Evergreen Immortal..

Chapter 285: One City Suppresses Immortals
"My Lord, there is still no news about Xu Chuan."

Yang Heng stood aside obediently.

These days, he has been ordered to find out about Xu Chuan.

There has been no news of Xu Chuan for seven or eight days since he went to the Wu Kingdom.

At the beginning.

It was only the person in charge of the Marquis' Mansion who was concerned about it. Gradually, even Marquis Yuan knew about it. Not only him, but Yan Qin was also out to inquire about it.

Lord Yuan hummed lightly.

Yang Heng muttered to himself and cursed Xu Chuan secretly.

Xu Chuan went out to investigate a case, and he was not asked to really kill the Black and White Devils. He just needed to communicate well with the court of the Wu Kingdom. Such a simple thing could actually lead to his disappearance. He couldn't help but suspect that there was something fishy about the first disciple of Guiyun Sect.

The key point is that something happened to him and now he needs someone else to find him. Yang Heng has never had to do such a frustrating thing in his own sect.

At this time.

Wang Li, the only civil servant among the retainers, walked in.

Although there were two civil servants, there was actually only one, because the other civil servant was Li Rui.

"Master Hou."

Wang Li bowed to Lord Yuan and said, "We have found the whereabouts of Master Xu."

Hear the words.

Yang Heng looked at Wang Li curiously, surprise flashing in his eyes. He had been searching for five days without any clue. How could Wang Li, who didn't know martial arts, get a clue so quickly?

Yuan Dingting still had his back to the two of them, standing in front of the fish pond and scattering fish food.

Floating words:

"Go ahead."

Wang Li then continued, "Teacher Li from Qinghe is familiar with the Wu Kingdom. I asked him for help. Master Xu should have been killed by the Black and White Devils."

"Xu Chuan is dead?"

Yang Heng's pupils contracted slightly.

It's not like he hadn't thought about this situation before, but he was still shocked when he actually heard it.

Wang Li glanced at Yang Heng, then nodded, "It has been confirmed that he is dead. Instructor Li asked for help from the Wu Kingdom and the Qinghe County Government, and found Master Xu's body in the mountains outside the city. After the coroner's inspection, it has been confirmed that it was the Black and White Evils who did it."

Yang Heng suddenly realized.

No wonder Wang Li is so fast.

It turned out that he was relying on Li Rui's help. With the help of the authorities of both countries, the search was of course much faster than if he were to do it alone.

But he was secretly frightened.

The Black and White Devils were so bold that they even dared to kill people from the Annan Marquis' Mansion.

Even though he was a villain on the imperial court's wanted list, it was still shocking that he would do such a cruel and insane thing.

For a while.

Yang Heng actually felt a little sad for the loss of the rabbit.

Both he and Xu Chuan were geniuses of their respective sects. They came to the Marquis' Mansion in order to obtain Yuan Dingting's inheritance, but now they not only failed to become his disciple, but also lost their lives.

Too uneconomical.

Yuan Dingting did not move his hands, and only heard a voice floating over: "Yang Heng, go to Tianshui Pavilion to find Yuan Xiong and ask him to bring me the heads of the Black and White Devils."

"Yes."

Yang Heng bowed and nodded.

Of course, it is impossible that there are only four guests in such a huge mansion of the Marquis.

In fact.

The four of them were only specially selected by Lord Yuan for the sake of the reputation of his fiefdom.

The Annan Marquis Mansion is full of experts.

Not to mention anything else, just the eight adopted sons of Marquis Yuan are all incredible masters, and they are the backbone of the Marquis's mansion. The retainers are just there to do odd jobs.

Yes, although Lord Yuan had no apprentices, he had several adopted sons.

If something really happens, the eight adopted sons will step in to resolve it.

Yuan Xiong of Tianshui Pavilion's original surname was not Yuan. It was the name he changed after Yuan Dingting adopted him as his adopted son.

A warrior in the innate realm.

For Yuan Dingting, it is a matter of course for a congenital to hunt down two congenitals. If you can't be invincible at the same level, you are not worthy of being his adopted son.

After one month.

A piece of news came.

The Black and White Devils were killed by Yuan Xiong, the eighth adopted son of Yuan Dingting, and their heads were hung on the city wall of Yunzhou.

"It's worthy of being in the top ten in the world."

Li Rui looked at the letter sent by Wang Li and was amazed.

This is the foundation of the Military Saint.

The notorious Black and White Devils can kill anyone they want.

How domineering!

"Kill him."

Li Rui's mouth curled up slightly. The Black and White Evils were dead, and even the last bit of evidence was gone. This was of course a good thing.

He has a good relationship with Wang Li.

But such efforts are, of course, intended to conceal the truth by making the thief cry thief.

The man was killed by the Black and White Evils, the clues were provided by the Wu Kingdom government, and the body was found by the Qinghe government.

What does it have to do with him joining the army of An Ningwei?
Qingzhou City, provincial government office.

A young and beautiful woman walked into the backyard of the provincial government office and pushed open the door.

Then I saw Qu Chengfeng sitting cross-legged on the bed.

"Sir, this is what you want."

The beautiful woman took out a piece of rare jade from her chest and handed it to Qu Chengfeng.

"good."

Qu Chengfeng raised the corner of his mouth slightly as he looked at the spirit-testing stone in his hand.

"Okay, step back."

The beautiful woman looked at Qu Chengfeng with some resentment and slowly closed the door. She had served Qu Chengfeng for several months, but Qu Chengfeng was unwilling to even touch her body.

She felt this was the biggest setback in her life.

Qu Chengfeng certainly knew what this woman was thinking.

However, compared to playing with women, the most important thing for him is to restore his cultivation.

'This body is still too weak.'

He turned and looked out the window.

According to the orientation of the house, he was looking towards the east.

There is a city on the eastern seashore.

There lived a madman in the city, and he specialized in killing banished immortals.

"Middle-grade spiritual root."

in the room.

Li Rui pondered secretly.

Although it is not bad, after all, a certain Immortal Venerable named Han started with inferior spiritual roots. In comparison, I am already very good.

But not enough.

Others may not know, but he knows that there are really immortals in this world.

Why?

系统告诉他的.

The achievement of becoming an immortal will not deceive people. Since immortals exist, of course one must become one!

Otherwise, why would an old man in his seventies risk his life?

'A method to improve your spiritual roots.'

There were a lot of books placed in front of Li Rui's knees. They were all ancient books handed down from generation to generation. Most of them had no credibility and were almost the same as myths.

I'm afraid all the truly valuable ones are in the Imperial Observatory.

'It seems that I can only go through the back door again.'

If it were somewhere else, he really wouldn't be able to do anything.

But if it is the Imperial Observatory, there are still some ways.

Jiang Linxian is now the deputy director of the Imperial Observatory. Besides that, there is also Yao Xue, an acquaintance. Although he may not be able to get valuable things, it is possible to get some useless ancient books.

It may not necessarily work, but you should always try.

What if it happens?
Li Rui was speechless.

As expected, it is difficult for anyone to be completely detached. Just like him, after going through sixty years of vicissitudes, what he has in mind is not just the word immortality.

Outside Qinghe City.

The carriages waiting to enter the city stretched for almost two miles.

The gate guards were very nice.

The magistrate, Lord Jia, even set up a cool awning for the waiting convoy to rest.

Of course, ordinary people do not have such treatment.

Magistrate Jia is the ruler of Qinghe, not a servant of Qinghe, so of course he doesn't care about so many things. It's just because the identities of these convoys are not ordinary.

They are all big sects from all over the place.

Different from the previous attitude of the imperial court, since Lord Yuan came to Yunzhou, his attitude towards the clan has been extremely open.

Just four words.

No one will be turned away.

Why?

Of course, it’s because their fists are strong enough and their power is strong enough. If any major sect dares to cause trouble in Yunzhou, the Duanlang Divine Spear will appear on the top of that sect’s mountain.

It’s not that Lord Yuan is more powerful than the entire court.

It is because the imperial court manages the entire world and it is impossible to take care of every detail.

Get down to the specifics.

That is, the Yunzhou government cannot control those powerful families.

But the situation is different now. Yuan Dingting alone can suppress all the sects in the world, so of course he doesn't have that worry.

When a dragon comes, it must coil up; when a tiger comes, it must lie down.

There will definitely be a lot of rules for large quantities.

The same reason.

When they arrived in Qinghe, Magistrate Jia had to be more polite.

Otherwise, if these big families complained to Lord Yuan, he would not be able to bear the blame.

After all, it’s still a gap in strength.

In the middle of the long convoy, there was a big flag flying with two big words written on it.

"Return to the Clouds."

The curtain of an extremely gorgeous carriage was lifted, revealing the face of an elegant middle-aged man.

A young disciple from Guiyun Sect came forward and whispered a few words.

The middle-aged man's expression changed instantly:
"what?"

"Xu Chuan is dead?!"

The young disciple nodded timidly: "Yes, I just got the news that he was killed by the Black and White Devils. I heard that the two were killed by Lord Yuan's adopted son. This can be regarded as revenge for Senior Brother Xu."

The middle-aged man looked extremely ugly.

Xu Chuan is a disciple that the Guiyun Sect's leader has high hopes for.

Guiyun Sect just came to Yunzhou.

I heard such sad news.

The middle-aged man sighed and said, "Forget it, let's report this matter to the sect leader for a decision."

Say so.

But that’s actually where the story ends.

Xu Chuan died, but he was not killed by Lord Yuan. Instead, he died in the line of duty while on a mission. Since he became a retainer, he should be prepared to sacrifice for this.

Moreover, Lord Yuan has already killed the murderer and avenged himself.

According to the rules of the martial arts world, Guiyun Sect has no reason to cause trouble for others.

Of course, Guiyun Sect couldn't afford to offend Annan Marquis Yuan Dingting.

You can only accept bad luck.

'It's true that things in this world are unpredictable.'

Xu Chuan’s affairs did not stay in the mind of middle-aged man He Wanchun for too long.

He's not his apprentice.

Just report what needs to be reported and that’s it. Don’t worry about anything else.

"Let's go."

He Wanchun raised his hand, and the convoy moved slowly, as if nothing had happened.

An hour later.

The Guiyun Sect's convoy finally entered the city and soon arrived in front of a magnificent mansion.

This is the headquarters of Guiyun Sect.

"Ah Qing, please go to An Ning Wei. I want to meet Mr. Li."

"Yes!"

The young disciple of Guiyun Sect bowed and accepted the order, then trotted away.

He Wanchun raised the corner of his mouth slightly and read out a name.

"Li Rui."

This name may not be very famous in the State of Yu, but if it is broken down into the monster market, it is very famous.

Guiyun Sect came to Qinghe just for two words.

Monster, monster, and monster again.

This is because Guiyun Sect itself has a beast-taming lineage, and He Wanchun is the leader of this lineage.

In the past, the Wu Kingdom was self-contained and had a narrow path.

Their lineage has always been weak in Guiyun Sect. This time, He Wanchun came with the intention of revitalizing the beast taming lineage.

So Li Rui is someone they cannot avoid.

I don’t know what’s wrong with the Wu people. They only recognize the name Li Rui.

"I want to see if it's as powerful as the rumors say."

"Master, just now a disciple from Guiyun Sect said that their elder He wanted to pay a visit to you."

Wang Zhao said.

"Oh, I see."

Li Rui nodded.

Wang Zhao stood aside and waited for a long time but there was no further news. He rolled his eyes and immediately understood what Li Rui meant.

He ran out grinning.

After a while, he came back and said, "Master, I told him that you are in retreat now, and we will meet when you come out."

Li Rui smiled more:

"Xiao Zhao, you have made progress."

In the past few days, more and more sects have come to Qinghe. If you throw a brick casually, you might hit a sect elder.

It was really lively.

Now, the elders of the sect who want to see him are almost out of the An Ning Guard.

If he had seen them all, he would probably be either drinking or on his way to drinking every day, so he wouldn't have time to practice martial arts.

That’s all.

The key point is that these people cannot be seen.

As a soldier of An Ning Guard, he met with the elders of the sects who were thinking about the monster business every day.

What do you mean?
Do you really think you are the boss of the monster market?

A big tree attracts the wind and will sooner or later get itself into trouble.

Therefore, the wisest thing to do at this time is to ignore the invitations of the elders and retreat while the tide is rising.

of course.

This also means missing out on the rare treasures that have been prepared.

Although it hurts, it must be done.

After his advice over this period of time, Wang Zhao's vision and insight have improved a lot.

Looking at Wang Zhao who turned and left, closing the door behind him.

Li Rui stood up slowly.

Then he opened the secret room and walked in.

After the secret room was completely closed, he took out the Hundred Battles Killing Intent hidden in the secret room.

Stab.

The murderous intent from a hundred battles was absorbed into his body.

moment.

Li Rui's eyes turned red and he even had a hard time standing. He supported himself on the wall with his right hand, barely keeping himself from falling. Veins bulged on his arm and a palm print was left on the hard bricks.

Huff, Huff.
Heavy breathing echoed in the room.

The reason why it was so difficult this time was because the dosage was increased. This time he inhaled double the killing intent.

How could the killing intent of the Military Saint be easily stopped?

A full half hour passed.

Li Rui gradually calmed down. The sea of ​​blood and corpses before him disappeared and he regained his clarity of mind.

His face was pale and his clothes were soaked with cold sweat.

Just as Li Rui was about to open the secret room and go out to change into clean clothes——

The immortal energy in Dantian suddenly began to become restless.

His pupils contracted slightly:
"Northern Heaven Gate?"

(End of this chapter)