ninety thousand miles

Chapter 328 Strange Disease

Seeing Li Chuan's sad face, Chang Xiao comforted him and said, "Sir, you are going to be a god in the future, so why bother with these mundane things? My father has said that no matter who sits in that position, the supervisor of Qintian Prison or the palace supervisor will be the supervisor." , even if the dynasty changes, it will be the same."

Li Chuan smiled helplessly.

He really doesn't care much about who becomes the emperor. He just wants to prevent evil disasters from happening again. Even if he can't completely avoid it, he hopes that at least the court will take care of these things.

Thinking about it, he sighed and said, "Do you remember Tong Luo?"

Chang Xiao said: "Brother Tong, of course I remember."

Li Chuan said: "Brother Tong is not originally from Yunqiao Township. He and Zhuo Erniang are both from Qingfu Village, a village near Xuanshui Mountain. After the Xuanshui Mountain demon disaster, they were the only two people left in the whole village. ”

He told Chang Xiao what happened at that time.

Chang Xiao knew that Tong Luo came to Yunqiao Township from somewhere else, but he didn't know the inside story.

After listening to Li Chuan's words, he said: "No wonder Brother Tong often patrols around and rushes over when he hears any monsters causing trouble."

"I have heard about the Xuanshui Mountain demon disaster before. But at that time, I had already started to get sick, so I didn't know much."

Chang Xiao said: "Because the people in the Monster Hunting Department are rotated very frequently. In about two or three years, a wave of people changed. It is said that the previous ones have all gone to work as monster hunters."

Li Chuan recalled that in the years after the Empress ascended the throne, she indeed launched many large-scale demon slayings. Twenty or thirty years ago, there were also several times. After that, the "Great Demon Gathering" had not changed much.

Chang Xiao said: "At that time, there were not so many people in Qin Tian Jian, and there was no monster hunting department. There were only the palace eunuch and his eldest apprentice, as well as some experts raised by the imperial court."

"So it was led by the Ministry of War at that time. The Yunshan Army at that time was the main force in suppressing demons. The Palace Supervisor and other experts were only responsible for containing the big demons."

Chang Xiao's father was already a general at that time.

"Really?" Li Chuan was curious.

"There aren't many permanent residents in the Monster Hunting Department, right?" Li Chuan didn't believe it.

"The Qintian Prison has gradually grown since then. Starting about thirty years ago, all matters involving monsters and ghosts have been managed by the Qintian Prison. Gradually, people from the Monster Hunting Department also stationed in various places to take charge of These local things.”

Chang Xiao said: "I heard my father talk about the demon slaying before."

Chang Xiao paused and said: "I also heard that the methods commonly used by folk monster hunters today are actually passed down from the monster hunting department. There is also a saying that behind the folk monster hunters is Qin Tian Prison."

Li Chuan said: "The Black-Horned King of Xuanshui Mountain was already dead at that time. They said it was a demon disaster, but in fact they were just passing little demons."

"Later on, there were Taoist monks, folk monster hunters, and some monks who traveled down the mountain. They were organized by the palace supervisor, and they became the original monster hunting department."

"If the big demon deliberately targets the surrounding villages and cities, I'm afraid...at least half of the county will suffer."

Chang Xiao said: "There are not many, but it has been like this for ten, thirty or fifty years. There are still people who go out and take disciples. So Qintian Prison sees that there are not many people, but if something happens, they can summon them There are quite a few people who know some magic. In addition to other monks, Taoists, demon hunters and Xuanmen monks who volunteered to help, there may be over a hundred thousand people."

"Later, the Palace Supervisor accepted three more apprentices and trained many capable officials."

"As for the big demon...my father said that although the big demon is powerful and difficult for ordinary people to match, there is only one big demon and a few demon generals on a mountain top. Although there are many other small demons, looking at the huge ones, But as long as the battle is fruitless for a long time, and a few companions around him die, they will gradually collapse. At that time, even ordinary soldiers, a few together, can hunt them down." Chang Xiao laughed at himself and said: "So this time, I am here. Just for the sake of military merit."

Li Chuan was not so optimistic and said, "I don't know about other great demons, but the Black Horned King of Xuanshui Mountain knows how to train troops."

"Really?" Chang Xiao didn't believe it.

Li Chuan explained the system of Xuanshuishan to Chang Xiao, and then said: "Also, King Black Horn attaches great importance to cultivating monsters that can transform into human forms. He even raised a white-faced scholar as a counselor. Although the scholar's strategies are not as good as his own. I can’t even listen to it.”

"And..." Li Chuan suddenly thought of the demon soldiers and demon futures of Xuanshui Mountain. He said: "It seems that most of the elites of Xuanshui Mountain went to the Suliu River after the death of King Black Horn. After the death of King Lingyu, I don’t know where they went after that. If they were slaying demons, I’d probably run into them.”

"Were they not here when the Xuanshui Mountain demon disaster happened?" Chang Xiao asked.

"Most of them are not here." Li Chuan said: "The former master of the Black Horned King was General Golden Halberd of the previous dynasty. He understands this, which is normal. But... the Great Spirit Fish Demon was also a fairy in the sky. Among other great demons, , maybe there are also many demons with background and culture."

"That's true," Chang Xiao's eyes became firm after hearing this, and he said, "But no matter what their origins are, as long as His Majesty orders the demons to be suppressed, the next "Collection of Demons" will definitely be half as thin."

Li Chuan said: "Okay, I will definitely go to suppress the demons when the time comes. Although I can't defeat a single demon, the sound of the Tianyin pot will always be there."

Li Chuan and Chang Xiao chatted all afternoon, but before they could enjoy themselves enough, Li Chuan said, "Let's go back to Sanyi Hutong first. Taoist Wen may have gone back. When he sees you coming, he might take out another pot." Now that the wine is here, let’s let the kitchen cook a few more dishes and chat while we eat?”

"Okay." Chang Xiao agreed immediately.

After the two left Qintian Prison and returned to Jin Rong's home, the steward said to Li Chuan: "Dr. Li, a man who claims to be from your hometown comes to you. He looks like an official. I asked him to rest in the back hall first. .”

Fellow countryman?

Li Chuan was a little confused. He asked, "Is Daochang Wen back?"

"I'm back," the steward said.

Li Chuan then said, "Please take Young Master Chang to Daoist Wen's place, and I'll go backstage to have a look."

Then, he walked to the back hall. As he approached, he saw a person sitting in the back hall. He stood up, walked towards him, and said, "Ah, Dr. Li, you are back."

Li Chuan recognized the man. He was Zhang Xintong, Xiang Yuanwai's clan brother, who was an official in the Ministry of Personnel.

Before Li Chuan could speak, Zhang Xintong held Li Chuan's hand with both hands and said, "Dr. Li, you must help me."

"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious. You tell me something first, and we'll sit down and talk slowly." Li Chuan said.

Zhang Xintong said: "I know you have rejected everyone who asked you to take care of the house, but I... I have asked several experts to look at it, but there is nothing I can do."

"What happened?" Li Chuan asked.

Zhang Xintong said: "It's been half a year, and strange things have been happening in my family. First, the cook's food suddenly became very unpalatable, and then the gardener watered all the flowers and plants in the garden to death... I have changed two batches of servants. It was fine at first, but then it started to get weird. I was afraid that bad comments would spread, so I didn’t change it. But...but starting last month, my little daughter was also infected with this strange disease. She Suddenly no one in the family recognized him."

(End of this chapter)