The blood rain all over the sky became smaller and smaller, and at the same time, little black lights fell on the ground in all directions.
In the early morning of the next day, Pingcang County exploded.
The Zhao family, a county tycoon, suddenly encountered a disaster. From Zhao Chun down, more than ten important people in the direct lineage of the family all died unexpectedly.
A servant of the Zhao family complained to the officials, saying that the person who took action seemed to be an elusive monk, much like the master he worshiped in his family.
From the news channels of some county families, it was also learned that the Zhao family’s ancestral spirit was taken to task, and now the clan’s ancestral spirit domain no longer exists.
After investigation, the Taoist officials found that it was indeed the monks who took action. There were traces of magic power penetrated by flying swords on the bodies of the old homeowners of several clans, and the Zhao family's offerings disappeared without a trace.
The bank was stolen, and most of the gold and silver and all the spiritual stones were emptied out.
The preliminary conclusion is that the guards committed theft. If approved by the higher-level Taoist officials, the Kuchun San people will be issued with a document of criminal repair and arrest.
As for the strange deaths of Zhao Chun and Zhao Xian, with no injuries on their bodies and not being poisoned, Pingcang's second-level Taoist officials had some guesses, but they still put the blame on Kuchun Sanren.
They can't control it too much. If a Yin Shen really takes action, the county may not be willing to investigate.
The county magistrate Shou Heng originally wanted to expand the Zhao family murder case and at least involve Zhou Bai. This kind of thing happened as soon as you entered the city, so you can't escape the involvement.
As a result, Zhou Bai went directly to the county government office to drink tea on his own initiative, and wrote the words "Kill the chicken to scare the monkeys", hoping to entrust the government to auction it to replenish the government treasury.
The calligraphy treasure of heaven and man is worth thousands of gold. He is really supporting Shou Heng with his actions.
Who is the chicken and who is the monkey? The Zhao family is a chicken, and the dignified Pingcang County Magistrate Shou Heng is the biggest monkey.
The county government officials who didn't know the inside story may not have figured it out yet, but Shou Heng was trembling with anger and wanted to put pressure on the Taoist officials to investigate more clues about the Zhao family's murder.
But soon, the focus of the people and the government in Pingcang City shifted. The Zhao family incident was naturally a sensational event in ordinary times, and it would not subside unless it was discussed for several months after dinner.
However, all this is not worth mentioning in the face of the disaster that affects everyone's life and death.
Only a few people in your Zhao family died, and according to the news from outside, hundreds of ghosts appeared in many places last night.
The tortured and painful ghosts in the underworld appear in the world of the sun.
Traces of ghosts appeared in six of the seven counties in Bei'an County. A large number of rural villages were massacred by ghosts, with tens of thousands of people killed and injured.
Recently in Cangbei County, a county town occupied by the Jin people encountered a confluence of several large ghost groups, and an appalling attack by the ghost groups actually occurred.
Although it didn't break in the end, it was still shaky.
As soon as the sun rose, the ghosts dispersed, and most of the people who could see the situation clearly fled to other, safer cities.
Zhou Bai was not too surprised when he heard the news. In his impression, the Netherworld ghost group had developed to a later stage, but there was a record of breaking into the county.
When a ghost becomes king in the Yang world, it is like the human world turning into hell.
At present, these new ghosts have not eaten too much flesh and blood, and most of them are very weak. They can attack the county town, which is why Daxu and Jin Guo don't pay much attention to them.
On Daxu's side, because the city fell into the hands of the enemy, the French Open was naturally no longer covered, while the Jin Kingdom was stuck in internal strife and had no confidence in occupying it for a long time. Therefore, the Jin Kingdom's institutional legal network support was also insufficient.
In addition, the main force of the Jin people on the front line is cavalry, and they don't like garrisoning in cities. They lack law and military spirit, which are extremely powerful means to curb the evil ghosts. That's why the ghosts attack the county town on the first day.
Zhou Bai didn't even need to look. There was absolutely no red in the core of the French Open in Jinguo County, Cangbei County.
This kind of system and laws may be equivalent to the township governance covered by Daxu, or the ancestral land of the township clan with deep roots.
When Zhou Bai was still an hour away from Hongni Township, the bloody rain that had fallen all day and night completely disappeared.
It stands to reason that everything should move in a good direction after the rain, but this is the opportunity that the Qingxu world has been waiting for a long time.
The horses were flying in the mud. On the spacious road, Zhou Bai led a group of cavalry to a sudden stop.
"Xu~"
"Lord?"
Facing the questions raised by Gao Hu and other knights, Zhou Bai did not answer, but just looked at the sky quietly.
As soon as the blood rain stopped, the cracks in the sky that had been obscured by dark clouds reappeared in the sky, and battleships with hideous and strange appearances, holding up various spiritual shields, squeezed out of the cracks.
Rumble~
Thunder exploded in the outer lands, and then resounded through the sky.
I also saw countless gorgeous immortal boats chasing after the battleship group. It turned out that the heavenly immortal gods were leading the army to block the enemy. They tried their best to pour Taoist firepower towards the alien battleship group that was about to break through the boundary membrane.
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Most of the warships were intercepted and attacked, and could not escape their fate. The seemingly thick spiritual shield was torn into pieces easily like tissue paper before the attack of the heavenly gods.
However, the Qingxu Realm has paid a lot of price in the past. Now, no matter how heavy the losses are, they must complete their planned plan and extend the war to the mortal world of the Tianyuan Realm.
The power of the fallen half-saint completely dissipated, and with the help of Heaven, the cracks in the boundary membrane began to heal at an accelerated pace.
Seeing this, the battleship group in Qingxu Realm became more and more crazy. Except for the more than 500 small battleships in the front that had already rushed into the crack, the large force of more than 10,000 ships in the rear were all left behind.
For a moment, the sky was filled with flames, and countless battleships and fairy boats were bombarded with each other, turning into fragments of dust, which was the most common and inconspicuous substance in the outer starry sky.
After a while, Zhou Bai could clearly see that at least a thousand stars hanging above the sky had dimmed for thirty-three days, and the speed continued to increase.
There have long been rumors among the mortal monks that the stars they can see are all true immortals who have ascended in the Mahayana and left traces in the Tianyuan world.
And every true immortal is a legend in the mortal world. Their longevity is long, their wisdom is like the sea, and they have a certain status in the world.
In such a short period of time, if thousands of true immortals fell in Heaven, how much would the Qingxu Realm lose if it had to end its empire regardless of sacrifice?
Not to mention battleship resources, could it be that tens of thousands of high-level figures died on the battlefield outside the realm of extraordinary beings alone?
"In the war between the two realms, the true immortals are still in danger of their lives. I am just a mortal ant, and I have to face disasters all the time."
"But catastrophe cannot be avoided. The lessons in my memory are too profound. Only by being brave and diligent, seizing the opportunity, and standing on the wave of disaster can we have a chance of survival!"
Zhou Bai noticed the cruelty and ruthlessness on the battlefield outside the territory, and was filled with emotions. He became more and more determined to fight for the dragon and seek justice.
"Lord, there is an extraterrestrial fireball falling in our Bei'an County. The direction should be Yangyuan County in the northwest."
The reminder from the guard knight brought Zhou Bai back to his senses. At this time, all the cracks in the sky had been completely closed.
The more than 500 warships finally successfully entered the mortal world under the support of the large force.
But the will of the world is not a vegetarian. Powerful rules suppress the performance of these battleships. The energy and formations on the ships cannot operate normally, so they can only choose to make an emergency landing.
A small number of them fell to the vassal states of Funan, Shendu, Jin, Xianbei, and Gouli, while the majority chose Daxu.
After all, this is the center of the world, the core of human civilization.
The reason why the battleship turned into a fireball was because the protective barrier could not be opened. The ship's hull fell at a high speed and rubbed against the atmosphere, causing high-temperature fire to appear on the surface of the ship's hull.
One of the fireballs fell in Yangyuan County, Bei'an County. That area was completely plain and undefeable, and was known as the Granary of Bei'an.
It's not random, it's intentional. The last time so many demon sequencers descended, a lot of messages should have been sent back.
In my memory, during the second wave of Qingxu Realm's invasion, Dingzhou's development was relatively ignored, with only five warships lost in total.
Two ships are in Dingxi, and three are in Dingdong. None of the three ships in Dingdong are in Dingzhou County, and there is only one ship in Ruinan, Longfeng, and Bei'an counties.
These foreign enemies in the Qingxu Realm also know that Dingzhou County, where the state city is located, is the most difficult to defeat, and they will need time when they first arrive.
This battleship in Bei'an County is based on Yangyuan and gradually encroaches on its development.
At that time, one county and seven counties were all troubled by demons and ghosts, so they thought of releasing the warship. After all, it seemed that the destructive power was far less than that of a group of ghosts attacking the city.
However, the third wave of invasion came suddenly, and the Qingxu Realm's follow-up support fell in Yangyuan, and they occupied Bei'an in one go.
Zhou Bai said he struggled for a long time in his previous life, but in fact he only persisted until the third wave. He could not save his life even if he retreated to Cangshan Mountain.
Only then did he realize that the goal of the Qingxu Realm was to plunder various resources. Cangshan Mountain had only been officially transformed into a spiritual treasure land at that time, so how could it be spared by foreign enemies.
However, Zhou Bai could tell the origin of the fireball at a glance with his "knowledge", but his men thought it was a meteorite.
Unless Zhou Bai has a spiritual eye like Wang Qi, he would not be able to observe the situation inside and outside the crack.
"The Red Moon Meteor brought countless crazy diseases last time. What will happen this time?"
"My lord, could it be that God is dissatisfied with the new emperor's succession, so he sends a celestial phenomenon to warn you?"
"A meteorite is falling from the sky, and a disaster is imminent. We will prepare for it early!"
In the night school system of the inner government, even a reckless man like Huang Hu can still talk a few words at this time.
But the key point is that they were right. The so-called meteorite falling from the sky would be a disaster for everyone in the world.
Zhou Bai just glanced at the fireball in the direction of Yangyuan for a moment, then pointed straight ahead and said: "That's right, we need to take precautions early. I will ride back to the clan on Jie Jing first, so don't delay."
As he spoke, the horse galloped out, and Jing Jing also understood his master's intention. The horse stepped like thunder, stalking the wind, running at full speed with great joy.
Huang Hu followed with fifty riders, and seemed to see a cloud of mist accompanying the dragon horse.
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In less than a cup of tea, Zhou Bai hurried back to Hongni Township. Feeling the hot and majestic Qi and blood in Wei Jing's body, he knew that this guy might have truly become a demon.
Thinking of this, the action of feeding the spirit fruit became more and more agile. When it reaches a higher level, it will not be a problem to fly.
Wei Jing is taking the path of transforming into a dragon. Even if it is difficult to return to the true dragon, the day of transforming into a dragon is not far away.
At the same time, he thought of his lucky dragon carp, which should also take the road of transforming into a dragon and then into a dragon. The next stage of transforming into a dragon was very difficult, but Wei Jing gave him a good start.
While Jingjing was digesting the spiritual fruit, he was enjoying Zhou Bai's touch, and at the same time snorted around him very vigilantly.
It turns out that the story of the Hundred Ghosts Night Parade last night not only spread to the county town, but also to the countryside.
The surrounding counties heard that there were no ghosts in Pingcang that could harm people. Many people who had relatives and friends in Pingcang immediately took advantage of the day when the Yang Qi was strong and fled here with their whole family.
For the safety of these "immigrated" people, and to completely eliminate the hidden dangers of ghosts.
Yu Yueyun sent his Taoist disciples, together with the inner villagers and clan soldiers, to conduct an inventory of the mass graves, cemeteries, ghost houses, dry wells and other places where the gloomy energy accumulated throughout Hongni Township.
Either by crudely changing the terrain, or by supplementing it with mortal methods such as pouring black dog blood, rooster blood, or sealing off towns with peach trees to exorcise ghosts.
Only in places where there is real Yin Qi, Taoist disciples will light the talismans to dispel the excessive Yin Qi, so as not to leave a hiding place for ghosts.
These talisman papers are simplified versions of ghost-repelling talismans, containing very little magic power, so they can be used by Taoist disciples using mortal techniques.
Wei Jing is uneasy and vigilant because of the "war and chaos" in Hongni Township and the unfamiliar atmosphere of outsiders.
Passing along the way, the townships where villagers live together are very lively and the flow of people increases greatly.
From time to time, it can be seen that civil servants from the inner government are responsible for guiding and appeasing the people. Many people who insisted on living in a remote place before last night are moving to settlements.
For now, there will be no problem in "resting at sunset and working at sunrise".
There is no need to delay daily life at all, the ghost group cannot bear the yang energy of the day just yet.
When we arrived at the family's ancestral land, we saw many simple houses being expanded, which was in full swing.
When Zhou Bai saw this situation, he nodded slightly. Eliminating hidden dangers and recruiting people was the right way.
Let Jingjing return to the stable by himself, Zhou Bai went directly to the study and summoned the important civil and military officials in the inner palace.
After hearing that the backbone who had not returned all night had returned safely, everyone naturally put down their affairs and rushed there without stopping.
"We have done a good job in recruiting people. In addition, only Pingcang was fine last night among the seven counties in Bei'an. There were hundreds of ghosts walking at night in the other counties and villages, and the massacre of the village was caused by ghosts."
"All this is because I went to see the City Emperor God. The merits of the City Emperor God must be known to the people, and people from other counties must come to settle in Pingcang." Zhou Bai did not forget Chao Qu's contribution and came back to mention it. The first thing he did was to make her famous and increase her popularity.
Luo Yan, the secretary of the inner government, kept recording. Zhou Bai was worried and read the text with his spiritual consciousness and was quite satisfied.
As expected of a person who wants to start a business, I can understand what he means.
Of the three candidates, currently only Luo Yan has entered the core level. He is born red and yellow and is worthy of Zhou Bai's training.
What was recorded in the notebook was not only to promote the city emperor, but also to promote Zhou Bai, who risked blood and blood to meet the city emperor for the sake of the people in his hometown, regardless of their own safety.
In short, Ping Cang has not been attacked by ghosts, and the city emperor has made great contributions, but the benevolence of Zhou Tianren should not be forgotten. He is the "Ming Lord" who deserves to be protected.
"An enemy from outside the territory has invaded. Currently, a military-level warship has landed in Yangyuan County. We don't have much time and must expand our troops immediately."
"Instructions, the Zhuang Ding team will expand to 5,000 troops within three days according to the scheduled plan. The original 500 backbone members will be promoted to grassroots officers on the spot."
"The paper armor, weapons, and military rations are all ready. With the order from heaven, we will send out troops to quell Cang."
Zhou Baiyu was not surprised and would not stop until he died. Everyone in the inner government was a little dumbfounded. Are they going to start an army now?
They don't know that since heaven cannot send immortals to the lower realms on a large scale, they have to rely on the mortal world to deal with the invading extraterrestrial evil spirits.
And how could the most trusted heavenly being refuse to grant him status?
