While the two were talking, colleagues arrived in the hall one after another.
Soon, more than twenty figures appeared on the scene.
At this moment, three figures with powerful auras came from behind.
Two men and one woman, they were Qin Ruobing and other three deputy hall masters.
The three of them strode forward, taking two steps at a time, and soon arrived on the central platform, overlooking the many figures below the stage.
"We have confirmed the news about Du Ling. Today, we will notify those present that they will work together with the commander of the Xuanjia Army to rescue Du Ling safely..."
Qin Ruobing glanced at the whole audience and spoke in a cold and majestic tone.
"We obey your order."
The people below the stage shouted loudly, and their loud voices resounded throughout the hall.
"Whoever first discovers Du Ling this time will be rewarded with a high-level secret technique by the County Lord."
Qin Ruobing spoke again calmly.
Xiao Tianci and He Chunlin beside him also nodded with a smile.
Looking at the group of warriors under their command, they were quite satisfied.
Compared with Qin Ruobing, the warriors under the command of their two deputy hall masters were much stronger.
Even among this group of newly-breakthrough Yellow-rank Demon Suppressors, there were two who were somewhat famous, and they were both under their command.
One was named Chen Qiushi, who had recently earned the nickname "Thunder Blade".
The other was named Zhu Zhiquan, also somewhat famous, and earned the nickname "Autumn Water Blade".
The two men were around the Perfection of Flesh Refining, and both were from powerful families in the county, and they were always very arrogant.
The group of people who had just been promoted on the field were also among the strongest.
Qin Ruobing looked at his subordinates and felt a little discouraged.
None of his subordinates had yet made a name for themselves.
The strongest of the newly recruited personnel this year was only at the late stage of Flesh Refining.
He was far behind those two.
Lu Changsheng was also quite interested in the high-level secret technique.
He was just trying his luck, and it didn't matter if he didn't get it.
High-level secret techniques were still very precious, and the county magistrate had invested a lot for his precious daughter.
Soon, the group took the mission tokens and walked out of the hall one after another.
Lu Changsheng looked at the people around him.
Most of them were Flesh Refining warriors, and there were five or six Bone Refining warriors.
This rescue operation was quite large-scale.
Presumably, the county government would also send some warriors.
Soon, a group of people followed the mission map and came to a square in the center of the county.
At this time, more than ten figures were already standing in the square.
The leader was wearing black armor, and his aura was as deep as the abyss, extremely terrifying.
This person was Wei Shaoxuan, the leader of the Xuanjia Army, with a face full of integrity.
Beside him stood four bone-refining warriors, and the rest were flesh-refining warriors.
The auras of the group were intertwined, as if they could suppress everything.
These people on the field, plus a group of people from the Demon Suppression Division, this force was already very terrifying.
As Lu Changsheng and others merged into the center of the square, Wei Shaoxuan said calmly:
"Everything in this mission must be under my command. You are not allowed to act without authorization. Let's go."
After that, he waved his hand and led everyone out of the city.
...
Fulong Manor.
As a large manor, it is more than 200 miles away from the west of the county town. Although it is huge, it is sparsely populated, which is very strange.
On this day, early in the morning.
The entire manor was silent, without even a single person in sight.
"Boom boom boom..."
Just then, a large group of people arrived at the outskirts of the manor and surrounded the entire Fulong Manor.
It was Wei Shaoxuan and his group.
After several days of climbing mountains and crossing rivers, they finally arrived at their destination.
"Charge in, kill all the cultists, and then rescue Du Ling, and make a quick decision..."
Wei Shaoxuan's face was very cold.
"We respect your orders."
The people around nodded repeatedly.
Then, Wei Shaoxuan took the lead and led everyone forward.
"Tramp, tramp, tramp..."
Rumbling sounds echoed from the ground, stirring up clouds of dust.
Lu Changsheng followed at the end of the group, along with Yue Shulan, quite a distance away from Wei Shaoxuan.
Soon, the group entered the village.
"Hehehehe... I was wondering who it was, but it's the imperial henchmen. Your last injury has prevented you from ever breaking through, and the imperial court hasn't given you any magic elixir. In my opinion, such an imperial court isn't worthy of your loyalty..."
"How about joining Black Mountain Stronghold? Wouldn't it be wonderful to become the fourth leader?"
At that moment, over thirty figures emerged from the hall ahead, their auras thick with murderous intent.
The leader, waving a feather fan, was none other than Liu Shiqi, the third in command of the Black Mountain Bandits. The words just now had come from him.
Beside him stood an old man in a red robe, his eyes sunken like a ghost.
This person was none other than Wei Zhongyuan, a helmsman-level master of the Wenxiang Sect.
"Humph... You bandits actually teamed up with a cult. You're really going backwards."
Wei Shaoxuan's face was filled with murderous intent.
"Kill."
Liu Shiqi's face turned stern, and he stopped talking nonsense.
Then he waved his hand and led everyone to kill.
"Kill them quickly."
Wei Shaoxuan also gave the order.
The battle between the two sides broke out instantly.
"Boom boom boom..."
Wei Shaoxuan rushed out first, directly meeting Liu Shiqi and Wei Zhongyuan.
He wanted to fight two of them at the same time.
The strength of the county town also quickly met the Black Mountain Bandits and the people of the Wenxiang Sect.
The two sides suddenly collided with each other.
The sound of the violent collision resounded through the sky, stirring up layers of smoke and dust all around.
The ground began to crack and became a mess.
Kill...
The two sides fought on the field, and the battle became more and more intense.
"Bang bang bang..."
Wei Shaoxuan swung his long sword, like a god of war, and firmly suppressed the two opponents below.
He could still gain the upper hand against two opponents at once, which was the strength of the leader of the Xuanjia Army.
The leader of the Wenxiang Sect was the weakest among the three. If it weren't for Liu Shiqi's help, he would have been killed in a few moves.
The opponent was obviously far behind Wei Shaoxuan in strength.
Lu Changsheng was in a corner at the outermost edge of the battlefield.
While he was fighting with a young man in black with his sword, he looked at the entire battlefield.
The aftermath of the fight between the three top warriors was shocking.
Lu Changsheng guessed that these people were probably at least strong enough to exchange blood.
In order to avoid being affected, everyone on the field kept a distance from the three warriors.
As soon as the two sides came into contact, the county warriors had the upper hand.
If this continues, it won't be long before the Wenxiang Sect and others will be defeated.
The black-clothed man who fought with Lu Changsheng saw that the two were evenly matched, and his offensive became more fierce.
Lu Changsheng had always maintained the strength of the middle stage of the flesh refining realm, which was equivalent to the man, and the two fought very "intensely".
The black-clothed man seemed to have met a confidant. No matter how he exploded, he was always tied.
After a cup of tea.
"Retreat."
Liu Shiqi gave an order, and he and Wei Zhongyuan retreated quickly.
In a few flashes, it disappeared from the vicinity.
A group of people from the Wenxiang Sect immediately retreated.
"Ah..."
Some people who did not escape were directly killed on the spot by the strong men of the county government.
Corpses were left on the ground, and blood stained a large number of bluestone bricks around.
All this happened too quickly and seemed a little weird.
Even Lu Changsheng felt something was wrong.
"This mission is too smooth, is there a trick?"
They hardly put in any effort, and the other party escaped.
This is obviously not normal.
Lu Changsheng didn't believe it. The other party has been operating for so many years, and their strength is only this level?
If so, they would have been wiped out by the county government long ago.
"Hurry and find Du Ling."
Wei Shaoxuan shouted loudly, but did not choose to chase.
He did not want to think too much for the time being, and wanted to find Du Ling first.
Upon hearing this, everyone began to search around.
The temptation of a high-level secret method is still quite tempting.
Lu Changsheng also rushed quickly to the west side of the manor.
There are many round covers made of wooden boards on the ground of the manor.
When the covers are opened, there is an underground space underneath.
Many civilians and warriors are imprisoned inside.
As the county masters took action one after another, many people were rescued, but Du Ling was still nowhere to be seen.
As time passed, everyone was still searching.
After Lu Changsheng explored several underground secret rooms, he came to a cover in the corner again.
"Clang clang..."
He took out his long knife and instantly cut through the chain in front.
Then he opened the cover and jumped down.