Chapter 111 Return to the city! Meet Lord Lu! Expand the city! Gaoliu Castle, the south gate. As it gets darker, the number of merchants coming from outside the city has gradually decreased. As for the merchants in the city, almost no one is leaving the city anymore. Because if we leave the city now, we will not be able to reach the next pure land in time. "It's almost time, prepare to close the city gates." Deputy Commander Gu said this and let out a sigh of relief. Ever since the death of the great commander Zhaozhou, the burden on his shoulders has become much heavier. Deputy Commander Zhou colluded with Jie Jin and is already dead. Another deputy commander is responsible for guarding the city during the day. And every night, he was responsible for defending the south city wall.

Captain Meng Lu was originally a capable general, but he has been dismissed and investigated. There is no one available at the moment, and pressure from all parties is increasing suddenly. He rubbed his brows, looking quite distressed, and sighed: "What virtue and ability do I have as a deputy commander, not only do I have to take care of the entire city defense, but I also have to take care of Linjiangfang, Qingshanfang, and Yangyuanfang?" "Maybe it's because your last name is Gu?" At this moment, Yang Zhubu's voice came from the side with a smile. Deputy Commander Gu looked over and said helplessly: "When will your flag bearer come back? There are only three small flags in the entire Linjiang Division, and one of them is seriously ill..." Linjiangfang is the outermost ward of Gaoliu City. Originally, Wuchang was in charge, so it was stable. But the flag bearer was impermanent. He left the city the day before yesterday and has not returned yet. The two small flags have shallow cultivation. "troubled you." Yang Zhubu smiled slightly and said this. "If it's just for city defense, it's fine." Deputy Commander Gu said helplessly: "The night watchmen of Linjiangfang were all wiped out... After the death of the city lieutenant Wang Yuan, the new city lieutenant arrived today, and the new night watchmen have not yet been appointed." He pointed at Yang Zhubu and sighed, "There are only two small flags left in your Linjiang Division. What can I do?" Yang Zhubu smiled and said, "The general flag envoy is on his way back to the city. He will be in charge of Linjiang Division tonight. There is no need to worry." Deputy Commander Gu frowned and said, "Didn't General Han just lead his men out of the city to support Jinliu Village?" "I'm talking about... the General Envoy of Impermanence!" Yang Zhubu put his hands behind his back, looked outside the city, and said leisurely: "I climbed the city wall today to see how the location should be demarcated during future expansion..." He patted Deputy Commander Gu on the shoulder and said, "The candidate for the city defense commander has not yet been decided. Therefore, from tonight onwards, the city defense forces will obey the orders of the General Flag Envoy Wu Chang until a new commander is selected! You will probably get the news tomorrow morning!"

"what?" Deputy Commander Gu was stunned for a long while, and said in astonishment: "It has only been a few days since he was promoted to the flag bearer? Now he has become the chief flag bearer? And he is also taking over the position of the commander-in-chief of my city defense? Are you kidding me?" "It doesn't count as taking over the position of the commander-in-chief of the city defense." Yang Zhubu waved his hand and said, "After a few days, when the new commander-in-chief arrives, the general flag envoy will be too lazy to care about you." When he got to this point, he pointed outside and said, "The general flag bearer is back." I saw a man and a horse coming towards Gaoliu City. Along the way, dust rolled up, as if a long yellow dragon was rolled up. "Open the city! Welcome the general envoy!" - Entered Gaoliu Castle. Lin Yan then saw Chief Clerk Yang and Deputy Commander Gu coming forward together. There were many city defense soldiers on both sides, all saluted. "Meet the General Envoy!" "stand up." Lin Yan got off his horse, climbed up the city wall, looked into the distance, and let out a breath. He returned today to temporarily replace General Han and take charge of the Outer South Division to stabilize the twelve districts in the southern area of ​​the outer city. But the more important point is to survey the division of the new city as soon as possible and lay the foundation for outward expansion. The sooner it is completed, the sooner the people from Liuzhuang can be accommodated. He retracted his gaze and looked at Deputy Commander Gu beside him, and said, "Send someone to Jinliu Village tomorrow to pull back the heavy crossbow bed and install it right here under my feet!" "Heavy crossbow bed?" Deputy Commander Gu was surprised and said, "It is said that this is a heavy crossbow bed made in Qifeng City that can shoot and kill great monsters in the Refining Spirit Realm?" He nodded, and then asked, "Then send someone out of the city tomorrow. It will probably take two or three days to go back and forth. Then we will guard the city at night..." "I'll guard it myself!" Lin Yan walked towards the bottom of the city wall, and his voice came up: "With this place as the center, send the soldiers responsible for night watch to Liuzhuang within 2,000 steps! I will guard the gap they vacate alone!" "what?" Deputy Commander Gu thought he had heard it wrong and his expression changed. After a moment, he finally reacted, and his heart was filled with shock. "General Flag Envoy? Refining Essence Realm?" "..."

Lin Yan jumped on his horse and headed straight forward. He no longer needed to hide his cultivation level, because in two days, Master Lu would be able to make him a genuine Jing-refining Realm. - Outside Mr. Lu’s courtyard. Lin Yan rode his horse to the front of the courtyard, and before he dismounted, he heard the gate open. "Is the General Envoy here?" Lu Tang had a dark face and said with a sigh, "Mr. Lu predicted seven days, but you came back in less than seven days?" Without waiting for Lin Yan to answer, he pointed to the courtyard and said, "Mr. Lu has been waiting for you for a long time." Lin Yan nodded slightly and walked into the yard. Then he saw Lord Lu sitting in the courtyard, waving his hand and saying with a smile: "Come over for dinner. You have to be in charge of the Wai Nan Division tonight, so you probably won't have much free time." "Mr. Lu..." Lin Yan came forward with a complicated look on his face. "I already know about the recent incident at Liuzhuang." Lord Lu sighed and said, "The death of the little god proves that the ideas of Qifeng City and Gaoliu City for so many years were all wrong." Lin Yan was stunned for a moment, then said: "In fact, if it weren't for Jie Jin, Jinliu Manor would not have been destroyed... It might not be wrong for a little god to try the path of 'creating a pure land'." "No, when Jie Jin's people destroyed Jinliu Village, it meant that this path was completely wrong." Lord Lu shook his head slightly and said, "Jinliu Village is not as big as half of Linjiangfang! But the number of people sent to guard Jinliu Village is more than that of the entire Wainan Yamen!" "In the end, Jinliu Village was destroyed, which means that this road is at least not stable enough." "At least for the next hundred years, Qifeng Mansion will no longer try to create a 'pure land' like Jinliu Manor." When he said this, he pointed to the south and said slowly: "Therefore, the Liuzun Temple has confirmed that all 'tree species' must be destroyed, the Liuzun body must be strengthened, and Gaoliu City must be expanded!" Ten years ago, the little god was able to survive and grow in the outside world. In the darkness, he displayed his divine power and scared away the evil spirits. Both Gaoliu City and Qifeng City believe that this road is stable. Therefore, in the past ten years, the Liuzun Temple has planted multiple tree species on the body of Liuzun, hoping to create more "little gods"! But it now seems that this road, at least for now, is still difficult. If all the power of the tree species is taken back and returned to Liu Zun's body, then... Liu Zun's roots will continue to grow and expand its protection range! In this way, sixteen wards can be expanded outside Gaoliu City! "In fact, the expansion was decided three years ago." Lu Gong said, "At that time, we only planned to expand three blocks... But after the failure of the 'Little God', the temple decided to destroy all the tree species, and it is expected to expand to sixteen blocks." "So, this is another reason why the position of the flag bearer of Linjiang Division is so important?" Lin Yan frowned and said slowly: "Zhou Kui, the flag bearer of the Outer Southwest Division, and Liang Hu of Qingshanfang are both coveting this position..." "To expand the city, there must be countless materials that need to be handled by Linjiang Division." Lord Lu smiled and said, "As long as you are a little greedy, you will be extremely rich! Especially for Liang Hu, whether he can be promoted to the Refining Essence Realm in this life depends entirely on the benefits of this city expansion..."

After hearing this, Lin Yan finally understood why the position of the flag bearer of Linjiang Division was so coveted. “The expansion is still under discussion.” Mr. Lu drank a bowl of soup before continuing, "I heard that you came to Jinliu Village in order to recover the things that were being transported by the Jiantian Division. I guess you must have seen the transcription page of the ninth volume of the magic sent by the Wutong Temple?" "Yes!" Lin Yan nodded slightly. Mr. Lu chuckled and asked, "This thing must have an original owner. Have you thought about how to deal with it in the future?" "I have thought about it." "how to respond?" Lord Lu said, "If you hadn't leaked out the power he had hidden inside, perhaps you could have just returned it to resolve this feud! But since you leaked out his accumulated power, I'm afraid it won't be as easy to resolve as you think..." “It’s really hard to solve.” Lin Yan frowned and said, "This kind of person is at least at the Qi Refining Stage, or even higher. I am afraid I don't have enough ability to kill him!" "..." Mr. Lu was stunned for a moment and asked, "What did you say?" Lin Yan said: "When he comes to me, I will kill him with one blow!" Mr. Lu fell silent. In his mind, he wanted to help Lin Yan, resolve the grudge with the other party, and return the blank alien egg. But now it seems that the young people’s ideas seem to be a little different from his? "There's no need to fight and kill. This matter can be negotiated. A little compensation may calm their anger." Mr. Lu couldn't help but persuade. "If I don't kill him, I really can't calm down." Lin Yan said in a deep voice: "He almost killed me, and almost killed my brother... Wait, Mr. Lu, do you want to calm down his anger?" "No, I just want you to calm down." Mr. Lu rubbed his brows and said, "Eat first, or the food will get cold later." After Lin Yan finished his meal, he took the cyst. He took out a wooden box, opened it, and saw a small white ape with two wings lying inside. "Mr. Lu, take a look. What kind of species is this?" "Hmm?" Mr. Lu was surprised: "This monkey can grow wings, how rare?" "What?" When Lu Tang heard that the monkey had wings, he couldn't help but run over and asked in surprise, "Where did you get this bastard?" "What the hell?" The little white ape with two wings raised its head and cursed, "Who are you scolding?"

(End of this chapter)