6kv Chapter 106 Returning Home in Glory! Strange!
Chapter 106 Returning Home in Glory! Strange!
Chapter 106 Returning Home in Glory! Strange!
A side hall in the inner courtyard.
After Li Da respectfully led the two inside, he turned and left.
"Your subordinate greets you, sir!"
After the two entered, they clasped their hands in a gesture of respect, adopting an extremely humble posture.
"It's so late, what brings you two here?" Su Yu gestured for them to sit down, a smile on his face, unlike the seriousness he displayed at the law enforcement team during the day.
Song Jing's eyes darted around, and he pulled out a heavy red cloth bag from his pocket, presenting it with both hands: "My lord, you have just taken office and established your own government. I don't have much to offer. Here is a hundred taels of silver and a twenty-year-old wild ginseng. It is a little bit of my savings from when I was at Duanshan Pavilion. I have come to offer it to you as a token of my respect."
Zhao Tie, standing nearby, followed suit, putting down his cloth bag on the ground in a simple and honest voice. A cooing sound came from inside: "Sir, me too! This is a black grouse I caught in the Black Forest Mountains!"
Su Yu's face twitched; Zhao Tie was indeed an honest man.
Although black grouse is far inferior to the mythical flying dragon, it is still quite good at replenishing qi and blood, and is worth at least fifty or sixty taels of silver.
He nodded slightly, gesturing for the two to sit down: "We're all brothers, please sit."
Seeing that Su Yu did not refuse, Song Jing felt relieved, but he did not sit down. Instead, he took half a step forward and lowered his voice: "My lord, I dare to speak frankly. That Zhu Rui, relying on his family's protection, has no respect for hierarchy and dared to give you attitude in the official residence. This trend must not be allowed to continue!"
He glanced at Su Yu's face and continued, "Sir, you are of noble birth and a newly promoted captain. If you personally teach him a lesson, it may invite gossip and give the Zhu family an excuse to make trouble."
"Your humble servant is not very capable, but having spent many years navigating the streets, I have some methods for dealing with troublemakers. I am willing to share your burdens, sir."
Su Yu looked at Song Jing, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.
Originally, I was worried about how to deal with Zhu Rui, but I didn't expect Song Jing to directly solve my problem.
Is this the benefit of power?
Song Jing is indeed a smart man. As for whether it's a good knife, let him try it out.
"In that case, Song Jing, you will temporarily serve as the deputy captain of the Hornwood Squad."
"I am willing to serve you, sir!"
Song Jing's face immediately lit up with joy.
After the three sat down, they chatted about things inside and outside the city for a while, and the atmosphere was harmonious.
Half an hour later, Su Yu saw Song Jing and the other person off, and the inner courtyard returned to tranquility.
Su Yu opened the cloth bag and looked inside at the bird that was bound hand and foot.
This black grouse is huge, with glossy black feathers like iron, and it's making a lot of noise, clucking.
"Li Da".
Su Yu called Li Da in, "Let's raise the black grouse together with that grouse for now."
"Yes, sir!" Li Da hurriedly stepped forward, carefully carrying the bag as he retreated.
Su Yu then took the brocade box and turned to walk towards the private treasury in the backyard.
Pushing open the wooden door of the warehouse, a scent mixed with the aroma of aged wood and herbs wafted out.
Although most of the shelves were still empty, a sandalwood box was already placed in the center of the most conspicuous display shelf. Su Yu stepped forward and opened the brocade box in his hand next to it.
Two old wild ginseng roots!
One was a gift from Senior Sister Qin last time, and the other was a gift from Song Jinggang.
The two ginseng roots are intact, and the ginseng bodies are translucent yellowish-brown. They lie quietly on the red silk, like two dormant little dragons, exuding an alluring spiritual aura.
"call----"
Su Yu took a deep breath and felt refreshed.
"There was a time when you had to be subservient to others for a few coins' worth of fish. Now, just these two life-saving herbs are worth more than an ordinary person's life savings."
He stroked the slightly cool ginseng, his heart filled with emotion.
"However, medicine in a box is just an inanimate object. Only when it's ingested and transformed into vital energy does it truly become my power!"
"I've heard that stewing grouse meat with ginseng and wild mushrooms is delicious and very nourishing. I might want to give it a try."
"However, if such precious ingredients are not cooked properly, most of their medicinal properties will be lost, which would be a terrible waste."
"I wonder how the cook Aunt Liu found is doing. I'll send someone to ask her about it tomorrow."
The next morning, a cold wind swirled with withered leaves.
The sound of horses' hooves echoed along the dirt road leading to Qingxi Town.
Su Yu was dressed in a dark cloud-patterned outfit, with a black ink amulet hanging from his waist, and rode a tall black-scaled mixed-breed horse, leading the way.
Behind him, Song Jing's eyes were sharp, and Zhao Tie's towering body weighed down the horse's back. Even Zhu Rui, who was full of reluctance, had to wear the team uniform and hang at the back of the team, getting dusty.
Although there were only four of them, their attire and the horses they rode clearly indicated their extraordinary status, making them the greatest deterrent in this chaotic city.
Upon seeing this, the refugees along the way, whose eyes were glowing with greed, all fled in terror.
"Sir, Qingxi Village is just ahead. I've already sent someone to inform them beforehand," Song Jing reported quietly, following behind Su Yu.
"Yes, I am originally from Qingxi Village."
"Your Excellency is truly a brilliant man! I never imagined you came from such a humble background. You are a role model for us all!" Song Jing immediately began to flatter him.
"Me too! Your Excellency is truly a genius—!" Zhao Tie awkwardly followed suit, immediately launching into a sycophantic reply.
Zhu Rui, who was not far behind, suddenly had a look of contempt in his eyes.
You lowly lackey, you are indeed of humble origin!
As soon as they arrived at the entrance of Qingxi Village, they saw a dense crowd of people.
The old village chief, Wang Yuezhi, was wearing a tattered leather armor, and the hideous scar on his face, left by the strange licking of flesh, was particularly conspicuous in the sunlight.
Behind him, hundreds of villagers from Qingxi Village eagerly awaited his arrival, and even people from several neighboring villages that had suffered similar misfortunes came to greet him.
The crowd erupted in excitement upon seeing Su Yu appear at the intersection.
"He's here! Lord Su is here!"
Someone called out, and Wang Yuezhi was the first to step forward, bowing deeply, his voice trembling with excitement: "This humble subject, Wang Yuezhi, along with the elders of Qingxi Town, respectfully welcomes Commandant Su back to his hometown!"
"Welcome, Lord Su!"
Hundreds of villagers knelt down in unison, forming a dense, dark mass.
The sound was like a tidal wave, shaking the surrounding fields and startling the birds in the forest.
Their eyes no longer held only awe for the strong, but rather a fanatical worship and a drowning person's dependence on driftwood.
In this world where human life is cheap and strange occurrences abound, Su Yu's return is their only hope for survival!
Su Yu reined in his horse, dismounted, and helped Wang Yuezhi to his feet. His gaze swept over the familiar yet unfamiliar faces as he proclaimed loudly, "Fellow villagers, please rise! Now that I have assumed the post of Commandant of Jing'an, I will protect the peace of this region!"
Su Yu used the old Su family residence as his place of residence.
At this moment, he was listening to Wang Yuezhi report the latest situation.
"Sir, things have been relatively peaceful in Qingxi Village these past few days, with no more strange occurrences. As for the organized bandits, they seem to have headed towards Yunshan Town. A few days ago, new refugees came from there, saying that their village had been massacred by the bandits."
Beside him, Song Jing jotted down the information with a brush, then added, "Sir, what Village Chief Wang said is basically consistent with the information I've gathered. This strange creature appears without any pattern, attacking people and livestock in the village at any time, making it very difficult to deal with collectively!"
"Have the law enforcement team investigated the source of these strange appearances?" Su Yu asked, his brows furrowed.
"The adults have been investigating for more than ten days. So far, they have only guessed that the strange occurrences are coming from the depths of the Blackwater River, but they still have no clue why the creatures have been frequently coming ashore and even attacking villages recently."
Speaking of this, Song Jing also had a headache and glanced at Su Yu cautiously.
The official said he wanted to quell the chaos and restore order, but that's a really tough job.
First, there are the bandits, who roam around everywhere, and many martial arts masters are hidden among them. It can be said that wherever they go, they bring bad luck.
It's not something that a single small team can solve.
Secondly, this strangeness is even more difficult to understand. Where is the source? Why has it been escalating so frequently recently? The law enforcement officers have been investigating for a long time, but they have no clue.
As for eliminating these strange phenomena, you must first find them!
Whether you can find it or not is a matter of luck!
If an ordinary villager happens to this, it's just bad luck!
Those who are actually here to deal with the situation are the ones who come but never seem to run into anyone. It's hard to say whether they're lucky or unlucky.
This information is also recorded in the law enforcement team's files. Some people even suspect that this strange entity can sense the blood and qi of martial artists and will deliberately avoid powerful martial artists!
Su Yu was also aware of these matters and knew that dealing with the strange occurrences was not easy.
However, he had an idea in his mind that might help in investigating the strange occurrences! This was also the reason he chose to come to Qingxi Village!
"Let's set up camp here tonight. Song Jing, you'll arrange for people and villagers to keep watch together!"
"Yes, sir!"