#45 - That's not what you called me before!

Some say that a group of two men and one woman is a gender combination ripe for stories.

Especially when the woman is very beautiful.

A carriage bearing the Tiger蛟 flag of the Hanging Mirror Division sped along the official road, and the atmosphere inside was indeed a little delicate.

Zhou Cheng looked at Xu Qingwan, then at Wei Changtian, and scratched his head a little awkwardly.

"Well, this mission... is quite easy."

"..."

Neither of them responded, especially Wei Changtian, who didn't know what to say at this moment.

Although Kong Changgui had just said that this was mainly to familiarize himself with the work process and rhythm.

But for three Silver Leaves to deal with a bunch of wild chickens... it was indeed a bit outrageous.

I'm afraid that if they went late, those wild chicken demons would probably be killed by the local villagers.

Sigh...

Sighing, Wei Changtian was just about to change the subject.

But Zhou Cheng suddenly remembered something at this moment, and his face suddenly became excited.

"By the way, Brother Wei, I heard about you suppressing the disciple of the Poetry Saint on the flower boat last night!"

"Oh? It spread so quickly?"

Wei Changtian was a little surprised.

"That's right."

Zhou Cheng clapped his hands and smiled: "I heard it from my younger brother when I went out this morning."

"Writing poetry can't be eaten, except that you may not have to pay for visiting brothels in the future, there are no other benefits."

"!!!"

Zhou Cheng was fine at first, but now when he heard that he didn't have to pay to visit brothels, he was instantly envious and admired: "Amazing, Brother Wei, although I am a martial artist and don't understand poetry, I understand what kind of ability it takes to make a courtesan look at you with favor."

He leaned closer and asked with anticipation: "Brother Wei, that Miss Liu Shi... what is she like?"

"Hey!"

Wei Changtian waved his hand: "Just so-so, other than being a little prettier, she is no different from ordinary women."

"Then how pretty is she? Is she as good-looking as Chief Xu?"

"Chief Xu?"

Wei Changtian's heart skipped a beat, and his face instantly froze.

He turned his head to look at Xu Qingwan with extreme embarrassment, only to see that the latter was also looking at him calmly.

Her thin lips parted slightly, and her tone was calm.

"Courtesan? Didn't you go drinking yesterday?"

"Well, I was drinking with the courtesan..."

"Oh."

Xu Qingwan closed her eyes and stopped talking, and Zhou Cheng didn't understand the situation when he saw the two of them like this.

After hesitating for a while, he still couldn't resist the curiosity in his heart and whispered again:

"Brother Wei, tell me in detail about the taste."

"I will definitely not have this blessing in my life, just let me enjoy it."

"After listening to you, we will know what it feels like to ride that courtesan..."

Wei Changtian: "???"

...

Shanyang County is the closest county to the city, and behind it is a large mountain called "Wanglong", which is said to be able to vaguely see the capital from the top of the mountain.

Wei Changtian and the other two set off at Wei Shi in the afternoon, and it was already dusk when they arrived at the Shanyang County Yamen.

After the carriage stopped, Zhou Cheng jumped down first, taking a deep breath of fresh air.

The atmosphere on the road was too depressing, and it made him feel suffocated.

Wei Changtian looked at Xu Qingwan, whose eyes were tightly closed, and finally reminded: "Chief Xu, we're here."

Her beautiful eyes slowly opened, Xu Qingwan glanced at him and got out of the car on her own, leaving only one sentence.

"You used to call me Miss Xu."

"..."

The smell of vinegar is really strong.

Shaking his head, Wei Changtian was the last to get out of the carriage, and Zhou Cheng had already greeted two Shanyang County constables, one tall and one short.

Seeing Wei Changtian come out, he quickly introduced: "You two, this is Chief Wei, the son of the commander of the Hanging Mirror Division."

"Young Master Wei?"

The smiles of the two constables gradually disappeared, and judging from the movement of their legs, they should be kneeling down to salute on the spot.

Damn, his fierce reputation is well-known.

Wei Changtian quickly stepped forward, cupped his fists and smiled: "You two brothers don't need to be polite, we are all working for the official family."

"Let's talk about the case first."

"..."

The two constables were stunned, seemingly wondering why Wei Changtian was different from the rumors.

But they quickly reacted and nodded repeatedly.

"Yes, yes, Young Master Wei, ah, and two adults, this way please..."

"This humble one will immediately report to the county magistrate, please wait a moment..."

"..."

They are quite good at handling things, but do you still need to see the county magistrate to handle this kind of small case?

If this continues, it will probably become a publicly funded tour...

Wei Changtian was a little helpless, Zhou Cheng was secretly happy, and Xu Qingwan was indifferent.

The three of them went into the reception hall of the county yamen and sat for a while, and then they quickly met the county magistrate of Shanyang County.

This county magistrate, with a southern accent, was even more direct, and wanted to take the three of them to dinner as soon as he entered the door, and finally, under Wei Changtian's insistence, he agreed to discuss the case first.

"My lords, according to the villagers who reported the case, this group of chicken demons has appeared for several months, but they have not hurt anyone before, so they only thought they were ordinary wild animals that had grown larger and did not pay much attention to them."

The tall constable handed over the statement of the reporter and continued:

"But just a few days ago, a boy in the village was pecked blind in one eye by a chicken demon, and a man was pecked badly when he was dozing off in the field at noon, cough, that thing, the local villagers realized that something was wrong..."

"The villagers spontaneously besieged and killed the demon group, killing two of them, and the rest escaped..."

"There are thumbnail-sized demon pills in the heads of the two dead chicken demons, so we speculate that their Taoism should be less than five years..."

The case was quickly reported.

The situation was basically the same as what was said in the case file, and there was no major difference.

But Wei Changtian had a question.

"Why didn't the villagers report to the authorities as soon as they realized that those pheasants had become demons? Instead, they had to besiege and kill them themselves first?"

"This..."

The tall constable looked embarrassed, and the county magistrate, who was waiting on the side, took over the conversation and explained:

"Lord Wei doesn't know."

"Although it is required by law to report to the authorities immediately when encountering demons, in reality, most people will not report to the authorities if the demons' Taoism is not deep."

"Why is that?"

"It's for the demon pill."

The county magistrate replied: "If you report to the authorities, the demon pill obtained will belong to the government, but if you kill the demon secretly without reporting, then the demon pill will be yours."

"Take this chicken demon as an example, although the demon pill is very small, it can still be exchanged for a few coins of silver."

"Oh?" Wei Changtian asked again: "Aren't they afraid that they will not be able to kill the demon and instead lose their lives?"

"Of course they are afraid, but..."

The county magistrate smiled bitterly and stopped talking, and Wei Changtian understood what he meant at this time.

In fact, it is not only that the strong do not treat the lives of the weak as lives.

Sometimes, the weak will also not treat their own lives as lives.

There is no difference between the past and the present.