The setting sun dyes Qingjiang County's gray city walls a layer of rust color.
After checking their identities, the three Su Yu came to the city.
The area occupied by Qingjiang County is not much different from that of Nanhe County, but the population is less than half.
Within the city, hungry people could be seen everywhere, giving the impression of a famine-like depression.
The three of them looked at the scene in front of them with heavy expressions.
At this moment, a group of figures appeared in front of them. Dozens of brightly armored Qingjiang County Demon Suppression Guard lined up on both sides, forcing their way through the pile of hungry people.
The leading old man Wang Lin strode forward to greet him.
The fat belly bulged up the standard black armor, and the fat body trembled violently up and down when he walked.
Su Yu sat on the horse, looking past Wang Lin's shiny head and the skinny hungry people around him, a cold light flashed across his face.
Wang Lin clasped his hands in his fists and bent down his thick bucket waist with difficulty, with two piles of flesh squeezing his facial features into a slit.
"Qingjiang County Demon Suppression Bureau Dutou Wang Lin, lead the guards to welcome Su Dutou!"
There was only dead silence in the air around him.
Su Yu put his right hand casually on the handle of the knife, looking down at the fat old man from a high position.
"No need."
"Lead the way."
The words "cold" hit the blue bricks.
Wang Lin The fat on his face visibly stiffened for a moment, but only for a moment, and soon he put on a flattering smile again.
"Yes, yes, yes! It's been a long journey all the way to Su Dutou, and the official has prepared a banquet at the Yamen to welcome you and wash away the dust!"
Qingjiang County Demon Suppression In the back hall of the Yamen, the tempting aroma of meat hits your mouth and nose.
The Eight Immortals table was filled with more than ten dishes of delicacies from the mountains and seas, and the whole roasted suckling pig in the center was still oozing with golden fat.
There are several jars of Kaifeng ten-year-old Fenjiu wine in the corner, emitting a strong aroma of alcohol.
And outside the wall, there are hungry people in the county who are biting each other for a mouthful of Guanyin soil.
Wang Lin picked up an exquisite blue and white porcelain wine glass and tiptoed to the side of the host.
"Su Dutou has made a lot of achievements in his young life. I would like to express my gratitude to you for this cup."
Su Yu leaned on the back of the huanghuali wood chair, with a standard long knife placed across his knees.
His indifferent eyes passed over the table of deformedly sumptuous dishes.
He didn't raise his hand.
"Tell me about the water monster."
Wang Lin's fat hand holding the wine glass paused in the air, and the scene suddenly fell into dead silence.
After laughing twice, Wang Lin immediately put down his wine glass and took out a file.
"Report to Su Dutou."
"Eighty miles south of the city, there is a place Cloud Shadow Creek. The water tribe there used to be peaceful and keep to themselves."
"But in the past six months, for some unknown reason, they have frequently crossed the border and eaten people alive. Seven surrounding villages have been slaughtered."
Wang Lin raised his fat hand and rubbed the dry corners of his eyes vigorously, squeezing out a bit of sadness.
"Last month, our county Constable Chen led a team into the mountains to slay demons."
"As a result, in the depths of Cloud Shadow Creek, I encountered a Spirit Realm Eighth Level water snake demon. Mr. Chen's head was bitten to bits on the spot."
"We Qingjiang County only have some old, weak, sick and disabled people left. We really have no way to deal with the big monster, so we boldly asked the county for help."
Su Yu took the file, the rough paper rubbing against his fingertips.
Spirit Realm Eighth Level's water snake demon.
Demons hunting for blood have always avoided the sharp edge of the Demon Suppression Bureau, jumping out of the mountains and forests to directly devour the head of a county. This blatant provocation completely goes against common sense.
Obviously there is someone or a demon behind this, manipulating it secretly.
Su Yu threw the file on the greasy table and stood up with a knife in one hand.
"Rest here tonight."
"Tomorrow morning, go to Cloud Shadow Creek."
Su Yu didn't even look at the steaming food and wine on the table, and went straight to the private room arranged in the back hall.
Zhang He froze on the spot, quickly dropped half of the roast chicken in his hand, rubbed his hands full of grease on Demon Suppression Guard's black armor, and followed quickly.
Yang Jing also stood up and left.
At night.
There were no lights in the guest room of the inn, and Su Yu was sitting cross-legged on the cold, hard wooden bed.
The dark golden Eight Desolations Demon-Suppressing Qi rushes under the skin, burning the surrounding air into distorted ripples visible to the naked eye.
There were very light footsteps outside the door. Zhang He pushed the door open and stepped inside, holding the wooden door tightly with his backhand.
He touched the edge of the table under the faint moonlight and lowered his voice.
"Su Dutou, this Wang Lin is definitely not a good person."
"The whole city is starving, and his table of birds and animals costs at least a hundred taels of silver."
"Constable Chen's body is still cold, but he has gained a lot of weight!"
Brush!
At this moment, a figure quickly flashed past the window, and Yang Jing climbed through the window and came to the two of them.
"Now that I've noticed something abnormal, I'm going to kill that old guy right now. After being tortured, everything will be revealed!"
Yang Jing looked murderous.
Zhang He on the side changed his face when he heard this and was about to stop him.
"Stand still tonight. Anyone who disobeys the order will be expelled Demon Suppression Bureau!"
A low voice sounded in the room.
"You!"
Yang Jing wanted to say something more after hearing this, but after noticing Su Yu's cold eyes, he chose to shut up.
"Yes!"
Zhang He on the side responded in a low voice.
Then the two of them turned and left.
Su Yu With twinkling eyes, there is no value in killing an ordinary person Wang Lin.
If you kill this dog that leads the way, Cloud Shadow Creek's group of monsters will definitely lie dormant all night long, diving into deep water and staying locked up.
Who will compensate him for the tens of thousands Slaughter Points he lost?
Midnight time.
Qingjiang County Demon Suppression Bureau Back alley.
Wang Lin took off his ostentatious black armor and put on a set of gray and black coarse cloth shorts.
Under the cover of night, that fat body exploded with agility that was completely inconsistent with its size.
He sneaked along the damp wall and finally entered a half-roofed City God temple in the south of the city.
The dilapidated wooden door was ajar.
Wang Lin The moment he pushed the door open, a cold and biting evil wind violently rolled out from behind the severed head statue.
"Master Wang, your legs and feet have become slower."
A soft and charming voice with a biting chill echoed in the empty ruined temple.
The tall figure stepped on the dried fruits on the ground and walked slowly out of the shadow of the statue.
A large area of the woman's snow-white shoulders and back were exposed to the cold wind.
The flat lower abdomen does not have human legs, but is densely covered with dark blue diamond-shaped scales, and a thick snake tail makes a rustling sound on the gravel ground.
Under the pale moonlight, the surface of the scales glowed with a disgusting mucus sheen.
Wang Lin hurriedly took two steps forward and bent his fat waist to an extremely humble arc.
"My lord, please forgive me."
"Those three idiots sent by the county have already settled in the post house to join the game."
The snake girl's vertical pupils stared intently at Wang Lin's neck.
A forked scarlet letter popped out from her red lips, quickly catching the scent of strangers in the air.
"How is the quality of the goods?"
Wang Lin grinned with yellow teeth and answered quickly.
"As we expected, the county used Qingjiang County as a testing ground for newcomers."
"That girl only has Spirit Refinement Spirit Realm Fifth Level. She is a daughter of a wealthy family who has never seen blood."
"The leader, Su Dutou, is just a Body Refinement Spirit Realm Seventh Level warrior."
The snake girl covered her lips and let out a weird low laugh, which was full of unabashed violence.
"Spirit Realm Seventh Level, I really think Cloud Shadow Creek is their Demon Suppression Bureau's back garden."
"Master Shrimp had a great time eating the flesh and blood of Constable Chen last month. This time, the quality of these three fresh and tender flesh will definitely make Master Shrimp even more satisfied."
Wang Lin rubbed his fat hands flatteringly.
"Don't worry, sir. I will lead them deep into the desperate place Cloud Shadow Creek early tomorrow morning."
The snake girl stretched out her slender arms and gently stroked Wang Lin's fat face.