I have a knife, I can kill monsters when I take it out of its sheath

Those flames should be bonfires lit by demon slayers or wandering cultivators in the wilderness.

Whenever there is a gathering of evil spirits, there must be demon slayers or rogue cultivators, and there may even be evil spirits lurking in the dark.

Ji Chen quickly approached the fire. He felt that the world was filled with a faint evil spirit. The further he walked, the stronger the atmosphere became.

Around the fire, there were more than thirty people sitting there, each person emitting a faint light, probably resisting these evil spirits. The light is very faint, and you can't see it at all if you don't look carefully.

It was precisely because of these lights that Ji Chen roughly perceived the cultivation level of these people. But it is only a general perception and cannot be understood in detail.

Among these thirty-odd people, seven have the highest cultivation level, probably at the third to fifth level of Foundation Establishment. The rest are all at the First Level of Foundation Establishment, and there are even many who have not yet established any Foundation Establishment.

These Foundation Establishment Level 1 people, including those without Foundation Establishment, should be servants or disciples of these seven people. It can be seen from their expressions.

The cultivation, clothing and conversation of this group of people allowed Ji Chen to guess their identities. They were demon-slayers in the wilderness. Like himself before, they were ascetic cultivators who foraged in the wilderness and relied on slaying demons to dig up demon pills. Earn limited training resources.

Ji Chen took in everyone at a glance, and there was no evil aura in these people.

Ji Chen's arrival naturally attracted their attention. He was dressed like a scholar, with a long sword stuck at his waist.

First of all, at first glance, they ruled out that Ji Chen was evil and not possessed by a ghost.

They naturally have their own methods for identifying evil spirits. Generally speaking, evil spirits will not possess scholars. Scholars have more or less righteousness in their bodies, especially those who dare to walk at night, naturally have their own self-confidence.

However, the aura of awe-inspiringness in Ji Chen's body was not strong, and it was not even exposed on his body to resist the ubiquitous evil aura. This made everyone look down upon him, thinking that he was a down-and-out scholar who came to the Wen family. The opportunity for ditch fishing has come.

At this time, someone asked: "May I ask if the scholar wants to go to Wenjiagou to seek opportunities?"

The person who asked the question was an old man, who should be the leader of one of the demon-slaying teams, and he had relatively high prestige among this group of people.

These thirty or so people were obviously not together. Ji Chen could tell from just their sitting postures that there were at least five factions in this group.

This is the first time Ji Chen has heard the word "Seize opportunities."

In fact, it is not difficult to understand. For the demon slayers and traveling merchants in the borderlands, the biggest problem if they want to practice is resources. They will not let go of any opportunity that can make them good. Perhaps in their view, Wenjiagou The place where this kind of weirdness breeds may contain opportunities.

He thought that Ji Chen, like them, came to Wenjiagou to seek opportunities.

Ji Chen cupped his hands and replied: "I am the yamen officer of Xia Fenglin Town. I came here on the orders of the county magistrate to investigate the strange things in Wenjiagou."

He didn't have time to dismount, but he couldn't help but answer when people asked him questions, so he answered with fists on the horse's back.

However, his behavior made some young people around the campfire dissatisfied. After all, this way of answering was an extremely disrespectful behavior. To put it bluntly, it was arrogant and arrogant.

Moreover, a government servant dared to take part in the strange incident, and he was seeking death.

Ji Chen also noticed the other party's dissatisfaction and didn't care. He is a casual person, he goes straight to the wilderness to hunt for food, and he doesn't talk about etiquette. He is more direct with his fists.

Ji Chen glanced at Wenjiagou in the distance. It was covered in fog and could not see clearly inside.

He did not move forward rashly, but dismounted and carried the gourd to the bonfire.

"It's freezing cold, please lend me a fire!"

With that said, he sat down next to the campfire. There must be a reason why this group of people are waiting here but have not entered.

"Scholar, are you really sent by the county magistrate to investigate?" someone asked. He was a little confused. Why did the county magistrate send a scholar to investigate the strange things? It was obvious that he was not going to die!

They didn't feel how strong and upright this scholar was, and they didn't match his age.

Have you ever seen a Confucian who is powerful enough to suppress demons with his hands, but he is less than ten years old?

"Exactly!" Ji Chen nodded, "The evil is breeding and affecting the livelihood of the people and businessmen. The county magistrate specially sent me to clean it up."

"Pfft!"

A young man next to him burst out laughing immediately: "You are a government servant and a scholar. You have no power to restrain a chicken. You may have accumulated a little awe-inspiring energy, but you dare to threaten to clean up evil spirits. What a joke."

To these demon-slayers, Ji Chen was not from their circle, and he was so rude just now, especially as a government servant, so naturally he was very unhappy.

In addition, he said that he was here to clean up evil spirits, so he naturally laughed with disdain.

They have studied with their master for more than ten years and have even established the foundation, but they dare not claim that they have the ability to clean up the evil inside. How could a scholar younger than them dare to boast so much?

I simply don’t know how high the sky is and how high it is.

The strong draw their swords against the stronger, and the weak wield their swords against the weaker.

These children and servants are usually suppressed or reprimanded by their masters or masters. Now when they meet a stranger, and he is still a young man who knows nothing about the world, they will naturally spare no effort to ridicule and slander them in order to regain their lost dignity and gain that glimmer of dignity. A faint sense of accomplishment.

Are they stupid? Of course they are not stupid. They just want to step on others to get a sense of satisfaction that they usually don't get.

The weak wield their swords against the weaker, and this is the type of person they are talking about.

No, another young man said angrily: "Maybe it doesn't matter if he has great abilities. After all, he was sent by the county magistrate, and he has an official status!"

Ji Chen was naturally not used to this kind of people. He glanced at him and snorted: "You dare to go out and slay demons with a heart like yours. I really don't know how you are still alive today."

"You!" The man was so angry that he was about to explode, but was stopped by the old man.

However, he still snorted coldly and said angrily: "Be careful when you enter the village later. Weird is not as good-tempered as me, so don't die in there."

"Shaoying...!"

The old man scolded, after all, Ji Chen is also a yamen official, representing the county yamen. In this deserted land, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, the county yamen is the sky, and he is personally sent by the county magistrate. If they die here, they will all escape. It doesn't matter.

Besides, would the county magistrate really be so stupid as to send a helpless scholar to explore Wenjiagou's weirdness?

of course not!

Since he dares to come, he must have someone to rely on.

As a demon-slayer who has lived in the wilderness for decades, the old man naturally has his unique vision and analytical ability.

"I'm sorry that the kid doesn't understand the rules!" the old man said.

Ji Chen said: "It doesn't matter, who hasn't been born as a child? Take a look at this child, I guess you won't be able to see him again."

"He has a personality like his and dares to come to the wilderness to make a living. Living one more day is a luxury. You'd better stay away from this kind of person. Be careful that when lightning strikes him, you will be implicated."

"You...!" The young man was furious again, but due to the majesty of the old man, he did not explode. However, the murderous intention in his eyes was not concealed. He was even planning in his mind how to go into Wenjiagou and make use of the environment inside. Kill Ji Chen.

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