The Spirit World

Chapter 457 Xu Jiaqing and Li Lusheng

【You can see the sun, but the sun cannot see you.

It's not that the sun is small, it's that you are small. 】

【White Deer King】Li Lusheng, courtesy name Guangyuan, was a native of Yujie, Huadu. He was the son of Li Tianchou (qiu), director of the Fuzhen Division. He was very intelligent when he was young. His father set up a banquet in the hall of the Fuzhen Division and performed sword dance in the hall. A white deer flew overhead and after a while, the deer attached itself to the emperor’s soul. The emperor was amazed when he heard about it and went to see him happily. Seeing his handsome and energetic figure, he gave him a calligraphy with the imperial hand and wrote 【White Deer King】.

He was ranked first in the Imperial Famous Scholars List and ranked 153rd in the total list. He surpassed his father's sons and succeeded him as the Pacification and Control Officer. At first, when the border was in chaos, he suppressed hundreds of bandits by himself, and his reputation was greatly shaken, and his power was feared outside the country.

At that time, evil spirits were rampant in Luoan City, so he was summoned back to Huadu and worked with Wutong Si Ning Gongji to quell the evil spirit riot. This was his first sight of his strategy for commanding troops and his foresight.

When Duke Ning died, Guangyuan mourned in front of the palace. The emperor was moved by his feelings and the whole country raised white flags at the city gate to mourn Duke Ning.

【Linzhongwei】is composed of eight outstanding people from three departments 【Fuzhensi】, 【Tianyusi】 and 【Nongyisi】, and assisted by six officials in the world, most of whom are anonymous.

White Deer King Li Lusheng received the order from the border and headed for Longzhong City without stopping day and night, which took a full half month.

White deer, white deer, would rather be frost and dew,
My heart is longing for this cliff.

White Deer, White Deer, I would rather be a bitter chrysanthemum,
The fragrance lingers all over the place, and my heart is delighted.

White deer, white deer, would rather be a fat jade,
By the Daiyue River, my heart is still broken.

This trip made Li Lusheng leave the border city [Bao (pu) Yunluo] bordering the Kingdom of Beasts where he had been guarding for many years. The first reason was that Longzhong City was infected with demonic energy and Li Lusheng had enough experience. The second reason was to thoroughly investigate Xu Jiaqing.

Xu Jiaqing convened a banquet for all the heroes. First, he was so bold as to spread the whereabouts of the first demon king privately. Second, he was reckless and formed gangs privately to summon the heroes of the world in Longzhong City, which was suspected of treason. Third, he deceived his superiors and subordinates, and the local justice department did not go to Huadu for filing.

The three crimes combined are enough to cost a person his life.

However, Li Lusheng only went to Xu's house to have a cup of tea.

It's like nothing happened.

The Xu Mansion is located in the center of Zhongqing City. There is no need to look for it deliberately. The largest and most prominent family is the Xu family.

Xu Jiaqing was in the room. When he heard the gong of Li Lusheng's patrol, he waited at the door early, respectfully awaiting his arrival.

When the tall white deer's crystal hoof came to a steady stop, Xu Jiaqing lowered his head and said, "Master Li... I am sorry for not coming in from afar to welcome you. I am so disrespectful."

The wrinkles on his face were twisted together, and it was hard to tell that he was just a middle-aged Chinese. Because the Chinese used their spiritual power to refine their bodies, their age was slightly extended, so strictly speaking, a hundred years old could be considered a very young age.

But the Xu Jiaqing in front of him did not look young at all, but more like an old man.

Li Lusheng frowned slightly, opened his eyes to look at him, then closed them again, and said in his rather handsome voice: "How can it be disrespectful to come so far to pick you up... The beautiful lady of Yuguo is famous far and wide."

"No, no... Lord Li, thank you for the compliment..."

Xu Jiaqing turned around and stepped back, allowing Li Lusheng, who had already dismounted the deer, to enter the yard.

The crystal jade white deer turned into green smoke and disappeared in an instant. The people who followed it stood in front of the door waiting.

Li Lusheng waved his hand and told him not to do that, saying that he was just an ordinary hero who came here to have a cup of tea.

How could Xu Jiaqing dare to be negligent? He served tea respectfully and smiled at her.

"The Banquet of Heroes is just an opportunity for Xu to make friends and gather with heroes from all over the world... Xu has always been eager to appreciate talents. Lord Li is so famous, how dare I gather with unknown juniors..."

What Xu Jiaqing meant was naturally that Li Lu was promoted to Fuzhensi and Linzhongwei. The people who came here were more or less mixed, without any name or status, and could not be compared with them.

But Li Lusheng blew on the tea bowl lightly, and the two crystal antlers shone, and he sneered softly: "I am just a commoner today, and my talent and virtue are not worthy of being a friend of Jiaqing... In this case, I will withdraw... lest Brother Jiaqing despise me..."

After he said that, he was about to put down the inflated teacup.

"That's wrong... Lord Li is a magnanimous person. Just treat it as my fault. How dare I judge Lord Li's thoughts with my mean heart? It's just that Lord Li's visit today makes me feel very terrified. Lord Li is willing to make friends with me, Xu, and I am grateful to him."

Xu Jiaqing hurried over, grabbed Li Lusheng's hand that had put down the teacup and raised his hand again.

"In this case, I really treat Brother Jiaqing as my brother. I will speak directly to the point. I hope Brother Jiaqing will listen."

Li Lusheng tapped the teacup lightly with the lid, making a click like a timpani. He blew another sip of tea and waited for Xu Jiaqing's response.

"Lord Li, please speak frankly. I am listening attentively and will not dare to neglect you." Xu Jiaqing stood up respectfully and bowed to Li Lusheng.

"Okay..." Li Lusheng said softly, then took a sip of tea. As the clear tea went down his throat, he shouted out a sonorous and powerful word.

"Xu Jiaqing! Do you admit your guilt?!"

"I am innocent!" Xu Jiaqing fell to his knees. Before Li Lusheng could say anything, he had already knelt on the ground.

"You deceived the emperor, lied to your superiors, and formed a clique for personal gain. Everything you said is true. Do you admit your guilt?!" Li Jingyue told the story slowly and put the teacup on the table.

"I am innocent... Xu has only seen the emperor once in my life, and that was with his ears tilted and his eyes far away, without saying a word. How could I possibly deceive the emperor? I am innocent!" Xu Jiaqing knelt on the ground, prostrating himself, not daring to look up.

"You spread rumors about the Great Demon King of the First Day, causing panic among the knowledgeable people in the world. You held a banquet for the heroes just to form cliques and factions, intending to rebel. You shall not die a good death!"

Li Lusheng touched his chin. He didn't seem serious and just said this as if jokingly.

"It's unfair! The Great Demon King and I did have an agreement on the first day, but I had to work together with heroes from all over the world to kill him. Today, no outsiders came to visit the Xu family. They were all Xu's former relatives and friends. The banquet of heroes was actually a last resort to defeat the Demon King. Xu had no choice..." Every word Xu Jiaqing said made Li Lusheng frown.

Li Lusheng didn't say anything, just looked at him, waved his hand, and asked him to get up.

"Brother Jiaqing, you can't do things to the extreme... You have to give me a clear reason to convict you... The emperor has ordered that your head cannot be saved anyway..." Li Lusheng shook his head and pushed the teacup to Xu Jiaqing's table.

"Your case is much more serious than others... No matter whether it's true or not, you can't take the initiative to tell others about the First Day Demon King, right..." Li Lusheng changed his tone and said all this in a relaxed manner.

"But, the Great Devil on the first day wanted to publicize this matter. If I don't do this, I will lose my life on the spot... I hope Lord Li can plead for me..." Xu Jiaqing said in a pleading tone. He seemed to know that he was going to die, but he didn't say anything else.

"The First Great Demon King has always had a weird personality. His Demon Sealing Well is guarded by the Hua clan. Eight years ago, the Demon Sealing Well in Huazhou was lost and the whereabouts of the guardian is unknown. If he really appears in Longzhong City, no one can save your head." Li Lusheng gritted his teeth, as if reminding Xu Jiaqing not to say the wrong thing again.

"My life is over..."

But Xu Jiaqing didn't seem to appreciate it at all and said this directly.

Li Lusheng seemed to sigh.

"So, is everything you've been saying true?"

"No lies at all."

"Then, you really deserve to die..."

Li Lusheng stood up and was about to leave.

Xu Jiaqing went up to him and followed him. "I will let you live until the so-called first day when the great devil appears... This is the only thing I can do... Those who plot chaos in the world will be killed." Li Lusheng's white deer suddenly appeared, and he jumped up and yawned.

"Ah..." Xu Jiaqing sighed, but said nothing.

After all, because Xu Jiaqing is the only one who knows the truth...things become extremely complicated.

When the empire sent troops to the border, Longzhong City, the center of the empire, absolutely could not allow anything to happen...

This is a banquet for the whole world. You said you wanted the emperor to turn a blind eye and it would be over. But you refused to do so and you said that the Great Devil was coming on Day One... Whether it's true or not, it's just looking for trouble... It's almost impossible for all the troops sent to the border to return to Longzhong City, and it would be a waste of time and effort. How could the food and fodder prepared for war be wasted in such a meaningless way?

"Mr. Longxu, Mr. Longxu, you died at a really bad time..." Li Lusheng muttered to himself on the back of a deer.

The last neutral ancient dragon in the world was destroyed, and the balance of peace was suddenly skewed. It was impossible for the two families to sit down and have a good discussion. The empire sent troops to the border, and the principality was in civil strife. Judging from the current situation, it only took a small excuse to destroy the principality, which had lost the backbone of the ancient dragon clan to maintain peace.

But, unfortunately... it just happened...

A man with the title of [Jade Country Beauty] shouted that the empire's backyard would catch fire in half a month! And it would be a fire that destroyed everything! Threatening the life of the empire.

This person should be killed regardless of whether he is telling lies or the truth.

The order Li Lusheng received was to kill Xu Jiaqing and never let him go.

Lin Zhongwei is not the Justice Department. Evidence is the job of the Justice Department. Without evidence, even if the evidence is missing, it is difficult to arrest people. But Lin Zhongwei is different. It is responsible for the pursuit of those who are doomed to die.

He really hoped that Xu Jiaqing was actually a little bit scared...because then what he said might be a lie again

He just came to see the dying man's appearance and have a cup of tea.

He actually didn't have to say anything, but he still told Xu Jiaqing two pieces of evidence, just because he came to have a cup of tea.

What's there to complain about...

Just forcing the army to be stationed at the border for a long enough time and unable to move would be enough to kill him hundreds of times...

This is a big taboo in military strategy...it will shake the morale of the army and make it impossible to protect the rear.

It's hard to imagine that this was done by one person.

He used the motive of holding a banquet for heroes, hoping that people from all over the world would come here to jointly defeat the demon king with a strange personality... To put it more intuitively, the distortion of him not knowing why he died made everything even more confusing.

Lin Zhongwei will definitely let him die...

Regardless of whether the big devil will appear in Longzhong City within half a month on the first day.

but……

The most terrifying thing about the whole thing didn't seem to be that the attack time of the empire's stationed troops was delayed, but that on the first day, the Great Devil was really going to open the Tower of Babel leading to the Palace of God in Longzhong City.

On the first day, the great devil was born, which meant catastrophe came back to the world.

In that case, the empire's troops would not have enough time to return to Longzhong City for resistance. If predicted, the internal and external troubles would be unstoppable.

If that happens, Xu Jiaqing won't have enough lives...

The only thing we can do now is to wait for the outcome of the Banquet of Heroes.

Those who really have a sense of justice will watch the fun and take advantage of the opportunity to develop their own business. It will be hard to say who will be laughing and who will be crying by then.

But generally speaking, everyone will lose miserably...

"Judging from Xu Jiaqing's attitude, I'm afraid he has thought about this kind of thing a long time ago... He cannot be unaware that the empire has sent troops to the border to prepare for the tense situation..." Li Lusheng said to himself.

"Xu Jiaqing is really good at what he does... No wonder he is called Yuguo Jiaqing... What a Yuguo Jiaqing... I guess the Great Demon King of the First Day also noticed this about him... It seems that the Great Demon King of the First Day is still very shrewd and calculating. Although he seems to have many loopholes... In fact, he has already planned everything carefully..."

He closed his eyes again and leaned against the deer's white neck.

The crystal hooves made a gentle sound as they stepped on the steps of Zhongqing City, and the gongs started to strike again.

He loudly announced that he had arrived in Longzhong City, which seemed to alert the enemy, but little did he know that only this could scare those who wanted to do bad things. Before doing anything, they would think about the presence of such a big figure here. Those who feel guilty would definitely be scared to death.

And if I didn't announce that I had come here and arrested people quietly, that would be too subtle and petty, and it wouldn't amount to anything, and I would also get a bad reputation. By then, I would really catch some bad guys, but I would also be infamous...

After much deliberation, he decided that it was safest to patrol the streets along the designated route to maintain public order here.

There is no point in interrogating Xu Jiaqing... He needs to quickly arrange defensive measures to avoid being caught off guard. The deployment of suppressing the infection of demonic energy is also proceeding silently. If he neglects this matter, the catastrophe will expand infinitely and become uncontrollable.

"Xu Jiaqing... the first day of the Great Demon King... the Banquet of Heroes..."

If Xu Jiaqing was threatened by the Great Demon King of Day One, how could he possibly summon all the heroes in the world and hold a banquet to kill him...

On the first day, the Great Demon King knew about this. Would he still keep his promise unilaterally? There seems to be a big loophole here... What do they want to do? Does Lan Luo not take the heroes of the world seriously? He is so arrogant... Or is it because he needs to do something at the Banquet of Heroes...

Does Lan Luo have the ability to absorb power?

Or are you still making such a fuss, seeking death?
Isn't this strange?

The Tower of Babel gimmick is so big...

Anyone who wants to gain the power to ascend to heaven in one step will go there... This is a great opportunity to improve their abilities...

Even if everyone has ulterior motives...someone will definitely benefit...

The first day demon king yelled to everyone to kill me...

Why do you do such a thing...

Could it be that killing her... was the source of the evil spirit infection...

Li Lusheng pondered over and over again...

But it’s hard to get a real answer…

Xu Jiaqing must be keeping his mouth shut... It's impossible to dig out any useful information... The key lies in the Banquet of Heroes...

Is it the banquet of heroes, or the people who come to attend the banquet of heroes?

Because this may be sensitive, I have simplified the dialogue. This is nonsense, I am very sorry... There should be no logical loopholes... I will look at it later, I may not be able to tell whether there are any logical errors now...

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