The mountains outside Zijun City stretch continuously, hiding countless bandits' dens. They gathered together according to Mr. Hong's instructions to participate in the grand event.
The mountains are dangerous and the roads are deep, and countless people have fallen into the mountain streams and died. In addition, the various forces are constantly arguing with each other. When they leave the mountains, not even half of the bandits gathered under Mr. Hong's banner.
Mr. Hong looked at the ragtag group of people in front of him and was secretly satisfied. Chushan's losses were about the same as he had expected.
He stood at a high place and nodded slightly, and the leaders of various forces also smiled and waited impatiently for him to issue orders. However, except for the leaders of various forces and their cronies, the other bandits were originally ordinary people. If you want them to attack Zijun City, you need to change your excuse. After all, no one in this world except the followers of the evil god dares to rebel against Tianfu.
"Everyone, everyone who comes here is doing favors for me, Mr. Hong. I will remember this favor. We won't wait for the others who didn't come."
"The new county magistrate Zhou Mingzhi's body is a place where officials at all levels are oppressing the people. At this moment, our compatriots are still suffering in the city. My family is sympathetic to the people and decided to save the people from the fire and water. This time you will work with me to take back the corpse." Zijun City, which belongs to us, will restore peace to the world."
The monks who had already surrendered to Zhang Mansion were the first to respond, arousing the momentum of all the bandits.
"Kill the governor and seize the city!"
"Kill the governor and seize the city!"
"..."
This ragtag group of people set off in a mighty manner shouting slogans. They marched in a chaotic and disorganized manner, and they didn't know how many people would die on the way.
Mr. Hong didn't pay attention. He brought these people just to make a show and make some noise. Life or death was not within his scope of consideration. What's more, after the mission is over, all these people have to be silenced. If more people die now, it will be easier later.
A group of people took the lead to arrive at the gate of Zijun City. They saw the city gate was wide open and a caravan was being interrogated at the door. The bandits rushed forward, shouting non-stop. They wanted to take the opportunity to attack the city, but they didn't know that the city gate guards were all elite and well-equipped with armor. They reacted quickly, integrated their formation under the leadership of the officers, and launched a counterattack against the group of bandits.
The bandits were no match for these elite officers and soldiers, and they were rushed away. The officers and soldiers chased him for a certain distance before retreating. At this time, the officers and soldiers guarding the door had already arranged the caravan into the city and calmly closed the city gate.
There were several good bandits among the bandits. They rode fast horses and rode around Zijun City in advance, hoping to attack other city gates at the same time, trying to capture two city gate strongholds in one go to prepare for subsequent attacks. . The end of these people was not good either, they were all hacked to death with random knives.
Thanks to Wang Lexian's order to close the city last night, all the city gates were guarded by elite officers and soldiers. If there were no caravans entering the city during the day, the city gates would not be opened.
After the two city gates were attacked, knights from each came into the city to call the police, and Zijun City quickly entered a defensive state.
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The fake beads were made so realistic that they made Governor Zhou doubt himself. Wang Lexian saw his expression and knew that he was shaken. He took the opportunity to say: "Congratulations, sir, the Five Elements Orb has been returned to its original owner. This is your resume in office." It looks a lot better.”
Governor Zhou smiled awkwardly. What Wang Lexian said was the truth, but it didn't sound very good.
The Dragon King Tower suddenly became silent and silent.
Fortunately, someone came up from downstairs and broke the calm.
"Sir, the city gate guards have just come to report that the bandits have gathered their men to attack the city."
When Commander Zhou heard this, his legs became weak and he staggered a few steps. When a rebellion breaks out in a place, the local officials in charge are the first to be held accountable. If the attack on the city is true, Governor Zhou will not simply resign, but may even be imprisoned.
He said in a trembling voice: "Are these bandits crazy? They dare to attack the city. Aren't they afraid of punishment from Heaven?"
Wang Lexian remained calm as usual. He thought for a while and said: "Master Sheriff, it seems that your plan has failed. The newly recruited soldiers cannot resist the bandits. We should cooperate with the aristocratic family. Only in this way can we save the city."
"But they have never cooperated with me. I..." Governor Zhou hesitated. His current reputation is the work of those aristocratic families. He is disliked by the locals for some reason. I'm afraid he won't get anything if he goes there. help.
"Sir, don't worry too much. I still have some friendship with them. You can leave these matters to me."
"Then, Lord Lao Wang, I would like to thank you on behalf of the people..."
Wang Lexian was somewhat defeated and interrupted Sheriff Zhou's words, "There is another problem. Although the Sheriff is a deputy, but the Sheriff is here, I can't directly issue orders without you, and you don't deal with the aristocratic families in the city. How about... ..Why don’t you give me the authority of the county guard in advance, so as to save you trouble."
When Commander Zhou heard this, he suddenly understood something and said sarcastically: "What? Mr. Wang cooperated with the Aristocratic Family? Haven't you always hated the Aristocratic Family?"
Wang Lexian didn't intend to stop there. "If we want to make political achievements in Zijun City, we have to cooperate with the local people. Without them, how would we get the money and food to recruit troops and suppress bandits? Do we just rely on the miscellaneous soldiers of the county guard?"
Seeing that Governor Zhou was silent, Wang Lexian continued: "My lord, I have no way to solve it myself. Since it can't be solved, why not give the power to me and let me solve it. This result is already very good. The family is willing to support me and I can lead They work for the benefit of the people, isn't this exactly what you want?"
Wang Lexian was right. Now that Governor Zhou could do nothing, he might as well give up his position. He remained silent for a long time, but finally compromised and handed over the official seal around his waist to Wang Lexian.
"Please also ask Mr. Wang not to be led astray by power and forget about the people."
"It's natural." Wang Lexian took the official seal in his hand and looked at it carefully, replied casually, waved his hand, and Lei Gong took Governor Zhou away.
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Lieutenant Hong was taken into the first wing in the backyard.
He had doubts at first, but when he saw that they didn't remove his weapons, didn't take him too far, and even prepared tea and snacks, he didn't have any trouble.
He waited here for a while, and suddenly felt a surge of spiritual energy on the tower. He looked carefully and found that the five orbs on the tower were ready.
His heart suddenly thumped, and he secretly thought something was wrong.
The earth attribute orb was originally in Hao Laodao's hands, but now it appears on the tower. Could it be that Hao Laodao was robbed by someone? Another thought was that Hao Laodao could freely enter and leave the county governor's house every day, and everyone knew that he was a member of the county guard. In this case, if someone took action, I am afraid that the county governor would also be in danger.
Thinking of this, he finally couldn't sit still anymore and got up to go out.
Two little Taoist boys at the door stopped him and said, "Miao Zhu has told you to wait here."
"What a bullshit temple blessing, can he still control me? Get out of my way, I'm going to see the governor."
"Sir, don't make things difficult for us. Please continue to wait here for a while."
"I won't wait, get out of my way." Lieutenant Hong stopped talking, raised his arm, and hit the two Taoist boys.
"Sir, please respect yourself, otherwise..." The two Taoist fairy tales were thrown away and fell to the ground before they could finish speaking.
Lieutenant Hong Du saw that both of them were new to cultivation, so he saved a lot of strength when he started, but it also made them unable to get up for a while.
Seeing this scene, the Taoist priests from all over the courtyard immediately gathered around to stop them. Unfortunately, the elites in the temple all put on treasure armor to chase Yu Zhu and others. Those who stayed in the temple were not good at it and the number of people was not large. They were punched three times by Lieutenant Hong. Put your feet down on the ground.
Lieutenant Hong grabbed a Taoist priest by his collar, glared and asked, "Where have you taken the Sheriff?"
The Taoist priest was in pain from the beating. When he saw Lieutenant Hong stretched out his fist as big as a bowl to strike, he did not dare to be brave and begged for mercy repeatedly, "Don't... don't fight. The Sheriff was taken to the Dragon King Tower." ”
Captain Hong left the Taoist priest on the ground and was about to leave when he saw a woman wearing linen clothes with a cold face appearing in front of him. Standing in front of her was a Taoist priest who had just sneaked out to report the news.
"Why, little girl, you want to stop me too?" Lieutenant Hong said in a frivolous tone, but he knew in his heart that he would not really regard the master with obvious foundation-building skills in front of him as a little girl. His body was slightly arched, ready to draw the sword at any time.
"You must abide by your adoptive father's arrangements. If you go back now, I won't punish you."
After hearing this, Lieutenant Hong complained, "What's going on in the Dragon King Temple? You're a temple blessing and a foster father. They're nothing! They want to take care of me too."
When the snow girl heard this, her face immediately darkened, "Then let me see what you are capable of and see if you can walk away." As soon as she finished speaking, she waved her left sleeve and a strong gust of wind blew past her.
The two sides were several feet apart. Lieutenant Hong was unprepared and was knocked down by the wind. His mind was still dazed and his body rolled on the ground several times. Only when he got up did he pull out his sword and confront him.
Xue Nu succeeded in one move, but instead of continuing to let loose, she hit him with a short blow. Perhaps she felt that beating Captain Hong like this would relieve her anger.
Hong Duwei's Xuan Gang Jin Kung Fu was operating at full speed, his body remained motionless, but his sword skills were fast. The snow-white blade danced into a white ball, blocking the wind force of Xue Nu's palm skills.
Snow Girl's realm was already deeper than Captain Hong's, and with the blessing of formations, she was much stronger, but she could not shake Captain Hong's defense.
Lieutenant Hong was able to counterattack a few times while defending steadily. When Xue Nu showed her flaw, he seized the opportunity and pressed forward step by step with a steady pace.
The fight was at a disadvantage, and Xue Nu no longer supported her. With a wave of her right sleeve, the soul-destroying wind blew towards Lieutenant Hong's head, as if he had fallen headlong into cotton. His feet were floating, and his whole body became much slower. If Lieutenant Hong hadn't had solid basic skills and muscle memory to continue wielding the sword, the winner would have been decided this time.
Seeing that Xue Nu had this strange magic, Lieutenant Hong did not dare to stand still and resist, so he could only swim and fight.
His skills and moves are most suitable for making a move step by step, or rushing and striking in one breath. At this time, the fear of the soul-killing wind is uncertain, and the previous moves have been messed up. He is losing ground in the battle with the snow girl, and has no power to fight back.
Xue Nu didn't want to end the battle easily, and did not use Soul Escape Wind again after using it once. However, Lieutenant Hong had to be on guard at all times, and the battle became a one-sided beating.
Just as they were about to lose, a figure suddenly appeared on the Dragon King Tower, causing violent fluctuations and attracting the attention of Xue Nu and Lieutenant Hong.
