In the wilderness under the night, a few blue flames floated up, illuminating the surroundings. After dealing with the evil ghosts on the road, the swordsmen in white began to clean the battlefield and kill the remaining evil ghosts.
"Check again to make sure they are all killed."
"Yes, Captain."
The leader, a man in white, shook off the blood from the blade, then took out a piece of cloth and wiped it carefully. His complexion was pale, he looked a little thin, and he was probably around 20-30 years old.
The mixed blood of the Youchi clan and the people of the dynasty neutralizes the characteristics of both parties. It is not as white and green as the Youchi clan, but it also does not have a warm blood color like ordinary people.
Although no one on the white-clothed swordsman's side died in this battle, two companions were injured, and it is estimated that it will take several months to recover.
A few minutes later, a few people completed the inspection and rushed to the border of the dynasty with their injured companions in hand. They had to report the situation encountered this time, and they also had to report statistical results. This was the reason for their existence.
Late at night, inside a fortress on the border.
The braziers in the camp are burning with crackling flames and emit a slight smell of tar. There are soldiers wearing brown and yellow scale armor patrolling the city walls. Compared to the undefended outside world, this place is much safer.
In a courtyard of the fortress, several wounded people are being treated by military doctors. They first take off their clothes and wash the injured area. Then the military doctor will clean up the congestion, straighten the bones, and then use Baihua Yiyi to speed up healing, and finally apply herbal medicine.
, bandage it up.
A painful hissing sound sounded in the yard, and then several people started teasing each other again. It seemed that they were already used to this kind of life.
In another house not far away, the man leading the team was reporting the situation.
"...We stopped these evil spirits at that time and then fought with them..."
"Very good, I will send people to check that road later and bury those bodies."
An old man with a gray beard is sitting behind a wooden platform. On the table are various documents, pages and pens. He is a lieutenant on the border, specializing in dealing with these intrusive monsters and evil spirits.
After the two men finished talking about business, the man in white talked about his feelings during this period.
"There are more and more demons running out of Yama Mountain now, and their number is several times the usual number. If this continues, there will probably be heavy casualties." He frowned.
"Yinchen, I know what you are thinking, but I have already reported it to the superiors above." The old man stroked his beard.
"But sir, it's been so long, why is there still no action in the continent?" the man named Yin Chen asked.
"I don't know about this, maybe the higher-ups are hesitating as well." The old man looked outside, then called the Yinchen, and whispered.
"I heard that Mr. Zhou Mu suppressed all these things."
"why is that?"
"Why, maybe Mr. Zhou Mu doesn't want to care about this mess in the evening mountains." The old man picked up the cold tea next to him and moistened his throat.
"It is said that the current Lord Zhou Mu was transferred here because of conflicts with other powerful officials in the court. Many people are currently looking for excuses for him."
"Wouldn't it be more important to take care of it then?" The man in white was a little confused.
"You don't understand the thoughts of the court." The old man shook his head. Although he was not a high-ranking official, he did clerical work in the army and was much better informed about the court's news than ordinary people.
"To you, it's a big deal when people around you die. But for the DPRK, people are dying every day everywhere in the world. This is not a strange thing."
"Besides, this is not the core area of Xiyouzhou. There are only a few people there. It is normal for people on the border to be attacked and killed by monsters occasionally. No one can impeach the state pastor over such a thing."
"But if this continues, those evil clans in Yama Mountain..." The man in white has half of the blood of the devils after all, and he cannot just sit idly by and ignore this.
"I know your bloodline, but Yinchen, I have watched you grow up, so I still hope that you will find a girl from the dynasty in the future, go to the mainland to start a family, and stop focusing on the Youchi clan.
." The old man shook his head.
"Anyway, you have been growing up in the country since you were a child and have not received any favors from the Youchi clan. You have suffered a lot because of your bloodline. Why should you care so much about the situation of outsiders?"
"Those Youchi clan are sinners and are not the subjects of the dynasty. Their life and death will not be cared about by the imperial court. Moreover, there are still many records from the past in the large sects in several surrounding continents. Regarding Youchi
I don’t even have a good impression of this clan, and they won’t send anyone here.”
"Is that so? Alas..." The man in white sighed, seeming to feel that he was a little too ideal.
"Then what will happen if this continues?"
"I don't know either, but according to this trend, even if the demons in the Ximu Mountains completely break out, it will be more than ten years later. Whether I will still be alive when I fall is another question, haha." The old man saw it openly.
Anyway, he has no descendants, he is alone and has nothing to worry about.
"Now, no matter how fierce the commotion is, it is still an internal matter within the Ximu Mountains. By the way, when you put it like that, I understand why people like Xuanbaoqi are so indulgent in those rumors."
"What rumors?" the man asked.
"It's just some recent haunted things, such as travelers from a certain place encountering all kinds of strange and scary things on the road."
"A lot of people have been talking about this kind of thing recently, so many merchants have stopped coming to the border. Without merchants to settle down, some local residents have also moved to the mainland."
"This will satisfy Master Zhou Mu and greatly reduce the number of dynasty people on the border. Even if there is trouble later, not many people will die."
"What about the future?"
"In the future? Although this gentleman is dormant now, he will probably return to Luojing in a few years. After that, it will be a matter of taking office. What does it have to do with him."
"But why didn't he just issue an announcement? Wouldn't it be troublesome to have to use such a method?"
"Haha, Yinchen, you don't understand the rules of officialdom."
"If he directly issues a notice, wouldn't it mean that he knows the truth and seriousness of the matter? Then, if he knows and fails to act, wouldn't it mean that people will be caught?"
"But if we really want to do this, it won't be easy."
"The chaos in the dragon veins and caves in the Ximu Mountains was not solved by Chi Feng back then. Even if he could get rid of the demons, he could only treat the symptoms but not the root cause. He might be stuck in this remote Xiyou Continent for the rest of his life. With that adult's
How can you be willing to waste your time here with ambition?" The old man shook his head.
"So, it's better to pretend not to know. Even if something happens, you can still say that you are focused on the livelihood of the people in the continent and have no time to care about the borders and other areas. Strictly speaking, what happened in the sunset mountains is indeed
It is not within the scope of his responsibilities."
Although he had not personally questioned Mr. Zhou Mu, the old man had made a good guess based on his experience in official circles.