"Sir, there seems to be another situation ahead. Someone has discovered the body of the mason."
Just when Li Fan and others were about to leave the west of the city and return to the government office to deal with other matters, the officers and soldiers patrolling the city suddenly came over and reported something.
"Let's go over and have a look."
Li Ao led a few people to the place where the incident occurred, and found that it was really a stonemason.
But what surprised him was that the pale writing on the man's head had disappeared, and the corpse of the alien that was supposed to transform the evil spirit turned into a zombie with a lot of strange power remaining.
"This person has been hiding in the city. Is it because he is too injured to escape, or does he have another stronghold here?
It's a pity that the clues to this death have been cut off. It is not known why the four Northern Qi craftsmen and others came to Yelu City, and whether they have any connection with the Yinshan Demon Cave. "
There are still a lot of doubts in this, but Li Chuan ignored it for the time being and asked the officers and soldiers: "Is he already like this when you found him? Has anyone else come into contact with him?"
"We have just arrived. Apart from the local talent who came to apply, we should have no contact with anyone else."
"Xiucai?"
"That was a local resident who lived in the west of the city. In the middle of the night, he reported to the police that a thief sneaked into his house at night and died in the yard."
Li Fan said: "Call him here, I have something to ask."
"Yes, sir!"
Soon after, a middle-aged man wearing a green shirt and dressed as a scholar appeared in front of Li Fan.
"Student Yan Yuandi meets your Excellency..."
Li Fan didn't listen carefully to what he said, and focused all his attention on the handwriting that he saw with his clairvoyant eyes.
"The Stranger (Yan Yuandi)"
"Exotic Treasure (Stone Bead)"
"Through continuous contact, stones become lighter."
"Persistence will make people rigid"
…
This man actually controlled the rare treasure of "Mason" Wu Yan!
Li Fan's expression suddenly became solemn.
What is his relationship with "Mason" Wu Yanhui?
However, Li Ao remained calm and just signaled to others with his eyes.
The elite members of the department were also experienced people. They quietly surrounded the man from behind and suddenly took control.
"Sir, what do you mean by this?"
Yan Yuandi was held down by several big men close to his body. The hot breath seemed to be roasting him, and he suddenly panicked.
"You're not lying. You are indeed called Yan Yuandi. I will ask someone to check your specific identity. First, tell me honestly why you have the rare treasure of stonemason Wu Yan on you."
"Exotic treasure, what kind of exotic treasure, students don't even know about it."
"Oh? You already have the power of weirdness, and you still say you don't know?"
Li Ao looked a little funny.
Whether or not there is a strange treasure in his body cannot be deceived by his own eyes.
"The villain really doesn't know!"
Yan Yuandi said hurriedly.
Li Fan didn't bother to say anything more to him. He stretched out his hand forward, and his strange power was slightly revealed, which stimulated him a little.
Yan Yuandi was suddenly shocked, and then he felt that there was indeed something more in him that he had not noticed before.
As he sensed it, a stone bead appeared in his dantian, spinning slowly close to his navel, and after a while, it emitted an earthy yellow light.
This light instantly surged throughout the body, bringing a warm feeling, but at the same time, there was also an unusual feeling of stagnation.
"This... what is this, and when did it get into my stomach?"
Yan Yuandi was shocked.
Li Ao looked at him a little speechless. If this was really pretending, then this person's acting skills must be too good, right?
Could it be that he has become a strange person out of nowhere, and even he doesn't know it yet?
"Forget it, let's take him away first. The two children in the house he mentioned are also brought to the government office for good supervision."
"Yes, sir!"
…
A few hours later, it was the next morning, and Li Ao convened everyone to discuss matters.
The local governor arrived and first reported that he had sent people to risk his life to lure the evil spirit away and temporarily arranged it in the no-man's land in the west of the city.
Because they had made a big mistake before, this time everyone was trying their best to make amends and did not dare to relax at all.
In Li Fan's opinion, it was just that he finally did some personnel work to share his worries.
If they hadn't sent people overnight to temporarily contain the evil spirit, there would have been many more casualties after this night.
However, the current crisis is only temporarily suspended, but does not mean it has been resolved.
It may break through the blockade at any time and come out again to kill people everywhere.
"Everyone, although the purpose of our coming here is not to deal with this evil demon, but now that something has happened, we can't just turn a blind eye. I'm afraid we have to deal with it."
"That's not necessarily the case. Our mission has been successfully completed. The most urgent task is to escort the cloth demon back to Beijing and send it to the town for processing."
"Yeah, why bother with the mess here anymore?"
"In my opinion, it would be better to leave this matter to Yelu City."
"Absurd! As strangers, we serve as the imperial court and it is our duty to kill demons for the people. How can we escape from the battlefield?"
…
Li Chuan, Hong Ti and Lin Xing did not speak, because their subordinates acted as their mouthpieces and expressed their thoughts through observing words and expressions.
"Master Li, what do you think?"
In the end, everyone still looked at the three people with the highest status here. Hong Ti and Lin Xing, because they respected Li Kuo for his extraordinary background and being much ahead of them on the road of strangers, they consciously turned their attention to him.
"I already understand what you all mean, but there is a saying that even if you come, can you really die without saving me?
It is unjustifiable to let this evil spirit cause trouble in the city. I think we should start to solve it. "
Yes, you've come here, how could you just run away like that?
This reason was so powerful that no one could refute it for a moment.
"Of course, this has nothing to do with us in the first place. It is an error caused by local powerful people and the government. And to be honest, they were the ones who were sorry for us and let go of our loot...
If there is a chance, they must compensate, otherwise the lawsuit will be brought to the headquarters and the imperial court, and they will have to live with it. "
"That's it, we understand."
"It's one thing to fulfill one's responsibilities, but it's another thing to make compensation... You are wise, sir!"
Soon, these out-of-town rescue teams unified their thinking and no longer hesitated.
After that, Li Chuan, Hong Ti and Lin Xing also discussed it behind closed doors.
The two of them quite agreed with Li Fan's final choice.
After all, this balances the interests of all parties and does not abandon the responsibility.
However, how to do it is still quite difficult.
At this moment, Hong Ti, who was the envoy of Catching Wind Hall, suddenly said to the two of them: "I do have an idea."
"Appreciate further details."
"Didn't Mr. Li discover a new stranger named Yan Yuandi before and confirmed that he obtained the rare treasure of stonemason Wu Yan? If he can use this rare treasure, he may be able to use his power to solve it..."
Immediately, he explained carefully.
