, fully open.

"Respect the law!"

Xu Qing responded solemnly, he did not ask anything, he knew the crisis on the battlefield at this moment, and also understood the importance and urgency of this decree.

He knew even more clearly that the war must have reached an imminent level, otherwise the palace master would not have made such arrangements and would have been able to dispatch troops and obtain supplies more calmly.

Only when it is extremely urgent will he be asked to stop investigating and perform more important tasks.

"Palace Master, he cannot trust any outsiders, whether it is Yao Hou in the northern war zone, the two palace masters Fengxing and Silu, or the county magistrates who stay behind, he does not trust them, so he wants to supply materials and troops that are related to the front line.

Let me cooperate."

"It seems to be cooperation, but in fact it is supervision. In addition, according to the method of the palace master, it should be carried out in multiple lines. There must be other sword holders who are also executing on all sides. I may be just one of them."

Xu Qing took a deep breath, anxious about the battlefield, and hurriedly left Chaoxia Mountain with Ning Yan.

But fortunately, he did not come in vain this time. In the three days before the palace master's decree came, he communicated with Sun Hai and found out that every time the morning glow is born, some special features will slowly and continuously form in the place where it appears.

colorful powder.

These powders generally appear for up to ten years. At the beginning, there will be a faint glow, but this light cannot be used or collected, and will gradually dissipate as time goes by.

Generally speaking, it will completely dissipate in about ten years, which is consistent with the time when the powder continues to appear, and the powder that is finally formed no longer contains the morning glow itself, and this phenomenon ends.

This detail helped Xu Qing find clues.

The clues he found did not come from the detailed whereabouts of the more than 700 rays of morning light recorded, but from the fingers of the gods.

Xu Qing felt that since the other party could find the unrecorded morning glow, then someone who was willing would definitely be able to do the same.

So he tried calling Ding Yisaner's sleeping fingers, and finally awakened his consciousness a little. Xu Qing immediately communicated gently, and with various promises, asked the other party where he had found the morning glow.

The communication process was not very smooth, as the other party was simply too forgetful.

So after three days, Xu Qing searched multiple areas and finally found the place where his finger found the morning glow, which was a remote underground crack.

In the crack, Xu Qing saw a puppet that had perished not long ago, with a bit of the aura of the god's fingers remaining on it. The appearance was completely shattered, and he could only see the outline, but could not tell the specific origin.

At the same time, there were some colorful powders containing faint morning glow, and the light was dissipating slightly. Xu Qing judged that it would indeed take about ten years to completely dissipate.

These powders are the unique changes when the morning glow is formed. All this shows that his morning glow was born here. After Xu Qing searched here, he was shocked to find that the powder here... seemed not to be the same.

Produced by light.

There is a small amount inside, and the glow contained in it is even weaker. It looks like it will completely dissipate in another year or two, especially on the puppet, which has the most powder.

Obviously this puppet was placed here to collect powder and erase traces.

Judging from this, it is not difficult to know that there should be a ray of morning glow here eight or nine years ago!

But like Xu Qing's, there is no record of the sword-holding court. It was obviously taken away as soon as it appeared and before it could fly out.

This discovery made Xu Qing realize that the Palace Master's guess about the Shangguang Life Tribulation Pill was most likely correct.

In other words, the death of the county governor is very likely to be related to this elixir.

With this clue, Xu Qing and Ning Yan left Chaoxia Mountain, and the shattered puppet was also taken away by Xu Qing.

Therefore, the ground cannot be teleported, and the same is true for Chaoxia Mountain, so the two of them galloped all the way towards the county capital.

Ning Yan opened his mouth many times to say something on the way, but Xu Qing's face was always gloomy. He was afraid and did not dare to ask. However, the complexity in his heart was still overwhelming even now.

In fact, he already felt that something was wrong at the Tenchang Tree. He was extremely confused and had vague guesses. However, this guess was too unbelievable, so he hesitated afterwards, but Xu Qing's skillful pat before made him feel

His soul was photographed.

"The one who bit me must be Chen Erniu. This guy must be a mad dog. Not only did he bite me, he also bit Tiandao in the end. The only one who deserved to collapse was his head!"

Ning Yan felt sad and angry, but he could do nothing about it. He recognized the rattan on his belly and knew that it was extremely difficult to remove.

In addition, in the past three days, he had communicated with the sword holder in Chaoxia Mountain and learned about the death of the county guard and the invasion of the Shenglan tribe. The shock in his heart was extremely strong. Compared with this, he suddenly felt that his incident seemed nothing.

In this way, three days passed.

In the past three days, Xu Qing's speed exploded, and he finally led Ning Yan through Chaoxia Prefecture and the area between the county and the county capital, and entered the county capital.

Here, there was no need for Xu Qing to continue to cover up his traces. He found a teleportation array and returned to the county capital as quickly as possible.

When he left, the people in the county were in panic and chaos was hidden.

Returning at this moment, Xu Qing immediately discovered the difference. Although the northwest front was in full emergency, the situation was in crisis, and Fenghai County's defense line would collapse at any moment.

But the human race in the county capital is obviously in much better condition than before. Although they still have fears about the future, they have more hope.

Even the shops are almost normal, everything is in order, at least on the surface, there is no sign of the devastation caused by the war.

Xu Qing, who left the teleportation array and walked on the street, probably knew the reason through the conversations of the people around him and the shouts of the county monks who existed at intervals.

"Everyone, don't panic, don't rob. Lord Jun Cheng has already said that the Sword-wielding Palace and all the sect forces of our human race are on the front line to protect the mountains and rivers and our Fenghai County."

"Furthermore, Lord Jun Cheng also clearly informed me that the human reinforcements are on their way. It won't be long before the crisis will be suppressed and resolved, and everything will return to normal."

"During this period, anyone who causes chaos or raises prices will be severely punished!"

"Don't be alarmed, the sky will not change, and there will be no trouble. Aren't the foreign tribes around us been suppressed by the Jun Cheng in the past few days? Moreover, the Jun Cheng also said that the Palace Master is guarding us on the front line, and we must not cause internal chaos!

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As he moved forward, Xu Qing's mind also began to fluctuate. During the time that the county magistrate stayed behind, he obviously did a lot of things. Ning Yan, who was behind Xu Qing, was looking around and listening to the words. His heart was also in a state of turmoil.

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Almost within the time of Xu Qing's return and less than a stick of incense, he had just arrived at the Sword Holding Palace when he immediately received a message from the Commander-in-Chief.

"Xu Qing? I have received a decree from the palace master, asking you to come back from the battlefield to handle military affairs. You should come to my place first."

Xu Qing took a deep breath. He knew that the situation was urgent, so he arranged for Ning Yan to be with the sword holder who stayed behind in the Sword Holding Palace. After they all went to his Shuling Commandery, he himself came to the Juncheng Mansion.

Inside and outside the Juncheng Mansion, there are many Junzhi cultivators coming and going. While there is a state of martial law, a large number of tasks are issued by the Juncheng and completed by the Junzhi cultivators.

Xu Qing's arrival was immediately notified, and soon he saw the Jun Cheng in the Jun Cheng's palace.

The other party looked much more haggard than when he left, and his eyes were bloodshot.

At this moment, he was taking the elixir from the hand of an old slave next to him. After looking at it, he put it aside and did not swallow it immediately.

Generally speaking, when one's cultivation reaches this level, it is difficult to feel this kind of tiredness. Unless it is due to mental pressure, one can ignore the fact that one's cultivation makes a person so exhausted.

"The county magistrate has been responsible for the internal affairs of the county during this period. It must be stable internally and reconciled externally. Under such internal and external troubles, the pressure is extremely great. Even the old wounds of the soul are showing signs of recurrence. However, there cannot be too many elixirs.

Eat...sigh."

The old slave beside Jun Cheng sighed softly when he saw Xu Qing.

"Don't talk nonsense. I don't eat it because Danduo is of no use. I know my old wounds well and it's fine." Jun Cheng frowned, scolded, and spoke to Xu Qing.

"Xu Qing, I have recently received urgent reports from the Sword-holding Courts of many states. Five states of the Sword-holding Courts have been occupied by casual cultivators under the promotion of some wealthy families. The palace master is right, these wealthy families deserve death!

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"I can lend you the skills of the county system and cooperate with us to rescue them."

The county guard looked at Xu Qing and spoke in a deep voice.

"In addition, I received the decree from the Palace Master before. The front line is tragic, with countless casualties, and the troops and supplies required are huge. I will find a way. If you have any ideas, you can also tell me and I will handle it."

Xu Qing cupped his fists and bowed. He knew very well that the other party had a heavy burden. After all, the entire rear area was on him. How to ensure that the rear area was not in chaos during the war was not an easy task.

"Thank you so much, Lord County Magistrate. I am humble enough to prepare to collect supplies and purchase them from foreigners in Fenghai County. If necessary, please ask the County Magistrate for approval."

The county magistrate nodded when he heard this.

"At this critical moment, if the compulsory request is difficult and time-consuming, and the purchase method is much softer, there is no problem in this matter. Even if the county capital's finances are tight, there is still a squeeze."

Xu Qing thanked him and left the County Cheng's Mansion without wasting any time. After returning to the Sword-bearing Palace Secretary, he immediately issued a decree to collect supplies from the entire Fenghai County, and also arranged for people to go to the Jinxian Clan, which was closed off.

Negotiate the purchase of supplies.

As the decrees came out one after another, the hundreds of sword holders who stayed at the Sword Holding Palace immediately responded to the orders.

When the palace master was still there, Xu Qing handled official duties and issued orders like this every day, so there was no obstacle at this moment, and the sword holders who stayed behind carried out the orders one after another.

But Xu Qing was anxious. He knew that his cultivation was simply not enough to complete this task. Especially during this trip to Chaoxia Prefecture, he deeply felt the hidden malice of those foreign races.

He knew that even if he purchased supplies, he would encounter some obstacles, let alone providing troops for the battlefield.

"If I want to complete the mission of the Palace Master and provide help to the urgent frontline... I need a strong combat force to deter me. I can't trust the Jun Cheng!" Xu Qing was silent, standing in the Shuling Hall, looking at the sky outside.

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At this moment, it was dark night outside, filled with dark clouds, and there was no thunder, but drops of rain gradually fell, sprinkling on the bluestone outside the hall.

The cold breath, as the rain fell, rolled up from the ground, spread outward, and blew onto Xu Qing's legs.

"Master, Ancestor, and Zixuan... they are all fighting against the corpse ban and have no time to care."

“I don’t know where my senior brother has gone, and there is still no news from him.”

Xu Qing pondered, and finally turned his head to look towards the desert outside the county capital. A figure of a three-headed bird appeared in his mind.

"Big Bird Qingqin!" Xu Qing's eyes flashed.

Xu Qing's impression of Qingqin was that when he first came to the county capital, he appeared in the sky with Ning Yan in his mouth, causing a storm wherever he passed and turning into a tornado, connecting the sky and the earth.
To be continued...