"Jia Daoyou, what do you mean by this?"

Xu Mu's face couldn't help but turn ugly.

Others don’t hand over spiritual stones!

I hand it over!

It’s okay if you don’t give rewards, but you actually increase the price.

"Don't get me wrong, Fellow Daoist Xu. This price is not set by me, but by the people above. All practitioners such as alchemists and talisman masters must pay double the price! Of course, it doesn't matter if Fellow Daoist Xu doesn't want to pay! You see

No one else has paid either!"

Jia An didn't seem to care at all whether Xu Mu handed over the spirit stone or not, and his tone even seemed to encourage him not to hand over the spirit stone.

Xu Mu frowned, took out another low-grade spiritual stone, and handed it to the other party.

"I hand it over!"

"..."

Jia An's smile was fixed on his face.

The next moment, he laughed and said: "Fellow Daoist Xu is really happy! After I go back, I will definitely have a few words with the adults above and take more care of Daoist Xu's residence when I patrol in the future!"

"Thank you very much!"

Xu Mu arched his head.

He doesn't need the other person to take care of him, as long as he doesn't cause trouble for him in the future.

Two low-grade spiritual stones a month are indispensable to him now.

Jia An put away the spirit stone and walked towards Lan Shijin's residence. At this time, Xu Mu suddenly remembered that Lan Shijin was still a guest at their house, and Leng Yuening should be the only one at home now, so he hurriedly reached out to stop Jia An

et al.

"I also helped make friends with fellow Daoist Lan!"

After saying that, he took out two more spiritual stones and handed them to the other party.

"Fellow Daoist Xu is really——"

The corners of Jia An's mouth raised, and he gritted his teeth and said, "It's grand!"

Then he took the spirit stone, passed Lan Shijin's residence, and walked towards the next house.

Xu Mu did not enter the house immediately, but stood at the door and watched the other party collect the spiritual stones.

As Jia An himself said, no one handed over the spirit stone at all.

Either pretend that there is no one at home, or say that there is no one, or if you are more grumpy, just say that you don't need their protection.

Jia An was not angry either, and left after asking with a smile.

Xu Mu knew it. He watched the other party walk out of their alley, then turned around and knocked on the door.

After entering the house, he told Lan Shijin what he had learned about the situation and his help in delivering the spirit stone.

"Thank you Daoist Xu!"

Lan Shijin immediately took out two spiritual stones and wanted to return them to him.

However, Xu Mu rejected it.

He asked others to help take care of his wife, and at the same time he wanted to collect spiritual stones from others, which was somewhat unjustifiable.

Seeing that Xu Mu refused to accept her offer, Lan Shijin's favorable impression grew even more.

Time flies by in an instant!

Three days later at night, a sudden and shrill scream came from a nearby house, breaking the quiet night.

Xu Mu stood up fiercely, activated the defensive formation, held a red gold sword, and guarded his wife and daughter.

Xiao Ling'er was also woken up, with her round, big black eyes open, purring and turning around. She was not like an ordinary baby who would cry and fuss after being woken up.

"Ms. sir, what happened?"

Ye Yingying rubbed her almond-shaped eyes, sat up in a daze, and asked.

"I don't know what's going on! But it's always good to be careful!"

He had encountered strange Xie Chong at night before, and knew that the night here was not peaceful at all.

"oh!"

Ye Yingying responded, then found some clothes, simply wrapped her body, and picked up Xiao Ling'er to prevent her from making any noise.

Looking at Xu Mu who was holding a long sword and looking nervous, Xiao Ling'er suddenly giggled.

Xu Mu was speechless.

This little cotton-padded jacket is so heartless!

Fortunately, Ye Yingying got the food in time and blocked her mouth.

The two of them sat like this until dawn.

The next day, after breakfast, Xu Mu heard voices outside, so Xu Mu went out to check.

At this time, the alley was already full of people, all staring at one of the portals from a distance.

Xu Mu vaguely remembered that it seemed to be the family that made the most noise when Jia An collected the spirit stones last time.

"Alchemist Xu!"

One of the old cultivators who knew Xu Mu saw him coming out and said hello to him.

Xu Mu had some impressions of him. He knew that his surname was Zhang and that he made a living by making talismans. His wife, son and daughter-in-law had an accident many years ago, leaving only one grandson, who depended on each other.

"Master Zhang Fu, do you know what happened?"

"I must have met Xie Chong! It's just a bit strange. Normally Xie Chong would not enter the house!" Master Zhang Fu said doubtfully.

At this moment, Jia An walked out of the house, followed by several people, carrying two bodies, which were the couple from that household.

The moment he saw the corpse, Xu Mu's pupils shrank slightly.

The corpses of the two people were very strange and dry, as if they had been dead for a long time.

But Xu Mu clearly remembered that the two of them were arguing with someone in the alley three days ago. Even if they died that day when they returned home, they would not be like this.

"Dear neighbors, after our inspection, it seems that it is an evil creature that likes to suck essence and do evil. From now on, everyone should be more careful at night and try to close the doors and windows as much as possible!" Jia An reminded everyone, cupping his hands.

"Fat Jia...Captain Jia, please patrol our alleys more at night. After all, we are all our own!"

Someone suddenly spoke.

Although I don't know the strength of this Xie Chong, no one dares to risk their own life. Naturally, if I can avoid encountering it, I won't encounter it.

If Jia An and others patrol here, regardless of the safety, at least when they encounter danger, someone will be able to call for help as soon as possible.

And with Jia An and others patrolling here, even Xie Chong would attack them first.

It's like having one more scapegoat!

"Yes, yes! You must take care of your neighbors!"

Everyone also spoke one after another.

"this--"

Jia An showed an awkward smile and was about to speak, but Ma Rui beat him to it.

"How can we protect you if you don't even hand over the spirit stones? You can't let us fight in vain, right?"

"Ahem!"

Jia An hurriedly interrupted Ma Rui and said to everyone: "Don't listen to old Ma's nonsense. Even if you don't hand over the spirit stone, I will try my best to protect everyone. After all, we have been neighbors for many years! But the patrol is not my decision.

Yes, our alley..."

"Ms. sir, sir, let's stop doing this! It's okay to work for nothing every day, our lives are still in danger now!"

Jia An's wife, Li Moqing, ran out of the house crying and asked Jia An to quit the patrol team.

As a result, he was righteously rejected by Jia Any.

"Although Jia An is not a big shot, he is not a coward who shrinks his head when faced with danger! Even if he wants to quit, he must wait until Xie Chong is resolved!"

What he said made people who knew him look a little strange.

But no one said anything.

Dead Taoist friend, immortal poor Taoist!

With Jia An supporting them, they could sleep peacefully.

However, the conversation between the three of them mentioned spirit stones intentionally or unintentionally, but everyone pretended not to hear them.

After Jia An comforted his wife, he said more and led his men to carry the two bodies out of the alley.

The matter did not end there. In the next few days, accidents continued to happen in the shanty town.
To be continued...