Bai Falcon County is one of the four largest counties in Fanxiao Kingdom.
Xu Zhiqiong came to the county town alone, without his brothers or Yu Shizan.
The reason why he came alone was because Xu Zhiqiong was not clear about the attitude of Bai Falcon's chief martial lord, Linggu Xiu.
If Linggu Xiu didn't want to start a war with Daxuan, but just had a misunderstanding with Daxuan, Xu Zhiqiong would naturally bring Yu Shizan over as a personal witness to resolve the misunderstanding.
If Ling Guxiu wanted to start a war with Daxuan, and both Ling Zhengze and Yu Shizan were the reasons for him, Xu Zhiqiong would have to change his strategy to deal with him.
Baixie County has a large territory and a large county town. According to Lin Ruoxue's introduction, it produces the best leather and blankets in the Fanxiao Kingdom, and its business is also very developed.
But Xu Zhiqiong did not see the caravan today, only the army with incomplete weapons.
It is a novel thing to see an army in Fanxiao Kingdom.
Xu Zhiqiong changed into the attire of a Fanxiao man and looked like a Dongfanxiao man. He was about to enter the city, but was stopped at the door by a city guard officer.
"Are you from Bai Falcon County?"
Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said: "I am from Cangliao County and I came here to visit my friends."
The city guard officer stared at Xu Zhiqiong, looked him up and down, and felt that he was a serious person with status, and said a few more words to Xu Zhiqiong:
"Since you are a foreigner, you must leave White Falcon City before dark. All the inns in the city are closed. If you sleep on the street, we will arrest you as a prisoner.
If you are not a foreigner, immediately go to the clock tower in the center of the county to assemble, this is the order of the Chief Military Lord!"
Xu Zhiqiong frowned and said, "Why do you have to gather under the bell tower?"
The official sneered: "Are you a stranger? I advise you not to play tricks. You can't avoid this."
Xu Zhiqiong secretly slipped a silver coin to the city guard: "I have been out of the city for the past two days. I really don't know what happened."
The official lowered his voice and said: "There is going to be a war. All the members of the White Falcon tribe over the age of sixteen and under sixty will participate in the war. This is the king's order. We are going to send an army to wipe out the rootless thieves outside the city."
"There are just a few thieves, do we need an army? Aren't official posts enough?"
"The Rootless Army has more than 30,000 people. How can those few officers be enough?"
Xu Zhiqiong said in astonishment: "Isn't the Rootless Army just a few dozen people? When did it become 30,000?"
"Don't ask any more questions, this is the king's order." The official did not say more, but Xu Zhiqiong was very satisfied with the current answer.
The Fanxiao Kingdom has begun to exterminate the rootless army, and things are as Xu Zhiqiong expected. Next, we will see how the leader of the army, Chi You, reacts to this.
Entering the city, Xu Zhiqiong looked carefully at the architectural style of Baishen County.
Although it is a bit far away from the border, Baishen County is where the Dongfanxiao people gather. The architectural style is very similar to that of Daxuan, with mainly wood and mostly houses.
Xu Zhiqiong first went to Ling Zhengze's mansion to check the situation. The second brother died in his mansion, so there would naturally be clues there.
When they arrived near the mansion, Xu Zhiqiong saw that the front and back doors were sealed and guarded by officials, and there were officials patrolling outside the walls.
Naturally, these few guarding officials could not stop Xu Zhiqiong.
Xu Zhiqiong didn't even use the invisibility technique, he just used a magic circle and entered the courtyard wall directly.
Among the courtyard walls, Xu Zhiqiong quickly smelled the scent, which belonged to his second brother.
The smell here was so strong that Xu Zhiqiong even suspected that his second brother's body was still here.
He guessed correctly that Liang Jixiong's body was indeed here. Xu Zhiqiong found Liang Jixiong's body in the east courtyard without having to find a cup of tea.
Liang Jixiong's body was not buried, but was kept with special medicine in the room where he lived during his lifetime. The body was not decomposed, and even his clothes and belongings were untouched.
This is a good thing. Liang Jixiong's head is in Xu Zhiqiong's hands. When the body is sewn up and slightly repaired, Liang Jixiong's soul and body will be complete. As long as the soul is found, Liang Jixiong can be resurrected.
Is it going a little too smoothly?
Xu Zhiqiong was on alert, he vaguely smelled the smell of a trap.
There must be a trap in this room. At a casual glance, Xu Zhiqiong could already find traces of the Yin-Yang magic circle.
If it was just an ordinary magic circle, Xu Zhiqiong could forcefully break through it. Even if he accidentally triggered the magic circle, Xu Zhiqiong's speed would not hurt him at all.
But particularly sophisticated magic circles require additional precautions.
He mobilized the power of imagery and tested around the study. After testing, Xu Zhiqiong temporarily gave up the idea of breaking in.
The magic circle in the room is not precise, but it is extremely dense. From around the walls to where Liang Jixiong is, there are magic circles everywhere. It is difficult to even insert a needle into it.
Xu Zhiqiong is not afraid of these magic formations, but Liang Jixiong's body cannot withstand them. If Liang Jixiong's body is accidentally destroyed, this trip will suffer a big loss.
There is no need to rush now. Once you know the place, take the time to bring Yang Wu there. There is no magic circle in this room that he cannot solve.
Xu Zhiqiong was about to leave when he suddenly felt spiritually touched and there was someone standing guard nearby.
Xu Zhiqiong remained calm and was about to find an opportunity to sneak attack on the man. Unexpectedly, the man jumped directly in front of Xu Zhiqiong and looked at Xu Zhiqiong with red eyes: "How dare you break into Wujun's mansion without permission!"
Xu Zhiqiong stared at this man and looked at him.
He has thin cheeks and sharp edges. He looks in his thirties and is quite handsome.
He is eight feet long, quite burly, and full of murderous aura. He should be a cultivator of the Tao of Killing.
Is his face so dark?
It's not really black, it's because he smeared a layer of black mud on his face. This was a deliberate make-up.
Xu Zhiqiong smiled calmly and said, "Who are you?"
"I would like to ask who you are? Why did you come to my lord's house? Do you want to destroy evidence? Did the man named Liang send you here?"
"Who's surnamed Liang? I heard that Elder Xuanguo is also surnamed Liang."
"Don't talk nonsense. As long as I'm here today, you can't even touch this corpse!"
The man pulled out his scimitar and started fighting with Xu Zhiqiong. The fight was incompatible. Xu Zhiqiong found out that the opponent's cultivation level was at the fourth level.
It is not difficult to kill him, but Xu Zhiqiong cannot kill innocent people indiscriminately, and this person obviously knows the inside story.
After two rounds, Xu Zhiqiong came around behind him, put his short knife against the man's throat and said, "Don't move, or you will waste your life."
The man was very brave, straightened his waist and said: "If you want to kill me, then kill me!"
He said this was his lord's mansion, and Xu Zhiqiong asked: "Are you a subordinate of Ling Zhengze?"
The man did not answer: "What do you want to do? Just do it quickly."
Xu Zhiqiong took out a scimitar from his arms, which was given to him by Ling Zhengze.
The man took the scimitar, looked at it, and said in astonishment: "Why is this knife in your hand?"
Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said: "I am Ling Zhengze's friend. I came to him to find out the truth about this matter."
"Are you a friend named Liu?" the man said in a rather surprised tone.
Your surname is Liu?
I almost forgot, Ling Zhengze always thought my name was Liu De'an.
"Yes, it's me."
The man was very surprised and said: "I have waited for you. I am a subordinate of Second Xi Wujun. My name is Mu Bangzhi. I am waiting here..."
Xu Zhiqiong signaled him to stop talking: "Let's talk somewhere else."
All the inns in Bai Falcon City had been closed, and Mu Bangzhi took Xu Zhiqiong into a house.
The yard is not big, there are three rooms in total, there are no servants, the debris is messy and dusty.
Mu Bangzhi said with a look of shame on his face: "This is Mr. Wu Jun's old house. He lived here since he was a child. Later, when he had more houses, he gave this place to me.
I also have my own house, but there are too many family members there, so it is not a place to talk. It is quieter here. Friends of Xuanguo, please don’t dislike it..."
"No problem, that's good." Xu Zhiqiong interrupted Mu Bangzhi and got to the point directly, "Why is the body of Shengwei Elder Liang Jixiong in Ling Zhengze's mansion?"
Mu Bangzhi shook his head repeatedly and said: "It was not Lord Wu who harmed Elder Shengwei. Lord Wu was a friend of Elder Shengwei."
Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said: "I didn't ask you who killed Elder Shengwei, I asked about the corpse."
Mu Bangzhi said: "This matter cannot be explained clearly in a few words."
"Speak slowly."
"At the beginning of the year, Elder Shengwei came to White Falcon City. He wanted to find the Chief Martial Lord, but the Chief Martial Lord happened to be away, so he found my Lord.
My master has been wandering for many years and has just returned. He doesn’t know much about things in the clan.
The Third Military Lord Yu Shizan was exiled again, and there was no one to discuss the matter. My lord didn't know what to do for a while, and let the elder live in the mansion. He sent someone to inform Liang Yushen, the Xuanguo envoy in the royal capital, about the matter."
While he was speaking, Xu Zhiqiong used the mantra once and found no flaws.
Mu Bangzhi continued: "At that time, Elder Shengwei was injured, and my master ordered me to take care of him. After living there for a few days, Elder Shengwei became friends with my master.
Later, Elder Shengwei told my lord that he was going to the Land of Rebirth, but the lord said that it was just a legendary place, and no one he knew had actually been to the Land of Rebirth."
"Is the place of rebirth a place where the dead are brought back to life?" Xu Zhiqiong opened the mantra again.
Mu Bangzhi said: "Some people say that it is a place where people are brought back to life, others say that it is a place where mortals listen to the teachings of gods, and some people say that it is a place where people can improve their cultivation. There are all kinds of legends. Just tell me
The children’s stories are pretty much the same,
Elder Shengwei did not listen to my lord's advice and insisted on finding a place of rebirth. My lord asked us to collect all kinds of legends and found a dozen places in total and handed them over to Elder Shengwei.
Elder Shengwei was very grateful and left the lord's mansion the next day. Two days later, Liang Yushen, the envoy of the Xuan Kingdom, came and forced my lord to leave Elder Shengwei. My lord told him that Elder Shengwei had gone to rebirth.
He just wouldn't listen,
During the dispute, my lord became angry and proposed a bloody fight with fangs to make a decision. Liang Yushen agreed. After the bloody fight, Liang Yushen was defeated. My lord asked him to leave quickly, but he refused to let go.
He violated the rules of the fang-blood fight and used their Taoist techniques to force my lord to bow to him.
This completely angered my lord, so my lord drew his sword and killed him, but he didn't expect that after the head fell to the ground, the person who died was not Liang Yushen, but Elder Shengwei."