Daily life of slaying demons in the government

Chapter 594 The Beginning of the Journey
In a blink of an eye, Yang Shanwu is already three years old.

This kid looks almost exactly like Yang Qian, except that there is a shadow of his mother Fang Yuan in his eyebrows.

Being naughty is a child's nature, and Yang Shanwu is particularly naughty.

He was restless at home, often causing chaos at home. He was beaten a lot, but he always forgot the pain after the wound healed, and still made some noise from time to time.

If they were let out, they would be even more naughty.

Chasing monkeys in the mountains, fishing in the water, digging holes to get snakes. What can you think of that Yang Shanwu has not done?

But when facing this naughty boy, ordinary means are simply unable to control him.

Fortunately, Fang Yuan was not an ordinary woman. She practiced the "Healthy Body Boxing" and the spiritual energy in her residence was replenished like crazy. Finally, at the end of last year, she drew the energy into her body and became a serious cultivator.

Although Fang Yuan might only be stuck in the early and middle stages of Qi training for the rest of her life, she still has enough strength to deal with her son.

What's more, what Fang Yuan was holding was not an ordinary cane or bamboo stick, but a "children's honest stick" made for her by Yang Qian. It was soft but could make people feel sore and numb, and the key was that it would not hurt their bodies.

Fang Yuan likes it very much.

As Yang Shanwu put it: My mother is like a tigress when she beats people. She is very bad.

If you ask: What about your father?
"Daddy? He usually lets my mom beat me. He just stands by and watches me laugh!"

The whole family is enjoying themselves.

That day, Yang Shanwu was called to the main hall and found out that his father was going on a long journey.

"Dad, where are you going?"

"Let's go to Qiliang Mansion. There is a big lake over there. Dad will go to the lake to look for any gods."

"God? Dad is a god!" Yang Shanwu knew his father's identity very well. No one would refute it.

As for a half-immortal, there is nothing wrong with being called an immortal in the Beixuan Realm.

However, Yang Qian always corrected his son, "Dad is at most a half-immortal, not a god. When Dad finds the way to become a god, he will become a god. You should be obedient at home, otherwise Dad will not bring you fun things when he comes back."

"What's so fun?"

"Stone dog." Yang Qian waved his hand, and a stone dog with its head shaking appeared on the ground. It could run and jump freely, and could do somersaults and shake hands. Yang Shanwu's eyes widened at the sight.

After comforting his son and his wife, Yang Qian took off into the sky and flew towards Qi Liang Mansion.

This time Yang Qian did not choose to move directly. He planned to search carefully along the way. Perhaps he would find something along the way to Qiliang Mansion.

The reason why Yang Qian did this was not because of a sudden inspiration, but because he had deduced from "Ten Yuan Strange Stories" hundreds of times that something was not recorded in the book but was very likely to exist.

The book says that Shiyuan Sea was formed by the deep pit left after the destruction of Shiyuan Mountain.

The reason why Shiyuan Mountain was destroyed was because of a war in the immortal world. The two factions of immortals killed each other, and finally affected Shiyuan Mountain.

This involves a question, that is, why did this war in the immortal world come to the Northern Xuan Realm. And where in the Northern Xuan Realm was it mainly fought, and where was the main battlefield. Because "Ten Yuan Yi Zhi" never mentioned what kind of consequences the war in the immortal world caused to the Northern Xuan Realm, it is obvious that the war zone in the Northern Xuan Realm should not be large.

Yang Qian deduced that the battle zone should be in the area around Shiyuan Sea. There was no exact location, so he could only slowly move along the way. Of course, it was not clear in the clouds, and some things had to be touched to find clues. Yang Qian was not unfamiliar with these ways. When he was working in the government, he was best at dealing with people and then pulling out useful information from a few words.

Especially for such supernatural stories, you have to look for them from the mouths of the elders in the villages and towns. There are always some supernatural stories that are spread out. What Yang Qian has to do is to distinguish whether they are true or false or whether they are useful.

So Yang Qian suddenly transformed himself into a smiling ranger.

He traveled along the way, enjoying the mountains and rivers, sleeping in the open air, and visiting small villages and towns one by one. Although his pace was slow, he still gained a lot.

It was a drizzling day, and Yang Qian landed in the courtyard of a house at the head of the village.

"Old man, can you please come and have a glass of water?"

There was a shed in the yard, and an old man was picking vegetables in it, with a little kid who looked about six years old helping him.

Hearing Yang Qian's voice, the old man raised his head, his face was stunned at first, and then he became quite alert.

"Don't be afraid, old man. My surname is Yang. I'm a knight who travels around the world in search of immortals and gods. I passed by here today and wanted to ask you for a glass of water and something to eat to satisfy my craving." Yang Qian said as he raised his hand. A piece of gold slowly floated to the small wooden stake where the old man placed the vegetable basin.

The golden flakes are very eye-catching.

No matter what, the best thing to use in the secular world is the gold piece. If you can show some kindness, it will be even better. If you show some magic tricks, the other party will definitely tell you everything.

Sure enough, Yang Qian opened the way with the gold piece and helped the old man's daughter-in-law to cure her illness. He immediately received the warmest hospitality from this family. Even the gold piece was returned. They said that Yang Qian's treatment was a great favor and they dared not ask for money.

The old man's surname is Ma, and he is a local. The village has no name, just called "Feiye Village". There are very few people in the village, only about 20 households in total, all of whom are hunters.

The old man has two sons. The eldest son died early, and the second son is also a hunter. He went to the city to sell his game today. The earliest he can come back is tomorrow afternoon.

So the ones who entertained Yang Qian were the old couple Ma and their daughter-in-law.

"When it comes to supernatural matters, we have a lot of people here. Would you like to hear it, Mr. Yang?"

"Just tell me, old man. I am interested in these legends."

"Well, just tell Mr. Yang some jokes for fun."

The old man was very talkative, especially after Yang Qian took out a pot of wine, he started to talk in a vivid and eloquent manner.

At first, the little grandson sat on a small stool and listened with great interest. Later, when he felt sleepy, his mother took him back to the house to sleep.

Yang Qian just listened until he heard a story called "Man-Eating Cave" and then he became interested.

Generally speaking, these mountain legends can be divided into two categories: purely fabricated and exaggerated.

The stories Yang Qian encountered along the way basically fell into these two categories.

Of course there are some exceptions. But after some investigation, Yang Qian felt that it was too much. It was either some monsters or some old ghosts in the mountains who couldn't stand the loneliness and harmed people. It had nothing to do with gods.

But this time, after hearing the story of the "man-eating cave" told by Old Man Ma, he felt it necessary to verify it.

The most crucial thing is that Old Man Ma added at the end that a month ago, someone was swallowed by the man-eating cave. It was a boy from a family named Yao in their village. He refused to listen to advice and insisted on getting close to the cave. As a result, he was sucked in and never came out again.

(End of this chapter)