Ye Xin released his mental power and saw the scene inside the study clearly.
There were three people in the room, two men and one woman.
One was a middle-aged man in a navy blue official uniform, one was a young man in a white robe, and the other was a young girl with a high ponytail and blue clothes.
The two of them were sitting on the only two Eight Immortals chairs in the study. The girl was holding a cup of scented tea, listening to the county magistrate's words and savoring it slowly.
The person who just made the sound was the man next to the girl. This man should be in his early twenties. Although his face still looked a little childish, one could vaguely see a calmness in him that was not in line with his age.
Standing in front of them was the magistrate of Anning County. He stood in the middle, welcoming their arrival with a sincere tone and a genuine expression.
After the county magistrate in front of her finished speaking, the young girl put down the cup in her hand, raised her eyelids and stood up.
"Zheng County Magistrate, we have a general understanding of the matter and will investigate immediately. The Qingtian Sect will not tolerate these evildoers, so you can rest assured!"
County Magistrate Zheng's face lit up with joy. He clasped his hands together and bowed respectfully to the two men. "In that case, I'll trouble you two immortals. I've prepared a feast in my mansion. I wonder if you two immortals would be so kind as to take a seat."
"No need. My junior sister and I will be leaving soon. County Magistrate, just wait here for our news."
The man in white stood up, winked at the young girl, and the two of them pushed open the door and walked out into the yard.
The young woman took out a green gourd from the open ground. The gourd automatically expanded as it left her hand. The two of them sat on the gourd, one at the head and one at the tail. In a moment, the gourd rose into the air and disappeared from County Magistrate Zheng's sight.
Only after County Magistrate Zheng and others could no longer see the gourd did their legs go limp and they collapsed to the ground.
Brother Zhao, Brother Zhao, you almost hurt me badly. If you had told me earlier that an immortal would be coming, I could have prepared early!
The Brother Zhao mentioned by County Magistrate Zheng is the prefect of Quzhou, his immediate superior and also his good friend.
The two of them had been very good friends since childhood, and had agreed to take the imperial examinations together, become officials together, and serve the court together.
However, things did not go as planned. That year, County Magistrate Zheng failed the imperial examination, while Prefect Zhao took second place.
The two of them became completely different from then on. One of them was sent away, while the other buried himself in his studies again.
Fortunately, County Magistrate Zheng successfully entered the palace examination the following year and achieved a good ranking there. Although he was not as good as the runner-up Zhao Zhifu, he was already very satisfied.
When they parted ways, they both thought they would never have the chance to meet again in this life.
But who knew that the two would actually meet each other in the area under their jurisdiction.
At that time, County Magistrate Zheng was the newly appointed county magistrate of Anning County, and his brother Zhao was the newly appointed prefect of Quzhou.
After not seeing each other for a few years, both of them have gotten married and many things have changed, but what remains unchanged is the friendship between the two brothers.
County Magistrate Zheng and Prefect Zhao always remembered their promise to serve the court together.
The two men had only been in office for three years, but under their governance, Quzhou and Anning County became prosperous places.
The current emperor was very satisfied with their achievements and wanted to transfer them back to the capital. However, before the transfer order was issued, such a thing happened in Anning County.
After the first family was wiped out, County Magistrate Zheng did not realize that the matter would be so serious, so he did not inform Prefect Zhao of what had happened in time.
It was not until the second and third families were wiped out one after another, and their deaths were extremely strange, that he realized something was wrong.
So he wrote a letter overnight, reporting to Prefect Zhao what had happened in Anning County recently.
When Prefect Zhao heard the news, he was almost panicked. According to the information he had received, it was unknown when the emperor's transfer order would be issued, and Quzhou and Anning County could not afford to have any problems at this critical juncture.
He sat in his study all night but couldn't think of any solution.
This time the matter was different from the past. The massacre of three families was obviously not committed by ordinary people. They had no means to deal with it.
Just when he was in a state of panic, his wife thought of the immortal she had seen by chance before.
When Prefect Zhao heard this, this memory immediately came back to him.
The encounter with the immortal happened when he was a county magistrate. He had just gotten married at that time, and one day when he was out for a walk with his wife, he unfortunately encountered a mad beast.
The beast fell from the sky into the woods and smashed down a large part of the forest. They wanted to find a place to hide, but before they could do anything, his wife saw a man falling from the sky.
The man saw that the beast had gone mad, and without saying a word, he threw out a ball of red flame.
As soon as the beast came into contact with the flames, it was burned to ashes. After the man confirmed that there were no other beasts around, he flew away in front of them.
He and his wife were sitting in a carriage when they witnessed the miracle that happened right before their eyes. If he had not later confirmed the ashes in the woods, he would not have believed that the man was really an immortal.
Prefect Zhao wanted to ask for help from an immortal, but he was worried about how to find the immortal. Even if he found one, he didn't know if the immortal would help.
This time his wife came up with another solution for him, saying that there was a very famous Taoist temple in Quzhou, and she often went there to burn incense and add some money for incense, so maybe there might be a solution there.
He acted immediately. Magistrate Zhao could not think of any other solution. Anning County was in imminent danger, so he could only try his best.
He and his wife found the abbot of Qingju Temple. After understanding the reason, the abbot invited the master who was in seclusion in the temple to come out.
Prefect Zhao heard from Master Guan that this master had actually dealt with immortals.
As long as the master can take action, the crisis in Anning County will definitely be resolved.
Later, the abbot of Qingju Temple did come out of seclusion. After carefully inquiring about the three families that were wiped out, he bluntly stated that his ability had declined and he could not help Anning County.
After hearing this, Prefect Zhao felt very disappointed. He really thought that Quzhou and Anning County were in danger. He was so anxious that he almost knelt down to the master of Qingju Temple.
Then the subject changed and the master of Qingju Temple said that he could not help, but he could seek help from the immortals.
Governor Zhao's heart began to beat again. He thanked the emperor profusely and stayed at Qingju Temple that night.
Before dawn the next day, the master of Qingju Temple said that he had contacted the immortal and that the immortal would be leaving soon, so they just needed to go back and wait for news.
Magistrate Zhao and his wife were overjoyed. They both put aside their worries and donated a large sum of money to the temple.
They also promised that after the matter was over, they would come again to thank the master in person.
After returning to the mansion, Prefect Zhao replied to the letter from County Magistrate Zheng. He did not mention in the letter that there would be a visit from an immortal, but only said that there would be a distinguished guest coming.
The reason he didn't say anything was simple: as long as the immortal didn't arrive, he wouldn't feel at ease. If he told the news now, and if the immortal didn't show up, wouldn't that just make others happy for nothing?
But he never expected that the immortal not only came, but also went directly to Anning County.
By the time he received the letter from County Magistrate Zheng, the immortal he was hoping for had already begun investigating.
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