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Chapter 168: There is a demon in the divine capital city?
Just before the Queen of Heaven was about to ascend the throne, something happened again in Shendu City.

In the evening of that day, a young man and a girl were sitting on a painting boat drinking and having fun.

"boom!"

Suddenly, there was a huge roar in the lake, and a wave of water rose into the sky, lifting the boat high up. Unfortunately, the young man and the girl also fell into the water.

"Someone fell into the water!"

"Hurry up and save people!"

There were a few kind-hearted men who jumped into the water one after another without any hesitation, and without even having time to take off their clothes, to prepare to save people.

Some people looked at the lake in surprise, wondering why the lake suddenly made such a loud noise.

"boom!"

At this moment, another roar came.

This time the movement was much smaller, and there was just a wave of waves on the water.

However, the people on the shore were scared to death.

"monster!"

Someone yelled.

Several men who had already jumped into the water were so frightened that they quickly turned around and swam to the shore...

A huge water monster appeared in the lake. It looked like a human but not a human, and it looked like a fish but not a fish. It opened its mouth and swallowed the young man.

The instinct of survival made the girl thrash hard and try to swim to the shore.

Unfortunately, after swallowing the young master, the strange fish opened its mouth again and sucked it in. A huge vortex formed in the water and sucked the girl into its stomach in the blink of an eye.

Then, the strange fish sank to the bottom of the water.

At this time, there were many people by the lake. Some were walking by the lake, some were setting up stalls by the lake, and some were just passing by.

All in all, at least a few hundred people witnessed this scene.

Some people were so frightened that they fainted on the spot.

The next day, the news spread throughout the city of God. People were panicked and rumors spread everywhere.

The Queen of Heaven naturally received the news and immediately sent someone to summon Shangguan Jing'er.

"Jing'er, what do you think about this?" Tianhou asked with a gloomy face.

Shangguan Jing'er hesitated for a moment and replied: "Thanks to the Queen, I think the rumors are not credible..."

“However, this incident was not witnessed by just one or two people, there were many people by the lake who witnessed it with their own eyes.

Nowadays, people are spreading rumors that the heroine is prosperous and demons are rising, and there are even worse rumors, saying that this is a warning from God..."

In fact, Shangguan Jing'er had heard a lot about various rumors in the city before she met the saint.

The most common rumors were directed at the Queen of Heaven, who believed that this was the result of the Queen's insistence on going her own way, which led to the emergence of man-eating monsters in the capital.

Therefore, the people in the city are now panicked.

Some people are spreading rumors that once the Queen ascends the throne, more monsters and ghosts will appear.

"The Queen of Heaven, I think that maybe someone is doing something secretly again, trying to use public opinion to prevent the Queen of Heaven from ascending the throne."

A strong murderous aura flashed across the Queen's eyes: "These people are so stubborn. They are forcing me to kill..."

Shangguan Jing'er was shocked and subconsciously said: "The Queen, think twice..."

"Huh?" The Queen of Heaven glanced at Shangguan Jing'er coldly: "What, are you going to stop me now? Or are you influenced by him?"

Although the Queen didn't say his name, Shangguan Jing'er naturally understood that the person the Queen was talking about was Ding Xiu.

She was indeed influenced by Ding Xiu.

If it were in the past, she would never refute the Queen's words and act according to the Queen's orders.

"Jing'er doesn't dare..."

"Don't you dare?" The Queen snorted coldly, and then said: "Actually, I know even if you don't tell me, that Ding Xiu is indeed not an ordinary person... Have you heard anything?"

"After returning to heaven, I... I..."

Having said this, Shangguan Jing'er couldn't help but lower her head, her face a little rosy.

"It seems that you and him are already together..."

"Please punish me!"

"That's all, I asked you to go. I just want to know, what kind of person is he?"

"The Queen of Heaven, actually I haven't figured it out yet, and it's hard to ask directly. However, I can guarantee with my life that he has no intention of going against the Queen of Heaven..."

"Haha, are you protected now?"

The Queen showed a meaningful smile.

Shangguan Jing'er replied: "I have no second thoughts about the Queen of Heaven, but... I just said something from my heart."

"Okay, tell me, how to solve the problem of the demon?"

"Queen of Heaven, please give me one day!"

"Okay, I'll give you one day. This time, I want to see if Ding Xiu has the ability to catch that monster."

Soon after, Shangguan Jing'er hurriedly left the palace and returned to the courtyard to find Ding Xiu.

Before she could speak, Ding Xiu smiled and said, "Have you received the task of catching monsters again? The time limit is only one day?"

This is not a divination, but his speculation.

After all, the day after tomorrow is the coronation ceremony, and this demonic incident has now caused unrest in the government and the public, with rumors spreading everywhere. Under such circumstances, there is not much time left for the Queen. The truth must be found out before tomorrow night, otherwise, she will He didn't feel at ease even after being enthroned.

Shangguan Jing'er glared at Ding Xiu and said angrily: "Are you going to see my joke?"

As everyone knows, her angry look seems to have a hint of coquettishness.

If you want to tell this to the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, the picture will probably be like this: I will tell you a joke, Lord Shangguan will act like a baby...

In fact, before meeting Ding Xiu, Shangguan Jing'er never thought that one day she would reveal her daughter's coquettish side.

After all, she was a real woman now.

"How could it be?" Ding Xiu stepped forward and gently hugged Shangguan Jing'er's slender waist, and said with a smile: "Even if I don't help the queen, I still have to help my woman, right?"

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Jing'er blushed with embarrassment and said angrily: "Hey, who is your woman?"

Ding Xiu chuckled and said, "Whoever I hug is that person."

Shangguan Jing'er bit her lip and struggled subconsciously.

"Okay, let's go check it out after I change my clothes. Is it a monster or a human being?"

"people?"

Shangguan Jing'er couldn't help but frown.

"What? Do you think it's a demon?"

"However, so many people saw it with their own eyes. It was a monster as big as an elephant, half human and half fish."

"In short, no matter what others say, I only believe what I see..."

After a while, Ding Xiu changed into loose clothes and came to Nanhu with Shangguan Jing'er.

In the past, the lake was very lively, with tourists, many people setting up stalls, and many cruise ships in the lake.

But after the demon incident, the lake became deserted, with few people to be seen, let alone any boats.

Shangguan Jing'er introduced: "This lake is a living water lake. The water is brought from Luoshui River. The deepest point in the middle is almost two feet..."

"Um……"

Ding Xiu walked along the lake for a while and looked at the surrounding environment carefully.

"Right now, the people along the Luoshui River in the suburbs are in panic. The ferrymen and fishermen are afraid to go down to the river for fear of encountering the monster..."

Just as Shangguan Jing'er was introducing what she had learned, a guard hurriedly rode over.

Before the horse could stop, the other party had dismounted hastily and said, "Sir Shangguan, something happened again at the Tower of Babel..."

"what?"

Shangguan Jing'er couldn't help being shocked.

The demon-causing incident isn't over yet. Something happened to the Tower of Babel again?
"go!"

Ding Xiu had a gloomy face and waved towards Shangguan Jing'er. "Two adults, how about... you ride over there quickly..."

"No need!" Ding Xiu grabbed Shangguan Jing'er's hand, jumped up, was already on the roof, and headed straight towards the Tower of Babel in a straight line.

At this time, Shangguan Jing'er finally saw some of Ding Xiu's strength and what it meant to be swift and lightning.

Moreover, he still took her with him.

Not long after, the two came to the Tower of Babel together.

There was chaos outside. Almost all the guards and workers ran out, looking shocked.

"Master Shangguan!"

"Master Ding!"

As soon as the two arrived, some of the guard leaders came forward to pay their respects.

"What's going on?" Shangguan Jing'er asked.

"There's a demon inside the tower..."

"What the hell is going on?"

"Back to Lord Shangguan, before, several fire monsters that looked like yakshas suddenly appeared in the tower. They attacked the attackers and guards crazily. Once they got in contact with them, their whole body would soon be on fire and burned to a pile of ashes... "

"I gonna go see."

Ding Xiu strode towards the tower.

"Master Ding, be careful..."

The guard leading the team couldn't help but shouted.

"I'll go take a look too." Shangguan Jing'er followed and walked into the tower.

There was no one inside and it was a mess.

As soon as she entered, Shangguan Jing'er couldn't help but shrugged the tip of her nose: "Huh? This smell..."

"It smells like yellow phosphorus." Ding Xiu said lightly.

"Yellow phosphorus?" Shangguan Jing'er looked surprised: "Is it possible that there is a scarlet flame beetle in here?"

"Even if there is a scarlet flame beetle, what about the fire demon that the guards mentioned?"

"This……"

"You stay down below and I'll go up and take a look."

Ding Xiu jumped up and flew to a platform in mid-air.

Here, there are two charred corpses.

Ding Xiu checked it out, then continued to look up, and he already knew it in his heart.

"How's it going? Did you find anything useless?"

As soon as he flew down, Shangguan Jing'er couldn't help but ask anxiously.

"Where did this monster come from? This is obviously someone trying to make things up, just like you did before..."

"You..." Shangguan Jing'er was ashamed and annoyed.

"Ha, just kidding..." Ding Xiu smiled.

Shangguan Jing'er stamped her feet: "What time has it been? Are you still in the mood to joke?"

"Okay, no kidding, I already have a rough grasp of the clues."

"What clue?"

"Anyway, it's not a demon. If what I expected is correct, the so-called fire demon is just an illusion originating from the Western Regions..."

"Illusion?"

Upon hearing this word, Shangguan Jing'er couldn't help but feel a move in her heart.

She was no stranger to people from the Western Regions. When the late emperor was there, some Hu monks or sorcerers from the Western Regions would often come to the palace to perform acrobatics, such as breathing fire, performing various tricks, and so on.

"Yes, this kind of people are good at all kinds of magic, including illusions, blindness, etc., which are naturally very magical and mysterious to ordinary people. Of course, such tricks can sometimes kill people!"

"Then... what about the fish demon? Isn't it also an illusion?"

"Yes or no, just check it out."

"How to check?"

"Of course we will go to the places where barbarians live to check..."

During Taizong's reign, he created a legendary glorious era of the Tang Dynasty, with Chang'an prospering and all nations coming to court.

At that time, there were at least tens of thousands of barbarians from various countries in Chang'an City. In order to facilitate management, the imperial court specially designated a barbarian area.

Although the capital has been moved to Luoyang now, the residual power of the Tang Dynasty still remains. There are still many barbarians in Luoyang city, who are mobile, and including some who have settled here for a long time, there are almost 5 to [-] people.

It is understandably difficult to find the mastermind among these tens of thousands of people, and the time is only one day.

In addition, the terrain where the Hu people live is complex. Although the court has plans, the Hu people still built many houses privately, making the alleys of all sizes like spider webs. People who are not familiar with the terrain will definitely get lost after entering.

Therefore, Shangguan Jing'er was very curious as to how Ding Xiu was going to find out the mastermind.

In fact, if the other party didn't cause trouble in the tower, it would be really difficult for Ding Xiu to identify the mastermind in a short time.

However, the opponent took action again. Because the interval was relatively short, Ding Xiu finally discovered some clues and successfully locked onto the opponent's aura.

Although the barbarian area is very messy, he can use the method of spiritual consciousness to search.

With his current strength, his spiritual consciousness can easily cover several streets. As long as the opponent is hiding in the barbarian area, he cannot escape his perception.

After walking around the barbarian twice, Ding Xiu couldn't help but smile and said to Shangguan Jing'er: "Okay, you can send the signal to call for people."

"Have you found someone?" Shangguan Jing'er looked like she couldn't believe it.

After all, in her eyes, Ding Xiu had always just taken her walking around the barbarian area, as if he was just shopping for nothing.

You didn't ask for information or paid special attention to a person, and then you said you found the person?
"What? Is it possible that you don't believe me?"

"All right!"

Shangguan Jing'er responded, took out a small bamboo tube from her waist and pulled it.

"call out!"

An arrow shot into the sky.

She had already arranged the personnel, a total of three thousand forbidden troops.

She put all her hopes on Ding Xiu, hoping that this time she could really find out the real culprit behind the scenes.

Soon, the forbidden troops who received the order arrived quickly and sealed all the exits in the barbarian area, and no one was allowed to enter or exit.

The rest started arresting people according to Ding Xiu's instructions.

For a time, the barbarian area was in a state of chaos...

In fact, Ding Xiu only identified three people, but after the imperial army began to arrest people, many barbarians rose up to resist, perhaps because of a guilty conscience.

However, their resistance was in vain.

After all, these forbidden troops were elite, and there were many of them, including many masters. In addition, Ding Xiu was still watching secretly, and finally captured 40 people.

Just when Shangguan Jing'er was about to escort the prisoner back for interrogation, he discovered that Ding Xiu was missing.

In fact, Ding Xiu also left one person behind, but he did not identify him.

Because these barbarians have no reason to prevent the Queen from ascending the throne, and they alone do not have so much energy to cause so many things in Shendu City.

So, there must be someone big behind it.

As expected, during the chaos, a barbarian sneaked away quietly.

Although there were imperial guards guarding the outside, this guy was obviously a master, and he used illusions to transform into the imperial army and sneak out.

After that, he sneaked towards the east direction of the city.

Little did he know, there was someone behind him who had been watching his movements.

According to Ding Xiu's guess, this barbarian is most likely going to report a message. As long as he follows this barbarian to find the master behind him, everything will be revealed.

……

(End of this chapter)