The demon spirit marched forward with ten thousand ghost soldiers, and soon saw the first tribe.
When the leader Daqi saw the demon spirit, he knelt down and kowtowed very excitedly.
The demon was also very happy and divided into a thousand ghost soldiers to immediately escort him into the ice field.
The demon spirit took the ghost soldiers and continued south to meet Li Chengdao.
Two days later, the demon spirit saw Li Chengdao, and the ghost soldiers escorted Deluo to the north.
Tens of thousands of barbarians entered the Hera Pass, and the Xichang spies on surveillance discovered the situation.
Feng He led his men to the nearby area and used binoculars from a high place to see tens of thousands of barbarians entering the Hera Pass.
"How come so many barbarians were caught?"
The spy next to him whispered.
After Feng He took a closer look, he felt that the situation was very strange.
"It's not like these barbarians were forced, it's more like they entered voluntarily."
Feng He judged from the formation of these barbarians that they were voluntary.
The spy next to him thought it was impossible and said, "Isn't it possible? Go in voluntarily? Go in and die? Who would die voluntarily?"
They knew very well that if they were caught by the ghost clan, their blood would be sucked as a result.
Therefore, in their view, entering is to die.
But the barbarians don't think so. They think the ice field is a fairyland and they can become immortals if they enter it.
"I don't know what's going on. Retreat immediately."
Feng He retreated quietly and immediately sent a letter to Long Chen via Flying Eagle.
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Jinling City.
A messenger eagle landed in the palace, and the messenger immediately took off the reed pipe and delivered it to Gongsun Ming.
Opening the reed tube, there was an order from Long Chen in the name of the empress:
Iron armor raw materials are scarce and prices are rising. There must be people in Nanliang who are privately manufacturing ordnance, and the quantity is huge.
It may have been done by an old minister of Li Chengdao. Let's start with the old ministers of Nanliang to investigate the matter thoroughly and deal with it as soon as possible!
Gongsun Ming also suspected that someone was making private weapons.
Putting away the secret edict, Gongsun Ming found Li Xiannan and informed him of the edict.
Li Xiannan said: "I doubt it too. It turns out that the Holy One thinks so too."
"Let me check this matter. You have to be responsible for the rice harvest."
Gongsunming was responsible for government affairs, especially grain planting and harvesting.
It was late summer and early autumn. After the rice was harvested, it needed to be transported to Shuohai City, and Gongsun Ming had no time to go anywhere.
Gongsun Ming said: "General Li also knows how to investigate cases?"
Li Xiannan is a rough guy. He can lead troops and fight, but he may not be able to do embroidery work like investigating crimes.
Li Xiannan said displeased: "What do you mean? Why can't I do it? I'm here to investigate this case."
After accepting the job, Li Xiannan found the person in charge of the Jinling Imperial City Division.
The Imperial City Department in Jinling originally disappeared. After Li Xiannan asked the empress for instructions, he rebuilt the Imperial City Department to monitor the old officials of Nanliang.
Of course, the rebuilt Imperial City Division is far less powerful than the former Imperial City Division.
The current head of the Imperial City Department is a young man named Wu Ping.
"How is the investigation of Liu Ming's murder going?"
Li Xiannan first asked about Liu Ming.
Liu Ming was beheaded inexplicably. This incident caused a great sensation in Jinling City. Many people said that Li Chengdao had come back for revenge, which made people panic.
Wu Ping said: "My subordinates are incompetent. The murder of Mr. Liu is really strange and there are no clues yet."
Li Xiannan said displeasedly: "The Imperial City Department is responsible for spying on Jinling City, and you haven't been able to find any clues for so long."
Wu Ping lowered his head and said nothing.
"Okay, let's put Liu Ming's matter aside for now. You can go check if any of the old and young are making private weapons."
"The key point is those who follow Li Chengdao wholeheartedly, let me find out."
Li Xiannan stopped asking about Liu Ming's case and gave him a new task.
Wu Ping was overjoyed. Liu Ming's case was too difficult to investigate. If there were new tasks, Liu Ming's case could be ignored.
"My subordinates will take care of it immediately."
Wu Ping immediately slipped out of the palace and immediately sent people to thoroughly investigate the private manufacture of arms.
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Hera Pass.
The demon spirit and Li Chengdao slowly led the last group of barbarians into Storm Canyon.
The 10,000-meter-high peaks on both sides towered into the sky. De Luo raised his head and looked at both sides, and a sense of oppression surged into his heart.
"Why are there so many potholes here?"
Deluo was a little curious. The road under his feet was difficult to walk, with many boulders paved under his feet.
Li Chengdao didn't know either, so he turned to look at the demon spirit.
The demon said nothing and continued to move forward.
It is impossible for the demon spirit to say that this was left behind by Long Chen killing the ghost clan.
Thirty thousand barbarians, followed by hundreds of thousands of livestock, slowly walked through Storm Canyon.
The demon spirits kept urging the ghosts to leave quickly because the storm was coming soon.
As soon as we walked out of the canyon, the storm began to rage, and the livestock behind were blown up by the storm, just like the seeds of dandelions blown up by the strong wind.
Deluo looked at the storm and said in horror: "How can there be such a strong wind?"
Li Chengdao laughed and said, "This is a fairyland, and the wind must be strong."
Manzi looked at the endless ice and snow and felt very shocked.
The ice field is completely different from the grassland. There is only ice, snow and icebergs here, and to the north is the dark sky and dim ice.
It was also the first time for Li Chengdao to enter the ice field. He looked around curiously at this world with only ghosts.
The demon spirit pulled Li Chengdao aside and said: "You did a good job this time. I have reported to Your Majesty that His Majesty gave you two tasks. You completed one and the task of finding the Holy Son. Do you have any clues?
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Li Chengdao thought to himself: The ghost fetus is dead, how can it be found?
"Master Priest, I have traveled all over Xixia, Eastern Zhou and Daliang in the past few months, and there is no trace of the Holy Son."
"There is something I shouldn't say..."
The demon spirit knew what Li Chengdao wanted to say and immediately said: "Don't say anything you shouldn't say."
Li Chengdao wanted to say that maybe the ghost fetus was killed by Long Chen.
The devil also has such a guess, but he cannot say it because the ghost girl does not allow it and will not accept such a result.
"The priest also understands that I won't say anything. It's not that I don't try my best. There is really no trace."
Li Chengdao brought back 80,000 barbarians, and weapons and armor were also sent later, so he could deliver the goods.
"You...you go out to search again. The time is too tight and you can't delay."
The demon wants Li Chengdao to leave the ice field and continue looking for the ghost fetus.
Li Chengdao knew very well that the demon did not ask him to find the ghost fetus at all, but wanted to get rid of him and take the credit for himself.
Eighty thousand barbarians were captured at one time, and Wu Sheng and Ghost Girl might come to see them in person.
When the time comes, whoever is here can take credit.
"Master Priest, I would like to see the King and Queen..."
The demon frowned and said coldly: "You have done so many things, and you just want to take credit in front of His Majesty."
When the demon spirit saw that Li Chengdao was ignorant, his expression immediately changed.
Li Chengdao immediately said: "The priest knows clearly that these barbarians are the result of the priest. I would like to ask the queen to send someone to accompany me to Shuohai City."
"My subordinates went to Daliang and ordered the former ministers to forge weapons and armor. At least tens of thousands of them were shipped there."
"My subordinate is not here to claim credit, but to find someone to transport the weapons."
It was impossible for Li Chengdao to transport tens of thousands of ordnance and armor alone. The ghost tribe had to help.
The demon fell into silence.
Ordnance and armor are very important and must be brought back.
It is not her decision to send people to Shuohai City. She must wait for the ghost girl's order.
"Just wait, I have already reported it. If Your Majesty comes over, I will report it again."
The demon relaxed.
Li Chengdao bowed and said, "Thank you, Master Priest."
