The moon was bright and the stars were sparse. The bright moon hung high in the night sky, making the world pale.
More than a hundred miles west of Luohu County, there are many people in the forest. Hundreds of people gathered in the night, but not much movement was made. The atmosphere was depressed and solemn. More than a thousand meters away from these people was the official road leading to Luohu County.
.
Where the crowd gathered, in the center, a stern-faced middle-aged man looked in the distance in the direction of Luohu County. Even though he knew he couldn't see anything, he still didn't change his gaze. His gaze was solemn, even with a trace of suppressed fear.
It comes from inner anger.
Around this person, there were hundreds of people dressed in similar attire, with black robes with red trim. Each one of them was a master with a strong aura, and every move made it clear that they had endured numerous dangerous battles to survive to this day.
No one spoke, the night was quiet, and the atmosphere was depressing and heavy.
I don’t know how much time passed, but the middle-aged man who was looking at Luohu County withdrew his gaze and said solemnly: "There is a deep hatred and there is no news. What happened to them when they approached Luohu County..."
He seemed to be asking this question to himself and the people around him.
No one can answer it, because no one knows what lies ahead in Luohu County, and no one who went there before has any news, and their lives and deaths are unknown.
He raised his head and glanced in the direction of Luohu County again. The middle-aged man asked solemnly: "Is there any news from other directions?"
"Going back to Mr. Director, we dispersed in more than ten directions around Luohu County. We sent people to Luohu County one after another, but no news came out. Everyone who was close to Luohu County within a hundred miles disappeared silently.
"We're connected." A burly man lowered his head and replied with a nervous tone, not daring to look at the director.
The people here are all from the Sanluo Dynasty. There is the arrest department, there are experts mobilized from all parties, and there is also the cooperation of the army, but the arrest department is the leader.
The director of the arrest department headed by him is not the chief director of the San Luo arrest department, but one of the deputy directors. His status is equivalent to Chai Shilin, who is cooperating with Yun Jing.
That day, Yunjing and the others set foot in Sanluo territory and analyzed seven suspicious locations. Chai Shilin reported the analysis results. At that time, the Sanluo Dynasty had already launched a secret operation and sent a large number of manpower to investigate those seven places first.
The operation was very secretive and too many people were sent out, but the ones who were actually selected to approach the seven locations were the elites among the elites. However, the results were not satisfactory. So far, nothing has been found. On the contrary, bad news has come one after another.
Du Jiu, the deputy director of the Sanluo Apprehension Department who was present, frowned again when he heard the answer. Although he had already guessed such a result, it was still difficult to accept it. The anger in his heart was about to burst out, and the people around him were silent.
We have been taking action since the beginning, but after so many days, we have not made any achievements at all. This is despite having a goal. The only bad news that can be called good news is that three of the seven places have problems.
,but……
In the silence, someone cautiously said: "Mr. Secretary, should we continue to send people to investigate?"
"No need, we have lost contact with those who have been sent for so many days. Should we send him again to die?" Du Jiu shook his head and gritted his teeth.
Dozens of elite men were dispatched, each one of them was a master in his own right, and his life and death were unknown. Such a loss was too great. If it weren't for this special period, with just such a loss, the entire arrest department would be held accountable from top to bottom.
Someone cautiously asked again: "Mr. Secretary, what should we do next?"
"Wait", Du Jiu took a deep breath and spit out this word.
Wait? Most of the people present didn't understand what Du Jiu was up to.
Then Du Jiu said: "I have already communicated with Mr. Chai. He and Mr. Yun will be here soon. It is Mr. Yun who has analyzed seven suspicious locations. All actions taken by then will be obeyed by Mr. Yun.
s arrangement!"
Hearing what he said, most of the people present were slightly stunned, their expressions were a little unnatural, and they were blushing with embarrassment. They clearly had a goal and took the first step, but they didn't make any achievements. In the end, they still had to rely on the outsider.
Lost all...
When everyone was embarrassed, Du Jiu said again: "Go on, everyone, please remember that after Mr. Yun arrives, there will be no Du Jiu, the deputy director of the arrest department. I am just a commander. We all obey Master Chai's orders and work quickly."
They were mobilized here.”
"As you command!"
No one has any meaning at this time. What you do behind the scenes is one thing, but you still have to cooperate with those who should cooperate openly. After all, that person is the person invited by His Majesty. He wanted to take credit before, but he was embarrassed.
All done.
In the silence, the special conch shell in Du Jiu's arms moved. He immediately took it out and put it on his ear while avoiding people. Listening to the feedback from the conch shell, his face became darker and darker, until finally he was almost dripping with water.
After returning to the crowd, Du Jiu said nothing. Everyone felt that he was like a volcano about to erupt at any time and did not dare to touch his brow. What on earth made Director Du so angry and entangled?
"Sir, what happened?" In the end, Du Jiu's confidant came to ask cautiously.
Du Jiu had nothing to hide from his confidants, and said in a deep voice: "There is news from the Director-General. The seven places Mr. Yun analyzed, including Luohu County, there are three places with problems, and the other two places have problems.
They acted separately. In one of them, the general director personally led the team. In the end, they fell short and suffered heavy losses. Even the general director was injured. They obviously had a head-on confrontation with the organization. In the end, after a fierce fight, they were allowed to leave calmly.
…”
Having said this, Du Jiu paused and gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty was extremely furious when he got the news. He scolded the Director General and was almost dismissed from his post. The Director-General did not dare to take credit anymore. This Luohu County
This is the last hope at the moment. Everyone must truly cooperate with Mr. Yun. If this place falls short because of us, let’s think about the consequences for ourselves!”
Hearing what he said, Du Jiu's deputy trembled, embarrassed and helpless.
His Majesty asked Mr. Yun to help, but it turned out that San Luo did not really cooperate and even concealed some information. He did not believe in his ability and did not want to lose face and humiliation, which led to this result.
But in the end, without any achievements, they suffered heavy losses, and had to cooperate with Yun Jing again and place their hopes on him.
What kind of thing is this? As a Sanluo person, it is a bit difficult to accept, but now you have to accept it if you don't accept it. After all, you messed up things yourself, you can't blame others.
After thinking for a while, the deputy said: "Sir, Mr. Yun will be fully responsible here. We can breathe a sigh of relief. After all, he is in charge, right? No matter how bad the situation is, we can't be blamed..."
"You think too much. Now that the situation has become like this, Mr. Yun doesn't know, and His Majesty still doesn't know? Indeed, if the situation here becomes worse under Mr. Yun's command, do you think His Majesty thinks it is his problem?
Is that because we acted on our own before and alerted the snake, which made this place more dangerous than before. No matter how bad it is, it’s not Mr. Yun’s problem, but ours. In the final analysis, it’s our incompetence. Moreover, do you really think that Mr. Yun can’t think of it?
Did we conceal something and act without authorization? If he couldn't even think of this, how could He De be invited by His Majesty? People are not sure how to laugh at us. Then, if there are achievements here under the leadership of Mr. Yun, that is
Because of his efforts, we appear even more incompetent, do you understand?" Du Jiu directly interrupted the deputy and gritted his teeth, his expression extremely ugly.
He knew very well that it was not Yunjing's fault that the situation here would get worse next. If there were achievements, it would be Yunjing's fault, which proved that he had the ability and means.
This is truly an extremely confusing situation.
A trace of embarrassment flashed across his face, and the deputy muttered in a low voice: "I don't believe that Yun Jing has the endurance to turn the tide. How old is he?"
"Forget it. If you are incompetent, you are incompetent. Why don't you show up to others?" Du Jiu shook his head and felt tired.
After a moment of silence, Du Jiu continued to change the topic and asked: "As long as the final problem can be solved, anything can be said. If it can't be solved, just weigh the consequences yourself. Let's not talk about it anymore. How are we mobilizing manpower? Don't let Mr. Yun come to take charge of the overall situation.
On the contrary, we failed to cooperate and made mistakes. Then His Majesty may not let the relevant personnel go as easily as before."
"Don't worry, Sir, the army is already in place and ready to stand by, with a total of 300,000, which is enough to wipe out the entire Luohu County. In addition, 20,000 good arresters have been mobilized from all sides, and there are thousands of elites in our arrest department.
Make sure nothing goes wrong," the deputy replied.
Hearing this, Du Jiu nodded slightly, but looked at his deputy and snorted coldly: "Do you think that with so many people, not to mention Mr. Yun taking charge of the overall situation, even a pig is enough to flatten Luohu County in front of you?
?”
"Sir, my subordinates definitely don't think so," the deputy quickly shook his head.
Without looking at him, Du Jiu said: "You know whether you think so, but what I want to tell you is, put away your little thoughts, the general director will personally lead the team to fight with that organization, and you will mobilize the manpower
Did you think it would be less than what we have here? But as a result, not only did we suffer heavy losses, but we also fell short of success, and most of the people who fought against that organization left calmly. Do you really think that just having a large number of people will be useful when facing that organization? If the command is not good,
These hundreds of thousands of people are probably not enough for the other party to kill!"
With his heart condensed, the deputy did not dare to say anything more and corrected his attitude. The seriousness of the situation was beyond anyone's imagination.
Nowadays, Sanluo is in a precarious situation. People are struggling to make ends meet due to drought. Manpower is needed everywhere. The army has to suppress riots caused by disasters everywhere. If there are further large-scale losses, it will be difficult to spare more manpower. It can be said that Sanluo has now
On the verge of collapse!
Time passes little by little, and the feeling of waiting is very uncomfortable. When will the so-called Mr. Yun Yunjing arrive?
The moon was at the top of the sky, and Yun Jing didn't wait for him here. Instead, he waited for the members of another arresting department who were urgently mobilized for support. There were only a few people, about a hundred or so, and they were led by a young man who was extremely handsome.
After the members of the arrest department arrived, they identified themselves and contacted Du Jiu immediately.
When you understand the identity of the young man who led the team, Du Jiurao is the deputy director of the arrest department. He does not rely on his high position and power. Instead, he politely said with astonishment: "Master Wu, you are a famous figure all over the world.
Talented man, why did you join our arrest department and do such dirty and tiring work?"
The so-called Mr. Wu is Wu Changkong, a great talent of the Sanluo Baiyun Academy and a top-ranked Jinshi in the Imperial Examination. When he went to Dali for exchanges, his knowledge overwhelmed the younger generation of Dali and made him speechless. He was famous all over the world.
With his knowledge and status, someone who should be in charge of the civil service group actually came to the arrest department, which is simply unworthy. It can even be said that he only came to the arrest department because he has a lot of brains, but he just came, and he was just a young man.
With the status of a small hundred households, there are thousands of households above them, and they hold positions such as deputy director and director. They are overqualified and underused, which is simply a loss to the country.
Wu Changkong was obviously very aware of his identity. He did not dare to show off in the face of Du Jiu. He respectfully bowed to his subordinates and said: "Master Du, what are you talking about? A mere reputation is nothing. They are all serving the country. It is the same everywhere. Arrests are the same."
I can also show what I have learned within the department, and I hope Mr. Du will take care of him in the future."
"Young Master Wu, you're welcome. I've heard about your talents for a long time. With your joining, our arrest department will be even more powerful. I hope you can make more suggestions in the future," Du Jiu said with a smile, not daring to be too boastful.
Although Wu Changkong is his subordinate now, don't go into Wu Changkong's origins. If he really treats him as a subordinate, does he really think that the teacher behind Wu Changkong is a vegetarian? He is a big boss in the court, and Du Jiu can offend him.
Sorry.
Wu Changkong hurriedly said: "If you don't dare to take it seriously, you will naturally have to do your best to seek political power in your position."
It has to be said that Wu Changkong's attitude made Du Jiu feel very comfortable. At this moment, his heart moved and he asked: "Is it because of that Yun Jing that Mr. Wu joined our arrest department?"
"There must be reasons for this. After all, Brother Yun was recommended to His Majesty by me. Now that he is here, I will fully cooperate with him. There is no reason to let him fight alone," Wu Changkong said calmly.
Du Jiu sighed when he heard this and said, "Young Master Wu is so confused. How could you ruin your career and join our arrest department just because of that cloud scene?"
It's not unreasonable to say Du Jiu. If Yunjing can't help Sang Luo solve the dilemma, as a recommender, Wu Changkong still has a future?
"I believe in Brother Yun's ability," Wu Changkong said.
Du Jiu pondered for a moment after hearing the words, and asked curiously: "Master Wu, is the cloud scene in Dali really that great? Even you admire it so much that you even have to block the conditions to persuade your Majesty to invite him here."
"Master Du doesn't know Brother Yun. I have made friends with him. It's not a question of whether he is great or not. He is a very special kind. In short, I believe that he can solve my problem, San Luo, more than anyone else." Wu
Changkong thought for a while and said.
Eyes flickering, Du Jiu thought to himself that the so-called Yun Jing didn't know what was so extraordinary about it, which made even Wu Changkong, who was already extremely knowledgeable, admire it so much, but he would be able to see it soon, so he had to take a closer look.
Others don’t know, and ‘Wu Changkong’ doesn’t know, that Yunjing is suspected of being in a happy realm. If he can’t solve Sang Luo’s predicament, this country may be really in danger.
Some people took it upon themselves to mess up things for the sake of so-called face. Whether the situation can be restored now depends on whether Yunjing can put Luohu County in order after his arrival.
When I think about the fact that we have obviously hired people to solve the problem, but the people below are not cooperating for various reasons, it has evolved into the current situation. If it were not the right time to hire people, ‘Wu Changkong’ would have wanted to cut it from top to bottom!
‘He will definitely not let me...me down’, Wu Changkong said silently in his heart.
Empress Sanluo Wu Qingmei disguised herself as Wu Changkong and came in person. The current situation is extremely bad. It depends on whether Luohu County can save some of the situation.
Other places have been screwed up, and Yunjing is here to take charge of the overall situation. She has to see it with her own eyes to regain some confidence.
Wu Qingmei is now Wu Changkong, but Wu Changkong is not Wu Qingmei. The real Wu Changkong has also arrived. He uses special means to disguise himself as another person and is ready to change identities with Wu Qingmei at any time. After all, as Empress Sanluo, Wu Qingmei
You can't stay outside for long periods of time.
Speaking of which, both of them have the surname Wu, and Wu is the surname of Emperor Sanluo. Wu Changkong and Wu Qingmei are still cousins, but they are two generations apart. With Wu Qingmei's method of securing the throne of Sanluo, they have long since
Wu Changkong conquered, it was Wu Changkong who cooperated with Wu Qingmei, and Wu Qingmei replaced Wu Changkong and went south to Dali.
There is only one Wu Changkong in the world. When Wu Qingmei wants to use this identity, the real Wu Changkong will naturally cease to exist.
When the bright moon in the sky turned slightly to the west, Du Jiu suddenly looked to the horizon and said, "Here we come."
Naturally, Yunjing and the others are here. At this time, Du Jiu also wants to see how Yunjing will lead the overall situation and settle the Luohu County ahead of him, which has never returned.
In the distant sky, a huge black eagle was flying towards the sky carrying a floating airship. Yunjing and the others were standing on the boat, heading straight in this direction.
In addition to those who were accompanying him at the beginning, there was also a middle-level innate master named Kang Hao, who was the one who searched for the bodies of his family members in Lumen City.
Yunjing and the others had discussed it before, but they didn't punish him. They gave him a chance to take revenge, so they brought them all together. Anyway, one more for him, no more for him, and no less for him.
After Yunjing and the others landed, Du Jiu immediately went up to them. Since Wu Changkong was Yun Jing's recommender, Du Jiu motioned Wu Changkong to follow him, otherwise Wu Changkong would not be qualified to meet Yun Jing as he was now a member of the Baihu household.
Scenery.
"My subordinate Du Jiu, the commander of the arrest department, has been ordered to bring people here to cooperate with the operation. I have met Mr. Yun and Mr. Chai. You are finally here." Du Jiu immediately introduced himself and saluted.
Yun Dingding nodded and saluted: "It turns out to be Commander Du, and I'll have a hard time next."
"Everywhere, everything within the scope of duties is all subject to Master Yun's instructions," Du Jiu said politely, without any of the pretense of being the deputy director before, and keeping his posture very low.
In cooperation with Yun Jing, it was impossible for Sanluo's arrest department to have two deputy directors at once, so Du Jiu lowered his status. This was discussed before. As a result, Chai Shilin only nodded slightly, not as usual.
I exchanged too many pleasantries with this colleague at the same level.
Early in the morning, Yunjing discovered Wu Qingmei disguised as Wu Changkong. He thought to himself that Empress Sanluo didn't know what was wrong with her. She actually took the risk and came here. Aren't she afraid that she might never come back? After thinking about it, OK
Well, since she is the emperor of a country, she must have thought carefully about travel safety. It is estimated that even if everyone else dies, she will be fine.
But having said that, now that the Sanluo Dynasty is in trouble, is it really good for you as an emperor to run around?
After all, it was business that mattered. Although his friend was in person, Yunjing still contacted Du Jiu according to the procedure. After that, he looked at Wu Changkong and said in surprise: "Brother Wu, I haven't seen you for a long time, why are you here?"
Although Du Jiu was Wu Changkong's superior officer at this time, Wu Changkong's status and background were not comparable to his. In addition, Wu Changkong's relationship with Yun Jing meant that Yun Jing's attention was diverted to Wu Changkong, and Du Jiu didn't feel it.
He was overshadowed by his subordinates, so he naturally stood on the sidelines.
When we said goodbye, time was so fast that almost two years passed before we knew it. When we saw Yunjing again, he was still the most eye-catching person in the crowd. Now that we see each other again, Wu Qingmei feels that Yunjing is more confident and calm, and he is calm and composed.
His temperament is unmatched by anyone Wu Qingmei has ever seen, as if nothing can trouble him.
With thoughts flickering in her mind, Wu Qingmei thought of the painting that Yun Jing had painted for her personally that had been hanging in the room. Whenever she saw that painting, she couldn't help but recall the countless moments she spent with Yun Jing.
For a long time, it was the most comfortable time in her life. There was no intrigue, no conspiracy, just plain and calm. During that time, she felt that she was a human being, a normal person, not indifferent.
emperor.
With a calm expression on the surface, Wu Qingmei, who transformed into Wu Changkong, looked at Yun Jing and expressed some excitement as if he were reunited with his friends: "Brother, why can't you be here? You should know that Brother Yun, you were recommended to His Majesty by my brother, finally.
I've been waiting for you to come here, Brother Yun won't blame me for disturbing your peaceful and comfortable life, right?"
"What did Brother Wu say? A comfortable life is certainly comfortable, but walking around and experiencing more is also a rare life experience. But Brother Wu, you recommended me to your Majesty San Luo and entrusted you with important tasks. I am
I have always been worried. You must know that the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. If I mess up and cause trouble, don't blame me," Yun Jing said.
While talking, Yun Jingxin said that Wu Qingmei was really able to let go of her arrogance. He didn't know what kind of posture she looked like when she was sitting on the throne, but she really wanted to see it.
"Wu Changkong" heard this, but he was more confident than Yun Jing, and said: "With Brother Yun's ability, he will definitely be able to capture him, so I will wait and see."
"Brother Wu, you praise me too much. Just do your best. I can't guarantee how much you can help." Yun Jing shook his head and said.
Without worrying too much about these issues, 'Wu Changkong' changed the subject and joked to Yun Jing: "Brother Yun, I left in a hurry for my brother. Later I heard Miss Ye Ling mention that you painted with ink for her, and she
But Jingwei Tianren, I have never forgotten you."
Hearing this, Yunjing was slightly startled and secretly wondered what the San Luo Empress Wu Qingmei meant?
Yunjing knew very well in her heart that the Ye Ling who painted for her in Dali Capital was another one of Wu Qingmei's, but now, as Wu Changkong, she said that Ye Ling, who was originally hers, was obsessed with her. Isn't this quite unfair?
Empress Yu Sanluo never forgets her...
Feeling strange in his heart, Yun Jing said dumbly: "Brother Wu, don't say that. I only had a relationship with Miss Ye Ling once, and I was entrusted by you to help her paint. Other than that, I didn't do anything else."
When she said that sentence, Wu Qingmei realized that she had gone too far. After all, Ye Ling was herself, so she quickly said calmly: "Anyway, I have often heard her mention you in the past two years."
The people next to me had a weird look on their faces, thinking to themselves, how could you two be still in the mood to talk about women after this has happened?
With a dry cough, Chai Shilin said: "Um, Mr. Yun, Mr. Wu, business matters are important. Let's get it right first. After that, you have time to talk about old times."
Yunjing immediately put away his smile and said seriously: "Well, Brother Wu, let's talk about it later, let's do business first." At this point, Yunjing looked at Du Jiu and said: "Commander Du, I learned a little bit about it on the way here.
Let’s take a look at the situation here, but it’s not very clear. Please give me a detailed explanation so that we can discuss the next step.”
Wu Qingmei immediately gave up her plan to chat with Yun Jing and acted like she was listening, but her eyes swept over Chai Shilin without leaving a trace.
Somehow, Chai Shilin felt a little cold on the back of his head, as if something bad was about to happen to him. It was so baffling, his thoughts flickered, and he couldn't think of a reason...