"Oh no, help …"
"Monster, there's a monster …"
A few panicked shouts suddenly rang out in the market. The market, which was originally bustling with people, was quiet at first. Then, it exploded one by one. Panicked screams rang out from all directions. Everyone was like headless flies scurrying in all directions.
Faced with this sudden situation, Ye Xuan couldn't help but be startled. He looked through the panicked crowd and saw a few ragged commoners shouting and running towards him.
"Where's the monster?" Just as Ye Xuan was about to go forward, a loud shout suddenly came from not far away. Then, a figure jumped down from the sky and stopped in front of one of the screaming commoners. He grabbed him by the collar and shouted.
"In … In Ox Village …"
"Take me there!"
… …
Ox Village was a small village about 20 kilometers away from Fengping Town. Because the ancestor of the people who settled here was surnamed Ox, it was named Ox Village.
The ragged commoners were from Ox Village. It was said that a large snake demon had appeared in their village. Recently, chickens and ducks in the village had been disappearing, and later, even sheep and cows had gone missing. Today, a person in the village had also gone missing. Only then did the villagers panic. When they were looking for him, they encountered the large snake demon. The villagers couldn't defeat it, and the snake demon even spat out poisonous mist in the end, poisoning many people.
The person who had jumped down to grab the villagers and interrogate them was said to be a bounty exorcist. As demons were rampant, the government had set up a series of bounties to catch them. As long as they caught a demon, they would receive a large reward. That was how the bounty exorcist came to be.
Although ordinary people were afraid of demons, they were curious and liked to watch a good show. Therefore, other than the bounty exorcist and the Ox Village villagers, some other people also followed them for various reasons.
Naturally, Ye Xuan wouldn't miss out on such a thing. He mixed into the crowd and followed them.
20 kilometers wasn't very far. That was about 10 kilometers. After walking for about half an hour, they arrived at Ox Village.
Perhaps to avoid the chaos of war, Ox Village was located in a valley surrounded by mountains on all sides. The scenery of the mountain was extremely beautiful, and there were only about fifty to sixty families in total.
However, at this moment, almost all of the villagers had gathered at the entrance of the village, waiting anxiously and expectantly.
"He's coming. Village Chief, the master is here! "The people standing at the entrance of the village shouted happily when they saw the exorcist walking in front of them.
"Alright, everyone, come with me to welcome the Grandmaster!" An old man standing at the front of the crowd nodded and walked up with the help of a walking stick.
The old man took two steps forward and greeted the man who claimed to be an exorcist. "Greetings, Master. I am the village chief of Ox Village, Niu Zheng. May I ask for Master's Dharma name?"
"You're welcome, Village Chief. My name is Li Dingyi. The Jianghu calls me the Flying God Palm, "the Exorcist said casually.
"Oh, it's the Flying God Palm Master Li. My apologies! Thank you, Master Li, for coming to our village to exorcise the demon. This old man represents our Ox Village to thank Master Li. " As the village chief spoke, he took out a small piece of silver from his bosom and handed it to Flying God Palm Li Dingyi, "This is a small token of our village. If Master Li can really help us get rid of that snake demon, our village will definitely reward you handsomely!"
Li Dingyi took the silver from the village chief's hand. Although he was somewhat dissatisfied, he understood the village chief's meaning and nodded. He first put the silver into his pocket, then said, "Alright, Village Chief, don't worry. A mere snake demon actually dares to come out and cause trouble in the world. I will definitely help you subdue it! "
"Good, good, good. We will have to trouble Master Li." When the village chief and the villagers behind him heard Li Dingyi's words, their faces revealed happy smiles.
"You're welcome. Village Chief, do you know where that snake demon is now? Let me subdue it first. "Li Dingyi said.
"I know, I know. Ah Niu, quickly bring the Grandmaster to the place where you found the snake demon." Hearing that Li Dingyi wanted to exorcise the demon, the village chief hurriedly ordered a villager to bring Li Dingyi to the back of the village.
The villager brought Li Dingyi to the front, and the crowd behind him followed. They passed through the village and arrived at the foot of a mountain behind the village.
"Master, the demonic snake went in through that hole." Standing at the foot of the mountain, the villager called Ah Niu stopped and pointed to a one-meter-wide, two-meter-tall hole that was hidden in the weeds a hundred meters ahead of them.
When Ye Xuan, who was hiding in the crowd, heard Ah Niu's words, his eyes flashed. Then, his divine sense surged out from between his eyebrows and entered the hole.
His divine sense entered the hole smoothly. In his divine sense, the shape of the cave was like a funnel. The hole was narrow, but the inside gradually became bigger. The entire cave was gloomy and damp. There was also a thick smell of blood and a faint, obscure aura in the air. Ye Xuan had encountered demons in "A Chinese Ghost Story" before, so he knew that this was demonic aura.
However, the demonic aura in the cave was not thick. Ye Xuan guessed that this demon was not a great demon.
As he thought about it, his divine sense continued to penetrate deeper. The ground of the cave was filled with white bones. However, according to Ye Xuan's observation, these bones belonged to birds and beasts. He did not find any human bones.
His divine sense advanced another thirty to forty meters and finally reached the end of the cave. At the same time, Ye Xuan saw the snake demon that the villager mentioned.
The snake demon's entire body was pitch black, and its body was at least a hundred feet long. It was as thick as a water tank, and its body was covered with densely packed copper coin-sized scales. It coiled in the cave like a small hill.
"Hiss! Hiss! " The snake demon that seemed to be resting seemed to be able to sense Ye Xuan's divine sense. Its originally closed eyes suddenly opened. Its eyes, which were the size of a baby's fist, emitted a green glow in the darkness. It flicked its tongue and patrolled back and forth in the cave.
"This snake has really become a demon!" Seeing the snake's appearance, Ye Xuan did not continue to do anything. Instead, he retracted his divine sense. He wanted to see how this exorcist, who claimed to be the Flying Palm, would deal with this snake demon.
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