Speed Pass starts with choosing a hunter

Chapter 240 Trouble

Chapter 240 Trouble
Just after the New Year, Liang Ren took up his post in the south.

Before leaving, I made a special trip to Huanglongfu, but this time it was not as lively as before.

Liang Ren drank a lot of wine with Bai Yuan and Yang Fangyu, said the gift from Bai Yuan: "I was born to be useful", and left Huanglong Mansion with a big laugh.

It’s a pity that he didn’t hear the next sentence, and Yang Fangyu finally paid for the wine.

Another half month passed.

After Xu Dingchun was ordered to return to Beijing, the Zhenbei Army was no longer the same Zhenbei Army as before, and more and more powerful men from Beiyuan crossed the Great Wall.

At this time, the role of the four major Jiedushi came into play.

Perhaps the court had foreseen this, so the emperor restored the old system.

The northern states have become the second battlefield.

Lingzhou was closest to the war and was eventually affected by it.

"Damn you Beiyuan monster!"

In the Huanglong government office, Yang Fangyu stared at the military report in front of him and gritted his teeth.

A group of monsters broke into Huanglongfu from Beiyuan and massacred the entire town, leaving no one alive.

This was undoubtedly a slap in Yang Fangyu's face.

He looked at the official beside him with a gloomy face: "Is Lord Bai back?"

"Lord Bai has already arrived at Huangshakou and will be able to return to the city tomorrow."

Yang Fangyu's eyes lit up.

Bai Yuan, as the commander-in-chief of Lingzhou's demon-slaying guards, has been away for half a month and has finally returned.

"Take the horse, I will go and greet my brother myself."

"Yes!"

On the official road of Huanglongfu.

An army marched slowly forward with strict military discipline and without making any noise.

It was the musket team of Shenfu Gate.

"Master, we will reach Huanglong City in another fifty miles."

Liu Li, deputy commander of the Shenfu Army, rode his horse beside Bai Yuan, half a body length behind him.

Bai Yuan looked at the sky and it was about noon.

"Let the brothers take a break."

"As ordered."

Liu Li immediately pulled the reins and shouted to those behind him: "Rest here!"

The hundreds of people behind him finally cheered when they heard Liu Li's shout. Even if they were martial artists, they could not withstand half a month of living in the open air.

Liu Li took off the water bag hanging on the horse's back and handed it to Bai Yuan.

"Master, drink some water."

Bai Yuan took out the water bag, tilted his head back and took a big sip.

"Tell the brothers to be on guard. The official roads have been uneasy lately."

"Yes!"

Liu Li took the order.

The Fire Gun Team now has a total of 300 people, and is the strongest force in the Shenfu Sect. Therefore, Bai Yuan asked Liu Li, the deputy commander of the Shenfu Army, to take charge personally.

The Fire Gun Team made great contributions in this expedition to suppress the demon.

Bai Yuan looked at the panel.

[Name: Bai Yuan]

[Occupation: Monster Hunter, Sword Ghost, Boxer, Soul Cooker, Skin Painter]

[Skills: Blood-sweeping Tiger Saber (skilled), Toad Poison (master), Ten Thousand Poison Hands (master), Thousand Shadow Poison Skill (legend), Soul Extraction (master), Soul Stealing Technique (master)]

[Strength Points: 0]

After a month of slaying demons.

He has advanced the art of soul-stealing to the master level.

The Soul Cooker is a profession that tends to be development-oriented, and the master level is already enough, but Bai Yuan’s ambition does not stop there.

Who said the legendary soul-stealing technique is so useful?
As for upgrading the Blood Subduing Tiger Blade to proficiency, it was for the purpose of killing a bear monster whose defense was too terrifying.

Just as he was staring at the air in a daze, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from the official road.

The musketeers who were resting raised their muskets almost at the same time and aimed them in the direction of the sound of horse hooves.

Soon, two one-horned demon horses appeared on the official road.

"Brother Yang?"

Bai Yuan had excellent eyesight and recognized that the person riding the horse was Yang Fangyu.

Yang Fangyu also saw Bai Yuan.

The demon horse was reined in about three feet away from Bai Yuan.

Yang Fangyu jumped off his horse and walked to Bai Yuan in a few steps: "I miss you so much."

Bai Yuan had a strange expression.

He wondered how he could still hear these words when the Spring Festival had already passed.

Yang Fangyu didn't notice anything unusual about Bai Yuan. He laughed out loud: "A Yuan, why did you stay outside for so long?"

Bai Yuan now has a very good relationship with Yang Fangyu, and Yang Fangyu now directly calls him A Yuan.

Bai Yuan glanced at Yang Fangyu. He knew this man's temper too well and was sure that he was up to no good.

Seeing that Bai Yuan had no intention of talking to him, Yang Fangyu coughed and said, "A Yuan, Huanglongfu is your hometown. You should help it more."

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Bai Yuan still didn't speak.

Yang Fangyu was helpless: "There are too many demon cubs, I can't stop them, brother."

Bai Yuan then nodded.

The reason for returning to Huanglong Mansion was naturally to suppress the monster. He would have done it even if Yang Fangyu didn't say it.

He is the commander-in-chief of Lingzhou's Demon-Slaying Guard. Although Huanglong Mansion is his base, he cannot be too partial to it.

Seeing Bai Yuan nod, Yang Fangyu smiled happily.

Sometimes the most important thing in officialdom is order. As the commander-in-chief of the Demon-Slaying Guard, Bai Yuan naturally has to take care of all the demons in Lingzhou, but the order of priority in each prefecture becomes a matter of great learning.

The government that receives support first will naturally have outstanding political achievements and the possibility of promotion will be greatly increased.

As for those government offices that were supported last, the prefects might have been killed by the Demon Sect. Yang Fangyu specially went fifty miles to meet them, just to let Bai Yuan rush to support Huanglong Mansion in advance, so that he could use this achievement to ask Du Qinghui and Jiang Changping for a higher position.

Yang Fangyu winked at the officer behind him.

The officer took down the heavy bag hanging on his horse.

"Here are some food bought from the city. Share it with everyone."

When Liu Li heard that there was food, his eyes lit up immediately. Although they had no shortage of food and fodder, the preservation technology in this era was almost non-existent, and the only things they could carry with them were dry biscuits. They did have no shortage of monster meat, but without any seasoning or cooking skills, they would get sick of it if they ate too much.

Now when I see the craftsmanship in the city, I almost drool.

He immediately asked someone to distribute the contents of the bag to everyone. Although each person got a lot, it was enough to satisfy their cravings.

Bai Yuan and Yang Fangyu chatted for a while.

After seeing that the soldiers of the musket team had rested well, they set off again.

Yang Fangyu looked at the musket team with envy.

It’s a pity that only Bai Yuan can do the core technology and it cannot be copied, otherwise he would have set up a musket team in the government office.

Bai Yuan and his group finally returned to Huanglong City.

Yang Fangyu had already received Bai Yuan's affirmation, so he didn't push him too much.

The Fire Gun Team had been running for half a month and needed some time to rest. Fortunately, there were alchemists in this world. After Bai Yuan handed the formula to those alchemists, he no longer had to make the gunpowder and pills himself.

After upgrading the Soul Stealing Skill to the master level, Bai Yuan's range of obtaining souls has widened significantly.

He sucked away all the spirits in the bodies of the monsters he killed, and stored up a lot of spirits in one breath.

The five spirits are mixed inside the monster's body, but a master-level soul-stealer can separate all of them.

Bai Yuan said he was in seclusion.

In fact, it is to prepare the spiritual soup in the secret room.

If you want to break through your perception as quickly as possible, in addition to practicing martial arts, you also need to take elixirs.

Otherwise, those martial artists wouldn't fight to the death for elixirs and monster meat.

Just when Bai Yuan was in seclusion cooking spirits, someone knocked on the secret door.

"What happened?"

Bai Yuan looked at Yu Hui outside the door.

Unless it is an emergency, Yuhui usually doesn't plan for him to go into seclusion.

"Prefect Yang is here, and it seems like he has something urgent to do."

"it is good."

Hearing that it was Yang Fangyu, Bai Yuan immediately walked out of the secret room and came to the headmaster's hall.

As soon as he walked to the headmaster's hall, he saw Yang Fangyu pacing anxiously in the hall. The thing that could make him lose his composure like this must be something extraordinary.

When Yang Fangyu saw Bai Yuan appear, he hurriedly took a few steps forward to greet him.

Bai Yuan asked curiously: "Old Yang, what happened?"

Yang Fangyu said bitterly, "A Yuan, something terrible has happened. A batch of weapons sent to the Zhenbei Army disappeared on the way. They are now missing on the official road to Huanglongfu."

Hearing this, Bai Yuan frowned.

Missing for no reason?

If the weapons were stolen, he would still think it was reasonable, but their disappearance was too strange.

You know, weapons are important materials for the empire, even more important than food and fodder. There must be experts in charge of rhyming weapons.

Bai Yuan also realized the importance of this matter.

Although Jiang Changping has not found him yet, as the commander-in-chief of the Demon-Slaying Guard, he will have to get involved sooner or later, so it is better to investigate in advance.

"Walk."

Bai Yuan didn't waste any time and immediately rode the magic horse out of the city with Yang Fangyu.

The weapons disappeared in Yangshan County, two hundred miles away from Huanglong City.

When Bai Yuan and Yang Fangyu arrived, the people from Lingzhou Police Station had already received the news in advance and appeared on the official road.

The Demon-Slaying Guards and the Police Station each have their own duties. Unless it is clearly a demon causing trouble, the case will be handled by the Police Station first. If it is found to be related to a demon, it will be handed over to the Demon-Slaying Guards.

Therefore, the police station is the most informed.

The leader was none other than the chief constable of Lingzhou Police Station, Zhang Huanchang.

"Master Zhang."

Bai Yuan had met Zhang Huanchang when he went to Lingzhou, so he recognized him.

Yang Fangyu had also had interactions with Zhang Huanchang, so they were considered acquaintances.

"Master Yang, Master Bai."

When Zhang Huanchang saw Bai Yuan and Yang Fangyu appear, his eyes were full of joy.

The two people in front of him are both quite capable. He is feeling that the situation is getting tricky. With these two people willing to help, maybe he can find some clues.

At this time, a middle-aged man in armor also came over.

"The transporter is Niu Cheng."

This person is the general who is in charge of the convoy this time.

"Meet General Niu"*2
After they got to know each other, they got straight to the point.

"General Niu, could you please tell me more about the missing weapons?"

Yang Fangyu asked immediately.

The weapons disappeared on his territory. Although he is not the main person responsible, he may not be unrelated.

Niu Cheng took a deep breath and felt a little depressed.

"Last night, I escorted the weapons here and took a rest as usual."

"Everything was normal at first, but in the second half of the night, the soldiers in charge of guarding the weapons sounded the alarm."

"When I arrived, I saw rows of floating shadows crossing the official road and heading deep into the forest. All the weapons disappeared."

"I wanted to chase them and retrieve their weapons, but those shadows completely disappeared after they entered the forest, leaving no trace."