Chapter 230 Blackmail

In less than half an hour, Qunfang Pavilion was surrounded by the army.

County Magistrate Luo Lifu rushed over in a hurry.

His two right-hand men, Wolf Cavalry General Luo Xingliang and Giant Cavalry General Luo Tingyan, also came along.

Although Xiahe County is also a county, its area is much smaller than Qinghe County, and it does not have well-connected waterways.

Therefore, Xiahe County has no navy, only wolf cavalry and legions, and the scale of each is less than half of that of Qinghe County.

The madam and Mengdie knelt on the ground, trembling with fear.

Luo Lifu's eyes widened with anger. He glanced at them and asked in a deep voice, "Who is so bold as to kidnap my son?"

The madam's face turned pale, she was almost pissed with fear, she cried and trembled, "Sir, that man is not a familiar customer, I don't know him at all."

"fart!"

Luo Lifu was furious and slapped him in the face.

Bang~ The madam flew out sideways and hit her head against the wall. Her brain burst instantly and red and white splattered on the wall, covering the entire wall.

Luo Lifu was furious and looked at Mengdie with murderous intent.

If it weren't for this bitch, his son would never have been implicated.

Mengdie was unusually calm at this moment. He lowered his head and replied, "To answer your question, sir, that man's name is Zhang Changji, and he claims to be a disciple of the evil monk who broke his precepts."

"What, a broken-precepts evil monk?!"

Luo Lifu's breath was choked, veins appeared on his forehead, and his chest heaved violently.

"It's that bastard again..."

Luo Lifu gritted his teeth. Seven years ago, an evil monk who broke his precepts caused chaos in the county town and caused great losses. He has always kept this debt in mind.

It’s a pity that the evil monk who broke the precepts escaped so quickly that I couldn’t execute him on the spot.

Luo Lifu took a deep breath, calmed down a little, and sat down slowly.

He looked at Mengdie coldly and asked, "Why did that Zhang Changji kidnap my son?"

Mengdie answered carefully: "In my opinion, Zhang Changji was originally targeting Young Master Sui Yanqing, but after Young Master Luo Junqi introduced himself, he suddenly decided to kidnap both of them."

Luo Lifu said, "Oh," and raised his eyebrows, "Did he mention the conditions for redeeming the person?"

Mengdie was silent for a moment, took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, held it up with both hands, crawled on his knees, and presented it to Luo Lifu.

Luo Lifu narrowed his eyes slightly, took the paper and glanced at it, the corners of his mouth gradually tightened, and the murderous intent on his face became stronger.

He took a deep breath and asked in a cold voice: "Why didn't you take out this piece of paper at the beginning?"

Mengdie replied: "Because Zhang Changji explicitly requested that this paper be given to the Sui Sect Master, not you, my lord."

As soon as he finished speaking, a figure rushed in hurriedly. It was none other than Sui Jiefu.

"Sir, my son..."

Sui Jiefu spoke with an anxious look on his face, but he was interrupted before he could finish his words.

Luo Lifu said directly: "He was kidnapped. This is the condition for ransom."

A piece of paper was thrown over.

Sui Jiefu looked closely and couldn't help but gasp.

"You bastard, this is simply asking for too much!"

Sui Jiefu was furious and said, "30,000 kilograms of fourth-level exotic beast meat, five complete demon-transforming techniques, five young women with exotic blood, and three multi-legged demons. What kind of conditions are these?"

Luo Lifu added: "The deadline is one month. For every day you delay, I will cut off one of your son's fingers."

Sui Jiefu felt a chill run down his spine and looked down at the bottom of the paper.

"One hundred and fifty miles north of the county town, under the big willow tree, hand over the money with one hand and the person with the other."

"If you are ready within a month, you can send it in advance and someone will pick it up."

Sui Jiefu frowned slightly, thought carefully about the delivery location, and found that the place was located between the county town and Yulan County.

Of course, the county seat of Magnolia has been abandoned.

At this time, Luo Lifu suddenly asked: "How long will it take you to get ready?"

Upon hearing this, Sui Jiefu immediately felt dissatisfied.

Your son has also been kidnapped, why should I be the only one to pay the ransom?

However, a higher-ranking official can crush a person to death!

After all, Xuanhuo Sect is a force nurtured and supported by the Luo family. How dare they go against the will of their master?

Sui Jiefu thought for a moment and replied, "About half a month."

"good!"

Luo Lifu perked up and stood up and said, "Go and prepare the ransom. I'll take care of the rest."

Sui Jiefu blinked and said, "Are we just going to let the kidnappers blackmail us?"

Luo Lifu said in a deep voice: "The kidnappers claim to be disciples of the evil monk who broke his precepts. It is hard to tell whether it is true or not. But if the mastermind behind this is really the evil monk who broke his precepts, he may really kill our son if he goes crazy."

Sui Jiefu's face suddenly turned ugly.

Luo Lifu said, "Anyway, you prepare the ransom first, and I will contact some experts to make preparations for both situations."

"Well, eh!"

Sui Jiefu understood and let out a long depressed sigh.

…

…

One hundred and eighty miles north of the county seat.

In the early hours of the morning, Fang Zhixing carried two people all the way to the outskirts of Yulan County.

This was the first time he came to the restricted area in his dream.

From afar, the Yulan County was shrouded in a gray fog, which seemed to be coming and going like a gray cloud.

Fang Zhixing rushed forward and quickly ran for more than ten miles, then he arrived at the South Gate.

As soon as he approached the south gate, a strange gray fog swarmed in and lingered around him.

Fang Zhixing stepped into the city.

The next second, he woke up in the big bed.

Fang Zhixing sat up and looked at his hands, still holding Sui Yanqing and Luo Junqi.

They were both unconscious.

"Sure enough, although I can't leave the restricted area, I can bring anything from outside in!"

Fang Zhixing was delighted. He took out a dog leash, tied up the two hostages, and threw them into the next room.

Fang Zhixing had tampered with Sui Yanqing and Luo Junqi's bodies, blocking the flow of qi and blood in their bodies.

After a long time, their bodies naturally fell into a state of paralysis and they could not move.

Fang Zhixing doesn't have to worry about them running away.

"Wait until they wake up and do some more experiments on them."

Fang Zhixing yawned, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

The night passed quickly.

At noon, Fang Zhixing woke up and turned to the next room.

"Woo woo~"

The two hostages had already woken up and were struggling on the bed.

As soon as they saw Fang Zhixing, they immediately widened their eyes and glared at him!

Fang Zhixing reached out and took the rags out of their mouths and sat down calmly.

He picked up the rag from the ground. It had been moldy for a long time and you can imagine the smell.

How could the two young masters stand the smell? They started coughing and retching, and they almost vomited their gallbladders.

Luo Junqi spat a few times, then gradually recovered. He stared at Fang Zhixing and roared angrily, "I am a member of the Luo clan. Do you know what the consequences of kidnapping me are?"

Pah~ Luo Junqi's neck suddenly tilted, and five bright red finger marks appeared on his cheek.

The slap almost made him pass out.

After a while, he twisted his neck with difficulty and was able to breathe normally.

Luo Junqi's face turned pale and blue, and he dared not threaten anyone anymore.

Seeing this, Sui Yanqing shut up obediently and didn't dare to fart.

Fang Zhixing said calmly: "Do you know where you are?"

Sui Yanqing bowed his head slightly and responded obediently: "Please explain clearly, Mr. Zhang."

Fang Zhixing said word by word: "This is Yulan County."

"impossible!"

Luo Junqi looked unconvinced and shouted, "Ten years ago, Yulan County suddenly underwent a drastic change and was shrouded in fog. Since then, no one has been able to get close to that county."

Fang Zhixing was moved and asked, "A county town suddenly disappeared. Has the county governor asked about it?"

Luo Junqi said: "At that time, we were in the midst of war, and the traitorous Greedy Wolf massacred the city every few days. Who would care about the small Yulan County?

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Well, about a year after the war ended, my father wanted to settle some refugees in Yulan County, so he sent people to take over the county, but he found that the county had already been shrouded in fog.

What’s more, the most bizarre thing is that you can see the county town from afar, but no matter how you walk, you can’t get close to it. The more you run towards it, the further away it gets.”

Only then did I understand clearly.

This is the Magnolia restricted area from other people's perspective, which is completely different from what he experienced.

Fang Zhixing asked, "Then what happened? How did your father handle such a big incident?"

Luo Junqi sneered and said, "What else can we do? According to the court's practice, once we encounter such strange things, we must report them to the 'Heavenly Supervision Department'."

Fang Zhixing was startled and asked, "What did the people from the Heavenly Monitoring Department say?"

Luo Junqi replied: "The Tianjian Division sent someone to say that Yulan County is gradually becoming a restricted area, and told us not to interfere.

As long as we wait patiently, once the restricted area is fully formed, we will be able to enter Yulan County again."

Fang Zhixing took a deep breath and asked quickly, "How was the restricted area formed?"

"How should I know?"

Luo Junqi snorted coldly: "Except for those superstitious people in the Heaven Monitoring Department, I'm afraid there are few people in the world who can figure out how the restricted area came into being."

Fang Zhixing understood and nodded, "To tell you the truth, I accidentally entered Yulan County."

After that, he untied the dog leashes on the two people and said seriously: "You can try to escape from this county. As long as you have the ability to leave, I will give you freedom."

The two noblemen looked at each other, half believing and half doubting.

Soon, they limped out.

Fang Zhixing raised the corners of his mouth slightly and sat in the room waiting.

It was two hours later that Luo Junqi and Sui Yanqing finally returned.

The two men were exhausted, panting, sweating profusely, with expressions of disbelief on their faces.

Luo Junqi panted and asked, "How can we get out of here?"

Fang Zhixing was silent for a moment, and then said truthfully: "Before, someone was also trapped here, but after she fell asleep, she had a dream and left inexplicably. You might as well try this method."

"dream?!"

Luo Junqi, who was already confused, became even more confused.

Sui Yanqing's eyes flickered and he pulled Luo Junqi's sleeve.

The two of them then went to the next room and closed the door.

Sui Yanqing whispered, “I once read a strange story in an ancient book. It said that in ancient times, a woodcutter went into the mountains to chop wood, but a thick fog suddenly arose in the mountains. He lost his way, felt tired, and lay down to sleep. He had a dream.

In his dream, he came across a woman in distress, rescued her and won her heart, and then found out that the woman was actually the daughter of the governor.

He married a woman, became a high-ranking official, and enjoyed all the wealth and glory.

Later he suddenly woke up from his dream and found that the handle of the axe he used to chop wood had rotted.

When he returned to his hometown, he realized that a hundred years had passed and everyone who knew him had long since died."

Luo Junqi frowned upon hearing this and said, "You just like to read these weird and absurd stories."

Sui Yanqing continued: "I haven't finished yet. The woodcutter still remembered everything that happened in the dream, so he went to look for his wife. As a result, he really found a grave. His and his wife's names were engraved on the tombstone, and he was a cenotaph."

Luo Junqi was stunned for a moment, and said in astonishment: "You mean, the woodcutter's dream is true?"

Sui Yanqing nodded and said, "I didn't believe it before, but now I suspect that the story might be true. The ancients once proposed the theory of 'the soul leaving the body'. Perhaps we can do this in the newly created forbidden area."

Luo Junqi's expression changed for a while, and after thinking about it, he nodded and said, "You try it first."

Sui Yanqing lay down, adjusted his breathing, and gradually fell asleep.

He fell asleep.

Almost at the same time, Fang Zhixing also fell asleep and walked out of the room to wait.

But a moment passed.

Fang Zhixing never saw Sui Yanqing leave the room.

On the other side, Luo Junqi gradually became impatient and pushed Sui Yanqing to wake him up.

"How about it, what did you dream about?" Luo Junqi asked quickly.

Sui Yanqing smacked his lips and said blankly, "I slept soundly, and it seems I didn't dream."

Luo Junqi was speechless.

Seeing this, Fang Zhixing said to himself, "It seems that outsiders cannot dream except me."

Half a month passed in a flash.

Luo Lifu and Sui Jiefu were ready. They carried the ransom and went to the agreed location.

Next to the overgrown official road stands a huge willow tree that is so thick that five people can hug it.

When they looked up, they saw a sheet hanging from the tree, on which was written:

"Put the ransom under the tree and retreat a thousand meters away."

Luo Lifu looked around with a frown on his face.

Suddenly, he transformed and grew eight eyes and eight long legs.

He snapped his fingers and a spider silk shot out across the sky.

Then, Luo Lifu jumped onto the spider silk and stood in the air, looking in all directions.

Unfortunately, he didn't find anything unusual.

At this time, an old man in black stepped out of the crowd, took off his coat, and his body suddenly swelled up. His back squirmed and a pair of eagle wings grew out.

Puff!

The old man in black flew into the air, hovered in the sky for several circles, and searched the area within a radius of ten miles.

Soon, he flew to Luo Lifu's side and reported: "Sir, this place is deserted and there is no one."

Luo Lifu hummed and floated down to the ground.

Sui Jiefu and others immediately surrounded them.

Luo Lifu's face was slightly gloomy, and he said in a deep voice: "The kidnappers asked us to retreat a thousand meters away. If we don't do it, I'm afraid they won't show up at all."

Sui Jiefu deduced and replied, "A distance of one thousand meters. At my speed, it will only take a breath."

He turned to the old man in black and said, "Mr. Zheng can fly, faster than me."

The old man in black flashed a pair of eagle eyes and said coldly: "As long as the kidnapper dares to come, he will not be able to escape from my sight."

Luo Lifu thought about it and nodded, "I have laid spider webs around us. As long as the kidnappers touch my spider webs, I will be able to detect them immediately."

After saying that, he arranged his men and dispersed them to the four directions of east, west, south and north to set up hidden ambush.

Time passed quickly and it was dark in a blink of an eye.

Luo Lifu, Sui Jiefu and others waited in silence, their patience gradually wearing out.

Suddenly!

(End of this chapter)