In the next two days, Sang Hong went to the Prefect's Mansion and Prince Yan's Mansion from time to time to express his concern and sympathy for his colleagues.
But what exactly he was asked to do was skillfully pushed away by him.
On the third day, the mission's ship officially set sail and continued its planned journey.
Whenever he had some free time on the way, Zu An found Daji as his model and practiced his painting skills according to the method in "A Thousand Faces".
It's a pity that no matter how much Zu An tried during this period, he never got a single anger point from her.
It made him even wonder if the little anger he had last time was an illusion.
But the good news is that his painting skills have improved visibly.
After all, he is a cultivator now, and his control and use of power are definitely not comparable to ordinary people, and his strong mental power allows him to learn things with half the effort.
From the beginning, I drew Daji as a person with Down syndrome, and now I can barely draw a seventy-eight-point likeness.
But every time Zu An looked at the real Daji and compared it with the one in the painting, he couldn't help but sigh that no matter how good his painting skills were, it would be difficult to depict her true beauty.
The big ship headed north for a while, and then the delegation went ashore and rode westward.
Yunzhong County is located in the northwest and has no direct waterways.
After walking west for a long time, we finally entered Yunzhong County.
Unlike other counties, Yunzhong County is sparsely populated and has a vast territory. Its area is even several times larger than several counties in the south combined.
The scenery here is very different from before. First, we passed through a vast desert. It was so desolate that there were only stones, not to mention trees, and it was rare to even see a blade of grass.
Fortunately, the group of people were all elite members of the court, the practitioners were strong, and there were guides sent by the local government to lead the way. Although the journey was hard, there was no danger.
The only incident was that they encountered a group of blind horse thieves. This place must be too poor, forcing them to take desperate measures. They came to sneak attack at night and wanted to rob a batch of supplies from the team.
As a result, they did not expect that this group of people was different from ordinary officers and soldiers. Zu An and Sang Hong did not take action. Gao Ying and Pei You led the Yulin Army to eliminate them in three strikes, five by five, and divided by two. Each of them still felt that it was not enough.
After all, they have been out for so long and finally have a place where they can perform. These are all military achievements.
Only Sang Hong looked thoughtfully at the weapons of the horse thieves afterwards, because many of them were standard weapons of the army.
He discussed with Zu An and finally came to the conclusion that either these horse thieves had robbed a small group of official troops and robbed these weapons, or someone had resold these weapons outside.
If it's the latter, Yunzhong County will have a big problem.
However, the two of them also knew that it was useless for them to worry about these things now, and they could only go to Yunzhong County to investigate slowly.
After leaving the Great Gobi, the scenery behind is not so desolate, and you can encounter some scattered small towns from time to time along the way.
Continuing to the west, grasslands, valleys and the like appear in front of us. Of course, in winter, the grasslands have long dried up and there is white snow hanging everywhere.
Most of the envoys were from the capital city and had never seen the scenery here before, but they all found it novel and interesting.
Even Sang Hong often sincerely admires the magnificence of the scenery here. Along the way, he introduces to everyone that these places were the territory of the demon clan hundreds of years ago. Later, after the hard work of the emperors of the human race, they were snatched from the hands of the demon clan bit by bit and became...
He came to the paradise of the human race, and his tone was full of pride.
Zu An didn't know that there was this layer of origin. Looking at the endless vast world, he wondered if the demon clan was really willing to lose this fertile land forever.
Gao Ying and Pei You encouraged Zu An to compose a poem from time to time. They had tasted the benefits in the capital before, and they thought about adding their names to new poems, which would make them famous forever.
Zu An rejected them without hesitation. The people traveling with him were all big men, and they were all very familiar to him. Who were they showing off to show off?
He is currently focusing all his energy on improving his painting skills. While setting up camp, he takes Daji to the wild to sketch from time to time.
Unexpectedly, the beauty of heaven and earth and Daji's overwhelming beauty inspired him from time to time. He felt that his painting skills had improved by leaps and bounds, and it seemed that he had almost reached the requirement of learning "A Thousand Faces".
After more than half a month like this, a group of people finally arrived at Yunzhong City.
All we saw along the way were small towns, and the towering city walls we saw in the distance were a bit unaccustomed to us at first.
Judging from the scale of Yunzhong City, it is much larger than the previous Yicheng City.
However, if you think about it, you can understand that Yunzhong County is rich in Yuanshi, and it is truly a wealthy country. At the same time, it is the political, economic, and military center of the vast northwest, so it is naturally prosperous and majestic.
The officials of Yunzhong County had already received the news and were waiting outside the city to greet him.
"Welcome to the Imperial Envoy and his delegation!"
There were three people at the head, and the one in the middle was Zuo Su, the governor of Yunzhong County. Zu An thought that this guy looked very much like some typical corrupt officials in his previous life.
However, his attention quickly turned to the mustache standing next to him. He was tall and tall, with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, but his two delicate mustaches, nails, and eyebrows were obviously carefully groomed.
, although the whole person can be called elegant and handsome, he always gives people a greasy feeling.
Of course Zu An paid attention to him not because he was interested in men, but because he had met this man in the valley outside Mingyue City. At that time, he only knew that he was Yu Yanluo's brother-in-law Jian Erye. Only now did he know his specific identity.
It turns out that he is Jian Taiding, the acting governor of the Yunzhong County Governor's Mansion!
Yunzhong County is located in the northwest and is often invaded by monsters. Like other counties, the person in charge of military affairs is the captain, such as Yang Sheng in Yi County above, but here in Yunzhong County is the higher-level governor's palace.
Jian Yanyou, the Duke of Yunzhong County, serves as the governor. He is responsible for guarding the security of Yunzhong County on weekdays, and at the same time resisting the intrusive monsters on the border, etc.
After Yunzhong County Duke disappeared, his brother Jian Taiding, who was originally the governor of the governor's office, temporarily assumed the position of acting governor.
Zu An thought of such a character. He came to Mingyue City quietly and did not even alert the local officials of Mingyue City and Mingyue Gong Chu Zhongtian.
When I first met him, my cultivation level was still very low and I couldn't tell anything about it. Now I looked carefully and saw that his aura was restrained and his eyes were shining, and he seemed to have the strength of a master.
The emperor really thought highly of him, and even sent him here to deal with the Jian family - although Sang Hong was an imperial envoy, he was only of the eighth rank, and the only high-end force responsible for the mission was gold medal eleven, but he was the gold medal eleven.
!
Thinking of this, Zu An had to despise Chu Zhongtian. He was also a duke. Look at how majestic Yunzhong County Duke was. One of his younger brothers was already a master.
However, Chu Chuyan seemed to have told him back then that Chu Zhongtian had been seriously injured and his realm had declined, otherwise he would not have been bullied like that by the court before.
With Sang Hong standing in front of him, he didn't need to socialize, he could just smile and nod casually.
However, through their mutual introduction, Zu An set his sights on another middle-aged man with a square face and dignified appearance. He was Pei Shao, the lord of Yunzhong City.
The official position is just that, the key is that his surname is Pei. Judging from the lively conversation between Pei You and him, it is obvious that he is the father of Pei Mianman whom Pei You mentioned before.
"Damanman, I'm finally going to see you." Looking at Yunzhong City in the distance, Zu An's eyes became particularly eager. He had lost contact with each other for a long time since the last time they were separated.
The imperial envoy team was welcomed into the city by many officials, and was led by a dedicated person to settle down in the hotel. As for the other officials, they dispersed and a welcome dinner was prepared at the county governor's house in the evening.
Sang Hong quickly summoned Zu An privately: "I just met Jian Taiding, what is your impression of him?"
"This person is not a sharp-edged person. He is obviously a master, but he is always subordinate to the county guard. If he is not truly loyal to the court and does not dare to go beyond the limits, he is someone who harbors great evil intentions." Zu An.
He replied, recalling what he had just seen.
"Hey, I think so too." Sang Hong's eyes were full of worry, "I don't know if Gold Medal Eleven can deal with him. I just asked Xiao Jianren, and he didn't know anything about it. He didn't even know about Gold Medal Eleven.
Not to Yunzhong County."
"I think it's time to arrive." Zu An said with a smile, "By the way, can you contact the local gold medal embroidery messenger? If someone joins forces, it will be much easier."
Sang Hong shook his head: "I asked Xiao Jianren. There are no other gold medal embroidered envoys in Yunzhong County, because only the vassal kingdom has gold medals in charge. The situation here in Yunzhong County is special, and there is no gold medal envoy in charge."
Zu Anxin thought that it seemed that the emperor was more worried about the royal family causing chaos.
The two discussed it for a while, and Zu An took the opportunity to go out and visit Yunzhong County to familiarize himself with the environment.
Sang Hong nodded: "My goal is too big. Let's do it openly and secretly. I'll attract everyone's attention here at the hotel. You can go and investigate the case secretly."
Zu An looked strange. He went out today mainly to see Pei Mianman.
Because of Sang Qian, he couldn't tell the truth, so he could only respond vaguely.
After leaving the hotel, Zu An walked through a remote alley, and his appearance quickly changed.
After practicing this way, although he is still unable to disguise himself as a specific person, it is not difficult to use the same person to slightly change his appearance, so that he will not need to wear the previous person in the future -
-Leather mask.
The City Lord's Mansion is easy to find. Looking at the big word "Pei Mansion" at the gate, Zu An became more and more excited.
Of course, it was not possible to go through the front entrance as he was now. He circled around, found a weak point in defense, and quietly flew in.
With a jade cong to see through the map, a bright mirror to hide fluctuations in vitality, and teleportation skills like Gale, the city lord's palace was heavily guarded, but it was almost useless in front of him.
Zu An was looking for where Pei Mianman's room was when suddenly Pei Shao's voice came from the corridor in the distance: "The prince has come all the way. I was really negligent in not going to greet him before."
"Prince?" Zu An narrowed his eyes, as if he had met an old acquaintance.
This chapter has been completed!