Chapter 224: Chu State on the Big Tomb, Human Demon Swallows the Demonic Art
Chu State!
Among the countries in the wilderness, the State of Chu was not the strongest dynasty, but it was not the weakest either. It was considered a medium-powerful country.
The State of Chu was adjacent to the State of Daqian and the State of Wei. To get here from the Daying Dynasty, one had to cross the State of Wei.
Wei Fan and Ji Qingyue traveled at a leisurely pace and it took them three days to fly from the Daying Dynasty to the territory of the Chu State.
"Why does this Chu State look a bit like a big tomb?"
Wei Fan showed a strange look.
It was not the first time he passed through the territory of Chu State. The first time he passed by here and headed to the Demon Hunter Branch of Daqian State, he did not have any feelings.
However, when he flew past here again when returning from Daqian Kingdom to Daying Dynasty, he vaguely felt that there was something wrong with the outline of Chu State.
Now that he had come here for the third time, he finally discovered where the problem came from.
Looking down from the clouds, the outline of the Chu State's territory looked like a huge and boundless tomb, as if the people of Chu State were living on the tomb.
Ji Qingyue nodded: "You also discovered it? In fact, many martial masters who flew over the Chu State felt that this place was like a big tomb. Some masters even came to investigate it personally. It turned out that this is not a big tomb, but just a special geographical shape.
Moreover, who is qualified to build such a large tomb? How much manpower and material resources would it take to build such a large tomb? "
Wei Fan was not the first person to discover the peculiar geography of the Chu State. Generally, when a martial arts master flew over the Chu State, he could find the special shape here as long as he paid attention.
But this is really not a big tomb.
A huge tomb comparable to the size of an entire country, only a person of certain status would be qualified to build such a tomb.
Wei Fan also felt that this was probably not a big tomb, but just a special landform.
"Let's go down and eat something!"
The two flew for a while and then a huge city appeared on the horizon ahead. Judging from its size, it should be a city at the level of a state capital.
"There is no great power?"
As they approached and landed near the big city, Wei Fan discovered that this city, which was comparable to a state capital in size, did not have any large formations and did not have the power to deter demons.
This situation is extremely dangerous. Some demons' secret techniques may make it difficult even for martial arts masters to identify the demons. If a demon is allowed to sneak in, the casualties will be very serious.
Only by setting up a large formation and having a powerful city, no matter what kind of monsters or demons you are, they will be killed once they get close.
Low-level demons would be killed if they got close, and powerful demons would not sneak into the human cities just to kill a few people secretly.
Ji Qingyue said: "The demon disaster in Chu State is not serious. There are only two states where they border the demons. This place belongs to the hinterland, so there should be no need to set up a large formation!"
It is not easy to set up a large formation covering a population of millions, and the cost involved can bankrupt most ordinary top forces.
His Yunhua Sect was established more than a thousand years ago, but it has only just managed to set up a large formation that covers a small city with a population of 70,000 to 80,000. You should know that even the Divine Sword Sect that Wei Fan had previously annihilated did not have the ability to set up a large formation that covers the entire sect.
This kind of large formation not only requires special people to set up, but also requires a large number of magical soldiers. Since the demon disaster in the State of Chu is not serious, it is normal not to set up a formation.
That is to say, Wei Fan had not been to many places. In many dynasties where the demon plague was not serious, except for Kyoto, formations would hardly be set up in other big cities.
This is because this formation does not have much power to defend against enemies except for killing approaching demons.
As he got closer, Wei Fan discovered that although there was no large formation, entry into the city was very strict.
Generally, cities with powerful formations are easy to enter and exit, and the entrances are guarded by ordinary soldiers.
However, Wei Fan discovered that not only did one have to queue up at the entrance, but there were also celestial martial artists among the soldiers who constantly used qi-detecting and demon-identifying techniques to observe every person who wanted to enter the city.
Wei Fan shook his head. This method was somewhat useful, but not very effective. If a demon really dared to sneak into such a big city, he would definitely have some means to avoid the magic of identifying demons by looking at qi.
He looked up and saw two large characters "Ningcheng" carved in a flamboyant style on the top of the city wall.
"no problem!"
“That’s no problem!”
…
Zhou Shaobing repeated the same actions over and over again, using the magic of observing qi and identifying evil spirits to observe every person entering the city. Once he found someone with a problem, he would immediately warn his companions.
He used the magic of qi identification again, and suddenly he saw a golden light out of the corner of his eye. He subconsciously looked in the direction where the golden light came from.
The next moment, he felt as if he was looking directly at the scorching sun. His eyes were almost blinded and a sharp pain came over him.
"not good!"
Although he immediately stopped the magic of identifying evil spirits by observing qi, two lines of hot tears still flowed from his eyes in an instant.
When his vision returned, he saw that the person who was shining brightly like the scorching sun was a man and a woman, who were queuing to enter the city.
"How can a powerful martial arts master like you queue up? Are you kidding me?"
Zhou Shaobing felt helpless, knowing that he had seen something he shouldn't have seen. How could a celestial martial artist like him spy on a powerful martial arts master?
“Stop!”
While asking his soldiers to stop letting people into the city, he ran over, leaned over and bowed, saying, "You two adults don't have to queue up, you can go in directly!"
The martial arts masters have to line up, and those with bad tempers are probably already beating people.
"good!"
Wei Fan and Ji Qingyue looked at each other, left the team and went straight into the city, which surprised the people around them. They were all wondering about the identities of the two men. They actually asked Captain Zhou, who was guarding the city, to come over in person and invite them into the city with a nod and a bow.
"It seems we forgot to restrain our aura and hurt that captain!"
Ji Qingyue finally understood why Zhou Shaobing looked like he had been crying.
Wei Fan shook his head. He had not forgotten, but it would also be troublesome if he concealed his aura and made Zhou Shaobing unable to see anything.
Being blinded by the light of the golden body is not a serious injury and can be recovered by circulating the true energy a few times.
The two of them entered the city. Along the way, Ji Qingyue's extraordinary appearance attracted many people's attention, and they kept looking back.
In fact, not to mention Ji Qingyue, even Wei Fan has long been accustomed to this situation.
The two walked for a while, found a fairly classy restaurant, sat down, ordered some food and drinks and started eating.
While eating, the two of them experienced the different customs and culture of the Chu State.
"Boss, it's time to pay this month's interest!"
Suddenly, several people with deep auras walked into the restaurant. They walked with steady steps, calluses on their knuckles, and vigorous blood. It was obvious that they were martial artists with great training.
Gangs collect protection money!
In fact, this kind of thing is not uncommon in every dynasty, and it even happens in Nanchuan City where the Demon Hunter branch is located. Even the small restaurant used by the Demon Hunter branch to conceal its identity is paying tribute to the gang it manages.
But Ji Qingyue frowned, not because these people were collecting protection fees, but because he smelled a demonic aura from these people.
Wei Fan nodded slightly. Ji Qingyue smelled it, so he naturally also smelled the stench that only belonged to demons.
He glanced at these people and found that the panel did not respond, which meant that there was nothing wrong with these people. They probably came into contact with demons unintentionally and didn't know it, which was why they had a faint demonic aura.
After the people who collected the money left, Ji Qingyue looked at Wei Fan and asked, "Do you want to go and take a look?"
Wei Fan nodded: "Isn't that what our Demon Hunter Inspectors do?"
The Demon Hunter Inspector monitors all countries, not only the battlefields, but also the cities to see if there are demons hiding. In fact, Wei Fan has been in and out of the top for a period of time, which is seriously inconsistent with the identity of a Demon Hunter Inspector.
As a Demon Hunter Inspector, he should walk around various cities to find problems, rather than just flying away when he wants to go somewhere.
"Waiter, come here!"
He waved to the waiter of the restaurant and called him over.
The waiter came over with a nod and a bow: "What can I do for you, sirs?"
Wei Fan took out a piece of silver and put it on the table, saying, "Who are those people who came to collect the money just now?"
When the waiter heard this, his expression changed slightly, and he seemed reluctant to say anything.
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However, seeing the considerable amount of silver, he finally gritted his teeth and whispered, "They are from Qingmu Hall. If you two want to seek revenge or do justice, I advise you not to go. This Qingmu Hall is the largest gang in Ningzhou City, and it is said that the hall master is a master!"
Seeing Wei Fan and Ji Qingyue asking about Qingmu Hall, he thought they were looking for revenge, or that they were young men who had just entered the world of martial arts and wanted to be chivalrous when they saw gangsters causing trouble. He could not help but bring up the cultivation level of the leader of Qingmu Hall to intimidate the two of them.
Wei Fan shook his head: "We are not seeking revenge, nor are we doing justice. We are just curious about how such a big restaurant like yours can offer sacrifices to others. By the way, do you know where the Qingmu Hall is located?"
“…”
I almost believed your lies!
The waiter showed a fearful look: "Sorry, sir, I can't tell you this!"
It would be fine if he was just curious, but he even asked for the address and said he was not looking for trouble. He didn't dare to tell the location of Qingmu Hall. If something really happened, Qingmu Hall would definitely find it back on him.
"You step back!"
Seeing this, Wei Fan did not make things difficult for the waiter. Ordinary people really could not afford to offend a behemoth like Qingmu Hall.
The two men finished their meal leisurely and walked out of the restaurant. They were about to ask someone about the location of Qingmu Hall, but they saw several armored soldiers walking towards them not far away. The person leading them was the captain of the Tianren Wushu Master who had been at the gate of Ningzhou City.
"come over!"
Wei Fan waved his hand, and Zhou Shaobing immediately came over quickly, bowed and said, "What do you want, sir?"
Wei Fan glanced at the soldiers behind Zhou Shaobing and asked, "Are you guys disbanding?"
Zhou Shaobing nodded, feeling a little resentful. He had injured his eyes, so he had to let another captain take over the duty.
Wei Fan asked, "Do you know where Qingmu Hall is?"
Zhou Shaobing nodded, feeling confused and uncertain. Are these two martial masters here to cause trouble for Qingmutang?
"Take us to Aoki-do!"
Zhou Shaobing did not refuse. Qingmu Hall was a behemoth, but the powerful Wu Zun was even more difficult to deal with.
He asked his soldiers to leave first, and Zhou Shaobing led the way, asking tentatively: "Do the two lords have a grudge against Qing Mu Tang?"
Wei Fan shook his head, knowing that Zhou Shaobing was testing him, so he simply said, "There is no grudge. We are demon hunters. We suspect that there are demons hiding in Qingmu Hall, and we want to go and take a look!"
They didn’t want to tell the waiter before, but Zhou Shaobing is also from the Demon Suppression Division, so there’s nothing to hide about his identity.
"Maybe there's a demon in Aoki Hall?"
After these words came out, Zhou Shaobing's expression changed slightly: "So you two sirs are demon hunters. I am Zhou Shaobing, the humble servant, and I am here to greet you two sirs."
"My last name is Wei, her last name is Ji..."
Wei Fan and Ji Qingyue shook their heads and asked him to continue leading the way.
After walking for a while, a vast manor appeared in front of them. There was also a faint demonic aura here, but Wei Fan used the magic of identifying demons to see if there was anything wrong.
Seeing this, Wei Fan simply focused his mind and scanned the entire Qingmu Hall, but still found nothing wrong.
Of course there might be a problem, but his mind couldn't detect it.
As for the panel, it will not react to things that are scanned by the mind. It will only react to the monster when the person touches it with their eyes.
Ji Qingyue shook her head. She didn’t notice it either.
Wei Fan looked at Zhou Shaobing and asked, "Has anything strange happened in Qingmu Hall recently?"
If he gathered all the people from Qingmu Hall and scanned them one by one, he should be able to find out who has problems, but there are too many people, unless he asks Ningcheng's Demon Suppression Division to send troops to surround Qingmu Hall.
However, it is hard to say whether there is a problem with Qingmu Hall now, and sending troops from the Demon Suppression Division is not a good idea.
Zhou Shaobing frowned and thought deeply for a while after hearing this, and said, "Is this a strange thing? I don't know if this counts as one. In the past, Qingmu Hall rarely competed with others for territory and only defended its own place.
But in recent months, they have frequently fought with other gangs, and many people have died.
Many people also say that Qingmu Hall is a force supported by the Ning family to plunder wealth. If there is a problem with Qingmu Hall, will it be caused by the Ning family? "
Ning family?
Wei Fan was puzzled.
Suddenly going to war with other gangs and killing many people is indeed very suspicious.
Some demons infiltrate the human world. In order to avoid being discovered while eating humans, they do not do it themselves, but control others to kill people, and then they eat the corpses in secret.
Zhou Shaobing explained: "You two adults are not locals, and may not even be Chu people. The Ning in our Ningcheng exists because of the Ning family. Even Ningzhou is called Ningzhou because of the Ning family.
Because the Ning family made great contributions to the founding of the Chu State, after the founding of the country, the Chu State Taizu renamed this place Ningzhou. "
Ji Qingyue nodded: "I remember this Ning family. It is said that because of a magical skill, they are called the demon refining family. Master once said that more than a thousand years ago, the Ning family was the first family in Chu State, and even the Chu royal family was not as powerful as the Ning family.
Not only in the State of Chu, but also in the surrounding countries, the Ning family is a prestigious family.
But now, the Ning family has fallen into decline. Although it is not a second- or third-rate family in Chu, it is not extremely powerful, and does not even have a martial arts master."
Zhou Shaobing looked at Ji Qingyue in surprise, not knowing that she was actually a Chu person: "Master Ji is right, the Ning family used to be known as the king of Ningzhou, and it is said that even the royal family must abide by the rules of the Ning family when they come to Ningzhou.
But now, let alone the royal family, even some top sects can bully the Ning family. They have lost their former glory and even need to support gangs to make money. "
Wei Fan looked at Ji Qingyue: "What is the name of that magic?"
"I remember the commander said that the magic trick of making people and demons swallow the devil"
While Ji Qingyue was still thinking, Zhou Shaobing said the name of the Ning family's magic.
(End of this chapter)