Not far to the west of the city of Siru, there is a small village called Keyin. The village is small and has a small population, and its people have been farming for generations.

One afternoon, someone went down to the field and suddenly found that one piece of grass and trees in the bushes at the edge of the field was withering, while the rest of the field was still flourishing. I was suspicious, so I looked closer and found that there was a little bit of light. This person was a little scared in his heart, and called the surrounding villagers to check it out. Everyone went deep into the bush and found that there was a strange formation light flickering on the surface of the bush. Ordinary people knew what this was, and immediately sent someone back to the village to inform the village chief.

The village chief came to the place of the incident, checked the surrounding environment and formation composition in detail, and looked through his brain, but found nothing. So he immediately ordered someone to draw a sketch and sent someone to Xilu City to report the matter.

In the northeast of Xilu City, there is a house that looks much larger than the surrounding buildings at a glance, which is the residence of He Xing, the lord of Xilu City.

Early that morning, as soon as He Xing had finished breakfast, someone from his subordinates came to spread the word: "City Lord! A messenger from Keyin Village has come to visit, saying that he has something important to see. ”

He Xing sat down on the chair and said without thinking about it: "Let him go to the hall of the office area to find the waiter to submit, don't come to me directly for anything, and there are no rules." ”

"Yes!" the herald walked out of the room.

He Xing picked up the newspaper on the table and was about to go through it from beginning to end to see if there was anything new. Unexpectedly, before I could see much, two people came in outside the door.

"Lao He! You are really idle! Nothing is in your eyes. ”

He Xing looked at it, and it turned out to be his friend and a guard in the city, Yu Yang. There was also a person behind him, who looked cautious, followed behind Yu Yang, bowing his head and saying nothing.

"It turned out to be Brother Yu, what did you do in my nest early in the morning. He Xing put down the newspaper and smiled at Yu Yang.

Yu Yang sat down by himself, not polite at all, and at the same time looked at the person who followed him behind him, and said, "I don't have anything to do, you better ask him what's the matter, this early in the morning people will come to you." "This is..." He Xing turned his head to look at the man.

"They came from the village of Keyin, saying that they had something to report. Before this person could speak, Yu Yang took over. He Xing's face changed when he heard this: "Didn't you let you go to the office area, why are you still here." ”

"I said Lao He, people came to you in person, there must be something important, so why not listen to it first. Yu Yang persuaded beside him. He Xing suppressed the anger in his heart and glared at the visitor, "In that case, if you have something, tell me about it!"

The person who came bowed slightly and said, "City Lord He, we found a strange formation in the fields in the village, and no one in the village knew what it was, so the village chief specially ordered the villain to report the matter to the city lord." As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper from his bosom and handed it forward, "This is a sketch of the formation drawn by the village chief, please take a look at it from the city lord." ”

He Xing stretched out his hand to take the drawings, looked at them twice, and said to the visitor: "Okay, I know, let me observe first, you have worked hard, retreat first." "City Lord, please reply as soon as possible, the people in the village don't know this thing, and the grass and trees around the formation are all dry, and the villagers are a little uneasy in their hearts. The man did not retreat.

He Xing glanced at him again, and said impatiently: "This thing still needs to be observed and discussed, I will send people to the village to solve this matter within three days, and you can go back immediately to resume your life." ”

"In that case, the villain will retire first" He Xing watched this person walk out of the house, and a trace of dissatisfaction flashed in his eyes. looked at the drawings in his hand again, and handed them to Yu Yang casually: "Look at the things on it, see if you have seen it." ”

Yu Yang took the drawing, and there was an irregular circle drawn on the paper, and inside it were extremely complex figures, intricately alternating, but it gave people the feeling that it was an incomplete formation. Yu Yang looked at it for a long time, but he couldn't remember what it was, and finally shook his head and returned the drawings to He Xing: "It seems that my knowledge of maritime affairs is too shallow, and I can't see what kind of formation this is, and I can't see where it comes from." However, this formation feels immature, probably because it is too complicated, and the person who set up the formation failed to complete this formation, so he gave up and left. ”

He Xing said with a smile: "The people of Keyin Village are too ignorant, and this truth doesn't seem to have any attack rune spells, nor does it have any negative effects on the human body, but it only affects the growth of surrounding plants and causes the grass and trees to wither when it operates. Moreover, this array was not set up successfully, only more than half completed, and it would not have much impact on their lives at all. As he spoke, he threw the paroxysmal blueprint on the table and didn't look at it again.

"That being said, the runes contained in this array are really strange, I have never seen this kind of formation, who set up this array, and what are the plans?" Yu Yang said thoughtfully.

"Oh, okay, don't delve into it yet, you don't stop early in the morning. Since I have promised to deal with this matter, I will definitely send someone to solve it at that time. And this formation..." He Xing pointed to the drawings on the table, "You can stay home and think about it slowly!" As he spoke, he got up from his chair, stretched, and continued: "Let's go out for a walk, the sun is very good outside today, let's go to the city for a walk, and I will go to the office area to see if there is anything important in the past few days." I just don't want to be at home right now. ”

After Yu Yang heard this, he also stood up with He Xing and sighed: "Okay, anyway, I don't have a clue now, just go out for a walk, breathe fresh air, and give my brain a vacation." ”

He Xing tidied up a little and walked out of the house with Yu Yang. The city of Silu is considered a large city in the western region, because it was less damaged by the war as early as 400 years ago. During the civil war, it was one of the few peaceful cities that was not disturbed by the war. As a result, it developed nearly two decades ahead of some second-tier cities. At the same time, the population of the region continued to rise, and it gradually became the leading city in the west.

The various areas in Xilu City are clearly divided, which are divided into office areas, residential areas, commercial areas, industrial manufacturing areas, military areas and living and leisure areas. At this time, the northeast where He Xing and Yu Yang are located is a residential area. The two of them mounted their horses and walked towards the southern living quarters.

"I've walked this road countless times, and sometimes I think that although the world is big, my world is really small, and every day when I go out and go home, I always walk these roads. It's been more than ten years since I went back and forth. Although I don't go to every place in this city, I know it by heart. I'm afraid I'm going to walk in this city of Xilu for the rest of my life. is also destined to die here!" On the tree-lined path, He Xing suddenly sighed and said to Yu Yang next to him.

Yu Yang was stunned inadvertently, and seemed to be very surprised by He Xing's words, but he only came back to his senses in an instant: "Brother He was appreciated by the previous Spirit King more than ten years ago, and he handed over this Xilu land to Brother He. For more than ten years, Xilu has been more brilliant than at the beginning, and Brother He can be said to have contributed a lot. Now, although this heavenly spirit has changed hands, Brother He's political achievements are still there, and this land of thousands of miles of Xilu is your greatest achievement!"

"I was born in a remote town under the rule of Xilu since I was a child, and this whole Xilu is like my home, and it is my duty to govern this place. At the beginning, thanks to the king's trust and given me a heavy responsibility, He would never dare to have a half-point difference. Speaking of this, He Xing's face suddenly changed and became a little gloomy, "Then Ande has just taken office, and he interfered in my Xilu official business, why should he." Hmph! It's really the three fires of the new official taking office, but he is not afraid of setting himself on fire and burning himself, so he makes such a big move. ”

A light breeze blew, and the branches of the trees beside the road moved with the wind, and the sunlight shone on He Xingna's somewhat gloomy face through the branches and leaves that swayed with the wind. Yu Yang looked at He Xing and seemed to see an unprecedented gloom on his face. He opened his mouth to say something, but he didn't say anything, and the two of them walked forward in silence, entering the living area to the south.

People coming and going on the road greeted the two respectfully, He Xing put away his previous gloomy face, and Yu Yuyang returned the salute to everyone together. Unbeknownst to him, in the shade behind a large tree, a dark figure was secretly surveying the two of them. A smile appeared on the corner of this person's mouth, and he inadvertently withdrew it, and then turned around and went in the direction of the military camp north of the city.

He Xing and Yu Yang stopped in the living area to rest for a while, and then prepared to return separately. He Xing was about to go to the office area to check on government affairs, while Yu Yang said that he would return to the military camp in the north of the city. So the two parted ways at the fork in the road and left.

On the way back to the barracks, Yu Yang couldn't help but think of two more things. One is the strange formation that appeared in Keyin Village. In his opinion, although this array is not very powerful, the complexity and subtlety of it are by no means beyond the grasp of ordinary people. He speculated that this Keyin Village, I am afraid that there is some master, either a person who is advanced in the exercises, or a person who is proficient in the formation and research. Keyinai is a nameless village, although it is not far from Xilu City, but the conditions are very backward in all aspects, and the masters set up a formation here, I don't know what you have to do. Yu Yang was puzzled by this, so he decided not to think about it anymore.

Then I thought of what He Xing said to himself today. Yu Yang and He Xing have known each other for more than eight years, and both of them were appointed by the former Spirit King Ren Zhiyuan. And five years ago, the new Spirit King Ande ascended the throne, and he ordered to interfere in Xilu's government affairs less than a year after taking the throne. Today, He didn't hold back his words, and said two words from his heart. It's not nice to say, but it's reasonable.

Yu Yang kept thinking in his heart all the way, "I first came to Xilu to take office, and I am not familiar with life, thanks to Brother He's frequent care, I can have today's situation." Brother He has also been quite effective in governing Xilu for many years, and I often see it in my eyes. Now that the Spirit King is forcibly interfering, it is indeed inappropriate. ”

In a blink of an eye, Yu Yang had already come to the outside of the barracks, and it should be the time for training in the barracks, but he saw that the soldiers in the camp were a little messy, running back and forth, as if they were searching for something. Yu Yang frowned and accelerated into the barracks. After arriving in the camp, Yu Yang jumped off immediately, and when the surrounding soldiers saw Yu Yang coming, they immediately stopped, knelt on one knee, and said in unison: "See General Yu!"

Yu Yang immediately waved his hand and asked everyone, "What happened in the camp, why are you so panicked?"

All the soldiers got up at the same time, and one of them replied: "General Yu, just now we were training, and suddenly we found a lifetime of people infiltrating the army, we took them down and persuaded them to leave, this person not only did not listen, but broke free from the shackles, and disappeared into the camp in a flash, we are now searching with all our might, I don't know if this person has left." ”