242 Arrival at Lanyang City

Chapter 242

(I had something to do in the afternoon, so I will update once)

Ling Kang helped to the end. After resolving the chaos in the restaurant, he went to the inn with Feng Ming and the others, left the yard, packed his bags, and took them back to the Ling family.

Just an hour after the conflict in the restaurant, a huge bird flew up from the sky above the Ling family and left the city.

The back of the bird was very wide and could accommodate a house. Feng Ming and his group of six people, as well as Ling Kang himself and his guards, all stayed in this house. This way of traveling was very comfortable.

They left, and the cultivators in the city talked about it, especially the cultivators in the West City District, who expressed various opinions on the matter.

Although gangs are very common among the cultivators in this area, it does not mean that all the cultivators are willing to be prejudiced against gang members.

Even though many people in the restaurant just stood by and watched the excitement, it did not prevent them from vigorously promoting Jiaolong Gang afterwards.

"The man captured by the Jiaolong Gang is the only son of General Ji, a fringe soldier from Lanyang City? How dare Deputy Gang Leader Huang take General Ji's only son as his male concubine?" "

Where? In fact, the Jiaolong Gang is a lair of the killer organization Yexiao. Young Master Ji is a target of a mission accepted by Yexiao, so the real purpose of the Jiaolong Gang is to capture Young Master Ji. They don't want to expose the existence of Yexiao, so they say the target person is Deputy Gang Leader Huang's male concubine. Think about it, capturing General Ji's only son and capturing Deputy Gang Leader Huang's male concubine, are they the same thing?"

"That makes sense. If it was the former, those arrogant gang members of the Jiaolong Gang would definitely not be able to take the person away."

"Yes, we would not agree to take Master Ji away. The Jiaolong Gang has been acting more and more arrogant in recent years. They even dared to capture General Ji's only son. If this continues, I'm afraid that even the City Lord in our City Lord's Mansion will have to be replaced."

"Master Ling Kang of the Ling family is still loyal enough. He knew Master Ji's identity and took him away without saying a word. I heard that he would personally escort him to Lanyang City."

After the leader of the Jiaolong Gang knew the rumors outside, he felt dizzy in front of his eyes. He and the two deputy leaders hurriedly tried to find a way to remedy the situation.

If Ji Shiyu's identity had not been exposed, he would dare to do anything and would not be afraid of anyone. If he was afraid, he would not be a member of a gang.

But the other party did not follow their ideas at all. The real identity of Ji Shiyu was exposed in public. When the gang leader knew about this, he secretly said that something bad was going to happen.

At the same time, he sent a letter to his daughter in the City Lord's Mansion to help him say something good in front of the City Lord and stuffed a generous gift.

How desperately the Jiaolong Gang tried to rescue and whether the rescue measures would be effective had nothing to do with Feng Ming and Ling Kang.

On the way, Ling Kang also said that the existence of the Jiaolong Gang was actually a result of a tacit understanding between several forces in the city, but it was not an indispensable existence.

In other words, it made no difference whether this existence was called the Jiaolong Gang or the Earth Snake Gang.

If the Jiaolong Gang violates taboos, perhaps in a few days, another gang will replace it.

Five years ago, the biggest force in the south of the city was another gang, not the current Jiaolong Gang, but the previous gang disappeared long ago.

Qiu Yi said it was too complicated and difficult to understand. Anyway, the fact that the Jiaolong Gang would rob men and women was enough to disgust him.

Ling Kang was a very talkative person. Along the way, he talked about the local customs and some interesting things that happened. The atmosphere on the way to Lanyang City was very pleasant.

I don’t know if it was because they left too suddenly and caught the people in the dark off guard. On the way to Lanyang City, it was smooth and there was no disaster as they expected.

Looking out the window, Ling Kang pointed to a city in front and said, "Look, that's Lanyang City. Although Lanyang City is large, it's not as prosperous as our place. Especially in recent years, the attacks of wild beasts have become more frequent, causing many local residents to migrate inland."

He pointed to the farther place in front of Lanyang City, drew a long line and said, "That's the robbery area outside Lanyang City. The first line of defense against the tide of wild beasts is where a large number of border troops are stationed. To be honest, among the troops of our Dongmu Dynasty, these border troops are the hardest-working. Many people lose their lives on this line of defense every year. "

Looking from above, they can follow Ling Kang's finger to see a long dark strip of land, and can also feel that the aura emanating from there is not quite the same.

As for farther away, it is a vast wilderness where countless wild beasts live, and the aura that rushes to the sky also carries a kind of brutality unique to wild beasts.

Feng Ming noticed that there were large black clouds moving in the vast wilderness: "What is that? Are they wild beasts?"

Ling Kang stood up abruptly after seeing it: "Yes, another group of wild beasts are attacking. I didn't expect that we came at such an unfortunate time and encountered another group of wild beasts attacking. Master Ji, I'm afraid that we won't be able to see General Ji immediately after we arrive in Lanyang City." Ji Shiyu was

also very worried when he saw this scene from above. His father might have received an urgent report at this time and was preparing to go to the battlefield.

He shook his head and said, "I'm not in a hurry. My father's official business is more important."

Ling Kang was moved when he heard this. This was also the reason why he decided to escort Ji Shiyu in person. Among the generals of the border army, General Ji was the one he admired very much.

No one said anything else, just staring at the actions of the wild beasts in the wilderness below.

When they flew over Lanyang City, the wild beasts had just arrived at the border, and they could not see further fighting.

The birds landed at the designated location of Lanyang City, which was a special place for such transport flying wild beasts to land.

Ling Kang was very familiar with Lanyang City. He had come to Lanyang City with his tribesmen to train and participate in resisting the invading wild beasts, so he took them to find a place to stay first.

At this time, the atmosphere in Lanyang City was a little tense. Without asking, you can know from the conversations of passers-by that the news of another group of wild beasts invading has spread in Lanyang City.

Although everyone has gotten used to this kind of life, which has been like this for thousands of years, the current situation is not good, so everyone cannot rest assured.

If the front line of defense cannot hold, the wild beasts will break through and attack the back, and the cultivators of Lanyang City will also need to go out and fight against the wild beasts together with the border troops.

Ling Kang went out to inquire and brought back more detailed intelligence.

"The herd of wild beasts that attacked this time is not particularly large, and the defense line should be able to resist it. But the reason why the people in Lanyang City are in a bad mood is that this is the fifth time this scale of wild beasts has occurred this month, which means that it occurs once every six days on average."

Feng Ming knew it was very bad as soon as he heard it: "This is too frequent. The border troops don't even have a rest period. If it continues, the border troops will be easily overwhelmed, and the purpose of this defense line will be lost."

Ling Kang nodded: "Brother Mo Bai is right. We should be able to stop the beast tide this time. The cultivators in the city are not particularly worried. What they are worried about is that not everyone can abandon their family and career and leave at any time

. Many people's family business is based in Lanyang City." He could understand this very well. Just like the Ling family, it is impossible to abandon the family business in the city and move to another place before encountering a major crisis. That is equivalent to starting from scratch.

This is also the reason why Feng Jinlin resolutely left Qingyun City, but was not understood by many people.

Starting from scratch, whether it can build the same foundation again, no one knows, and maybe it will fall from then on.

Ling Kang looked at Ji Shiyu and said, "Young Master Ji, I got the news that General Ji has gone to the battlefield now. So we have to wait until the war in front is over before I can ask someone to send a letter to General Ji."

Ji Shiyu nodded quickly and said, "Father's important matter is more important. I can't affect my father at this time. Now that I'm in Lanyang City, I'm safe. Thank you, Young Master Ling, for your concern for me."

Ling Kang waved his hands generously: "No, no, compared with what General Ji has done, my little thing is nothing. It just so happens that I get along very well with the two Mo brothers, so let's just go out for fun. Young Master Ji, please don't be polite to me."

"Okay." Ji Shiyu responded with a smile, but in his heart he was very grateful to Feng Ming and the other three, as well as Ling Kang. When he saw his father, he would explain all this clearly.

After arriving in Lanyang City, Ji Shiyu was indeed safe, and even the two guards around him relaxed a lot.

Even if the person who wanted to use Ji Shiyu to plot against General Ji was in Lanyang City, it was impossible for him to do it in public.

Otherwise, once Ji Shiyu's identity was exposed, the person who did it would definitely be beaten to death by the people of Lanyang City.

Feng Ming asked curiously: "Looking at the city wall of Lanyang City, you can tell that Lanyang City has existed for a long time. Why has the situation become so bad recently? Is there any reason for this?"

Ji Shiyu moved his lips, wanting to say something but not saying it.

Ling Kang sighed and said, "You have come from a long way, so you may not know that the situation in Lanyang City was not as bad as it is now. There was a reason for that, because at that time, the first line of defense in front of us had a very large and solid formation, and it was very difficult for the wild beasts to break through this formation."

"At that time, there was a family in Lanyang City that was dedicated to maintaining this formation, but more than 20 years ago, this family was wiped out overnight because they offended someone. This was reported to the court, but in the end, nothing was done."

"Without the Ji family here to maintain the formation, no matter how solid the formation is, it will not be able to withstand the repeated attacks of the wild beasts. Therefore, the formation has long been unable to exert its original power. The border troops have invited formation mages to repair and maintain it, but these formation mages are much worse than the Ji family's formation level. It is also possible that the Ji family exists specifically for this formation."

"Ji family?" The teacup in Qiu Yi's hand almost slipped, but some tea spilled.

"Yes, it's the Ji family." Ling Kang also noticed that Qiu Yi was not right, but he didn't say anything. "If the Ling family hadn't been here for two or three hundred years, they wouldn't know about these things. Moreover, the Ji family is good at formations, and the Ji family is also very powerful. It is not something that ordinary forces can do to wipe out such a Ji family overnight. Therefore, many forces have been very cautious about this matter afterwards. I'm afraid that the Ji family has offended a powerful force."

"Some people also speculated that some force may have set its sights on the formation inheritance in the hands of the Ji family. In order to seize the inheritance, they killed people and destroyed the family."

Ji Shiyu hissed, "This is too cruel. Not even a single person was left alive, and the lives of countless people in the border town were not taken seriously."

Although he had heard his father mention the formation family Ji family, he didn't know as much as Ling Kang.

Now it seems that this matter has a lot to do with his father. If the Ji family had not been destroyed, his father's pressure in the border army would definitely be much less.

Unlike now, five battles broke out in one month, and he was very worried when he heard it.

Qiu Yi was even more shocked. What a coincidence! This formation family was named Ji. Was it related to Senior Brother Ji?

Senior Brother Ji couldn't have come here for no reason and kept it a secret from him.

He tried not to show any abnormality, so as not to bring possible danger to Senior Brother Ji.

Ling Kang also sighed and shook his head. He was just too cruel.

Feng Ming, who knew the situation well, continued to ask: "What about the Imperial City? Didn't the Imperial City send a formation master to practice complex formations? As far as I know, the best formation masters are in the Imperial City Royal Family."

Ling Kang shook his head and said: "It is said that the Imperial City once sent a fifth-grade formation master, but you can guess what the result is now. That fifth-grade formation master does not have the ability to practice complex formations. Now in Lanyang City, except for the older cultivators who still talk about the Ji family, the younger generation of cultivators no longer know the existence of the Ji family. I will tell you here, and don't talk about it outside after you leave this door."

Feng Ming patted his shoulder: "Don't worry, Brother Ling, we know the importance of it."

"Haha, I know that too, otherwise I wouldn't have mentioned these old things to you."

After talking about these, Ling Kang suggested that they could go to the city wall. Standing at the highest point, they could see some scenes on the battlefield.

Ji Shiyu was the first to agree. He was well protected by his father, who kept him in the rear and sent many people to protect him. He also wanted to see where his father fought.

The group followed Ling Kang to the city wall. There was a section of the city wall that non-official personnel could climb up. When the wartime situation was serious, the cultivators in the city needed to go up to the city wall to fight with official personnel.

Ling Kang had been here before, so he was familiar with the place and helped Feng Ming find them.

Climbing high and looking far, you can really see the battlefield, and you can hear the roar of wild beasts on the front line in your ears.

Although they were quite far away, the smell of blood was still carried by the wind and could be smelled.

Ling Kang pointed to another invisible direction: "Over there, is the site where we, the non-military cultivators, fight against the wild beasts. There will be cultivators who come here for training and some mercenaries, fighting with the border troops."

"If everything goes well, the big battle should be over tomorrow. What remains is to clean up the battlefield and eliminate small groups of wild beasts, which will last for a few days."

Feng Ming sighed: "I hope so."

The front line can still hold on now, so Feng Ming and his party, who just arrived, did not run to the front line to participate in the battle, and they had to meet up with Ji Yuan first.

So after watching for a while on the city wall, they went down the wall, strolled around Lanyang City, had a meal, and then returned to the inn where they were staying.

At this time, someone was already waiting at the inn. When he saw the people coming back, the innkeeper said to the cultivator waiting here: "Dear guest, the person you are waiting for has returned."

Hearing the innkeeper say this, Feng Ming said casually: "Is it Fellow Daoist Yuan who is here?"

Ji Yuan came out from the back. As soon as he saw these people, he had a very bad guess in his mind. When he saw one of them looking at him with a resentful look, Ji Yuan almost couldn't even speak.

Although he couldn't recognize this face, he must be Junior Brother Qiu.

Feng Ming and Bai Qiaomo, these two bastards, why did they bring Junior Brother Qiu here?

Feng Ming stepped forward and punched him twice: "How is it, is it a smooth journey? It's not the same for us. We also met the killer of Night Owl on the way and fought with them."

Ji Yuan was even more upset, and Feng Ming was secretly happy.

Ling Kang knew at a glance that it was their old friend who came, and he didn't stay, but claimed that he was going to find his old friend. He also has some connections and friends in Lanyang City.

After bringing the so-called Fellow Daoist Yuan back to the room, Ji Yuan became anxious: "Why did you bring Junior Brother Qiu here?"

Qiu Yi said faintly: "Senior Brother Ji, are you blaming me for coming?"

Ji Yuan was stuck.