I have a magical tree

Inside the county government office, on the high hall.

Wang Xian looked up and saw the county magistrate, Yan Chengyun, sitting on the top, still holding the book in his hand, but it seemed that the book had not increased in thickness when it was folded in his hand. County Magistrate Ding Qi stood below, lowering his eyes and saying nothing.

"When you arrived, the demon was already dead?" After hearing Wang Xian's report, Yan Chengyun finally put down the book and raised his voice by half a degree.

"To be precise, someone killed the demon in a very short time. Not only that, but they also deliberately chose a place to discard the body of the demon." Wang Xian nodded.

There were no traces of fighting at the place where he and Qin Zhan found the body of the demon, and it didn't look like the first scene, because that place was too conspicuous. Once a fight occurred, it was impossible not to leave clues.

It was as if someone killed the demon and was worried that they couldn't find the body, so they deliberately threw it in a conspicuous place, and they only needed to be a little careful to find it.

"Can you tell anything from the wound?"

"No, but it should be a knife. No matter how that person covers it up, the monster's body is broken into two halves."

"Who are the knife masters in the county? And who can kill the monster in such a short time and have enough time to move the body?"

Wang Xian thought for a while, "No! At least those who have this ability, we have verified them and have ruled out suspicion."

"Besides, if it was really them who did it, why would they bother!"

Yan Chengyun stood up, holding the book, put his hands behind his back, and walked slowly in the hall, pondering in silence.

"Have there been any powerful outsiders recently?"

"No, if it was somewhere else, there might be omissions, but this Yanghe County..."

The population mobility in Yanghe County is so low that once a foreigner appears, it will become extremely conspicuous. It can't be covered up at all. Unless that person doesn't eat or drink, doesn't talk to anyone, and doesn't even leave a trace.

"The masters secretly cultivated by those big families? That doesn't make sense. Since they are secretly cultivated, they are naturally used as killers. Would they expose their tracks for a monster? And they would not hide their identities in such a clumsy way!" Yan Chengyun proposed an idea, but quickly denied it.

Wang Xian just listened. This matter was complicated and confusing. It might involve the game between the county lord and the local big family forces. He couldn't intervene.

"Okay, it's always a good thing to solve the monster. After you go down, continue to investigate secretly and find this person! Such a master hides in secret. What is the purpose? We need to figure it out. However, even if you find it, don't act rashly. That person may not be an enemy!" Yan Chengyun waved his hand, indicating that Wang Xian could leave.

"I'm leaving!" Wang Xian said goodbye with a fist.

Only Yan Chengyun and Ding Qi were left in the hall.

"Ding Qi, what do you think?"

"I can't figure it out, but it shouldn't be the work of those big families. But it's easy to speculate the origins of such masters. After excluding most possibilities, there are only a few possibilities."

"One is a master who lives in seclusion, very quiet and thinking, and the other is a master who has made a new breakthrough."

Yan Chengyun nodded, "Well, that makes sense. What else?"

"No more! We say that this person's method is clumsy, but in fact we all know that this person should not be underestimated. He considers everything carefully and decisively, and doesn't leave too many clues. From this, it can be seen that this person is extremely calm and wise! Such a person is terrible!"

The hall fell silent again, and Yan Chengyun and Ding Qi were thinking about their own thoughts.

After a long time, Yan Chengyun spoke again: "Do you know that Ge Yongyan just sent someone to ask for leave!"

"Ge Lao? Why did he suddenly ask for leave?" Ding Qi was puzzled.

"He's going to break through!"

Ding Qi was excited, "Is Ge Lao going to break through to the fifth rank?"

"Well, I didn't expect that he would be the first one among those people to break through to the fifth rank! However, Ge Yongyan himself is a genius!" Yan Chengyun sighed, "After he breaks through, the medical officer's rank will probably be raised by half a level, to the sixth rank!"

Ding Qi shook his head, "The promotion of medical officers is different from ours, the rank is too watery!"

He could understand why the county lord was depressed, because the county lord's rank was only the seventh rank, and Ge Lao became the sixth rank doctor, which was two levels higher.

"Don't underestimate the Shangyi Bureau. It seems that the Shangyi Bureau has no power, but it is actually very important. Especially Ge Yongyan is a pharmacist!"

If it were an ordinary doctor, let alone the sixth rank, even if the fifth rank was placed in front of him, he would not care at all, but Ge Yongyan was special, especially in Yanghe County, where pharmacists were even more precious.

"Please take care of his disciple more often!"

"Well, I will pay attention to him. That kid has a really good foundation!"

"Also, you go to the Demon Suppression Division for me later and ask Huang Ji what's wrong with the protective array and why even the inner courtyard has problems now." Yan Chengyun couldn't help but frown when he talked about this.

Ding Qi also frowned. As for why Yan Chengyun asked him to go instead of just telling Wang Xian directly, the reason was simple, because Wang Xian and Huang Ji were not on the same page. Huang Ji was a worshiper with a special status and never paid attention to Wang Xian's transfer order.

If it was not necessary, he didn't want to have any intersection with Huang Ji. Every time he saw Huang Ji, he felt uncomfortable. He was a more terrifying existence than a demon.

"Okay!"

Ding Qi left the county government office and stopped at the door for a moment before turning to the Demon Suppression Division.

When he arrived at the Demon Suppression Division, he didn't alarm Wang Xian, but went straight to a loft in the Demon Suppression Division.

"Is Mr. Huang here?" Ding Qi asked a clerk.

"Yes, sir, please wait a moment. I will go in and report immediately."

After a while, the door was pushed open again, and the clerk invited him in.

As soon as he entered the door, Ding Qi's nose couldn't help twitching, and a disgusting smell rushed into his nasal cavity, making him almost vomit!

And for some reason, as soon as he entered this place, he felt wet all over, as if his skin was sticky. You know, he is at the level of a fifth-grade great martial artist. But this feeling has never changed no matter how many times he comes.

"Why did you come to see me, sir?" Huang Ji, who was wearing a black robe and a hood and was covered tightly beside a long table, spoke. His voice was hoarse and gloomy, and it was very uncomfortable to hear.

Ding Qi frowned and came to Huang Ji. "The county lord asked me to ask Huang Gongfeng why there are so many strange things happening in the county every now and then. Is there something wrong with the protective array?"

"Please sit down!" Huang Ji raised his arm, and a hand stretched out from under his black robe, motioning Ding Qi to sit down. It was a hand that did not look like a human hand. Curled feathers grew out from under the flesh, and there were dots of yellow fat at the roots of the feathers.

Ding Qi took a look and immediately looked away, cursing in his heart, this ghost thing is even weirder than many strange things!