Empress: Your Majesty, please respect yourself, I don't want to be promoted

Xingping County Government Office, Tianxingtai.

As a county parent officer, Liao Ai was clasping his hands behind his hands and looking at the Tianxing Platform with a very complicated expression, quietly suspended in mid-air, maintaining the key formation of the heaven-level spiritual protection array that could ensure the stability of the party and resist the invasion of evil spirits. The eye is also the key to opening and closing the entire formation - the seal of Xingping County.

As long as the spirit pattern in the county seal is erased, under the chain reaction, hundreds of thousands of creatures in the huge Xingping County will be briefly exposed to the darkness.

"well"

After a while, Liao Ai sighed, and the look of struggle on his face gradually faded away, replaced by a look of deep helplessness and despair.

Click

He took steps towards the Tianxing Terrace with heavy steps.

Every step seemed to be as heavy as a thousand stones, and it was extremely difficult to walk.

But no matter how difficult it is, the journey of just ten meters will be completed quickly.

Finally, he stood in front of the Tianxing Platform, tremblingly stretched out his hands that had already gathered all his spiritual power, and gently placed them on the official seal that had been with him for three years.

And the moment he touched the official seal——

"The time has come."

Xingping County is located in the middle of the suburbs in the four directions of southeast, northwest and northwest.

Four strange figures were quietly suspended in mid-air.

They were dressed in black robes that almost covered their whole bodies. At the same time, their eyes were closed, their hands were clasped together, and they were mumbling something, obviously preparing for something.

Beside each of them, there was a dark red flag floating quietly.

The flags danced in the wind, and there was a hint of wailing in the whistling wind.

The wailing sound seemed to come from the Nine Nether Hells, which contained extremely strong feelings of hatred, resentment, despair, and sadness. It made people feel chills all over their bodies.

At this time, the figure due north suddenly opened his eyes, and two blue rays of light shot out from his pupils.

"Three junior brothers, get ready to take action."

As soon as he finished speaking, the other three people opened their eyes almost at the same time.

"hey-hey."

A cold laugh came from the robe.

"The thousand-year-old earth spirit will soon be in our possession. Once this transaction is completed, our Tianxing Sect will definitely be able to gain a firm foothold in the Tianyuan Realm."

"Hahaha!"

The black-robed figure in the south laughed wildly.

"Throughout the ages, these big shots have fought to the death above, but in the end they will only benefit us in vain, and it is the same today."

Another person responded: "For officials who are in charge of a county to be like this, it can be seen that the court is already full of scumbags. For such people to be able to hold high positions, it shows that the life of the Great Xia Dynasty is approaching."

"The time has come, and now is the time for our generation to seize our destiny and fight for the world."

As they spoke, the red flags behind the people suddenly shone brightly. The next second, a thick black mist surged out from the flags and swept away in all directions at an extremely fast speed.

Not long after, the entire area within a mile was shrouded in black mist.

"Ouch~"

"Woo."

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In the black fog, there were constant sounds of wailing. Looking carefully, the thick fog actually turned into human faces filled with pain from time to time, crazily invading everything around them.

Hua Hua Hua.

There were bursts of black wind, and the evil energy from the ground rose rapidly, constantly dyeing the surrounding land into pitch black soil.

Weeds, big trees, vines, all vegetation quickly withered in the strong evil spirit. The originally vibrant scene became lifeless and desolate at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Like a mass grave, it was filled with a terrifying aura.

In this endless silence, the extremely rich and sinister aura gradually activated hundreds of spiritual equipment arranged in advance according to the Pojun Star Array, causing them to continuously rise into the sky.

Finally, all the spiritual equipment quickly activated dense dark red mantras, which were connected to each other during the evaporation of tens of thousands of high-level spiritual stones, and soon outlined a large formation that was so huge that it enveloped the entire Xingping County.

Boom!

The dull bell rang suddenly.

It seems to be foreshadowing something.

The majestic loud noise revealed bursts of extremely thick ancient ominous energy, as if the extremely ominous era of ancient times was reappearing in the world at this moment.

Huge spiritual power fluctuations caused ripples in the thin film of time and space, and spread to the sky above Xingping County in an instant.

at the same time--

The only room in the inn at the corner of the county government office is Tianzi No. 1.

Gu Simiao seemed to react after hearing what Lu Chen said.

After a moment, she moved her eyes slightly downward, then instantly retracted her gaze, then stood up as if nothing had happened, and secretly performed a magic trick at the same time.

Quietly, an imperceptible blue light slowly emerged from under Lu Chen, and a magic circle was instantly generated, shrouding his entire body in it.

"Feel sorry."

After doing all this, she turned around.

"I'm too worried."

With that said, she took steps and walked slowly outside.

Looking at her leaving figure, Lu Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"It doesn't matter, Miss Gu also means well."

As he said this, he could even feel his breathing getting heavier.

What the hell, this body is really full of energy.

He had no choice but to keep reciting the Pure Heart Mantra and the Great Compassion Mantra silently in his mind to restrain the growth of the mushrooms and prevent the regret in his heart from rising, for fear that he could not help but ask Gu Simiao to stay.

However, at this moment.

Gu Simiao's expression suddenly changed.

"wrong."

With a cry of surprise, she suddenly raised her hand and typed out several ideas very quickly.

In an instant, powerful spiritual consciousness poured out, covering everything around him in just a few breaths.

As her consciousness dispersed, she quickly had a "panoramic view" of the strange things in the sky over Xingping County.

Such a rich spiritual energy, such a wide range of spiritual power fluctuations, the spiritual energy contained in it is more fierce and ferocious than the battlefield when fighting against the aliens in the wilderness.

It would be damned if she, a long-established Guiyi Realm powerhouse, couldn't notice all of this.

"What's wrong?"

Lu Chen asked with a frown.

Gu Simiao slowly put down her hand, her expression gradually becoming serious.

"Yin energy gathers, evil stars flourish, the sky and the earth change. There are demons causing trouble."

Hearing this, Lu Chen couldn't help but be startled.

"Evil?"

Gu Simiao shook her head.

"Not necessarily. There is a large spirit protection array in the county town, which uses the power of the emperor to suppress all directions. The evil spirits cannot gather at all. Ordinary evil spirits cannot make such a big noise in the city."

Hearing this, Lu Chen's expression suddenly became heavy.

The trace of charm deep in my heart also completely disappeared without a trace at this time.

"Let's go see what's going on."

"Um."

Gu Simiao left the bath, and Lu Chen quickly dressed up and walked out.

It was already late at night, and although the streets outside were not empty, they were not as noisy as during the day.

As soon as the two left the inn, there was a sound of footsteps behind them.

But it was the landlady who ran out in a hurry.

"Two distinguished guests, it's so late, where are you going?"

Lu Chen and Gu Simiao looked at each other, and then Lu Chen responded: "There is something urgent to deal with. I will come back when it is finished."

"Huh? It's an emergency?"

What's the emergency in the middle of the night?

The landlady murmured.

However, Lu Chen ignored her and called Gu Simiao directly. Then he gathered his spiritual power under his feet, and with the blessing of Gu Simiao's amplification circle, he quickly ran towards the direction of the county government office.

Gu Simiao's formation attainments were obviously not as good as Fu Hua's, but the gap was not particularly big. The two of them soon arrived at the gate of the county government office.

"Stop! This is the important place of the county government. No one can get close to it!"

When the officer guarding the door saw the two men approaching, he immediately clenched the stick in his hand and stepped forward, saying sternly:

"Who are you? It's so late and you don't have a good rest at your residence. What are you doing here?"

Lu Chen didn't bother to talk nonsense with them, he directly reached into his arms and took out a token to prove his title.

"My official name is Lu Chen, the current minister of the Ministry of Industry and the Duke of Xingping County."

After announcing his identity, before the two of them could react, he said seriously: "Where is the magistrate of Xingping County? Call him to see me quickly."

As a second-rank official of the imperial court, Lu Chen's official rank is undoubtedly the Heavenly Official level compared to the seventh-rank official of Xingping County Magistrate. What's more, he is also the most popular person in the dynasty, and his holy family is extremely prosperous, so he is naturally qualified to summon The magistrate came to see him.

When they saw Lu Chen holding a golden token exuding strong royal power, the two government officials immediately knelt down.

"The villain Gao Ping."

"Villain Li Wu."

"Meet Mr. Lu!"

Although he is a low-ranking government servant, he is also a public servant. Being in Shuntian Mansion and at the feet of the emperor, he naturally has no idea about the minister-level bosses like ordinary people.

Gu Simiao did not reveal her identity.

Lu Chen's identity was enough to give orders to the local government, so there was no need for her to step forward and add any unnecessary extravagance.

Then Lu Chen waved to the two of them.

"No need to be polite, just do as I say."

"yes!"

One of the yamen servants turned around and walked quickly into the county yamen, while the other led Lu Chen towards the lobby. In the meantime, he ordered others to notify the county registrar, county magistrate and others to come over quickly.

Lu Chen and Gu Simiao did not refuse.

However, when they had just sat down, a cry of surprise suddenly came from the inner hall.

"ah!!!"

Hearing this voice, Lu Chen instinctively felt an ominous premonition deep in his heart.

"Walk!"

Lu Chen stood up suddenly and said to Gu Simiao, "Go over and see what's going on."

Gu Simiao nodded.

There were other government officials in the lobby, but facing two such big shots, they naturally did not dare to let out a fart, so they could only follow quickly. At the same time, they were also wondering in their hearts, Xingping County has been doing well for so many years. It was extremely peaceful, but strange things happened one after another tonight.

With a strong person in the Guiyi Realm around, many things will become much easier.

In a moment, Lu Chen arrived at the door of the inner hall.

The closer they got to the inner hall, the more chaotic the exclamations inside became, even mixed with various screams, wails, and the sounds of things being overturned.

Hearing these voices, Lu Chen couldn't help but feel solemn.

This is the county government office, the core place of the Imperial Formation, protected by various formations. It should be the most stable place in the county, but it is so restless at this time...

Is Xingping today destined to be unstable...

The moment Lu Chen stepped into the inner hall, Gu Simiao's face suddenly turned cold, and with a wave of her hand, she directly summoned a crystal clear light blue sword.

"Kendo·Cangwu!"

Uh-huh!

A dark blue sword light flashed and fell straight into the house in the middle of the inner hall.

boom! !

With a huge roar, the room was instantly filled with blue light.

Ouch! !

The blue light instantly illuminated the room, and the next second, a tall black figure appeared in Lu Chen's eyes against the light and shadow.

Seeing the appearance of the black shadow, Lu Chen couldn't help but shrink his pupils, his eyes full of surprise.

"This is……"