Chapter 229 – Recovery on the Day of the Spring Festival (8,000-word chapter)

Xu Qi’an was furious, anyone who encountered such a thing would be furious.

If it wasn’t for the fact that he knew he couldn’t beat them, Xu Qi’an would have already gone up to look for trouble, holding the collar in one hand and swinging his palm with the other, questioning as he did so:

Didn’t we agree to save me, you pitiful bastard? You gave me back my fucking life!

This stinking monk has completely failed his trust, ah, promised that I will offer my body to you, you help me kill the enemy? Although we have a verbal agreement, but can’t we have a little contractual spirit?

At this time, Xu Qi’an thought of a song quite fittingly:

Selling my love, you took a debt of conscience, and at last the tears fell from my eyes knowing the truth.

“What am I going to do now? Will I still be able to live? Should I reincarnate or take over and be reborn, is there reincarnation in this world?”

With trepidation, Xu Qi’an suppressed all his emotions and kindly discussed with Monk Shenshu.

It’s no use turning the other cheek when it’s already happened, you should think about how to face the future. That’s not being a wimp, that’s an adult mindset.

Of the two choices, reincarnation and taking over and being reborn, Xu Qi’an preferred the latter, after all, it would take a very long time.

A grown man’s soul, trapped in a baby’s body, and within a few years he’d gone insane from sheer boredom.

As Xu Qi’an floated his thoughts, Monk Shenshu opened his eyes with a peaceful brow and said, “You seem to be blaming me?”

No, I don t blame you, I just blame me for trusting the wrong person ….. Xu Qi’an mentally spat.

“How much do you know about the Wufu system?” Monk Shenshu wore a smile on his face.

Xu Qi’an thought about it.

Master Shenshu’s expression was slightly lopsided, as if he hadn’t heard him, and he faintly said, “A martial artist refines his body, and uses his human strength to fight against the power of the heavens and the earth. This “body” does not only refer to the physical body, but also the essence, qi, and spirit are one and the same.”

You stinking monks can’t even pick up on the story, it’s not funny ….. Xu Qi’an nodded indistinctly, “So, even though Master was sealed in Sangpo for five hundred years, his Yuan Shen remained undying, is that so?”

This is reasonable, if only refining the physical body, then the shortcomings of the martial artist is also too obvious, like the Taoism this system specializing in cultivation of the spirit, is not a minute can take over the martial artist?

The martial artists were not as fancy as the major systems, but they felt the most stable in the later stages, at least more so than the Taoist sects.

Look at what the three Taoist sects are all about, doing nothing, crashing in first place.

Monk Shenshu nodded, “But below the third grade, martial artists focus on beating up the physical body and exhaling and practicing qi, and the only seventh-grade God Refining Realm is refining the Yuan Shen.”

Hearing this, Xu Qi’an fiercely realized that something wasn’t right, since the three elements of Essence, Qi, and Spirit were in equal proportions, why was there only one grade, the Seventh Grade, that hammered the Yuan Shen?

“You now know the importance of the God Refining Realm.” Monk Shenshu explained:

“An ordinary martial artist refining the gods is only tentatively feeling their way to the limit, this is inferior. To keep breaking through the limits in desperate situations, this is the upper grade. The more solid foundation you lay at this stage, the higher grade you will come to, the deeper your base will be.”

“Grandmaster, the seventh grade of God Refining is the foundation for which grade?” Xu Qi’an’s heart stirred.

“Second Grade Harmonization.”

This is too far away for me, it is still hard to say whether I can reach that height in my life …. Xu Qi’an belabored in his heart, “The reasoning is like this, but, but I’m still dead after all.”

He felt that it was too much of a loss to lose his life for nothing in order to lay the foundation for the illusory second grade.

“How can one live towards death, if one does not die?” Monk Shenshu laughed.

“Then will I be reincarnated or take over and be reborn?” Xu Qi’an pursued, musing, “If I could choose, I would like to take over the body and be reborn, there’s not much to ask for, well, first of all, it must be handsome and peerless.

“Secondly, you must be the first son of a prominent family, born with a golden spoon. Of course, the cultivation level should preferably be at the Qi Practicing Realm, never at the Essence Refining Realm, I don’t want to go through the old days of sitting and sighing with my hand on my yin.

“And finally, have a double-decade-old foxy sister who can oink kind of thing.”

Monk Shenshu ignored his request, his face seemed to be engraved with the unchanging peace of the ages, and said:

“Third grade martial artists are able to reborn with severed limbs and are extremely difficult to kill, and when cultivated to the highest realm, they are known as immortal. The poor monk has reached such a realm by a fluke.”

Xu Qi’an’s heart stirred, and then he heard Monk Shenshu say, “Before you died, I seized and retained your last strand of vitality, and I borrowed your body to warm the remnants of your body, which can also be fed back to you. The poor monk gifted you a drop of essence blood, you will refine it, and you will be able to bring the dead back to life.”

Is that ray of life me now? ….. That’s why I appeared here? Xu Qi’an asked, “Thank you, Master, so when will I awaken?”

“It’s a long process.” Monk Shenshu said.

Luckily, there is no cremation in this world, otherwise the suona will sound and the uncle and aunt will be raised in vain ….. No wonder Master Shenshu didn’t step in to save me, so this is what it means to live to the death …… You said it earlier, I could have shouted a few more slogans and acted like a sober ** ….. After confirming that he could be resurrected, Xu Qi’an’s mood brightened up and he happily spat.

………

Outside the city!

The crude martial artist came at him head on, and Dream Witch’s breath caught as if he had faced a mountain tipping straight into a tsunami.

At this moment, confusion and remorse were useless emotions, killing the enemy was his only way out.

Dream Witch cupped his hands to seal and recited words under his breath as his body erupted with a piercing blood light and his breath climbed upward.

The Blood Spirit Technique, which briefly enhances battle power at the cost of burning essence blood.

The meaning of the Undivided Fist in the ginger law had arrived.

Dreamwitch connects with the punch.

The two fists clashed together, the very first moment was silent, but after a few seconds, a loud rumbling sound was like a charred thunder explosion.

The ground beneath the two men’s feet sank at the same time, and dust instantly rose, enveloping a circle of several hundred meters.

Yang Qianyi was in no hurry to dodge, and in his haste, he stomped his foot on the ground, and a formation pattern lit up, transforming into a barrier, but then they all shattered in the next moment.

King Force felt a hard knock on the back of his head, and his back was hit so hard by the carriage that he almost screamed out in pain, but held it back as it was not in keeping with his status.

Thump…

After that, there were two more punches, and the blood light on the surface of Dream Witch’s body collapsed, and the black smoke on top of his head exploded, and he flew out backwards like a cannonball.

Jiang Lunzhong had already been swept away by his anger, and now he was instead incomparably attuned to the state of mind of a martial artist, fighting the heavens and the earth without fear.

Suddenly, Jiang Ruizhong’s brain seemed to be pierced by a steel nail, as if his heart was cut in half by a knife blade, he “wow” spewed out a mouthful of blood, the sudden change made it impossible for him to continue to pursue the attack.

Spellbinding!

In that instant just now, the Dream Witch had stolen a piece of his coat and unleashed the spell-killing technique with something close to him.

If it was a low grade martial artist, he would have been killed on the spot by now.

In a battle between high-grade powerhouses, this type of interference could almost separate the winners from the losers, and the chance to win was just a split second away, but Dream Witch decisively gave up this opportunity because the other party was a martial artist.

Copper skin and iron bones.

The major systems hated wulfs, thinking them to be rough billets, in addition to the fact that wulfs were monotonous in their methods and only exerted violence. There was another reason: wulfs were hard to kill.

They can miss ten or twenty times or more, you can’t kill them, you have to grind them slowly.

And you only have to miss once and they’ll blow your brains out.

It might even lift your canopy, take a look at your brain, and walk away disappointed.

Bah, crude martial artist.

After the spell took effect, the Dream Witch quickly withdrew and fled in the distance.

“Bang!” He then crashed into the invisible wall.

“Yang Qianyue!!!” Dream Witch roared angrily.

“Of the formations I’m proficient in, six of them are enemy trapping techniques, so hurry up and break the formation, there are five more waiting behind you.” Yang Qianyi appeared not far away, his back facing Dream Witch.

In this situation, just by looking at the back, anyone would have a sigh of relief: a worldly man!

Dream Witch has no chance to break the formation, he is not a martial artist, the margin for error is too low. Jiang Ruzhong killed, the battle spirit in the three punches just collapsed, at this time the dream witch is no longer a “martial artist”.

As we all know, when it comes to close combat, the major systems are younger brothers in front of martial artists.

“Pfft!”

Kang Lut-Chung punched Dream Witch in the face, and his head exploded, sending red and white, shattered bones in all directions.

The headless body stiffened for a moment, then slowly shriveled.

“Asshole, asshole ….”

The illusory figure appeared in mid-air, looking down on Jiang Luchong and Yang Qianyi, his face twisted.

That was the Dream Witch’s Yuan Shen, after a high grade powerhouse died, the Yuan Shen could briefly stay for a few days, not to mention that in the field of Yuan Shen, the Witch was second only to the Taoist Sect.

“What should we do with this guy?” Yang Qianyi said. ,

Jiang Lizhong shook his head, “I can’t do anything about the Yuan Shen, I can’t kill him. Even more so, I can’t trap him.”

If it was a physical body, a punch would kill it, but the Yuan Shen was special and immune to fist attacks. Shocking qi could indeed cause damage to the Yuan Shen, but the effect was limited, and at this time, if the Dream Witch’s Yuan Shen wanted to escape, Jiang Luchong couldn’t do anything at all.

Yang Qianyi proudly said, “I can trap him! There is a girl in the city who is from the Heavenly Sect, she has a way to refine this ghost.”

After finishing, he leisurely said, “Hand holding the bright moon and picking the stars, there is no one like me in the world ……”

Boom!

The power of the Yuan Shen ran rampant as the Dream Witch blew itself up.

Jiang Ruizhong slowly twisted his head and stared at the white-robed warlock, saying in a single word, “He self-destructed.”

“…… Thee are in a hurry.” Yang Qianyi depressed.

“Isn’t the point of the question that you’re delaying the moment by talking too much nonsense?”

“Farewell!”

“Yang Qianyi ….” Jiang Lunzhong shouted, but the white-robed warlock had already lost his figure, and he didn’t say the second half of his sentence.

Xu Qi’an sacrificed himself.

……..

Late at night, the stagecoach station was filled with a sad atmosphere, bright candlelight dispersed the darkness, but could not penetrate the people’s inner gloom.

It was now three minutes past midnight, and the badly wounded tongs remained at the post. The governor was not there, nor was Yang Chuan-nan, for he had been released.

The Lord Inspector himself released it.

When the appearance of the woeful, but expressionless Zhang governor returned, came to him and asked him: willing to wear the crime.

Yang Chuannan immediately agreed, not because of the eagerness to get off the hook, but at this moment, Yang Du Commander saw in the eyes of this reader a storm that made his heart palpitate.

Yang Chuannan then left the post and was ordered to mobilize the Weisi army into the city and cooperate with the Feiyan army to eliminate the rebels at the remaining three gates.

In the process of killing the rebels, Zhu Guangxiao and Song Tingfeng were the first to kill, and were hit by several arrows, so they had to return to the post station to recuperate from their wounds.

After taking over Baidi City, Yang Chuannan and Li Miaozhen led their troops to surround the five cities’ military headquarters, and searched for all of them, from the sixth-grade “commanders” down to the officials.

After that, Governor Zhang forcibly summoned all the officials of Baidi City with rank, and ordered the white-robed magicians to interrogate them one by one, and uncovered thirty-four members of Song Changfu’s rebellious party, together with the officials of the five cities’ military and horse divisions, mandarins, and captured soldiers, totaling four hundred and eight people.

There is no follow-up interrogation, also confiscated the prison, Zhang governor arbitrary, a group of rebels escorted to the torture table beheading. The governor has the right to act cheaply, but does not include the beheading of criminals.

However, this was an extraordinary time, and any oversteps could be explained by purging the rebels afterward. As long as Inspector Zhang pacifies the Yunzhou rebellion, the court will only reward him.

The torture platform kills heads and blood.

Things are not over yet, according to that Dream Witch who had his head blown off by a punch from Jiang Ruizhong, the plan of the rebel party is to kill the governor first, then seize Baidi City, and then cooperate with the mountain bandits to capture Yunzhou.

Governor Zhang has already sent messengers to all the prefectures and counties, telling the local guards to stand by and be on the lookout for attacks by mountain bandits.

Li Miaozhen and Yang Chuannan actively prepared for the defense of the city, enlisted militia, carried and repaired defense equipment, and waited for the enemy with fists and hands.

But until late at night, did not see half a figure, sent out the scouts likewise did not come back to repeat the order.

The South Gate, built in an urn in the city wall.

Governor Zhang, Jiang Ruzhong, Yang Chuannan, and Li Miaozhen, sat at the table to deliberate, Jiang Ruzhong squinted his eyes and stared at the city defense map to study it.

Li Miaozhen looked depressed and silent.

Governor Zhang swept a glance at the two of them, and finally looked at Yang Chuannan, vainly seeking advice, “Lord Commander, is it possible that the mountain bandits received the news of the failed mutiny and canceled their actions?”

He is a scholar, although he has also read the art of war for a few years, but it is not worth mentioning on paper, the two martial artists here, a disciple of the Taoist sect, are all experienced and humongous generals.

Yang Chuannan’s face was still pale, and his chest was vaguely painful.

It was a good thing that he was a general, his cultivation was temporarily wasted, but the ability to mobilize troops on the sands was more important than personal force.

When it is useful to call me a commander in chief, when it is not useful, a mouthful of a rebellious party ….. Yang Chuannan heart inevitably slander, the surface of the steady and solemn, said:

“In the case of a multi-front war, the speed of news transmission won’t be that fast, even if the army attacking Baidi City gets the news, it’s impossible for the rest of the various armies to synchronize their information.

“By the way, if it’s really as that Dream Witch said, war should have broken out in the various prefectures right now. Wait for another hour, and if there are no rebels attacking White Emperor City, we’ll send out troops to support the counties.”

Yang Chuannan looked toward the Flying Swallow warrior who was a close friend, “Miaozhen, what do you think? Miaozhen, Miaozhen …..”

Li Miaozhen “ah” for a moment, seemed to come back to her senses, and asked rhetorically, “What is it.”

Yang Chuanan repeated the question, then cared, “What’s wrong with you?”

“Nothing.”

Li Miaozhen shook her head, and the image of that young gong, half-stepping back, guarding the entrance to the courtyard came back to her mind.

Sad and poignant.

But what really made Li Miaozhen unforgettable was not simply the impact of the images, but the fact that she had never expected, no matter what, that the man she had thought to be horny and shameless would be able to make it this far.

At a time when everyone was on the verge of extinction, when the rest of the gongs chose to spit and heal, it was the good-for-nothing who really stood out.

It is the sense of impact created by the great contrast that is most powerful.

Every time he recalled the image of him standing on the knife, Li Miaozhen was a little sad, perhaps after years, recalling today’s scene, it is still distinct and profound.

“Where is Yang Qianyi?” Inspector Zhang asked.

“Gone, I can’t keep him.” Kang Lut-Chung said.

He somewhat relocated his anger to Yang Qianyi, as long as he remembered the sacrifice of his three subordinates, Jiang Lunzhong would generate impotent rage, abhorring himself and also relocating his anger to Yang Qianyi.

Despite the succinct explanations of Yang Qianyi.

Self-reproach and remorse will accompany him for a long time, until the years wash in the heart of the knot, he can meet with themselves “a smile”, the past left behind.

“Why did he come to Yunzhou?” Inspector Zhang frowned.

Jiang Lunzhong shook his head.

Suddenly, Jiang Luchong’s ears twitched and he twisted his head to look into the dark night. Li Miaozhen slowed down for a second and twisted her head with her.

“Coming!” Jiang Lunzhong said in a deep voice.

All of them immediately ran out of the urn and came to the city wall, and looking far away, they saw the continuous fire appearing in the distant darkness, slowly floating, like a flowing river.

Wooooooo…. Knock knock …..

The trumpets and drums sounded at the same time, echoing in the silence of the cold night.

The soldiers who dozed off against the women’s wall woke up and grabbed the spears, bows, shields, and other weapons around them to get into combat.

Li Miaozhen stood at the top of the wall, squinting her eyes as she looked into the distance, and suddenly flinched and drank, “Be careful!”

As the words fell, a silver light broke through the air, and the tip of the gun rubbed a sharp whistling sound in the air.

Fourth Grade Martial Artist!

And it was a peak fourth grade martial artist!

Li Miaozhen was shocked, her petite body tensed, Yunzhou even had an expert of this grade? There was a strong man of this grade in the mountain bandits?

The next scene surprised her, as Jiang Ruizhong actually took the initiative to welcome her, and reached out to receive the silver spear in a nonchalant manner. There was a complete lack of seriousness and vigilance in dealing with a strong enemy.

What was even more surprising to her was that the seemingly ferocious and unrivaled silver spear was actually soft and feeble, and took the initiative to send itself into Jiang Lizhong’s hands.

Li Miaozhen gazed at it, it was a heavy silver gun, the silver paint on the gun body was mottled, revealing the vicissitudes of age, but the tip of the gun was cold and bright, and the blood had not yet dried.

Compared to the ordinary silver spear in her hand, this spear was a true war weapon.

Li Miaozhen’s original weapon was a flying sword, and the main reason why she used a gun was because after joining the army, she had to have a weapon that matched her status.

In the distance, there was a loud bang, and a figure jumped up hundreds of meters away, arcing high in the air and smashing into the city wall’s bridle path.

This person wore a basalt-colored night watchman’s messenger uniform, with a golden gong embroidered on his chest and a cold, hard expression, like a carving.

“What are you doing here.” Jiang Lunzhong was both surprised and pleasantly surprised, and threw his silver spear over.

“By the order of my righteous father, I went to Yunzhou to fight against mountain bandits.” Yang Yan took the lance and answered succinctly.

Governor Zhang froze, seemed to grasp something, and asked after him, “What did Wei Gong say to you?”

“My righteous father said that the bandits in Yunzhou will rebel and ordered me to come secretly.” Yang Yan said:

“I had already secretly grasped the strength of the various guards in Yunzhou a few days ago, and had originally planned to clear out the mountain bandits after a while, but unexpectedly, at dusk today, there were a dozen or so groups of mountain bandits rebelling around. I just led a team to eliminate them, and guessing that something might have happened to Baidi City, I immediately rushed over.

“Sixty miles outside of Baidi City, we encountered a force of two thousand soldiers, and just finished killing them.”

Li Miaozhen glanced at the tip of the gun and said that it was no wonder there was still blood on it.

Zhang governor was relieved, it turns out that we are only on the surface of the chess pieces, Wei Gong secretly have deployments.

Yang Yan swept his gaze across the crowd, searching through the crowd and frowned, “Where is Xu Qi’an?”

Governor Zhang’s face suddenly solidified, and the surprise in Jiang Ruizhong’s eyes gradually faded.

Yang Yan’s heart sank, and his face, which was already paralyzed, became more and more cold and hard.

“He ……” said Inspector Zhang, his eyes showing sadness, “He, died in battle.”

Li Miaozhen hung her head slightly and sighed.

Click ….. The stone tiles under Yang Yan’s feet suddenly crumbled, and a strand of qi overflowed uncontrollably, signaling that this Golden Gong’s emotions were out of control.

His eyes were as sharp as knives, and his face, perennially paralyzed, twisted up in a rare manner as he squeezed out a sentence through his teeth, “How to die.”

Governor Zhang told Yang Yan what happened today, originally, and finally said that when Xu Qi’an died to protect everyone, the governor’s eyes reddened:

“He was hit by thirty-one arrows and had more than sixty stab wounds ….. He stood to his death and said not to retreat …. A promise weighs a thousand words, a promise weighs a thousand words.”

Jiang Lizhong slowly exhaled a breath, looking at Governor Zhang’s mournful appearance, somewhat unable to bear it, and said in a deep voice:

“It was a dereliction of duty, I’m sorry ….”

The long spear in Yang Yan’s hand swept across the room without any warning, the barrel of the spear bending and heavily smashing into Jiang Lizhong’s chest.

Bang!

Between the heavens and the earth, a flood of bell-like vibrations erupted.

Kang Lut-Chung crashed through the women’s wall and parried.

Yang Yan stomped down half of the city’s head and rose up into the sky, his roar echoing from afar, “Jiang Ruzhong, you piece of trash, I’ll have to kill you today.”

……..

In the stagecoach, the hall.

The corpses of Xu Qi’an and three Silver Gongs and one Copper Gong were parked in the center of the hall, covered with white cloth.

The arrows on Xu Qi’an’s body had been stripped off, and his blood-stained face was cleaned, and Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao, who were sleepless late at night, tacitly came downstairs, moved two chairs, and sat down next to Xu Qi’an on the left and the right.

And without speaking, he sat silently and stayed with it.

A man’s grief is silent.

During this time, Song Tingfeng said two things: “Consider this a wake for you.” and “We’ll be brothers again in the next life.”

Zhu Guangxiao said something like, “At the end of the day, it’s still the two of us.”

The candle gradually burned to the end, the candle tears slipped and solidified drop by drop, in this sad atmosphere, Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao did not say another word.

Until the deep sound of footsteps came from outside the post, a team of night watchmen came to the post, headed by Yang Yan, Yang Jinluo seemed to have just experienced a big battle, woefully out of shape.

Behind him, a few silver gongs that followed him to Yunzhou, Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao both recognized.

Xu Qi an also knows, such as Min Shan and Yang Feng, who once investigated the Sang Po case together, such as …… the top boss of the three Li Yuchun.

Li Yuchun was like a walking corpse at this moment, he walked towards Xu Qi’an one small step at a time, walking very slowly, just a dozen steps or so, but it was as if it was covered with thorns, and stepping on a foot would cause a heart-breaking pain.

Li Yuchun reached out and lifted the white cloth ….. His body shook.

“Guv.”

Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao rushed to help.

Li Yuchun lowered his head, looked at Xu Qi’an’s face, and said, “I’ve heard that Ning Banquet died in battle, but how and the exact process I still don’t know, can you two tell me about it?”

Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao looked at each other, both a little worried that the chief was too calm.

Song Tingfeng told Li Yuchun what had happened, the latter listened very quietly and slowly nodded his head, ”Worthy of being the gong I brought out, good job, didn’t disgrace me.

“He’s always done things to my liking, just like when he cut that little bastard surnamed Zhu. He’s never greedy for money, and that’s better than both of you, so you should learn from him.

“The only bad thing about it is that the practice is too scattered, and then there is the fact that when patrolling the streets, he often sneaks off to listen to music at the hookah, and some people have come to me several times to complain about it.”

He rattled on about loose ends and reminisced about the old days.

It was generally quite calm, which made Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao relieved, they knew that the chief valued and appreciated Xu Qi’an, when he had dared to slash Duke Wei’s face in public because of the knife chopping the silver gong.

However, when he lifted the white cloth and examined Xu Qi’an’s clothing, he suddenly stormed out:

“What son of a bitch straightened his shirt, what son of a bitch straightened his shirt, the sash isn’t symmetrical, the sash isn’t symmetrical …..”

He broke into an angry stance about to pull out a knife and cut someone, as if by doing so, others would ignore the tears raging in his eyes.

“Chief.” Song Tingfeng shouted.

“The sash is not symmetrical, the sash is not symmetrical.” Li Yuchun cupped her face with both hands, and her shoulders kept trembling and trembling …..

……..

Li Miaozhen returned to her mansion within the White Emperor City and sat alone in her study for a long time, a small jade mirror at her hand.

She wanted to pick it up several times and tell everyone about Three’s death, but held back.

Consider it as a last attempt to save a little face for him ….. Li Miaozhen sighed and still picked up the small jade mirror and transmitted the message:

[Taoist Master, I have something to say to you alone.]

In the middle of the night, suddenly awakened by the throbbing of the summons, the members of the Tiandi Association were very annoyed in their hearts, and even more so when they saw the contents of the second summons.

Again?

[Nine: I’ve blocked the rest.]

[2: Taoist Master, the matter of Yunzhou has been calmed down.]

[Nine: It’s a good thing.]

[2: I already know that number three is Xu Qi’an.]

Daoist Master Jinlian laughed: [Nine: This is a good thing].

[2: Xu Qi’an was killed in battle.]

[Nine: ????

[Two: I will find a way to retrieve the fragment of the Earth Book, and after the spring of the coming year, I will leave Yunzhou and make a trip to the capital.]

[9: Are you sure Xu Qi’an died in battle?]

[Two: Uh-huh.]

[Nine: It’s impossible.]

[2: Why did the Taoist Master say that?]

[Nine: Xu Qi’an is a person of great fortune and is by no means short-lived.]

[2: But he did die. I buried the body myself.]

Daoist Master Golden Lotus asked: [Can any Yuan Shen be dispersed?

Li Miaozhen frowned: [When I arrived, he was already dead. Moreover, he wasn’t at the God Refining Realm yet, his Yuan Shen wasn’t considered strong, and with the impact of the fury and blood qi, he likely dissipated on the spot].

Besides, with her caliber as the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Sect, would she not be able to tell if a corpse still had any life left in it?

Daoist Master Golden Lotus did not reply for a long time, and after a few minutes: [I know, you don’t have to care about the Earth Book fragment. Whether Xu Qi’an is dead or alive, I will personally verify it.]

Li Miaozhen raised her eyebrows, Daoist Master Jinlian clearly did not trust her judgment. However, she didn’t refute it, the message had already been conveyed, and it was the Taoist Master’s business to believe or disbelieve.

However, the Earth Book Fragment was the Earth Sect’s greatest treasure, and Li Miaozhen felt that the way Daoist Master Jinlian had handled it was too casual and did not pay enough attention to it.

Ending the shielding, No. 1 immediately sent a message: [No. 2, is it the end of the case in Yunzhou?

Li Miaozhen wrote back, [If you want to know the specifics, you can exchange news of equal value].

[I: Yeah, no problem.]

[2: The one who really colluded with the Witch God Cult and fostered the bandits was Song Changfu, the Minister of Public Administration, who blocked the Baidi City and gathered the rebels to surround and kill Governor Zhang, although he failed, the night watchman also suffered heavy losses.

[We …. The one Xu Qi’an, who was often spoken of when the book was passed around, sacrificed himself.] She didn’t announce the fact that Xu Qi’an was number three after all.

Number three will never appear again …… Li Miaozhen added in her heart, a little sad.

Xu Qi’an was sacrificed?

Within the Heaven and Earth Society, the one who reacted most violently was number six, Heng Yuan, followed by number four, though number four was purely lamenting the talent.

Monk Hengyuan was different, as he once again experienced the mourning of his senior brother, Heng Hui, when he died.

[Two: After the start of spring, I’m going to make a trip to the capital. Number One: I want information on all the disciples of the younger generation of the Human Sect.]

One never replied to her again.

…….

Yunzhou is now a pile of mess, and the officialdom of Baidi City is in great turmoil and fear.

As a governor appointed by the court, governor Zhang could not leave, he wrote a folded report on the Yunzhou case to the court. Then stay in Yunzhou to preside over the situation, waiting for the court’s instructions, waiting for the new Buzhengzhi arrived in Yunzhou, he can only return to the capital.

Jiang Ruizhong and Yang Yan stayed in Yunzhou to fight the bandits, as well as to escort the safety of Governor Zhang.

However, the corpses of Xu Qi’an, as well as three silver gongs and one bronze gong, had to be transported back to the capital; they were heroes and should not be buried in a foreign land. In the cold winter months, the corpses would not decay in the short term, but they should not be left in Yunzhou for a long time.

The task of escorting the bodies of the four back to the capital was given to Min Shan Min Yin Gong.

The three of them, Li Yuchun, decided to stay in Yunzhou to participate in the fight against the bandits, venting their grief that had nowhere to rest. At the same time, deep down, they dare not return to the capital with Xu Qi’an’s corpse, afraid to face his family.

Inspector Zhang prepared coffins for the five fallen night watchmen, bowed deeply, and did not get up for a long time.

When sealing the coffin, Inspector Zhang placed four letters sent from the capital on Xu Qi’an’s chest.

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February 2, Spring Festival Day.

There is no Chinese New Year in this world, but there is a festival similar to Chinese New Year called Spring Festival Day.

This is the most important day of the Dafeng, when the emperor leads the civil and military officials to offer sacrifices to the sky, praying for favorable winds and rains this year, and for the prosperity of the country and the people.

Families would follow the festival by cooking goats and slaughtering cows, and even the busiest people would return home to their loved ones on the day of the spring festival.

Spring cold, the canal floating thin ice, the official boat slowly north, embarked on the homeward journey.

Xu Qi’an awakened on the day of the spring festival.

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PS: Yesterday, the monthly vote surge, back to the monthly vote list No. 4, I am very happy, thank you for your support. Well, empty mouth said no sincerity, the big chapter is presented, in addition, thanks to the “starting point eight million big eagle knight chief instructor” alliance reward.

By the way, I still owe three allies to add more, “Failure of life”, “Peiqian brother”, “General Instructor”. I’ll add them when I have time. This big chapter doesn’t count as a raise, it’s a thank you for the monthly vote list.

I don’t yell out things like “how many votes plus one more”, I never do because I feel like it puts pressure on you guys, but if you all vote more, I’ll voluntarily increase the number of votes.