As news spread from the city, the number of people who went to the temple to offer incense began to decrease.

Some dignitaries and people from well-to-do families have wisely chosen to wait and see, not immediately expressing their attitude, but quietly waiting for the end of the matter at home.

People with a keen sense of smell have already noticed a trace of abnormality, whether it is what Xiaoyuan Mountain Water Temple is planning, or whether the government really has evidence that Hebo Temple has killed the people of one side.

As long as they don't get involved, no matter who achieves their goal in the end, it has nothing to do with it.

At least at first, everyone thought so, but when the officers and soldiers defending the city received the order to assemble at the west gate, an unexpected change suddenly happened.

An elderly couple gathered near the West City Gate, shouting for their children not to be allowed to go to the Hebo Temple, which was more than ten miles away.

In the face of their parents' reprimand, most of the officers and soldiers were a little at a loss, and finally they could only put down the weapons in their hands, take off the armor they had just put on, and return to their parents despite the obstruction of the superiors.

The way of man, the prince of heaven and earth is a teacher, but for the officers and soldiers who have not gone to school much, the world is not as big as their own father and mother, and not listening to their parents is the biggest unfilial piety, as for the loyal court, it is ranked last.

"I didn't expect Hebo's influence to be so huge."

Li Buwei stood at the head of the city, silently looking at the farce that was happening below.

Beside him, Mo Yiyan and Liu Qi couldn't help but be amazed, and the latter even sneered, commenting that they were a group of fools.

Now that the government has issued an announcement, Hebo Temple is suspected of being a party to the disaster, and I don't know how many people have been killed.

If this is not the case, it is the people themselves who continue to suffer.

As a result, because of their beliefs, no one is allowed to do anything disrespectful to the gods, and I really don't know if they are parents or fanatical believers at this time.

Seeing that more than half of the hundreds of officers and soldiers gathered under the city had dispersed, Li Buwei turned around and looked back, his eyes falling on the young county official with a gloomy face.

This Confucian scholar named Zhang Qingyang, who is also the county magistrate of Linfu County, was still full of spirit before leaving the Yamen, and now he has not yet left the county seat, and he has suffered a blow.

If you don't go to these, at least they all have the strength of the early stage of a realm, as well as the battle formations they have practiced for a long time, just these people in the yamen may not even be able to enter the Hebo Temple.

Not to mention that the same scene may soon happen to the officials and the catchers.

Just as Li Buwei's thought arose, he immediately saw the other side of the city wall, and gradually many people gathered, and when they saw that they couldn't go up to the city, they shouted their children's names loudly below.

As the shouts gradually became stronger, the officials and catchers gathered around the county commander Zhang Qingyang suddenly turned strange and complicated, and more than a dozen of them were directly shaken.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Qingyang's face undoubtedly became more ugly, and the fists in his sleeve robe were clenched tighter.

The previous rhetoric and ambition are now like a joke, and he can't even get enough people, what else can he do?

A county order that no one can use, even if he represents the imperial court, he still can't do anything.

Fortunately, at this time, the head catcher of the county government walked quickly and respectfully saluted Zhang Qingyang.

"Lord Qiqi, there are a total of fifty-eight people from the five Jianghu sects in the city, and they are ready to act at any time!"

The same young head catcher loudly announced the completion of the mission.

Li Buwei heard the sound, first glanced down, and then saw that near the city gate, there were indeed a large number of people in the rivers and lakes gathered, including not only the rivers and lakes in the city, but also some idle people in the rivers and lakes.

Then he was a little surprised, and looked at the head catcher beside the county order, but he didn't expect that the other party was so young that he could have such a means to gather a group of people from the rivers and lakes.

You must know that this kind of thing, ordinary people in the rivers and lakes will never get involved, which has nothing to do with whether they are chivalrous and righteous, draw their swords and shoot, but instinctively don't want to get too close to the government.

Li Buwei suddenly remembered that it was said that this young head catcher was brought by the county commander Zhang Qingyang from the county seat, and the two were very good friends before that.

After hearing about this, Zhang Qingyang's face softened a little, but he still looked a little gloomy, and with only dozens of people in the rivers and lakes, it was still a little unsightly.

"Leave it alone, let the rest of the soldiers form a group, and then set off immediately!"

Glancing at the sky, the young county magistrate immediately said.

The general defending the city on the side received the order and walked down the city with a few personal guards to gather the officers and soldiers who could be mobilized.

It's just that after the previous trouble, the team that originally had 500 people was now less than 150 people left.

However, this is already their limit, and they still need to leave enough manpower to ensure the safety of the four walls of the county, and even if it is a county order, they only have the right to transfer 500 people during special periods.

A moment or so passed, Zhang Qingyang jumped on horseback and took the lead in the forefront, followed by the head catcher of the county government and a general guarding the city.

After that, there were twenty catchers, as well as more than 30 officials, and dozens of martial artists.

Less than 150 officers and soldiers defending the city walked at the rear of the line carrying various weapons and supplies.

"Don't we need to go along?"

Mo Yiyan asked while standing on the top of the city.

The number of people in this team in front of him looks okay, but the strongest of them is only a martial artist in the early stage of the second or third muscle and bone realm, and the real combat power is still unknown.

If they hadn't followed, it would have been impossible for these people to take the Hebo Temple no matter what.

The plan set by several people was to ensure that the county commander Zhang Qingyang could enter the temple smoothly, seal the idol with the official seal in his hand, and cut off Hebo's authority over the gods of Linfuhe.

"In the end, it's all about the people here, and you and I don't have to be so concerned."

Liu Qi sneered, disapproving of himself and the others.

When there is a conflict in the future, they must be the first to bear the brunt, and it is inevitable that someone will lose in this place when the time comes.

"Since you are doing things for the master, how can you be so careless?"

Mo Yiyan glanced at this person, from the time he met in the underground dojo, he was a little dislike the person in front of him.

After a pause, he suddenly sighed, "What's more, how can you sit back and watch so many innocent mortals being mutilated by such an evil god?"

It's not that Mo Yiyan is sad and compassionate, but when he thinks of the white bones that have been piled up in the Linfu River for more than 300 years, I don't know how many innocent people have died because of this, and they have been tortured to death by mountain spirits and monsters, and his heart is somewhat unpleasant.

After all, even if they embark on the path of cultivation, they are still the same clan of these people!