In the lobby, Liang Qu is at the top right, with his upper body exposed and his flesh and blood wounds shocking. Behind him, the doctor held a medicine mortar, took out the grass stems and crushed them to extract the juice, which was used to prevent the wound from suppurating. Chen Zhaoan is sitting on his upper left hand, with his hands crossed and supported on the crutches. All the village elders were sitting or standing, all uneasy. Occasionally, they felt pain when they looked at the hideous wound. Except for the groans of pain from the injured villagers in the hall, the entire hall was filled with oppressive silence. Chen Zhaoan glanced at the villager on his lower left. The villager understood the idea, stood up, looked at Liang Qu, and asked the previous question again. "This mountain ghost is not the big mountain ghost in Pingyang Town, nor is it the little mountain ghost that was conceived." Liang Qu opened the coffin and concluded. The doctor who was grinding the herbs shook his hands. The calm conversation was quite healing.
"Doesn't it mean there are other mountain ghosts?" "One of them is so scary, and there are two more. Fortunately, Ah Shui is here today. If not, wouldn't it be a disaster?" "How could they come to Yixing City? We are 16 miles away from Pingyang Town, and it would take an hour to walk manually." The village elders looked at each other with fear in their hearts. They had actually encountered the mountain ghost. Its pus-like yellow vertical pupils were more terrifying than a tiger. Many village elders were so frightened that they dropped their crutches and cured their legs that had been cold for many years on the spot. I thought that the disaster happened in Pingyang Town and that there was nothing to worry about in Yixing City. I never thought that it would be unsafe to be so far away. But the fact is that Liang Qu believes in his own judgment. The little mountain ghost is only about the same size as a human baby when it is born. It will take at least three months for it to grow to nearly human height. The time of Lu Shaohui's death was less than half a month, so he couldn't be a newly hatched mountain ghost from Pingyang Town. It's even less likely that he was the mountain ghost who killed Lu Shaohui. Dashangui's strength is obviously higher than that of Lu Shaohui, and there are not many signs of fighting at the scene, so he can crush the warriors of the second level. With such strength, Liang Qu could not kill it even if it was tied up into a dozen, let alone smashing it away with the stone ball from the stone lion's mouth. Everyone looked at Chen Zhaoan, who had the highest status. Chen Zhaoan naturally understood what the other people meant. He said: "Ah Shui, the other two mountain ghosts are not in Yixing City. What's more, they won't come out early and they won't come out late." , why did it come out just today during the sacrifice? Could it be the river god..." The doctor applied the herbal medicine on Liang Qu's shoulders and quietly pricked up his ears, not noticing that his hands were shaking. "Impossible!" Liang Qu categorically denied, "Mountain ghosts are land spirits. If they are to be controlled, they must be controlled by the mountain gods. If they are river gods, then the ones sent out should be water monsters. Otherwise, there will be a flood and heavy rain, and we will be flooded in Yixing." How could a mountain spirit be sent to the city? Besides, didn’t we sacrifice the mountain ghost’s head? If it was really the will of the River God, how could there be no movement at all? " The other village elders felt that Liang Qu's words were reasonable and nodded. It doesn't matter if the river god is angry. If the river god gets angry, it will be more terrifying than the mountain ghost. Thousands of people will have to leave their homes.
Liang Qu raised his shoulders slightly, and the herbal juice stimulated his wound. He took a breath and said, "As for how the mountain ghost came, I guess it was because of the killing of animals today, and people gathered together. The smell of blood and human beings is too strong." , to attract the spirits.” The young mountain ghosts eat livestock and like to eat human viscera. The strength of the mountain ghosts he killed was between small mountain ghosts and large mountain ghosts. They were neither newborns nor adults. Sacrifice blood and popularity are naturally the best bait. "I can't guarantee whether there are other mountain ghosts in Yixing City. Maybe there are, maybe not. But I have grown up so old that I don't have many records of ghosts killing people in my memory. Now that three of them have appeared at once, I doubt it. There might be a ghost." The rolled-up cloth fell to the ground, The doctor hurriedly picked it up, not even bothering to continue bandaging it, and hurriedly asked: "Is there a ghost?" A village elder was anxious and said: "Yes, if there are ghosts, there must be ghosts. If there are no ghosts, how can there be so many ghosts for no reason? In the past, I only heard that some household entered the mountains and disappeared across the river. , how could he be so unscrupulous today?" After turning around, he stretched out his hand to hold Liang Qu's forearm: "Ah Shui, you grew up in Yixing City. You can't be like those white-eyed wolves who just leave your hometown and forget about the villagers when you have the ability." "cough!" Chen Zhaoan coughed and stared at the village elder who was speaking. The village elder felt that he had said the wrong thing and didn't realize what the mistake was, so he could only remain silent and shrink back. They are all village elders, and they are also divided into three, six or nine grades. Other village elders quickly got up to make amends. "Yeah, if you weren't here today, I don't know how many people would have died." "Ah Shui is already a true warrior who has passed the test, right?" "Well, just the day before yesterday." "It's really amazing. Unlike the incompetent and unfilial son in my family, he is an outstanding person." No wonder. Li Libo and Chen Jiechang at the edge of the hall were amazed, and they increasingly felt that Liang Qu's talent was astonishing. I can still help today, but what about the future? Afraid of drifting apart, the two of them felt confused. Chen Zhaoan raised his hand to ask everyone to calm down, and said solemnly: "We will not let your efforts go in vain. You saved our lives in this matter today. Each of the village elders here will collect ten taels of silver for you. Although it’s not much, it represents our thoughts.” "Yes, yes, I will definitely pay for it." "Okay, I'll be the first to go!" Everyone saw the battle of the mountain ghost. The claws of the mountain ghost were sharper than steel knives. It could smash the stone slabs with a casual wave. Its thick skin was even more sturdy. Even a knife could not cut into it. It was definitely not an ordinary person's match. I'm afraid that as many as he came up would die. It was even more amazing that Liang Qu could fight such a monster. Although Li Libo and Chen Jiechang helped in the process, everyone was not stupid and could see who was the key.
Liang Qu was not the only warrior in Yixing City, but people wanted to move up. Those who were really promising had moved away. Only those who had not practiced well and were reluctant to give up their property in Yixing City would stay here. Just like the village elder who owned this house, his children and grandchildren were not good at studying and practicing martial arts, but were proficient in eating, drinking and having fun. At the moment, the only one he could rely on was Liang Qu. Being looked at by everyone with expectant eyes, Liang Qu was quite embarrassed. There were seven or eight village elders present, and each of them was offered ten taels of silver, which was nearly a hundred taels of silver. He was naturally tempted, but now it was not a question of money, but whether it could be done. Today was very thrilling. Without Awei's venom and the help of Achang and Abo, no one could say for sure if it could happen again. But just because he couldn't do it didn't mean that others couldn't do it either. "Elders, I was really lucky this time, and this mountain ghost is average in strength. If it was the one in Pingyang Town, I would definitely have no chance of winning." The mood of the village elders fell to the bottom, but Liang Qu changed his tone. "But several of my senior brothers are real martial artists with great strength. They must be able to do it. Besides, this matter is strange. I will go to Pingyang Town to find my master first. He is knowledgeable and may know what is going on." The village elders praised him after a sudden turn of events. "When do you plan to leave?" "Let's go without delay." Wrapping himself in a cloth towel, Liang Qu got up and dressed. "That's right. Prepare the horses quickly." "No need for horses. The land route is unsafe. I'll take the water route. Let Chen Jiechang and I go. Here are my changed clothes." Chen Zhaoan sent someone to hand over the washed cloak and robes: "The changed clothes are all here, but they are not yet completely dry. Your clothes are really extraordinary. There are so many blood stains, but they are clean after being soaked in water." "Thank you, Mr. Chen." Liang Qu took the clothes and jumped off the pier without hesitation. Chen Jiechang followed closely behind him, came to the boat, picked up the long oar, and took on the responsibility of rowing. The black-sailed boat headed towards Pingyang Town along the marshland.