Patrol Captain

Yulong Pass is located in the ancient land of Sanqin, a dangerous pass between the Wanli Longling Mountains.

It is one of the three major gateways leading directly to the Central Plains!

Outside the Great Wall, there is a dragon soaring for thousands of miles, but only vastness remains, which has turned into a natural moat, separating Beiliang, Shu, and Central Plains. There are countless monsters and monsters, as well as hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Between the mountains, a cold current separates the sky and the earth, and no birds can fly over.

Once you pass this pass, the mountain drops sharply and goes straight to the north of the pass, where you can hear the majestic ancient Qin Opera.

On this day, the last bit of setting sun disappeared into the vastness of the west, and the night fell quietly.

"Dong dong, dong dong"

The evening drum sounded in this majestic fortress built on the mountain, and the bells and drums in the city tower slammed the gates shut.

The vast night outside was locked outside the city, but inside the city, thousands of lights were lit up, the city was bustling and lively, the lights were on at night, and the flow of people was still there.

There is a stream in the city, flowing down from a waterfall in the mountains, as if drawn from the sky. There are beautiful lanterns floating in the river, flowing downstream.

The streets were bustling with activity. There were fish and dragon lanterns being held up and dancing in the streets, as well as fire-breathing people, people performing tricks, candy sellers, lantern showmen, young men and beautiful women, peddlers and hawkers. There was an endless stream of people and cheers.

The most lively place is upstream of the river. There is a temple there. Outside the temple are crowded pilgrims holding incense and offerings, and a grand bonfire is lit outside the temple.

As firecrackers sounded, the temple gate opened wide. A group of people in red robes, carrying a sedan chair, rushed past the firecrackers, broke through the bonfire, and rushed straight out of the temple.

Suddenly, the pilgrims burst into grand cheers, followed the sedan chair, and vied with each other to touch the tall sedan chair.

Someone in the crowd shouted, "The Dragon King is on his way!"

Afterwards, a crowded crowd followed the sedan chair as it cruised through the streets.

On top of the sedan chair, there is a golden statue with a human body and a dragon head sitting high on it. It wears a crown on its head and a pearl crown hanging down. That is the statue of the local Dragon King!

This stream in the city flows downstream out of the city for dozens of miles before merging into the surging Bailong River outside!
At this moment, the city is bustling with activity!
However, there is an area in the city that seems to be isolated from the outside world. It is located at the highest point in the city. It is the important place where the government office is located. It is majestic and magnificent. Under the night sky, it is like a giant beast perched on the highest point in the city, overlooking the city gate below.

The large gold-plated characters of "Xun Tian Si" appeared dim under the dim light of the lanterns under the door.

At this moment, in front of the quiet government gate, a breeze blew and a figure suddenly appeared, his figure condensed.

"Who?"

The soldiers guarding the door shouted loudly when they saw the ghostly figure and drew their swords immediately.

There was a clang of armor colliding in the dim night. The six armored soldiers reacted quickly. They surrounded the man, their swords flashed and their eyes gleamed coldly.

The man who came was wearing blue clothes, had a burly figure, and a sturdy body like a pine tree. He had his hands behind his back. The light from the lantern shone on his profile, and he snorted coldly.

Then, he took a step forward.
"Let your Lord come to see me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the moment he stepped down, a strong wind arose, blasting open the closed door of the government office and blowing away the surrounding soldiers.

Then, this person walked into the gate of the Sky Patrol Office!

"xu"

The sharp sound of a whistle cut through the night in the city.

After a dozen breaths, the person who came walked up the stairs in front of the lobby of the government office step by step. The soldiers around him stared at him with their swords raised, following him step by step. Facing the imposing person, they did not dare to act rashly.

"I am the governor of Yulong Mansion!"

"Who is in the hall?"

"Dare to enter the important area!"

In the lobby of the government office, a figure wearing a green bird-like robe, accompanied by two people in red armor, walked to the front of the hall and sat down on a big chair.

He had eyebrows as sharp as ink, a dignified face, and walked in a square step with a dignified manner, frowning and looking outside the door.

But in the next second, the person who stepped up from the door suddenly turned into a shadow and rushed to the high seat in the hall at an incredible speed.

The governor of Yulong Pass and the two red-armored men beside him changed their expressions, but before they could do anything, they saw something blurry before their eyes.

Then, the Dragon Tamer felt his body lighten and he was thrown away.

It fell to the ground with a thud, landing firmly in the hall.

The visitor sat down on the high chair with confidence.

“How dare you!”

Beside the chair, the two men in red armor changed color and tried to draw the swords from their waists, but the swords could not be pulled out of the scabbards. Then, they felt that their bodies could not move at all, as if they were trapped by the air. Only their eyeballs could move, showing a look of fear.

Yulongfutai, who had climbed up from the ground, looked at the person coming up from the hall with an angry look on his face. He was about to raise his hand to summon the soldiers, but he saw the person on the stage flicking his sleeves, and a golden light was thrown towards the people below, and a cold snort sounded.
"Open your dog eyes wide and look at me!"

Yulong Futai raised his hand to catch the golden light, with a look of surprise on his face, then slowly lowered his eyes to look at the object in his hand!
I saw a golden rectangular command arrow held in his hand, with a dragon seal printed on the front, with a few small words "Touring on Behalf of the Emperor" and two large words "Supervision" in the middle.

He quickly turned over the back and saw the mark of the Sky Patrol Department's seal.

Seeing this, the Dragon Taming Palace Master broke out in cold sweat. He knelt down with his hands holding the golden medal and bowed his head.

"Your humble servant Xu Bichang, I was unaware that the Inspector General was here. Please forgive me!"

"Why are you all still standing there? The Inspector General has come from the imperial court to inspect the country on behalf of the Emperor. Seeing this token is like seeing Your Majesty."

As soon as these words came out, the armored soldiers outside the door knelt down on one knee.
"Greetings, my lord!"

The two red-armored warriors beside Gou Yue found that they could move now. They were surprised and quickly knelt on one knee with their swords in hand.

Gou Gao sat high in the hall, looking at the Yulong Mansion below, his face somewhat gloomy.

"Why you? Where is your Lord?"

In the ancient land of Sanqin, the Futai was the prefect, belonged to the sequence of civil officials, and was in charge of the government orders of a prefecture. The Fujun was the highest military officer in the prefecture, in charge of imperial edicts, no different from the Lieutenant General of the Fusi in Shu, belonged to the sequence of military officials, and had the same rank as the Futai, but formally, the Fujun who was in charge of the military was often the head of a prefecture.

It’s just that Shu is a little special. It guards against demons on two fronts and is always ready for war. There is no distinction between the Lord of the Prefecture and the Governor of the Prefecture. The General of the Central Army holds both positions, but the local title is different.

Xu Bichang, the governor of Yulong Mansion, only dared to raise his head after hearing Gou Yue's question, and felt a little nervous.

The Inspector of the Heavenly Patrol Department was a high-ranking official under the emperor. Above him were three higher Heavenly Patrol Angels, who patrolled the three regions and supervised all officials. However, each Inspector under the Heavenly Patrol Angel was responsible for a region. He had never seen this Inspector before. He had only seen one other Inspector before, who was responsible for the supervision of Guanzhong Road and inspected various prefectures. Every time, many officials were confiscated of their property or beheaded, which was very impressive.

At this moment, he was sure that the golden order in his hand was real. Suddenly, an inspector appeared in his Yulongguan government office with an unfriendly look, which made him feel uneasy.

"Your Excellency the Inspector, General You is currently leading his troops on a patrol outside the city to maintain peace in the city, and he is not in the mansion!" Xu Bichang replied.

"I ordered him to come back quickly." Gou Yue frowned and scolded.

"This..." Xu Bichang hesitated a little, and seeing the expression of the inspector, he quickly said,

"Please wait a moment, Inspector. Your Excellency may not know that there are some special things in the city these two days. The general needs to inspect the Bailong River eighty miles outside the city to prevent the evil spirits in the river from causing trouble."

Gou Yue did not show any surprise when he heard this. Instead, a cold light flashed in his eyes. "You are guarding against the evil spirits in the White Dragon River. Then why is the city under your rule so lively now?" "Just to build a temple and burn incense to the Dragon King?"

At this point, Gou Yue flicked his sleeves and swept down all the command arrows and other items on the table in front of the hall, and flew into a rage.
"What a courage!"

"This monster can be conferred an imperial title by the imperial court, and you dare to allow it to be built into a temple and receive incense?"

"This monster has been causing trouble and wreaking havoc outside the mountain for so many years, yet the people in your city are still offering incense to this monster. Aren't you helping the tyrant? You are so stupid. Why don't you celebrate the 600th birthday of that old dragon?"

Gou Yue sneered, and a pressure belonging to a half-step dragon and tiger poured down.

These words were like thunder that struck Yulong Futai, who was lying down. The powerful pressure made his chest suffocate, his eyebrows jumped, and he immediately bent over.

"My lord, calm down!"

"I also have my own difficulties."

"That old dragon has been entrenched in the White Dragon River for hundreds of years. It lives in the deep mountains of Longling. It has great magical powers and many aquatic creatures under its command. It is very powerful. It is difficult for us in this prefecture to do anything about it. We can only try our best to keep it in peace."

"When the situation got serious, the officials reported it to the higher authorities, but the prefecture officials suppressed it. Later, the inspectors from higher authorities heard about it and intervened. But even so, they just compromised and discussed some conditions, and then the matter was left unresolved."

"So, the people in my city can only offer some incense to this old dragon to make its aquatic creatures quiet down. Over time, this has become a rule."

Gou Yue was not a fool when he heard this, he frowned,

"The situation here was reported, and your Dao Division suppressed the matter. Other supervisors also came, but they still couldn't do anything. Could it be that this old dragon has cultivated a supernatural power?"

Unexpectedly, the prefect said, "This Jiao has become a Jiaolong, and his magical powers are indeed great, but I dare not compete with you, but there is another layer of interest involved."

"Say!"

"This Longling Mountain is thousands of miles long and contains countless natural treasures, mountain spirits, ghosts and monsters. There must be a different world inside."

"Three thousand miles to the north, in the heart of Longling, there is a cave called Taibai, which is closed to the world all year round. I have heard from my superiors in the Taoist Department that this old dragon was raised by a master in this cave. It has served as the guardian beast of the mountain for many years. As for why this dragon returned to Bailong River, I don't know."

This is the fundamental reason!
This evil dragon has been causing trouble here for many years, but no one has ever gotten rid of it.
It turns out that there is a cave involved, which often means the existence of dragons and tigers!
When Gou Yue heard these words, his expression changed slightly.

Once things involve the level of dragon and tiger, things become complicated.

At the same time, a nameless anger surged in his heart.

Why is it that every time I do something, there are so many things involved and nothing goes smoothly?

He remembered the promise he made when Chen Longhu and Xu Shaoqing came. He couldn't just come in a rush and then go back in disgrace. He made up his mind.
If there are connections, there are connections. As the imperial censor, he has the support of the Celestial Patrol and the imperial court. He is afraid of an old dragon.

What's more, this matter is related to Chen Longhu, so he is more or less related.

"boom"

He slammed the table and stood up, his eyes wide open.

"Go and summon the elite troops from your palace!"

He frightened the Dragon Master by doing this.
"Why is your Excellency mobilizing troops?"

He looked up.

But Gou Yue, the Third Circuit Deputy Inspector, said unhappily,

"Is it not okay for me to see that evil dragon unhappy? I will destroy his lair."

Upon hearing this, Yulongfutai stood up suddenly, his eyelids twitching wildly, "Sir, one move can affect the whole body, do you want to think twice?"

Gou Yue flashed down from the high hall and came to the Dragon Master with a gloomy face.

"I am under the imperial order, how can I be afraid of a bad dragon? Go quickly. If you disobey the order, you know the consequences!"

Of course, he didn't need to say too much to this person.

Upon hearing this, the Dragon Taming Palace Master gritted his teeth and said, "Yes!"

As he said this, he was about to turn around and leave, his steps a little unsteady.

But then, Gou Yue's voice came from behind, "It's too noisy down there. It hurts my face. Let's tear down the Dragon King Temple."

"As the chief of the Sky Patrol Department, how can the imperial court save face with such a scene?"

Start with this step first!
Upon hearing this, Yulongfutai turned around and accepted the order, then hurriedly led his men down.

After everyone had left, in the lobby, the domineering look on Gou Yue's face disappeared. He hesitated for a moment and decided that it was better to be safe.

You should hold your thighs tightly to avoid getting hit in the face.

As he thought about it, he flipped his hand and a silver talisman appeared between his fingers.

Then, the corners of his mouth moved slightly, and he spoke some words quickly. Then he pinched the talisman with one hand and crushed it.

The silver talisman emitted a tiny stream of light and flew out of the hall, rushing into the night outside.

On the other side, the city under the yamen was still bustling with activity.

The Dragon King goes out on a tour, and the whole city is crowded with people coming to enjoy the fun.

While this group of people were busy, the soldiers on the mountain were being mobilized quickly.

A cup of tea later, a large group of soldiers rushed down the mountain and rushed to the front of the clay sedan chair of the Dragon King that was parading in the streets.

"Step aside!"

"Step aside!"

Then, a soldier drew his sword, jumped directly onto the sedan chair, and smashed the clay statue of the Dragon King into pieces.

Afterwards, amid the astonished gazes of the crowd, these soldiers rushed into the magnificent Dragon King Temple like tigers and wolves, hacking and smashing everything inside, and demolishing the walls, courtyards, and halls one after another.

There was a loud roar!
Then came the piercing roar of a dragon.
The sky above the Dragon King Temple immediately became covered with dark clouds. A giant python rushed out of the temple, circled around a pillar, and flew up into the dark sky, roaring.

"You dare to destroy the Dragon King Temple. This is disrespectful. You are courting death!"

"The Dragon King will definitely punish the guilty!"

The giant snake roared.

As a result, the next second, a stream of light flew down from the mountain and landed directly on the snake, blasting its flesh and blood apart.

The Dragon King Temple also caught fire under the pleased gaze of the soldiers. (End of this chapter)