Chapter 349 The Bandits Are Out
The sky was gloomy as the autumn rain fell.
The carriage carrying everyone left Shengjing and then headed north along the Zhongzhou official road, passing through several major cities in Zhongzhou.
After the zombie tide attacked, these cities were all reduced to ruins, and repairs began after the disaster.
By now, its rough outline has temporarily taken shape, but the atmosphere in the city is solemn and the pressure is low.
This is mainly because of the open and covert struggles among the aristocratic families, each operating its own camp and guarding against each other, which has led to tit-for-tat and a strange atmosphere.
It is like a pile of building blocks, which were originally stacked together in a disorderly manner but now maintain a delicate balance, without any ripples and are stable.
But with the annihilation of the Li family and the destruction of some other families in the disaster, this balance was completely broken.
Now all the noble families are thinking about profit, so naturally they will start to become hostile to each other.
"After the disaster, the Li family was patronized by almost every aristocratic family in Zhongzhou, which led to several conflicts. However, the Li family's ancestral property has not been completely divided up until now. This shows how profound the foundation of a thousand-year-old family is."
Cao Jinsong spoke in a low voice.
"When a whale falls, all things come to life." Ji You gave a suitable metaphor.
"What is a whale?"
"A giant fish in the sea, so large that its carcass, after death, is enough to feed an entire ecosystem."
"That's a very appropriate metaphor."
The air pressure in the city is low, rain is falling outside the window, and the sky is gloomy. This is a perfect time to take a nap.
At this time, except Cao Jinsong and Ji You, everyone else was already sleeping in the carriage.
Ding Yao was sleeping on the opposite side of Ji You, and her snow-white feet were almost reaching into Ji You's arms.
On the other side, Lu Qingqiu was also huddled in the corner of the carriage, but with his almond-shaped eyes half open, he stared at Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu for a while, observing them.
There was no doubt that this was the person who had come to see her before the New Year's Day last year and asked her a lot of questions, such as how big it was and whether it hurt.
That serious attitude made her look like a personal maid from the main house owner's mother's family.
The Lu sisters always believed that Yuan Caiwei was the principal wife, and had invited her to banquets many times in an attempt to establish a good relationship with her in advance, but she was very sure that these two women were not from Yuan Caiwei's side.
Moreover, the women of Dan Sect are gentle and kind, so they would not raise such arrogant people around them.
Gurgle——
The carriage continued to move forward. Cao Jinsong, still looking out from behind the curtain, spotted the familiar city in the distance. "To the south is the Rulong clan's territory. It seems to be occupied by the Sun family now."
Ji You raised his eyes: "Sun family?"
"A small family in Zhongzhou is not as good as the Bai family. Such a family has no ability to compete for the foundation of those ruined families and can only pick up the scraps. The Sun family has a large number of people, so they asked for the Bai family's land."
"The small family has more people?"
Cao Jinsong nodded. "For aristocratic families like this, the chance to rise up is through continuous reproduction, hoping to produce some exceptionally gifted children and usher in a new era for the family. Millennium-old aristocratic families, on the other hand, consciously control their reproduction due to internal strife."
After hearing this, Ji You raised the curtain and stuck his head out. He extended his hand to the groom in front of him and handed him a tael of silver. He said, "Take a detour and go to the northeast side of Linyuan City."
"Yes, sir."
"Thank you very much."
Cao Jinsong watched him sit back and exchanged a glance with him silently, then he had a rough idea in his mind.
The Bai family is in Linyuan City, and this evil disciple is planning to go to the Bai family.
Going to the Bai family at this time was naturally not to congratulate the Sun family on acquiring a large piece of land, but most likely to help Bai Rulong get the clan land back.
Lao Cao felt that he had grasped the evil disciple's train of thought and gently touched the long sword beside him.
After entering the Yingtian realm, his strength increased greatly, but he still hasn't had the chance to attack, and the sword in his hand is already thirsty.
The carriage headed north and soon arrived at Linyuan City.
Just like when Ji You left here, this place is still in ruins.
The two of them looked out through the curtained car window, and the Bai family's land soon came into their sight.
From a distance, the ruined yard was filled with young men cleaning up broken bricks.
The courtyard wall and gatehouse in the southwest corner have been rebuilt, and the front yard hall that had collapsed is also being repaired.
In the rain, there was a temporary wooden shed on the west side of the courtyard rockery, where thirteen people sat, drinking and eating meat while watching the progress of the projects.
There were spiritual energy fluctuations around these people. The strongest one was at the initial stage of Rong Dao and looked middle-aged, while the rest were slightly younger. A small part was at the Tong Xuan stage, and the rest had perfected their cultivation in the lower three realms.
"The Sun family should be under the shed. You don't need to take action later. I am enough for you."
"What are you doing?"
"?"
Cao Jinsong frowned slightly: "Aren't we here to help Rulong regain his clan's land?"
Ji You curled up his legs and said, "Bai Rulong's Dao Heart is out of control now. I'm afraid he can't stay in his hometown. Besides, he has no money on him. Even if you snatch it back from him, what can he do? He will still be guarding a ruin."
"Then why did we make such a special detour?"
"Let's see how the project is progressing and wait until they finish repairing it."
“???”
Cao Jinsong was stunned for a moment, thinking, "Wait until the Sun family has repaired the house before robbing it?" Damn, your teacher still can't keep up with your train of thought.
Ji You looked out the window at this moment: "Look at these selfless people, how kind they are. When I think of his diligence in helping others, I feel that even their faces have become much kinder."
"It still has to be you..."
"Let's go and visit the Du family again."
"?"
Ji You pointed to a place further north: "I went to the Du family when I came to rescue Rulong. It's probably not far ahead."
Cao Jinsong was silent for a long time before he opened his eyes wide: "Are you going to inspect the Du family's project too?"
"Is it not possible?"
"What's your relationship with Du Zhu?"
"Du Zhu and I entered the academy in the same year and have been classmates for five years. Although we had constant friction in the early days, we gradually came to appreciate each other through subsequent competitions. We have become close friends for many years and are as close as brothers. This is well known in Tian Academy."
Ji You revealed a trace of melancholy: "Now, because of a little greed, the Du family has fallen into an irretrievable situation, and the clan has been wiped out. But no matter whether we are classmates or brothers, I have the responsibility to protect the clan land for them, even if it means my death."
Cao Jinsong opened his mouth, and all that was left in his mouth was "fuck".
They are so fucking connected and as close as brothers. Back then, the group that called people in the countryside private practitioners the harshest were Du Zhu and his group.
Now that there is no evidence, it's your turn to make a fortune.
"It's a pity that the Li family is too far away, otherwise I could have stopped by to visit them."
"No one from the Li family is in Tianshuyuan." Cao Jinsong couldn't help but remind him.
Ji You immediately waved his hand after hearing this: "No problem, I can share my made-up stories anytime."
Cao Jinsong's beard stood up. "The Du and Bai families are easy to deal with, but the Li family is different. The Li family has countless in-laws. Even if you make up a godparent, how can it be closer than theirs? Your idea won't work."
"No, they wouldn't."
"?"
"The Li family has been labeled the mastermind behind the chaos, but the six major immortal sects are unclear as to whether or not they have assistance from other close families. In principle, these in-laws are all suspects. Right now, they're most anxious to distance themselves from them and would never dare use this as an excuse. But I'm different."
Ji You looked at Cao Jinsong calmly: "I was the one who cut off the Heavenly Dao Sacrifice."
Hearing this, Cao Jinsong understood instantly.
Indeed, it was still unclear whether only the families on the list were responsible for the chaos that plagued Heaven, and their in-laws’ families were naturally among the suspects.
Even if someone is on good terms with the Li family, or even has their bloodline invaded, they dare not speak out in order to distance themselves from the relationship.
But Ji You is different. Even if he says that the ancestor of the Li family is his godfather, no one will doubt him.
Because in the end it was he who cut off the Heavenly Sacrifice, revived the sacred weapon, and prevented the disaster.
"It's a pity for my best friend Chu He..."
“???”
"Chu He was kind-hearted and generous, but he was taken advantage of in this disaster. As his godfather, I should take care of his affairs. Unfortunately, Youzhou is now occupied by barbarians, and I can't protect the city of Chu for him."
"Chu He is so lucky to have you as his godfather."
As Cao Jinsong was speaking, he suddenly saw a hint of gold rising in Ji You's eyes. It seemed that he had noticed something, so after a moment of hesitation, he also spread out his spiritual sense.
"Is there a fight?"
Ji You nodded: "There is also Yingtian Realm participating."
"With such a powerful person at such a high level, it seems he's still after the Li family's legacy. Those heirloom secret treasures are now ownerless and have been constantly fought over. It's said that the Liu family of Zhongzhou once obtained a copy of the Li family's heirloom secret technique and took it home and hid it for over a month, but it was still stolen by someone who broke into their home."
As soon as Cao Jinsong finished speaking, he felt a chill on his face, and saw that Ji You had disappeared into the car.
After being stunned for a moment, Lao Cao couldn't help but smacking his lips, thinking that he should be more careful with his words in the future.
This traitor couldn't even hear the words "secret treasure passed down from generation to generation".
"Chase him!"
"Whoever first seizes the secret technique of the instant kill fingerprint will become a core disciple of my Wang family and receive the teachings from the head of the family himself!"
"yes!!!"
In the dark forest, the magnificent spiritual energy gathered like a stream, raging in the autumn rain.
Hundreds of descendants of the Wang family in Zhongzhou were rampant in the valley, fighting fiercely with the descendants of the Gan family. The flashes of swords and the shadows of knives were constantly flashing.
Among them, Wang Rong, the elder of the Wang family who was in the Yingtian realm, was holding a piece of thunder magic and fighting fiercely with Gan Wei, the elder of the Gan family who had transformed into a fire palm.
Amidst the thunder and fire, the trees in the forest broke and the wet ground splashed as if it was torn apart.
The Li family's instant-killing fingerprint is also a killing technique, which was obtained through enlightenment by a patriarch of the Li family three hundred years ago.
It is said that something can only be understood but not explained in words, but after a hundred years of evolution by the ancestor of the Li family, this finger print technique can gradually be passed down from generation to generation.
To put it simply, even if the Li family members cannot comprehend the ins and outs of the laws of nature, they can still practice this finger print technique.
This is the charm of the handed-down techniques and also its preciousness.
This secret book was engraved on an iron scroll and was now obtained by the Gan family. They had been hiding it ever since then. They wanted to bring it back home, but they were still exposed during the pursuit of the Wang family.
For this reason, Gan Wei and his family members could only continuously block the attacks from the Wang family behind them, while another elder, Gan Hui, held an iron scroll in his hand, trying to shake off the pursuit.
"boom!!!"
The sound of magic explosions continued to resound under the dark clouds, and blood mixed with rain gathered in the valley into a ribbon-like pink.
Gan came back without time to take care of his children at home, so he could only keep running with the iron scroll in his hand. The rich spiritual energy continued to gather under Yukong's feet and went deep into a canyon.
His destination was naturally not this place that was easy to attack but difficult to defend, but to cross the canyon and allow the Gan family members behind him to use the terrain here to cover their retreat.
But just as Gan Hui suddenly stepped on the ground and jumped over the cliff in front of him, he suddenly felt a breath.
Before he could react, he saw a Taoist sword coming towards him.
Suddenly, Gan Hui's pupils constricted, and a pair of flaming palms rose into the sky, rushing towards the sword with a burning murderous intent.
He had already sensed that aura a long time ago, but his divine sense confirmed that the other party was not strong, so the best way was naturally to kill it and then continue along the route he originally planned.
But just as he turned his palm, he sensed something strange.
Because the aura emitted by the figure coming towards him was like that of a monstrous ferocious beast, carrying an oppressive pressure that made it difficult for people to raise their heads.
And the rain here is trembling all over the sky.
"boom!!!!"
The heavy sword pressed down suddenly, and Gan Hui almost felt a shudder running through his body. His hands, which were flaming, instantly felt a sharp pain, and then he was knocked directly off the cliff.
The powerful sword energy pressed down on him, shattering the rocks beneath him, and he fell into a deep pit.
After just a brief fight, Gan Hui knew that he was no match for him.
He immediately turned over and stood up, intending to retreat, but before he could take half a step, a hand grabbed his shoulder.
The iron scroll that he had been holding in his arms was instantly taken back by the other party, and the scorching breath made it difficult for him to muster up the will to resist.
Ji You was wearing a brocade scarf covering his face at this time. He reached down, took the gourd from the other party's waist, and then threw Gan Hui directly off the cliff. His aura was still roaring around him.
After Tiandaoji fought with Chu Xian, although he was seriously injured, he was able to cross a major realm by turning a disaster into a blessing.
After a long time, he attacked, and his power, speed and physical strength were far superior to before, making him feel like he could split the sky with one sword.
Upon seeing this scene, all the Gan family members who had followed stopped and looked up with a hint of fear in their eyes.
"Where's that person? Chase him!"
"Elder, they have entered the valley, seemingly intending to use the terrain to suppress us!"
"Does the Gan family really think that my Wang family has no tricks up their sleeves?!"
Wang Rong sneered and took out a palm tower the moment he stepped into the valley.
This is a magical weapon of the Wang family and also a family heirloom. It has been refined by several generations of ancestors and has supreme power.
Faced with this huge change, he specifically took out this item with the intention of creating a bright future for the Wang family.
At this moment, the palm tower was splashing with golden light, and was hit hard by Wang Rong's palms with surging spiritual energy, and flew directly into the valley with tremendous pressure.
From afar, the palm tower burst out with golden light that tore through the night sky, and continued to flourish, making Wang Rong reveal a sense of pride that he was in control of the overall situation.
But just as the murderous intent was surging towards the valley, the bright golden light that illuminated all directions suddenly disappeared, and the world returned to darkness, causing the Wang family members to freeze their eyes in an instant.
After the instant kill, Wang Rong was furious, and rushed into the valley with a roar, his energy bursting out.
The damn Gan family actually has a trick up their sleeve and has been hiding it for so long!
However, when he rushed into the valley, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.
Because in his imagination, the Gan family must have used some unknown means to suppress the pagoda of his Wang family, and it should have rushed out of the valley by now.
But what he didn't expect was that the Gan family was still in the valley.
Gan Hui, who was carrying the iron scroll, was also there, but his right arm was hanging down, and he was sitting in a pile of rubble in a disheveled state, with blood at the corner of his mouth.
At this moment, Wang Rong suddenly noticed everyone's gaze, so he looked up and his eyes gradually became serious.
I saw a figure standing on a low hill in front of me, holding a sword.
The cold autumn rain continued to fall from the sky, but before it landed on him, there was a crackling sound and then it quickly evaporated into steaming white mist.
The man stood in the surging white fog, with a monstrous aura surrounding him.
At this time, Ji You looked down at the people in the valley, with sword energy whistling all over his body.
His original ideal was to be a fierce bandit, rob immortals to help the poor, and live a life of luxury.
But later on, due to various things, his beautiful life plan was deviated, and he had no choice but to enter the Tianshu Academy. He traveled around for several years and suppressed the bandit's heart.
Of course, this is also due to insufficient strength in the early stages.
Now, after five years of taking detours, he has not forgotten his original intention and finally got a job he likes.
"I planted this tree, I opened this road. If you want to pass through here, please leave your storage gourd."
"?"
Wang Rong looked at Gan Hui at this time: "Who is he?!"
Gan Hui clutched his chest, suppressing the churning blood and qi as he spoke sharply, "What do you think?"
The figure was so young, yet his aura was so powerful. There were not many people like him in Qingyun.
"Where's Laozi's tower?"
"He took it away..."
Wang Rong instantly grasped a ball of lightning and said, "Let's join forces!"
It would have been fine if he hadn't snatched the Instant Kill Fingerprint, but the problem was that his tower was also gone. He had thrown away an expensive clan artifact, and he had no way of explaining this when he returned.
As soon as he finished speaking, Gan Wei, who was chasing Wang Rong, instantly raised a pair of flaming palms. He didn't say anything, but it was also a response to his proposal to join forces.
Upon seeing this, Wang Rong immediately raised his body full of wind and thunder, and rushed towards the hill together with Gan Wei.
The auras of the two collided with each other, and the powerful force instantly blew away the rain all over the sky, causing the children of the two families in the valley to exclaim in surprise.
At this moment, Ji You suddenly jumped up from the cliff, and the sword energy rose straight into the sky.
Buzz——
The powerful sword pressure was like a mountain stepping down. Before the sword arrived, Wang Rong and Gan Wei's eyes were bloodshot and their hearts were trembling.
With a plop, both the thunder and fire magic were suppressed in an instant, and the two figures flew out directly from the exploding air wave.
But before he could land on the ground, Wang Rong was grabbed by an iron hand and the storage gourd on his waist was taken away in an instant.
Amidst the heavy rain, the Wang family members were the first to flee outside, and the Gan family members followed closely behind.
Clang——
The sound of an iron sword being unsheathed was heard, and the disciples of the Qin, Wei and Jiang families in Zhongzhou came rushing over.
The elder of the Qin family at the front swung his sword and stopped the member of the Wang family who was running in the front.
What is being fought over tonight is not only the iron scroll with the instant kill fingerprint, but also some other secret techniques passed down from generation to generation by the Li family, as well as family magic weapons.
The Qin, Wei and Jiang families were not powerful families, but in order to seize this opportunity to fight for the future of their families, they united together early on and formed a strong fighting force.
They had just snatched the Wind and Rain Banner, a magical weapon passed down from the Zhang family to the Li family, and now they immediately came to snatch the iron scroll of the Instant Kill Fingerprint. Unexpectedly, they saw everyone retreating, so they grabbed one person to ask him questions.
"Where's the iron scroll with the instant kill fingerprint?!"
"In...in the valley!"
The Qin family elder let go of the disciple and waved back, "Third sect disciple, follow me!"
As soon as the words fell, the disciples of the three families immediately followed Elder Qin and ran towards the valley.
Seeing this scene, the Wang family member who had been grabbed by the neck earlier gasped twice, then pursed his lips as he looked at their running figures.
Well, go ahead, just go, there is no storage gourd when you go there.
(End of this chapter)
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