Becoming a God by Searching Mountains and Subduing Demons

Chapter 120 Patrol Banner
It can be said that Xu Chong really fulfilled his responsibilities as a master. He was extremely concerned about Jiang Yue and had considered everything for Jiang Yue.

Just like the plaque above the main entrance of the mansion, Jiang Yue had never thought about this. His master had never been to the mansion, but he still prepared it carefully and sent it to Jiang Yue.

This made Jiang Yue feel even warmer in his heart.

After hanging the plaque, Master Xu Chong met with Grandpa and Silang and talked for a while. The atmosphere was quite peaceful. Then he took Jiang Yue out and invited his disciples to gather at the Xu Mansion.

On the third day of the first lunar month in the twenty-fifth year of the Yongjia period, the disciples of Qimen had just gathered for the last time. It would probably be the end of the year before they would gather again.

The family had a harmonious meal together. Jiang Yue took the opportunity to give out the gifts he had prepared for his fellow disciples, and of course he did not forget to give the gifts to his master Xu Chong.

What Jiang Yue prepared for the senior sister was the knowledge about underground rivers that he had learned in his previous life. He wrote it all on a scroll of paper. Although his handwriting was a bit ugly, the pattern was still pretty good, so the senior sister should be able to understand it.

The gift for Second Senior Sister Luo Yushu was a carefully selected precious medicine that could nourish Qi and blood, and was extremely mild in nature, worth seventy years of time! After all, he had heard that Second Senior Sister was injured and her realm had fallen, so this gift was definitely what Second Senior Sister wanted.

The gifts given to the third, fourth, and fifth senior brothers were all carefully prepared by Jiang Yue, and the one given to the master was a life and death pill.

Upon receiving Jiang Yue's gift, the fellow disciples were extremely surprised, and Xu Chong was greatly shocked.

After some refusals, everyone finally accepted Jiang Yue's gift.

Especially Master Xu Chong. In his opinion, Jiang Yue only had one life and death pill, but Jiang Yue gave this thing that could save lives once to him, his master.

"I wish all of you fellow apprentices a bright future! We'll meet again at the end of the year!"

Senior sister Shu Yuanheng raised her glass with a smile on her face.

"A bright future ahead! A meteoric rise to fame!"

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Master Xu Chong was extremely happy as he watched his six disciples living in harmony and showing deep friendship.

It was snowing heavily outside, but it was warm inside the house.

With the heavy snow falling all over the sky, Huichun Mansion was covered with a layer of silver again.
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After dinner, Jiang Yue didn’t stay long. He packed his things into his Qiankun bag, put on the bearskin cloak handed to him by his senior sister, and set off on horseback.

Xiaotian and Xuntian were both left at home by Jiang Yue. After all, the heavy snow was not very friendly to Xuntian. As for Xiaotian, this guy was a white greyhound. In such heavy snow, if he encountered any danger, he would not be able to find Xiaotian, so Jiang Yue simply let Xiaotian stay at home.

After all, this is just a performance review. It is still unclear what the jurisdiction will be and where it will be, so there is no need for all staff to go out.

Covered in goose-feather snow, riding a white horse.

Jiang Yue followed the official road all the way to Huichun Prefecture. Suddenly, a surge of energy and blood emerged from Baichuan, the white dragon horse, which melted the snow on his body.

Bai Jiaoma's shoulder height is 2.4 meters, and Jiang Yue is 1.9 meters tall. The combination of the two is quite heroic. Snowflakes are evaporated by their blood and turned into snow water, flowing on the man and the horse, accompanied by heavy snow and the silver-clad mountains and forests, which gives it a unique flavor.

Of course, it would be even better if you had a pot of liquor around your waist.

Tread-tap-

The horses' footsteps gradually stopped, making clattering sounds on the bluestone official road.

In the snow and wind in front of Jiang Yue, a majestic city stood there. The Huichun River, which did not freeze in winter, ran straight through the city. Fishermen were already busy around the fish pens. The city gates were wide open, and people were entering the city in an endless stream. There were horse-drawn carriages everywhere. Ladies from wealthy families were admiring the snow scenery through the curtains of the carriages, and there were porters carrying goods into the city.

Even though it was snowing heavily, the place was still prosperous with people coming and going in an endless stream.

Jiang Yue was dressed in a black shirt, a bearskin cloak, and riding a white dragon horse. He looked truly heroic. As soon as he arrived at the city gate, he attracted the attention of many wealthy ladies.

After entering the city, Jiang Yue was even more surprised at the prosperity of the capital.

On the cobblestone road, pedestrians are hurrying and the street shops are steaming.

Strings of red lanterns swayed in the wind, contrasting beautifully with the white snow. Street food stalls were everywhere, the aroma filled the air, and people sat around, their laughter and chatter echoing in the wind and snow.

This ancient mansion still exudes a strong smell of fireworks in the wind and snow.

Jiang Yue walked along, leading the horse, and asked the patrolling yamen runners. After learning Jiang Yue's identity, the yamen runners were actually in awe and personally took Jiang Yue to the provincial government office.

After walking in the capital for about half an hour, Jiang Yue was finally brought to the government office of the capital, which showed how prosperous and vast the capital was. Along the way, Jiang Yue also truly witnessed the prosperity of the capital.

However, it is worth mentioning that although the population of the capital is large, the proportion of warriors is also very low. It is just because of the large base that there appear to be more warriors, and the majority are still ordinary people struggling at the bottom.

Of course, there are many warriors and rich people in the capital, and ordinary people can earn more money than in Qing County no matter what they do, so life is pretty good. As for the price, Jiang Yue didn't pay attention to it and just went all the way to the government office in the capital.

"Sixth Master, we're here."

The yamen runner pointed to a group of buildings in front and said, "This is the government hall of the prefectural capital. The main hall in the middle and the rooms around it are the civil hall, and the martial hall is around it. The pavilions on the left are the rooms of the Demon Suppression Division, and those on the right are the rooms of the Heaven Patrol Division."

Jiang Yue looked at the building complex carefully and couldn't help but feel awe.

"It is probably the work of an expert. Through the arrangement of various details, it is integrated into one, showing great majesty, which makes people feel awe unconsciously, just like an ordinary person being called to the police station in the previous life."

Jiang Yue pondered secretly in his heart.

There is no doubt that this arrangement is a method used by Shinto monks.

From outside the government office, one could see people coming and going, and many officials were extremely busy, working on their jobs.

It's normal to think about it. Shinto monks enjoy good fortune by practicing. The better they govern their own area, the more good fortune they enjoy. Naturally, they will not do the things that corrupt officials do. The excessive taxation in Qingyang Town is probably because the place is too remote and no one can do anything about it.

However, even so, there is still an inspection every three years, which is enough to show that most Shinto officials are still doing their job. Whether it is for their own luck or they really want to protect the people, they are trying their best to govern in a good direction.

"My lord, please come this way."

The bailiff turned sideways and led Jiang Yue into the Xuntiansi government office on the right.

As soon as he entered, several eyes fell on Jiang Yue, some with surprise, some with curiosity, but after seeing the white dragon horse, these eyes suddenly realized and obviously knew Jiang Yue's identity.

"Sixth Master, the captain is in the patrol tower in the middle. If you want to report, just go find him directly."

The yamen runner pointed to a seven-story wooden building in the distance and said with a smile, "It's not convenient for me to go in further. Please go and find it yourself."

"Okay, thank you very much."

Jiang Yue bowed slightly, tied the white dragon horse to the horse post in the courtyard of the Patrol Sky Office, and strode towards the Patrol Mountain Tower.

The Patrol Tower has seven floors, all made of wood. One floor is used as the patrol captain's office, and the other floors are used to store files and martial arts.

Jiang Yue knocked on the door and whispered, "Qing County Jiang Yue, come here to report on your duties."

"come in."

A majestic voice came from inside the door, and the door opened automatically with the voice.

In the spacious lobby, a huge wooden table was placed across the middle, and behind it were rows of wooden bookshelves filled with files. A middle-aged man wearing a light green cloak with a tiger painted on his chest was holding a martial arts book.

If everything goes as expected, this person is Jiang Yue's future superior, the patrol captain of Mount Funiu: Pei Hu.

"coming."

Pei Hu smiled and didn't beat around the bush. Instead, he got straight to the point and said, "Sit down. I'll tell you in detail about the duties of the Patrol Division and the things you need to pay attention to. Normally, I don't need to talk about this with a veteran like the Patrol Chief Flag, but you're a newcomer who was promoted directly to the Patrol Chief Flag, which is really rare."

"Master Pei, please speak."

Jiang Yue bowed but did not sit down. He stood opposite Pei Hu with an extraordinary bearing and a sense of imposingness.

Pei Hu smiled, fumbled in the shelf behind him for a moment, took out a few sets of official uniforms and a more exquisite token, and placed them in front of Jiang Yue.

"This is your patrol uniform. You must wear it while on duty. This patrol token has many more functions than your previous ones. You will explore them on your own. As for the hawk dog, I heard you have one, so I won't prepare it for you."

Pei Hu sat down again and said, "The position of Patrol Chief Flag is actually very important, because the Patrol Chief Flag reports directly to the Patrol Captain, and is in charge of the Patrol Small Flags. If you imagine Funiushan as a kingdom, then you are a frontier official with great autonomy."

Jiang Yue didn't say anything, just listened quietly.

Pei Hu continued, "You have made outstanding contributions and are incredibly powerful. You have been able to kill many Third Realm demons by yourself. I will temporarily position you as the invincible Third Realm demon. Therefore, the area assigned to you is the Four-Tied Peak, with sixteen mountain patrol flags under your command, and the nine counties around the Four-Tied Peak are all under your charge."

Hearing this, Jiang Yue was slightly surprised.

There is no Demon Suppression Department in the counties of Da Zhou. Only the prefecture-level administrative level has a Demon Suppression Department. Therefore, the Patrol Chief Flag of the Sky Patrol Department is in charge of all armed conflicts in the nine counties, which is enough to compete with the Wentang, which is considered to be a considerable power.

However, Jiang Yue didn't know much about the situation in the nine counties of Siti Peak.

"I don't care how you make money or what your style is like. It doesn't matter to me."

Pei Hu narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "There is only one request. No demons are allowed to cause chaos. If any demons cause chaos and massacre the people, they will be beheaded."

Jiang Yue nodded slightly, feeling that Pei Hu's words had a deeper meaning.

"Okay, that's all."

Pei Hu smiled and said, "You are the chief patrol flagman. You don't need to come to the prefecture to be on duty on weekdays. There are two counties around each of the Four Hoof Peaks, and there is a Yuqing County in the middle. Through Yuqing County, you can control the surrounding eight counties, so your squad room is in Yuqing County. You can just be on duty in Yuqing County on weekdays. The patrol flagmen under your command are now waiting in the Yuqing County squad room."

"it is good."

Jiang Yue nodded slightly.

Pei Hu continued to ask: "I'm done, do you have any questions?"

"May I ask, sir, how can one get promoted in the Sky Patrol Department?"

Jiang Yue asked with a smile.

Pei Hu's eyes gleamed, and he laughed: "Good question, it depends on achievements, strength, and battle record. The situation in the nine counties of Si Ti Feng is somewhat special. If you can put down the rebellion in the nine counties, it will not be difficult to be promoted to my position."

"Oh? So, sir, do you mean that there is another secret behind these nine counties?"

Jiang Yue asked.

"Well, there was a big flood in the nine counties, and the people were devastated. Many underwater relics were washed out, and there were a lot of treasures, which attracted a lot of demons. These are wild demons that do not belong to the Beast God Cult. Once a large-scale patrol is carried out, they will hide in the mountains and forests, and come out to harm people after the patrol is over. It is very troublesome. In addition, there are some problems in the officialdom and martial arts. You will know when you go there."

Pei Hu smiled and said, "We are indeed short of manpower, otherwise we wouldn't let you, a newcomer, take charge of nine counties. But this is also an opportunity. If it works, you will be able to rise to the top. You should seize the opportunity."

"clear."

Jiang Yue nodded slightly, took the patrol officer's uniform and badge, and turned to leave.

Just as he was about to go out, Pei Hu's voice suddenly rang out again.

"The third small pavilion on the west side is called the Pavilion of Strange Stories. It is dedicated to recording the chaos of demons and monsters. You can go and learn about it first."

"Thank you, sir."

Jiang Yue nodded, strode out of the Patrol Mountain Tower, walked three pavilions to the west, and saw the three small words "Zhiguai Pavilion" written on the plaque.

Entering the Pavilion of Strange Tales, Jiang Yue explained his purpose to the bailiff on duty. After checking the token, the bailiff quickly helped Jiang Yue find several files.

"Sir, these are all the files about the Nine Counties in the past fifty years. Previously, the Nine Counties were relatively peaceful, so there were fewer files on demonic rebellion. Recently, a flood occurred, and underwater ruins were washed out, so there are more files."

The bailiff respectfully presented the file to Jiang Yue.

Jiang Yue took it and looked at it. It was exactly as the yamen runner said. In the 24th year of Yongjia alone, which was last year, there were more than 30 files of demons injuring and eating people. Before the 24th year of Yongjia, tracing back to the Qingli period, there were only three files of demons eating people.

In just one year, the number has increased more than tenfold.

"Could it be that demons mature in a year and pop out of the soil?"

Jiang Yue smiled meaningfully and simply sat down in the Strange Tales Tower, carefully looking at the file in his hand, his expression gradually becoming solemn.

[On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month in the twenty-fourth year of the Yongjia reign, a flood raged, sweeping across the two counties below the right front foot of the Siti Peak. Someone saw a dog demon eating a human, but investigation yielded no results.]

[On the eighth day of the sixth lunar month in the twenty-fourth year of Yongjia, the old turtle occupied a water palace and volunteered to be the god of incense and protect the water and soil. He was presented to the Wentang, approved, and canonized as the God of Water of Taohuatan, protecting Taohua County.]

[On the seventh day of the seventh month in the twenty-fourth year of the Yongjia reign, the old turtle demon slaughtered seven villages in Taohuatan, ate hundreds of people, and escaped by taking advantage of the flood. No one in the patrol department was good at swimming, so they could not track him down.]

[On October 20, the 24th year of the Yongjia reign, a leech spirit appeared in Lingjiu County and called himself Master Huang. The Mountain Patrol asked the Water Patrol for help, but due to the flood in the Huichun River, they were unable to kill it, and the leech spirit escaped into the Huichun River.]

【The twenty-fourth year of Yongjia.】

(End of this chapter)