Traveling through ancient times to survive

The second in command cleared his throat and shouted, "Who is the hero ahead? He is so young but he defeated this demon willow and got rid of the harm to the people. He is really a great hero!"

Zhao Qing remained indifferent. An awkward atmosphere filled the air. The second in command was extremely angry. He thought, "When you fall into my hands, I will make sure you see my methods!"

No one answered, so the second in command introduced himself, "Don't be nervous, little hero. We are sent by Lord Wang, the prefect of Yingzhou. Lord Wang heard that many ordinary people often disappeared on the official roads in the territory for no reason. Lord Wang loves the people like his own children, so how could he tolerate such a horrific thing happening in his jurisdiction!"

Looking at the hard work of the people in front of him, Zhao Qing showed a surprised expression: "Oh?"

The second in command said with a respectful and proud expression: "Little hero, I wonder if you have heard of the reputation of my master. In the past two years, there have been many disasters in the south, and three prefectures have completely fallen. And our Yingzhou is still functioning normally now, not because Yingzhou has not been affected by the disaster, all this is the credit of the master. The master is dedicated to the people and sleeps in the government office most of the time. No matter how dangerous it is, he will be with the people and resist the disaster together with the people. The master has exhausted all his efforts and finally controlled the losses to the minimum range."

The second in command said this sincerely, he really believed it, because thanks to Wang Yuan's advance layout, the losses in the inner city were indeed reduced to a minimum. As for the sacrificed civilians in the outer city, they were not even within his consideration.

Zhao Qing almost couldn't help laughing out loud. If she hadn't heard Li Heng's introduction of the Yingzhou prefect's situation, she would have almost believed it. And this Yingzhou prefect was the one who deceived them, the survivors? If those deceived fellow villagers heard this, they would probably be so angry that they would come back to life.

Zhao Qing forced a smile and said admiringly, "So you are the officials sent by the Yingzhou prefect. I wonder why you are here with your troops?"

The second in command said righteously, "After my master knew that some people were missing here, he sent many people to investigate. After losing a lot of people, he found that a group of bandits appeared on this mountain. They were so bold as to collude with the evildoers to devour the people passing by. When my master heard that, he was furious. How could Yingzhou allow such evildoers to act rashly? So he sent us here to make sure to destroy the bandits and evildoers. We rushed here immediately after clearing the bandits, but we didn't expect that the little hero had already solved the evil willow by himself. We are so ashamed to trouble the little hero with so many people!"

Zhao Qing nodded to show that he understood: "So that's how it is. Now that the demon willow has been dealt with, you can go back and report."

The second in command was stunned. What's wrong with this person? I mentioned the prefect, and this is her reaction? As expected, women are short-sighted. No matter how high their martial arts skills are, they don't know how to seize the opportunity when they see a nobleman who can decide her life or death with a single word.

The second in command looked contemptuous, but was full of gratitude: "Hero, you have solved a big problem for Yingzhou, and you are a great benefactor to all the people of Yingzhou. If I let you go without saying anything, the prefect will definitely not let us off easily. Hero, come back with us to meet the prefect, and he will definitely reward you generously."

Zhao Qing said righteously, "Slaying demons is the responsibility of cultivators like me. You don't need to thank me. Besides, my master told me before I left the mountain that people like us should not have too close ties with the secular world. There is no need for me to meet the prefect."

The second in command was excited, as she was indeed a disciple from the hidden sect who came down the mountain to gain experience. No, there was a big boss behind her, so he had to change his strategy and put the plan on hold.

The second in command pretended to be enlightened and continued to ask, "So it's a hermit disciple who came down the mountain. I wonder if there are many hermit masters like you? Alas, I don't know what's wrong with this world. In the past one or two years, monsters have appeared frequently. We ordinary people are completely unable to deal with these monsters with strange powers. When we encounter them, we can only rely on human lives. If there are many masters who can deal with monsters, we don't have to worry."

The second in command had a sad face as he spoke, as if he was heartbroken for the people who died at the hands of the monster. But when he looked at Zhao Qing, he showed an expectant expression. Who would not say that he was a good official who cared about the country and the people?

Zhao Qing secretly admired that these officials were all a group of good actors. The sincerity on their expressions was almost overflowing from their eyes.

Zhao Qing looked embarrassed: "I don't know about other sects, but I am the only one left in my sect."

At this point, Zhao Qing's expression fell: "My master died together with a big monster some time ago."

The second in command wanted to laugh out loud, it turned out that he was a lonely man! It seems that there is no need to beat around the bush, I will accept the cultivation method you have in your hands without any hesitation!

It's like someone brings you a pillow when you feel sleepy. Although cooperating with that demon willow will make people stronger, they have to pay the price of losing consciousness. Who among these nobles dares to try it?

Now, looking at this naive and foolish girl, she realized that her martial arts skills should be cultivated by herself, and the great power will belong to herself. In front of them is a road to heaven!

The second in command tried hard to suppress his joy and put on a sad expression, which made his face look a little distorted.

"Please forgive me for bringing up these sad things. However, since we met by chance, it's fine if you don't want to accept our reward, but we would like to host a banquet for you once and show our hospitality. Is that too much?"

Zhao Qing was about to continue to refuse when Xiaolu's cheerful voice came into her mind.

"Master, I succeeded!"

"Very good, you stay here first."

Zhao Qing paused for a moment, then immediately changed her mind. She smiled shyly, "Since you have invited me so kindly, I would be ungrateful if I refuse."

The second in command was delighted: "Let's go now."

Zhao Qing strode forward, completely forgetting about Xiaolu.

The second in command reminded: "What's going on with this vine? The result of our investigation should be only one demon willow."

Zhao Qing waved his hand nonchalantly: "My Lord, you are talking about it. It is the helper my master passed down to me. It is because of it that I can deal with the demon willow."

The second in command said with embarrassment: "Little hero, you're just going to leave it here? Isn't that a bad idea?"

Zhao Qing said nonchalantly: "It's okay. It has absorbed the remaining energy of the demon willow and is now full and has fallen into a deep sleep. Let it stay here. I will pick it up after I finish eating."

The second in command was overjoyed. This was really great. This evil vine was also a big trouble. It would be best if they could bypass the vine and capture the man directly. When luck came, it was unstoppable.