The morning sun is slightly dewy, and the north wind is scarce.

The sunshine on the walls of the capital already has a slight taste of early spring.

On the long official road, there are gradually more people, coming from south to north, with their own purposes, they came to the feet of this son of heaven, there are scholars who have been cold for ten years, there are merchants selling goods, and there are also people seeking medical advice......

All kinds of people, no one cared about the carriage that was fading away, and it was the former leader of the Xuantian Pavilion who was the new leader, and this time he put down everything he had been and stayed in the capital.

"Is he just gone?"

"The prince of Zhennan is the first offender, and it is already a blessing that he can end up like this."

On the high wall, two figures stood impressively, watching Li Mo travel far away.

One was dressed in a big coat, wearing a mink fur hat, and he couldn't see his face clearly, and the other was Xia Cicada, the master of Guixu [Demon City].

"Someday, he'll be back."

Xia Chanming looked at the direction in which Li Mo was going, and subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

I don't know when she started, she was pinched by this person, and the arrogance of the Nine Treasure Spirit Cicada was almost exhausted.

Now, the evil star is finally gone.

"Oh? Are you so sure? ”

The man in the big hat whispered.

"Not really, it's just a gut feeling." Xia Cicada's beautiful eyes condensed lightly, and a different look appeared on her quiet face.

"After all, this is a master who does not suffer."

In her eyes, Li Mo was somewhat helpless to leave Beijing this time, and the most important thing was that his two friends were guilty of a big crime and were no longer free, and it is said that his boss, who was like a brother, also lost his life.

suffered such a big loss, if she didn't get it back, it wouldn't be the Li Mo she knew.

"Looks like you're looking forward to his return." The man in the big hat whispered.

"Hu ...... What nonsense? Xia Chanming subconsciously retorted: "I wish he wouldn't come back in his life." ”

At this point, Xia Chanming's beautiful eyes condensed lightly, and said meaningfully: "If he really comes back, I'm afraid that this capital will not be peaceful anymore." ”

"It's not impossible for you to meet your expectations." The man in the big hat said lightly.

"Why?" Xia Chanming asked.

"You've probably forgotten where he's going."

"Liangzhou, Qingchan City ......"

Xia Cicada Ming was thoughtful, and a touch of realization swelled up in her beautiful eyes.

"That's the most remote place in the extreme north of Liangzhou......" The man in the big hat whispered.

A few lines of names in Qingqiu, how many barren hills in the north.

"The Barren Hills of the North...... That's the territory of the [Northern Evil Xuanzhuang]...... It's hard to know how dangerous he is on this trip. ”

"Are there eight great demon immortals in the world!?" Summer cicadas murmured softly.

The north is shaky, and he lives in the mountains, where there are 100,000 tombs, and it is said that the living should not be approached.

"In that case, it's really dangerous."

At the beginning, when Li Mo participated in the assessment of the Xuantian Pavilion, Jiang Chen of Wudao Mountain was regarded as the best descendant of the Five Great Mountain Sects in the past thirty years, and he had received the guidance of [Beisha Xuanzhuang], but in the end he was still defeated in ...... No...... died at the hands of Li Mo.

"But that's fine...... The worse his situation is, the better it will be for us......" The man in the big hat turned around and said quietly.

"What do you mean?" Xia Chanming's brows furrowed.

"You can try to absorb him."

"What nonsense are you talking about? Do you think he'll be absorbed? Xia Chanming shook his head and said.

She knows very well what Li Mo is like, even if he is belittled now, his situation is not at a desperate point, how can he be absorbed?

"You have to do it, and you have to do it if you don't do it." The man's voice became muffled.

"What the hell...... How could Black Sword know that three hundred years later, he would still have a descendant......

"...... Not because of him...... Who wants to absorb that evil star, grass. ”

The man in the big hat scolded and scolded, and gradually walked towards the city wall, leaving Xia Cicada alone, looking at the frame that gradually disappeared from sight, a complicated expression appeared on his quiet face.

……

The road ahead is long, the mountains are high and the waters are long.

Since leaving the capital, this period of time can be said to be the most leisurely time in Li Mo's life, with these goods around him, looking at the scenery along the road, I feel uncomfortable.

All trivial matters are taken care of by Chen Wangdu, and when you are hungry, there is also the soup cooked by Uncle Ma.

Uncle Ma deserves to be Uncle Ma, and he really didn't disappoint Li Mo, and brought all his old soup that had been passed down orally for decades, and the utensils that served the soup were all wrapped in pulp, which looked like a valuable old object.

"Uncle Ma, are you a little Ding? Why don't you use jars? Li Mo looked at Uncle Ma's container of soup and couldn't help asking.

"I heard that there is a pot shop on Jingcheng South Street......"

"You're no longer in the capital now......

Uncle Ma said casually and put away his Xiaoding with the old soup.

"The temple is smooth, and there is a smell of incense in the soup made by him...... Isn't it better? Uncle Ma grinned, revealing a mouth full of yellow teeth.

"You ......"

Li Mo's eyes widened, his sins and sins were silently remembered in his heart, and he gulped down the soup in the bowl.

"Lao Chen, why does this official position given to me in the museum feel weird? What grade? ”

After walking for a few days, Li Mofang took out his appointment letter.

Grass Label Lang Official, no matter how you listen to it, it feels a little problematic.

"Your Excellency...... This grass standard Lang official has no rank. Chen Wangdu said with some embarrassment.

"The Xuantian Pavilion has branches in all states and cities, and only those who have committed crimes and are exiled from the capital will be awarded such an official position."

Chen Wangdu explained: "Strictly speaking, the grass standard Langguan has no rank, so he does not have any benefits, but in terms of authority, it should be equivalent to the deputy city pavilion, second to the city pavilion. ”

"Jokan!?"

"That is, the head of the city-level branch of the Xuantian Pavilion." Chen Wangdu explained.

"Grass Label Lang Official...... Why the name? Li Mo asked.

"This ......" Chen Wangdu smiled awkwardly: "Adults also know that after all, you are guilty of crimes, and it is not easy to save your life......

"Whoever is given this office...... are all regarded as stickers. ”

"Huh!? What do you mean? Li Mo's face sank.

"That's why the grass standard Lang official is also called, the wandering soul officer, which means that the wandering soul is debauched, and if you can't hold it accountable one day, it is difficult to save your life......"

Chen Wangdu said embarrassedly: "So this kind of official is regarded as a debauchery spirit." ”

"Although they are degraded, they need to be assessed every year, and those who pass the assessment will be pardoned for their sins, or even return to Beijing."

"But if you can't pass the assessment, it's a crime plus one degree, and most of them are ......"

"Insert the label and sell the first!?" Li Mo blurted out subconsciously.

"Your Excellency is wise."

“……”

"Why didn't anyone tell me there was an assessment?"

Li Mo never dreamed that when he was on Luofu Mountain, the Nine Academies competed with each other, and every demon hunter had indicators on his back, but he didn't have to worry about the assessment.

Who would have thought that now that he has been degraded, he will still have to be assessed!?

"Probably because the pass rate of the assessment is too low, it doesn't make much difference whether you tell the adults or not?"

"How low?"

"Last year, there were 763 officials who were demoted to all the prefectures, capitals, and cities...... I'll see how many people have passed the test. ”

Chen Wangdu is worthy of being an old man in the Xuantian Pavilion, he is experienced in handling affairs, and he does not leak a drop of water, and even carries such a document with him.

He rummaged for a while and finally found the answer.

"Two people."

“……”

"That's fine...... When the time comes, I really can't find Lao Feng to give me all ......"

Li Mo's words came to an abrupt end.

"Let's hit the road."

Li Mo waved his hand and said no more, everyone looked at each other, and they were all silent, and they followed one after another.

From this day on, Li Mo didn't seem to have any interest anymore, and directly changed to Kui Gang to pull the car, and in just seven days, he had already arrived at the border of Liangzhou.

"This Liangzhou is even more remote than I imagined."

Li Mo couldn't help but sigh, compared to Luofu Mountain, there are poor mountains and bad rivers everywhere, not to mention prosperity and wealth, compared with the capital, even Longyuan Mansion is a lot different.

"The terrain of Liangzhou is undulating, and there are many mountains and rivers blocking the road, which is not a rich thing." Chen Wangdu explained.

If it weren't for the bitter cold land, how could Li Mo be sent to such a place.

"Master, the further north you go, the more desolate it becomes."

At this moment, Wang Jiu spoke.

"How do you know?"

"Master forgot, I stayed in Liangzhou for a while."

At the beginning, not long after Wang Jiu awakened the [Longevity Wuji Gong], he left Luofu Mountain and traveled the world to find a way to live longer and increase his life.

He had traveled to Liangzhou and had been here for a long time.

When they met again in the capital, Li Mo also heard him tell about the strange things he had seen along the way.

At the beginning, when Wang Jiu was in Liangzhou, he also met a special little demon who liked to chase the big sun and swallow the glory, but unfortunately, his method was too thick and weak.

At that time, Wang Jiu thought that this little demon was so special, although he had different cultivation methods, but his Dao heart was firm, and he had swallowed so much sunlight, maybe the essence in his body was deeply hidden, and eating it would be a great supplement.

However, this little demon is shrewd by nature, but whenever the wind blows, he will hide.

"I found it in a swamp, and it was too difficult to catch because of the terrain, but then I found out that it had a characteristic......"

This little demon likes to listen to the bells, and as soon as the bell rings, he will appear if he is nearby.

Wang Jiu tried several times, and he was almost about to catch him, but unfortunately the little demon had a big life, and finally let him escape.

"As soon as you say that, I remember." Li Mo patted his head and finally had some impressions.

"That's right...... Speaking of demons, I seem to have forgotten something. ”

Li Mo turned around, looked at the group of goods behind him, and subconsciously nodded...... Little Fox, Pig Gang, Kui Gang, Little Black Cat, Wang Jiu, Ji Tianqi, Red Lotus Boy......

"No less."

Li Mo nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hehe, now that I'm back, next time I meet that little demon again, I'm going to catch him." Wang Jiu grinned lightly.

Compared with the past, he is simply reborn now, and there is a difference between cloud and mud.

If he really meets that little demon again, there are countless bells lurking, and he hooks his fingers and will be able to bring it.

……

Li Mo and others went all the way north.

Five days later, he finally arrived at Qingchan City.

The outside of the city is dilapidated, it looks in disrepair, and the city wall has obvious traces of erosion by wind and sand, but the city is much more lively, although it cannot be compared with Longyuan Mansion, but it is also much more prosperous than Li Mo imagined.

"The more remote and chaotic the place...... The more people come and go......"

As soon as Li Mo entered the city, he found that there were many merchants coming and going.

Originally, he thought it would be quite deserted.

"My lord, north of Qingchan City is a hundred thousand barren hills and tombs...... This is a big deal, and I don't know how many people go forward every year, so they bury their bones in the barren mound, and some people make a fortune because of it. ”

Chen Wangdu always appeared in time when Li Mosheng had doubts.

"100,000 barren hills ......"

Li Mo was thoughtful.

"My lord, let's find a restaurant to rest first."

"Okay, you arrange." Li Mo nodded.

After a while, Chen Wangdu found a place.

Yunfeilai Inn can be regarded as one of the more large-scale inns in Qingchan City.

The price here is also much lower than that of the capital, and even Longyuan Mansion, a plate of pig's head meat only costs thirty big sons, if it is in Longyuan Mansion, a better restaurant will sell at least two dollars of silver......

If it is placed in the capital, this plate of pig's head meat, one or two silver, I am afraid it will be gone.

"Wine and food are really cheap, you can eat in restaurants every day." Li Mo grinned, and a pot of old wine of the previous year was only fifty big sons.

Cheap, too cheap.

"Huh? What kind of dish is this abalone stewed loach? Why do you want five taels of silver? ”

Li Mo looked at the dish card and showed a look of doubt.

This abalone stewed loach is arguably the most expensive dish here, much more expensive than the other dishes combined, and it seems a little out of place.

"Man, what kind of dish is this abalone stewed loach? Why is it so expensive? Li Mo summoned a guy and couldn't help asking.

"Hehe, guest officer, if you want to eat this dish, you have to go to the private room upstairs." The guy smiled meaningfully.

"Poor master, the conscience of heaven and earth, we are opening the door to do serious business."

At that moment, a hurried voice came from upstairs.

Immediately afterwards, a graceful proprietress followed a yacha and walked down, followed by a man with a fat belly and a blue nose and swollen face.

"Serious business? So what's going on with him? The yacha sneered and looked at the man with a blue nose and swollen face, full of grievances.

"Poor master, this bastard ordered a dish of abalone stewed loach, you know, this sign in our store is the most labor-intensive, five taels of silver, it is all genuine......"

"Before this thousand-knife stew, I applied medicine to the loach, and it stewed our aunt...... After two hours of cooking, the abalone was stewed...... Am I overcharging him five taels of silver? ”

As she spoke, the proprietress took the hand of the yacha and secretly stuffed a silver ingot.

"You too, isn't this a lack of virtue?"

Yacha turned around and glared fiercely at the man with a blue nose and swollen face.

"Take it back."

As soon as the words fell, two subordinates who had been waiting for a long time next to him walked up and locked the man with a blue nose and swollen face directly.

"They're from the Xuantian Pavilion?"

Li Mo was stunned, but there was no doubt about the Xuantian Pavilion when he looked at the clothes.

"Do you even care about this kind of thing?"

"My lord, in a deserted place, there will be no clear division of power and responsibility...... I've heard that in some places, the officers of the Xuantian Pavilion are also responsible for picking up manure. Chen Wangdu lowered his voice and said.

"It's outrageous." Li Mo was speechless when he heard it.

I didn't expect that when I left the capital and went to such a remote place, the treatment was so different.

"Boss, you've been a little more restrained lately, and in a few days there will be a new adult coming here to take up a post, don't leave a bad impression on the adult."

The yacha did not forget to advise.

"New to the Lord? What's the matter? ”

"Hey, it's not an adult, Officer Caobiaolang, I was sent to us after committing an accident, and I guess I won't be ...... for long."

The yacha grinned and made a motion to wipe his neck.

As soon as the words fell, at the table next to him, Zhu Gang, Kui Gang, Wang Jiu, Little Black Cat, Ji Tianqi and others all raised their heads and looked at this yacha with unkind faces.