It was the twelfth lunar month, and when the rain failed, the light rain still fell slightly along with the light winter snow, adding a bit of chill.
Qingsang County is experiencing a series of strange phenomena these days. First, there have been frequent disappearances of people in the county in recent days, which has caused panic among the people in the county. Three people have become tigers, and rumors are spreading everywhere. The county guard was even more puzzled and tried his best to personally track down the extrajudicial murderer. With the joint efforts of the entire county, he finally found out the culprit and beheaded him in the busy city to calm the people. Later, the weather was abnormal in the middle of winter. The light rain after the snow was supposed to bring warmth, but this year it was snow and rain, which was very miserable and depressing. It made those families who were struggling to survive for only a few days helpless. Looking at the ocean and sighing.
"Damn it, what a bad luck it is. I am so unlucky that this bad luck happened..." A tall and thin official stamped his feet, tremblingly retracting his hands into his sleeves and rubbing them, slightly bending them. body, muttering something.
The new year is approaching, but there are disasters one after another. The county governor said that he has always been in panic and nightmares these days, and he insists that they go to inspect the county in the wind and snow to capture this county governor's imagination, which does not exist at all. figure. This guy is afraid that even wild cats and dogs won’t come out of their holes to look for food, let alone a criminal. If he didn't know that the prefect was having his servants simmer wine and serve him at the moment, how could he understand the hardships of others.
As the cold wind passed by, he quickly tightened his neck and spat on the ground. He couldn't help but curse again, and stepped into the county government office.
"Boss, it's time to pay off." The tall and thin official let out a sigh of relief. He felt his body became much warmer after entering the county mansion: "Boss, even if the remaining sins are not cleared up as instructed by the Lord, we have not been able to do anything these days. I'm afraid they won't be able to make any waves if they catch and beat them day and night. In this cold winter, I'm too suspicious, so I can't spare anyone's worries."
"Shichang, the new year is approaching. It's better to be more cautious. Your Majesty's instructions are not unreasonable. We just have to carry them out." Yan Jiujin has a good temper, but Wang Shichang's endless chatter along the way has almost worn out his patience. .
"Boss, this is the day when we should take a break, but now we are sent to suffer this crime. As a result, I can't even take leave. No one feels comfortable..." Wang Shichang was very dissatisfied and changed to He usually gave up, seeing that the sky was getting dark and the people on duty in the office had already disappeared, and now he was full of anger and had nowhere to vent his anger.
"That's all, you go back first, don't keep your grandma waiting. It's so cold, it's not easy for an old man to stand in the ice and snow."
Wang Shichang lost his father when he was young, and his mother spent her whole life being a strict sectarian and devoted her whole life to bringing Wang Shichang to adulthood. The mother and son depend on each other to this day. The old man regarded him more closely than the bottles and jars hidden in the house. He knew that his son lived a life of licking knives and thirsting for blood, and he was always afraid that he would bump into something. Every day I have to wait for the child to come back and refuse to enter the house. Although Wang Shichang was impatient and acted irritable and irritable, he was obedient and protective of his mother.
Wang Shichang: "..."
Although the conversation was interrupted, when his mother-in-law was mentioned, Wang Shichang's angry face finally showed a long-lost smile. He scratched his head and hurriedly put the hat on his head firmly: "Hey, boss, then I will go home to be with my grandma. You should go back earlier." He was afraid that the cold weather would damage his grandma. But I dare not delay for a moment.
"Go back, go back." Just as he was about to finish his words, when he raised his head, there was no one in sight. Yan Jiujin silently immersed himself in sorting out the cases at hand, writing them in thick ink and laying them out in books.
When it comes to the safety of Qingsang County, it is always better to be cautious.
Yan Jiujin glanced at the engravings on the case, but it was only a moment ago. The cold wind outside swept across the sky and covered the earth, as if it wanted to tear people apart and swallow them into their belly. However, Yan Jiu suddenly thought of something, a hint of sweetness flashed through her heart, and the corners of her mouth curved upward.
A gust of slanting wind and drizzle blew off the paperweight on the desk, and the paper underneath fell with the wind.
The shadows passed outside the window, and the candles in the room were extinguished, shaking people's hearts.
"Eh……"
After the strong wind died down, Yan Jiujin fell down from the chair and became silent.
The wolf hair fell from his hand, staining his clothes. The falling paper slightly hit his face, smearing a slight red...
There are many restaurants on both sides of the market, and red lanterns are hung above. Snowflakes are lying on the red lanterns, swirling upwards in the cold wind. Most of the shops have closed their doors, and most of the remaining shops are holding on. There were only a handful of people walking in the market, most of them walking in a hurry and unwilling to have any interaction with the wind and snow.
A car with red wheels and golden flowers galloped past the road in order to go ahead. The bell installed above the scale echoed the bell on the horse's neck, making a series of sounds: "ding-dong-ding-ding-ding-ding... "
Master Yun Chu walked through the rain and snow to a remote and secluded farmhouse surrounded by bamboo fences. The roof was covered with a thin layer of snow and frost. The water droplets slid down quickly along the snow and frost, but they were frozen and hung in the air.
Dustpans, brooms and other cleaning tools in the courtyard are neatly placed in their proper places, and a short clothesline is also pulled. Next to it is an ancient water tank covered with clothes and cracks, which seems to be Through vicissitudes of life.
The pavilion street next to the water tank is covered with snowflakes. The four corners of the pavilion are exposed and the cracks are mottled. It seems that it has suffered many right and wrong disasters, but it is still lonely in the snow.
She happily opened the door with small steps and turned in under the oil-paper umbrella.
Stepping in front of the door, the door suddenly opened with a creak. The tip of the umbrella she was trying to close fell in front of the visitor's nose, and she even took a few steps back in fright.
Master Yun Chu calmed down and saw that the visitor was a man of the same age as her. The man also frowned and looked at her. The man was dressed in blue and white clothes, and he looked quite elegant, but with his high ponytail and headband, he looked quite like a young hero. The oppressive feeling that cannot be concealed around the man's body seems to be accompanied by aloofness coming from the horizon, clear and deserted.
Master Yun Chu took a closer look and exclaimed: "You, you, you..." The lost memory attacked her again, it was not the Celestial Master who played tricks on her half a month ago! It's true that there is no place to go after wearing iron shoes, and the enemy's road is narrow.
"The Heavenly Masters are all chasing you home. Do I have any deep grudge against you?" Master Yun Chu said through gritted teeth.
The man also recognized her, "So it's you." His tone was as relaxed as meeting an old friend.
To Master Yun Chu, it sounded harsh and provocative. "What else? You can recognize it even if you transform into a Cinderella girl." Master Yun Chu's eyes widened angrily, and he pointed at the man with an umbrella handle in his hand, tensely saying: "Trespassing into a private house, shall we settle the old and new accounts?"
If she hadn't been less human, she would have froze to death in that forest.
The man pushed the tip of the umbrella away with a finger and avoided it. His tone was full of playfulness: "How come you, little monster, are so ignorant of good and evil and don't know how to repay kindness?"
Gratitude? How could she be grateful that he didn't kill her and just let her lie in the snow for half a day?
Furthermore, he snatched her fish and came to her house, yet he was still so arrogant. No, no! It's hard to swallow.
It’s hard to calm down! It’s hard to calm down!
Master Yun Chu smiled coldly, "Aren't I here to repay evil with kindness? I wonder if my benefactor can accept it?"
The man leaned against the door frame, crossed his arms and said calmly: "You are no match for me. Besides, I only accept demons based on my mood."
"How will you know if you don't try."
Master Yun Chu injected demonic power into the handle of the umbrella, which immediately emitted a moving light and struck the man fiercely.
The man's eyes tightened, his body leaned back, and the paper umbrella waved over the ends of his hair. He used the door frame as a fulcrum with both hands, rose into the air, and quickly kicked open the umbrella with his magical feet.
Master Yun Chu didn't let him breathe, and took advantage of his unpreparedness to punch and kick him, but they were all skillfully deflected by the man. After several battles, they were both equally matched. Finally, she kicked hard on the door lintel, and the vulnerable door immediately made a "creep" sound, as if to accuse her of her evil deeds.
Master Yun Chu's eyes darkened. It was not a good place to fight. She put her feet back in time and somersaulted into the courtyard.
Anger had already washed away her reason, and she had no time to think about it.
She rose into the air, controlled the paper umbrella with her magic power, and struck at the man with lightning speed. The opened oil-paper umbrella kept rolling in the air, picking up thousands of piles of snow, and shot them all toward the man in a picturesque moment.
When he looked up, a pair of smiling almond eyes and a flower mark on his forehead fell into the young man's eyes without any warning.
The man was not upset at all. He took out an alchemy talisman and muttered something: "The talisman has no formal shape, it is spiritual. When I write now, all evil and evil will be destroyed - break."
The talisman held between two fingers emitted blue light, exuding a moving light. With a loud shout from the talisman holder, it flew towards the thousands of piles of snow that were coming.
The two streams of light collided, and everything fell into nothingness. The paper umbrella instantly lost its light, and the talisman also burned up.
Seeing Master Yun Chu's face full of dissatisfaction, the man frowned and muttered something, and he guessed it was something bad.
A talisman hit the center of his eyebrow, making Master Yun Chu unable to move. He was instantly at his wits end.
The man walked around her a few times, with a hint of confusion on his face: "Trespassing into a house? I remember this is not your house, right?"
"This house has been abandoned for a long time. It looked like this after I repaired it. How can it not be my house?" Master Yun Chu couldn't move and could only stare at the man with big eyes and small eyes.
She spent a lot of money and put in a lot of effort to buy this quiet and deserted house.
"Oh, really?" The man's voice came through the air, with a lazy coldness: "But how do I remember that this is Taoist Priest Xuanzhen's house?"
Taoist Priest Xuanzhen? Not impressed.
The house was bought from the Zhang family in a serious manner, and the title deed was still in her possession.
Is it possible? Is this Death Master here to blackmail? You just found such a lame excuse?
She really didn't look at the almanac when she went out today. No wonder her luck has been bad lately.
It's not like that, let's do this.
