.......No matter who it was, anyone who dared to provoke Lü Mountain had to be met with a heavy fist!
They just preferred to stay in the Demon Continent; the Demon Continent was beneficial to their cultivation, but that didn't mean they could only stay there.
The Black-Robed Elder immediately laughed: "Hahahahaha, good! Prepare the chariot, cast the spell, drive out the demons, and march!!!!!"
He shouted very loudly.
They left the alchemy chamber.
The silence there was so absolute you could hear a pin drop.
Everyone scattered, afraid that others might find out and want to join.
Once they had gathered their belongings and harnessed the demon beasts,
they secretly flew out from various parts of Lü Mountain.
They only formed up properly at the border of the Demon Continent.
Black clouds pressed down from above, an army of ten thousand demons, all wearing shackles, dragged a giant flying boat of black light. An eerie ghostly gate swung open, the sky and earth drifted apart, and gusts of black wind blew in, rustling the great sail of the flying boat. On it, a bizarre pattern of a black sun and a white moon coexisting became clear.
As the demon army pulled the flying boat,
the sky and earth flickered between light and dark.
Terrifying, ferocious ghost faces coiled at the top of the flying boat, appearing and disappearing with the alternation of light and shadow, flickering forward, heading straight for the Baoji Kingdom!!!!!!!
At this moment,
the Crooked-Mouth Old Man was still in that secluded cultivation chamber, which felt like hell, being served rare natural treasures and pills by many large demon attendants carrying trays.
Heh, not bringing him along!
Since you refused to let Lu Ding go and had to be stubborn,
we're not taking you! Hehehehe........
At this moment,
Lu Ding, who had already arrived in Nanshan Kingdom, had no idea that the rescue mission from Lü Mountain in the Demon Continent was already on its way, and they had just missed the Great Han envoy mission.
After all, they were not on the same level.
The Great Han envoy mission moved cautiously, taking a winding path.
The Demon Continent envoy mission crashed straight ahead, fearing nothing and bound by no taboos.
At this moment, in Jiangjing, the capital of Nanshan Kingdom.
It was his first time here.
The immediate impression Lu Ding got was that Nanshan Kingdom's social style was a blend of modern and ancient.
There were high-rise buildings and asphalt roads bustling with traffic.
But there were also ancient-style streets and alleys with pavilions and towers.
Although technology was also developed here,
Nanshan Kingdom remained a monarchy to this day.
In other words, there was an emperor and so on.
While they enjoyed the technological assistance from the Great Han, they couldn't completely shed their feudal hierarchy.
Fortunately, phones and the internet from the Great Han still worked here.
Lu Ding looked at Qin Jinghao: "So, what's the plan? Go back to your sect first?"
Qin Jinghao shook his head: "We're already in Jiangjing, I will go back."
Returning like this, weeping bitterly over the remnants of his sect's land, would be too shameful!!
Lu Ding understood.
He turned to look at Jiangjing city: "Let's go. We're here, so we have to say hello."
Every country has its own specialized agency.
For example, the Great Han has the 749, Great Jing has the Pestle Department. Although the names are different, their nature is similar.
So Nanshan Kingdom also had its own special department, called "Shou Ye" (Holding the Night).
The name was quite literary.
But to Lu Ding, who already hated Nanshan Kingdom, the name just felt annoying.
Meanwhile,
at the Jiangjing Shou Ye headquarters, a large conference was being held in the main meeting hall to discuss strategic deployment plans for the occupied territories of Nanshan Kingdom.
As well as a series of briefings on the weaknesses of the ghosts based on known intelligence, information updates, and so on.
The meeting hall was packed with people, all staring intently at the front.
Until the speaker on the stage finished.
Everyone stood up, saluted, and swore the oath of the Shou Ye organization's spirit.
The person on stage shouted: "I swear!"
The standing crowd below shouted: "I swear!!"
The person on stage shouted: "As a member of Shou Ye, I will guard every approaching dawn!!"
The standing crowd below shouted: "As a member of Shou Ye, I will guard every approaching dawn!!"
The person on stage shouted again: "Guard the Nanshan Kingdom, purge the evil and calamity within the darkness!"
The crowd below shouted: "Guard the Nanshan Kingdom, within the darkne-..."
Before they could finish.
Boom!!!!!!!
The wall behind the Shou Ye Deputy Director, who was wearing glasses on the stage, shattered violently.
Four figures walked through the smoke and dust.
You could see a flowing cloak fluttering in the wind, a straight-backed young man, a woman with scattered curly hair, and a young girl holding a wooden tablet.
A voice rang out: "You don't answer the phone, you don't reply to messages, and you're here holding these useless meetings. Are all of you in Shou Ye dead?!"
The crowd of Shou Ye members below the stage was on high alert.
The Shou Ye Deputy Director on stage pushed up his glasses, waved his hand to disperse the smoke and dust, and got a clear view of the people inside.
His expression shifted slightly as his gaze fell on the 749 shoulder insignias and bodycam on Lu Ding's shoulder, then lingered on the scholar-warrior sleeves on Lu Ding, a dazed look in his eyes.
Clearly, he recognized Lu Ding's identity.
But before he could speak,
a Shou Ye member had already recognized Qin Jinghao.
He shouted: "Qin Jinghao of the Miaodao Sect!!!!"
Lu Ding's gaze followed the sound.
Bam!!!!
The man who shouted was instantly hit by a heavy blow and sent flying backward. He spat blood in mid-air, smashed through the wall, and fell out of the main meeting hall, unconscious, his life or death unknown.
This sudden attack,
made every Shou Ye member's body tense up instantly, while confusion arose in their hearts.
How dare he!!!
Bursting into the Shou Ye headquarters during a Shou Ye conference, speaking disrespectfully, and even daring to hit a Shou Ye member.
They must be tired of living!!!!
But just as they were about to move,
the Shou Ye Deputy Director on stage called them to a halt.
Looking at the figure in the scholar-warrior sleeves, he asked: "May I ask if I have the honor of addressing Corpse-Shattering Tai Sui, Lu Ding of the Great Han 749?"
As soon as he said this,
the entire hall was stunned. Ah, it was Lu Ding, then it was fine.
Lu Ding's name was at its zenith among the countries surrounding the Great Han. The Battle of Baoji Kingdom had turned the entire Baoji Royal Capital into a dead zone.
His ruthless methods, his domineering personality, radiated a blinding light that countless people dared not look at directly, it was too dazzling.
Lu Ding gave a grunt of acknowledgment, 'Mm'.
With his admission,
the Shou Ye Deputy Director's heart tightened instantly, instead of feeling joy.
If any other 749 strongman had come, he might have been happy.
But of all people, it had to be Lu Ding.
It wasn't that Lu Ding wasn't strong, but the problems Lu Ding was entangled with were far too great!
And he had brought Qin Jinghao with him.
What's more, Qin Jinghao had even joined the 749, sporting the 749 shoulder insignias.
This was going to be a huge mess.
Furthermore, strongmen from many countries were still lurking in the Baoji Kingdom, waiting for Lu Ding. If they found out he had come to Nanshan Kingdom, they would chase him here, and another great battle would break out.
The Baoji Royal Capital was a cautionary tale for Nanshan Kingdom.
The situation in Nanshan Kingdom was already bad enough; the anti-ghost effort had failed, half the country's territory was lost. If another great war broke out here...
Nanshan Kingdom would be finished...
This Shou Ye Deputy Director spoke in a deep voice: "Grand Duke Lu, can we have a word in private?"
He wanted to persuade Lu Ding to go back.
He was truly afraid that Lu Ding's arrival would only make things worse for Nanshan Kingdom, like adding fuel to the fire!
But Lu Ding didn't give him any face.
"No. Say whatever you have to say right here. If you won't, then I will."
The man swallowed the words he had wanted to say and changed his tune: "Then, please, Grand Duke Lu Ding, enlighten me."
Lu Ding reached out his hand to the Shou Ye Deputy Director in front of everyone: "Hand over all the members and forces involved in the annihilation of the Miaodao Sect."
Lu Ding emphasized each word: "Remember, I don't want a list. I don't have the time to search for them one by one. I want the people. Not one of them can be missing."
He raised one finger: "If even one is missing, I will hold everyone present here responsible. I will hold the entire Nanshan Kingdom responsible."
Lu Ding's stern expression softened slightly: "Of course, as a reward, I will resolve the ghost calamity for Nanshan Kingdom."
As he said this, Lu Ding took a deep breath, as if savoring the scent in the air: "Returning a clean and pure country to the Nanshan Kingdom."
The Shou Ye Deputy Director's fist clenched secretly inside his sleeve. That statement about holding the entire Nanshan Kingdom responsible, that aggressive declaration, infuriated him, yet he felt powerless.
Because Lu Ding's performance in the Baoji Kingdom had proven that he was capable of it, that he was strong enough!
The Shou Ye Deputy Director forced down his emotions: "Grand Duke Lu, the matter of the Miaodao Sect was truly an accident. At the time..."
Lu Ding took a step forward. His figure seemed to flicker, growing larger, transforming into a dragon, ferocious and brutal, rolling with black smoke. The dragon's eyes, filled with chaotic pupils, stared down at the man: "Are you refusing me?"
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Thank you to the big boss Jun Shen Hongchen for the two Gift Kings. I have family matters to attend to and can't add extra chapters for now. Sorry, treasure viewers. Sorry, big boss.
Chapter 1097: Hand Over the People, or I Will Hold the Entire Nanshan Kingdom Responsible!
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