far away.
Duke saw that the atmosphere was almost perfect, so he tied the eye-catching white-fronted tiger in his hand to his waist with a rope and dragged it with a thousand-mile horse.
Not long after, discussion started.
"This, this is a big insect that is entrenched thirty miles west of the city. I don't know how many heroes have died in its mouth. Rumor has it that this beast can not only speak human words, but also make ghosts cheat on the road."
"It's incredible. It's several times bigger than an adult black bull. I didn't expect the prefect to be so...so..."
The speaker held it back for a long time, but couldn't think of a suitable word to describe it. Anyway, Wu Song, the traveler mentioned in the storybook, was by no means as brave as the prefect.
There were many well-traveled and knowledgeable men in the crowd, and they were also talking:
"The clouds follow the dragon, the wind follows the tiger, the big insect is already agile, but now it has become a demon, and it has mastered the method of controlling the wind and sand. Even if a Taoist expert risks death, he may not be able to kill it."
"More than that? Look at this evildoer. He's clearly still alive. He's just too scared to do anything because of the prefect's shock."
The shells of his ears moved slightly, and Duke heard all the sounds coming from all directions. He couldn't help but feel proud in his heart. He liked the unruly appearance of the original group of unruly people and incompetent subordinates.
There is no need to scare them. Starting from the monsters around them, kill Liwei one by one.
In this way, within two days, without having to greet them themselves, the subordinate staff began to stop arresting scapegoats everywhere, and the subordinate civil servants also came to the government office on time to check in, even if they had nothing to do, they pretended to be busy. scene.
Everyone was afraid that the magistrate would be angry and had their whole family executed in public.
Demons and monsters were killed one by one in front of the official residence, making the place extremely solemn. The timid people didn't even dare to look at it, and even the strong-blooded men felt creepy when they passed by.
And these were all killed by Master Du one after another. In Jinhua Mansion, his words were more effective than any imperial edict.
"Master Prefect."
"Blue sky."
"Quick, make way for Mr. Du."
"It turns out that our prefect's surname is Du."
There was endless praise, but Duke's face was stern, and he rode his horse along the road separated by the crowd, deeper into the ruined temple.
At noon today, he has to do something big, and completely confirm his identity as the talker of Jinhua Mansion...
Ahem, there have been a lot of killings of demons and ghosts recently, and the bandit spirit has become a bit strong.
What's the matter? He is clearly the father-in-law official in the eyes of the people and the fourth-rank magistrate of the imperial court.
Thinking of this, Duke paid some attention to his mentality and jumped off the horse neatly.
This place is said to be a ruined temple, but in fact the place is not small at all. It was a place where the city god was once worshiped, and it would not be a problem to accommodate thousands of people.
Coupled with the long street outside, where the people of Hecheng gathered, it was only slightly crowded.
"Beast, get up."
"Don't play dead."
Duke split the iron chain with his knife, kicked the large, eye-catching white-fronted insect with an exaggerated size, and signaled it to jump onto the stage originally used for performances in the temple.
The tiger demon did not dare to resist. He jumped up easily and set off gusts of wind.
Seeing this, the meddlesome people who were a little closer stepped back one after another, feeling horrified, fearing that the monster would devour everyone present in one bite.
"Master Qingtian, please spare my life."
At the same time, the tiger demon also realized that his situation was very bad. If something went wrong, the demon life would come to an end.
So, it made a kneeling gesture, just like humans, and kept kowtowing to apologize.
Everyone present couldn't believe that the big demon occupying one side could behave so humbly.
What methods did Mr. Du use?
When his mind was in confusion, Duke asked:
"I would like to ask you, who in your family died at the mouth of this evil beast?"
Everyone didn't know why.
After a while, someone was the first to react and tell the truth: "Master Fu Zun wanted to imitate the City God. In previous years, the sky was full of gods and Buddhas. Anyone in the family who was killed by demons and ghosts could go to the City God Temple to complain. "
"Although the dead cannot be resurrected, the City God will order his ghost servants to catch the murderer, punish him, and send the soul to the eighteenth level of hell to be tortured."
There are always a few well-informed guys among passers-by who know the yin and yang.
Duke is already used to this.
And the tiger demon naturally heard these words, bang bang bang, the sound was heard for miles.
Obviously, the force that Diao Jing Bai forehead hit the table was even greater, but even so, it did not dare to have any thoughts of resistance.
What kind of trapped beast is still fighting?
That's a huge gap that I haven't seen with my own eyes.
The tiger demon knew very well that if he waited obediently for trial, he might still have a chance of survival, but if he dared to resist, he would be dead.
"Sir, the little demon knows that he was wrong."
"From now on, I am willing to do ten thousand good deeds. Whenever I see a living being being harmed, I will try my best to rescue it and wash away the sins I have committed."
A tiger monster actually learned the skills of a bald donkey, bloomed with lotus flowers in its mouth, and launched great ambitions. However, its cultural level was limited and all it spoke was in vernacular.
Seeing that Duke was still unmoved, the tiger demon said again:
"The little demon is willing to act like a cow or a horse, doing good deeds to atone for his sins, while also serving as a mount for adults."
When monsters develop spiritual wisdom, they naturally have dignity.
For a big monster, being a mount for someone is actually very humiliating, comparable to the torture in the human world. Therefore, many monsters would rather die in battle than lose their dignity.
However, the eye-catching white-fronted tiger in front of him has a strong will to survive and is willing to do anything to survive.
Frankly speaking, Duke was a little tempted. He had previously envied his good friend Lu Li for having a cool mount. Now, being able to ride a tiger that is bigger than an ox really earns him some respect.
However, when I suddenly thought about it, I realized that this tiger monster had eaten people before, and my interest suddenly dropped by half.
"Now, the murderer has been brought to justice."
"Don't you even have the courage to accuse me?"
Duke no longer paid attention to the tiger demon and turned his attention to the people gathered below.
Finally, someone stood up.
She was an old woman about forty years old, with white hair and a green face. She complained loudly:
"Zhang San, a citizen's wife and husband, was killed by a tiger demon when she took her children to dig wild vegetables in the countryside. Only two of the more than 30 people traveling with her returned home seriously injured. After several days of treatment, they all died."
"Please ask the master of the palace to make the decision!"
After saying that, he knelt down and worshiped.
With a leader, things will be much easier to handle. Duke motioned to his master to take people to record and calculate how many lives the tiger monster had killed and how many victims it had suffered.
While feeling uneasy, the tiger demon heard the trial of himself and made a loud voice. After all, he wanted to ensure that the people in the city could hear it.
"Monster, you have harmed ninety-three people of Jinhua Mansion, and this is just the one who can be found!"
"If you can recruit him truthfully, I may consider extrajudicial mercy."
Since it is an interrogation, the process must be completed to convince everyone as much as possible.
If the tiger demon cannot give a convincing answer and show satisfactory sincerity, then Duke will definitely punish him on the spot.
So this is its last chance.
－－－－－－Digression－－－－－
There will be a big chapter later, added for Youth Day.
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