I have an endless army of warriors, rampaging across the heavens.

Chapter 34 Blessed Land
"Then sixty jin."

Zuo Jing was able to admit his mistakes and correct them.

He didn't completely believe Lei Yuanwen's words; it was also possible that Lei Yuanwen was taking advantage of his ignorance and lying to him.

But it's okay.

He was also deceiving Lei Yuanwen.

He had no intention of returning Lei Yuanwen's wife and children to him.

So, it doesn't matter anymore.

You can always find other channels to verify this later.

"correct."

Where did the strange beast come from?

Zuo Jing suddenly realized that Lei Yuanwen hadn't answered his second question yet.

Lei Yuanwen answered without hesitation: "The strange beasts come from blessed lands. Blessed lands are wondrous, forming their own worlds, where strange people and beasts live. They are generally difficult to appear in the present world, but there are still a few that, due to various coincidences, leave the blessed lands and ravage the mountains and fields. Most of the precious meat circulating in the Great Yan comes from this place."

Another blessed land has emerged?
Zuo Jing pressed further, "How big is the blessed land? How many strange beasts and strange people are there inside? If the strange beasts can come out of the blessed land, what about the strange people? And what about us? Can ordinary people like us enter the blessed land?"

He has many problems.

Lei Yuanwen forced himself to be patient and answered each question one by one.

"No one knows how big the blessed land is."

"Nobody knows how many strange people and beasts are inside."

“If people from the mortal world go in, even if they are battle-hardened soldiers or martial arts masters, the range of activities they can move in the blessed land is extremely limited. If they go a little further, dangers will be everywhere.”

"A blessed land may not bring true fortune."

"There are only extreme weather conditions there."

"Some are hot deserts."

"Some are damp swamps."

"Some are vast snow-capped mountains."

"There is only the boundless sea."

"Tens of thousands of elite troops could be wiped out by a tsunami, an avalanche, a toxic fog, or a sandstorm."

"The exploration is extremely difficult."

"Ordinary people can enter the blessed land and also come out. There is no danger in entering or leaving, but every moment spent in the blessed land may result in natural disasters or man-made calamities and a violent death."

"Strange beasts and strange people can all leave this blessed land."

"But the chances are extremely small."

"Moreover, because there are far more strange beasts than strange people in the blessed land, there are also far more strange beasts than strange people who are lucky enough to leave the blessed land."

"However, they are still rare overall."

……

Zuo Jing suddenly asked, "Does the Lei family have a blessed land?"

He asked himself and answered, "There must be."

Otherwise, how could Lei Yuanwen know so much, as if he had personally visited the blessed land?

Then.

well.

Zuo Jing said, "If you want to redeem your wife and children, there are two conditions: first, sixty catties of precious meat; second, take me to the Lei family's blessed land."

"..."

Lei Yuanwen remained silent.

After a while.

He looked at Zuo Jing: "Who exactly are you? Who are you people? Your identity is definitely not simple. You can change the negotiation time and the ransom at will. Even if you are not the leader of the organization behind you, you must be a high-ranking person with considerable influence."

But what Lei Yuanwen couldn't understand was: "Why are you so weak? Why are you so ignorant? Aren't you afraid of dying? You came alone, aren't you afraid of being executed by the enraged Lei family? And now you want to go to my Lei family's blessed land, aren't you afraid of dying inside?"

He doesn't understand.

He was filled with doubts.

He couldn't help but ask.

But he didn't need Zuo Jing's answer: "I will agree to all your requests and fulfill them all. I only have one request: please make sure my wife and children return safely afterward."

interesting.

Zuo Jing replied without hesitation: "Those of us in this line of work actually value our reputation far more than you do. Don't worry, as long as your Lei family doesn't try anything funny, we will definitely return your wife and children safely within three days at most."

Zuo Jing warned, "It's not enough for you to just refrain from using any tricks. You'd better also persuade your father and the rest of the Lei family. Otherwise, they might become resentful and start investigating recklessly, causing unpleasantness. Don't come crying to me saying it's none of your business."

"..."

Lei Yuanwen gritted his teeth: "I understand!"

……

"father."

Lei Yuanwen walked out of the dungeon and came to his father, Lei Shijun.

Lei Shijun listened to the entire conversation between Lei Yuanwen and Zuo Jing: "Your final guess is very reasonable. The person in the dungeon should not be a simple character."

Lei Yuanwen asked, "Could the group that kidnapped Yun'er be the same group that stole the gold and silver last month?"

"possible."

"But I'm more inclined to think it's not."

Lei Shijun said, "The group that stole the gold and silver was extremely familiar with Shangyang City, and they were able to mobilize manpower and dig tunnels within the city silently. Only a powerful force could do that. As for the people who kidnapped Cheng'en, they had only a vague understanding of 'strange beasts' and 'precious meat,' and they knew nothing about 'blessed lands'—they had never even heard of them. Clearly, they were a bunch of bumpkins." They didn't seem to be from the same group.

Lei Yuanwen also thought it made sense.

Which major power in the city doesn't know about 'treasure meat' or 'blessed land'?
That can basically be ruled out.

So--

"The conditions that person proposed—" Lei Yuanwen asked nervously.

Lei Shijun said, "Give him 60 catties of precious meat. He still wants to go to the blessed land, take him with you!"

Lei Yuanwen was overjoyed: "Thank you, Father!"

He then hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but stopped himself.

Lei Shijun added, "Your son is also my grandson. Don't worry, as his grandfather, I won't do anything reckless until they and their mother return safely, and neither will anyone else in the family."

Moved, Lei Yuanwen knelt down with a thud: "Son thanks Father!"

……

it is good!
The ransom was agreed upon.

The next challenge for Zuo Jing was how to safely transfer the ransom, namely 60 jin of precious meat, without leaving any loose ends.

……

The day.

Zuo Jing possessed Zhao Erwuba and was brought back to the light of day.

"follow me."

He led Lei Yuanwen and a group of Lei family servants to the entrance of the Lei residence.

Just came out.

One man rushed forward, first bowing to the east, and chanting: "Burn my wrecked body, blazing holy fire, what joy is there in life? What sorrow in death? To do good and eliminate evil, only for the sake of light. Joy and sorrow, all return to dust. Pity the people of this world, for they have so many worries! Pity the people of this world, for they have so many worries!"

He then clasped his hands in greeting to Zuo Jing, saying, "Wu Jingcao of the Ruijin Banner greets Left Envoy Yang."

That's utter nonsense.

This man was Zhao Erwujiu, a top-tier assassin whom Zuo Jing had summoned in advance. He had given him a random identity to intimidate the Lei family.

aside.

Lei Yuanwen thought to himself, 'He's definitely not a nobody.'

Left Envoy Yang.

Ruijinqi.

And there are also all sorts of little phrases and slogans!
A glimpse of the leopard in the tube can be seen.

There must be a very tight organization behind this so-called "Left Envoy Yang". I wonder what level this "Left Envoy" is.

Lei Yuanwen was thinking about these things.

Then it occurred to me again.

After they reached an agreement today, and he prepared 60 catties of precious meat, "Left Envoy Yang" strode out.

As soon as it comes out.

Then someone from their own group came to meet them.

Have these people been staking out Lei's residence all these days?
Where is it hidden?

Lei Yuanwen looked around discreetly, but couldn't find any angle from which they were spying.

His heart sank.

This organization might not be as unsophisticated as he and his father imagined; it might not be a makeshift operation.

but.

What exactly is its origin?
Why have we never heard of this before?

Was it hidden that well?

Lei Yuanwen's mind raced.

Over here, Zuo Jing casually handed two ice boxes containing 60 jin of precious meat to Zhao Erwujiu: "Go, take them back to headquarters."

Zhao Erwujiu was full of energy and replied loudly, "I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"

then.

They quickly left with the ice pack.

Lei Yuanwen watched Wu Jingcao leave, then looked at Left Envoy Yang: "Left Envoy Yang, are you really not planning to leave?"

Zuo Jing said, "I need to go to the blessed land, but how will I get there if I leave?"

Aren't you afraid of death?!

Lei Yuanwen said, "The blessed land is quite far away, and the entrance is kept absolutely secret. Please ask Left Envoy Yang to rest for a few days."

"It's all right."

Zuo Jing is not picky.

No matter how well you try to hide, you will be completely exposed under the location of the broken jade.

60 jin of precious meat?
That's nothing!

Lei Yuanwen and the others would never have imagined that Zuo Jing was actually eyeing the blessed land controlled by the Lei family!

……

　P.S.: We're upgrading tomorrow. Guess what's different about the level 8 assassins?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)