The southeast of the empire was a rolling hill, not too high, pitted and difficult to walk. Here, it is a county seat within the jurisdiction of Yue County, named 'Yuhang County'.

Due to its remote location and traffic congestion, people living here rarely interact with people outside the county seat. The unique environment has given birth to simple folk customs.

This summer, there were many typhoons and rains, and the mountain roads were muddy, making it more and more difficult to walk.

At night, in the midst of the storm, there is always a faint sound, similar to the sound of a large army marching and drilling. Some people say it's a 'heavenly soldier', some say it's an illusion, and some say that there is really a hidden army in a mountain valley somewhere.

There were different opinions, and people just laughed and laughed, and did not go into deep probe.

On a thunderous night last month, the original county magistrate of Yuhang County suddenly died.

This incident once became the focus of Yuhang County. People couldn't understand why the county magistrate, who was in the prime of life and had seven wives and concubines, died.

Some people say that he was overindulged, which led to a violent death, while others say that he did too many immoral things and damaged his longevity. The county magistrate's pretense clearly knew that there was a deep strangulation mark on the neck of the county magistrate, and he hanged himself.

I know that these 'big shots' seem to be beautiful on the surface, but in fact, they have too many unspeakable secrets. When he was thinking about how to report, a certain big man in Yue County personally wrote a handwritten letter.

The handwritten letter said that the county commander died suddenly of heart disease.

He couldn't understand why the big man did this, but he still reported it 'truthfully' according to the big man's intentions.

The central government did not attach much importance to such a small matter, and did not send an inspector to verify it, nor did it send a local supervisor to review it, but just hastily sent a new county order, and the matter was settled.

The newly sent county order is very young, about twenty years old, and his cultivation is not high, just a 'middle-level Xuanling'. Listening to his colleagues, this county magistrate has a very strong background, and he is inextricably linked to those bigwigs in the imperial city.

This new county magistrate is called 'Li Mo'.

Originally, Li Mo entered Beijing to be admitted to the 'Jixia Academy', but for some reason, the 'King of Beiyang' in the deep palace suddenly issued a paper order and cancelled his application quota.

As compensation, Li Mo was awarded the title of 'Marquis of Beiting' and the military rank of 'General Fenwu'.

Looking at the thousand soldiers and horses under his command, Li Mo's chest swelled with a thousand waves.

Walking on the muddy mountain road, Li Mo and his 1,000 'Fenwu Army' finally arrived at the city of 'Yuhang County'. was assigned to such a remote place, but Li Mo did not feel aggrieved at all in his heart.

Because before leaving, Wei Ye, the commander of the 'Imperial Captain' and the 'Imperial Forest Army', had a secret conversation with him.

This master who had reached the peak of force in the Bixiao Xuan Domain personally summoned him, which made Li Mo ecstatic. You must know that with Wei Ye's cold temperament, it is undoubtedly a once-in-a-century encounter to summon an individual in person.

It was like a pie falling from the sky, and it smashed on Li Mo's head with a 'snap'.

The time when he talked with Wei Ye was particularly rare for Li Mo. In addition to talking about serious things, Li Mo also deliberately asked some doubts about martial arts.

Wei Ye knows everything, and he has endless words.

Before leaving, Wei Ye handed him a space ring. He also instructed him that the trip was extremely dangerous, and that he should find out the situation and return immediately. Li Mo stroked the space ring on his index finger, his heart surging

Outside the county seat, the county magistrates, county lieutenants, and other high-level officials of Yuhang County are already waiting respectfully.

The heavy rain had just stopped, and the air was still filled with a hint of coolness.

Zhu Hongyuan, the county prince, stood quietly, he looked at the fluttering flag in the distance, his brows frowned slightly, and his expression was a little ugly.

As the army approached, Zhu Hongyuan straightened his clothes and stepped forward to greet him.

"Zhu Hongyuan, the county magistrate of Yuhang County, visited the county commander Li. Zhu Hongyuan bowed his hand and said very politely.

Li Mo rode on a cyan horse and returned the salute: "Lord Zhu is really polite, ten miles out of the city, how can Li Mo bear such a big gift." ”

Although he said this, Li Mo's heart was secretly vigilant.

On the list given to him by Wei Ye, this Zhu Hongyuan Zhu was ranked second on the blacklist.

Li Mo looked at Zhu Hongyuan quietly, and vaguely found that his cultivation was not high, just a 'low-level Xuan Ling'. And behind him, there was a burly man, the big man was naked with half of his chest, holding a big axe, judging from the aura fluctuations on his body, this big man's cultivation was a 'middle-level Xuan Ling'.

Li Mo smiled, but he didn't panic at all.

Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at the middle of the group, an old man with missing front teeth, smiling innocently.

Li Mo looked at him, as if he had taken a reassuring pill, and he couldn't be more relieved.

After greetings, Li Mo, Zhu Hongyuan and others entered the county seat.

Of the 1,000 'Fenwu Army', 100 followed Li Mo into the city, and the remaining 900 were neatly stationed outside the city, waiting for orders at any time.

When Li Mo first entered the county, he did not directly 'work hard'.

He evacuated several cronies around him to find the 'hidden stakes' that had been planted long ago. On the other side, he held the hands of Zhu Hongyuan and several other county officials, asking questions about the east and west, and asking for warmth.

Li Mo is not very old, but since he experienced the death of his father and brother one after another, his whole person seems to have grown up overnight.

People have become mature, and they have become stable in dealing with others. Young and old, Li Mo is in the officialdom, and he is 'like a fish in water'.

Zhu Hongyuan looked at Li Mo and was secretly surprised in his heart. He originally thought that the 'new county order' with so many "titles" as "Beiting Marquis" and "General Fenwu" was either an 'old fritter' in the officialdom, or a 'second ancestor' who had been shadowed by his ancestors, but he didn't expect that a young 'old fritter' would come.

In order to support these local officials, Li Mo became extremely enthusiastic, and he brought these local officials to the largest restaurant in Yuhang County, Yuhang Restaurant, in the name of 'newcomers and close feelings'.

When the wine and food are served, the wine table culture begins.

Just when Li Mo was drinking heartily in the 'Yuhang Restaurant', Li Mo's henchman, Xu Sheng, quietly sat in a remote inn.

Next to Xu Sheng, there were four men in black.

The cultivation of the people in black is all above the 'middle-level Xuanling', they are neither subordinate to Li Mo's 'Fenwu Army', nor are they subordinate to any administrative department, and their organization is directly under the control of the 'King of Beiyang' - Beitang Xiong.

The people in black each took out a note from their arms and handed it to Xu Sheng, who nodded and didn't say anything.

In the blink of an eye, the men in black vanished without a trace