Chapter 84 Yanlai City

Three days later, Qingzhou Yanlai City .

The young Governor of Yanlai City , Xu Chengan, stood at the city gate early, bringing seven or eight guards to wait for the arrival of the Linglong Pavilion disciples.

Recently, news of evil spirits causing chaos in the city could be said to have spread like wildfire. Xu Cheng'an had not received any response from the Imperial Court several times, so he had no choice but to place his hopes on the Linglong Pavilion.

As for the Linglong Pavilion, it was worthy of being called the number one sect of the Righteous Dao. It had already sent several disciples here to investigate the demon affliction.

However, Xu Cheng'an did not expect those Linglong Pavilion disciples who had high eyesight to die after several days of investigation. He was afraid that this matter would be exposed, causing Yanlai City , which was already in a state of panic, to weep even more. He could only temporarily suppress it. However, every time Xu Cheng'an thought about the tragic deaths of those disciples, his heart felt gloomy.

Fortunately, after Linglong Pavilion learned of the deaths of several disciples, they sent out more people. Xu Chengan believed that with Linglong Pavilion's ability, the demon calamity this time should be fine.

According to the appointed time, Xu Cheng'an led the few guards at the city gate and waited for about fifteen minutes.

Suddenly, he saw a group of people appear in the distance. The few people in the lead were all fresh-clothed furious horses. They were dignified and dignified. They were people of extraordinary origins at a glance.

"It should be them." He nodded to the surrounding guards, and a group of people hurriedly welcomed him.

"Are you the deacon sent by the Linglong Pavilion?" Xu Chengan walked over to the crowd and immediately asked.

"We are all disciples of the pavilion. We have come here to investigate the demon affliction. May I ask who you are?" The black-clothed macheteman in the lead replied.

Disciple? Xu Cheng'an was stunned. His gaze sized up the group of people. The three leading them were a black-clothed man with a long saber on his back, a woman in white, Qing Feng in his hand, and a white-robed man. He was slightly younger and had a steady aura. From the looks of it, he did not seem to be a martial artist.

These three people were the Linglong Pavilion disciples, You Lingqu , Bai Fengyi , and Luo Wengu who were on their way with Xu Han.

This time, he had already lost two direct disciples, so why did he still send disciples here this time?

Xu Cheng'an thought to himself, but he still responded eagerly, "I am the Governor of Yanlai City . I am here to welcome all of you." As he spoke, he glanced behind them. This time, there were about 30 people in the team, which was much more than the last time. The uneasiness in his heart eased a little, and then he hurriedly smiled and said, "I have been waiting for you for a long time. I think this journey is tiring. Please come in quickly. I have already prepared a lunch for you."

Xu Cheng'an's attitude was hard to find fault with, but the shock that flashed past him was still seen by You Ling.

Along the way, he had already been despised by everyone because of Fang Ziyu . His mood was not gloomy. That was fine, but the young satrap in front of him was the same. This caused You Lingqu 's anger to ignite once again.

"Hmph, we have something important to attend to, so it's not convenient to delay. Take us to see the corpse." He let out a cold snort and said this. The dissatisfaction in his tone made Luo Wengu and Bai Fengyi , who were beside him, couldn't help but frown.

However, although Xu Cheng'an is young, he is a visionary master. His expression does not change at this moment. He still smiles and says, "It is truly a blessing for Yanlai City that heroes care so much about the people in our city. I will bring you all here."

After saying that, he winked at the guards again. The guards understood what was going on and hurriedly lined up the crowd at the city gate to lead them towards Yanlai City .

…

Yanlai City was considered a good city in Qingzhou.

Although it was far from being a hero of the earth, it was still located at the border of the Qing Province. It was quite close to the Liang Province. Every winter, in order to prepare for the spring trading, the traders of the Qing Province would organize teams to set off from the Qing Province, passing through Yanlai City and heading towards the Liang Province.

However, today was different from the past. The demonic troubles in Yanlai City were boiling over. Many of the escort teams would rather take a long detour than get involved in the muddy waters of Yanlai City.

Hu Er, who owned an inn and relied on the escort squad to eat every winter, couldn't help but frown when he thought of this.

"Go, go, go. Grandpa, I don't have any food to eat. How can I give you any surplus food?" He impatiently dismissed the beggars begging at the entrance and cursed in his heart. However, at that moment, he seemed to have seen something very special. The eyes of the dead fish shone with a dazzling light, like a hungry leopard finally discovering a fat and tender lamb in the wilderness.

A group of brocade-clothed teenagers and young girls walked over from afar. A group of people walked around to see if they were not locals, and judging from the clothes they wore, they were definitely not ordinary people. One of the teenagers with the black cat on his shoulder even took action to give the beggars some silver.

It's a big deal.

Hu Er licked his lips and a thick smile appeared on his face. He quickly walked to the front of the young boys and girls.

"Aiyaya, I told you that I didn't want to hear Magpie scream when I opened the door today. It turned out that there was an honored guest coming. Good luck, good luck!" Hu Er smiled as he approached the youth with the black cat on his shoulder and said flatteringly.

The young boys and girls were stunned when they saw Hu Er's performance. Their gazes towards Hu Er seemed to be somewhat vigilant.

"Big Brother is really lucky to have a magpie to announce our good fortune in the winter." On the other hand, the youth with the black cat on his shoulder was rather calm. He glanced at the thin middle-aged man in front of him and said lightly.

"Hehe" Hu Er finally remembered that it was midwinter, so where did the magpie come from? He smiled awkwardly, but his thick skin made him have no intention of leaving. "Isn't that so? I also find it strange. No, I only understand when I see everyone. It turns out that there are distinguished guests coming to my door." He seriously spouted nonsense.

There were many escort teams traveling to and from Yanlai City, and the more escort teams there were, the more Jianghu people would accompany them. The reason why Hu Er was able to open such a small inn in Yanlai City was because of Hu Er's pair of eyes.

Although the youth in front of him had seen through his words, he did not show too much disgust. Moreover, as the youth spoke, his companions around him quieted down, faintly indicating that he was the leader. As long as he could convince this youth, he would probably not be able to escape from business alone today.

As Hu Er thought this, the smile on his face became even more eager.

He habitually rubbed his hands and asked, "It seems like this is the first time you young heroes have come to Yanlai City , right? Are you here to play or something?"

Hu Er deliberately bit the accent on the other two words. He knew very well that these young masters and young ladies were accustomed to being respectful and always liked to find new things. However, apart from being a shortcut to Liang Zhou, there was nothing special about Yan Lai City. It was said that visiting Qing Zhou was a hundred times better than visiting a thousand times better place. Why would he come here?

Unless… they want to see the evil spirits that have been known far and wide lately.

"Oh? Big Brother seems to know something interesting. Perhaps he should tell us more about it." As expected of Hu Er, when he said this, the youth in the lead raised his eyebrows and asked softly.

"I know, I know. However, there are so many people here. Anyway, everyone is new here. If you don't want to stay in my shop, I'll tell you about the strange things that happened in Yanlai City recently." Hu Er pretended to smile mysteriously.

At that time, these young boys and girls also revealed curious expressions.

Seeing this, Hu Er thought to himself that these rich family disciples were really too idle. The demonic troubles in Yanlai City caused ordinary people to be unable to avoid them. It was good that they didn't want to leave, but they still wanted to join in the fun.

"Alright, then please lead the way, shopkeeper." The youth glanced at his companions and made a decision.

Success!

Hu Er was delighted when he heard this. He knew that these young masters and young ladies were young and easy to deceive, but he did not expect that it would be so easy. Of course, on the surface, he still had to show a flattered look and quickly led everyone to his inn.

…

These brocade-clothed young boys and girls were Xu Han and the others who were separated from You Ling Qu Bing.

Previously, the matter of Linglong Pavilion sending their apprentices to Yanlai City to investigate the demons had already spread. Naturally, it was impossible for them to send fewer teams this time than last time. This would inevitably arouse suspicions from those who wanted to do so.

Hence, everyone decided to let Xu Han, Fang Ziyu , and Feng Yan pretend to be wealthy disciples who were curious. Considering the conflict between Xu Han and You Lingqu, they also brought Qin Keqing , Song Yueming , and Chu Chouli as their servants to secretly cooperate with You Lingqu and the others in investigating the demon affliction.

As for the sudden appearance of Hu Er, he naturally couldn't hide that little trick from Xu Han. However, since he had chosen to disguise himself as a wealthy young master who didn't know much about the world, he naturally had to perform the entire play. Therefore, Xu Han simply accepted Hu Er's invitation and followed him to his inn.

Moreover, from Hu Er's appearance, he thought that he was someone who had been in this city for many years. There were a lot of rumors in such a place, but there were also some useful clues.

There was a saying that there were no winds nor waves. The rumors had to have a source. Although it might have completely changed in the process of spreading, as long as he was willing to carefully consider it, he would be able to know more or less something.

Everyone followed Hu Er to his inn. The inn wasn't big, but the decoration was exquisite. It was obviously a waste of effort. Xu Han nodded his head secretly. He felt that it was much better than he had expected. He opened six rooms to Hu Er in one breath, causing the shopkeeper who hadn't entered the inn for a long time to shake his hand happily.

Then, Xu Han did not hesitate to consume the room. He was about to inquire about the demon disaster in the city, but before he could say anything, a shrill voice came from outside the room.

"Shopkeeper, do you still have a room?"

Everyone was stunned at that moment, and they all followed suit.

However, he saw an old man dressed as a servant walking awkwardly leading a man in his thirties into the inn.

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