248,practice(1/2)
Time flies, half a year flies by.
There are more and more refugees in Huaifeng City.
The originally prosperous market seemed very crowded. At first, it looked like it was planned, but now it has gathered into a large stall.
The shanties outside the city stretch for several miles.
The governor of Huaifeng should have been happy when so many refugees suddenly appeared, but he couldn't be happy at all.
The more people there are, the more food is needed. Even if we open warehouses to store food, it won't last long.
Moreover, with so much extra idle labor, it is inevitable to cause trouble.
Even if it is a work-for-relief program, there is not that much work for them to do.
Instead, because there were so many people coming and going, they spontaneously formed gangs.
Many gangs suddenly appeared in Huaifeng, and there were fierce battles between foreign gangs and local gangs.
The eunuch was made one big and two big.
Finally, these matters were delegated to the police, who controlled different gangs.
Government office.
It was already full in the early morning, probably because the prefect issued an emergency order.
Whether it was an official in his concubine's bed, a drunken county lieutenant, or a staff member who had just finished approving the approval document in his hand and took a break, they were all gathered together now.
There was silence in the Prefect's Mansion.
The first eunuch still kept his composure: "The thieves are powerful, Shuangya Pass has been lost, and now an army of 200,000 will arrive in an instant."
"I have already asked the Holy One to ask for support. Please come up with a charter."
At this time, no one else except the Taiwei had any say.
Therefore, the Huaifeng County Lieutenant raised his voice, raised his hands and saluted: "Your Majesty, since ancient times, we have surrounded you with ten times our troops, and attacked by force with five times our troops."
"I, Huaifeng, still have 50,000 soldiers and horses, and I have recorded tens of thousands of young men in half a month, so I can withstand them."
"..."
"Your Majesty, I think our chances of winning are not high."
"It should be noted that those rebels are supported by demons from Luo Jiao. We are naturally not afraid of ordinary military formations. However, when the immortal master takes action, not to mention only 50,000 troops, even ten times as many troops will not help."
"this……"
Governor Huaifeng pondered and looked at the strong man in indigo clothes: "Captain Han, what do you think?"
"I'm afraid we have no chance of winning against the Immortal Master."
"Your Majesty, please tell me that we need help from the Zhenxie Yamen."
"I will write a letter."
Everyone is also aware of the seriousness of the matter. Those with high positions naturally understand the strangeness of this world. As long as the immortal master takes action, even the city's defense and rebels will be defeated, so they can only hope for support from the court.
"Huaifeng has more than a dozen temples, and there are many strange people among them. Please contact Mr. Han in advance."
"Thanks to Mr. Han's troubles, the government will do its best to meet your requests."
…
"Taoist Priest, my father asked me to bring this to you." Zhou Qiang put down the wine bottle with a simple smile.
The Taoist in black robe nodded slightly: "I am determined."
The one in the black robe is naturally Tu Shanjun.
A few months ago, Han An led the government's police officers to arrest a tomb robbery case. Unexpectedly, they encountered a zombie. Zhou Qiang was injured by the zombie. The Zhou family hurriedly asked Tu Shanjun for help, thus saving Zhou Qiang's life.
.
Mother Zhou refused to let her son take risks no matter what.
Lao Zhou's family only has one seedling. If it disappears, how will they survive?
The family's foundation may be ruined by others.
Originally, the Zhou family and his wife only thought that their children were just dreaming about these things. In addition, Han An was an innate master. Although they were worried, they followed Zhou Qiang's wishes.
After that incident, they realized how dangerous it is to hunt ghosts and monsters.
Anyway, they are not willing to take any initiative in this so-called matter of protecting the country and the people.
"Taoist Priest, why did you come out of the stall today? Come on, help me figure out where my money went."
The window on the second-story building opened, and a head with half-tied hair poked out, and he said teasingly: "Big Chong, why don't you ask your mother-in-law to take away your private money and go to the Taoist priest?"
"Go! Go! Go."
Zhang Da Chong waved his hand to drive him away.
Then he took out the copper plate and put it into a cloth bag aside.
"Taoist Priest, please save my life. I don't know where my golden lock has gone."
"Haha, where else could it be? I'm afraid it's not on some girl's belly."
"Is it Brother Su? I saw you at Wanhua Tower last night."
"Hey!"
"..."
In the past six months, it is better to say that Tushanjun was looking for the banner owner, rather than that he was living in seclusion in Huaifeng.
During the day, I would read Taoist books, search for objects, or perform rituals for the death of a relative.
What is relatively rare is catching monsters, most of the time it is suppressing ghosts.
In the city, people's thoughts gather together, and the seven emotions and six desires converge, which can easily give birth to evil spirits.
And as the number of refugees increases, more and more people die. The soul with the slightest obsession will absorb human thoughts and turn into a ghost.
Different ghosts will appear in different ways of death. Most of them only have instincts, deceiving and abducting living people to re-implement their way of death.
Furthermore, which house has not thrown in disobedient servants into its well?
Which river doesn't have babies drowned?
Evil spirits will naturally be born.
Tu Shanjun counted with his fingers, looking at his heels first.
Those with grievances were handed over to Han An, and those with no grievances were collected into soul flags to supplement their combat power.
In this way, he has become quite famous in Huaifeng City.
"Counting the time, it's time to leave."
Tu Shanjun put down the bamboo slip in his hand and looked inside his body.
Zhu Polong's body was already overwhelmed, and there was not much mana left in his Dantian. He was afraid that he would not even be able to activate the Soul Flag.
It's past noon.
God's face changes at will.
After a while, dark clouds gathered and light rain fell.
The rain in autumn is not heavy, but it is cold and makes people feel uncomfortable.
At this time, there was a knock on the door.
Tu Shanjun opened the door, and the person outside did not surprise him, because he was the one who called this person here.
"I'm leaving Huaifeng. If you want anything, you can make it clear."
"Whether I do it or not is in my heart."
Seeing the black-robed Taoist turning around and walking in the courtyard, Li San's expression changed slightly, he knelt on the ground with a bang, kowtowed and said, "Please, Taoist Master, help me kill someone."
The down-and-out Taoist probably also knew that this was the case.
He had learned some information from the Zhou family and his wife who were guarding the inn.
For six months, except for the initial dime, Li San never asked him for a penny, but he was extremely concerned about Tushanjun's affairs. He relied on this person to keep the city informed, saving Tushanjun the trouble.
Those who do not seek gold, silver, or benefits will surely have more attractive goals than the benefits of gold and silver.
What should it be?
"Six years ago, I was lucky enough to escape from bandits in Yinshan Village because I was going to Huaifeng for the market. When I rushed back to the village, the whole village was slaughtered, and no one survived..."
"Does the government not care?"
"I tried, but the government soldiers immediately refused to go, and then the matter was settled."
"I also became lame in that battle."
"You want revenge."
To be continued...