MTL - Demon Slayer Starts From the Proficiency Panel-Chapter 89 [089] Dragon King Festival

   Chapter 89 [089] Dragon King Festival

   After questioning Yan Chong about the situation, Ning Xiu roughly understood the specific situation.

   Even though Qiantang City is located in the territory of the big merchants, not long ago, there were still some demons from Heitianmen who took risks and came to the yamen of Qiantang City by disguising themselves.

  Many yamen and arresters were replaced by their people, and they controlled the city commander and made him conspire with the demon.

   I have to say that all of this happened ingeniously. It happened at the time when the frontier frontier problems occurred, and the Silver Tiger Demon Commander, who was in charge of Qiantang City, went out and has yet to return. This was the time when Qiantang City was at its weakest.

   This made it so easy for the Heitianmen demon to do it, but what was the purpose behind such a lot of trouble, Yan Chong was completely unaware of this, and the Heitianmen demon never disclosed it to him.

   "My lord, Xiaguan is also forced to helpless. They took my family hostage and coerced me. Xiaguan couldn't find anyone to ask for help, so he could only listen to the words of these demons."

   Looking at Ning Xiu's thoughtful look, Yan Chong hurriedly banged on the ground.

   "Apart from the yamen, have other places in Qiantang City been infiltrated by Heitianmen demons?" Ning Xiu asked.

"I don't know about this, Xiaguan has been confined to this place all these days, and has not been out for many days, but..." Yan Chong hesitated: "The day before yesterday, Xiaguan overheard this monster and another A conversation with a demon, they seem to be looking for something in the Dragon King River."

   "Find something in the Dragon King River!"

   Hearing this, Ning Xiu's mind suddenly flashed, and the demon he caught by the Dragon King River secretly urged the water ghost to empty the fishermen into the water to catch fish, which was very suitable for this purpose.

   In addition, there have been fish monsters that have never been seen before in the Dragon King River recently. All kinds of dark tides are related to the Dragon King River. Could it be that some treasures are about to be born under the Dragon King River.

   walked over and mentioned the black-robed demon who was knocked out by himself on the wall. Ning Xiu asked the overlord to bring Yan Chong, and immediately left the place and returned to the inn.

   This matter must be known to Qin Zhen and several Bronze Leopard team leaders.

  …

   "There is such a thing." In the lobby, Qin Zhen looked at Yan Chong and the black-robed demon who were brought back by Ning Xiu and said in surprise.

   "In this way, the four Iron Horse Demon Captains must have been under the black hands of these monsters, and they have suffered unexpectedly." Zheng team first said sadly.

   Team Leader Jia frowned: "Heitianmen is so bold this time, what they want must be no trivial matter, no matter what, they must not be allowed to succeed."

  Ning Xiu nodded: "Then it seems that the breakthrough at the moment is all on the body of this demon, and we must ask him the real purpose of this Black Sky Gate."

   Qin Zhen patted his chest: "Then leave this to me, I know the best way to ask."

   Since it was known that Heitianmen was making trouble in the dark, several bronze leopard subduing demon captains sent people to recall the demon subduing captains who were out to investigate, and then killed them at Qiantang City Yamen in one fell swoop, and brought the entire Yamen under control.

   Anyone who dares to resist will be killed. As for whether there are still monsters hidden in other parts of the city, this must be carefully checked.

"what!"

  The inn is underground.

  Ning Xiu never thought that there was a small torture room in this inn.

   It was filled with all kinds of torture instruments that looked very professional. After tying the black-robed demon to a custom-made chair, Qin Zhen brought a basin of cold water and splashed the guy awake.

   "Fu Mowei!" Seeing Qin Zhen's black-silver chainmail, the black-robed demon's expression changed instantly, his teeth clenched hard, but he found that his mouth was empty, and the things he should have are gone.

  Ning Xiu said indifferently: "Don't struggle, I have already removed everything on your body that can commit suicide for you in advance."

"Why the Heitianmen came to Qiantang City collectively this time, I suggest you tell me all of them now, or you won't have any good fruit to eat." Qin Zhen brought an iron pliers to the demon and touched it. 's mouth smiled.

"Did you think I'd confess to me with severe punishment, bah, don't even think about it, I'm from Heitianmen, my will is stronger than Tiedu, I absolutely can't bow to you demon subduing captains If you are soft, kill me!" The black-robed demon shouted loudly.

   Qin Zhen and Ning Xiu looked at each other, Ning Xiu nodded: "Let's start, Qin team leader."

   After half a column of incense, the black-robed demon lay slumped on the chair with a broken expression on his face, rolled his eyes, foamed at the mouth, and had a breakdown written all over his face.

Qin Zhen's method of interrogation is really good, even if the monster was really tough in the early stage, but in the end, he couldn't bear Qin Zhen's terrible torture at all. In the end, he honestly explained everything he knew. come out.

   This time the Heitianmen demon came to Qiantang City mainly to wait for the appearance of something, and then take it away in secret, during which time it could not attract anyone’s attention.

   At the same time, the remnants of the Golden Snake Party also participated in this operation. The time has been in the past few days, but there is no confirmation of the specific day.

   It is a pity that this monster doesn't know much information. He is just a higher-level existence than ordinary minions, and he is not the real steward of the Heitianmen plan.

   And the person in charge is someone else, and when necessary, he will take the initiative to contact the black-robed demon.

   In other words, the real Heitianmen boss has not yet been arrested, and he is hiding somewhere inside and outside Qiantang City.

   "Captain Qin, what do you think Heitianmen wants to get, is there any incredible treasure in Qiantang City in the past?" Ning Xiu asked Qin Zhen.

   The other party is a veteran who has served as a bronze leopard subduing demon captain for many years, and he must know more information than himself.

"Treasures, there have never been any treasures in the history of Qiantang City. In fact, this city was abandoned many times in the early years. It was not until the big merchants controlled it from the evil situation that it gradually stabilized. It is reasonable to say that it should not be There is something good hidden in existence." Qin Zhen thought.

   Mainly, at present, it is not clear what carrier the thing Hetianmen wants to get, whether it is a living thing or a dead thing, a person or a material.

  With such a lack of detailed information, it is really difficult for Ning Xiu and others to take corresponding countermeasures.

Since Heitianmen valued this thing so much, and even secretly sent so many people into the territory of the big businessmen, the Demon Commander would have to sabotage their plan and let them go back and forth. Just do it.

"Let's do it, Qin team leader, you have all the demon subduing captains take off their black silver chain armor, put on ordinary people's clothes, and go to Qiantang City to ask the elderly people about their age. Maybe you can learn from the mouths of the local people. The clue to what the Heitianmen demon is trying to do," Ning Xiu said.

   Qin Zhen nodded: "Okay, I'll let my team members do it."

   Qin Zhen's Bronze Leopard team was in action. Naturally, Ning Xiu couldn't bring idlers here. Even though it was raining outside, he still put on his hat and went to various places in the city, intending to ask the local people.

   At the same time, relying on the skill of looking at the breath and knowing the fortune, it might be possible to find out those Heitianmen demons or the remnants of the Golden Snake Party hidden in Qiantang City.

  As a city close to the Dragon King River, Baisha Prefecture was flooded with evil in the early years. As the capital of the prefecture, Qiantang City suffered a particularly serious situation. Fish demons and water ghosts abound, often going ashore to harm the people in Qiantang City.

   caused many people to relocate their families to the mainland, resulting in ten rooms and nine empty Qiantang City. This situation was not solved until the Fumo Division made efforts to clear the evil problems in Baisha Prefecture and Donghai Prefecture.

  Many people are also willing to migrate back and return to their hometowns to live.

However, as the Longwang River was affected by the floods on the other side of the Yellow River, floods often occurred and flooded the land on both sides. The local people built the Dragon King Temple, hoping to pray that the Dragon King, who was in charge of good weather, would bless Qiantang City, so that the flood would no longer affect it. This city enables the people to live and work in peace and contentment.

  Once the Longwang Temple was built, the flood problem was really alleviated. In the next few years, no matter how big the flow of the Yellow River was, it would be difficult for the Longwang River to cause too much turbulence.

  The local people deeply feel the power of the Dragon King, and every year they hold activities on the Dragon King Festival to thank the Dragon King for his protection.

  In view of the fact that the Dragon King was a righteous **** that appeared in the history of the Great Shang Dynasty, not a wild **** without a history, the imperial court did not prohibit the Dragon King Temple in Qiantang City, but acquiesced in the behavior of the people to worship the Dragon King.

  Ning Xiu asked along the way, and unknowingly came to the place where the Dragon King Temple is located in the city.

  Compared with the uniform blue-gray color of the entire city, this Dragon King Temple is extraordinarily colorful. The walls are red and the tiles are blue, which can attract the attention of passers-by at first sight.

  Across the outer wall, standing in the distance, you can see a stone dragon head that is higher than the head of the wall.

  Ningxiu thought interestingly, so he walked into the Dragon King Temple, ready to visit this very famous building in the area.

   "Master Ning?"

   When Ning Xiu walked into the Dragon King Temple, he saw an old man who was cleaning the offering table in the temple, turned his head to look at him and shouted.

   This person is familiar to Ning Xiu. I met him at the ferry port before. The other person is a local fisherman. When he was carrying pig blood on the fishing boat, he was very willing to help, which left a deep impression on Ning Xiu.

   "Old man, why are you here?"

   "Sir Ning, I am the temple concubine in this temple, and I live here on weekdays." The old man put down the rag in his hand, walked over and said with a smile.

  Ning Xiu Dun was curious: "Miaozhu also needs to rely on fishing for a living? Didn't Qiantang City pay you anything?"

"Lord Ning sees what you said, the temple blessing is just a vain job, and it is not much different from the common people. If I don't do a lot of people, I can do it for me. There is no reward. Fishing for a living is the real thing." The old man moved Bring a bamboo stool to Ning Xiu: "Sir, please sit down. It's raining heavily outside, so take shelter from the rain at my place first."

   "Thank you." Ning Xiu stretched out his hand to take it. At the same time, he did not forget to observe the old man in front of him with his Qi-awareness technique.

   "Why did your lord come to the Dragon King Temple in the rain today? If you want to visit, I can show you the way."

"It doesn't have to be, it just happened to be here for a while." Ning Xiu waved his hand and asked, "Old man, let me ask you something, did you have any famous people in the history of Qiantang City? Or a rumor about a famous treasure."

   "Characters? Treasures?" The old man scratched his head, "No, how can there be any treasures in this place."

   "Then, was there a strong human race or a peerless evil spirit that fell here?" Ning Xiu asked again.

   "Lord Ning, I found your question today very strange. I have lived in Qiantang City for nearly seventy years, and my parents have always lived here. I have never heard of such a thing as you mentioned."

   "Is that so..." Ning Xiu sighed.

   In this way, it seems that there is really no clue to find out, if you can't figure out what the Heitianmen and the Golden Snake Party are planning to get in Qiantang City this time.

   would not be able to make arrangements in advance and destroy their plans, and once this group of people gets what they want, it might enhance the strength of Heitianmen.

Just when Ning Xiu fell into silence, the old man suddenly said: "By the way, Lord Ning, in two days it will be our annual Dragon King Festival in Qiantang City. At that time, we will hold a ceremony to worship the Dragon King at the ferry. If you If you have time, you can come and have a look, this is one of the busiest days of the year in our Qiantang City."

  The Dragon King Festival in Qiantang City is established to worship the Dragon King in the Dragon King River. It is said that after the worship every year, the rain will stop immediately, and then the number of fish in the river will skyrocket, allowing the fishermen to salvage as much as they want.

  Although no one has seen the existence of the Dragon King with their own eyes, many fishermen believe that there is definitely a Dragon King living in the Dragon King River because of this, and it blesses Qiantang City with good weather.

   "Dragon King..." Ning Xiu suddenly remembered what happened when he killed the fish demon on the river that day.

The    Thunder Hammer has been in his hands for so long, and this is the first time he has shown the power to provoke thunder.

   In addition, neither Baisha Prefecture nor Donghai Prefecture had any cases of monsters harming people before this year, and the monsters in Heitianmen were eager to use their means to expel the fishermen, so that no one dared to go fishing in the river during this time.

   And today, when Ning Xiu heard the conversation between the two demons in the yamen, one of them also mentioned that the day is coming, which seems to be related to the Dragon King Festival in two days.

   After all kinds of clues are combined, it is not difficult to find that the spearhead of the matter all points to the Dragon King River.

   Could it be that the goal of Heitianmen is at the Dragon King River!

  Ning Xiu nodded slowly: "Okay, then I will go to the ferry to participate in the Dragon King Festival."

Qiantang City Yamen was secretly occupied by Heitianmen, but it was quite a riot. In order to confirm whether there was any problem with the city guard, the team leader Zheng led his team directly into the city guard mansion. After some inspection procedures It was only later that the suspicion of Qiantang city guard was ruled out.

   As for what had happened, Li Jing, the city guard of Qiantang City, was quite frightened, because according to the rules of the big business, when such a big incident happened in the yamen of Qiantang City, his city guard was considered negligent in his duties.

   In order to completely eliminate the hidden dangers in Qiantang City, several Bronze Leopard team leaders and Li Jing jointly launched a city-wide investigation, checking all suspected and non-local people.

   In the end, he succeeded in finding out more than ten Heitianmen demons and seven or eight remnants of the Golden Snake Party, which was a huge harvest.

   As a result, the entire Qiantang City was completely banned under the supervision of the Demon Commander, and no one was allowed to enter or leave until the demon thing was thoroughly investigated.

  The people became panicked because of this, and they had no idea what was going on.

  …

  Da Shang Chaotiandu, Supervision Star Terrace, night.

  When it was dark, several old supervising officers used special equipment to observe the starry sky on the supervising stage.

  There are some disasters in the world, which are occasionally associated with astrology, such as fire in the seventh month, three stars in the house, moon in the Bi, Longwei Fuchen, Taibai Shi Subaru, Yinghu Shouxin, vain arrows and snakes, five stars in a row and so on.

  Whenever a special astrological phenomenon appears, there will always be some corresponding strange things in the world.

   Therefore, a star monitor is needed to monitor the astrology, so as to prevent some avoidable disasters in advance.

"There will be five stars in two days. The distance between the moon and the earth is the closest within three years, and the moonlight is much higher than usual, so the monsters will appear wantonly, and even go to the aura treasure land in order to absorb more moonlight, Have you told me about the things I told you to tell you in advance a few days ago?" an old star superintendent asked.

A few young star supervisors immediately nodded and replied, "Teacher, the letter of notification has already been sent out, and the disciples have sent people to inform the local city guards in the few rare treasures of spiritual energy in the territory of the big businessman, and they will send additional people. Take precautions, lest monsters appear to do evil."

   "Cangshan Mountain in Yunze Prefecture, Tianxing Peak in Nanjiang Prefecture, Longwang River in Baisha Prefecture, and Xijiantan Water in Wuyue Prefecture, we have all sent the notices to them one by one a few days ago. Please rest assured, teacher."

   The old superintendent nodded: "That's good, every time the five-star series happens unexpectedly, we have to guard against it."

  …

  As the day of the Dragon King Festival gets closer and closer, the weird scene of the Dragon King River also becomes more and more.

   First, some fishermen saw a huge fish shadow appearing on the surface of the Longwang River at the ferry port, and some people saw thunder flashing in the middle of the Longwang River at night.

   Later, even in the daytime, a large amount of bloodstains would appear on the river for no reason, staining parts of the river red.

   Then some fish corpses, scales, and minced meat will float on the surface of the Dragon King River, and it looks like a large number of fish are killing half of them under the river surface.

All kinds of strange things made the people of Qiantang City onlookers tremble with fear. Since they didn’t know what happened, they could only keep going to the Dragon King Temple to pray to the Dragon King, hoping that the Dragon King would bless Qiantang City with safety. .

  In this sense of crisis, the Dragon King Festival has finally arrived.

   Even though something strange happened in the river recently, the people of Qiantang City still started a lively festival ceremony as before, preparing to worship the Dragon King.

   (end of this chapter)