Chu Yurong took out another handful of incense sticks. There were more than a hundred of them. She distributed them to Minister Liu and the servant who had just arrived.
Official Liu hurriedly said,"
"Hurry up and distribute it to everyone. Everyone, gather in the courtyard.”
Everyone in the manor rushed over one after another. After a while, the He family head also led everyone over.
"Family Head He, there is no need to ask. There is not enough time. Everyone, hold the incense and do not leave alone. Official Liu, lead the way.”After saying that, he took out a handful of incense and handed it to the leaders.
"Men, prepare the torches and follow me to the east garden.”Official Liu did not dare to delay.
The group passed through two courtyards and a few stone paths. In less than fifteen minutes, they arrived at a garden. Chu Yurong noticed the old willow tree at a glance. This tree was very big and had dense branches. The dense Yin Qi was emitted by this tree.
"Hurry up and pile up the firewood!" Official Liu quickly ordered.
However, his wife did not understand.
"This is a hundred-year-old tree. How can we burn it down like this?”
Chu Yurong knew that it was really inexplicable to destroy it like this, so she asked,
"Who has a hoe?"
"There's one here. There's always a hoe in the garden.”a servant said.
"Dig that place." Chu Yurong commanded.
"Hurry up and send a few more people!" Official Liu also urged!
After digging less than half a meter, someone shouted in a low voice,
"Ah, master, there are dead people, dead bones!”
"Bring him out and burn him and the willow tree together.”Official Liu did not want to delay any longer.
Everyone quickly piled up the firewood around the old tree. Official Liu hurriedly threw out a torch. The weeping willow seemed to come alive and threw away the torch. One person rushed out and picked up the torch to light it. The willow branch directly rolled up the person. A human face grew on the trunk and everyone retreated in fear.
"You finally can't hide anymore!"
Chu Yurong took out her flying sword. With a flash of blue light, it pierced straight into the face. A sinister scream could be heard from the tree. Blood flowed out from the wound on the tree trunk. The trapped servant also fell and quickly escaped from the tree. Chu Yurong threw out another Fire Spirit Rock and formed a seal with her hand. The flying sword hit the Fire Spirit Rock and burst into high-temperature flames. The dry wood was instantly ignited. In a short while, it set off a huge fire that soared into the sky. The Yin Qi dissipated and the sky was bright red.
The next day, Official Liu called a few people to pick up seven corpses from the pond and bring them outside the manor for cremation. Only then did the manor calm down.
Chu Yurong sat cross-legged in the room and sighed. The ghost became fierce because of resentment. When resentment arose, even a thousand cups of wine would be a worry. Life was unfair. Who could correct it everywhere! Each of us can protect ourselves and die in a proper way.
If her cultivation did not advance, she would fall back. It was important to build her foundation as soon as possible. Chu Yurong focused on her cultivation. On the contrary, Master He and Official Liu were chatting happily, treating it as their leisure time.
While the He family and the others were avoiding disputes, the situation in the distant Imperial City was rapidly changing.
First, the First Prince rebelled and accused the King of Huaiyang of plotting against the Emperor. Then, the King of Huaiyang used the Eighth Prince to issue an edict, ordering the various city lords and vassals to jointly attack. The Imperial City and the surrounding provinces were swept up in a storm of blood. Unfortunately, in just a short month, the First Prince was defeated and died.
Of course, the Great Emperor had no choice. He had no choice but to raise an army. He didn't want to raise an army, and the ministers and generals who supported him wouldn't agree either. After so many years of shared interests, he had no choice but to do so. Even if they didn't raise an army, the outcome would probably be death. It was better to take a gamble.
The King of Huaiyang led his troops to the battlefield. Not only did he quell the rebellion, but he also personally appointed the City Lord and granted the land. At that time, the world submitted to him, and his momentum was extremely strong.
The City Lord of Huo Prefecture had died, the Deputy City Lord and He Chong had disappeared, and Li Duwei had become a prisoner. Bai Jin was the only one in charge of the city. Although he had not sent troops to attack the rebels, Bai Jin had always been on the side of the King of Huaiyang. He had also continuously issued Huo Prefecture's obituary, as if he was going to lead the army south. One had to know that the power of Huo Zhou could not be underestimated, so the First Prince was shaken internally. He could only buy time and rush into the Imperial City in an attempt to take over the country, but he was defeated.
Naturally, when the King of Huaiyang was on his way back, Bai Jin was promoted and became the ruler of Huo Prefecture.
However, in just one and a half months, the situation had reversed again. Not long after King Huaiyang returned to the Imperial City, he held a grand banquet and was assassinated that night. For a time, the Imperial City was once again filled with bloodshed. Many officials had died at home. Three days later, the Eighth Prince announced to the world that he had retired from the throne of the Third Prince. In the following month, hundreds of officials were arrested and imprisoned one after another.
When Bai Jin heard this news, he was shocked. Not only did he immediately send a letter to support the Third Prince's ascension, but he also sent people to contact the Third Prince's trusted aides, claiming that he fully supported the Third Prince. Although he was the City Lord now, he was in danger. His position was appointed by the King of Huaiyang, and it was not in his name. More importantly, Commandant Huang and Governor Chen were loyal to the City Lord like He Chong. They were shocked to hear that the Imperial Court had appointed Bai Jin as the City Lord. They immediately led their troops back to the city and swore to investigate the reason.
After the two of them joined forces, they did not dare to enter the city alone. When they entered the city with their troops, they were blocked. The atmosphere was tense. Seeing that the two of them were about to attack Huo Zhou City, Bai Jin appeared on the city wall and put down his identity as the city lord. He earnestly advised them to allow the two of them to bring 100 people into the city.
After Bai Jin explained the whole story, although he managed to persuade the two of them to believe him, the two of them did not treat him as the City Lord at all. They gave him a time limit to investigate the death of the City Lord, the disappearance of the Vice City Lord and He Chong.
In fact, the two of them did not believe Bai Jin at all. They even felt that this was all a conspiracy by Bai Jin to seize the position of the City Lord. The two of them were also personally investigating what had happened recently. Why should Bai Jin sit on the position of the City Lord?
At this moment, Bai Jin was burning with anxiety. His greatest backer was dead, and the one in power was the enemy of Prince Huaiyang, the Third Prince. He had originally thought that as long as he asked the imperial court to promote Chen and Huang, stabilizing the two of them, he would be able to keep his position as the city lord. As for how to deal with the two of them in the future, it would take a long time and there were many ways. But now that they had no backer, these two could rebel at any time! If he broke through the city gates and led the army into the city, he would definitely die. Moreover, he did not know if these two people had secret connections with the Third Prince.
Bai Jin could only take out the City Lord's treasures and give them to him. He invited them to many banquets and even called them brothers. Gradually, Huo Zhou City formed a three-legged situation.
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