With extremely complicated emotions, Ma Chengzhu led 3,000 elite soldiers to Fang'e County.
Just three miles away from Fang'e County, he met Elder Jing, one of the nine elders of the Nine Continent League.
There are nine elders in the Jiuzhou League, named after different ancient Jiuzhou names.
The so-called elder Jing, his surname is not Jing, but refers to him as the elder of ancient Jingzhou.
Ancient Jingzhou is also one of the nine continents closest to the Central Plains, and Fang'a County is within the sphere of influence of Ancient Jingzhou.
As the elder in charge of the ancient Jingzhou, when Elder Jing heard that Fang'a County had fallen, he couldn't help being frightened, and brought two thousand elite soldiers to support him.
Seeing City Lord Ma, Elder Jing just nodded and smiled bitterly, the two of them had no intention of exchanging pleasantries at this moment.
I just thought that they understood each other very well, even if they traveled day and night and arrived in Fang'e County, it was already too late.
All they can do is to fix the situation before the demon world slaughters the city, and reduce losses as much as possible.
The two didn't say any more, and went to Fang'e County with 5,000 troops.
But when they arrived at the gate of Fang'e County, they were all shocked!
This shock was not a fright, but a surprise.
Isn't this too unusual
Both Elder Jing and City Master Ma thought that they would see a scene of soldiers approaching the city with corpses strewn all over the ground.
But what was waiting for them was... At the gate of Fang'e County, there was a lot of traffic, just like in the past.
In previous years, only during the harvest season would there be such a lively scene.
They transported the grain in the grain field, and the carts came in and out. Everyone's face was full of peace, and they didn't look like they were being attacked.
Elder Jing and City Lord Ma were suspicious.
Could it be that the news from the Nine Continents League is wrong, and the fact that the monster clan sneaked in is simply non-existent.
Without stopping, the two hurried into the city and went straight to the county government office in Fang'e County.
Just approaching the county government office, I saw white lanterns hanging at the gate of the county government office, playing dirge music.
Going further in, I saw more than a dozen thin coffins parked in the county office.
Ye Lingyue and a group of members of the Huangquan representative team were there wearing sackcloth and filial piety and burning paper money.
"Ye Lingyue, you! What are you doing?"
City Lord Ma was stunned, for a moment, he even forgot about his feud with Ye Lingyue.
"Master Ma, you are here. I have something important to report. The night before last, a group of monster soldiers descended from the sky. They raided Fang'e County. Fortunately, we discovered it in time. The training master Chen and the members of the 'Sky Falcon' team We fought the enemy bravely together and killed those demon soldiers. It is a pity that Master Chen, the brothers of 'Sky Falcon' and the county magistrate died in the night attack."
Ye Lingyue wiped the corners of her eyes with her sleeve, and squeezed out a few drops of incomparably precious crocodile tears, with a look of grief.
The monster clan's night attack was stopped
Hearing this news, City Lord Ma and Elder Jing both heaved a sigh of relief.
But immediately after this, the eyelids of both of them twitched, especially the city owner of the horse reacted.
"Master Chen is dead?"
This is so wrong.
Master Chen's purpose for coming to Fang'e County, City Master Ma is very clear.
They got the letter earlier and learned that Ye Lingyue had correspondence with Yaozu.
Captain Tian Falcon also secretly reported that Ye Lingyue killed the county magistrate and opened the granary privately.
Master Chen was overjoyed when he heard the two pieces of news. Before the Jiuzhou League had time to report, he rushed over and prepared to execute Ye Lingyue on the spot.
"Ye Lingyue, you are clearly just trying to argue. What is the strength of Master Chen? If even he was killed by the Yaozu, why are you and your team members unscathed?"
City Master Ma was so angry that he gritted his teeth. He never expected that Master Chen would fall into Ye Lingyue's hands.
"Master Ma, what do you mean by that? Are you doubting me? The heavens have eyes, and of course we are no match for the monster clan. Thanks to me, I can speak the language of the bird clan. In times of crisis, go to Plead with the Phoenix Tribe in Nine Nirvana, and invite the warriors of the Phoenix Tribe to help. If you don’t believe me, you can just ask the county residents, they all saw it when they attacked that night.”
Ye Lingyue was well prepared and answered quickly.
"Jiu Nirvana is indeed inhabited by the Phoenix family, but they have been ignoring world affairs for many years, and it is unexpected that someone can invite them."
Elder Jing, who was listening, couldn't help being secretly surprised, and looked at Ye Lingyue a few times.
I thought that the person who was sent to a place like Fang'a County must be an inconspicuous person, but I didn't expect that the person who was sent to a place like Fang'a County actually understood the spiritual words of the Bird Clan.
Seeing that Elder Jing believed Ye Lingyue's words, City Lord Ma refused to give up even more.
"Elder Jing, don't listen to this daughter's nonsense. Even if she invited soldiers from the Phoenix Clan, it can't explain everything. I suspect that she is related to the death of Chief Chen and others. Someone secretly reported it earlier. Regardless of the obstruction of the county magistrate, people opened the granary in Fang'e County privately, resulting in no grains left in the granary. Master Chen only went to Fang'e County to investigate in private after knowing this. Report to you and the Jiuzhou League."
As City Master Ma said, he paid attention to Ye Lingyue's expression.
The face of the other party changed slightly.
City Lord Ma saw it, and was secretly proud, Ye Lingyue, even if you can collude with the Phoenix Clan, so what, I don't believe that you have the ability to reach the sky, I don't believe that you can return all the food for disaster relief.
"Really at this time? If it is true, you must be severely punished. Come and take me to the granary to have a look."
When Elder Jing heard this, he was furious and rushed to Beicang.
The granary door of Beicang was opened.
Elder Jing looked in, and his expression changed again.
"Elder Jing, what I said is right. Ye Lingyue opened a warehouse without authorization and ignored the supplies of thousands of representative teams. The representative team is qualified to participate in Kyushu Wild Hunt this time."
Ma Chengzhu was on the sidelines, fanning the flames.
Seeing that Elder Jing was motionless, City Master Ma became suspicious and looked into the granary.
With just one glance, Ma Chengzhu's jaw almost dropped.
What did he see!
The entire granary is full of grain.
No matter the quality or quantity of these grains, there is no problem at all.
Not only this granary, but all the warehouses in Beicang are full of grain and grass.
"Elder Jing, this is the total grain tax paid by the 18 villages in Fang'e County in previous years and this year. Compared with previous years, this year has increased by a full 20%."
Ye Lingyue had already made preparations, and she was not afraid of the Mayor Ma's instigating dissension, so she handed over a few ledgers in a very careless manner.
"Master Ma, do you have anything else to say right now?"
Elder Jing had a long face, he didn't bother to pay any attention to City Lord Ma.