Chapter 118 System Mission
After the county magistrate arranged for them to rest in the backyard, they immediately quietly left the county magistrate's mansion and came to an inconspicuous courtyard in the west city.
"Meet the master."
The county magistrate bowed to the masked man.
"Are they here?"
County Magistrate: "Yes, Master, I am resting in the backyard now."
"You did a great job. Give this to Murong Yi. After he passes out, bring him here to me."
The masked man handed the county magistrate a jade bottle with a calm tone after he finished speaking.
The county magistrate took the bottle and then left.
But the moment the county magistrate took the bottle, his heart skipped a beat. Does his master really want to kill the current Prince Yi?
Although they had only followed this master for a short time, they did not know why the master had any grudge against the royal family. In any case, he always targeted the royal family.
Although the master's purpose is obvious, none of those who work for him are willing to do so.
Everyone's family, young and old, is under the control of the master. They dare not refuse or run away from anything the master orders them to do. Even if the monk can run away, the temple cannot.
Unless you don't care about your family either.
But who would run away without leaving their family behind?
The master takes advantage of everyone's mood and dares to enslave them so unscrupulously.
After the county magistrate left, the masked man sat on the sofa, poured himself a glass of red wine and drank it all.
"Host, Murong Yi is just cannon fodder. Why are you picking on him? Isn't your target Murong Li?"
The system couldn't stand it anymore. Why did it feel like the host was courting death, not accomplishing anything great, but only causing trouble? If Murong Yi died here, it would not benefit the host at all, but would only cause trouble.
And the time when they sent people to attack, they actually used corpse soldiers, knowing that the corpse soldiers were not yet mature.
Once the matter of the corpse soldiers is leaked, we can still develop here safely.
The system felt that the host he was bringing with him had lost his mind, only remembering hatred and nothing else. Only by killing the son of destiny of the Western Phoenix Kingdom and helping this host ascend to power could his mission be completed and he could upgrade to a higher plane.
Eventually it became a divine artifact.
The masked man said softly, "What do you know? This king is in this situation because of Murong Yi. I don't care if he is a troublemaker or not. I only know that he is my biggest enemy and he must die!"
The violent energy from the masked man surged out, almost driving him into a rage.
"Why!"
The system sighed and quickly helped him suppress his anger. This host was too stubborn. He even wanted to give up on this host and choose another one. It was obviously the current host who was biased and sentenced him to death, but he hated the person who fanned the flames.
It was his system that saw that he was full of resentment and had an extraordinary status, so it saved him and helped him come here.
If you don't do one thing well, something bad will happen.
What a great opportunity now! The Son of Luck and the Daughter of Luck are both here. If he kills them both and absorbs their luck, he can level up twice and help the system seize the West Phoenix Kingdom. That's a sure thing.
Especially that girl of luck, the luck on her body was so thick that it turned purple, which made him very greedy.
But that woman was very dangerous.
Oh, he is so difficult and crazy!!
When the county magistrate returned to the county government office, he immediately ordered a welcoming ceremony for Murong Yi and his party.
The dinner was well organized and Murong Yi and General Tian were very satisfied.
After chatting for a while, Murong Yi was very tired from the long journey, especially General Tian, his one hundred elite soldiers and his personal guards, who had hardly slept a wink to protect Murong Yi and escorted him to the northwest city.
Now we can take a rest. After eating and drinking, we leave a few elite soldiers to guard and everyone goes to sleep.
Murong Yi went to ask the county magistrate.
The prefect had already prepared an explanation. He bowed and said, "Your Highness, I don't know. It's not that I didn't report the matter to the court in time. I had already reported it, and I was just waiting for the court's order. For some reason, it hasn't arrived yet. When I heard the news, it was about the looting of disaster relief grain. I immediately sent people to investigate to see which thieves had the audacity to rob the relief grain. That was the hope of survival for the people of Northwest City. However, I have been searching for over a month and still have no leads."
The county magistrate spoke so eloquently and emotionally that people who didn't know him would think he was a good official who was dedicated to serving the people.
The real Magistrate Wang did send people to the capital to deliver memorials, but they were all intercepted by his master's men.
I don’t know whether County Magistrate Wang divided his troops into three groups to deliver the memorial to the capital.
County Magistrate Wang was also forced by his master and always tried to find ways to get rid of his master. He didn't expect to end up with no body left and his family was also secretly executed.
The county magistrate suddenly felt sad and wanted to tell Murong Yi the truth, but they didn't dare.
Not to mention that they don't even know who their master is, and everything about them is under his control. If they tell him, they will never see the sun again.
Who is Murong Yi? It would be a miracle if he believed the county magistrate's words. He doesn't care about those things. He only cares about the destination of the disaster relief grain and Su Yue of the Su family.
It's just a matter of token asking: "What's going on with all these refugees gathered outside the city? Now that it's raining in Northwest County, why aren't they being sent back to their hometowns?"
This is also what makes Murong Yi strange.
The prefect bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Northwest County has been suffering from a severe drought for over half a year. The people have long since run out of food. If we send them all back to their original homes, how will they survive? They will have no food and will face death."
If they are not sent back, at least they can still hang on to their lives. I have arranged to go outside the city every day to distribute porridge. Just hang on to your lives and wait for the court to send disaster relief grain and seeds. I have sent express reports on these matters.
It rained, but the people had no seeds to plant, and the grain in the granary was not distributed to the people, so their lives were hanging by a thread every day.
Every day, many ordinary people cannot afford to hang themselves, and the dead are useful to their masters, so how can they let them go back?
But we won't let all the refugees die at once. Not only will they attract attention, but the master won't have enough space to arrange the bodies in time.
After the county magistrate finished speaking, he took a cup and poured tea into it himself. After the tea was ready, he accidentally tapped the rim of the cup with his fingers before handing it to Murong Li.
"Prince Yi, I don't have any good tea. I've been talking for so long that I forgot to pour you some tea."
Murong Yi waved his hand, and after listening to what the county governor said, he felt that there was nothing wrong. After a moment of silence, he asked many questions about the Northwest City.
As for the cup of tea, it was too hot and he didn't drink it while it was hot.
"Prefect Wang should know that my fourth brother has arrived in Northwest City, and that there are people from the Su family as well?"
Murong Yi then asked.
The county magistrate nodded and said, "I know that the Su family has bought a house in the city, but the fourth young master and the eldest daughter of the Su family have already arrived in Yunwu Village, Yunwu County."
He knew all this early on, so he told Murong Li what happened after he came to Northwest City. As for the Su family, he thought Murong Yi would not care, so he only talked about the important things.
(End of this chapter)
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