Hearing the sound of horse hoofbeats, An Mutong's expression instantly became nervous. He didn't bother to discuss with Qin Shaoyou anymore and hurriedly looked out of the kitchen.
"Who is running around in the city? Did something happen again?"
According to the rules of the Great Xia Dynasty, riding horses in the city was not allowed unless there was important official business.
No matter who it is, after entering the city, they must dismount from their horses and be led away.
After all, in this world, the streets in most cities are not wide, and even though it is not crowded with pedestrians and vendors, if someone is galloping, it is still easy to trample and knock over passers-by or vendors who cannot avoid it.
Therefore, if you see someone riding a horse in the city, they must be carrying important official duties and must stay away.
An Mutong had just taken office for less than half a month, and he had already experienced two major and difficult cases: a weird drought and a demon causing trouble in the county.
Especially the latter big case, which has not been properly handled yet, and he doesn't want to have a third big case.
Qin Shaoyou also looked stunned.
Although a group of night watchmen under his command went out to perform patrol duties, they did not ride horses.
So who is this group of people galloping towards? What else happened?
Qin Shaoyou, who was full of doubts, immediately looked towards the gate of the Yamen of the Demon Suppression Division.
I saw a group of night watchmen riding in.
The leaders were still acquaintances - Ye Zhiqiu and Cen Biqing.
"It's actually them? What are they doing in Mianyuan County?"
Qin Shaoyou was slightly startled.
But soon, he figured out the reason why Ye Zhiqiu, Cen Biqing and others came - they must be here to ask questions.
Previously, Senior Brother Cui used Earth Escape Technique to escape to an underground cave, and was shot in the butt by the guard there.
Although Senior Brother Cui ran fast and was not caught by the guards, the guards there were all capable people. Not only were the experts from the Demon Division of Yizhou Town who were good at detecting and solving crimes, but there was also Ye Zhiqiu, a person who knew Senior Brother Cui. How could he I can’t tell from the analysis that the person who was shot in the butt was Cui Yougui?
After figuring this out, Qin Shaoyou hurriedly looked towards the night watchman in the yard, only to find that Brother Cui, who was drinking soup in the yard with a bowl before, had disappeared.
Needless to say, he must have used the Five Elements Escape Technique to hide it.
"The response was pretty quick."
Qin Shaoyou muttered quietly.
At this time, An Mutong also recognized Ye Zhiqiu.
When he transferred villagers in Shuanggui Village before, he had dealt with Ye Zhiqiu and knew that this person was a trial 100 households in the Yao Division of Yizhou Town and a favorite general under Zuo Qianhu.
Immediately afterwards, he saw Ye Zhiqiu, Cen Biqing and others. Although they were riding horses, they did not look anxious. He breathed a sigh of relief and said to himself: "It seems that it is not a particularly urgent or serious matter." .”
An Mutong guessed that Ye Zhiqiu, Cen Biqing and others came here to convey the internal affairs of the Demon Suppression Department.
He couldn't stay here to listen, so he said: "Shao You, since you have guests, I will go back to the county office first. Later, you can make a list of things that need to be done in our county and send someone to deliver them. Our county Everyone in the government will fully support and cooperate with you."
Qin Shaoyou cupped his hands and said, "Okay fifth brother-in-law, I'd like to thank everyone in the county government here first."
An Mutong waved his hand and walked out of the kitchen with Qin Shaoyou.
After exchanging greetings with Ye Zhiqiu, Cen Biqing and others, he left the Demon Suppression Division and returned to the county government office.
"Master Ye, Master Cen."
Qin Shaoyou also handed over his hand. After meeting Ye Zhiqiu, Cen Biqing and others, he asked knowingly: "I wonder if you are here, what official business do you have?"
Ye Zhiqiu looked at him and said with a half-smile, "Why are we here, you don't know? Where is Taoist Cui?"
"I was still in the yard just now. I guess I was busy with something."
Qin Shaoyou still saved some face for Senior Brother Cui, but he didn't say that he hid when he saw Ye Zhiqiu and Cen Biqing coming to investigate.
Ye Zhiqiu snorted coldly, and just as he was about to say something, Qin Shaoyou took the lead and said with a smile: "I probably guessed your purpose of coming, but this matter is really a misunderstanding. This is not the place to talk, please invite a few Follow me to the mission room, and I will tell you the cause and effect."
"Okay." Ye Zhiqiu nodded and agreed.
A large group of people gathered outside the gate of the Demon Suppression Division to watch the excitement. He did not want the secrets in Shuanggui Village to be leaked.
He turned back to the night watchman he brought with him and ordered: "You guys have a rest in the courtyard, and General Cen Qi and I will go to General Qin Qi's mission room to have a chat."
After a pause, he couldn't help but sniff again, and asked curiously: "What are you eating? It smells so good?"
Not only did he smell the fragrance in the yard, Cen Biqing and others also smelled it.
Some people even couldn't help but swallowed their saliva, and there was an unsatisfactory "gurgling" sound in their stomachs.
When Qin Shaoyou saw this, he immediately said: "It made Master Ye laugh. These are the dishes and soups I made myself. The brothers went on a mission last night and worked hard all night. I specially made some food to supplement them. Look, everyone You look like you are hungry after traveling all the way, right? You just want to try my craftsmanship and give me some advice."
He didn't give Ye Zhiqiu, Cen Biqing and others a chance to refuse, so he asked Zhu Xiucai to take people to the kitchen and fetch several bowls of wolf demon blood tofu and demon bone soup.
Ye Zhiqiu, Cen Biqing and others originally wanted to refuse, but smelling the aroma of this dish and soup, they were a little reluctant to give up.
After all, it is sprinkled with thirteen incense and added with fresh ghost dew. The fragrance makes people drool just by smelling it.
After hesitating for a moment, Ye Zhiqiu took the bowl and said, "Since it is Mr. Qin's kindness, let's all eat."
The people under his hands were waiting for these words, and they immediately started eating and drinking with their bowls in hand.
"Huh?"
Ye Zhiqiu ate a piece of wolf demon blood tofu, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
This blood tofu is not only smooth and tender, but also delicious. The most important thing is that after eating this dish, it actually helps with cultivation.
Ye Zhiqiu also had some blood tofu from monsters in the Yizhou Town Demon Division, but none of them were as delicious or as effective as this bowl of blood tofu.
Immediately afterwards, Ye Zhiqiu took another sip of demon bone soup.
The soup has a mellow taste and a long aftertaste, and Ye Zhiqiu discovered that after drinking this soup, it actually had a strengthening effect on the skin, flesh and bones.
Similarly, in the Yizhou Town Demon Division, Ye Zhiqiu drank a lot of soup made with demon bones. Although it was slightly helpful for cultivation, it did not have this effect of strengthening muscles and bones!
It doesn't taste that good either.
Ye Zhiqiu looked around and found that all the people he brought looked intoxicated.
Cen Biqing's eyes even returned to the vertical pupils of snakes because they felt so comfortable eating.
Ye Zhiqiu sighed secretly in his heart, "suck, suck, suck" and finished the demon wolf blood tofu and demon bone soup in a few mouthfuls. He licked his lips, savoring the wonderful taste, and asked curiously: "Mr. Qin, this dish Is this soup really made by you?"
"Of course." Qin Shaoyou nodded and admitted.
Ye Zhiqiu sighed: "I have long heard that Qin Zongqi was deeply loved by Jiutiandang Demon Patriarch, and was taught cooking skills by Tuo Meng. I didn't expect that this cooking skill was so powerful. The dishes he made not only tasted wonderful, but were also very effective. powerful."
Cen Biqing and others on the side nodded in agreement.
Qin Shaoyou laughed and said: "Master Ye, you are overly praised. If you think the dishes I cook are acceptable, you can come here often. In addition to these two dishes, I know many more dishes."
Come often, it would be best if you can stay in my Mianyuan County Town Demon Division.
Master, I don’t have too many.
Qin Shaoyou thought in his heart.
Of course, he didn't dare to say this clearly.
If Zuo Qianhu knew that he dared to poach the Yizhou Town Demon Division, who knows what would happen.
However, after glancing at Cen Biqing, Qin Shaoyou moved his steps quietly, blocking her view so that she would not see the snake wine brewing in the kitchen.
This Cen Biqing is a green snake who has been cultivated into an essence. Qin Shaoyou is not sure whether she will have any dissatisfaction after seeing the human-measuring snake soaking in the wine vat.
After a while, the three of them entered the mission room. Qin Shaoyou closed the door, and Ye Zhiqiu cast a sound isolation technique, and then said seriously: "General Qin, tell me, what is going on? What is the situation underground in Shuanggui Village? It’s impossible that you and Cui Youxing don’t know, nor are you unclear about the level of confidentiality there.”
Qin Shaoyou didn't talk nonsense and went straight to the point: "Actually, it was a misunderstanding. Senior Brother Cui did not intentionally break into the confidential restricted area. The thing is like this..."
He started from the ghost market last night and continued to the formation of formations to suppress the underground leylines.
Of course, there were some things that he still hid and didn’t talk about.
For example, the mysterious living dead found underground, and the dragon energy existing in the earth's veins.
Even so, what Qin Shaoyou said was enough to excuse Senior Brother Cui.
After Ye Zhiqiu, Cen Biqing and others entered Mianyuan County, they noticed the aura of demons lingering in the city. They also found someone to understand the situation and learned that a night watchman and demons did indeed occur in Mianyuan County last night. fierce battle.
Although they did not doubt Qin Shaoyou's words, due to procedural requirements, they still sent people to the haunted city and the well to conduct corresponding inspections.
The results of the inspection also confirmed that Qin Shaoyou did not lie.
After confirming that it was an 'accident', Ye Zhiqiu was relieved and asked with a smile: "The arrow wound on Daochang Cui's butt is not serious, right?"
Qin Shaoyao said: "Shan Daonian has treated him, and there is no big problem."
Ye Zhiqiu asked about the specific injuries of Cui Yougui, and smiled even more happily, but he said: "It's okay. It's okay. You all should pay attention in the future. No matter what you are investigating or doing, don't go to Shuanggui Village." Go. If there are demons that have escaped near Shuanggui Village, contact us in time and we will help you solve it."
"Okay." Qin Shaoyou nodded in agreement.
After the investigation was over, Ye Zhiqiu was about to take Cen Biqing and others to say goodbye and leave.
But Qin Shaoyou stopped him.
"Master Ye, you are here just in time. Help me bring a letter to Master Qianhu."
Qin Shaoyou was originally going to send someone to deliver portraits of the mysterious living dead to Zuo Qianhu. Now that Ye Zhiqiu and the others were here, they naturally wanted to make good use of these tool men.
