The man heard the sound of wind behind him and knew something serious was coming.
How can there be masters in the capital?
The man was surprised when Xuan Yi had already caught up with the man and stabbed him with a sharp sword. The man pulled out a strange short halberd to resist.
In just one move, Xuan Yi knocked away the halberd and kicked the man away.
boom!
The man crashed into a small pond outside the city, and Xuan Yi stood on the edge waiting.
After a while, the man crawled out, his clothes were soaked and there was blood at the corner of his mouth.
"Spare my life."
The man knew he couldn't be beaten, so he stood in the pond and begged for mercy.
Xuan Yi shouted: "Come up!"
The man walked up honestly.
Several horses rushed over, and Wu Hou, who patrolled the city, finally caught up.
"Tie him up!"
Xuanyi gave the order and the Marquis Wu who patrolled the city did not know Xuanyi, but he could tell from his aura that Xuanyi was very powerful.
"I dare to ask, sir."
Suddenly, the man started to run away. Xuan Yi was furious. He caught up with him and kicked the man away again.
This time, the man hit the ground and spat out a few mouthfuls of blood, unable to get up again.
"Cut off your hands and feet and take them back for interrogation."
Xuan Yi gave the order, and Wu Hou, who patrolled the city, hesitated and said: "If you cut off your hands and feet, doesn't it mean you are dead?"
Xuan Yi said coldly: "He can't die, he is half ghost."
After fighting with the ghost clan for so long, Wu Hou, who patrolled the city, knew what half-ghost meant.
"That's it, I obey."
Wu Hou, who was patrolling the city, drew his sword and chopped off the man's hands and feet. The man twitched several times and passed out.
"Bring back."
When they tied the person up, Xuan Yi had already left.
"Boss, who was that woman just now? So powerful?"
"I don't know, he must be a master somewhere."
Xuan Yi returned to the street and Qing Yue asked what happened.
Xuan Yi shook his head and sighed: "It's probably a martial artist who became a half-ghost and became bloodthirsty."
Qingyue frowned and said, "Didn't I order all the sects to keep an eye on their disciples and not allow them to go down the mountain to cause trouble?"
Xuan Yi said: "There are always fish that slip through the net, and there are many independent people. Those who go alone, have no family or sect, and do whatever they want without anyone to restrain them."
Qingyue said: "That's why Xiao Longlong said that we must find a way to detoxify, otherwise the world will be in chaos."
With that said, the two of them had returned to the palace.
Carrying two bags, they entered Fengming Palace.
Di Yuwei and Di Xing received the news early in the morning.
"Meet the eldest princess and the second princess."
"You have worked so hard, why did you come back first? Doesn't the Queen Mother have to guard Yuncheng City?"
The empress wants to stabilize people's hearts in Yuncheng, and they know this.
There is also Di Luoxi, and Di Lingyi wants to guard Yanmen Pass and stabilize the elite troops at Yanmen Pass.
"The Holy One ordered us to bring back the ghost tribe's jewels, exchange them for money, send the troops away, and give rewards to the soldiers."
Qingyue opened the two bags and found various treasures inside.
"so much?"
Di Yu slightly picked up a fish bead and asked in shock.
As the eldest princess of the Zhou Dynasty, Di Yuwei is knowledgeable, and ordinary jewelry is not in her eyes.
But these jewelry in front of her made her feel that the previous things were like rubble.
Emperor Xingwan doesn't like jewelry, she prefers ancient books.
However, the jewelry in front of her really shocked her.
"Is this from the ghost tribe?"
Emperor Xingwan picked up a green fish bead in astonishment. The faint light was very attractive.
Xuan Yi said: "These are all leftover, and the good ones have been picked up by them."
In fact, Qingyue and Xuanyi hid a lot of good things.
"The Holy One said that there is not enough money and food, so he asked us to send it to the Ministry of Revenue to sell it off."
Di Yu turned his head slightly and said to He Ningxin: "Register and make a list, and then send it to the Ministry of Household Affairs to be sold. Do not keep it privately! Anyone who dares to have evil thoughts will be killed without mercy!"
He Ningxin immediately brought the booklet and registered one by one.
"You guys go and rest."
Qingyue and Xuanyi retreat.
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Outside Heling County.
Six horses galloped past. The farmer on the roadside looked at the passing figure, stopped for a while, then lowered his head and continued working.
After a long journey, Long Chen finally arrived in Heling County.
When changing horses at the last inn, Long Chen heard that Gongsun Ming and Li Xiannan were in Heling County.
Therefore, Long Chen went straight to Heling County.
When the six horses arrived at the north gate of Heling County, the soldiers on the city shouted: "During special periods, the city gate is closed. You are not allowed to go south!"
Li Heiniu was on horseback, raising his whip and shouting: "King Wu is here, open the door!"
The soldiers on the city thought they heard wrongly and asked, "What?"
Li Heiniu scolded: "King Wu, King Wu of Great Zhou is here! Open the city gate quickly!"
Long Chen waved his hand and said: "Forget it, let's go directly to the city."
Heling County is located on the border of Nanliang, and ordinary soldiers don't know Long Chen at all.
"Go, get up!"
Long Chen flew off the horse, and Li Heiniu and the other five flew up, flying directly over the soldiers' heads.
"There's an intruder!"
The soldier was startled and hurriedly picked up his bow and arrow to shoot.
Li Heiniu used his backhand to sweep away all the arrows with a burst of infuriating energy, and the soldiers screamed in fright.
"Master, master sneak attack!"
The soldiers on the city were in chaos.
Li Xiannan and Gongsun Ming were waiting for Long Chen to arrive in the city. When they heard the noise, they came out in a hurry.
They thought the South Barbarians were attacking by surprise.
As soon as I came out, I saw Long Chen striding over.
"Meet King Wu!"
The two of them were overjoyed that Long Chen finally arrived.
County magistrate Huang Yin heard the commotion and came out. When he saw Long Chen, he was so frightened that he peed his pants.
"Huang Yin, the magistrate of Heling County, pays homage to King Wu."
Long Chen walked straight into the lobby and said, "Tell me about the situation."
Long Chen sat down, and the other five people stood beside him.
Li Xiannan glanced at them and could feel the murderous aura among the five people. These five people had very high cultivation levels. "Zhennancheng is gone, and so are the surrounding villages and towns. It was my dereliction of duty."
Gongsun Mingxian admitted his mistake. As a guard in Jinling, he failed to defend the city.
"Can you know the situation at that time?"
Long Chen wanted to know how the poison was introduced and how it broke out.
Gongsun Ming shook his head: "I don't know. When I received the news, it was already gone."
Long Chen turned to look at County Magistrate Huang Yin: "What about you? Your place is close to Zhenna City, so you don't know?"
The county magistrate Huang Yin was very embarrassed and replied: "If I tell King Wu, when the official gets the news, Zhenna City is gone."
Long Chen frowned and said: "Zhennan City has nearly 200,000 people. It's impossible for all of them to die. There must be some who survive."
It is true that the poison is very contagious, but no matter how strong the poison is, some 200,000 people will survive.
"Yes, when Zhennan City first broke out, some people escaped, and those who stayed in the city were gone."
said a man standing behind the county magistrate.
Long Chen looked behind Huang Yin. The man took a step forward and bowed: "Three pounds of oxen in Heling County, Xiaguan County."
This cow Sanjin was named Sanjin because it was very small when it was born and only weighed three pounds.
"Lieutenant Niu County, please bring the escaped people. I want to question them."
Niu Sanjin bowed and immediately went down to look for someone.
Soon, three people were brought up.
Two women and one man, both young people.
When encountering a disaster, the old and the weak are most at risk because they cannot run away.
Young people have a better chance of survival.
"This is King Wu of Zhou Dynasty, a high official second only to the emperor. Please tell us about the situation in Zhenna City at that time."
The county lieutenant Niu Sanjin was very scheming. He knew that the court would definitely investigate thoroughly, so he secretly controlled a few people for questioning.
County magistrate Huang Yin cursed in his heart: Hiding people behind my back, do you want to step on me?
Gongsun Ming and Li Xiannan were also dissatisfied that the county magistrate Niu Sanjin had been kept secret not only from the county magistrate Huang Yin, but also from the two of them.
Long Chen ignored Niu Sanjin's petty thoughts and asked: "Don't be afraid, tell me about the situation at that time."
