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Now that he was in a crisis, Fang Li suppressed the doubts in his heart. No matter what, that world had passed many years without any results. Now, he no longer wanted to continue living in a muddled state. He did not want to continue walking like this without knowing why. He wanted to live on and figure out what was going on.

If he couldn't figure it out, then he would put it down for now. There would be a day when he would understand it.

However, this was the only thing he could do. Could it be that he wanted to voice his doubts towards Pillar and Kubei? Those who heard it would think that he was spouting nonsense.

Fang Li observed the so-called devil outside. Many small experiments have also been done. It was similar to the zombie movies he had seen before, but they were a combination of the legends of ancient China's gods and ghosts.

No matter what time it was, the target would always be extremely slow. The player would completely lose consciousness and would only rely on sound to determine the direction of the attack. There was no sensory system other than the sensitivity to sound. Anything that blocks them, be it man or animal, will bite.

As for the trees and rocks that didn't have flesh and blood, they were completely indifferent.

On the fourth day, the three of them prepared a lot of rations in the village and set out on their journey to Qingan County.

After walking for four or five days, they finally arrived at the destination of the several hundred miles. The further they went in the direction of Qing An County, the fewer demons there were. These were the thoughts in the hearts of the three of them.

The words "Qing An County" on the quaint stone filled the three people with excitement.

Seeing the bustling crowd coming and going at the city gate, Lu Bei's worries were put at ease.

Even before they reached Qingan County, they were afraid that Qingan County would be invaded by the Devils.

Now that they saw the scene of prosperity in front of them, their last trace of unease was gone.

The three of them walked towards the city gate, with Lu Bei leading the way, politely asking the city guards if they knew anything about the Devils.

When the guard heard the word 'demon', he became more serious and said, "You are also from the south, right? During this period of time, a large number of refugees came to Qing An County, the mayor has already placed many people in batches, this time, the number of devils that suddenly appeared isn't small, it's said that many places in the south of the empire were occupied by devils, but the imperial family has already sent their army here to exterminate them …"

"You, you are …" The guard who was speaking suddenly looked at Fang Li who was beside Lu Bei and pointed at him in shock, unable to say a word.

The guard did not care about the three's stupefied expressions. He turned around and looked at the royal notice posted on the wall. As he looked at it, he turned his head to look at Fang Li. The more he looked, the more surprised he was.

There was a young man drawn on the notice board. He was handsome and extraordinary. His face was covered with dirt, and he was wearing a tattered set of clothes. However, upon closer inspection, the two looked more and more alike.

Even Lu Bei was stunned as he hurriedly looked at the royal announcement.

"Your … son …" Finally, the guard spat out these two words and immediately knelt down in salute towards Fang Li Xing. His actions also caused the patrolling guards to turn pale with fright. Not far away, a group of patrolling guards didn't even have time to be surprised as they carefully looked over, and immediately kneeled down and began to shout for their son.

After kneeling down and bowing, he hurriedly ran towards the city. From the looks of it, he was going to inform the County Magistrate of Qing An County.

In such a remote place like Qing An County, the empire had been searching for the successor of the empire with all their might for the past half month. This major event was enough to shake the entire empire at a rapid pace. He remembered that the people who came to announce the rankings were riding the best mounts in the entire empire. There were less than 5000 qilin horses. This horse was said to travel 90 thousand miles a day.

An ordinary prince's disappearance would not be enough to shake the entire empire, but the Fang family. When they thought of the Fang family, the patrolling soldiers who had left earlier, were filled with respect and fear.

That kneeling soldier didn't dare say a word. His body was faintly trembling, as if he was extremely excited.

This sudden scene did not last long. The soldiers that had left earlier had arrived with the County Magistrate of Qing An, who was practically kneeling and crawling on the ground.

The County Magistrate hurriedly ran towards Fang Li, carefully looking at Fang Li's face. He no longer needed to look at the portrait on the Emperor Board, which was already familiar to him.

"Crown Prince!" "Heaven can see pity. The old marshal must have cried tears of joy knowing that the crown prince had returned safely." The County Magistrate hastily ran to Fang Li's side and said to him.

"Father, why is Grandpa County Magistrate crying?" A child with a childish voice raised his head and asked his father.

The old marshal of the Fang family protected the prosperity of our empire, he was impartial and selfless, he had experienced hundreds of wars, and when our empire was at its weakest, he had managed to establish a peace. He was the pride of our empire, and also the god of protection in the hearts of our citizens. The middle-aged man muttered to his son, "Now that the Crown Prince has returned safely, how can I not be excited? "Who can tolerate such a venerable old marshal?"

Fang Li himself was not too surprised. In his memories, he was indeed the son of a crown prince. However, the memory gradually matched his own, causing him to be even more puzzled.

"Your Highness, quickly follow me to the magistrate court." The County Magistrate stood respectfully by the side as he led the way for Fang Li.

Looking at the county magistrate's respectful attitude, it was clear from the depths of his heart that he was respectful. Fang Li knew that whether it was the attitude of the County Magistrate or the soldiers, respect was greater than fear. They did not rely on the influence of the aristocratic families to make these people act like this.

"This time I was attacked by the devil, it was all thanks to these two little brothers to save me." Fang Li said to the County Magistrate, "Bring them along as well. I want to thank my savior very much."

From Fang Li's vague memories, he had a deep impression of Pillar and Kubei, especially Kubei. It was as if the sense of familiarity he had known him for many years was gradually becoming clearer.

Fang Li would feel troubled. Many things were full of familiarity, but he would not be able to recall anything related to them. It was as if there was something concealing his memories. This kind of feeling made Fang Li feel uncomfortable, but there was nothing he could do.

"Of course." The magistrate personally led the three to the mansion.

Along the way, the pillar whispered to Fang Li, "I didn't expect you to be a prince, but what is a prince?"

"He is the grandson of the founding Marshal of the Yuan Lu Country, Fang Chen. He is the son of the current Marshal of the Yuan Lu Country, the legendary Marshal Fang Lintao." At this moment, the person replying was the shocked Lu Bei ever since he found out Fang Li's identity.

"Fang Chen, Fang Lin Tao …." As the pillar muttered these two names, it instantly understood why those people were so respectful to Fang Li.

Although he had lived in a small mountain village since he was young, how could he not know about the two legendary names of the Empire? He was the idol of the pillar's heart.

Actually, Fang Chen and Lin Tao, the idols at the bottom of the pillar, had almost become the spiritual backbone of the citizens of the Yuan Lu Country.

Within seven days, a troop of Unicorn Cavalry arrived. The man leading them looked to be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, and was quite valiant.

A Qilin horse had a rare bloodline. It had a Qilin horn on its head, its body was white, and its four limbs were a fiery red.

Every mature Qilin horse has a lifespan similar to that of a human's. The Qilin horse's physique is a lot bigger and stronger than a normal army horse, and the scariest part is its physique. Ordinary swords can hardly inflict fatal damage, so every time a group of Qilin horses charges on the battlefield, with their terrifying speed and resistance, they can almost completely mess up the enemy's formation.

On the battlefield, if one side was in a state of chaos, the unintentional consequences would be extremely tragic.

These Unicorn Cavalry soldiers had the same name, Double Unicorn Guards. Only the Fang Clan, as well as the two Generals of the Empire, were able to control the army that had passed from Fang Chen to Fang Lin Tao.

When the Heavy Unicorn Guards were in the hands of Fang Chen, there were less than two thousand of them. Even after many years of development, there were still only five thousand of them.

Although there were only five thousand people, it was the nightmare of all the enemies of the Yuan Lu country.

The two marshals' countless victories of underestimating each other were heavily guarded.

There were only thirty-six of them that had come to receive Fang Li, but they had surpassed a thousand other members of the Empire's ordinary army.

Under the watch of the Qingan County Magistrate, Fang Li and the other two men were taken away by the Qilin Guards. For Zhu Zhu and Lu Bei, to be able to go to the imperial capital so quickly was something they had never dreamed possible.

As for Fang Li, he too was filled with many unfathomable thoughts.

This group of heavily injured soldiers did not come from the imperial city. The news of them returning to the imperial city and the people coming from there were absolutely impossible, even if they were said to be able to travel ninety thousand li a day.

The Fang Residence had paid a huge price for Fang Li's disappearance this time around. Whether it was by using the Emperor Leaderboard to inform the crowd that they were looking for Fang Li, or by summoning a thousand of the five thousand Heavy Qilin Guards, they were to send a permanent residence to each of the Empire's major cities. This was not something that an ordinary noble king could do.

As for those one thousand Unicorn Guards, they could only be summoned under great pressure.

It just so happened that three days after Fang Li disappeared, the army of the Northern Brightsnow Kingdom suddenly pressed down on them. The number of people was over a million. This battle had only occurred ten years ago, when the empire was first established, when the nation was weak. The Yuan Lu naturally came up with some countermeasures, and Marshal Fang Lin Tao personally went up on stage.

Now that the two armies had clashed, the over a million strong army of the Mang Xue Country did not attack the city first. Naturally, the hundreds of thousands of Yuan Lu Kingdom armies did not give up their advantage of defending the city and rushed out to attack.

At the same time the Empire's troops were deployed, chaos broke out in the south. The chaos spread to a large area, and Fang Lintao had no choice but to dispatch two hundred thousand troops to the south.

There were already three hundred thousand soldiers stationed in the south, yet these three hundred thousand troops had actually come to ask for help from Fang Lintao. One had to admit that the chaos caused by the Devils was no less dangerous than the pressure from the million strong army of the Mang Xue Country to the north.

At the same time, the news of Fang Lintao's son's disappearance had also spread like wildfire. This made the citizens of the country of Mang Xue somewhat worried about whether their legendary Marshal Fang Linfao would be affected by the disappearance of his beloved son.

Fang Li had already been informed of all the dangers that had occurred in the Empire recently, especially when the Heavy Unicorn Guards were on their way.