I’m Being Held Captive by Demons - Chapter 125

[Chapter 124: The simple folk customs]

Hejian House is about ten days away from Shanlan County.

But Kong Ning naturally didn’t need to spend so long on the road.

The world is dangerous and demons are rampant. Although he does not dare to fly directly in the sky, he can only reach his destination by walking on the ground with only his feet and taking a remote path.

On the twenty-sixth day of the eighth lunar month, on the afternoon of the second day after leaving Shanlan County, Kong Ning saw the vast city on the plain in front of him from a distance.

It is different from Shanlan County, which is surrounded by mountains and has only one way in and out.

Hejian Mansion is an important town in a big city.

Wangjiang River, Yunhe River, Jinchi River, the three rivers converge here, turning into a mighty long river rushing eastward.

On Kong Ning’s back, the little girl who had slept on her stomach for several hours felt that Kong Ning stopped, rubbed her eyes and woke up.

“Master…” Cai Wei called timidly.

When he set off, Kong Ning had already decided to accept this little girl as his apprentice, and performed a simple apprenticeship ceremony outside Shanlan County.

Now that the little girl has learned the “Sutra of Enlightenment”, she can recite this sutra silently every day and feel the aura of heaven and earth.

Kong Ning said: “It’s okay, you continue to sleep, we are almost there.”

Saying that, Kong Ning walked out of the mountain, merged into the official road at the foot of the mountain, and walked straight to the vast city ahead.

It seems that because of the proximity to the government city, the traffic on the official road is dense, and it looks very lively.

However, Kong Ning, who is in the middle, can keenly perceive that these people walking outside are all full of faint hostility and vigilance.

Almost everyone who walks has weapons on them.

On the official road, no one made a loud noise.

They kept a safe distance from each other and kept silent, as if loud voices would cause some trouble.

Soon, Kong Ning came to the city gate.

There’s a long queue here.

All people entering and exiting the city gate

need to check the road guide or identity information.

Those armored soldiers stood aside, vigilantly observing everyone’s movements, as if anyone had a change, they would immediately attack each other.

It was a peaceful time and there was no war, yet the atmosphere was so solemn.

Could it be that these people in Hejian Mansion already know the truth of the world and the chaos raging with demons in the world?

That’s why they set up a chuck check and are heavily guarded?

But this group of mortal soldiers, although they are full of blood, can only bully the demons who are less than a hundred years old.

Any monster with more than 100 years of Taoism can easily break through this city gate.

Are they so vigilant and meaningful?

Kong Ning was confused.

After lining up in the crowd for a while, Kong Ning understood why the soldiers were heavily guarded.

What these soldiers guarded against were not monsters, but living people.

The notice board next to the city gate was covered with various blood-red wanted notices.

The people wanted above are all Jiang Yang robbers who committed vicious murders in the Hejian House.

Wanted criminals, that’s normal.

It’s just that the number of wanted orders is too much to infiltrate.

Just from the number of these wanted orders, a chaotic world can be roughly outlined.

It is unclear whether the demons will harm people or not, but those mortals with high levels and high martial arts have obviously lost their restraints, and they are wanton in the world and difficult to control.

The Hejian Mansion alone has become so chaotic…

Kong Ning in the crowd was slightly speechless.

Obviously there is no famine and war, but the world has been chaotic to such a degree that it is a dark and hopeless apocalyptic scene.

This vast world outside Shanlan County is far more sinister than he expected.

He took Caiwei to the front of the team and accepted the inspection of the patrolling soldiers.

Although Caiwei has cat ears and beast eyes and a tail, Kong Ning’s illusion can easily confuse this group of mortals.

Coupled with the road guide issued by the Shanlan County Government, Kong Ning easily entered the city gate.

And after entering the city gate, what you see is the crowded crowd.

The Hejian Mansion is indeed extremely lively, and the streets are rubbing shoulders with each other and are extremely prosperous.

It’s just that there is no loud clamour here.

The hawkers on the street all stood silently behind the stalls, vigilantly observing the surrounding situation, it seemed that the situation was not right, and they were ready to escape at any time.

The entire city, although people come and go and is extremely prosperous, is executed in silence, revealing a strange depression.

Before Kong Ning and Cai Wei had gone far, they saw a fierce quarrel ahead.

Surrounded by the crowd, a man was hitting a woman.

While beating, he scolded: “I told you to run! Let you steal!”

The woman was beaten with blood, screaming and struggling.

But in the crowd looking around, no one offered a helping hand.

Not even the voice of discussion.

The people crowded together watched all this silently, and no one spoke.

Only the man’s scolding continued to sound.

“Let you not obey women’s ways! Let you not obey women’s ways!” The

uncoordinated combination of noise and silence, this scene is inexplicably strange.

As the crowd watched, the man beat and scolded.

But at this moment, the sound of hooves was heard in the distance.

“Who is making trouble!”

Kong Ning turned his head and saw several yamen arresters riding fast horses coming here.

Everyone on the street along the way gave way.

And when the man heard the sound of hooves, he suddenly pulled out a dagger from his arms and stabbed it into the woman’s heart.

“I told you to steal someone!”

The moment the dagger plunged into the woman’s heart, the disheveled woman froze and fell down.

The crowd of onlookers dispersed.

A few arresters on fast horses rushed over, only to see the man yelling and pulling the dagger that stabbed his daughter-in-law to death directly on his neck.

Immediately, blood spurted out.

Two corpses, a man and a woman, fell on the downtown street like this.

The onlookers, from the beginning to the end, but no one wanted to stop the persuasion, all watched silently.

Now that the crowd has dispersed, the arresters stopped their horses and looked at the two corpses on the ground, but there was no overly excited reaction.

Seems to be used to it.

The leader of the arrester said: “Zhao San, you go to inform the family of the deceased, and ask them to pick up the body and clean the road.”

After that, the arrester prepared to leave.

However, when the leader, Chu Kuai, turned around, he suddenly saw Kong Ning in the crowd.

He was slightly taken aback, a little surprised.

“Kong Ning? Why did you come to Hejian Mansion?” Zhang Rong, who used to be the head hunter in Shanlan County and now also works as a fast hunter in Hejian Mansion, said happily.

He turned over and dismounted, UU Reading www.sonicmtl.com ran in front of Kong Ning, smiled and said, “Don’t tell my elder brother when you come to Hejian Mansion, I’ll take care of you!”

Zhang Rong was very happy when he met Gu Zhi.

happy.

Kong Ning looked at him, then at the crowd that had dispersed, and at the two corpses lying in a pool of blood with round eyes.

He smiled and said, “Zhang Tou, you Hejian Mansion…” After a

pause, Kong Ning added: “The folk customs are simple.”

Zhang Rong was slightly startled at this, and then smiled helplessly.

“Naturally, it can’t compare to the peace and tranquility of Shanlan County… Sigh…”

He said, he couldn’t help sighing, and said, “But this is all good. It’s more than this sinister thing. ”

You’ll know if you stay in Hejian Mansion for a few more days.”

“The world outside is really not treated by people. I regret coming back…”

[End of this Chapter]