"Demon!"
Seeing this person, Wang Yan's dantian surged with vitality, and he immediately sensed something was wrong. He opened his eyes and saw that the person on the stretcher was wrapped in a faint bloody aura.
Including Lu Yan, he noticed it almost at the same time as Wang Yan.
"What's the matter? How could it be hurt like this?"
Sun Shichang stepped forward to meet him, and when he glanced at it, his face was full of horror.
"Hurry up and bring him in, Azhu Aquan, go and prepare the medicinal wine and linen immediately..."
This person was dying, and Sun Shichang gave an order to prepare for first aid.
After the two yamen carried the man into the courtyard house, they were driven out. As soon as the door was closed, Sun Shichang and several disciples immediately got busy.
Wang Yan and Lu Yan followed up the hospital, and saw that these yamen officers also had some injuries more or less, but they were not serious.
At this time, several people were squatting on the ground, treating their wounds by themselves, and some people were pacing back and forth outside the door with anxious expressions on their faces.
"Brothers, officials, but what kind of monsters did you encounter?"
Wang Yan was blunt and asked on the spot.
The image and deeds of these two people have been publicly commended by the county magistrate, so these yamen also recognize it.
Hearing his question, one of the big black-faced men sighed and nodded.
"The Daoist is really a god! We did encounter a monster, and we almost couldn't come back."
"Oh? What the hell is going on?"
Wang Yan continued to ask questions.
"That's right, our brother dedicated the county magistrate's order to investigate the source of the plague in the whole city. After several days of inspection, research and comparison, we finally found that there was a problem with the water source. Almost all the people who contracted the plague drank it. The water of the Qingxi River!"
The black-faced big man told all of the situation.
Qingxi River is a famous river in Guobei County. The river is clear and meandering. It runs through the entire county town from south to north. The common people in the city who do not have wells in their homes come from this place.
Air contact transmission is ruled out, and only the flow of water can spread the plague so quickly and widely.
"Yesterday, our brothers followed the Qingxi River to investigate the source, and went straight to the Qingxi Reservoir ten miles south of the city, where the entire Qingxi River came from."
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"We originally wanted to get some water sources for comparison, but when we got to the dam, we saw a strange bird flying out of the jungle opposite the reservoir. The strange bird was extremely huge. A pair of iron claws were sharper than knives. , In order to cover our retreat, the boss was caught in the air by the strange bird, broke his arms and threw it down, my brothers couldn't bear it, so I desperately took the boss and ran for his life."
Hearing him explain the cause and effect, Wang Yan was thoughtful.
The source of the plague is the water source, and the source of the water source is the reservoir. It just so happens that there are evil spirits on the reservoir. He vaguely feels that the plague incident this time is not that simple.
Not long after, the door opened and Sun Shichang walked out slowly.
"How is it? Doctor Sun, how is my brother?"
Several yamen on the ground stood up instantly and went over to ask.
Sun Shichang shook his head helplessly and sighed.
"Alas! Lin Chutou lost too much blood, and his internal organs were severely hit. Sun is really powerless!"
Suddenly hearing the bad news, several people were stunned for a moment, and immediately rushed in.
"Big brother..."
One after another miserable cries spread throughout the courtyard.
Many of them were brought out by Lin Zhaotou, and they had merits for everyone on weekdays.
Now that the eldest brother is trying to cover their death, how can he not be sad
"Second brother, since this matter has something to do with the demon, you are also aware of Weixiong's character, and Weixiong must not sit idly by."
Lu Yan's expression seemed a little indifferent, and he said in a deep voice at this moment.
"Big brother is right! If this plague is really caused by evil spirits, then the evil spirits will not be eliminated, and the plague will not be regarded as a real solution. What big brother wants to do, I will accompany you!"
As soon as these words came out, Lu Yan couldn't help but stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder.
"Brothers!"
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Ten miles south of the city, birch forest.
Since leaving this long trip, Chang Er has been obedient a lot, and let him stay at Xiao Qian's house honestly, and he did so directly.
Before coming here, they were fully prepared, and had a clear understanding of the path, reservoir, river flow, etc.
Due to the severe drought in Guobei County during the dry season and the lack of water supply all the year round, the county magistrate specially reported to the imperial court a few years ago and applied for a part of the silver rate for the construction of water conservancy projects, so the reservoir was built and expanded in the south of the city.
The terrain in the south of the city is high and the view is wide. There is a natural reservoir on the Shili Slope, which acts as the source of the two tributaries of the moat and the Qingxi River. However, the water source is insufficient, and it will dry up to the bottom in the dry season.
With the court's silver salaries, they have such great confidence.
On the basis of the original reservoir, construction was started, and the reservoir was expanded and deepened a lot, and a dam was built at the lower part.
It is said that at the time of the construction, in order to complete the repair before the dry season, all the young and strong men in Guobei County were dispatched.
When the second dam was being built, halfway through the construction, the dam suddenly collapsed, crushing and injuring many people.
Some elders said that they had committed a disaster, and later they specially invited an old man to burn incense and draw talismans.
A few years have passed, and everything has been peaceful, but it is unexpected that there will be evil spirits taking the opportunity to harm people.
According to what the yamen said, this monster flew out from the jungle opposite the reservoir and hurt people. It was extremely powerful and had absolute air superiority, especially a pair of iron claws, which were indestructible.
From their descriptions, Wang Yan could vaguely tell that this monster has not changed its shape, and it only hurt people with physical attacks. Maybe it was just a monster. It should not be a big problem to remove it with the strength of the two of them.
Therefore, Wang Yan and Lu Yan first went to the dam of the reservoir to investigate.
Except for a lot of strange footprints and some huge feathers in the mud around the reservoir, nothing else was found.
They couldn't wait for the monster to take the initiative to attack, so they followed the path and entered the jungle.
Most of the jungle is birch, hence the name birch forest.
When we got here, the traces became more and more obvious. There were a lot of scratches left on the birch tree as thick as a bucket, like a knife carved. The traces were not only deep, but also very long.
Not only that, but a lot of dried excrement remained on the ground.
This demon is too unpretentious. He urinates everywhere. If it falls into his own hands, he will have to be punished with a few hundred taels of silver.
Following these traces, the two of them worked up their spirits, went deep into the hinterland of the birch forest, and came to the outside of a cave.
An incomparably strong demonic energy emanated from the cave.