I planted the spiritual roots for my people, and they bestowed upon me a body inscribed with incense

The old servant had intended to force himself to deliver a fatal blow to the white snake, but then he realized that even if he could kill the white snake, he would be in grave danger. So he quickly put away the hairpin magic weapon, which consumed a great deal of magic power.

After retrieving the jade hairpin, the old servant reinforced the protective barrier with two more layers of magical energy, then channeled his power and raced down He Mountain.

At this moment, besides sensing the white snake and Li Daqiang, the old servant also sensed two other cultivators on the Li family's bamboo mountain. Although they were not strong, if he were entangled with them, he would surely die.

The white snake did not chase after the old servant. After watching him leave, the white snake roared and returned to the bamboo mountain.

As for Li Daqiang, he didn't dare to pursue them. After gathering all the core clansmen on Zhushan Mountain, he activated the cloud and smoke formation set up on the mountain.

As for everything down the mountain, someone has already been sent to Luoshan City to inform Wang Tiezhu to bring his men to handle it.

With the activation of the Cloud and Smoke Formation, Li Daqiang's expression finally softened. Presumably, with the White Serpent present, this old servant would not dare to attack easily again.

Upon arriving at Zhushan, Li Daqiang immediately went to the place where the white snake had been coiled up. After checking the snake's injuries and finding that it was not seriously hurt, Li Daqiang was relieved.

That evening, Wang Tiezhu led the men of the Sihai Escort Agency to the small fishing village. After meeting Li Daqiang, Wang Tiezhu dispersed the escorts of the Sishui Escort Agency to various parts of the small fishing village, completely surrounding it.

Li Daqiang also knew that this could only serve as a warning; if a powerful cultivator came, these people would be no different from paper dolls.

"However, with these people protecting him, Li Daqiang felt much more at ease."

As for Zhou Boyuan of Luoshan City, after learning about this matter, he even drew a portrait of the old servant and posted it on notices throughout the entire process.

Fortunately, the old servant did not appear again in the following days.

Luoshan County is like this, but the neighboring Suiyun County is quite different.

"At this moment, Mo Bufan, who had provided false information, stood pale-faced and trembling beside the old servant."

If the old servant had carefully sensed it, he would have discovered that it too had suffered some injuries.

"How dare you lie like this! If it weren't for your relationship with me, I would have burned you to ashes long ago."

Upon hearing this, Mo Bufan immediately spoke up.

"My lord, I truly know nothing of the situation on Bamboo Mountain. Please, immortal, spare my life." With that, Mo Bufan knelt on the ground.

The old servant glanced at Mo Bufan.

"Useless piece of trash. You've turned the investigation into the Li family into this mess. I shouldn't have made you the magistrate in the first place."

After saying this, the old servant disappeared from the room, and his words reached Mo Bufan's ears.

"Resolve this matter clearly for me. Once my injuries have healed, I'll find a fellow Daoist to accompany me on a trip to the Li family."

Mo Bufan lowered his head even further as he listened to the words.

After a long while, Mo Bufan finally raised his head.

"I never thought that someone I looked down on back then could have reached such a level. Since there are still immortals, I naturally have no reason to be afraid."

After saying that, Mo Bufan summoned the captain in charge of the city guard in Suiyun County, as well as the Jianghu forces in Suiyun County.

Li Yuan, unaware of the attack on Zhushan, was currently traversing the dense forest with Luo Tong.

Three days later, Li Yuan and Luo Tong appeared in the territory of Shanyue County.

Seeing the familiar landscape, the two breathed a sigh of relief.

Luo Tong then took out his identity jade token and began to examine it.

At this moment, two messages appeared on the identity jade tablets of Luo Tong and Li Yuan.

First, it was a message from their squad leader, Si Nan, inquiring whether the two were still alive. Second, it was a report on battlefield affairs. As for why the communication tokens didn't work when Li Yuan and the other man were in Mosa, it was probably because of the great distance.

Seeing that more than 100,000 people had died in the entire Green Wave Slope, the two felt a chill in their hearts. However, the message on the communication jade tablet meant that Daqing already knew their location, so the two could only return to report as soon as possible.

Ten days later, the two finally returned to the familiar battle city.

"As soon as the two arrived at the city gate, they saw that Si Nan was already waiting for them at the city gate."

"Hahaha. Brother Li, Brother Luo, I knew you two would escape this pursuit."

The two men glanced at Si Nan, gave him a brief, indifferent reply, and then followed him back to the camp.

Li Yuan and Luo Tong both vividly remembered the scene when Si Nan was the first to flee. What's more, Si Nan actually made the rest of the group clear a path for him, which was quite problematic.

"However, when the two realized that the commander of this Earth-level squad was surnamed Si, they could only swallow their anger."

Seeing that a rift had already formed, Si Nan stopped being enthusiastic and led the two back to the tent, asking them to wait for the reassignment of their squads before leaving the tent.

Soon, Zhang Xuan, having learned that the two were not dead, rushed over upon hearing the news.

"I knew it! It's impossible that only Fellow Daoist Xu survived in our Qingshan County. I didn't expect Brother Li and Brother Luo to survive as well. Hahahaha."

The two noticed that Zhang Xuan's expression had improved considerably.

Li Yuan spoke first:

"Brother Zhang, thanks to you, I almost lost my life."

After the three chatted for a while, Zhang Xuan glanced at Li Yuan.

"Brother Li, there's something I still need to tell you. Your Li family was attacked ten days ago. But don't worry, Brother Li, the Li family is fine."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan's expression changed.

"Heretical cultivator?" Zhang Xuan shook his head.

"It shouldn't be. As far as I know, it should be a cultivation family from Longling County." However, Brother Li is quite good at managing his subordinates.

"When the magistrate of Luoshan County heard that your Li family had been attacked, he actually posted the attacker's portrait all over Luoshan County. He's quite the fearless magistrate, daring to interfere in matters concerning cultivators."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan raised an eyebrow. Zhou Boyuan wasn't such a fool. Could it be that he did it on purpose? If so, he was quite cunning.

Brother Zhang, you flatter me. May I ask if you know which family in Longling County they are from?

Seeing Li Yuan's anxiety, Zhang Xuan slowly said:

"It should be the Qian family of Longling County. The head of the Qian family is probably nearing the end of his life and wants to find a good place for the family. However, there are too many wolves in Longling County, so he chose Qingshan County. Unfortunately, he has run into a tough opponent."

Zhang Xuan then said with a serious expression:

"Fellow Daoist Li, be careful. The feud has been formed, and the Qian family will certainly not back down."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan quickly expressed his gratitude.

"I never expected that Zhushan would encounter such a situation after only a month of my absence. But the Qian family is acting so openly and honestly; could it be that they have absolute certainty?"

Seeing that Li Yuan was frowning, Zhang Xuan did not disturb him any further. After exchanging a few pleasantries with Luo Tong, he left the tent.

Zhang Xuan didn't want the Li family to fall into trouble like this. He could always get some benefits from the Li family's annual taxes. If it were another family, he might not be able to get any resources at all.