At dinner, Mrs. Liu saw that Ling Han had brought back so much food after a day out. I called Aunt Li, who was doing laundry next door, and Mr. Wang, who had been reading sages' books for a few days.
Mrs. Liu said: "At noon that day, Aunt Li and I came back from washing clothes. We saw you lying in the woods at the gate of the city, so we carried you home. Mr. Wang had read books and knew a lot, so he asked him to come and see you. injury."
Aunt Li's husband was also treated as a young man and went to the front line. He and Mrs. Liu often went to the river outside the city to wash clothes.
Ling Han picked up a bowl of wine and thanked his saviors.
Aunt Li was very happy. Ling Han looked like he was not an ordinary person, and his life would definitely be better in the future.
After tasting the five flavors of the dish, Ling Han chatted casually: "Have any of the elders heard of any stories about the big devil?"
The three of them looked at each other, and Mr. Wang said: "I have never heard of demons, but eighteen years ago there were monsters that caused harm to the world."
"Appreciate further details."
"Eighteen years ago, it was said that someone picked up a strange beast cub from the mountains. The old man said that the beast was a bad omen and asked him to throw it back into the mountains. This man did not believe in evil and wanted to raise it to see what it would look like when it grew up.
As a result, the man encountered misfortune the next day. A big demon with eight pairs of wings descended on the city. It was exuding purple-black poison and would cause blood to bleed from all its orifices if it was inhaled.
The city lord's palace sent people to subjugate the monster, but the monster was furious and started killing people in the city. Countless masters lost their lives, half of them were poisoned.
Finally, a messenger was sent from the fairy mountain, came from the sky, subdued the monsters, and rushed into the mountains, thus ending the disaster. "
Ling Han remained silent after hearing this. As expected, there were all kinds of wonders in the mountains, but he didn't know where the fairy mountain was.
Liu said: "In the Fairy Mountain, where we mortals cannot see, there are gods living there to protect us."
"Every year we offer incense and kowtow to the gods. When monsters attack, we ordinary people are not injured. Strangely enough, monsters only cause trouble in the city lord's mansion."
Aunt Li said sarcastically: "They deserve to be punished for their evil deeds. After this incident, the imperial capital sent a new city lord. It has been changed many times in the past ten years, and every city lord is not a good person." "
Then he turned to Mrs. Liu and said, "Sister Liu, how much is your pension?"
Mrs. Liu sighed and said earnestly: "How much do you expect them to give? If you don't starve, you will burn high incense."
"Alas, these people always don't care about the life and death of us ordinary people."
Mr. Wang said: "It's okay for us on the edge of the city. At least we don't have to worry about food and clothing. But it's not so good in the villages far away."
Ling Han listened to their chatter and felt deeply. Ordinary people are always at the bottom of this world.
Like grass and trees, they live a life of wind and rain. There are tens of thousands of people, and they can barely make ends meet without war. If the country has a weak king or has been in war for many years, it will be plunged into dire straits.
Many emperors have made reforms, and there are honest officials and ministers who make decisions for the people. The life of the people remains the same. They will always be in two separate worlds from the nobles. This will not change for thousands of years.
Return to the room and try to place a high-grade spiritual stone on the jade pendant on your chest. The majestic spiritual power will enter the jade pendant from the spiritual stone.
The jade pendant emits a rich light, swallowing it greedily and silently. In just a moment, the infinite spiritual power contained in a high-grade spiritual stone was sucked away, turning into dust and disappearing.
Then the second piece, the third piece...
He swallowed a total of sixteen high-grade spiritual stones, which was one hundred and sixty taels of gold, and it was just gone.
If money is gone, you can make it again, but life is never too expensive. Seeing that the jade pendant had bright color again, Ling Han felt a little more at ease.
At midnight, Qingyun City was already asleep, and Ling Han, dressed in black, jumped onto the house.
Tonight, let’s explore the city lord’s mansion!
I heard that the eight heavenly realm experts gathered at the city lord's mansion that day and began to slay demons. I haven't heard anything yet. Is my father a devil? Have you ever fought against the eight great heavenly realm experts? Tonight, go to the City Lord's Mansion to inquire and search for some clues.
A waning moon hangs in the sky, dotted with stars, shining on Qingyun City. Without waking up the crows on the old tree, Ling Han gently stepped onto the main road in the city.
Going around the small alley, at the corner, a wooden stick blocked Ling Han's way. A strange old man in green and yellow robes sat at the base of the wall.
"I've never met before! See you again."
He has scattered black and white hair, skinny skin, holding a yellow talisman in his left hand and a bone pen in his right hand, muttering to himself.
Ling Han was surprised, how could there be such a weirdo sitting here in the middle of the night.
The right hand points to the sky, the left hand draws a circle in the air, and the spoken words are unclear: "When you are sleepy, you will be frightened. When you encounter red excitement, your grasp will be scattered. The devil will enter the world, and the rivers and lakes will not be quiet. At the right time, golden light will appear, and when you wake up, the clouds will disperse."
Suddenly, the strange old man's eyes were gleaming, his right hand was swimming like a dragon, and his left hand was breaking through the sky. The yellow talisman was so golden that Ling Han couldn't open his eyes.
After a moment, his vision returned, and the old man disappeared.
Cross two streets and hide against the wall, being careful to avoid the patrolling soldiers. Anyone who goes out at night will be arrested as a thief.
The City Lord's Mansion occupies a huge area, with numerous pavilions, pavilions and courtyards, separated from each other by high walls. The most majestic and tall building is the main hall, and a row of houses in the depth is probably the residence of the city lord Leng Yanhao.
One of the rooms was still lit even at such a late hour, so Ling Han crept over.
"Master Xu, how about the manpower this time?" The middle-aged man said with a strong voice.
"There are only two Zejing masters accompanying us." A high-pitched voice came out.
"Including the three people in the mansion, we only have five Ze realm masters. I'm afraid we are no match for them."
"Hmph, if it wasn't for the heavy losses in the last operation, why wouldn't we have sent out experts!" A bitter voice said angrily.
"It's not like we didn't gain anything last time. Are the higher-ups dissatisfied?"
"No more nonsense, we must get the black cloth in two days."
"Yes! I will definitely live up to the prince's expectations."
Then the two of them walked out of the room, Ling Han hid behind the pillar and watched secretly. In front of him was an old man with a stooped body.
Followed by a tall-looking middle-aged man, who according to Liu's description should be the city lord Leng Yanhao.
"There's no need to send him off, I'll go alone." The old man said in a high-pitched voice, then looked at Ling Han's hiding place with cold eyes, and felt relieved after a while.
"Those two people will arrive the day after tomorrow to help you succeed." He waved his hand and walked away.
"Best farewell to Mr. Xu!" Leng Yanhao said respectfully, with an anxious look on his face, and sighed.
At this time, the room behind Ling Han suddenly lit up. A young man pushed open the door and walked out, it was Leng Wen whom he had seen on the Yuling Tower Arena.
"Unlucky!" Ling Han secretly thought, having nowhere to hide, he had to run away.
"who!"
Leng Wen let out a long drink, candlelight quickly lit up several houses, and a burst of movement was heard.
Ling Han ran away, and it would be a bad thing if he was caught. The wall more than two meters high can be climbed up with one step, and a group of people holding torches and shouting are chasing after them.
He crossed two streets and threw away everyone, only Leng Wen was chasing after him. After fighting several times, Ling Han did not dare to fight and ran away.
Lengwen's movement was extremely fast, like a gust of wind approaching quickly.
"I really can't get rid of him. Why don't I kill him?" This cold writing skill is so good that it might be really difficult to deal with him at the moment.
Suddenly there was a sound of fighting ahead, and Ling Han heard the sound and went forward. In the open space by the river, a masked woman in black holding a purple sword fought five people alone!
She has long flowing hair, a slim body, and can move smoothly with a long sword.
The strange swordsmanship and strange body movements shuttled under the starlight, intertwined and painted into a picture, with beautiful arcs crisscrossing between the five people.
The five strong men were not incompetent, and they could not even touch the woman in black.
Ling Han was being chased and took the opportunity to blend into the fight, sharing the responsibility for the woman in black. The woman in black looked at her with beautiful eyes and said nothing. The two of them cooperated to fight the six people.
Seeing more pursuers coming with torches. The moment he turned around, he threw out two medicine bottles and pulled the woman in black to jump across the river and escape into the distance.
Leng Wen and the five warriors avoided the smoke and could only watch the two people leave.
