The Great Martial Saint!

Chapter 429: Imminent appointment, Li Yang invites (asking for monthly tickets~)

"Master Chen, Master Fan, there is no need to see me off. The mountains are high and the roads are long. I will say goodbye now!"

At the gate of Weishui County City, Yu Zhanhong jumped on his horse and said goodbye loudly to Chen Pingan and Fan Zhengheng with a heroic and free-spirited tone.

"Lord Yu, have a safe journey and we'll see you in the city someday." Chen Ping'an waved goodbye with a smile on his face.

Fan Zhengheng stood aside, clasped his hands together, and said goodbye with a smile.

"Farewell, Lord Yu!" Behind the two men, Liu Yuanhua and a number of middle and high-level officials of the Weishui Pacification Office saluted in unison, with impressive movements.

"Everyone, farewell!"

Yu Zhanhong raised his hands, spoke loudly, pulled the reins, and with a clear neigh, he galloped away into the distance. Several riders behind him also got up and left together.

Chen Pingan stood at the city gate and watched Yu Zhanhong go away. As a special envoy of the state pacification department, the horse that Yu Zhanhong rode was not ordinary, but a divine and handsome horse with a trace of monster blood. This kind of horse was not only extremely fast, but also had amazing endurance, far better than ordinary horses.

In the days since the appointment was announced, Yu Zhanhong has been staying in Weishui County City and has not gone anywhere. During this time, he had a good exchange with Chen Pingan, Fan Zhengheng and others. After a round of drinking, Chen Pingan learned a lot of information from Yu Zhanhong. Among them, there were information about the situation in Canglongzhou City, the current situation of the siege in Canglongzhou, and even the information about the Tianluo Saint. Chen Pingan knew a lot.

After many days of recuperation, Feng Yuanxiang, the Yin-Yang Sword, who was worshipped by the Canglong Prefecture Pacification Bureau, basically stabilized his injuries. Although he was far from his prime, he was pulled back from the brink of life and death. With him as an eyewitness, the Prefecture Pacification Bureau obtained more information about the Tianluo Saintess.

This contemporary saint of the Tianluo Sect is far more powerful than previously rumored. When she was fighting against Feng Yuanxiang, the Yin-Yang Sword Master, she burst out with the ultimate combat power of a grandmaster, breaking through Feng Yuanxiang's Yin-Yang defense in one fell swoop and severely injuring him.

Tianluo Saint, Qu Feiyan, already possesses the aura of a Dharma King! With such talent, she is the brightest pearl standing at the pinnacle of the entire Daqian Dynasty!
In addition to the information from the Holy Lady of Tianluo, Chen Pingan also took the opportunity to inquire about the situation of the three major towns on Long'an Commercial Road. Although he had previously learned about the situation of the three major towns, the situation was different at that time, and the level of information he learned was extremely limited. For him at present, it was of extremely limited use. Fortunately, this time, through Yu Zhanhong's mouth, Chen Pingan collected a lot of information, some of which were of great benefit to him.

As the saying goes, knowing yourself and your enemy ensures victory in a hundred battles. Although Chen Pingan had no intention of getting involved in the chaos, since he was ready to take over Northern Cang, he still had to make the necessary preparations.

In some cases, force is one aspect, and information is another. Even if he has to resort to force, he has to adopt the most cost-effective method. Otherwise, if he kills everyone, who will come to Beicang?

Um.
He just thought about it, and had no such intention. He was transferred to Northern Cang with the intention of practicing well and enjoying life, not with the intention of killing people.

As a local official, he holds a high position of power and authority, so there is no reason for him to kill people all day long.

"Master Chen, please." Watching Yu Zhanhong go away, Fan Zhengheng smiled and raised his hand. His hand pointed in the direction of the Weishui City Gate, signaling Chen Pingan to move first.

"Lord Fan, please." Chen Pingan also smiled and bowed, saying a few polite words.

After some politeness between the two, Chen Pingan was the first to step into the city gate of Weishui County.

Now that the appointment of the state pacification office has been issued, although Chen Ping'an has not officially taken office, he is no longer a subordinate of Fan Zhengheng. In terms of status, he, the deputy governor of Beicang, is even higher than Fan Zhengheng.

Fan Zhengheng's attitude is naturally very common.

The change can be seen from Yu Zhanhong's attitude when he said goodbye just now. Chen Pingan and Fan Zhengheng were also present, and Yu Zhanhong always mentioned Mr. Chen first. For example, Liu Yuanhua, who was on an equal footing with Chen Pingan before, was not mentioned by Yu Zhanhong in such occasions.

The changes in the world are truly amazing.

Watching Chen Pingan enter the city first, followed by Fan Zhengheng. From beginning to end, Fan Zhengheng was half a step behind Chen Pingan. Liu Yuanhua followed behind the two of them, his expression calm, but his mood was extremely complicated.

The former subordinate, the later colleague, has now left him behind! The distance between the two seems to be within reach, but in fact it is like a chasm.

After bidding farewell to Yu Zhanhong, Chen Pingan went straight back to his own courtyard. Although the outside world was extremely noisy these days, Chen Pingan's life had always been extremely peaceful.

Now that the appointment has been issued, he no longer serves as the deputy commander of the Weishui Zhenfu Division, and has an extremely free time. During the days when Yu Zhanhong was here, Chen Pingan had already handed over all the official duties on hand. One part was given to Fan Zhengheng, and the other part was given to Liu Yuanhua. The operation and division of power of the Weishui Zhenfu Division seemed to have returned to the beginning.

However, what was different from before was that a real frontier official emerged from the Weishui Town Pacification Division. In the eyes of ordinary people, a person who sat in the important town of Beicang and held great power was undoubtedly a frontier official.

However, looking at the Canglong Prefecture, given Chen Ping'an's current situation, it is a bit exaggerated to say that he is a frontier official. If there is anyone who is qualified to be a frontier official, in the surrounding area, I am afraid that only Nie Yunlong, the garrison commander of the important town of Long'an, has this qualification.

Long'an is an important town that connects the trade between the two states. The forces of the two states are stationed there. The relationships are intertwined, the interests are intertwined, and the situation is complicated. Only in such an atmosphere, holding a high position and holding great power, can one be called a frontier official.

"Sir." Seeing Chen Ping'an coming back, the maids and servants in the courtyard all bowed to him with expressions of utmost respect.

The identity of the adult in front of them had long exceeded their imagination. Not to mention now, even back then, to them, the adult was an extraordinary person.

And now, the sky has been pushed open!
Chen Pingan returned to the room and sat cross-legged. He did not start practicing directly, but thought about it in his mind.

A few days ago, Feng Chengxiu from Qiankun Division and his capable assistant came to visit him, with a gentle look and humble words. Not only that, they also prepared a valuable gift and insisted that Chen Pingan accept it.

Chen Pingan did not accept the gift directly, but instead warned the two of them a few words first. Seeing that the time was almost right, he accepted the gift.

During the process, Feng Chengxiu seemed to be frightened by him, and his expression was extremely terrified. Chen Pingan was quite satisfied with his performance.

It must be said that Feng Chengxiu has been in the business for many years and is really good at what he does. He knows what to do in different situations, and he came over to apologize with a full attitude, and he cooperated with him to the extreme when he was beaten.

Even though Chen Ping'an knew that he was most likely pretending, he was quite satisfied with his performance at that moment.

"This old fox!" Chen Pingan cursed with a smile.

The gift Feng Chengxiu sent was not cheap, worth nearly a hundred Yuan crystals. In addition, he also revealed a lot of information to Chen Pingan in a flattering way, including the situation of the forces in the important town of Bei Cang.

Although Chen Ping'an had already learned a lot, he was generally satisfied with Feng Chengxiu's attitude.

I have to say that Feng Chengxiu is quite a good person.

If such a person were accepted as a dog, it would save a lot of trouble. However, Chen Pingan only thought about similar ideas. Although he was now powerful, it was undoubtedly a joke to say that he had reached a level that was enough to make Feng Cheng modify his family.

"There may be a chance to take advantage of it later." Chen Pingan thought to himself.

Feng Chengxiu's position in the Qiankun Division is not low, and he controls a lot of intelligence networks. There is also a very impressive faction behind him. If such a person is used well, he may be a helper in the future. However, for Chen Pingan, these are just casual moves, and they are trivial matters. There is no loss anyway, and it doesn't matter whether it succeeds in the future.

"These are all unorthodox methods. Only strength is the foundation!" Chen Pingan's mind moved, and he closed his eyes.

hum~
The spiritual light between the eyebrows began to tremble, and the true energy in the body began to circulate, just like the water in a river being guided, flowing according to a certain specific pattern.

In the invisible places in his body, his true energy flows silently, outlining mysterious and complex paths of cultivation.

The Ten Thousand Demons Body Forging Technique, as a supreme divine skill, has extremely harsh conditions for cultivation. Normally, in a situation like Chen Pingan, without the slightest help from the external environment, it would be impossible to continue to cultivate. But with the help of the Gold Finger Panel, all this became possible.

However, Chen Pingan was extremely slow in practicing the Ten Thousand Demons Body Forging Technique. His progress in practice was worrying these days.

After a full day of practice, he could at most gain about 15 points of practice experience. According to this progress, if he wanted to practice the Ten Thousand Demons Body Forging Technique to a small degree of success, it would take at least another month.

With Chen Ping'an's current state of enlightenment at the middle stage of Yuheng, and with the help of the golden finger panel, his progress is still so slow. The difficulty of practicing the supreme magic skill can be seen.

It is really hard to imagine how Gu Qingcheng, who has not yet reached the level of a master, could have mastered such a supreme skill!

On the third day after Yu Zhanhong left, an official invitation letter from Liyang County was officially delivered to Weishui County. After being transferred by the Post Office, the official letter was handed over to Chen Pingan.

The Liyang Pacification Office sincerely invites the Deputy Governor of Beicang, Lord Chen Ping'an, to attend the promotion ceremony of the new commander-in-chief Xue Mingde.

As soon as the news came out, it became a laughing stock.

"Did you hear that?"

"what?"

"The Liyang Pacification Office has invited Lord Chen!"

"Invite Master Chen? What's the matter?"

"I say, your news is really delayed! You don't even know this?"

"I went into seclusion a few days ago, and haven't paid much attention to the recent news."

"Let me tell you, this is what happened."

"You mean that when the Liyang Pacification Office invited us, they deliberately didn't invite Mr. Chen, but now they are eagerly sending an invitation letter to invite Mr. Chen to come?"

"Yes! That's what I mean!"

"It's interesting! What do you call this? Stealing a chicken but losing the rice?"

"At that time, the high-level officials of the Weishui Town Pacification Office and the Liyang Town Pacification Office invited Lord Fan and Lord Liu, but they did not invite Lord Chen Pingan. This incident caused quite a stir at the time, and many people were ready to watch the show! Now it's all good, the show has landed."

"The good show has come to an end. The Liyang Pacification Office has become a joke."

"What is Liyang Pacification Division? The new commander-in-chief should be the one who becomes a joke."

“Hahaha, that’s right.”

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The invitation letter from the Liyang Town Pacification Office caused quite a stir in Weishui County. For a time, Xue Mingde, the new commander of the Liyang Town Pacification Office, became a laughing stock.

Xue Mingde had intended to use this official letter to make Chen Pingan, the Rough Blade, a laughing stock. At that time, Chen Pingan's promotion was blocked, and Xue Mingde got the post of the commander of the Liyang Zhenfu Division. In the eyes of the outside world, Chen Pingan's experience seemed particularly miserable against the backdrop of his meritorious service at Sanqi Mountain.

But now this incident not only did not make Chen Pingan a laughing stock, but instead made the instigator Xue Mingde a laughing stock of the entire county.

He could choose not to invite a county deputy, but he could not choose not to invite a local official. Whether to come or not is one thing, whether to invite or not is another.

"It's really interesting." In the room, Chen Pingan sat cross-legged with a slight smile on his lips.

The invitation letter sent by the Liyang Pacification Office was very polite and respectful to him. It said, "Your Excellency is sincerely invited to come and it would be an honor for you to come and witness it."

Looking back on the previous deliberate omissions, combined with the current situation, it has a different flavor.

In the past few days, Chen Pingan has been staying in Weishui County City and has not yet gone to the important town of Beicang to take up his post. There are two main reasons. First, he still has some things to deal with. Second, there is usually a buffer time between the announcement of the appointment and the official appointment. According to convention, this buffer time is generally one month. In addition to allowing both parties to have a more comfortable transition experience, this month can also arrange and deploy some personnel in time to ensure that all matters in the future proceed in an orderly manner.

Originally, Chen Ping'an had planned to wait until the things on hand were settled, rest in Weishui County City for a while, and then go to the important town of Beicang when the time was right. But now, the invitation letter from Liyang Town Pacification Office made him change his mind.

Since Xue Mingde invited him, of course he had to go! Not only that, he had to go in style. When he got there, he wanted to ask Xue Mingde in person, is this fun?

It's rare to have such youthful vigor, so he wants to experience it to the fullest.

"The Xue family." Chen Pingan smiled, closed his eyes and stopped thinking.

Two days later, two tall, pitch-black carriages slowly drove away from Weishui County, escorted by a group of elite soldiers from the Pacification Office.

Sitting in the carriage were Chen Pingan and Fan Zhengheng, who were going to participate in the promotion ceremony of the new commander of the Liyang Zhenfu Division. Originally, Liu Yuanhua was also on the invitation list of the Liyang Zhenfu Division. However, this trip would take at least half a month, and the Weishui Zhenfu Division needed someone to stay and preside over the work, so Liu Yuanhua stayed and did not leave with them.

In the carriage, Chen Pingan sat cross-legged, his brows sparkling with spiritual light. He had just finished several cycles of circulation, and while practicing breathing, his thoughts fell on the letter he had received yesterday. The contents of the letter came to his mind.

PS: I am not satisfied with this chapter, but I don’t know how to change it. Writing a book is so difficult!
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