Seeing that he could not catch up, Li Yan no longer hesitated.
Wow~
The copper coins on Armguard Thousand Thoughts rustled together.
Yin Qi Black fog gathered around him, and Li Yan's speed suddenly increased.
"Cha!"
At the same time, Falcon Li Dong also chirped in the air to indicate the direction.
Li Yan understood it immediately. He made the secret formula with his left hand and the sword secret formula with his right hand and pointed forward, "Qing Jia! God saves people and takes strict photos of Beifeng. The god is ordered to sweep away all the ominous things, spit out poison with eight powers, and draw four fierce horses..."
This is <North Emperor Calamity Removal Technique>, which specializes in breaking all kinds of evil spirits.
The cat demon must have used a similar method to abduct the pregnant woman. With his current Daoism, he can cast spells remotely, and even if he cannot break them, he can still interfere with them.
"Disease!"
As the spell was completed, an invisible spell was shot out from the fingertips, blending into the dark night in the direction pointed by the falcon.
"Meow--!"
A shrill meow like Night Owl sounded.
In the darkness in the distance, the two strange "cat demon fires" exploded and scattered in an instant.
Good opportunity!
Li Yan exerts force with one step, Pellet Strength runs, and the speed increases again.
Soon, he saw his target.
But I saw the backyard of a deserted house, overgrown with weeds, and a black shadow lying next to a dry well.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a pregnant woman on all fours, crawling like a wild beast.
The pregnant woman was wearing a servant's coarse cloth and had already fainted.
What is really weird is that there is an old cat with yellow spots lying on its back.
This old cat is not as cute as Big Orange in his previous life. Instead, he has a long body, ferocious joints, messy fur, mixed with a lot of white hair, blood-red eyes, and two rows of protruding fangs.
At this moment, black smoke is emitting from the cat demon.
It seemed that Li Yan's <North Emperor Calamity Removal Technique> triggered backlash from the spell. It shook its head, felt a little dizzy, its limbs were weak, and it rolled down from the pregnant woman's back.
Whoosh!
Li Yan jumped high from the roof, with the bright moon behind him reflecting the figures.
Before he landed, he estimated the distance and waved his left hand.
"Go!"
Accompanied by crackling lightning, two Soul Severing Throwing Knifes roared out.
These Soul Severing Throwing Knife have also been rebuilt when Qiankun Academy. There are still some leftovers from the "Thunderfall Profound Gold" presented by Crown Prince Xiao Jingheng, so they were added to it.
The biggest advantage is that it can be blessed with lightning.
From a distance, it looks like two electric lights flying.
But at this critical moment, the "Jinhua Cat" suddenly woke up, shook its body, and ran into the dry well next to it.
Li Yan happened to land on the ground at this time. With a thought, the two Soul Severing Throwing Knife in the air quickly circled and then shot into the dry well.
Bang bang!
There were two muffled sounds, and dust and smoke were everywhere.
Li Yan exerted force under his feet and "shrunk into an inch" and came to the dry well. With a move of his hand, Soul Severing Throwing Knife circled up and inserted it into the skin bag at his waist.
But below, there was no trace of the monster.
"Earth Escape?"
Li Yan frowned, he didn't expect the monster to do this.
He was about to leave, but he sniffed and immediately looked at the pregnant woman next to him.
But the pregnant woman was frightened and her amniotic fluid had broken.
It is not his nature to refuse to save someone.
Li Yan had no choice but to bend down and check the pregnant woman's breathing, then took out a pill from her arms and stuffed it into her mouth.
This is a high-quality elixir refined by the Qiankun Academy Hundred Herbs Garden.
Not to mention the rupture of the amniotic fluid, even severe bleeding, I can still breathe.
Then, he looked into the air again and said loudly, "Go back and notify San Er to ask for help!"
There was an eagle cry in the air, heading towards Yu Mansion.
After doing this, Li Yan looked around again and took a deep breath.
Saving the pregnant woman is just a matter of course, killing the cat demon is the only way to complete the mission.
His current Smelling Mystical Power is already very clever. When used to its limit, he can smell scents within a radius of several miles. Even if the opponent uses Earth Release, the smell will still be left behind.
However, after Divine Ability performed it, Li Yan frowned.
Countless weak, normal, or slightly ominous cat "angers" were like a pot of mixed soup boiling to its peak, erupting throughout the streets, houses, walls, and roofs.
It's like entering a blind alley of smells, and you can't tell the location of the cat demon at all.
At the same time, he also heard hundreds of cats meowing one after another in the surrounding alleys, including lazy yawns, wary lows, and cubs' grunts, but most of them were an inexplicable restlessness and confusion with a collective will.
The night wind seemed to be filled with the smell of cat fur.
Li Yan narrowed his eyes slightly and stopped suddenly.
The last clear trace of the cat demon's remaining breath was like water dripping into the sea, and was instantly submerged in this vast sea of thousands of cat breaths.
He tried to distinguish, but the auras blended, interfered, and obscured each other, forming a dizzying chaotic vortex, making accurate tracking impossible.
"That's it..."
Li Yan jumped on the wall, looked at the shadows of cats everywhere, and recalled what the punting old man mentioned about the "fairy civet cat that eliminates the rat problem" and the increasing number of cats in the city.
"Hmph! What a cunning beast!"
Li Yan snorted coldly, but was not in a hurry.
He remembered that the old punting man said that this fairy girl was invited by Local Rich Man Wang, a big salt merchant in the city, to make Attendant.
Now Yangzhou salt merchants are gathering together to discuss how to deal with the Japanese pirates.
The other party must be hiding in it at this time.
Without any hesitation, Li Yan jumped up onto the beam and disappeared into the night...
The wealth of Yangzhou salt merchants is the highest in the world.
The pavilions and pavilions on both sides of the canal were all built by salt merchants, who brought the water from the Cao River into the garden. The strange stones are stacked to form the Wanren Mountain, and the white jade is carved into the Jiuqu Pond. It is very luxurious.
Among them, Jiyu Garden is the most popular.
This garden was originally built by the salt merchants of the previous dynasty. The stone-laying techniques are ingenious, and live water flows in from the canal. The winding corridors hide the mist and rain, and the painted boats reflect the neon lights.
The salt merchant gave a banquet and spent thousands of gold on it. The eight delicacies of Huaiyang and exotic delicacies from all over the world were listed on the table. They were all made of blue and white porcelain cups from official kilns. The wine was poured from the famous Jiangnan wine Cloud Nectar Wine, and music and music continued all night long.
In the past, a literary giant once painted a wall in the garden with the inscription "The wind blows from the water palace and the fragrance fills it with fragrance", which made it famous far and near.
At this time, the lights inside Jiyu Garden were as bright as day.
The spacious main hall near the water is called "Zhuojin Hall". At this moment, all the fans are open.
The waves of the canal reflect the glazed palace lanterns under the eaves, turning the entire building into a crystal palace.
The white marble steps in front of the hall lead directly to the lotus pond. In the pond, koi carps play with light and shadows. Taihu Stone are built into immortal peaks beside the pond, hiding living water. The falling rocks jingle like pebbles.
Now the owner of the garden is none other than Wang Maode, the largest salt merchant in Yangzhou.
The banquet tonight is to gather all the wealthy merchants in the city to discuss the plan to fight against the Japanese.
Hundreds of red sandalwood and Eight Immortals tables are covered with Shu embroidery. Each table is equipped with a cloisonné hot pot for boiling river delicacies. Official kiln pastel dishes contain Crab Roe Lion's Head, Three-Layer Duck, Wensi tofu and other Huaiyang delicacies. The waiters are all dressed in Hangzhou silk Tsing Yi, holding silver pots to pour wine silently.
But there was nothing elegant or leisurely about this feast.
Those who fill the hall and sit high are either rich or noble.
Cao Gang Yangzhou helmsman Liu Tonghai clasped the cigarette rod Gold Inlaid Jade with his finger, bowed his head and said nothing.
Several luxuriously dressed salt merchants winked at each other.
Elder City God Temple Enforcement Hall, the Daoist priest of Gou Rong Maoshan, "Thunder Hand" Xu Zhenshan, was playing with Yu Ruyi, with his eyes slightly closed and his white eyebrows drooping.
"Hahaha~"
Wang Maode raised his glass and smiled loudly, looked at the crowd and said, "The invasion of the Japanese pirates is a disaster that has never happened in Yangzhou City in a hundred years! Please gather together tonight and make a plan."
One of the businessmen said, "I wonder, Local Rich Man Wang, what charter are you talking about?"
"Easy."
Wang Maode put down his wine glass and his expression became solemn, "The Japanese pirates not only blocked the waterway but ruined our business, the court must also give an explanation."
"Why should we be asked to give an explanation?" Someone immediately asked Qi Ingestion.
"Alas~"
Wang Maode sighed, "Those Japanese pirates are so elusive that they can sneak into the hinterland of Yangzhou, lay ambushes, and hide without finding anyone. Everyone knows that there must be a traitor!"
"I know you don't want to get involved in this matter. After all, there are some risks, but if we don't find those Japanese pirates, you can think about who will be blamed for this shit."
"Of course, if we succeed in this matter, we will definitely be rewarded by the court. In our line of work, it is always good to have an extra name to protect ourselves..."
As soon as these words came out, everyone fell into silence.
Someone secretly looked at "Thunder Hand" Xu Zhenshan and saw that they still closed their eyes and said nothing, so they knew that the matter was probably related.
But how many people should be sent, whether it's money or effort, needs to be discussed carefully...
At this moment, "Thunder Hand" Xu Zhenshan suddenly opened his eyes, stood up and said to the night sky, "Which fellow Daoist is spying on you late at night, why don't you come down and have a glass of wine!"
"Someone!"
Xu Zhenshan shouted loudly, like thunder on the ground.
The already tense hall suddenly exploded.
The sound of silk and bamboo suddenly stopped, the clinking of cups and cups, and the blood on the faces of those wealthy salt merchants faded away, and they panicked.
The guards and retainers around them who had paid a lot of money reacted almost at the same time. The sound of clanging weapons being unsheathed was heard endlessly, and their figures flashed and quickly protected their masters behind them, forming small defensive circles. Their eyes were sharply scanning the dark corners around them, and the atmosphere was tense.
In the shadow of the roof bracket, Li Yan felt slightly surprised.
Although his technique of concentrating his breath and concealing his form is not top-notch, he still possesses Dragon Snake Plate rare treasure.
Not to mention ordinary martial arts masters, even Xuan Gate People would have a hard time detecting it.
This Elder Xu who was born in Maoshan, City God Temple Enforcement Hall, has such keen perception?
Judging from his behavior, he should be special Divine Ability...
In a flash of thought, Li Yan realized that hiding was useless, so he jumped out from the shadow of the bracket, and a Leap of the Falcon stood upright under the bright lights of the hall.
"Who broke into the private residence? Tell me your name!"
A guard leader shouted sharply, pointing his sword forward.
Li Yan looked around, his eyes scanning the faces of everyone who were either surprised, angry or inquisitive, and finally landed on Wang Maode, who was in charge. He cupped his fists and said loudly, "Li Yan, I don't mean to disturb everyone's conversation. I passed by here and followed up to hunt down a harmful monster. It was just a coincidence. I have no intention of prying."
His voice is clear, neither humble nor overbearing, and has a calming power.
"Li Yan?" Immediately there was a murmur of discussion in the hall.
Most of the salt merchants and their guards looked confused, obviously unfamiliar with this name, and they all asked the knowledgeable people around them.
As for those Jianghu people who had only heard of the name "Twelve Yuan Chen", as well as those who really knew the inside story, their expressions changed drastically in an instant, and they looked at Li Yan with eyes full of shock and disbelief.
"It's him?!"
"Twelve Yuan Chen's first?!"
"'Yama' Li Yan, he actually arrived in Yangzhou!"
"Hiss... you are so young? It doesn't look like what the rumors say..."
The doubtful words floated clearly into Li Yan's ears.
Wang Maode, who was sitting in the main seat, quickly lost the look of shock and anger on his face, and instantly put on a passionate smile. He stood up suddenly, clapped his hands and said with a smile, "Hahaha! It turns out to be the world-famous Young Hero Li! Sorry, so disrespectful!"
"Wang has long received the news that the heroes of Twelve Yuan Chen have gone south and have arrived at the border of Yangzhou. I wanted to wait for two days, prepare all the posts, and board the ship to visit in person to have a look at you, but I am afraid that it will be too abrupt and disturb everyone's rest."
"I didn't expect to be so destined. Young Hero Li came uninvited. What an unexpected surprise! It's just the right time, it's just the right time!"
He walked to the front of the hall in a few steps, raised his hand to Li Yan again, and said in a sincere tone, "Currently, the Japanese pirates are raging, invading my homeland, burning, killing and looting, and are approaching my Yangzhou City! Chiliarch Hong died loyally to his country, and the people in the city are in panic. We need the help of a master like Young Hero Li who is extremely capable and chivalrous!"
"With you here, why worry about the Japanese pirates not being exterminated? Wang, a generation of fellow villagers in Yangzhou, implores the young hero to lend a helping hand to fight against foreign aggression. By then, the name of the young hero will be praised in Jiangnan!"
These words were high-sounding and sincere, as if Li Yan was the savior they had been waiting for.
However, Li Yan's brows furrowed slightly.
Wang Maode This enthusiasm came too quickly and deliberately, and even seemed to block his mouth. It was obvious that he knew he was coming here, but he didn't want to provoke him.
He didn't have time to listen to these scene words, so he got straight to the point, clasping his fists and saying in a deep voice, "Local Rich Man Wang is exalted. Li Yan is here, not for Japanese pirates, but to pursue Evil Creature, a harmful person!"
"The name of this demon is 'Jinhua Cat'. He has transformed into a human form and hid in the house under the name of 'Fairy Girl'. He raises demon cats and sucks the essence of living people. The son of member Yu Hailin is in danger."
"Li traced his aura to this point, and then went into hiding to investigate. If this demon is not eliminated, it may bring disaster to the whole city! If Wang really wants to protect the peace of Yangzhou, he must quickly hand over the cat demon pretending to be 'Xiangu'!"
As soon as these words are spoken, it is like cold water dripping into a boiling pan of oil!
The whole hall was in an uproar!
"What? Evil Creature? Cat demon?"
"Xiangu... is she a monster?"
"Impossible! The fairy girl invited by Local Rich Man Wang only subdued the rat demon last year and kept us safe... is she looking for trouble?"
The tragic atmosphere of "fighting against Japanese pirates" just now was instantly shattered by Li Yan's words. Questioning, fearful, and unbelieving eyes shot back and forth between Wang Maode and Li Yan.
Wang Maode's face suddenly darkened, his eyes became sinister, he pointed at Li Yan and shouted sternly, "Shut up! Don't talk nonsense and confuse right and wrong!"
"Think that relying on the name of 'Twelve Yuan Chen', you can do whatever you want in Yangzhou and frame Zhongliang? Wang asked the fairy to relieve the people, subdue the rat demon, and bring Buddhas to all families! But you are here to confuse the public with your evil words and slander the fairy!"
"You should get closer to Jiangsu and Zhejiang Lin Family. Some of them are liaisons with outsiders and collude with Japanese pirates. Don't think that no one knows about it and they want to frame me..."
"Huh! His heart is despicable! His actions are despicable!"
This Wang Maode was also so angry that he fainted.
He held a banquet this time because he was anxious for everyone to deal with the Japanese pirates. He just wanted to get a plaque of commendation from the court so that he could find someone to run it and become the president of the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce.
Li Yan These words simply turned his dining table off.
Jiangsu and Zhejiang Lin Family colluded with Japanese pirates?!
After everyone heard this, they took a deep breath.
Everyone knows about the Lin Family in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but I didn't expect such a thing to happen.
Li Yan narrowed his eyes slightly and said impatiently, "Why are you talking so much? The cat demon is right here with you, don't waste time, I will catch it myself!"
Before he finished speaking, he exerted force on his feet, jumped up, and jumped onto the roof.
"Presumptuous!"
Hearing a loud shout, Xu Zhenshan's whole body was trembling with Gang Qi. The loose Maoshan Daoist robe automatically moved without wind. He also stepped on the pillars, soared into the air, and turned sideways to meet him at a faster speed in mid-air.
The left hand kneads and the right hand condenses the claws, with sizzling electric light, to grab Li Yan's waist and ribs.
This "Thunder Hand" Xu Zhenshan is also proficient in thunder method Martial Arts.
Li Yan's pupils shrank, Xu Zhenshan's grasp was fast, hard, and fierce, and the strong wind hit his face, which made his cheeks hurt. It also contained a Daoist Lei Gang that destroyed evil and slayed demons, shocking Divine Soul!
If caught firmly, the muscles and bones will be shattered!
But how could he get entangled with it? With just a glance, two Soul Severing Throwing Knifes roared out, carrying electric light, and hit Xu Zhenshan's face.
"Flying sword!"
Xu Zhenshan was startled. He exerted force under his feet and crushed the eaves. He turned over and fell to the ground. He looked at Li Yan with eyes full of surprise and uncertainty.
Li Yan was too lazy to respond and turned to look at the backyard with a solemn expression.
The cat smell in the backyard is even stronger.
This is a cover-up, the other party must be hiding in the backyard!
At this moment, a sudden change occurred.
"Ah--!"
"Help--!"
A series of shrill screams suddenly came from the depths of the backyard.
Immediately afterwards, there were several short screams and the sound of objects being knocked over and shattering, followed by dense meows of cats. People were frightened and fled in all directions. It was no longer possible to hide the cat demon's aura.
"Demon Qi! Such a strong Demon Qi!" Immediately, a Enforcement Hall disciple exclaimed.
"Master, something happened in the backyard!"
Wang Maode's confidant butler's face turned pale and he shouted out uncontrollably.
Wang Maode himself was even more shocked, and a trace of unconcealable panic flashed across his eyes!
Li Yan rushed to the backyard without saying a word.
And "Thunder Hand" Xu Zhenshan looked at Wang Maode with suspicion...