Starting with the titmouse, seventy-two transformations

Chapter 292 Three Years, News

"Great hero, spare me! Spare me! I know I was wrong, I know I was wrong!"

"I was originally from Luxian County. Two years ago, a sudden rain of light fell at night, and monsters swarmed in, causing disaster to my home. So I came to Shanyang Prefecture to make a living..."

"Yes, yes, just like the rain of light six or seven years ago. Since then, birds and beasts have rioted, vegetation has grown wildly, mountains have become higher, rivers wider, and all sorts of monsters have emerged one after another..."

"Ah, this... I really don't know. Shanyang Prefecture has been established for less than three years. I heard that before, there were immortals fighting outside the city every day, causing mountains to collapse and the earth to split, resulting in countless deaths and injuries. There were people from the imperial court, the Prince of Jin's mansion, and even the White Lotus Sect..."

"White Lotus Sect? Shh, hero, you can't say that, it's strictly forbidden by the authorities... Ouch, ouch, ouch, spare me, spare me, I'll confess, I'll confess..."

"The White Lotus Sect has become quite formidable in the last two years. They have produced a highly skilled swordswoman named Green Serpent Saintess, who has even killed several experts from the Demon Suppression Division and the Suspended Mirror Division."

It is said that she has five great serpents under her command: black, white, red, blue, and yellow. She has also subdued a vicious tiger as her mount. Now she leads a group of rebels and entrenched themselves in the area of ​​Crouching Tiger Ridge, dealing with the imperial court.

However, they're doomed.

The imperial court recently dispatched a demon-slaying general, leading 50,000 elite troops, to wipe out Crouching Tiger Ridge in one fell swoop…

"Great hero, that's all I know. I've told you everything. May I... leave now?"

At the end of a secluded, dark alley, Hu Ergou swallowed hard, clutching his mangled right hand, blood dripping down, his crotch soaked, his face filled with terror.

The air was filled with the stench of feces, urine, and blood.

Three feet away, Liu Sheng, dressed in white, stood with his hands behind his back, looking at him indifferently, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

Du Bingyan, standing beside him, holding a long sword, looked as if she had just realized something.

"Three years..."

They had come from Black Wind Mountain and arrived at this new city with the same name as "Shanyang County".

Because they concealed their auras, the two of them appeared no different from ordinary people.

Not long after entering the city, he was targeted by a local thug named Hu Ergou, who saw him as a fat sheep.

Little did they know that the fat sheep would turn into a tyrannical dragon, which led to the scene described earlier.

Seeing Liu Sheng remain silent, Hu Ergou became even more frightened and said tremblingly:

"You just said... if I tell you everything... you'll spare my life..."

"Fine, you can leave now."

Liu Sheng nodded, gave him a slight nod, and stepped aside, signaling him to leave.

"Thank you, great hero. I will definitely repent and become a good person."

Hu Ergou swore to the heavens, hunched over, and cautiously retreated to the alley entrance. When he turned around, his eyes were filled with resentment.

"These two are definitely bandits, otherwise why would they be asking so many questions? I'm going to report them to the authorities..."

As he walked, he pondered the situation. When he emerged from the alley, he encountered two constables patrolling the street.

Just as he was about to step forward to speak, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest, as if a sharp blade had pierced his heart. Blood gushed from his seven orifices, and he collapsed to the ground, lifeless.

A collective gasp immediately erupted from the surrounding crowd.

Talent, Sky Rift!
"She is skilled in the Green Serpent Sword Technique, has five great serpents under her command—black, white, red, green, and yellow—and has tamed a vicious tiger as her mount. This Green Serpent Saintess gives me a very familiar feeling..."

Liu Sheng raised his eyebrows, and the images of He Yue'e, the five strange snakes, and the little tiger inexplicably appeared in his mind.

It seems like they all match!
If there had truly been a shower of light more than two years ago, that is, the third imperial flow of liquid, the five strange snakes and the little tiger cub would have benefited greatly.

It's not impossible for them to become spirits or demons.

Old He's granddaughter, He Yue'e, is exceptionally talented. Before he entered the ruins, she had already achieved perfect Qi and Blood.

He even mastered the Green Snake Sword Technique.

If, within three years, one encounters a fortuitous event, or if the five strange snakes and the little tiger nurse back to him, he may well be able to reach the stage of perfect form and become a Qi cultivator.

But how did she end up joining the White Lotus Sect?

Are Grandma, Yu Niang, and Lei Ge with her?
For a moment, Liu Sheng felt a mix of emotions, including doubt, trepidation, anxiety, joy, and anticipation.

The most urgent task is to find He Yue'e. "Should we go to Wohu Ridge now?"

Du Bingyan breathed a sigh of relief and congratulated Liu Sheng, her tone becoming lighter.

She had been forcing a smile, but in reality, she was filled with anxiety, fearing that her "mold" would infect Liu Sheng and leave him all alone.

I'm overjoyed to finally hear the good news.

Liu Sheng shook his head and looked at the most magnificent building in the city:
"No, let's go to the government office first and have a chat with the prefect."

The previous thug was from the bottom of society, with limited and narrow sources of information. He mostly parroted what others said, and by the time it spread, it had already become distorted and inaccurate, so it was unreliable.

The advantage is that it allows you to filter out trending events and conduct targeted in-depth research.

For example, the rain of light, the White Lotus Sect's Green Snake Saintess, the Demon-Subduing General, the military town in Black Wind Mountain, and so on.

Du Bingyan nodded, somewhat worried, and said:
"The government office is heavily guarded, and there must be many Qi Refining cultivators stationed there, otherwise they wouldn't be able to keep things under control. If the commotion gets out of hand, it might be difficult to escape..."

Along their journey, they encountered a large number of pedestrians, many of whom showed signs of martial arts training, accounting for about 30 to 40% of them!

Even those common people who didn't practice martial arts were full of energy, vitality, and agility.

They were much stronger than the commoners they had encountered before entering the ruins, and their strength was comparable to that of the Qi and Blood Realm cultivators at that time.

Clearly, the beneficiaries of this imperial dew flow were not only mountain spirits and wild monsters, but also birds, beasts, plants, and trees.

No wonder, the two sides were able to garrison 500,000 troops near the entrance of the ruins, and all of them were martial arts masters!
Everything makes sense now.

In this way, the garrison strength of the prefectural government would be far stronger than that of Shanyang County at that time.

There must be many True Form Martial Masters and Daoist cultivators among them, and there might even be Yellow Court cultivators in charge.

Of course, Liu Sheng, who returned from the ruins, was not the same as before.

If we really wanted to emulate Wu Song back then and slaughter the entire government office, it wouldn't be out of the question.

It was just gathering information, why make such a fuss?

It's not too late to make a decision after we have all the information and have weighed it all together.

Killing someone is nothing difficult; the key question is whether it's worth it.

Killing for the sake of killing is unacceptable.

An hour later, Liu Sheng successfully left the government office and met up with Du Bingyan outside the city.

The harvest is not small.

Three years ago, not long after the Qingyuan Cave ruins were discovered, the changes in the heavens and earth intensified, and the third imperial flow of dew occurred.

The impact was far greater than the previous two.

The sky is higher, the earth is wider, and the vitality is richer than before, causing all things to grow in competition.

An old dog in the house suddenly spoke human language; a hundred-year-old tree devoured flesh and blood; a yellow wolf demanded a title; and a stone statue appeared in a dream.

There are countless examples of spirits and demons emerging from various places.

Even more frightening is that, due to the changes in nature, two places that were originally a dozen miles apart are now hundreds of miles apart.

The area of ​​Jinzhou alone is now larger than the original territory of the Great Yu Dynasty.

At that time, the city collapsed, buildings crumbled, countless people died or were injured, and the city was devastated.

Fortunately, the physical condition of the people has improved significantly; they are stronger, more physically capable, and more resilient.

After three years of construction, including building cities and repairing roads, the area has been transformed and is full of vitality.

Of course, under extreme oppression, uprisings sprang up everywhere like mushrooms after rain, and war raged across the land.

Among them, the "White Lotus Sect" was the most famous.

(End of this chapter)