Chapter 9 Niu Er delivers the letter, Qin's delivers the daughter
When Lin Yi saw the blood letter that suddenly appeared, he had a new understanding of He Dong's methods.
It's clear sky and daylight now, and He Dong can kidnap people from the Earth Temple in full view of everyone. It can be seen that the sun, crowds, and temples, things that ordinary ghosts avoid, are of no use to her.
This is not good news for Ji Yi. The stronger He Dong is, the harder it will be for him to resist.
At present, He Dong can still have something to discuss. If one day he encounters something that cannot be discussed and He Dong forces him to kill someone, what will he do?
Only by mastering the power that can check and balance He Dong can Lin Yi truly feel at ease.
Now that he is not strong enough, he can only be her mole for the time being.
Pretending to be curious, he approached Guan Buping and asked, "What is this?"
"The prince has been kidnapped, and the county governor is required to pay five thousand gold to ransom him."
"Five thousand gold?!"
Good guy, this opening is a super double!
Lin Yi was convinced that this was definitely something He Dong could do.
When Guan Buping saw Lin Yi making a fuss over five thousand gold, he explained to him: "Five thousand gold is a small matter. I'm afraid that the other party won't let him go after taking the money. Judging from Yu Shi Yin Feng's method just now, the other party should be a evil spirit. This
It’s much more troublesome than monsters and ghosts!”
"Can't ghosts also control the dark wind?"
Ji Yi tried to induce the other party to think in the right direction. After all, he and He Dong only wanted money this time, and the things that Guan Buping was worried about would never happen. There was no need to compete in a battle of wits and courage.
After listening to Lin Yi's words, Guan Buping couldn't help but smile and shake his head, saying: "You are still too young and not experienced enough. Although ghosts can control the dark wind, a ghost that can appear in the blue sky in broad daylight must at least be a ghost king. And a ghost king
, why would you spend so much money on a mere five thousand gold? So, first of all, we can rule out that it is a ghost."
Lin Yi: "..."
Your analysis is correct, but completely wrong.
"Since he is a demon from the left, what should we do?"
Niu Er carefully approached Ji Yi. Obviously, knowing that there was a demon here, he was a little nervous. Only by leaning next to Ji Yi could he feel a sense of security.
It's really eye-catching for such a rough man to behave like a little bird.
Guan Buping also knew the seriousness of the matter and whispered: "Go back to the city as soon as possible. Since the other party is asking for money, then we will give him money."
"But we have no horses anymore."
Niu Er raised a practical question. Guan Buping thought about it for a while and then loudly said to the people around him: "Fellow folks, whoever has a horse at home, I am willing to spend a lot of money to buy it."
The villagers were silent for a while, and no one responded to Guan Buping's words.
The old village chief Zhao Shan then said: "My lord, no one keeps horses in the village, there are only a few donkeys, and they were eaten by that big insect. By the way, my lord, did you let you get rid of that big insect?"
Zhao Shan only talked about the tiger at this time. He was discussing Qin's gossip before and forgot about the business. Now that the donkey was mentioned, he just asked about it in passing.
Guan Buping was extremely disappointed when he heard that no one in the village had horses and even the donkeys were gone. He still said patiently: "The big insect has been eliminated, and the body is just lying there. Go and take a look and you will know."
He immediately turned around and said to Lin Yi and Niu Er: "Without the animals, we have no choice but to run back. We must deliver the blood letter to the county governor's house as soon as possible."
When Niu Er heard that he was about to run back, his scalp went numb. The four-legged horse ran for an hour or two. How long would they have to run on two legs?
"How about I stay in the village and wait for news, and you can come back to pick me up tomorrow after you get the horse?"
"Okay, just be careful at night and don't get kidnapped by evil monsters."
Niu Er suddenly became excited and quickly changed his words: "I think it's useless for me to stay in the village, so let's go back together!"
The three of them agreed to leave together.
But their conversation just now did not avoid the villagers of Qinghe Village at all. They all heard about the evil spirits and the governor's mansion.
The villagers are not stupid. They knew there was danger in the village as soon as they heard it. At this time, how could they be willing to let them go?
"My lord, it's getting late. It's enough for me to report the news alone. Besides, the lords have just killed a tiger and are probably tired. It's better to rest in the village for a night."
Let us show our friendship as landlords and thank the official for eliminating the tiger problem for us."
Zhao Shan's words were very level, and his attitude was so sincere. Although Guan Buping saw that his gratitude was fake and that he wanted to keep him to protect him from disaster, he was too embarrassed to refuse.
What's more, Jingyesi's job is to protect the environment and the people. Now that he knows that there are evil people in the village, it would be inappropriate for him to let them go.
After a slight hesitation, he agreed despite the injustice.
"Niu Er, you go back with the token and the blood letter, and be careful on the way."
Although Guan Buping made this arrangement, he also thought that with Lin Yi as his teammate, he would feel more at ease at night.
Since the Zuo Dao Yao Ren wants to ask for ransom, he will naturally not attack the person who sent the letter, and Niu Er will not be in any danger.
Seeing that Guan Buping agreed, Zhao Shan immediately beamed with joy and arranged: "Dear fellow villagers, it is rare for an official to be a guest in the village. If you have wine and food at home, please go back and make preparations. We will entertain the distinguished guests later."
Naturally, the villagers wanted Guan Buping to stay, but when it came to having good wine and good food at home, they were a little reluctant to do so.
It's just in front of the guests, so it's hard to explain clearly.
There was a woman who was a bit of a thieves, but she thought of a good idea and said loudly: "Didn't the official kill the big insect? Why don't we go and carry the big insect over and eat it, which can also be considered as revenge for the people who died in the village!"
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"Yes, yes!"
Many villagers echoed this suggestion. This method is really good. You don’t have to buy anything from home, and you can still have a meal of meat.
Zhao Shan was furious, banged his cane on the ground, and reprimanded: "What nonsense are you talking about? The big bug was killed by the officials. Wherever it is your turn to arrange things, go back to me. Don't do anything."
It’s embarrassing here!”
When the villagers saw that he was really angry, they didn't dare to say anything anymore and dispersed one after another. Zhao Shan then apologized to Guan Buping and Lin Yi and said, "Country villagers don't know etiquette. I hope these two officials will show their respect."
"You're welcome, village chief. My surname is Guan. You can call me Xiao Guan or Guan Baotou. This is my colleague, Xiao Lin. The village chief doesn't have to worry about small things."
Guan Buping is not a bully. If Lin Yi hadn't rescued someone earlier and needed his help to support the situation, he wouldn't have shown off his authority. Now that the old village chief is very polite, how can he have the nerve to let an elder keep calling him
Official.
When Zhao Shan heard what Guan Buping said, he took advantage of the situation and said, "Guan Baitou, I think you are tired after walking all the way. Why don't you move to a humble house to rest and have a simple meal."
"That's it, I'm sorry for bothering you."
Guan Buping and Zhao Shan had a pleasant exchange. The two made an appointment to go to the village chief's house, and Lin Yi naturally wanted to go with him.
At this time, Mrs. Qin, who had not left, said, "Brother, please stay."
Ji Yi turned around and saw Mrs. Qin tightly clutching the wet clothes he had put on her, with a weak face and gratitude in her eyes: "Thank you so much for the rescue just now. A civilian woman can't repay you. If you don't