Storms on all sides

evening.

The sun began to slowly set on the horizon.

Cheng Feng and the others also saw Linbei County in the distance. The moment they saw Linbei County...

Everyone was immediately overjoyed.

Cheng Feng breathed a huge sigh of relief.

A day after leaving Linbei County, I went to Pingshui City, and my sense of belonging to Linbei County suddenly became even stronger.

Indeed, Linbei County is still the best.

Having that kind-hearted adult in Linbei County is much better than Pingshui City.

Meanwhile, some of the refugees who followed them saw Linbei County in the distance.

Although we haven't gotten close yet, one glance is enough to tell that Linbei County doesn't seem to be some kind of dilapidated little town.

What is that?

The refugees who followed immediately spotted the lush green vegetables growing on the edge of the field.

Rows of vegetables, neatly arranged, were quite a sight to behold.

"Those are vegetables grown in town. Remember, anyone who dares to steal these vegetables will be beaten to death if caught, and their relatives will also be expelled from the village."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Feng turned around and said with an extremely serious expression, "In Linbei County, the adults will never let you go hungry, but anyone who dares to steal these things will be severely punished."

These people have just arrived, and there are some things that need to be explained to them.

The people of Linbei County all knew one thing in private: the day after the adults arrived, some townspeople tried to steal grain.

Then he was caught by Uncle Fu and beaten to death on the spot.

Uncle Fu spread the word to some people, warning them not to covet the grain.

Now it's his turn to warn the refugees who are following him back.

Upon hearing this, the refugees quickly looked away from the vegetable gardens, but their throats still twitched involuntarily.

Putting everything else aside, these vegetables are just too tempting.

Noticing the cold, stern gazes of the constables beside them, the refugees lowered their heads, not daring to look any longer.

"How was the journey? Did you run into any trouble?"

Upon learning of Cheng Feng and the others' return, Fang Weiyan led a group to greet them.

Cheng Feng and the others were flattered and overwhelmed by the sight. How could they possibly trouble the adults to come and greet them?

Immediately, about twenty men knelt down, saying, "My lord, we have not failed you!"

"When we came back, a few people were following us, but they left after they saw us change into our police uniforms."

Cheng Feng added.

A few people had been secretly following them, but once they saw that all twenty or so of them had changed their clothes, they left immediately.

It seems that this outfit had some intimidating effect.

Hearing this, Fang Weiyan breathed a sigh of relief.

It's good that we didn't encounter any trouble.

Cheng Feng and the others were carrying quite a few things with them at this moment.

Many of these items were purchased at Fang Weiyan's request. The items bought were not particularly valuable; they were mainly for Fang Weiyan's reference.

"Sir, these are refugees who came back with us."

Cheng Feng then pointed to a group of people behind him and said something.

Upon hearing this, Fang Weiyan turned around, glanced at the scene briefly, and nodded slightly. "Follow the old rules."

After waving to a few people to settle the refugees who had returned with him, Fang Weiyan led Cheng Feng back to the yamen.

Cheng Feng placed the gold he had obtained by exchanging glass beads on the table.

"Sir, one of the pawnshops used up to 200 taels of gold; no one else used more."

The three glass beads brought back a total of 599 taels of gold. One tael of gold was used to buy some things, and now there are still some loose silver left.

Fang Weiyan took the gold and examined it carefully.

The purity of this gold seems to be so-so; there are no tools to test it specifically, so we don't know its gold content.

However, if we convert one liang (两) to grams here, it's 50 grams, just like on Earth.

In this way, the three glass beads were exchanged for a total of 3,000 grams of gold, which was a huge profit.

Then, Cheng Feng placed the things he had bought on the table, "Is this the salt from here?"

Fang Weiyan picked up the salt the other person had bought and examined it.

There were two kinds of salt in front of him: fine salt and coarse, yellowish table salt.

There were also books that Fang Weiyan had asked the other party to buy nearby.

"Did you get any news back?"

Fang Weiyan glanced at the items in front of him, then looked up and asked a question.

"Reporting to your Excellency, the expert you inquired about is said to be merely passing through, and his whereabouts are unknown."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Feng quickly replied.

This information was obtained by others and is now being relayed by him.

Passing by...

"Have you found out any trace of other experts, or any news about them?"

"Reporting to you, sir, I have not heard of such a thing."

None?

Upon hearing this, Fang Weiyan sighed. Was the place too small, which was why they hadn't been able to gather any information?

If that's the case, when will I be able to possess extraordinary powers?

The plan proposed by the local earth god was that he could only obtain a position in the Underworld Administration and receive Incense Offerings after his death, which seemed a bit too supernatural.

The important thing is, if he dies once and gains a position in the Underworld Administration, Fang Weiyan doesn't know if he'll be able to return to Earth.

With a sigh, Fang Weiyan inquired about the current situation in the Jiang Kingdom.

When Fang Weiyan sent the other party out, he instructed them to keep an eye on the situation in the imperial court. After all, it was his country, and it was necessary to find out more about it.

Furthermore, he learned from the people that the Jiang Kingdom was on the verge of collapse, and he needed to be clear about whether this would affect him.

Cheng Feng did not disappoint Fang Weiyan, and recounted all the information he had gathered.

"The Emperor has lost another unborn child this year."

Another one died?

Fang Weiyan frowned upon hearing Cheng Feng's words. He knew that the palace was rife with intrigue and that being the emperor's child was extremely dangerous, but the word "again" seemed rather intriguing.

Sure enough, as Cheng Feng continued speaking, Fang Weiyan's brows furrowed even more deeply.

The Jiang Kingdom is now in a precarious state, and its royal bloodline seems to be on the verge of extinction.

Previously, many of the concubines of the Emperor of the Jiang Kingdom were pregnant, but they almost all died young, either being poisoned or suffering difficult childbirth.

Almost none of the princes were born; the only one who was born was a princess.

Perhaps because she was a princess, she is still alive and well to this day, or perhaps the emperor of the Jiang Kingdom took extremely good care of his only daughter.

That's why the other person has survived to this day.

I've only heard that the emperor's health is failing these days, and if he falls ill, there will be no one to inherit the throne. The capital city is now in a very murky situation.

A scene of raging storm.