Xie Yunxiao frowned slightly. Could it be that Li Chi was fighting the unknown monster? If this is true, how many people in the city will suffer?
After Xie Yunxiao thought about it, the sky above the county city had calmed down, and the gloomy air was like a black cloud still hanging above it, as if nothing had happened.
"You stay here and help me keep an eye on this guy Qin Zheng. I'll go into the city and have a look!" Xie Yunxiao looked slightly solemn.
If the sudden change just now was a big battle, then the battle would obviously have been decided in a short period of time.
Xie Yunxiao doesn't know what is going on in the city right now, but Qin Zheng must not have any problems. Xie Yunxiao will feel relieved if Li Yuxuan protects Qin Zheng before Mengtian arrives.
"You know, your apprentice doesn't like me very much!" Li Yuxuan said with a smile.
Xie Yunxiao said: "I want you to protect him secretly!"
"In your heart, it seems that your apprentice's status is not low!" Li Yuxuan said.
Xie Yunxiao said: "This kid is a little naughty sometimes, but he's still pretty good!"
Li Yuxuan chuckled, Xie Yunxiao said it was okay, but his eyes were filled with admiration.
"As long as I am here, Qin Zheng is safe and sound!" Li Yuxuan said calmly.
Xie Yunxiao nodded. With Li Yixuan's ability, these words are naturally credible.
"Then please!" Xie Yunxiao saluted with clasped fists, then turned and walked towards the path down the mountain.
After nearly half a stick of incense, he arrived at the foot of the county city.
Look at the sky, it's around midnight, and there are a lot of people coming in and out at this time.
Xie Yunxiao frowned slightly when he saw this. He came to the county town and looked up. The sky was cloudless. How could there be any gloomy air?
"It seems like everything in this county is normal?" Xie Yunxiao asked, walking in the crowd and queuing up to enter the city.
This is a border city, and it is located to the south of Mingshan Mountain. When you look up, you can see the rolling mountains hidden in the mist. Therefore, entering the city during the day must go through strict inspection.
At You time, the city gate will be closed.
There is a curfew here around midnight.
All this is to deal with the monsters from Mingshan Mountain.
Mingshan is one of the five death places on the land of Kyushu. Humans basically will not set foot in it, because few people who go in can come out alive.
It is said that there are many great monsters in the endless mountains.
Mingshan is a place of death and a place of bondage. Most of the humans who enter will die, but the unfathomable monster in it cannot enter or leave Mingshan, because the laws of Mingshan will bind it.
Xie Yunxiao looked up at the endless rolling mountains in the clouds and mist in the distance, and felt some inexplicable feelings in his heart.
At this time, it was his turn to enter the city.
The officers and soldiers guarding the city shouted: "Where did it come from?"
"Xianyang!" Xie Yunxiao replied.
The officer and soldier glanced at Xie Yunxiao, then asked many questions before letting him pass.
When you walk into the county town, you can hear the cries of vendors and the laughter of passers-by in the distance.
Although it is not as lively as Guanxi County City, and it cannot be compared with Xianyang, it is still a normal city, and there is no problem at all.
"There is no problem, but there is obviously a problem!" The look on Xie Yunxiao's face was slightly solemn.
At this moment, Xie Yunxiao had an inexplicable illusion in his heart, as if he was in a dream and everything that happened in front of him was illusory.
Xie Yunxiao couldn't help but shook his head. He knew that he was not in a dream, but everything here was too normal, which was why he felt so weird.
"Let's go to the county government office first!" Xie Yunxiao made up his mind, stopped a young man and asked, "Brother, may I ask where to go from the county government office?"
"Is this the first time this guest has come to Shannan County? If you walk straight along this street, and then go north for a while, you will find the county government office!" the young man said with a smile.
Xie Yunxiao stopped people to ask for directions. He also had another idea, which was to test it out and see if there was anything wrong with the people here.
This young man was very enthusiastic, but for some reason, Xie Yunxiao always felt that there was something wrong with his smile.
"Thank you!" Xie Yunxiao saluted with clasped fists, followed the path pointed by the young man, and walked forward.
Not long after, he saw the county government office of Shannan County.
However, Xie Yunxiao had no intention of visiting Li Chi directly. He walked across a street and checked into an inn not far from the county government office.
This is a very ordinary inn, the inn doesn't even have a name.
Xie Yunxiao knew that this was a border city and there were many such inns.
The innkeeper is a middle-aged man named Hu Mingsan.
Hu San personally brought the food to Xie Yunxiao and said with a smile: "Mr. Xie, at first glance, you are not from our Shannan County!"
Xie Yunxiao's pseudonym was Xie Wuming, and the innkeeper didn't suspect anything about him. He was as enthusiastic as the young man he asked for directions just now.
"No, I came from Xianyang!" Xie Yunxiao smiled.
Hu San showed his white teeth and nodded repeatedly: "Young master comes from a big place. The noble aura you have is evident at first glance!"
Xie Yunxiao shook his head: "How can there be anything noble or not? People in the world are walking around!"
As long as Xie Yunxiao doesn't take action and restrains his aura, a strong person in the Eighth Realm will not be able to see any flaws in front of him.
Hu San heard Xie Yunxiao's words and looked at Xie Yunxiao carefully. No matter how he looked at him, he didn't look like a wanderer.
But how many masters are there in this world? What can ordinary people see through their eyes? At this time, Hu San secretly looked at Xie Yunxiao with a little more awe.
Xie Yunxiao was also paying attention to Hu San's reaction. He filled up the wine glass, drank a glass, picked up the chopsticks, picked up some snacks and chewed them, and then said: "Sit down and have two glasses, shopkeeper!"
"No, no, I'm still busy!" Hu San took the tray and turned to leave.
Xie Yunxiao continued to drink and drink by himself. These drinks and dishes were all common and tasted average.
At this time, many people came into the inn.
Xie Yunxiao listened to the conversation of these people, trying to find something different from their words, but listening to their conversation, there was no problem at all.
"Why does a normal city feel so dull?" Xie Yunxiao put down his chopsticks and frowned.
When it was nearly half a stick of incense, Xie Yunxiao had already drank a bottle of wine. He came to his room, opened the window, and looked at the pedestrians coming and going on the street.
For some reason, looking at these people, he always felt that there was a big problem, but he didn't know where the problem was.
"What happened here?" Xie Yunxiao frowned. He estimated the time and found that it would be dark in less than an hour.
I don’t know what the city will look like under night.
While Xie Yunxiao was thinking, suddenly a noise came from outside the window. He looked down from the window and saw a group of people chasing a little beggar on the street.
The little beggar was about seven or eight years old. He was thin but extremely agile. His tattered clothes were blown by the wind as he ran, making hunting sounds.
Chasing behind the little beggar were a group of big and thick men, holding sticks in their hands and shouting curses as they chased him.
The little beggar was very clever. He was like a loach, weaving through the crowd, using the pedestrians on the street to keep the men chasing behind him far away.
He was about to escape, but at this moment, a vigorous figure appeared. He flipped and landed lightly in front of the little beggar.
The little beggar seemed to have hit a wall, and his thin body couldn't help but move back.
The young man standing in front of the little beggar looked about twenty-seven or seventy-eight years old. He was wearing gorgeous clothes and holding a folding fan in his hand.
He looked at the little beggar with a disdainful smile on his face, and there was a hint of sternness in his eyes.
"You stole something from my Tao family and managed to escape so far. You are the first one!" the young man said, shaking the folding fan gently in his hand.
Using a fan during this season always feels a bit weird in Xie Yunxiao's eyes.
"I didn't steal anything from your house, so don't accuse me falsely!" The little beggar had a look of panic in his eyes and a tough mouth.
Xie Yunxiao thought to himself, what could such a child steal?
If it's just ordinary food, there shouldn't be any need to go to such trouble.
"Take it out, otherwise you will definitely die today!" A sharp light flashed in the young man's eyes.
The little beggar felt a biting chill coming over him. He subconsciously stepped back a few steps, gritted his teeth and looked slightly pale.
The burly man who was left behind had already caught up. One of them swung the stick in his hand and hit the little beggar on the back.
The little beggar groaned, and his thin body was flown out first, hitting the ground heavily.
Pedestrians passing by on the street were very indifferent to what was happening in front of them, and they didn't even bother to take a look.
Xie Yunxia frowned slightly. It is human nature to watch the excitement at any time. Could it be that the people in Shannan County are all people with a very high state of mind and have no interest in this mundane world?
The man who took action had a ferocious look on his face. Even if the beggar stole something, there was no need to be so cruel. After all, he was just a child.
The more Xie Yunxiao thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.
He jumped down from the window, like a yellow leaf drooped by the wind, falling lightly on the street. The passers-by still didn't glance at Xie Yunxiao.
It seems that he has no interest in anything in this world.
The weirdest thing is that no one seems to have come up to take a look at the vendors hawking on the streets, but they still keep shouting happily.
Just at this moment, another man swung the stick in his hand and hit the little beggar on the head.
If the stick goes down, even if the little beggar survives, he will probably become a fool.
Xie Yunxiao's expression condensed slightly, and he reached out with his right hand, grabbed the downed stick, and stopped it in the air.
No matter how hard the man tried, he couldn't bring down the stick. Then he looked sideways at Xie Yunxiao, his eyes full of murderous intent and ferocity, and said: "Where did the birdman come from? How dare you meddle in other people's business!"
