Pawn Crossing the River

The autopsy was quickly concluded, as the cause of death was easily determined to be that the basilisk died from a firearm.

Shi Baihu held a piece of projectile fragment with two fingers and said: "If I read correctly, this is a projectile from Daomen Tianjitang, and it is also the 'Dragon Eye' series."

"Brother, you are so insightful." Qi Xuansu lifted up a corner of his cloak, revealing the "Dragon Hand Gun" hanging on his waist, and then said, "The 'Dragon Hand Gun' is the best match for the 'Dragon Eye' series, and the 'Dragon Eye' projectile , is undoubtedly the most authentic Tianji Hall.”

The "Dragon Gun" is not only valuable, but also a symbol of status. Even among men in black, only guerrillas and above can wear it.

This undoubtedly confirmed Taoist Zhou's guess, and he immediately said: "What Brother Wei said is that the 'Dragon Eye' projectiles produced by Tianjitang must be first-class."

Shi Baihu continued: "The snake still has some stab wounds."

Qi Xuansu reached for the back of his waist, pulled out the two swords, and said: "I spent 2,500 Taiping to buy these two swords from the military preparation officer of the Shenji Camp of the accompanying army. The old boy asked for 3,000 Taiping." The money, but for the sake of the general, was reduced by 500 Taiping coins in the end. However, it was not produced by the Shenji Camp, but was seized during the extermination of the evil cult. Because the trophies were all classified as spiritual items in the Shenji Camp. "Xiang, as long as you inject true energy, the blade will ignite flames. I named it 'Flame Sword'."

Taoist Zhou became more and more convinced that Qi Xuansu was actually a personal follower of General Loulan, perhaps someone he had grown up with. Otherwise, how could any personal soldier have so much peace money, a "dragon gun", and a pair of spiritual swords? But this is also reasonable. There are decent housekeepers in aristocratic families. Although they serve people, they also call slaves in their own homes. Some young masters may not have the decency of these people. There are also those palace servants. In the final analysis, they are servants serving the emperor, but no one dares to underestimate them. Even the ministers and generals have to be polite.

There is another point that Shi Baihu did not mention. As a member of the Taoist sect, Taoist Zhou knows that most monsters have demon pills. If the demon pills are not seen at this time, people must have taken them away.

However, killing the monster and taking the demon pill was a matter of course, and as he was a personal soldier, Taoist Zhou didn't make any mistakes.

These grassroots officials, who are neither above nor below, are not as capable as they should be, and their human skills are a must.

Qi Xuansu waited until Qingluan Guards had finished examining the corpses of hundreds of households, and then he said: "This monster is extremely intelligent. When I first met the monster, I was not sure of victory. I wanted to put my life first, escape from here, and then go to the county seat. I asked people from the Taoist sect to come and help me. This monster actually saw through my intentions and refused to let me leave no matter what I said. This shows that this monster is not the kind of monster that wanders around. Instead, it has been entrenched here all year round. I don’t know how much it has eaten. people."

Taoist Zhou's expression condensed: "This is actually happening."

The faces of the test hundred households were also serious. If the monster stayed on one side for a long time, they would be charged with dereliction of duty after the incident was revealed. But now that the monster is dead, as long as they work a little bit, they might still be able to achieve success without fault. .

Taoist Zhou exchanged glances with Shi Baihu and already had an idea.

The key lies in the man in black.

But before they could speak, Qi Xuansu clasped his fists and said, "Generals often say that victory on the battlefield is only the first half of the battle. How to deal with the aftermath, pacify the place, and restore people's livelihood is the second half. If the second half of the battle is not fought well, then the first half of the battle will be too. It's a waste of time. I think so. In fact, the same goes for killing monsters. It's nothing if I kill a monster by chance. The key is how to deal with the aftermath. "

This is the credit of delivering it to your door.

Taoist Zhou and Shi Baihu suddenly smiled and said in unison: "This is natural, and it is a matter of responsibility. We dare not shirk it."

Shi Baihu, who came from the military, was more direct and extended his thumb: "Brother Wei is quite interesting."

Taoist Zhou also whispered: "We have recorded these feelings."

The reason why Qi Xuansu is so generous is mainly because credit has no meaning to him now. He can't tell the two of them that although Wei Wugui killed the monster, the credit must be recorded in Qi Xuansu's name. It's better to give him a favor so that he can close the case and get away.

The atmosphere among the three public servants was hot, but the local master Xiang Rulin was left in a state of shock, making him look even more lonely and desolate.

At this moment, a servant ran over quickly and said in panic: "Master, Master, my wife is missing."

The so-called madam is actually a title given by the imperial court, and there are also Shuren, Anren, etc. under it. Generally speaking, only concubines of emperors, princes, and wives of first- and second-grade officials are eligible to be called wives.

In addition to the fact that the Taoist sect does not take this rule seriously, for example, Zhang Yuelu's mother is called Mrs. Tantai by others. Ordinary people would not dare to overstep their bounds. They usually call the head of the family "Master", and the corresponding title is "Mrs." At the top are the old master and the old lady, and at the bottom are the young master and the young mistress.

Xiang Rulin, who was already pale, looked as white as a sheet of paper for an instant, without any blood left, and almost fainted.

Qi Xuansu, Taoist Zhou, and Baihu looked at each other, and Qi Xuansu said softly: "Isn't it because you were poisoned by a monster?"

Taoist Zhou and Shi Baihu were silent.

The two of them still had some abilities, and they had already noticed something was wrong.

This snake demon has been entrenched here for a long time. As the saying goes, rabbits don't eat grass beside their nests. If they want to eat the people in Xiang's house, they won't wait until today. It just so happened that someone beat the snake demon to death and his wife disappeared. How can there be such a coincidence in the world?

This brother Wei is still kind.

Shi Baihu thought like this and sneered: "Master Xiang, Yuan Yuan, could this snake demon be related to Ling Zheng?"

"Lingzheng" is the honorific title for someone else's wife, which is similar to your love, son, father, and father-in-law.

Xiang Rulin said with difficulty: "Try Baihu, what do you mean by this..."

At this moment, another servant came to report: "Master, the second wife is also missing."

Xiang Rulin was already swaying. After hearing these words, his eyes suddenly went dark and he felt like the world was spinning.

In just an instant, Xiang Rulin fell backwards like a standing firewood.

This is something no one expected.

"Someone's coming!" Zhen Baihu was shocked, never expecting such a situation.

Taoist Zhou hurriedly stepped forward to investigate Xiang Rulin's condition and found that Xiang Rulin was just weak and fainted. There should be nothing serious.

There was a jumble of footsteps, and those Qingluan guards came running in.

The tester was very impatient: "Who asked you to come up? Get down, get down!"

Those Qingluan guards retreated hurriedly again.

Taoist Zhou ordered the servant beside him: "Take your master to the bedroom."

The servants gathered around, and someone held Xiang Rulin's shoulders. Two servants, one on each side, stretched one hand to his waist and the other to his thigh. The three of them lifted him up in a hurry, and then headed towards the bedroom. OK.

Qi Xuansu watched with cold eyes, already having speculations in his mind.

There is indeed something strange about this mansion, and Mr. Xiang may not be unaware of it.

However, Qi Xuansu had no intention of intervening. He just cupped his fists at Taoist Zhou and Shi Baihu and said, "It seems that the aftermath will be very troublesome, and you two will have to work hard."

However, Shi Baihu and Taoist Zhou were eager to dig out some hidden information so that they could take credit for their achievements. They were very positive and said quickly: "It's a matter of responsibility, why don't you tell me the trouble."

Qi Xuansu said softly: "There is one more thing that I didn't say just now."

"What's going on?" The two of them were startled again.

Qi Xuansu said: "You two come with me."

After that, Qi Xuansu led the two of them to the guest room where he had lived, pointed to the wall and said: "Yesterday I found that the color of the wall here was wrong. It seemed to have been patched up later, so I peeled off the wall and found got this.”

Taoist Zhou didn't pay attention at first, but after Qi Xuansu's reminder, he hurried forward to take a closer look. Only then did he find clues. He had to admire Qi Xuansu's thoughtfulness. Ordinary people would never notice that the color of the wall was wrong.

The more he looked, the more frightened he became, and his face became heavier and heavier. Finally, he stretched out his finger and gently wiped it on the wall, then put it under his nose and sniffed: "It is the Taoist talisman to exorcise ghosts, and it is written with blood. Although it is not Yang Blood on the tip of the tongue is the most powerful, but it is also second only to the blood on the tip of the tongue. Writing this talisman on the wall can prevent evil spirits from entering through the wall. Judging from the handwriting, it is very hasty, and it can force an alchemist to do this. Responding to the enemy means that there should be a fierce ghost here, and he is very knowledgeable."

Taoist Zhou and Shi Baihu looked at each other.

Shi Baihu said in a deep voice: "The second wife is also missing."