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Xu Yang, Bai Mu Hibiscus, and Bai Mu Hua decided to go to the West County City.

As cultivators, in order to make it convenient to walk the rivers and lakes, they usually have a few sets of casual clothes on spare, and in order not to cause trouble again, the three of them changed the clothes of ordinary people.

Xu Yang was dressed in a light green elegant Confucian costume and looked like a gentle son. Bai Hibiscus is wearing a goose-yellow skirt, which is not as glamorous and neat as before, and is a little more quiet and elegant, but there is a thin white gauze scarf around her cheeks to cover the scar, which adds a bit of mystery. Bai Muhua wore a dark blue cloth coat, dressed like an ordinary person.

......

A day ago, in a secret room in the North City.

Dressed in a gray Confucian robe and wearing a pale gold scarf, "Linghu Xia" sat on a large Taishi chair.

In front of him stood two of his men, a yellow-faced man and a man with a full beard.

The yellow-faced man spoke first: "My lord, the previous three intruders have left the business road, and my subordinates have not been able to find their traces, so please punish them." ”

This result was obviously expected by Hu Xia, and he didn't blame the two.

"Anyway, these three people have suffered some losses from me, it is inevitable that they will be more cautious, their cultivation is in the Peiyuan Realm, especially the monk called "Xu Yang", who is full of strange and unpredictable ghost Taoism exercises, and is also mixed with Buddhist martial arts. We must not let them be used by the Dongjun City, and it will be very troublesome if they become our opponents. Just in case, you quickly take my handwritten order and send the information of these three people back to the secret agent department of the county town, once you find that these three people are in contact with the people of the eastern county town, you must eliminate them at all costs. ”

After speaking, Ling Hu Xia took out a written secret letter from his big sleeve.

"Subordinate" Wen Yan "Commanded!"

The yellow-faced man who called himself Wen Yan took the secret letter with both hands, turned around and left the room.

The rest of the beard said: "My lord, just now the 'rice merchants' in Beicheng sent someone to report that a few days ago, someone came to Beicheng to investigate the matter of "selling rice at a high price", and it may be someone from "Xijun City". ”

"The price of rice is too high, how do the people in Beicheng react?"

"According to the instructions of the adults, the ordinary people have been called on to donate money and food, and the part of the silver taels provided by the adults has also been scattered to the people affected by the disaster in the northern city, and it seems that the order is quite stable at present. ”

"We only need to do this just right, ensure that the price of rice remains high, and do not let the people affected by the disaster in Beicheng rebel. Also, you go to Beicheng and walk around, see if there are any secret agents sent by the Dongjun City, let them see, don't startle the snake. ”

"Subordinate" Wen Yong "takes the order!"

With that, he respectfully exited the room and closed the door.

After the two left, Ling Huxia stood up from the Taishi chair, walked to the coffee table, picked up a cup of tea, but did not drink it, and fell into a moment of thought.

......

Xu Yang and the three of them dressed up in casual clothes and came to the outside of Xijun City.

The tall city wall, made of countless huge right-angled bluestones, completely separates the inside and outside of the county town into two worlds. A tall three-story masonry tower stands atop the city walls. The red-painted gate is open, and a rectangular stone plaque is carved directly above the gate, with three gilt characters engraved on it, "Xijun Castle", shining in the sun.

Outside the city gate, there were more than 30 well-dressed soldiers, led by two generals, to check the crowd entering and leaving the county. Every citizen who entered the county would show a passage document issued when he left the city.

Xu Yang calmly took out a rectangular white jade brand from his sleeve. This jade plaque is as white as the first snow, the carving is exquisite, and the front is engraved with the word "county".

"This is the jade plate that Lu Qingyu gave me before, this thing should allow the three of us to enter the county town smoothly. ”

The three of them came to the city gate, and Xu Yang showed the jade card.

The soldiers guarding the gate hurriedly informed the generals on duty after seeing this jade plaque. After a while, a sturdy military general came over to personally verify the jade plate, and without saying a word, he respectfully motioned for the three of them to enter the city.

"Thank you!"

Xu Yang put away the jade card, and the three of them entered the county together.

Compared with the previous northern city, the western county town is much more prosperous, and the impact of the drought is almost invisible, most of the people in the city are dressed decently, and the various wine shops and teahouses on both sides of the street are open as usual.

"I didn't expect the jade plate given by Lu Qingyu to be so easy to use, I guess it should have a lot of origins. After Bai Muhua finished speaking, a trace of doubt appeared on his face.

"Brother Mu Hua is worried that after we enter the city, we will send mutton into the tiger's mouth? I also had doubts in this regard, from the short time I have been in contact with Lu Qingyu, I can see that this person is not a conservative person, but a person who is quite bold in using all available factors, as long as we do not show that there is an actual threat to her, I believe that she will not regard us as enemies. Xu Yang explained.

"Does that mean this person wants to use us? That's easy to say, we use her connections to help find a way out of this world, and it's fair to use each other. ”

"We have already exposed our identities before, and if we continue to wander outside, we will at least become the target of "Linghu Xia" again, if it develops into being wanted and hunted down by the entire "Little Sage Realm", it will be a problem to live as outsiders, and the situation will become more and more difficult. ”

"Once you're in town, it's good to be flexible. ”

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According to the location told by "Lu Qingyu" before, the three of them inquired while walking, and came all the way to a teahouse called "Yuhua Building". This building is a two-storey wooden building, carved beams and painted columns, quite a bit of ancient charm. The store is located on the street of the county town, which is not very large compared to other shops, and there are not many people drinking tea, but it is quiet and tidy.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw a middle-aged shopkeeper with a square face standing behind the counter.

Xu Yang once again generously showed the jade card.

The shopkeeper saw the jade card and said with a smile: "It's the eldest lady's distinguished guest, disrespectful, disrespectful!" My name is Chang Man, and I am the shopkeeper of this teahouse, dare to ask you if you are Xu Gongzi, right?"

"It turned out to be the shopkeeper, Xu Yang is polite here, these two are friends with me. ”

"The eldest lady personally came to inform the little one a few days ago, if Xu Gongzi comes, I will immediately inform her that three of the best rooms have been reserved for Xu Gongzi and the three of them, and the three of them might as well take a rest first. ”

"Dare to ask the shopkeeper, what is Miss Lu's status in the county town?"

"Childe laughed, Miss Lu is the daughter of the lord of Xijun City, and the entire Xijun City is the same, this place is the private property of the eldest lady, and it is very convenient. ”

"It turned out to be the daughter of the city lord. ”

"The eldest lady has instructed that if Xu Gongzi asks anything, he should tell Gongzi truthfully word by word. Although she rests here with peace of mind, the eldest lady has been busy with official business recently, but she has personally explained that once the son comes, she will come to pick up the wind in person. ”

After the shopkeeper ran forward and backwards in person, he sent the three of them into the guest room, and after saying goodbye, he was in a hurry to report to Lu Qingyu.

......

Early the next morning.

Lu Qingyu really came to the "Yuhua Building" in person.

A delicate aqua blue skirt is eye-catching, with bright teeth and bright eyes, a little powder, like autumn chrysanthemum, quality like spring pine, and the natural aristocratic temperament is undoubtedly revealed.

came with Lu Qingyu, and there was an old doctor with a handful of silver beards under his cheeks.

Xu Yang introduced Bai Mu Hibiscus and Bai Mu Hua to Lu Qingyu one by one.

"Hibiscus girl is good, Xu Gongzi's friend is my friend, although it's good to recuperate here. ”

"Thank you for your attention"

"This is Bai Gongzi. Lu Qingyu greeted with a smile on his face.

Bai Muhua saw Lu Qingyu greeting him generously, nodded embarrassedly in response, and while being surprised by his beauty, he felt a good impression of Lu Qingyu's down-to-earth and generous temperament in his heart.

"This is the best Ouyang doctor in the county, let him help Miss Hibiscus take a look. ”

Doctor Ouyang didn't say much, and according to Lu Qingyu's instructions, he seriously looked at Bai Mujian's burns.

"Although the fire damage suffered by the Yuan Soul in this girl's body is serious, the girl herself may have practiced some special exercises to restore the body, and if you add the pill taken internally, she will be cured in less than half a month. ”

"That's good!" Lu Qingyu said.

He also asked the girl to take off the face towel on her face and let the old man see the external injuries. ”

Bai Hibiscus gently removed the scarf, revealing an inch-sized scar on her right cheek.

Doctor Ouyang looked at it carefully, and then said, "Although this scar is a traumatic injury, the fire poison has changed the root of the skin, and at present, it seems that even if it heals, it may leave a trace." However, I will do my best to heal the girl. ”

"There's Dr. Lao. ”

Doctor Ouyang took out a small porcelain vase.

"This is a good burn medicine with a "badger oil" configuration, which has a good effect on recovering from scalds. ”

After speaking, he opened the porcelain bottle, took out a little milky ointment with a wooden spoon and applied it to Bai Hibiscus's cheeks.

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"Doctor Ouyang, you are not allowed to talk about today's matter here to anyone else, you should step back first. Lu Qingyu said sternly.

"Please rest assured, the eldest lady will not tell anyone about today's events with a guarantee from the head of the elder. He replied cautiously and stepped back.

"The three are outsiders, and it is inconvenient to walk in the small sage world, so you might as well live here permanently, about leaving the small sage world, I have consulted the relevant classics in the past two days, and there is nothing new to discover. I can only try my luck after the formation at the altar of earth is opened half a year later, according to what the three evils said before. ”

Half a year is just a retreat for a monk, so the three of them are still looking forward to the battle in half a year.

"There's one more thing I'd like to turn to the three of you. Lu Qingyu said frankly.

"Please. ”

"My identity must have been told to the three of them by the shopkeeper, and my father is the county lord of this western county town. Because of the great drought, there is now tension between the eastern and western counties, and both sides are actively preparing for war. Yesterday, the envoy sent had just returned from the eastern county town. As a result of the negotiations, the two sides agreed to hold a fair contest, with the winning side having control of 70 percent of the water source of the "Tay River" and the losing side only getting 30 percent of the water source of the "Tay River". The losing side is tantamount to cutting off its own life, and in the end, in order to survive, the two sides are bound to fight to the death. ”

After a pause, he continued: "The calculation of the East County Town is that the water source of the "Tai River" has been controlled by sixty percent, and the turmoil and damage caused by the drought are lighter than those in the West County Town, and the longer the delay, the more unfavorable the drought will be for the West County Town. Now, in order to prepare for the final battle, Dongjuncheng has begun to recruit other loose cultivators who were originally hunted down by Confucianism as its mercenaries.

The last time I was intercepted by the "Three Evils" on the trade road, Bacheng was instructed by people in Dongjun City. Xu Gongzi also has an alliance with the "Three Evils", and I want to ask Xu Gongzi and the three of them to use this relationship to help me find out how much weight this mercenary hole card in the hands of Dongjun City is. Many of these scattered cultivators still want to leave here and return to the Northern Regions, and Xu Gongzi can also take this opportunity to win over the powerful people among them to become the help to break through and leave the Xiaoxian Realm after half a year. ”