Ye Hengyuan opened his eyes wide and carefully looked at Cangqing City, which was getting closer and closer to him. Growing up, he had never been here. Before he was rescued from the Thunder Prison by his master, the farthest main city he had ever been to was Pingyan City, which was closest to Qingyan Town. At that time, he accompanied the proprietress to go shopping, and went back the same day after shopping. Whether it was the years of school or the years of apprenticeship, he basically never left Qingyan Town. Now, after living in Cangling City for more than half a year, he is no longer the little chef he used to be, and the capital of Cangyan Province is not a novelty in his eyes.

"We'll go to the Governor's Mansion later," Bai Suxin said, "I'll talk to Governor Huang about something first." After a while, we followed the people from the provincial government to Cangqing Square in the center of Cangqing City. There, the provincial government held a memorial ceremony for civilians, soldiers and officers who died in the rebellion. We just need to get there on time. The provincial government has arranged everything. ”

"Oh. ”

Ye Hengyuan agreed lightly. He looked up and glanced northwest. A large series of dark gray clouds obscured the western sky, enveloping the towns, villages, hills, and roads to the west and northwest.

"Brother Hengyuan. Xue Mengyi, who was behind her, suddenly spoke.

"Huh?" Ye Hengyuan was stunned for a moment and glanced back.

"Are you uncomfortable?" asked Xue Mengyi. Her delicate red lips came out of the slit in the mask, and the corners of her mouth twitched down slightly.

"Ah, no, no......" Ye Hengyuan immediately shook his head.

"I know, Brother Hengyuan. Xue Mengyi said softly.

"I've asked you about the ruins of Qingyan Town, Xiao Yuan," Lei Xi, who was flying on the other side, also spoke, "It's now guarded by the army, and ordinary people are not allowed to go casually." Because that's where the destruction is worst. In the past six months, the provincial government has done a lot of investigation and search and rescue work, but it has not found any survivors except you, so it has decided to temporarily close it and protect it as a 'war site'. The same is true of the rest of the places that were destroyed in 'that' attack. ”

"Oh...... Thank you, Sister Lei Xi. ”

Ye Hengyuan's voice changed slightly. He closed his eyes and shook his head.

"Let's start a little, Xiaoyuan," Lei Xi slowed down, "It's already in the past, just let it go as much as possible." We still have to look forward. No one can go back to the past. ”

"How easy is that?"

It was not Ye Hengyuan who spoke, it was cold. He was looking down with his head down.

Lei Xi turned his head to look at him and didn't speak. Ye Hengyuan also glanced at him, but didn't say anything. Everyone else pretended not to hear him.

"Looking ahead, it's not that easy. Letting go is not a matter of one day and one night. ”

Leng Han raised his head and looked at the gate of Cangqing City, which was already close at hand. Only Ye Hengyuan noticed that his pupils seemed to have darkened a little.

The crowd landed on the wall of the north gate of Cangqing City. Bai Suxin showed the documents to the troops on duty guarding the city, and after completing the entry procedures, he led the spirit envoys behind him into the city and went to the governor's palace. Two teams of spirit masters left from two directions.

The Cangyan Provincial Governor's Mansion is located in the middle of Cangqing City, only three streets away from Cangqing Square, which is located in the middle of the city. Like the entire Cangqing City, it wasn't huge, and it was a little smaller than the dean's office building in the Cangling Academy. The entire Governor's Mansion is a medium-sized four-story castle, a small backyard, and a barracks for the Spirit Master Guards to rest and cultivate, and the scale is not even comparable to the office area in the Cangling Academy. Without the plaque above the castle gate, many ordinary people would find it difficult to recognize at first glance and think that they were in the wrong place.

The snow began to fall again, but it was only a small sporadic snow that melted as soon as it hit the ground.

Huang Yixiong, the governor of Cangyan Province, walked down the steps outside the gate step by step and greeted Bai Suxin and the five disciples behind her. He was about fifty years old, thin but not weak, with short and neat hair, a thick, neat black uniform and a dark gray coat, and a serious but not rigid expression on his face. He was followed by several important officials of the provincial government. Two rows of Guardian Spirits stood on either side of him.

"I'm really sorry, Governor Huang," Bai Suxin took off the veil from his face and saluted Huang Yixiong, "I've kept you waiting." ”

"It's okay, General Bai," Huang Yixiong squeezed out a smile and made a 'please come in' motion, "The time is just right. Everything can be carried out as usual. Let's get in and talk. ”

The group entered a council chamber in the Governor's Palace. Huang Yixiong and Bai Suxin sat on the main seats on each side, and the provincial government officials sat in an orderly manner on the west side. More than a dozen staff, researchers, and officers who came in later also sat in the back rows on the west side. Li Wenxin and Xue Mengyi looked at Bai Suxin's eyes and motioned for the others to sit on the east side in order.

Ye Hengyuan found a place near the center of the table and sat down, his eyes fell on Governor Huang Yixiong and the government officials opposite, turning back and forth. It was the first time he had seen a government official of this level, and he was inevitably a little curious. He noticed that Huang Yixiong was wearing a very strange ring on the middle finger of his right hand. This ring is black and white, and there is a faint trace of spiritual power fluctuations on it that makes it difficult to distinguish the attributes.

"General Bai," Huang Yixiong was the first to speak, "According to the report sent to us by the Northwest Army to the provincial government, the situation in the Demon Sound Forest has basically calmed down at present. At present, the activities of most of the spirit beasts on the periphery of the forest have returned to normal. The order of the towns and villages that had been attacked by spirit beasts had basically returned to normal. ”

"Yes," Bai Suxin nodded, "The peacekeepers from my Spirit Core Valley and the Ministry of Security have joined the defense lines at the exits of the Demon Sound Forest to assist the military in building a new defense network and intelligence network. If there is any further movement in the Demon Sound Demon Bat Group and the defense network is impacted, our intelligence officers will be able to call for reinforcements from the permanent army and spirit division troops in the shortest possible time. ”

She raised her right hand slightly, making a virtual grasp in the air. A ball of spiritual power, a mixture of ice blue and white, appeared above the table out of thin air. Several different spirit beast bodies slowly fell from the spirit power ball and landed on the table. This was followed by several vials of blood samples of different colors, as well as a stack of analysis reports written on paper.

"This is the analysis report of the researchers in the Ministry of Security and the Joint Command on the bodies and blood of several spirit animals killed by our army. All the results of the analysis showed that these spirit beasts were indeed under the control or order of the Demon Sound Demon Bat Group to start a riot. The sound waves of the Demon Sound Demon Bat can indeed make them excited, and burst out with power higher than their own spiritual power level. ”

The government officials sitting on the west side took the stack of analysis reports and circulated them in an orderly manner.

"That's basically the way it is now. The situation in the Magic Sound Forest has returned to a manageable state. Does not affect the battle on the front line. ”

"That's great, General Bai," a smile appeared on Huang Yixiong's face, "I'm sorry for you." ”

"It's nothing," Bai Suxin also smiled faintly, "This is what we should do." ”

"Yes," Huang Yixiong sighed softly, "at least, we are worthy of the dead civilians and soldiers." ”

When he said this, the atmosphere in the entire conference hall suddenly became heavy. Several officials bowed their heads, and one raised his hand and wiped his eyes.

Huang Yixiong raised his right hand and motioned for the adjutant sitting next to him to speak. The adjutant rose from his seat, raised his hand, lifted his glasses, and picked up a stack of papers that lay at his hand.

"According to the statistics of the Cangyan Provincial Government, as of 12 o'clock in the middle of the night yesterday, a total of three sub-cities, eight towns or towns, and 16 villages in Cangyan Province were attacked by riotous spirit beasts. According to incomplete statistics, the number of civilians who have died as a result of direct attacks by spirit beasts or various natural disasters* caused by spirit beasts has exceeded 4,300, of which 2,500 have not yet been identified, and the number of injured has exceeded 16,000, of whom only about 60 percent have received timely medical treatment, and about 25 percent of the injured are still in danger of life. A town and two villages were severely damaged by the attack of the spirit beast group, and the two towns were completely destroyed. According to the preliminary estimate of the provincial government, the economic losses caused by the spirit beast riot to Cangyan Province were at least more than 1.2 million heavenly spirit coins. All other losses are still being calculated. The damage in many areas can be incalculable. ”

Ye Hengyuan's five people all felt heavy in their hearts. None of them could have imagined that the damage and impact of this riot would be so great. What they see, experience, and stop is only a small part of it. Within a day, almost all towns and villages near the Magic Sound Forest suffered a catastrophe. Even the best garrisons and spirit master troops could not completely resist the army of spirit beasts that had fallen into a frenzy, and they could not completely resist this premeditated, well-planned riot. Although they had rushed to one of the exits in the southern part of the Demon Sound Forest in time to fend off a large number of spirit beasts there, it was only a drop in the bucket after all. Four thousand three hundred lives were devoured in a matter of hours. None of them could bear to imagine it. Moreover, this is only the situation in Cangyan Province,......

Xue Mengyi and Lei Xi's eyes moistened involuntarily. Ye Hengyuan also felt a little like crying, but he didn't cry, he just gritted his teeth and clenched his fists on his knees.

"General Bai," Huang Yixiong's tone became serious, "this is the casualty situation according to the preliminary statistics of the provincial government. At present, the initial plan of the provincial government is to give a subsidy of 40 to 100 days of spirit coins to each family attacked by spirit beasts, and a 15 to 30 days of spirit coin pension to the family of each deceased. This is the first step. Arrangements are still being made for the subsequent medical, resettlement and reconstruction of the wounded. ”

"Hmm. Bai Suxin just nodded and didn't reply.

"This memorial ceremony will be the highest standard 'flower rain in the wind' ceremony in our Cangyan province," Huang Yixiong said, "to comfort the innocent souls who died under the fangs and claws of spirit animals." ”

"Huh?" Leng Han was stunned for a moment, suspecting that he had misheard something.

"What?" Li Wenxin couldn't help but speak. He had also never heard of what "rain in the wind" meant