I Possess a Scroll of Demon-Subduing Records

After shaking off their pursuers, they discovered that the two had already returned to a place not far from the Jingye Division.

Sometimes, you don't know how fast you can run until you're pushed to your limits.

"That person didn't seem hostile towards us, so why did he cause us trouble?"

After a quick analysis, Bao Sanniang realized something was wrong.

Their opponent's cultivation level should be above theirs, but they showed mercy in every move.

It's strange that if the other party had no hostility, yet forced them to flee in panic.

Guan Buping sighed silently.

He actually hoped Qu Jing would leave the mountain and embrace a new life, but isn't this progress a little too fast...?

Chapter 227 On the Tongtian River

Judging from the raincoat, the figure, and the opponent's seemingly harmless water-based sword energy, Guan Buping would have wasted his many years as the chief constable of the Jingye Division if he couldn't guess these things.

Thinking about Qu Jing's unwillingness to appear and meet him, and the strange smell in the room, Guan Buping's feelings were complicated and hard to describe.

In fact, he never intended for Qu Jing to remain a widow for his elder brother. The two had no marital relationship, had not formally married, and had not even developed feelings for each other before.

Guan Buping did not want Qu Jing to ruin her life because of guilt.

If Qu Jing is willing to remarry, that would be a good thing, indicating that she has truly emerged from the shadows.

But it shouldn't be like this!

This kind of thing happened without the proper formalities of marriage and etiquette...

Guan Buping's mentality is a bit broken.

He felt somewhat like a doting father to Qu Jing. Now that he saw his own cabbage being eaten by a pig, and he didn't even know which one, he was naturally furious.

If he finds out who the other person is, I'll break his legs!

On the other side, Qu Jing also hurriedly fled, feeling a little nervous, worried that Guan Buping would recognize her.

But she was confident that since she hadn't shown her face, there shouldn't be any major problems. Right now, her concern was with Lin Yi.

Qu Jing cautiously crept towards Lin Yi's residence, only to find that the closer she got, the tighter the defenses became.

She didn't know what had happened, so she had to be even more cautious.

When she got outside the courtyard, she saw that it was full of strangers, and there was no sign of Lin Yi.

One of the men, a rather dignified middle-aged man, was speaking sternly. Although she couldn't hear his voice, Qu Jing focused her energy in her liver and her eyes gleamed, and she could see the man's lips opening and closing.

"Is this how you do things? You can't even kill a single person. What use are you to me!"

Qu Jing didn't know when a prince had appeared in Xing Sha City, nor did she know who they wanted to kill. Now they were in Lin Yi's courtyard. Could it be that they were going to kill Lin Yi?

However, the people being lectured were all highly skilled, giving her a sense of danger. Qu Jing dared not make a move and could only watch from afar.

"If I hadn't been prepared, today's important matter would have been ruined!"

Now that the little bastard has been taken away by Lin Yi, and with that old scoundrel Gui Shan on his side, it will be difficult to touch them again.

Xiao Zhao spoke angrily, and none of the people standing in front of him dared to retort.

There were four people in total: an old man with white hair, a handsome man, a beautiful woman, and a boy who looked to be about ten years old.

They not only include men, women, young and old, but also demons and monsters.

The white-haired old man was named Huai Shan, a demon with 1,900 years of cultivation. Everyone called him Old Man Huai.

The handsome man was named Zhou Ming. He had a thousand years of cultivation and was originally the Black Demon's deputy. When the Black Demon died, Zhou Ming naturally took over.

The beautiful woman's name was Hua Luoxue. She had 1,400 years of cultivation, but she was the weakest among them because she was a ghost.

That unassuming, handsome young boy also had a name, Gu Yu, and he was a demon.

King Liang had many demons and monsters under his command. As far as King Liang was concerned, he didn't care about the background of those who could do things for him.

Of course, these things have to be done covertly, so each of the four categories has a leader. Right now, except for the Dark Lord, they are all here.

They thought that two commanders would be enough to assassinate Xiao Se, but unexpectedly, Lin Yi killed Hei Mo directly, and many more powerful people appeared around Lin Yi.

Things have become complicated, but the blame must be shared.

"Elder Huai, I ordered you to assassinate Xiao Se, why didn't you do it?"

The white-haired old man coughed twice, as if he were truly on his deathbed. This was a custom in Huai Mountain; they looked frail, but when they fought, they were probably the most powerful among the demons and monsters here.

Knowing he was going to take the blame, he wasn't in a hurry and calmly said, "I thought the Dark Demon would make a move, but who would have thought he would be defeated by a human."

"You should know that I asked you to assist him in secret precisely because I was afraid he might make a mistake."

"Since it's about assisting, Black Demon should take the lead. I didn't know he was already Lin Yi. Seeing him preparing for the assassination, I naturally didn't want to interfere, lest it affect his plans."

Unexpectedly, several more powerful figures joined Lin Yi's side later, so I dared not show myself. It would be terrible if I were attacked and killed.

As soon as Huai Shan opened his mouth, he downplayed his mistake.

He's a master at shifting blame, so even if Xiao Zhao wanted to blame him, it would be a bit unreasonable.

As for the other three, Xiao Zhao did not assign them the assassination mission, nor did he want to make things too difficult for them.

Good heavens, is there not a single person who can take the blame for me?

The situation was somewhat awkward, so Xiao Zhao had no choice but to let the matter drop for the time being. If they continued the discussion, he would have to take the blame himself.

"Let's not dwell on the past, but I hope the same thing won't happen again. Our most important task now is the Demon Emperor's Secret Realm."

"Fallen Snow, you stay here to handle the affairs of Star Sand City. Everyone else, come with me on the ship, let's brave the wind and waves and head straight for the Tongtian River!"

"The Demon Emperor's Secret Realm is in the Tongtian River?"

Qu Jing was startled. She didn't know why these people had occupied Lin Yi's place, but Lin Yi shouldn't be here.

She dared not eavesdrop any longer and carefully slipped away.

They didn't make a sound during their escape.

Xiao Zhao and the others set up an array to isolate the inside from the outside, thinking that this would solve the problem. However, they did not expect that someone could read his words by lip movements. The array they set up actually restricted their perception.

Otherwise, with Elder Huai around, Qu Jing wouldn't be able to leave safely.

Qu Jing spends most of her time alone on the mountain. When she's bored, she can only talk to herself in the mirror. But if she makes a sound, it makes her seem like she's seriously ill, so she just keeps talking without making a sound.

Over time, I learned a new technique that was useless most of the time but came in handy at crucial moments.

Now that she had overheard the secret, Qu Jing didn't know where to find Lin Yi.

After wandering around the city without finding any clues, Qu Jing suddenly realized that if the secret realm was in Tongtian River, Lin Yi would most likely go there too.

If he wants to go, I just need to find him on the road he must take, and I can help him out then.

If he doesn't go, that's fine too. He won't have to get involved in those disputes, and once things have calmed down, he can focus on his cultivation.

With this thought in mind, Qu Jing headed straight out of the city, found a secluded spot with abundant water and grass, and hid there...

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Tongtian River is located at the westernmost border of the Great Qi, with a portion belonging to the Northern Wei. It is a wild and untamed land, sometimes cold and sometimes hot, with a large temperature difference between day and night. The cold wind blowing from high places seems to penetrate to the bone.

Most of this area is unsuitable for human habitation or farming, so it is sparsely populated. Due to its high mountains and treacherous roads, it has also become a hiding place for many monsters.

There is a demon king's water palace in the Tongtian River, and some demons also roam the nearby mountains.

However, a few days ago a woman in red came and fought with the demon king in the water. The fight was so fierce that the sky and earth changed color and the sun and moon lost their light. The little monsters were so frightened that they either fled or hid, which made the evil spirits in this area dissipate a lot.

What happened afterward, no demon knew.

After the storm subsided and things calmed down for a few days, the monsters started to emerge again.

A snow leopard spotted a boat on the river, its enticing aroma drawing it closer.

It carefully lurked by the water's edge, chose a shady spot, and quietly entered the water, creating only faint ripples.

But at that moment, an arrow pierced through the air and struck it precisely in the neck.

When the nearby demons saw this, they knew that the person wearing it was not someone to be trifled with, and those without the ability all abandoned any thoughts of causing trouble.

"I've heard that there are many monsters in the Western Regions, but today I only saw a few small cats and a few cats. It's really an exaggeration."

On the boat, Wang Qian calmly put down his hand, quite proud of his archery skills.

Tonight, he is leading the night watch again. He was worried that there were too many demons and monsters and that he wouldn't be able to protect his father and brother. But now it seems that he was being overly cautious.

"That's because my elder brother is exceptionally strong; a mere minor demon is naturally no match for him."

Hearing a voice praising himself, he realized that only his second brother, Wang Liang, would speak like that.

Even though I know it's flattery, it still makes me feel good.

He laughed and said, "Second brother, why aren't you asleep yet?"

"I couldn't sleep, so I came to chat with my older brother."

Seeing that the demons here were not to be feared, Wang Qian relaxed a lot. Anyway, there were guards who patrolled and kept watch at night, so it didn't matter if he was distracted by talking.

"Be on high alert."

After giving the order, Wang Qian walked over to Wang Liang, put his hand on his shoulder, and asked, "Is something bothering you?"

"It's not so much a worry, but I'm a little worried about Jinxuan."

Wang Liang's words also stirred up Wang Qian's longing, but as the eldest brother, he could only comfort his second brother, saying, "Don't worry, once we get here, we won't be far from Kunlun."

After parting ways with Wang Jinxuan, they were driven away by Lu Ningchuan and left Xiangzhou.

They thought Wang An would take them back to the Wang family's ancestral home to live, but unexpectedly, Wang An said that he had not given up on Jinxuan.

The person who entrusted Wang Jinxuan to him back then said that if Wang Jinxuan's identity were ever exposed, they could go to Kunlun Mountain and find a hermit named Yuxu.

Once we find him, Wang Jinxuan will be safe.

Wang An guessed that the Jade Void Hermit was probably a reclusive master, perhaps with some past connection to the Demon Emperor.

In short, he was willing to make this trip for Wang Jinxuan.

Wang Qian was very concerned about his younger sister and was naturally willing to follow her.

The father and son reached a consensus, so Wang Liang naturally had no say and could only follow them onto the boat.