"It's not that I don't believe it, I just..." Zhao Ning said, still a little dizzy.
"Okay, let's stop talking and go back to the county office as soon as possible. I have a hunch that this matter in Ping'an Town is not simple..." After Chen Yuan finished speaking, he left Zhao Ning with his back.
Except for Zhao Ning, Chen Yuan left several white servants who were originally following him in Ping'an Town to guard the Chen family, and the pace with which they were led was too slow.
There are only two horses and there is no room for them to sit.
Chen Yuan and Chen Yuan were in an anxious mood, and since there were no white servants to drag them down, it only took an hour to arrive at the county government office. Chen Yuan hurried in as soon as he got off his horse.
"Where is the head catcher?" Chen Yuan quickly asked a white servant.
"Captain Chen, Capt. Huang is not in the county office. He took people to inspect various parts of the county this morning and he hasn't come back yet..." Bai Yi glanced at the blood-stained cloth bag in Chen Yuan's hand and was a little afraid.
"Is the county captain here?" Chen Yuan continued to ask.
"I haven't seen the county captain leave the county office. He should be..." Bai Yi said with some uncertainty.
"Okay, thank you very much."
Chen Yuan nodded and walked quickly to a place in the county government office.
It is taboo to report something to your superior's superior, but now it is impossible for Chen Yuan to go to the county to look for Huang Xing. Otherwise, if such an urgent matter is delayed, the county captain will not only not reward him, but will punish him.
I can only report to Huang Xing afterwards and shorten the distance between them.
"Excuse me, I have something important to report to the county captain!" Chen Yuan raised his hands to the two government officials at the door.
There are over a hundred official yamen servants in the county government, divided into three classes and six bureaus. Chen Yuan is a member of the yamen bureau, and he is also the bureau with the most power in Ping'an County yamen.
The two government officials guarding the door looked Chen Yuan up and down, nodded, did not make things difficult, turned around and went in to report, and after a while they hurried out.
"go in."
Chen Yuan cupped his hands and walked quickly carrying the blood-stained cloth bag.
In the lobby, County Lieutenant Li Mingqi stroked the tea cover with a cold-faced hand and frowned. He didn't know what he was thinking about. When he saw Chen Yuan coming in a hurry, he put the tea cup on the table and asked in a low voice:
"What do you have to report?"
Chen Yuan held up the cloth bag, bowed and said:
"Sir, at noon today, I found traces of the Wusheng Cult demon in Ping'an Town."
"What!"
Li Mingqi stared at Chen Yuan with a solemn tone.
"Is it true?"
"This is the head of a demon from Wusheng Cult, who has been beheaded..."
Li Mingqi stepped forward, with a cool breeze, he reached out and slowly opened the cloth bag, his brows were a little unhappy, and he said lightly:
"This is obviously a child, so why is there such a thing as a demonic thief?"
"Please be wise, sir," Chen Yuan looked neither humble nor arrogant, and presented a pair of Chen Ping'an's palms to Li Mingqi.
Li Mingqi squinted his eyes and looked at the pair of black nails and the faint bloody lines on his palms.
"How did you discover this thief?" Li Mingqi asked.
Chen Yuan did not hide anything. He noticed something wrong from Liu Laosan's mouth, and then went to Chen Ping'an's house to investigate, and then fought.
However, Chen Yuan hid the strength of himself and Chen Pingan, only saying that he was lucky enough to use lime to blind Chen Pingan, and then won with difficulty.
"Very good, Chen Yuan, you did a good job. You killed a demon thief in such a short time. Go... take me to Ping'an Town quickly."
"Maybe there are other remnants hidden in Ping'an Town!"
Li Mingqi slammed the table.
"Yes, I humbly obey my orders..." Chen Yuan said loudly.
"Yes, if we can really find the traces of those demonic remnants, I will definitely remember you!" Li Mingqi patted Chen Yuan on the shoulder, with some satisfaction in his eyes.
...
County Lieutenant Li Mingqi and a group of government officials quickly rushed to Ping'an Town and searched Chen Ping'an's home. Unfortunately, although some dead bones were found in a remote well in Ping'an Town, the remaining demon thieves were completely No trace.
At the time of the search, the government officials patrolling Sishui Town were also attacked by suspected magic masters. Two government officials and seven white officials died unexpectedly.
The county magistrate Wu Qingfeng was furious and ordered the head catcher Huang Xing to trace the traces of the Wusheng cult demon as soon as possible, and sent someone to report to the government...
However, the response from the government office was not very great. Except for Ping'an County, the chaos that broke out in the other counties was even greater.
In comparison, in Ping'an County, only two government officials and a few white servants died, which is nothing at all.
County Lieutenant Li Mingqi and County Magistrate Wu Qingfeng both put heavy pressure on the head catcher Huang Xing, which made him a little anxious. As for the generous reward promised by the county lieutenant before, he did not receive it.
After asking Chen Yuan what he thought, he was rewarded with a tiger bone pill.
This is already a lot, because Chen Yuan did not tell Chen Pingan truthfully about his strength. Therefore, people in the county government only thought that Chen Pingan was just a peripheral member of the Wusheng Cult and had little value.
Naturally, it is impossible to give particularly generous rewards.
Regarding this, Chen Yuan didn't feel depressed at all. He didn't want to reveal any strength and just wanted to be content in a short period of time.
He always had a feeling that the demonic forces were not simple in Ping'an County.
Moreover, the planning of the Huang family's marrow-cleansing spirit beads should not cause any suspicion.
After Chen Yuan's deliberate contact, the relationship between him and head catcher Huang Xing began to get closer.
Due to the strict order of the county government, Xiu Mu, a prisoner of the government office, was also forced to work overtime without overtime pay... causing all the government officials to complain endlessly.
However, after searching most of the county, no trace of the demonic thieves was found, including the county magistrate, who gradually began to relax a little.
Of course, maybe some government officials don't want to take it seriously. Only those who have experienced the ruthlessness of those evil demons will know how strong they are. They are often involved in life-and-death battles.
No one wants to sacrifice.
Many yamen servants were envious of Wang Ping, who had been recovering from his illness. Although he had a few broken ribs, he didn't have to face the fierce demons.
After another day of fishing inspection, Chen Yuan returned home and closed the door. The sky was gradually getting darker.
Pouring out a somewhat pungent tiger bone pill from the porcelain bottle, Chen Yuan's eyes flashed with excitement.
His cultivation has greatly increased under the blessing of the Tiger Bone Pill, and he has faintly touched the perfection of skin refining. In the past few days, he will take time out to practice in the sun.
The golden paint on his body almost covers his whole body. It can be said that as long as nothing unexpected happens and he swallows this tiger bone pill, he can complete the skin refining process.
With a sigh of relief, Chen Yuan picked up the tiger bone pill and put it in his mouth.
Soon, Chen Yuan felt a strong medicinal power washing through his skin.
With his palms facing the sky, his legs bowed, his body was moving, and streaks of golden paint began to spread all over his body at an extremely fast speed, and a hot breath clung to his skin.
