Chapter 151 State Lord
It turned out that after Li Er and Qian San escaped from Qiu Qianling, they were afraid of being punished by the Jinmen Immortal Palace and did not dare to return to Zhongzhou Prefecture.
They fled to a secluded forest where few people went to heal their wounds, but unexpectedly, Elder Xujun of the Lingjian Sect caught up with them and invited them to join the Lingjian Sect.
Thinking that there was no place for them in the Jinmen Immortal Palace, the two of them readily agreed. However, they were worried that after going to the Lingjian Sect, they would find it difficult to gain a foothold in the sect as they had neither backing nor strength.
So, the two of them came up with a plan -
Before the news of Liu Xiaozhi and his men's death reached Zhongzhou Prefecture, he rushed back and seized all the spirit stones and treasures that Liu Xiaozhi had collected and accumulated during his years as the prefect.
In this way, when they arrive at the Lingjian Sect, they can use their wealth to pave the way, quickly gain a foothold, and avoid being bullied.
As soon as the two arrived at the governor's mansion, they went straight to the backyard, captured Li Jingui, and forced her to tell them the location of the spirit stone treasure house.
Li Jingui was so frightened that her legs went limp. She said in a trembling voice, "No, don't kill me. I'll take you there."
The two looked at each other and saw the same hideous smile on each other's face.
Li Er was the fastest, quickly producing a short blade in his hand and pressing it against Li Jingui's waist. He whispered a threat, "Behave yourself and lead the way. Don't try any tricks, and don't expect anyone to rescue you. No one in this mansion can stand up to us."
Li Jingui knew in her heart that they were all powerful monks. She didn't even dare to resist Liu Xiaozhi's beating, so how could she dare to resist these two gangsters?
He could only hold on to the wall with one hand and walked towards the study tremblingly.
She knew that there was a secret room in the study where Liu Xiaozhi hid all the valuable things such as spiritual stones and treasures from heaven and earth.
But the problem is, she has no idea where the entrance to the secret room is.
The only people who can enter the secret room, besides Liu Xiaozhi, is her only son, Liu Dazhong.
Liu Dazhong was three years older than Mu Chen, and they both trained at the academy. He had already reached the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, and was proficient in formation and swordsmanship, making him a leader among the younger generation. The aristocratic families of the Zhongzhou capital were very optimistic about him, believing he had the potential to succeed Liu Xiaozhi as the next governor.
This made Li Jingui feel proud in front of others.
Every time she sent Liu Dazhong to college, she would stay at home worried about him, always feeling uncomfortable when he was not around.
In addition, she was getting older and older, and Liu Xiaozhi was becoming more and more displeased with her, which made her feel very uncomfortable. She could only cry to Mu Chen about her grievances.
But her daughter's comfort could not really satisfy her. She always longed for her husband's love. Because of this, she was determined to regain her youth, even if it meant doing anything.
But Li Jingui never expected that after she really became young, Liu Xiaozhi died, her daughter was missing, and she was threatened with death by the once highly respected Jindan cultivator.
She was filled with fear and sadness. She was just a poor woman. Why was the heaven so cruel to her? Didn't she deserve the happiness of an ordinary person?
Li Jingui was in despair. Somehow, she suddenly remembered what she heard during the day: Anyone who uses a man's heart blood to draw magic patterns on his body will become a demon.
She was still thinking at the time that only those foolish and restless women in Yongye would want to degenerate into demons.
But now, she felt that this was also a way to survive. Maybe if she turned into an evil demon, she could scare these two people away.
Coincidentally, she had just brewed an elixir using the hearts of ten boys, and her heart blood was still in the kitchen.
At this time, Li Jingui had already walked out of her yard. Looking at the three roads in front of her, she stopped.
Go forward to the study and help these two people get the spirit stone hidden in the secret room.
Go left to the kitchen and get the heart blood to transform into a demon.
Going right, you will go to Liu Dazhong's residence and ask him for help in escaping.
There were risks in either path, but she had no choice and had to make a decision immediately.
"Don't dawdle!" The knife behind his waist thrust hard.
Li Jingui's heart trembled, and he made a hasty choice and turned to the right.
It was a dark night and the house was silent. No one noticed these three people with different expressions.
Soon, the three of them arrived at Liu Dazhong's door, where candlelight was still on.
Li Jingui explained in a low voice, "Chong, Chong'er knows the entrance to the secret room..."
Li Er sneered, "So you don't even know where the spirit stone is hidden. If that's the case, there's no point in you living!"
As he spoke, he raised the short blade in his hand.
Li Jingui's hair stood on end, and a scream of regret and fear rang out in his heart. Wrong, wrong, wrong choice!
But the next moment, the door slammed open and Liu Dazhong stood in the room, looking over with a sullen gaze. He angrily said, "What are you making noise for in the middle of the night? Didn't I tell you I was practicing and not to disturb me?!"
Li Er paused, then grabbed Li Jingui and placed the short blade against her neck. "Hurry up and hand over all the spiritual stones and treasures that Liu Xiaozhi hid in the secret room, or I'll kill her!"
When Li Jingui saw Liu Dazhong, her eyes suddenly burst into ecstasy, and she shouted anxiously: "Zhong'er, please save me and give them all the spirit stones."
Liu Dazhong's expression was grim. "Who are you?"
Li Jingui was stunned, then she defended herself, "I...I'm your mother. I just took the elixir and regained my youth."
Liu Dazhong remained indifferent and said coldly, "Li Er, Qian San, I never thought you would betray my father. You just grabbed a random woman to pretend to be my mother? This trick is too stupid. I won't believe it."
Seeing that he was unmoved, Li Er's eyes flashed with ruthlessness. He threw the short blade in his hand forward, and it turned into a spirit sword in mid-air. Wrapped in a sharp blade wind, he stabbed at Liu Dazhong with murderous intent.
Liu Dazhong's pupils suddenly constricted. Seeing the spiritual sword approaching him, he quickly mobilized his spiritual power and erected a protective shield around him.
The spirit sword hit the protective shield with a loud bang, and the protective shield immediately exploded.
The color instantly drained from Liu Dazhong's face.
Even though Li Er and Qian San were injured and their cultivation had not yet fully recovered, he, who was only at the Foundation Establishment stage, was no match for them.
He didn't dare to fight anymore, so he turned around and ran into the house.
Li Er was afraid that he would run away, so he immediately threw Li Jingui aside and chased after him.
Qian San followed closely behind.
Li Jingui staggered to his feet and looked up, only to see Liu Dazhong stabbed by Li Qian and the other man. He fell backwards to the ground, spitting blood.
She was heartbroken, afraid that they were really going to kill her. Suddenly, a surge of courage arose in her heart, and she rushed in, threw herself on Liu Dazhong, and begged, "Don't kill him, kill me if you want to kill someone!"
"Women are trouble." Li Er's eyes were full of anger. He swung the spirit sword in his hand and said in a vicious voice, "You asked for this. Don't blame me."
Li Jingui shed tears of despair, but suddenly, a huge magic circle lit up in the room, and then the whole house began to shake violently.
Li and Qian were shocked. "There's a magic circle in this room. Quickly retreat!"
However, it was too late.
Before the two men could move, two beams of white light suddenly shot out from the magic circle and directly penetrated their bodies. The two men fell to the ground instantly and exploded to death.
Li Jingui stared at everything happening in front of her in amazement. Before she could recover from the shock, Liu Dazhong had pushed her away, stood up shakily, walked to the bodies of Li and Qian, and knelt down.
He took out a knife and stabbed it into the man's abdomen. Then he reached his hand into the wound, stirred and fumbled inside, and after a while, he dug out the man's spiritual root.
Li Jingui was terrified and said in a trembling voice, "Chong'er, I... I really am your mother. Are you okay?"
"I know." Liu Dazhong didn't even turn his head, staring at the bloody spiritual root in his hand, and sneered, "It's just an earth spiritual root, what a waste."
Li Jingui was stunned. He knew? Then why did he pretend not to know her?
But she soon understood that Chong'er was doing this to protect her. Her heart was filled with pride and satisfaction. He was indeed her son, smart and filial, and he would definitely inherit his father's great legacy.
Liu Dazhong, who was concentrating on digging out the spiritual roots from the corpse, had no idea what she was thinking. If he knew, he would surely die of laughter.
Why did he pretend not to recognize Li Jingui?
Because he was worried that when he activated the magic circle in the house, he would accidentally hurt Li Jingui and be charged with murdering his mother. It would be better to pretend not to know her so that he wouldn't take this risk.
He has always been afraid of death, so he set up magic circles in the house to protect himself. The place where he was standing just now was the center of the circle, which protected him from harm. If Li Jingui had not pounced on him, he might have become a corpse like Li Er and Qian San.
But at the critical moment of life and death, he didn't care whether he would kill Li Jingui or not. He was lucky enough to save his own life.
If Li Jingui hadn't led people to him, he wouldn't have been in danger.
Liu Dazhong dug out the two people's spiritual roots and put them in a jade box. Then he looked at Li Jingui and said, "Mom, they are coming to threaten us. It must be because something happened to Dad, right?"
Li Jingui was still frightened and nodded with red eyes.
Liu Dazhong's expression remained unchanged upon hearing this, as he said thoughtfully, "In this case, the Jinmen Immortal Palace will have to reappoint a state master."
Li Jingui looked at his cold face and suddenly felt a fear in her heart. Why was he not sad when she heard that Liu Xiaozhi had died?
But she didn't dare to ask, because she saw the shadow of Liu Xiaozhi on Liu Dazhong's face. She was afraid that once she asked this question, he would become as furious as Liu Xiaozhi, or even hit her.
She asked in a trembling voice, "Chong'er, you...what do you want to do?"
Liu Dazhong walked over to her, gently helped her up, and said with a smile, "Mom, don't worry. Even if Dad dies, I will definitely protect you. I want you to become the governor's wife."
Li Jingui felt a little relieved after being coaxed by him. It must have been an illusion just now. Liu Dazhong was so gentle, he would never be the same as Liu Xiaozhi.
She said happily, "Well, mother believes you."
Chi Qi, who saw this scene through the world-viewing mirror, curled up the corners of her lips into a faint smile. What a family with a loving mother and filial children.
Want to be the governor? Then be prepared to be exploited.
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The next day, Liu Xiaozhi's body was brought back to Zhongzhou Prefecture.
When Li Jingui saw the tragic death of her husband, she was heartbroken. She cried until her voice became hoarse and she fainted several times.
When she learned that it was Mu Chen who murdered his father, she became even more agitated and kept cursing and scolding the rebellious girl, saying that she would not die a good death.
On the other side, Xie Yuqing, the leader of the Jinmen Immortal Mansion, brought the immortal envoys to the governor's mansion again and summoned all the immortal cultivation families in Zhongzhou to discuss the election of a new governor.
Upon learning that they would be collecting twice as many spirit stones as in previous years, the heads of the various immortal cultivation families did not dare to agree easily, and the cultivators of the sects did not dare to take it even though they knew it was a good job.
Moreover, the scandal that Liu Xiaozhi was so incompetent that he allowed Yongye's people to carry away a large number of spirit stones had already spread. In addition, the evil law that caused the human race to degenerate into demons made everyone worry that the large-scale collection of spirit stones would lead to very bad consequences.
However, to everyone's surprise, the young and inexperienced Liu Dazhong actually stood up and promised the sect that if they elected him as the state leader, he would be willing to hand over three times the number of spirit stones to the sect.
When the monks present heard this, their jaws dropped in shock. "Is this kid crazy?"
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