After learning enough information, He Ming and Li Yueqin politely said goodbye to the guards. Then they got up and continued towards Beech City, and on the way the two began to talk about what they had discovered.

"Before I left Beechcraft, there were a lot of things going on in the city that would have reduced the population, but not so much." He Ming said.

Li Yueqin said: "It doesn't sound like much, but even if I don't know it, I can feel that every piece of news you inquire about makes me feel very abnormal." ”

He Ming said: "Indeed, I always feel that there is something wrong in it. It's just that we don't know what the problem is, let's go to Beach City first, we just don't know if my wanted warrant is still there. ”

Li Yueqin said: "Your current appearance should not be too easy to recognize, you should be a little careful when you enter the city, I will inquire if the wanted warrant still has an impact." Now there are so many things, who knows if they still remember? ”

"Okay, you have to be careful, too."

When they arrived at the city gate, they noticed that the guards at the gate and the ordinary people showed a completely different attitude, the people seemed to be stable and peaceful, as if they were really peaceful and prosperous, and the guards were all nervous as if they were facing a great enemy.

He Ming, whose appearance had changed drastically, was not recognized, and they went directly into the city without any hindrance. Li Yueqin tried to ask several people with different identities, and the conclusion was that she had completely lost her attention to the various things of half a year ago: there were many things in the city now.

When passing by Liu Jiaotou's martial arts hall, the gate was closed tightly, and there was a sign on the side that the museum was closed.

Subsequently, Li Yueqin said to He Ming: "From their tone, I feel that no one cares about the wanted notice, and the atmosphere in the whole city really doesn't feel right, but I don't feel the panic of those who fled to the Viper Valley at all." ”

He Ming said: "It's best if there is no trouble, at least we don't affect our movement, and in other cases, we can't get any results by asking others, and this abnormal situation is best to ask Lord Wang." ”

Li Yueqin had heard He Ming talk about this venerable Lord Wang, so she nodded and followed He Ming towards Lord Wang's mansion quickly.

They were surprised to find that the area around Lord Wang's mansion was originally very lively, and it was cold and scary. As they walked over, they even noticed that people were deliberately avoiding this side, as if there was something terrible on the other side of the king's mansion.

Fortunately, the door of Lord Wang's mansion was still open.

The two walked to the door, and He Ming didn't see the servant guarding the door, so he had to knock on the knocker a few times with his hand.

The sound of the knocker crashing against the wooden door broke the silence of the place, and soon Lord Wang himself walked out. He saw two unfamiliar faces standing outside the door, and he couldn't help but pause, and then stepped forward anyway.

In just half a year, Lord Wang has aged more obviously, his wrinkles are obviously much deeper, and he doesn't look as energetic as he used to be.

He Ming dropped his hat and stepped forward and whispered, "Lord Wang! It's me, He Ming is back! ”

Lord Wang's eyes, which were already a little dim, lit up suddenly, and then he quickly said, "Oh! It's you! Let's talk in the first room, who is this girl? ”

He Ming and Li Yueqin followed Lord Wang into the house and said to Lord Wang:

"She is a Taoist priest of the Viper Valley, a descendant of the group of people who left Beechcraft in the ancient civil war. We heard that something seemed to be wrong with Beechcraft this time, so we came over to see what we could do to help. ”

Lord Wang said, "Tao Han came back and told me that you died with them, and I regretted letting you go at that time. It's good you're alive! Then a medal was awarded to your sacrificial city lord, but your medal, Lord Yu, refused to agree to it.

"He insisted that you were a criminal and that you had no one to collect your medal, so it was gone. You're no longer wanted, but you'd better avoid Lord Yu's people, his son's death hit him too hard. ”

As he spoke, he described some of the clothing characteristics of Lord Yu's men.

He Ming said: "But they have done so many sinful and deserving things, and they will not be able to do so?" ”

Lord Wang said: "To deal with them, we need to have evidence, and what they did was that they did not leave any evidence, and Yu Qin, who was secretly investigated by the city lord, and caught the evidence, and he did not see anyone alive or dead, alas." But now no one cares about those things, and I don't know if we can survive it this time. ”

Didn't they want to thank me for killing him without leaving a trace? He Ming said secretly, and then asked, "Did something happen?" I came back this time because I thought something was wrong, but I didn't know what the problem was. ”

Lord Wang sighed: "Alas! After you left, the threat of orcs and zombies was eliminated, and the lord of the castle was very interested, and planned to build a large number of construction projects to expand Beach City, according to the original plan, the materials accumulated for so long can also be started.

"But when we gathered the staff, we found that the number of people who had been counted was much smaller than the original count! In the end, the number of people who were calculated to maintain the operation of the entire Beechcraft City was a little weak, and the materials accumulated in the past were useless at all! ”

"The lord of the city began to think that there were too many people who went out to explore, and decided to gather back first and then arrange, but the people sent out to gather came back to report that those who had a small population were pitiful. For this reason, the city lord was furious and ordered a thorough investigation of the reason, and Lord Yu's gang wanted to put all the blame on you alone, isn't it a fool to be the city lord? ”

He Ming asked, "Then what's going on near your mansion?" It's not quiet, I feel like they're still a little scared of it. ”

Lord Wang snorted and said, "I don't know when some people have been propagating something strange in the city, saying that the true god has appeared in the Walmart Forest, and mortals should be loved and worshipped, and they will be blessed."

Several of the adults in the city believed it, but the lord of the city did not intervene because their teachings did not see harm and were good for the peace. When those people preached to me, I didn't join them.

"Then rumors about me were everywhere, and in short, they saw me as possessed by the devil, and if they talked to me, they could be hooked. Most of the people in the city are isolating me, and the people who live in the neighborhood have moved away. ”

Li Yueqin couldn't help but ask: "The friendship and admiration they admire doesn't seem like a bad thing, why did they become like this?" ”

Lord Wang said:

"According to ancient records, there was a similar situation in ancient times, in the beginning, they paid attention to worshipping God and fraternal support, reciting their scriptures every day, and then they became more and more strict, and eventually they were not allowed to keep anything, and everything was dedicated to the so-called gods, when in fact they only fattened the leaders of those organizations."

He Ming asked: "So who is their leader, and where did they come from, is it clear to investigate?" ”

Lord Wang said: "The earliest theory was brought by the pioneers who went to the west of the city, saying that they met the true god in the Walma Forest. And the Walmart Forest is the territory of the orcs, and I will never trust them until I find out the truth. ”

He Ming, who had been proselytized, knew that it must be Lord Yu's ghost, but he couldn't show evidence when he told Lord Wang, so he said to Lord Wang:

"I know very well the true god of the half-orcs, it is indeed extremely powerful, and it has brought unreasonable civilization to the half-orcs, but the half-orcs can't use it at all, and it is impossible to trust!"

Lord Wang shook his head and said, "Who doesn't know? Recently, however, there have been even more terrible rumors that some people have suddenly mutated into demons and turned into ashes after being killed, and they all say that it is the fate of not believing in the true God. ”

"In addition, yesterday the city lord sent someone to find me, wanting me to investigate whether these things are related. According to their information, there is indeed that kind of monster that has attacked us! But all my previous real power was hollowed out by Lord Yu and them.

"What happened in the mine last time, and I have few cronies since then, and I can't do anything now. He Ming, can you help me? ”

He Ming said: "It is my duty to entrust Lord Wang! It's just that you said this, do you already have a direction for investigation? ”

Lord Wang first went to the cabinet and took out two tokens and handed them to them:

"This is my token, and the guards outside the city will still recognize this sign, although it will not be of much use in the city. I suspect that you will have to go to the Walmart Forest in the north of the city to investigate, but the city lord over there has also sent men to strengthen the defenses, and maybe they can help you.

"It's getting late, and I don't think it's convenient for you to get around the city. You've traveled all the way to travel and you've worked hard, so rest with me for the night. ”

"Okay, don't worry, my lord, we'll do our best." He Ming said.

Lord Wang said with gratitude: "It's really hard for you, He Ming, thank you for the people who are still awake in the old man, come and I will arrange a place for you first." ”

After arranging two rooms for them, He Ming came to Lord Wang's study to continue reading the ancient books, and Li Yueqin was also very surprised and interested in these records.

Until it was getting late, they were all immersed in the ancient books of Lord Wang.

Suddenly, a person came to Lord Wang's study with a box of food and some supplies, He Ming looked back, it was Tao Han, he was a little cautious.

He Ming hurriedly stood up and greeted: "Tao Han! I didn't see you for a long time, I didn't expect to see you here! ”

Tao Han was also taken aback: "He Ming? When did you come back? Do you know everything here? ”

He Ming asked: "I almost know everything, what's wrong with you?" When you come to Lord Wang, how do you feel that you are cautious? ”

Tao Han said: "Those people from the Walmart Divine Sect have spread too widely and too quickly, and my family has believed them, and Lord Wang is isolated, so I can only secretly take care of him at night when there are not many people, otherwise I will be isolated." ”

He Ming sighed, how long did it take for Lord Wang, who is loved by everyone and has a net weight, to become like this? A piece of sincerity and hard work can't resist the words of those liars. He suddenly regretted not killing the preacher.

But even if he is killed, there are still people in the Yu family to publicize, and in any case, only by going to the depths of the Walmart Forest to find out the truth can there be hope to solve these problems.