"I didn't expect that you are actually a member of the Shizong. It is really a blessing for us to help you this time."
In the small town county government office, the county magistrate in red robe was hosting a banquet in honor of Song Mu. Hearing Song Mu unintentionally say that he was a member of the Shizong, he was extremely respectful for a moment.
The county magistrate's name is Bao Mengcheng. He was a fellow Jinshi during the Huanwen period. He is now an old man and has been the county magistrate in this small town for many years.
Song Mu raised his wine glass slightly and asked calmly,
"Master Bao, I see the situation today. People are possessed by demons for no reason. It's not because of demons. What is this..."
Magistrate Ge County was stunned when he heard Song Mu's words, and immediately put down his wine glass and let out a long sigh.
"Sigh, I don't know what happened to Bao when it comes to this. We are in the border city and conduct strict searches in and out of the city gates. We have always warned about the devil, but this kind of thing happened."
"If I hadn't cultivated some divination skills and sensed the strange people in the city and ordered their arrest, I'm afraid the city would have been in chaos."
As he said this, the county magistrate also looked bitter.
"To be honest, dozens of people have been arrested in the county jail, and some of them have been possessed by demons one after another. Fortunately, they were deterred by the inscriptions on the great scholar, and their lives were still saved."
"For this matter, I have already sent a letter to Fucheng, but I have not received any news until now."
When Song Mu heard what the other party said, his eyes dropped slightly, and then he raised his head again and asked.
"Master Bao, I was in the city today and I heard that the county government was still fighting a demon outside the city, but I don't know what the situation was?"
Bao Mengcheng looked at Song Mu and said with a somewhat unnatural expression.
"Our county government did have a battle with a monster. It was on the mountain to the west of the small town. There was a landslide there not long ago, and then we encountered a monster. The county captain couldn't fight the monster fiercely, and now he doesn't dare to go there anymore."
"oh?"
When Song Mu heard this, he immediately became interested and asked immediately.
"What's so powerful about that monster?"
Bao Mengcheng nodded slightly.
"It's a powerful tiger demon. He may be at the peak level of a demon commander. Ordinary literati can't get close to him, but that guy doesn't seem to be coming down the mountain. Now that this thing is happening in the city, we don't want to cause more trouble."
Correct
As he said this, the other party looked at Song Mu, with a bit of expectation flashing in his eyes.
"Speaking of this, Bao may be a little ignorant of current affairs, but this time I want to invite you..."
Bao Mengcheng looked at Song Mu's Jinshi status and had some calculations in his mind. Song Mu also understood what the other party meant. He just grinned slightly at this moment and then said.
"If your lord is willing, I will go through this matter, but I have to ask your lord to arrange for someone to lead the way."
Magistrate Bao nodded immediately after hearing this, stood up and said with his hands in hand.
"I'll make arrangements right away. It's really a big thank you, sir."
Song Mu looked calm at the moment. He just took a sip of the tea on the table and asked again.
"Master Bao, I wonder if there are any folk anecdotes or anything unusual in your place?"
Magistrate Bao, who was smiling all over, was stunned when he heard this. He frowned and thought for a moment before speaking.
"This...if it's something unusual, it's the landslide a few days ago. Others..."
Magistrate Bao suddenly raised his eyebrows, raised his hands and said.
"Bao remembers that there was a spring at the place where the landslide was. It is said that spiritual fish often emerge from it, and the food is soothing. But now, it is also suppressed by the landslide."
Song Mu became interested when he heard this, and his eyes looked thoughtful.
The reason why Song Mu asked like this was to take this opportunity to ask about the possibility of the sky star. But now it sounds like it is indeed extraordinary, but it is connected to the monster thing.
After thinking for a moment, Song Mu felt that this place should be visited anyway.
So Song Mu didn't ask any more questions, and just asked the county magistrate to arrange a team of people to go with him to the west side of the mountainside.
"Sir, the landslide is just ahead."
Song Mu followed the team of county soldiers to the foot of the mountain. The sun was blazing in the sky. Song Mu looked up and saw that a large area of the mountain had collapsed, and trees were buried in it. It was a mess.
The lieutenant was also standing next to Song Mu, holding his hands respectfully at this moment.
"Sir, what are you trying to find out here?"
Song Mu just looked around, and then he released a stream of telekinesis, which swept through the forest. Song Mu found a few little demons, but he did not see the tiger demon that the county magistrate had mentioned. He was also frowning at this moment.
After several searches, no trace of the tiger demon was found. Song Mu could only give up. He looked at the lieutenant and spoke.
"I heard from the county magistrate that there is a spiritual spring here, but I don't know where it is?"
When the officer heard this, he was suddenly enlightened, and then he immediately pointed to the mountains and said.
"It's at the foot of the mountain, but now it's buried, so it's a little hard to find."
Song Mu looked at the location pointed by the other party, and immediately took a few steps forward, then stretched out his finger and released a blast of force towards a location inside.
Wenli suddenly exploded, gravel flew, and the sound resounded in the mountain forest, and Song Mu had already said to the lieutenant again.
"Excuse me, the spring is right there. Could you please help me dig it out again?"
The lieutenant was dumbfounded when he saw Song Mu's miraculous skills. Hearing these words, he immediately moved forward and called the group of soldiers to do something.
At that moment, Song Mu also followed forward. Among the gravel at the foot of the mountain, Song Mu's bombardment revealed a large pit, and there was water surging in it.
Several soldiers dug it up again, and the water flowing out gradually became clear from turbidity, and Song Mu also raised his eyebrows at that moment.
Because Ji Zezhu on Song Mu's shoulder had already spoken.
"This water has the power of the stars."
Song Mu also paused, and then he took a few steps forward, but saw that the originally clear spring water was steaming with steam in this summer, and he frowned slightly.
"Is this spring water always like this?"
Song Mu asked, but the lieutenant quickly shook his head.
"No, the old man said that this spring water is from the mountains. It is the clearest. Some people in the city even come here to get water to make wine and tea."
This made Song Mu feel that something was wrong even more, so he immediately released a stream of telekinesis directly into it. The telekinesis went inward along the eye of the spring, but after a moment, Song Mu opened his eyes.
Because after Song Mu's mental power probed inside for a moment, his mental power seemed to be blocked by something, and he could not go any further.
Now, as a bachelor, Song Mu has extremely strong mental power, and there are few things in this world that can stop him, which makes Song Mu even more interested.
And just when Song Mu wanted to investigate again, several beast roars suddenly came from the mountain forest next to it, and then several figures came towards the mountain.
"It's a monster, be careful!"
The lieutenant called the soldiers to form a formation, but Song Mu immediately looked up, and his eyes immediately discovered the tiger monster that had not been detected just now in the forest.
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