Heavenly Dao Formula

Two days later, with the arrival of the canonized official document, Princess Guangping officially announced her entry into the city. This event caused a wave of waves in the smoky Yancheng. . For a while, everyone was discussing, the main topic was nothing more than the princess's appearance, and who the princess would choose as her son-in-law.

Of course, the excitement didn't last long before dissipating.

Because that is Her Royal Highness the Princess.

She will not have any interaction with the people in the city, nor will she bring any changes to life.

Fengyang Villa in the northern outskirts of Jinxia was originally the emperor's palace when he visited Shenzhou, but now it is the residence of the princess.

Most people can hardly set foot there in their lifetime.

And the object of the princess will not be chosen among ordinary people.

There are only a few young men of the right age who can be ranked in Yancheng, no matter who you choose, it has little to do with the lower class people.

Without a basis for discussion, the topic naturally loses the vitality of communication.

Just when the Jinxia people thought the matter was over like this, another shocking news three days later caused a sensation in the whole city.

Huzhi County, Gaoshan County murdered innocent people, and their evil deeds attracted evil spirits. Fortunately, the princess came forward to prevent the harm from further expanding. One of the alchemists named Xia Fan not only killed one of the evil spirits, but also protected the princess at a critical moment. As the first achievement, he was promoted to three levels in a row and became one of the fastest promoted alchemists in the Privy Council.

At the same time, due to the dereliction of duty of the command department, Yuan Zheng was transferred from Shenzhou, and Xia Fan took over his post.

In addition, Wei Wushuang, Luo You'er, and Wang Renzhi who participated in this case were also promoted to rank seven.

Unlike the princess's arrival, whether it's a magistrate committing a crime or an evil spirit attacking a person, it's something that happens around the people. As soon as the news arrived, it spread all over the streets and alleys in an instant. Almost everyone was discussing this incredible case, and Xia Fan also became one of the focuses.

After all, in the eyes of the public, these alchemists in black robes seldom did any good deeds, and once they appeared, it meant something unknown, either a financial loss or a disaster. I didn't expect them to do some practical things sometimes.

The reputation of the Privy Council has improved a lot in a short time.

Someone even dug up the news that Xia Fan helped the impoverished people in Gaoshan County out of his own pocket.

This made his reputation soar, and it can be said that he went from unknown to well-known in the city overnight.

Even the side effect was that there were so many matchmakers who came to the door to say goodbye that they almost blocked the door of the Privy Council's residential area.

This is what Wei Wushuang told him when he came to visit.

"I think it's better for you and junior sister not to go back. Now you are the top three choices in the hearts of women waiting to marry in the city. If you don't want to marry too early, don't harm others."

It seems that the fellow villagers are still brooding on this point.

"Not first choice?"

"Above you are the eldest son of the Wang family and the talented man of Zhou."

"What about you, did someone say kiss?"

Wei Wushuang revealed a look of secret joy, "Brother Xia, this is a secret."

It seems that the fellowship is vulnerable in front of the girl.

Xia Fan also asked Ning Wanjun, since the Privy Council turned a blind eye to similar incidents, why was he willing to award rewards instead of completely suppressing opponents, and the other party's answer was that there was not only one voice in the Privy Council.

"Don't say that there is a big gap between the Privy Councils between different places. Even in Gyeonggi Prefecture, there are many views on evil spirits. Let alone you and me, even the third-rank guards may not necessarily understand the intentions of the higher-ups."

"Why is this happening?"

"It's probably a gap." Ning Wanjun said very bluntly, "Over the past 20 years after the fall of Yongguo, the Privy Council has almost suffered nearly 30% of the casualties to control the rampant evil spirits to an acceptable range. , its importance is self-evident. And no matter where you are at that time, there is no shortage of achievements and opportunities to reach the sky in one step. Unlike now, there are not many ways for the Privy Council to be promoted in some places, and the control power above will also decline. There will naturally be disagreements along the way.”

That's why Shangyuan's performance is so contradictory. He now knows that this is an aging bureaucracy, not in terms of personnel replacement, but in terms of ideology.

In addition, the so-called rewards are in essence an exchange to cover up the origin of evil spirits—the Privy Council does not want people to discover that evil spirits can be artificially created.

But Xia Fan discovered that, in a sense, there is no naturally occurring evil in this world.

The grottoes in Gaoshan County have been secretly sealed, but the characteristics of evil spirits determine that it does not need such complicated facilities to achieve similar effects.

The so-called cause and effect, whether ghosts or demons, are inseparable from human behavior and activities.

Wanting to ban the evil spirits is no longer something that can be achieved with a trick or a wooden sword.

...

"Master May, this is today's ration." Shan Hui knelt down and handed a piece of dry bread to the princess.

"Thank you." Wu Yueyao took the dough, then raised her hand and rubbed it on Shan Hui's long ears. The latter immediately closed his eyes and wagged his tail from side to side.

Although Wu Yueyao can't understand the connection between "rubbing ears" and "feeling comfortable", since the other party likes it, she will still satisfy him as much as possible.

After all, hiding in this narrow and dark warehouse, every comfort is precious.

"Is this the food you found for the princess?" The blue-faced Oni Naki Qing who stood by Wuyue frowned, "No matter how difficult the current situation is, the Miko-sama can't eat such shabby food!"

"To put it simply, why don't you go and look for it?" Shan Hui gave Ning Qing a white look, "Unless you saw off the horn on the top of your head that is in the way, let alone bring food back, you may lose your life." It's outside."

"Stupid dog, I only need one knife to kill you." Nina Qing said coldly.

"The premise is that you can catch up." Shan Hui laughed mockingly, "At your speed, let's talk about it in the next life."

"Stop arguing." Wu Yueyao stopped the two from arguing, "In order to get here, we have sacrificed many people—and in our hometown, there are still more people dying. Compared with the suffering they suffered, So what if I eat poorly?"

After she finished speaking, she put the pancakes into her mouth bit by bit. The pancakes were very dry and tasted a bit like sawdust, and also had a rotten smell. But even so, she didn't spit it out a bit. This is the food that Shanhui risked her life to find, and she couldn't waste it.

After eating, Wu Yueyao licked his dry lips, "We can't drag on any longer."

The princes rebelled, and the country was full of gunpowder. In order to reconnect with the mainland, they sent many ships, but in the end there was no news.

In desperation, she had no choice but to board a ship to cross the ocean herself, but unexpectedly encountered a demon, and the ship was destroyed before landing, and there were only ten survivors.

When I thought I finally reached the other side, I didn't expect that this side has become a strange place.

The original dynasty ceased to exist, and the territory of Qiguo where they were located had become extremely dangerous. Not only were enemies from the vassal kingdoms active, but the demon society was directly rounded up by the Privy Council. They had contacted the prefectural pastoral government and Gyeonggi government successively, but the diplomatic documents they sent out always fell into the sea, and what they got in return was the assassination of the enemy instead.

After more than two months, they not only exhausted all their money, but also six people died one after another.

Wu Yueyao also felt that his physical condition was deteriorating every day. Hiding in Tibet caused everyone's nerves to be highly tense. Coupled with the lack of food and clothing, procrastination would be tantamount to waiting to die.

What gave them a glimmer of hope was the news that the country's three princesses had arrived here.

If it is Qi Guo's real superior, maybe he will remember that the two sides have had contacts in the past.