County government office.
Chen Lin showed the token and met Xu Qingyuan as he wished.
"Haha, it turns out that it's my lifesaver who has come to visit. I'm so sorry for not welcoming you in person. I'm so sorry for not welcoming you in person!"
Xu Qingyuan was very polite, which made Chen Lin's tense nerves relax a lot. He was afraid that the other party had other purposes and would attack him as soon as they met.
In order to prevent any accidents, he asked Xiaocao and He Chengfeng to leave the county and hide. If he did not send a signal within an hour, he would immediately find a way to rescue them.
"You are joking, my Lord. How dare I call myself a lifesaver? If it weren't for your advice, I would still be trapped in the territory of those robbers."
Chen Lin bowed and spoke modestly.
Xu Qingyuan waved his hand and said, "Don't be polite, benefactor. At first, I thought you were a fool, but you killed three robbers in the other party's territory. Now I know that you are a wise man and have the means to completely wipe out those robbers. You don't take the territory seriously at all. I'm sorry to make you laugh."
Having said that, without waiting for Chen Lin to respond, he continued speaking.
"You have come here this time, have you decided to join the county government? Now the Immortal King has issued an imperial decree, requiring all levels of government across the country to take unified action to encircle and suppress 18 powerful rebels. We have also found traces of rebels here, and it is time to recruit people. If you are willing to join, I can ask for an official position for you first. As long as you can make contributions in the encirclement and suppression, the reward will definitely be much higher than the wanted bounty!"
Chen Lin was somewhat tempted when he heard this, not for any reward, but for the official position that the other party mentioned.
If he could hold an official position, even the lowest one, it would make things much easier for him.
The previous token has proved the deterrent power of the local government, and it may be used at some point.
Moreover, as an official, he would definitely be able to get information about Luo Qinglan's whereabouts first, which would be beneficial to him as well.
After a moment of hesitation, he asked, "Your Excellency, since you think so highly of me, aren't you afraid that I am an outsider and will cause you trouble?"
"What's so scary about outsiders?"
Xu Qingyuan didn't care at all and said, "There are many outsiders in this fairyland every year, but they eventually become part of it. My benefactor should feel that his memory is beginning to blur. Anyone who has been in the fairyland for more than three days has already been assimilated and has no chance to leave."
"What do you mean?"
Chen Lin was shocked and asked hurriedly.
Xu Qingyuan had no intention of hiding anything, and explained, "Although the memories of the people of the Immortal Kingdom like me are erased every hundred years, we are still able to learn about our previous lives because our bodies are still there. For people like me who have official status, there are special organizations that record the important experiences of each life. Some people also record it themselves. Even if there is no emotion left in the memory, the information can still be passed on."
Chen Lin nodded secretly.
Since the people here are mentally sound, it is impossible that they have no way to deal with this situation. What's more, they are all high-level cultivators, so they do have some ability to deal with it.
Xu Qingyuan continued, "According to official records, all outsiders, regardless of their level of cultivation, will be eroded by the special rules of this place within three days as long as they cannot break through the local rules and restrictions. Even if their memories are not faded, they will be unable to leave the scope of the fairyland like the locals!"
This information made Chen Lin's heart skip a beat. If he couldn't get out, it would be troublesome. Moreover, if everyone could not escape the erosion of the rules of this place, then wouldn't Luo Qinglan have been assimilated
But he immediately realized that the other party's words were not absolute. Not to mention the tavern owner, even He Chengfeng stayed in the ruins for more than three days last time, but he still left safely.
He Chengfeng only has the foundation-building cultivation level, and he definitely has not broken through the upper limit of the rules of this place.
This matter is very important and must be made clear.
Chen Lin did not hide anything and asked directly, "Your Excellency County Master, what you said is not comprehensive. I have seen low-level cultivators come in and leave safely after more than ten days in the outside world."
Xu Qingyuan seemed to have expected this. He smiled and said, "You are talking about your companion, right? He is a low-level Heavenly Scroll Master. Naturally, he can resist the power of the rules here to a certain extent. However, it can only delay the time. The result will still not change after a long time."
After a short pause, he straightened his face and said, "Fortunately, he has entered this place again. Otherwise, even if he leaves the fairyland and returns to the outside world, the fairyland aura he has been infected with will continue to corrode his body and soul. If he does not return to the fairyland in time, when he is completely assimilated, that will be the day when his soul and spirit are destroyed!"
Chen Lin did not comment on this, but asked in confusion: "Who is the one that the county lord is talking about, the Heavenly Scroll Master?"
"Don't you know, benefactor of the Heavenly Scroll? Oh, they have another name, called people with gifted abilities. They have both spiritual and blood gifts. They are all seeds of resurrection left behind by the fallen great men. Everything they do will eventually serve others."
Xu Qingyuan seemed to disagree with the Heavenly Scroll Master, and said, "Heavenly Scroll Masters are also divided into strong and weak. Your partner is the weakest one, and he is probably about to be assimilated now."
At this point, he glanced at Chen Lin and said with a hint of doubt: "But you, benefactor, I don't sense the aura of a Heavenly Scroll Master on you, but there is no sign of assimilation yet. Either your talent level is very high and I can't sense it, or you have some special magical power, which should be related to the golden energy that allowed you to completely kill the robber."
Then he added: "But the same thing still applies. No matter how high the ability of the Heavenly Scroll Master is, or what other special means he has, as long as he has not broken through the upper limit of the rules of this place, assimilation is a matter of sooner or later."
The more Chen Lin listened, the heavier his mood became.
According to the other party, people like them who possess innate abilities are all powerful seeds of resurrection, which is not a good thing but a bad thing.
But this is not important. After all, even if they are seeds, it will take many years for them to be harvested.
The top priority is to resolve the immediate crisis.
If it is really as the other party said, as long as you come here for more than three days, you will be eroded by the abnormal rules of this place, and no matter what you do, you cannot change the result of assimilation, then everything will be meaningless.
"I wonder what level of limit the rules mentioned by the County Master need to reach in order to break through?"
Chen Lin always felt that this was not a Jedi.
From the information he collected from the outside world, although not many people left the ruins, there would always be a few people leaving every few dozen or hundreds of years.
What's more, there is the living example of the tavern owner. After leaving this place, she ran the tavern for five hundred years and nothing happened.
"How can I break through the upper limit of the rules?"
Xu Qingyuan smiled calmly and said, "It's very simple. One needs to be able to circulate immortal spiritual power, possess an innate spiritual treasure that is integrated with oneself, or master the power of rules that exceed the local special rules. All of these are fine. I wonder if you have one of them?"
Then he continued, "Although the golden energy released by the benefactor is of a high level, its origin is too weak. It may delay the time for you to be assimilated, but it is probably not enough to break through the constraints of local rules."
After some explanation, Xu Qingyuan stopped talking.
Instead, he looked at Chen Lin with a look that said, "Don't have such wishful thinking."
Chen Lin's mind was in turmoil.
He felt that the other party should not be lying and there was no need to lie to him. Such information was not secret and could definitely be found somewhere else.
But he really didn't feel anything abnormal about himself, so he didn't know whether he should believe what the other party said.
a long time.
Chen Lin gave up thinking, clasped his fists towards Xu Qingyuan and said, "Whether I assimilate or not, I can't find a way to return to the outside world now, so I can only seek refuge with the County Master. I hope the County Master will not despise me!"
"Haha, don't despise me, don't despise me. With your help, I, Xu Qingyuan, will be even more powerful. I will definitely be able to show my skills here!"
Xu Qingyuan laughed out loud, very excited.
He had spent so much time talking just to get this result.
It is rare to find a strong man who can completely kill someone. With such a person at his disposal, those powerful figures in the county who secretly disobey him or even attack and kill him will have to be more honest.
Otherwise, since he has just arrived and has no support, it would be difficult for him to keep the position of county magistrate.
After another round of communication, Chen Lin felt that the time agreed with Xiao Cao was approaching, so he claimed that he had some personal matters to deal with and would report formally early tomorrow morning, then got up and said goodbye.