The guarding mansion is like a castle in the shape of "hui".
The meeting hall is located in the middle of the word "Hui". Around it, there is a circle of houses inside and outside.
These houses are where the demon-slayers who guard here live, as well as the cooks and servants who take care of their food.
Single person, single courtyard.
There is ample private space for them to practice quietly during their leisure time.
If you are a demon-slayer with a family, you can also bring your wife and children to stay here.
But most demon slayers would not choose to have their families come.
They have their own clan home.
Being a demon slayer is just a way to support the family, and the salary and bounty will be used to support the family.
Many demon-slayers who have savings will buy land and settle down in the cities they guard.
Therefore, unless you are particularly busy and have many tasks, you can only stay at the guard mansion.
Otherwise, as long as they are not required to be on duty, they will go back to their homes at night.
Sun Lan and Kan Xingming, both natives of Suzhou, went home to rest at night.
And those like Niu Yuanping who are alone can only live in the courtyard of the guarding mansion.
His house is located in the southwest corner of the governor's mansion, close to the dining hall where the cooks cook.
After walking out of the meeting hall, Niu Yuanping returned to his house.
However.
Although the night was deep, he couldn't sleep.
Lying on the bed, staring at the ceiling silently, thinking back to the conversation between Hong Bingzhong and himself in the meeting hall just now.
My mind began to flood with thoughts.
He could clearly feel that the inquiry was not as simple as it seemed...
Hong Bingzhong's words both inside and outside seemed to be guiding and hinting at something.
Although it was just a suspicion, Niu Yuanping felt that he had determined that Zhu Yushun was a monster!
This made Niu Yuanping a little unsure.
Is the super brain system and cow tears wrong?
Does a demon that can evade the detection of the super brain system and use cow's tear eyes really exist?
This is somewhat unlikely...
If such a monster really exists, how should the monster slayers deal with it?
Are we all going to be as suspicious of each other as we are now?
This is too passive!
If this is really the case... the job of slaying demons is really not easy...
Niu Yuanping rolled his eyes back and forth, thinking about various possibilities.
It's a pity that the superintelligence system is currently being upgraded and sleeping. Otherwise, it can be used to help analyze it.
I thought about it for a long time.
suddenly.
Another thought flashed through my mind!
Could it be that there are really only twenty-eight demons?
They deliberately murdered one more civilian, skinned one more human, and created the illusion that they had twenty-nine companions! Use this to confuse the demon slayer and confuse the audience?
This idea lingered in Niu Yuanping's mind for a long time.
In the end, it made him laugh out loud.
"Just a monkey...is he really that smart?"
I thought about it for a long time.
In the end, I couldn't figure out the reason...
Niu Yuanping was a little sleepy.
"Forget it...why are you thinking so much? The soldiers will come to block the water and the earth will cover it up! No matter what happens, I just need to remain unchanged and cope with the changes!"
Just thinking about it, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.
…
Although he slept late, Niu Yuanping got up early the next day, went to the dining hall to eat something, and then went to the meeting hall to order some meat.
Hong Bingzhong is still there.
It seemed like he had been proofreading the demon-slaying account book all night.
In addition to Hong Bingzhong, there are three other people.
Two men and one woman.
They are Li Chunting, Qi Lucui, and Zhang Bucheng.
Niu Yuanping took a look at Qi Lucui and saw that she was a female demon slayer with single eyelids.
She is not pretty, but she has a good temperament. Her hair is braided and rests on her left breast, and her waist is straight.
He glanced at Zhang Bucheng again. He looked quite young, probably in his forties or fifties, and his temperament seemed quite calm.
We had already met Li Chunting the day before yesterday.
Until now, he had finally met all five third-level demon slayers.
When he came in just now, Niu Yuanping felt that the four of them were gathered together and seemed to be discussing something.
Seeing themselves coming, they all stopped talking.
Hong Bingzhong greeted him quickly and asked with a smile, "Brother Yuanping got up so early? Why don't you sleep more?"
Niu Yuanping smiled and said: "I wanted to come over and see if there are any tasks that I need to do. The seniors have been very busy these days, and the juniors also want to share more of their responsibilities."
Li Chunting laughed and said, "I just like people like Yuan Ping. They are honest and capable! Hahaha!..."
Qi Lucui and Zhang Bucheng looked at Niu Yuanping silently and did not speak.
At this time, Hong Bingzhong said with a smile, "I won't let you newcomers go out to do tasks today. I have other plans."
While they were talking, Sun Lan, Hu Dafeng and Kan Xingming walked in at the door.
Niu Yuanping looked at them.
At this time, Hu Dafeng was smiling smoothly, and after entering the door, he was busy greeting several senior third-level demon slayers.
Kan Xingming was hiding at the end with an expressionless face.
Sun Lan gave herself a cold look, then withdrew her gaze and stood aside.
When Niu Yuanping saw this, he didn't bother to pay attention to the boy.
I couldn't help but wonder in my heart, "What will happen if so many people gather together all of a sudden?..."
At this moment, Hong Bingzhong spoke.
"Your master, Zhu Yushun, has taken a leave of absence and returned to his hometown for some personal matters, but some cultivation matters cannot be delayed by this."
Hearing this, Niu Yuanping immediately understood.
It turned out to be because of this...
After a private conversation with Hong Bingzhong last night, he always felt that something big was about to happen.
So I unconsciously became sensitive to this kind of scene where everyone gathered together.
I thought I was going to make a plan to investigate Zhu Yushun or something...
At this time, Hong Bingzhong's voice continued to reach his ears.
"Originally, I wanted to teach you something on behalf of your master, but I have other things to do at the moment... So, I have to ask Lu Cui and Master Zhang to spare a day to do it for me!"
Niu Yuanping took another look at Qi Lucui, who had single eyelids, and Zhang Bucheng, who had a calm look on his face.
I thought to myself, I already have the strength of a third-level demon slayer, what else do I need them to teach me?
Then he glanced at Hu Dafeng with a smooth and flattering face, Kan Xingming with an expressionless face, and Sun Lan with cunning and cold eyes.
Couldn't help but sigh secretly.
"What can I learn from being with these noobs?..."
In my heart, I was a little reluctant.
But there was nothing he could do. He had no intention of revealing that his true strength had reached the level of a third-level demon slayer so quickly.
Then we can only keep a low profile...
"Today is a rare opportunity! You must learn from these two masters."
Hong Bingzhong ordered.
After saying that, he whispered to Li Chunting beside him, "Let's go first."
"good."
Then, the two walked towards the outside of the meeting hall.
Demon-slayers always behave in such a fickle manner...
Niu Yuanping looked at their leaving figures thoughtfully.
Last night Hong Bingzhong was still suspecting that Zhu Yushun was an evil spirit, but today he seemed calm and composed...
I don’t know if Hong Bingzhong has told anyone else what he said to himself last night...
He also told himself to keep it a secret and so on.
But for some reason, Niu Yuanping always had an illusion.
At this moment, it seems that everyone except myself knows the truth of something!
Only he was kept in the dark.
As for the truth of what happened, I can’t tell for a while...
In short, there is a feeling of being kept in the dark! This feeling made Niu Yuanping uncomfortable.
