After the immortal disappeared

Dou Wuxing was taciturn. After drinking for an hour, he could say thirty sentences, and twenty of them were about agriculture and mulberry.

Yes, he studied various plants, especially crops, soil, atmosphere and climate.

He also told He Lingchuan that there will be several "curtain rains" in Lingxu City recently, because after these freezing rains, winter will officially begin in the central and northern parts of Bejia, and there will be a world of snowflakes.

He Lingchuan listened very carefully: "You mean, it will rain in central and northern Bejia?"

"Yes, from east to west." Very few outsiders were willing to listen to this. Dou Wuxing became energetic and said, "From the north of Chiyan, push all the way to Xuluo Kingdom."

"Start with Lingxu?"

"No, no, it starts from the Tuan Ling Kingdom, passes by Lingxu City, and then continues to the west."

"I see, will it be earlier or later?" He Lingchuan stroked his chin. In the original world, this was called a rainband, and it came and went with a season and regularity.

"Of course I will." Dou Wuxing said with a smile, "But it's not bad. If it starts to rain in Lingxu City, the cities to the west will be almost the same, within a few days."

He Lingchuan let out a long sigh. He was lucky enough to accidentally pick up important information on the wine table.

After a few glasses of wine, everyone started talking.

He Lingchuan was well-known and cheerful, and others were happy to make friends with him. He took the opportunity and said: "I would like to ask, I heard that Bejia is at war with Mou State on the eastern front. Will Brother Dou not be in trouble in Lingxu City?"

As far as he knew, when the Yuan Kingdom went to war with other countries, they directly expelled the opponents' people from their own territory. Along with some foreign affairs personnel, those who remain will be subject to strict supervision.

The Dou brothers looked at each other and shook their heads: "Lingxu City is known for its openness, and we are only students and do not hold positions in key institutions, so we are not subject to restrictions. As long as we don't wander around in the core area, no one will probably come to question us. us."

Dou Wuxing continued: "But now that the two countries are at odds, if we want to find a job in Lingxu City, it should be more difficult than before. I'm afraid we won't be able to pass the first life experience screening."

Dou Wenguan also sighed: "My brother has been preparing for his trip to Lingxu City for many years. He finally came here to study. Who knew the war would start first? Alas, things are unpredictable."

Dou Wuxing originally wanted to work as an official in Lingxu City and gain a foothold, but unexpectedly the difficulty suddenly increased several times.

With one move from a big country, the fate of a small person can be changed immediately. This is called everything is fate and nothing is up to anyone.

He Lingchuan kindly said a few words of comfort.

He had done his homework and knew that Mou State and Bejia had no border. They were separated by a huge sea of ​​​​earth and two small countries.

Its area is twice as large as the Kite Kingdom, and its products are quite abundant. It has experienced fewer disasters in recent decades, so it should be quite prosperous. Unfortunately, there have been several wars.

Like the Yuan Kingdom, the Mou Kingdom also strictly prohibits worshiping gods, and there are many Taoist sects - this is the country with the most Taoist sects east of the Earth Sea.

Bejia and Mou Guo have always disliked each other, but there are many countries that serve their kings, so Bejia would not have raised his fists over this matter.

The Dou brothers told him that in fact, the two countries have always been competing with each other.

There are two small countries sandwiched between Bejia and Mou: Peng and Ousu.

Peng State was firmly controlled by Bejia, while Ou Suan was very close to Mou State.

These two small countries are geographically adjacent, but they have a deep hatred. The Peng State once took the king of Ou Suan as a prisoner and bullied him in every possible way. In retaliation, Ou Suan massacred 200,000 civilians of the Peng State in one go...

This kind of behavior is shocking even if it happens in Bejia and Yuan countries, let alone a small country?

When He Lingchuan heard this, he couldn't help but said: "These small countries are really more ruthless than the big countries."

"Who says it's not?" Dou Wenguan sighed.

These two small countries fought like black-eyed chickens. They were at war for at least six or seven years out of ten years, and the rest of the time was spent preparing for war. You win today, I win tomorrow, and it took no effort to get both Bejia and Mou Guo involved.

Neither country could sit back and watch their younger brothers being bullied. Over and over again, they went from coaching on the sidelines to fighting off the field.

Many things happened in the middle, which caused the relationship between the two countries to deteriorate rapidly, and Mou Guo also publicly challenged Bejia. However, until half a year ago, the battlefield was between two small countries. Bejia and Mou were competing on other people's lands.

He Lingchuan knew something was wrong when he heard this: "Then what?"

"Two towns behind the western border of Mou State were attacked, and more than 3,000 townspeople were massacred. It was Bega's army that did it. The reason was that Aiko, a general of Shanyu State, was killed on the battlefield, and he led his troops to go around the enemy's rear and launch an attack. Revenge." Dou Wenguan shook his head, "Since then, the war has escalated."

Bega tore off his mask, stopped pretending, and ended up personally.

He Lingchuan remembered that just a month ago, General Ling led his troops to the eastern battlefield.

He thought for a moment: "Bega hasn't fought for some years, right?"

Gao Jilin pondered: "At most, it's sporadic local conflicts. A serious war like the one with Mou State, at least..."

"Forty years." Du Shan answered, "Bejia has not fought such a tough battle for at least forty years. On the contrary, Mou State only ended a long war five years ago. It is said that there are many famous generals and the army is brave and good at fighting."

Jiang Tao was a little dissatisfied: "Are you trying to say that Bejia can't defeat Mou Guo?"

"The war involves too many things, and we outsiders don't know the inside story and have no way of judging. So I won't argue with you." Du Shan didn't even look at him. "I just think that Bejia can't defeat Mou Guo so easily." Down."

He Lingchuan thought for a while: "Bejia has not fought for decades, but he suddenly started fighting with Mou Guo. It's weird."

"There were no wars in the past, but there were always a lot of frictions and conflicts." Du Shan took a sip of wine, "Besides, the causes of wars are often trivial matters."

At this moment, a bird of prey suddenly jumped in from outside the window.

Before anyone could react, it folded its wings and landed on the back of He Lingchuan's chair, and let out a clear chirp:

"Special envoy, His Highness is asking you to rush to the Qing Palace as quickly as possible!"

When the goshawk arrived, He Lingchuan put down his wine glass: "What happened?"

"Shidu Bai has returned to the city. Go straight to the Qing Palace to get someone!"

These words were really impactful, and the audience was greatly shocked, and they all let out a long "ah". The amount of information contained in it was so large that He Lingchuan's first thought was:

The storm finally came.

He immediately stood up and said seriously to his friends: "Here comes the business. He takes his leave and will talk about it another day!"

Gao Jilin and others said, "Just go and do your work."

He Lingchuan threw down a piece of silver, went out and jumped on the blue sheep. The goshawk flapped its wings and flew to the big horns of the blue sheep, and took a free shuttle bus.

This is its own seat and it is very accustomed to it.

One person, one sheep and one eagle were gone in the blink of an eye.

Du Shan and others also encouraged their companions to go out: "Hurry up, Qing Palace is not far from here, let's go and see the excitement!"

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It took Yanyang a quarter of an hour to get from the restaurant to the Qing Palace, just long enough for He Lingchuan to ask what happened.

The journey from Lingxu City to Yangshui was neither far nor close, but Bai Ziqi made the journey back and forth in a few days. It was such a vigorous and resolute move that even the good horses lost their lives.

Goshawk is already He Lingchuan's old partner, and he can make it clear in just a few words.

Bai Ziqi returned to the city about an hour ago.

The first thing he did when he returned to Lingxu City was not to go back to Tiangong to report as usual. Instead, he carried the decree of the God of Heaven and led the Tiangong Guards to go straight to the Qing Palace to capture the person!

He Lingchuan was shocked.

Apparently, Bai Ziqi successfully captured Kong Jiaxiang, an important witness of Qingfu Temple in Yangshui. On his way back to the city, he tortured the people involved in the Qing Palace case. Once he arrived in Lingxu City, he started arresting them non-stop!

Why was he in such a hurry that he didn't even go back to the base camp? Is it because he is afraid that reporting at all levels will delay time, so someone will go to Qing Palace to report the news?

Long nights and many dreams. It seemed that Bai Ziqi had done enough to keep it secret during his journey south, and his opponents had no idea that he had gone to Yangshui.

After finally taking advantage of this opportunity, he must not miss it again.

Moreover, He Lingchuan also noticed that Bai Ziqi dispatched the Tiangong Guards instead of the Tongxin Guards. It is obviously more convenient and more in line with the rules to mobilize the Tongxin Guards in the south of the city.

Bai Ziqi is such a careful and cautious person, how could he make such a stupid mistake?

Looking around, it is obvious that the Tiangong Guards are our own, and they can be used like arms and fingers with more confidence.

"Then what?"

"The Qing Palace guarded the gate and refused to allow them to enter." Goshawk said, "Then His Highness sent me to invite a special envoy. I don't know what happened next."

Bai Ziqi holds the decree from the gods in his hands, how dare Qing Palace stop him outside? "What reason did Qing Gong use to prevent him from entering?"

"The Qing Palace disciple said that the Imperial Master is taming a dangerous artifact, and outsiders may be affected if they break in."

He Lingchuan held up his palms and secretly thought it was interesting. This excuse was not sincere. Apparently Bai Ziqi's sneak attack caught Qing Gong off guard.

It's only a quarter of an hour away.

This is the first time he has been close to the Qing Palace. This is a complex of buildings on the mountainside. It is antique and looks not much different from the ordinary wealthy manors. It just has more towering pagodas and thicker outer walls.

He Lingchuan arrived at the mountainside and was stopped. Horse-repelling stakes had been set up here as roadblocks. The Tiangong guards in armor and halberds struck the mountain road with a pestle. All fools knew that idlers should not approach.

But the front of the roadblock was crowded with people, most of whom were onlookers who didn't know where they were.

Tiangong and Qinggong, these are the most important forces in Lingxu City. Why are they suddenly fighting each other today?

He Lingchuan knew that there must be an informant of unknown origin here.

He even thought that at such a historic moment, Xi Yunhe might be hiding somewhere nearby, spying secretly.

He and his attendants showed their badges, and the Tiangong Guards let him go.

The most important clue was given by the people of Chiyan. Bai Ziqi wanted to give Prince Chiyan three points of thin noodles.

The mountain pavilion in front of the Qing Palace gate has been occupied, and several tents have been erected.

When He Lingchuan arrived, Fu Shanyue happened to walk out with Bai Ziqi. When he saw him, he smiled and said: "He Xiao, come and witness Qing Palace's stubborn resistance!"

He Lingchuan asked curiously: "What is going on now?"

Bai Ziqi tilted his chin forward and said, "The gate of Qing Palace is tightly closed. Our first round of attack has just ended. Their formation is really difficult to break."