Outside of Time

In the sky, colorful clouds shine, filling the sky, making it look brilliant and magnificent.

The color of the clouds and mist has also changed, revealing a golden color, hanging high in the sky, as if witnessing this grand ceremony.

The four-clawed golden dragon roared, causing the roaring in all directions to swallow more rays of light. There was also a vaguely tall illusory figure, as if they were the governors of Fenghai County in the past, here to witness all this.

Of course, it is just a shadow transformed by luck.

In addition, there are bursts of rain that gather spiritual energy, falling from the clouds and mist, and when they fall to the sky and earth, the remaining Immortal Forbidden City here is dispersed and completely dissipated.

Countless plants are growing vigorously, and the cultivation level of everyone in the county is rising, and some stubborn illnesses and injuries are getting better at an accelerated pace.

It's like the golden age has arrived.

This scene made everyone here and everyone in the county cheer.

There were even representatives from various ethnic groups in Fenghai County who witnessed this with their own eyes from a distance and couldn't help but feel awe in their hearts.

Even the near-immortals bowed their heads respectfully.

Outside the altar, some of the commanders of the imperial army who had arrived with the prince had fanaticism in their eyes. To them, the seventh prince in front of them led them to victory, and each general gained unparalleled merit.

This also includes the Commander-in-Chief of the Three Palaces.

And there was Jun Cheng. He stood there, looking at the sky, with a hint of sadness in his expression at this moment, which contained memories, as if he had seen a person do this in a certain period of time, and far away. Beyond.

"It doesn't matter, everything has returned. My Lord, at most three days after the Shenglan tribe's transaction is completed, I can sacrifice the entire Fenghai County to all living beings, squeeze out a supreme life fruit composed of all the luck, and bring it with me. Go see you."

The county guard smiled and murmured in his heart. As scheming as he was, it was inevitable that he would have some emotions in his heart at this moment, but the trance caused by this memory soon dissipated from the county magistrate's face.

He still smiled gently, and the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes became clearer.

Xu Qing was at the back of the crowd, looking up as well, but what he was looking at was not the Seventh Prince, but the huge statue of the Ancient Emperor Xuanyou.

A sentence echoed in his mind again.

"Anyone holding the sword, from the emperor down, can be killed!"

This sentence echoed for more than twenty days and was suppressed by him for more than twenty days.

"Senior Brother, why should we turn around and find a reason to leave?" Xu Qing whispered to the captain beside him.

"Simple, I have thought about it. We are almost two years old. Using some military merit can shorten the three-year requirement for new sword holders to stay in the county. When the time comes, we will choose to go outside. Then I will work it out. Let’s go back to Yinghuangzhou.”

The captain spoke proudly.

"Has it been two years?" Xu Qing felt that time passed a little too fast.

"Yeah, two years."

The captain also felt a little emotional.

"Then I'm twenty this year."

"That's right, little Ah Qing, you haven't grown up yet." The captain laughed.

"Twenty years old." Xu Qing also smiled.

At this moment, amidst the cheers from all directions, the Seventh Prince on the altar raised his hand slightly. In an instant, hundreds of thousands of people in the square fell silent, and gradually the county also fell silent.

"I am the son of the human tribe of Fenghai County. You have suffered a lot in the past six months."

The seventh prince spoke softly.

"I have seen the blood you shed, the Human Emperor has seen your sacrifices, and the Human Race has seen your sacrifices."

"The war is over."

"My human race, great victory!"

"The Black Sky clan has bullied our human race for tens of thousands of years, and they have paid the price for it. On the battlefield of the imperial capital, hundreds of millions of Black Sky clan members died, and the sun of dawn erupted in the two territories, killing the Black Sky clan members. Ten times as much!”

"My human clan treasure is earth-shattering. The most terrifying thing is that it is not a temporary effect. It will continue to burn in the Heitian clan domain for a period of sixty years!"

"In these sixty years, the Heitian clan will die a hundred times more, and the shapes of all clan members born during this period will also be changed. Although they also have war domain treasures, they only have one, and they have no determination to die together, so they can only keep it. That’s it, the Red Mother God I relied on also fell into a deep sleep!”

"As for my human race, we released three in this battle, and there are more."

"This battle is the first of its kind for our human race in tens of thousands of years. The battle against the Human Emperor will be known to all the world!"

The Seventh Prince spoke passionately, his voice resounding through the sky.

"And Fenghai County, with our joint efforts, will hold on as before!"

"Not only that, I... took back the lost land of the Three States for you!"

"Not only were the three states taken back, but half of the Shenglan Territory was also taken back by my human race!"

"In that half of the territory, there are nine counties and hundreds of states."

Waves of excitement rose in all directions again.

The Seventh Prince stared at the earth, with some determination in his eyes, and his voice became deeper.

"But I know that there may be some people who think my actions are a bit cruel and think that my actions are to turn Fenghai County into my territory."

"I have reported this matter to the Human Emperor and obtained the Human Emperor's consent. So today, I will Fenghai County for you and select a person you are familiar with to become the governor of Fenghai County."

"After this, I will leave Fenghai County and may never come back. I will go to Shenglan to guard the border for the human race!"

After the prince finished speaking, without waiting for the reaction of the people below, he faced the statue of the Ancient Emperor Xuanyou, bowed, then turned around, looked up at the illusory shadows of past governors in the sky, and bowed again with clasped fists.

"A county in the sea cannot be left without defense. All the princesses in the past generations have been heroes."

"Now, I, Zhang Yue, Gu Yue, as the seventh son of the Human Emperor Xuan Zhan, nominate someone as the new county guard. After the people of heaven and earth ask for their opinions, I will report to the Human Emperor and issue a decree to grant him a title!"

"Jun Cheng!" The seventh prince lowered his head and looked under the altar.

The county magistrate smiled and bowed slightly.

"You made Su Dan to benefit the people of the county and make the tens of thousands of people less suffering from foreign invasion. This is the first achievement!"

"When you were the county magistrate, you worked conscientiously, assisting the county governor at the top, and showing mercy to the people at the bottom. Your hard work has achieved great results. This is the second merit!"

"During the war, you protected the rear, kept people in Fenghai County calm, and contributed your own efforts to the frontline war. This is the third merit!"

"After that, you will command the monks of Fenghai County, restore all operations and reconstruction of Fenghai County, and make Fenghai County the same as before. This is the fourth skill!"

As the Seventh Prince spoke, word of his achievements spread throughout all directions. Hundreds of thousands of people under the altar and tens of millions of people in the county capital all heard. Respectful eyes converged on the county prime minister.

The county magistrate is gentle and full of compassion.

Xu Qing lowered his head. He didn't want to look. He was silent at this moment. He was telling himself in his heart that there were still seven days. After seven days, he could return to Qixuetong.

"This ceremony is almost over."

Xu Qing murmured in his heart.

At this moment, the Seventh Prince finished all the credit, and amidst bursts of cheers, he smiled and nodded to Xiajun Cheng.

The Jun Cheng walked out calmly, step by step, under the gaze of everyone, walked up the steps, walked to the altar, and walked to the side of the seventh prince.

The wind blows in all directions.

That is not the formation of magic, but the invisible luck gathering here.

From all the common people in the county and from all the monks, a trace of luck is rising into the sky.

Vaguely, the clouds in the sky also dimmed a bit, and with the gathering of luck, a huge vortex transformed in the sky.

It is gradually becoming clear.

"This is the blessing of a county's luck. Although it is not of much use to us, for Guixu monks, with this county's luck, the power can be increased by one level, even to half a step. God, it’s not impossible!”

"With the blessing of luck, this person can be regarded as the true supreme in Fenghai County."

The captain was beside him and spoke in a low voice with envy.

Xu Qing lowered his head and remained silent.

At this moment, on the altar, the seventh prince looked at the county magistrate beside him.

The Jun Cheng spoke gently and gently.

"Ask the sky, can I serve as the guardian of a county in Fenghai?"

The focus of the county governor's coronation ceremony is to ask questions about heaven and earth, and people. This is the tradition and etiquette established by the ancient emperor Xuanyou.

The sky here refers to the ancient emperor Xuanyou, and as a member of the royal family, the seventh prince can take the place of heaven here at this moment, so he looked at the county magistrate and nodded.

"Can!"

As soon as he spoke, there was a roar of thunder in the sky, as if millions of sky thunders exploded. As the loud noise reverberated, the vortex transformed by luck became clearer and clearer, vaguely forming a crown ring.

The emperor's crown has twelve feathers, the domain's crown has ten, the prince's crown has nine, and the county's crown has five.

This is an ancient rule that is still preserved today.

What is transformed into the sky at this moment is a five-pointed crown formed by luck.

At the moment when the thunder reverberated, suddenly, in the crown that was transformed by the power of Fenghai County's luck in the sky, there was a faint sound like the cry of a child, echoing in Xu Qing's mind.

Xu Qing suddenly raised his head and looked at the sky. The cry was faintly visible, but judging from the reactions of other people around him, no one seemed to notice it.

"Elder brother, did you hear that?" Xu Qing suddenly spoke.

The captain looked as usual, looked at Xu Qing deeply, and then shook his head.

"I didn't hear it, and neither did you."

Xu Qing was silent. He knew that it was the cry of fate, the cry of the little boy Ding Yi San Er. His senior brother was the same as him in terms of heavenly status, so he must be able to hear it.

At this moment, the crying was rising and falling in his ears, turning into waves in his heart.

"I still have a lot of things to do, and I have to return to the Seven Blood Pupils... My cultivation level is not enough, and I want to survive. Everything can be solved when my cultivation level is high in the future."

Xu Qing murmured in his heart, but while he was comforting himself, there was a sad voice in his mind telling him that the person in front of him was the murderer who killed the county guard and indirectly caused the death of the palace owner.

This person had been planning the catastrophe of Fenghai County for many years.

This was Xu Qing's own voice, and he suppressed it again.

"What does it have to do with me? Yes, it has nothing to do with me... I'm just a little person who wants to live. I have a master and a senior brother. I can't implicate them."

Xu Qing lowered his head and clenched his fists.

On the altar, Jun Cheng looked calm and continued to speak.

"I would like to ask, can I serve as the guardian of Fenghai County?"

The land here refers to the boundary of Fenghai County, which is part of the ceremony. The seventh prince's identity allows him to answer on his behalf.

"Can!"

In an instant, the thunder in the sky erupted again, as if a million thunders exploded, and the air waves formed spread in all directions. As the sky was shaking, more luck gathered, and the crown and ring became clearer, and even fell from the sky and floated in the county. All on the altar.

The crying became thicker and seemed to turn into pleading.

Xu Qing's chest rose and fell, and his heart tumbled. He raised his head and stared silently.

From his point of view, it looked like Ancient Emperor Xuanyou was holding the luck crown with his hands and trying to put it on the head of the governor.

Once the crown and ring is put on, the county magistrate will become the county guard. With the blessing of luck, the entire Fenghai County will be enveloped by the opponent.

From then on, the sky of Fenghai County belonged to Zhuzhao, the land of Fenghai County belonged to Zhuzhao, and the luck of Fenghai County also belonged to Zhuzhao.

Once this happens, Captain Lei's death, Master Bai's death, Liu Ye's death, all of these will become regrets.

It is also unknown whether Qi Ye can escape the investigation with the power of a county because of his previous white jade hand.

"It should be possible, Master will definitely not be in the way, but if something happens..."

Xu Qing's eyelids narrowed slightly, and he clenched his hands into fists, then unclenched them. When he clenched them again, the captain's hand was placed on Xu Qing's shoulders.

"Junior brother, how about we go back in a while."

The captain spoke softly and pressed his hand on Xu Qing's shoulder very hard.

At the same time, the Jun Cheng on the altar had a gentle smile on his face. He glanced at the hundreds of thousands of people below and also looked at Xu Qing. Finally, he looked further away and spoke softly.

"I'm asking, son of Fenghai County, can I serve as the guardian of Fenghai County?"

This is the last ceremony. The seventh prince has no identity to answer it on his behalf. The person who answers this question should be someone from Fenghai County.

"Can!"

"Can!!"

"Can!!!"

Almost at the moment the Jun Cheng spoke, the hundreds of thousands of people under the altar began to make sounds, and more sounds came from the mouths of the common people in the capital, echoing around the world.

This is what the people want!

This is the unity of all people!

This is the recognition of heaven and earth!

As the sky roared with luck and thousands of thunders exploded, the five-shaped crown ring representing the protection of a county took shape in an instant. The luck gathered, the earth trembled, and the sky was filled with waves.

The pleading cries turned into despair and gradually became weak in Xu Qing's ears.

At this moment, the crown and ring fell from the sky, as if being held by the ancient emperor Xuanyou, slowly crowning the commander-in-chief.

At this moment, Xu Qing's inner emotions struggled to the extreme, and finally turned into thunder. It exploded with a rumble, shattering all thoughts. He raised his head and sighed softly.

In this sigh, he breathed out a turbid air that had been suppressed in his body for more than twenty days.

He knew that he shouldn't do certain things, and he had used countless reasons these days to tell himself what the right thing to do was.

"But I can't deceive my heart after all."

"I, can't say that lovely word..."

"Elder brother, I can't hold it in any longer."

Xu Qing murmured softly. Under the constriction of the captain's pupils, under Kong Xianglong's inhalation, under Qingqiu's stunned look, under the incomprehensible confusion of everyone around him, his body flew high from the ground!

Hundreds of thousands of people were on the ground, and Xu Qing took off alone!

The whole body is shrouded in rays of light, the mosasaur above the head transforms, and the canopy appears one after another, extremely bright.

It attracted the attention of countless people.

The seventh prince looked.

The county magistrate stared.

Hundreds of thousands of monks raised their heads.

At the moment when the crown of luck was about to fall, when the cry of the desperate child was about to dissipate, Xu Qing stood in mid-air, looking at the sky and the earth.

At this moment, he didn't want to think about whether what he did was right or wrong, life or death, he wanted to do it according to his heart.

The countless words he had used to persuade him for more than half a month were all pale and weak at the moment, and he could not suppress the rising thoughts in his mind after knowing everything.

Maybe, his mind will change in the next moment, maybe again, he may not do this.

But now, he doesn't want to measure it.

His voice echoed in all directions.

"I, Xu Qing, the great emperor's inquiring mind, object!"

When he finally said this, he had to add the words "very sincere". That was the qualification.

After saying these words, an unprecedented sense of relaxation and transparency appeared throughout Xu Qing's body, and the haze that had been suppressed for more than twenty days was swept away.

Fuck the tangle!

Damn trade-offs!

The people's support cannot bury his heart.

The general trend cannot suppress his soul.

What is right, what is wrong, these...go to hell!

At this moment, Xu Qing's eyes were very bright, and light seemed to be emitting from his body. The power of destiny in the sky also began to boil. Indistinctly, traces of light were scattered from the formed five-character crown ring. Gathering above Xu Qing’s head!

A slightly smaller five-star crown crowned itself on Xu Qing's head!

That is the approval of Fenghai Qiyun, and that is the approval of Heavenly Dao!

Although there are many people who cannot see it, there are also people who can see it!

At this moment, his words were like thunder, exploding in all directions, roaring in the hearts of everyone who heard them, causing hundreds of thousands of people in the square to fall into silence for an instant.

Immediately afterwards, there was the sound of breathing, whistling in all directions like a strong wind.

The sky changes color.

The Seventh Prince focused his gaze and looked at the top of Xu Qing's head. A huge wave of emotions arose in his heart. He knew Xu Qing.

The only thing that made him remember Xu Qing before was not Xu Qing's contribution, nor was it his small status as the former master of the Sword Palace and the accompanying book order, but... the emperor's inquisitive mind!

This kind of questioning has never appeared in Fenghai County. Others just know that it is not simple, very rare, similar to Genzheng Miaohong, trustworthy, and has huge benefits for future promotions.

But as a prince, he knows more than others. He understands that the emperor's inquiry means leaving his name on the statue of the emperor in the imperial capital!

Although the statue of the Great Emperor is not a regional treasure, it is still a heritage item. It has protected the human race many times and all generations of human emperors have to worship it.

The Human Emperor will also pay attention to those who leave their names with the emperor. Such people... even he cannot touch them easily.

Killing someone with a deep conscience will have a huge impact on your reputation.

It is precisely because of the great emperor's inquiry that Xu Qing's voice at this moment, in the reverberation, in the diffusion, after falling into the ears of every monk, caused extremely strong waves.

If today is Xu Qing's first day in the county capital, then even if he has the emperor's endorsement, he will not cause such a fluctuation.

No one knows him, no one understands him. To others, he is just a name.

Everything is just an illusion. People in Fenghai County know that he is extraordinary, but in fact it is not that important.

But now, it's different.

Xu Qing has already unknowingly entered the hearts of the people in Fenghai County. His assistance has provided great help to the western front. His identity as a traveler has made countless people aware of his existence.

His subsequent battles on the front lines also gained deep understanding and recognition from those cultivators of Hundred Battles.

To Fenghai County, he is one of their own, especially to the sword holder, they are a comrade who has experienced life and death together and can be entrusted with his back!

With such a foundation, his inquisitiveness truly attracted attention and became a halo.

It made him stand out and made him deeply remembered and recognized in the hearts of people in Fenghai County, especially in the Palace of Swords. When seeing him, one would instinctively think of the Palace Master.

Not even Kong Xianglong can do this.

Because Kong Xianglong's identity was only known after the palace master's death, and Xu Qing was always by the palace master's side during the war, except for the middle period.

Therefore, his words at this moment were like thunder that exploded in all directions, making the square quiet and the entire county seemed to be shaking.

But after Xu Qing experienced these things, he already understood that people's hearts are the most elusive thing in this world and the easiest thing to be influenced.

In the eyes of the common people in the entire county, compared with Xu Qing, the county magistrate is the one who benefits everything.

And Xu Qing is not as good as Jun Cheng.

Even the monks in the three major palaces were shocked at this moment, but the expressions of confusion, surprise, and confusion made Xu Qing understand what he was facing.

Sobriety is a sin.

At this moment, as Xu Qing's words echoed, the deputy palace master of the Sword Palace, the old man who watched the palace master's death with tears, rushed out and roared at Xu Qing.

"Xu Qing, did you practice an extra level of the exercises I gave you? You are confused. I advised you not to be greedy before, why didn't you listen!"

The deputy palace master roared angrily, but his eyes were obviously nervous. He quickly turned around, bowed to the altar, and spoke loudly.

"Your Highness, Sheriff, there is something wrong with Xu Qing's practice. Please don't be offended. I will punish him when he gets back!"

Almost at the same time that the deputy palace master's words came out, Deacon Sinan and Deacon Sun from the Sword Palace also quickly rose into the air and bowed to the altar.

There are also silhouettes of sword-wielders who have cultivated hundreds of battles, and are about to take off at this moment. There are so many, more than one hundred thousand, including Kong Xianglong, Captain, Qingqiu, and Ning Yan.

In any case, no matter how big a mistake Xu Qing made, at this moment, they instinctively wanted to protect him. Otherwise, Xu Qing would do the same. They are comrades in arms!

Especially the captain, there is a blue light emitting from his body.

Seeing this in the sky, the deputy palace master immediately shouted to stop everyone from taking off, and then continued to worship at the altar.

The Seventh Prince narrowed his eyes and landed on the top of Xu Qing's head. His heart was still agitated. Then it fell on the more than 100,000 Baizhan cultivators in the crowd below. He understood that if one person did not handle this matter today, there would be chaos.

And even if it is handled well, there will still be some stains on the matter of the county magistrate becoming the county governor. After all, there is a sincere objection and the approval of Fenghai County's destiny. Such a person...his own father will also Some thoughts.

However, what does this have to do with me? I have fulfilled my agreement. If Jun Cheng cannot take it, it has nothing to do with me.

Therefore, the seventh prince did not say anything. He wanted to see how the county magistrate would handle it.

Jun Cheng stood on the altar, looked at Xu Qing from a distance, and spoke softly.

"It's okay, but I also want to hear why you object? And Xu Qing, I remember giving you a lesson."

"Children's nonsense, why should the governor take it seriously?" Before Xu Qing could speak, the deputy palace master of the Sword Palace clasped his fists again, then turned to look at Xu Qing and shouted.

"Don't go back yet!"

With that said, he took a few steps back and was about to leave with Xu Qing. His cultivation spread all over his body to prevent sudden changes from the commanders of the imperial capital and the county magistrates.

"Li Yunshan, stop!" Jun Cheng said calmly.

The deputy palace master paused, this was his name, but he still took a few steps back, came to Xu Qing's side, raised his head and stared at Jun Cheng, and spoke bitterly but firmly.

"Your Excellency, Sheriff, Xu Qing is the one who carries the sword with the palace lord. He is young and ignorant, but he is not dead. Before the palace lord died, he left me alone, so... I want to protect him!"

As soon as he spoke, Deacon Si Nan and Deacon Sun dispersed their respective cultivations, and the auras of the more than 100,000 Hundreds of War cultivators on the earth exploded in an instant.

The Seventh Prince looked at Jun Cheng with his eyes flashing.

The county magistrate stared at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing stepped forward and bowed to the deputy palace master beside him, to the two deacons, and to the more than 100,000 comrades on earth. Then he raised his head, spoke in a calm voice, and spoke softly.

"In April of this year, after the war broke out, when the palace master led the army to move forward, he gave me a task to secretly investigate the cause of the county governor's death!"

As soon as his words came out, the deputy palace master who was originally going to stop him stopped, and the hundreds of thousands of monks here all felt troubled again and looked at Xu Qing.

Under the gaze of everyone, Xu Qing showed no expression as he took out the jade slip given by the palace master, which was evidence.

"After half a year, I finally completed the investigation. In addition to Yao Hou, there are other suspense aspects in this case. There seems to be a murderer. However, the palace owner has died, and I have no one to report to. Jun Cheng... Can I be here to report to you? You report? To provide more truth to the death of the governor, so that all the people in Fenghai County can understand this matter more clearly."

"Please correct me, Commander-in-Chief!"

On the ground, the captain sighed, the blue light in his eyes became brighter, and he was ready to unlock the seal.

Kong Xianglong's body trembled, bloodshot eyes appeared, and he looked at Jun Cheng suddenly.

Ning Yan shrank his head, glanced at the seventh prince secretly, and sighed secretly.

Qingqiu was silent, but he grabbed the hand with the sickle and used it hard.

There was also a strange sword holder, hidden in the crowd. He looked at Xu Qing with an expression of admiration, pride, but also helplessness. There was a golden light in his eyes.

Under the altar, among the commanders brought by the Seventh Prince, the masked Blood Nightmare who was once responsible for opening the Immortal Forbidden City raised his head slightly at this moment, with a light flashing in his eyes.

There was silence in all directions, and everyone looked at the governor involuntarily at Xu Qing's words. The cause of the governor's death was the pain of the entire Fenghai County.

Not to mention, this is the last order of the Palace Master of the Sword Holding Palace.

Even the common people in the county fell silent when they heard this, and the people's hearts were shaken.

Compared with Jun Cheng, Xu Qing is inferior in reputation.

Compared with the palace lord and the county guard, the county magistrate is also inferior.

On the altar, Jun Cheng looked at Xu Qing very seriously, as if he wanted to get to know him again. After a moment, he calmly spoke.

"you say."