Although Zhang County Magistrates were as timid as mice, when he was serious, he was very meticulous and trustworthy.
Three days ago, he had received news from Yangqiu County that there were indeed traces of ghostly activity in the county.
Two days ago, the White Demon King had secretly rushed to Yangqiu County and was heading to the Jinshan Temple to meet up with Xuandu.
Last night, County Magistrate Chen and County Magistrate Shen had also secretly left the county office. Even the County Governor, who usually did not leave the county capital, had also gone to Yangqiu County. This represented the county office's determination to eliminate Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon.
The three officers were not present. Before County Magistrate Shen left, he had temporarily handed the county office over to Li Mu.
Today was the day of Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon's operation. The most dangerous place in the North County was Yangqiu County. As long as nothing major happened around the county capital, the six constables left behind in the county office could handle it.
Today's Yin hour was the Xu hour. Half of the Xu hour had already passed and it was long past the time to go to the county office. Li Mu had yet to leave the county office.
He sat in the duty room, somewhat absent-minded.
Although there was no doubt that the five fifth realm cultivators could take down Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon, Li Mu had a clearer understanding of the Devil Path's Heretical Cultivation after the incident with Monk Qianhuan.
They viewed mortals as ants and weeds. The lives of thousands or even tens of thousands of people were just a cold number in their eyes.
Not only were these people ruthless in their actions, but they were also sinister and cunning. They were not easy to deal with.
Monk Qianhuan was crafty and had three burrows. He treated everyone, including cultivators of the same level as Fu-lu School and Xuanzong, as pawns. He deceived everyone and escaped. Even now, countless people were still in the dark.
If Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon did not have a spy in the county office, he would only need an hour to sacrifice all the people in Yangqiu County, leaving no time for the county office to react.
Li Mu stood up and walked into the courtyard, looking in a certain direction.
This time, the county government was determined to kill Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon. They would definitely wait until the Formation of Eighteen Nether Prisons was completed, and Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon was unable to free himself and had nowhere to retreat before they struck.
'It's almost time. I wonder how the situation in Yangqiu County is …'
Yangqiu County.
Zhang County Magistrates cupped one hand in the other before his chest and said, "Greetings, Your Excellencies."
An old man asked, "What's the situation in the county?"
Zhang County Magistrates walked to the wall and pointed at a huge map of the county. He said, "Your Excellency, I've identified some suspicious locations over the past few days. Ghosts have been active in these locations for the past three days. I didn't want to alert them, so I didn't act on my own accord."
"Well done."
The old man nodded approvingly and said to County Magistrates Chen, "Your Excellency Chen, please capture the Ghost Generals hiding in the key locations of the formation with Lord Shen. Try not to disturb the people."
County Magistrates cupped one hand in the other before his chest and said, "Your Excellency, Your Excellency."
County Magistrates Chen thought for a moment, then raised his head and said, "Your Excellency, after capturing Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon, can you let me kill him personally?"
The old man nodded and said, "We'll leave him for you to deal with."
County Magistrates Chen knelt on one knee and said in a low voice, "Thank you, Your Excellency."
The old man looked at Xuan Du, the Whitedemon King, and the young woman behind Xuan Du and said, "I'll have to trouble the three of you to come with me and find King Chu Jiang …."
Not long after, four figures suddenly shot up into the sky above the county office.
The four of them flew in four different directions and stood on the city walls of the north, south, east, and west. Four streams of Dharmic powers were emitted from their bodies and gathered in the air, enveloping the entire county.
Ordinary people could not sense this aura, but the cultivators in the county changed their expressions. They felt as if a huge rock was pressing down on their hearts, making it hard for them to breathe.
After a while, the old man on one of the city walls changed his expression and said in a low voice, "How can there be no aura?"
The four figures gathered together again. The White Demon King shook his head and said, "I didn't sense it."
Xuandu shook his head and said, "I didn't sense the aura of the Ghost King either."
The girl looked up at the sky. There were snowflakes falling from the sky. She closed her eyes to sense for a moment, then opened them again and said, "There's no aura of the Ghost King here, nor are there any other ghosts. There's only one evil spirit …"
She pointed in a direction and said, "That evil spirit is very weak. He's about to dissipate."
Bang!
Somewhere in Yangqiu County, County Magistrates Chen kicked open the door of a courtyard. The courtyard was empty.
He could not help but curse, "Damn it, there's nothing here again!"
The two of them had searched several places according to the markings on the map, but they did not find anything. Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon's Ghost Generals were not there at all.
County Magistrates Chen looked serious and said, "Let's go to the next place."
The two of them rushed to the nearest courtyard and finally felt the aura of the Soul Power in a room.
"Here it is!"
County Magistrates Chen's face showed a hint of joy. After breaking the door, he saw an extremely weak shadow.
The shadow was obviously a soul and was on the verge of dissipating. There were several blood-red iron nails on his shoulders, wrists, and legs, nailing him to the wall.
County Magistrates Chen saw this and his eyes almost popped out of their sockets. He said in a hoarse voice, "Ah Quan, why are you here!"
The soul raised his head and said weakly, "Sir, I, I've been discovered. Their, their target is the county …"
"Oh no!"
County Magistrates Chen's expression changed drastically when he heard this. He said loudly, "We've been lured away by Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon!"
Xuandu and the others walked in quickly from outside. When they heard this, their expressions changed drastically.
They thought that they had known about Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon's plan in advance and had sent out all the experts from the county government to gather in Yangqiu County. However, they had not expected to be lured away by Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon …
Yangqiu County was just a pretense that he had deliberately thrown out. His real target had always been the county capital!
All the experts from the North County government, including the White Demon King and Xuandu, were gathered in Yangqiu County. The county capital was empty, and no one could stop Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon and his Ghost Generals.
Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon had long discovered the spy in the county government. However, not only did he not expose him, he even played along and played all of them.
He did not even kill the spy. Instead, he used this method to express his contempt for the North County government!
"Yin Xin and Ting Xin are still in the county capital …" the White Demon King's expression was extremely gloomy as he said, "We have to rush back immediately!"
County Magistrates Chen's face was pale as he said, "It's too late. With our speed, it will take at least an hour to reach the county capital from here. By then, I'm afraid that Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon's formation will have been set up …"
An hour was enough for Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon to sacrifice all the people in the county capital. Even if they could rush back, it would be too late.
Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon had already planned all of this. Not only did he want to sacrifice the people in the county capital, but he also wanted them, the county officials, to experience this incomparable despair.
He wanted them to watch the people in the county capital die tragically …
The old man made a prompt decision and threw out a flying boat. He said, "Let's return to the county capital immediately. I hope they can delay it …"
On the flying boat, everyone drove it with all their might. The flying boat turned into a stream of light and quickly streaked across the sky.
At this moment, everyone's hearts were extremely heavy.
In order to eliminate Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon, the county government sent out all the experts. There were only six constables in the Assembled Spirit Realm left. How could they possibly delay Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon?
Even if they arrived, they would not be able to break the formation. They could only watch the tragedy unfold outside the city.
When Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon sacrificed all the people in the county, even if they joined forces, they would not be a match for the Sixth Realm ghost.
If they did not go to the county capital, all the people in the county would die tragically.
If they went to the county capital, not only would they not be able to salvage the situation, but they might also lose their lives.
This was a dead end.
However, despite knowing this, no one on the flying boat retreated.
Xuandu cast a golden light on the soul that was about to dissipate. The extremely weak soul solidified a little. His expression was sorrowful as he said guiltily, "It's all my fault. I harmed the people in the county capital …"
County Governor Shen shook his head and said, "It's not your fault. It's Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon who is too sinister."
"Yinxin and Tingxin are in the county capital. Third Brother is there too. I'm worried that they …" The White Demon King's face was no longer elegant. He revealed a ferocious expression as he gritted his teeth and said, "Bastard Chu Jiang. If anything happens to them, I'll kill you!"
Xuandu put his palms together and muttered, "Amitabha. Buddha, please protect us …"
County capital.
Yunyan Pavilion, teahouse.
Zhang Shan looked at Bai Yinxin and her sister, then looked at Liu Hanyan who was sitting beside them. Extreme shock appeared in his eyes.
After the shock, he gradually regained his senses. His expression gradually turned into envy.
Bai Yinxin was not in the mood to drink her tea. She sighed and muttered, "I wonder how father and the others are doing?"
Bai Tingxin picked up a piece of pastry and fed it to her. He said, "Don't worry. Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon is nothing. With so many powerful experts, nothing will go wrong."
As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Yinxin suddenly frowned and looked at the entrance of the teahouse.
A figure in a black cloak passed by the teahouse.
Bai Tingxin was puzzled. "What's wrong?"
Bai Yinxin retracted her gaze and said, "It's nothing. He's a powerful ghost cultivator. Just don't provoke him."
Bai Tingxin was no longer curious. She focused her attention on the table of the teahouse again. She shook her head and said, "What a lousy story. It's better to tell Bai Suzhen and Little Qing …"
County government.
It was almost the hour of Xu. The sky was already dark. Li Mu paced in the front yard of the county government. He was a little uneasy.
It was almost the hour of Yin. In Yangqiu County, the few powerful experts should have already taken action. He did not know how the situation was over there.
There should be no suspense in fighting five against one. As long as Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon had not advanced, he would not even have a chance to escape.
Thinking of this, he was slightly relieved.
Arrester Zhao walked out of the duty room and said, "Why aren't you home yet? Don't you need to accompany Lady Liu?"
Li Mu said, "Let's wait a little longer."
Arrester Zhao smiled and said, "Don't worry. It's already the hour of Xu. You should go back early. Come to the county government tomorrow and you'll hear the good news."
Li Mu nodded and said, "Then I'll go."
As soon as he finished speaking, a red light suddenly flashed in his eyes.
The whole yard of the county government was illuminated by the red light for a moment.
Li Mu raised his head abruptly and saw eighteen blood-red light beams shooting up into the sky from the county government. They gathered in the air and formed a huge blood-red light shield that enveloped the entire county government.
Li Mu was stunned for a moment and realized what had happened.
His face was extremely ugly. He could not help but curse.
"Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon, f * ck you!"
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