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Chapter 212 Qiu Family Village

Facing the warm spring breeze, Zhang Yuan galloped on his horse along the country road.

This is the outer ruins area. The ruins city is thirty or forty miles away, and it is surrounded by fields and farms.

It is the spring ploughing season, and farmers working hard can be seen everywhere in the fields.

It was these unknown little people from the lower class who grew crops with their hard work and sweat, saving hundreds of thousands of people inside and outside the city from famine.

The spring breeze blows, the seedlings sway, and the air is filled with the fragrance of soil and grass.

The green horse under Zhang Yuan's crotch couldn't help but slow down its pace to avoid accidentally stepping on the rice fields where new seedlings had just sprouted.

Wang Wang!

A white-haired terrier passed it barking and led the way for Zhang Yuan.

The harrier squatting on Zhang Yuan's shoulder tilted its head with disdain and looked forward with sharp eyes.

A man, a horse, a dog and an eagle naturally became the focus of attention of the farmers in the fields.

When they saw the flag clearly stuck on the saddle, they all showed awe.

Zhang Yuan appeared in this outer ruins today, but he was not here for an outing.

After the monthly guardian meeting of Chunfeng Pavilion ended last night, Taoist Xuanyong, the manager of the outer hall of Tianwang Palace, gave him a task.

There is suspected mysterious activity in Qiujiazhuang, seventy miles southeast of Xiaxu.

Zhang Yuan’s mission is to investigate the situation and eliminate the weirdness if possible!
This was probably his rookie mission as an outer guardian.

The Heavenly King Palace was quite generous and provided Zhang Yuan with a mount, hunting dogs and a harrier.

Of course, the blue horse, white-haired greyhound and messenger hawk were only loaned to him temporarily.

The ownership still belongs to the Heavenly King Hall.

Suddenly, a hare jumped out from the bushes by the roadside and ran forward in panic.

The white-haired spaniel in the lead suddenly brightened up its eyes, sped up sharply and started chasing, in the blink of an eye it knocked the unfortunate hare to the ground.

He bit off its neck with one bite!

The hound came back with the hare's carcass in its mouth and showed it off proudly to Zhang Yuan.

Good dog!

Zhang Yuan laughed.

This intelligent little dog looked almost exactly like the Roaring Sky Dog in his memory.

The head is pointed and thin, the body is streamlined, and the skin and flesh covered with short hair have clear lines, giving people a pleasing feeling.

It runs very fast and is smart and intelligent.

Not only that, the biggest function of this white-haired terrier is its ability to detect strange things!
Unfortunately, they are hunting dogs carefully trained by the Heavenly King Palace.

If Zhang Yuan wants to own one, he needs to exchange it with Taoist skills.

He leaned over and swung the long whip in his hand, rolled up the hare that the greyhound had just hunted, brought it back, and stuffed it into his horse bag.

I'll use it as food for the harrier and the greyhound later.

The little incident that occurred along the way did not affect Zhang Yuan's itinerary.

Guided by the map distributed by the Heavenly King Palace, Zhang Yuan successfully arrived at Qiujiazhuang.

This village is located on the edge of Waixu, with hundreds of farmers, and is considered a relatively large enclosure.

When Zhang Yuan appeared at the intersection, some villagers who spotted him hurried into the village to report the news.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Yuan did not rush in directly.

Stop at the intersection and wait patiently.

After a while, twenty or thirty villagers came out, following closely.

One of them, a white-haired old man leaning on a cane, stepped forward and saluted respectfully, saying, "Are you an envoy from the temple?"

Zhang Yuan dismounted, nodded and replied, "Zhao Yun, the guardian of the outer palace, has been ordered to investigate the strange incident."

As he said this, he showed his bronze guardian medal.

"It turned out to be Protector Zhao!"

The white-haired old man hurriedly said, "I am Qiu Sande, the village chief of Qiujiazhuang. Thank you for your hard work, Lord Protector!" The other villagers followed suit and saluted, "Thank you for your hard work, Lord Protector!"

The attitude of these villagers was extremely respectful, and it was evident that they had great respect and reverence for the Temple of the Heavenly King.

Zhang Yuan waved his hand: "No need to be polite, let's go inside and talk."

So, surrounded by the village chief and a group of villagers, he came to the ancestral hall located in the center of the village.

Most of the villagers stayed outside, and only Zhang Yuan, Qiu Sande and two respected elders were in the ancestral hall.

Zhang Yuan didn't waste any words and asked about the situation directly.

Qiu Sande naturally told everything he knew.

It turned out that two days ago, something strange suddenly happened in the ancestral hall of Qiujiazhuang. The candles went out without wind and half of the ancestral tablets fell over.

That night, many villagers vaguely heard eerie whispers, which frightened everyone and kept them awake all night.

As a result, by the next day, more than a dozen dogs in the village had died.

And all of their blood was sucked dry!

Under such circumstances, Qiu Sande hurriedly sent people to the ruins city to report to the Heavenly King Palace and ask for help.

Although nothing happened last night, everyone in the village was already in a state of panic...

Zhang Yuan listened to Qiu Sande's story and thought to himself.

The area and population of the outer ruins are much larger than those of the ruins city.

And it is expanding every year as the population grows.

Although there are gangs and family forces in the outer ruins, the farther away from the ruins city, the worse the safety.

For example, Qiujiazhuang is located on the outskirts of Waixu.

There are no gangs here, it’s mainly clan-managed.

Although there is one less layer of exploitation.

But if you encounter a danger that cannot be resolved, you can only ask for help from the Heavenly King Palace.

The reason why the Temple of Heavenly Kings responded to their request was because the villagers had been offering incense to the temple for many years!
However, the outer ruins are vast, with villages scattered all over the place, and the Tianwang Palace has very limited manpower.

That’s why the outer palace guardians exist!
In short, what Zhang Yuan is doing now is outsourced work.

Get rewards based on the completion of the tasks.

"Village Chief, something bad has happened!"

Qiu Sande had just finished explaining the situation, and before Zhang Yuan could speak, a villager rushed in from outside the ancestral hall, his face pale as he shouted, "Something happened at Qiu Laowu's house!"

"what?"

Qiu Sande and the two elders stood up at the same time, and their expressions changed.

Zhang Yuan said in a deep voice: "Let's go and take a look!"

Qiu Sande and others immediately felt confident and quickly led Zhang Yuan to the home of the villager where the accident happened.

Zhang Yuan left the blue horse and the harrier at the gate of the ancestral hall and only took the white-haired spaniel with him.

The house of Qiu Laowu, where the accident happened, was at the east end of the village. When Zhang Yuan and Qiu Sande rushed over, they saw that the door was open and some villagers were peeking around nearby.

Everyone wanted to watch the fun, but no one dared to get close.

Everyone could hear the faint chewing sounds coming from Qiu Laowu's house.

Cracking, crackling, it's creepy!
Qiu Sande couldn't help swallowing his saliva and said in a trembling voice: "Protector Zhao..."

"All of you disperse, and don't come in no matter what happens."

Zhang Yuan said sternly: "Otherwise you will bear the consequences!"

He noticed that the greyhound following him had lowered its body, its eyes fixed on Qiu Laowu's house.

There was also a low growling sound coming from the throat.

As if telling Zhang Yuan...

There must be something strange ahead!

(End of this chapter)