Speed ​​Pass starts with choosing a hunter

Chapter 282 Leaving
In the blink of an eye, another seven days passed.

The Demon Sect still did not make any movement.

Huaiyuan City is much quieter than before. A few days ago, the Yang family and the Fang family also led people out of the city, and the number of people left in the city is no longer the same as before.

Now Huaiyuan City has temporarily become Du Qinghui's office, and the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce has no objection to this.

"Lu Yu, that kid, runs really fast."

On the street, Yang Fangyu and Bai Yuan were chatting while patrolling.

Lu Yu left Huaiyuan City with the Fang family three days ago.

If the person who gained the most in Dingzhou this time was Bai Yuan, then the second must be Lu Yu.

Lu Yu is now highly valued by Fang Yan, and his status will definitely be greatly improved after returning to Luzhou.

Yang Fangyu looked at Bai Yuan calmly.

Today, Bai Yuan has already opened up a huge gap with him in strength, and his second uncle is on good terms with Bai Yuan.

He just felt unreal.

Back then, he and Bai Yuan were evenly matched, but now there is a world of difference between them.

Xuan Yang also has geniuses like Bai Yuan, but there are no more than five of them. They can be said to be one in a million monsters.

The path of martial arts has always been so unreasonable.

For some people, improvement is like drinking water, all at once and everything goes to waste.

Bai Yuan: "That guy is probably sleeping with his wife in his arms now."

Yang Fangyu felt envious.

It had been several months since he last met Yan Xiuhong.

While the two were chatting, a man in armor walked up to Bai Yuan and said, "Master Bai, Master Du wants to see you."

Bai Yuan: "Thank you, I'll go right away."

After talking to Yang Fangyu, he went straight to the government office.

When he walked into the lobby of the government office, Du Qinghui was talking to Liu Yong, the deputy director of the Imperial Observatory.

Du Qinghui saw Bai Yuan coming.

"Mr. Liu, His Majesty will surely appreciate the contribution of the Imperial Observatory."

"Lord Du, you and I are both serving the country, no need to thank me."

Liu Yong slowly stood up and nodded to Bai Yuan in a friendly manner before leaving.

Bai Yuan did not dare to be arrogant and bowed respectfully: "Deputy Supervisor Liu."

After Liu Yong left, Du Qinghui spoke again: "Sit down."

Bai Yuan found a seat closest to Du Qinghui and sat down.

Du Qinghui rarely showed a tired look. He sighed and said, "After a few days, you can go south to Lingzhou."

Bai Yuan was a little surprised: "Master Du, why?"

He asked himself that now that he had demonstrated his strength, Du Qinghui should want him to stay in Dingzhou.

Du Qinghui rubbed his temples: "Dingzhou can no longer be defended."

Bai Yuan couldn't help but sit up straight. He didn't expect Du Qinghui to say such words to him.

"The Nine Heavens Mysterious Soldiers are beyond human power to contend with. Deputy Supervisor Liu used the Nine Heavens Stars to divine thirteen hexagrams, and all of them were extremely ominous, a sign of ten to one death."

"You are very good. It would be a pity to die in Dingzhou. Xuanyang will need you in the future."

"At least, you shouldn't die now."

Bai Yuan: “.”

He guessed that the situation in Dingzhou was critical, but he didn't expect that it had reached the point where it was beyond redemption.

Bai Yuan: "Mr. Du, why don't you come with us?"

Du Qinghui smiled: "In this battle, Xuan Yang needs someone to die, otherwise it would be too spineless, and I am just right."

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Bai Yuan was silent.

It was obvious that Du Qinghui had already made up his mind to die when he came to Dingzhou.

He didn't understand the doctor's behavior of dying for the country, but he could only respect it.

After all, he was not qualified to persuade Du Qinghui.

Bai Yuan stood up slowly: "Thank you, Mr. Du."

At this moment, he did not regard Du Qinghui as his boss, but as an elder.

"What else can I do for you?"

Du Qinghui laughed angrily: "Just live well, don't think that you can help me just because you have some skills. Besides, I won't necessarily lose."

He regained his domineering look again.

"Yes."

Bai Yuan bowed again.

Just as he was about to step out of the door, Du Qinghui suddenly said: "I have a son and a daughter. If they are in trouble, please help them for my sake."

"The younger generation will definitely do their best."

Du Qinghui seemed to have aged a little. When people get old, there are still some things they can't let go of.

The next morning.

Bai Yuan said goodbye to Yang Fangyu and left Huaiyuan Prefecture.

Before leaving, he hinted to Yang Fangyu to find the right time to leave Dingzhou. This was the limit of what he could do.

Huaiyuan Prefecture is not far from Lingzhou.

Bai Yuan and his horse arrived at the border of Lingzhou at noon the next day.

He looked back at the white snow behind him.

That is the grave Du Qinghui chose for himself.

A king dies for his country, an official dies for his people, and a scholar dies for his system.

The idea of ​​seeking death at every turn is very popular in Confucianism, and Bai Yuan certainly cannot understand it.

He did not return to Huanglongfu, but went to Lingzhou.

Now that Du Qinghui and Jiang Changping have both gone to Dingzhou, he naturally becomes the highest-ranking and most powerful person in Lingzhou.

Du Qinghui asked him to return to Lingzhou, perhaps with the intention of having him support Lingzhou if Dingzhou fell.

With the strength that Bai Yuan has shown now, it is enough for him to be a prefect.

Tap tap tap tap
There was a rapid sound of horse hooves.

Hu~
Bai Yuan pulled the reins outside Lingzhou City. He looked at the familiar Lingzhou city wall and felt relieved. Finally back to Lingzhou
This time, the guards at the city gate had recognized Bai Yuan and no one dared to stop him.

Bai Yuan rode his horse into Lingzhou.

There are regulations in the city prohibiting horse riding. In ancient times, there were very few people who could afford horses, and even fewer people dared to ride horses in the city.

Except for a few wealthy and powerful young men, no one dared to commit crimes knowingly in the city.

Bai Yuan rode his majestic horse and galloped down the street, attracting a crowd of onlookers.

He also experienced what it was like to be like those wealthy young men in Kyoto.

Although he had never practiced horse riding, he was able to control the demon horse under him tightly with his strong physical fitness.

No one was injured along the way.

In just the time it takes to stick of incense, he arrived at the Lingzhou government office.

The Lingzhou government office was very deserted at this time, with only a few clerks busy at work.

It was because 80% of the Demon-Slaying Guards and the Police Station had been withdrawn to Dingzhou, so naturally there were not many people left.

Bai Yuan walked into the provincial government office.

At this moment, a young man who was a demon slayer happened to recognize Bai Yuan's identity.

"Master Bai."

He looked nervous and bowed respectfully to Bai Yuan.

"Excuse me, where is Lord Chen?"

Bai Yuan glanced at the lobby and saw no one.

The young man hesitated slightly: "Master Chen is in the back hall."

Seeing the young man hesitating, Bai Yuan frowned slightly.

"lead the way."

There was a flash of hesitation in the young man's eyes, but he quickly made a decision.

He immediately led Bai Yuan to the backyard.

The Lord Chen that Bai Yuan mentioned was Chen Danian, the Tongzhi of Lingzhou who replaced Yuan Dingcai after his death in battle.

There is only one prefect, but there is usually more than one associate prefect.

Actually, Bai Yuan's current official title is the same as Chen Danian's.

With Du Qinghui and Jiang Changping both leaving Lingzhou, he and Chen Danian naturally became the chief officers of Lingzhou.

Since Du Qinghui entrusted Lingzhou to him, he must first visit Chen Danian.

Bai Yuan seldom came to Lingzhou, so he had only met Chen Danian a few times.

Soon, the young demon-slaying officer brought Bai Yuan to a courtyard in the backyard of the provincial government.

Just as I walked to the gate of the courtyard, I heard the sweet laughter of a woman in the yard.

Bai Yuan's brows unconsciously frowned even tighter.

No wonder the young man had such an expression before, it turned out that Lord Chen treated the government office as a place for pleasure.

The provincial government was originally a public place.

Even Du Qinghui would not live in the provincial government for a long time.

However, the provincial government still had a few houses prepared, probably for several chief officials to use for lunch break.

Unexpectedly, Chen Danian did something ridiculous in the house.

The people always say that the officials are dogs, and it is not groundless.

People like Du Qinghui who died for their country are actually a minority. Most officials are just like Chen Danian in the house, who are just sitting in their positions doing nothing.

Not only that, he is also good at deducting money from the people.

Bai Yuan felt irritated for no reason.

Perhaps it was because he remembered that Du Qinghui had no regrets even though he knew he had escaped a life-and-death situation, while the person he was protecting was in such a ridiculous situation.

Bai Yuan forced himself to suppress the anger in his heart and knocked on the gate.

The absurdity in the yard did not stop. After a full stick of incense had passed, a middle-aged man angrily pushed open the door.

"Who is blind?"

He had only said half of his words when he saw that the person knocking on the door was Bai Yuan, and he stopped abruptly.

Chen Danian was a little embarrassed: "Master Bai, weren't you in Dingzhou? Why did you come back today?"

He pulled at his dishevelled clothes.

Bai Yuan: "Master Chen is in a very elegant mood."

Chen Danian chuckled and said, "Master Bai, is there any virgin girl in the room? Would you like to taste her together?"

Bai Yuan felt even more irritated.

"Master Chen, there has been a change in Dingzhou, and Master Du ordered me to come back and make early arrangements."

Chen Danian finally responded normally: "I'll be there later."

After seeing Bai Yuan leave, Chen Danian closed the door.

Although they are of the same rank, their statuses are vastly different.

There are generally two situations for being a Tongzhi. One is that he is a reserve candidate for the prefect, but he is temporarily serving as a Tongzhi because of his lack of qualifications. Such a person will not stay in the position of Tongzhi for too long.

The other type is like Chen Danian, who has no hope of promotion and became a Tongzhi based on his seniority, but his life is over and there is no possibility of promotion.

So it’s not Chen Danian’s fault. Among the co-magistrates in Xuanyang, what he did was not the most extreme.

I heard that in places like the Central Plains and the south of the Yangtze River, where there is plenty of money, a seventh-rank county magistrate lives an extravagant life that is unimaginable.

Xuanyang has been established for a thousand years. Although it has abundant martial virtues and strong national strength, it is ultimately unable to avoid the common problems of all dynasties.

A full quarter of an hour passed before Chen Danian finally arrived.

Bai Yuan was already sitting in the lobby.

"Master Bai."

Chen Danian bowed to Bai Yuan.

Bai Yuan's deeds have been reported back to Lingzhou, and he certainly knows how powerful the young man in front of him is.

He didn't expect that such a real dragon could come from a poor place like Lingzhou.

Even the monsters in the Central Plains are probably inferior to Bai Yuan.

Therefore, unless it was absolutely necessary, Chen Danian naturally did not want to offend Bai Yuan, who had a promising future.

Of course, if he is pushed to the limit, he has been an official for decades and has a lot of power behind him, so he will let this young colleague know how powerful he is.

(End of this chapter)