Imperial Demon Slayer Division

After leaving Tianwu Gate, Gu Yan flew all the way to the southwest. After flying at full speed for a while, the majestic Yanzhou City gradually appeared under the clouds.

Gu Yan did not enter through the city gate, but used his spiritual sense to find the location of the Yanzhou Demon Slayer Division, and then flew down from the sky.

As soon as Gu Yan fell into the Yanzhou Demon Slayer Division, a group of well-equipped and murderous demon slayers surrounded him.

Since Gu Yan left the imperial capital to pay respect to his clansmen, he did not change into his official uniform, but was only in plain clothes. Naturally, the group of demon slayers did not recognize Gu Yan's identity.

The leader of the Four Realms Demon Slayers, Si Ming, pointed his demon slayer sword at Gu Yan and said angrily:

"How dare you! How dare you trespass into the Demon Slaying Division! Are you tired of living?"

Gu Yan looked at Si Ming who was ready to attack at any time, smiled slightly, took off the token from his waist, and shook it in front of him.

"I, Gu Yan, have come here to discuss something important with Lord Hou."

When Siming saw the token, he quickly put away the demon-slaying sword and clasped his fists.

"It turns out to be Lord Gu. I am sorry for my rudeness. Please forgive me, Lord Gu."

The demon slayers surrounding Gu Yan, upon learning of Gu Yan's identity, hurriedly put away their demon slayer swords and bowed to Gu Yan.

"We are here to see Lord Gu!"

The reason why these demon slayers were so respectful to Gu Yan was not just because of his great strength, but because Gu Yan first killed three demon kings at the border of Liaozhou together with Zhang Huan, and then broke into Liang State alone and killed three more demon kings.

As the saying goes, heroes appreciate heroes. Every demon slayer in the three border divisions, even the lowest-ranking yellow-rank demon slayer, can be called a hero!

Gu Yan's heroic deeds completely convinced these tough guys on the border.

Gu Yan stretched out his hands and lifted up the demon slayers slowly.

"Brothers, please don't be polite."

After Gu Yan finished speaking, he looked at Si Ming and asked

"Is Lord Hou in the office?"

Siming nodded and was about to speak when he heard a deep voice coming from the main hall of the Yanzhou Demon Slaying Division.

"Si Ming, bring Lord Gu to the Demon Slaying Hall"

"Yes, my lord"

The people in the Demon Slaying Division mostly addressed Gu Yan as "Sir", and few people would call him King Dingnan, because in the eyes of this group of people, the status of the Zhenzhou official was much higher than that of an ordinary prince!

Siming stretched out his hand and led

"Master Gu, please come with me."

"Thank you, Sir."

Gu Yan followed Si Ming and walked all the way to the depths of the Demon Slaying Division.

After walking for about an incense stick of time, the two came to a bloodstained majestic palace and stopped.

Gu Yan looked at the bloodstains on the hall and was immediately in awe.

These bloodstains were left by the demon slayers who fought desperately against the demon slayers in the Yanzhou Demon Slayer Division many years ago when the demons invaded in large numbers.

And the subsequent Zhenzhou officials never had anyone clean up the bloodstains in the hall, in order to alert everyone in the office!

In the Demon Slaying Hall, the towering man stood up from the first seat and clasped his fists towards Gu Yan.

"Master Gu, it has been nearly twenty years since we last met in Yanzhou. You look even more charming than before, haha."

When Gu Yan saw Hou Tao, he clasped his fists and said

"Last time in Liang Country, if Lord Hou hadn't helped, I'm afraid Gu Yan would have died at the hands of the Sun Devouring Demon."

Hou Tao waved his hand nonchalantly and said

"Lord Gu has invaded Liang State and promoted the prestige of our race. This heroic act makes me admire him greatly. Sending troops to help is just a piece of cake. Lord Gu, don't worry about it."

"I just don't know why Lord Gu rushed to my Yanzhou Demon Slaying Division in such a hurry?"

Gu Yan's expression gradually became solemn, and he said

"Does Lord Hou still remember the Xiao family of Jiangnan County?"

Hearing the name of the Xiao family, Hou Tao's face froze and he asked

"Could it be that there are still remnants of the Xiao family alive in the world?"

Gu Yan slowly shook his head and said

"It's not that there are remnants of the Xiao family alive in the world, but it is very likely that there are still people who know the Xiao family's method of refining corpses."

When Gu Yan said this, Hou Taoteng stood up in shock.

"What! There is still someone who knows how to refine corpses? Who is it?"

"It's not certain yet. I came here just to borrow the communication array."

As Hou Tao was the governor of Zhenzhou, he was trustworthy. So Gu Yan did not hide anything and openly told him the purpose of his trip.

Hou Tao nodded slightly and said

"Mr. Gu, please do as you please."

After getting Hou Tao's consent, Gu Yan walked to the communication array, formed seals with both hands, activated the array, and connected to the Yezhou Demon Slayer Division.

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In Yezhou Demon Slaying Division, Lin Wu, who was handling official business in the main hall, noticed that someone was connecting to the communication array.

"What is this? Is there something wrong with the communication array of the Yanzhou Demon Slayer Division?"

Lin Wu formed seals with his hands to open the formation, and Gu Yan's shadow immediately appeared in the air.

"Sir, why did you go to Yanzhou?"

Gu Yan looked at Lin Wu's shadow and said

"Ren Wo Xiao's wedding is coming soon, I'm coming to attend his wedding"

"We can talk when I return to Yezhou. Send someone to Jiangnan County right now to secretly keep an eye on the whereabouts of everyone in the Lu family and record everything that anyone in the Lu family does. Remember not to expose it. I will go back after Ren Xiao gets married."

When the Xiao family case happened, Lin Wu was also in Jiangnan County. He knew the seriousness of the corpse refining incident, so he nodded solemnly and said

"Don't worry, sir. I will send Gong Jue to take the strong men from the department to Jiangnan County right away."

"By the way, should we notify Bai Hu and Zhang Xiu?"

Gu Yan shook his head and said

"No need. If we inform the Jiangnan County Demon Slayer Division, the whereabouts of the demon slayers in Jiangnan County will be easily discovered by the Lu family. It is better to be cautious."

The Lu family has been rooted in Jiangnan County for many years, and its roots are flourishing. After the demise of the Xiao family, it has also taken over countless vassal forces of the Xiao family.

In addition, Lu Xingguan died, and no one competed with Lu Xingli for power. The cohesion of the family was unprecedentedly strong, making the strength of the entire family much stronger than before.

Lin Wu's shadow in the formation hummed and asked

"Then I will send someone to Jiangnan County right away."

After Lin Wu finished speaking, he cut off the communication array.

Hou Tao looked at Gu Yan and asked doubtfully:

"Doesn't the Jiangnan Lu family only have one fourth-level master, Lu Ji'an? Does he have the ability to secretly refine corpses?"

"Lu Ji'an naturally doesn't have this ability, and there is no need for him to refine corpses. Lord Hou, do you still remember Lu Mingsheng from the Lu family who is about the same age as Xiao Changsheng?"

Hou Tao is from the same generation as Lu Ji'an, so he naturally recognizes Lu Mingsheng, who is older than him.

"Lu Mingsheng? That old guy is still alive?"

Gu Yan nodded slightly and said

"We haven't received any news about Lu Mingsheng's death yet. The information recorded by Jiangnan County only mentioned that Lu Mingsheng disappeared mysteriously, so I suspect that the Lu family has always known that Lu Mingsheng might be refining corpses in secret."

Hou Tao stretched out his hand and rubbed the stubble on his chin, frowning and saying

"If the old and immortal are really thieves, Lu Mingsheng is already old, why is he still secretly refining corpses? Is he trying to imitate Xiao Changsheng and prolong his life?"