Chapter 246 What happened to Mr. Xiao Chen? (asking for monthly tickets) Qingshan County. Baidi City is located 1,800 miles outside the pass, in the northeast corner of Shu, in a remote area. In the early morning of that day, the night was about to pass, the sky was dark blue, and the cold mist from the mountains drifted down, covering the entire county, making it seem quiet. In the distance, in the east, a ray of golden light breaks at dawn, dyeing the entire mountain. "cluck" A rooster crowed loudly. At this moment, the entire Qingshan County suddenly became noisy and lively. At the pier outside the city, there were densely packed small boats docked, and people were bustling about, rushing into the city. In the city, peddlers carrying loads of goods swayed back and forth, shouting their wares in rough voices along the alleys.

"I'm selling fresh steamed buns. They're one penny each." On both sides of the alley, there were the sounds of doors being pushed open. Someone came out, still sleepy, and gargled with tooth powder dipped in a willow branch. When some doors were opened, there was chaos and shouting of women, cursing the conscienceless bastards. Water was poured on her door, and then a fat woman from the opposite door rushed out with her hands on her hips in response and started to curse. Some people stopped the peddler, chatted with him, threw a few coins, and bought a few pancakes. The peddler greeted the customer warmly, took the money, and then continued to sway his bicycle through the alley and came to the main street. As soon as I entered the street, a loud noise hit me. The shouts of shops opening and the crowds of people on the streets made the county town, which was slightly cool in the early morning, extremely lively. This vivid and lively scene seemed to be just an ordinary morning in a county town and was nothing unusual. But who could have imagined that a few months ago, disasters were raging here, people's livelihood was in decline, the people were devastated, and they lived in fear day and night. The current lively scene is all because of a name. This name makes it possible for demons to remain hidden in the 800-li Wandering Mountain. Some people have tried it. If they encounter a demon in the wilderness, as long as they say this name, the demon will be scared away. Nowadays, almost every household in Qingshan County, in addition to worshipping ancestral tablets, also worships a birthday stele with the words "Mr. Chen" inscribed on it. Some even add the words "Patrol Mountain Captain", which are basically the same. However, I heard that the gentleman has become a general! The common people don’t understand and can only say that the adults are awesome! After sighing at the hard-earned stability, everyone often prayed, hoping that this gentleman would become a high-ranking official and become more and more powerful. They thanked him for having done so much for Qingshan County, and everyone in Qingshan County owed him a favor. Since the disaster of the human demon was eliminated, Qingshan County has become more and more lively because of this adult. The name of this adult is well-known to several neighboring counties. Many people choose to move to Qingshan County to live and feel safe. Qingshan County once took in refugees from several counties, and thus formed a deep connection with the county. The "sacred place" in the minds of everyone in Qingshan County is a small courtyard in a bamboo forest in Jiazi Lane.

That's where the captain once lived! And just in the lively and peaceful morning of this small county town, on the river outside the Great Wall, there were shouts and rushing sounds approaching rapidly. "drive" "drive" "drive" On the river, I saw a small group of soldiers in black armor, with double swords on their waists, riding their horses on the river, splashing water. It came closer and closer, quickly landing on the shore, startling the people entering the city and shouting in surprise. It moved as fast as the wind and quickly arrived at the gate of Qingshan County. The few guards at the city gate who were wearing thin armor were not unfamiliar with this type of black armor. They were shocked and quickly knelt on one knee. A big man in black armor stopped his horse and looked at the city gate. His expression was gloomy and he said in a low voice: "dismount!" The man dismounted from his horse and bowed to the city gate. Seeing this, the other black-armored soldiers also saluted solemnly. The people at the city gate didn't know what was going on and talked about it in low voices. "I recognize this armor. This is a master from the Sky Patrol. When those demons were causing chaos, these masters suffered heavy casualties." "Strange, why do these adults want to worship the city gate?" "Could it be that something big is happening in Qingshan County again?" "..." At this time, after the soldiers of the Patrol Department saluted, they jumped on their horses and shouted as they rode towards the county town. The clattering sound of horse hooves, as sudden as a rainstorm, completely disrupted the hustle and bustle of the early morning. The common people looked at the soldiers of the Sky Patrol and rushed into Jiazi Lane in a hurry. There was a lot of noise and many people stopped what they were doing and hurried to follow them. In the alley next to Jiazi Alley, at the end of the alley filled with morning fog, there is a small wine shop with a faint yellow fire. In the stove, there is a hunched old man busying himself. At the stall, there were regular customers who got up early to work, drinking wine and eating some pickles. At this time, a man who was finishing his night shift shouted in dissatisfaction: "Old Wu, the wine you brewed recently has become less and less tasting. It has a sour taste and even dregs. What's wrong with it?" The old man turned around and smiled with wrinkles on his face, "I am old and my eyesight is blurry. Please excuse me, I won't charge you for this table." But the night watchman was unhappy, "Old Wu, you are humiliating me. I have come to your place eight hundred times. When did I come here for this? You are a good old man. I know what is right." He finished the last sip of wine, stood up, picked up the clapper and gong on the table, walked to the stove, counted out five coins and put them down, sighed and said: "Old Wu, you have no children, you are old, but you still work hard. I still want to drink your wine, but you should take care of yourself." "Every time I finish work and come to your place, I see you looking out the door, and I don't know who you're waiting for." Having said that, he shook his head and turned to leave. Just then, a noise came from the alley, and a crowd of people ran by. The night watchman quickly grabbed a man and said with a look of surprise: "What's wrong? What happened?" The man who was held back, wearing the square hat of a waiter, clapped his hands and said, "The lord of the Patrol Department has arrived. He rushed to Jiazi Lane and headed for the courtyard of the captain. Everyone wanted to see what happened."

As soon as these words were spoken, the old man at the kitchen stove's cloudy eyes trembled, then he dropped his stall and walked quickly towards the door. Although his steps were a little staggering, he soon blended into the crowd. "Hey, Old Wu." When the night watchman saw this, he thought that the old man was so eager to watch the fun that he didn't care about his life. He was running so fast, not afraid of being knocked down and losing his life. However, he was also curious about what had happened when the master from the Sky Patrol came, so he quickly followed him. …… At the end of Jiazi Lane, in front of a small courtyard, the team of black-armored soldiers stopped in front of the gate. On both sides of the courtyard gate, green bamboo leaves are emerging from the courtyard, lush and verdant. The team of soldiers dismounted in front of the door, and one of them stepped forward to push the door open, but after he exerted force, he was hit hard by a huge force from above. A white light appeared faintly, and the soldier was instantly bounced away. The leading soldier quickly raised his hand and slapped the air, catching the soldier. However, he stepped back seven or eight steps before he could steady himself. Then, it was obvious that he had left deep footprints on the bluestone slab. "Captain, there is a restriction on this door." The soldier who was bounced back said with a tightness in his chest. The leading captain was a little nervous, "Fortunately, the restrictions left by this lord did not mean to hurt anyone, otherwise it would be troublesome." "Get out of the way. It's urgent. I can only offend you." As he spoke, the captain's aura of peak physical strength poured out, his bones and joints swelled rapidly, and his body shook, becoming three meters huge. His fists gushed out with blazing true energy, and his muscles tensed up, ready to break the restriction by force. at this time, An old voice sounded. "Wait, what do you want to do?" I saw the old man, who in the eyes of the familiar people, was busy at the stove in the tavern in the next alley all year round, walking forward from the crowd of noisy onlookers. The captain, who had transformed into a huge man, looked down at the frail old man with fierce eyes and scolded: "The Patrol Department is doing business, outsiders please get out of the way!" "This is Lord Xiao Chen's residence. I can't give it up." The old man shook his head at the "giant" in front of him. "Who are you?" the captain asked angrily. He was surprised and suspicious when he heard the old man call the adult "Mr. Xiao Chen". "I, an old man, used to serve Master Chen. Before he left, Master asked me to take good care of this yard." Old Wu said slowly. As soon as these words were spoken, the captain, who was originally scowling, was immediately startled, and then his huge body quickly shrank like a deflated balloon and returned to its normal size. Then, he bowed to the old man in front of him and spoke quickly. "I have important military affairs to attend to. I hope you can forgive me for offending you, old senior. Please open the gate. We want to take away some of Lord Chen's personal belongings and give them to our general. It happens that you have served Lord Chen before, so you can help." Old Wu didn't mind being called a senior. He seemed to sense something was wrong on his old face. He felt uneasy and his voice trembled. "What's wrong with Master Chen?" Old Wu only knew that Lord Chen had gone out to lead his troops to fight against the demons, but in this small and remote county town, information was seriously delayed and he had no idea what was happening in the outside world. The captain's face darkened and he seemed to want to say something but stopped.

When Old Wu saw the man's expression, he tremblingly took out a jade pendant from his arms, but he couldn't hold it steadily, and it fell to the ground with a crisp sound. He bent down to pick it up and almost fell. "Old-timer." The captain quickly supported the old man whose energy and spirit were rapidly being drained away. "Come in!" Old Wu threw the jade pendant he picked up towards the door. The green jade pendant shot out, and a pale white light curtain appeared on the door, and then the light curtain spread out like ripples. The door to the yard creaked open without any wind. At this moment, not far away, a red, fiery light was flying towards this side. In the light and shadow, there is a beautiful woman with a heroic face, wearing a red dress. It was Lian Nishang who succeeded Chen Yuan as the patrol captain of Qingshan County! (End of this chapter)