The new era of chaos begins in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 246

The two dogs returned to Mengjiazhuang in the early morning.

Mengjiazhuang is a typical manor-style village. In other words, most Zhuangzi with a single surname in this era have a similar model. Just like Zhujiazhuang, Hujiazhuang, and Lijiazhuang on Dulonggang in "Water Margin", they all have relatively unique characteristics. Complete defense facilities can resist the invasion of large groups of bandits or rebel armies if prepared.

The reasons for the formation of this type of Zhuangzi are basically the same. In them, a relatively powerful family acquired a piece of land, then built a relatively strong manor-style fortress, and then recruited trustworthy people with the same surname or other surnames as tenants and hired workers. Small social settlements developed from this.

By the way, the birth time of this type of Zhuangzi is generally not very long, and most of them are about the same time as the founding of the Song Dynasty.

This season is the last leisure time for farmers before the autumn harvest. Normally, many older farmers would walk out of the farm before dawn carrying hoes and broken rattan baskets.

They always take a walk along the nearby road where carriages can be used to see if there is any livestock dung left on the road. If they find any, they will pick it up into the rattan basket like picking up money.

Of course, picking up dung is just a side job for the farmers, but their real purpose is to patrol the crop fields that are about to mature and see the fruitful crops, especially to see if there are any wild animals destroying the crops.

After all, the wild animal resources in this period are not as good as those in later generations. Wild boars, yellow sheep, wild deer, etc. are not uncommon. Even in the bustling center of human society like Bianliang City, wild beasts in the suburbs are also quite common.

Sometimes, a litter of wild boars can destroy a large field of crops in just one night.

It's just that none of the old farmers in Mengjiazhuang had the thought to come out and take care of their crops these two days, because it was not peaceful around Mengjiazhuang these two days.Yesterday morning, two villagers who went out early in the morning were beaten, their clothes were stripped off, and their hoe and rattan basket for collecting dung were also lost.

And in the daytime, four more people came out of the village to eat people and plunder their property and clothes.

The most frightening thing is that among the plunderers there were terrifying monsters riding beasts. The villagers who escaped back said that these monsters robbed passing merchants and fed the captured people to the monsters. It's really terrifying.

Therefore, although others have never seen the true appearance of the plunderer, the entire Mengjiazhuang has already been filled with panic, and an unsettling aura slowly spreads among the villagers.

It was in this uneasy atmosphere that Ergou returned to Mengjiazhuang. When he appeared, all the villagers on duty in front of Zhuangzi were startled. They saw that Ergou looked familiar, so they let him in. Get Zhuangzi.

However, when Ergou entered the village, he vaguely felt that the aura of one of the two villagers on duty was a bit strange.However, he didn't think much about it. When he entered the Meng Family Courtyard, he found that Taoist Xian Shou Zhen, Xue Daoyuan and the Sword Queens were on high alert.

The appearance of Ergou made them happy but also a little wary. Everyone seemed to be on alert for his appearance.

This was a bit strange, but Ergou asked why.

Taoist Shouzhen said: "Yesterday, there was a painted-skinned ghost pretending to be a servant of the village but came to harass the emperor. This morning, there was another person pretending to be the lord and making false reports. Fortunately, they were all spotted by the sword queens in advance, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous. . Now that your Lord is here, we can’t tell whether it’s true or not, but we dare not believe it easily.”

It turns out that since yesterday, a monster has transformed into a servant of Mengjiazhuang to harass Xiao Shi and others, and even disguised himself as the voice of Er Gou in an attempt to deceive and induce Xiao Shi. Unfortunately, the Sword Queens had eaten Er Gou to deceive Xiao Shixing earlier. During the calamity of Huayanni Temple, he had been strictly guarded against him for a long time, but the plans of those monsters were all in vain.

It can be said that these monsters are a kind of alien that are good at disguise and change. They have no fixed type and can be divided into three types according to their ability levels: pseudo-voice, mimicry, and divine possession.

The so-called false voice means that the monster's shape cannot change, but it can simulate and disguise the target's voice in order to achieve the purpose of deception.This kind of monsters are mostly found in the mountains and wild forests, and people often call them mountain ghosts. In fact, their real types are not fixed, such as some basilisks with human heads and snake bodies, mandrills, and demon foxes.

Mimics and divine beings are collectively referred to as painted-skinned ghosts, and they can all use means or special abilities to disguise themselves as a person in order to achieve the purpose of deception.

Among them, although the mimic can disguise himself as someone, he can only deceive people he does not know. However, if there are acquaintances of the disguised person around, he can be easily seen through.

As for the Hidden Gods, it's more troublesome. This kind of monster is good at guessing people's hearts and is good at changing. They often deceive the world with false appearances, so that people close to the target of their disguise cannot easily see through the disguise of the Hidden Gods.

Of course, the Hidden Gods are the most terrifying, they are very good at being spies, and they are absolutely good at conspiracy and sabotage. This type of monster is extremely rare, and has only been encountered a few times in human history.

The first two categories are more common, but there is no distinction between their abilities. It just depends on how their abilities are used in different environments.

For example, yesterday's mimic pretended to be a servant in the Meng Family Village, but actually caused no harm, while the onomatopoeic mountain ghost pretended to be the voice of two dogs to mislead everyone, but almost caused a fatal crisis.

Fortunately, a swordswoman risked her life to attack with a bone dagger and tried her best to reveal the mountain ghost's identity. Only then did Xiao Shi and Taoist Shouzhen wake up, but the swordswoman was seriously injured by the mountain ghost's counterattack.

Of course, the mountain ghost was twisted into a blood mist by the Taoist Shouzhen who woke up and used a four-edged copper mace.

Precisely because of the previous accident, the Taoist Shouzhen and others were wary of Ergou's sudden appearance, fearing that he was another monster in disguise.

Fortunately, there were many ways for Ergou to prove himself, whether it was the coded incision agreed in advance, or Ergou showed his ability in healing - he punched the man who was attacked by the mountain ghost in a very short period of time. The seriously injured Sword Princess recovered as before, but everyone confirmed his authenticity.

Of course, if the Hidden God appears, these methods will not be very reliable.

Fortunately, the hidden god has never appeared in the world, but Ergou and others cannot enjoy such "treatment" for the time being.

After Ergou met Xiaoshi and others, they went to find the owner of Mengjiazhuang together. Unfortunately, Meng Ze was suddenly sent by his superiors in recent days, but he was added to the imperial guard accompanying the Empress Dowager when he traveled. Before he finished offering incense at Daxiangguo Temple and returned to the palace, he could not return to Mengjiazhuang for a while.

Therefore, only Mrs. Meng was in charge in the village at this time.

Mrs. Meng was just a female prostitute. Although she had some knowledge, she could not support a real big event. When Ergou and others came to find her, she was a little at a loss.

On the other hand, Jiao Dong, who was temporarily staying in Meng's Village, had the air of a general. He heard about the recent changes in the village, but immediately suggested to Mrs. Meng to summon the villagers to prepare for war.

Although Mrs. Meng was a little confused, she still obeyed the order out of her husband's trust in Jiao Dong.

There are more than [-] households in Mengjiazhuang, with a population of more than [-] people, including more than [-] young people.

As the steward of the Meng family rang the gong, more than two hundred villagers, old and young, gathered in front of the Meng family's courtyard. Then Jiao Dong used Mrs. Meng's name, but said that bandits would attack Zhuangzi later, and ordered a All the villagers were armed and prepared for war to guard against bandits.

In fact, the villagers did not quite believe the anxious declaration that bandits would attack. After all, this was the outskirts of Bianliang City in the Song Dynasty, at the feet of the emperor. How could bandits who destroyed families and destroy families come out?
Even though many villagers witnessed or were robbed by thieves in the past two days, no one really believed that they were real groups of thieves. They preferred to believe that they were some rogues from the capital who came to the suburbs to cause harm to people.At this time, Ergou came to the gathering place with Xiao Shi and walked through the crowd. The villagers couldn't stand the power of Xiao Shi, but they all subconsciously avoided it. Only a few of them couldn't bear it. , and let out shrill screams in unison.

Two people fell directly to the ground without breathing. One of them was one of the sentries Ergou met when they entered the village.

But there were three screamers who looked like wrinkled orange peels, but they were wearing painted leather clothes and stared at Ergou and Xiaoshi in horror. One of them screamed: "No! The terrifying cursed daughter! The walking one The source of disaster! She is a drought demon! This is impossible! How could you... appear here?!"

Another painted-skinned ghost screamed: "Quick! Go and warn the Archmage! There are drought demons here! Don't..."

Before the scream of the painted-skinned monster ended, Ergou fired a shot and directly assassinated it on the spot. Taoist Shouzhen and Xue Daoyuan also shot to kill the third painted-skinned monster almost at the same time.

When several people were about to kill the last monster, the monster suddenly knelt down on the ground and shouted: "Grandpa Human, have mercy on me, the little monster is willing to surrender! The little monster is willing to surrender!"

Taoist Shouzhen and Xue Daoyuan looked at Ergou. Ergou waved his hands and said, "You monster, you have shown your true colors first!"

The painted-skinned ghost responded repeatedly, and then it wrinkled its skin from the center of its brow, and pulled off a coat that looked like human skin, revealing a fox-headed monster.

This monster looks like a yellow-furred fox, with ears like flying wings, a tail like a whisk, and a pair of tiny horns on its shoulders, standing upright like a human.

When all the villagers saw it like this, they were all frightened and screamed. Many people couldn't help but call it a monster. Even the Taoist priests who were keeping the truth changed their expressions.

Ergou was also a little frightened, and asked directly: "Which fox monster are you from, and why are you here?"

But the monster raised his hands and bowed: "Your Majesty, the little demon is not a monster, but the legendary beast Chenghuang! If a person rides the little demon, he can live longer and longer, which is countless."

Ergou laughed and said: "You monster is here to bully me! If you were really in trouble, you wouldn't be so cowardly! That's all, let me not investigate your origins, but tell me why you came here to cause trouble!" "

But Chenghuang was a little confused: "It's not because the little demon refuses to answer, but such a mysterious thing may not be widely known to the public. Please stand aside, and only the little demon can tell you secretly."

Ergou smiled and said, "You know quite a lot!"

Ergou then asked Jiao Dong to calm down the frightened villagers, while he waited a little far away to interrogate the yellow fox.

Cheng Huangdao: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, earlier I was in Xiangzhou, and a plan that ruined Dao Mai had already attracted some attention; later, I severely injured Nianyi Zhenren in Fengqiu, causing him to sink into eternal silence. He was unable to escape from the abyss, which made some real people even more frightened and angry. This time, the public achieved great achievements in the capital. It was said that he had the ability to bring alive the flesh and white bones of the dead, and he had the qualifications of a sage. Therefore, the real people in Tiantai Mountain were greatly feared. .

They want to use military force to cut off Your Majesty's path. They sent us into this village this time to confuse His Majesty Li Xin's subordinates in order to capture Your Majesty. "

Ergou asked in confusion: "What is the method of warfare?"

Taoist Shouzhen next to him replied: "Your Majesty, the so-called method of fighting is the method of attacking and killing the army. These methods are the most effective means for evil spirits to deal with masters of demon-suppressing people. I'm afraid we are in some danger."

Ergou was surprised when he heard this, but asked: "Isn't the army the most powerful force of mankind? Why do evil spirits use it to deal with human masters?"

Nacheng Huang replied: "Your Majesty, you don't know that the elite and strong among human beings are like dragons and are invincible. We, non-human aliens, are often restrained when facing them, and often feel invincible. We can only consume them with our fellow humans." His physical strength destroys his fighting spirit, but he only takes advantage of the opportunity to win. Only a fool would fight a powerful human being in person!"

Ergou heard this, but sighed and said: "Yes! Only a fool would fight a strong human being in person, so, Chenghuang! Are you a fool?"

Chenghuang's foxy face showed an anthropomorphic smile and said: "Of course the little demon is not a fool. Your Majesty, the little demon will never dare to go against you!"

Ergou smiled and said: "Yes! You are not a fool. Unfortunately, I am not a fool either! Idiot!"

After saying that, Ergou suddenly stabbed out a spear. When it was about to pierce Chenghuang's head, the fox monster turned into two figures. One of them was stabbed by Ergou and turned into a bubble and disappeared, while the other figure was When the first figure disappeared, he felt a little sluggish.

It's just that Ergou's gun was so fast. Even if he missed one hit, he was able to make up for it in time. With two more shots, he assassinated Chenghuang on the spot, leaving only a big yellow-furred fox.

Ergou shot the monster with one shot. Before he could react, the [Tenth Life Reincarnation Chapter], which felt little movement in his heart, issued a prompt:
It is found that the talents [Speed ​​Travel], [Increase Lifespan], and [Death by Cutting Off Tail] can be absorbed. You can choose one to absorb.

Ergou was surprised in his heart. He only looked at the fox with missing tail that fell to the ground. He didn't expect that this monster had triple talents, which was really rare.

However, he briefly studied the three talents, but gave up on them all.

There is no way, the three talents of this fox monster are not suitable for him, they are all useless.

Like the [Speed ​​Running] talent, Ergou has his own [Shrinking Ground Technique], but he has no shortage of the ability to run away.

[Life Increase] can increase a person's life span by [-]% under normal circumstances. However, Ergou has ten lives, so living a few more years is not very attractive to him.

As for [Death by docking tail], it only works if the two dogs have natural tails. If there is no tail to cut off, then it is useless.

The two dogs thought for a while and then ordered: "Taoist Xue, please dispose of the evil skin and bones, and give them to Taoist Shi to prepare something later."

Some of Xue Daoyuan reluctantly accepted the responsibility and took the body of the fox with its tail cut off for autopsy. The others were anxious to find it with Ergou and listened to his orders to form the defense of Mengjiazhuang.

What?If you ask Ergou why he listens to Jiao Dong, you must know that there is a sequence of hearing and there is a specialization in skills.No matter how smart Ergou is, he is not an omniscient and omnipotent god. He is a human being, and he has shortcomings and things he doesn't know.

For example, Zhuangzi in front of him was defending against foreign invasion. Jiao Dong was a general, and some generals with inheritance and practical experience were more trustworthy than Ergou.

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