Heaven's Formula

"What are you going to do?" Natsuki asked.

"Of course it's a direct response." She said without hesitation, "I'd like to see what tricks these people can pull off."

Of the two answers, Li preferred the former, because no matter how stupid the Privy Council was, it would not be able to set up such a clumsy trap.

"As expected of Master Li!" Shan Hui clenched his fists, "Let me go to the warehouse to check first!"

"No, you stay outside." Li resolutely refused, "In case of any accident, you can still report for everyone - after all, no one can run faster than you."

When approaching the southwest corner of the construction site, there were significantly fewer people around.Although this is part of the Jinxia City New District planning, it is not the focus of construction now, and it is also far away from the old city wall, so it is already considered a suburban part.If you want to choose a remote place to do it, this is indeed a good choice.

But this is the same for Li.

Even if she transforms into a giant fox, not many people will notice.

After confirming that there were no abnormalities around the warehouse, Li pushed open the half-closed wooden door and walked into the warehouse where building materials were piled up.

There was only one man standing inside, who seemed to be waiting for her arrival.

Judging from his posture, he was neither tied up nor showed signs of being beaten. In other words, life-saving was out of the question.

So this person is the instigator?

Li Zheng was about to ask questions, but unexpectedly, the other party took off his hat first, and bowed deeply to her, "I finally see you, Master Linghu."

Chapter 4 Thirty

What is the title of Master Linghu?

The fox demon frowned, "Who are you? Have we met?"

"My name is Mu Youhong. I have seen you, but you may not have seen me. When the pirates attacked Jinxia City, I noticed your existence." The man obviously had a plan, and he replied neatly, "You You are not an ordinary demon, maybe most Jinxia people don't know about you, but I know—you and Lord Xia have a very close relationship with Her Highness the Princess, so I want to ask you for help."

Pirate attack?

At that time, she did appear on the streets of Jinxia City in the form of a giant fox, calling for emergency evacuation, but except for the soldiers of the third princess and the staff of the Bureau, few other people knew about her relationship with the giant fox.

This means that this person has secretly inquired about her affairs.

It's not a secret though.

Wait a minute... A light suddenly flashed in Li's mind. When the northern city was evacuated, someone helped guide the people to flee. She thought it was Fang Xiandao, but the latter denied it.Later, she also asked the residents in the north of the city, and she only knew that someone had persuaded everyone in the name of "Princess's Spirit Fox", but that person was not a resident of the North City District, so apart from knowing that the other party was a man in his early 20s, don't worry about it. information is unknown.

And this person happens to be in that age group.

"On the day the pirates attacked, were you helping the people evacuate?"

Mu Youhong showed a hint of surprise, "So you know about this... I thought I did it perfectly."

I was really guessed by myself.

Now it was Li's turn to be curious.

You must know that when Dongsheng Kingdom invaded Jinxia, ​​public opinion on demons was far worse than it is now. Xia Fan has not yet fully controlled the Privy Council, and the General Affairs Bureau came later.

Even if she transforms into a warning, she has to do some ideological struggle, let alone the thoughts of ordinary people?

Those who dared to stand up and support Yao at that time were very rare in Jinxia City.

"I want to know the reason why you help the demon."

Mu Youhong nodded, his expression became a little bitter, "I think... probably for atonement."

"Atonement?"

"When I was young, I met a cat demon."

This story is not too long, and Li also realized who this person is - she had seen the other party's deeds in the files of the Privy Council, although the child's name was not mentioned on it, but judging from his age and experience , he can just match it.At that time, it was precisely because of his exclamation that the identity of the cat demon was exposed, and the latter was finally executed by the Privy Council.

"She was clearly trying to save me, but I killed her. Every time I think about it, I can't calm down." Mu Youhong lowered his head, "Since then, I have wondered if it was the story of the Privy Council. If something goes wrong, demons are not evil—among them, there will be individuals like people."

"This idea has tormented me for more than ten years. When I became an adult, I organized a caravan and traveled all over Shenzhou, hoping to find another monster and provide them with a safe place to live, but After all, I found nothing. It was not until your appearance that I confirmed this. Demons and evil spirits are definitely not the same thing, and they deserve to be treated the same as humans!"

Mu Youhong's voice gradually became agitated, "Later, the announcement from the Bureau of Affairs answered my long-standing doubts, why do people and demons have so many similarities, and why do demons exist in prosperous places far away from the mountains? For this, I must express my gratitude to the Bureau of Affairs—its publicity made me no longer have to worry about acting, and it also prompted me to focus on things other than Shenzhou.”

The child in the file is now over twenty.

But the impact of that incident on him has continued to this day.

"It seems that I don't need me as a backup to ambush and subdue this person?" Nina Qing jumped from the high window on the roof, startling Mu Youhong.

He didn't realize that there was a person hiding on the roof of the warehouse at all.

This is also Li's arrangement - if it is the enemy, she will be responsible for restraining him from the front, while the green-faced ghost will attack from behind.

"Let Shanhui come in too." After Li finished speaking, he turned to the man and asked, "Actually, you can just talk to me directly, why did you choose to meet in such a place?"

"I'm taking the liberty. What I'm worried about is not the ordinary residents, but the spies of the Privy Council." Mu Youhong bowed again to apologize, "According to the weekly newspaper, there are many enemies' eyeliners in Jinxia City, right? I'm worried If they see it, it may affect the arrangements of other state cities."

Li's heart skipped a beat, "The call for help you are referring to is not you, but another monster? And this monster is not in Shenzhou?"

"Your insight really...surprises me." Mu Youhong blinked before nodding and replied, "Yes, after more than ten years, I found out about the demon for the first time by my own means. This news From within the territory of Ganzhou."

Ganzhou, located to the west of Shenzhou, is sandwiched between Lei and Shen. It is considered one of the most barren territories in Qi State.Of course, apart from the circle of state cities around Gyeonggi, other places are not much better. Ganzhou is just a little more prominent-the landform there is dominated by hills and mountains, and agriculture, animal husbandry and commerce are not developed enough, only the capital It's a big city.

Jinxia's power would definitely not be able to affect the neighboring states, and the Privy Council was still the dominant force in this area, so it was reasonable for him to worry about this.

To put it simply, Mu Youhong has been using the name of the caravan to secretly inquire about rumors about demons in various places.Originally, he was only active in Shenzhou, but as the Bureau of Affairs took over Shenzhou and completely subverted the concept of the Privy Council, he moved his business routes outside Shenzhou with confidence.

The superficial business of the caravan is to resell special products from various places. The competition is not fierce, but it is difficult to take root. It is more like a small vendor selling along the way.He originally thought that this business trip would not have any results, but he did not expect that a secret letter was actually sent back from Ganzhou just a week ago.

The letter stated that the news came from a local scholar, and it was the caravan that the other party took the initiative to find—just because the caravan sold the Shenjin Weekly as a special product, and let the scholar know that there is such a place as Jinxia in Qiguo, not only do not kill The demon is also willing to take in and protect other demons who have come to seek refuge, so he reported a glimmer of hope and wanted to be rescued by the Jinxia people.

Although the princess has promulgated laws prohibiting people from maliciously harming monsters, and accepting related private prosecutions and reports, it can only be implemented in towns with branch offices.Mu Youhong was worried that it would be difficult for him to report through normal procedures to achieve any results, so he planned to contact Li directly.

He realized that with his own strength alone, it was impossible to help those monsters as far away as Ganzhou.

"So that's what happened..." Li Chenyin paused, "Then who is threatening the demon? The Privy Council or the local clan power?"

"It's another group of demons." Mu Youhong replied.

Chapter 431 Li's Thanks

That night, Xia Fan had transferred all the files of the Mu family to Fengyang Villa.

A businessman's family, both parents are alive, with one brother and one sister.The family owns a shop, two houses in Jinxia City, and a land of ten acres in the suburbs.The store is mainly engaged in soy sauce, spices, rice wine and fermented bean curd. The registered store name is "Muji Grocery", and the business has been considered stable.

Undoubtedly, this is a well-to-do family, with no worries about food and clothing, and can save a lot of surplus money on weekdays.

It's just that Mu Youhong didn't show any signs of inheriting his father's business. Not only did he register a traveling caravan with the government, but he also had frequent records of entering and leaving the city. He would go out once or twice a month. This is consistent with his self-report It is quite consistent, and the time span is measured in years, it is almost impossible to cheat.

Through the above information, he can basically judge that what Mu Youhong said is true, and the general details can be matched with the file.

"So all these years, he has been running back and forth for the demon, and he has completely lost his family business to his elder brother. Unfortunately, he has never met a suitable partner." Xia Fan put down the document and looked at Li, who was wagging his tail, "Scholar Any more news over there?"

"The only news we know so far is that he married a banshee, but his home was broken into a week ago, and his wife's whereabouts are unknown." Li repeated the contents of the distress letter, "Because it's not some Ming media who is marrying her." After getting married, the two lived temporarily in a local small town. Unexpectedly, such an accident happened within two months. According to the scholar, his wife once mentioned that she came from a town closer to the south. The village, and there are many monsters like her in the village."

"The demon's settlement?" Xia Fan touched his chin in surprise, this is really a rare thing.

Could it be that in an unknown place in Daqi, the local monsters have found a way to inherit stably, and thus formed a collective tribe?

Otherwise, it would be hard for him to imagine how the monsters whose offspring belonged to the heavens would identify with each other and settle down together.

"Not only that, the owner of the village forbids any demons to leave, and anyone who violates the order will be severely punished. The woman decided to flee because she couldn't stand the oppressive atmosphere in the village." Li continued, "So the scholar thinks that the person who broke into his house Humans are not robbers, but demons in the demon village."

Xia Fan opened the map and compared the distance between the capital of Ganzhou and the caravan. The difference between the two places is nearly 250 miles, and they are almost at the top of Ganzhou's north and south.In other words, the main towns in Ganzhou are concentrated along the river in the north, and most of the land in the south is villages. The probability of alchemists from the Privy Council appearing in this area is extremely low, and it is not impossible for the demons to be so bold.

"You want to go to Ganzhou?"

He knew that he could actually save this question, because Li Yue's eager expression had already revealed her thoughts.

"I want to find out what's going on. If, as the scholar said, there is more than one demon living there, and everyone wants to leave, I will help them get free." Li Zhengzheng replied, "Because they don't No more evil with nowhere to go."

Xia Fan thought for a while, the risk this time was not too big, and what Li had to deal with was only monsters. Compared with alchemists or mages, wild monsters who rely purely on talent to feed themselves were much easier to deal with.

The only problem is manpower.

Jinxia needs to reserve enough maneuvering force to deal with the possible attack of the Privy Council, and she can't do her best to attack the imperial fleet. She also has a lot of things to deal with, so it is difficult to get out to assist Li.

"Let Shan Hui and Ning Qing go with me," Li said proactively, "I don't think Miko-sama will mind asking the Qing-faced ghost to help me."

The demon of the Yama Kingdom is indeed a good choice, Xia Fan raised his eyebrows, thinking about it, maybe Penglai can recruit a few people to help - after all, Ganzhou is more remote than Shenzhou, and remoteness often means conservative And backward, it is better to have someone to take care of than all demons.

"I'll help you get in touch, and you also remember to bring your audio device and keep in touch."

Li's eyes sparkled, and he shook his tail, "Xia Fan—"

"Thank you, there is no need." Xia Fan couldn't help laughing, "If this is what you want to do, I will support you to achieve it. But still the same sentence, if you are not sure, you must not bite the bullet and mess around—"

In the middle of his speech, Li suddenly leaned over and hugged him.

Both soft and warm.

There is also a unique fragrance from the neck.

After a while, Li Cai straightened up and smiled slyly, "Then use this as a thank you." After speaking, he slipped out of the room as if flying, leaving Xia Fan alone in a daze.

He suddenly remembered that Li had always been a fox demon.

……

It's the seventh day.

Neither the caravan nor the wives...no word on either side.

Fu Zhuzhi walked back and forth at home, the only way to relieve the anxiety in his heart a little, worry, regret, fear, expectation... all kinds of distracting thoughts almost filled his mind.

And the most of them is undoubtedly regret.

If he had known this, he should have taken Xue'er far away, as long as he could leave Ganzhou, he could go anywhere!

Who would have thought that this group of monsters would be so rampant that they would find themselves in a human town!He also heard from the old people that there are monsters in the mountains in the south, and only the most experienced hunters and herb hunters dare to enter the depths of the mountains, but the rumors are just rumors. In the past ten years, no one has heard that monsters will set foot in the mountains. Territory, as long as you don't provoke them, they are just a story used to scare children from crying.

Xue'er told him that no one dared to disobey the master there, because the master was strong and cruel, and someone's blood would be splashed on the spot when he got angry-Fu Zhuzhi didn't even dare to think about what punishment she would receive in the past seven days.

He reported to the officials, but the county magistrate didn't take his words seriously at all.

And the Privy Council Mansion is far away in Danlu City, not to mention that it takes a few days to go back and forth, even if the alchemist is willing to come here to kill demons, I am afraid that he will not let his wife go alone.

Jinxia City seems to be the only hope, but the distance between the two places is too far, it is really too naive to pray for them to help a foreigner.

Although he has only been married for half a month, he has already fallen deeply in love with this beautiful and gentle woman. Even if she is a demon, Fu Zhuzhi is determined to spend his life with her.

You can't place your hopes on others.

You can no longer expect someone to help you.

Every extra day is a kind of torture, not only for his wife, but also for him.

The only person in this world who can save Xueer is himself.

Fu Zhuzhi turned around and walked to the door, and pushed open the door - the mountains in the distance were faintly discernible, separating the world from the earth.After the heavy snow melted, the emerald green mountains were layered on top of each other, which is undoubtedly a beautiful scene in normal times, but now he only thinks that it is a giant beast that chooses to eat people.

After taking a few deep breaths, Fu Zhuzhi walked out of his house.

The wife is waiting for him!

Chapter 432 The Way to Find a Wife

A day later, Fu Zhuzhi was already in the mountains.

"My lord, if you can't walk anymore, we can find an open place to rest for a while." Zhang Orion, who was leading the way, stopped and said.

"Don't hold on when you're tired. We're not responsible for carrying you back if you sprain your ankle." Another Zhao Orion added.

No, his wife is still waiting for him, and he can't stop for a moment!

——Although I thought so in my heart, Fu Zhuzhi couldn't say "move on" because of his tingling feet. The mountain road was already rugged, and with no rest all day, his body had indeed reached its limit .

"Then, let's take a break." He finally gave in to reality.

"Okay, there is a rocky place in front of us, we will rectify it there."

The three of them walked through the woods and came to a rock.The ground here is relatively dry and the weeds are sparse, which is very suitable for sitting down and breathing.

When Fu Zhuzhi's buttocks landed on the ground, he realized that he had no other sensations in his calf except for swelling.The shoes were already surrounded by wet mud, and the soles of the feet were painful and itchy, as if soaked in water.

Zhang Orion threw him a rag, "Take off your shoes and use this to wipe them. The mountains in spring are very humid. If you don't dry your feet, you will easily get seriously ill."

"Thank you so much."

He invited these two hunters to be guides in the village at the foot of the mountain. Although he decided to rescue the lady himself, Fu Zhuzhi did not overestimate his ability. Can't get in.

"Speaking of which, where did you hear the news about Ganoderma lucidum?" Zhao Oriehu took out his dagger and began to sharpen the pathfinding stick in his hand, "Looking at Mr. Fu, it doesn't seem like he pays attention to rare people in the mountains. .”

"I have a friend... a drug dealer." Fu Zhuzhi replied hesitantly, "Anyway, deep in this mountain, there is a giant bush. You should have been there, right?"

Looking for Ganoderma lucidum was his excuse.Xue'er didn't say where the village was exactly, but only mentioned that it was hidden in the confluence of mountains, and there were huge old trees growing around it.