The Dharma Sea of ​​the Green Snake

Chapter 398 The Monster Among the Crowd
"Old man, you..."

Just as the young man was in a stalemate with the old man Cao, the door that was originally closed was suddenly pushed open.

"Master Cao, we meet again."

As the door was slowly pushed open, Pei Hong looked helplessly at the stubborn old man Cao, with a hint of complaint in his tone.

Because Pei Hong actually knew about old man Cao's physical condition a long time ago, and told him about it before going up Weishan.

After all, in a sense, Anxiang Station is within the jurisdiction of Ningxiang County, and old man Cao can barely be regarded as half of Pei Hong's subordinates.

Especially the dedication and dedication of the other party, even among the post officials in the entire Tanzhou, they are among the best.

The only thing that gave Pei Hong a headache was that the other party's stubborn temper and disobedient character made his official authority a bit difficult to use.

"Uh, so it's Master Pei."

Nodding suddenly, the old man Cao didn't see the self-consciousness of his boss at all, but was a little surprised that the other party returned to Anxiang Post so quickly.

"Didn't you say you were going to stay on the mountain for a day or two? Why did you come down so soon?"

While talking, old man Cao turned his attention to the people behind Pei Hong.

"The situation is a little smoother than expected, so I went down the mountain early today."

Old man Cao's gaze stayed on Pei Wende for a short while, and finally returned to Pei Hong.

"Then it's still the same as before, arrange a carriage for you?"

"If we arrange a carriage at this point, we should be able to return to Ningxiang before the sun goes down."

Clearly hesitating for a while, Pei Hong of course wanted to return to Ningxiang immediately, and then use the fastest speed to solve the unrest hidden in Ningxiang and welcome the next wave of refugees.

However, the situation on Old Man Cao's side is obviously not optimistic. In addition to Pei Wende's previous self-recommendation, he decided to solve the problem here for the time being.

"This is not in a hurry..."

"Didn't you get injured some time ago? It happens that my younger brother is good at medicine. Let him look at the injury for you first."

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"Since it is an adult's request, then the little old man would naturally be more respectful than obedient."

He glanced at Pei Wende calmly again. Although old man Cao didn't show it, the surprise in his eyes could still be seen.

"Uh, if it's just blood relationship, he is indeed my brother."

Shrugging slightly, Pei Wende, who has been observing the old man Cao's condition since entering the room, replied.

"Feng'er, go and serve the adults a pot of hot tea."

After getting an affirmative answer, old man Cao turned his head and told the young man beside him.

Because the young man was obviously very dissatisfied with these sudden outsiders and interrupted the conversation between himself and the old man.

So it wasn't until the boy turned and left the room that old man Cao slowly sat down on the tea table in the center of the room, and motioned for the others to sit down.

"If it's Little Mage Wende, the injury on my body may indeed have the possibility of treatment."

He no longer concealed the fact that he and Pei Wende knew each other.

Old man Cao lifted his shirt amidst the other people's expressions of "as expected", revealing the hideous wound that seemed to have been torn by a wild beast.

"What kind of wound is this?"

It was obvious at a glance that those wounds were definitely not caused by the minions of wild beasts.

Zou Qiwu has been in business for so many years, and he still has this insight.

Those wounds were not so much the claws of wild beasts, but more like the marks left by the nails of some humanoid creatures.

But the nails of ordinary primate creatures obviously don't have such exaggerated lethality. If you want to cause this kind of wound, you have to replace the nails with steel sheets.

"Wait, shouldn't it be those refugees?"

"After all, this place is also the territory of the government. Those refugees won't be so presumptuous?"

Knowing the authority of the government in this era, Zou Qiwu felt that those refugees born at the bottom should not be so bold to attack the post.

This is not Zou Qiwu's wild guess, because people who have never lived in ancient times may never understand the authority of the government in the hearts of the people-the kind of prestige that is almost "deified", not much worse than those fanatics in the European Middle Ages.

"If it's just some refugees, then naturally they wouldn't dare to offend Tianwei..."

Staring deeply at Zou Qiwu, Old Man Cao shook his head calmly as if he had noticed something, and then continued to explain softly.

"But what if it's not just some 'refugees'?"

Her eyes widened involuntarily. Yue'er, who was beside Zou Qiwu, heard Cao's profound words, and suddenly a terrible thought popped into her mind.

Zhang Chusheng also had this idea with her.

As a person who has experienced the incidents of "Mandrill Massacre Village" and "Witch Borrowing Her Order", he knows the "truth" of this world far better than Yue'er.

"Is it a demon?"

Before Yue'er could continue to ask, Pei Wende asked this question for them.

However, Pei Wende's expression was very calm, because he had already confirmed this guess when he first saw the wound on Old Man Cao's body.

The world is not as simple as it seems.

Under that peaceful appearance, there have been many supernatural aliens hidden for a long time.

In the peaceful era of human society, those aliens are naturally happy to blend in and enjoy the civilization achievements of the heyday.

But once the order starts to be chaotic and the society starts to be in turmoil, those monsters hidden under the peaceful daily life will naturally not miss this excellent opportunity and come out to make trouble.

Even in a sense, "chaos" is a breeding ground for demons.

Pei Wende couldn't imagine what kind of monsters would be born among those people who died full of hunger, anger, disappointment, and resentment.

"To be precise, it should be a monster transformed from a human being."

"If it weren't for the fact that the old man's hands and feet are still quite neat, what you see here is probably not the old man."

The trembling fear is still revealed in the words, and the old man Cao still remembers the refugee who was "starved and fainted" at the gate of the post station.

It was obvious that one moment it was a skinny human being, but in the next moment it turned into a ferocious and terrifying monster.

It was also at that time that Anxiangyi began to be under martial law, and was always on guard against refugees who wanted to approach nearby.

Because no one can guarantee whether there are similar monsters hidden among those seemingly weak refugees.

At the very least, old man Cao didn't think it was the only monster hiding among the refugees.

There will only be more and more similar monsters as time goes by, and their behavior will become more and more rampant.

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(End of this chapter)