Blind Ghostwriter: Starts with the full level of Nine Yang Magic Skill

Chapter 170: Six Gates of Mobei

After leaving Chunshen Valley, the two of them followed the map given by Qi Miaoxuan and headed towards a place called Changling County.

The brother and sister traveled light and were both skilled in martial arts, so they traveled very quickly and arrived in just five days.

Changling County is located on the border of Qingzhou, adjacent to Jinlan Prefecture of Yunzhou and Liu County of Hongzhou. It is the junction of three states, but it has not benefited from the benefits of being a social center and a commercial center. Instead, it is very desolate.

Because of its poor geographical location, water shortage and perennial drought, large areas of desert have been formed. Sandstorms are blowing all year round and it is extremely desolate. This area is also called Mobei.

The wanted criminal Feilong, whom Gu Mo killed with the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, was the evil master who had wreaked havoc in the Mobei area for many years.

Barren mountains, like jagged chains, locked the ancient city firmly in the northwest wind's path. Whenever the north wind swept through, carrying gravel and sand, the city was plunged into a hazy, dark haze.

"Brother, we're here!"

At noon that day, Gu Chudong yelled at the top of her lungs, her voice instantly carried away by the whistling sandstorm. With a bandage covering her face, covering her mouth and nose, she pointed ahead, where a ruined city loomed in the sandstorm.

As soon as the words fell, the brother and sister squeezed their legs against the horse's belly. The steed under their crotch neighed, raised its four hooves, and galloped towards the city, with yellow sand rolling behind it.

When they reached the city gate, they saw a team of six-door constables standing in formation, their figures unmoved in the wind and sand. The leader was none other than Zhuo Qingfeng.

He had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and a stern expression. The official uniform of the Six Gates was rustling in the wind and sand. When he saw the Gu Mo brother and sister appear, he immediately jumped off the horse and ran out in a hurry.

As soon as Gu Mo dismounted, Zhuo Qingfeng ran up to him and gave him a big bear hug. He said excitedly, "Brother Gu, you're finally here! I've been waiting for you for ages!"

Gu Mo said, "I'm sorry, Brother Zhuo, I kept you waiting for so long. My brother and I are not familiar with Qingzhou, so we took a lot of detours along the way. Otherwise, we would have arrived yesterday."

Zhuo Qingfeng hooked his arm around Gu Mo's shoulder and said, "Hey, it's good that you're here. Come on, come on, I've prepared a welcoming banquet for you in the city. My future depends on you, brother."

"Brother Zhuo," Gu Chudong asked, "What's going on? You didn't explain it clearly in your letter, just that you wanted to help catch a few wanted criminals. What kind of wanted criminals are they that are causing you so much trouble? And it even affects your future?"

Zhuo Qingfeng said, "Sister Chu Dong, this isn't just one wanted criminal, it's a group. I want to borrow your brother's reputation as the world's number one ghostwriter to help me rise to prominence."

Gu Mo was surprised and asked, "When did I become the world's number one ghostwriter?"

Zhuo Qingfeng chuckled and said, "Is there anything wrong with this title? You are the great hero of Yunzhou, one of the ten great masters of Qian Country, and a recognized master in the martial arts world. And you are a ghostwriter. Among the ghostwriters in various countries today, who can be better than you? If you are not the world's number one ghostwriter, who is the world's number one ghostwriter?"

Gu Mo: “…”

Gu Chudong said softly, "Brother, what Brother Zhuo said seems to be quite true. There are masters who are ghostwriters, but there is no country's top ten masters who are ghostwriters!"

Gu Mo waved his hand and said, "Don't talk about this, tell me about your business!"

Zhuo Qingfeng said: "Remember I told you before that I came to Qingzhou with a mission."

Gu Mo nodded slightly and said, "I know. Your master arranged for you to be gilded. After you return, you will be promoted to commander."

Zhuo Qingfeng sighed slightly and said, "Actually, it's not really gilding, it's just giving me an opportunity. My mission this time is extremely difficult, but of course, the rewards are also very high. If I succeed, not only will I be quickly promoted to commander, but it will also be a huge achievement for me, which will be very helpful for future promotions. I might even be able to directly list my name on the Kyoto Governor's Office."

Gu Mo didn't quite understand how the government operated, but he could tell that this mission was very important to Zhuo Qingfeng. It might very well be a key node in whether he could rise to the top and have a bright future.

"Mobei!"

Zhuo Qingfeng stood with his hands behind his back, his fingertips gently stroking the rope of the longsword at his waist. He said in a deep voice, "Mobei is located where Hong, Qing, and Yun provinces intersect, shaped like the legs of a tripod. However, the remaining branches of the Yin Mountains and the Juyan Lake naturally separate it, forming a unique triangular buffer zone. Since Emperor Taizu abolished the Mobei provincial system in the early years of the Qing Dynasty and divided the area under the jurisdiction of the three provinces, hidden dangers have been buried. Seven counties and thirty-eight towns are scattered like chess pieces in the Gobi Desert, and the three provincial governments have all perfunctorily implemented a 'control policy' to shirk their responsibilities."

Sand swept across the city walls, leaving mottled marks on Zhuo Qingfeng's black cloak. "Look at this Gobi Desert interlaced with saline-alkali land, with oases scattered like stars, and towns often hundreds of miles apart. Local tyrants raise private armies, horse thieves' camps are everywhere, and what's worse, in recent years, branches of Western Region cults have taken root here. The former governor of Hongzhou once said, 'Mobei is difficult to govern. It's not that we don't want to, but we simply can't.' This statement is quite pertinent." A group of people led their horses into the city, startling several sand owls on the city wall. Zhuo Qingfeng's pupils reflected the desolate streets, and his voice suddenly became cold: "The most terrifying thing is those evil demons and heretics. Taking advantage of this lawless situation, they have turned Mobei into their playground. Massacres of villages and genocides occur frequently. Not to mention the civilians, even officials in Mobei are trembling with fear. In Changling County alone, two county magistrates have been assassinated in the past twenty years."

Gu Mo heard something and said, "So, your mission this time is to establish the Six Gates in Mobei?"

"It's not about establishing it," Zhuo Qingfeng said, "but about integrating the Six Gates. Actually, there have always been Six Gates in each county of Mobei, but due to the unique characteristics of this region, the Six Gates existed in name only. Unable to suppress the evil and unorthodox sects of Mobei, they were controlled by local tyrants, and were not valued by the Six Gates headquarters. Therefore, it has always been a mess."

Gu Mo said in a deep voice, "Then your task may not be easy to complete. Qian Country has had a historical problem for over 300 years. It's impossible that no one has thought of solving it, but it has been preserved. This shows that this problem is very difficult to deal with."

Zhuo Qingfeng said, "Of course it's difficult to deal with. The local tyrants and martial arts sects all have official backgrounds, so we can't just use force to deal with them. Besides, we can't defeat them. You know, many local villages raise private soldiers legally, and they have the court's permission. It's impossible to defeat these people head-on unless you send me a large army."

Of course, this isn't the most difficult part. The most difficult part is that the borders between the three states are very vague, and cross-border trouble could arise at any time, putting the case at a standstill. You're aware of the government's restrictions on cross-border investigations."

Gu Mo naturally knew that, let alone crossing states, even in the previous cat demon case, Zhuo Qingfeng had set up a cross-county case to help him, which had caused big trouble. In the end, it was Zhuo Qingfeng's master who stepped in to settle it.

Because of this, Zhuo Qingfeng was beaten like a grandson by his master.

"Then what are you going to do?" Gu Chudong asked doubtfully, "Brother Zhuo, didn't your master say that he wanted you to get gilded? Why does this sound like a hot potato for you?"

Zhuo Qingfeng chuckled and said, "So, I said this isn't pure gilding, but an opportunity. If I succeed, it won't just be a simple promotion to a commander, it will be a meteoric rise to prominence.

Besides, if it's truly effortless and effortless, just like what you understand as gilding, then it wouldn't be worth much. It would simply be my master's doing. But I'm not the only one my master has. There are people who are better at fighting and smarter than me. Why would he go to such great lengths to help me? I have to show some ability, right?

Gu Chudong thought for a moment and said, "That's true. You can't prop up rotten mud on a wall, and anything that can be propped up on a wall is definitely not rotten mud. But your master will definitely give you some help, right? This is a problem that hasn't been solved for hundreds of years."

Zhuo Qingfeng smiled and said, "But it's not as exaggerated as a few hundred years. It's only been a problem for the past twenty or thirty years. Mobei wasn't so chaotic before. In the past twenty or thirty years, the court has been fighting frequently, which has led to an empty treasury. Local governments have also been unable to do their job, which has caused Mobei to become more and more chaotic.

However, my master helped me solve the biggest problem I encountered this time when I came to Mobei: the cross-border case. My master proposed a method where the border remains unchanged, but the Six Gates of Mobei can handle it on their own.

Simply put, Mobei would remain under the same government administration as before, with no changes to the county or prefecture levels. The Six Gates would be separated and no longer governed by the local prefectures. Elite personnel would be dispatched directly from the Three Prefectures Six Gates Headquarters to take over the Six Gates' responsibilities, establishing a prefecture-level office in Mobei. This office would report directly to the Three Prefectures Six Gates Headquarters and possess significant autonomy.

My master has used up all his connections, which is why I've been traveling back and forth between Qingzhou and Hongzhou for the past few months, just to make this happen. After all, just relying on my master's reputation isn't enough; I also need the approval of the Six Gates leaders in both Qingzhou and Hongzhou."

Gu Mo smiled slightly and said, "Now it seems that it has been done."

Zhuo Qingfeng nodded and said, "Yes, it's done. I am now the Supervisor of the Mobei Six Gates. The Qingzhou Six Gates and Hongzhou have each assigned two people, one as a captain and the other as a deputy captain. The elite troops of the three states' Six Gates have been assigned to form this Six Gates."

Gu Mo asked, "Then why did you call me here?"

Zhuo Qingfeng said, "We, the Six Gates of Mobei, face three major challenges in establishing order in Mobei. The first is the local powerful and powerful martial arts sects. The second is that the area is too vast, making management difficult. The third is that there are too many evil masters who are arrogant and rampant.

We have our own solutions for the first two problems. But the third difficulty is too much of a stretch for our forces. If we don't suppress the arrogance of those evil demons, we, the Six Gates, will not be able to establish our prestige. However, if we focus solely on suppressing the evil demons, we will be severely short-handed. Therefore, we must act swiftly, accurately, and ruthlessly, and we must quickly establish the Six Gates' prestige and suppress the arrogance of the evil demons.

So, I invited you here to help me fight. We, the Six Gates, will be on the hunt for Mobei's most renowned evil master, but once we take action, we must succeed. Otherwise, we'll be a laughing stock before we even establish our reputation. I invited you here to help the Six Gates back us up."

Gu Mo said slowly, "When you ask me for help, do you mean that the Six Sects will fully assist me in apprehending the wanted criminal, providing all kinds of information as well as manpower, material resources, and financial resources?"

"Correct."

"Please let me help you with this!"

(End of this chapter)