Evergreen Immortal..

Chapter 228: Blood Contract Demon Union, Follow the Clues (Two in One)
"Are ten fifth-grade pills enough compensation?"

Li Rui sneezed and thought.

"Not enough, definitely not enough."

The Soul Pill is almost the best pill in the world.

He found.

Xia Xiaotang definitely could not repay this favor, or to be more precise, she could not afford it.

Li Rui doesn't like to owe favors to others.

Not to mention that he, an old man, deceived Xia Xiaotang, a naive girl of sixteen or seventeen years old.

but.
The old man blushed.

"Just think of it as a lesson to learn how treacherous people are."

I can only remember this favor for now and repay it when I become more capable in the future.

Dazzling.

Ten days passed.

The Municipal Trade Bureau gradually got on track. Every day, caravans from the Wu Kingdom came from outside the city. The people of Qinghe were no longer surprised by these Wu people riding on monster beasts.

of course.

In fact, there are only a few caravans equipped with monsters in the Witch Kingdom.

If everyone in Wu Kingdom could control monsters, then Yu Kingdom would probably have ceased to exist long ago, and the world would have been swept across by Wu Kingdom's army of monsters.

In fact, most of them are no different from ordinary Yu State caravans, and not all of them are even wearing animal robes, which is a huge difference.

"The Wu Kingdom is divided into Southern Wu and Northern Wu."

"The Northern Witches were influenced by the Xuan Dynasty's escape to the south, and are closer to the Yu people, while the Southern Witches have maintained the traditions left by the Beast God."

Dao Meng and Li Rui sat in a large house near the city and told their story.

The office of the Municipal Trade Bureau has been completed. This is the office residence arranged by the Municipal Trade Bureau for the Wu Kingdom delegation.

Not only the Wu Kingdom delegation, Li Rui also has a big house.

But most of the time, it was Tan Hu and Tang Hai who led the soldiers of the Benhu Cavalry to take charge of daily affairs, and he was almost always strolling around outside.

As a chief officer, it is undoubtedly unwise to limit yourself to specific affairs. Not only will you fail to get things done, but you will also be caught in a dilemma when encountering problems and have no idea how to solve them.

Li Rui is the captain of the Municipal Trade Department. In the small territory of the Municipal Trade Department, apart from the officials of the Municipal Trade Department, the most important group is the Wu Kingdom envoys.

'Southern witch, northern witch.'

Li Rui listened.

He had also heard about the Qi family's escape to the south in the previous dynasty. At that time, Emperor Taizu of the Yu Kingdom rode his horse across the world. After the military god of the Xuan Kingdom, the first Duke of Weiguo, accepted the surrender, the Xuan Kingdom was defeated and most of the royal family members of the Qi family fled to the Wu Kingdom.

As to why the Wu Kingdom and the Yu Kingdom joined forces at that time, but accepted the remnants of the Xuan Kingdom, it is unknown.

Obviously, Xuan Dynasty's escape to the south had a huge impact on the Wu Kingdom.

When mentioning Xuan Chao, Dao Meng said fiercely:
"No one with the surname Qi is a good person. The late emperor must have been killed by that woman with the surname Qi."

"Oh?"

Li Rui raised his eyebrows slightly.

He knew nothing about these news concerning the royal family of Wu Kingdom.

Because of their friendship of sharing hardships and life and death, Dao Meng said bluntly: "The evil concubine of the Qi family not only killed your majesty, but also tried to control the government. Fortunately, the great witch saw through her trick and put things right."

Li Rui finally understood.

To put it simply, the late emperor of Wu State married a woman from the Qi family as his concubine.

Later, Concubine Qi tried to seize the throne of the Wu Kingdom with the prince she gave birth to. In this way, the Qi family realized their dream of restoring the country in disguise.

"What a roundabout way to save the country!"

Who says women are useless?

At first glance, he is as powerful as thousands of soldiers.

According to Dao Meng, if it weren't for the great witch from southern Xinjiang, he might have succeeded. Most of the wars in the witch country were caused by this woman or the Qi family.

Dao Meng slapped his head.

Then he remembered something: "Master Li, Brother Mo sent a letter saying that he had found out that the people who took action that day were from the Qi family, and they also colluded with the Ghost Cult."

Li Rui nodded:

"really."

This matter is not difficult to guess, and it can even be said that the answer is right in the riddle.

The key is not to investigate, but to arrest, and to catch the criminals red-handed.

That's why Cao Wei didn't take this matter seriously.

To put it bluntly, the robbery and murder that day was an internal affair of the Wu Kingdom. The An Ning Guards were merely affected and there was no need for them to intervene.

In Qinghe City, a family moved to Willow Lane.

Talented men and beautiful women.

There are more than a dozen servants in the mansion. I heard that they moved here from other states to do business in southern Xinjiang.

In the main room.

A man with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes was talking to a gentle and charming woman.

"Yan Zhongxing is an old fox, too difficult to deal with."

Qi Yu’s eyes were gloomy.

After the operation failed, he and Liu Jiaoniang disguised themselves as merchants from the State of Yu and became internal spies planted in Qinghe.

Originally, he wanted to bribe the chief official of the Municipal Trade Bureau with gold and silver, but he didn't expect that Yan Zhongxing took the money but didn't do anything. This made Qi Yu so angry that he almost vomited blood.

Liu Jiaoniang looked at Qi Yu and sneered in her heart.

It was good enough that Yan Zhongxing didn't kick him out immediately after he came here with his things in his hand.

Qi Yu just relies on having a good cousin to act arrogantly.

She was arranged by her master, the Blood Shadow Ancestor, to disguise herself as Qi Yu's wife and be responsible for collecting intelligence in the city.

Now Qinghe has become a port with an extraordinary status.

To some extent, it is even more important than An Ning Mansion, and the top leaders of Gui Ming Sect have to pay attention to it.

She is good at disguise.

Wouldn't that make him the most suitable candidate?

Qi Yu's cursing voice was automatically blocked by her.

She has seen many useless men.

Her eyes narrowed slightly.

The person who interested her most in Qinghe City was the official named Li Rui.

"Li Rui."

"He Shan?"

Li Rui, who was sitting in the Municipal Trade Bureau's office, was a little surprised when he saw the bearded man in front of him.

Although his face had changed greatly, he still recognized it at a glance.

It was He Shan.

Li Rui asked in surprise: "Brother He, why are you back?"

He remembered that after He Shan's slave wife died, he left An Ning Wei, saying that he was going to be a swordsman and look for the murderer who killed his wife.

A row of white teeth showed through the black stubble.

"Brother Li."

He Shan's condition was even better than Li Rui had imagined, and he was full of energy.

Li Rui invited He Shan to sit inside.

Made a pot of tea.

Only then did he ask about He Shan's recent situation.

He Shan's eyes sparkled: "Brother Li, God will not let down those who work hard. I finally found the murderer who killed Xiaolan!"

"?!"

Li Rui was startled: "Who is it?"

He Shan licked his lips and said, "It's Liu Jiaoniang, the Thousand-Faced Rakshasa, one of the Twelve Blood Disciples of the Ghostly Nether Sect!"

Li Rui was even more shocked.

Of course he knew that the person who killed Helan was Liu Jiaoniang, but he didn't expect that He Shan could find out.

He Shan: "I heard that Liu Jiaoniang has come to Qinghe and should be in Qinghe City now."

Li Rui narrowed his eyes slightly.

Liu Jiaoniang came to Qinghe?
Considering what Dao Meng had said to him today, that the Qi family in southern Xinjiang had joined forces with the Ghost Cult, and that Liu Jiaoniang must have been one of the people who robbed and killed them on the official road that day.

Otherwise, there is no reason for a blood disciple to come to Qinghe so often.

His heart moved slightly.

Then He Shan said with a determined look in his eyes: "I must kill her!"

Li Rui looked at He Shan and frowned slightly.

suddenly.

His right hand grabbed He Shan's wrist like an iron clamp.

He Shan instinctively wanted to struggle, but he couldn't break free no matter what, and finally gave up with a wry smile.

Li Rui felt it carefully, stared at He Shan, and said word by word: "Did you use the blood-breaking technique?"

He Shan nodded calmly: "Liu Jiaoniang is a sixth-rank master. I can't kill her without the blood-breaking technique."

Li Rui let go of He Shan's wrist and sighed softly.

The so-called blood-breaking technique is a secret technique widely circulated among swordsmen.

This technique is not very clever.

To put it simply, it means consuming energy and blood in advance to gain power far beyond what one can control.

Consuming qi and blood is a euphemism, which actually means burning your life.

No wonder he felt that something was wrong with He Shan.

There is another way to describe this situation: last flicker of light.

"Brother He, why bother?"

He Shan didn't care: "I have only one life left, and I can kill my enemy with my own hands, so I will die without regrets."

"stop."

Li Rui sighed softly.

Things have come to this point. The Blood Breaking Technique is irreversible and there is nothing he can do.

He Shan: "Brother Li, don't think too much. I came here just to see you. After all, I don't have many acquaintances in Qinghe. If there is anything inconvenient for you to do, you can call me. It won't be a wasted trip."

A broad-minded look.

There was no awareness at all that his life was coming to an end.

Li Rui estimated that He Shan might only have three years to live at most.

"You."

He shook his head: "If you have nowhere to live, I have a house in the Tiandi League. You can go and live there. Just say that I let you live there."

He Shan groaned.

When he left Qinghe, he never thought of coming back.

Instead of going to the inn in the city, it is better to stay comfortably in Li Rui's house.

Ever since he used the Blood-Breaking Technique, he has become much more clear-headed.

"Then I won't be polite, brother."

"We are all brothers, why are you so polite?"

Li Rui solemnly warned: "Brother He, if you find the Thousand-Faced Rakshasa, you must tell me and don't act on your own. I can mobilize troops to assist you."

"Thank you, Brother Li."

But looking at He Shan's expression, it was obvious that he would not tell him.

Li Rui really didn't think He Shan could get revenge.

He Shan himself is at the seventh level. Even if he uses the blood-breaking technique to temporarily possess combat power comparable to the sixth level, it is still extremely difficult to kill Liu Jiaoniang.

He arranged He Shan to the Tiandi Alliance with the intention of taking care of him.

A little episode passed.

Li Rui's life returned to normal.

Although there are occasional twists and turns in the trade between the two countries, it is generally stable.

There were not many things that required alarming Li Rui, the captain of the Sixiao Army. Most of the time, Tan Hu and a few of the Benhu Cavalry could handle it.

Dazzling.

March passed.

"Use blood to nourish the monster, the monster and the human will merge, the blood will bind the monster, and the skill will be perfected."

Li Rui placed a yellowed ancient scroll.

This was the miscellaneous notes recording the Wu clan's martial arts that he borrowed from Dao Meng. Martial arts were the foundation of a warrior. Even if he was familiar with Dao Meng, Dao Meng would never give it to him, but some miscellaneous notes would be fine.

Through these miscellaneous books, Li Rui gained some understanding of the Wu Kingdom's martial arts.

Mostly.

The warriors of the Wu and Yu kingdoms followed the same path, strengthening their Qi and blood, and nourishing their true Qi.

However, on this path, the Witch Kingdom added the raising of monsters, connecting the monsters' qi and blood to achieve the goal of becoming stronger faster. Moreover, after the monsters are tamed, they can also become an important fighting force.

However, warriors who can have a companion beast are also considered to be gifted in the Witch Kingdom.

Most of the monster mounts in the Wu Kingdom caravan are like trained horses and can only complete some simple commands. They are fundamentally different from companion beasts.

"It is said that those who have mastered the art of raising monsters will merge humans and monsters and become monster immortals."

Li Rui muttered to himself.

Not only did he think of the evil methods of the Ghost Cult, but he also became an evil fairy just like the demon fairy in the scroll.

"According to records, although no demon immortals have been born, there are people who have achieved a terrifying lifespan of a thousand years by fusing with demon beasts."

"No wonder the Xuan Dynasty royal family trained themselves to be neither human nor ghost."

He is a groom and he just wants to live longer.

Not to mention the royal family of the Xuan Dynasty who enjoyed all the glory and wealth in the world.

The temptation to live a few hundred more years is simply irresistible to them.

It's just a change of form.

Once I become a demon fairy, the worst that can happen is that I change the world's aesthetic standards.

An emperor can do this kind of thing, let alone become a god.

“Who in the world doesn’t want to live as long as the heavens?”

Even the emperor is not immune to this.

Li Rui sighed as he flipped through the scroll.

Although this note is not a martial arts method, and one cannot practice the Wu Kingdom's martial arts by reading it, but with his understanding, it may be able to provide some inspiration to improve the Changchun Gong.

Just when I was enjoying the show.

There was a knock on the courtyard door.

"Master Li, my master wants to invite you to a gathering at the Municipal Trade Department."

Li Rui looked at the young servant in front of him.

This person is a servant bought by the Wu Kingdom delegation, and he is from Qinghe.

Otherwise, a Wu person who frequently goes in and out of An Ningwei will definitely be criticized.

"it is good."

He nodded.

Following the young servant all the way to the Municipal Trade Bureau, the residence of the Wu Kingdom delegation.

Just stepped into the courtyard.

Then I heard a familiar voice: "Brother Li, long time no see."

I saw Dao Mo walking out of the house.

Li Rui looked at Dao Mo, a little surprised: "Master Dao?"

Dao Mo laughed loudly: "Brother Li, do you miss me, your old brother?"

Then he explained: "After finishing the things over there, I thought about coming to Qinghe to have a look. I should be able to stay in Qinghe for a longer time this time."

Li Rui looked around the room.

There was no sign of Xia Xiaotang.

Dao Mo saw what Li Rui meant: "Xiao Tang has something to do, she will probably be back in a few days. She is the envoy, she can't run away."

He joked.

Not many people in Qinghe know Xia Xiaotang's identity.

Or.

Li Rui is the only one from Yu.

Xia Xiaotang said it herself. After he found out, he no longer had any worries. There was no need to continue hiding it and make things more ridiculous.

Li Rui smiled: "I see."

Just ask.

Only then did I realize that Dao Mo came back this time with a mission.

"We have intelligence that the rebel Xia Zhou and his gang are heading north, and they should be in Qinghe. I'm afraid they are planning something bad and may ruin the great cause of the two countries."

Xia Zhou is the ninth prince of the Wu Kingdom.

A former prince to be exact.

Ever since his elder brother ascended the throne, he has become a thief.

His mother was Concubine Qi.

To put it simply, the ninth prince is the emperor that the Qi family of southern Xinjiang wants to support.

Li Rui's eyes became serious: "What is Master Dao going to do?"

Dao Mo showed a cruel look at his lips:
"Of course we have to find them all and kill them all!"

If it weren't for Li Rui, he would have suffered a great defeat at the hands of those people. He has been holding this anger in his heart.

"Brother Li, you have great powers. If you know anything about those cubs, please tell me immediately. I don't need to do anything, just give me a location."

Li Rui seemed to be thinking:
"Row."

(End of this chapter)