The red-eyed man's voice was rich and powerful, and it immediately overwhelmed all the noise on the street.
Hearing this, Lu Ao gently broke away from his mother who was holding his sleeve, walked out of the crowd, and saluted in the eyes of the red-eyed man.
He looked quite calm. Except for the lack of blood on his lips, there was no fear on his face, but there was a hint of expectation.
The red-eyed man raised his palm as wide as a cattail leaf fan, pointed at Lu Ao's head, and said again: "Verify your identity!"
As soon as these words came out, the force coming from behind Qi Jingzhi immediately became stronger.
Under the gaze of everyone, Lu Ao took a deep breath, raised his hand and slowly took off the soft hat on his head.
There was another exclamation of surprise all around.
Qi Jingzhi could clearly see that there were two jade-colored curved horns on the top of his classmate's forehead.
Perhaps it was because the pair of jade horns were too delicate and small, but the Erlang of the Lu family in front of him did not have the ferocious ferocity of the legendary demon at all, but instead looked more and more handsome.
The red-eyed man stared at the jade horn on Lu Ao's head for a long time, and finally nodded with satisfaction.
He tried his best to lower his voice and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "If you are a descendant of the Yan Emperor, a direct descendant of Saint Jiang, or the extremely rare Shennong Jade Horn lineage, if nothing unexpected happens, you can go directly to the Demon Suppressing Academy. Chiyousi.”
Without waiting for Erlang of the Lu family to respond, the red-eyed man looked at the people in the store behind him and said loudly: "I am Dong Mao, the envoy of Jinyun from the Wuyun Inspection Department of Daqi Town Demon Academy. I am passing through this county on business this time. I will be arriving soon." We are about to return. If anything happens to the Lu family from now on, please come to the capital to find me."
Having said that, Dong Mao did not look at the reaction of the crowd. He took the horse beside him and turned over. He stretched out his hand towards Lu Ao and said, "Come up!"
"Yes! Sir, please wait for a moment."
Lu Ao responded, put on his soft hat again, straightened his clothes carefully, turned around and knelt down facing the store, and kowtowed three times to his parents respectfully.
When he raised his head, the young man's eyes were already red, and he choked and said: "My son is unfilial and can no longer serve in front of the hall. From now on, the road will be far away and the return date is uncertain. I hope you will take good care of me and don't worry about me too much."
Old shopkeeper Lu nodded with tears in his eyes and encouraged his son: "Stop acting like a little kid. Your elder brother will take care of you at home. When my son goes away, he should be loyal to the country and serve the king. One day, he will be successful, return home in fine clothes, and come to your mother's knees again." It’s never too late to fulfill your filial piety!”
Hearing the exchange between father and son, many guests including the county magistrate could not help but nod their heads.
Only Lu Ao's mother couldn't help crying and wanted to rush out, but was held tightly by shopkeeper Lu and the elder of the Lu family.
By this time, not to mention the distinguished guests, everyone on the street had probably understood that this Erlang of the Lu family was not only not a monster, but that he had experienced a great adventure.
The arrogant Dong Mao in front of him was not the so-called expert sent by the county to catch monsters, but a big shot from the capital on official business.
Although I don’t know what kind of yamen the Wuyun Inspection Department of the Zhenmoyuan is and what level of official Jinyun Messenger is, but just judging from the attitude of the county master and others, the Lu family’s Erlang will definitely rise to great heights when he leaves. .
It is also certain that the entire Lu family will rise with the rising tide and become the new rich of this county.
Under the gaze of countless envious and even jealous eyes, Lu Ao stood up and walked down the steps. As soon as he stretched out his hand, Dong Mao lifted him onto the horse.
A loud roar like a dragon's roar echoed through the long street, causing a chaos of war and chaos.
The onlookers pushed and shoved each other and quickly made a way out.
Surprisingly, Dong Mao did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he jerked the reins and allowed the unusually tall white horse with red mane to spin twice in circles.
Immediately afterwards, the Jinyun envoy on horseback suddenly turned his head, and his terrifying red eyes looked directly at Qi Jingzhi, who was standing not far away.
His scorching eyes, which seemed to be real, glanced back and forth at the young man twice, and finally fixed his eyes on the cuff of his left arm.
Qi Jingzhi pursed his lips, feeling both happy and nervous at the same time.
Fortunately, the other party was looking at the cuffs and obviously did not find the spirit mask. After all, Lu Yunzi has a criminal record. Although the mask has changed into his own appearance, the sadness inside cannot be hidden from others. At the same time, this thing is some kind of spiritual material. It must be worth a lot of money. There is no guarantee that Dong Mao will not take advantage of his wealth. .
What's nervous is that the sharp knife first kills people and then kills evil spirits. It has developed some inexplicable spirituality. Now Dong Mao seems to have discovered the clues, and it is also unpredictable.
But he didn't dare to keep these two things at home. If he hurt his grandfather, it would be too late to regret.
"It's interesting!"
Dong Mao's voice sounded, a little more cruel and joking than before: "I just heard that a tiger spirit appeared in Nangang, and I turned around and saw you. This Songling County is just a big place. , there are quite a few messy things.”
The red-maned white horse under his crotch suddenly snorted and slowly walked towards Qi Jingzhi.
Dong Mao, who was sitting high on the horse, stared at the young man closely, and the red flame in his eyes seemed to be a little brighter.
He lifted the hem of his cloak back, revealing a short sword with a copper handle hanging at his waist.
The people standing in front of the white horse instantly dispersed.
Qi Jingzhi stood alone, bearing the brunt of the attack and unable to avoid it!
He took a deep breath, looked up at Dong Mao, and showed an innocent smile.
"Why did Mr. Dong say this? The Wuyun Inspection Department is the official government of Daqi, and the Jinyun envoy is an official of the imperial court. He must attach great importance to the law and rules, and will never punish him without teaching. This boy is ignorant. He really doesn't know what crime he has committed, and he has provoked him. If you get angry, how much do you want to draw a sword on a fifteen-year-old boy?"
"Huh? I don't know what my abilities are, but my articulation is very clever."
Dong Mao reined in the reins and looked down at the young man. A sneer came from under the mask: "You have a sharp blade in your sleeve and a blood evil inside. Either you have just killed someone, or you have practiced the evil technique of sacrificing the knife with blood. How dare you show your face?" What kind of imperial laws are you talking to me about?"
Hearing this, Qi Jingzhi's heart was completely relieved, and he thought to himself: "After all, my knowledge is limited, and I overestimated this person. Dong Mao and Lu Yunzi both thought it was some kind of blood sacrifice from Lao Shizi." Dharma door, but it’s a pity that I really don’t know how to do it.”
The smile on Qi Jingzhi's face became brighter and brighter. He calmly showed the bamboo cage in his hand to the other party and said seriously word by word: "Sir, I am an Orion. I carry a skinning knife with me. I accidentally got some blood smell. It’s really not surprising.”
He never expected that the young man in front of him would say such a sentence. Dong Mao was immediately stunned, and his momentum weakened a bit.
Seeing this scene, the people on the street who were originally silent couldn't help but started whispering, buzzing like thousands of bees flapping their wings.
Lu Ao, who was sitting behind Dong Mao, suddenly spoke: "Sir, his name is Qi Jingzhi. He was once my classmate, and his family is indeed an Orion."
Before Dong Mao could react, another person came out of the crowd, walked to the Jinyun envoy's horse, cupped his hands and said: "Master Dong, this child is a student of Meng. He is definitely not a villain. I hope you will." Insightful."
When Dong Mao saw the person coming, he clasped his fists in a rare gesture and said angrily: "If I had encountered such a person in the past, I would have taken him back to the Yamen for careful investigation. Today, since Master Meng is the guarantee, I will give him the guarantee." To save face, go around him! It’s getting late, so say goodbye!”
After saying this, he lifted up the hem of his clothes and covered the short sword at his waist, then turned his horse's head and galloped towards the city gate.
Upon seeing this, Qi Jingzhi put down the bamboo cage and bowed his hands to Lu Ao.
Lu Ao turned around on his horse and gave a distant salute.
After a quick glance, the two teenagers looked at each other, smiled, and said goodbye.
