Half an hour later!
Yang Jing and Zhang He appeared at the door of the Demon Suppression Bureau.
Su Yu crossed the threshold and came to the two people.
He was neatly dressed in a brand new black iron heavy armor, and hanging on his waist was a long black gold sword stained with the blood of the Half-Step Mystic Realm demon.
His eyes stayed on the two of them briefly. The information about Yu County had been conveyed in advance. He stopped talking nonsense and walked straight out of the hospital.
The armor collided at the rear, and Cao Yue followed quickly with two Demon Suppression Guard wearing captain belt badges.
Six tall Northland horses snorted in the square.
Everyone got on their horses.
Su Yu clamped his legs between the horse's belly, and the black-scaled horse rushed out of the gate first.
The sound of horse hooves shattered the tranquility of the early morning. They ran wildly day and night, and the dead trees on both sides of the official road receded crazily.
The next morning!
A wide expanse of gray-black water appeared on the horizon ahead.
Changyun River mainstream!
Cao Yue pulled the reins sharply, and the horse raised its front hooves and stopped at the edge of the official road.
"Ahead is the water park area outside the Yunchang River."
Cao Yue turned over to the ground and washed the foam from the horse's nose with water from the water bag.
"The area of Yu County is ten times larger than that of Cloud Shadow Creek, and the water area is connected to multiple waterway hubs in Great Qin."
"The county magistrate is just a decoration, the real person in power is Flying Fish Gang."
"The gang leaders Zheng Tie, Qi Refinement Spirit Realm Eighth Layer, have thousands of water bandits under their command, monopolizing 60% of the water business."
Su Yu sat on the horse and nodded secretly. Cao Yue had experienced one year at Shadow Guard, and his intelligence ability was not weak.
The team started up again and marched along the river for thirty miles.
A large, withered pier appeared at the end of the official road.
The spacious open space was crowded with a dark crowd.
Hundreds of victims in ragged clothes huddled in a muddy depression, with dead grass blown by the cold wind, and muffled coughs could be heard from the crowd.
Six riders entered this area.
The iron hooves crushed the puddles.
An old man wearing a shabby sack on the outside raised his head, his messy hair covered in black mud.
After seeing Demon Suppression Guard's dark iron armor clearly, the old man suddenly jumped up and hit his knees heavily in the gravel and quagmire.
"Adults, help!"
The old man's voice was shrill and his throat was bloody.
This cry ignited the crowd. Hundreds of victims behind them got up one after another, fell to their knees in groups, and the screams gathered into waves.
The scaled horse was frightened and fell back.
Su Yu sits on the horse.
Purple Mansion Spirit-Nurturing Art is running, and the spiritual power breaks out of the body, turning into a wall of energy and sweeping across the ground.
The old man's head hit the invisible air cushion, making a muffled sound.
A steady lifting force came from the knees of hundreds of people behind, and their bodies were forcibly lifted upright.
The whole audience stopped crying.
Zhang He on the side strode forward and shouted.
"Come here and tell me in detail what happened on the water?"
An old man stood up and dragged his old body over. "There is a big monster in the river going crazy and eating people!"
"The night before yesterday, Zhao Si's three fishing boats were just three miles into the water when they were overturned by a huge black shadow at the bottom of the water, and more than a dozen people fell into the monster's belly."
"Yesterday at noon, a fleet of five cargo ships was also sunk in deep water."
"The water is full of monsters. They capsize the boat at the sight of it, and the way to survive is cut off."
Su Yu glanced at the old man's calloused hands.
Demon Suppression Bureau's information has always been cut off by dedicated personnel.
Yu County The letter asking for help from the water monster riot was only sent to the county last night. This place is at least 120 miles away from the center of Yu County.
A group of civilians who can only swim in shallow waters can accurately predict the number and time of sinking cargo ships in deep waters.
Some people are deliberately spreading panic and using the mouths of refugees to seal off the waters.
What role Flying Fish Gang plays in this is worthy of speculation.
Then several people chatted with the old man for a few more words, leaving one Demon Suppression Guard to settle here, and then they left.
Su Yu clamped the horse's belly, brought up a large amount of mud and water, and ran wildly out.
Yang Jing and Zhang He follow closely behind.
The sky was dark, dark clouds were pressing down on the water, and strong winds were whipping up turbid waves that were beating against the rocks.
After advancing fifty miles, the fishy smell mixed with the rotten smell hit our nostrils.
White mist rolled on the water ahead, obscuring the view, and broken wooden boards could be faintly seen among the water plants in the shallows.
Zhang He drew his knife to open the reed swamp.
There were more than a dozen corpses scattered on the mud, the chests were torn apart by sharp teeth, and the bones were broken in uneven ways.
Yang Jing suppressed his stomach churning. "The bone marrow was completely sucked dry. It was indeed the water demon who did it."
Cao Yue used the tip of his sword to pick up the scratched boat plank, and frowned slightly. "These fishermen are active on the boat all year round, and their skills are very good. Even if the water monster really goes wild, the entire army will not be wiped out."
Su Yu looked around at the muddy ground. It was less than thirty miles away from the Yu County city wall.
The leather boots stepped on the dark red moist soil, making a slight squeezing sound of mud.
He slowly squatted down and picked up a bit of fishy-smelling soil with his fingertips.
The soil is mixed with fine green scale debris.
Zhang He on the side used the back of a knife to open the clothes of a corpse.
You can see that the fabric is embroidered with gold thread.
Ordinary fishermen simply can't afford clothing made of this kind of material.
Cao Yue drew out his long sword, and the tip of the sword pushed aside the broken wooden boards around another corpse.
The wooden planks are neatly cut and the outer layer is coated with anti-corrosive black paint. Only large merchant ships use this kind of wood.
Su Yu stood up, Purple Mansion Spirit-Nurturing Art moved quietly.
Invisible spiritual power spreads in all directions against the muddy ground.
He expanded the exploration range to a hundred meters, and in the dense reeds fifty meters away on the left, extremely weak fluctuations of living creatures were heard.
The heart rate was extremely irregular, and the Qi and blood were extremely weak.
This is a seriously injured human warrior with a Spirit Realm level of cultivation.
Su Yu Pressed the handle of the black gold sword at his waist with his right hand, and the black heavy armor glowed with a metallic cold light in the weak light.
He turned around and faced the reed marsh.
Cao Yue noticed something unusual and quickly raised his sword.
Zhang He and Yang Jing spread out like horns, blocking the outer retreat.
Su Yu stepped forward, breaking the withered reed stalks with his iron boots.
A crisp sound spread along the dead waterside, and the reeds in front shook violently.
Suddenly, a black shadow burst out of the mud.
Chi!
Accompanied by a fierce wind of the knife, it went straight to Su Yu's neck and struck him.
Su Yu didn't stop, he raised his right hand at will, and accurately grasped the incoming blade with two fingers.
Bang!
A harsh metallic vibrato exploded.
The black shadow froze in mid-air, clutching the handle of the knife with both hands. His muscles were tense, but he could not move the knife in the slightest.
This is a strong man covered in black mud.
There was a bone-deep laceration on his chest, and black blood was pouring out.
"Ha... ha...!"
The strong man gasped for air.
His eyes fell on the Demon Suppression black iron armor on Su Yu, and his taut body instantly went limp.
The long stainless steel knife fell from his hand into the mud. The strong man's knees weakened and he knelt down heavily.
Water splashes everywhere!
Cao Yue walked forward quickly, placing the hilt of the sword on the strong man's shoulder.
"Which caravan is it? How did it get like this?"
The strong man didn't answer immediately, he just lowered his head and panted heavily.
His chest heaved violently, and mud dripped down his chin.