In the city guard's mansion, the city guard general named Fu Yi was playing with a piece of beautiful jade in his study.
On the desk in front of him was a secret letter sealed in brown paper.
The secret letter and the beautiful jade had just been delivered together, and there was no need to open them. Fu Yi also knew that there was no letter inside, but a banknote of three hundred taels.
"High-grade mutton-fat jade, worth at least two hundred taels. Laoshu Trading Company made a lot of money today."
Negi Yi smiled with satisfaction, put away the beautiful jade and planned to give it to his newly adopted concubine.
If you want to make a lot of money in Baiyu City, you must have this city guard general as a big tree. The development of Laoshu Trading Company to its current scale is inseparable from the existence of Negi Yi.
At every monthly gathering, Laoshu Trading Company will give generous thank-you gifts.
Just as he was about to open the sealed letter and take out the banknotes, Negi Yi's eyes suddenly became sharp, and the aura of a seventh-grade warrior was instantly stimulated.
A red swallow flew into the house.
Landing on the large desk, his smart little eyes stared at the general in front of him.
Negi Yi frowned and suppressed his breath. He stood up and went to the door. After making sure that there was no one outside the courtyard, he closed the door and windows.
After returning to the house, Negi Yi's expression became solemn.
Hongyan on the table shook her head, opened her mouth and spit out a bubble.
The bubbles floated silently on the table, gradually revealing a figure of a woman sitting cross-legged on the lotus platform.
Only vague shadows can be seen, and no appearance can be seen.
Negi Yi cupped his hands and said, "The leader came to visit late at night. I don't know what's important."
A low and brief female voice came from the bubble.
"Princess Lingyun has entered your Baiyu City. It's time for General Leng to help."
After hearing this, Negi Yi immediately frowned, pondered for a moment, and said:
"Since the leader has given orders, I have decided to do my best. However, Baiyu City has a population of more than 300,000, and it is a mixed bag of fish and dragons. It is not easy to find someone in such a large city. If we send troops to search, even if we find the princess, we will not be able to find it." Take action, after all, I am still a military attache of the Jin Dynasty."
There is a hidden meaning in negative Yi's words.
There was a low laugh in the bubble.
"General Negative cherishes feathers. It's human nature. We, the Red Lotus Sect, will not force others to do anything. You only need to seal Baiyu City for three days. Someone will naturally handle the rest."
Negi Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, nodded and said: "From today on, Baiyu City will be closed for three days to capture the bandits."
"That's very good."
After leaving the last words, the bubble burst.
The red swallow broke out of the window and flew into the night.
Negi Yi's expression gradually cooled down, and he stared at the window paper with a hole in it. Coldness flashed in his eyes, but then it turned into helplessness.
Hongyan's action of breaking the window was obviously a show of dissatisfaction with what he had just shied away from.
Negi Yi has long been involved with the Red Lotus Sect. To achieve this position, the Red Lotus Sect has contributed a lot.
Negi Yi is not from the Red Lotus Sect, but he owes the Red Lotus Sect a favor.
Negi Yi knew very well how powerful and ruthless the Red Lotus Sect was. He, a seventh-grade warrior, couldn't afford to offend him, so he had no choice but to compromise.
"Even Princess Lingyun dares to touch you. What exactly is the Red Lotus Sect planning? I'm not afraid that King Funan will eradicate you in a rage!"
Negative Yi secretly muttered to himself, his expression changing.
He is a smart man who knows how to leverage his power in his official career, and he also knows the various forces in the Jin Dynasty today.
There are only a handful of people in the court who can compete with King Funan.
From the Red Lotus Sect's pursuit of Princess Lingyun, Fu Yi could see the behemoth hidden behind the Red Lotus Sect, but he could not see the truth about the behemoth.
After pondering for a while, Fu Yi summoned his soldiers.
"Pass my order. Mountain bandits have infiltrated Baiyu City. The city will be closed for three days to arrest the bandits. A thousand elite soldiers will be mobilized to guard the city gates. Without my warrant, no one is allowed to enter or exit within three days. Violators will be punished under military law!"
After receiving the order, the soldiers reported:
"Sir, Captain Mei Qian, who is on duty in Beicheng, just took leave and said he was feeling unwell and needed to rest for a few days."
"Tell him to rest in three days. As long as all the captains in Baiyu City are not dead, they will go to the city gate to keep an eye on me for these three days. If they can't get up, they will lie down at the city gate to recuperate! Let one go and hold them accountable!"
The soldier took the order and was about to leave when he was stopped again.
"After giving the order, close the door of the mansion. Anyone who comes to me will tell me that I'm not here. Remember, it's anyone." Negi Yi said in a deep voice.
"What if several other adults in the city come to visit?" the soldier asked.
"Just say that I led the troops to suppress the bandits in the city, but couldn't find anyone." Fu Yi said.
After the soldiers left, Fu Yi sat alone in the study, losing interest in meeting his concubine.
"When gods fight, mortals suffer. You just fight, I just sit back and watch."
While talking to himself, Negi Yi picked up his pen and wrote four words on the rice paper.
Protect yourself wisely.
Then the rice paper with the writing on it was thrown into the stove nearby and burned to ashes.
…
There is a dilapidated temple in the southeast corner of Baiyu City. It has been in disrepair for many years and has become a shelter for beggars.
The ruined temple was filthy, with feces everywhere and rats swarming in groups.
at midnight,
A red swallow flew into the ruined temple, flapped its wings, and plunged into a mouse hole.
Not long after, a red-eyed mouse crawled out of the hole, stood upright, grinned and made a squeaking sound, its fangs covered with dark green mucus.
A rustling sound continued around the mouse hole.
One after another, the red-eyed mice crawled out of the hole and scattered in all directions.
"Ouch! Who the hell bit me? I didn't even look for food at the party today. If you're so hungry, you'll just hit me to death!"
A beggar living in a ruined temple woke up cursing. He thought his companion had bitten him in his sleep, but when he looked behind him, he pulled out a huge rat with red eyes.
"Where did this dead rat come from! It dares to bite even a living person!"
The beggar tried to throw the mouse to death, but his hand was bitten hard by the mouse.
The mouse escaped.
The beggar could only curse a few words to relieve his hatred, and continued to sleep without caring about the wound.
A beggar's life is worthless, and no one would go to see the doctor for such an injury.
Shortly after.
The beggar's exclamation once again sounded in the ruined temple.
An old beggar howled miserably, and was actually bitten off a large piece of flesh and blood by another beggar!
The other beggars were awakened.
Torches were lit, illuminating the appearance of the perpetrator.
After seeing this man, dozens of beggars were all terrified.
The biting guy was wearing a beggar's clothes. The blood vessels on his face were bulging and almost bursting. His eyes were blood red and he looked like an evil ghost.
Several beggars recognized each other as their former companions. They didn't know why they had become like this, so they worked together to pull this person away and save the old beggar.
As a result, two more people were bitten during the dragging process.
"Er Gouzi, you are crazy! Why are you biting people everywhere!"
"He can't be sick! His eyes are red!"
"He must be evil! Get a basin of cold water to wake him up!"
The beggars held down the biting Ergouzi with all their hands, and someone brought a basin of cold water.
The cold water on the head not only did not wake up Ergouzi, but also inspired Ergouzi to have greater strength. He broke free at once and bit anyone he saw, until he bit the beggar's neck who was given the cold water!
The sound of heads falling to the ground woke up the beggars.
"Killing!"
Some people yelled, some ran away, and some people's eyes gradually turned red and they bit the living people next to them. The ruined temple was in chaos.
After a while, half of the dozens of beggars escaped.
The remaining beggars, all with red eyes, were lying on a corpse and chewing.
The ruined temple fell silent, leaving only the creepy sound of chewing.
Screams could be heard from time to time in the streets and alleys of Baiyu City.
A woman rushed out of a house and fled into the distance with a frightened expression. Behind her was a man with red eyes and a hoarse growl.
In a small courtyard, a young child was curled up in the corner, trembling all over. In front of him, his red-eyed mother was tearing at his father's body.
In a large house, two big red-eyed dogs were chasing the owner and his family fiercely. Once bitten, they would tear off a large piece of flesh.
In a brothel, a man who was having fun suddenly found the woman in his arms foaming at the mouth. Then her eyes turned red, and she became extremely strong and threw him under her body, biting his throat.
Tonight, Baiyu City is filled with a strange atmosphere.
There are more and more red-eyed people, and the smell of blood is getting stronger and stronger.
…
Inn.
Looking at the thousands of mountains and rivers on the map, Yun Que was at a loss what to do.
"Otherwise, you write a letter to your father asking for help. We won't leave. We will stay in Baiyu City and set off when the army arrives." Yun Que said.
"Taoism has paper cranes to convey messages, and Confucianism has methods to convey messages across thousands of miles. Unfortunately, I can't use any means without cultivation." Mu Qingyao smiled bitterly, and then asked curiously: "What means do you warriors use to convey messages?"
"Our method is simple." Yun Que said proudly: "Use your legs!"
Mu Qingyao covered her mouth and laughed, her beautiful eyes curved into crescent moons.
"There is another way that is the safest." Yun Que said: "You hide your name and live in a deserted place for decades. When your hair is full of white hair, you can go out freely. You can make sure that no one will chase you and you will die. That Red Lotus Sect.”
Mu Qingyao's eyes widened and her mouth opened slightly.
The little princess now wants to open Yun Que's head and see what structure is inside.
Could a human being come up with such a crazy idea?
"I must return to the Imperial City before the end of the year."
Mu Qingyao showed a worried look and said: "I have been cultivating Cicada for seventeen years. In the end, I need Master's awe-inspiring guidance to help me open the Heavenly Gate before I can succeed. Otherwise, all my previous efforts will be wasted, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to embark on this path of cultivation again in the future. "
Yun Que had no choice but to arrive in the imperial city before the end of the year. He had no other choice.
We can only bite the bullet and hit the road.
"There are still nearly four months, so there is still enough time. Since we have to go this way, we have to find some help." Yun Que said thoughtfully.
"Do you have help?" Mu Qingyao asked.
"No, but you can find it. There must be a brave man with a lot of money." Yun Que raised the corner of his mouth and said with a weird smile.
Looking at Yun Que's smile, Mu Qingyao felt that this guy was trying to trick someone again, but he didn't know who he was trying to trick.
At this time, there was shouting and cursing at the door of the inn.
The voice sounded like the innkeeper, and it seemed like a drunkard had broken into the inn.
Yun Que and Mu Qingyao didn't pay attention at first, but soon they heard the innkeeper's scream.
problem occurs!
The two looked at each other and acted in tacit agreement.
Mu Qingyao blew out the candle as quickly as possible, while Yun Que ducked to the window and gently opened a gap.
Glancing outside, Yun Que's expression suddenly changed.
