Volume 2: World of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio Chapter 29 The Dragon Breeder
The faces of the jackal king and the wolf mother changed. It was too unethical to do it without even giving them a chance to appeal.
To be honest, the bloodline of the demon clan is the most important. If it is not necessary, they do not want to go to war with the Fire Crow clan, even if they are beaten. After all, after the war starts, no matter whether they win or lose, it will not be a good thing for them.
If they win the battle against the Fire Crows' massive invasion, the Howling Moon Wolf, the royal family among wolves, will probably not bother with the Jackal Clan. If they lose, it will be even more troublesome. Looking at the aggressiveness of the Fire Crows, I'm afraid they won't be able to let the matter go easily. There are seven demon kings, and they are not ordinary demon kings. The Jackal King is very guilty.
However, the seven fire crows have already taken action. There is no point in thinking more. We can only block this first wave of attack and then think of other things.
boom!
Although the idea was good, the reality was quite cruel. The seven fire crows showed no mercy and attacked with all their strength. The jackals were almost completely wiped out by this attack. Even the jackal king and the wolf mother were seriously injured instantly.
"Wait a minute, can you please let us know how our Jackal Tribe offended the Fire Crow Tribe to be treated like this?"
In the jungle of the demon tribe where the strong prey on the weak, it was somewhat naive for the Jackal King to ask such a question. Just like when the jackals attacked other weak demon tribes, they would not consult with other demon tribes. Wasn't the red fox tribe destroyed in this way?
boom!
The response to the Jackal King was not an explanation, but an attack from seven fire crows. Without any surprise, under the full-strength attack of the seven fire crows, the Jackal King was blasted into pieces without any surprise, and the wolf mother was not spared either.
Just like that, with just two strikes, the seven Fire Crows almost wiped out the Jackal Clan. The Jackal Clan, one of the thirty-six royal clans of the Demon Clan, died in the Demon Clan jungle. And until their death, they thought they died at the hands of the Fire Crow Clan and had no idea who their opponent was.
The demon tribe has always been cruel. After the jackal tribe was exterminated, naturally other demon tribes took their place. The seven fire crows skillfully began to eliminate the remnants and clean up the battlefield. They had been with Jiale for the longest time and were professionals in this area.
Inside Jinling City, Jiale saw that the Kunlun Mirror was filled with a lot of energy beads, and he knew that the seven fire crows had finished their work.
"Master, I'm ready."
Wansheng's voice sounded, Jiale nodded, and immediately walked out of the house.
"Let's go."
Guobei County.
Guobei County is a cursed place. Not to mention the distant past, the previous Guobei County magistrate died at the hands of bandits on his way to take office. The previous Guobei County magistrate did enter the city gate, but died suddenly just a few days after taking office. The previous county magistrate was Xiaoqian's father.
Xiaoqian's father was a juren, and was appointed as the magistrate of Guobei County. He originally wanted to make great plans and do great things. However, after taking office as the magistrate of Guobei County, he realized that Guobei County was like a quagmire, which made it difficult to extricate oneself. The powerful families in the county controlled the power in the county, and no matter who came, they all wanted to control the county magistrate and act according to the interests of their families.
Moreover, his behavior was so arrogant that it was rarely seen in the world. Magistrate Nie was a man of integrity. How could he collude with these powerful families and harm the common people? Then, after taking office for more than a month, he followed the footsteps of the previous county magistrates. Counting Magistrate Nie, seven county magistrates of Guobei County had died in three years.
Is this still called a county magistrate? This is called the King of Hell's Book of Life and Death. Whoever comes will die. Who would be willing to run into such a pit of fire? So after Magistrate Nie died, the position of county magistrate of Guobei County has been vacant for two years. Now that Sun Zichu has come, it can be considered as a replacement.
In fact, after Sun Zichu won the second place in the imperial examination, he did not get a rank in the central government, but went directly to the local area for training. There was nothing wrong with that. After all, according to the custom of Daqian, even if one worked in the central government for a period of time, he would still be demoted to the local area, and his rank was just that of a county magistrate. It was just that the position of county magistrate given to Sun Zichu was a bit of a pitfall, as he was directly sent to Guobei County, a place famous for its deadly county magistrates.
However, according to the Sun family's intelligence, the death of the county magistrate of Guobei County was probably the work of the wealthy families in the county and had nothing to do with demons or ghosts.
In fact, it is much easier for this man to kill the county magistrate than for the demons to kill the county magistrate. After all, the county magistrate is also protected by the luck of the Qian Dynasty. Even if he is a seventh-rank county magistrate, it will take a ghost general or a demon general to get close to him.
Sun Zichu has golden luck, and now that he is in power, his luck is flourishing, and I'm afraid that dragon energy will also be nurtured. It is just right for him to display his civil and military talents in Guobei County. He probably has a lot of talents around him now. As for safety, with Xiahou Jie's protection, it should not be a problem.
"Sir, we're here!"
Wansheng's voice sounded, Jiale lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked forward. What came into view was indeed the city gate of Guobei County.
Just look at the weather in Guobei County, it is much worse than that in Jinhua County.
However, there are comparisons. Compared to the last time Jiale came, the situation is much better now. Now, Sun Zichu has been in office for only over a month, but he has obviously started to take action and has achieved considerable results.
"Into the city!"
Sun Mansion.
At this time, inside the Sun Mansion, Sun Zichu had already returned from work in the county government office. Knowing that Jiale was coming, he did not dare to neglect him and waited at the door of the Sun Mansion early. This phenomenon made the wealthy families in the county a little strange. They didn't know who had such great power to make Sun Zichu, a stubborn guy, wait at the door to greet him.
During this period, after Sun Zichu took office, he caused chaos in Guobei County. The wealthy families in the county began to fear Sun Zichu's identity and did not dare to take action. However, they later saw that Sun Zichu had caused so much harm that they thought that if this continued, their arrangements in the county would be destroyed. So they no longer hesitated and took action against Sun Zichu without caring about the powerful network of relationships behind him.
However, even though they had many skilled assassins, when they tried to assassinate Sun Zichu, they were all dealt with by a master close to Sun Zichu.
As for other methods, Sun Zichu kept himself clean and had poison masters around him, but they were still unable to succeed. As a result, those wealthy families had no choice but to keep an eye on Sun Zichu and look for another opportunity.
"County magistrate, the young master has entered the city."
At this time, a guard beside Sun Zichu said to Sun Zichu that this person was not arranged for Sun Zichu by Jiale, but was recruited by Sun Zichu himself. He was at the peak of the Innate Realm, was born in the Tang Clan in Shu, was proficient in poisons and hidden weapons, and had eliminated many secret means for Sun Zichu.
During this period, he also got to know who the real master was in the Sun family. Even Xiahou Jie, whom he admired, called Jiale Young Master. Jiale was the main one, so he also addressed Jiale as Young Master.
Sun Zichu was cheered up and quickly ordered his men to line up to welcome them. Sun Zichu and Wu Baoer stood in the front.
Jiale's carriage slowly appeared, and Sun Zichu hurriedly led his men forward.
“Brother!”
Wan Sheng lifted the carriage curtain, and Jia Le slowly got off the carriage. "Yes, Zichu, it seems that although you have only been in office for a month, you have done a lot. Guobei County is much better than when I came here last time."
Hearing Jiale's words, Sun Zichu couldn't help but feel happy. He knew Jiale well and he would not tell lies. This meant that his efforts during this period were indeed recognized by Jiale. This kind of affirmation made him happier than getting an A-level evaluation from the court.
There were quite a few people standing behind Sun Zichu .
Xiahou Jie was at the front, and there were a dozen or so people behind him, all of them were strangers. They were obviously people recruited by Sun Zichu during this period. Their luck was at least red, and it was obvious that they all had good abilities.
After Wu Baoer paid her respects, Sun Zichu welcomed Jiale into the Sun Mansion and began to introduce the recruited talents to Jiale.
Soon, Jiale and Sun Zichu were the only ones left in the yard. Sun Zichu knew that Jiale liked quietness, so after introducing them, he did not let them stay.
"How about it? Let's see what the weather is like in Daqian?"
Jiale asked casually, but Sun Zichu's face was solemn. He had never been to Kyoto and had not entered the officialdom before, so he didn't know much about Daqian. But now Sun Zichu has some experience. However, the more he sees, the more he feels that Daqian is in a state of dire straits. The three kings in the north are in rebellion and the White Lotus Sect in the south is powerful. In fact, these don't matter. As long as the king is wise, it will not be difficult to pacify the country. After all, Daqian's foundation is still there.
However, under such a great situation, Emperor Qian is still indulging in pleasure, and the court is still in a mess. This is something wrong. According to this trend, I am afraid that the world is about to change its master.
Sun Zichu did not hide anything and told the truth. Jiale glanced at Sun Zichu and nodded.
"So what are your ambitions?"
Looking directly at Jia Le, Sun Zichu suddenly felt something starting to sprout in his chest. If it were before going to Kyoto, Sun Zichu would definitely say that he would serve as an official and benefit the people, but at this moment, Sun Zichu had other ideas.
"Brother, I want to do something to eliminate this chaos and let the people of this world return to a peaceful life."
He said it calmly, but after he said this, the dragon ball in Sun Zichu's arms shattered, and a stream of dragon energy shot into Sun Zichu's body. Sun Zichu's luck, which already had some purple color, was now completely stained with purple energy, and burst out. In the competition for dragons across the world, Sun Zichu got nine.
Inside the Guobei County Prison.
A middle-aged man with a scruffy beard looked in the direction of the Sun Mansion, and suddenly stood up, with horror flashing in his eyes. He didn't know why the overall situation in the world changed so suddenly. The Qianlong changed from eight to nine, which was actually a perfect situation. It showed that the troubled times would develop in an even more chaotic direction, but there would be many variables. Maybe there would be an existence comparable to or even superior to Emperor Qian Taizu.
The battle for supremacy among the Nine Dragons is rare in the entire history, and every time such a chaotic world occurs, a heroic leader will emerge.
Seeing the changes in his grandson Chu, Jia Le couldn't help but nodded.
Along the way, he raised fire crows, dogs, chickens, and ghosts, but the only one he truly raised was the dragon Sun Zichu. Now, however, it was still a little dragon. It would be considered a complete success when Sun Zichu was raised into a real dragon. Then, as the dragon keeper, Jiale would be able to directly reap 50% of Sun Zichu's luck.
Flying fairy!
In Jia Le's opinion, returning to the void and merging with the Tao is no longer a problem, but the path to becoming an immortal is unpredictable and requires some preparations in advance. The battle for the Nine Dragons can be said to have been created by Jia Le alone. Without Jia Le, Sun Zichu would never have participated in the battle for the dragons, and there would have been no such great world. Jia Le wanted to collect some good luck to help him on the path to becoming an immortal.
Don't underestimate this human destiny. If it succeeds, it will be enough to help Jia Le collect Lily Dao-level energy beads.
Originally, Jia Le was only planning to give his grandson Chu some help, allowing him to conquer the Daqian Kingdom and help him collect some resources. However, after spending a few months in the Maoshan Sutra Hall, Jia Le had a much better understanding of the destiny of humanity.
Raise the dragon, support the dragon, and swallow the dragon.
Why are there always so many cultivators appearing every time there is a dragon fight? Are they idle?
Of course not. Unless it is profitable, cultivators rarely get involved in human affairs. The reason why they get involved in the fight for the dragon is because of the word luck.
The most common one is to support the dragon. It means to find the latent dragon and help it. When the fight for the dragon is successful, as a participant, one will naturally have the luck of humanity. After the luck is added, the speed of cultivation will increase, and cultivation will naturally be twice as effective with half the effort. However, this kind of dragon support will often lead to deeper and deeper involvement with the Dragon Court.
As the fortune of Dragon Court increases, the cultivators will naturally benefit, but if Dragon Court declines, the cultivators will also suffer backlash. It can be said that it is a mixed blessing. Qian Hexing is actually following this path.
Then there is the swallowing of dragons. The imperial teacher Cihang Pudu of Qiandu and the fox in Queen Qian's palace both did this. They took advantage of the decline of humanity's fortune and took the opportunity to swallow dragons. They devoured the dragon energy and humanity's fortune to help them improve their cultivation. This was the fastest way to achieve results, but it was also the easiest way to suffer backlash.
Among the three paths of heaven, earth and man, it is not that easy for the path of man to coexist with the two paths of heaven and earth. The cultivators who try to swallow dragons will basically be killed by backlash in the end.
Finally, Jiale is now practicing the way of raising dragons, guiding his grandson Zichu onto the path of competing for dragons and providing assistance. After the competition for dragons is successful, half of the luck will naturally be transferred to Jiale. This is caused by Jiale, and 50% of the luck of humanity is the result. When the cause and effect are clear, there is no need to worry about any involvement or backlash.
This is a deal, not a deal between Jiale and Sun Zichu, but a deal between Jiale and humanity. What humanity needs is a hegemon, and it does not want a cultivator to dominate above the Human Emperor. If Jiale interferes more after Sun Zichu fights for the dragon, then humanity may really backfire on him.
"Okay, just follow your own ambitions. All the resources of the Sun family will be tilted towards you, and then I will send you a great talent who can rule the country."
Under Sun Zichu's surprised and puzzled gaze, Jia Le ordered outside the door, "Xiahou, go to the county prison and invite the people in cell number 7 over."
"Yes, sir!"
Prison!
Xiahou Jie had already accepted the order and left, but Sun Zichu was a little confused. There were also talented people in the prison. After he took office, he had solved many unjust, false and wrong cases. He knew everyone in the prison, but he didn't find any talented people. However, Sun Zichu knew that Jiale would never do things that would waste time and emotions, and he must have his own plans this time.
What made Sun Zichu most happy was that after he expressed his ambition, Jiale did not object at all. He directly agreed and expressed his full support, which made Sun Zichu feel even more grateful.
Guobei County Prison.
County-level prisons are generally divided into three levels: A, B, and C. Level A is for prisoners who will never be released from prison, Level B is for serious criminals who still have hope of being released, and Level C is for minor crimes.
Inside Room A7, the sloppy middle-aged man suddenly had a bad feeling, as if he was being watched and something was about to happen.
However, although he was well versed in divination, he tried to do some divination but got nothing.
A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. He was ready to leave immediately. He came to the county government voluntarily. This county jail could not hold him. For him, he could come and go freely in Daqian.
"Stay!"
Xiahou Jie came very quickly, and when he saw a figure that was about to leave, he hurriedly spoke up. Xiahou Jie also knew that he had met a master. He actually felt a sense of threat from that sloppy figure, which was definitely not something an ordinary person could have. He secretly praised Jia Le for not making any empty moves. However, Xiahou Jie was also wondering how there could be such a master in this county prison.
Seeing Xiahou Jie, the sloppy figure, his face changed even more. He knew Xiahou Jie. When Sun Zichu first came to Guobei County, he had observed Sun Zichu's fate. But at that time, Sun Zichu's dragon energy had not yet flourished. He only saw the noble intention, and the sloppy figure did not care. But now, he was absolutely certain that the changes just now might be related to Sun Zichu.
However, he absolutely did not want to be involved in such things, and ignoring Xiahou Jie's obstruction, he used his magical powers to leave.
However, when he wanted to use his magical powers, he discovered that the prison, which he used to enter and exit freely, was now like a dragnet, making his magical powers ineffective.
Finished!
The sloppy figure felt very disappointed in his heart. He had obviously met a master this time. He had been hunting eagles all day long, but now his eyes had been pecked by an eagle. He had even hidden in this remote little prison, but he could not escape.
"Sir, please follow me. Our young master wants to see you."
Young Master!
Not Sun Zichu!
The sloppy figure's mind moved, and he guessed something in an instant. He knew that the one who invited him over might not be Sun Zichu. Could it be that there was another master behind Sun Zichu? He was originally wondering why a great master would follow Sun Zichu. Even if Sun Zichu had a noble fate, it was not right. Now he understood a little.
Everyone is eyeing him, and it's too late to leave now. He can only go and take a look. If it's a blessing, it won't be a disaster. If it is a disaster, it can't be avoided.
Sun Mansion.
The sloppy figure followed Xiahou Jie all the way to Jia Le's yard, where Sun Zichu was listening to Jia Le preaching to him.
Yes, it is about preaching, the way of the king, the way of the emperor.
Jia Le had spent several months in the Maoshan Sutra Hall, reading countless classics. The Maoshan Sutra Hall had collected all kinds of books, including such books on kings and hegemons. Since he wanted to raise a dragon, he might as well raise it thoroughly. Listening to what Jia Le said, Sun Zichu's consciousness, which had just opened the door a crack, now gradually began to step in.
That’s right, Sun Zichu felt that he had seen a new world, and the dragon energy in his chest was constantly growing.
The sloppy figure followed Xiahou Jie in, and his face changed when he heard Jia Le's preaching. Seeing that Sun Zichu was really pregnant with dragon energy, he guessed 70% of the matter. Listening to this exquisite way of the emperor, the sloppy figure was shocked, but also a little admiring. Even he, the understanding of the way of the emperor was not as profound as Jia Le's.
The sound gradually stopped.
"Master, the gentleman is here."
At this time, Xiahou Jie finally understood why Jia Le asked for a treat. Along the way, Xiahou Jie tried many times, and the sloppy figure actually accepted all of them. It was obvious that he was someone who was as powerful as him.
"Come in."
Sun Zichu also looked towards the door, looking at the sloppy figure, still a little confused. This was the great talent that Jia Le mentioned.
Jiale looked at the sloppy figure and nodded.
The way of cultivation is to seize the vitality of heaven and earth, replenish oneself and become the great way. The immortal way, the divine way and the martial arts way are just the narrow paths leading to the great way. In addition to these paths, there are naturally other paths, they are just a little more difficult to walk.
For example, some scholars are able to read books to their core, which can be called literature compared to martial arts.
A frail scholar who has been studying at home for decades, once he attains enlightenment, he becomes a fairy. Although this statement is a bit exaggerated, there are indeed many people who have achieved the realm of spiritual cultivation through reading. Just like the person in front of us, he has read books to the core, comprehended the true meaning, nurtured the Yin Spirit, and then comprehended all the way, and now he has become a condensed Yuan Shen.
"Mr. Zhuge, it is fate. My cousin is interested in the crown, and I was just about to find some help for him when I found you. I would like to trouble you to accompany me for a while."
The sloppy figure was even more shocked in his heart. He didn't know who was on the other side, but the other side even knew his past. He didn't think anyone could recognize who he was from his sloppy appearance. It was obvious that he had been under the control of others for a long time. However, listening to Jiale's unquestionable tone, Zhuge Wulong was somewhat dissatisfied.
Even though you are powerful, you can't be so overbearing.
"You still don't know your name, senior?"
Zhuge Wulong knew that there were immortals and gods in this world, and he also concluded that Jiale was not an ordinary person, but must be one of the immortals and gods. Seeing that Sun Zichu's luck was only golden a few days ago, but now it has turned purple, like a dragon's luck of purple gold, a latent dragon in the abyss, and after observing the series of talents gathered around Sun Zichu during this period, if given a chance, it is really possible for him to become the common ruler of the world.
The most important thing is that Sun Zichu has a master like Jia Le behind him to help him plan, which adds many possibilities for Sun Zichu.
"I am the Patriarch of the Sun Family in Jinling. Sir, you should have heard of me. Now that Zichu has established a solid foundation, it will not be difficult for him to conquer the country with your help."
The foundation is already laid! It will be easy to build a kingdom!
Zhuge Wulong felt that he was used to pretending to be awesome, and now he felt that he had met his match. Even if the foundation of Guobei County, which had not been thoroughly cultivated yet, was laid, then who knows how many people in the world would be competing for the throne. Did he think he was a god? If he made any plans, he had to have a foundation.
What's more, Jiale's introduction is the same as no introduction. He does know about the Sun family, but is this what he wants to know?
As if he had seen through Zhuge Liang's thoughts, Jia Le smiled slightly.
"What Zichu lacks now is just an opportunity. When the opportunity comes, it will naturally belong to Zichu. With Yangzhou and your talent, it will not be difficult to seize the world."
Um!
Zhuge Wulong looked at Jiale and felt that he was getting more and more pretentious. Even if you are at a high level, you can't just talk nonsense. How can Yangzhou be yours? There is a huge difference between the magistrate of Guobei County and the governor of Yangzhou. The Sun family has some power, but not to this extent.
"Look at Zichu's fate and destiny."
Jia Le added another sentence. Zhuge Wulong was startled when he heard it. He looked at Sun Zichu's fortune again, but his pupils couldn't help but shrink. It had changed. In just half a day, Sun Zichu's fate and fortune had changed again and again.
Now it is like a hidden dragon emerging from the abyss, ready to swallow up the world, and the luck of Yangzhou is actually converging towards Sun Zichu.
"How did you do that?"
Zhuge Wulong was really shocked today. He had never seen such a method in a book, and even novels did not dare to write about it in this way.
At the same time, in Yangzhou, a turmoil had already broken out. The news, which had originally been suppressed by Duke Mu's Mansion, now began to spread wildly, and the Yangzhou education official even reported it directly to the court.
Normally, the Duke Mu's Mansion could handle this situation, but as the news of collusion with the White Lotus Sect reached Kyoto, there was also evidence that the Duke Mu's Mansion had secretly recruited and forged troops. It turned out that in addition to the 30,000 troops under his control in Yangzhou, the Duke Mu had also recruited 200,000 troops. 200,000 troops! Was he planning a rebellion?
Although Emperor Qian was confused, he was not so confused that he could ignore the rebellion . He directly stripped Duke Mu of his title and asked him to go to Beijing to defend himself.
When the news was exposed, Duke Mu showed his fangs and rebelled directly. For a time, the four southern states of Daqian rebelled again after Jiaozhou.
Faced with Duke Mu's rebellion, Emperor Qian immediately dispatched troops to suppress it. While ordering the troops from Yizhou, Jingzhou, and Yangzhou to suppress Duke Mu, he also urgently ordered the counties and prefectures of Yangzhou to recruit troops to support the actions of all parties to suppress the rebels.
So, Sun Zichu's chance has really come.
Lanruo Temple.
After the tree demon was killed, Lanruo Temple fell completely silent. However, after disappearing for a while, the news of ghosts in Lanruo Temple reappeared in the past month, and there was more than one ghost.
Ning Caichen looked at the Lanruo Temple in front of him with a lot of emotion in his heart. After he left Lanruo Temple last time, his mood could never return to the same state as before. Even the imperial examination was affected. He failed the examination and had to keep working for a living. Now he had to rest in Lanruo Temple for another night.
