The two of them knew the truth behind the rampant monsters.
There was a demon cultivator, known as Empress Qixia, who was the number one demon in the southwest of Jin Kingdom. She had a son who was killed recently.
The murderer of his son happened to be a direct disciple of the commander of the Sinan Mansion.
The origin of the matter is very vulgar, because two men fell in love with one woman. Out of jealousy, the disciples of the commander of the Sinan Mansion set up a trap and framed Qixia's son to harm the people of the Jin Kingdom. He violated the "Fifty Mile Covenant" and killed him directly.
The so-called "Fifty Mile Agreement" is an agreement reached between humans and demons in order to calm down the endless fighting between each other.
Demons are not allowed to approach the cities, towns, townships, and villages where people live, as well as on both sides of official roads, and in some waters, within fifty miles. Once someone trespasses, humans can kill them unconditionally, regardless of whether they have done anything. Similarly, if a person goes outside the fifty-mile radius, the demons will not be held responsible after committing crimes.
The land is defined as a boundary, and no unauthorized entry is allowed. It is called the demon boundary.
Living between the boundaries and sandwiching the ground is called the human world.
In short, everyone should maintain a certain safe distance and living space.
Of course, there will be no contact between the two parties. Details can be negotiated by each other. As long as the other party's permission is obtained, the two parties can naturally interact at will.
It is precisely because of the long-term contact between humans and demons that Master Yuqi's profession of 'evil solver' was born. Because of their understanding of demons, those who can refine some items to target or heal demon cultivators are called demon exterminators.
With his status as the son of Empress Qixia, it would not be a problem to obtain permission to travel to the human world, but he could not just go to the human world and kill innocent people indiscriminately. The disciples in command of the Sinan Mansion had charged Empress Qixia's son with such a crime.
How could Empress Qixia easily let go of her revenge for her son's murder? Naturally, she wanted to force the Sinan Mansion to hand over the murderer of his son.
But who is the commander of the Sinan Mansion? The Emperor of Jin State made him a national master and gave him the title of "Earth Mother". He was one of the few masters in the semi-immortal realm in the world.
How could a direct disciple of such a person be casually handed over to an old monster for execution, and where would the dignity of Earth Mother and Sinan Mansion go?
Naturally, the Sinan Mansion continued to use the murderer's excuse, saying that Qixia's son had violated the 'Fifty Mile Covenant'.
It's okay to use this as an excuse to suppress people who are incompetent, but the big demon of one side doesn't accept this trick and directly launches the demon cultivators to cause chaos in order to intimidate them.
It is said that Qixia said that she is willing to give out ten 'Evil Spirit Pills' as a reward, and exchange ten heads of the scholars who are taking the examination for one 'Evil Spirit Pill'.
The Evil Spirit Pill is not an ordinary thing, one is worth ten million taels of silver.
The cultivation levels of the three realms of Zhenwu, Xuanshi, and Half-Immortal have also been applied to the grades of some professions to distinguish between high and low skills. For example, the refining ability of a demon exterminator is also divided into martial, mysterious and fairy levels. The Evil Spirit Pill can only be refined by an exorcist with the immortal level refining ability. At least Yu Qi, a xuan level demon exterminator, has not yet. Ability is refined.
For many demon cultivators, there are many causes and conditions involved in being able to develop spiritual understanding and practice from birds and beasts, and then cultivate into demons. This does not mean that the second generation demon can also cultivate into demons. The Evil Spirit Pill can just open up the spiritual wisdom of birds and animals. Once the spiritual wisdom is opened, you can naturally understand the guidance and enter the stage of practice.
The evil spirit pill is very tempting to many demon cultivators. Some people who are not short of money will even give the evil spirit pill to their pets.
One evil spirit pill is exchanged for ten candidates' heads.
In other words, a candidate's head is worth a million taels of silver. If one person cannot collect ten candidates' heads to exchange, he can collect it from others.
The imperial court and the Sinan Mansion are trying their best to block the news about this matter. Once the news spreads, a candidate's head can be exchanged for one million taels of silver. I'm afraid it's not just the demon cultivator who will be interested. Who can guarantee that there won't be any demon cultivator secretly? Are outsiders also involved? The allure of so much money is extraordinary.
The movement Qixia made with this move was no longer as simple as exchanging a hundred heads for ten evil spirit beads.
Fortunately, both sides are relatively restrained so far.
Qixia only targeted the officials and did not kill ordinary people. Otherwise, the consequences of the bloody sea would be that no one could look back.
The Sinan Mansion also knows that justice is in the hearts of the people, and knows that justice is wrong and does not act recklessly. It has always been on the defensive.
How could the two masters dare to get involved in such a thing? Yu Qi asked tentatively: "Sir, do you want the two of us to participate in the escort?"
Lu Jikai laughed and said: "You two masters don't need to think too much. It's just that in this limelight, I want to use your reputation to show your face in front of the candidates, which may make those candidates feel more at ease."
Di Zang: "What do you mean, sir, that the candidates also know about the evildoers causing trouble?"
Lu Jikai chuckled, "These days, how many small families who can't even keep their stomachs full can afford to support scholars. Most of the people who can pass the provincial examination are the children of the gentry. These people may not know what the Sinan Mansion does, but Don’t expect the news of what happened to be hidden from them. Although I ordered all the states not to publicize this matter, it’s useless.”
Di Zang nodded to express his understanding.
But Yu Qi frowned and said suddenly: "I just came from Youjiao Port. There are some things that I'm afraid you need to prepare for early."
Di Zang looked away and Lu Jikai said, "I would like to hear the details."
Yu Qi: "Youya has issued another public mission, asking for three 'Fire Crickets'."
There is a steep cliff in Youjiao Port. The people who live on that cliff are also the founders of Youjiao Port. They have always controlled the rules of Youjiao Port. Over time, that cliff became known as Youya.
Youya will issue reward tasks from time to time. The tasks have nothing to do with the outside world and are only given to merchants in Youjiao Port.
There is no predictability in the time when tasks are issued, sometimes several times a year, sometimes not once in several years. The nature of the tasks is also unpredictable, and Youya will not force each merchant to do the tasks. In short, it will be up to everyone. Those who are willing to accept can accept it, and there will be no punishment for those who do not. It is completely casual.
But one thing is for sure, your work will not be in vain. Those who complete the task will be given certain rewards.
In terms of rewards, the old rules are the same.
Those who have completed the task can make a reasonable request to Youya.
In other words, Youya will agree to any request that is not excessive.
The demand for rewards is limited to Youjiao Port. Youya has never interfered in matters outside the port, and will not help you do anything to kill people or steal goods.
As for the process of everyone completing the task, as long as they do not violate the rules in Youjiao Port, Youya will not care whether you are killing people or cheating outside.
Lu Jikai became more and more confused, "Fire cricket? What is it?"
Di Zang looked like he was thinking blankly, and he obviously didn't know what it was.
Yu Qi: "As soon as this mission was posted, many people were confused at first and didn't know what it was. In fact, it's normal not to know. Where is Youjiao Port? The place with the most rare items in the world, even Youjiao Port Youya had to send a mission to find things that couldn't be found in major shops, so you can imagine how rare they are.
Many people searched for it in classics and finally figured out what it was. It is a kind of little cricket-like guy that lives in the earth's fire and lava zone. It is very rare. Everyone doesn't know why Youya wants this thing. The problem is that this thing is hidden deep underground and will not easily reach the surface. This alone makes it difficult to handle.
According to the description in the classics, this thing is like a spirit in the fire. The specific habits are not clear in the classics, and the recorder probably doesn't know much about it. Mr. Lu, do you know where the fire cricket was found recorded in the classics? "
Lu Jikai chuckled and said, "Sir, this question really stumps me. I usually don't have much experience in exploration. If you ask me this, could it be within the borders of our states?"
Yu Qi told the answer, "Not in Lizhou, but near Lizhou, in the ancient tomb wasteland!"
The scene fell silent for a moment. The name of this place was familiar to everyone. It was indeed near Lizhou.
The reason why it is called "ancient tomb" is naturally related to the cemetery.
Legend has it that a long time ago, there were many giants in this world. They worked for the immortals and were their strongmen. Later, they all died out for unknown reasons. Later, someone discovered a large number of giant skeletons somewhere, and they have survived for a long time. , this place is the Ancient Tomb Wasteland.
"Living in the earth's fire and lava zone..." Di Zang murmured to himself thoughtfully, and suddenly said: "After that wasteland was discovered to be a giant cemetery, because of the legend of the immortal warriors and in order to find clues to the immortals, there were inevitably people They ran to dig, and a certain dynasty even gathered an army to dig. There are many tunnels leading deep underground in the ancient tomb wasteland, which may be the best place to find fire crickets. The reason why classics can record that fire crickets were discovered in ancient times The wasteland of the tomb is probably also due to this favorable location.”
Lu Jikai stood up. That was not what he cared about. He walked to the side of the Xuan Pavilion and pulled a rope. Whoa! One curtain hung down, blocking one side of the light.
Looking again, it was not a curtain, but a large map, a complete map of the Kingdom of Jin. Lu Jikai stared at the map and frowned.
Di and Yu also got up and walked to the map, and found the ancient tomb wasteland next to Lizhou.
The wasteland is very large, almost equivalent to the area of a state. Due to the special environment, there are no human gathering places within the territory.
After staring at the picture and examining it, Lu Jikai pointed at the three intersecting lines in the ancient tomb wasteland, "There are three roads in the ancient tomb land leading to the surrounding states. The road from the southwest to the northeast is also the road from the states to the capital. The shortest way."
Hearing the worry in his tone, Di Zang said, "Aren't you worried that those merchants in Youjiao Port will take the opportunity to harm our candidates from other states?"
Lu Jikai: "Is it possible that the two gentlemen should know better than Lu?"
Yu Qi sighed, "This is what I'm worried about, sir. The date for transporting the candidates has arrived, and the people doing the tasks in Youjiao Port should also have arrived at the ancient tomb. The temptation given by Empress Qixia is not small, and it is difficult to Make sure those people don't get a piece of it by the way. Sir, just to be on the safe side, you might as well go around."
