County government office, in the study room of the county magistrate.
The magistrate and the man in brocade bowed their hands and saluted. They sat down and a servant brought hot tea.
"Brother Zhang, how is the business going this time?"
The county magistrate looked concerned. He was an old friend of this man named Zhang, and it was thanks to this man's support that he was able to pass the exam.
Moreover, he also leaves part of his money to be managed by the other party, and gets a share of the money when he makes money, which is commonly known as "investing in shares".
The man in brocade clothes sighed slightly and said, "It's hard to do business now."
"Beast soldiers are roaming around the Liang Kingdom, ranging from a dozen to hundreds, causing the emperor a headache."
The man in golden clothes said: "The imperial court has nothing to do with these beast soldiers now. An army of several thousand people is being chased and beaten by more than a hundred beast soldiers. It is really a disgrace to the court!"
They both sighed, full of pessimism about the future.
"I really hope that a wonderful person can come out to help us eliminate the evil of beast soldiers and restore peace to the world!"
While the two were talking, they suddenly heard a noise coming from outside, and then a government servant ran in in a panic.
"The master is in trouble! A thief has broken in!"
"What?"
The county magistrate and the man in brocade clothes were shocked and stood up together. Through the window, they saw several men and women in strange clothes rushing in. One of them, a man holding an iron rod, grabbed a servant and asked him something. The latter pointed at this in horror. side.
"No, Brother Zhang, let's leave quickly, those thieves are coming!"
Cold sweat broke out on the magistrate's forehead, and he and the man in brocade tried to escape through another door, but suddenly they heard a hissing sound, and an arrow passed through the window and was nailed to the door frame where they were going out.
"ah!"
The two of them shrank back in fear. At this time, Zhang Ze, Ju Shen and others had already rushed into the room.
Xiaoniaoyiren saw the county magistrate's clothes, pointed at him and shouted: "This person wearing official uniform is the county magistrate!"
A group of people gathered around. The county magistrate was so frightened that he squatted on the ground and raised his hands in the air: "Hero, spare your life! Hero, spare your life!"
The man in brocade clothes on the side even knelt down and kowtowed: "It doesn't matter to me, I'm just a businessman. Don't take my life, good man!"
"Get up and talk."
Zhang Ze said coldly, and the county magistrate stood up tremblingly, lowering his head and not daring to look at Zhang Ze.
"We didn't want to do this, but you lied about being sick and refused to see guests, but then let others in. We had no choice but to make this decision."
After some explanation, Zhang Ze explained his purpose: "Give us a customs clearance guide. We are going to Binguo!"
"well!"
Seeing that Zhang Ze and others had no intention of killing him, the county magistrate breathed a sigh of relief. He immediately walked to the desk, picked up a pen and began to write the instructions for customs clearance.
"Well, what are these heroes going to Binguo for?"
He was afraid that Zhang Ze and others would misunderstand, so he hurriedly explained: "It's not that the official is asking too much, but the reason must be written on the customs clearance guide, otherwise it will be impossible to pass the customs."
"We are going to Hama Country to investigate the beast soldiers."
Zhang Ze told the truth. The latter was surprised when he heard this and stopped writing: "You are going to investigate the beast soldiers?"
"That's right."
The giant god said from the side: "We have received news that the beast soldiers are from Binguo, so we have to go and investigate."
"Don't you guys know how dangerous Hamakuni is?"
"I know, but I have to go!"
The county magistrate and the man in brocade looked at each other, and both saw surprise and admiration in each other's eyes.
The county magistrate put down his pen and bowed deeply to Zhang Ze and others: "It turns out that these good men want to eliminate harm for the people. They were negligent before they were dismissed from office. Please forgive me!"
Seeing the sudden change in the county magistrate's attitude, everyone was a little surprised. However, according to the magistrate's words, it seemed that they were going to Binguo to investigate the matter of the beast soldiers, which made the magistrate awe-inspiring. It seemed that this magistrate was not without merit.
"Then stop talking nonsense and give us directions quickly. We'll set off right away!"
The Dragon King had a bad temper and did not want to talk nonsense with the county magistrate.
"Yes, yes, I will open it now."
The county magistrate immediately wrote down the road guide and gave it to Zhang Ze and others, and then ordered someone to bring one hundred taels of silver as payment.
“I didn’t expect that the county magistrate would give us money!”
The little princess of money’s eyes were bright: “Let him give us more gold and silver jewelry!”
The Dragon King immediately pulled her out of the house to avoid embarrassment.
The group of people bid farewell to the county magistrate and walked out of the Yamen. Only then did the magistrate and the man in brocade relax.
"Sir, do you want to order someone to arrest these thieves?" A government official asked the county magistrate for instructions. The latter waved his hand and said: "What to arrest? They didn't harm me, they just wanted a way to lead them to Binguo. To eliminate harm for the people, I am still willing to help."
The man in brocade also sighed and said: "I hope these heroes can have a smooth journey and solve the problem of the beast soldiers!"
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"The county magistrate won't send troops to catch us, right?"
Moonlight Bunny asked worriedly.
"No." Zhang Ze shook his head: "If he wanted to catch us, he would have sent people to ambush outside. You see, we are about to leave the city, and no one is coming to catch us."
Chu Lan was still frightened: "Sir strangers, you were too bold just now. Attacking court officials is a capital crime!"
"What are you afraid of?" The Dragon King snorted and said, "We can even deal with beast soldiers, are the soldiers of the imperial court our opponents?"
The giant god shook his head and said: "Actually, we don't want to cause trouble. It's not because of the county magistrate's double standards, and we don't want to waste time, so we had to take this last step."
As a group of people walked out of the county town, Chu Lan told everyone that if they wanted to enter Binguo, they could pass through the northwest frontier, but the journey there was long and it would take more than ten days on horseback.
"No need to bother, let's take the Iron Titan there."
"Steel Titan?" Chu Lan was confused after hearing Zhang Ze's words: "What is that?"
The next moment, she saw a giant armored ship suddenly appear in the sky. She was stunned and was speechless for a long time.
"This, is this the Iron Titan?"
She stared at the spaceship in the sky and murmured to herself: "As expected of a stranger, you can control such a huge thing!"
Zhang Ze and others had already entered the elevator. They called Chu Lan to come over. Chu Lan walked into the elevator with a nervous look on her face. She felt a sense of weightlessness and almost collapsed on the ground.
"Are you okay?"
Liu Yueying supported Chu Lan, who was pale, nervous and stuttering: "What kind of magic weapon is this?"
"Haha, it's not a magic weapon, it's my brother's follower!"
Zhang Feng smiled and said: "My brother can summon followers. This Steel Titan is just a means of transportation, and there are more powerful followers."
Chu Lan looked at Zhang Ze and thought to herself: "So this stranger can summon his followers. Was he the one who summoned the elephant-headed beast soldier before?"
In her heart, she began to yearn for the "magical skills" of Zhang Ze and others. After thinking about it, she suddenly knelt down to Zhang Ze and others: "Master Yi Zhe, this little girl wants to learn from you, please take me under your wing! "
