Qin Shaoyou felt that the Yizhou Town Demon Division was, firstly, large in scale, and secondly, heavily guarded.
The Demon Suppression Department at the state level is at least three or four times larger than the one at the government level!
Not only is the area larger, there are also more night watchmen. Of course, the workload is also greater and the risk is greater.
After all, the State and Town Demon Division handles major and important cases that the Prefectural and Township Demon Division cannot handle.
Precisely because the evil spirits they faced were stronger and more bizarre, the vigilance force of the State Demon Division was larger and more stringent.
In Qin Shaoyou's view, Yizhou Town Yaosi is like a military fortress located in the city. It not only has thick walls and fully armed garrison soldiers, but also 'heavy weapons' such as crossbows, bowl-mouth cannons, and general cannons.
And when Qin Shaoyou stepped into the gate of Yizhou Town Demon Division, he also had a strange feeling that something was secretly spying on him.
Qin Shaoyou immediately activated [Bright Eyes] and [Listen], observed and eavesdropped on the surrounding area, but found no one who was spying on him.
Either that person hid it very well, or... the person who was secretly spying on Qin Shaoyou was not a human being.
The person who brought Qin Shaoyou to Yizhou Town Demon Division was one of the knights who followed Zuo Qianhu to attack the Black Lotus Sect statue.
This person's name is Ye Zhiqiu. On the way here, Qin Shaoyou chatted with him using his [Qiao Tongue] and found out that he was a Taoist practicing in the Kunlun Mountains. When he went down the mountain for training, he met Zuo Qianhu and was impressed by his charisma, so he devoted himself to it. Department of Demon Suppression.
At present, Ye Zhiqiu's official position is half a rank higher than that of Qin Shaoyou, and he starts from the sixth rank to try out hundreds of households.
Ye Zhiqiu noticed Qin Shaoyou's vigilance and vigilance, and commented with a smile: "It seems that what Xue Baihu said is true. Your intuition is indeed very keen."
Then he said: "Don't be nervous. Everyone who comes here will be monitored. Don't even think about finding out who is monitoring you."
After hearing the explanation and introduction, Qin Shaoyou felt a little relieved and asked: "The person responsible for monitoring is a supernatural object?"
Ye Zhiqiu smiled and did not answer.
When Qin Shaoyou saw this, he didn't ask any more questions. Some things can easily lead to trouble if you ask too many questions.
Entering Yizhou Town Demon Division, the first thing Qin Shaoyou saw was the main hall enshrining the statue of Jiutiandang Demon Patriarch.
The statue of Jiutiandang Mo Patriarch enshrined here is much larger than the one in Luocheng Town Yaosi, and it has a golden body. The golden light is bright, and you can tell it is very expensive at first glance...
Ye Zhiqiu took Qin Shaoyou into the main hall and said, "You worship the statue of the ancestor first. After that, I will take you to see Mr. Qianhu."
Qin Shaoyou nodded in agreement.
No matter where you enter the Demon Suppression Department, you must first worship the statue of the ancestor. This is the rule.
On the one hand, it expresses admiration for the ancestor; on the other hand, the statues of Jiutiandang Demon Patriarch enshrined by the demon-suppressing departments in various places are all supernatural objects with magical powers.
When people entering the Demon Suppression Department are asked to worship the statue of the ancestor first, they are also asking the statue of the ancestor to help examine and see if there is anything wrong with the person.
Although not everyone with problems can be seen, it can indeed screen out many people with problems.
Qin Shaoyou is no stranger to such rules. What he is curious about is the statue of Jiutiandang Demon Patriarch in Yizhou Town Demon Division. Does he know him?
"Go and offer incense to our ancestor."
Like a magic trick, Ye Zhiqiu took out three incense sticks from his body and handed them to Qin Shaoyou. Then he held his big sword and stood aside to observe.
Qin Shaoyou thanked him, came forward with the incense, and lit it with a candle.
After holding the incense and worshiping the statue of Jiutiandangmo Patriarch three times, he inserted the incense into the incense burner, then raised his head and looked at the statue of Jiutiandangmo Patriarch.
Coincidentally, the dazzling golden statue of Jiutiandang Demon Patriarch was also looking down at him, and readily accepted his incense.
Although this patriarch seemed to be seeing him for the first time, Qin Shaoyou felt that his eyes were very familiar, full of eagerness and expectation, as if he was saying to him: "Stop talking nonsense and serve the food quickly."
This made Qin Shaoyou secretly marvel: "It seems that the statues of the Patriarch of the Yaozhen Division, even if they do not share the same consciousness, are connected to the Internet and exchange news. Otherwise, the Patriarch statue of the Yaozhen Division would not be the first time. When you see me, you ask for spiritual food..."
The Patriarch was urging him, so Qin Shaoyou naturally did not dare to neglect.
He hasn't had time to cook the few new delicious dishes he got, but there is a demon-blooded dish that can barely be considered a new dish.
Qin Shaoyou had made a lot before. Although most of it was eaten by Monk Ma and others, he still had some leftovers with him.
It is estimated that the statue of the Patriarch also smelled the strong smell of demon blood, so it urged him to feed it quickly.
Qin Shaoyou immediately took out a small earthen jar from the bag he carried with him.
He opened the lid and placed the small earthen pot with the demon blood inside on the altar table. He whispered: "Master Patriarch, please make do with what you have to eat for now. I will serve it to you later when new dishes are available."
After saying that, he looked up again and saw a trace of relief and satisfaction in the eyes of the statue of Jiutiandang Demon Patriarch of Zhouzhen Yaosi.
However, Ye Zhiqiu, who was standing by, walked up with a frown on his face and said angrily: "If you are asked to offer incense, do it. Don't offer anything indiscriminately. Why, you still want to bribe the founder?"
"How dare I bribe the Patriarch? I just want to express my gratitude to the Patriarch for his blessing and care." Qin Shaoyao.
This was what he was thinking. If it hadn't been for the snake-shaped wooden plaque given by his ancestor, he would have been injured last night even if he didn't die.
"As long as you have your heart in mind, just put your things away."
Ye Zhiqiu said, taking a look inside the small earthen jar, and his brows suddenly furrowed even more tightly.
"What are you offering? Monster blood? Can the Patriarch ask for this?"
Qin Shaoyou really wanted to tell Ye Zhiqiu that the Jiutiandang Demon Patriarch Statue not only wanted this thing, but also liked to eat it very much.
But as soon as he opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Ye Zhiqiu, who urged him to put things away quickly without giving him a chance to explain.
There was no other way, Qin Shaoyou could only re-cover the small earthen jar, seal it, and put it back in the bag.
He noticed that a trace of anger flashed in the eyes of the statue of the founder of Jiutiandang Demon.
That's right. When the duck flies away, no one will be happy.
After thinking about it, Qin Shaoyou reminded Ye Zhiqiu: "Master Ye, how about you also offer a stick of incense to the ancestor?"
He was persuading Ye Zhiqiu to burn incense and apologize to the statue of Jiutiandang Demon Patriarch to avoid being punished.
Unfortunately, Ye Zhiqiu didn't know his good intentions, so he shook his head and said: "When I came to visit today, I had already offered incense to the Patriarch." Then he added, "Since the Patriarch's statue has accepted your incense, it means that you have passed the ceremony." After passing his review, let’s go and follow me to see Mr. Qianhu.”
Qin Shaoyou responded with a 'yes' and then said: "Master Ye, you really don't want to put incense on the statue of the Patriarch? I see that your hall is darkened. I'm afraid something bad will happen in the past few days, so you should give it to the Patriarch." Burn incense and pray for peace."
Ye Zhiqiu burst out laughing: "General Qin, you have forgotten that I told you that before I entered the Demon Suppression Division, I practiced Taoism in Kunlun Mountain. You are showing off your physiognomy in front of me, which is a bit of a sleight of hand. Don’t you think so?”
He obviously didn't believe what Qin Shaoyou said.
Seeing this situation, Qin Shaoyou stopped trying to persuade him and followed Ye Zhiqiu through the main hall where the statue of the founder of Jiutiandang Demon was enshrined.
When he stepped out of the palace door, Ye Zhiqiu suddenly felt a chill on his back. He subconsciously turned his head and glanced, and saw that the eyes of the statue of the Patriarch seemed to be staring at him, and there was a hint of resentment in them.
Ye Zhiqiu couldn't help but shiver.
When I looked carefully, I found that the eyes of the statue of the Patriarch were looking elsewhere, and the angry gaze had disappeared.
"Is it an illusion?" he thought in his mind.
Soon, Ye Zhiqiu took Qin Shaoyou to a hall next door where Zuo Qianhu's office was.
Ye Zhiqiu went to the next door to make a report. When he came back, he asked someone to make a cup of tea for Qin Shaoyou, and then said: "Master Qianhu is still dealing with other things. You sit here and wait. Don't run around. We will be there later." Someone is calling for you."
"Yes." Qin Shaoyou accepted the order with his hands raised.
Ye Zhiqiu had other things to do and was not here to accompany Qin Shaoyou. He said goodbye and turned around to leave.
When he returned to the mission room and was about to enter the door, he suddenly had some garlic under his feet. In front of all his subordinates, he made a 'plop' and fell down like a dog chewing shit.
Ye Zhiqiu was confused.
In the mission room, the night watchmen under his command were also stunned.
With Ye Zhiqiu's cultivation level, there is no way he should trip over his feet.
This thing is really weird.
Ye Zhiqiu recalled what Qin Shaoyou said before and couldn't help but guess: "Am I really having bad luck because my hall is dark?"
He hurriedly got up from the ground, took out the turtle shell copper coins and began to divine. However, after some gorgeous operations, he did not divine the relevant situation.
At the same time, an inaudible hum came from the statue of Jiutiandang Demon Patriarch in the main hall.
