Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 106 Clouds move in all directions
Li Yuan stood at the door and watched Xiao Shan go away.

Then he returned to the house with a gloomy face and felt a little headache.

"A great demon in the quasi-fifth realm, transforming into a dragon..."

Li Yuan muttered to himself, he didn't expect that he would encounter such a thing when he came to a remote county to serve as a county magistrate.

Judging from the situation, the evil dragon has been lurking here for many years and has been preparing to transform into a dragon many years ago.

And no one has noticed anything unusual for all these years.

Fortunately, the other party only wanted to break through to the dragon stage. If he had sought other things and it was exposed during his term of office, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Li Yuan came to the desk and pulled out a piece of light blue rice paper.

The green rice paper has a hidden spiritual charm. It is made of a special kind of spiritual wood. One sheet is worth dozens of taels of silver.

The cultural treasures and official documents written with it have a special blessing effect.

Li Yuan looked solemn as he picked up his pen, dipped it in ink and began to write.

After a while, Li Yuan put down his brush and stamped the official seal and his personal seal on a corner of the rice paper.

The blue rice paper suddenly changed, turning into a blue bird with a halo surrounding it. In a blink of an eye, it flapped its wings and flew out of the room, heading towards Hongzhou City.

This letter was sent directly to the governor of Hongzhou. It was said that he had relatives in the city and had some friendship with the governor.

When something like this happens, it probably won't take long to get a reply and for reinforcements to be sent.

Li Yuan's principle as an official was not to seek merit, but to avoid mistakes.

I hope this matter can end well, so that he won’t be charged with dereliction of duty.

Li Yuan walked out of the room and looked at an official, "Go and call County Magistrate Zhou."

Not long after, Zhou Wei came hurriedly and asked respectfully, "What are your orders, sir?"

Li Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze sharp, and said, "From now on, the whole city is under curfew. All city gates are strictly guarded, and patrols on the city walls are increased. Those key areas of concern will be closely monitored and no one will be allowed to leave... Get ready to close the gates and beat the dogs."

Recently they also found some anomalies in the county town, but they have not closed the net yet to avoid alerting the enemy.

Now that the real culprit behind this has been found, once things over there are settled, the little demons and goblins in this city must not be let off.

Zhou Wei was shocked when he heard this and quickly responded, "As you wish!"

"Go!" Li Yuan waved his hand lightly.

Zhou Wei strode away, his eyes like knives and his aura dominating.

He has been simmering in anger these days, and is finally going to do something big?

……

Beneath the abyss, the dragon girl who was originally sitting cross-legged in meditation suddenly opened her eyes. Her golden eyes flashed with a strange light, and her pair of blue-black eyebrows were slightly wrinkled.

The sudden palpitation she felt just now made her heart no longer calm.

When one cultivates to her level, one has a special sense of danger.

The dragon girl concentrated her mind and tried to sense something, but she found nothing.

But she was sure that this feeling of hers had a reason. Perhaps it was a warning sign, or perhaps it was her inner fear that the breakthrough would fail.

She is about to transform into a dragon, and she doesn't want to fail after years of planning.

The dragon girl also wanted to erase this slight uneasiness.

She looked around and decided it was time to move.

She originally wanted to collect more Yang-Gathering Beads to be more fully prepared, but she didn't want to wait any longer.

The dragon girl slowly stood up and waved her hand, collecting all the spiritual objects that were originally placed in various places in the abyss.

Afterwards, the dragon girl raised her hand and cast a spell to activate the restrictions she had placed on those demons and ghosts.

All the demons and ghosts who knew where she was were killed.

They were just pawns at her disposal, so there was nothing to be sorry about.

When she becomes a true dragon of the fifth realm, why will she need these monsters and ghosts to work for her?

From the moment she placed the ban on those demons and ghosts, everything had already come to fruition.

The seal was formed, and then it glowed, and an invisible force spread out.

Immediately afterwards, the dragon girl dodged and hid in the pool, disappearing in an instant.

……

Between the vast green mountains, An Jing walks in the uninhabited wilderness.

This time I came out to look for the opportunity of dragon energy, but I haven't found the target.

The spirit bead had only shown a slight reaction a few days ago, and there has been no further fluctuation since then.

An Jing looked up at the sky. If it weren't for his sensitive identity, he would have come out secretly alone and dared not tell anyone.

Otherwise, she would have wanted to summon the nearby state and county officials to help her look for it.

It's really a waste of time to search aimlessly by myself.

Just then, she felt a warm sensation on her waist.

An Jing raised her eyebrows, quickly took out the spirit bead, and flew in one direction.

Her eyes were sharp as she murmured, "I want to see what this dragon energy of yours is that makes it so easy for me to find it..."

……

Lu Zheng took two record books that were equivalent to indictments and found that there were some differences in the contents written by the two women, but they should all be recorded truthfully.

He handed the item to Qing Xuan and said solemnly, "Please keep it for me, Taoist priest, and then hand it over to the county government office so that the government can bring these evil people and monsters to justice."

Some of the events recorded also involved surrounding counties, and these matters required the intervention of government officials.

"Okay." Qingxuan nodded slightly.

After this matter was settled, he had to go back to Kaiyang County and visit his home in Xiaoshan, so it would be convenient for him to bring these things back.

Su Mei, who was standing next to him, asked weakly, "Will we also be handed over to the government after this?"

Lu Zheng thought about it and said, "It should be so."

After all, this is no longer an ordinary case of demons and ghosts harming people. The two women are considered important accomplices, so it is better to leave them to the government to deal with.

"That means they are dead..." Su Mei is not stupid. There is no possibility of survival for what they have done. Unless someone shows mercy, they may be able to keep their lives.

However, neither the two people in front of them nor the county magistrate of Kaiyang County could forgive them.

Lu Zheng saw Su Mei was about to cry, but he was unmoved.

But he still said, "In your next life, be a good demon."

Su Mei:......

Suddenly, the two women were shocked and looked painful.

"what!"

Su Mei groaned in pain and fell to the ground.

Zhu Sha's body was trembling, but he forced himself not to make a sound.

Qingxuan next to him was quick-eyed and quick-handed. He raised his hands and swung out two streams of spiritual power, which penetrated into the souls of the two women.

"what happened?"

Seeing that the two women were acting strangely, Lu Zheng couldn't help but ask.

Qing Xuan said in a deep voice: "Someone has activated the restrictions in their bodies, but fortunately, I took precautions when I investigated before, otherwise they would be dead now."

Lu Zheng frowned, "So, that dragon has noticed us?"

Qing Xuan stroked his beard and said, "It's hard to say. She probably doesn't have that much ability yet to know what's happening here. But if one cultivates to her level, it's actually possible for them to have a premonition of their own good or bad luck..."

Zhu Sha suppressed the pain and said quietly, "She should be about to break through. Kill us and silence us."

Hearing Zhu Sha's words, Lu Zheng couldn't help but frown. He didn't expect that the dragon would break through so soon?
Qing Xuan's expression changed slightly as he said, "I'm afraid the dragon has moved to another place. If we rush over now, it will be difficult to find it..."

Based on Qingxuan's understanding of those monsters, since breaking through to transform into a dragon is such an important thing, the other party will definitely look for an unknown place to make the breakthrough.

Lu Zheng couldn't help but say, "We still have to go and take a look."

Qingxuan nodded slightly. Even if the other party left, he would probably leave some clues.

"This matter cannot be delayed any longer..." Qing Xuan said, "We must go there as soon as possible."

From the sky not far away, a crane's cry could be heard.

Qingxuan glanced sideways and said with a smile, "Beishan is here."

Qingxuan had an idea, and the sword flew straight into the sky, emitting a ray of light, guiding Xiaoshan to his location.

Xiao Shan, who was standing on a white crane, saw the sword light and his eyes flashed. He spotted Lu Zheng and the others at a glance.

He rode a white crane and arrived in the blink of an eye.

The huge white crane landed lightly on the ground, and its flapping wings did not stir up any dust.

Then, the white crane turned into a stream of light and flew into Xiao Shan's sleeve.

Su Mei was shocked when she saw this. Another master had come, the dean of Beishan Academy.

When they were working in Kaiyang County before, Su Mei and her colleagues always avoided the dean. This was the first time they were so close to him.

Even though Xiao Shan had restrained his literary demeanor, the upright aura in him still made Su Mei feel extremely uncomfortable.

Xiao Shan came closer and said with a smile: "Brother Qingxuan, Lu Zheng!"

"Hello, Dean!" Lu Zheng bowed respectfully.

Qing Xuan's expression was solemn, and he quickly said, "The situation is urgent. You and I will take the three of them to find the dragon's lair. We can discuss anything on the way."

"okay!"

Seeing Qingxuan's expression, Xiaoshan knew that there was no time to waste.

He couldn't help but look at Lu Zheng, "Are you going too?"

"I will do my best to help." Lu Zheng said seriously.

"Okay!" Xiao Shan did not object.

Qingxuan raised his hand and took out two talismans and stuck them on Su Mei and Zhu Sha.

He began to explain, "This is the Wind Controlling Talisman. Please lead the way for us!"

As he spoke, Qingxuan snapped his fingers, and two strands of spiritual power shot out, activating the talisman.

The talisman flashed with light, and a light breeze blew.

The two women suddenly felt their bodies become extremely light and their feet felt like the wind was blowing.

Zhu Sha didn't hesitate. He took a step and in a blink of an eye he was more than ten feet away.

Su Mei hurriedly followed.

The two women moved quickly and soon became small figures.

Qingxuan smiled indifferently, his figure graceful, and quickly followed.

In just a few breaths, he caught up with the two women.

Seeing this, Xiao Shan couldn't help but smile and said, "Qing Xuan's cultivation has improved!"

After saying that, Xiao Shan took out the scroll again and summoned the white crane out.

Only then did Lu Zheng realize that the white crane was actually a painting.

Judging from the atmosphere exuded by this painting, it should be painted by Xiaoshan himself.

A scholar who has attained the fourth level of Confucianism and Taoism is indeed extraordinary... Lu Zheng couldn't help but think to himself.

Xiao Shan looked at Lu Zheng and smiled, "I'm in a hurry to leave, so I have to ask you to ride on the same crane with me."

Lu Zheng quickly said, "It is my honor to travel with you, senior."

He didn't waste any time and jumped lightly onto the crane's back.

The white crane quickly flew up and chased after Qingxuan and his group.

Xiao Shan stood nearby and whispered, "Qing Xuan just sent me a message, but he didn't explain the details clearly enough. Tell me more!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Zheng told them everything that had happened to them.

(End of this chapter)