When Long Qi received the reply, Qin Feng and the others had already started their journey back. Qin Feng and Xiao Lingyao were running for him for thousands of miles. Long Qi was surging in his heart. When he thought of meeting again this time, he could not hide his depression.

However, Cao Jing was still calm. After he read the letter, he took it and burned it. He was worried that they would be in danger of going back.

Qin Feng didn't have so many ideas about them. First, they came here for so long, and Chen Tianxiao did not betray them. For the sake of benefits, he had to endure it. Second, it was unexpected. Who would have expected such a hurdle that they dared to leave Da Kun?

Even Emperor Yuan, who was sitting on the throne, could not think of this, and he was afraid that he would think they were sitting firmly in the Great Kun Palace.

Not only did Qin Feng's courage become much stronger, along the way, not only stayed in the inn publicly, but also collected a lot of information in and out of the rest station. The rest station is still under the name of He An in name, but it has long been a secret guard who pretended to be He An and stayed here.

According to him, he was also investigated, but the procedures were found to be complete, and He An's origin was clear, so it was finally left alone.

Qin Feng was worried that there was a thunder in the middle, especially after Da Kun made his public appearance, he also let the rest station act in a low-key manner, but no one paid attention to it. The rest station attracted the joy of the people because of its cheapness and convenience, and was extremely popular as a temporary site.

When Qin Feng first designed this place, he used the idea of ​​a youth hostel. Now, seeing it flourishing, he can continue to give himself money and collect information, which is very gratifying.

The two of them took turns to stay in the inn and rest station, and the group slowly moved south until they entered the Central Plains before they became more low-key.

They still insisted on following the official road. The guides they used to collect were all collected by Xiao Lingyao before, and they were all real goods.

They walked openly, and Duke Lin and others who were guarding the southwest were anxious. Qin Feng sent out the news that they were going back or taking the land route. Their hearts were in their throats, fearing that they would have something to do on the road.

Guo Shitong has been promoted to the post and has slapped a group of people in the face with his strength. Now he is no longer the follower of Xiao Zhiqing. If he is promoted again, he can be on par with Xiao Zhiqing in the army. With this thought, Guo Shitong is particularly attentive to work on the job.

There was also someone under his command. Seeing Guo Shitong's ruthlessness in the battle, he was convinced by the general who came out from halfway.

Duke Lin and others treated Guo Shitong differently.

During the period when Qin Feng left, their defense upgrades in the southwest not only further expanded the original city wall, but also equipped their weapons and equipment further away, but also transported many firearms.

There was originally a main body of maritime fortifications built by Dongyue on the southwest sea. The construction was accelerated on the original basis and the artillery was equipped with the cannons. Qin Feng's stagnant torpedoes before leaving also made new developments, so he would wait for him to come back to inspect.

Lou Mingyue and Qin Qi simply stayed in the southwest waters. With the hands of them, a new ship that was more suitable for building artillery torpedoes also had its model. However, after they received the news that Qin Feng had arrived in the Central Plains, they rarely got their progress.

The relationship between the two dynasties was tense and it was not easy to convey information. Especially between the southwest and Wu'an, it was like Beiguan and Beimo. Although Emperor Yuan did not attack the southwest again, he also dispatched troops to station in Wu'an, forming a confrontation with the southwest.

Wu'an had never had a garrison before, and it was the first time that the people had never been able to do anything. When they saw the garrison coming, they were worried that the war would start. Many people fled to a foreign land. For a moment, Hu Wu'an's stable life was broken, and Lou Yi had a headache.

With the garrison, he was not panicked. Compared to the past, only the soldiers in the palace, if Da Kun wanted to attack Wu'an, he would not know how many times he died. Now there are troops stationed in the army, but the people are panicked. The shops are closed and the fields are abandoned for farming.

If no one is doing business, how can we pay taxes? Lou Yi has become two big men. When the troops garrison come here, he also needs to mediate more to reach a balance with them. At least he cannot let the army run rampant in the local area and disturb the lives of ordinary people.

The most terrible thing is that the city walls in Wu'an are now built, which is opposite to the southwest walls, which is a preparation for a long-term battle.

Wu'an has been reduced from a peaceful county to a real border, and it only happened day and night. After drinking, Lou Yi repeatedly scolded Lin Ruzhi as a traitor and harmed people. He gave up the good southwest to Da Kun and betrayed Dongyue, and deserved to be punished for death!

He hated Lin Ruzhi even more for not having sex with him, but when he thought that he had no friendship with the other party, he could only sigh and hated that he had no ability to resist in this situation. Even the person sent to follow him was killed and turned into bones when he found it.

One by one, Lou Yi seemed to see his miserable future, how could he not be depressed?

Outside the prefect's compound, a couple looked at the scene on the street, and the main street, which was supposed to be very lively, is now deserted. Many merchants closed their doors and posted notices of closure on their doors.

The number of street vendors is even more sorry for the superior geographical location of this street. It is pitifully few. They can only sit on the few noodle stalls left, looking at the cold streets, waiting for the stall owner to cook the noodles.

"Wuan hasn't been to it for a long time, how did it become like this?" The wife seemed very sad: "My uncle and aunt also stayed behind closed doors and didn't know where we went. We seemed to have lost this trip."

The stall owner could not help but say, "You are here to visit relatives, but you didn't catch up with the good times. At this time, there were troops in Wu'an. The people all thought that they were going to fight. Who would want to stay here? Did you see that, the business people ran away."

The young man smiled and looked at the stall owner: "How can you set up a stall with peace of mind? Why don't you run away?"

"For the sake of making a living, let's talk about it. If you really want to fight, it's the one here. When there was no garrison, you didn't see the other there. You have to bite me when the little boys fight. I'll bite you, I have to bite you to the death."

"Wuan was so weak before. If they really wanted to fight, they would have taken action long ago," the stall owner said in a low voice: "Isn't it better to do it at that time than now? Since they didn't come, it means that they didn't think about attacking Wuan at all, so we can't run away."

Qin Feng couldn't help laughing. It had been two days since they arrived in Wu'an. In the past two days, they found that the atmosphere in the city was not right, there were few people, and they couldn't even see the figure at night. How could this look like Wu'an who lives and works in peace?

When the garrison sent by the imperial court arrived, not only did it not stabilize the hearts of the people, but it caused panic and shot itself in the foot.

"You are still smart, but the people don't think the garrison can help them defend Wu'an, so why are we running everywhere? We are also unlucky this time, so I would have come earlier."
Chapter completed!