Chapter 122 Qing Si County

Of course, before doing anything else, finding Bai Xiaoya was the top priority.

After all, Bai Xiaoya was still struggling for her life in reality.

Fang Yue had previously asked Jing Yan to investigate, and Bai Xiaoya had indeed been taken away.

There hadn't been any results yet regarding the information about the people who took her.

Now that he was in Qing Si County himself, he naturally had to investigate personally.

Moreover, if he could utilize the power of the Qing Si, he should be able to get results quickly.

Looking ahead, the vastness of Qing Si County was such that he couldn't see the end of it at a glance.

On both the left and right sides, the city walls stretched endlessly, surrounded by moats.

"Is this Little Ye's first time in Qing Si County? That moat is also called the Moat of Fire. Normally, it's just ordinary water, irrigating the crops in Qing Si County, forming a cycle."

Unlike villages like their Gu Yue Village, the cultivation of crops in Qing Si County was entirely arranged within the city, with a dedicated area set aside to supply the entire Qing Si County with food. They also purchased food sold by passing merchants.

During necessary special periods, they would even forcibly collect food as a customs duty for entering the city.

Food, as the most basic material for calming people's hearts, was stockpiled in large quantities by Qing Si County.

Therefore, despite its limited output, it made up for the missing parts through other means.

In addition to these matters, Lord Han told Fang Yue one more thing: "Also, if Qing Si County encounters a powerful youguai (ghostly monster), it will raise the bridge, close the city gates, and use special means to ignite the Moat of Fire with the souls of men. The great fire will seal the city, resisting youguai, and the scene will be extremely spectacular."

It also had this effect?

Listening to Lord Han's words, Fang Yue was slightly stunned.

"If the city is sealed by fire, what if the people inside want to escape?"

"Escape?" Lord Han said strangely, "If it has reached the point of igniting the moat, it is naturally a matter of life and death. Everyone in Qing Si County shares the same fate. Who can escape?"

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Okay, I was overthinking it.

Fang Yue scratched his head and asked strangely, "Lord Han, you know so much about it. Have you seen Qing Si County ignite the Moat of Fire before?"

"Of course, I've seen it, but it was a long time ago."

Speaking of the past, a trace of reminiscence flashed in Lord Han's eyes, as if dusty memories were being reopened. But he quickly collected his emotions.

"But you don't have to worry. Qing Si County has the core ley lines of the Black Green Mountain Range and extremely strong defenses. It hasn't encountered a crisis that requires igniting the Moat of Fire for a long time. The current Qing Si County is much stronger than when I first saw it."

Fang Yue heard this and pondered for a moment, then suddenly lowered his voice and asked quietly, "Lord Han, how does the effect of this Moat of Fire in resisting youguai compare to the formation of Mo Village?"

"The formation of Mo Village?" Lord Han shook his head slightly. "That's Mo Qing's method. Not to mention Qing Si County, even the large cities outside don't have such supernatural powers. They're not on the same level at all. The strength of the ancient formation is probably only comparable to the [Stone Lion] in the capital of Qing Country."

"Stone Lion?"

"If you have the opportunity to go to the capital of Qing Country in the future, you will naturally know. In short, don't think of the Moat of Fire as too powerful. It's just a very ordinary means of resisting youguai. And in my opinion, its symbolic meaning of a last-ditch battle is greater than its actual defensive significance."

Ah? So it's just a show to motivate others to fight?

Fang Yue originally thought that the ancient formation was just so-so since Mo Village was destroyed by the Wu Yu tribe.

But from Lord Han's words... the ancient formation was simply heaven-defying, directly comparable to the city defense capabilities of the Qing Country's capital.

Wasn't that another Qing Country's capital... well, a smaller version?

In this way, the Wu Yu tribe was too strong!

Fang Yue thought about the terrifying rain-level strength of Elder Chen of the Wu Yu tribe, as well as the dark mass of human bone kites, and felt that he had misunderstood.

The Wu Yu tribe had undergone several rounds of strength weakening before reaching Gu Yue Village.

Mo Village had launched an attack on the ancient formation, they had fought through other villages, Lord Lan had attacked, and finally, they were remnants when they arrived at Gu Yue Village.

Even so, they defeated Lord Han and destroyed Gu Yue Village, which showed their terrifying strength.

Moreover, from the information revealed in the Wu Yu tribe's words, Ma Ling'er was just the Sixth Princess, and Elder Chen was just one of the elders.

Then the upper limit of the Wu Yu tribe's strength was even more terrifying. Did they have the strength to destroy the capital of Qing Country?

Fang Yue felt that this question was really hard to say.

There was also another detail that Fang Yue remembered, that the ancient formation of Mo Village was actually damaged to the point of near collapse. Perhaps the Wu Yu tribe was just the last straw that broke the camel's back.

No matter how strong the ancient formation was, it had been in disrepair for many years.

Compared with the [Stone Lion] of the Qing Country's capital, the difference should lie here.

Even so, Fang Yue still felt quite strange, as if... after leaving the novice village, he found that the strongest outside was also the ceiling of the novice village.

Indeed, before the immortal level appears, everything is an ant.

As Fang Yue thought of this, the team had stepped onto the bridge, and the entrance ahead was getting closer and closer.

The high iron city gate had some pitted and uneven surfaces, as if it had experienced many battles, leaving traces of history.

Under the city gate, a long queue was formed.

And this was only during the day, which showed the huge flow of people in Qing Si County.

"Lord Han, aren't they afraid of youguai infiltrating by opening the entrance and allowing the population to flow?"

"The Qing Si who manages Qing Si County has its own management system. Their detection methods can detect powerful youguai on the spot and then remotely notify the Qing Si for support.

Most of the youguai that can pass the entry detection procedures are extremely stealthy youguai, which are usually slightly insufficient in lethality and other aspects, and are not very threatening. If something happens in the city, it is the job of the Qing Si, who will investigate and solve it in the city."

After a pause, Lord Han said, "With your merits, it shouldn't be difficult to join the Qing Si. Captain Lin and I fully recommend you. Coupled with your clean resume, this matter is almost certain. Once you join the Qing Si, you will know the detailed procedures. Most of the work of the Qing Si is to deal with the youguai incidents in Qing Si County."

"Clean resume?"

"...You are a refugee without any background. That's a clean resume."

Fang Yue was stunned. Was there some kind of factional infighting within the Qing Si?

When Fang Yue asked again, Lord Han didn't say much, just saying that he wasn't too sure about the current Qing Si and what the atmosphere was like.

While Fang Yue and these 'country bumpkins' curiously looked around and asked Lord Han all sorts of questions like curious babies.

A commotion and the sound of rapid hooves suddenly came from the back of the line.

"The Lie Huo Sect has an urgent matter to enter the city! All irrelevant people step aside!"