Ding Qiang is now his own person, and he knows a lot of Lu Ming's secrets, so Lu Ming naturally wants to keep him. What's more, even if Ding Qiang was handed over, it would be impossible for Ling Fenghou to give up his affection for Tie Pear Flower.

However, Lu Ming still couldn't help but wonder if he should encourage Lao Hei and Tie Lihua to go away and fly high, at least avoid the imposing Ling Fenghou first, and live in seclusion for a while.

After all, Ling Fenghou is not only a six-rank powerhouse, but also holds a strong general with thousands of people in his hands.

It seemed that he was infected by Lu Ming's composure, and Ding Qiang also recovered a little bit of courage again, and said firmly: "Lord Lu, what do you say, I Ding Qiang will do it, and there will be no two words." ”

"Let's go back to the city first. Lu Ming groaned slightly, ready to leave for Qinglan immediately.

Originally, he wanted to take a look around the neighborhood, find some scattered demons to practice, and earn some time and space power by the way, but now he doesn't have this mind.

Ding Qiang and Wang Erniu are okay to say, but the black ant colony of the queen ant is a little difficult to arrange, if you bring all of them back, it is difficult to guarantee that it will not be noticed, and it will be difficult to explain it clearly at that time.

The most important thing is that ant colonies need to prey and evolve, and Lu Ming doesn't have the financial resources to feed this army of black ants with tens of thousands of people and amazing appetites all the time.

According to the information obtained from the queen ant, there are now hundreds of seven-grade black ants, thousands of eight-grade black ants, and tens of thousands of ninth-grade black ants under its command. As for the black ants that are not in the product, they have long been eliminated or evolved.

After the queen ant reaches the seventh grade, she lays eggs again, and she is born with the ninth grade, which is what Lu Ming values most.

With this queen, coupled with a steady stream of food, you can continue to breed black ant powerhouses. If the queen can go further, the evolution of the entire colony will also be accelerated.

Therefore, Lu Ming can't be violent and treat the ant colony as a pet.

Thinking of this, Lu Ming looked at Wang Erniu, who was waiting on the side, and said solemnly: "Erniu." ”

"The villain is here. Wang Erniu was flattered when he heard Lu Ming's salutation, and hurriedly stepped forward.

"You stay, manage the ant colony with the queen ant, and take them to hunt and evolve in the barren mountains in this area. If there is any change or predicament, please inform me in time. Don't worry, I will let the queen ant protect you, and you must also keep those three black ants to communicate directly with the queen first. Lu Ming said while thinking.

"Yes, the villain must guard the queen and let the ant colony grow faster. Wang Erniu instantly understood what Lu Ming was thinking, and swore authentically.

Lu Ming nodded, and said, "Don't get close to the territory of the Barbarian Demon Territory and the Zhennan Army, I don't want the ant colony to lose too much." If you encounter a suitable demon beast, I allow you to collect it for your own use, and you can ask the queen ant to help you collect it. ”

"Yes, sir. Wang Erniu said excitedly.

When Lu Ming spoke, he had already recruited the queen ant to convey his meaning to the past, and when he was away, he asked Wang Erniu to communicate and communicate on his behalf. After all, Qinglan City was hundreds of miles away, and Lu Ming couldn't sense the queen ant with the Beast Gathering Divine Power.

Leaving Wang Erniu here has many considerations. In addition to being an intermediary messenger, Wang Erniu understands the habits of black ants, and is also more suitable to stay and assist the queen ant to grow the ant colony.

Moreover, Wang Erniu can also take the opportunity to practice here, and even find a more suitable demon beast companion. Of course, the most important thing is that this person is cautious, and he should not poke out any baskets in Lu Ming's absence.

On the contrary, if Ding Qiang is left to do this, that guy is likely to take the entire ant colony to dominate the Southern Wilderness, and it is uncertain whether he can keep Lu Ming's family property in the end.

After some heavy advice, Lu Ming left Wang Erniu a communication jade slip, as well as a large number of spirit stones and medicinal materials.

"Gone. Under Wang Erniu's send-off, Lu Ming took Ding Qiang to rise against the wind and flew towards the north at great speed.

Seeing the two of them turn into black dots and disappear into the distant sky, Wang Erniu let out a long breath, and muttered with a bright eye: "My lord has the grace of knowing me, I must no longer be afraid of anything." Wait, I will take the ant colony to sweep through the Southern Wilderness and lay a big world for adults. ”

Hiss......

The queen ant, who was guarded by many seven-rank black ants in the center, was not so polite to Wang Erniu, hissed, and pointed to the medicinal herbs on the ground with her head raised.

Wang Erniu hurriedly leaned over and sneered: "It's all yours, it's all your ......"

"This is all Lord Lu's treasure bump, I'm better to be more cautious, don't act impulsively, otherwise even the queen ant won't be able to spare me. Being stared at by the queen ant, Wang Erniu calmed down a lot again, he knew what he should do and what he shouldn't do, and he couldn't be carried away by the blood.

......

There was nothing to say all the way, and on the same day, that is, before sunset on November 29, Lu Ming took Ding Qiang back to the post station outside Qinglan City.

Sent Ding Qiang to the town stronghold behind the post station, and told him to be on call at any time, Lu Ming returned to the post station alone.

Coming back all the way from the Southern Wilderness, Lu Ming already felt a different atmosphere, there was a sense of tension that the mountain rain was about to come and the wind was full of buildings, and he was even approaching the surroundings of Qinglan City.

I'm afraid this is really a big battle that has been rare for many years, and even the town behind the post station has become much more deserted and depressed.

When Lu Ming returned to the post station, he did not rush to find Lao Hei, but found Lang Song and Niu Bi, who patrolled the grain road on his behalf.

"Hall Master, you're finally back, and we're all waiting for you to preside over the overall situation. Seeing Lu Ming, Niu Bi immediately greeted him excitedly, and said something.

"Hall Master. Although Lang Song was just saluting respectfully, he seemed to be relieved at this moment.

"What's the matter, what's the matter, can't the commander still solve it?" Lu Ming frowned slightly, it's only been more than ten days, could it be that something has happened in Qinglan City.

"The commander said a few days ago that he was about to break through the eight-grade consummation, but he didn't come out of the door, and we couldn't do many things at all. Niu Bi urn said angrily.

"That's a good thing. Lu Ming is not surprised, Tie Pear Flower is already close to the perfection of the eighth grade, and the breakthrough in the past few days can be regarded as a matter of course.

The demons around Qinglan City have long been emptied, even if there is no leader Tie Lihua in charge, there will be no chaos.

Niu Bi blushed and wanted to refute, but he didn't know where to start, but Lang Song took over the conversation and said calmly: "The hall master doesn't know, Qinglan City has indeed been a bit chaotic these days, and it is not easy to deal with. ”

"Take your time, don't rush for a while. Lu Ming took out his treasured wine, poured it for the two of them, and said calmly.

Niu Bi took the wine bowl and drank it dry, and after Lang Song thanked him respectfully, he didn't move the wine bowl, and continued to say solemnly: "I don't know where the rumor came out, saying that the southern war is about to start, and the Zhennan army is afraid that it will be difficult to defeat the barbarian demon leader who has been planning for a long time, causing people's hearts to fluctuate inside and outside the city, and many people have even dragged their families to prepare to flee Qinglan City." ”

Lu Ming heard what he said, this is a chaotic situation that has shaken people's hearts before the war has started, and it is indeed a bit troublesome.

"To appease the people, shouldn't this be handled by the county government, isn't it possible that the new county order and county magistrate have not yet taken office?"