As a lord, I was forced to farm

Chapter 813 Storms in the Outer City
"It's so sad, am I really that scary, making you beg for mercy..."

Xiao Hu smiled, his eyes flashing with excited crimson, and his pale face flushed. "My lord, you've been coughing a lot, but your throat is sore. Come here, I have a way to treat you."

As soon as these words were spoken, someone dragged the minor official to Xiao Hu's presence.

The air in the main hall seemed to freeze, save for the frantic, almost clinical breathing of the two princesses, Chaolian and Xiaohu. Xiaohu took a deep drag of his opium, then his smiling face turned cold. He grabbed the clerk's face with one hand and shoved the burning opium into the clerk's throat with his other hand, grinding it down relentlessly...

The minor official's throat was throbbing with pain, and tears streamed down his face, but he forcefully suppressed the groans escaping his throat, afraid of angering this devil again...

After a while, Xiao Hu finally released the minor official and asked with a smile, "Is your throat feeling better?"

The young official's eyes welled up with tears, but he forced a smile and thanked him, saying, "Alright, alright, thank you so much, Your Excellency. Your Excellency's healing skills are truly miraculous..."

Xiao Hu acted so absurdly in the main hall, yet no one stopped him.

However, Xiao Ba, the eldest prince, showed his displeasure with Xiao Hu's actions and felt that it was inappropriate for his father to spoil his second brother so much. However, although he thought so, he stood with his hands behind his back and did not say anything.

This matter seemed to be just a minor episode. Xiao Yangba suddenly said, "A new prefecture has appeared in the southeast, and it is named with 'Da' in its name. I think it is called Da Su."

Before his subordinate could speak, Xiao Yangba snorted coldly. He had not yet met Da Su, but just hearing Da Su's name made him feel hostile.

In fact, what made Xiao Yangba hostile towards Da Su was not only Da Su's name, but also Da Su's taking away business from Chaolian County.

Chaolian County is also a major agricultural city with trade relations with many sects. However, recently, those sects have been making excuses for Chaolian's exports, and in the past few months, exports have only reached two-thirds of what they used to be.

When Da Su was mentioned, Xiao Hu's eyes narrowed suddenly, his upper and lower teeth nervously rubbed together a few times, and his bright red lips looked as if he had just torn apart his prey.

There was no other reason than that, according to his investigation, Xiao Hu discovered something interesting.

The Southern Crown Secret Realm is actually in the hands of Da Su.

How dare you steal my things...

Xiao Hu lit another cigarette, the white smoke blurring his pale face, only his pair of scarlet eyes became clearer.

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Jiang Ran was unaware of the extent of the commotion that Da Su had caused in the outside world.

The leaves on the branches, after enduring the biting west wind, withered and turned to frost. Winter passed and spring came again, wild grass grew wildly from the cracks, and tender leaves were hung on the branches again.

In January of the 26th year of the Su calendar, Qi Yu came to Da Su to spend Jiang Ran's 20th birthday with her. After spending half a month together, the two parted again.

It was already February.

The first piece of good news in the new year came from Batelian. As someone who had been by her side for a long time, he finally broke through the peak of the Profound Bone Realm and entered the Sea of ​​Consciousness Realm.

"A twenty-two-year-old cultivator at the Sea of ​​Consciousness Realm, who wouldn't call him a genius, with great potential for the Great Dao?"

Jiang Ran was in high spirits. Although there were cultivators at the Sea of ​​Consciousness Realm within the Great Abode, such as He Xianxian, Zhang Wenfeng, and those guest elders who came from the power competition, none of them had been by her side from the beginning. Batelian's loyalty and reliability were beyond doubt.

At the age of twenty-two, his mastery of the Sea of ​​Consciousness realm further validated Jiang Ran's foresight.

"Master is too kind." Bat Gelian felt unworthy of being praised as a genius by Jiang Ran, who had entered the Sea of ​​Consciousness Realm at the young age of seventeen.

Of course, being praised by his master made Bat-Gollen so happy that he was oblivious to the world around him. His ears and neck were slightly red, but they were hidden by his hair and clothes, so no one could see it.

Right now, the two, master and minister, are in the training ground. Jiang Ran is examining Bat Ge Lian. After a superhuman enters the Sea of ​​Consciousness Realm, he can completely suppress the "beast" characteristics on his body.

Now he has black hair and black eyes, and the exaggerated black bat wings on his back are gone. Apart from his pale face and the feeling of a dark and handsome man, even if he walks openly in a crowd, probably no one would notice his identity as an alien.

Of course, entering the Sea of ​​Consciousness Realm only provides a more perfect disguise; the abilities of the alien will not disappear. As long as Bat-Gor thinks, he can still summon the claws on his fingers and the black wings on his back.

"Come and fight me." Jiang Ran slowly picked up a wooden sword from the weapon rack, stood tall, and quietly looked at Batman opposite her.

"Yes!"

In an instant, the two figures clashed, their swords striking each other and sparks flying.

Bat-Gol's attack style is unpredictable and ever-present, like a vampire killer in the dark, ghostly and unpredictable.

But this is only in the eyes of ordinary people. At least in Jiang Ran's eyes, Bat-Gol's speed and strength are far from sufficient.

"Kaka..."

Holding a wooden sword, Jiang Ran's mind stirred, and she wanted to practice the Nine Separation Soul-Locking Sword she had obtained from the stone wall. Her originally gentle swordplay suddenly changed, and the sword tip slashed diagonally upwards, with cold stars flashing. The speed was extremely fast, as if it had pierced through the air. Bat Ge Lian's vision blurred for a moment, but his willpower was strong, and he quickly regained his senses. His body subconsciously retreated and turned to the left, but Jiang Ran's wooden sword still struck his right chest.

If Jiang Ran had been serious just now, this sword would have already pierced his chest.

Bat-Gorlian smiled bitterly; he had been defeated in just a few moves.

Jiang Ran was also somewhat dissatisfied and sheathed her sword, saying, "You have no will to fight against me."

"Yes, facing my master, I can't even muster the will to fight," Bat-Gol said with shame.

Even knowing that Jiang Ran, with her strength, could never be harmed by him, he couldn't bring himself to extend his claws towards his master.

Jiang Ran didn't say much, thinking that she should find Qi Yu and Da Hua to spar when she had time. She leisurely put away her wooden sword and then said to Bat Ge Lian, "The environment of the Blood Ring Grand Canyon is suitable for your cultivation. Go there to consolidate your cultivation. At this time, most of the Crimson Blood Fruits in the Blood Abyss Grand Canyon should be ripe. Take a few Shadow Soldiers and go pick some."

"Yes!" Bat-Gol quickly disappeared.

Jiang Ran remained in the training ground. This morning, she and her two contracted beasts consumed another hundred-year-old golden grass. The white dragon swayed its tail gently as it stepped into the Golden Blood Fury Body Refining Array to cultivate.

Upon entering the Golden Blood Fury Body Refining Array, one sees nine golden pillars carved with beasts vibrating and humming. The ancient array patterns carved on the pillars light up one by one, and Bai Mei is coiled in the center of the array. Her cold, hard dragon scales gleam with a metallic luster under the spiritual light.

Within the formation, lightning struck down, constantly tempering the bodies of the creatures within. Bai Mei closed his eyes and concentrated, his snow-white dragon whiskers moving without wind, and the dragon blood within his body boiling.