Chapter 249 Hateful Old Devil
"Lord Xiao has been able to bring a prosperous and peaceful life to Fangqiao County where everyone can live and work in peace and contentment in just over two years. I admire him deeply. Especially when compared with the Jiugao County, I think it is even more rare and precious!" Seeing the murderous intent in Xiao Qing's eyes, the middle-aged woman couldn't help but reveal a complex look of admiration and regret.
"Your Excellency Zhu, you are too kind. Serving a local government and benefiting the people is what I should do." Xiao Qing bowed slightly.
This middle-aged woman's name is Zhu Huiqin. She is the leader of the eight inspectors of the Judge's Office and is in the late Zhenyuan realm.
This time, in addition to the Judge Zhuge Yunjin himself, the Judge's Office also sent out a Judge's Deputy and four Inspectors.
In addition to the Sect Master Qingsong who personally went out to the Biyun Sect , he also brought two elders in the late Zhenyuan stage and two elders in the middle Zhenyuan stage.
The Governor's Office was led by Captain Pang Qiyun, who brought ten masters, two in the late bone refining stage, two in the middle bone refining stage, six in the early bone refining stage, and dozens of martial artists.
This was a joint operation between the Imperial Observatory, the military, and the Qi-refining sect.
There were two grandmasters, two quasi-grandmasters, six masters in the late Zhenyuan and late Bone Refining stages, more than ten great Qi Refining masters and great martial arts masters at the early and middle stages, and dozens of martial arts masters.
This lineup is already very powerful in Xiyun Province, and it also shows that they are determined to wipe out the Xiyun Province branch of the Netherworld Cult.
Jiugao County is where the Netherworld Cult's branch in Xiyunzhou is located. If so many powerful people were to go out and ride the domesticated beasts or fly openly in Jiugao County, it would naturally attract the attention of the Netherworld Cult. So this time they were in Jiugao County, pretending to be a caravan and traveling.
"This is the most precious thing." Zhu Huiqin said, then hesitated and lowered her voice, "You must be careful of Pang Qiyun and the others on this trip, and try to follow the people from the Judge's Mansion as closely as possible."
"Thank you, Lord Zhu, for your reminder." Xiao Qing showed a hint of gratitude on his face.
"It seems that you already have an idea in your mind." Zhu Huiqin said after a slight pause when she saw that Xiao Qing did not show any surprise.
"The Judge's Mansion, the Biyun Sect, the Governor's Mansion, each of them is full of experts, how can they lack a great martial artist like me who has just broken through to the middle stage of bone refining!
Moreover, Fangqiao County is just a small place with poor mountains and bad waters. I, the county governor, am just a small figure in the eyes of Pang Qiyun, a proud man of heaven. There are some things he simply doesn't bother to hide from me. He gave me two choices, one is to marry into the Pang family, and the other is to participate in this demon-killing operation. "Xiao Qing said calmly.
"Qin Ziling, who shines brightly in Qinghe County, must have a special relationship with you! Since you have chosen the second path, you should ask him to come with you. He was able to kill Wen Chuansen, which means he already has the strength to fight against a quasi-grandmaster.
The two of you working together will not only greatly enhance your ability to protect yourself against the Netherworld Cult, but it will also be difficult for Pang Qiyun to take any action." Zhu Huiqin said after a moment's hesitation.
"Lord Zhu seems to have forgotten that Wen Chuansen is the elder of Biyun Sect. He also forgot that two years ago, after he killed Wen Chuansen, he fought Hou Yuehong again and was seriously injured." Xiao Qing said.
"That's right. Although Master Qingsong will not personally deal with Qin Ziling because of the agreement of the duel and the face of the master, it will be hard to say if he follows us this time. It seems that you can only follow us closely this time." Zhu Huiqin said with a wry smile when she heard it.
Xiao Qing nodded.
"Compared with Jiugao County, the poor and barren Fangliao County is simply a paradise on earth . It seems that although Xiao Qing is young and a woman, she is very capable in local governance. It is a blessing to the people!" On another cart, an old man in a purple robe, with a gleam of light in his eyes and a dignified demeanor, lowered the curtain and said to an old man in green clothes and a long beard opposite him.
"Lord Zhuge, you and I are both cultivators, pursuing immortality and immortality. How can we be confused by the sufferings of mortals?" The old man in green clothes and long beard opposite, Qingsong, said calmly.
"That's true, but we are all in this mortal world, how can we completely escape from it?" said the old man in purple robe.
The old man in purple robe was none other than Zhuge Yunjin, the judge of Xiyun Prefecture.
"Let Xiao Qing handle her own affairs. I won't interfere. If she escapes this disaster, it's because she is lucky. If she can't escape, it's also her fate." Qingsong said lightly.
"Okay, I understand." When Zhuge Yunjin saw Qingsong speaking frankly, his expression changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure and nodded.
Then the carriage fell silent.
Both of them closed their eyes and rested.
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Jiugao County is a mountainous area that is shrouded in miasma all year round and is seldom visited by humans.
Late at night, a dark moon hangs in the sky, and the sounds of night owls can be heard from time to time in the mountains.
A tall and thin man with a pair of eyes that alternately turned black and white and a sinister aura emanating from him stood on a pitch-black palace surrounded by black mist and miasma, looking down.
This man was none other than the old demon Hate the Sky.
Behind the old demon Hatetian stood a young man with a broken arm, wearing a blood-stained shirt, with a handsome and cold face, and he looked to be in his twenties.
The young man's eyes were bloodshot, and his blood was surging. There were even wisps of bloody aura escaping from his body, turning into a blood mist that surged around him, constantly transforming into various hideous creatures, including blood pythons and snakes, bloody giant claws, and ghost heads with bloody mouths...
If Zhuge Yunjin were present at this time, he would surely be shocked.
Because this young man with a broken arm was none other than the old demon Xuechi, the leader of the Blood Demon Cult's branch in Xiyunzhou .
Ten years ago, Zhuge Yunjin led people to wipe out the Blood Demon Cult branch. The outside world rumored that all the blood demons in the Blood Demon Cult branch were killed, but in fact, a few people still escaped.
One of the most important characters is the Blood Pool Demon.
However, the Blood Pool Demon was seriously injured at that time, and he escaped by using his broken arm to escape blood.
Zhuge Yunjin believed that even if he escaped by chance, he would only have half his life left and could not cause any trouble, so there was a rumor in the outside world that the Blood Demon Cult branch had been completely destroyed.
But at this moment, although the Blood Pool Demon's momentum was not as strong as the Hate Sky Demon's, his blood and energy were so surging that even Pang Qiyun was far inferior to him.
"It's a pity for this old nest that I have run for decades!" The old demon Hatetian looked at the mountains surrounded by miasma under the dim moon and around the Netherworld Palace, and said with a look of heartache on his face.
“Hehehe, old man Qingsong practices the Green Wood Evergreen Technique, and his vitality is extremely strong. Once we kill him, his blood and energy will suppress the Netherworld Death Power from corroding the master’s body, and the master can rest assured to break through to the initial stage of the Law Yuan.
Once the master becomes a mid-level master, his status in the sect will be completely different. What does this little nest mean to him?" The old demon in the blood pool licked his tongue, his eyes flashing with blood.
