The years when I explored the fairyland.

Chapter 63: 62: Behind the Scenes, Out of Control
Until this moment, Chu Zhou finally understood the root cause of Wei Jinkui's so-called "disaster". To be precise, it was somewhat similar to the international situation in a certain period of time in Chu Zhou's previous life.

The competition between the two powers is an all-round struggle, openly and covertly, with almost every aspect involved.

In this situation, you cannot think of yourself as a third party and that this struggle has nothing to do with you.

In fact, before the two sides really fall out, the struggle always starts with these third parties. Often, before the bosses at the top even start fighting, the people below may not be able to hold on.

When the city gate catches fire, the fish in the pond will be affected as well. This is the reality of the world!
Moreover, to put it bluntly, when the two bosses started fighting, you younger brothers didn't take action. Are you trying to conserve your strength?

Are they preparing to make a comeback after the war? Or do they want to replace the old regime?
If you have this idea, you will be the unlucky one and you probably won't see the sun the next day.

In short, when war breaks out, no one can expect to have an easy life!

The struggle between several sects in a county would naturally not reach this level, but the principle is the same.

Wei Jinkui's panic was obviously due to foreseeing the future, or perhaps he had seen this kind of situation many times in the past.

Chu Zhou thought for a long time, and finally sighed, "This is the general trend, it is not something you and I can control, so let it be, wait and see how it develops, and then try not to get involved.

If there is really no other way, then we can talk about it later..."

After comforting Wei Jinkui, Chu Zhou said, "Uncle, is it unsafe for Auntie to be in the city?

"That group of ghostwriters and the Yunya swordsman are fighting, but they don't care about anything. Otherwise, just take them out and stay at my Xuanzhen Temple for a while, okay?"

Wei Jinkui asked, "Will it bother you?"

"Sorry for disturbing you, as long as you don't mind the simplicity of my Xuanzhen Temple."

As Chu Zhou said this, he stood up and said, "We should do this sooner rather than later. There is no need to wait, let's go now.

Uncle, please think about it again. Do you have any disciples or relatives among your disciples who you want to bring out? We can bring them together.

I will go and call Xu Cheng, Fang Jie and the others over here, they will also contribute to the battle force."

"it is good!"

Wei Jinkui gritted his teeth and said, "I'll listen to you, nephew."

"Then hurry up."

Chu Zhou took action immediately and went to the backyard and called Xu Cheng and the other four, as well as some servants.

Wei Fangjie was still rubbing his eyes, obviously having just fallen asleep, but after listening to his father's explanation, he also became anxious.

It is worth mentioning that before leaving, Chu Zhou took the time to return to the room and flipped through the secret book of "Wind, Frost, Cloud and Snow Sword" in his hand. He was able to confirm that this was a handwritten copy, which should have been specially left by Luo Gan for the second daughter of the Zhao family.

Half a cup of tea later, six horses carrying people, groped into the darkness, holding torches, and galloped along the official road towards Baisha City.

……

White Sands City,
The government office, deep inside the prison.

If we were to rank the coldest places in Baisha City, the top spot would have to be this prison deep inside. There was no need to use any special methods, but it was cold enough to get you to the bone, far better than any of the ice cellars in the aristocratic families.

Of course, this is also where corpses are kept, and the extremely low temperature can inhibit the decay of corpses to the greatest extent.

At this moment, when the county magistrate once again stepped into the depths of the prison, his expression was even uglier than last time, even ashen.

Last time, more than 30 people died, including a county magistrate, but he was only three-tenths angry, and the rest was all pretense.

But this time, he was really furious, and even his steps were a little frightened, angry, and a little restless.

However, when he really entered the morgue and saw the handsome young man lying on the ground, his body pale as a ghost, he stood there for a long while, as if all his energy was drained away. He stopped dejectedly, his back unconsciously hunched.

He was not the only one in the morgue, so Captain Wang walked closer, lowered his head slightly, and said softly, "Your Excellency, there are outsiders here. Let them go out first..."

These words awakened the county lord. He straightened up again, glanced around, and showed the dignity of an official: "All of you, get out."

"promise!"

A group of constables, bailiffs and coroners filed out, as fast as they could.

When the footsteps of the group of people had completely faded away, the county magistrate slightly turned his head and looked at Captain Wang again, saying, "Tell me, what's going on?"

Since his involvement in Xue family's affairs last time, Captain Wang has been regarded as a county lord, and he is much more casual at this moment.

Without wasting any words, he immediately walked to the corpse and pulled down the white cloth covering it, revealing the naked upper body. Various criss-crossing sword marks could be seen, all of which had hit the vital parts.

"His identity has been basically confirmed. He is Zhou Chongwen, the only son of Zhou Wu. The servants, guards, travel permits he brought with him, and even the portrait in the government office have all been verified."

"This guy probably heard that there was something going on in Baisha City, so he came here with his guards. He seemed to want to capture Luo Gan, show off in front of his father, and ridicule the Yunya Sword Sect."

“But it was obvious that he had been wandering around Baisha City for many days without finding anyone. It was only that night when he heard the shouting that he hurriedly ran out.

He even urged the expert guards he brought with him to capture Luo Gan, but he didn't expect that he was left alone.

Then, he was killed, with eighteen sword marks on his body, each of which hit his vital points. Judging from these sword marks, there were traces of the Yunya Sword School.

However, the people of Yunya Sword Sect did not admit it, and Elder Qiu kept saying that someone had framed them."

The county magistrate asked, "What is the situation? Have you investigated it?"

"Difficult! Very difficult! Under the current circumstances, no one will admit it." Captain Wang shook his head and said, "In fact, there are only three possibilities. One is that he was killed by the Yunya Sword Sect, and the other is that he was killed by the ghostwriter. Both of these are easy to say.
I believe that even if they really did it, it was probably not intentional. It was probably because of a conflict that they killed people in anger.

However, if someone deliberately attacked, and chose this opportunity specifically, using this kind of swordsmanship, then there are too many things to talk about behind the scenes. "

The county magistrate's face flashed with horror, and he said, "You mean someone deliberately set up a trap to stir up trouble in Tianquan County?"

Captain Wang lowered his voice and said, "I've heard a saying that muddy waters are the best time to fish!"

"Then do you know who it is?"

"I don't know. The time is too short. Even if I have some guesses, I don't have time to investigate. If you give me a few days, I should be able to find some clues.

But now, now..."

After a pause, Captain Wang continued, "It doesn't matter whether we investigate or not. If there really is someone plotting behind the scenes, I think it must be the Red Lotus Society, the Xuanyue Sect, the Luxian Palace, the Alien Alliance, etc., who are fanning the flames behind the scenes..."

"This group of people, this group of people, this group of people really want the world to be in chaos?"

The county magistrate began to pace impatiently, and after circling the corpse for a long time, he could not help but curse out loud: "Those dogs and slaves, they don't know how to take good care of their master, and caused such a disaster, what can we do?"

As if remembering something, he asked again: "By the way, where are those bodyguards of the Zhou family? Their masters died, and they all ran away?"

"That's not the case, but they are all crazy!"

"crazy?"

"Yes, they are all crazy! The leader is also a master of the Marrow Refining Realm. He has gone to settle accounts with Qiu Changfeng of the Yunya Sword School with his surviving bodyguards.

I think he's determined to die!"

Captain Wang also had fear in his eyes: "Wen Xiangguan Zhou Wu is very strict with his subordinates, and has a military style. He is clear about rewards and punishments, and is also decisive in killing.

Their young master died, and their mission was ruined. They had to either capture Elder Qiu and his group of people from the Yunya Sword Sect, or they would be wiped out completely.

Otherwise, if they return to Wenxiang Temple like this, they will be beaten to death, and even their families and relatives will be affected!"

"They, they, wait..."

The county magistrate seemed to have suddenly thought of something. He turned his head, stared at Captain Wang with wide eyes, and said, "Are you saying that there will be two marrow training masters, each leading a group of people, who want to fight to the death in my Baisha City?"

Captain Wang smiled bitterly: "Yes, the fight has already started, and that's not even counting the unpredictable ghostwriters!"

"How many people will die? How many people will die? Those people in the martial arts world will die, but what about the people in Baisha City?
No, this can’t happen. It absolutely can’t happen, at least not now.”

The county magistrate was able to regain some of his responsibilities and immediately ordered: "Captain Wang, go and invite the county lieutenant, quickly!

Oh, and ask him to gather all eight hundred soldiers, quickly!"

"it is good."

Captain Wang responded, and then said helplessly: "Your Excellency, these soldiers are not much better than chickens when facing those masters and ghostwriters."

"I know, of course I know, but I can ask them to evacuate the residents, so that one less person will die.

Oh, and the detectives, call all the detectives together, we need to go out in full force."

After a pause, he continued: "Tell everyone that this time, I will be with them and will stand at the front."

"Okay, I'll go right away!"

Captain Wang had left, and with no one around, the county magistrate felt a little exhausted. He slowly squatted down against the wall, breathing the cold air weakly.

He may be greedy, greedy for power, greedy for money, and even more greedy for fame, but he feels that he has read so many books and learned so many principles, there are always some things he must do.

What's more, what's more, the most important point is that if Baisha City is in chaos and he does nothing, then his official career will be completely over.

After a while, all the county detectives had been mobilized and the scene became noisy and chaotic.

But when the county magistrate came out, his azure bird-shaped official robe was so conspicuous, and when he was the first to pick up a torch and walk onto the street, the other constables followed him one after another.

……

night,

Outside the city, the official road.

With six men and six horses, they were moving very fast, but the closer they got to Baisha City, the more pedestrians there were on the official road.

Some were leading the way with horse-drawn carriages, some were pushing wheelbarrows, and some were carrying their families, all holding flames and moving forward.

They all looked a little dazed, and they probably didn't even know where to go. They just felt that the city was unsafe and wanted to run away.

This situation becomes more obvious the closer you get to the city gate.

Fortunately, the soldiers maintaining order were still there and the situation did not get completely chaotic. But after they entered the city, the feeling was different.

Even from a distance, you can see three or four fires burning and thick smoke billowing.

There were faint shouts and screams again, and no one knew whether it was a real fight between the ghostwriter and the Yunya swordsman, or whether there were thugs and gang members taking advantage of the chaos to rob and kill people.

It was not until this moment that Chu Zhou deeply felt how out of control this chaos was!
　It's the end of the month, can you give me a ticket?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)