When Jiang Yuan and the others came to the outside of Yangcheng, they saw a long queue like a dragon at the gate of the city, and hundreds of people dragged their families and mouths in the queue.

Wang Li looked at it carefully, and said to Jiang Yuan suspiciously:

"These are all people on the outskirts of the city, why do they all have to go into the city?"

Jiang Yuan pointed to the city gate, where there were many officers and soldiers who were catching fast to maintain order:

"Let's go over and see. ”

When I came to the city gate, I found that two wooden tents had been built outside the city gate, and every citizen who entered the city, both men and women, had to enter the wooden tents for a physical examination.

On the other hand, the officers and soldiers were nervous and stood with knives in their hands, as if they were going to kill people at the slightest bad move.

Jiang Yuan grabbed a catcher at the gate of the city and asked:

"Who told you to do that?"

The catcher hurriedly replied:

Today, the county magistrate ordered that all the people on the outskirts of the city should be moved into the city, saying that it was to stop the spread of the plague. The people who entered the city were to enter the wooden huts and strip and inspect them, and if they found anyone who was infected, they were killed. ”

Jiang Yuan asked again:

"Where's the county lieutenant?"

Caught quickly pointed to the inside of the city gate:

"The county lieutenant is there in charge. ”

Jiang Yuan then led people towards the city gate, and sure enough, he saw two braziers, where several tables were placed, and many small officials were registering with their pens. And behind one of the tables, it was Zhou Cunjian.

After Zhou Cunjian saw Jiang Yuan, he hurriedly got up and said:

"Jiang Yuan, you are here, now that there is a big incident in Yangcheng, it is necessary to move the people outside the city into the city, you come and help maintain order together." ”

Jiang Yuan thought for a moment and asked:

"But because of the worms?"

Zhou Cunjian glanced at Jiang Yuan in surprise, not knowing why Jiang Yuan knew. He lowered his voice and said:

"That's right, it's a reckless. This kind of demon is extremely polluting, and if it is not quickly cleared, its poison will spread ten, ten, and hundred, turning all living people into monsters. Now that so many people have to be temporarily resettled, the county magistrate is already busy with the problems of food and housing. I also need to hurry up to arrange the city defense, the whole city is under martial law and a curfew, and the security here will be handed over to you first. ”

After finishing speaking, Zhou Cunjian was about to leave.

Jiang Yuan grabbed him and said:

"Don't worry, Lord County Governor, the insect has been killed by me, I think this is not a trivial matter to move the people, I'm afraid it will take a lot of discussion between the adults and the county magistrate before making a decision. ”

Zhou Cunjian frowned and glanced at Jiang Yuan, and said:

"Jiang Yuan, I know that you are strong in martial arts. But that kind of demon is not something that our warriors can deal with, and you may kill a weird bug somewhere and think it's a bug. I'm telling you, the bugs are far more terrible than you think! The Night Watch will take care of them, so don't worry about them. ”

Jiang Yuan was speechless, he had been in obscurity for so long, and now he was able to protect himself, and he originally wanted to show a little bit of his ability to subdue demons and subdue demons to win more resources and status.

But I didn't expect that no one took it seriously.

At this time, a voice came:

"Lord Zhou, what Jiang Zhutou said is true, and this official has personally confirmed it. ”

Zhou Cunjian and Jiang Yuan looked over and saw Xia Mingxuan coming over with two night guards.

"Lord Xia," Zhou Cunjian only thought he had misheard, "what you just said was ......"

Xia Mingxuan glanced at Jiang Yuan complicatedly, and then said to Zhou Cunjian:

"The insects have indeed been killed by Jiang Zhutou, and all the flesh and blood that have been contaminated by the insects have been incinerated, if there is no accident...... I'm afraid it can really make these people ...... I'm going home first......"

"This ......" Zhou Cunjian was dumbfounded, "We have so many placements, so many preparations and plans, is it ......?"

Xia Mingxuan sighed tiredly and shook his head slowly.

Zhou Cunjian suddenly wanted to cry without tears:

"Today, there is such a big fight, and I ...... with the county magistrate How do you explain it to the people......"

Xia Mingxuan was silent for a long time before he said:

"I'll go see the Prison Star Envoy first, and after settling down in a while, I'll invite Lord Zhou and the county commander to come to the council hall......"

After finishing speaking, Xia Mingxuan left with the night guard.

Although Zhou Cunjian was helpless, he could only convey the order to let the people return home.

Soon, the people at the gate of the city suddenly scolded, they tossed for a day to move, but they didn't expect to be notified to go back at this time.

All this is no longer what Jiang Yuan is worried about.

He had already brought a group of catchers to the best Suyu Restaurant in Yangcheng, and he had just received a batch of gifts during the day, and he also had some spare money at this time.

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Xuan River River Bay, River Temple.

The turbulent river constantly washes the rocky beach, and the air is cold and cold.

The moon hangs high, and everything in the world seems to be coated with a layer of silver by the moonlight.

A pyre had been erected on the rocky beach, and a handsome scholar poured tung oil all over the dry wood, and then raised a torch.

The young scholar was none other than Lu Junsheng, and he looked at the corpse lying on the pyre in a daze.

The corpse was unusually old, like an octogenarian. However, if you carefully identify the facial features, you will find that the corpse is the corpse collector of the River Temple, Yan Gudao.

"Master Yan, you can go with peace of mind...... Your will, Junsheng will complete it for you...... Not only to repay you for saving your life, but also to ...... That's my ambition!"

Lu Junsheng threw the torch in his hand into the pyre, and the fire quickly burned brightly, and the flames frantically licked Yan Gudao's corpse. The corpse was ignited, curled up, and then consumed by fire.

The night wind howled and the fire was fierce.

Lu Junsheng watched all this quietly, the night breeze kept blowing his sleeves, at this time where did he still have a little weak scholarly temperament, and the whole person seemed resolute and brave.

A human head suddenly stretched out from the tumbling surface of the Xuan River, followed by the chest, waist, and legs.

Such a strange man appeared from the river, his eyes were blood-red, his sticky hair was still sticking to aquatic plants, his skin was white and wrinkled from long-term soaking, and at the same time it was pitted, as if it had been eaten by a school of fish.

Such a man, as if he didn't have any weight. He stepped on the waves, slowly walked up to the rocky beach, and came towards Lu Junsheng.

When he got closer, the blood in the man's eyes became more intense, he stared at the flesh and blood of the living with great longing, and his hands also grabbed Lu Junsheng's neck.

"Demon ......" Lu Junsheng stared at the man calmly and muttered to himself, "Why do you exist in this world?!"

Seeing that the man's hand was about to catch Lu Junsheng, he saw a flash of light, like a white rainbow.

Lu Junsheng stretched out his right hand, and his fingertips drove the brilliance to the man's eyebrows.

A dazzling white light shines brightly, illuminating the entire river beach.

In the bright light, the man suddenly turned into countless casual, and dissipated at this time with the night wind.

Lu Junsheng turned around and looked into the distance:

"Master Yan, Xiaohe, I'm going to leave here...... Yangcheng will be my first stop, and then I will travel all over the world to stretch my ambition......s! I'm going to come back to see you......"

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Yangcheng Night Patrol Office, in the main hall.

The main hall is empty and solemn, and the rows of oil lamps on the wooden shelves burn faintly.

A rusty bronze coffin was placed in the main hall, exuding a mysterious and unknown luster in the firelight.

The Star Warden hunched over an oil lamp in one hand and an ancient scroll in the other.

Sometimes he carefully observed the patterns on the bronze coffin, and sometimes he looked intently at the ancient scrolls.

After a long time, he straightened up and let out a long sigh:

"Why did you come to Yangcheng...... Why is it happening at this time...... Hey, are the peaceful days in Yangcheng finally coming to an end?"

Suddenly, the bronze coffin suddenly trembled, and the sound it made in this quiet hall was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day.

"Smack!"

The scroll in his hand fell to the ground, and he shuddered, took a few steps back, and stared nervously at the bronze coffin.

The fire on the wick of the oil lamp crackled, and the Star Supervisor did not dare to move, and a layer of sweat oozed from his forehead.

After a while, the bronze coffin was still silent, and there was no movement.

"I'm about to wake up...... When will the people up there arrive? Hurry up and get this thing away......! Disaster is coming!"

A burst of footsteps gradually came.

The Guardian came back to his senses, hurriedly picked up the scrolls on the ground, and the whole person returned to the majestic appearance of the day.

The Comer is a Night Watchman:

"My lord, there is news in Taiping Town that has been delivered by flying pigeons. ”

The Star Warden nodded, and he took the note and read it quickly.

As expected, the entire Taiping town has been destroyed, and all the people have not survived.

He opened his mouth and commanded:

"Let Zhou Cunjian announce the news tomorrow, and send someone to quickly open the road to the Acropolis. ”

"Yes, my lord......," said the Night Watchman, "the Lord and the Lord Captain have arrived, and they are waiting for you in the hall with the Lord Captain. ”

The Star Warden waved at the Night Watchman:

"I see. ”

The Night Watch respectfully stepped back and left.

In the empty hall, only the Star Supervisor and the bronze coffin remained.

His expression resurfaced with tiredness:

"Yecheng was given to Dong Chongjun, but he can't go. And the city to the west is too far away...... If not, the only way to do this is to retreat to the eastern acropolis......"