Chapter 204 The Imperial Family of Daqi

Chapter 204 The Imperial Family of Daqi

The county government office?

The three disciples of the Natural Gate were stunned. What was going on?

Did they want to borrow soldiers?

No way.

As strong as Zhou Heng was, did he have to borrow soldiers from the county government office when he went to the Divine Medicine Gate?

Or was it for the sake of stability?

They couldn't figure it out.

However, the person who said this now was Zhou Heng, a strong man who was at the pinnacle of the lower third level, the sixth generation of the Pure Yang Palace, the head of the Pure Yang Palace, and the junior brother of the top of the Heavenly Ranking, Zhen Yang Yan Shouyi.

So his proposal must be reasonable.

So, the three followed Zhou Heng to see what this young master who was in the limelight wanted to do?

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The three people of the Natural Gate obviously had little experience in the martial arts world.

Zhou Heng asked almost all of them without much effort.

The two men were 23 and 24 years old, both of them were at the level of the first-rank seventh rank. The former was called Song Yingshu and the latter was called Zhang Jicheng. They were both disciples of Yu Lin, the fifth-rank master of the Natural Gate.

A woman was just 20 years old, young and beautiful, and also at the level of the first-rank seventh rank. Her name was Wu Zhimin, and she was the daughter of Qiu Baiyu, another master of the Natural Gate, the "Mountain-carrying Female Hero", and also a disciple.

Zhou Heng was not arrogant. He talked and laughed with them, and the three of them felt flattered. In their excitement, they almost showed off their martial arts.

It was Zhou Heng who couldn't bear it and reminded them twice, which made them pay attention to their own problems.

Soon, the four of them came to the government office of Fangzhou County.

Compared with the government offices of the prefectures that Zhou Heng had seen, this government office was obviously much more imposing, and even the stone lions at the door to suppress the luck were not stone lions.

Instead, it was a stone statue of a strange beast with a human face, a tiger body, tiger claws and nine tails.

"Enlightened beast, Luwu?" Zhou Heng was a little surprised. He recognized the appearance of this strange beast, which was very similar to some records he had read in ancient books on Earth.

At the same time, he thought of another thing that had puzzled him for a long time.

This world seemed to have no strange beasts, let alone strange creatures that became spirits or monsters. At least it should be like this in Daqi.

What is the reason?

Is it caused by human or natural rules?

"What are you doing at the county government office?"

At this time, the questioning sounded. It turned out that the gatekeeper of the county government office saw Zhou Heng and his party coming, and he took the initiative to ask.

Of course, this was also due to Zhou Heng's extraordinary appearance. It was obvious that he was not an ordinary person at a glance. The three people from the Natural Gate behind him were obviously not from ordinary backgrounds. Otherwise, the guard would probably drive people away as soon as he opened his mouth.

Zhou Heng put away his doubts after hearing this, bowed slightly to the officer, and said with a smile: "I am Zhou Heng, the true disciple of Chunyang Palace, and I have recently gained the reputation of Purple Lightning Blade. I have something to visit the county governor. Can I ask for your information?"

"Purple Lightning Blade Zhou Heng? The true disciple of Chunyang Palace!" The officer originally had an expression of dealing with the job, but now he must have perked up and looked at Zhou Heng with wide eyes, "You, you are that Zhou Heng? Great, great, a hero is born in youth, wait a moment, I will go to inform the governor."

After saying this, the officer immediately turned around and went in. He should be going to Chen Xingjiang, the governor of Fangzhou County.

Such a situation made the three people of the Natural Gate both frightened and envious.

It is extremely difficult for ordinary warriors or even warriors who have just come out of the mountains to experience to see the county governor without grievances or important matters.

And Zhou Heng only needs to explain his identity.

He doesn't even need to state his purpose.

This is the benefit of fame and strength, the three people from the Natural Gate were deeply moved.

After a while, the officer came out in a hurry and bowed to Zhou Heng, saying: "Please follow me, Master Zhou, the governor is already waiting in the main reception hall."

Then, he said to Song Yingshu and the other three, "Please follow me to the side hall to rest."

The meaning is very clear. Chen Xingjiang, the governor of Fangzhou, only intends to see Zhou Heng alone. As for Song Yingshu and others who come from the Natural Gate, they naturally do not have this courtesy.

With their status and strength, if they had not come with Zhou Heng, they would not even have the opportunity to step into the county government office.

Song Yingshu and the other two did not feel dissatisfied, and were even quite contented, and they knew themselves very well.

After all, any governor of a county city is at least a fifth-grade master, and in fact most of the governors of a county city are fourth-grade top masters.

Chen Xingjiang, the governor of Fangzhou, is a fourth-grade master.

Therefore, in the eyes of Song Yingshu and the other two, it is already very good for them to go to the side hall to rest.

Zhou Heng and Song Yingshu separated after entering the county government office. Under the leadership of the officer, he came to a main hall full of solemnity and majesty.

A middle-aged man wearing a black official robe, a black gauze on his head, and a long and smooth beard had already been inside. He was tall and straight, with a handsome face. Although he had a beard, it was still clear that he must have been a handsome boy in his early years.

It was Chen Xingjiang, the current governor of Fangzhou.

"But is Master Zhou in person?" Chen Xingjiang saw Zhou Heng in the hall and hurriedly stood up to greet him, even walking out of the hall and going outside.

This scared the two maids standing at the door, who did not hear clearly what Chen Xingjiang said just now.

They only saw Chen Xingjiang walking out of the main hall to greet him very solemnly.

In their impression, the last time the county governor went out to greet him in such a solemn manner was five years ago when members of the royal family from the capital of Zhongzhou came here.

Could it be that this handsome young man with extraordinary temperament is also a relative of the emperor?

With this thought in mind, the two maids quickly corrected their manners, not daring to show any slightness. It was not that they had any other ideas, but they were afraid that they would make a mistake, make the royal family members angry, and suffer disaster in the end.

It is said that the last time a member of the royal family came over, it was because a servant in the yamen was not careful and neglected a little bit, and he lost his life directly, and his body was not found.

Once a member of the royal family is offended, even if Mr. Chen pleads for mercy, it will be useless.

Chen Xingjiang naturally noticed the change in the demeanor of the two maids. He smiled slightly and said to Zhou Heng: "Daozhang Zhou has become very famous in my place in Fangzhou recently.

"Taoist Master has wiped out many evil sects along the way, which has made people in many places praise him. Please come in quickly. I have prepared hot tea and am waiting for you, Taoist Master."

The two maids were slightly relieved. It turned out that they were not members of the royal family, but the Taoist priest Zhou Heng who was often mentioned recently. I heard that he had killed many evil demons and destroyed many evil sects. He should not be a violent person.

"You're welcome, Mr. Chen. I came here this time because I have something to trouble you." Zhou Heng returned the courtesy and entered the main hall with Chen Xingjiang.

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After some polite remarks, Zhou Heng got to the point.

"Lord Sheriff, I have something unclear." Zhou Heng frowned slightly and made a puzzled expression, "It is said that there is an evil sect called the Divine Medicine Sect a hundred miles north of the county city. It stands to reason that this From a short distance, we should be able to destroy them at will.”

Although Jianghu is about Jianghu, the imperial government will generally not get involved in the struggles between sects or Jianghu people, but it is an exception for evil.

It's just a place with few people in the wilderness.

But if it is close to a county or prefectural city, there is usually no evil.

Even if there are evil masters who are bold enough to establish a sect near a county or government city, the nearby sects and imperial yamen will dispatch their masters as quickly as possible to destroy them.

Evil sects are the public enemies of sects, courts, and aristocratic families.

But this Divine Medicine Sect seems to be a little unscrupulous. Not only is it located a hundred miles outside the county, but even the sect owner dares to lead people into the county to kill people. It is simply lawless.

You don't need to think about it to know that there must be a hidden secret in this.

Therefore, Zhou Heng did not go directly to the Divine Medicine Sect, but first came to the county government office to ask the prefect Chen Xingjiang about the situation.

At the same time, he also planned to borrow some soldiers.

He had no intention of going to the Divine Medicine Sect alone for an appointment.

"This magical medicine sect..." Chen Xingjiang smiled bitterly when he heard this, and said: "I feel ashamed to say that I did not fulfill my duties in this magical medicine sect. In terms of emotion, reason and law, this magical medicine sect should have been punished long ago. Destroyed."

"Then who doesn't want the Divine Medicine Sect to be wiped out?" Zhou Heng asked straight to the point, without beating around the bush. He was not afraid of anything and naturally had no scruples when speaking.

"This..." Chen Xingjiang was a little embarrassed, with a tangled and hesitant expression on his face, and finally said helplessly: "Well, speaking of it, this is not a secret among the upper class of Fangzhou County. The Divine Medicine Sect is closely related to the Sixteenth Prince. related."

"Sixteenth prince?" Zhou Heng was stunned when he heard this.

He did not expect that a small magical medicine sect would actually involve the Zhongzhou royal family, the most powerful "family" that nominally dominated the entire Daqi.

However, he was not particularly afraid.

Although the royal family is strong, it is only strong, and it has not yet reached the level of being invincible.

If compared to the overall power, Chunyang Palace will not be weaker than anyone else.

"Five years ago, the Sixteenth Prince went out to travel and support me, and asked me to grant him a piece of land for him to play with." Chen Xingjiang sighed and said: "Originally, I just thought it was the prince's whim that he wanted to build a palace.

"I never thought that the sixteenth prince got an evil secret book from somewhere. He thought that the piece of land I wanted was actually used to build an evil sect, which is now the Divine Medicine Sect."

"Build an evil sect... for fun??" Zhou Heng was shocked. This was the first time he heard of such an operation, and he said in amazement: "Then the prince doesn't know what kind of harm an evil sect can cause to the nearby people?

"Isn't he afraid that this kind of thing will spread out and ruin his reputation as a prince? This, this is too arbitrary."

Now Zhou Heng finally understood why the head of the Divine Medicine Sect, Yaoshi Lu, dared to be so unscrupulous. It turned out to be because there was someone above him, a prince backing him up.

"The Sixteenth Prince promised me that the secret books he gave me would only reach the seventh level and would not go beyond my control." Chen Xingjiang explained and said with a smile: "If I have a certain degree of jurisdiction, the Divine Medicine Sect will not be able to produce any major problems." Chaos will not cause harm to the people.

"As for the reputation of the prince, hehe, Daozhang Zhou is really joking. Who among ordinary people would dare to talk about the prince? Ordinary people in the world would not touch this.

"And how can aristocratic families or famous sects care about such trivial matters? Don't worry, Taoist Priest, an evil sect whose highest combat power is only level seven cannot make any trouble with me watching."

He said it in an understatement, obviously not taking this as anything serious at all.

"The Divine Medicine Sect arrests people to test medicine, and randomly leads people into the county to kill them. Isn't this considered harm, is it not considered a storm? You can still laugh?" Zhou Heng raised his eyebrows and stood up directly. , looked at Chen Xingjiang and said:

"Mr. County Governor, you are the governor of a state, one of the thirty-two frontier officials of Daqi, and a fourth-grade master who has cultivated the Yangshen Dharma Body. Looking at the entire Daqi, you are an important figure.

"Chen Xingjiang, Mr. Chen, I would like to ask you, if you firmly oppose it, can the sixteenth prince establish an evil sect here?"

"It should not be possible." Chen Xingjiang smiled and shook his head, then his face suddenly darkened, and said lightly: "But why should I oppose it?"