When the fisherman saw Fang Linyan's action, he was shocked and angry at the same time. He almost wanted to take out a knife and chop this bastard to death.
But he didn't expect the other party to throw another 5 silver taels over.
So after this guy calculated, his eyes suddenly lit up. This money was enough to buy a new boat! The remaining money could be used for 10 days to half a month.
So the boatman immediately ran away. Obviously, he was afraid that Fang Linyan would regret it.
After Fang Linyan fumbled on the boat for a while, he quickly learned how to sail the boat.
Although this boat seemed to sail very slowly, there were oars beside it.
With this thing, Rubus could transform into a mechanical elite warrant officer and start to row the oars.
With the powerful "engine" of Rubus, the speed of the boat suddenly accelerated.
If it weren't for the material of the boat itself that limited the performance of the mechanical elite warrant officer, then the speed could at least be doubled.
Not only that, when Fang Linyan saw the oars beside him, he also directly picked it up to help row.
So this journey was quite smooth. It felt like "the apes on both sides of the river can't stop crying, and the light boat has crossed thousands of mountains".
As soon as Fang Linyan got on the boat in a hurry, it immediately caused great difficulty for the people who were tracking him.
At this time, there were only a dozen people left in the Fang Family Village.
But it was basically certain that the difficulty of killing these dozen people was probably greater than killing the hundreds of people from the Fang Family Fishing Village in front!!
Don't forget what kind of world this was. This was a cruel space battlefield. The key was to kill or be killed.
In this case, how many people really had the ability and the mind to do the side mission?
Surviving was the most important thing!
The thought of guarding against the backstabbing was even more important.
Therefore, for the side mission of extermination, most people's thoughts were to kill every monster they encountered.
What's more, even if most of the people in the Fang Family were ordinary people, there were definitely a few elites.
This was a world where demons had supernatural powers. The difficulty of killing the remaining dozen or so people could only be described as tough bones.
***
After sailing for a period of time, Fang Linyan suddenly discovered something in surprise,
The red mist clusters that appeared one after another on the river not only did not fade, but they became clearer instead.
This could only mean one thing, the distance between him and Zhou Zhuo was getting closer and closer.
When they first boarded the boat, Zhou Zhuo had passed by the river about forty minutes ago.
Because of the river breeze, the smell of blood he left behind was very faint.
Therefore, in Rubus's vision, the bloody smell cloud became thinner.
Now, Fang Linyan estimated that Zhou Zhuo passed by 20 minutes ago, so the bloody smell left behind was much stronger.
The color of the blood-red mist in his field of vision was obviously much darker.
Soon, a tributary appeared in front of them, and the path of the blood-red mist began to lead them to the tributary.
Fang Linyan was overjoyed, and he hurriedly steered the boat in. After entering, he found that this tributary was not wide, but the water was very deep, and the current was quite rapid.
On both sides of the river were deep and dense forests. Clouds and mist curled around them, and even sunlight couldn't completely penetrate the forest, casting mottled spots of light on the ground.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Fang Linyan saw a large black and red odor cloud more than 30 meters away from the corner of his eyes.
This black and red odor cloud was obviously different from the bright red blood mist left by Zhou Zhuo.
This was obviously not a trace left by Zhou Zhuo, but it also showed that there was a strong and rotten bloody smell there.
According to Fang Linyan's speculation, they were probably about to reach the destination, and the bloody smell on the tributary would not dissipate for a while, so it would not delay the tracking.
So, he ordered the boat to stop and go ashore. He dragged the boat up and threw it into the vines nearby to hide.
Then he took Rubus to the place where there was an abnormal situation. As a result, he quickly found that it was a corpse, and it had been dead for at least 5 days.
As soon as Fang Linyan and Rubus approached, they immediately saw the flies and mosquitoes that were lying on the corpses flying up like a black cloud. The buzzing sound in the air could even make people associate it with the sound of a bomber diving.
As a robot, Rubus said that he didn't feel anything, but this scene gave Fang Linyan goosebumps!
So he snapped his fingers, and the mechanical spear falcon simply threw a smoke bomb over.
This was a smoke bomb with the itch in the crotch. Suddenly, those flies and mosquitoes fell like raindrops. Most of them died, and the rest all flew away.
Fang Linyan stepped forward to check the corpse and found that it was a middle-aged man in his forties.
He was wearing the clothes of a traveling merchant. He didn't look much different from the traveling merchants on the road, but the calluses on his hands and feet were a little thicker.
The cause of his death was very obvious. His neck was directly slit by something sharp.
The wound about 5 centimeters long appeared on the neck. Blood flowed all over the ground, forming black and red lumps, so the air was full of the rotten bloody smell.
This was also the reason why Fang Linyan could see the rotten bloody smell from Rubus' shared vision from afar.
The wound showed a strange crescent shape, which was as terrifying as a smiley face.
Under normal circumstances, it was difficult for daggers or swords to cause such damage, so the most likely weapon was claws.
Claws!
Fang Linyan routinely searched this person's luggage and found that there seemed to be nothing else on him except for a few taels of silver.
But at this time, Rubus stepped forward. When he was in human form, only his combat power would be affected, but the rest of his abilities could still be retained.
He reached out and pointed at the person's pants, which was the calf area.
Fang Linyan immediately noticed that on the image shared by Rubus, there were strands of yellow mist that was completely different from the black and red bloody smell.
Fang Linyan's eyes lit up, and he immediately reached out and pinched it. He soon found that there was a layer of interlayer on the inside of the pants.
He tore open the interlayer and found that there were 2 pieces of silk filled with words, a few yellow pills, a yellow talisman, and a waist token inside.
Fang Linyan searched for a while and found that there was no other harvest. After thinking about it, he asked Rubus to throw the corpse into the river.
While continuing to track Zhou Zhuo's blood, he began to read the things on the silk.
The first piece of silk read:
Secret Order
6th Division of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau
Today's investigation found that pedestrians often disappeared in Tianyang County of Youjiang Commandery. According to the survivors, after dusk, an inn would occasionally appear near the official road and disappear at dawn.
The name of the inn was Gao Family Inn. Its manor was built on a mountain. The main structure was built in the mountainside, which was quite magnificent and spacious.
It was suspected that there was a bewitching array near this inn. People who saw the inn would feel unbearable hunger and thirst, so they would directly enter it.
The lady boss in charge of hospitality would warmly entertain travelers who strayed into it, and she would take the initiative to promote the shop's specialty roast pig. As long as someone ate this dish, they would definitely die.
There were only 3 survivors; 2 of them were vegetarians since childhood, and 1 of them was seriously ill. None of them had eaten this dish.
According to the calculation of Lord Fu of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau, this Gao Family Inn was built by a big demon beast. The heart of this big demon beast was the main material for refining the eternal pill for the emperor.
When the 6th Division received the order, they immediately sent people to investigate without any mistakes.
Imperial Order!
...
The second piece of silk was a record.
"I arrived in Tianyang County on the 16th and found that there were indeed strange events circulating in the Gao Family Inn.
After a detailed investigation of the survivors, I found that the things said in the secret order were wrong. In fact, there were also people who had not eaten the roast pig and were left here forever.
"The reason why the survivors survived was that they were all turmeric dealers.
The monsters there hated the taste of turmeric very much.
"So when I went to investigate, I would definitely sprinkle turmeric powder on my body. It should be able to ward off evil spirits.
"According to my investigation, the big demon beast's cultivation is really high. It is estimated to be 800 to 900 years old, and it already has a powerful magic weapon in its hand!
"This big demon beast is currently preparing to summon all the monsters around it in the name of longevity 7 days later. It seems that it wants to be the Monster King.
...
The waist token was very simple. The front said "Four Two" and the back said "Ah Kun".
This should be his identity certificate.
Fang Linyan looked at the yellow pills in his hand and thought that this should be the turmeric powder mentioned by the 6th Division of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau, Ah Kun.
It seemed that this thing was still a little useful. At least it protected his body from being eaten alive by the monsters.
However, this kind of use was still limited. It probably could only play the role of disgusting the monsters, but it couldn't ward off evil spirits.
It was equivalent to a wolf being fed with feces. It might prevent the hunter from eating the wolf meat, but it didn't prevent the hunter from breaking its neck at all.
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