Jingyang County is located in the north of Chang'an, just like a lock and key guarding the hinterland of Guanzhong.
The terrain here is high in the north and low in the south. The Jinghe River is turbid and flows down from the Loess Plateau in the northwest.
The undulating plateaus on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, with thick soil and deep water, have been Qinchuan's granaries since ancient times.
This is the saying "a stone in Jingshui is worth several buckets of mud".
After the autumn rain, the official road was muddy, and the horses' hoofs were raised, throwing out a series of earth-yellow mud.
Crimson-Eyed Stallion has amazing leg strength and ran wildly for half a day. At this time, he has entered the realm of Jingyang.
"Jingyang County governs more than ten miles of Wuxiang. What we are stepping on now is the territory of Yunyang Township."
Gu Changge approached on horseback, looking ugly.
"Further north, past the beam, are Chongwen Township and Yongle Township."
Jiang Yuechu looked in the direction of his finger.
I could see criss-crossing roads in the distance. It was supposed to be the autumn harvest season, but there were not a few farmers working in the fields.
Large tracts of crops were lying in the mud, as if they had been run over by something.
The villages in the distance were lifeless, with not even a trace of smoke.
"U--"
The old man in black cloak at the front suddenly tightened the reins.
The demon horse under the crotch neighed and raised its front hooves high.
The sound of horse hooves suddenly stopped.
The old man squinted his eyes and scanned the front.
"The previous emergency report said that Ghost Gold Demon King finally disappeared in this area."
"Let's run quickly and slowly for half a day. According to the beast's footsteps and habits... I'm afraid it's full and full and is looking for a place to chew its cud."
The old man turned around and glanced at the people behind him.
"Then Ghost Metal old demon, leave it to me."
"The Core Formation Realm level cubs under its hands will definitely flee in all directions if they see that the situation is not going well."
"This Jingyang County is densely populated. If they are allowed to escape and get into the crowd of ordinary people, it will be like a tiger entering the flock of sheep, and the consequences will be disastrous."
"Xu Feng."
"The humble position is here!"
"Take two of your men to guard the opening on the east side, and the rest of you will guard the west side to prevent them from getting into the river."
The old man finally looked at Jiang Yuechu.
His eyes stayed on the Golden Lion Beast pattern on her shoulder for a moment.
He paused and seemed to be weighing Jiang Yuechu's strength.
Core Formation Realm, who is seventeen or eighteen years old, is perfect.
It is indeed a good seedling, and it is very rare among Great Tang.
But I have never seen her actually take action, I don't know the depth...
"Gu Changge, you and this girl will stay in the north."
"If I take action, the old demon will be defeated and will definitely run away from Capital City, and its little demons may also run that way."
"As long as you can block them at the mountain pass for a stick of incense, I will take care of them when I have my hands free."
"If you can't hold it, send a signal. Don't risk your life."
Jiang Yuechu sat on the horse, raising his head slightly.
Delay?
That won't work.
If you, an old man, were to take care of me, wouldn't it be in vain for me to come all the way to take a breath of wind?
She raised her head and her expression returned to her calm and indifferent look.
"Deputy Commander Don't worry."
"Humble job..."
Jiang Yuechu's eyes flashed red.
"We must let them come and never come back."
The old man didn't notice anything strange and just thought it was the young man who was high-spirited.
"Okay!"
To the north of Jingyang is Cuo'e Mountain.
This is the barrier for the transition of the Guanzhong plain to the north. The rocks are exposed, strange trees grow everywhere, and several ancient roads run through it like sheep intestines. It is the only way to go north.
Two Crimson-Eyed Stallion snorted and stopped in front of a pass.
Jiang Yuechu reined in the reins and glanced around.
The terrain here is narrow, with steep rock walls on both sides. If the group of monsters really escape to the north, this is an excellent ambush point.
"Just right here."
Gu Changge turned over and dismounted, reached into his arms, took out an object the size of a palm, and held it in the palm of his hand.
The object was made entirely of bronze and was in the shape of an octagon. In the middle, there was a red pointer hanging. It was trembling slightly at the moment, but it was not pointing in a specific direction.
Jiang Yuechu was a little curious, got off his horse and got closer.
"What is this?"
Gu Changge was startled when he heard this, subconsciously raised his head and glanced at her, and then he seemed to remember something and laughed dumbly.
"That's right. You've been at Longyou for a long time, so it's normal that you haven't seen this thing before."
"The name of this thing is Demon-Seeking Compass. It is a novelty that Si Li recently invented. Although it is not popular yet, my sister has some connections and I was lucky enough to get one."
Jiang Yuechu raised his eyebrows, "Xunyao?"
"Not bad."
Gu Changge looked quite proud, "Although Demon in this world are good at disguise, it is extremely difficult to completely cover up a Yao Qi."
"As long as a monster appears within a radius of dozens of miles, no matter how deeply it is hidden, this pointer will sense it as an early warning."
Jiang Yuechu nodded slightly.
Dozens of miles...
Although it can only provide an early warning and cannot obtain the exact location, it is not bad.
"If it's just a warning, it's not a rare treasure."
Gu Changge changed the topic and moved his fingers on the disk.
"Its greatest use is to chase souls."
"If we can intercept a trace of Demon's breath, even just a wisp of Yao Qi, and put it into this plate..."
"As long as Demon is still within a thousand miles, this pointer can lock it in position."
"Even if it escapes to the ends of the earth, it will never escape tracking."
Speaking of this, Gu Changge sighed and looked at the rolling mountains in the distance.
"If we don't have this thing, it would be nothing more than a fool's errand to spread our small manpower over this vast Qinchuan 800 miles to encircle and suppress those monsters who want to escape."
Jiang Yuechu's eyes lit up when he heard it.
What a good thing!
This is simply tailor-made for her.
Since entering Demon Suppression Bureau, her biggest headache is not killing monsters, but finding them.
As long as the monster hides in the mountains, there is nothing you can do.
If you have this Demon-Seeking Compass...
Wouldn't it be possible to purchase goods?
Gu Changge was a little frightened by what she saw, and subconsciously retracted her hand.
"Ginger...Miss Jiang?"
Jiang Yuechu came back to his senses, suppressed the greed in his eyes, and regained his cool look.
"Is this thing expensive?"
Gu Changge shook his head and said with a wry smile, "This is not a question of whether it is expensive or not. Except for General Headquarters's allotment, you can't buy it if you have money."
"But..."
He glanced at Jiang Yuechu and said meaningfully, "Although you are now Longyou's person, this errand is over. I will go back to my sister to beg for mercy and apply for one for you. It is not difficult at all."
"Master Gu, do you really mean what you said?"
"A gentleman's words."
Jiang Yuechu nodded slightly, but was thinking secretly in his heart.
Since this Demon-Seeking Compass is distributed by General Headquarters, the application process must be cumbersome and may even require a lot of personal connections.
This Gu Changge is a bit too enthusiastic.
But then I thought about it.
Maybe he was just repaying me for what he did last time at Jiannan?
This makes sense.
After thinking through this section, Jiang Yuechu can feel at ease.
After all, he is a descendant of Capital City, so he is very particular.
He is a good person who repays his kindness.