After Princess Xuanxue came down from the mountain, the whole capital was in chaos.

Chapter 177 Where are the monsters?
Yuan Qi understood what was going on. It was similar to what Marquis Qian said, and there were not many details. After all, those who went there left and no one came back.

Zhang Jing was very worried: "I also took people to go there in person, but the Taoyuan Village was deserted, many houses collapsed, and there was no one at all. People who went there didn't know where they were, and they couldn't find them. People come to the Yamen every day to ask how the case is going. It would be okay if the people who come are ordinary people, but most of them are scholars. "

Yuan Qi looked at him angrily: "What do you mean, sir, that ordinary people can just ignore it?"

Zhang Jing knew what Yuan Qi was thinking as soon as he heard it. He quickly explained: "Taoist priest, don't get me wrong. I didn't mean that. What I meant was that the family members of the accident were very anxious, especially the family members of scholars. Some of them were from ordinary families. It is the hope of the whole clan and even the whole village to support a scholar with the strength of the clan. Who wouldn't be worried if a good person can't be found? "

He continued: "Actually, this matter did not happen recently. It started five years ago. At that time, the Taoyuan County magistrate also sent people to look for it. As a result, the village was deserted and there was no one at all. The person who disappeared recently was More and more family members came here to complain, and last month someone stopped my carriage on the street. The matter got serious, and the Taoyuan County magistrate reported it to me. I didn’t have any good ideas, so I could only try. Ask the teacher."

"Taoist Master, tell me, what's going on?"

"It's either evil spirits or spirits. How far is Taoyuan County from here?" Yuan Qi thought it would be better to investigate this kind of thing at night and wanted to solve the matter as soon as possible.

Seeing that the little girl was not afraid at all, Zhang Jing gained a little more confidence: "It's not a hundred miles away. It only takes half a day to ride on horseback."

Yuan Qi picked up the cotton towel and wiped his mouth: "It's just right. Let's set off now. We'll get there in the evening, just in time to investigate the case."

Zhang Jing was a little surprised. This Taoist priest was different from the people in the officialdom. People in the officialdom usually played for two days before getting down to business, and they delayed as long as they could. He also had to be entertained with good food and drinks. The Taoist priest is pragmatic.

"If that's the case, then I'll gather the troops immediately and we'll set off right now."

Because the matter was important and there might be fighting, just in case, Zhang Jing immediately asked his subordinates to select fifty agile agents and government servants, and also prepared fast horses, and everyone set off immediately.

When Yuan Qi saw the energetic government servants and policemen, she felt that it didn't take so many people and she could handle it all by herself.

But after rescuing the trapped people, they might need manpower to deal with the aftermath, so I didn’t say much.

Zhang Jing also prepared a fast horse for Yuan Qi, but Yuan Qi shrugged and jumped on the horse.

As soon as she left the city, she used the shrinking technique again, and within an hour everyone saw a desolate ruins.

Taoyuan Village is not far to the east of Taoyuan County, only one mile away from Taoyuan County. Zhang Jing has already sent someone to notify the county magistrate of Taoyuan County.

Bai Yougui once again experienced shrinking to an inch. At this moment, he was explaining with great interest to the policemen and government officials around him why it took so little effort.

Not to mention the police officers and government officials, even Zhang Jing felt that maybe this matter could be settled today. His eyes were shining, and he looked at Yuan Qi expectantly: "Taoist Priest, what do you think?"

Yuan Qi could tell at a glance that the evil spirit here was overwhelming.

"There are monsters."

As soon as they heard about the monster, everyone panicked. The policemen and government officials behind them drew their swords and formed a circle to protect several people inside.

Xing Shuo, the chief catcher, also asked: "Taoist Master, where is the monster? I will take people to kill him!"

Yuan Qi admired this group of catchers for their bravery and bravery, and she calmly comforted them: "Don't be afraid, everyone. They are just monsters. I can take care of them. I will leave some people behind and pick a few." If you are good at martial arts, come with me."

Xing Shuo yelled: "Who is coming with me?"

"I go!"

"I go!"

"I go!"

……

Everyone actually wanted to go. No one flinched.

"Very good." Yuan Qi stepped forward and selected the ten most powerful agents, "Just a few of you."

Those who were not chosen were still unhappy.

Xing Shuo was very puzzled: "The monster must be very powerful if it can capture so many people. Taoist Master, ten people are too few, right? Do you want to pick more?"

"That's enough. The rest will protect the two adults here to prevent the monsters from attacking in the east." Yuan Qi watched the fog rising from the ruins and spreading around at a very fast speed, which seemed to wrap everyone in it.

The opponent started provoking before he started. Yuan Qi snorted coldly, formed a seal with his hands, and raised the Azure Dragon.

The blue dragon with golden light flew out from Yuan Qi's fingertips, circled in the fog, and roared, and the fog immediately dispersed.

Everyone's confidence increased greatly, their brows were filled with joy, and they looked at Yuan Qi with admiration.

Bai Youhui and Qian Wenbing even exclaimed in surprise.

Bai Youhui said: "Seventh sister, please accept me as your disciple. I also want to learn. It's so awesome! You can actually sacrifice the blue dragon!"

Yuan Qi smiled and said, "If you want to learn these things, you must first read the scriptures, Taoism, and Dharma books. You must also dismiss all your cousins ​​and become a quiet and inactive Young Master Bai."

Bai Youhui patted his chest: "No problem!"

Yuan Qi squinted at him, not quite believing that he could do it. How could a playboy endure such hardship?

She raised her feet and left. Xing Shuo followed with ten policemen. Bai Youhui took Qian Wenbing and joined in the fun.

Just in case, Yuan Qi gave everyone a demon-suppressing talisman.

The sun was setting in the west, and in the glow of the sky, the ruins looked particularly desolate. There were grasses and overgrown trees everywhere. Among the trees, peach trees were the most common. Occasionally, there were birds passing by.

A small river runs through the middle of the village, and there are especially many weeds and shrubs along the river.

The further you go in, the stronger the evil spirit becomes, and the demon-suppressing charms on everyone's bodies are getting faintly hot.

Not only were Bai Youhui and others not afraid, they became more and more excited and alert. He even asked Yuan Qi: "Seventh sister, what kind of monster do you think it could be?"

"Only a great demon that is over a thousand years old can set up the mist array. Let's see if there are any things in the village that are over a thousand years old." Yuan Qi replied calmly, looking around cautiously.

Everyone felt a little scared when they heard this.

The same goes for Xing Shuo. He pulled out the knife directly.

Everyone walked slowly forward on the path covered with weeds.

Bai Youhui asked again: "What can there be that has lived for a thousand years? A tree? Or a snake?"

Yuan Qi chuckled: "Your guess is pretty close. You didn't read the story too much, right?"

Bai Youhui became even more excited: "Yes, yes, I read it from the story book, but this is not a deep mountain forest, so there shouldn't be a snake demon, it's probably a tree demon. Look -"

He pointed to a towering tree in front of him: "I saw that tree from afar. Is it that tree?"

It's strange that even though it's already autumn, the tree in the distance is full of peach blossoms.