Gu An sat in his office for the first time and looked through the map sent by Ding Shichang regarding the locations of the Blood God Sect's strongholds within Dongling County.
“I didn’t expect there to be one near Ping’an County.”
Gu An found a Blood God Sect stronghold on the map of Ping'an County above, located near Shikou Town.
At this moment, a handyman disciple walked quickly from outside the door.
"I've met Gu Xiaoqi. General Yang Qi asked you to come over and say that we have something important to discuss."
Gu An paused for a moment and closed the map: "I know."
Soon, Gu An arrived at Yangling's office.
Although with Gu An's current strength and contribution this time, he can be directly promoted to Deputy Hundred Households.
But Gu An will leave Youzhou next March, so Ding Shichang did not issue any appointment order.
After greeting Yang Ling, he sat down on his seat.
"I wonder what business your lord has with this subordinate?"
Yang Ling took a deep breath, walked over to Gu An, handed over a small roll of paper, and then sat back down.
"News from Ping'an County."
Gu An was stunned for a moment, then quickly opened it to read, his brows furrowed involuntarily.
"Yin Qi has polluted the water source... The entire Ping'an County has been paralyzed... Requesting the recruitment of manpower from the Hundred Household Office."
Yang Ling nodded: "Yes, Sir just called our general commanders over to discuss this matter.
Ask who is willing to take on this task. I think if you knew, you would definitely take the initiative, so I took it for you.
It just so happened that the adults also wanted to let you go, so I agreed directly."
Negotiating things is a process. Although the outcome has been determined, the process still needs to be completed.
Gu An stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, sir. Since the situation is urgent, I will leave as soon as possible so that the matter over there can be resolved as soon as possible."
"Go, but you should also pay attention to safety. This Yin Qi will definitely not appear for no reason."
At the end of the sentence, Yang Ling lowered his voice: "Maybe... it's man-made."
Gu An nodded and thanked: "My subordinates are resigning."
After a while, Gu An took the selected members of his third team and Hu Feng's second team, as well as several famous doctors from Baihu Office and the county, and set out on the road to Ping'an County.
However, what Gu An didn't know was that the moment he left the county town.
A homing pigeon also flew towards Ping'an County.
After six days of traveling, Gu An saw the newly built city wall of Ping'an County from a distance.
The soldiers on the corner tower saw through their telescopes the flags embroidered with the word "evil" on the motorcade, and quickly shouted to Zheng Yuan below: "Sir, the people from the Suppression of Evil Department are here!"
"where!"
Zheng Yuan jumped up from the Taishi chair and walked to the edge of the city wall.
Hearing the sound of horse hooves in his ears and the team appearing in sight, he murmured: "Finally here..."
Zheng Yuan personally ran to the city gate to greet Gu An and others.
Lead the way for Gu An and others.
"Gu Xiaoqi, you are finally here."
Apart from Gu An and others, there was no one else on the main road in Dongcheng District.
The doors of tea sheds, restaurants, carriage shops, and other shops are closed.
The breeze blew by, picking up the fallen leaves on the ground and swirling them.
It shows a depressing scene.
Gu An frowned when he saw the prosperous Dongcheng District in his memory turned into this.
"Zheng Shoubei, what on earth is going on?"
The paper roll is not large, so it only briefly records the situation in Ping'an County.
Zheng Yuan sighed and told Gu An what happened.
After a moment, Gu An suddenly realized.
The water source in Ping'an County is polluted by Yin Qi for some reason, and nearly half of the people in the city fetch water and use it on the same day.
Therefore, they were all eroded by Yin Qi and contracted strange diseases.
Among those infected, the entire Wu Mansion and the casual cultivator alliance were also included.
The Zhenxie Division had a large amount of water stored and used the water from the previous two days, so it avoided this disaster. The same was true for the county government.
Now the entire affairs of Ping'an County fall on the shoulders of the Zhenxie Division and the county government.
On the same day, Fei Ge sent a letter to notify the following towns and villages, asking them to suspend the use of water from the creek, and made corresponding arrangements for the townspeople and villagers.
In the past two days, everyone used water stored by the Zhenxie Division, the county government, and some ordinary people's homes.
Logically speaking, Yin Qi cannot be stored in water for a long time and will dissipate over time.
Therefore, the General Banner Office of the Zhenxie Division will send people every day to test the intensity of Yin Qi in each water section of Ping'an County.
Let's see when it can return to normal.
But six days have passed, and this section of the county is still the same as the first day, and the yin energy is still strong.
On the third day, Song Shenghua sent alternate team members with a convoy full of buckets along the upper reaches of the river, testing the intensity of the Yin Qi as they moved forward.
Finally, after walking for more than twenty miles, the Yin Qi completely disappeared.
The water was immediately fetched and transported back to the county town by horse-drawn carriage, which solved an urgent need.
But the journey was bumpy, and the water brought back by more than a dozen carriages was only enough for half a day.
Therefore, only two teams can alternate.
As he listened, Gu An suddenly noticed something was wrong.
"Zheng Shoubei, are you saying that only the soldiers from your third group simply inhaled too much Yin Qi and exploded to death?"
Zheng Yuan showed bitterness on his face: "Yes, and after investigation by the General Banner Office, the Yin Qi in the wells of our third team is the strongest, and they suspect that is the source.
But now the well water is polluted by Yin Qi, and even Palace Master Chen has been infected by Yin Qi and contracted strange diseases.
Others certainly couldn't bear it. They couldn't go down to the well to investigate, and they didn't dare to dig it up.
This Yin Qi is very strange. If we accidentally dig something up and cause this Yin Qi to riot and affect more people, it will be even more troublesome, so we sent a message to the county to ask for help."
Chen Yinting couldn't even bear the strength of the ninth level of Ningdan. It seems that this problem is a bit difficult... Gu An thought silently.
During the conversation, Gu An and others also came to the Ping'an County Zhenxiesi General Flag Office.
But now that the situation is urgent, Gu An does not feel the joy of returning home in fine clothes.
"Gu Xiaoqi is back!"
"Gu Xiaoqi is back!"
"..."
Soon, the news of Gu An's return spread throughout the entire headquarters, and then throughout Ping'an County.
"Gu Xiaoqi is back, and he has brought so many doctors from the county and city with him. It must be solved soon!" Some people said.
"Isn't that right? Last time the monster attacked the city, everyone felt that the sky was falling. As soon as Gu Xiaoqi came back, it was solved quickly."
"..."
Everyone didn't know why, but when they heard the news that Gu An was back, their hearts dropped.
Gu An quickly met Song Shenghua and others. They simply greeted each other and had no time to reminisce about the past. After briefly discussing the doctor's arrangements.
Gu An said directly: "I want to go see that well."