Chapter 175 Undercurrents (Part 2)
"Brother Han, when did you come back?" Chen Dong, who walked out of the backyard, saw Shui Han after returning and said in surprise: "You are finally back, otherwise I feel like I will go crazy. There is no one else in the entire inn except for the two of us."
Listening to Chen Dong's words, the waiter shrugged helplessly and expressed his agreement with Chen Dong's point of view. Longye curled his lips and said, "You kid, don't be lucky. We're going to do a task instead of going to play."
Chen Dong didn't care about Longye's words, but smiled heartlessly. Shui Han said with a smile: "Yes, we just left not long ago, and this has broken through to the holy magician. It seems that it is not impossible to catch up with us after a while."
After hearing Shui Han's words, Chen Dong blushed and said, "Actually, it's not that I am diligent, but the elixir given by the master is so good. I broke through it as I took it. However, the master said that it was okay in the early stage, and the higher my cultivation level, the worse the elixir's effect."
"As long as you practice hard in the future, there will be no problem." Shui Han said with a smile: "Although there is a master, you can't relax your own cultivation at all. This mission is not dangerous, but your participation is indispensable for future missions."
"Don't worry, Brother Han, I won't relax." Chen Dong said solemnly: "But since the task has been completed, let's leave here too. It's so boring to stay here all the time."
Shui Han shook his head helplessly. Although Chen Dong traveled with him, he was a child after all. Shui Han looked at Su Baisheng and said, "Brother Su, since the task has been completed, we might as well go back to Qudongzhou first. Anyway, the northern part of Qudongzhou is quite chaotic recently, so it is more worry-free for us to leave early."
"I'm just thinking this." Su Baisheng said in a shocked spirit: "I didn't expect that there was some turmoil in the northern part of Qudongzhou, and we caught up. It's really unlucky."
"Since that's the case, please help me lead us to get our mount." Longye said to the waiter.
"That's great, several guests, you finally left!" The waiter breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Don't blame me for this attitude, if it weren't for several guests, I would have left here long ago, but now I've heard that I've received high rewards, are there any dangers?"
Listening to the waiter's words, Shui Han and the others smiled and said they understood. After all, they asked the waiter to persist in this place where there was almost no population except the army.
About half an hour later, Shui Han and his team rode their mounts away from the base of the auction house and quickly ran towards the south. It was not until they walked a long way that they vaguely saw some pedestrians on the official road.
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At the same time, in a mountain range outside the far north, a team of people searched for something here. Soon, they came outside a valley, and then they came under a huge rock. Then, two people walked out of the team, and after a while, two charred corpses appeared in front of the team, the two corpses were the corpses of the eldest son of Wushan and the third son of Wushan.
"Master Commander, this should be two of those three, undoubtedly." One of the team said with the leader. This team was one of the many teams of Beining Guards who were chasing the three evil spirits of Wushan.
"Who did this?" the commander murmured: "Although we didn't do it, we can finally get the job done."
"Commander, this is not the one who encountered some powerful monsters, right?" said one of the people in the team: "We should not encounter any powerful magicians here, and even if we encounter them, we may not care about them."
"Are you stupid?" The commander said with a blank look at his subordinates: "If it were a monster, it would be buried for them? It must have been encountered some powerful magician. After all, even if I met the three of them, it would have taken a lot of effort! But there are only two corpses here, which means there is another person. I don't know if they escaped or were killed, and the corpse is not here."
"Sir, what should we do next?" asked one person in the team: "Will we continue to search for the only remaining one of the three, or leave here?"
The commander thought for a while and said, "Let's retreat first. With these two corpses, we can be considered as a match. Moreover, the extreme north is not peaceful recently. It is difficult to guarantee that we will not encounter any danger after staying for a long time."
"Yes, my subordinates understand." said the person who asked just now.
"Also, take away the bodies of these two people, so we have evidence when asked by the people above," said the commander: "Send a message to all other teams that the mission has been completed and can be withdrawn."
After the commander finished speaking, two people in the team took out two bags and took away the bodies of the eldest brother of Wushan and the third brother of Wushan. Then, the Beining Guards rushed towards the south.
About a quarter of an hour later, in the outer area of the far north, more than a dozen Beining Guards rushed to the south at the same time.
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Pujing County Capital, the city lord's mansion. As the center of Pujing County Capital, the city lord's mansion is also the county lord's mansion. The county lord's mansion is not only the county lord's mansion, but also the place where the county lord's mansion is office. People come and go in the front half of the city lord's mansion.
At this time, in the lobby of the City Lord's Mansion, several officials from Pujing County were busy. Suddenly, three figures suddenly appeared out of thin air in the lobby. These three were Fan Qiang, Yuanlong and Gongsun Ci who came from the northern border provinces. Everyone in the lobby was shocked by the sudden appearance of the three people, but after seeing the person clearly, the chief clerk of Pujing County immediately bowed and said, "I have met the prefect, two lords."
Because the chief clerk met Fan Qiang and the other two with Yang Jun Governor, he recognized him at a glance. Although the others didn't know who these three were at first, their faces changed after hearing the chief clerk's words, and then saluted Fan Qiang and the other two.
"You stay, everyone else will go out first." Fan Qiang did not say much, but ordered everyone.
After hearing the words of the prefect Fan Qiang, the people in the lobby naturally did not dare to stop for a long time and quickly retreated from the lobby. In less than a quarter of an hour, only Fan Qiang and the chief clerk were left in the lobby. At this time, the chief clerk was extremely nervous and faced the three imperial masters alone. He felt a little worried.
"You don't have to be nervous." Fan Qiang noticed the nervousness of the chief clerk and said lightly: "If you ask, just answer whatever you ask."
"Yes, my subordinates understand." The chief clerk stammered.
"Where is your county magistrate now?" Fan Qiang stared at the chief clerk and asked.
"The county magistrate went to the Pujing Sect to attend the birthday of the Pujing Sect's imperial ancestor, and I guess I will not be back in the evening." The chief clerk replied: "If you are anxious to find the county magistrate, I can send a message to him now."
After hearing the chief clerk's words, Fan Qiang and the other two frowned. It seemed that the people from the capital lord of Pujing County did not notice the death of County Magistrate Yang. However, since they went to the Pujing Sect, there should be no danger.
"Something abnormal happened in the Pujing Sect recently? Or is there any powerful figures who have entered the Pujing Sect?" Fan Qiang continued to ask.
"There is nothing unusual about the Pujing Sect recently." The chief clerk thought for a while and said, "It was just that the imperial ancestor celebrated his birthday, and all the Pujing Sect's children returned to the sect. This has never happened before. As for any masters who entered the Pujing Sect, as far as their subordinates know, there was no. Could it be that something happened to the county magistrate?"
The chief clerk asked as if he noticed something. He was the confidant promoted by the county magistrate, so he was naturally extremely worried about the county magistrate. Based on the serious expressions of the three adults coming and the questions asked, the chief clerk would have guessed in his mind.
"You don't know more about this for the time being." Fan Qiang said coldly. The chief clerk realized that he had a little silence and stopped talking.
"Brother Gongsun, what do you think about this?" Fan Qiang turned around and asked Gongsun Ci.
Gongsun Ci thought for a while and said, "It seems that he must be unrelated to the Pujing Sect at this time, but I don't know what role the Pujing Sect plays here."
"You will recruit the army of Pujing County now and immediately intercept all the important entrances and exits of Pujing Sect. At the same time, I will pass my order. The troops stationed in the northern border prefectures are now advancing towards Pujing Sect and surrounding the Pujing Sect." Fan Qiang simply ordered: "Without my order, no one is allowed to attack Pujing Sect. Those who violate the order will be killed!"
"Sir, obey the order!" The chief clerk quickly withdrew from the lobby after receiving the order. He didn't want to face these three adults now. After a few quarters of an hour, more than a dozen orders quickly passed from the city lord's mansion.
"Now this matter has become a bit tricky." Fan Qiang frowned and said, "Even if we surround the Pujing Sect, it is not easy to launch an attack rashly. If the Pujing Sect has nothing to do with the death of Yang Junjung, we will not be able to end the event by then."
"But if it is related, the Pujing Sect will have to be wiped out." Yuan Long added: "I have disliked this Pujing Sect for a long time."
After hearing Yuanlong's words, Fan Qiang and Gongsun Ci did not say anything. Now, they agreed with Yuanlong's words. Then Gongsun Ci said lightly: "No matter whether the death of County Governor Yang has anything to do with the Pu Jing Sect, we are not very easy to take action now. Although we are here to shock the Pu Jing Sect, we do not have the power to destroy the Pu Jing Sect. What we have to do now is to surround the Pu Jing Sect and then wait."
"You mean..." Fan Qiang suddenly realized.
"Yes, what I mean is to wait for the orders of Qudongzhou Capital. After all, only the King of Beining in the northern part of the empire is qualified to issue such orders. Even if we want to take action, there will inevitably be insufficient manpower." Gongsun Ci analyzed.
"Okay, since things have come to this point, I can only follow what Brother Gongsun thought." Fan Qiang could only say after hearing Gongsun Ci's words.
About half an hour later, several armies advanced towards the Pujing Sect at the same time. After a few hours, these troops blocked the main checkpoints leading to the Pujing Sect. At the same time, there were also troops constantly advancing towards the Pujing Sect.
These troops did not explain anything to the Pujing Sect. For a time, the Pujing Sect disciples and those who celebrated the birthday of Liefeng Ancestor became panicked, and messages were transmitted to various forces in the Northern Frontier Prefectures and other northern prefectures of the Water Empire.
On the main peak of the Pujing Sect, a young man in white robe rose into the air, looked at the army surrounding the Pujing Sect with a slight smile and said, "Is it finally going to start? My mission has been completed."
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Chapter completed!