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The sound of shouting could be vaguely heard, and it seemed like someone was looking for someone.
Chen Mu's face twitched.
Jie Jia smiled: "Haha..."
Chen Mu: “…”
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 129 Evacuation
Nanyang Prefecture City, the prefectural government office in the inner city.
Late at night, the prefectural government office, which should have been asleep, was brightly lit.
The dazed old man Ding on the flagpole opened his eyes.
Looking at his former colleagues below, they were walking back and forth in fear.
In the distance, there were teams of soldiers, led by the squad leader, holding torches and riding fast horses, galloping out of the door.
After hanging for so many days, he had never seen such a lively scene.
Listening carefully, I could vaguely hear someone looking for someone.
Jong Tae?
That bastard is missing?!
what……
……
The main hall of the inner courtyard.
Chao Fang sat at the top with a gloomy look.
The long party table had been removed long ago.
"Brother, I followed the carriage tracks and found an empty house in a nearby street."
"There are traces of a fight inside, and there are several holes made by clubs. They are most likely soul-fixing stakes."
"There are drops of blood on the ground. I don't know if it's my second brother's or someone else's."
Chao Fang frowned tightly: "Who is against us?"
"Could it be Shangguan Ji?" Jia Xiang hesitated: "After all, he has been the best in Nanyang for twenty years. If there is any backup plan in the city..."
"It's not him." Chao Fang shook his head: "Forget it, you should go to Beishi too."
“The Soul-Fixing Pillar finally appeared there.”
"Do everything possible to find Zongtai, alive or dead!"
"Yes!" Jia Xiang clasped his fists, saluted, and turned to leave.
Chao Fang watched Jia Xiang leave, his fists clenched under his sleeves.
"You made this mistake at a critical moment."
"Not capable of accomplishing anything, but capable of causing trouble!" Chao Fang's face was gloomy.
"We have to find a way to refine another soul-fixing stake..."
……
The northern city was sealed off by Chao Tianwang's army, which searched house by house, and the city was in chaos all night.
But Chen Mu was not afraid at all.
With the Five Ghost Bags, he casually dug an underground space five meters underground.
Four oil lamps illuminated the cellar brightly.
The five ghost bags transport fresh air from the outside for rapid replacement.
Light some incense to cover up the earthy smell.
Use two or three buckets of ice to keep things cool.
The dark and stuffy cellar was instantly transformed into a bright and comfortable large bedroom.
Then quietly spread the excavated soil in the surrounding dirt alleys.
Done!
Heshengtang was called to open the door and searched several times, but no one noticed Chen Mu.
He immediately felt at ease and slept until dawn, regardless of the noise outside.
……
The next day, Jie Jia gave his apprentices a day off early in the morning.
After they left, Chen Mu jumped out of the cellar and went into the kitchen to cook.
At the dinner table, Chen Mu ate fried dumplings and asked, "What were those people looking for last night?"
Jiejia glanced at Chen Mu and asked, "Don't you know what you are looking for?"
"Zongtai, one of Chao Fang's twelve generals." Jiejia said lightly.
"Finding someone in a place as big as Nanyang City is like looking for a needle in a haystack. It's not easy." Chen Mu shook his head and sighed hypocritically.
"He's in Taipei City." Jiejia said.
Chen Mu's heart skipped a beat.
"Impossible!" The person was clearly dead in Lin Hengfang.
Jie Jia looked at Chen Mu meaningfully: "Heh..."
Chen Mu smiled awkwardly and didn't dare to ask any more questions.
"The search will be concentrated in the North City." Jie Jia retracted his gaze and said.
Chen Mu narrowed his eyes.
"Is it the black stick?"
He killed Zongtai last night and ran away with a stick.
Halfway through the journey, I realized that the stick might be related to the siege.
He was afraid that this thing would attract ghosts, so he almost threw it away.
I couldn't bear to part with it, so I put it back into the Five Ghosts Bag. I wanted to ask Jie Jia to identify it.
"This has a location function?" He resisted the urge to take it out and throw it away. He scattered the little paper people.
Always monitor the situation around Heshengtang, and run away immediately if you find any signs of being surrounded.
……
Three days later, in the inner courtyard of the prefectural government office.
"When are we leaving?" Tu Shan bit off a grilled pork leg and chewed it in big mouthfuls.
"Yes, it's time to go." Chao Fang leaned back in his chair, playing with the wine glass in his right hand.
"Will the lack of the Soul-Fixing Pillar affect our search for the Thousand Machine Order?" Tu Shan turned and looked at Chao Fang.
"Just refine another one." Chao Fang shook his head: "It's just that it's hard to find a suitable person."
"What do you think of me?" Tu Shan was eager to try.
Chao Fang chuckled: "I don't want to be attacked by someone else."
"Don't worry, I'll leave tomorrow and find you the Thousand Machine Order first."
Tu Shan nodded with satisfaction.
……
Hesheng Hall, at the dining table.
Chen Mu picked up a piece of secret barbecue and put it into his mouth.
When you bite it lightly, the taste of moderate saltiness and sweetness and the soft and glutinous texture burst in your mouth at the same time.
Chen Mu couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction.
"How is it?" Chen Mu raised his eyebrows at Jie Jia.
"It does taste a little better." Jiejia narrowed his eyes.
Chen Mu laughed happily, and a gray wall appeared in front of him.
Cooking skills: 56/10000/Level ;
The third level cooking skills are of course even better.
He never deliberately brushed up his cooking experience; it was entirely the result of years of hard work.
Chen Mu experienced the changes in cooking techniques while eating.
The third-level cooking skills made him more sensitive to taste, more precise in controlling the heat, and also gave him a detailed understanding of the nutritional content of ingredients.
"I'm not a nutritionist. Knowing this is useless."
"However, it seems that it can improve the effect of fasting... um, rice balls."
His appetite is getting bigger and bigger now, and he urgently needs high-nutrition and small-volume food.
Chen Mu's eyes lit up.
“It seems to be quite useful!”
……
"King Chao has withdrawn his troops. When should we leave?" Chen Mu asked.
Just this morning, Chao Tianwang's men began to gradually leave the city.
Chen Mu also went to see King Chao's traveling team... well, he watched from afar using little paper figures.