Ruins of the past

Yong'an 17 years, early October.

Nearly five months have passed since the Lingzhou stock crash.

With a series of actions taken by the Yunyang Chamber of Commerce, more and more refugees have been resettled, and more and more wasteland has been reclaimed.

The cotton and cotton spinning markets are unprecedentedly prosperous, and the demand for workers has also increased significantly. More farmers are beginning to switch to cotton, and more people are working in factories.

The increase in the number of migrant workers has led to the development of a series of surrounding industries.

But the development of the Yunyang Chamber of Commerce is not entirely harmless.

The first to be hit were some original family workshops.

Because the cost and output could not match those of factories, they were quickly eliminated and their income dropped sharply.

As a result, a series of conflicts broke out, and there were even incidents where craftsmen stormed factories and smashed looms.

As the area of ​​cotton fields in the state increases and the area of ​​cultivated fields decreases, food prices gradually begin to rise...

However, Chu Qiguang is already prepared for these problems. He knows that industrial revolution and industrial upgrading are never gentle.

On the contrary, each time it will be accompanied by the elimination of a large number of traditional industries, causing many people to lose their original income and jobs.

Chu Qiguang continued to accelerate the development of the Chamber of Commerce, enclosing land for farming in Lingzhou, expanding the scale of the Arms Chamber of Commerce, expanding the scale of factories...continuously creating new jobs, increasing the income of civilians, and providing loans...

Just as the Yunyang Chamber of Commerce was booming, leading countless people in Lingzhou towards a different future, an undercurrent suddenly surged in the underground world of Lingzhou.

…

Beiyue Fucheng.

With a loud bang, the gate of the government office was smashed into pieces.

Magistrate Xue Chengdao flew out along with the shattered door, rolling on the ground for several meters before he could stop.

This prefect had previously presided over Chu Qiguang's martial arts class and commented on the martial arts of Chu Qiguang and Jiang Longyu.

But at this moment, his face was covered with blood, his hair was disheveled, his clothes were ragged, and his body was still covered in large patches of dirt. He still had the calmness of the past.

As for the officials, government officials, and guards under his command, they had already died or fled, and the entire government office was in a mess.

He raised his head and looked at the strong figure approaching slowly, with a hint of fear in his eyes.

Just a quarter of an hour ago, the opponent fell from the sky.

Gang Qi exploded all over his body, and his body was as fast as lightning and thunder, and in the blink of an eye, he had pierced through the entire government office.

Xue Chengdao, a martial arts scholar, was unable to block the opponent's three moves and two moves. At this moment, he was beaten to the point of being burned inside and his blood was boiling.

In the end, he was knocked away from the main hall and out the door with a palm.

The hawk demon looked at Xue Chengdao, who was half kneeling on the ground, his eyes full of murderous intent. He said in Chinese with a strange tone: "Where is Hou Xianglong?"

Xue Chengdao gritted his teeth and said: "Monster, how dare you attack the government office? Attack and kill the court officials?! Even if you are at the end of the world, don't even think about running away..."

A trace of impatience flashed in the eyes of the hawk demon. He came from a far-off country in the far west. He had no respect for the Han Dynasty and had contempt for human beings from head to toe.

After all, in his hometown, people were slaves on the same level as rat demons and rabbit demons.

Therefore, Xue Chengdao's words were completely incompatible with him.

I saw the figure of the hawk demon swoosh, and it had already grabbed Xue Chengdao and slammed into the outer wall of the government office.

Along with the rumbling crashing sounds, courtyard walls, houses, and courtyards collapsed one after another.

Large swaths of smoke and dust rose up with the impact, and various exclamations and screams were heard one after another.

Soon after, a team from the nearby Demon Suppressing Department arrived, and all they saw were broken walls and ruins, and the prefect Xue Chengdao's body was even missing.

"Lawless! It's simply lawless..."

…

Inside the Qianhu Office of the Demon Division in Lingzhou Town.

There are people in a hurry everywhere.

Yang Ling looked at the map of Lingzhou in front of him, his brows furrowed and his face as heavy as water.

Suddenly the door was pushed open, and Liu Fangyi, a householder in Tianqu Mansion, walked in: "The office of Beiyue Mansion was also attacked, and the prefect Xue Chengdao was beaten to death by the bird demon, and the whole body was not found. "

Yang Ling pursed his lips and drew a cross on the map. There were already five similar crosses.

Liu Fangyi said: "That bird demon has great martial arts skills and can fly without trace. We can't catch up with it or surround it."

"If this continues, the entire Lingzhou Demon-Suppressing Division will be disgraced."

Yang Ling sighed: "Mr. Zhong has taken many of the experts in the institute to Yunzhong Military Town and is negotiating with the two martial gods. It is impossible to come back just because of this bird demon."

"And once the news leaks out, it will not only embarrass us, but it will also make Jiubian look down upon, affecting Mr. Zhong's overall situation."

"The other party has simply calculated that our strength is empty at the moment."

Liu Fangyi said: "Then we must ask the Heavenly Master for help."

Although the relationship between the Demon Suppressing Division and the Tianshi Sect is not good, in his opinion, in Lingzhou today, only the senior officials of the Tianshi Sect who are in charge of a large number of talismans can reliably suppress this hawk demon.

Yang Ling nodded: "You go find Dao Gangsi, and I'll go talk to Chu Qianhu."

Since Chu Qiguang received the false title of Qianhu, he was often called Chu Qianhu by the people in the Demon Suppression Division, and basically no one called him by his actual job title.

After a while, Yang Ling saw Chu Qiguang and told him the situation.

Chu Qiguang looked at the book in his hand and said calmly: "I have sent someone to help find out about the hawk demon, but he can fly. Instead of looking for a bird, it is better to find a person."

Yang Ling's eyes moved slightly: "Hou Xianglong?"

Chu Qiguang said: "Since the opponent's target is Hou Xianglong, then you might as well find a way to find Hou Xianglong and wait for him."

Yang Ling nodded and then said: "The origin of the bird demon is unknown. His martial arts are very different from those of the Central Plains School. He can also fly into the sky and escape. I'm afraid I will ask you to take action when the time comes."

Chu Qiguang turned a page of the book in his hand and said casually: "Okay, I will take action."

"I'm also very curious about the origin of this bird demon."

…

In a ruined temple outside Beiyue Mansion City.

The hawk demon that was being searched everywhere by the Lingzhou Demon Division was suddenly here.

He sat cross-legged, his face calm and motionless, as if waiting for something.

As the sun gradually set in the west, strong winds came, and two more figures descended from the sky and stepped into the gate of the ruined temple.

It turned out to be two more hawk demons.

The leader looked like a foreign woman, with white skin, a high nose, deep eyes, slightly curly long hair, and pure white feathers on the wings behind her.

The other man looked like a bald man, with dark skin, small eyes, and strong muscles like marble sculptures. He flapped his black wings and blew away all the garbage in the ruined temple.

The clothes on both of them were like robes and skirts that covered their upper and lower bodies, but exposed their navels, arms, and shoulders, which was very different from the Central Plains style.

The leading woman had a string of crystal-clear rosary beads hanging around her neck. She spoke in alien language: "Carty, what's going on?"

The hawk demon known as Kati lowered his head and said with a look of shame on his face: "I failed to kill Hou Xianglong on the spot. The opponent had vague precognitive abilities and fled all the way afterwards. I have completely lost track of him."

The strong man on the side said angrily: "Even a bitch can escape from your hands. You have betrayed the trust of the Holy Lord."

The origin of these three eagle demons is the same as that of Jin Ji under Chu Qiguang. They come from a country called Dazhu in the far west.

Dazhu is ruled by a three-headed demon king, known as the Three Saints.

The whole country is divided into different levels according to different races such as lion, tiger, elephant, eagle, pig, cow, etc.

These three hawk demons all belong to the upper class nobility in Da Zhu.

The leader of the female harpy is named Qiao Zina. She has the bloodline of the ‘Heavenly Saint’ among the three saints of Dazhu, and she has the most noble status among the three monsters.

There are countless human slaves in their family.

And all the way from the far west to the Central Plains, the Han Dynasty was the only country they encountered that was ruled by one person.

Therefore, in their view, the Central Plains is full of bastards and is a complete mess.

The woman waved her hand: "Okay Guha, the first priority is to complete the task assigned to us by the Holy Lord. We have finished it here, and we will come over to help you next."

The harpy named Kati said in surprise: "Has your mission been completed?"

The strong man known as Guha said proudly: "We have found clues to the Star Sutra..."

"Okay." Qiao Zina stopped Guha from continuing: "I'm here to report to the Holy Ancestor and seek his guidance."

"The Holy Ancestor will calculate Hou Xianglong's position and give us the power to defeat our opponents..."

Kati and Guha sat on their knees and saw Qiao Zina placing a strange triangular incense burner with many human figures with wings drawn on it.

If Chu Qiguang were here, he would find that this incense burner is very similar to the Wuwei Sect's sacrificial vessel.

Then Qiao Zina lit the incense burner, dancing and jumping, showing a mysterious and ancient temperament...

Qiao Zina crushed a rosary around her neck, and the green smoke in the incense burner instantly turned into a mysterious figure.

This rosary is a treasure given by Tiansheng among the three great saints of Dazhu.

Each rosary is condensed by the Heavenly Saint using Taoism, and it can convey information and power even though it is thousands of miles apart.

As the opponent's blood descendant, Qiao Zina is able to perfectly utilize the power of the rosary.

Not long after, three figures rose into the sky and flew towards Tianqu Mansion City.

…

Tianqu Mansion Taoist Temple.

Hou Xianglong looked at Dao Gangsi Dade, Wang Xi, and Zhenren Wang in front of him.

He finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Hou Xianglong sighed: "That hawk demon is definitely not from the Central Plains. I am afraid it is from a country in the Western Region. I don't know why it is chasing me."

Wang Xi said: "Xuanyuan Dao Zun protects all believers. No matter what kind of monster they are, you can stay in the temple with peace of mind."

Hou Xianglong reminded: "Also, I am worried that Chu Qiguang from the Demon Suppression Division is colluding with the eagle demon, so I ask Master Wang not to contact the Demon Suppression Division."

"Don't worry, I've dealt with Liu Baihu from the Demon Suppressing Division, and they won't know you're here."

Wang Xi stroked his beard. The relationship between the Tianshi Sect and the Demon Suppression Division had never been very good. It was of course no problem to ask him not to inform the Demon Suppression Division.

‘But Chu Qiguang is colluding with the hawk demon? ’ Wang Xi frowned and thought: ‘Chu Qiguang cannot be related to the hawk demon...’

Suddenly, Hou Xianglong felt a bad feeling in his heart. He knew that his spiritual sense was at work again.

On the way to escape, his spiritual sense and divination skills helped a lot, and he trusted his mysterious feeling more and more.

At this moment, something changed in his mind, and he immediately started calculating again.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Wang Xi said loudly: "Come in."

But no one answered, just the knocking on the door continued.

Wang Xi frowned, a hint of wariness flashed in his eyes, and he had already stood up and walked to the door.

Hou Xianglong, who was doing divination on the side, said in a daze: "A sign of great auspiciousness? Why is it that it is obviously auspicious, but I feel..."

The feeling of increasing danger kept coming to his mind.

Goose bumps appeared on Hou Xianglong's body, and he felt that the dangerous aura was staring at his throat like a knife.

Wang Xi opened the door, only to find that there was no one there, and he already had a piece of talisman in his hand.

Hou Xianglong calculated the results over and over again, only to find that they were all good luck, but the fear in his heart became deeper and deeper.

He suddenly raised his head and looked at his face in the bronze mirror.

He murmured: "The evil star is shining high, and the wind and clouds are causing misfortune. It is clear from this face that death is imminent... Is this someone hiding the secret of heaven in order to kill me?"

Hou Xianglong immediately turned around and shouted: "Someone is covering up the secret!"

Wang Xi raised his eyebrows: "What a strong evil spirit."

Buzz!

I saw Wang Xi outside the house making magic formulas with one hand, and the talisman in the other hand was automatically moving without wind. The golden light seemed to turn into heavenly palaces and temples surrounding him.

Compared with the golden light inspired by Chu Qiguang and the golden armor inspired by Zhang Fengyun, it is obvious that Wang Xi's application of talisman paper is more sophisticated and powerful.

In the darkness, an exotic woman with fair skin and noble temperament slowly walked out.

She looked at Wang Xi expressionlessly, as if she were looking at an animal like a pig or dog.

But Wang Xi's eyes were filled with uncertainty. He had conquered demons and demons all his life... but he had never seen such strong demonic aura and murderous intent: 'How many crimes has this monster... caused? How many more people were eaten? ’

Qiao Zina said calmly: "My name is Qiao Zina. I come from the Shivaji family in Dazhu. I have the blood of the Holy Lord in my body."

"Bitch, you deserve to be my food."

After saying that, Qiao Zina had already crushed a rosary around her neck.

A strange sound came out, and the air in the surrounding white rice seemed to become quiet.

"The four dimensions of a vacuum are not allowed to move horizontally or vertically."

The Taoist skills condensed in the rosary by Tiansheng burst out instantly.

In the blink of an eye, the wings on Qiao Zina's back turned into pure gold, and she was endowed with a trace of power like a powerful Taoist.

I saw her wings spread out from behind, and the atmosphere seemed to have become her vassal.

Waves of Gang Qi tore through the night sky, and the entire courtyard was instantly shattered.

Wang Xi's whole body was trembling with golden light, and a famous Dharma Protector General was summoned and rushed towards Qiao Zina.

The two sides instantly fought together, and Qiao Zina's figure turned into a series of phantoms, causing tornadoes to surround the entire place.

Wang Xi was shocked: 'Pure martial arts will never create such a momentum. There is a Taoist master behind this monster, but which Taoist school is this? ’

At the same time, with a bang, the hawk demon named Kati had broken through the roof and rushed towards Hou Xianglong.

The hawk demon known as Guha was flying in the air, holding an arm that had been torn off from somewhere, and gnawing on it while saying: "Central Plains people, the taste is really strange."

As the sound from here spread, a large number of Taoist priests began to gather in the Taoist temple.

Guha turned his head and glanced, his wings fluttered, and he dived towards the crowd.

…

Not long after, on the other side of Tianqu Mansion City, Chu Qiguang, who was practicing sword skills, suddenly stopped.

Lulu said breathlessly: "The hawk demon has... three heads! It is attacking the Tianqu Mansion Taoist Temple!"

Chu Qiguang was slightly surprised: "Attacking Tianqu Mansion Taoist Temple? Can't the talisman controlled by Wang Xi stop it?"

Lulu said with a shocked look on her face: "Those three-headed eagle demons are too powerful, Wang Xi and the others can't defeat them!"

Alas...the cat at home is sick again