Chapter 57 Reporting to the Police

Qi Xuansu gathered his thoughts and began to examine the surroundings.

The evil spirit was put into the "Death Mysterious Jade", and nothing was left, mainly the snake demon.

The huge body of the snake demon lay quietly on the ground, with broken scales and bloody flesh. After a while, a thin layer of white snow had fallen, which was not as miserable as before.

It is said that monsters have demon pills, but Qi Xuansu has never seen one. He came to the snake corpse, carefully examined it, and then opened the snake's mouth, and saw a green bead rolling out.

If nothing unexpected happened, the poisonous gas that sprayed Qi Xuansu just now came from this.

The bead was not big, slightly smaller than a chicken egg. Qi Xuansu remembered that the snake demon brought a box when he came, and returned to the house. Sure enough, the box was still on the table and was not affected by the fight.

Qi Xuansu opened the box, and a light smoke came to his face.

However, Qi Xuansu had been prepared, holding his breath, and jumping back at the same time.

After all, the speed of smoke dissipation cannot be compared with the wind, and it did not touch Qi Xuansu at all. But if Qi Xuansu was lustful and lost his guard, he would most likely not be able to escape, and that would be a disaster, and he would die unjustly.

"There are so many tricks." Qi Xuansu picked up the box and saw that there was a layer of silk inside. Since this box can hold smoke, it must have some magical uses. Qi Xuansu stretched out his hand to pull out the silk, then went back outside, wrapped the green beads with silk in several layers, and put them in his bag.

After doing all this, Qi Xuansu cleared his throat, sank his breath into his dantian, and shouted: "Come here!"

This shout was not only loud for a hundred miles, but at least the whole Xiang's house could hear it clearly.

The Xiang's house, which had been silent and dark, finally had human voices, and slowly lit up the lights.

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Qingshui Temple got its name because it was close to Qingshui Post Station, and it was under the jurisdiction of Liangzhou Daofu.

The Daomen Daofu can be divided into three levels, namely, prefecture, county, and state. There is no need to say much about the Daofu itself. It corresponds to the state level. The two levels of the prefecture and county below it are both called Taoist temples. The only difference is the size. People who have been in the Taoist sect for a long time can naturally distinguish them very easily, but outsiders are easily confused. Why is it that the same Taoist temple has to obey the orders of another Taoist temple?

Qingshui Temple is a small Taoist temple at the county level. Unlike the county magistrate, the Taoist temple does not manage civil affairs. It mainly targets the demons who preach and deceive the people and the ghosts and demons who harm people. This is also one of the reasons why the Taoist sect and the court have coexisted for many years without any trouble.

Taoist Zhou is the deacon Taoist of Qingshui Temple. He has a general view of the power of the temple and lives a pretty good life. Although Liangzhou is located in the northwest and cannot compare with the prosperous Jiangnan, the secret society is not very noisy probably because there are few people in Liangzhou. If you think about it carefully, the demons in the secret society are also human beings and cannot escape human nature. Who doesn't want to go to the prosperous Jiangnan? There are many people there, it is easier to develop believers, and the key is to enjoy it.

Not only are there termites in the Daoist sect, but there are also termites in the secret societies. There are many secret society members who take the opportunity to develop believers, seek enjoyment, let believers provide funds to support themselves, and even occupy believers' wives and daughters, and live the life of a rich man. As for this true monarch and that immortal, it is just their signboard.

Many secret societies, including Ziguang Society, Zhiming Sect, and Lingshan Witch Sect, are also troubled by this problem, especially the "Heavenly Court". Although it has a great momentum and the largest number of people, it is also the most corrupt.

Even the Qingping Society, which takes the elite route, has members like Qi Xuansu who are in the Qingping Society but their hearts are in the Daoist sect.

Therefore, the Daoist sect is still very popular in eradicating these secret societies.

It was snowing heavily, and Taoist Zhou also pretended to be elegant. He put on his crane cloak, greeted three or two friends, and boiled wine around the stove in the small pavilion, and enjoyed the snow.

It is just in line with the famous poem "Asking Liu Nineteen" by the poet.

Green ants brew new wine, red clay stove. It's going to snow in the evening, can I drink a cup?

Good mood, good mood.

Just when Taoist Zhou was drinking, someone came over in a hurry, which ruined his mood.

Taoist Zhou said unhappily: "Why are you so flustered? What happened?"

The person who reported the news was a Taoist in the Taoist temple, who said in a hurry: "Deacon, there is a monster! It seems to have eaten people!"

Taoist Zhou was shocked, and the slight drunkenness disappeared immediately: "Monster?! It's not a monster, but a monster?"

"It's a monster, it's in Xiangjiabao." The Taoist said, "There's a death. I saw the trial centurion of Qingluanwei has taken people there."

"Good fellow, let's get going quickly, hurry up, call our people, bring all the stuff, don't forget it when you start." Taoist Zhou was in a hurry, and he didn't care about being a dilettante. He no longer had the demeanor of a gentleman, but looked like a bandit leader who was ready to do business.

The Taoist priest took the order and left.

After a while, Taoist priest Zhou led a large group of people from the Taoist temple out of the house and headed straight for Xiangjiabao.

When Taoist priest Zhou arrived at Xiangjiabao, it was already noon, and the group went straight to Xiang's house. At this time, there were many people watching the excitement outside Xiang's house, talking a lot, and two Qingluan guards with swords were standing at the door.

Today, Qingluan Guards are no longer like the secret service agencies of the previous dynasty. Instead, they have replaced the functions of the Six Gates, arresting thieves, capturing monsters, and handling various murders. They are independent of local government, unlike the judicial inspectors, judges, and county lieutenants.

Seeing the Taoist priests arrive, the crowd of onlookers separated a path.

The Taoist priests and Qingluan Guards were all acquaintances, and the two Qingluan Guards did not try to block the way. Instead, they took the initiative to greet them. Taoist priest Zhou got off his horse and asked, "Have you arrived, Mr. Baihu?"

"We're here, we're here, we're waiting for the Taoist priest." A Qingluan guard responded.

Taoist Zhou threw away the reins, straightened his clothes, and then walked into Xiang's house.

The house was in a mess and people were in panic. There were Qingluan Guard warriors along the way, but it saved Taoist Zhou the trouble of asking for directions and just followed the Qingluan Guard.

When we arrived at the place where the incident occurred, we saw many people standing here. But the most eye-catching thing is the huge snake corpse on the ground. Even if there is a layer of white snow, it is still very scary.

At this time, there were three people standing next to the snake corpse. They were not juxtaposed with the others. They were obviously people who spoke with weight.

One of them is an old acquaintance of Taoist Zhou, who is the test hundred households of Qingluan Guard, and the other two are both adult men. An older one, dressed as a gentleman, and a younger one, wearing a cloak.

Taoist Zhou came to Shibaihu and asked softly: "What is the specific situation?"

Shi Baihu said: "I just arrived not long ago."

Taoist Zhou looked at the other two people.

The man dressed as a gentleman said: "I am the master of this place."

Xiang Rulin's face turned pale, wondering if he was frightened.

The other person was Qi Xuansu. He took out his waist badge and said, "I am a soldier of General Loulan, Wei Wugui."

Taoist Zhou originally wanted to take the belt card and check it, but he heard Baihu whisper, "I've seen it, it's true."

"It turns out to be a man in black." Taoist Zhou immediately gave up the idea of ​​looking at the waist badge. As a Taoist, he would never be more discerning than Qingluan Guard, especially when it comes to identifying imperial tokens.

Qi Xuansu repeated what he had said before, how he went to the Huzhou Prince's Mansion in the name of the general, how he passed through this place, and how he stayed overnight when the road was blocked by heavy snow. In the middle of the night, a snake demon turned into a woman and came to harm people. However, he saw through it and beat him to death.

Taoist Zhou said in surprise: "Monsters that can transform are at least in the Yuxu stage. Brothers can kill monsters, so I think they are not weak in cultivation."

Qi Xuansu smiled: "Not worth mentioning, he is just a martial artist in the Yuxu stage."

Taoist Zhou was stunned. General Loulan was so impressive. An unofficial soldier under his command had a level of cultivation at the Yuxu stage. However, he then thought about it. Most of the confidants of important people could not be judged by ordinary reasoning. He, a deacon, When a Taoist priest meets the Taoist boy serving beside the palace master, shouldn't he be respectful? Don't think it's just a rank-and-file soldier, he might not even be replaced by a guerrilla. Maybe this person was not a man in black at all, but a personal follower from the royal palace, so he became a rankless personal soldier.

Shi Baihu said: "Now that the Taoist priest is here, if you don't have any objections, I'm going to start the autopsy."

Taoist Zhou came to his senses and said quickly: "Okay, autopsy."

Trial Baihu took a pair of gloves from his subordinates and put them on his hands. Qingluan guards swept away the snow on the snake corpse and began to examine the body.