Before noon, dust flew up from the Yanggu County gate. A dozen horses galloped at full speed through the wind and disappeared at the end of the official road in the blink of an eye.
The leader of the group was Tan Zhengwen, the big-bearded constable who had spoken to the Yanggu County Magistrate earlier.
This man is the head of the hundred or so arresters in Yanggu County. He is highly skilled in martial arts and upright. He is deeply loved by the people of Yanggu County.
It was not an exaggeration to say that he was the guardian god of Yanggu County.
At this moment, he was riding at the front, his eyes staring ahead with a solemn expression.
His destination was not far, only twenty li away.
With their current speed, they would probably arrive in less than an hour.
However, this short hour made Arrester Tan uneasy.
Not long after, a small fork appeared in the straight pipe. A young man dressed as a monk was standing in front of the fork and looking down at something. He looked unusually serious. Even the dense sound of horse hooves could not make him turn around to take a look.
"Phew!"
Looking at the monk from afar, Constable Tan hesitated for a moment. He pulled the reins and slowly stopped beside the monk.
Seeing the monk holding a map in his hand, he instantly understood why the monk was standing there.
"Monk, are you lost?"
Chen Nuo frowned. She had no choice but to accept this fact.
He did not expect the simple map to be so inaccurate. In addition, it was his first time walking according to the map, so he was very unsure of the direction.
It was only a short 20 miles, but he had already hesitated a few times.
However, it was not a big problem. There was no mistake in following the official road. But now, he was stumped.
The map didn't mark the place he wanted to go.
"Amitabha…"
He put away the map and chanted the name of Buddha as an answer.
This was the advantage of being a monk. He could answer whatever he wanted or not with a Buddhist proclamation.
Constable Tan nodded slightly in return.
"This is an official road that was built in recent years. I believe it's not on your map.”
He explained and continued.
"Go that way. There won't be any forks along the way to Guo Beicheng.”
Without waiting for Chen Nuo to thank him, he was about to start off in another direction. However, just as he was about to start, he paused and said something else.
"Remember to walk along the official road, don't take small paths.”
Although his tone was stiff, the concern in it could still be heard.
He was a cold-faced but kind-hearted fellow.
Chen Nuo smiled.
Forget it, I'll do a good deed every day.
"Thank you for pointing out the way. This Penniless Monk will also point out a clear path for you.”
Constable Tan's expression turned colder and colder. He gave Chen Nuo a cold look and slapped his horse's butt before leaving without looking back.
The dozen or so riders behind him quickly caught up and did not look at Chen Nuo again.
"Baldy, you don't know what's good for you. You still want to use the tricks of a martial arts practitioner to deceive us, pui!”
The last rider who left cursed softly and spat at Chen Nuo.
Chen Nuo didn't move, allowing the saliva to drift past her body.
The constables shook their heads.
It seemed that in this world, the reputation of his peers was not very good ~
"This is fate. Lord Zeng can't pull back the ghost that is courting death.”
After saying that, he walked in the direction where the constables had left.
He was not looking for Guobei County, but Wang Zhuang!
Previously, he had accidentally discovered that the mandrill still had some memories, so he asked a few more questions. Unfortunately, the mandrill only remembered a few things that left a deep impression on him and did not know anything else.
One of them was Wang Zhuang.
According to the mandrill, it had obtained the leather bag from here.
As for why they didn't stay here to continue foraging, but instead went to Yanggu County, it was because that was a place where even the mandrill didn't dare to stay for long.
Although the mandrill seemed to be not good at fighting, that was actually relative.
The mandrill spread out its body and easily devoured more than ten people.
If it wasn't for those experts with sharp weapons surrounding them, the mandrill wouldn't be afraid of humans at all.
From this, one could imagine how troublesome the monster hiding in the manor was.
Unfortunately, the mandrill did not remember what kind of monster it was.
"Whether you can survive or not depends on your luck. Amitabha…"
Buddha is merciful, but he only saves those who are fated.
At least, that was what Chen Nuo, the half-real monk, thought.
……
Wang Zhuang.
There was a small stream running through the village.
It could be considered a treasure land with good feng shui.
At this moment, the sun was high up in the sky. A group of arresters with solemn expressions were stopping their horses at the entrance of the village.
Something was wrong!
Constable Tan was shocked by just a glance.
It was too quiet!
It was frighteningly quiet!
It was noon, but there was not a single wisp of smoke rising from the chimneys in the manor!
What made Tan Zhengwen the most uneasy was that Wang Zhuang seemed to be fine. There were no signs of fighting at all.
This could directly eliminate the possibility of being attacked by bandits.
As for the remaining possibility…
Phew...
This Wang Zhuang must have been possessed…
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