Fairy, Please Let Me Explain

Cultivation is not everything in this world, but it can represent a person's status.

A third-rank grand master might not be considered a big deal in a place like the Imperial Capital, but in a small frontier town like this, it is enough to be called a distinguished guest among distinguished guests.

It is precisely because of this that, thanks to Ran Qingmo, Xu Yuan easily made an appointment to meet the highest military and political officer in Shengshan County.

under the night,

A young general in his twenties led a pair of young men and women towards the inner hall of the county government without saying a word:

"Young Master Zhou, this way please, General Wang is waiting for you inside."

Xu Yuan walked all the way, looking at everything in the county government.

This is not so much a yamen for officials and masters to work as a military camp, and everyone in the yamen is wearing the standard military uniform of the Great Yan Frontier Army.

The only other clothing I saw was probably the Tax Secretary.

However, looking at the calluses on the hands of those officials of the Taxation Department, which were so thick that they could grind sparks, it was obvious that a group of frontier soldiers had put on a layer of the Taxation Department's skin.

The entire Shengshan County is a frontier city completely controlled by the frontier army.

However, even if they hold the military and political power in one place, the life of these frontier soldiers does not seem to be very easy. There is no trace of formations in the entire county government, not even the most basic Mingwen lamps, all relying on firelight illumination.

If we use modern society as an analogy, it is probably equivalent to a government agency and military compound in a place that is so poor that it is illuminated by kerosene lamps.

It can be said that poverty has reached the extreme.

And these food, clothing, housing and transportation are still secondary. The key is that the sabers of these frontier soldiers are basically ordinary iron.

The reason why the Dayan Dynasty is so rich in martial arts is because Dayan's army is full of cultivators and apprentices.

Except for some civilian jobs, there are almost no mortals in the regular army.

It's a very simple reason, a mortal army can barely rely on numbers to win against a low-level monk like Xu Yuan, but once it meets a master and strong man like Ran Qingmo, it only needs a powerful sword move, and the rest Just watch the mortal armies flee.

The cultivator army is completely different.

Because cultivators can form formations.

According to the evaluation given by the sage Remnant Soul, apart from the changes in the source energy of heaven and earth, the most important change in the transformation of Zongmen Tianxia into Dynasty Tianxia is actually due to the fact that people have researched things like military formations.

Xu Yuan had never seen a large-scale military formation, but according to the internal counselor of the Xiangguo Mansion, the large-scale military formation seemed very powerful.

The third-rank grand master is basically taken in seconds in front of the tens of thousands of troops.

Of course, third-rank powerhouses wouldn't be so stupid as to go straight to the front.

There are two battalions here in Shengshan County, which can also be said to be a town. When it is full, there are about 10,000 people. However, judging from the state of Shengshan County, it is definitely impossible to be fully staffed.

Xu Yuan didn't know exactly how many people there were now, but he knew that at least two-thirds of these frontier soldiers were armed with ordinary iron weapons along the way.

Cultivators use mortal weapons.

Ordinary iron tools can indeed kill people, but their combat power must be reduced by at least half.

Because pig iron weapons cannot carry Yuan Qi.

The weapons used by the big muscle fighters in the Jingjiang Xu Mansion Wuxuanyuan are more or less mixed with some "black iron" and "iron essence" to ensure the strength of the weapons. Now it seems that the imperial court really has no money.

The young general leading the way seemed to have noticed Xu Yuan's gaze:

"Young Master Zhou is laughing. Most of the silver that our Shengshan County court allocates every year is used by General Wang to repair the city walls and the formations of the city. To deal with those beasts, pig iron weapons are barely enough."

As he spoke, General Tun pointed to the saber on his waist.

Xu Yuan glanced at the blade and smiled slightly:

"The blade is rough and thick, simple and rough, but it is still a solution. However, after you pass the commercial road in Shengshan County, the situation will be better after next year."

The young general grinned:

"General Wang also said the same. If there are no accidents, our Shengshan Army will be able to replace a batch of equipment next year. This is all thanks to Miss Xu's formation."

When talking about Xu Xinyao, there was a look of longing in the young man's eyes, but he restrained himself immediately.

A few people walked all the way to a courtyard with two sergeants who were on duty at the gate and stood still. The young general clasped his fists at Xu Yuan:

"Young Master Zhou, General Wang is inside."

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Hearing this, Xu Yuan glanced at the yard in front of him, and felt a rare fluctuation in the formation.

The sound-proof array and the soul-avoiding array to prevent others from probing are probably the most important places in the county government.

"Open the door."

The young general commanded the two sergeants on duty, and the sergeants quickly opened the door for the three of them.

The entrance of the courtyard is an open space that looks like a martial arts platform, surrounded by burning bonfires to illuminate the entire martial arts platform, a wide avenue extends inward, and the innermost end of the courtyard is a lobby, where a group of people seem to be discussing wearing something.

Xu Yuan could clearly see that those people were all in uniform, but compared to the ordinary soldiers he saw just now, the group of people in the lobby should obviously be generals.

Young Tun General explained in a low voice:

"General Wang should be discussing military and political affairs with Mr. Liu and the others right now. Mr. Zhou, please go to the side room with me and wait for a while."

Xu Yuan was not in a hurry and nodded.

After leading Xu Yuan and Ran Qingmo to the side room, the young general left to report.

After General Tun left, the house fell into silence for a while.

Xu Yuan glanced at Ran Qingmo, who had been silent all this time, and laughed softly:

"Why do you feel a little uneasy?"

Ran Qingmo took off the curtain fence and laid it flat on his lap. After thinking for a while, he said in a low voice:

"After the formation here is activated, the source of energy fluctuates greatly, and Tian Yan may follow this source of energy to find it."

Xu Yuan smiled lightly when he heard this:

"We have been lost in the Wanxing Mountains for more than a month, and we don't know the final destination. If she can follow her to find her, then I will accept my fate."

paused,

Xu Yuan sighed, and glanced at the mist on the sky outside:

"Besides, the top priority now is not Tianyan's affairs, but I hope that prodigal girl will not let me wipe her ass off for her behavior."

"Prodigal girl?" Ran Qingmo tilted her head.

"Xu Xinyao."

Xu Yuan said with a smile: "My dear silly sister seems to be used by the Wanxiang sect."

"oh"

Ran Qingmo seemed to understand, hesitated a little, and asked: "Xu Yuan, why don't we run away?"

Xu Yuan's words seemed very helpless:

"If you can run, you will naturally run. The key is that if this formation cannot be broken, we will not be able to get out."

Ran Qingmo looked at Xu Yuan with a serious voice:

"Your teleportation sword skill should be able to break through the formation."

"I went out, what should you do?" Xu Yuan asked back.

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Ran Qingmo pursed her red lips, but said nothing.

In the silence, the door of the side room was gently knocked from the outside.

"Tuk-tuk--"

The knock on the door was steady and powerful.

Seeing this, Xu Yuan knew that the rightful lord he wanted to see was coming, so he immediately got up and said:

"Please come in."

"Squeak—"

With the harsh creaking sound of the wooden door, a burly middle-aged man in military uniform appeared at the door, glanced around the room like a falcon, stepped into the room and clasped his fists:

"Zhou Chen, Mr. Zhou?"

"It's Zhou, who met Captain Wang." Xu Yuan also cupped his fists and saluted.

"The situation is urgent, so I'm going to be rude and rude." The middle-aged man in military uniform acted neatly, and the two of them sat down without any nonsense, and asked bluntly, "Why does Mr. Zhou want the old man?"

Xu Yuan heard the words and asked directly:

"Senior Sister and I want to make an excuse to join the battle. I wonder if Captain Wang can do it conveniently?"

"Excuse the way?" Captain Wang frowned immediately upon hearing this.

Xu Yuan asked in a low voice, "Have any difficulties?"

Captain Wang didn't mean to be around the corner:

"Young Master Zhou, this may not work for the time being."

Xu Yuan looked at the burly man and tentatively said:

"Lieutenant Wang, if you are worried that monsters will disrupt your arrangement, my senior sister and I will deal with the monsters along the way, and I will compensate Shengshan County with ten thousand taels of silver."

Captain Wang shook his head and said in a low voice, "That's not the problem."

Seeing this, Xu Yuan's heart sank slightly.

Arrays are not immutable, and it is not difficult to achieve a path on the psychedelic array at the technical level.

After considering his words a little bit, Xu Yuan finally chose to ask directly:

"But something went wrong with the psychedelic array?"

General Wang's eyes froze suddenly, but he didn't hide it immediately:

"Yes."

"Not controlled by your Shengshan frontier army?"

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General Wang immediately frowned, with a look of scrutiny in his eyes, and just said in a low voice:

"Young master Zhou, this is a matter for our Shengshan frontier army, and you are a guest."

Xu Yuan shook his head, and took out a Tingfenglou Token from his bosom:

"Captain Wang, have you heard of my Tingfeng Building?"

"Are you informants?"

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General Wang's eyes flickered, he glanced at Ran Qingmo, his attitude slowed down obviously, and asked:

"I'm sorry, Mr. Wang is quite straightforward, Mr. Zhou, are you not from the sect?"

Xu Yuan smiled slightly: "Of course not."

Dayan's frontier army has always maintained great hostility towards the people of the sect, especially the hardest hit areas like Shengshan County, which are attacked by monsters every year.

paused,

Xu Yuan asked: "General Wang, was what I just said right?"

General Wang pondered for a while, and said in a low voice:

"My Shengshan army can still handle the current situation for the time being."

Xu Yuan sighed and said in a low voice:

"Lieutenant Wang, there is news about the Wanxiang Sect that I think you might be interested in."

Captain Wang raised his eyebrows, and tapped the table with his callused index finger:

"Oh? Mr. Zhou is planning to sell news to my Shengshan frontier army?"

"It's not a sale, it's a gift."

"Do you still do charity in Tingfeng Building?"

"Maybe."

Xu Yuan looked at the other party calmly and didn't speak.

Sometimes silence is more convincing than explanation.

There was a moment of silence in the room,

Captain Wang narrowed his eyes, finally sighed and said:

"Then Wang will listen attentively."

"The Wanxiang Sect wants to create ghost fog in Shengshan County."

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Looking at the astonishment and doubt in Wang Xiaowei's eyes, Xu Yuan said in a steady voice:

"It seems that Captain Wang, you don't know that ghost fog can be raised?"

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Captain Wang remained silent, but frowned tightly.

Xu Yuan stared at the other party for a few breaths, and he had a general understanding in his heart.

It may be a matter of course for him, the third son of the Xiangguo Mansion, that Ghost Mist can be kept, but it is unheard of and terrifying information for Captain Wang.

The technique of raising demons and ghosts is basically equivalent to a country's highest level of technical secrets.

Xu Yuan leaned gently on the back of the chair:

"The following news is still given by me for free, but please ask Captain Wang to keep it secret."

"Today's Dao Dao has developed to the point where it can control and limit ghost fog. Many sects in the world are actually raising ghosts secretly. Big forces such as Tianyuan Sword Sect and Tian'an Chamber of Commerce have more than one ghost fog. The 'Soul Pill' is refined by the 'ghost farms' of these sects or chambers of commerce."

Lieutenant Wang listened carefully, took a deep breath, and said:

"I can trust Mr. Zhou's words about raising demons and ghosts, but Mr. Zhou has evidence that the Wanxiang sect wants to create ghost fog in our Shengshan County?"

"There is no evidence." Xu Yuan shook his head very bachelorly.

When Xiaowei Wang heard this, he seemed to be relieved, and let out a long breath:

"To be honest, Mr. Zhou, I have never had any good feelings for the people in the sect, but now there are 400,000 people gathered in Shengshan County, and the Wanxiang Sect doesn't have the guts to do so."

"Why not?"

"For 400,000 people, as long as some of them escape, if this matter is revealed, the Wanxiang sect will be accused by Wanfu, and no one can protect him."

"Captain Wang, you are right."

Xu Yuan glanced at the burly middle-aged man in front of him, and said softly, "But it's okay to not let people escape?"

"400,000 people, 400,000 pairs of eyes"

"But now 400,000 people are trapped in this phantom fog formation, um, there may be tens of thousands of monsters outside."

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"Tuk Tuk."

Xu Yuan tapped the table lightly, and said in a low voice:

"I would like to add another piece of news to Wang Xiaowei. In the past five years, the number of small frontier fortress towns that were breached by monsters in the Wanxing Mountains in our Dayan Dynasty cannot be counted on both hands. Zong just happened to find that this place is suitable for building ghost fog."

"But you still have no real evidence." Captain Wang seemed unwilling to believe this horrific information.

Xu Yuan can probably understand Wang Xiaowei's thoughts.

Four hundred thousand people.

If there is evidence of this inhumane incident, the imperial court will absolutely destroy the sect.

Even if they didn't care about the tragic death of the people in Shengshan County, they would have to forcefully destroy the Wanxiang sect just to scare the chickens and monkeys.

But in other words,

If what he said was true, the Wanxiang Sect must have made complete preparations, the most thorough preparations, to carry out the plan to massacre the city.

Under this kind of mental calculation and unintentional, today's Shengshan County is hardly immune to death.

This kind of information is suddenly placed in front of people, and no one can accept it immediately.

Sighing, Xu Yuan looked at Captain Wang and said in a low voice:

"If you don't believe it, it's actually very simple to verify. Lieutenant Wang only needs to verify a few things."

Xiaowei Wang clenched his fists slightly, looking at the handsome young man in front of him:

"what?"

Xu Yuan whispered:

"The control of the phantom mist formation and the number of monsters around Shengshan County are much higher than in previous years. In addition, you can also check the other protection formations on the city wall."

Speaking of which,

Xu Yuan paused and said in a low voice;

"Of course, and the most important point, Captain Wang, you'd better go see if the communication wafer in the county office is still working."

"If not. Hehe."