That night, Xia Fan had transferred all the files of the Mu family to Fengyang Villa.
A merchant family, both parents are alive and well, with one brother and one sister. The family owns a shop, two properties in Jinxia City, and a ten-acre piece of land in the suburbs. The store mainly sells soy sauce, spices, rice wine and fermented bean curd. The registered store name is "Muji Grocery", and the business has always been stable.
There is no doubt that this is a well-off family. They have no worries about food and clothing, and they can still save a lot of money on weekdays.
However, Mu Youhong showed no signs of inheriting his father's business. Not only did he register a traveling caravan with the government, but he also entered and exited the city very frequently. He went out almost once or twice every month. This is consistent with his self-report. It's quite consistent, and the time span is measured in years, so it's almost impossible to fake it.
Through the above information, he could basically judge that what Mu Youhong said was true, and the general details could be matched with the files.
"So these years, he has been running back and forth for demons, and the family fortune has been completely lost to his brother. Unfortunately, he has never met the right person." Xia Fan put down the document and looked at Li, who was wagging his tail on the other side, "Scholar Is there any more news over there?”
"The only news we know so far is that he is married to a banshee, but his home was broken into a week ago and his wife's whereabouts are unknown." Li repeated the contents of the letter asking for help, "Because it is not a clear matchmaker who is marrying After getting married, the two settled down temporarily in a local town. Unexpectedly, such an accident happened less than two months ago. According to the scholar, her wife once mentioned that she came from a country closer to the south. Village, and there are many monsters like her in the village."
"The demon's settlement?" Xia Fan touched his chin in surprise. This was really a rare thing.
Could it be that in an unknown place in Daqi, the local monsters have found a way to stabilize their inheritance and formed a clustered tribe
Otherwise, it would be difficult for him to imagine how the descendants, who are completely blind to the monsters, could identify with each other and settle down together.
"Not only that, the owner of the village forbids any demons from leaving, and those who violate the order will be severely punished. The woman really couldn't stand the repressive atmosphere in the village and decided to escape." Li continued, "So the scholar believes that the person who broke into his house Humans are not robbers, but evil demons in a demon village.”
Xia Fan opened the map and compared the distance between the capital of Ganzhou and the caravan. The difference between the two places was nearly 250 miles, almost at the top of the north and south of Ganzhou. In other words, the main towns in Ganzhou are concentrated along the river in the north, and most of the land in the south is occupied by villages. The probability of the Privy Council's alchemists appearing in this area is extremely low, so it is not impossible for demons to be so bold in their activities.
"Do you want to go to Ganzhou?"
He knew that he could actually omit this question, because Li's eager expression already revealed her thoughts.
"I want to find out what's going on. If, as the scholar said, there is more than one demon living there, and everyone wants to leave, I will help them get free." Li replied seriously, "Because now they don't No more evil things with nowhere to go.”
Xia Fan thought for a while and realized that the risk this time was not high. What Li had to deal with were just monsters. Compared to alchemists or mages, wild monsters that relied purely on talent were much easier to deal with.
The only problem is manpower.
Jinxia needs to reserve enough maneuverability to deal with possible attacks by the Privy Council. She cannot use all her elite troops like she did to attack the imperial fleet. She also has many things to deal with and it is difficult to get away to assist Li.
"Just ask Shan Hui and Nai Qing to come with me," Li said proactively, "I think the miko will not mind letting the green-faced ghost help with this."
The demon from the Evil Horse Country is indeed a good choice. Xia Fan raised his eyebrows. If he thought about it, Penglai might be able to recruit a few people to help. After all, Ganzhou is more remote than Shenzhou, and remoteness often means conservatism and conservatism. It is better to fall behind and have someone take care of you than to be all monsters.
"I'll help you contact people. Remember to bring your audio device and stay in touch."
Li's eyes flashed and he wagged his tail, "Xia Fan—"
"No need to thank you." Xia Fan couldn't help but said with a smile, "If this is what you want to do, I will support you to achieve it. But again, if you are not sure, you must not act recklessly-"
In the middle of his words, Li suddenly leaned over and hugged him.
It's both soft and warm.
There is also a unique fragrance coming from the neck.
After a while, Li straightened up and smiled slyly, "Then use this as a thank you." After saying that, he slipped out of the room, leaving Xia Fan alone in a daze.
He suddenly remembered that Li had always been a fox demon.
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It's already the seventh day.
Whether it's the caravan or the wife... there's no news from either side.
Fu Zhuzhi walked back and forth at home. Only in this way could he alleviate the anxiety in his heart. Worry, regret, fear, expectations... all kinds of distracting thoughts almost filled his mind.
And the most common thing among them is undoubtedly regret.
If he had known this, he should have taken Xueer far away, wherever he could as long as he could leave Ganzhou!
Who would have thought that this group of monsters would be so rampant and find their way into a human town! He has also heard from the old people that there are monsters in the mountains in the south. Only the most experienced hunters and herb gatherers dare to enter the depths of the mountains. But rumors are rumors. In the past ten years, no one has heard that monsters will get involved with humans. Territory, as long as you don't provoke them, they are just a story used to scare children into crying.
Xue'er told him that no one there dared to disobey the master, because the master was powerful and cruel, and when he got angry, someone's blood would be splashed on the spot. Fu Zhuzhi didn't even dare to think about what kind of punishment she would receive in these seven days.
He reported it to the magistrate, but the county magistrate did not take his words seriously at all.
The Privy Council Palace is far away in Danlu City. Not to mention how many days it takes to get back and forth. Even if the alchemist is willing to come here to slay demons, he probably won't let his wife alone.
Jinxia City seems to be the only hope, but the two places are too far apart. It is still too naive to pray for them to help a stranger.
Although they had only been married for half a month, he had already fallen deeply in love with this beautiful and gentle woman. Even if she was a demon, Fu Zhuzhi was determined to spend his life with her.
You can't put your hope in others.
I can no longer expect anyone to help me.
Every extra day is a kind of torture, both for his wife and for him.
The only person in this world who can save Xue'er is herself.
Fu Zhuzhi turned around, walked to the door, and opened the door - the mountains in the distance were faintly discernible, separating heaven and earth. After the heavy snow melted, the green mountains were stacked on top of each other. It was undoubtedly a beautiful scene in normal times, but now he only felt that it was a giant beast that chose people to devour.
After taking a few deep breaths, Fu Zhuzhi took steps and walked out of his house.
His wife is waiting for him!