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Chapter 84: Undercurrent (Promotional gift of two chapters, please subscribe haha)

"Oh?" Zhou Yan was a little curious, "Then what method is needed?"

Long hesitated for a moment: "Yes. We need the essence and blood of powerful monsters as the main material for drawing spiritual ink. The more powerful the monster blood is, the stronger its ability to absorb monster power is, and the stronger its ability to condense the monster sword and strengthen itself is."

"I see." Zhou Yan nodded in understanding.

"Master Yan, it's not easy to find a powerful monster." Long lowered his head with some self-blame, "Besides, even if we find one, we may not be able to defeat it."

Zhou Yan smiled and waved his hand gently: "It's okay, Long, don't worry about it. The journey is still long, and we may run into some big monsters."

After saying that, Zhou Yan took the initiative to end the topic.

There is no need to worry, he will definitely encounter the so-called "big monster".

After all, among the tasks on the panel, there is a task to "kill three well-known monsters."

The big monsters recognized by the golden finger must not be weak guys. Their blood is definitely enough to draw the "Obscure Seal".

After reducing the burden of their luggage, the two walked faster.

Before evening, they had already arrived at an area called Chengdong County.

"Lord Yan, let's find a place to stay while it's still early." Long and Zhou Yan walked on the streets of the county town and proposed to him cautiously.

"Where to stay? Are you going to stay in an inn or a hotel?" Zhou Yan nodded in agreement.

"Uh," the girl said awkwardly, "Master Yan, we don't have much money, and we may not be able to stay in the hotel forever, so I suggest that we save the money for travel expenses and go out of the city to find some deserted temples or houses to stay in."

Zhou Yan looked at the girl's embarrassed expression and immediately realized that he had traveled through time and space and had no money in the first place.

In Long's family, the adoptive parents are already old, and there are no young or middle-aged people in the family. They look very poor. It is estimated that she could not find much money from her family.

"That's just wishful thinking on my part." He smiled shyly at the girl, "It's okay, let's go find an abandoned house outside the city to live in. I saw quite a few on the way here."

After making the proposal, Long kept watching Zhou Yan's expression carefully. Only after confirming that he was not angry did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Master Yan is really gentle. Last night,
A smile appeared on the girl's face, and then she saw Zhou Yan looking up ahead.

He raised his hand curiously and pointed ahead, asking, "Long, there are so many people over there, what's going on?"

Long looked in the direction of his finger, observed it for a few seconds, and guessed hesitantly: "It seems to be the notice wall of the county city, where the governor of the province issues public notices. Normally, there won't be so many people there."

Zhou Yan became interested and took the girl's hand: "Let's go and see what's going on."

"Okay, Lord Yan." Long felt Zhou Yan's strong hands, his cheeks felt a little hot, and he hurriedly followed his footsteps.

The tall Zhou Yan was nearly two heads taller than most people in ancient times. Behind him was an extremely beautiful girl with a sword. This special combination looked extremely extraordinary.

Amid the fearful gazes and panicked avoidance of the people, he easily arrived in front of the bulletin wall.

There was a huge piece of paper pasted on it at this time, with long paragraphs of content written on it in words that Zhou Yan could understand, which looked a bit like a combination of Japanese and Chinese characters.

{Reward! Defeat the Iben Taliang!}
{A terrifying monster Ippon Tatara appeared in Mt. Ogasa, and has now caused many woodcutters and herbalists who entered the mountain to be injured or even killed. Because the Demon Slayer Team is unable to split up the team, a large reward is now offered for anyone who can go and subdue it. Those who are interested can go to the county governor to discuss in detail.}
It turned out to be an official bounty for exterminating demons?
He took a look at the prize first - a small amount of five taels.

Then he turned to look at Long, whose eyes were wide open, and asked, "How much is this five taels of rice?"

"It's a lot!" Long's voice was a little hurried. "My parents have been running the teahouse for so long and have only saved less than one tael. Five taels of silver is enough for an ordinary family of three to live a worry-free life for a year."

Zhou Yan smiled slightly and said, "Long, look, isn't this money delivered to your door?"

Long was stunned for a moment: "Master Yan, aren't you in a hurry to get on the road?"

"It's not that urgent." Zhou Yan squeezed the girl's hand. "The most important thing is that without money, you can't move forward. I can't bear to let Long follow me and live in the open air all the time."

Long's cheeks flushed slightly, and then he said hesitantly: "I heard from my parents that this Taling is a terrifying monster hidden in the mountains. It may be much more powerful than the red ghost and the blue ghost. I'm afraid that adults are in danger."

"It's okay." Zhou Yan gave her a comforting smile, "Long has to trust me."

The girl lowered her head obediently.

After Zhou Yan easily convinced his little follower, he was just thinking about how to take on this job.

However, he did not expect that he was extremely tall for people of that era, and his giant-like figure had already attracted the attention of the government officials guarding here.

After Zhou Yan had read the bounty and clearly showed interest, before he could ask, a middle-aged man who looked quite shrewd came over and bowed eagerly: "Mr. Hero, are you interested in this bounty for exterminating demons issued by our county?"

"Yes."

Zhou Yan smiled and looked at the middle-aged man, "Sir, who are you?" "I am Okamura Kazuki, a samurai loyal to the county magistrate." The middle-aged man smiled kindly and then went straight to the point, "I have been observing this sir from just now. You are majestic and have an amazing temperament. You have this female samurai following you. You must be of an extraordinary status. Why don't you move over and talk to my county magistrate?"

"Okay, that's exactly what I meant."

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The Sheriff's mansion was a fairly impressive house.

As for how grand it is, don't have too many expectations for it in ancient Japan, not to mention that it is just the governor's house of a "county town" under the jurisdiction of a "feudal province" that is not even as big as an ordinary modern city.

The county magistrate was an old man with the surname Osuga. Including his given name, his full name had five characters, which made it difficult for Zhou Yan to remember, so he simply called him County Magistrate Osuga.

He was struck by Zhou Yan's stunning appearance the first time he saw him - tall and strong, with a missing arm, one eye, and a handsome appearance. It was obvious at first glance that he was an extraordinary person.

So he warmly invited Zhou Yan into the living room to chat, and told him about the situation and location of the monster Yiben Taling.

"Zhanguiliao has been dealing with monster rebellions in other counties, and can't come to my side in the short term. However, the terrifying Ippon Tadashi has already caused many casualties among my warriors, and I really can't afford to send more people to wipe it out, so I came up with this reward." Osuga County Magistrate frowned, "Many farmers in my Joto County rely on the mountain for their livelihood. Now many people have died because of this monster. If we don't deal with it, it will be troublesome."

After that, he looked at Zhou Yan sincerely and said, "Mr. Yan, are you willing to go up the mountain and get rid of this monster and save the people?"

"Of course." Zhou Yan smiled heartily, then waved his hand, "There's no need for Governor Osuga to flatter me. I'm willing to get rid of this monster not because I want to get rid of harm for the people, but because I have my own needs."

The county chief's face lit up: "Sir, please feel free to speak."

Zhou Yan glanced at Long beside him and said with a smile: "First, of course it's the bounty. I really need the money."

"No problem!" The county chief agreed very quickly. "This is what I should give you. Once you succeed in defeating that bellows and bring back the proof, I will immediately give you the reward."

"That's good." Zhou Yan nodded, still smiling. "For my second request, Governor Osuga, I saw some boats parked on the beach that looked good. I'm planning to go to Musashi Province, but it's a bit troublesome to go by land."

The county chief understood Zhou Yan's meaning, and he smiled and said, "No problem. The official ship of my county is not going to set sail until a few days later, but as I said, as long as you defeat the demons and come back, I can arrange for you to set off early and reserve a comfortable room for you. How about that?"

"It's a word."

Zhou Yan smiled and clinked glasses with the county governor.

Long beside him looked at Zhou Yan silently, his eyes full of admiration.

Lord Yan is different from everyone else. He is always neither humble nor arrogant, and always calm and composed.

The sad-looking young man in the village was no match for him, and neither were the samurai nobles in the city.

Even this powerful county magistrate cannot compare to Lord Yan's elegance.

Zhou Yan's conversation with the county chief was extremely efficient.

After the conversation ended, Okamura Heshu, who had been sitting in the lower seat, came forward and looked a little puzzled as he watched Zhou Yan and Long leave.

He hesitated and asked the county chief: "Sir, I thought you would tell him that there was a precedent that a swordsman from the Demon Slayer had failed to conquer the demon on Mount Ogasa and died. I'm afraid there is a demon that is more powerful than the Ippon Tadashi, but you didn't tell him. Is this really a good idea?"

The county chief smiled and waved his hand: "This Mr. Yan is tall and mighty, rarely seen in the world. He must have extraordinary abilities. There will definitely be no problem."

Seeing that the county governor seemed to have his own plans, Okamura Heshu tactfully shut his mouth and left.

The smiling face of County Governor Osuga slowly returned to calm.

"After all, these two people may be the descendants of the legendary invincible swordsmanship school."

"Longliu should be able to defeat that big monster, right?"

"Of course!"

The door on the other side was opened, and a young man in a white suit and a black feather robe with flame patterns walked out slowly.

This man was carrying a large sword on his shoulder that was longer than an ordinary sword. A long scar ran from his right forehead across the bridge of his nose to his left cheek, making his originally handsome face look terrifying.

The smile on his face seemed a little distorted against the backdrop of the scar.

"As long as they are not the legendary demon kings and ghost kings, it is easy for them to kill ordinary big demons."

"After all, that is the unrivaled Longliu!"

The wild and hateful laughter echoed softly in the sheriff's house.

In the yard outside the house, a black locust was lying quietly on a leaf, causing the leaf to bend slightly under its weight.

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