"Master, you have to save me!"
Pang Jun frowned slightly. In principle, if demons really appeared within the county's bounds, the local City God would not stand idly by.
After all, this place still counted as Great Sui territory.
And Great Sui had always maintained strict control over demons within its borders.
Pang Jun considered it briefly. Now that he had learned of this matter...
Besides, the man had climbed mountain roads for an entire day. Whatever the case, he ought to help.
So he reassured Liu Er. Since it was already late, they spent the night at Chaolong Temple.
Early the next morning, he went down the mountain with him to see whether Liu Er's wife really was a demon.
The young Daoist had little interest in these so-called monsters.
But when he saw Li Ping'an heading down the mountain with Old Ox, following along out of curiosity, he changed his mind too.
All along the way, Liu Er described the details of his life with his wife, but there was only so much he could convey.
It was difficult to judge just what kind of monster his wife was.
Liu Er's eyes were sunken and his forehead darkened. These were indeed signs of ill fortune.
The mountain road was long, but naturally, it took little effort for Li Ping'an and the others.
Although Liu Er was an ordinary man, he was a constable.
His stamina was naturally better than most people's, and he gritted his teeth and persevered.
They only reached Hequan County after dark.
Liu Er naturally dared not take them home, so he found an inn and arranged for them to stay there.
Now that they were on his home ground and he needed their help, he naturally had to treat them to a meal.
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