Longevity from Liao Zhai

Chapter 63 Tiger Demon
"Master, Master, I have news about the young master."

Wang Cheng shouted loudly in the backyard of the county government office.

A woman's laughter was heard in the room.

Then, a middle-aged man with a pale face ran out of the house.

The man was only wearing thin clothes and had lipstick marks on his body.

The man was the new magistrate of Qinghe County, Lu.

After County Magistrate Mao committed suicide, Qianzhou County sent him to serve as county magistrate.

"What are you doing? What?"

County Magistrate Lu was very unhappy. It was very painful to be interrupted while sowing.

Wang Cheng could see two women in the room through the crack in the door.

"In reply to the master, I have news about the young master."

Wang Cheng swallowed and then told what he had discovered.

"You mean my son was taken away by human traffickers!"

County Magistrate Lu asked.

Before Wang Cheng could answer, Captain Leng arrived.

"To answer your question, the young master was captured by human traffickers."

Captain Leng repeated the information he had found.

After listening to the two people's reports, County Magistrate Lu walked back and forth.

"Three days. If you can't find the young master in three days, you will all be skinned and kicked out."

County Magistrate Lu said impatiently.

The formation for sealing the city is a Confucian method.

A county magistrate needs an official seal and Confucian cultivation to be able to perform his duties.

However, with County Magistrate Lu’s cultivation level, he can only hold on for six days!

Once six days have passed, the formation will collapse on its own.

It's a secret, but it's not a secret.

Anyone with a certain amount of knowledge knows that the formation cannot last too long.

"Oh my, I never thought that I would make a mistake here."

Aunt Mei was carrying a bamboo basket and a big yellow cat was following her.

Just now on the street, when Captain Leng was interrogating the brothel owner and the eunuch, Aunt Mei also saw it.

Aunt Mei knew she had been exposed.

Aunt Mei chanted a spell, and soon she turned into a tabby cat.

"A city-sealing formation, hehe, it's not like I haven't seen it before. Let's see how long you can hold out!"

Aunt Mei took the big yellow cat and ten kittens and hid.

Aunt Mei knew that this city defense formation would be broken sooner or later.

Once the formation is broken, Aunt Mei can take these stolen children away.

During the first three days of the city lockdown, Qinghe County was relatively peaceful.

On the fourth day, the government began distributing leaflets.

Zhou Ping also saw the flyer, which showed Aunt Mei’s image.

This appearance is exactly the same as the one I have seen before.

This means that there is nothing wrong with my clues.

With this portrait, Aunt Mei won't be able to escape.

But Zhou Ping knew that Aunt Mei could turn into a cat, so it was not easy for the people in the yamen to find Aunt Mei.

Originally, Zhou Ping could have asked the ghost baby to investigate.

However, after the city sealing formation was activated, the suppression of ghosts was quite severe.

The ghost baby's body couldn't bear it.

If it weren’t for the ghost bride, Zhou Ping suspected that the ghost baby would even have its soul torn apart.

The ghost bride's cultivation was naturally suppressed.

According to the Ghost Bride, under the city sealing formation, her cultivation barely reached the tenth level.

Zhou Ping had no other means to find Aunt Mei.

After one day and one night.

The yamen runners turned the entire Qinghe County upside down.

Even so, there was still no sign of Aunt Mei.

Captain Leng and Wang Cheng worked the hardest, searching house to house.

"Bang bang bang."

This is the fifth wave of people coming to search in one day.

Because the city was sealed off, the rouge shop was also closed.

He Yunqing and Liu Ruyan, mother and daughter, did not go out either, for they were afraid that the human traffickers would take them away.

Zhou Ping accompanied the mother and daughter.

This feeling reminded Zhou Ping of the time when the city was under lockdown in the original world.

At that time, there were only himself and the fifth girl, but now there are two beautiful ladies accompanying him.

Zhou Ping opened the door, and outside was Wang Cheng with a worried look on his face.

Wang Cheng stayed up all night and searched Qinghe County several times, but he still couldn't find Aunt Mei.

"Master Wang, come and have some tea."

He Yunqing poured tea for Wang Cheng.

Wang Cheng quickly took it.

Although Wang Cheng was an official, He Yunqing's status was not low either. He was still far inferior to He Yunqing.

"Master Wang, do you have any clues?"

Zhou Ping asked. He was also concerned about the human traffickers.

Wang Cheng shook his head helplessly.

Three days had passed, and one day had already passed.

"Brother, to be honest, this city-sealing formation can only last for two more days!"

Wang Cheng lowered his voice and said.

"what?!"

Zhou Ping was a little surprised.

Zhou Ping thought that the city lockdown would last for another ten days or half a month.

"This involves the secrets of Confucianism, and I am not very clear about it, but the county magistrate said in person that the city closure formation can last for two days."

"So, I'm worried about you, but I don't have any clues."

"Emperor Zhou, think about it again, do you have any clues?"

Wang Cheng came to find Zhou Ping in order to ask Zhou Ping to think of some more clues.

Zhou Ping does have a clue!
The big yellow cat following Aunt Mei!
The big yellow cat can turn into a tiger.

However, he saw this scene with the help of the ghost baby, and Zhou Ping did not want to expose the ghost baby.

"Sir Wang, if the woman in the portrait is the human trafficker, I have a clue."

He Yunqing suddenly said.

Wang Cheng's eyes lit up.

"Miss He, please speak!"

Wang Cheng knew he had come to the right place!
"I remember that day when I was sending Zhou Ping home, I accidentally bumped into this human trafficker. There were several kittens and a big yellow cat with the trafficker at the time."

"I was very impressed by the big yellow cat. It was very big and had very long hair."

He Yunqing recalled.

Zhou Ping nodded and said that he also had an impression of the big yellow cat.

In fact, Zhou Ping didn't notice the big yellow cat at all.

Zhou Ping only remembered that he helped Aunt Mei catch the kittens, but did not notice the big yellow cat.

Zhou Ping sighed, He Yunqing's memory is really good. He can remember this.

"Big yellow cat, big yellow cat!"

Wang Cheng was so excited that he was incoherent.

I originally wanted to try Zhou Ping, after all, there were no other clues.

Wang Cheng didn't expect that Zhou Ping didn't provide any clues, but He Yunqing did.

This is really a case of finding something without any effort after searching for a long time.

Wang Cheng suddenly remembered that when he was judging the madam and the eunuch, the two of them also mentioned that there was a big cat beside Aunt Mei.

Wang Cheng hated himself for not noticing this clue earlier.

Next, Wang Cheng found a painter to paint a portrait of the big yellow cat according to He Yunqing's instructions.

Now that we have the portrait, all that’s left is to find the person.

After Wang Cheng left, Zhou Ping breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as we can find the big yellow cat, we can find Aunt Mei!
Then we can rescue the children kidnapped by Aunt Mei.

Although the tiger demon is powerful, its cultivation must have been suppressed under the city sealing formation.

Wang Cheng and Captain Leng should be able to deal with it!
Another day passed.

When it was getting dark, a tiger roar was suddenly heard in the county town.

Zhou Ping's eyes lit up.

Caught!? In the county town, Wang Cheng was walking back and forth on the rooftops with blood all over his mouth.

Wang Cheng had a bitter taste in his mouth.

He was greedy for merit and reckless, so after getting the portrait of the big yellow cat, he did not tell anyone and went to find the big yellow cat alone.

After a day of searching, Wang Cheng did find the big yellow cat.

However, the big yellow cat turned into a tiger demon!
The tiger demon is very powerful, and the royal city is no match for it.

"This is still under the city-sealing formation! The cultivation of ghosts and monsters has been suppressed. If there was no city-sealing formation, I would have definitely died just now."

"Damn it, why is the tiger demon so strong?"

Wang Cheng blamed himself for not thinking it through. He didn't expect the big yellow cat next to the trafficker to be so strong.

At this moment, all the mysteries were solved.

Zhou Ping is right!
There are indeed human traffickers and tiger demons.

At first, everyone thought that the tiger demon had eaten the lost children.

No one thought that the tiger demon was related to human traffickers.

However, whether it was the madam, the eunuch, or He Yunqing's testimony, they all mentioned that there was a big yellow cat beside Aunt Mei.

Now, the big yellow cat has been found, and the big yellow cat is the tiger demon.

All this evidence shows that the county magistrate’s son was not eaten by the tiger demon, but was captured by human traffickers.

"County Magistrate Lu, help!"

Wang Cheng was seriously injured and had no strength to fight again, so he had to flee to the county government office.

There are enough people in the county government to resist the tiger monster.

At this time, I would rather die than let my fellow Taoist die.

Wang Cheng’s idea is to drag others down with him.

The tiger demon chased Wang Cheng and was about to bite off his neck.

"go with!"

The tiger demon and the royal city are not far from Zhou Ping.

Zhou Ping controlled the broken cups around him, and then used object control techniques to shoot them at the tiger monster.

A pile of debris shot towards the tiger demon.

However, the tiger monster had thick skin and flesh, and these debris did not cause much harm to it.

The armor is so high! Zhou Ping thought to himself.

Although the debris did not hurt the tiger monster, it slowed down its movements.

Wang Cheng found an opportunity to climb down from the roof to the bottom of the house.

The tiger demon looked at the debris scattered around him and looked around, but couldn't tell who had attacked him.

Zhou Ping had already closed the window.

Although he couldn't see the tiger monster, Zhou Ping had been practicing the art of controlling objects with his eyes closed for a long time.

Relying on the perception range of the Sky Spirit Technique, Zhou Ping can control objects with his eyes closed.

The tiger demon also jumped down from the roof and walked towards the royal city step by step.

Wang Cheng broke his leg when he jumped down from the beam, and his fighting power was already very low.

Zhou Ping sighed and prepared to attack. He didn't know if he could defeat the tiger monster, but he couldn't just watch the king's city being eaten by the tiger monster.

"Cold head, don't make a move! I won't argue with you. This tiger demon is the key to catching the human traffickers."

Wang Cheng shouted loudly.

Wang Cheng had just seen Captain Leng, who was in an alley.

But Captain Leng did not offer any help.

The two are in a competitive relationship now. If Wang Cheng dies, there will be no one to compete with Captain Leng.

The tiger demon was getting closer and closer to the royal city.

Wang Cheng continued to struggle to escape.

The tiger demon was not in a hurry either, as if he was teasing Wang Cheng.

Zhou Ping wanted to rescue Wang Cheng, but when he saw Captain Leng and a few other captains at the corner of the street, he decided to wait.

Zhou Ping didn’t know about the conflict between Wang Cheng and Captain Leng, and didn’t know that the two were still competing for the position of Captain.

Just this moment of hesitation.

The tiger demon leaped up and was about to bite off Wang Cheng’s head.

Zhou Ping was shocked. He didn't expect that Captain Leng would go to rescue even though he was so close to the royal city.

It was too late for Zhou Ping to rescue him. He was still some distance away from the tiger monster.

Zhou Ping could only quickly control a stone and shoot it at the tiger monster.

But Zhou Ping knew that this attack was useless and at most could only tickle the tiger monster.

Leng the captain’s idea was simple.

First, he had to catch the tiger demon, find the human traffickers, and rescue the missing son of the county magistrate.

Captain Leng already knew that the tiger demon was related to the human traffickers.

Secondly, Captain Leng wanted to get rid of this competitor.

"Boy, you dare to fight me!"

Captain Leng snorted coldly.

However, Captain Leng was still very grateful to Wang Cheng.

If Wang Cheng hadn’t been so dedicated, Captain Leng would not have been able to find the tiger monster.

Captain Leng had been sending people to follow Wang Cheng secretly. He knew that Wang Cheng had come to find Zhou Ping, and he also knew that Wang Cheng had found a clue.

What Captain Leng wants is to pick fruits!

At this moment, Wang Cheng felt hopeless and he knew he was going to die.

"Beast!"

At the critical moment, the stone controlled by Zhou Ping accidentally hit the tiger monster's eyes.

The tiger demon ate all the food and its movements slowed down a bit.

At the same time, a figure jumped out.

This person is actually Engineer Yuan!
Mr. Yuan’s daughter is missing, and he is very concerned about catching the human traffickers.

When he heard the tiger's roar, Yuan Gong ran out and happened to encounter the tiger monster that was about to bite Wang Cheng to death.

Yuan Gong was kind-hearted and left the royal city.

However, Yuan Gong was only of the tenth rank.

The tiger demon has the seventh level of cultivation.

Although suppressed by the city-sealing formation, the tiger demon still had the strength of the ninth rank.

Yuan Gong saved Wang Cheng, but he still couldn't defeat the tiger monster.

After several fights between the man and the tiger, Yuan Gong knew that he was no match for the tiger monster.

However, for the sake of his daughter, Yuan Gong had no choice but to go ahead.

However, Yuan Gong also discovered that someone was helping him in secret.

Several times when the tiger demon was about to hurt itself, someone secretly controlled the stones to interfere with the tiger demon.

In the room, Zhou Ping used object control techniques to constantly interfere with the tiger monster.

But Zhou Ping knew that this was not a long-term solution.

If he were to take the field himself, Yuan Gong might still have a chance of winning.

Zhou Ping saw Captain Leng and several of his men hiding in the alley.

"How can you take the salary and do nothing?"

Zhou Ping expanded his range of perception.

Fifty feet is just enough to include the tiger monster.

Zhou Ping closed his eyes and found a stone lion through his perception.

Zhou Ping controlled the stone lion to crash into the tiger monster.

The tiger demon was fighting with Yuan Gong and didn't notice the stone lion at all.

The stone lion knocked the tiger demon against the wall.

The walls collapsed and the houses fell down.

The tiger demon shook his head and stood up.

The tiger demon was completely angry!
A tiger roared, shaking the surrounding houses.

Some houses were actually collapsed by the earthquake.

Because of the collapse of the house, Captain Leng was directly exposed to the tiger demon's sight.

"Thank you Captain Leng for your help with the stone lions."

Wang Cheng's eyes rolled and he said through gritted teeth.

Wang Cheng had known that Captain Leng was here, but Captain Leng refused to take action and almost got himself killed.

If it weren’t for Engineer Yuan, Wang Cheng would have surrendered long ago.

Don't you want me to die? You won't live well either!

The king's city's disaster was diverted to the east, and he knew that the one controlling the stone lion was definitely not Captain Leng.

Captain Leng is a warrior and doesn't know this kind of magic.

The tiger demon turned his head to look at Captain Leng and his men, then rushed up quickly.

"Wang Cheng, you deserve to die!"

Captain Leng cursed inwardly.

At the same time, Captain Leng had to take action against the tiger demon.

(End of this chapter)