Chapter 7 Line of Cause and Effect

Seeing the snake demon's huge body meandering into the jungle, Xu Boqing felt vaguely palpitated, as if there was a thread connecting him...

He doesn't know what it means either...

I thought it was because of the snake demon, so I didn't dare to relax at all, and still maintained the attitude of an 'immortal master', sitting on the stone and looking up at the moon.

In fact, all his attention has been focused on his eyes. In his eyes, everything around him is like a faded picture, even the silver moon in the sky has become a bit dim.

In his sight, he could clearly see a three-foot-long snake gradually moving away, with a layer of black mist still covering the snake's body. He could also see an insubstantial 'thread' draped over his body.

Line of cause and effect...

He didn't know what a causal line was, but he had some vague understanding in his heart, and he also knew that he couldn't do this kind of pretentious thing in the future, as it would lead to causality...

This incident also made him understand that there are real monsters and ghosts in this world, and materialism does not work here.

And now, let alone ghosts and monsters, even hungry wolves, tigers and leopards can kill you!

You have to run away quickly...

Xu Boqing felt his eyes were dry again, and after confirming that the snake demon had gone away, he focused away, and the strange phenomena in his eyes disappeared.

I glanced at the stone under my butt, and found the direction of Hongyang County engraved on it, which was only a few miles away.

He could also feel that his weak legs had regained consciousness. He immediately ran towards Hongyang County without hesitation.

This 'pure yang body' is really aggrieved to follow me. The 'infinite energy' that comes with it is originally used in the game to 'defeat a group of demons with a spear' and 'to fight against the crowd with one'.

As a result, this 'infinite energy' is in my own hands, and I either use it to dig graves or run away...

Niang Xipi…

In the final analysis, it is still the fault of the Dog Emperor!

In his position, he does not seek political affairs. If the world was not so chaotic, the life he would have lived in time would have been to inherit the family property, marry a few concubines, and play poker together when he had nothing to do.

Isn’t it beautiful?

Xu Boqing suppressed the distracting thoughts in his mind and saw that Hongyang County was right in front of him. He also stopped at his feet. It wasn't that he didn't want to enter the city, but it was so late at night that the city gates were not even opened.

Hongyang County is not too far from Kyoto and can be regarded as one of the several acropolis near the capital of Daliang. It also has a curfew at night.

If you want to enter the city, you have to wait for a few more hours.

Xu Boqing thought about it and walked around the city. Sure enough, he found a river with bluestones around it and a pit on it. It was probably a place for washing clothes.

Thinking of his disgraced appearance, he took a bath by the river at night, and then washed the muddy clothes and wrung them dry.

The weather in July is already hot, even at night. The clothes that have been wrung out will be almost dry before dawn...

The morning light is faint.

The rooster crows...

It also means the beginning of a new day.

The patrol officers who came to exchange their duties yawned and opened the city gate of Hongyang County. People carrying burdens, carts, and vegetable baskets from outside the city entered the city in an orderly manner, greeting each other familiarly.

Because there is a mobile morning market at 25:80, vendors often go out early in the morning in order to occupy the prime position in the market;

In order to avoid the scorching heat of the midday sun and to buy fresh preserved fruits and melons, most of the people who went to the market came early.

After a while, various stalls were set up on both sides of the street, and shouts came one after another...

There are those selling rouge gouache, there are those selling fruits and vegetables, there are also those selling steamed buns and noodles, all kinds of things...

Old Man Liu was still as usual, wearing a worn-out gray Taoist robe, a substandard and inferior Taoist crown on his head, carrying a small stool in his left hand, and a fortune teller's sail in his right hand...

On the shabby canvas were written "Divination and Wonderful Planning" on one side and "Divination of the Universe" on the other.

He found a remote and shady spot in the morning market and placed the long sail in his hand against the wall behind him. He sat on a small bench, crossed his legs and rubbed the goatee on his chin.

He neither shouted out for himself when he was out of the stall nor greeted the passers-by, showing the demeanor of a "superior" who doesn't care whether he comes or not.

He is half a local, and has been setting up a fortune-telling stall here for several years. He is somewhat famous in the market of Hongyang City because of his ability to talk about people and ghosts.

You can't make a lot of money...

But he’s also the kind who doesn’t have to worry about eating and drinking.

But today's 'elegant' demeanor hasn't lasted long, and before it even had time to open, a few patrol soldiers wearing armor and holding knives walked to the stall.

"Hey, what kind of wind has brought Mr. Zhao and Mr. Zhang here?"

Old Man Liu smiled and greeted the leading soldier. He stopped crossing his legs and touching his goatee. He stood up and moved the small bench he was sitting on under his buttocks and handed it over.

"I won't sit down anymore."

The soldier surnamed Zhao ignored his kindness and said bluntly: "Old man Liu, come with us."

Old man Liu stared, thinking to himself that he had done nothing wrong, and quickly defended: "Master Zhao, at this age, we have always been honest and responsible people..."

"Hi~"

The soldier surnamed Zhao also knew that he had gone astray, waved his hand and said, "Don't be afraid, I'm not arresting you."

"That is……"

"Collaborative handling of cases."

The soldier surnamed Zhang on the side explained: "Yesterday, two of our colleagues said that there were corpses in the mass graves, but we don't know whether they were true or not. Today, Lord Sun gathered people and recruited capable people and strangers in the city to go to the mass graves to investigate.

Fan."

"Ah, this..."

Old Man Liu felt anxious in his heart. His family knew about his family affairs, and he could only be regarded as a talking stick who relied on his mouth to make his living. The words "capable man and strange man" were not at all related to each other.

This thing of pretending to be a corpse sounds like a bluff, so what can you do by yourself?

Are you going to say nice things to the corpse and flatter the corpse?

He cupped his hands with a shy smile and said: "Master Zhao, Master Zhang, our old Liu is just a fortune teller. He is powerless and cannot handle the job of deceiving corpses. You see..."

"Haha~"

The soldier surnamed Zhao sneered, weighed the simple knife at his waist, and said pointedly: "This is an order personally given by Mr. Sun. The fortune tellers who set up stalls in the city have all been invited. Old Liu

, please don’t make things difficult for us~”

Old man Liu's expression froze...

Seeing this, the soldier surnamed Zhang on the side said with relief: "Don't be afraid, Old Liu. Mr. Sun will personally lead a hundred and ten men to search and investigate. Even if something happens, it won't be your turn..."

Hearing this, Old Man Liu looked better. He nodded and said with a smile on his face: "Okay, please wait a moment, I will take this stall back and leave."

"Are you still closing the stall?"

The soldier surnamed Zhao said with an unhappy expression: "Master Sun is still waiting over there. Besides, what you are doing is all business without capital. Just this broken bench and a broken white sail, which are taken home and used as firewood."

If you find it too strenuous, leave quickly!"

The soldier surnamed Zhang also nodded and said: "We are all old neighbors. No one will pick up your things here. Let's go quickly. If you make Mr. Sun wait for a long time, you may be punished."

"Okay, okay..."

Old man Liu stopped closing the stall and followed a few soldiers with a flattering smile to jointly handle the case...
Chapter completed!