Immortality from plundering luck

Chapter 44: Xizhou, the Forest of Monsters
"Also, what realm is Shi He in? Have you figured it out?" After a long silence, County Magistrate Zhao asked in a deep voice.

"This." Zhang Qingpeng hesitated.

Although he was a warrior at the eighth level of the mortal body realm, he had been living a life of debauchery all the time since he served as the Shanghe County Magistrate, and his energy and blood had long been exhausted.

If we really talk about combat power alone, I'm afraid he is not as good as a mortal warrior of the seventh level who has mastered a perfect external skill.

"Zhang County Lieutenant," seeing the hesitation on the latter's face, County Magistrate Zhao sighed and said earnestly: "In Shanghe County, you represent the strongest force of our government."

"We can't just expect to pay others to help us get rid of the disaster once something goes wrong."

"This..." Zhang Qingpeng said awkwardly.

However, he was not a fool. Combining the news from yesterday, he could roughly figure out the specific situation with a little speculation.

After a moment's hesitation, Zhang Qingpeng said, "Although I didn't see it, I heard about the big event that happened to the Blackwater Gang yesterday."

"At the beginning, Shi He and Lin Changgong fought each other, and the fight was back and forth."

"It is not difficult to guess that his strength must be at the ninth level of the Mortal Body Realm. However, he has mastered a high-level martial arts book that can cause powerful damage in a very short period of time.

This also explains why Lin Changgong was killed instantly without any preparation."

County Magistrate Zhao paused and said slowly: "Once the Lin family fell, only the Yang family and the Bai family were left of the three major families in Shanghe County. The Bai family has always been on good terms with the Black Water Gang, and even the third master of the Bai family has become the head of the Black Water Gang.

As for the Yang family, they are used to changing their attitude according to the situation.

The balance of Shanghe County has been broken. If we don’t get rid of Shi He as soon as possible, I’m afraid that sooner or later, you and I will be buried in this land.”

"Ninth level of the Mortal Body Realm, mastering a high-level martial art?" He continued to instruct: "In this case, you can also send a letter to the Taining Liu family and tell them,"

"The whereabouts of the eldest daughter of the Liu family are unknown. She is likely to have been pressed into the underground cave of the Black Water Gang. The strength of the new leader of the Black Water Gang is at the perfect level of the Mortal Body Realm, and he will soon break through to the True Qi Realm!"

"Wait for the Liu family to come,"

"I just don't believe it. Can the Black Water Gang get out of this quagmire in Shanghe County?"

Shi He didn't care at all whether the Blackwater Gang could get out of Shanghe County.

After the little incident just now, the Blackwater Gang's competition continued.

Although this competition has not yet ended, judging from the current results, a lot of elite talents have been selected.

Not only were all the vacancies caused by the previous wave of purges filled, but a number of new positions were also created.

This is also part of Shihe's plan.

Now that he has broken through the Qi realm, it is time to consider incorporating several neighboring counties bordering Shanghe County, such as Guangze County, Nan'an County, Nanzhao County, etc., into the Black Water Gang's sphere of influence.

The general situation in these counties is similar to that in Shanghe County.

It is a good target to start with.

When Shi He talked about expanding the Black Water Gang's sphere of influence, Yuan Hongri and Bai Kongqun also became excited and passionate.

But when talking about Nanzhao County, Yuan Hongri looked a little hesitant.

"What's wrong, Lao Yuan? Is there any problem in Nanzhao County?" Shi He asked with a smile.

Normally, he is quite gentle.

Yuan Hongri took a deep breath, organized his words, and then said, "There is nothing wrong with Nanzhao County itself. There are only a few local gangs that are not well-known. They are called gangs, but in fact they are more like gangs."

Ever since Yuan Hongri knew that Shi He had broken through the Qi realm, he not only put himself in the right position, willing to humble himself, but also spoke much more confidently and his self-confidence increased.

It feels like a second spring.

If I hadn't been worried about the Liu family, my situation would probably be much better than it is now.

"If that's the case, then wouldn't it be OK for Master Bai to go over and take care of it?" Shi He smiled and glanced at Bai Kongqun. In his eyes, he could naturally see that Bai Kongqun seemed to have switched to practicing Changchun Gong, with abundant Qi and blood, and full of energy and spirit. I'm afraid he will be able to break through to the eighth level of the Mortal Body Realm soon.

Moreover, this fellow had an excellent talent for martial arts and had mastered two or three external skills at a perfect level.

It shouldn't be a problem to deal with those small fish in Nanzhao County.

"I'm afraid this won't work,"

Yuan Hongri pulled the corner of his mouth, revealing a bitter smile and said: "To the east of Nanzhao County is Shilin Mountain."

Stone Forest Mountain?
Shi He looked surprised, then recovered and said, "If it's Shilin Mountain, it's really not easy to deal with."

There have been so many things going on recently that he had somewhat forgotten about the group of ape cubs.

Now when I mention Shilin Mountain, I recall it.

It seems that I have killed several sons of the old ape monster in Shilin Mountain.

Oh, and a ton of grandchildren, too.

This is not easy to deal with.

Shi He smacked his lips.

He turned his gaze to Yuan Hongri and said, "Old Yuan, do you know the strength of this ape monster in the Stone Forest Mountain?"

"It is comparable to a True Qi Realm warrior, but the exact strength is unknown."

Yuan Hongri paused and continued:
"However, three years ago, a True Qi Realm warrior from Qingzhou attacked Stone Forest Mountain. This incident shocked many people at the time, but until now, no news has been heard from that True Qi Realm warrior."

"It is said that the strength of that Qi Realm warrior has reached the fourth level!"

"On the contrary, since then, the commotion in Shilin Mountain has become more and more serious, and the number of people going down the mountain to get food has increased. As a result, Nanzhao County is vast and sparsely populated, and the number of people has become increasingly sparse recently, and many local residents have begun to flee."

The evil energy in Shi He's body began to rise up unconsciously again.

Go down the mountain to get food.

What do you take? What do you feed on?
How could he not understand?

"These beasts!" Shi He's expression turned cold, and his hands tightly grasped the handles of the chair.

"You should know that Nanzhao County used to be a large county with a population of nearly one million. The land there is fertile and extremely suitable for farming," Yuan Hongri took a deep breath and said slowly:

"But a rough count last year showed that there were probably only about 300,000 local residents left."

"This..." Bai Kongqun was dumbfounded and couldn't believe it.

Shi He's face turned pale, he sneered, and asked with a slightly sarcastic voice:
"What about the officials in Nanzhao County? Were they also eaten? And the governor of Taining County also turned a blind eye to this?"

"You're just hiding in your turtle shell. No matter how much you eat, it won't get to your head. So why not just ignore it?"

Yuan Hongri said: "This is one of them. However, the old ape in Shilin Mountain is also of great origin, not a wild mountain monster from the wilderness."

"Could it be that this monster also has an organization?" Bai Kongqun asked.

"Of course, there are a few such organizations in the 19 states of Great Yong," Yuan Hongri nodded and continued:
"I once read the biography of a wandering Taoist priest. This wandering Taoist priest traveled through mountains and rivers and visited most of the states in Dayong. Some places where great monsters often appeared were also written in his biography."

"Among them,"

"Chuzhou Yunmengze, Xiangzhou Dongtingyuan, Ezhou Shennongxu, Youzhou Taibai Mountains, etc."

"But among them, the one with the most monsters is still to be counted.
The Forest of Ten Thousand Monsters in Xizhou!"

(End of this chapter)