"Old man, you..."
Just as the young man and Old Man Cao were in a stalemate, the door that had been closed was suddenly pushed open.
"Mr. Cao, we meet again."
As the door slowly opened, Pei Hong looked helplessly at the stubborn old man Cao, with a hint of complaint in his tone.
Because Pei Hong had actually known about Old Man Cao's physical condition for a long time, and even told him about this before going to Weishan.
After all, in a sense, Anxiangyi is within the jurisdiction of Ningxiang County, and Old Man Cao can barely be regarded as half of Pei Hong's subordinates.
Especially the other party's dedication and conscientiousness are among the best among the post officials in Tanzhou.
The only thing that gave Pei Hong a headache was that the other party's stubborn temper and disobedience to his elders made it difficult to use his official authority.
"Uh, it turns out to be Mr. Pei."
Old man Cao nodded suddenly. He didn't see his boss' self-consciousness at all. Instead, he was a little surprised that the other party returned to Anxiangyi so quickly.
"Didn't you say you wanted to stay on the mountain for a day or two? Why did you come down so soon?"
As Old Man Cao spoke, he cast his eyes on the people behind Pei Hong.
"The situation is a little smoother than expected, so I went down the mountain early today."
Old Man Cao's eyes briefly stayed on Pei Wende, and finally returned to Pei Hong.
"Then we will arrange a carriage for you as before?"
"If we arrange the carriage at this time, we should be able to return to Ningxiang before the sun goes down."
After obviously hesitating, Pei Hong certainly wanted to return to Ningxiang immediately, and then use the fastest speed to resolve the unrest hidden in Ningxiang and welcome the next wave of refugees.
But the situation on Old Man Cao's side was obviously not optimistic, and Pei Wende had volunteered before, so he decided to solve the problem here first.
"There's no rush for this yet..."
"Didn't you get injured some time ago? It happens that my brother is good at medical skills. Let him check your injury first."
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"Since it is an adult's request, then of course it is better for me to be respectful than to obey."
He glanced at Pei Wende calmly again. Although Old Man Cao didn't show it, the surprise in his eyes could still be seen.
"Well, if we only count blood relations, he is indeed my brother."
Shrugging lightly, Pei Wende, who had been observing Old Man Cao's condition since he entered the room, replied.
"Feng'er, go and serve a pot of hot tea for the adults."
After receiving a positive answer, Old Man Cao turned around and gave instructions to the young man beside him.
Because the young man was obviously dissatisfied with this group of unexpected outsiders, he interrupted the conversation between himself and the old man.
So it wasn't until the young man turned around and left the room that Old Man Cao slowly sat down on the tea table in the center of the room and motioned for the others to sit down.
"If it's Little Master Wende, my injuries may indeed be curable."
He no longer concealed the fact that he and Pei Wende had met.
Old Man Cao lifted up his shirt when the others looked like "it's true", revealing the hideous wound that seemed to have been torn by a wild beast.
"What kind of wound is this?"
It was obvious at a glance that those wounds were definitely not caused by the claws of wild beasts.
Zou Qiwu has been doing business for so many years, but he still has this bit of vision.
Those wounds were more like the marks left by the nails of some kind of humanoid creature than the claws of beasts.
However, the nails of ordinary primates obviously do not have such exaggerated lethality. If you want to cause such a wound, you may have to replace the nails with steel pieces.
"Wait a minute, are they the refugees?"
"After all, this is the territory of the government. Those refugees won't be so presumptuous, right?"
Well aware of the authority of the government in this era, Zou Qiwu felt that those refugees who were born at the bottom would not be so bold to attack the inn.
This is not Zou Qiwu's wild guess, because people who have never lived in ancient times will probably never understand the authority of the government in the hearts of the people - that kind of prestige that is almost "deified", which is not much worse than those fanatical believers in the European Middle Ages.
"If they were just some refugees, they would naturally not dare to offend Tianwei..."
After staring deeply at Zou Qiwu, Old Man Cao, who seemed to have noticed something, shook his head calmly, and then continued to explain softly.
"But what if it's not just some 'refugees'?"
Her eyes widened involuntarily. When Yue'er beside Zou Qiwu heard Old Man Cao's profound words, a terrible thought suddenly came to her mind.
Zhang Chusheng was also the one who came up with this idea with her.
As a witness who has experienced the "Mandrill Massacre of the Village" and the "Witch Borrowing Life" incident, he knows the "truth" of this world far better than Yue'er.
"Is it a demon?"
Before Yue'er could ask further questions, Pei Wende asked the question for them.
But Pei Wende's expression looked very calm, because he had already confirmed this guess when he first saw the wounds on Old Man Cao's body.
The world is not as simple as it seems.
Under that calm exterior, countless supernatural beings have long been hidden.
In the peaceful era of human society, those aliens were naturally happy to blend in and enjoy the fruits of civilization in its heyday.
But once order begins to become chaotic and society begins to turmoil, those monsters hidden in the peaceful daily life will naturally not miss this perfect opportunity and come out to cause trouble.
In a sense, "chaos" is a breeding ground for demons.
Pei Wende simply could not imagine what kind of monsters would be born among those people who died of hunger, anger, disappointment, and resentment.
"To be precise, it should be a demon transformed from a human."
"If I hadn't been so nimble with my hands and feet, I'm afraid the person you see here wouldn't be me."
There was still a trembling fear in his words. Old Man Cao still remembers the homeless man who was "faint from hunger" at the door of the inn.
It was clear that one moment he was still a scrawny human being, and the next moment he turned into a ferocious and terrifying monster. The magnitude of the change was simply shocking.
It was also from that time that Anxiangyi began to enforce martial law and was always vigilant about nearby refugees trying to approach.
Because no one can guarantee whether there are similar monsters hidden among the seemingly weak refugees.
At the very least, Old Man Cao didn't think that was the only monster hiding among the refugees.
There will only be more and more similar monsters as time goes by, and their behavior will become more and more rampant.
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