Mortal Immortal Gourd

"Gaga..."

A loud goose cry sounded in the sky of Sanyang County.

When the residents of Sanyang County who were working in the fields heard this sound, they felt like they heard the sound of nature. They all dropped their hoes and shoulder poles and looked up.

A big goose flew across the sky, and a young man sat on its back.

"Zhang Qingtian!"

"Master Qingtian is back!"

"Master Qingtian!"

Wherever the big goose went, there would be cheers from the crowd, and then someone would kneel on the ground and kowtow.

"May Master Qingtian be rich and live a long life!"

"May Master Qingtian be safe and sound, free from illness and disaster, and live a long life!"

"May Master Qingtian turn misfortune into fortune..."

The moment all the people of Sanyang County saw Er Gouzi, they were all so excited that their eyes were filled with tears.

They knelt on the ground spontaneously, praying for Er Gouzi sincerely, hoping that he would stay young and live a long life.

Er Gouzi rode on the goose's back, and the whole Sanyang County was like this.

Seeing this, he was very moved. In fact, he didn't treat them very well.

He just treated the people like crops in his own fields and harvested them regularly.

Unexpectedly, these people really treated him like their reborn parents.

Since he escaped from the Jiaolong Palace, he hurried all the way and experienced some twists and turns along the way.

It took more than three months to fly back to Sanyang County.

Looking down from the sky, Sanyang County has not changed much since he left, and people can still live and work in peace.

Seeing this, he felt much more at ease.

I wonder if Zhu'er is back?

He rode the goose directly to Sanyang County City.

Before the goose approached Sanyang County City, a strong breath suddenly rose in the city, and a figure flew towards Er Gouzi.

The figure stopped in front of Er Gouzi, with white hair down to his waist, and two eyes, one black and one red, that looked a little evil.

"You are finally back!"

"Sima Yi, why are you here?"

During the journey, Er Gouzi had imagined that Zhu'er would fly out from afar to greet him.

But he never thought it would be Sima Yi.

"Let's go back and talk in detail."

The two walked hand in hand back to the county government office, and Huang Laocai led everyone in the government office to pay their respects.

"Didn't Zhu'er come back?"

Er Gouzi didn't see Zhu'er and asked with some worry.

"No, since the last attack on Shekou Mountain, Miss Zhu'er has not appeared.

We sent people to inquire, but we didn't find any news about you two."

Huang Laocai responded with a bow. In fact, everyone thought that Zhu'er and Er Gouzi were together before.

Er Gouzi's heart sank when he heard that there was no news about Zhu'er.

If Zhu'er returned safely, she should come to his Sanyang County to take a look.

Er Gouzi could only enter a hall with Sima Yi and Huang Laocai with doubts and talk about what happened during this period.

After the great battle at Shekou Mountain that day, when they arrived, they found that Shekou Mountain had disappeared.

There were only a few large manure pits left on the spot, which were stinking.

Not long after Er Gouzi disappeared, Qingzhou Prefecture issued official documents to Sanyang County, Liusha County, and Xiaoyi County.

The three counties were required to pay a total of 5 million shi of grain and deliver it to Qingzhou Prefecture City in person.

Huang Laocai originally thought that he could delay it as long as he could, but Qingzhou sent an envoy to urge for grain in person, and even went directly to the countryside to rob grain without going through Sanyang County.

This led to several small-scale conflicts between the soldiers of Sanyang County and the Qingzhou Army.

During this period, dozens of soldiers died in Shanyang County, and hundreds of residents were ransacked by the Qingzhou Army.

Er Gouzi had guessed that Xia Mingyuan would not stop, and he was still a little angry when he heard this.

"What happened later?"

Huang Laocai recalled the most difficult days and continued.

The soldiers of Sanyang County and the Qingzhou Army originally had a small conflict, and both sides had wins and losses, and both sides had casualties.

But later, Qingzhou sent a Jindan cultivator named Xia Yin.

This man led a group of fierce men and rushed directly into Sanyang County, arrested the soldiers of Sanyang County and beheaded several people on the spot.

Fortunately, Fatty Chen got the news and rushed over, and then he forcibly snatched those who were captured back.

But since then, Qingzhou has often harassed Sanyang County and Xiaoyi Liusha County for various reasons.

The people here have no peace.

In Sanyang County, there is only Fatty Chen, who can't handle it alone.

Moreover, Fatty Chen nominally belongs to the Zhenguo Army, not Sanyang Jun.

In a more serious incident, Qingzhou Prefecture sent officials to directly arrest three county magistrates here.

After announcing some fabricated charges, the three were beheaded on the spot, and the resources of these counties were classified as stolen goods and packed away.

After such a mess in Qingzhou, the officials and people of the three counties under Ergouzi's rule were all in a panic and could not rest.

"Bang!"

When Sima Yi heard this, he couldn't help but slammed his fist on the table.

"What is the difference between Qingzhou officials and thieves!"

Huang Laocai glanced at Sima Yi. He knew that this man looked scary, but in fact he had a kind heart.

"After that, Qingzhou Prefecture asked us to recruit 300,000 strong civilians and send them to the front line of the war with the monsters to build fortifications.

300,000 is equivalent to draining all our strong labor force. We don't cooperate and delay time.

Then Qingzhou sent people to forcibly arrest the people.

During the conflict between the two sides, some soldiers died, and many strong men were also captured by the Qingzhou Army.

Just when we were about to lose our hold, Lord Sima came. "

When Huang Laocai said this, he turned to look at Sima Yi, probably meaning, it's your turn later.

"I heard in the capital that something happened on your side, so the emperor asked for mercy and sent me to Sanyang County as the temporary county guard.

Emperor Longxingsheng didn't want Sanyang County to fall into Xia Mingyuan's hands, so he sent me over to help you defend your territory. "

"Fortunately, I arrived in time, otherwise your Sanyang County would have changed its surname to Xia."

As soon as Sima Yi came, he withstood the pressure from Qingzhou for Er Gouzi and managed Sanyang County as it was when Er Gouzi was there.

"You came alone, no one assassinated you?"

Er Gouzi looked at Sima Yi. Since Xia Mingyuan had attacked Er Gouzi before, he might also come to assassinate Sima Yi.

"When I came, I came with Ji Song. Everyone saw it with their own eyes."

If Ji Song comes with him, he will naturally be safe.

"Where's Senior Ji?"

"On the first day he came here, after making a high-profile appearance, he quietly sneaked back that night."

"The capital is quite chaotic now. There are not many close and reliable people around the emperor, so he needs to be protected by experts."

"No one knew about Ji Song's return. Everyone thought Ji Song was living with me."

Sima Yi explained that since the last time the emperor used him as bait and killed a large number of officials, there were far fewer people who dared to attack him.