Qin Yan took the "map" from Yang Ji's hand, glanced at it, and nodded:
"Today, I will lead the army out of the city in the name of encircling and suppressing the green forest bandits. - Lu Ling, you come with me."
"Yes, sir."
Lu Ling nodded.
This operation will definitely require a large number of experts, but Lu Ling knows that General Zhenyuan's invitation to help her is only secondary. The key is to reciprocate the favor and share the credit of the city lord's palace.
This credit is so great that it cannot be swallowed by just one person. Once the encirclement and suppression is successful, General Zhenyuan and the Lord of Pingchuan City will be valued and rewarded by the court, and they may even be directly promoted and may leave Pingchuan County.
"Yang Ji, this operation is too dangerous. You should not participate. However, don't worry, as long as this operation is successful, I can personally recommend you to the court and recommend you to join the sect."
Qin Yan said.
"Thank you, General."
Yang Ji was overjoyed.
For him, entering the sect for further study represents a way out, which is more important than any rewards from the imperial court for elixirs and exercises.
Moreover, there are many masters in the sect, and there is no shortage of elixirs and scriptures. Joining the sect is the best reward for Yang Ji now.
"Soldiers are valuable and quick" and time is of the essence. General Zhenyuan ended his conversation with Yang Ji and immediately left the general's residence.
Soon, a news spread throughout the city. The court's detailed operations discovered the traces of the Black Wind Bandits. General Zhenyuan personally led the team to take revenge on the lawless green forest bandits who caused mass murders in the Martial Palace.
The army was armored and strong, riding on war horses, with murderous intent. One after another, they passed through the city gate and headed out of the city. Things were aroused in the city. But the green forest in the city was so frightened that they were worried.
After a while, many figures quietly left Pingchuan City and disappeared into the dense forest.
No one knew that the target this time was not Green Forest at all.
From sunrise to sunset, Yang Ji waited silently in his new residence in Pingchuan City. The time became extremely difficult.
The people of the Tianyin Sect are hiding deep in the mountains. It is actually very difficult for the army to encircle and suppress them. The war horses cannot exert their power at all, but the people of the Tianyin Sect can sneak into the depths of the mountains at any time.
Yang Ji is not sure whether this operation will be successful or how successful it will be?
Yang Ji couldn't calm down, so he simply took a deep breath and started reading.
…
"Hooves clatter!"
At about three o'clock in the evening, at the gate of Pingchuan City, there was a rapid sound of horse hoofbeats. On the official road, two imperial soldiers, covered in blood, rode two horses through the city gate and galloped into the city.
"Great victory. Great victory!"
"Discover traces of cultists and behead thousands of them!"
With the clatter of horse hooves, a news spread throughout Pingchuan City. It turned out that General Zhenyuan discovered a cult's lair in a valley deep in the mountains, beheaded thousands of people, and wiped them all out.
Boom!
This news was like a huge stone thrown into a calm lake, causing an uproar. In an instant, Pingchuan City, which was about to fall into a deep sleep, woke up in an instant, and the whole city was shocked.
"Cultist? Didn't General Qin go to exterminate the bandits in the green forest?"
"What do you know? This is called false Taoism."
"Thousands! There are actually so many people!"
…
People were so shocked that they walked out of their homes one after another and went to the places where the inscriptions were posted on the walls. In every place, the cultists represented a terrible legend. They were evil, fanatical, and irrational. They dug up corpses and performed evil rituals.
He can even kill his brothers without mercy.
Eight years ago, the imperial court suppressed these cults because of these heinous actions. However, they did not expect that these people would resurrect again and secretly develop to this point. Everyone was terrified.
Although some people doubted the authenticity of the news, when several bloody heads were hung on the city gate, no one doubted it anymore.
When Yang Ji got the news, it was already a little late. But he still rushed to the city gate to greet him. General Zhenyuan's army arrived shortly afterwards, and horses galloped past the city gate.
These war horses were very clean. On their hooves, Yang Ji found bundles of cloth. However, each of the soldiers on the horse was covered in blood. Their noses and eyebrows were all stained with blood that had not been washed away, as if they had experienced
It was an extremely difficult battle.
In the middle of the army, Yang Ji finally saw Lu Ling, who had returned victoriously. She was wearing a petite battle armor covered with blood, and she was lying on the horse, looking exhausted.
This was the first time Yang Ji saw Lu Ling so tired.
"Yang Ji."
Lu Ling also saw Yang Ji at the city gate. He rode his horse, separated from the team, and walked to Yang Ji.
"How's it going? You're not hurt, are you?"
Yang Ji looked up and said with some worry. This battle was obviously not as easy as he imagined.
"No, it's just that I lost my strength."
Lu Ling raised his body slightly from the horse and showed a wry smile:
"This battle was very hard. Those guys were crazy and didn't care about their lives. Moreover, there was not one abyss monster in the valley, but three. Fortunately, you warned me before. General Qin was here again, otherwise this time it would be really difficult.
You will suffer a big loss."
When the "abyss monster" was mentioned, Lu Ling obviously had a look of fear on her face. With her cultivation and will, she could be so frightened, which made Yang Ji secretly shocked.
"It's good that you're not injured. You should go back to your hometown and get some news first."
Yang Ji expressed concern.
"Um."
Lu Ling nodded, paused, and suddenly a smile appeared on his face:
"Yang Ji, congratulations. No surprise, General Qin will personally vouch for you. In addition, thank you. With this great contribution, my father and General Qin will definitely be rewarded by the court. And after this siege, the border area
The land can be peaceful again for at least eight years."
When talking about the latter part, Lu Ling looked sincere. She is the daughter of the Lord of Pingchuan City. She participated in the siege this time and represented the City Lord's Mansion.
Encircling and suppressing thousands of cultists, including even powerful abyss monsters. This kind of achievement cannot be ignored even by the imperial court. Lu Ling's father has been sitting in the position of Lord of Pingchuan City for many years. With this achievement, he will be able to survive again.
It is very possible to be promoted in a few years.
It is possible for your official career to be prosperous from now on!
And if it weren't for Yang Ji, her father wouldn't have gotten the credit this time. At least, the city lord's mansion wouldn't have had a share in the siege eight years ago.
Yang Ji first saved her life and now helped her father. You can imagine the gratitude in Lu Ling's heart.
"It goes without saying. We are all friends, and you have helped me a lot."
Yang Jidao.
Lu Ling smiled, and suddenly his mind moved, as if he remembered something:
"By the way, the person you mentioned with three green flames on his wrist, we checked afterwards and found nothing. I'm afraid he escaped during the chaos. The three flames... this may be a person at the level of the helmsman.
It’s also a credit, but it’s a pity.”
There are some inconveniences in the deep mountains. It would be good if the army can capture most of them during encirclement and suppression. There will always be some fish that slip through the net.
Lu Ling and Yang Ji said a few more words, then walked through the city gate to the city lord's mansion.
This time, she really hadn't fought so hard for a long time.
…………
With a rumble, the city gate finally closed.
Yang Ji returned from the gate of the city, and he was still thinking about today's events along the way. They all said, "There is no way out, but there is no way out, but there is another village with dark flowers and bright willows." If he hadn't killed the "Skeleton Envoy" before, he would have noticed the special nature of the Tianyin Sect.
sign, this time we may not be able to find people from the Tianyin Sect actually hiding in Pingchuan City.
General Zhenyuan's action can be said to be a complete victory. The only flaw was that some remnants of the Tianyin Sect escaped.
"No matter what, the matter this time was finally resolved smoothly. I can also leave Pingchuan County."
Yang Ji breathed a long sigh of relief.
Although he got the first place in the martial arts examination, it was not without trouble after Yang Xuanlan's troubles. However, as long as he could successfully enter the sect, everything no longer mattered.
The sky has turned completely dark. The lights of thousands of houses in Pingchuan City are dotted with stars.
Yang Ji walked for a while. Just when he was about to leave the city gate area, something suddenly moved in his heart——
"wrong!"
An electric light flashed in Yang Ji's mind, and his feet stopped abruptly:
"The imperial court went to encircle and suppress the Tianyin Sect in the name of hunting down the Green Forest bandits. In other words, they had no idea that their stronghold in the city had been exposed. They even thought that the imperial court accidentally bumped into them while chasing the Green Forest bandits.
Their."
When Yang Ji thought of this, his heart immediately pounded. The Tianyin Sect's nest was near Pingchuan City. When the army encircled and suppressed them, these people fled in a hurry, and it was possible that they were even injured.
For these people, there is no doubt that they need a temporary shelter. They can rest, replenish their physical strength, avoid subsequent pursuits by the imperial troops, and treat their injuries. Pingchuan City is undoubtedly a place that meets the conditions.
As long as these people don't claim to be cultists, even if they stand in front of the imperial army, no one will recognize them.
"So... they might still be in that inn!"
As soon as this conclusion came out, even Yang Ji was shocked.
The imperial army was encircling and suppressing them, and these people actually dared to sneak into Pingchuan City. It was quite audacious. But this situation was not impossible.
Yang Ji recalled carefully in his mind that the leader of Tianyin Sect with three green flames on his wrist clearly jumped out of the back window. In other words, he didn't pay at all.
In other words, he still has his room in the inn. It is a natural refuge.
"You can tell whether you are present or not at a glance!"
A glimmer of light flashed in Yang Ji's eyes, and he swung his sleeves and immediately rushed towards the inn where he was staying. After half a stick of incense, a towering inn suddenly came into view, like a giant beast living in the darkness.
Yang Ji stood on the street, looking at the window in the middle. He saw the bright candlelight, and a clear silhouette appeared on the window paper, tall and strong.
"It's really here!"
Yang Ji's body trembled slightly, and a thought flashed through his mind. (To be continued...)