Amidst the cataclysmic upheaval, Su Che and the others drifted with the current, finally flying out of the border between the Yin-Yang Realm and Guobei County, landing on a mountain not far from Guobei County.
The ground was now covered in ice, and the pines and cypresses on the mountaintop were all covered with icicles. The air was filled with a chill, and the frozen corpses could still be seen on the ground.
The air was still chilly, and birds could be seen flying away in the sky, heading south or north, as if fleeing from the place.
Su Che stood on a rock covered with thick ice, gazing at Guobei County. Layer upon layer of Buddha Light and magnificent scenery, with the phantom of an ancient Ancient Buddha hanging high in the sky, seemed to belong to a world other than the human realm.
From then on, there was no longer a Guobei County.
Only a magnificent scene of the mortal world bathed in Buddha Light, a desolate realm devoid of life.
"Alright, that's all for now. I must return to report."
Bai Hejiao stretched comfortably.
" Young Master Zuo, Young Master Su," she said with a smile, "From the Eastern Sea, our Plain Maiden Cult welcomes you with open arms."
The invitation was still clean and straightforward; the mysterious ghost general smoothed his hair.
"The Yin -Yin-Yang Realm shattered, the Hungry Ghost Path was established, the Frost Dragon entered the sea, and the Mysterious Mystic Stele. It seems that this time, apart from the Great Liang Court and the common people, there are no other losers." Bai Hejiao looked at Yun Luo not far away.
His expression was inscrutable.
"If you have time, young master, you are welcome to come Su Che Qiantang for a chat," said Yun Luo, the dragon maiden. "I have urgent matters to attend to at home, and I fear my elders are worried, so I will not keep you any longer."
After speaking, the white-clad dragon maiden rose from the clouds, her ethereal light piercing the air, and disappeared into the Eastern Sea.
The Dragon Spirit's return to the East Sea will surely stir up trouble among the dragon Dragon Clan of the four seas. As for the Dongting and Qiantang families who are behind this, who knows what they are plotting?
From then on, the world was in turmoil.
"Miss Bai, I don't know what's so special about me that makes your sect value me so highly."
Su Che looked at Bai Hejiao; the female ghost and the Plain Maiden Cult behind her were becoming increasingly indistinct.
"Young master, there's no need to worry. What ill intentions could a group of weak women like us have?" Bai Hejiao looked at Su Che. "Once you arrive in the Eastern Sea, all problems will be solved."
"Then you might as well just tie me up and take me there."
"Some things can't be forced; we can afford to wait."
Bai Hejiao clasped her hands and said, " The Southern Dynasty has been turbulent since then. Since you hold an important position, I will not delay your important matters any longer. I will take my leave now."
The mysterious female ghost bowed again and rose into the air, but her direction was to re-enter the Yin-Yang Realm shrouded in Buddha Light light.
It felt like a dream.
"Young master, what about the Golden Book Assembly..."
Lu Bai exhaled a breath of stale air.
"What 'Golden Book Assembly 'Golden Book Assembly?" Su Che looked at Lu Bai. "We've been outmaneuvered. Grand Tutor Yuwen Rui of Northern Wei lives up to his reputation."
"So?"
"Return to Shanyin County immediately."
Su Che said, "Report all of this to the imperial court immediately."
Guobei County and Shanyin County are not far apart. Even if Su Che had to take care of Lu Bai's speed, with his current Su Che level, it would only take less than half a day.
However, Su Che and Lu Bai left with extremely heavy hearts.
Disaster victims were everywhere, and desolation was everywhere.
Shanyin County had just been hit by a horde of demons during the Mystic Mountain Incident, causing suffering to every household, and now it has encountered another great disaster.
The collapse of the Yin-Yang Realm will bring disasters many times greater than those caused by the Old Lion's ascension to heaven.
The first disaster was an earthquake. The Yin-Yang Realm are connected to the earth's energy. When the Yin Yin-Yang Realm shattered, heaven and earth fluctuated. The Hungry Ghost Path Realm intervened, causing earthquakes to occur everywhere in Ci Prefecture. Countless houses were reduced to rubble at this time.
If that's all there is to it, then it's not so bad.
The Primordial Frost Dragon was reborn, Dragon Spirit returned to the East Sea. However, this evil dragon remained unchanged. Although Lord Qiantang tried his best to suppress its cold energy, the cold energy still lingered and dissipated.
Regardless of the extent of the disaster in other places, at least in Shanyin County, where Su Che and Lu Bai passed through, the harvest was completely wiped out, with swathes of frozen rice seedlings lying flat on the ground.
The number of dead livestock was countless, and countless farmers wept as they held their frozen cattle and horses. These livestock represented their hard-earned possessions accumulated over many years, all of which vanished overnight.
Although some farmers are still working hard to harvest the crops in the fields, most people have already packed their bags and are preparing to flee the famine.
Along the way, besides the refugees fleeing famine everywhere he went, there was something else that worried Su Che even more.
There were always some elusive traces of demons and ghosts. At first, Su Che thought that when the Yin-Yang Realm shattered, some evil spirits took the opportunity to return to the human world. But later, he even saw some Hungry Ghost directly.
This made Su Che curse inwardly as a bald thief.
Hungry Ghost and evil spirits may differ by only one word, but in reality they are worlds apart.
Evil spirits are merely a general term for those unruly ghosts in the Yin-Yang Realm. Hungry Ghost, on the other hand, are ancient spirits that have been wandering in the Hungry Ghost Path of Buddhist School for who knows how long.
The degree of harm caused by the two is incomparable.
If the Hungry Ghost Path -Yin-Yang Realm were to shatter, some Vicious Spirit sealed within the Hungry Ghost Path by Buddhist School during its existence would seize the opportunity to escape, causing truly devastating chaos.
Therefore, Su Che dared not delay and hurried towards Shanyin County.
Faced with this great disaster, all four gates of Shanyin County were opened, and everywhere one could see people packing their belongings, led by officials and soldiers, seemingly about to leave.
Judging from the uniforms of these soldiers, Su Che realized they were not the elite troops that Yu Ze had personally led; they must have been transferred from elsewhere.
As soon as Su Che and Lu Bai appeared by the roadside, some yamen runners who recognized them came forward to greet them. They were all dressed as ordinary people, each carrying a bag, looking like they were about to embark on a long journey.
"What's going on? It's almost night, why are all four doors wide open?"
Su Che frowned, wondering what had happened in Shanyin County.
"Don't you know, sir?" one of the yamen runners, who was on good terms with Zhang San, replied, "The imperial court, considering that we have just suffered from a disaster, has ordered the abolition of Shanyin County, and we are all to be relocated to Ci Prefecture for resettlement."
The current Great Liang Court is far from being a densely populated, peaceful world where not a single acre of idle land exists; resettlement of immigrants is a common practice.
However, the abolition of a county was still somewhat unexpected for Su Che.
Simply relocate the people; what's the point of abolishing Shanyin County?
"Reform a county? What would be the point of reforming a county...?"
"I heard that because Guobei and Shanyin counties are too close and both have relatively small populations, the imperial court decided to abolish Shanyin County Shanyin County and merge it into Guobei County. The notice has been posted for two or three days now."
A thunderbolt struck Su Che's mind.
Shanyin County was merged into Guobei County. Didn't the immortals of the Mysterious Capital Palace just say that Buddhist School can only be transmitted within Guobei County?
Could it be...? Su Che didn't want to think about it anymore.
"Where is Yu Ze? Where is Shi Chibao?"
Su Che looked at Lu Bai beside him.
"Come, come with me quickly to see them."
"Sir, you'd better not look for them," the yamen runner said. "Minister Yu has already returned to Ci Prefecture. I heard he was dismissed and reassigned. As for Captain Shi? He also left with a large group of men. Anyway, there aren't many Imperial Demon Hunters left in the county. You can just go to the county office and ask them directly."