The bright moon was hanging high, and in the Metaphysics Museum, Gu Zuo was watching the Lingyuan Dao long draw talismans. I saw that Lingyuan Dao Chang's pen was like a dragon and snake, and the mountains and rivers were hidden between the runes, and the artistic conception was extremely beautiful, and I couldn't help but praise: "Is this a landscape talisman? There is a kind of meaning that people are in the painting, high!

Lingyuan Daoist coughed dryly and said, "Pavilion Master Gu is so interested, visiting my Metaphysical Pavilion at night will open the eyes of Pavilion Master Gu today...... Chaoyun, can you help me put out all the lights?"

Chaoyun gently flicked his sleeves, and with a few strong winds, he blew out all the candlesticks illuminated around, and the small courtyard suddenly became dark.

The Lingyuan Dao Master punched out the several talismans he had just written at the same time, and after a few flames burned, he suddenly shot a little red light into the sky. The red light exploded in the night sky more than thirty feet high, and suddenly caused a red glow in the sky, like rising towards the clouds, flashing golden light.

In this cloud, a graceful woman came, and then disappeared into the clouds, suddenly looked back and smiled, and it was the sales deacon Chaoyun of Pingtai Mountain Villa in front of her.

Gu Zuo was speechless, how much licking does this have to take so much effort to make the beauty smile?

Complimented a few words against his will, and signaled to Chaoyun, who knew that they had something to discuss, so he smiled and left.

Gu Zuo coughed dryly, pulled the Lingyuan Daoist's gaze back from Chaoyun's back, and said: "Now that the two spiritual stone veins have been produced, I came here to thank the Lingyuan Daoist for his great help, if the Daoist intends to return to the Chongxuan Department, please wait for me to send greetings to Daoist Wu." As he spoke, he took out a large ticket: "It's just a thousand yuan, it's just a little bit of affection for the head of the road...... The shares remain unchanged and will be offered after the security of southern Xinjiang in the future. ”

Lingyuan Dao Chang didn't answer, stared at Gu Zuo and asked, "Poor Dao is in the way of you in Southern Wu Prefecture?"

Gu Zuo shouted: "Don't misunderstand, Dao Chief, there is no such intention!"

Lingyuan Dao Elder asked, "Then why did you drive me away?"

Gu Zuo had no choice but to express his considerations, and finally said: "Please ask the Taoist chief to keep this matter a secret, otherwise the people of Nanwu Prefecture will be unstable." At this time of crisis, Gu could not guarantee that Nanwu Prefecture would be foolproof, so he could only ask the Taoist chief to take refuge temporarily. If the Taoist chief is on a business trip, I can't explain it to the Chongxuan Administration. ”

The Lingyuan Dao Leader shook off his robe, and for the first time he was angry at Gu Zuo, and reprimanded: "Ridiculous! Who do you think of Poor Dao? Is Poor Dao the kind of person who escapes first when it is difficult? I also told you that the Poor Dao is going to break out of the beast tide in Southern Xinjiang, and Poor Dao has already calculated it, and if you dare to come with you to mine the spiritual ore, you have no intention of being afraid!"

Gu Zuo persuaded: "But whether this beast tide is big or small, it is impossible to judge, in case it ......"

"Pavilion Master Gu, let me tell you this, as a Taoist priest of the Chongxuan Administration, it is also an unshirkable responsibility to observe the praise paintings and help defend the palace!"

Seeing that he could not be persuaded to move, Gu Zuo simply made a request: "Can you ask the Taoist chief to go to Luofu County and inquire about the situation with the Taoist leaders of the Longquan Taoist Academy?" I heard that the prison court, the three capitals, and the eight deacons all went to southern Xinjiang in the first half year, and the news must be accurate. ”

The Lingyuan Dao Chief was silent for a moment and said, "No need to ask, I can tell you that the beast tide will inevitably occur, but I don't know the size." ”

Gu Zuo was stunned and asked, "Did the Chongxuan Department expect it?"

Lingyuan Dao Chang didn't answer, and comforted Gu Zuo: "Six big arrays are gathered here, Southern Wu Prefecture is stable, don't panic Xiao Gu." ”

Gu Zuo didn't persuade the Lingyuan Dao Elder to leave, the only news he got was that about this beast tide, the Chongxuan Department had an estimate, but such news was useless to say, he could only relieve his panicked mind and calm himself a little more.

Before leaving, Gu Zuo booked a batch of Chaoyun talismans from Lingyuan Daoist, and Lingyuan Daoist said happily: "Poor Dao is happy, and it also lets Nanwuzhou know what kind of peerless demeanor Chaoyun little lady has." ”

Gu Zuo was a little embarrassed and coughed: "Then what, I mean, if you remove Chaoyun's image, the cost should be reduced, right?"

Lingyuan Dao was furious and brushed his sleeves away again.

On the eighth day of October, a large contingent came from the south and poured into Nanwu Prefecture, numbering four hundred and eighty people, and they finally brought the confirmed news that the beast tide had really broken out.

The team was extremely disorganized, with dozens of wounded and the rest disheveled and bloodstained, screams of pain and wails of lost relatives and friends.

On the same day, more than 100 people rolled up their luggage and fled from Nanwu Prefecture and evacuated to the north.

Gu Zuo found a few Jin Dan with high cultivation in the fleeing team and inquired in detail about the situation in southern Xinjiang, but the news was very chaotic, and he couldn't tell whether it was accurate or not.

Some people say that Wulongkou has been engulfed by demon beasts, some people say that Wulongkou is fine, and something happened to Nanpankou, and some people say that it is Qinghuakou, which is occupied by a two-headed spider that has never been seen, and I don't know how many people have eaten......

Some people say that there are many poisonous insects all over the ground, some people say that the mountains and forests roar, there are groups of tigers and wolves, and some people say that they have seen giant eagles with wings spread like clouds......

Others say that the water potential of the Nanpan River has changed dramatically, boiling everywhere like a boiling pot, and some people say that the Limu Mountain has collapsed and the entire valley has been filled......

In short, the news that Gu Zuo wanted to inquire, such as where the demon beast had been recently, from which direction, and how big the scale was, there was no definite answer at all, the only thing that could be determined was that the beast tide had indeed broken out.

That night, more than 100 people ran north overnight, but more people poured into Nanwu Prefecture, and the original governor no longer bothered to collect rent after registration, and arranged to enter Yuelai Village. After Yuelai Village was full, it was arranged to settle in two newly built settlement villages next to it.

Those who retreated north overnight were all adventurers who were not dragged down, and those who had relatives and friends who were injured in the same door almost all stayed. One is that the injuries of relatives and friends need to be recuperated for two days, and the other is that everyone is also waiting for more accurate news to see how big the scale of this beast tide is and whether it will sweep into Nanwu Prefecture.

Of course, at any time, there will be no shortage of people who want to risk and make a fortune, and they are looking forward to this beast tide passing as quickly as the last time, and searching for the corpse of the spirit beast as soon as possible.

Wang Sanhe first came to persuade Gu Zuo to retreat north, but of course Gu Zuo refused. His friendship with Gu Zuo did not reach the point of life and death, and he would not stay to "share the same hatred", but firmly chose to "fly separately when the catastrophe comes". But he also promised that the grain in the Sanhe grain shop would be left to Gu Zuo, and only a guaranteed price would be charged.

After Wang Sanhe said goodbye, the heads of several sects of the Yuanhe system came to Gu Zuo and asked about the Huaixian Pavilion's response.

Gu Zuo introduced the situation of the six great arrays to them, and told them very frankly: "If the scale of the beast tide is small, the chance of reaching Southern Wu Prefecture is not high, after all, there are more than two hundred miles of mountains in between. If it really spreads to Southern Wuzhou, it will also be the end of the strong crossbow, with the preparation of our Huaixian Pavilion, the six large arrays are enough to deal with ......"

The Lord of Ten Thousand Valleys was worried: "I'm afraid it's a big beast tide!"

Gu Zuo patiently explained: "If it is a big beast tide, even if you return to Yuanhe, you will not be able to keep the foundation, just like eight years ago, you can only hide in the county town and start again after the beast tide recedes." And I want to remind you that even if it is the county town of Montenegro, I am afraid that it is not like Nanwu Prefecture, where six large arrays of hedgehogs are gathered in one place. To be honest, in terms of the magic circle alone, Montenegro County can't compare to Southern Wu Prefecture. ”

Gu Zhongchi said: "But the masters in the city of Montenegro County are like clouds, and the manpower of Southern Wuzhou is thin. ”

Gu Zuoran was silent and said: "Therefore, we hope that everyone can unite and leave more people to protect Nanwu Prefecture, which is also to protect themselves." ”