Volume 3: Evil Ghosts Eat People Chapter 166 Who is the Devil?
An hour later, two carriages set out from the Jinde Inn, went out of the city gate, and headed south.
Xu Zun originally had his own carriage, which was damaged by Wei Beihui before, but has now been repaired. Inside sat Ku Niang, A Ni and Xi Wa, and the driver was still Liu Dong.
Ani had witnessed with her own eyes how Wei Beihui was killed by his mother pulling out his trachea. Naturally, she was terrified as she sat in the carriage and did not dare to act rashly.
The reason why Xu Zun went to so much trouble to bring Ani along was not only because he wanted to obtain information about Xuanmen through Ani, but also because he was afraid that Ani would tell others about Ku Niang.
Of course, in addition to these two reasons, the idea of a warm bed is not just a casual remark.
Knowing that Xu Zun had many followers, Cai Kun generously gave Xu Zun another carriage. Although this one was much smaller than his own, it was made with exquisite workmanship and materials, and was more comfortable to sit in. It could be called a luxury version of the carriage world.
At this moment, Xu Zun, Zhao Yu and Huo Anu were sitting together in the carriage of the new carriage, and the driver was one of the eight guards.
The other guards rode on horses and escorted the two carriages.
Due to the rush of the matter, Xu Zun had not yet had time to get acquainted with the eight guards. He only knew that the leading guard was named Dai Long.
The eight men had bulging temples and prominent veins on their necks, and it was obvious that they had mastered martial arts.
Moreover, these eight people did not talk much. Even though they came from the high and mighty Inner Guard Bureau, they did not express any criticism towards Xu Zun.
From this we can see that these eight people are well-trained professional guards.
"Sir, don't, don't..." At this moment in the carriage, Zhao Yu put the gold ingot handed by Xu Zun into his arms and said hypocritically, "It's too valuable, I don't dare to take it, hehe..."
Xu Zun and Huo Anu looked at Zhao Yu in surprise, without saying anything for a long time, and Zhao Yu's face turned red.
"Sir," Zhao Yu said, patting the gold in his pocket, "You are so generous. This ingot of gold is enough for me to pay for wine for several years! No, the buyer's winery is about the same, right?"
"Sir..." Huo Anu returned the gold and said, "I am not as shameless as him. I am not following you for money!"
"Take it," Xu Zunzong handed the gold back to Huo Anu, "I haven't paid you salary yet! Besides, your iron umbrella was broken twice because of me!
"Don't worry, if you can't become rich even if you follow me, Xu Zun, I won't be happy!"
"This..." Huo Anu looked at the heavy gold in his palm and asked hesitantly, "What is a rich man?"
"Anu, you are a great beauty after all," Xu Zun said again, "You have to buy cosmetics and nice clothes, right?
"Besides," he said to the two of them, "you two have risked your lives to protect me. No amount of money can buy back this kind of friendship!"
"Yes, you are right, my Lord. I am so moved!" Zhao Yu said with a fist, "I admire my original choice so much. It was definitely the right thing to follow you, my Lord!"
Seeing this, Huo Anu stopped being humble and kept the gold.
"By the way, the Queen Mother also rewarded me with 100 rolls of top-quality silk," Xu Zun added, "When we have some free time, we can each get ourselves a decent set of clothes to wear..."
"Sir..." At this time, Zhao Yu finally said the question that was in his heart, "Why are we leaving Shangyuan City in the middle of the night?"
"Yes," Huo Anu had asked this question no less than ten times before, and now asked again, "What did Lord Cai from the inner guard tell you when he came to see you?"
"It's like this," Xu Zun no longer concealed the truth when he saw the carriage had already left Shangyuan City. He said to the two of them, "The Queen Mother gave me an imperial decree, asking us to go to Yonghui to investigate a strange incident of a demon eating a person. It is said that the person who was eaten was the prefect of Yonghui County himself!"
"What!?"
As expected, Zhao Yu and the other person stared at each other.
Xu Zun briefly explained that this case came strangely and suddenly, and the higher-ups were worried that the governor Li Yan could not bear the stimulation, so they sent Xu Zun to handle the case with full authority and find out the truth.
"What's going on?" Zhao Yu was confused. "Shangyuan City is still a mess. Are we just going to leave like this?"
"Yeah, it feels so chaotic," Huo Anu was also puzzled, "Where did the ghost come from? How could a county magistrate be eaten by a ghost? Also, why are they so anxious for you to do it?"
"Master Xu..." Zhao Yu continued, "Does the higher-ups think that this ghost that eats people is more powerful than the Xuanmen rebels?"
"You don't need to say more," Xu Zun said, "This is the Queen Mother's order, we just need to follow it. I am the chief judge of Tangzhou, and I should be responsible for the serious cases under Tangzhou's jurisdiction."
"Yonghui... huh..." Zhao Yu sighed, his face showing deep worry, "Although I have never been there, I heard that it is remote, barren and wild, and the people there worship primitive religions and believe in ghosts and gods!
"As the saying goes, poor and remote areas are home to many unruly people. We must be careful!"
"Really?" Huo Anu looked expectant. "Even the county magistrate could be eaten by evil spirits, which shows how dangerous it is there. I'm excited just thinking about it!"
"Tsk," Zhao Yu snorted coldly and muttered, "You are still too young and don't know how dangerous the world is..."
"The situation over there is unclear right now, and it's useless for us to speculate. Let's wait and see!" Xu Zun said, "You just need to have a good rest these few days and be prepared."
"Yes! But..." Huo Anu asked, "Sir, if we go to Yonghui, how should we get there?"
"What's wrong?" Xu Zun asked, "Why do you ask?"
"If we go straight to Yonghui," Zhao Yu replied, "we can reach Yonghui directly from Shangyuan County through Changqing City."
"It's like this," Huo Anu said, "The iron umbrella is broken, and I want to go back to Xinye County to get a new one. The iron umbrella is at my uncle's house."
"Oh..." Xu Zun hesitated for a moment and said, "Anu, if it wasn't for the sudden incident, the Queen Mother wouldn't have ordered us to set out so late at night. If we go to Xinye County first, it will be a long way around!"
"Then... sir," Huo Anu said, "how about this, I will ride to Xinye County to get the umbrella, and then chase you from there? When you reach Changqing City, I can catch up with you."
"Okay," Xu Zun nodded, "But you have to be careful on the road. Do you want me to send two guards to you?"
"You are joking, my lord," Huo Anu said confidently, "Aren't you making fun of me by asking for guards to escort me?"
"Okay," Xu Zun said, "Then we'll wait for you in Changqing City. I'll ask Liu Dong to wait at the East City Gate."
"Okay," Huo Anu clasped his fists, "In that case, I'll leave now!"
"Well," Xu Zun warned again, "be careful!"
In this way, Huo Anu went to another carriage to pack his luggage, preparing to ride to Xinye County overnight.
"Without the iron umbrella," Zhao Yu shrugged his shoulders and said angrily, looking at Huo Anu on another carriage , "She definitely can't beat me, huh..."
"By the way, Lao Zhao," Xu Zun pretended to remember something and asked, "Do you know Qiu Dingtian?"
"Ah?" Zhao Yu raised his eyebrows and agreed casually, "How dare you not know? He is the former state teacher! What's wrong? Why are you suddenly mentioning him?"
"Nothing. How's the matter I asked you to find out?" Xu Zun asked, "Have you found the expert with the word 'devil' in his name?"
"I've checked. Among the top ten masters in the world, none of them has anything to do with the word 'demon'. Among the masters in other states, those with the word 'demon' are basically old men. There really is no one like Ku Niang..."
"Then..." Xu Zun asked again, "Among Qiu Dingtian's disciples, are there any people with the word 'demon' in their names?"
"Well," Zhao Yu frowned, "I don't quite understand! Sir, why are you asking this? Do you think Ku Niang is related to Qiu Dingtian?"
"Shh..." Xu Zun made a gesture to keep quiet, fearing that Zhao Yu's voice was too loud and would be heard by the guards driving the car.
At this moment, there was a neigh outside, and Huo Anu had already ridden his horse and rode away, disappearing into the night...
