In Youzhou Prefecture, three thousand elites returned.
The entire Youzhou Prefecture is still in a stable transition period.
Cao Su's quiet departure and return did not cause any fluctuations in the city.
People here still live a regular life of working from sunrise to sunset.
When Cao Su entered the palace, he heard news that made him overwhelmed.
"pregnant?"
Liu Yiqi admitted the good news in front of Cao Su with a shy look.
This matter is a major event for the Cao family. Cao's father and Cao's mother have been waiting for this day for many days.
After Liu Yiqi became pregnant, she immediately became the apple of the eye of the entire Cao family and protected her like a giant panda.
After that, there was nothing to do with Cao Su, and all kinds of servants were left to arrange various matters.
Compared with the tranquility of the fertile land of Youzhou, the south is not very stable in midsummer.
In August and September, bandits appeared in Jizhou, Guangzhou and other places one after another. Originally, the imperial court was planning to take advantage of the stability of Youzhou to urgently mobilize some troops from Jizhou and Guangzhou to defend the sacred capital.
As a result, Jizhou and Guangzhou were both unstable and had no troops to dispatch.
The only one who could respond to the Divine Capital was Youzhou, but Youzhou had high mountains and long roads, and Cao Su had not waited for the imperial court's order.
By the end of September, Tao Mingwen had entered the north of Luoshui for the third time.
This time, the army under his command was even larger, and there was no force in the entire divine city to stop Tao Mingwen.
When there was no one to send in the capital, Yan Da was transferred as the commander-in-chief, and part of the Yulin army was raised to go north to Luoshui to stop Tao Mingwen's army.
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In late autumn, Youzhou Mansion is dyed with a layer of gold.
The new Zhenbei General Mansion was completed, located on Mingde Street in Youzhou Prefecture, becoming a new landmark building in Youzhou Prefecture.
The General's Mansion adopts the traditional layout of front hall and backyard, and the meeting hall is where General Zhenbei works daily.
It's only a few steps away from where he practices, and it can be said to be a homebody's dream job site.
On this day, General Cao Su of Zhenbei was discussing matters in the hall.
Zhang Ke reported some situations to him.
"A few days ago, there was a lot of commotion in Funiu Daze."
"Many caravans have spread rumors that the evil dragon that caused trouble a few months ago has come out again to cause trouble."
"We already have evidence that the evil dragon hurts people, but the evil dragon seems to have no pattern, and the frequency of its appearance is not high. In addition, Funiu Daze is filled with fog all year round, so it is very difficult to catch this evil dragon.
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Zhang Ke's explanation of the situation is reasonable and well-founded. Such an unexpected situation occurred under Cao Su's rule. Logically speaking, it should be resolved.
But in actual operation, you will find various difficulties.
"According to the information currently available, the strength of this evil dragon should be around the fourth level of the strength realm. It is not too strong. The damn dragon is better at avoiding water and escaping. Unless a martial artist of the upper level of the strength realm takes action, we will take the water.
There is nothing the evil dragon can do."
Zhang Ke looked at Cao Su awkwardly. If the general was willing to take action, let alone a mere evil dragon.
Even if the ten-headed evil dragon comes, what is there to fear?
However, the general seemed to be less interested in this and had no intention of taking action.
Cao Su seemed to have seen through Zhang Ke's mind: "This evil dragon is not very strong. Now that you know its details, what you have to do now is to find out its habits. If you can accurately find it next time,
It’s time to go ashore and commit evil, so it’s easy to catch this evil dragon.”
"If I take action, of course I can easily defeat this evil dragon, but in this world, if everything requires my own action, then why should I support you?"
"In his position, he will seek his own government."
"Since you are the Zhenbei Army in Youzhou and soldiers of the imperial court, you must shoulder your responsibilities."
Cao Su said what he said, which can be regarded as a response to Zhang Ke.
Zhang Ke said awkwardly: "The general doesn't know something. General Wang Qing recently went to Funiu Daze to investigate this dragon on the order of the general."
"This dragon has achieved success in cultivation. Although its combat power is only about the fourth level, it is surrounded by poisonous mist. If it is not checked at the ordinary level of third level of strength, it will also be affected if it inhales the poisonous mist on its side. If it fights in the water,
, and it was even more dangerous, so General Wang Qing was unable to capture this evil dragon."
"So the fourth-level combat power can only be regarded as the combat power of this evil dragon after it comes ashore. When fighting underwater, this evil dragon has at least a second-level or higher combat power."
The evil dragon is difficult to control, and you should not fight lightly in the water on the shore. Only by leading it away from the water source can you capture this evil dragon.
But how to "seduce" the evil dragon out is a difficult problem.
A few months ago, when the evil dragon went "crazy", it was a good opportunity.
It's a pity that since that time, the evil dragon only came out from time to time, and it was not considered "crazy".
Therefore, Zhang Ke, as the "commander-in-chief of removing dragons", felt it was very difficult. He didn't have the nerve to ask Wang Qing to go into the water.
"In this case, we can only ask the Qi Refiners from Jiuling Mountain to take action."
Cao Su said in a deep voice: "I will compile a letter and give it to the Taoist priests at Jiuling Mountain. Please go down to the mountain and use Taoist methods to catch this monster. It can also be regarded as eliminating harm for the people."
Zhang Ke was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately started to smile.
A few days later, two streaks of light flew down from Jiuling Mountain.
The stream of light came straight to Youzhou Mansion and landed in the "Star Reaching Pavilion" specially built by Youzhou Mansion for the Taoist priests of Jiuling Mountain.
This "Star Reaching Pavilion" is a high-rise building that Cao Su specially focused on building this year.
In the tall building of more than ten feet, there is a young man in white who is responsible for reception all year round.
The stream of light fell into the "Star Picking Pavilion", and the young man stood up to welcome the coming "immortal leader."
"I have met two immortals."
The young man has red lips and white teeth, he is quite spiritual, and his voice is as clear as mountain spring water.
In the stream of light, the figures of the two Qi Refiners from Jiuling Mountain appeared.
One is an old man with gray hair, and the other is a young girl with bright eyes and white teeth.
"Um."
The two nodded, and the old man asked calmly: "Where is the information about the evil dragon?"
The young man handed over the evil dragon information that he had prepared with both hands.
There is also a mission system in Jiuling Mountain.
The two Qi Refiners are the Qi Refiners who took on the "Evil Jiao" mission in Jiuling Mountain. After completing the mission here, they can return to the sect to exchange for rewards.
It mainly includes exercises, medicinal materials, treasures, etc.
Both of them are at the level of the Danjie stage, and they are considered outstanding disciples in Jiuling Mountain.
A large part of the Taoist cultivators in Jiuling Mountain are stuck in the alchemy stage, but the alchemy stage is also divided into three stages: "previous, middle, and back". There is a big gap between the early stage and the late stage.
The combat power of a Qi Refiner cannot be measured solely by his realm.
It also depends on skills, treasures, etc. Although some people are only in the early stage of pill formation, but relying on the treasures and spiritual weapons, their real combat power may not be worse than some poor monks in the middle or even late stage of pill formation.
Therefore, the combat power of monks during the Dan Formation period still fluctuates greatly.
Of course, things are different when you reach the Nascent Soul stage.
The monks in the Nascent Soul stage are all old monsters who can live for five hundred years. The treasures they possess and the magical powers they master are not comparable to the monks in the Pill Formation stage.
Two monks from Jiuling Mountain opened the box.
The box was the intelligence box prepared by Zhenbei General's Mansion, and the two of them studied the information in detail.
"The evil dragon is about eleven feet long. It is surrounded by poisonous miasma. Its tail is relatively powerful. Its maximum strength may exceed 100,000 kilograms. It is really a powerful monster."
If a martial artist wants to cultivate to the strength of one hundred thousand kilograms, he doesn't know how much time it will take to practice hard, and basically it is impossible to have the strength of one hundred thousand kilograms without entering the upper level of strength realm.
But monsters are different. Many monsters naturally possess great strength. Once they reach adulthood, their strength can shake the world.
"Senior brother, it should be an ordinary 'poisonous dragon', how could it be hidden in Daze in Youzhou?"
The girl carrying the sword made this judgment after reading the information.
The white-haired old man frowned: "The world is so big, there are all kinds of strange things. There are monsters hiding in many deep mountains and swamps, but ordinary people can't go there, and they have never seen them."
"According to the Zhenbei General's Office, the most troublesome thing about this evil dragon is that it does not stay away from the water. Once it enters the water, there is basically nothing you can do about it."
When the two came to take on the mission this time, they actually made some preparations.
But if you want to take down this evil dragon, you have to go to Funiu Daze to investigate and make a detailed and careful arrangement.
It will definitely not work if you act rashly.
"The two senior brothers Jin Kun and Jin Mu are also here. The 'poisonous dragon' likes yin and fears yang. The 'Little Samadhi True Fire' of these two senior brothers is a great skill. At that time, you can ask the two senior brothers to take action to trap this dragon.
"
The girl smiled brightly, and when she talked about the two brothers Jin Mu and Jin Kun, the old man also smiled.
"Yes, Jin Mu Jin Kun has indeed practiced the 'Little Samadhi True Fire' well, but the best case scenario is that they won't be needed. These two are now guests of Zhenbei General's Mansion, which is different from us.
"
The old man also heard a little bit about "Jin Mu Jin Kun" serving as the "counselor" of Zhenbei General Mansion.
It seems that this is also new news that came out a few days ago. Once this matter is completed, it means that the connection between Jiuling Mountain and Zhenbei General's Mansion has become closer.
The close cooperation between Jiulingshan and Cao Su.
This reflects that the imperial court's control over Cao Su has become weaker and weaker, otherwise the Taoist Palace would never sit idly by and ignore this matter.
It is a pity that the Taoist palace now has too much time to take care of itself, and the Qian and Yuan Dynasty fell into dire straits again.
Tao Mingwen's army may cross the Luoshui River at any time and harm the divine capital.
The Qianyuan Dynasty was in turmoil, and after thousands of years, it had never been as riddled with holes as it is now.
What Cao Su is interested in is the large number of outstanding Qi Refiner Tools in Jiuling Mountain.
Just like he spent some money to ask Jiuling Mountain to send Qi refiners to deal with the "evil dragon", which reflects the benefits of cooperation between the two parties.
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On this day, in the Zhenbei General's Mansion.
Cao Su's backyard became more and more lively, with a large number of servants serving the master's mistress, and one of them was pregnant.
Pregnant Liu Yiqi exudes the glory of maternal love.
On weekdays, the front door is closed and the second door is closed.
She carefully selects every piece of food brought by the servants, and arranges silver needles to test the toxicity.
Business women are cautious in doing things and take full precautions during pregnancy.
When Cao Su had nothing to do, he would often visit her yard.
By the way, the "Big Hairy Ermao" was also placed in her yard as an "extra" guard.
These two "special guards" seemed to be aware of the importance of defense. They stared at everyone in the yard with green eyes every day, and watched everyone coming and going in the yard. No disturbance could be hidden from their eyes.
Cao Su rarely had time to spare, so he played chess with Anyang in the courtyard.
Liu Yiqi lay on a rocking chair nearby and basked in the sun, with no obvious changes in her stomach.
"In the past few days, there has been a lot of commotion in the city because of the evil dragon incident. Why don't you take action?"
Anyang was very surprised. She could tell that Cao Su had a relatively strong "murderous" nature. Some time ago, she and Cao Su patrolled the north. It was obvious that Cao Su was doing all the work himself. He did not bother to take action except for the martial arts of low-level warriors.
As long as the remaining ones reached the level of strength, he would chop them to the ground without pulling them.
Therefore, when the evil dragon appears, according to Cao Su's temper, he should take action himself and peel off the evil dragon's skin and cramps.
But Cao Su happened to sit firmly on Diaoyutai this time and would not leave Youzhou Mansion.
The chess played by Cao Su and Anyang was a new chess game from the Qian and Yuan Dynasties. Cao Su learned it not long ago, and Anyang had been playing this game to pass the time since he was a child. Naturally, he was much better than Cao Su. Cao Su was now at a disadvantage.
Think hard.
Hearing Anyang talk about this matter, he shook his head and said: "No, no."
"Wrong? What's wrong?"
Anyang looked at the chessboard. There were seven horizontal and eight vertical pieces on the chessboard. The two men's chess pieces were entangled together. It was impossible to tell the winner. But when he looked carefully, he found that Cao Su's chess moves were suppressed by Anyang and he was at a disadvantage.
"The timing is wrong."
"The timing is wrong?" Anyang frowned: "The appearance of the evil dragon is God's will. How is the timing wrong?"
Cao Su raised his head and said blankly: "God's will?"
Cao Su didn't believe in God's will. After the evil dragon appeared, Cao Su was very angry at first and was ready to deal with it himself, but later he felt that the timing of the evil dragon's appearance was too coincidental.
Moreover, according to the first news from Wang Qing, the evil dragon was "mad and mad."
The entire Youzhou knew that Cao Su was unrivaled in battle and even defeated Yun Zhengxin.
Although this evil dragon has no knowledge of human affairs, Funiu Daze is not far from Youzhou Prefecture, and he should be able to feel the previous battles in Youzhou Prefecture. Since we were good neighbors before, why did it suddenly appear now?
Therefore, Cao Su felt that the appearance of the evil dragon was a bit unexpected.
The evil dragon attacked his caravan just in time, destroying Youzhou Prefecture's flourishing business.
This made Cao Su feel that this "evil dragon" seemed to be "full of malice" coming for him.
So now he is no longer in a hurry to take action, and he calls it training and training for his subordinates.
"Let it go for now and see how it goes."
"When necessary, aren't there the immortal elders from Jiuling Mountain?"
"It's just an evil dragon, it's no big deal. When I was fighting in Yuzhou, I also encountered a cold dragon, which was even more powerful than this poisonous dragon."
Anyang didn't understand Cao Su's operation, but Cao Su looked confident.
Cao Su smiled and said: "In a few days, after the news of my promotion to a first-class martial artist is released, the inspector of Tongtian City will have to come to see me again. There are priorities, and this matter is more important."