You Ziji circled half of Zijun City, carefully surveyed the surrounding environment, and only after confirming that he had escaped the pursuers, he safely sneaked back into the city.
The sky has turned white. After entering the city, You Ziji stopped hiding his whereabouts and went straight back to the governor's mansion.
At this time, the Sheriff's Mansion has inevitably become the safest place in Zijun City. When the sun rises, the news of the night attack on the county governor's mansion will spread to all departments of the government. In order not to cause trouble for themselves, officials at all levels must ensure the safety of the county guards before Tianfu comes to investigate. Otherwise, anyone implicated in the entire city will be skinned by the imperial envoys sent by Tianfu.
When we arrived at the gate of the Sheriff's Mansion, we saw that the guards here had already been replaced. Although they were in poor physical condition, in general they were still very energetic after half a night's rest.
When the guards saw You Ziji coming back, they immediately became energetic. The young man in front of him not only saved the county governor's mansion from danger, but also went out of the city overnight to rescue the host's young lady, and even actually rescued her. He is very capable and steady at a young age, which makes people admire him from the bottom of their hearts. As long as they see You Ziji, their hearts will be filled with peace.
You Ziji greeted them with a smile and walked through the gate to the courtyard. The place was still in a mess, with only the old figure of Butler Zhou tidying up debris. You Ziji asked him for news about Hao Laodao, and was relieved to know that they had returned.
When the sun rose, cars and horses gathered at the gate of the Sheriff's Mansion. It became so lively for the first time. For a time, it was crowded, and officials from various yamen came to express their condolences. Although the smiles on their faces were a little fake, and the words of condolences were also empty. Some, but it is undeniable that they are all sincerely worried about the safety of the county guard.
You Ziji ignored these official matters. He didn't even go to see the county guard and went back to the house to rest. Although monks are so energetic that they can go days and nights without rest or food, proper sleep is extremely beneficial to both the body and practice. Besides, last night's high-intensity battle was so tiring that even the foundation-building monks couldn't withstand it.
As for the front office, after Governor Zhou learned that his daughter was back, he returned to his previous personable appearance. He was in excellent spirits and dealt with one wave of guests after another.
By the time it was a little later, these unfamiliar colleagues had left, and the truly familiar ones had just appeared.
"County Governor Zhou, your place is too lively. I waited in line for a long time before I had the chance to come in." Zhang Qingxian's trademark loud voice came in from outside the house.
Governor Zhou has received many officials in succession. Zhang Qingxian's arrival was expected, but he did not expect it to be so late. He is indeed a man who cherishes his life.
Zhang Qingxian's purpose was simple. As the general of a city and the supreme military leader of Zijun City, he must express his position and send troops to protect the county governor's mansion.
He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Even if the officials of the state and county were directly appointed by the Tianfu, they had a special status. As long as they were wronged, the Tianfu would come forward to hold them accountable. No matter how hard they planned secretly, they would not dare to kill them during their term of office. .
However, Commander Zhou was still suffering in his heart. He knew that the imperial envoys from Tianfu were here to save his life and also to relieve him of his duties. If he still wanted to make some trouble in Zijun City, he could only work hard in these few days. The imperial envoys will all rest as soon as they have finished their work.
In addition to Zhang Qingxian, there were two other people sitting there, namely the county magistrate Wang Lexian and the military guard Zhou Weiming.
The enemy was extremely jealous when they met, Zhou Weiming did not hide the smell of gunpowder on his body, he said to the governor Zhou;
"Sir, General Zhang has surrounded the county governor's mansion. This is no protection. He clearly wants to imprison us. His ambition is undoubtedly exposed. If he is really serious, the Zhang family has a lot of money and can find a foundation builder to enshrine us. It is no better than outside the door. The shrimp soldiers and crabs will be much stronger."
Zhang Qingxian hurriedly retorted, "Zhou Hujun has wronged me. The worshipers in my home have been practicing in seclusion for a long time. It is not something that a commoner like me can do. If you don't believe me, you can go check it out."
Zhang Qingxian also wanted to enshrine him to protect Governor Zhou, but Zhang Jiaming only had one enshrined person, and this person was not very capable. He was beaten to death by You Ziji at the governor's house last night. There was really nothing he could do.
Both of them were military generals, and it was really indecent to keep arguing and spitting.
Wang Lexian had no choice but to interrupt and said, "I wonder if the governor has heard about it. I heard rumors that the Five Elements Orb on the Dragon King Tower was found."
Governor Zhou was stunned when he heard this, and the two people who were still bickering stopped.
If there was any major stain during Governor Zhou's tenure, it was that the Five Elements Orb was stolen. This was one of the reasons why the people of the county were dissatisfied with him. If the orb is found, Governor Zhou will truly understand his wish.
Zhou Weiming knew the importance of this matter to the county governor, so he was naturally in no mood to quarrel.
Opposite Zhang Qingxian was a little confused. How did Mr. Wang know about this? He hadn't started spreading the news about the orb yet.
"Is this true?" Governor Zhou's voice was trembling with excitement.
Wang Lexian knew what Governor Zhou was thinking, and it also coincided with his thoughts.
"We don't know if it's true or not yet. We can send people to get in touch first. If it's true, God bless the county governor and he can turn his reputation back."
Reputation is indeed what Governor Zhou cares about most, and he sincerely hopes that this matter is true.
"If it is true, I will hold a grand temple fair in the Dragon King Temple in the name of the county guard, so that the people of the county can celebrate together."
Zhang Qingxian opened his mouth at the side, but finally said nothing. He couldn't guess Wang Lexian's identity, but Governor Zhou's decision was also the result he wanted. If he kept shrinking, things would be difficult to handle.
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You Ziji slept until the afternoon and replenished his energy. He did not go out, but practiced the method of refining Qi for a while. He stayed there until the evening, ate some rough meals, climbed over the courtyard wall, and escaped from the county. The guards around the mansion continued to look for Chang Yunbai.
Chang Yunbai didn't sleep well last night, and was awakened by a special wave in the middle of the night. He was most interested in a series of things related to the magic spirit vein. His mind was thinking so hard that he could no longer fall asleep.
"Is it the vibration of the underground spiritual veins?"
Chang Yunbai turned over and over again and came up with an answer that seemed reasonable, but suddenly felt something was wrong. Although the fluctuation was subtle and seemed to be the same as the rhythm of the earth's veins, he could still tell the subtle difference.
From the perspective of Chang Yunbai's senses, one is a dead thing and the other is a living thing.
The rhythm of the earth's veins is like the beating of the human heart. It is a spiritual vein generated independently between heaven and earth. The spiritual energy will fluctuate every time, which represents vitality. The fluctuation last night clearly felt like someone had forced it to move, forcing the stable earth veins to move.
Is this a formation arrangement? By the way, only formations can produce such an effect, but the people who set up the formations are really not very good at it, so they can only set it up mechanically according to the formation diagram.
Chang Yunbai finally solved the mystery, but everything was his guess and he needed to investigate on the spot.
Unexpectedly, when I got there during the day, I found that this formation was actually connected to the city. How big of a formation was it? I wonder how many generations of people it would take to set it up to reach this scale. The source seemed to be the Dragon King Temple in front of him. Chang Yunbai couldn't believe his judgment and decided to verify it in many ways, which would take some time.
When You Ziji arrived, he was thinking hard and had many clues that he had not sorted out. He simply stopped teaching the cultivation methods and took You Ziji outside the city to conduct a formation survey.
Before he could get up, You Ziji suddenly hid his figure. It turned out that someone came out of the Dragon King Temple.
"This is a temple blessing from the Dragon King Temple. Do you have any issues with him?"
"Yes, he was chasing me yesterday."
