Jun Anlan was speechless. She knew that Lu Ning was trying to scare her.
"Since you don't have the guts, I won't force you, but I will tell you the ugly things ahead."
"In the East China Sea, within three hundred nautical miles, you Dazhou fishermen can hunt fish to survive. If there is a problem beyond three hundred nautical miles, don't blame me, the Hai Tribe people."
"Finally, you killed the two Black Dragon Emperors of my Sea Clan. My Sea Clan will never forget this, and I will have to pay you back sooner or later!"
After the voice fell, Jun Anlan did not stop. He sat down and the black dragon roared angrily, then dived under the sea surface and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Following closely were the sea clan guards who were guarding Jun Anlan, all lurking below the sea surface and quickly moved away.
Lu Ning stayed in the void for a while, then turned into a sword and headed towards Donghai City.
Returning to the main hall of the command camp, Lu Ning called Tang Xian over and explained the concessions made by the Hai clan people. He repeatedly told Tang Xian not to let the fishermen cross the three hundred nautical miles.
Tang Xian nodded repeatedly upon hearing this. Within three hundred nautical miles there was enough for coastal fishermen to survive.
"Those who are not from my race must have different minds. Even so, we must guard against the people from the Hai Tribe."
"It's the marshal."
Tang Xian nodded repeatedly.
"Go ahead."
Lu Ning waved to Tang Xian and waited until evening before leaving Donghai City with Lin Jian and others.
"Sir, shall we go to Youzhou or Qingzhou next?" Lin Jian asked.
Lu Ning frowned and said, "Let's go to Qingzhou first."
He planned to go to Qingzhou first, then to Yezhou, then Qingzhou, and stopped in Yunzhou.
Yunzhou is the hinterland of Kyushu. After the Yunzhou matter is resolved, only Yongzhou, Sangzhou, Yanzhou and Youzhou are left.
Therefore, Lu Ning's route was from Yongzhou to Sangzhou, through Beimang to Yanzhou, and the last stop was Youzhou.
After you are done with Youzhou, you can go directly back to Beijing and Zhoucheng.
Two days later.
July 19th.
Experience: 38.9 million points.
evening.
A team of fast riders arrived at Qingzhou City.
Zuo Hongchen, who had received the news a long time ago, immediately met Zuo Xici, the head of the Zuo family, and waited outside the city with the Zuo family members.
When Lu Ning arrived, he took one look and dismounted: "Master Zuo, you are too polite."
Zuo Xici smiled and said: "Lu Sizheng, please come into the city."
In Qingzhou, the Zuo family is a large clan that cultivates immortals and is also the head of the aristocratic family.
Even those wealthy businessmen looked up to the Zuo family. After all, they were all from Qingzhou. If they wanted to survive in Qingzhou, how could they not obey the Zuo family's arrangements.
Therefore, regarding the rebellion of King Yongshan, except for a few families and sects in Qingzhou who were against the Zuo family, other families and Jianghu sects were neutral.
The so-called neutral attitude means that whoever wins in the end, I will obey.
But in Qingzhou, the top-notch sects Jinlei Temple, top-notch sects Lihentian, and Rakshasa Sect all supported King Yongshan.
There are also many Jianghu sects and aristocratic families attached to their command.
After entering the city.
Lu Ning and his people followed Zuo Xici to Zuo's house.
The Zuo family was built along the Langsha River in Qingzhou. The terrain is very good and the environment is extremely beautiful. In addition, the family is next to the mist-shrouded mountains. The pavilions and buildings are like sitting in the fairy mountains, and the artistic conception is profound.
Lin Jian and others couldn't help but nod. Zuo Hongchen was born in such a family, so it's no wonder he always has a touch of arrogance on his face.
He has been influenced by a wealthy family of sword cultivators since he was a child, so he can't look down on others.
Zuo Xici walked side by side with Lu Ning and said, "There are a total of 1,300 people in my Zuo family, old and young. I am the only one with a cultivation level above the second level, seven people with a cultivation level above the third level, and seventy people with a cultivation level above the fourth level."
There are 300 people of fifth grade and above."
"Along the cobblestone main road, there are people's houses all the way to the depths. They are all members of my Zuo family."
Lu Ning was secretly surprised when he heard this. The Zuo family was really big, with a large village on top.
Enter a large hall.
Zuo Xi resigned and asked Lu Ningru to take the seat, while the others sat below.
After taking two sips of tea, Lu Ning looked at Zuo Hongchen and asked, "How is the cleaning going?"
Zuo Hongchen stood up and said, "Sir, according to your instructions, all small families and sects have been inspected, and those who should be arrested have been arrested. All gold, silver, treasures and other materials have also been transported to Qingzhou, and are currently waiting for your arrival to deal with it."
Lu Ning nodded and said: "As for the gold, silver, food, grass and other materials, let Qingzhou Prefect Fang Ping handle it and establish a material supply station to prepare for emergencies."
Zuo Hongchen nodded: "The others are the Hong Family, the Jinlei Temple, Lihentian, and the Rakshasa Gate."
Lu Ning said: "Have a night's rest and go to Hong's house tomorrow."
Zuo Hongchen hesitated and sat down.
The next day.
July 20th.
Experience: 53.7 million points.
Lu Ning took Lin Jian, Zuo Hongchen, and a total of 200 demon-suppressing people to the Hong family.
The Hong family has a history of 800 years in Qingzhou. It has been passed down from the founding of the Zhou Dynasty to the present. At first, the family was a businessman, and later it gradually changed from a businessman to a scholarly family, which is also called a scholarly family.
But the business side was not left behind, it was just handed over to the dependent family. The Hong family became the traders and those behind the scenes.
But in Qingzhou, everyone knows that the Hong family covers a small part of the sky with one hand, and the other half of the sky is naturally the Zuo family.
Although the Zuo family is powerful, they focus on cultivation rather than intrigue, so they never compete with the Hong family.
The Hong family also knew that the Zuo family was powerful and did not dare to compete with them at all.
At this moment.
Hong Boxing, the old man of the Hong family, and more than 500 members of the Hong family, greeted Lu Ning and others outside the mansion.
Regarding the dispersion of the Shen family in Anzhou, Hong Boxing had already received news, so when he saw Lu Ning riding ahead, he immediately waved to the clan members.
Plop, plop, plop...
The scene was extremely spectacular, with more than 500 clan members all kneeling down, including Hong Boxing, who was leaning on a walking stick and kneeling tremblingly on the ground.
moment.
Lu Ning came on horseback and sat on the horse looking at the crowd of people kneeling on the ground.
Hong Boxing prostrated on the ground and shouted: "Sinner Hong Boxing, welcome Lu Si Zheng's arrival."
Lu Ning's eyes flashed slightly, Hong Boxing must have heard about the Shen family's sinking into Bichuan in Anzhou, and his attitude was extremely sincere.
"Get up."
When Hong Boxing heard this, his face showed joy: "Thank you, sir."
At this moment, Hong Boxing's sons stood up and helped him up.
Hong Boxing hurriedly stepped forward to lead Lu Ning's horse.
Lu Ning glanced at Hong Boxing, got off his horse and walked towards Hong's house.
Hong Boxing hurriedly handed the horse rope to his son and quickly ran after Lu Ning.
Enter the main hall of the Hong family.
There is a scholarly atmosphere, with various antique paintings and calligraphy hanging on the walls.
After Lu Ning looked at it, he sat down on the seat next to him.
Hong Boxing was busy waiting on the side, serving tea and water, and his attitude was extremely respectful.
Lu Ning took the tea cup, took a sip, put it aside and said, "Let's talk about it."
Hong Boxing said hurriedly: "Mr. Lu, you may not believe it. Some time ago, I was possessed by a ghost and did a lot of stupid things. Later, I went to Jinlei Temple and asked Yuanming Divine Monk to exorcise the evil spirits, and the ghost left my body. "
"That's when I realized that I had actually done something worthy of death, which was to support King Yongshan's rebellion."
Hearing this, Lu Ning was a little stunned. In the main hall, Lin Jian, Zuo Hongchen, Gu Wushuang and others also had shocked faces. This old guy is really good at talking!
"Then what?" Lu Ning frowned.
Hong Boxing said: "Master Lu, I already know that I was wrong, but that thing has happened and is irreversible."
"In order to atone for my sins, I am willing to hand over one-third of the family's annual assets to the court to make up for the sins of my Hong family."
Lu Ning's eyes flickered and he said: "You have a much better attitude than Anzhou's Shen Bichuan. Knowing your mistakes can make a lot of improvements!"
"I can absolve you of the Hong family's crimes, but one-third of your assets are not enough."
"half!"
Hong Boxing shouted directly, "The Hong family is willing to hand over half of its assets and obey the court's orders. If you dare to have second thoughts, you will be exterminated."
Lu Ning hummed and nodded with satisfaction.
This Hong Boxing is quite courageous.
Hong Boxing breathed a sigh of relief, half of the assets would be better than those of the San clan.
Once the clan is dispersed, Hong Boxing will not live long.
Lu Ning stood up and said, "Go to Qingzhou Prefect Fang Ping and hand over half of your Hong family's assets this year."
"It's Mr. Lu, Mr. Hong will be there in a moment."
Hong Boxing nodded repeatedly and went to see Lu Ning off.
The Hong family has a sincere attitude, so it doesn't take much trouble.
After leaving the Hong family area, Lu Ning led Lin Jian and other 200 people straight to Lihentian.
Lihentian is one of the first-class sects in the Great Zhou Dynasty. It used to be a sect of Zhongxie, but later this sect gradually took the evil path.
In fact, it still depends on the clan leader.
After all, the leader of a sect is the leader. If he leads his disciples to follow an evil path, the sect's character will change and it will become an evil sect.
Lihentian is located in the most southeast direction of Qingzhou, not far from the coast and on an island.
People in the Hanging Realm can basically fly there.
Leaving the horses on the shore, Lu Ning took two hundred people and flew to Lihentian Island.
It fell in front of a big stone. The big stone seemed to have been split in the middle. The middle was extremely flat and ten feet wide.
Only half of the stone was engraved with large blood-red characters: Lihentian.
Lu Ning swept his consciousness and found that there was no one in Lihentian.
Obviously, Lihentian learned the way of killing, and the leader of the Bliss Sect escaped with all his disciples.
Lu Ning stood at the highest point of the island and looked at the vast sea. There were many islands to the southeast, but he didn't know where they lead.
He immediately looked at Zuo Hongchen and said, "Have your Zuo family ever been to the islands in the southeast?"
Zuo Hongchen came to Lu Ning's side, looked toward the southeast and said, "Sir, I have been there."
Lu Ning raised his eyebrows and asked, "What are the names of those islands?"
Zuo Hongchen said: "Demon Ape Islands."
Lu Ning frowned: "Demon Ape Islands?"
Zuo Hongchen nodded and said: "Yes, sir, my subordinates have not been there, but my ancestor of the Zuo family has been and said that there are demon apes living on those islands. Some of them are very docile, while some are full of demons and attack humans."
"Going deeper, there is an endless ocean, and I don't know where it leads."
Lu Ning nodded and said, "Do you think all the people from Lihentian are hiding on the Demon Ape Islands?"
Zuo Hongchen said: "It's possible, but the Demon Ape Islands are thousands of nautical miles away from where we are now. It's not safe to take a boat. It's very difficult to fly there. It's very dangerous if you encounter ferocious birds and beasts."
"My subordinate, even if there is food on the island, the Demonic Ape Clan will not let outsiders eat it. They can only make a living by salvaging fish from the sea."
"But it's not safe in the sea. They couldn't bear it anymore, so they ran back to the shore. It won't be too late to catch them then."
Lu Ning raised his sword eyebrows slightly: "From what you're saying, the Demon Ape Clan is quite powerful?"
Zuo Hongchen nodded and said: "Yes, sir, there is a second-grade demon emperor among the demon apes. When my ancestor of the Zuo family went there, he fought with the demon emperor of the demon ape clan."
"I also learned a set of swordsmanship from the Demon Ape Demon King, called Demon Ape Swordsmanship."
Lu Ning raised his sword eyebrows. There is a sword technique in the Tianshan Sect called "Spirit Ape Sword Technique". The person who created this set of sword techniques should have understood the sword technique after watching the Tianshan Spirit Ape climb up and attack other monsters.
Unexpectedly, Zuo Xici, the ancestor of the Zuo family, also had this ability, and actually understood a set of "Demon Ape Swordsmanship".
"Demon Ape Demon King?"
Lu Ning murmured and said, "It has nothing to do with the Southern Xinjiang Monster Clan, right?"
Zuo Hongchen shook his head and said: "It's unclear, but I guess it doesn't matter, otherwise the Demon Ape Clan wouldn't live alone on those islands."
Lu Ning nodded, "Leave a hundred households to guard here. If you see Lihentian's people come back, you don't need to intercept them, just report them directly."
Zuo Hongchen saluted and said, "It's your Excellency."
It was already evening when we returned to the shore.
Lu Ning and others did not stay. After having a simple meal, they headed to Rakshasa Gate overnight.
Rakshasa Gate is located in the southwest of Qingzhou, at the junction with Yezhou, in an ancient temple in the mountains. The ancient temple in the mountains has existed for many years, but the exact age cannot be verified.
The first generation leader of the Rakshasa Sect was a martial arts killer. After discovering this ancient temple in the mountains, he established a sect here called the Rakshasa Sect.
He specializes in killing people for a living.
Since the sect leader is a killer, he is very good at concealment, and there are not many sect members gathered around him, so he hides whenever he wants.
Since the development of the Rakshasa Sect, not many people know how many people are in the Rakshasa Sect.
Therefore, even if the government surrounded them with people, they would not be able to capture the Rakshasa sect members. Instead, many officers would die.
Over time, the government became afraid of the Rakshasa sect, stopped arresting them, and reported the task to the Demon Suppression Division.
The Demon Suppressing Division is responsible for arresting people from the Rakshasa Sect, but it is also difficult to catch them.
When Lu Ning was working in Tianlao, Qiu Fei, the evil law enforcement officer imprisoned on the first floor, was one of the disciples of the Rakshasa Sect.
July 21, noon.
Lu Ning took Lin Jian, Zuo Hongchen and others to the Evil Ghost Mountain.
The ancient temple in the deep mountain is located deep in the Evil Ghost Mountain. When the ancient temple was built, it was rumored that it was to suppress evil spirits. Later, the ancient temple was occupied by the Rakshasa sect when there was no one left.
When they reached the foot of the mountain, Lu Ning and others looked towards the mountain.
I saw mist lingering in the mountains. If I came at night, I would probably feel a little bit sleepy.
Fortunately, there is a mountain road, and their mounts are not ordinary horses, so climbing the mountain is like walking on flat ground.
A cup of tea.
Lu Ning took Lin Jian and others to the ancient temple.
The ancient temple has red walls and black tiles, but is a bit shabby.
On the main entrance, a shabby plaque reads in red writing: Rakshasa Gate.
Lu Ning sat on the black horse and did not enter the ancient temple immediately.
Instead, he activated the Three Jue Eyes and used the Three Jue Eyes to perform the technique of looking forward, looking towards the sky above the ancient temple.
Upon seeing this, Lu Ning's expression suddenly became extremely serious, and he saw that the ghostly aura above the ancient temple was extremely strong.
Even all the mist in Evil Ghost Mountain is ghost energy, all emanating from the ancient temple.
Lu Ning's eyes darkened: "Is it really possible to suppress an evil ghost?"
While walking on the road, he heard Zuo Hongchen talk about the Rakshasa Gate. He thought it was a rumor, but he didn't expect that this place was so full of ghosts that it blocked the sky and the sun.
"Everyone stand back."
Lu Ning frowned and said, such a strong ghost energy is more solemn than the evil force in the heavenly prison.
The female ghost emperor Gu Yinghong who was captured in Tianshi Dao last time did not have such ghostly aura. The green ghost emperor, black and white and impermanent combined, could not compare with the ghostly aura here.
"First-grade Ghost Emperor?"
Lu Ning's face darkened, but at this moment, the surprised voice of Chi Long's demon soul sounded from the jade belt: "Digging grass! I didn't expect that this ghost demon is still alive?"
"You know it?"
Lu Ning did not see any ghosts in the ancient temple, but the strong ghost energy above the ancient temple meant that evil spirits were suppressed under the ancient temple.
"Yes, this ancient temple in the mountains was built by a traveling monk who passed by here 5,300 years ago to suppress the spirit of the fox demon."
"That walking monk was the later master of Kuchan Temple, a practicing monk."
"Do justice for heaven?" Lu Ning frowned.
"That seems to be what it means."
Chilong Demon Soul has never met the Taoist monk, but he knows this person.
Lu Ning said coldly: "So, what is being suppressed under the ancient temple is the soul of the fox demon?"
Chilong Demon Soul said: "Yes, I came here three thousand years ago to conquer the soul of this fox demon. I didn't expect that she was so fierce that her body was dead, but the demon soul was still so powerful. After being suppressed by the Buddhist monk's Dharma, she became
More fierce and terrifying."
"Seeing that I couldn't subjugate her, I left."
"But at that time, I hadn't reached the first level of cultivation. Later, I didn't need it after I reached the first level, so I forgot about it."
"I didn't expect that the soul of this fox demon is still alive!"
Lu Ning's eyes flashed and he asked, "Does it have the secret to longevity?"
Chilong Demon Soul sneered: "Where is the secret of immortality? She devoured a large number of human souls here and became a first-class ghost demon."
"Well, if I hadn't been trapped in Wolong Mountain and given up my physical body, I could have cultivated into a first-class ghost demon."
The souls of a first-grade ghost demon and a first-grade fox demon are very different.
A first-level ghost demon has a ghost body, which is the strength of a first-level strong person, but the soul of a first-level fox demon can take away the body of a person in the seventh-level air sea realm, and the strength it can exert can reach up to the fifth-level suspended realm.
Therefore, the gap between the two is very large.
Lu Ning said coldly: "If you become a ghost demon, wouldn't you have no chance to seize your body?"
Chilong Demon Soul said bitterly: "I don't have one now either!"
Lu Ning said nothing, stared at the ancient temple for a while, and once again asked Lin Jian and others to retreat and stay away from the ancient temple.
"Sir, why do you retreat again and again?"
Lin Jian asked with a frown, because he didn't find any danger in the ancient temple.
Lu Ning sent a message: "Under the ancient temple, a first-grade ghost is suppressed. It is extremely powerful."
Hearing this, Lin Jian's face suddenly became serious, and he couldn't help but glance at Zuo Hongchen, there was really an evil ghost suppressing him here.
"Sir, how about we retreat a little further?"
Lin Jian raised his eyebrows. There was a huge difference between a first-grade ghost demon and a first-grade demon soul. The former was equivalent to a first-grade strong man, while the latter was just trash.
For the safety of more than 200 people, Lu Ning nodded: "Retreat again."
Lin Jian turned around and shouted: "Everyone, retreat and exit the Evil Ghost Mountain."
Lu Ning: "...???"
I asked you to retreat, but I didn’t ask you to exit Evil Ghost Mountain!
He immediately glanced at Lin Jian and said, "You should also exit the Evil Ghost Mountain."
Lin Jian's face was full of joy and he said: "My lord, I will leave now."
Lu Ning: "...!!"
Looking at Lin Jian running for his life, Lu Ning shook his head speechlessly. He really knows the current affairs and will not stop at all.
"That's not right. Why don't you leave, sir?"
Pei Tianbei, who had retreated far away, frowned and asked when he found that Lu Ning had not retreated.
Lin Jian glanced at him: "Who is your lord? The God of War of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He is invincible at the first level. He dares to fight even at the first level. Can you do it?"
Pei Tianbei grinned and said, "I can't do it now..."
Just as he was talking, he realized in hindsight:
"That's not right. It's just an ancient temple. Why should we retreat? Why is it even related to the first rank?"
Lin Jiandao: "Don't say anything. I will tell you after you exit Evil Ghost Mountain."
After a while, two hundred people exited the Evil Ghost Mountain.
Lin Jian explained the situation, and everyone's eyes widened when they heard it.
"First-class ghost demon?"
"My lord, can he win?"
"Let's go help the adults!"
Gu Wushuang, Pei Tianbei, Sheng Xuan and other people who had followed Lu Ning before were all anxious.
Lin Jian curled his lips and said: "Venerable Tianlei, you can't help me even if you have a mid-level first-grade cultivation. You go, do you think you can help?"
"It's more of a disservice than a help."
Lin Jian glanced at everyone as he spoke, and continued: "Your Excellency asked us to withdraw from the Evil Ghost Mountain, obviously because we want to fight the ghost demon. Once he surrenders the ghost demon, it will not be too late for us to enter the mountain again."
Zuo Hongchen frowned and said, "What if I can't surrender?"
Lin Jian glanced at him: "Even if you can't surrender, you can still escape. If we are here, we will only become his fetters."
Boom!
At this moment, a shocking loud noise came from the Evil Ghost Mountain.
Everyone looked with frowns and saw a sword light rising into the sky, and at the same time there were nine bloody giant tails fluttering in the Evil Ghost Mountain.
The mist with a radius of dozens of miles gathered on Evil Ghost Mountain in an instant, forming a black cloud that blocked the scorching sun in the sky.
On Evil Ghost Mountain, in the mist.
In front of the ancient temple, Lu Ning drove the black horse away. He stood on the ground, holding a sword in his hand, looking at the blood-red nine-tailed fox that split the ancient temple.
This nine-tailed fox is surrounded by a dark and gloomy ghost aura. As for the physical body, it is a ghost body condensed from the first level of cultivation and is lifeless.
"Ha ha ha ha……!"
The nine-tailed monster laughed wildly and wantonly. She never thought that one day she would be able to break the seal of the old monk Xingdao and come out.
Although this flesh and blood is a ghost body, as long as she can still practice, she believes that sooner or later, she will reach the level of a ghost and immortal.
By then, it doesn't matter whether they are human or not, they will all become immortals anyway.
"Hahaha……!"
The eerie and sharp laughter echoed throughout the Evil Ghost Mountain. For a moment, the blood-red nine-tailed demon ghost transformed into a woman in red and appeared in Lu Ning's eyes.
Lu Ning's face was serious. He didn't expect that he broke the seal of the monk with one sword, allowing the nine-tailed demon ghost to escape from the seal that had been sealed for 5,300 years.
At that moment, his sword light was washed away by the overwhelming ghost energy that had been suppressed for 5,300 years.
Therefore, the nine-tailed demon was not harmed.
"Thank you, little brother."
The nine-tailed demon smiled charmingly, and her sinister expression made her look terrifying.
She walked towards Lu Ning step by step, "To express my gratitude, I decided to let you stay by my side forever, hahahaha...!"
Poof!
The nine-tailed demon was smiling when he suddenly realized that his head had been chopped off and rolled after falling to the ground.
A ghostly face was pale and bloodless.
But a large amount of ghost blood spurted out from his neck and floated in the air.
Lu Ning looked at it coldly. He knew that the ghost blood was transformed by ghost energy. It suppressed the nine-tailed demon ghost. The ghost energy was gone, and the ghost blood was gone.
The head of the female ghost that rolled down not far from Lu Ning's feet suddenly turned its pale eyes. It jumped up and floated in front of Lu Ning and said ferociously: "You saved me and then killed me. You can't blame me!"
"Boy, give it...!"
boom!
The Vajra fist struck instantly, and the female ghost's head exploded like a watermelon.