Having many children brings many blessings; the struggle for power begins with marriage.

Chapter 729 Lu Chen, do you have a Daoist partner?

Ji Qiuyu didn't want Lu Chen to get away. Even if Lu Chen didn't give her the Exorcism Sword Technique, his existence was still extremely important to Black Moon City.

Without Lu Chen, if another demonic tide like the one a few days ago were to occur, Black Moon City simply wouldn't be able to hold it off.

We must keep Lu Chen here no matter what.

Upon hearing Ji Qiuyu's words, Lu Chen said, "But the emperor has issued an imperial edict. If I disobey, won't I be punished?"

Ji Qiuyu said with a smile, "How can the Emperor of Great Chu still have any control over Black Moon City? Now the Great Chu Dynasty is in disarray. Although Black Moon City is still nominally part of the Great Chu Dynasty, it has actually become independent."

"Even if the Great Chu Dynasty wants to replace me as the city lord, as long as I disagree, the Great Chu Dynasty cannot replace me."

Hearing Ji Qiuyu's words, Lu Chen was somewhat surprised. Was this something he could say?

If Ji Qiuyu dared to say such a thing, it seems that the Great Chu Dynasty has indeed lost control of its subordinates.

Ji Qiuyu continued, "Fellow Daoist Lu, rest assured, as long as I am in Black Moon City, even if you don't teach the Exorcism Sword Technique to others, you can still be the deputy city lord of Black Moon City."

As soon as she finished speaking, Ji Qiuyu looked at Lu Chen expectantly, wondering if he would stay.

Lu Chen said, "Since the city lord has said so, then I'll stay. Anyway, I have nowhere else to go."

Hearing Lu Chen's answer, Ji Qiuyu was overjoyed; it was good that Lu Chen was willing to stay.

Over the next month, Lu Chen traveled throughout Black Moon City as the deputy city lord. He then discovered that Black Moon City was much larger than he had imagined, which explained why Ji Qiuyu said that Black Moon City was basically independent.

Black Moon City is divided into two cities: an outer city responsible for resisting the demonic tide and a huge inner city, the size of which is almost the size of a small country.

The key point is that Black Moon City controls not just one city, but a large area of ​​surrounding land. Black Moon City has formed a complete economic and trade system, and it can be said that Black Moon City is now a country within a country.

During this time, Lu Chen used his position as the deputy city lord to inquire about many things about this world from the people of this world.

There are quite a few dynasties and countries in this world. Of course, the most important reason is that this world is much larger than the Tianchen World, which is why so many countries and dynasties have been formed.

In the Ziyang World, there are five major powers: Tianji Tower, Zixiao Dynasty, Xiongmo Tower, Xuehongfang, and Shuiyue Palace.

The Zixiao Dynasty possesses the most land in this world and is the most powerful dynasty on the surface. However, in terms of true strength, the Tianji Tower is considered the strongest in the eyes of the people of this world, because the Tianji Tower is mysterious enough, and the unknown is what makes people most wary.

After figuring out the power structure of this world, Lu Chen focused his investigation on the Zixiao Dynasty and the Tianji Tower.

He is now very eager to know how powerful the experts of the Zixiao Dynasty and Tianji Tower are.

someday.

Lu Chen and Ji Qiuyu were patrolling the city wall. Lu Chen glanced at the Demon-Sealing Forbidden Land in the distance and then said, "City Lord, you said the Demon-Sealing Forbidden Land is so important, why doesn't the Zixiao Dynasty send people to guard it themselves, instead leaving everything to the Great Chu Dynasty?"

Ji Qiuyu sighed and said, "I was originally sent by the Zixiao Dynasty, which is why the Great Chu Dynasty has never dared to touch me. In the past, the Zixiao Dynasty would send people to regularly inspect the Demon Sealing Forbidden Land and check the seal every year, but in recent years, the Zixiao Dynasty has been in turmoil, and they seem to have forgotten about the Demon Sealing Forbidden Land."

Upon hearing Ji Qiuyu's answer, Lu Chen realized that this was the case. He had wondered why no one was paying attention to the huge issue of the Sealed Demon Forbidden Land.

Lu Chen continued, "The Forbidden Land of Demon Sealing is related to the safety of the entire Ziyang World. Besides the Ziyang World, other forces should also be paying attention, such as the Tianji Tower?"

Ji Qiuyu said, "The disciples of Tianji Tower do come once a year, but they don't send anyone to guard it. Perhaps they think that nothing will happen in the Demon Sealing Forbidden Land."

Lu Chen thought to himself, "The people of the Purple Sun World are really carefree."

Ji Qiuyu continued, "In the end, they just want to shirk responsibility."

Lu Chen thought about it and agreed. There were too many forces in the Ziyang World, and it was perfectly normal for them to shirk responsibility. It was like the saying "three monks have no water to drink." No one was willing to guard the Demon Sealing Forbidden Land. The place was filled with demonic energy and lacked spiritual energy. Who would be willing to guard it?

Only the territory of the Great Chu Dynasty is located in this area. Once the demonic tide spreads, the Great Chu Dynasty will be the first to suffer. Therefore, there is no other way but to send troops to guard it.

At this moment, Lu Chen stopped and looked at Ji Qiuyu, asking, "Has the city lord never thought of leaving Black Moon City? After all, you are not a member of the Great Chu Dynasty, and there is no need for you to risk your life for the Great Chu Dynasty."

Hearing this, Ji Qiuyu smiled and said, "I did think about leaving at first, but I've gotten used to this place, and the Forbidden Land of Sealed Demons has special significance for me, so I can't leave."

Lu Chen asked curiously, "Special significance?"

At this moment, Ji Qiuyu turned to look at Lu Chen, staring into his eyes, and said, "More than 100,000 years ago, the Ji family paid a huge price to seal the Heavenly Demon in the Demon Sealing Forbidden Land. Since then, guarding the Demon Sealing Forbidden Land has been the mission of our Ji family members."

"Furthermore, when the Heavenly Demon was sealed, it had already memorized the bloodline aura of the Ji family. Once the Demon Sealing Forbidden Ground is destroyed and the Heavenly Demon comes out, it will immediately seek revenge on the Ji family."

Lu Chen said, "I see."

At this moment, Ji Qiuyu smiled and said to Lu Chen, "It's good that Fellow Daoist Lu is here. With Fellow Daoist Lu here, I believe the demonic tide will never be able to cross Black Moon City."

Lu Chen smiled slightly. "City Lord, will you still call me Fellow Daoist Lu? Please just call me by my name."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Ji Qiuyu was taken aback for a moment, but she quickly recovered and said, "Lu Chen, from now on, I entrust the safety of Black Moon City to you."

Lu Chen said, "No problem. As long as I'm in Black Moon City, I won't let the demonic tide advance even a step."

"Alright, let's continue our patrol."

As soon as Lu Chen finished speaking, he walked towards the distance of the city wall, and Ji Qiuyu didn't say anything more.

The two strolled along the city wall, looking like a perfect couple.

The current atmosphere stirred up subtle feelings in Ji Qiuyu's heart. Lu Chen had saved her life, and although she knew that Lu Chen might have ulterior motives, she still couldn't suppress her affection for him.

In addition, Lu Chen was already so handsome, so she had even more feelings for him. However, after spending a month together, she found that Lu Chen didn't seem to have any other feelings for her, which troubled her.

After a while, Ji Qiuyu asked again, "Lu Chen, do you have a Daoist partner?"

Lu Chen, blushing but without batting an eye, replied, "No, why does the city lord ask such a question?"

(End of this chapter)