I’m Being Held Captive by Demons

In the early morning, Kong Ning woke up from the marriage bed with the red sheet, and the pillow was empty again.

After a brief wash, a lady in a purple dress came in with two bowls of millet porridge and a plate of pickles on a pallet.

This is how the newly married young couple dealt with a breakfast.

Su Yan, who was dressed in purple, sat opposite Kong Ning, drinking rice porridge and pickles with Kong Ning. Under the slightly drunken morning sun, no matter how you look at it, they are just a young couple who respect each other as guests.

But when Kong Ning went out, the witch leaning against the door spoke.

Husband, there shouldn't be anything going on in the yamen tonight, right? Our husband and wife have just got married, if you stay out every day, Yan'er will be very lonely.

Kong Ning paused slightly as he left, and said without looking back: Got it.

Leading the thin jujube-yellow horse out of the yard, Kong Ning greeted his parents who were enjoying the cool under the locust tree, and then rode the jujube-yellow horse and left the locust tree alley.

In the early morning, Shanlan County is quiet and peaceful. The shops on both sides of the road open their doors early, and the cries of vendors can be heard from time to time. Some hawkers with better business and sold out items are retreating from the morning market with their carts.

In a small county town where the sun has not yet become venomous, this is the busiest time of the day.

A few hours later, after noon, there are no people on the street, and the vicious sun will make it impossible for everyone to avoid it. The city will not be lively again until the sun sets and it is approaching dusk.

As for the daily work of Kong Ning and the others, they basically sat in the yamen to cool off, played cards, and occasionally went out to patrol the streets. It's just that in this hot summer, even if the catchers hide in the yamen and fish for laziness, the magistrate will not say anything.

After all, the small Shanlan County is quiet and peaceful, with simple folk customs, and there has never been any murder case—just a few people go missing every year.

Everyone is accustomed to it, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Who would have thought that there are a lot of ghosts and ghosts hidden in this quiet and peaceful small county town?

Kong Ning, who was riding through the streets and alleys on a skinny yellow horse, was greeted by countless people along the way, with a habitual smile, but a slight sigh in his heart.

At this moment, he suddenly agreed with the words of the monster at home.

...Ignorance, on the contrary, is the greatest happiness.

If he hadn't married a monster and came home with a bunch of monster eggs in his stomach, and he knew nothing about monsters, he would still live ordinary and happily in this small county town, playing the role of his big future The identity role of Young Detective.

——Is the happiness of just ignorant domestic animals really happiness?

Kong Ning, who was riding a jujube horse, came to the Yamen, and saw Zhang Rong, the team leader, who was doing his work.

Today is Zhang Rong's last visit to the Shanlan County Government Office. And if not expected, it should be the last time.

The county magistrate in official uniform presided over the farewell ceremony, and the courtyard was very lively. Even the old county magistrate who seldom appeared in the yamen came to bid farewell to Zhang Rong.

After a night of preparations, Zhang Rong was going to take people to escort the corpses of the two monsters away. Along with him is Shi Gui, an unlucky bad gambler.

After all, this guy is an important witness of the Soul Eater, so he has to take him to Hejian Mansion.

And Ma Liu, who was covered in bandages, sat in the corner, looking melancholy at the demon corpse in the middle of the crowd. This high-ranking brothel official with the worst mouth in the past is unusually quiet today.

He once asked the county magistrate to spend money to buy the ghost baby's body back for burial. It's just that this kind of whimsical plea was naturally rejected by the county magistrate.

However, the magistrate of the county took pity on him, and specially rewarded him five liang of silver more when discussing meritorious deeds, to appease the second-ranked expert in the yamen.

And Ma Liu is a small catcher, not even an official. Although he was unhappy, he did not dare to disobey the order of the magistrate.

In the end, under the welcome of everyone in the yamen, the magistrate personally lit firecrackers and sent ten police officers including Zhang Rong to escort the monster's corpse away.

Shanlan County is extremely remote, and the journey to Hejian Mansion takes more than ten days. In addition, when they arrived at Hejian Mansion, they still needed to contact and move around there. These ten police officers probably wouldn't be able to make it back for the Ghost Festival.

But Kong Ning was worried even more.

The small Shanlan County is full of demons dancing, so what about the wider outside world? Are there more monsters? Can these ten policemen come back safely?

Kong Ning couldn't help but sighed softly as he watched Zhang Rong and other arresters leave.

It's just that he is also a mud bodhisattva crossing the river now, and he can't protect himself, so he really can't take care of these colleagues.

After Zhang Rong left, Kuaiban was handed over to Kong Ning as a matter of course.

In the small Shanlan County, the news spread quickly. Wherever Kong Ning went, people no longer called him Master Ning, but enthusiastically called Ning Butou.

In the past, Kong Ning would have chuckled a little bit.

But now he can't laugh.

The monster in the house is a shadow that never leaves his head, making him unable to laugh.

But these things, other people naturally don't know.

After Zhang Rong, the team leader, left, the small county government once again returned to its former peace.

The detectives in the squad room ordered the clock every day, and then played cards and chatted in the squad room. From time to time, they gathered people to go to the Chunfeng Building to drink flower wine and listen to ditties.

In this era of lack of entertainment, listening to music and drinking is already a rare pastime in a small county.

Ma Liu, who has been depressed for several days, is said to have nightmares every night. Later, he made up his mind to ask the prodigal son to turn around and stop visiting brothels.

He specially spent money to find some of the most famous matchmakers in the county, and asked the matchmakers to help him take the lead in setting up a match. He wanted to marry a woman from a good family, start a family and start a business, and live in peace of mind.

Those matchmakers were naturally reluctant, after all, in a small county town, who doesn't know the name of a brothel official? Who would marry his daughter to him? Even if it was barely achieved, if the husband and wife were at odds afterwards, wouldn't it be a blow to their brand?

But Ma Liu is one of the most unprovoked catchers in the yamen after all, and these matchmakers finally had to accept Ma Liu's money to help him match up.

In the end, one of the matchmakers helped Ma Liu find a woman from a good family with a clean family background. The parents of the other party did not resist the matter and expressed their willingness to try.

However, after Ma Liu met the girl a few times, he was confused by the complicated customs. In addition, he hadn't tasted a woman for more than half a month, and getting along with women from a good family was quite restrained. In the end, this senior official in the brothel started his daily life in Chunfenglou again.

And clamoring, My home is Chunfenglou! Going to Chunfenglou is not to visit a kiln, but to go home! What is there to be ashamed of going home? Don't you go home every day?

The marriage that hadn't started yet ended without a problem like this.

This matter became a joke in the yamen, and everyone joked about it all day long.

In the end, Ma Liu had to invite guests to Zuixianlou for a meal, and everyone exposed the matter.

Zuixianlou is very close to the county government office, and it is a place frequented by the arresters of the government office for a long time. Kong Ning and the others were sitting in the private room, listening to Ma Liu complaining about how the blind date girl had no flair, they all laughed and shook their heads.

How could it be possible for a girl from a good family with an innocence to have the charm of a brothel girl... This numbness is too outrageous.

Kong Ning sat on the main seat by the window, watching his colleagues drinking and laughing, he couldn't help but feel a lot more relaxed.

It has been ten days since Zhang Rong and the others escorted the corpse of the monster out of Shanlan County.

These days, Kong Ning has been waiting for the white mist in the mysterious black tank to fill up, and it seems that it is almost full. It won't be long before Kong Ning can use the search function of the mysterious black pot again.

Because of this, Kong Ning's mood improved a lot. Even the smiling female monster at home doesn't look so hateful anymore.

Thinking of this, Kong Ning raised his chopsticks, wanting to pick up some food. But at this moment, a faint fragrance suddenly wafted from the private room.

Um? delicate fragrance?

Kong Ning's spirit was shaken suddenly, and his consciousness immediately became clear.

This time, he didn't even need the protection of the mysterious black tank, the demonic power in his body circulated slightly, breaking the illusion in the private room.

In his opinion, this psychedelic technique is extremely crude, far inferior to the innate magical powers of the nightmare and the subtlety of the illusion.

It's just that Kong Ning's other colleagues are not as powerful as Kong Ning, and they all fell asleep at this time. Either lying on the table, or leaning back on the chair, all fell asleep.

And the door of the private room was gently pushed open.

A young girl came in, and seeing Kong Ning by the window staring at him, not fascinated by the illusion, the girl was not surprised, but nodded.

As expected of a master who can kill monsters with a mortal body...Kong Ning catches the head, Wan'er is polite.

Wearing a white dress, with long black silk hair hanging down her shoulders, and carrying an ancient sword on her back, the girl politely saluted Kong Ningfu, very polite.

Although from Kong Ning's point of view, this gift is extremely lame, even worse than Shi Yong's thick and thick wife...

Looking at the girl in front of him with a strange expression, Kong Ning asked, Who are you?

The girl in front of her had a strange background, but she didn't show any hostility. Moreover, the aura on the opponent's body was completely different from the monster that Kong Ning came into contact with.

That kind of peaceful and awe-inspiring aura...could it be the legendary practitioner?

Kong Ning's eyes suddenly became eager.

Could it be that in Shanlan County, where demons are rampant, there are finally practitioners coming to kill demons?

Doesn't that mean that he no longer needs to be afraid of the monsters at home? Can you get out of the sea of ​​suffering early?