Jiang Fa pondered for a moment and suddenly asked, "What state are you in now?"
Lu Pingping didn't hide anything. "Half-Step Innate."
"Half-Step Innate?"
Jiang Fa was a little shocked.
He thought that the old ghost Shi Chongshan was only Peak Transforming Force in age.
How old is she?
Is this Half-Step Innate?
Jiang Fa was a little curious when he thought of this, "Dark Robe Guards, are there many like you?"
Lu Pingping was slightly stunned by his question, and then shook his head slightly. "Do you think Half-Step Innate is a Chinese cabbage? In the entire Qingyang Prefecture Dark Robe Guards trial camp, even Peak Transforming Force under the age of twenty can be counted on one hand, let alone Half-Step Innate?"
She paused and added, "And it's because I grew up in Dark Robe Guards that I was supported by specialized resources and taught by my seniors, so I can reach this point at this age."
She looked at Jiang Fa, with a hint of complexity in her eyes that even she didn't notice: "Why are you asking these questions? You are no more than Peak An Jin now, Innate is still too far away from you, even Transforming Force is enough for you to walk for a while."
"Just asking." Jiang Fa replied helplessly.
He really just asked casually.
But after listening to Lu Pingping's words, the martial arts panorama in his mind finally took shape.
Ming Jin, An Jin, and Transforming Force are just Mortal Realm, which are the stages of laying the foundation.
Innate is the starting point for truly embarking on the road to martial arts, and Core Embracing can finally enter the martial arts world.
But now, he has not even touched the end of the Mortal Realm.
Jiang Fa glanced at the corpses on the ground and asked, "What should we do next?"
Lu Pingping raised his head after hearing this, his cold eyes looking particularly deep.
"Split up."
She hardly hesitated, obviously this idea had already passed through her mind.
"I have to go back to Qingyang Prefecture to move reinforcements."
Jiang Fa nodded and waited for her to finish speaking.
"Dark Robe Guards has a branch in Qingyang Prefecture, and a special Investigation Bureau is responsible for inspecting Heavenly Demon Sect, Blood God Cult and other Devil Dao Sect. I need to send the news back as soon as possible and mobilize manpower to encircle and suppress them."
Lu Pingping's eyes were firm. "It may take two days, or three days, and we will be able to return."
"What about you?"
She turned to look at Jiang Fa.
"I'll go back to Qingshan County."
Jiang Fa said concisely and concisely, "My family is there, Master and the others are also there."
Lu Pingping moved his lips as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he just nodded slightly.
"After you go back, try to find out the situation first and don't act rashly."
"I know." Jiang Fa nodded.
After discussing it, the two of them walked down the mountain along the mountain road on the northern slope of the mining area. They met no one from the Heavenly Demon Sect along the way.
The dusk is getting darker, the mountain breeze is getting cooler, and a few wisps of smoke are faintly visible rising in the direction of Qingshan County City in the distance.
When they reached the fork in the official road, the two stopped.
This is the boundary between Qingshan County and Qingyang Prefecture. One direction faces southeast, leading to Qingshan County City, and the other direction faces due north, leading to Qingyang Prefecture.
Jiang Fa stood there, watching the slender figure sweep north along the official road, and soon disappeared at the end of the treeline in the depths of twilight.
He withdrew his gaze, turned around and strode towards the direction of Qingshan County.
Origin-Returning Breath-Concealing Art is running slowly in his body, and all his aura is restrained. From the outside, he is no different from an ordinary young man on his way.
When the sky darkened completely, he could already see the outline of Qingshan County City.
Jiang Fa stood on the slope at the end of the official road, looking at the familiar city from a distance.
There were several times more torches on the city wall than usual, one almost every ten steps, illuminating the entire city wall as brightly as day.
The situation at the city gate is different from the past.
A wheelbarrow lay crooked on the dirt road beside the moat. The sacks on the car were scattered on the floor. Several men dressed as porters squatted on the roadside, holding their heads in their hands and saying nothing.
The soldiers guarding the gate no longer checked the passers-by, but directly blocked all those who wanted to leave the city inside the doorway and roughly pushed them back.
"Go back! Go back everyone!"
An armored clerk scolded him harshly.
On both sides of the city wall doorway, there were several men in gray robes standing on each side. The aura around them was thick and gloomy, which was completely different from ordinary soldiers.
Jiang Fa's eyes narrowed.
Heavenly Demon Sect people.
The further you go, the clearer you can see the situation at the city gate.
The side door originally used for people to pass through has also been nailed shut by heavy wooden boards, leaving only a narrow gap at the main door, allowing only one person to pass sideways at a time.
No one came out.
However, those who enter the city can be allowed into the city as long as they report their identity and origin and confirm that there are no problems.
Jiang Fa looked away and made rapid calculations in his mind.
Qingshan County is completely controlled!
The guards on the city wall all had unfamiliar faces. Although the soldiers were wearing county government uniforms, there was something indescribably strange about them in their eyes.
The situation was worse than he imagined.
Jiang Fa squatted down behind the slope, took off the ghost-head knife from behind, found a hidden ridge, and buried the knife in it.
This knife is too eye-catching, let's sneak into the city first.
At this time, there were not many pedestrians coming and going on the official road, most of them were people rushing back to the city in front of Guancheng Gate.
Jiang Fa was mingling behind a few load-carrying men. From the outside, he looked like an ordinary young man.
"What do you do? Where do you come from?"
The officer guarding the city stopped an old man carrying firewood and shouted.
"Back... back to your lord, the little one is from Zhang Family Hollow in the south. He goes to the city to sell goods..."
The old man was so frightened by the clerk that his calves became weak and he was trembling when he spoke.
The clerk looked him up and down, turned over his load of firewood twice, made sure there was nothing unusual, and then waved to the soldiers behind him. "Go in."
As if he had been granted amnesty, the old man carried a load of firewood and quickly sewed Entry.
Jiang Fa observed calmly.
"Stop."
At this time, a young man carrying a baggage was stopped. This man had a strong build and a steady pace. He was different from ordinary people at first glance.
"Name, origin."
"Little Wang Er, Wang Family Village people from the north of the city, come to the city for business..."
"Ever practiced martial arts?"
"I haven't... never practiced, I just did hard work since I was a child..."
The clerk sneered, and suddenly stretched out his hand to grab the young man's wrist. His face suddenly darkened. "Middle Stage of Ming Jin, how dare you say you haven't practiced before?"
The young man's face changed greatly, and he turned around and wanted to run away, but the clerk's fingers were like iron clamps on his wrist, and with a sharp twist, the whole arm was removed with a crisp sound.
The young man screamed and was pushed to the ground by two soldiers, dragged into the shadows next to the city gate, and tied up.
Jiang Fa pupils shrink.
These people were merciless and were obviously screening warriors.
He was calculating rapidly in his mind.
Although I have restrained my aura, some flaws will inevitably be revealed.
Just as I was thinking about it, there was a sudden noise behind me.
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"
A team of carriages came from behind the official road. The carriages were piled with sacks. The driver was waving his whip and shouting at the top of his voice.
Jiang Fa looked back and saw that there were three large trucks in the convoy, with the sign "Liu's Grain Store" hanging on the shafts.
A truck from a grain store.
His heart moved.
Qingshan County has been besieged for several days, so the food consumption in the city must be quite large. The fact that the grain bank is transporting food to the city at this time shows that the city is still maintaining basic operations.
And since Heavenly Demon Sect has not cut off the food route, it means that they do not plan to massacre the city yet, but only block the news and personnel access.
The appearance of the motorcade caused some slack in the inspection at the door.
Several soldiers stepped forward to inspect the grain truck and glanced at the entourage at the rear of the convoy.