Chapter 212 Return

The mountains are vast, and the sunset glow hanging in the sky is like brocade, dyeing the sky orange.

The setting sun is like blood, slowly sinking in the rolling mountains.

A horse is like black lightning, galloping on the winding road, and the sound of horse hooves is crisp and rapid, breaking the silence of the mountains.

Shen Qing is wearing a tight suit, and his clothes are fluttering in the wind.

He holds the reins tightly with one hand, and his face is a bit of dusty and heroic.

At this time, Shen Qing's eyes changed, and he found a drop of ink dripping from above in his sight, which stretched into lines of text, and a skilled reminder popped up.

[Skill: Riding (Minor Success)]

[Progress: 301/300 points]

[Status: Can be improved]

[Note: After continuous practice, your understanding of riding has been further improved. After you have mastered riding skills, you are expected to increase your riding speed by 100% and master the skill of "hiding in the pedals". 】

"Huh? Riding speed increased by 100%, hiding in the pedals?"

"The speed increase means that I can get to farther places in less time in the future, and 'hiding in the pedals' can confuse some mortals' perception, which is not bad."

Shen Qing muttered to himself.

Seeing that the upgrade conditions were met, he crawled on the horse's back and put his consciousness on the ink panel without any hesitation: "Riding skills, improve!"

The familiar process appeared again.

Just after Shen Qing had this thought, the information on the ink panel was refreshed immediately.

[Skill: Riding (mastered)]

[Progress: 1/400 points]

[Status: cannot be upgraded]

[Note: Your riding skills have been mastered. You can control the mount more freely, and the riding speed is expected to be increased by 100%, and you can master the skill of "hiding in the pedals". 】

Riding skills are mastered.

Shen Qing skillfully gathered his thoughts and held his breath.

As usual, a huge amount of memories flooded into his mind, and his head suddenly became dizzy.

Shen Qing took a deep breath and calmed his mind.

In the extra memories, after practicing day after day, he gradually had a deeper understanding of the horse's leg strength and mastered the horse's riding skills more deeply.

After the discomfort in his mind disappeared, Shen Qing slowly straightened up and found that riding a horse became more handy for him.

He turned around and looked at Changqiao Town, which was no longer visible, and took out a warm egg from his bulging arms.

Sitting on the horse's back, he peeled the eggshell leisurely and took a bite.

He stuffed the remaining egg white into his mouth, and after eating another one,

Shen Qing showed a bit of satisfaction on his face and a slight smile.

"Go!"

Shen Qing couldn't help but clamp the horse's belly, and Zhuifeng was like a black arrow, leaving the string.

It took two quarters of a second, until night fell and everything was quiet, Shen Qing finally arrived at the towering gate of Yongzhou.

At this moment, the entry time of Yongzhou had passed and the gate had been closed.

Several lanterns hanging under the gate swayed in the wind, casting mottled light and shadows.

The guards holding spears noticed the sound of horse hooves, stopped talking, and shouted: "Who is coming?"

Shen Qing reined in his horse and slowed down his pace, slowly walking to the gate.

He took out a token from his arms and showed his identity to the guards at the gate: "I am Shen Qing, the messenger of the Weiwu Division. Today I have been ordered to investigate the demon disaster that has been rampant in Changqiao Town, which has delayed the time of entering the city. I hope you brothers will be convenient and open the gate."

The guards quickly exchanged glances, and then one of them stepped forward quickly, respectfully took the token, and after carefully checking it, immediately waved his hand to signal the others to let it go.

The heavy gate slowly opened with a low creaking sound.

It must be said that Yongzhou is a county city after all, and there are not so many messy rules for entering the city.

Shen Qing smiled slightly, nodded to thank the guards, and then rode into the city smoothly.

At this point, many government offices in the county city have reached the time to go off duty.

However, since many demons like to commit crimes late at night, the Weiwu Division is the same as the Bingma Division, and there are still people on duty even in the middle of the night.

Shen Qing didn't want to leave any handle, so he went directly to the Weiwu Division to report and change today's duty card.

The Weiwu Division Office in the County City.

Compared with the busyness and hustle and bustle during the day, the Weiwu Division at night seems much quieter.

Only the faint candlelight in the duty room left, indicating that there are still people on duty in the Weiwu Division.

The night is as dark as ink, and everything is silent.

Shen Qing walked briskly through the empty courtyard, making a rhythmic echo of footsteps.

He walked into the side room, and the weak air current caused the candlelight in the room to sway, and the light and shadows also moved with it.

There was a clerk in the room leaning against the table, holding a yellowed book in his hand and reading it with relish.

Noticing someone coming in, the clerk immediately put down the book in his hand, and when he saw Shen Qing, he complained: "Shen Chasi, why are you back so late today? The chief clerk said that he was waiting for your report today."

Shen Qing chuckled when he heard it, took out his duty card and handed it over, saying: "When did our chief clerk become so diligent?"

"It's because of the commander." The clerk took the duty card and said: "I don't know why, now there seem to be more and more demons around Yongzhou, and the commander has put a lot of pressure on us, and the chief clerk can't do anything. But it's late now, it won't be a problem for you to report tomorrow."

Shen Qing patted the clerk's shoulder gently, smiled and said, "I'll take care of it myself."

After dealing with the duty card, Shen Qing hurriedly left the side room, returned to the horse's back, put on the three wolf skins, and went straight to the chief clerk's room.

He knew that his boss was very suspicious, and the other party was a hidden man of the Huangtian Sect. He didn't know what tricks he had around him. It would be better not to provoke him for the time being, so as to avoid trouble in the future.

He should just perform his duties as a clerk step by step.

If he was asked to report, then he should report, and don't leave any excuses.

The three halls of the inner court where the chief clerk was located were brightly lit with candles.

Shen Qing was standing at the door and was about to knock on the door, but he heard the sound of Yingying and Yanyan inside. He paused and stood outside the door honestly.

He heard that the actions inside were getting bolder and bolder.

In less than an incense stick of time, everything stopped abruptly with an excited voice.

Shen Qing frowned, thinking that our chief clerk seemed a little weak.

After standing outside the door for a while, Shen Qing stepped forward and knocked on the carved wooden door to make sure everything was done. The crisp sound suddenly rang out in the silent air.

"I, Shen Qing, have been ordered to thoroughly investigate the wolf monster in Changqiao Town. I have come to report to you."

His voice was not loud, but it was clearly transmitted inside and fell into the ears of the people in the room.

A subtle and rapid movement followed in the room, as if the people in the room were a little flustered by the sudden news.

After a while, this rustling movement gradually disappeared, and a low and majestic male voice came out from the room: "Come in."

Shen Qing heard this and gently pushed open the wooden door.

Stepping into the threshold, Shen Qing's eyes quickly swept across the furnishings in the room, and finally fell on Zheng Yuanqiu, the chief officer who was wearing a green shirt and had a slightly dissatisfied face.

At this time, Zheng Yuanqiu was sitting at the desk, the flickering candlelight stretched his fat figure long and cast it on the mottled wall.

Shen Qing stepped forward, bowed and said: "Sir, I have fulfilled your mission. I have already found out the matter of the wolf monster in Changqiao Town."

Zheng Yuanqiu looked up and asked: "Tell me, what happened?"