Mountain and Sea Miles

Nakatani explained bit by bit that the surviving human being named Qiu Linyu lived in Tongjing Lane in the west of the city. He was an ordinary person. What a nice guy.

Mao Mao secretly wrote down the information, and then asked: "Then how did this person escape?"

"This Qiu Linyu has been martial arts since elementary school, and his martial arts are not bad, so he escaped from the assassination, but he also suffered a lot of injuries, and he is still raising him at home, because he insisted that the one who wanted to kill him was a monster. Not daring to delay, he reported this matter to the imperial court, and now there are experts sent by the county magistrate to protect him." Nakatani snorted slightly mockingly, "But if it is really like this human It was said that the one who wanted to kill him was a monster, and these human beings couldn't stop it, and it is probably for this reason that the two adults were invited here."

Maomao pouted habitually, thought for a while, and asked: "Then you have been in Xingyang for so long, have you noticed anything wrong, or monsters haunting?"

Nakatani shook his bird's head, opened and closed his small mouth and said: "Before the two adults came, I had already gathered all the bird tribes in the city and asked them. No one has seen any monster tribes coming in and out, either The other party has been disguised as a human being very well, it is difficult for us to detect, or the other party's morality is too high for us to see through... or that Qiu Linyu is lying, and the one who wants to assassinate him is still a human being."

"Looks like I'll have to ask him tomorrow if I'm going to tell a lie or not." Mao Mao tapped her fingers on the table and said slowly.

As the source of information for the demon town, the Yong people often provide some information and help for the town demon, but they have never participated in the task process. After simply telling what they know, Nakatani left from the window with flapping wings .

Maomao took out the second booklet again, flipped through it and concluded: "This Qiu Linyu is the eighth assassination case in the near future. Although the first seven were not in Xingyang, they were all near here. The sword pierced the heart, and the wounds were all the same size, so when the case was summarized at the beginning, humans thought it was the same serial murder case, but because the method of killing was very simple, they didn't guess the Yaozu. This Qiu Linyu said that he saw the murderer's true colors, It’s a hairy monster, so it must be a monster, um... I still don’t understand, what kind of monster wants to kill people, and these corpses are also very normal, the Guizang Council has inspected it, and there is no sign of loss of energy.”

As Maomao said, he spread the booklet on the table and lay powerlessly on the table.

Lu Jianwu approached and rubbed his head, "We won't know everything until we meet this human being, but since all the people who were killed have something in common, then this must be a clue."

Mao Mao raised her eyes slightly, thought for a while and said, "Did they all do evil before?"

Lu Jianwu nodded, "According to the information given by the human race, some of these people are still doing evil, some have changed their ways, and some have even left their homes. In the past, how did the murderer know? And, if the murderer is really a demon, but chooses the human way of killing, is it because he was planning to conceal his identity from the beginning."

Maomao fell into deep thought, Lu Jianwu rubbed his head, smiled slightly and said: "Don't worry about it, I'll ask you when I meet someone tomorrow, let's rest first."

"That's right!" Maomao stretched his waist when he heard the words, and decided to talk about it tomorrow, but he paused when he thought about resting. There is still only one bed in this room...

Maomao wanted to take a sneak peek at Lu Jianwu, to make sure that Lu Jianwu was sitting on a chair for a night of practice as usual, but just when he looked up and saw Lu Jianwu looking over, he immediately retracted his head and lay down on the table. I don't know what to do.

"Go and rest."

As soon as Lu Jianwu finished speaking, Maomao couldn't think about it, so he nodded quickly, and climbed onto the bed without looking at it.

Although the bed in the upper room of the inn was not as good as the one in Zhenyaosi, it was still big enough. After Mao Mao climbed up, he rolled himself into a ball, and there was still a lot of space left on the bed.But he didn't pay attention to it. As soon as he climbed into bed, he quickly closed his eyes and prepared to rest, but he was not asleep yet, and suddenly felt some movement around him, and then he felt someone lying beside him. Some tense spirit suddenly tightened, and the heartbeat also accelerated rapidly, as if it was about to jump out of the chest.

What's the situation now? ?

Maomao wanted to open his eyes, but he was too timid to open them, and wanted to pretend that he was asleep, but even he could feel his own trembling and messy breathing rhythm, and he could only sigh in his heart, the current situation is really It was so embarrassing.

"Rest well, don't think too much."

Suddenly there was a gentle and familiar touch on the top of his head, it was Lu Jianwu who was rubbing his head, and a cool but gentle voice slowly sounded in his ears, calming Mao Mao's extremely nervous emotions.

For a moment, Maomao was soothed and calmed down, and the sound of his heartbeat was no longer beating in his ears as before. He thought, Mr. Jianwu should just treat him as his original form, trying to coax a cat to sleep...

Thinking of this, Maomao felt a lot more relaxed, but he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed, but he quickly picked up his mood and relaxed himself obediently.

And Lu Jianwu, who was looking at Maomao tenderly, would probably laugh angrily if he guessed that Maomao was treating him as "stroking a cat".

The next day, Mao Mao and Lu Jianwu, who had packed up, set off for Qiu Linyu's home in the west of the city.

Tongjing Lane is just an inconspicuous alley in Xingyang City. The people living in it are neither famous nobles nor poor refugees, but ordinary people doing small business or decent jobs in the city. The well and alley are also normal. According to the information given by Zhong Guyuan, Mao Mao walked in the alley for a short time and saw a courtyard made of loess brick walls. The door was closed, which was Qiu Linyu's home.

Maomao looked back at Lu Jianwu and got the affirmation from the other party, so he went forward and knocked on the door.

It was a burly man who opened the door, and the door was only opened a small crack. He glanced warily at Mao Mao and Lu Jianwu outside the door, and asked harshly, "Who are you looking for?"

Maomao guessed that this person was probably sent by the human race to protect Qiu Linyu, so he took out the token issued by Zou Yu and handed it over, and then tried to think about his words, "Well, the superior sent us here. "

The burly man took the token and studied it carefully, confirmed that it was exclusive to Ouchi, and then carefully sized up the two of them. Although Mao Mao and Lu Jianwu looked young, they faintly revealed a sense of superiority. Only then carefully opened the door to welcome the two of them in, then closed the door, returned the token to Maomao, and led the two inside relatively respectfully.

"Before, the county magistrate said that the palace would arrange people to come in the near future, and let us be responsible for assisting them. It turned out to be two adults. If you have anything to do, you can tell us to do it. My name is Zheng Yi, and the one in the yard is Wu Xiong. We are all county officials. Master Ling sent to protect Qiu Linyu."

There was another person sitting on the stone bench resting in the yard, it should be the Wu Xiong he was talking about, seeing Zheng Yi leading Mao Mao and Lu Jianwu in, he waved hello and then went on in a daze.

Maomao scanned the surroundings along the way, besides these two ordinary humans, there were many spells pasted in the secret places around the yard, which should be written by Guizanghui, it seems that the Guizanghui people should be hiding in the dark at.

The yard is not big, and before Zheng Yi finished speaking, he brought the two of them to the door of the room. He pointed to the inside and whispered, "That Qiu Linyu is inside, and he was seriously injured before. Slightly better, but he kept clamoring to catch that monster, but we watched him all day and didn't see any monsters, except that he didn't even see the second person, and I don't know if he was talking nonsense, alas !” The big man snorted, as if he was not very satisfied with the job.

Maomao smiled and thanked the man for leading the way, and said that he would go in and ask. Zheng Yi nodded and let the two go at their own pace, and he would call him if he had something to do in the courtyard.

After the people left, Maomao and Lu Jianwu opened the door and entered the room.

The doors and windows in the room are closed, and it looks a little dark. There is a strong smell of medicine as soon as you enter the room. With a sensitive nose, you can't help wrinkling your nose and wanting to sneeze. Behind him, Lu Jianwu raised his hand on his shoulder and lightly After patting it, the pungent smell of the medicine was relieved a lot, he turned his head and smiled at Lu Jianwu with his eyes bent.

The two approached the bed, and there was a young man lying on the bed, thin and pale, wearing a middle coat and resting, it should be Qiu Linyu.

Maomao just wanted to go up to wake him up, but the person on the bed suddenly opened his eyes, pulled out the sword inside the bed, and stabbed at the two of them with his hand, Maomao quickly pushed Lu Jianwu first, and then Jumping to the other side, they managed to avoid both of them, and before Qiu Linyu stabbed the second sword, he hurriedly shouted: "Don't hit! We are sent by the imperial court!"

Qiu Linyu gave a sword pause, stood still while leaning on the table in the room, stared at the two of them closely, pursed his lips and remained silent.

Maomao tilted his head and smiled harmlessly, pointed to himself and said: "The people in your yard brought us here, we are here to help you catch monsters."

When Qiu Linyu heard that Maomao said that he was here to catch monsters, his expression immediately eased a lot, he walked back to the bed and sat down, then asked Maomao: "Could it be that the two are the immortal masters of Guizanghui? "

Maomao pouted, feeling a little unhappy that this person only knew Gui Cang, but thinking that Zhen Yaosi really had no reputation in the world, so he didn't say anything, just skipped this question, and said, "You don't have to worry about it." Well, anyway, we are here to help you catch monsters, please tell me in detail what the monsters you saw looked like."

Qiu Linyu clutched his chest, panted for a while, thought about it, and then said: "I wasn't sure at first, I was out drinking with my friends that day and came back a bit late, and when I arrived at the door, I saw a figure standing in my house In the yard, I thought it was a thief from somewhere. Just as I was about to chase him away, the man stabbed at me with a sword! Fortunately, I also learned some martial arts and managed to escape, but still After being stabbed by him, I fought him with a bamboo pole in the yard, but that man's martial arts skills are not very advanced... After fighting for a few rounds, I obviously felt that he couldn't keep up, but the next moment he suddenly appeared I changed my body in front of me, and my whole body seemed to be covered with long hairs, and my body became tall and curved, a bit like... like... ah! Like a monkey that got bigger! At that time, it was about to pounce on me, and my whole body I couldn’t even move, I almost thought I was going to explain, but fortunately, brother Wang next door might have heard the movement of my house, came to check the situation, and the monster ran away because he saw someone coming.”

Qiu Linyu finished speaking in one breath, then looked at Mao Mao and said sincerely: "Master Immortal, after I reported to the government, I also heard that there were murder cases before, and they were all people who had committed crimes. I heard that some people shouted about this monster. It’s for the people to eradicate harm... Sigh! I’m not making excuses for the wrong things I’ve done before, but I’ve really repented of my evil ways! Sins don’t deserve death!”

After hearing this, Mao Mao looked back at Lu Jianwu and saw the same thought in the other's eyes. He rolled his eyes and said to Qiu Linyu: "I probably know the situation, what you said may really be a demon .”

"I knew it was a monster!" Qiu Linyu immediately clenched the sword in his hand excitedly, and slapped the bedpost with his palm.

Mao Mao coughed lightly, and said: "Don't worry, we will help you catch this monster, but I want to discuss it with my master. You should have a good rest first. By the way, this ointment has a miraculous effect on external injuries. You can try."

As he said that, Mao Mao took out the money and put the medicine that had been given to him on the table, then said goodbye to Qiu Linyu, and pulled Lu Jianwu out of the room.