Among the county offices.

Jia Gui pressed her hand on the edge of the low table on the right side of the couch and asked, "What is going on?"

Liu Yitou fled all the way back and was scared, ashamed and angry. Especially when he carried the body and fled down in embarrassment, the eyes of the fellow villagers looking at him made him feel unable to lift his head.

Liu Yi was kneeling on the ground, with blood still oozing from the wounds on his body, and he knocked his head on the ground.

"Your Majesty, please mobilize your troops to get rid of the demon. I am willing to lead the way and avenge my brother."

Jia Gui: "Let me talk about the situation first. Is it really a demon?"

Liu Yitou: "That is a real demon. It is nearly ten feet tall and has infinite strength. It flies in the forest and is difficult to get close to. Its huge arms sweep over people and fly around like grass. It is really not something that ordinary people can deal with."

Being nearly three feet tall is a bit exaggerated, but people will always enlarge the image of scary and abominable things in their minds.

"The police officers I brought there are fine in catching some vicious fugitives on weekdays, but they have never encountered such a battle."

"When encountering such a ferocious ogre, everyone's legs were so frightened that they couldn't hold the stick in their hands firmly, and the stick couldn't do anything. We had to send troops with armor to kill the monster."

Although he failed to kill the monster, Jia Gui's dispatch of Liu Yitou was still effective.

One is to confirm whether the drought demon is real, and the other is to obtain information about the demon.

After confirming that Hanba was real and so vicious, Jia Gui couldn't sit still.

But even as a county magistrate, it is not easy to ask the county captain to mobilize troops. Just when Jia Gui was hesitating, someone else came from outside.

He said: "Country elders from all over the country are here again and want to ask the county how to deal with the matter of drought."

As soon as Jia Gui heard this, he knew that the matter of sending Chief Liu to inquire about the situation must have been leaked.

These local snakes are very well-informed, and it would be like a daydream for him, a foreign magistrate, to block the news in front of these people.

However, it was difficult for Jia Gui to show up at this time. He looked to his side and said to his staff.

"Go and talk to them and try to calm them down."

The staff scribes cupped their hands and walked outside. As soon as they went out, they were surrounded by a group of people.

Everyone was extremely anxious. As soon as they came up, they asked where the county magistrate was. They were all noisy and the courtroom suddenly seemed to have turned into a vegetable market.

The scribe hurriedly said: "Don't be anxious, the county magistrate has inquired about the situation clearly and knows the location of the drought demon. The county will soon send troops to eliminate the drought demon."

Although he said this, the village elders were not satisfied with this answer. They had no confidence in the soldiers in the county.

An old man with a goatee leaned on a crutch and poked the ground: "This drought demon is a demon. It ran down from the sky. How can a mortal deal with it?"

A handsome middle-aged clan leader stepped forward and said, "I'd better do a ritual and tell the great god Yunzhongjun that if the great god can get rid of this drought demon, our whole county is willing to fulfill a great wish."

A chubby man in brocade clothes who looked like a businessman said, "Besides, getting rid of the drought demon won't help either!"

Everyone responded: "Yes, yes, the drought is gone, what if it doesn't rain?"

Someone pointed to the sky: "The key is that it is going to rain. It has been dry all day. Only with the decree of the Great God Yun Zhongjun can the rain fall."

Others looked left and right and clapped their hands with the backs of their hands: "I think I must ask the shaman why this drought monster was born. To cure the disease, we must cure the root cause."

The scribe raised his hand and continued.

"Quiet, everyone listen to me."

Everyone calmed down and then looked at the scribe.

"Don't worry, everyone, the county has sent people to the shrine."

"The witches of Great God Yun Zhongjun have said that when the days of worshiping gods come these days, they will sacrifice to the gods to communicate with yin and yang, and inform the world of the gods through the method of witchcraft and blessing. Everyone, please be calm and impatient."

"But these days, we cannot let the rampant demons do evil."

"The demon must be suppressed. How can it be done if it is not suppressed?"

Only then did everyone stop. Since the county minister had made two preparations and it seemed to be very safe, there was nothing more to say.

After the village elders made such a fuss, Jia Gui finally made up his mind.

The next day, the county's mighty team to suppress demons and eliminate demons set out.

The county lieutenant led hundreds of soldiers, plus the three squads of guards and young men in the blockade, there were hundreds of people up and down. This battle felt almost like a war.

This time.

They also set up traps and brought fishing nets. They had armored soldiers in front to clear the way and archers in the back to prepare.

But the "Han Ba" didn't even show his face this time. He only saw rocks as big as heads flying out of the jungle one after another, and the people on their side fell one after another.

Before even seeing the shadow of the demon, several people on their side had already fallen.

"catapult?"

This is a trick that Liu Yitou didn't encounter last time.

After injuring several people in succession, the demon was so proud that he rushed out in front of so many people.

I saw the two-meter-tall giant ape suddenly pounced down with its teeth bared, its arms holding a tree trunk as thick as a bowl and sweeping across, sweeping seven or eight people down the hillside.

This guy is completely different from ordinary tigers and leopards. Tigers and leopards rely on their fangs and sharp teeth. This guy can not only throw rocks, but also use tree trunks as weapons. He knows how to avoid traps. He is extremely cunning and can also use tools.

The people in front waved their swords and retreated repeatedly. After all, the swords and guns in their hands could not compare with the power of the tree trunk to sweep away thousands of troops, but they had other means.

The leader raised his long sword and commanded loudly.

"Fire the arrow!"

"Fire the arrow!"

"Shoot this monster to death."

The sound of the bowstring vibrating continued. The ape was hit by several arrows and roared in pain.

So he immediately put down the tree trunk in his hand and fled towards the mountain.

When the county captain saw this, his face showed great joy.

"Chase, catch up."

Then everyone rushed forward.

However, in this mountain forest, there were so many people that the formation could not be deployed at all. Instead, the ape jumped left and right in the forest, flying up and down while holding on to the tree trunks.

Wherever one could catch up with it, it would disappear in an instant.

And next, another flying stone was smashed out of the forest.

"Whoosh!"

"ah!"

There was a sound of breaking wind, and a man fell down in a bloody state.

Twenty or thirty people were injured and disabled one after another, and everyone became frightened and no longer dared to chase into the forest.

——

The rumors about the drought demon got worse.

It can no longer even be called a rumor, and can now be called a "fact" recognized by everyone.

Someone outside the tea stall said it in a convincing way: "It's really a drought demon. The guy next door to me is on duty. What he saw with his own eyes can be faked. That guy is three feet tall, his eyes are like copper bells, his teeth are sharp, and his hands are sharp."

It's as thick as a big tree, and can turn people into mincemeat with just a pinch."

"That monster can also do magic. He can fly sand and rocks with a raised hand. He can enchant people with his eyes. He can also escape from the ground. He is so mysterious in the forest that no matter how many people you have, you can't catch him."

Someone said: "Didn't you say you are one foot tall?"

The man argued: "Demons can change in many ways, whether they are big or small."

Just listening to it frightened many people: "So many people can't deal with that ferocious demon, and so many people were killed and injured. How could such a thing come to us?"

Someone recalled some things: "Three years ago, there was a drought in Jinzhou next door. I don't know how many people died. Corpses were everywhere. Many people who fled fled to our county."

After speaking, he affirmed: "The drought demon must have come from the west, and this time it has come to us to act as a demon."

Someone was carrying several bags and said, "There will be a big disaster this year. If we don't have enough food, many people will die. We need to prepare more food!"

After saying that, the man rushed to the grain store, and the others followed him, only to find that there was already a sea of ​​people in front of the grain store.

When I asked about the price again, it had doubled.

When you accept the price, you line up to go inside and find that the food has been sold out.

As a result, everyone became more and more panicked, and these panics also brought with them rumors about drought demons that became more and more widespread.

Prices of food and other things in the county skyrocketed for a while, and some people took the opportunity to sell so-called talismans and magic tools to prevent and suppress demons. They also spread rumors that the demon would crawl out of the ground along the earth's veins and eat people everywhere.

I don’t know whether the demons in the mountains are real or fake, but for a while a group of demons started dancing wildly in the city.
Chapter completed!