"You all have come all the way from Yushan County. Are you used to living here?"
Deng Jianyuan stood with his hands behind his back, looking calmly at the three people in the courtyard: "If you are not used to living here, why not go to my place and let me show my hospitality as a host."
Hearing this, Deng Mingxu had been silently complaining in his heart that the ancestor was too aloof, which caused Miss Lin Rou to feel ignored yesterday, and he himself was implicated as well.
But at this moment he was very happy.
The ancestor is going to take the initiative to help me arrange a marriage!
Jiang Chengyun looked over with some surprise, and nodded after a moment: "Thank you for the hospitality."
Deng Jianyuan smiled and glanced at the three people without stopping.
As if he didn't recognize Shen Yi, he dismissed all the family members and turned to walk deeper into the compound.
Waiting to the place.
Jiang Chengyun finally understood where the uneasy feeling in his heart came from.
I saw a figure in a red shirt standing in the yard.
Xiao Qiangwei was playing with a jade bracelet, but perhaps because she found it boring, she threw it on the stone table.
"Please do as you please."
Leaving a few words behind, Deng Jianyuan walked into the house silently and then slowly closed the door.
Only three familiar people were left staring at each other.
Shen Yi sat beside the flower bed, took out the black knife and placed it on his knees, gently stroking the gold patterns on it.
"You're out here to do business, and you're bringing so many young people with you. Can you take care of them all?"
Xiao Qiangwei's face no longer had the dust from yesterday, but instead had a hint of sarcasm.
Lin Rou timidly extended her hand: "Sister Xiao, I'm just passing by."
In such a small courtyard, there were two silver bell monster catchers gathered at the same time, which really made people feel uneasy.
Thinking of this, she sideways glanced at Shen Yi in the distance.
They are all young people, and the other party has less experience than me, so why does he look so calm?
"It's better than going to a brothel to pick up an old man."
Jiang Chengyun obviously had no mood for an argument, so he found a room and slammed the door.
Xiao Qiangwei sneered, showing no interest in dealing with the remaining two juniors, and also turned back to the house.
Bang.
In such a tense atmosphere, Shen Yi raised his eyes and looked towards the room belonging to the ancestor of the Deng family.
The speculation that I had raised on the road earlier came to my mind again...where did this news come from?
Put yourself in their shoes. If you were testing your child, you would just say a few words at home and that would be it. Would you really have to publicize it outside?
Unfortunately, since they had just arrived, not to mention Jiang Chengyun and Xiao Qiangwei, even an ordinary monster catcher like Lin Rou would not take his words to heart.
Just like what they said on the road, even if it was fake, they would never let it go.
As the local boss of Yong'an City, could it be that the ancestor of the Deng family knows something that even the monster catchers don't know?
I think back to yesterday when the old man suddenly gave his last words.
Perhaps it was not because they had any special opinion of him, but Jiang Chengyun and Xiao Qiangwei were too powerful for him to get close to them, and he did not want to make the Deng family panic.
It just so happened that I was alone, and there was meat but no wine, so the old man happened to sit over.
If that's the case.
Then the whole thing seemed very wrong.
Knowing that two masters were helping him, and the old man was not a rookie, why would he be afraid before the battle and even decide to die in advance?
Thinking of this, Shen Yi silently gripped the hilt of the knife.
Originally, I thought that if there really was no opportunity, I would just learn from it so that it would be easier for me to do things in the future. But now it seems... that may not be the case.
…
Three days passed in a flash, and it was night again.
Deng Jianyuan never left his room since that day.
Jiang Chengyun and Xiao Qiangwei did not let down their guard and continued to stare at him like a thief.
People in the imperial court have a natural distrust of martial artists, and this is the way of survival they have concluded at the cost of countless lives.
Lin Rou was obviously a little bored. She tried to talk to Shen Yi several times, but found that the other party didn't seem to be like her. He was just an outsider who was just watching the show.
"Hey, why don't we retreat first? They won't share the credit anyway."
"…"
Before Shen Yi could reply, the silver bell on her waist suddenly began to tremble violently.
A breath entered my ears.
The information inside is... nothing.
At the same time, Jiang Chengyun and Xiao Qiangwei pushed the door open and walked out, their faces changed slightly, with a bit of excitement. About three breaths later, the second message came from the silver bell.
This time there was finally a sound, but it was a little unclear, as if he had not swallowed his saliva yet, and his voice was extremely weak.
"Mountain King..."
Before he finished speaking, Deng Jianyuan finally opened the door and walked out slowly.
The old man looked calm and stared at Jiang Chengyun calmly.
"Tsk."
He shook his head, took a sudden step, and his figure passed by like a flying swallow, without concealing his aura, and landed in the lobby in an instant.
The two Silver Bell Monster Catchers followed at the same time.
The ancestor's sudden movement obviously alarmed the Deng family. Crowds of people rushed out from various courtyards and gathered towards the lobby.
Lin Rou looked at the small bell in her hand with a serious expression.
It's not that he cares about the death of his colleagues, after all, such things are too common. But he didn't expect that the big demon, who had already reached the perfect stage of Nascent Soul, would dare to risk his life by stepping into Yong'an City at the risk of being hunted down by General You of Tingyang County.
As if she had thought of something, she looked up in surprise: "Oh no! This is a breakthrough imminent. I want to swallow a few more human medicines and become a demon king in the Baodan realm!"
What the hell is this tiger trial? This is clearly a feast it prepared for itself.
"That was a close call."
Lin Rou patted her chest and shuddered: "Fortunately it was Sister Xiao and Boss Jiang who came. If it was two ordinary Condensation Realm masters who came, we would have been able to accomplish it today."
She subconsciously looked to the side, only to find that the young man in black shirt who had been sitting there was now nowhere to be seen.
The lobby of the Deng family.
A group of bewildered family members huddled together, staring at the ancestor who had not taken action for many years.
The "Lin family guards" and the "oiran" brought back by the master were seen blocking him on the left and right.
Jiang Chengyun frowned and ordered, "Follow me."
If you are dealing with a tiger, you cannot let go of any help.
This old man may not have detailed information, but with the advantage of being a local, he should have guessed something. The monster catcher was afraid that he would run away, and he was actually afraid that the monster catcher would be scared away in advance.
Our thoughts collided.
"No, no."
Deng Jianyuan chuckled like a naughty boy: "An old man should always protect his family first, so that the imperial court can't find fault with him even if they come."
Just as the two of them changed their expressions, he suddenly changed his tone and said, "Unless you find someone to help me watch them...or maybe it's him!"
Deng Jianyuan pointed towards the crowd.
Shen Yi held the scabbard in his hand and stood quietly in the room.
Unexpectedly, before Jiang Chengyun, it was Xiao Qiangwei who sent a message using the silver bell: "Don't pay attention to him. After we leave, if you encounter any danger, you can do whatever you want."
The Monster Catcher is not the Demon Suppression Division and has no responsibility to protect an entire place.
"Walk."
Jiang Chengyun no longer hesitated and pulled Deng Jianyuan out of the Deng family compound.
A big demon that is comparable to the perfect Nengdan realm is far more attractive than a few tiger cubs.
After the three of them disappeared, the remaining members of the Deng family came back to their senses. Deng Mingxu looked at Lin Rou running towards him from a distance and hurried over to her: "Miss Rou, what happened?"
Lin Rou reluctantly shook off his hand: "What's wrong? The demon is coming to eat you."
The two Silver Bell Monster Catchers went to deal with the mountain lion, and there were three tiger cubs left. If there was one in the Nascent Soul stage among them, it could hunt the monster catchers and martial artists in the city at will.
If you don't leave now, when will you leave?
After thinking about it, she quickly waved to the young man and said, "Retreat first!"
With the ancestor of the Deng family gone, there are only a dozen or so Jade Liquid Realm warriors left, and they will inevitably become the target of the tiger cub.
Shen Yi pretended not to hear the voice, walked to the main seat, patted his clothes and sat down, placed the black sword on the table, and pressed it lightly with his palm.
Xiao Qiangwei's reminder was actually unnecessary. The ancestor of the Deng family was not a fool. Didn't he know that after he left, no one in the huge Deng family would be able to keep him? It was likely that he just didn't want to get involved in the affairs of the big monster.
It can be considered as a favor. If I am willing to take a few away for him, it is better than just running away.
"These people never tell the truth."
The tiger released the news in advance, intending to break through with the precious medicine of the human body.
The monster hunter uses the noble family as bait, hoping to lure the monster back in exchange for merit.
Deng Jianyuan was ready to die, so he decided to leave the monster hunter to guard the city for him...
I am still relatively simple.
I just want to kill monsters.
(End of this chapter)