Xu Chong walked out of the gate of the City Patrol Department with a light yellow case file in his hand. This was the test given to him by the City Patrol Department.
Opening the file and looking at it carefully, he frowned slightly.
According to the description in the file, women and children have often disappeared in Qingshan County in the past month or so.
According to the official investigation, it was found that the matter was related to a demon.
This demon possesses the strength of a late-stage warrior and also possesses strange skills. The Qingshan County Government sent people to track down the demon for more than a month. Every time he was about to succeed, the demon could always use the magic to escape. There was really nothing he could do against the demon.
So he reported it to the City Patrol Department, hoping that the City Patrol Department would send someone to arrest him.
This case is not an urgent case for the City Patrol Department, because they have more important cases to deal with.
So it was regarded as a test and given to Xu Chong to investigate.
Whether Xu Chong can enter Xianwufang and take the stage depends on whether he has this ability.
The demonic way of a mere warrior in the late stage is really difficult to catch the eye of the City Patrol Division.
But this is normal.
If it were a powerful demon, the City Patrol Division would personally investigate and deal with it, and it would be impossible for a rookie like Xu Chong to do so.
After all, the moment he entered the gate of the City Patrol Department, the people inside had a glimpse of his strength. How much ability do you expect from a hairy-headed immortal master who is not even in the Qi Gathering realm?
If Xu Chong hadn't revealed his magical skills on the spot, he would probably have been persuaded by the city patrol department to retreat.
After all, tracking down the murderer is no joke. If you are not careful, your life will be at risk.
Although the City Patrol Department hopes that more immortal masters and warriors can pass their tests and share the work pressure of the City Patrol Department, they will not let others die in vain.
Xu Chong hid the case file close to his body, then got on the carriage and went back to make preparations.
Counting the days, today is March 10th.
In Liangzhou City, the Xianwu Night Market in Dalong Lake is only open on the first and fifteenth nights of every month.
So if he wants to buy the secrets of the exercises, he has to wait for another five days.
While there are still five days left, hurry up and find out the whereabouts of this demon. You must arrest the demon in the shortest possible time.
The case file given by the City Patrol Division only briefly described the origins of the case.
You have to go to the Qingshan County Government Office in person to find out what the specific situation is.
At noon that day, Xu Chong returned to his house, had lunch, and explained a few words to Butler Wang, then took the luggage that the steward had prepared and left in a hurry.
On the way out of the city, the tiger servant asked curiously: "Immortal Lord, where are we going?"
Xu Chong said: "Go and capture a demon..."
Qingshan County is located in the southeast of Liangzhou, about eighty miles away from Liangzhou City.
If we walked, we probably wouldn't be able to get there today.
In order to get to Qingshan County as soon as possible, after leaving Liangzhou City, Xu Chong left the official road with many pedestrians and found a secluded wilderness.
The tiger servant immediately showed its prototype and turned into a white tiger, carrying the immortal on its back. Like a white lightning, it ran towards Qingshan County very quickly.
With the white tiger's cross-country running speed, it is estimated that he will be able to reach it soon.
At about four o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Chong entered Qingshan County with his servants and went directly to the county government office.
At the gate of the majestic county government office, stood two government officials who were laughing and talking.
Xu Chong didn't waste any time. He took out his badge and case file, stepped forward and said, "I was entrusted by the City Patrol Division to investigate the case!"
After hearing this, the two government officials looked stern and said hurriedly: "Master Immortal, please wait for a moment, I will go in and report."
Within a few minutes, several people hurriedly walked out of the county government office, led by Magistrate Luo of Qingshan County.
Magistrate Luo County was stunned for a moment when he saw that the person sent by the City Patrol Department was a young boy. Then, his expression returned to normal, and he waved his hand and said: "Master Xu Xian came from afar, and I missed the welcome.
Please come in quickly..."
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In the county government office, in addition to Xu Chong and Magistrate Luo, there was also Head Yu who hurriedly arrived.
Magistrate Luo County glanced at Capt. Yu, and then said: "This Master Xu is sent by the City Patrol Department to arrest the demon. From now on, you must fully assist Master Xu."
Yu Dalong nodded, saluted Xu Chong and said, "I'm Yu Dalong, I've met Master Xu Xian."
"You don't need to be polite, Mr. Yu!"
Xu Chong waved his hand and asked straight to the point without any nonsense: "Can you tell me the entire case in detail?"
Captain Yu nodded, and then said slowly: "Just a month and a half ago, in several villages and towns in Qingshi County, several people reported to the government that their wives and children were missing, and they could not be found no matter how hard they looked.
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"So I took my troops to investigate, and sure enough I found clues. Every time someone disappeared, a suspicious Taoist priest would appear near the village."
"The Taoist priest has appeared outside thirteen villages and towns in Qingshan County. Without exception, whenever he appears, local women and children will disappear. Therefore, we conclude that this matter must be related to this evil Taoist.
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"On several occasions, we sent out a large number of eyes and ears to trace the whereabouts of the demon. In the final stage of arrest, the demon escaped."
"Especially the last time, we searched the hiding place of the demon. In order not to alert the snake, we arrested him late at night. At the same time, there were three immortal masters assisting us, and finally forced the demon into a dead place with four high walls.
Zhai... As a result, when we rushed in, the demon had disappeared..."
After Yu Catou said seriously, Xu Chong fell into thinking.
After pondering for a moment, he raised his head and asked: "How many people are missing in Qingshan County?"
Yu Captou thought for a while and said: "There are six women and thirteen children. The disappearance of these people is all related to the evil way."
"So many people are missing..."
Xu Chong secretly felt that it was a bit difficult and asked again: "Are there still people missing in the past few days?"
"No!"
Yu Captou shook his head and said: "Since the last time he almost caught Yao Dao five days ago, he has never appeared in Qingshan County again."
"During this period, we have been tracking him down, but it turns out that the demon seemed to have evaporated from the world, and we have never received any news about him."
Just disappeared?
Xu Chong was a little unwilling to give up and continued to ask: "Did you bring a hunting dog to track it?"
Yu Captou smiled bitterly and said: "I have tried all kinds of methods. The demon is very weird. He is proficient in some kind of magic and can cut off the breath on the body. The hounds can't smell any suspicious smell at all. Otherwise, he would have been killed long ago.
He was arrested and brought to justice."
Hearing this, Xu Chong frowned secretly.
This is a bit difficult to handle!
If a hound with a keen sense of smell can't track the scent of the demon, then his tiger servant will not be able to talk about it.
Although the tiger's sense of smell is sensitive, it is far inferior to that of dogs.
From Yu Baotou's mouth, I learned that the demon should be a practitioner of both immortality and martial arts. His martial arts strength is average, but he is proficient in evil and crooked ways.
But he has a big doubt, that is, where have those missing people gone?
Thinking of this, Xu Chong couldn't help but ask: "There are so many people missing, are they like the demons, evaporating from the world? And there is no way to trace the smell on their bodies?"
Captain Yu shook his head, looking a little depressed, "We have also been confused about this matter for a long time. If the missing women, children and children are dead, there should be corpses. If they are still alive, there is no reason why such a large group of people cannot be found.
To them..."
Suddenly, at this moment.
A short, middle-aged man entered the county government office in a hurry.
Seeing this person, Yu Baotou hurriedly stood up and saluted, "I have met the Zhenya Immortal Master."
"I'll catch you without any courtesy!"
The thin middle-aged man walked directly to Magistrate Luo and reported: "Master Luo, Zhang just received news that in the neighboring Dahe County, three people disappeared one after another yesterday evening..."