Hearing the order from Wu Bufan, Hong Xianyou hesitated for a moment and cautiously persuaded: "Sir, just after Cai Guizhong died, we attacked Xiaocui. Are we too anxious? What if General Qin finds out?
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Wu Bufan sneered and said disdainfully: "What are you afraid of? That boy named Qin is just a loser who relied on his brother-in-law to get to the position. How dare he come to Lingjie Town to go against me?"
Hearing this, Niu Er, who came over to 'tip off the news', shrank his neck.
He didn't say anything, but whispered quietly in his heart: "Not only did Qin Zongqi arrive in Lingjie Town, his strength and performance don't look like a waste... This time you will not only miscalculate, but you will also have to risk your life."
Then I felt happy again.
I am glad that I have the opportunity to make atonement for my sins, and maybe I can avoid the death penalty.
Neither Wu Bufan nor Hong Xianyou noticed Niu Er's reaction.
After all, in their eyes, Niu Er is just a little guy.
Who cares about the thoughts and reactions of the minions?
Hong Xianyou still hesitated: "But those storytellers..."
"Do you believe the stories told by Mr. Storyteller?"
Wu Bufan sneered.
"I know that kid Qin Shaoyou. He is Qin Daoren's son. I saw him last year when I went to Luocheng to report on my work. He was only a ninth-grade martial artist.
Even if he improves this year, he will only reach the eighth level at most. I heard that he was seriously injured a few months ago and almost died. If he can maintain his cultivation level, he will be regarded as a high-ranking person.
You and I both know how serious the evil situation in the county is.
Even if we take over, we will have to spend a lot of effort, money and time to straighten things out.
How could that kid Qin Shaoyou be able to extinguish demons with thunder as soon as he arrived in the county, as the storyteller said?
If you ask me, that boy must be helpless in the face of the evil spirit, and he is afraid of losing face and being unable to deal with his brother-in-law, so he came up with such a trick. He wanted to hide the matter first, and then find a way to solve it, or push it out.
One person will be the scapegoat.
I'm sure that boy Qin Shaoyou must be huddled in the Demon Suppression Department in the county, shivering, headache and fear of the severe demon situation.
Doesn't Cai Guizhong's death just show that he was in a bad situation?
In my opinion, more than one of the men he brought to Mianyuan County must have died, and the attrition will definitely be severe.
Who knows when, even Qin Shaoyou himself will be killed by demons and ghosts!
Even if he is lucky enough to survive and dares to go against me, I can let the monsters from Lingjie Town take advantage of the chaos to sneak into the county and find an opportunity to kill him.
Anyway, the evil situation in the county town is serious, so it is normal for a few night watchmen to die, and it is not surprising for a chief flag officer to die.
With his death, the post of chief flag officer of the Mianyuan County Town Demon Division will be freed up again.
And that position should have been mine!"
Since the Mianyuan County Town Demon Division was reorganized and a large number of people who had colluded with the Black Lotus Sect were arrested and raped from top to bottom, many positions became vacant.
It was also at that time that Wu Bufan set his sights on the position of chief flag officer of the Mianyuan County Town Demon Division.
In order to get this position, he spent a lot of money and even sent Xue Qingshan heavy gifts through his contacts.
As a result, Xue Qingshan refused to accept this great gift and returned it intact to him.
And someone also gave him a message, saying that he should work well and not engage in such tricks. As long as he works well and has outstanding professional abilities, he will naturally be given more responsibilities.
For this reason, Wu Bufan even acted in a few plays with the monsters in Lingjie Town at all costs to gain credit for his achievements.
Originally, Wu Bufan thought that by achieving so many achievements in a surprise attack, he must have left behind a lot of his competitors in Mianyuan County. The position of chief flag officer of the County Demon Division must belong to him!
Unexpectedly, in the end, a chief flag officer parachuted in.
And he is also Xue Qingshan’s brother-in-law!
Thinking of this, Wu Bufan became very angry, blood surged out, and with a 'boom', the wine table in front of him was shattered into pieces.
"That bastard Xue Qingshan is also a hypocrite. He said he was selected based on ability and merit, but in the end he gave this fat job to his brother-in-law. Unfortunately, he didn't expect that there would be a demon affair in Mianyuan County, and his
Not only will that brother-in-law not get any benefits, but I'm afraid he will have to risk his life in the end... Hehe, he deserves it!"
Hong Xuanyou lowered his head and quickly left the brothel, pretending that he had not heard Wu Bufan's last words.
Niu Er also rolled and crawled away, fearing that Wu Bufan would be angry. He was not tried by Qin Shaoyou, but died under Wu Bufan's anger.
Whether it was Wu Bufan who was angry or Hong Xianyou who was frightened, they all forgot one thing.
If the evil spirit in Mianyuan County was really serious, how could Qin Shaoyou allocate manpower to escort Cai Guizhong's coffin back home?
This kind of thing must have been done after the war.
As soon as he left the brothel, Niu Er was grabbed by Hong Xuanhei with a sullen face.
Niu Er was frightened and his heart trembled. He thought his identity as an undercover agent had been exposed. He was hesitating whether he should kneel down and beg for mercy or shout, "I'm sorry, I'll do it anyway" when he heard Hong Xuanyou's cold threat:
"What Mr. Wu said just now is rotten in your stomach. If you dare to leak a word, not only will you die, but your eighty-year-old mother and three-year-old son will also be buried with you!"
Niu Er shivered and nodded hurriedly.
"Master Hong, don't worry, I am a person who knows the importance of things. I will never say these words to others!"
But he quietly added in his heart: "I don't tell others, I only tell General Qin. You people, your death is approaching, and you still dare to threaten me, then don't blame me for confessing all your crimes!"
Hong Xianyou didn't know what Niu Er was thinking. He was very satisfied with his attitude. At the same time, he also felt that this guy was usually quite filial, so he didn't threaten him too much. He just snorted and nodded: "As long as you understand."
Then he let Niu Er go, called a few strongmen who came out with him, and set off for Cai Guizhong's home.
Niu Er also followed.
He planned to report what he just heard to Qin Shaoyou in order to reduce his crime with meritorious service.
Because he still wanted to capture Xiaocui, Hong Xianyou was afraid that he and the others would not be able to capture him, so he took a detour to Yizhuang in the town on the way.
When people in the town die, it is not convenient for them to have their bodies laid to rest at home. Rich families usually send the bodies to temples and ask monks to chant sutras for salvation, while poor families leave the corpses temporarily in Yi Zhuang.
There is an old locust tree planted in Yi Zhuang in Lingjie Town.
I don’t know how many years this tree has lived, but it still has lush branches and leaves, making the entire Yizhuang under the cover of its branches and leaves, looking a bit cold and forbidding, but it is also suitable for preserving corpses.
Yizhuang is managed by an old man, and people in the town call him Mu Lao.
When Hong Xianyou and others arrived at Yizhuang, there were two coffins parked inside, but the family members of the deceased were not here. Only Mu Lao was cleaning the house.
Hong Xianyou was very familiar with Mulao, so he opened his mouth to say hello: "Mulao, come with me and help you catch someone."
"Who to arrest?" Mu Lao raised his head and asked.
"That fox demon from the Cai family." Hong Xuanyou replied.
Mu Lao laughed: "You guys really miss that fox demon. What's so good about the fox demon? Which of my children here is not better than her?"
Niu Er, who arrived here with Hong Xianyou and others, felt creepy when he heard Mu Lao's laughter.
The laughter didn't sound like a human being, but more like the sound made by the old locust tree in Yizhuang shaking its branches and leaves.
Weird and spooky.
Niu Er shuddered, knowing that the old man in Yizhuang might have been transformed by a monster!
He guessed correctly.
Just as Mu Lao finished his words, the faces of women immediately appeared on the old locust tree in Yizhuang, and they all responded with smiles:
"Yes, yes, we are much better than the fox demons."
Niu Erjiu felt his feet were weak.
This Mu Lao is indeed not a human being!
He is the old locust tree in Yizhuang, and he became a demon!
In fact, the locust tree is a plant that can easily attract evil spirits, and Yizhuang is a place where dead bodies are kept, so the evil spirit is very strong.
Since many years ago, this locust tree has been absorbing the yin energy of the dead, and then gradually began to devour the yang energy of their relatives.
Later, the locust tree began to enslave the souls of the dead to serve as ghosts.
And it also gained wisdom from the ghost, opened its spiritual orifice, and became a demon.
Over the years, as the old locust tree has enslaved more and more ghosts, its strength has become stronger and stronger.
Wu Bufan and others did not dare to provoke him easily, so they made a deal with him, tacitly allowing him to capture the souls of the dead and enslave them and devour the yang energy of living people throughout the town.
The people from the Demon Hunting Shop not only don’t stop you, but also provide help.
The price is that the Sophora Demon has to help them when they are in need.