura of the demon clan." Luo Yunjin thought about it carefully and replied with some solemnity.
"Did monsters often appear within the human race in the past?" Mu Heng then asked.
"Brother Mu doesn't know. Although the human race and the demon clan are hostile, there has been no major conflict in the past few hundred years. There is almost no trace of the demon clan in the human area." Meng Xuyang explained.
"Really?" Mu Hengruo hesitated for a moment, and then said: "If it is really a demon clan, it means that the appearance of the demon clan is not accidental, and there must be a reason?"
"That's the truth, but I don't know what the demon clan's purpose is." Meng Xuyang said thoughtfully.
"Senior Brother, Senior Brother Meng, since the demon clan has appeared, we must collect it as soon as possible, otherwise it will wreak havoc in the city and I don't know how many people will die." Luo Yunjin hurriedly interjected.
"Junior Sister Luo is talking about. Brother Mu, let's go quickly and kill this evil beast as soon as possible." Meng Xuyang also knew that the appearance of the demon clan, no matter what the reason, if it is not eliminated early, will definitely bring disaster to the human race.
After paying the bill, the three of them stepped out of the door, quickly raised their swords, and headed south to wield their swords. Mu Heng was still following Luo Yunjin, but he had a lot on his mind.
I heard Taoist Master Tianjizi mention that the Soul Clan had not been born for a long, long time. Now, the Monster Clan, which had not appeared for hundreds of years, suddenly appeared. In the two accidents, he just happened to encounter it. Mu Heng always felt that
There is an inexplicable connection with myself.
Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence? Shaking his head, Mu Heng shook off these self-thoughts. Maybe similar things were happening in other places, but he just happened to encounter them by chance.
Besides, I still remember that the female disciples of Yuqing Xingzhai gave themselves the nickname "The One Abandoned by Heaven", so it is appropriate for them to encounter such bad luck.
As the old saying goes, there is only the wrong name, not the wrong nickname.
I met Huaixing, the ancestor of the Corpse Soul Clan before, and almost confessed, and I also realized the wood spirit energy as a blessing in disguise. This time, I don't know what I will encounter, but this time with Meng Xuyang, who is in the Liuhe realm, my ability to deal with it should be much stronger.
It has already fallen into the night in Xuanzhou City. The black curtain covers the chaos in the city. The lights below dot the earth. Under the shining stars, there is also a beautiful night scene.
I just heard that there is the aura of demons, and the night seems to have a ferocious aura, which is a bit scary.
"I hope it won't be difficult to deal with this time." Mu Heng prayed in his heart that the trip would go smoothly.
"Junior sister, have you seen the demon clan?" Mu Heng leaned forward and asked Luo Yunjin, who was wielding a sword in front of him.
"No, I've only seen it in previous records." Luo Yunjin shook his head.
"Then how did you sense the demonic aura?" Mu Heng was very surprised. He had never seen it before, so how could he know it was a demon clan?
"How should I put it? The aura of the demon clan will be very obvious in the human race. Just like the corpse clan last time, the whole body is exuding cold air. This kind of aura is as obvious to human monks as a light in the dark.
." Luo Yunjin couldn't explain the reason why he sensed the evil spirit, and could only simply describe his feelings.
"My cultivation level is still too low. I have to wait until I reach the level of my junior sister before I can sense it." Mu Heng understood what Luo Yunjin meant. As long as his cultivation level is high, he can clearly sense this kind of aura.
"I believe that senior brother will catch up with me soon." Luo Yunjin said very gently.
"I hope so."
"Senior brother, over there." Luo Yunjin pointed to the dimly lit area not far away and said. The fairy sword under his feet also accelerated, following Meng Xuyang, and swooped down.
Mu Heng followed the direction pointed by Luo Yunjin. It was pitch dark and looked very different from other places. The sparse lights showed the poverty of this area.
Sure enough, the demon clan also likes to hide from the light.
The three landed, and Mu Heng nervously observed the surroundings, looking for traces of the demonic aura. However, he could not sense the demonic aura, but smelled the faint smell of blood in the air.
He screamed secretly in his heart. Sure enough, if the demon clan appeared in the human race, there would definitely be casualties. With anger towards the demon clan, Mu Heng followed the bloody aura.
Meng Xuyang had already realized this, and followed the smell with Mu Heng in a tacit understanding.
After passing through several alleys of varying widths, the three of them came to a place of ruins and paused. Mu Heng felt that this place was the source of the smell of blood.
Meng Xuyang took out a green luminous pearl and illuminated the place.
The sudden bright light made Mu Heng a little curious. However, the next scene in front of him made the surprise in his heart disappear, and instead, a burst of anger spurted out from his dantian.
When the sight came into view, there were corpses all over the ground again. At a glance, there were probably forty or fifty of them. Unlike the people who were killed by Huaixing, the ancestor of the Soul Clan, there were only corpses here, but there was not much blood.
Meng Xuyang was not as angry as Mu Heng, but he also changed his usual playful expression and became solemn: "Sure enough, there is nothing good about the demon clan's appearance."
"The abominable demon clan committed crimes in my Yuqingxingzhai. The crime is unforgivable." Luo Yunjin said with red eyes while trying not to cry.
Mu Heng came closer, looked at the pale corpses on the ground, and said, "These dead people have all had their blood drained by the demon clan."
"The demon clan can use the spiritual energy in the blood of living creatures to improve their cultivation, and the human clan is the best cauldron." Meng Xuyang briefly introduced the purpose of the demon clan's actions to Mu Heng.
Looking at the old, young and old, all in rags on the ground, I guess this place must have been a beggar's den. Mu Heng kept mumbling: "I struggled to survive during my lifetime, and even died. If I had the ability, I would kill this monster with my own hands."
, to avenge you."
"The demonic energy is surrounding here. It must be that the monster sucked human blood and improved its cultivation level to achieve a breakthrough. It accidentally emitted the demonic aura and was noticed by us. If we try to sense it now, there is no trace." Meng Xuyang didn't look any further.
The corpses on the ground were carefully searched for traces of evil spirits.
"We have to find it as soon as possible, otherwise there won't be enough people in this city to cause harm to it." Luo Yunjin also helped Meng Xuyang search for it, and said very worriedly.
"Easier said than done. I don't know what state the monster is in now. I hope it's not too high." Meng Xuyang stopped and looked slightly solemn.
When Mu Heng heard this, he also understood that he might not be able to find the monster for a while, so he stopped paying attention and turned around to look for tools such as shovels in the ruins.
Since we happen to meet them, we should give them a ride, dig a better hole, and let them bury themselves in peace.
Meng Xuyang looked at Mu Heng digging a hole in the open space next to him and was puzzled: "Brother Mu, what are you doing?"
Seeing Mu Heng's move, Luo Yunjin quickly understood his intention and explained for him: "Senior brother wants to dig a hole and bury these dead people."
"Brother Mu, why bother with this? Just burn these corpses and remove them." Meng Xuyang understood Mu Heng's purpose and felt that it was too troublesome, so he suggested.
"I think they also wanted to keep the whole body and bury it in peace." Mu Heng wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at the body on the ground with a gentle smile.
