Cultivation in this world is not everything, but it can very well represent a person's status.

A third-grade grand master may not be a big deal in a place like Dijing, but in this kind of small town, he can be called a distinguished guest among distinguished guests.

It is precisely because of this that thanks to the blessing of Ran Qingmo, Xu Yuan easily made an appointment to meet the current highest military and political governor in Shengshan County.

Under the darkness of the night,

A young general about 20 years old led a pair of young men and women towards the inner hall of the county government without humility:

"Gongzi Zhou, please come here, General Wang is waiting for you inside."

Xu Yuan walked all the way, looking at everything in the county government all the way.

This is not so much a yamen for the office of the official master, but a military camp, and everyone in the entire yamen is wearing the standard military uniform of the Great Yan Border Army.

The only other clothes you see are probably the Department of Revenue.

However, looking at the calluses on the hands of those officials of the tax department, which are so thick that they can grind sparks, it is obvious that a group of border soldiers have put on the skin of the tax department.

The whole of Shengshan County is a border city that is completely controlled by the border army.

However, even if they have mastered the military and political power of a place, the life of these border troops does not seem to be very easy, and there is no trace of the formation in the entire huge county office, and there is not even the most basic bright-grained lamp, which is all lit by firelight.

If we take modern society as an analogy, it is probably equivalent to the poverty of a local government office and military district compound to the point of using kerosene lamps for lighting.

It can be said that poverty is to the extreme.

And these food, clothing, shelter and transportation are still secondary, the key is that the swords of these border troops are basically ordinary iron weapons.

The reason why the Great Yan Dynasty is so full of martial virtues is because the army of Great Yan is full of cultivators and martial disciples.

In the regular army, apart from some civilian work, there are almost no mortals.

It's a very simple reason, the mortal army can barely rely on numbers to win against low-level cultivators like Xu Yuanhe, but once they meet a great grandmaster powerhouse like Ran Qingmo, they only need a powerful sword move, and the rest only need to watch the mortal troops rout and flee.

The Cultivator Army is completely different.

Because cultivators can form formations.

According to the evaluation given by the remnant soul of the saint, the most important change in the world of the sect into the world of the dynasty is not only the change of the source of heaven and earth, but also because of the fact that things like military formations have been studied.

Xu Yuan had never seen a large-scale military formation, but according to the internal staff of the Xiangguo Mansion, the large military formation seemed to be very powerful.

The Sanpin Grand Master was basically in an instant in front of the 10,000-strong army array.

Of course, the three-grade powerhouse will not be stupid enough to go to the frontal tough military formation.

There are two battalions here in Shengshan County, which can also be said to be a town, and there are about 10,000 people when they are full, but looking at the state of Shengshan County, it is definitely impossible to be full.

I don't know how many people Xu Yuan has now, but along the way, he knows that two-thirds of these border troops are ordinary iron tools.

Cultivators use mortal weapons.

Ordinary iron weapons can indeed kill, but their combat power has to be reduced by at least half.

Because pig iron weapons can't carry Yuan Qi.

The weapons used by the big muscle tyrants in the Wuxuan Courtyard of Jingjiang Xu Mansion are more or less mixed with some "Xuan Tie" and "Iron Essence" to ensure the strength of the weapons, and now it seems that the imperial court really has no money.

The young general who led the way in front seemed to notice Xu Yuan's gaze:

"Zhou Gongzi smiled, the two major silver allocated by the Shengshan County Imperial Court every year have been used by General Wang to repair the city walls and city formations, and to deal with those beasts, the pig iron weapons are barely enough."

As he spoke, General Tun pointed to the saber at his waist.

Xu Yuan glanced at the blade of the knife and smiled slightly:

"The blade is rough and thick, simple and rough, but it is also a solution, but after your Shengshan County trade road is opened, the situation will be better after next year."

The young general grinned:

"General Wang also said so, if nothing else, our Shengshan Army will be able to replace a batch of equipment next year, thanks to Miss Xu's formation."

When Xu Xinyao was spoken, the young man showed a hint of yearning in his eyes, but he quickly relented.

A few people walked all the way to a courtyard gate with two six-grade sergeants on duty at the door and stood still, and the young general hugged Xu Yuan with a fist:

"Gongzi Zhou, General Wang is inside."

“.”

Xu Yuan glanced at the courtyard in front of him when he heard this, and rarely sensed a fluctuation of the formation.

The soundproof array and soul avoidance array to prevent others from probing should be regarded as the most important place in this county.

"Open the door."

The young general commanded the two sergeants on duty, and the sergeant quickly opened the door for the three of them.

Inside the courtyard is a vacant space that looks like a martial arts platform, surrounded by a burning bonfire to illuminate the entire martial arts platform, a wide avenue stretches inward, and at the innermost end of the courtyard is a lobby, where a group of people seem to be discussing something.

Xu Yuan could see clearly that those people were also dressed in military uniforms, but compared to the ordinary soldiers he saw just now, the group of people in the hall should obviously be generals.

The young general explained in a low voice:

"General Wang should be discussing military affairs with Mr. Liu and them now, Gongzi Zhou, please go to the side room with me and wait for a while."

Xu Yuan was not in a hurry, and nodded.

Xu Yuan and Ran Qingmo were led to the side room, and the young general left to report.

After Tun will leave, there was silence for a while.

Xu Yuan glanced at Ran Qingmo, who had not given a look, and laughed in a low voice:

"Why do you feel like you're a little uneasy?"

Ran Qingmo took off the curtain fence and put it flat on his lap, thought about it, and said in a low voice:

"After the formation is activated here, the Yuan Qi fluctuates greatly, and Tianyan may follow this Yuan Qi to find it."

Xu Yuan smiled lightly when he heard this:

"We have been lost in the Wanxing Mountains for more than a month, and we don't know the final destination, if she can follow her, then I will accept my fate."

After a pause,

Xu Yuan sighed and glanced at the fog on the canopy outside:

"Moreover, the top priority now is not Tianyan's business, but I hope that the loser girl will not let me wipe her ass for her behavior."

"Loser. ? Ran Qingmo tilted his head.

"Xu Xinyao."

Xu Yuan said with a smile: "My dear silly sister seems to have been used by the Vientiane Sect. ”

"Oh"

Ran Qingmo didn't seem to understand, hesitated slightly, and still asked, "Xu Yuan, then why don't we run?" ”

Xu Yuan's words seemed very helpless:

"If you can run, you naturally have to run, the key is that this formation can't be broken, and we can't get out."

Ran Qingmo looked at Xu Yuan, and his voice was very serious:

"Your teleportation sword skill should be able to break through the formation."

"I'm out, what are you going to do?" Xu Yuan asked rhetorically.

“.”

Ran Qingmo pursed her red lips and did not speak.

In the silence, there was a soft knock on the door of the side room from outside.

"Tuk-tuk-"

The knock on the door was calm and powerful.

Seeing this, Xu Yuan knew that the main master he wanted to see was coming, so he immediately got up and said:

"Please come in."

"Squeak-"

With a screeching sound from the wooden door, a sturdy middle-aged man in military uniform appeared at the door, his eagle-like eyes scanned the room, stepped into the room and hugged his fists:

"Zhou Chen, Zhou Gongzi?"

"It's Zhou, I've seen Captain Wang." Xu Yuan also hugged his fists and saluted.

"The situation is urgent, so I'm rude." The middle-aged man in military uniform acted neatly, and after the two sat down, there was no nonsense, and he asked neatly: "What does Gongzi Zhou want the old man for?" ”

Xu Yuan also asked directly when he heard this:

"Senior sister and I want to borrow the way to go out, I wonder if it is convenient for Captain Wang?"

"Excuse the battle?" Captain Wang immediately frowned when he heard this.

Xu Yuan asked in a low voice: "Difficult?" ”

Captain Wang didn't mean to go around the bend:

"Master Zhou, this matter may not work for the time being."

Xu Yuan looked at the burly strong man and said tentatively:

"Captain Wang, if you are worried that the demon beasts will disrupt your arrangement, my senior sister and I will solve the demon beasts along the way, and I will compensate Shengshan County for ten thousand taels of silver tickets."

Captain Wang shook his head and said in a low voice: "It's not a problem. ”

Seeing this, Xu Yuan's heart sank slightly.

Formations are not immutable, and it is not difficult to achieve a path on top of the psychedelic array.

After a little consideration of the wording, Xu Yuan finally chose to ask directly:

"But something went wrong with the psychedelic array?"

General Wang's eyes froze suddenly, but he didn't hide it immediately:

"Yes."

"Not under the control of your Shengshan border army?"

“.”

General Wang immediately frowned, with a hint of scrutiny in his eyes, and just said in a low voice:

"Gongzi Zhou, this is our matter of the Shengshan Border Army, and you are a guest."

Xu Yuan shook his head and took out a Tingfeng Lou token from his arms:

"Captain Wang, have you heard of my listening to the wind building?"

"You're intelligence traffickers?"

“.” Xu Yuan.

General Wang's eyes flashed, he glanced at Ran Qingmo, his attitude slowed down a little, and asked:

"I'm sorry, Wang spoke more straightforwardly, Gongzi Zhou, you are not from the sect?"

Xu Yuan smiled slightly: "Naturally not." ”

The border army of Great Yan has always been extremely hostile to the people of the sect, especially in hard-hit areas like Shengshan County, which are attacked by demon beasts every year.

After a pause,

Xu Yuan asked, "General Wang, have you ever said what I said right?" ”

General Wang groaned slightly, and said in a low voice:

"The current situation, my Sheng Shan Army can still deal with it for the time being."

Xu Yuan sighed and said in a low voice:

"Captain Wang, there's a news about the Vientiane Sect, I think you should be interested."

Captain Wang raised his eyebrows, and his calloused index finger tapped on the table:

"Oh? Is Gongzi Zhou preparing to sell news to my Shengshan border army? ”

"It's not for sale, it's for gift."

"Do you listen to Fenglou and do charity?"

"Maybe."

Xu Yuan looked at the other party calmly and did not speak.

Sometimes silence is more convincing than explanation.

There was a moment of silence in the room,

Captain Wang's eyes narrowed, and finally sighed and said:

"Then Wang will listen to it."

"The Vientiane Sect wants to create ghost fog in Shengshan County."

“.” General Wang.

Looking at the astonishment and confusion in Captain Wang's eyes, Xu Yuan said in a steady voice:

"It seems that Captain Wang, you still don't know that the ghost mist can be raised?"

“.”

Captain Wang was silent and did not speak, but his brows were furrowed.

Xu Yuan stared at the other party for a few breaths, and his heart was roughly clear.

The fact that the ghost mist can be raised may be a matter of course for him, the third prince of the Xiangguo Mansion, but for Captain Wang, it is unheard of and terrifying information.

The formation technology of raising demons is basically equivalent to the highest type of technical secrets in a country.

Xu Yuan leaned lightly on the back of the chair:

"The next news is still given by me for free, but I also ask Captain Wang to keep it a secret."

"Today's array has developed to the point where it can control and restrict the ghost mist, many sects in the world are actually secretly raising demon ghosts, and big forces such as the Tianyuan Sword Sect and the Tian'an Chamber of Commerce have more than one ghost mist, and the 'soul pills' circulating on the market are refined by the 'demon and ghost breeding grounds' of these sects or chambers of commerce."

After listening carefully, Captain Wang took a deep breath and said:

"I can trust Zhou Gongzi's words about raising demons and ghosts, but what the Vientiane Sect wants to create ghost fog in my Shengshan County, does Zhou Gongzi have evidence?"

"There is no evidence." Xu Yuan shook his head very shamefully.

When Captain Wang heard this, he seemed to be relieved, and let out a long breath:

"To be honest, Gongzi Zhou, I have never had any good feelings for the people in the sect, but now there are 400,000 people in Shengshan County, and the Vientiane Sect does not have the courage to do so."

"Why not?"

"400,000 people, as long as some escape, this matter is exposed, the Vientiane Sect is what Wanfu refers to, and no one can protect him."

"Captain Wang, you're right."

Xu Yuan glanced at the sturdy middle-aged man in front of him, and his voice was very soft: "But don't you let people escape?" ”

"400,000 people, 400,000 eyes"

"But now 400,000 people are trapped in this phantom fog array, well, there may be tens of thousands of demon beasts outside."

“.” Captain Wang.

"Tuk-tuk."

Xu Yuan lightly buttoned the table and said in a low voice:

"I attach another piece of news to Captain Wang, in the past five years, my Great Yan Dynasty has been attacked by demon beasts on the front line of the Wanxing Mountain Range, and the destruction of Shengshan County was done by demon beasts, and his Vientiane Sect just happened to find that this place is suitable for building ghost fog."

"But you never have any substantial proof." Captain Wang seemed unwilling to believe this terrifying information.

Xu Yuan could probably understand Captain Wang's thoughts.

400,000 people.

If there is evidence of this kind of extermination of humanity, the imperial court will definitely take action to destroy the sect.

Even if it wasn't for the people who died tragically in Shengshan County, in order to kill chickens and monkeys, they had to force their hands to destroy the Vientiane Sect.

But in other words,

If what he said was true, the Vientiane Sect must have made complete preparations, the most thorough preparations, to carry out the plan of slaughtering the city.

Under this kind of mental calculation and unintentionality, it is difficult for today's Shengshan County to be spared.

This kind of information is suddenly placed in front of people, and no one can immediately accept it.

Sighing, Xu Yuan looked at Captain Wang and said in a low voice:

"If you don't believe it, it's actually very simple to verify, and Captain Wang only needs to verify a few things."

Captain Wang's fists clenched slightly, and he looked at the handsome young man in front of him:

"What's that?"

Xu Yuan said in a low voice:

"The control of the Phantom Mist Great Array, the number of demon beasts around Shengshan County is much more than in previous years, in addition, you can also check the other protective arrays on the city wall."

Speaking of which,

Xu Yuan paused for a moment and said in a low voice;

"Of course, and the most important point, Captain Wang, you'd better go now to see if the communication wafer in the county government can still work."

"If you can't. Hehe. ”

(End of chapter)