Blue Scorpion shook his head and said, "We didn't think of this before."

The three of them can be said to have been hunted here. They have done a good job paying attention to the local background and observing important figures like the Lord of Yutan City when they have time.

When you have too much time to take care of yourself, how can you have too much energy to worry about strangers who are far away?

jingle!!

At this time, the jade bell under the eaves outside the courtyard rang, symbolizing the arrival of guests.

Jin Congyun's voice sounded: "Fellow Taoist Guan, Fairy Lan, I have informed the city lord about the arrival of distinguished guests. The city lord intends to invite Taoist Master Guan for a while."

The golden-armored general looked at the five big and three rough, but he was actually very thoughtful. He had seen that Guan Luoyang and Lan Xingzi seemed to be old acquaintances, so he quietly stepped aside and let them go to reminisce about old times. He also set aside a certain amount of time to report the news himself.

The city lord.

Now is the perfect time to invite.

Blue Scorpion nodded and said: "Since I'm just asking you, then you go ahead. The problem you mentioned just now would be more effective if you talk directly to the city lord."

Guan Luoyang casually said goodbye to them, and under Jin Congyun's guidance, he walked out of the side courtyard and turned towards the main entrance of the City Lord's Mansion.

The City Lord's Mansion covers an area of ​​hundreds of acres. It has a side courtyard and a portal, which is specially used for distinguished guests to rest. It is not only separated from the main courtyard of the City Lord's Mansion by a high wall, but also light, shadow, sound, and smell.

The hot and cold spells are engraved on the brick wall, and there is no small door connecting them.

To enter the city lord's palace, you must first walk out of the side courtyard, walk hundreds of steps along the street, get to the main entrance, and then enter the palace.

The streets are bustling with traffic, hundreds of vendors hawking, and countless tourists walking around, laughing and worrying, chasing and fighting, all with the fireworks that only a prosperous city can have.

The child ran with the windmill and bumped into the scholar's chest. The young lady in Qingluoshang held a round fan and picked out the sachet.

The owner of the restaurant moved the steamer away, revealing the freshly steamed siomai underneath. It was steaming hot and fragrant.

His beard hangs down and his hair is green, all businesses are prosperous, and there is no sign of the monster's unrest at all.

Outside the main entrance of the city lord's palace, the eight-character wall faces the street, and two white jade lions squat on guard.

Nine white marble steps extend from the street to the main entrance. There are two deep red doors with copper rings with animal heads. There is a faint gluttonous texture on the door. On the left and right, there are pictures of weird-looking gods in simple armor riding clouds to control the house.

Jin Congyun led Guan Luoyang to the door. As soon as he stepped onto the first step, the two jade lions tilted their heads and looked over, their eyes rolling, showing curiosity.

The two gates opened on their own, and the copper ring in the mouth of the Taotie beast's head made a tinkling sound automatically in the absence of wind. The beast's head was speechless, but its brows were dancing, as if it was playing a welcome music.

Guan Luoyang crossed the threshold, and there was a screen wall inside the door.

On the screen wall, there are originally nine dragons fighting for the pearl. Four stone dragons, which look older, are lazily entrenched in the four corners, combing their dragon manes.

The five young dragons in the middle were whispering, twirling their beards at the tips of their claws, chatting and laughing. When they saw a distinguished guest coming, they quickly pretended to fight for the dragon ball. Each dragon's head alternately raised its head, pushing the dragon ball upwards from time to time.

When Guan Luoyang was about to walk around the screen wall, he looked back and saw the five dragons slowly bending down again and resting among the clouds and lotus leaves.

After bypassing the screen wall, I saw tea trees planted all over the courtyard, spiritual birds flying, and a road leading directly to the hall.

On the ridge of the hall's roof, there are glazed tiles with a clear and golden luster, and squatting are a few small beasts that look like they were made of gold.

These strange beasts that like to take risks and look far away have also developed round little bellies on the roof of the city lord's palace, and they move around and waddle on their short legs.

When Guan Luoyang was talking to Lan Scorpion and the others before, he could only feel that the atmosphere was tense. It seemed that a counterattack by the monsters could break out at any time. When he walked out, he also saw looming warning lights around the city.

However, after walking hundreds of steps across the street and arriving at the city lord's palace, there was a peaceful and lazy atmosphere everywhere.

When Edward introduced the background, he mentioned "Jukuzhou will be peaceful for a hundred years." This short sentence may mean that for the people in the local big city, they have already forgotten the long years of crisis.

It wasn't until I stepped into the hall and saw the city lord sitting high behind the rows of golden pillars that I found a somewhat serious atmosphere again.

This city lord with black hair and dark eyebrows is indeed astonishingly beautiful, with a tall figure and skin that is as good as snow. At first glance, there is only a kind of unworldly stunningness.

The flower on the forehead of the city lord is as red as the sunset. He is looking at himself in the mirror, but his brows are furrowed, showing a bit of solemnity.

"I heard that an old friend of the Blue Fairy came from afar."

The Lord of Yutan City stood up to welcome him, but still did not put down the mirror with eight corners and eight edges engraved on the back with eight bronze beasts in his hand. He cupped his hands and said, "Ao Bo is not happy enough to greet you from afar. It's rude."

Guan Luoyang returned the favor and exchanged names.

Ao Bohuan sighed softly: "Our Yutan City is originally the most special place within a radius of three thousand miles, and it also has some rare and beautiful scenery that we can be proud of. It's a pity that my fellow Taoist came here by accident. Recently, the enchanting atmosphere has gradually increased.

Amidst the gentle waves, I'm afraid I won't be able to let my fellow Taoists enjoy themselves and rest peacefully."

He bowed again and said, "I would like to apologize here first."

Guan Luoyang said quickly: "The city lord is too polite. Miss Lan is an old friend of mine, and she has the same interests as me. She has already told me about the signs of the demons causing trouble in Jukuzhou. Since I encountered him, it was God's will.

How could I stand by and watch?"

"Fellow Taoist Gao Yi."

Ao Bohuan said, "I am sending people one after another to warn various factions, and I am also nominally inviting them to attend my son's birthday party. I hope they can take precautions early and come to discuss countermeasures as soon as possible."

Guan Luoyang said: "I heard that the three parties in Jukuzhou, including the city lord, are powerful. The other sects are good and bad. If they are targeted by some big monsters, they may be in danger. The city lord invites them to the meeting.

, I wonder if you have any backup plans?"

Ao Bohuan shook his head: "We can only let them help each other and be as careful as possible. If monsters really attack a small group of sects in a concentrated manner, it depends on whether they can hold on until the reinforcements arrive."

Guan Luoyang said: "I wonder if the city lord sent more people who are good at flying cranes to convey messages and magical magic to accompany him when he sent someone to invite them. Maybe he could ask them to set up a message point every one hundred and eighty miles.

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"Once you encounter an invincible monster somewhere, spell warnings can be passed on one after another. You can use the fastest speed to let other sects know and rescue."

Ao Bohuan was slightly startled and shook his head: "This method is not bad, but unfortunately, hundreds of sects are scattered all over the country, thousands of miles apart, and I don't have that many manpower in the city."

When Guan Luoyang walked all the way, he noticed at least thirty four-star and five-star auras, the so-called loose immortals in this world, inside and outside the city lord's palace.

This number does not include those characters who may have deliberately hidden themselves.

Looking at the entire magnificent city, in order to be able to maintain this scene of magical auras and protection, the number of scattered immortals must be at least doubled.

Calculated based on the proportion of practitioners above four stars and below four stars in the Water Margin world, there are probably tens of thousands of sorcerers who are not in the Sanxian realm in Yutan City.

He was still sighing secretly before, it is indeed a world where Taoism is prosperous, but how could this city lord say that there is not enough manpower?

Guan Luoyang cupped his hands and said, "I would like to ask, how many warlocks and generals are there in the city?"

Ao Bohuan said: "There are more than 8,000 soldiers and generals in my city who are from the human race, and there are more than 3,000 monsters and monsters."

Jin Congyun added from the side: "The eight thousand soldiers in our city all have energy and blood like an oven, and their speed is comparable to that of ordinary thunder. However, they focus on killing with martial arts and are good at using Feihe Chuan.

There are only three hundred messengers who can use the sound flow spell."

"With just these three hundred messengers, even if we add some of the spirits who are good at messengers, it is absolutely impossible to set up scattered messenger points from Yutan City to various sects, as Taoist Fellow Guan said.

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Guan Luoyang was stunned: "Why are there only so few people?"

Although it sounds like the standard of elite soldiers in the city is at least three-star, the number is probably too small.

He frowned and thought for a while, then asked, "I wonder how many people there are under the rule of Yutan City?"

Jin Congyun said: "There are about a million people permanently resident in the city. If we count all the urban settlements in various places, there will be at least 15 million people."

Taoism is prosperous, there are many masters, it governs a radius of three thousand miles, and has a population of tens of millions. There are hidden dangers of demons and monsters outside, but there are only less than 10,000 human standing soldiers. Are you kidding me?

An idea flashed in Guan Luoyang's mind, and he clapped his hands and said: "By the way, although there are not many formal soldiers and generals, there should be many masters among the people who are no less than formal soldiers. After all, I see that Jukuzhou Taoism is prosperous, so whatever

If you pass down several sets of techniques, it seems that through reproduction, some outstanding talents will emerge."

Ao Bohuan and Jin Congyun looked at each other and asked in surprise: "Where on earth do fellow Taoists come from? Could it be that my fellow Taoists are from their hometown, and how can they teach the Dharma so lightly?"

Ao Bohuan shook his head repeatedly: "As the saying goes, the Dharma should not be taught lightly. Immortals and Buddhas all over the world must test their disciples to test their mind, perseverance, bones, and understanding, so as to avoid failing to seek the Dharma, wasting their lives in vain, and becoming obsessed with evil.

, and also to avoid people with evil intentions and learn the righteous Dharma."

"Even so, there are still many rumors of traitors and degenerates among the ten continents of the East China Sea, which is really sad."

"If there is such a culture in the hometown of Taoist friends who can teach Taoism lightly, it must be a blessed place. The teachers are selfless and fearless, which is admirable, but after all, they are only a few who live in this corner."

Jin Congyun followed up and said: "The Dharma should not be taught lightly. There is another consideration. It is also to avoid being easily stolen by enemies, demons, etc., to see through the context of the Dharma, and to study the techniques of mutual restraint. When teaching the Kung Fu,

, to maintain within a certain number, you can also have famous teachers to guide you, and use the art of sealing in your mind to prevent the leakage of the skills, but once it is taught too much, there will inevitably be more mistakes. "

Guan Luoyang frowned and said: "Even so, the life span of those who are successful in cultivation is naturally extraordinary. Accumulated from generation to generation, there should not be only a few thousand people."

Ao Bohuan said: "What we practitioners seek is to be free and at ease. The service members who have lived in the city for a long time, whether they are humans or monsters, have worked hard for many years. When they reach a certain age, they will naturally be given the Linggu Talisman and Yu, and they will be allowed to resign.

Go and explore the mountains and rivers of Shizhou and enjoy your old age."

Guan Luoyang thought of the protective auras flashing everywhere in the city.

There are only a few thousand people, even if the bulk of the people are supported by the loose immortals, it is really tiring for the remaining people to maintain such a thorough protective and vigilant attitude. It is really normal for the remaining people to want to run away to express their love for the mountains and rivers.

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However, if the restrictions were relaxed a little and the teachings were spread widely, they wouldn't have to be so tired in the first place.

well!

Guan Luoyang sighed.

In this world after ascension, there are indeed more masters, the grains are magical, and the people have no worries about food and clothing, but other places are very different from what they imagined.

But now is not the time to dwell on such things. After all, many things have pros and cons and cannot be explained clearly in a few words.
To be continued...