Chapter 58: People of the world

At the dining table, Master Ge was drinking his wine, his face gloomy.A young rogue cultivator dared to challenge him. Although Master Ge didn't react at the time, he was secretly resentful.

Manager Hu was carefully flattering him on the side.

Halfway through the meal, Ge Heng suddenly thought of something. He glanced at a sealed jar of wine next to him.

"Is this jar of wine for that kid?"

"If you want to drink it, just open it." Manager Hu cursed inwardly. This jar of wine cost twenty taels of silver. But he forced a smile and said, "I'll buy another one later."

"No." Ge Heng suddenly smiled, his hand covered with green energy, and he patted the jar of wine: "This one is fine."

Manager Hu was horrified: "Master Ge, this is not acceptable!"

Ge Heng's smile faded, and he turned to look at him, his eyes cold: "What's not acceptable?"

Manager Hu was sweating profusely, but he still said: "He is a cultivator. If something happens, none of us can escape."

Although Yang Kingdom is small, it is still a country with its own laws.

Just like Master Ge, who often beats his maids, he would never actually kill anyone.

Killing at will, unless he has a background that can easily cover it up. Or he doesn't want this stable job anymore.

"What's there to be afraid of? He's a rogue cultivator with an unknown origin. Who would investigate?" Ge Heng said discontentedly: "Besides, I'm not going to kill him. Just teach him a lesson. So that the young man knows his place!"

"Really... no one will die?" Manager Hu was trembling.

"Why would I lie to you?" Ge Heng said, and then reassured: "Don't worry, no one will find out! The methods of Qingmu Immortal Gate are not ordinary."

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In the dark mountain path, a figure was moving quickly.

"This is the territory of the Twin Dragons Association, who is the intruder?"

A voice suddenly sounded in the darkness.

The Twin Dragons Association is a local sect in Mo Kingdom, subject to the rule of the Mo Kingdom court, but also has a certain degree of autonomy. Among all the sects in Mo Kingdom, its strength is not weak.

This area is already the periphery of the Twin Dragons Association, and the one who spoke is likely a patrolling cultivator of the Twin Dragons Association.

Among the many figures, a voice responded: "I am a disciple of the Dao Institute of Qinghe County in Zhuang Kingdom, on a mission to capture the Bone Evil. Please make way!"

The voice of the patrolling cultivator of the Twin Dragons Association fell silent.

In the past, the Twin Dragons Association would not have given this face.

Mo Kingdom and Zhuang Kingdom have been at odds for many years, but they have never been at a disadvantage.

But now...

Emperor Zhuang ascended to the realm of Dongzhen, and there were two gods, Du Ruhui and Huangfu Duanming, who were strong and powerful, suppressing all directions, and it was their time to shine.

Zhuang Kingdom has been constantly voicing its desire for a position commensurate with its strength - war is undoubtedly the most direct way.

The Mo Kingdom court has repeatedly given way in national affairs, not wanting to give Zhuang Kingdom such a reason.

Since it is the "righteous act" of the Dao Institute disciples to capture the Bone Dao, a heretical sect, they, the Twin Dragons Association, can turn a blind eye. The monument of living beings standing outside the city of Fenglin has long been known to all.

The cultivators of the Dao Institute of Qinghe County were not surprised, and quickly dispersed and moved forward. They had already destroyed a small stronghold of the Bone Dao today, and were chasing the last few followers to this place, hoping to earn full merit.

The entanglement between Zhuang Kingdom and the Bone Dao is not only this year. More than two hundred years ago, there was a catastrophe caused by the Bone Dao. At that time, the founder of Zhuang, Zhuang Chengqian, mobilized the power of the whole country and wiped out the Bone Dao in one fell swoop.

Since then, the Bone Dao has revived, but it has only been small-scale, until last year, when the destruction of the Fenglin city area shocked the whole country.

But only today, they were so proud and could openly hunt down criminals in the territory of Mo Kingdom.

The stronger the country, the more justified they are.

The cultivators of the Dao Institute of Qinghe County spread out in formation, flanking and encircling, planning to wipe out the followers of the Bone Dao here - they could not go any deeper, for fear of causing a backlash from the Twin Dragons Association.

For Li Jianqiu, who issued the order, it was enough to explore the situation on the periphery of the Twin Dragons Association.

As the most outstanding cultivator of the Dao Institute of Qinghe County this year, he indeed had such a secret mission. Those few followers of the Bone Dao were able to flee all the way here under his deliberate indulgence.

In order to ensure secrecy, the other cultivators who accompanied him did not know about this. They were still immersed in the pride of a strong country, and at the same time, they were full of hatred for the destruction of the Fenglin city area in their county.

Li Jianqiu didn't know how many people were assigned the same secret mission as him, but he knew it was definitely not just him.

Zhuang Kingdom has been sleeping for many years, and now it has woken up, hungry and wanting to eat meat.

Looking around the surrounding countries, Yong Kingdom is certainly the hardest to chew, and Mo Kingdom may not be easy to swallow. But the high-level officials of Zhuang Kingdom obviously already have a target.

The world is full of countries and sects, and the major forces are intertwined.

For example, Zhuang Kingdom and Yong Kingdom are mortal enemies. Yong is strong and Zhuang is weak, but Zhuang has the support of the Dao Sect. With the support of the Dao Sect, it has enjoyed national fortune for a long time.

Among the Dao Sect countries in the world, the strongest is certainly the central region overlord, Jing Kingdom. But specifically, Jing Kingdom is based on the Dao, with three veins. Zhuang Kingdom, however, belongs to the Jade Capital Mountain vein...

All these factors are not one and the same.

In such a complex world situation, national warfare is not a light matter, and one must not only look at the present. Those who do not seek the overall situation are not enough to seek a domain.

The work that Li Jianqiu is doing is just an imperceptible part of the long preparation.

The task assigned by the higher-ups should of course be completed, but for Li Jianqiu himself, the extermination of the Bone Dao is what he cares about most.

Fenglin city area is his hometown.

In his early years, because of the Vertical Pen Peak incident, he was used to being alone. But last year, when he was repressing the Vertical Pen Peak, he had resolved his inner conflict. He began to try to accept others, like Jiang Wang, Zhao Rucheng, and Huang A'zhan.And his parents, his family...

They were all gone.

All of them were gone.

If he had to describe this feeling, it would be the same as when he fled from the Vertical Peak, crying and wailing on the official road.

But it was even worse than that.

Back then, he was alone. Now, he was even more alone.

Back then, he was a homeless dog. Now...

He even felt like he had become a deserter again. When he encountered disaster in the Maple City, he hid in the Qinghe County. When his family, friends, brothers, elders, and fellow villagers needed him, he was not there.

And he would never be there again.

This place was a foreign country, and the night was deep.

Li Jianqiu had already issued the order to kill those few fleeing rats, so his pace slowed down. He didn't need to deal with these minions personally.

Suddenly, he stopped and held onto the hilt of his sword.

It was very quiet all around. The night was supposed to be quiet.

But it was too quiet.

He could no longer hear the breathing of his fellow disciples, nor could he feel his heartbeat.

Even the faint presence of the Twin Jiao Mountain cultivators — a warning to them, the outsiders — had disappeared.

In the darkness, a tall and burly figure with a large ring knife on his back walked out from the direction Li Jianqiu was looking at.

"You people from Zhuang Country really don't know how to live!"

He threw the head in his hand. The head rolled a few times and ended up facing Li Jianqiu.

It was a beautiful woman, a junior sister from the County Dao Institute.

Li Jianqiu moved his gaze away from her horrified expression, looking at the tall figure that emerged from the darkness. sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ NøvᴇlFirᴇ(.)nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of nøvels early and in the highest quality.

The man had a wild aura, and on his face was... a tiger bone mask.

End of the chapter.