Talking is not very effective. Ye Shuang raised her hand, and a complex array floated in the center of her hand: "This is an array that binds both parties. If you dare to violate the rules of this town and harm the mortals during this period, you will explode and die. Conversely, if I fail to protect you during this period, I will suffer the same fate. This matter is only known to the two of us and must not be told to a third party. Alright, sign it."
Yuwen Leng looked at his hand, took a deep breath, and pressed it down hard.
A green light flashed in their hands, and the contract was established.
Things were progressing smoothly. Ye Shuang took off her mask, looked at him again, and said slowly, "Now tell me, what exciting things have happened in the cultivation world recently?"
"You...you are...Ye Shuang!" Yuwen Leng exclaimed in disbelief, "How could this be? How is this possible? Weren't you already dead?"
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Inside the room, Li Wenyi and Ma Rencai were just getting into a lively discussion.
"Recent events have a feeling of impending storm, especially with those strangers. Usually, one visit is considered a lot, but this time more than a dozen came at once. Something just doesn't seem right." Li Wenyi sat behind his desk, his brows furrowed, pondering the recent imperial gazette. This gazette was issued by the palace, and any major events or changes would be recorded in it. If there was nothing important, it would only report trivial matters. Judging from this, the gazette for the past few days had been completely peaceful!
Ma Rencai nodded in agreement: "Indeed, and they've approached us time and again, with a clear objective and using any means necessary. But what are they after? There's nothing in our town that they would covet, is there?"
What's the point? Li Wenyi closed the official gazette, rubbed his hands together slowly, what could he possibly want? Their town has basically nothing, and the people here just live off the mountains and rivers, nothing special!
Wait... live off the land? Li Wenyi suddenly remembered something. He remembered that the day before he took office, his father had told him earnestly that their geographical location was extremely special, basically the last line of defense before the capital. Therefore, while other prefectures had garrisons, their county also had them, and in an emergency, the garrison would obey the county magistrate's orders!
Li Wenyi rummaged through another pile of messy scrolls and pulled out a scroll that was shorter than the normal ones. He cleared the table and unrolled the scroll: "Brother Ma, take a look."
Ma Rencai was puzzled, but he still leaned over to take a look: "Isn't this the county map of our county? It's just that this map also shows the major mountain ranges and villages nearby... The markings are too detailed!"
Seeing that he found it increasingly strange, Li Wenyi said, "Before I took office, my father told me that our county has a special geographical location. As long as the enemy army leads its troops to break through our area with lightning speed, they can drive straight into the capital."
"Does the lord think that they want to maintain a good relationship in order to extract information from you so that they can notify the enemy at any time?" Ma Rencai was somewhat incredulous, but subconsciously felt that this was the truth.
Li Wenyi nodded: "Although the scale is a bit large, the actions are so suspicious that they must be spies."
"Shouldn't spies keep a low profile?" Ma Rencai felt this didn't make sense!
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