East of Anyu County.

The 'Lin'an River', which meanders through nearly half of Anyu County, is exposed at this time the riverbed that stretches for tens of meters is exposed, the bottom of the river is dry and depleted, and some silt is even more like a dry and cracked field, and there is no water to be seen.

But I don't know how long it took, but the dry, chapped lips air suddenly had a little more moist moisture, and gradually spread, and all the dryness began to gradually recede.

The end of the depleted riverbed.

At some point, a meandering stream appeared silently, and then flowed down the river.

"It's over."

Chen Mu walked on the bank of the river, looked at this scene, and exhaled lightly.

The dry air has become humid again, and the dry riverbed has reappeared as a river, even if it is just a meandering stream, which means that the drought that has lasted for more than half a month has finally come to an end.

Although in this drought, the number of casualties in the entire Yu County is much less than that of the cold year ago, after all, there are water storage countermeasures, unlike the cold time, when the wind and snow are combined, and the poor people can't afford to buy quilts and can't repair their mansions to resist the cold, but in fact, in Chen Mu's view, the drought is far more terrible than the cold.

Water is the source of life, but if the drought lasts for a long time, reaching two or even three months, the disaster caused by it will be difficult to predict, not to mention ordinary people, even warriors will not be spared.

Fortunately, this time the drought is as usual.

"Good is like water."

"Water is good for all things without fighting, and it is evil for all...... Therefore, it is more than the Tao. ”

A word from the Tao Te Ching in his previous life suddenly appeared in Chen Mu's mind, looking at the stream that meandered in, as if it had brought vitality to this world again, and said thoughtfully.

At this time.

Xu Hongyu was following him, also looking at the meandering stream, and suddenly heard his words, and suddenly lost her mind, as if she had a sense of something, she stood motionless.

Chen Mu quickly noticed Xu Hongyu's appearance, glanced at her, and then quietly stood aside, not making any moves, nor making a sound to disturb.

A moment later.

Xu Hongyu, who was in a trance, gently put her slender hand like white jade on her waist, pulled out her close-fitting soft sword, and swung a sword in her hand in the direction of the stream.

The third sword momentum that she had been thinking about but had never understood was quietly understood at this time, and she stepped into the room.

After a few swings of the sword, Xu Hongyu stabbed forward with his sword, and the sword light was divided into three, and for a time three different sword movements were differentiated, and then they merged into one, and the sword light swept by, cutting off a riverbank at once.

"Okay."

Chen Mu couldn't help but smile when he saw this scene, and he didn't know whether to praise Xu Hongyu's swordsmanship, or her elegant sword-dancing posture wearing a light yellow Luo shirt at this time.

After the first battle in the wasteland, there was no greater movement in the entire Donghong Township for seven or eight days, and occasionally there were large-scale monster riots, which were quickly suppressed by him, until this morning, Xu Hongyu practiced the Kanshui One Vein Sword Technique, and was more sensitive to the breath of water than Chen Mu, and took the first step to judge that the drought was about to pass.

Thinking of Xu Hongyu's third swordsmanship, the 'Floating Water Sword', he was never allowed to enter the door, so Chen Mu proposed to let Xu Hongyu go to the riverbank to take a walk and look at the waterway, and maybe he would have some understanding.

But at this time, it seems.

Xu Hongyu's ability to comprehend the third sword posture is more related to his sentence 'Good as water', these short-term words seem to be very instructive in today's world, but unfortunately he was not interested in these in his previous life, so there are not many residual memories of various scriptures in his mind.

It would be nice if a sentence of goodness like water could make Xu Hongyu immediately realize the Tao and enter the artistic conception at once, but that is obviously a bit fantastical, after all, the scriptures are close to the Tao, pointing to the essence of the Tao, and it is not as direct as the artistic conception map.

Swish.

Xu Hongyu put away her sword and stood, her beautiful eyes filled with a hint of joy.

The third sword momentum that she has not been able to realize for a long time has finally been quietly realized, which also means that she can devote herself to comprehending the Kanshui diagram and try to understand the artistic conception of Kanshui.

As soon as she thought of this, she couldn't help but look at Chen Mu again, and her eyes were shining: "No wonder you can realize two artistic conceptions in such a short period of time, and even if you haven't watched the artistic conception map, you can reverse the Xunfeng artistic conception ......."

The good is like water, the water is good for all things without fighting, and it is evil for everyone, so it is more than the Tao.

I have never cultivated the artistic conception of Kanshui, just by seeing the great drought subside and the stream reappearing, I can realize that I can make such a sutra that is almost straight to the essence, this kind of in-depth understanding of the Tao of heaven and earth, I don't know how many steps I have taken more than her.

Chen Mu knew that Xu Hongyu had misunderstood this sentence as his own perception, but he didn't distinguish it at this time, he just looked at the pretty face with a hint of joy that had faded a little cold, and suddenly stretched out his hand and gently stroked the cheek, which was as smooth as jade and a little cold between the tentacles.

He has known the jade man who is close at hand for more than two years, from stranger to familiar to trust, from subordinate to peer to standing in front of him, from appreciation to intention to action, if he still doesn't understand Yiren's mood, then he is too incomprehensible, and some things always require him to take the initiative.

Xu Hongyu stood in place, looking at him with only a pair of elegant eyes, only a little ignorance in his eyes, as if he didn't know what to react to at this time.

Looking at Xu Hongyu's well-behaved, ignorant, and a little overwhelmed, Chen Mu's heart moved slightly, and he wanted to see the reaction of a piece of cold jade, so he leaned closer, with temptation, gently lowered his head, and grabbed two pieces of soft red jade.

It's still cold to the touch, but it's a little slippery.

I obviously felt that the pretty person in front of me stiffened for a moment, but his appearance still didn't have much reaction, but his eyes were slightly wider, and he was still a little overwhelmed and ignorant, like a jade man, without any movement.

Chen Mu gently knocked on the test, only to feel that although the pretty person in front of him did not have any action reaction, but there was no resistance and resistance, in the face of his knock, he almost did not resist to let go, by his movements.

A few years ago, he was just a small errand in Nancheng District, and Xu Hongyu only existed in the first place, but a few years later, he was able to get his heart, and gently tasted this piece of red jade, which was not a dream scene, it was he step by step down-to-earth, practicing martial arts, resisting He, disaster relief, rescue, quelling chaos, killing demons, care, pointing, and finally coming here.

A moment later.

Chen Mu raised his head again and looked at the beauty in his arms, only to see that she was still with those elegant eyes, not the slightest confusion, and even winked at him twice: "What...... What's wrong? ”

"Hmm...... It's nothing. ”

Chen Mu looked at Xu Hongyu's appearance, and wanted to scratch his head for a while, the white jade was really white and smooth, but he just wanted to see the white jade turn red, and it seemed that he really had to spend some time.

But it's not the right place, and it's not suitable for other actions.

Chen Mu gently let go of the beauty in his arms, reached out and touched her head, in exchange for the big clear eyes, blinking twice.

"Come out, don't hide."

Chen Mu glanced at the small dirt slope not far away.

A figure turned out from behind Xiao Tupo, a pair of small hands were covering his face, and he closed his eyes tightly and said: "Lord Deputy Dusi is looking for you, I just came to report the news, I just arrived, I didn't see anything." ”

Chen Mu looked at Xiaohe's appearance, and said angrily: "Little maid, your mind is not quiet, and she will face the wall for three days after she goes back." ”

Xiaohe's face fell, and then he looked at Xu Hongyu pitifully, and said:

"Miss......"

"Well, that's suitable, just three days."

Xu Hongyu nodded slightly.

Little lotus burst into tears.

But thinking of the picture that I peeked at just now, it seems that there is nothing, although Chen Mu finally took the initiative to do it, but his own young lady's reaction was really a little ...... Fortunately, he was not unhappy when he looked at Chen Mu.

Maybe you'll have to find a way to help?

……

The Lin'an River is not far from the county capital.

The group soon returned to Anyu County Mansion.

"It's coming."

Yu Jun, the deputy capital secretary, looked at Chen Mu and Xu Hongyu who walked into the courtyard, showed a smile, and said: "Chen Mu, in this demon rebellion, I have already counted the merits you have won, and reported to the Demon Slaying Division, the total is 67,500 meritorious deeds, even if there is a slight fluctuation after the approval of the Demon Slaying Division, it should be around 65,000." ”

67,500 meritorious deeds.

This is not much different from Chen Mu's previous prediction.

"I'm in trouble, sir."

Chen Mu threw his hand at Yu Jun.

Yu Jun smiled and said: "Don't be formal, Ling and Hongyu support each other, they are all their own family, I am obsessed with you for a few years, if you don't like it, just call me 'Uncle Jun', with your exploits this time, after you go back, the new appointment of the Demon Slayer Division should be issued, and there is no vacancy in the position of the deputy capital secretary for the time being, and you should be the white-clothed guard for a while." ”

Chen Mu was not surprised by Yu Jun's words, although the Demon Slaying Division was different from other government divisions, the position of deputy capital secretary and even capital division could be temporarily added, but the strength he showed before was between the white guard and the deputy capital division.

It is indeed impossible to step into the deputy capital division in one step.

Unless he reveals the limit of Yi Jin, the quenching realm of the tiger and leopard thunder sound, or the two artistic conceptions of the wind and thunder, then he can directly step over the stage of the white-clothed guard, even if there is no vacancy in the position of deputy capital, he can temporarily add one.

It's just that for him, it doesn't make much difference whether he is a white-clothed guard or a deputy capital secretary, after all, in today's world, order is broken, and his status and power are far inferior to his own strength, he just wants to get the Bone Forging Pill smoothly now, practice quietly for a while, and enter the realm of bone forging as soon as possible.

"The demon rebellion is over, can I return to Yucheng?"

Xu Hongyu looked at Chen Mu, and then asked on the side.

She knew that what Chen Mu wanted now should be an environment where she could practice steadily for a period of time, in fact, it was okay to stay in Anyu County, but in order to prevent the He family from making waves, it was naturally more stable to return to Yu County.

"Well, you can go back soon, and it doesn't hurt you to go back today."

Yu Jun nodded slightly, but then his gaze became more serious, and he said solemnly: "But this time when I return to Yu County, everything must be done cautiously, and the conflict with the He family must be put aside temporarily. ”

Seeing Yu Jun's solemn appearance, Xu Hongyu was slightly stunned, and then asked:

"It's ...... What happened? ”

"According to the news that came not long ago, Qingzhou and Hanzhou, which are adjacent to Yuzhou...... and other states, based on the four sects of Heavenly Sword Acacia and Blood Hidden Xuanji, their true disciples worship the mountain in Qixuanzong, and take the four sects to settle in Yuzhou as the covenant, and Yu County as the boundary, and the result is four battles and four victories, and the four sects will soon be stationed in Yu County. ”

Yu Jun spoke in a deep voice.

As soon as this statement came out.

Not only Xu Hongyu was slightly stunned, but even Chen Mu also showed a touch of different color.

Heavenly Sword Acacia, Blood Hidden Mystery...... He has also heard of the names of these four sects, although he has never stepped into the territory of Yuzhou, but after all, they are large sects based on several states adjacent to Yuzhou, and their power is not inferior to that of the Seven Xuanzong.

What surprised him a little was that these four true sects came to worship the mountain, and the Seven Xuanzong actually fought four battles and lost four times, but it seems to be understandable when you think about it, after all, compared to the outside world that began to dispute many years ago, the Seven Xuanzong has always been a strategy of 'closing the country and closing the country', closing the state and county, not contacting any state in the outside world, nor taking the initiative to step out, only seeking development in Yuzhou.

In this way, although the overall situation is good, and there is a lot of accumulation of various backgrounds, it is not unimaginable that the true lineage of a sect that has grown up in a stable environment is not as good as the disciples of the other four sects who are fighting everywhere in the land of other states.

Think about it this way.

The decision of the Seven Xuanzong to close the door may not be called correct, but it is indeed such a decision, which has made the entire seven counties of Yuzhou maintain peace for more than ten years, including Yu County.

If Yu Jun had fallen into a sectarian struggle more than ten years ago, under that even more chaotic world, maybe he wouldn't have survived now, and Chen Yue might not even be born.

(End of chapter)