The boss of the end of the world travels through ancient times to pamper his little husband

A few days later, Li Shao indeed received an imperial edict. The emperor ordered him to take 20 masters of the Shenwu Army to Lushui County, Bianyang Province to kill the leader of the cult.

The mission was very urgent. After receiving the order, Li Shao hurriedly said goodbye to Zhao Ye and the two children, and instructed the guards at home to protect them well.

He packed his luggage and rode as fast as he could to Lushui County, Bianyang Province.

According to local reports, although the cult leader was highly skilled in martial arts and was good at using poison, he seemed to be injured during the arrest.

He revealed many flaws when facing the encirclement and suppression by a large number of officers and soldiers. Although they could not kill him, they were chased closely after him and prevented him from escaping. Now he is wandering around Lushui County, Bianyang Province.

Li Shao and his entourage traveled day and night and rode at full speed, and arrived in Lushui County in five days.

It was already evening when they arrived at the county government office. They were greeted by the imperial commissioner and Minister of Justice Zhuo Zhen, the Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple Ye Deyuan, the Magistrate of Lushui County Peng Jing, and General Li Gu, the leader of the border troops stationed in Bianyang Province.

"Your humble official, Peng Jing, the magistrate of Lushui County, greets General Li and all the gentlemen." As the lowest-ranking official, Peng Jing naturally spoke first.

"No need to be so polite, Lord Peng." Li Shao smiled and nodded to him.

Then he looked at the man standing beside him, with a burly figure and a resolute face. Based on his dress, Li Shao guessed that he should be General Li of the local border army.

He then bowed and said, "Your subordinate Li Shao greets General Li."

Li Gu smiled and returned the greeting, "General Li, there is no need to be so polite. I have heard of General Li's great name for a long time. Seeing him today, I find that his reputation is indeed well-deserved!"

"General Li, you are too kind. I have often heard of your great name. Today I meet you and you are indeed an extraordinary person."

It was the first time the two met, and they simply complimented each other out of politeness.

As for Zhuo Zhen, Ye Deyuan and the others, they were already familiar with Li Shao and his group, so there was no excessive courtesy. They simply greeted each other and entered the county government office together.

After sitting down and drinking a few sips of water, Li Shao asked, "The emperor sent us here to kill the evil cult leader. This matter is urgent. Why don't you first introduce the current situation and where the evil leader is now?"

Li Gu saw that he was exhausted from the long journey, and immediately perked up and prepared to deal with the evil leader after arriving, and he had a very good impression of him.

He smiled and said, "Well, General Li is indeed vigorous and resolute."

"Ling Yun, you led the team to fight against the evil leader before. Come and tell General Li about it."

"Yes, General." The speaker was Li Gu's personal guard Li Lingyun.

After he saluted Li Shao, he said respectfully: "I, Li Lingyun, greet General Li. At this moment, the evil leader is hiding in the Snake Mountain west of Lushui County."

"Lushui County is located on the border. It is vast and sparsely populated. It is hot and humid all year round and there is almost no winter. There are many snakes, insects, rats and ants. The Snake Mountain is almost a world of its own, a world of snakes."

"As long as you approach Snake Mountain, you can hear strange noises coming from deep in the forest. The sound is like the rustling sound of countless snakes swimming, which makes people shudder."

"The terrain of Snake Mountain is peculiar. The trees, flowers and plants there are also very tall. I don't know if it was caused by the poisonous snakes, but most of them are poisonous."

"Before, there were some brave and skilled people who wanted to go deep into Snake Mountain, but without exception, they did not come out alive. Now, no ordinary people dare to approach Snake Mountain."

"That evil leader has an uncanny ability to control snakes. When I led my men into the Snake Mountain, he drove the snakes to attack us. Plus, the mountain was full of poisonous miasma, so we had no choice but to retreat from the Snake Mountain."

Li Lingyun said bitterly that many of their brothers had died in Snake Mountain, and he now wished he could skin that evil leader alive.

Hearing this, Li Shao suddenly interrupted him, "What if he ran away from the other side of the mountain? How can you be sure that he is still in the mountain?"

"He can't run away, General Li. Snake Mountain is called a mountain, but it's actually more like a valley. There is only one road in and out, and the other three sides are steep cliffs. No matter how good your Qinggong is, you can't get through. He can only stay in Snake Mountain now."

Li Shao then felt relieved, as long as he couldn't run away, and motioned for him to continue.

"This person is not only skilled in martial arts and the use of poison, but also seems to be proficient in the art of witchcraft. During the fight, he also revealed his true face. Judging from his appearance, he should be a member of one of those secret tribes."

As they spoke, they took out a portrait from the side. This was a portrait that they had asked an artist to draw based on their dictation from memory.

After Li Shao looked at it carefully, he felt that the person in the painting looked very familiar. After thinking about it carefully, he found that the person in the painting was somewhat similar to the people in the performance troupe in Beijing a few years ago.

"What does this person look like?"

Li Lingyun didn't notice that Li Shao was familiar with the person in the painting. "General Li, the face in the portrait is only what we see. As for whether he has disguised himself or not, we don't know."

"All the followers who followed him are dead, and no one knows what his true identity is."

"Then why did this evil cult massacre the village? Killing people for no reason?" In Li Shao's opinion, there is a reason for everything. Even if they just like killing people, that is also a reason.

When Li Lingyun mentioned this, his expression became more complicated. "It is to hold a resurrection ceremony and revive a dead person."

Resurrecting the dead? This is a new thing. Li Shao continued to ask: "Killing people in order to resurrect the dead? Haha, what kind of weird magic is this?"

"Ah! I don't know either. I only heard about this so-called resurrection ceremony from the fragments of words said by those cultists before they died."

"General Li, I have told you all the information we have."

Li Gu took over the conversation, "General Li, I have personally led my men into this Snake Mountain. The deeper we go, the more ferocious the snakes become. They are not afraid of realgar. The brothers who were bitten by poisonous snakes died in a moment. I had no choice but to order a retreat and sent soldiers to guard the exit and wait for him to come out."

"Now the emperor has ordered you to deal with this man. Although you are a great martial artist, it is difficult to go deep into Snake Mountain!"

Li Gu was very troubled by the Snake Mountain. He tried to enter the mountain several times, but was forced to retreat before he had gone far.

Snake Mountain is full of murderous intent. The old people whose ancestors lived nearby said that the further you go in, the more poisonous miasma there is. They also said that some snake fairy was practicing martial arts. Li Gu didn't believe it.

But what is certain is that even without the snakes, people cannot survive in there.

As for setting fire to the mountain, it is not realistic either. Not to mention that Snake Mountain covers a vast area and the forest is extremely humid, so it cannot be burned at all. If it really burns, countless snakes in the mountain will escape, which will be a disaster.

When the others heard him say this, they were all filled with worry, not knowing what to say.

Li Shao thought it was nothing, and instead consoled them, "It's okay, tomorrow I want to see how powerful this Snake Mountain is."

Seeing that he didn't take Snake Mountain seriously and was planning to enter the mountain tomorrow, Li Gu wanted to dissuade him. But thinking that this was a task assigned to him by the emperor and he would have to go in sooner or later, he remained silent with a conflicted look on his face.

At this time, Peng Jing said: "General Li and all the gentlemen, you have traveled so hard all the way. When we get here, we will talk about business. Now that we have finished talking about business, why don't you have a simple meal and have a good rest. We can plan tomorrow's affairs tomorrow."

Everyone thought that what he said made sense. Li Shao and his companions also felt a little hungry at this time, so they went to eat and rest early, planning to get enough rest before going into the mountains tomorrow.