Two Realms: Don't call me evil!

Chapter 105: The Depressed City (th update, words, please subscribe)
Nanyang City.

At sunset, Su Jie and others finally arrived at Nanyang City.

Nanyang City is a big city with a large population and prosperous commerce. According to Dong Hongtian, there must be many strange people and strangers here, who may be able to solve the problem of the massacre of the village.

But when I really walked into Nanyang City, things were a little different from what Dong Hongtian said.

Looking at Nanyang City from the outside, the city walls are six feet high, the towers and walls are towering and solid, and it covers a vast area. It really has the style of a big city.

But the city is not very prosperous. There is only a sparse flow of people on the deserted streets. Occasionally, pedestrians pass by, and they are in a hurry and seldom stop.

Most of the shops along the street are closed, and many restaurants, casinos, brothels, etc. that are usually crowded with people are empty.

"What's going on? It wasn't like this last time I came here!"

Dong Hongtian was so confused that he even wondered if he had gone to the wrong city.

"Is it possible that there is a plague that prevents everyone from going out on the streets? Did you see that white mourning flags are hung in front of many people's houses, and some passers-by are also wearing plain clothes?"

Gan Huren said, this statement is quite reliable.

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Cui Bingyuan and Xiao Chang were a little panicked. The plague doesn't recognize people. It doesn't matter whether you are practicing martial arts or not, you will be infected if you should. Their cultivation level is not high enough to resist the plague.

"Just ask and you'll find out."

Dong Hongtian saw a passerby and ran over to him without waiting for him to leave: "Brother, we are from outside the city and passing through Nanyang City. Why is this city so depressed and yet there is a plague?"

The passerby who was stopped was a scholar. He looked up at Dong Hongtian and said, "How dare you enter the city, here, here. In short, I advise you to leave as soon as possible and don't stay in the city."

The scholar seemed to have something unspeakable, and stopped mid-sentence, urging Su Jie and others to leave Nanyang City.

After saying that, as if he was worried about something, the scholar looked around, then hurriedly ran around Dong Hongtian.

"I hate people who don't mean half of what they say."

Xiao Chang was speechless. Is there anything he couldn't say directly?

"I have a bad feeling."

A gust of cold wind blew by, and Gan Huren shrank his neck. It may be that his previous experience as a ghost cast a shadow on this somewhat depressed and quiet city.

"Let's go to the government office and then find an inn to rest."

Dong Hongtian looked at the sky, fearing that he would be late, so he set off quickly.

"Be vigilant."

Su Jie secretly released the reconnaissance dragonfly and warned Chen Yun.

Dozens of reconnaissance dragonflies were buzzing and flying, and they saw the closed doors of every house in the city.

Dragonflies flew into the cracks between doors and windows. Most of the houses were occupied by people, but there were quite a few houses with mourning sheds set up in their homes. It was obvious that someone in the family had died.

"What's this."

Su Jie also noticed that there was a red stone hanging in every house.

This kind of red stone looks very bright overall. The red color smudges on the surface of the stone and is hung on doorways, rooms and windows.

Without any time to think, Su Jie and others arrived at the Nanyang City Government Office area.

However, what is unexpected is that although the door of the government office is not closed, there is no office scene. Instead, there are a group of officials wearing scarlet robes, worshiping devoutly one by one, and respectfully worshiping a statue of a god. The statue is like an old man with a kind face and a kind-hearted look.

Next to the statue, several men wearing black religious robes, embroidered with auspicious animals from all directions, and a bit of a god-like temperament were sitting cross-legged on the ground, chanting in difficult tones and complex tones.

"What is this doing?"

Dong Hongtian was stunned for a moment, but thinking of what was going on in the village, he bravely stepped forward.

"Several officials, my subordinate, Mad Sword Dong Hongtian, has something important to report. We passed by Tianjia Village today and found that more than 300 villagers here died suddenly and mysteriously. All their bodies..."

"This matter is not my responsibility, you can find someone else to do it."

An official interrupted Dong Hongtian's story with an impatient expression.

"May I ask where the local person in charge of the Sky Survey Department is?"

Dong Hongtian paused for a moment. The Tianxun Division, different from the police, was an organization set up by the Dali Dynasty specifically to deal with demons, practitioners, and demon cultivators. Because practitioners committed crimes, ordinary police officers would definitely go away and never come back.

For this reason, the Dali Dynasty set up a special patrol department, and all members were practitioners. It dealt specifically with incidents involving demons and demons in the territory, as well as crimes committed by practitioners.

The Tianxun Division had a glorious past. Not only did it catch monsters outside, but also arrested officials inside. It also once broke into the cultivation sect and arrested people on the spot. Its status was equivalent to that of the Imperial Guards in Chinese history.

However, with the decay of the Dali Dynasty, the Xuntian Division has undergone several weakening reforms, and its power has been greatly reduced. A large number of masters have fled, and their combat effectiveness has been severely reduced.

Generally speaking, larger cities will have sky patrol divisions stationed there.

Naturally, there are cities of the size of Nanyang City, so Dong Hongcai asked this question.

"Surveying Division? Old Wu, who knows where he has gone. I can't find him. You can go find him yourself."

"Can you please..."

"No, you didn't see me worshiping Miaomo. Leave quickly and don't disturb me here."

The official glared at Dong Hongtian, not wanting to see him, blaming him for disturbing him by talking too much.

Dong Hongtian's forehead veins jumped and he choked: "That's hundreds of lives, and you're indifferent?"

"What does it have to do with me? I'm a bunch of poor people. If they die, they will die."

The official raised his head disdainfully and said with a sneer: "You knights just like to meddle in other people's business. We, the Dali Dynasty, have our own laws to govern our country. Believe it or not, I will arrest you if you get into trouble."

Dong Hongtian was a little embarrassed and even more angry. He couldn't help but cursed: "Guan Guan, you are simply pretending to be a local official. When you say this, are you worthy of the black gauze hat on your head and the clothes you are wearing?"

"Come here, come here! Quickly capture this unruly man who dares to insult me. I will punish him severely."

The official didn't expect that Dong Hongtian was so aggressive and actually dared to scold him, and he was very angry for a moment.

"Get out."

Gan Huren and others turned pale, pulled Dong Hongtian and ran away.

This offending an official can be a big or small matter. Most of the wandering righteous warriors who have no fixed abode are not too afraid, but they still have to be safe in the city.

The group of officials were still kneeling on the ground to pray, including the one who was swearing. They did not insist on sending people to chase him, but turned around and went to worship the statue again. It seemed that Dong Hongtian was not worth his energy.

Su Jie looked back and saw that among several men sitting next to the statue and wearing ancestral ceremonial attire, one of them followed several others as if he was observing something.

Then the man turned his head and looked vaguely in the direction of investigating the dragonfly, which made Su Jie's heart skip a beat.

(End of this chapter)