Chapter 353: Evil creatures are causing trouble, Shaowei Star Official
In the city defense yamen of Yulongfu City.
Zhou Heng met Pang Nian, the chief officer in charge of city gate defense inspection. He was a middle-aged man in his fifties, with a tall build, a strong aura, and a seventh-level cultivation level.
"Exalted Master is already a middle-level third-level martial artist at a young age, so he must be from a famous family." Pang Nian cupped his hands and said with a smile.
"Just a casual cultivator, it's just a chance." Zhou Heng shook his head slightly and said: "There was a vague evil spirit hovering in my city just now, but is there a monster causing trouble?"
His pseudonym is Zhou Wei, and he does not use his real name.
"Yes, the master has a sharp eye. Since half a month ago, ghosts will appear every midnight, making people panic." Pang Nian's expression became more complimentary and he smiled: "Master, are you willing to come with me? Going to see the Lord of the Palace?"
There was a reason for his change of attitude.
The level of the Secret Sixth Grade is by no means easy. To reach this level before the age of fifty is as difficult as climbing to the sky for most warriors.
But Zhou Heng looked like he was about twenty years old.
At this age, warriors who are able to step into the Secret Sixth Stage realm must either have masters from famous families and have excellent inheritance and cultivation conditions, or they may have great luck and have received earth-shattering opportunities, and they can overcome danger every time they encounter it. Turn evil into good fortune.
Since Zhou Heng said that he was a casual cultivator, assuming what he said was true, it meant that he was a person of great luck. To a certain extent, such a person was more powerful than a warrior from a famous family.
It is said that even if you just stay next to such a lucky person, you can get a trace of luck and change your destiny.
Therefore, when leading Zhou Heng, Pang Nian subconsciously approached Zhou Heng and acted very close to him.
This made Zhou Heng almost think that the city defense manager had some special hobbies.
Fortunately, after arriving at Fucheng Yamen, Pang Nian stepped down and left. Soon he met the chief official of Yulong Mansion here, the master of the palace, Qu Zhenfeng.
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Qu Zhenfeng is nearly a hundred years old. His beard and hair are all white, but he doesn't look old. He can be regarded as a child with gray hair.
Even the secret sixth-grade Tianshou of the True Qi Realm has one hundred and sixty years of age. He has already refined the True Gang, and there is no problem in living to one hundred and eighty years old.
Now he is in his prime.
On the way, Pang Nian had already told Zhou Heng about the situation in Yulong Mansion.
Starting half a month ago, a dark wind would blow at night, and every household would feel like someone was knocking on their door, and the sound would get louder and louder.
If anyone opens the door, they will disappear into thin air and never come back.
But even if you hide in the house without opening the door and pretend not to hear the knock on the door, it is useless. According to the feedback from the people, the knock on the door seems to contain the power of bewitchment, calling everyone who hears it to open the door.
If your will is a little weak, you may be attracted by the knock on the door and go to open the door.
In the past half month, more than a thousand people have disappeared out of thin air, which means that more than a thousand families have been torn apart and public resentment has boiled over.
The Lord of the Palace also personally investigated the matter, but found nothing, not even a shadow of the monster.
Even waiting in an ordinary person's house is useless.
As long as Qu Zhenfeng goes to any house, there will be no knock on the door.
There was no way to catch the monster.
After listening to Pang Nian's description, Zhou Heng made a rough judgment in his mind.
This so-called "monster" should not be a ghost or a monster, but probably an evil thing causing trouble.
Creating such a large-scale "terrorist incident" to make people fear is very much like the style of an evil entity. The purpose is to collect negative emotions from it and strengthen itself.
"Mr. Zhou." Qu Zhenfeng walked like the wind, with a smile on his face, and said with cupped hands: "Sir, you have traveled here and don't need to worry about local affairs, but you still stay. You are really chivalrous."
"I'm just curious and want to see what kind of monster is causing trouble." Zhou Heng said with a smile: "Besides, I have just stepped into the Secret Sixth Level realm, and I also want to find a monster to try my hand at."
"This..." Qu Zhenfeng looked troubled, sighed slightly, and said, "Mr. Zhou, to be honest, I came here to persuade you to leave. The monsters here are not something you can deal with."
"Oh?" Zhou Heng asked curiously: "Why is this?"
"It's inconvenient to explain this matter clearly. In short, this monster is impossible for ordinary warriors to kill. You'd better leave the city as soon as possible." Qu Zhenfeng said.
"Is there such a thing?" Zhou Heng pretended to be surprised, his eyes were bright, and he said, "Is there an unkillable monster in the world?"
"There are many strange things in the world. Mr. Zhou is still young, so it is normal that he has never seen it before." Qu Zhenfeng continued to persuade: "This monster is really not something you can deal with. Just go ahead."
"Then what are the plans of the Palace Master?" Zhou Heng frowned slightly and said, "I heard people say that even if you take action yourself, you can't find the trace of the monster. Why don't you let me stay and help?"
Knowing that Qu Zhenfeng didn't want to see himself harmed by evil things, he should be a very responsible palace master.
Originally, Zhou Heng wanted to stay in Yulongfu City to deal with evil creatures for two purposes.
The first is to know that there are evil things causing trouble, so he can get rid of them easily, understand his thoughts, and accumulate evil virtues. The second is to see if there will be members of the Zhoutian Xunjie Department of the Southern Jin Dynasty coming over.
After all, ordinary warriors are powerless to deal with such things as evil things. They can't even kill them, so people from the Zhoutian Xunjie Division have to take action.
Fucheng Yamen usually also turn to the Zhoutian Xunjie Division for help.
"Alas, why don't young people listen to advice?" Qu Zhenfeng sighed and was about to continue persuading, but at this time a voice came from outside the house.
"Since he wants to stay here to help, let him stay." A cold and indifferent voice came from outside, and then a silver starlight shone through the crack in the door.
It was only dusk now, and the sky was not completely dark yet. Normally, there would not be much starlight.
This starlight was obviously condensed by humans.
The starlight condensed and turned into a slender man. He was dressed as a scholar, with a bookish temperament. He wore a mask on his face, on which was painted an image of a man in official uniform.
Taiweiyuan Star Official "Shaowei"!
Because the mask of the Zhoutian Xunjie Division carries information, Zhou Heng, who is also a member of the organization, recognized the star official position represented by the mask at a glance and recognized the identity of the man.
"Shaowei Lord." Qu Zhenfeng saluted respectfully.
"Hmm." Shaowei Xingguan nodded lightly, responding casually, and then turned his eyes to Zhou Heng, saying lightly: "You are a casual cultivator, your martial arts are not very good, but you dare to stay, you are brave."
"Hmm?" Zhou Heng raised his eyebrows slightly, and smiled: "Thank you, I'm just a little curious."
"Hmm!" Shaowei suddenly snorted coldly, no longer paying attention to Zhou Heng, and turned to Qu Zhenfeng and said: "Sir Qu, bring me the investigation file of the previous monster chaos."
"Yes, Sir, wait a moment." Qu Zhenfeng quickly turned around and went to the study next door.
"..." Zhou Heng watched the conversation and actions of the two, his eyes narrowed slightly, he didn't expect that the first time he met the Zhoutian Patrol Division of Nanjin, he felt so different from Daqi so realistically.
Qu Zhenfeng, the Lord of Yulong Mansion, was just like a subordinate in front of Shaowei Xingguan, and such a situation would never happen in Daqi.
The Zhoutian Xunjie Division of Daqi usually appears as an assistant, with the purpose of helping the local government to get rid of evil spirits, and will never order local officials so high.
This is because the Zhoutian Xunjie Division of Daqi is relatively independent. Whether it is with the sect or the imperial family, it is more inclined to a cooperative relationship. It is considered to be outside the system, and naturally there is no superior-subordinate relationship.
Nanjin is different. The Zhoutian Xunjie Division here is a formal official organization of the imperial court. It will be divided into levels together with the imperial official system, and the level of the Zhoutian Xunjie Division is generally higher.
In this way, although there are many more rules and restrictions, there are also more secular powers. Every member of the Zhoutian Xunjie Division will naturally have an official body.
Regardless of their cultivation, the most junior star envoys are at the same level as the county lord. For example, the star official level of the secret sixth-grade true Gang realm like Shaowei is still above the mansion lord, but one level lower than the county governor.
Therefore, according to the court laws and regulations of Southern Jin, this Shaowei star official is indeed Qu Zhenfeng's superior, and it is normal for him to be so respectful to Shaowei.
However, perhaps it is also because of this level of preferential treatment that makes this Shaowei star official look a little arrogant.
At this time, only Zhou Heng and Shaowei are left here.
Shaowei's eyes are calm, looking at Zhou Heng and saying: "I don't know why you stay, but I can tell you clearly that the monsters here are not something you can deal with.
"When I take action to deal with the monsters, you don't take action, it's best not to do anything, otherwise if something goes wrong, I can't guarantee your safety. "
"Don't worry." Zhou Heng smiled and said: "If it's not necessary, I won't take action."
"It's not necessary." Shaowei's tone is unquestionable, and he said in a deep voice: "Unless I ask you to take action, you don't take action."
"It's not impossible. "Zhou Heng said with a smile.
To be honest, he didn't really care about Shaowei Xingguan's attitude. He could sense that he just didn't want to add variables, nor did he want innocent people to be harmed by evil things.
Although his attitude was a little arrogant, his heart was not bad.
"Okay." Shaowei seemed too lazy to say more, and seeing that Qu Zhenfeng had returned with the file, he ignored Zhou Heng and went to look through the file.
"Let me see too. "Zhou Heng followed.
"..."Shao Wei was silent for a moment, but did not say anything, allowing Zhou Heng to stand aside and watch.
While Zhou Heng was reading the file, he used the method of splitting his spirit to send a wisp of his soul out of his body, condensing it into a great and powerful Tianlong Bodhisattva treasure image, flying high into the sky, overlooking the entire Yulong City and the surrounding areas, to see if he could find any traces of the evil creature.
-This treasure image visualized by this wisp of soul did not contain any magic power, and in reality it actually did not have much power, and naturally would not trigger the city's defense of the "airspace" above.
The file recorded in detail the details of more than a thousand households being haunted by "monsters", and there was so much content that by the time Zhou Heng and Shao Wei finished reading it, the sky had completely darkened.
Under the night sky, the stars twinkled.
Whoosh!
There was a sound of wind outside, like the howling of ghosts, which sounded eerie and terrifying.
"Shao Wei, Mr. Zhou, it's that monster that's starting to make trouble. "Qu Zhenfeng's face was gloomy. He had been busy with this matter for the past half month.
"Let's go and choose an ordinary family." Shaowei said in a deep voice, and then he turned into a starlight and flew out of the government office in the prefecture city.
"Shaowei, wait a minute..." Qu Zhenfeng wanted to remind him a few more words, but before he finished speaking, Shaowei had already left the government office in the prefecture city.
"Don't worry, Qu, I'll follow you." Zhou Heng said with a smile.
Shaowei had previously ordered Qu Zhenfeng to stay in the government office in the prefecture city and not to follow him.
"Alas, Mr. Zhou should be careful." Qu Zhenfeng sighed, "Shaowei is just a little eccentric, but he is not bad by nature."
He knew some things about Shaowei Xingguan. It was said that he was a genius from a famous family. He was already a star official at a young age, and he had also cultivated the true energy. It was inevitable that he was arrogant.
"I know." Zhou Heng nodded and smiled, then turned into a cloud of light, flew away, and chased the starlight flying in front.
At this time, if the people of Yulongfu City looked up at the sky, they would see a cloud of light chasing the starlight in front at a very fast speed.
And the distance between the two was rapidly closing.
"So fast?" Qu Zhenfeng looked at the distant cloud of light and was a little surprised, "Is this Mr. Zhou really only in the true energy realm?"
In fact, compared with Qu Zhenfeng's observation, Shaowei Xingguan, who was being chased by the cloud of light Zhou Heng, was the most shocked. He could feel very clearly that the cloud of light would soon catch up.
Too fast!
At least 30% faster than the starlight he transformed himself.
Isn't this Zhou Wei a casual cultivator?
How could he be so fast?
So, Shao Wei increased his speed a little bit, but then he found that the cloud light also became faster, and the distance between the two continued to narrow, and Zhou Heng soon caught up.
However, at this time, Shao Wei also selected a family and directly pressed the starlight to fall down to the street.
Unexpectedly, the cloud light fell faster, and before Shao Wei landed, Zhou Heng had dispersed the cloud light and stood steadily on the ground.
"Not bad for escaping." Shao Wei glanced at Zhou Heng after landing.
"It's just a trick." Zhou Heng smiled.
"In this way, I can take action with confidence." Shao Wei snorted coldly: "If there is really a problem later, with your escaping speed, you still have a chance to escape."
"Let's find the monster first." Zhou Heng looked around, and at the same time, his soul was always monitoring the four directions. Now he actually has a clue.
Huhuhuhu!
The wind was still howling, but Zhou Heng and Shao Wei didn't hear any knocking on the door. It was just as the file said, only the people in the house could hear their own knocking on the door, and there was no sound outside.
"This monster is cunning, could it be that it didn't show up because it saw us coming?" Shao Wei was also observing the surroundings, but found nothing.
"No, it's already here!" Zhou Heng raised his hand and pointed to the sky, only to see the clouds in the sky dispersed, and a huge black shadow emerged from the high-altitude clouds.
It turned out to be a huge dragon head!