Xiaoyaoshanjun

Chapter 129 Fox Fur
On the last day before the New Year, several frightened young men quickly ran to the gate of the county government office.

The leader took out the drumsticks from under the big drum in front of the door with both hands and started beating it hard.

At the same time, several nearby slaves also shouted loudly.

"Master County Magistrate, help! The monster is eating people!"

"A demon has come out! County magistrate, help me!"

"Someone from the Kang family died!"

When people doing business nearby heard what happened, they quickly gathered around.

The gate of the county government office was tightly shut, and soon an old man doing business nearby came over and said, "There has been no one here these days. They all went to rest."

Kang Biyong's elder brother Kang Bixing was furious and said, "The imperial court's laws are still in place, but the county government has no time to rest! My father and mother were devoured by demons, and the government is full of blood. What a bastard county magistrate!"

"It's an emergency! Rush in! Call the county magistrate out!"

Kang Bixing kicked forward quickly, and Kang Bigong and several survivors at home quickly kicked forward together.

Seeing this, the other slaves and people also joined in and tried their best.

Soon, everyone kicked open the county government office, went in and searched quickly, only to find a few old yamen runners guarding it.

Kang Bixing quickly asked, "Where is Magistrate Gou?!"

The old yamen runner did not hide it, "I went home to celebrate the New Year."

Kang Bixing asked, "Where is his home in the city? Please ask him to come over quickly!"

The old yamen runner cried and said, "He went back to his hometown in Beijing to celebrate the New Year. He told us to put the recent events on hold and talk about it later."

Kang Biyong was furious, "This bastard!"

Not long after, the sound of drums was heard outside the door again. Everyone was startled and quickly went out to check.

I saw the master and eldest son of the Liu family standing at the door with a group of people, all of them were covered in blood.

As soon as the two sides met, they were both shocked.

Mr. Liu said quickly, "Did you also buy things from the leather merchant?"

"That's right!" Kang Biyong cried, "Today we were all waiting for father to come out for dinner, but he didn't show up. When we went over to take a look, we saw a river of blood in the house. Several animal skins were devouring flesh and blood. When they saw us approaching, they flew out and disappeared. Oh, father!!!"

Seeing Kang Biyong crying miserably, Master Liu quickly said, "My wife and daughter-in-law were skinned by a fox demon, and the maid in the room was bitten into two pieces. It was all caused by the skin dealer! Please ask the county master to catch the demon and the demon dealer!"

Kang Bixing stamped his foot on the ground in anger and said angrily: "That County Magistrate Gou went to the capital to celebrate the New Year!!"

It might be because the previous county magistrates did such a good job that Mr. Liu did not expect that County Magistrate Gou would do such a thing.

"Go and invite the Taoist priest!!"

I don't know who shouted, but the group of people suddenly understood.

Master Liu shouted quickly, "Yes! Go and ask Taoist Master Tian to come over!"

Things like slaying demons and eliminating evil are the Taoist's specialties.

Kang Biyong thought of something, "I remember that leather merchant is going to Qitianfu to sell his goods. Kang An, go to Qitianfu and ask the government to catch that profiteer who takes people's lives lightly!!"

The servant Kang An said quickly: "Yes! Master!"

Since the county magistrate, who was the father of the country, was away, several powerful families soon took the lead and quickly saved themselves.

Something happened in the morning, and Tian Buli came over from his hometown in the afternoon.

Xia Bayuan's son Xia Yelin was waiting at the city gate. When he saw Tian Buli, he quickly came over. "Master!"

Tian Buli was not polite and asked directly: "Whose family has the problem? What demon is it?"

Xia Yelin quickly replied, "The Liu family, the Kang family, and several others in the fur business also had problems. They were all skinned. It was said to be a red fox monster. Those who were skinned were all people who were wearing newly bought fur clothes."

"My family's harvest was not good this year, and my mother didn't let us buy those extravagant clothes, so we were lucky enough to escape the disaster."

The Xia family doesn't like to show off their wealth and has always been relatively low-key. Now that they have just settled the matter, they have become even more low-key.

Before they suffered any loss, Xia Bayuan and Madam Gao had some difficulty controlling the clan members and servants. It was not until some of them were beaten to death and they realized that there were people out there whom they could not afford to offend that the two of them took control of a group of people in the mansion.

Tian Buli quickly went to the city and reunited with Liu Jia, Kang Jia and others.

Kang Bixing saw Tian Buli coming over and said angrily, "Master, it's good that you're here. How come you didn't expect that my family would have such a disaster this time?"

Tian Buli would not feel guilty or blame himself, and said bluntly: "I can only calculate my own fortune and misfortune, I can't calculate other people's."

Master Liu was puzzled, "How could this be? Aren't ordinary Taoists able to count others but not their own?"

"So I'm very capable." Tian Buli said, "If I can count myself, who would want to count others? If I have a choice, I will definitely choose this."

"Besides," Tian Buli said speechlessly, "There are tens of thousands of Taoist priests in the world. There are dozens of Taoist priests in our county alone. No one has calculated this in advance."

There are indeed Taoists and Taoist temples in Yanque City.

However, they are all Taoist temples run by mortals, and the Taoists inside are just Taoists.

Xia Bayuan was also standing here, and asked politely: "Master, what do you think of the strength of the demon this time? Can we deal with it?"

Tian Buli said: "Demons and ghosts are too general, and their strengths vary greatly. Since the monsters this time only killed those wearing furs, they should not kill innocent people indiscriminately."

Tian Buli looked at the yamen runners standing nearby, "What's going on with those fur traders? You must have had a drink and a meal with them, right?"

Everyone looked at each other.

The steward beside Master Liu said, "I have had dinner with them. They are fur traders from the north. Every few years, they come from the north to sell some of the best furs, mainly fox furs."

"The leader is an old man named Shangetai, who is sturdy and taller than Manor Master Xia. He has white hair and a white beard, and his hair and beard are all tangled."

"He said the furs this time are all top-quality furs, and they are not allowed to be sold in the north, so they are specially sold here."

Xia Bayuan explained: "I'm afraid these fur traders have killed many monsters, or raised some fox demons to kill for their skins, and the monsters are holding a grudge against them and are trying to ruin their business."

Kang Biyong was furious and said, "These evil merchants are harming people! Why didn't the demon fox kill them instead of looking for us?! Harming loyal people!!"

Xia Ba was far-sighted and knowledgeable. He explained, "Those fur traders are brave and fearless. Even if we kill them all, there will still be people doing the fur business. It will ruin their business, which is more cruel than killing them."

Kang Biyong was now full of resentment. "I have sent people to inform the state government that my father and mother died tragically. Those criminals who caused my father and mother to die tragically must not be let off!!"

Kang Biyong was only a teenager, but his family had placed high hopes on him since he was a child. His father, a juren, treated him as his successor.

Now that Kang Biyong has already passed the examination for a scholar, and is only one step away from becoming a juren, he is unwilling to suffer this loss.

Even though everyone knew that the monster was deliberately trying to provoke the furry guests, everyone was unwilling to let them go!
Seeing that Xia Bayuan had almost analyzed the matter, Tian Buli decided to go through the motions.

"I'll go take a look at the scene, clean it up, and perform a ritual."

Those who were killed this time all died tragically. Those who were eaten were still considered okay, but those who were skinned were really scary.

Several filial sons did not dare to go there by themselves. When they heard that Tian Buli was going there, they asked someone to take Tian Buli there to quickly resolve the matter.

(End of this chapter)