Starting from the Greyhound, seventy-two changes.

Chapter 147 Witness
"Quick! Protect the divine crossbow! We must not let it fall into the hands of the Ping An Dao demon!"

In the midst of the shocking explosion of flames and talismans, the screams of the city guards and yamen runners were heard everywhere. Only Captain Ouyang Lie roared in the fire:
"Retreat! Everyone, retreat! We have fallen into the devil's conspiracy!"

now,

Just when Li Yuancheng and several other captains of police arrived, several county captains and deputy captains of police who had wanted to suppress the rebels in Ping An Dao and make great achievements were suddenly horrified by the scene of flames rising to the sky and all the city guards and yamen runners having their arms and legs blown off.

Until,

Ouyang Lie's voice shook the long street:

"Everyone retreat, retreat to the county town! Retreat! Everyone retreat!"

Chen Ku was in the dark, watching the more than 200 government troops who were preparing to go into the mountains to suppress the monsters. Even with powerful weapons like the divine crossbow, they were still covered in dust and fled for their lives towards the county town, holding their broken limbs.

The people in the entire Sheyu Town covered their ears tightly and dared not go out.

And during the retreat of Ouyang Lie and other government troops.

Chen Ku noticed that on the top of the hill.

It seemed that Yao Wensu and other Ping'an Dao demons did not lead their troops down the mountain to chase after them, and allowed Ouyang Lie and others who had entered the mountain to suppress the demons to leave.

It was as if he simply wanted to use this battle to send a signal to Shangguan Yun.

That is: Ping'an Road cannot be pacified by you, the magistrate of Baojiao County.

Although they paid the lives of almost five or six hundred Ping An Dao followers in this battle, it was of no concern to Yao Wensu and Ping An Dao. They were all ordinary followers, not even many of them were in the strength training stage, and few of them could draw talismans.

None of the church leaders were killed.

However, most of the city guards who were famous for their "divine crossbows" were injured.

At last.

Chen Ku was on the roof, looking at the battlefield filled with bloody corpses and broken limbs, as well as Yao Wensu and others who turned around and left from the hill.

My heart was shaken.

Trance.

Unconsciously, he recalled what his elder brother Chen Xin told him when he came back that night during the Chinese New Year:

"Baojiao County is not a place to stay for long. If possible, leave early and go to Qiulong Mansion, or somewhere further."

this moment.

Especially, today, after witnessing such a brutal war and the hidden signals leaked from Ping An Province, I can fully perceive...

After today, something big will happen in Baojiao County!

In fact, the current situation will become even more terrifying in the future.

"I thought that as long as I could gain a foothold in Yaowang Hall, I would be able to gain a foothold in Baojiao County, but I didn't expect..."

Chen Ku turned into a marten and flew in the sky. He looked down at his brother-in-law Li Yuancheng and the defeated troops of the city guards returning to the county town. He felt extremely anxious:

“Once again, I felt a strong sense of insecurity and crisis.”

This sense of crisis,
It's not directed at anyone.

Rather, it comes from the terrible external environment, which brings him a lack of security.

After witnessing today's battle, Chen Ku had instinctively realized that a huge vortex was about to appear in Baojiao County, and that things were likely to change, to the point that he felt that he was not safe even if he stayed in Yaowang Hall or in the inner city.

Especially after seeing the madness of Pyeongan-do today.

He was more aware.

Ping An Dao, he is nothing like the refugee before.

Refugees were roaming the countryside, and in order to avoid further disasters from refugees, he chose to take his family to a safer city. That was because the refugees did not have the ability to attack the county town and capture the city walls.

But the Ping An Road we see today is...

I have the ability to do that.

…………

At the same time that Chen Ku began to feel uneasy about his living environment again.

The news that the city guards and government detectives went into the mountains to suppress the monster but were instead killed by a scheme set up by Yao Wensu, the incense master of Ping'an Dao, quickly spread to every household in Baojiao County as the defeated city guards returned to the city in disgrace.

In the county government office.

Shangguan Yun rarely changed into an official robe. His face was as gloomy as water. He stood with his hands behind his back in the county office and said simply:

"Write to the Qiulong government office, requesting that troops be sent to help us quickly and suppress the rebels!"

Suppress the rebels!

Once these four words were spoken, it almost directly defined the nature of Pyeongan-do. It was no longer just a simple cult, but had become a "rebel organization."

"Respected County Magistrate!"

In the hall, County Magistrate Qi Wanshan, County Lieutenant Ma Tianlin, and Third Squad Chief Constable Wang Yixian all stood up at the same time, realizing the seriousness of the matter.

Then he watched the county magistrate wave his sleeves and leave the hall.

Back hall.

Shangguan Yun had just arrived in the garden when Master Sui You came slowly and straight from the corridor and said softly:
"What is your plan, sir? If the government really sends heavenly soldiers to suppress us, even the lowest-ranking Wudutou has a reputation as a military candidate, and is the same seventh rank as you. If you add a thousand soldiers, everyone in Baojiao County will have to obey him. How can we carry out our plan?"

"Don't worry, this county has its own confidence and means."

Shangguan Yun spoke faintly:
"It would be best to involve the Golden Hammer Grandmaster in advance. This county feels that only one Wudutou is too few."

…………

huh~~
Chen Ku returned home and stared at the storage bag in his hand.

Baojiao County is not a place to stay for long...

Where can we go?

Qiulong Mansion?
But he was unfamiliar with the place, and without the support of Yaowangtang, if he went there alone to fight, it would be like starting from scratch.

Chen Ku pieced together two paths.

First, he could continue to stay in Yaowang Hall, but he had to be promoted to a higher level from Yaowang Hall's current status. Perhaps he could catch the eye of the boss in the city behind Yaowang Hall and be promoted to a big shop in the city to avoid the turmoil in Baojiao County.

Secondly, if he waited for a while and took the martial arts exam, he might be able to catch the eye of the Golden Hammer Grandmaster. Even if he didn't, after successfully winning the "merit", with the fame of a "martial artist", he would be able to eat well in any prefecture or county in the Daji Dynasty.

"The martial arts exam is in March, and there are still more than two months. The first path is easier to take. After all, I am now the young manager, and I should have entered the sight of the boss in the capital. Next... I guess as long as I perform well in the guild consultation meeting, I will have a better chance of being promoted to the capital."

It has been more than half a year since I entered Yaowang Hall. I have long known that Yaowang Hall could not have achieved what it has today without the support of several owners in the city. It is said that those owners are members of the [Three Emperors Ancestors Association] among the thirty-six martial arts associations in the city, and they are also in charge of the inheritance of the entire Xinglin lineage in Qiulong Mansion.

that's it,
Chen Ku first decided on the basic route in his mind, and then began today's boxing and stance training. Before going to bed, he released the marten.

But he remembered something and said to the marten:
"By the way, when I attacked the two people from the Ancient Elephant Sect in Sheyu Town today, I seemed to see them studying a white jade antler, which looked very similar to the antler of the Nine-Colored Deer. I remembered the smell at that time. Next time you go out, besides going to Yuan Country to vent your anger, you should also pay more attention to this smell and see if you can find the Nine-Colored Deer."

The Nine-Colored Deer is worth five hundred thousand taels.

Not to mention its value in gold and silver, just the leather jacket that can change color and style is something Chen Ku really needs. Every time he transforms, he needs to take off and put on clothes, which is very troublesome. If he has a piece of clothing that can change color and shape with his body shape, it would be much more convenient.

Second.

The antlers of the Nine-Colored Deer can also allow people to understand the animal language, which he also finds very rare.

The marten nodded at Chen Ku.

Then he jumped out under the moonlight.

At this moment, Chen Ku felt it.

The second level fire energy had been completely digested after two days, and the stock on hand now was just enough for him to conjure up a second level fire spout pot.

【The fire mouth kettle changes! 】

[The fire spout kettle changes! Transforms! ]

[The fire spout kettle changes! Transforms! ]

[Realm: Second Realm Magical Treasure]

[Ability: Spout (Fire Breathing)...]

The abilities are still the same abilities.

However, the level of fire control was raised by one level. After Chen Ku threw a piece of second-level fire essence into it, he threw some third-level 'Health-preserving and Liquid-replenishing Pills' medicinal materials into it.

After finishing a set of Wuming boxing, he went back to his room to sleep.

Wait until you wake up the next day.

Woo-woo-woo-woo~
The kettle is on.

After Chen Ku got up, he simply washed his face and poured out two "Health-preserving and Liquid-replenishing Pills" from the Second Realm Fire Spout Kettle. These were the pills his master had given him for treating his gastrointestinal problems.

"Hmm... ten portions of medicinal materials, only 20% chance of success in making a pill, and the quality is only average."

He sighed softly:
"However, using a second-level furnace to refine third-level elixirs, and being able to produce elixirs is already good enough."

Gudong.

One bite.

But Chen Ku suddenly groaned and felt some pain in his stomach:
"hiss!"

Immediately, he looked inward with his mind and was shocked to find that the previous minor gastrointestinal ailments, after taking the Yangsheng Huanye Pill, suddenly turned into a liquid and stuck to those places, just like a plaster on a wound.

"This medicine is actually a bit irritating."

Chen Ku took a deep breath, but he didn't think that his master Yang Luchan would lie to him. Sure enough, not long after the initial stimulating pain, he felt a warm sensation in his stomach and intestines, as if his stomach and intestines were absorbing the medicinal power.

"Master said that to nourish the stomach like this, you have to take it for at least half a year. Well, I'll take my time."

Before going out.

He also threw some ingredients for the health-preserving and replenishing pill into the fire pot.

Nowadays.

It was the time when I had an appointment with my senior brother Kou Ming to attend a small meeting.

"Junior Brother Chen, you are so punctual."

When I arrived at the entrance of the slaughterhouse, I saw Kou Ming standing there, dressed in a blue shirt, with the gentle temperament of a scholar. Next to him was Huo Xiaoxia:

"Junior Brother Chen."

"Hello, Senior Brother. Hello, Senior Sister Huo." Chen Ku saluted with his fists clasped.

"Now that everyone is here, let's go." Kou Ming said with a smile.

Walked out of Yaowang Hall.

Chen Ku and his two senior brothers and sisters were walking on North Street, and couldn't help asking: "Big Brother, we are all out now, can we tell me where today's meeting will be held? Who will come? What do I need to do? What should I pay attention to?"

Huo Xiaoxia also looked at the blue-shirted scholar in front of her with curiosity.

Kou Ming walked in front, his lips moved slightly, and he whispered to his two junior brothers and sisters, saying:
"Of course you can. Today's meeting will be held on the bank of the Longjiang River. Including the three of us, there will be a total of sixteen people attending the meeting. They are from the Yulong Society, the Chai Tiepu, the Tongwenguan, the Heyuan Escort Agency, the Hongyan Tower, the Lieshilin, the Pai Gang, and the Fen Gang. Each family will send two or three people."

Chen Ku listened to these eight forces. He had heard of some of them, but not others.

"As for what you need to do? You and Junior Sister Huo don't need to say anything. I will do it. You just need to do whatever I tell you to do."

At this point, Kou Ming turned around and said with a smile:
"And there's one person you do need to keep an eye on."

"Who?" Chen Ku raised his eyebrows.

"This person is called Ma Mingfeng. His status in the Yulong Society is the same as mine. He is the young leader of this session of the Yulong Society. He passed the martial arts exam two years ago. He is only 20 years old this year, but he has already reached the peak of Xuanguan cultivation."

After Kou Ming finished speaking, he looked at Chen Ku with an expressionless face and said:

"I know Junior Brother's ability. If he was just an ordinary Xuanguan Peak, I wouldn't ask you to be careful. The key is... this person has received spiritual gifts in the third level of Xuanguan Peak, 'Xuanmen', and has mastered the 'witness art'. With this, he is not only invincible in the Xuanguan Realm, but even masters of the third level of Yuji Realm will be in trouble if they are not careful. You must not look him in the eye."

(End of this chapter)