Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 513 - 412: Something Big is Going Wrong (Climax, Request for Monthly Tickets)_1

Chapter 513: Chapter 412: Something Big is Going Wrong (Climax, Request for Monthly Tickets)_1

After Bashe Changze perished, Li Xuan and Luo Yan hid in Xue Yunrou’s Nine Heavens and Ten Lands Pimo Divine Shuttle to recover from their injuries and did not participate in the subsequent battles.

Although they seemed unscathed on the outside, their internal organs were in an extremely bad state.

Especially Li Xuan, who vomited several mouthfuls of blood mixed with bits of internal organs.

Half of these internal injuries were caused by Bashe Changze’s desperate attempt before his death. The Demon Lord of Tongtian River, perhaps realizing he was going to die, set off a self-destruction of his body and Demon Core when Li Xuan had struck him more than a thousand times.

The destructive force of the explosion instantly covered a space five miles around them, leaving the two nowhere to hide.

Fortunately, Li Xuan’s well-trained Golden Body, and the Dayan Divine Shield he relied on, endured the impact. Meanwhile, Luo Yan quickly hid behind Li Xuan.

Nevertheless, they both sustained internal injuries, their organs shocked and impacted.

However, his self-destruction also killed a large number of monster species.

Those water demons from the Tongtian River, all having strong cold-resistance, were frozen in the ice, but nearly 80% of them were not completely dead.

Especially those monster species about three miles away from the hundred-bone ship, the vast majority were still clinging to life.

However, in the blast of Changze Bashe’s self-destruct, nearly half of them were shaken alive and killed in the ice.

When everyone gathered in the Divine Shuttle, Li Xuan didn’t really care about his injuries anymore.

Only because he realized that Xue Yunrou and Yu Hongchang’s attitudes towards him had become extremely cold.

Whenever their eyes met, they moved their gazes away without any expression, showing no concern for Li Xuan’s injuries. Even Hanyun avoided his gaze.

An icy atmosphere was permeating the Divine Shuttle.

Warning bells rang in Li Xuan’s heart, instinctively sensing trouble.

He felt a great many undercurrents beneath the surface, a storm was brewing. The source of the storm was most likely because of his ’heart-to-heart connection’ with Luo Yan.

The girls were all considering the big picture and were yet to fall out with him. But once the issue of the Jiangnan floods is resolved, he might get himself into trouble.

However, he couldn’t come up with any ingenious plan to avoid this crisis during this short period of time. The only feasible method was to try to appease them as much as possible during this time.

The annoying thing is that the Divine Shuttle was filled with onlookers, including his father-in-law Jiang Yunqi, and he couldn’t make any move.

A moment later, Li Xuan finally managed to recover most of his injuries with Lv Qiluo’s help.

At this moment, Li Chengji returned to the Shuttle with two figures. Li Xuan glanced over and found that they were familiar faces: "Master Pingbo? Master Fubo? How come you’re here?"

The turtle and crocodile both respectfully saluted Li Xuan: "We greet Lord Jing’an!"

Both of them had indifferent expressions, thinking that they were now at the mercy of Li Xuan, ready to be butchered at any time.

"They were captured by the Demons of Tongtian River and intended to be used to force out information about the military situation on the Yangtze River. That Chang Ze, the demon king, was set on achieving hegemony."

Li Chengji said with a cold smile and then sighed: "But the dragon clan has truly suffered a great loss in this battle. A total of 32 aquatic dragon kings from the downstream of the Tongtian River and Jinsha River, 60,000 shrimp soldiers, and 5,000 crab generals have been completely wiped out in this battle.

This battle has significantly injured the vital energy of the East Sea Dragon Clan. I don’t know how long it will take for them to recover. I estimate that within ten years, they won’t be able to regain their strength in the upper stream."

He loved to eat shrimps and crabs, especially hairy crabs, but he had a lot of respect for these warriors who had fought bravely and died.

Li Yan seemed to care little about it. While treating his injuries, he laughed: "Why worry, father? In this battle, the River Monster Court of the Tongtian River has also suffered great damage. They, too, will not be able to recover within ten years.

The Bashe clan, without a heavenly position to support them, we don’t know what the situation will be. Wouldn’t those top heavenly-level big demons in Qinghai-Tibet, each with ambitious plans, and those disciples and grandchildren of Great Master Lianhuasheng be watching them. It’s possible that the Tongtian River Monster Court may disband within ten years."

He made these remarks based on the fact that, during the battle, the 30,000 demon army around the big bone giant ship were the elites among the River Monster Court, equivalent to the Forbidden Army and royal camp of the Demon King Chang Ze.

In this battle, almost the entire Forbidden Army was wiped out, with less than ten percent escaping alive.

After the battle, Li Chengji and Helian Fulong took the opportunity to pursue and slaughter on a large scale. Despite the water demons fleeing in all directions, they still managed to kill at least ten thousand monsters.

The death of the king Bashe Changze further caused the Bashe Clan to lose its pillar of support.

Helian Fulong had his face glowing in red as he fist bumped Li Xuan:" Lord Jing’an, I would like to send a message to Capital City now and report our victory to His Majesty."

He knew that the current flood in Jiangnan had made even the Emperor and Shaobao Yu and other high-ranking officials restless and sleepless.

Before leaving the Capital, the Emperor even held his arm tightly, repeatedly and solemnly entrusting him with the task.

But now Wu Zhiqi has been sealed, Chang Ze, the Demon Lord, is dead. Two out of the three major threats upstream of the Yangtze have been eliminated.

Now only the demon Xiangyue remains, although he is still causing trouble in Yichang, as long as this big demon doesn’t reveal his true form, this flood will probably not reach a level where it covers the entirety of the Yangtze.

The Grand Battle led by Lord Jing’an, spanning 20,000 miles, the battle being a great victory all the same, was more than enough to reassure His Majesty and his ministers.

"Feel free to send the message, Mr. Fulong, there is no need to ask me. As for the details of the battle, my father and I will also report it in a detailed form."

After Li Xuan finished speaking, he noticed a black hawk flying in from the distance and darting towards his father, leaving a trail of electricity in its wake.

Li Chengji’s face turned stern and icy.

Li Xuan curiously asked, "Father, is it news from the military in Yichang? Or is it about that Dudu Tongzhi of the Left Army Dudufu, Huangfu Xuanji, or the Yushi Si Zhengliang of the Huguang Branch? Have they found anything out?"

He recognized the bird as their family’s own Swift Hawk, the prized possession of Earl Chengyi’s mansion.

— In a wilderness like the Jinsha River, messages could not be transmitted by talisman paper or talisman arrows.

The Swift Hawk of their Earl’s mansion, while not as outstanding as the Three-legged Red Raven of the Liudao Division, bore some lineage of the Golden Winged Dapeng and had the capability of traveling fifty thousand miles in a day.

Their mansion kept only two of these birds, usually used by Li Chengji. Primarily relying on these two birds, he commanded numerous naval bases along the Yangtze River, treating them like treasures.

Li Xuan inferred that only these two matters might have made Li Chengji risk sending the Swift Hawk into the dangerous area infested with monsters by the Jinsha River.

"The military situation in Yichang is urgent, the defense line was almost breached. It’s all thanks to the godlike power of Immortal Master Shuide that Xiangyue’s Law Body was driven back."

Upon saying this, Li Chengji’s face relaxed slightly, and with a significant smile in his eyes, he continued, "Also, the issue of Wu Zhiqi breaking his seal should be the handiwork of Yushi Si Zhengliang of the Huguang Branch. Recent cases involving several Dushui Bureaus along the Yangtze River are mostly related to him.

That Dudu Huangfu is also quite suspicious. His recent moves are very significant, all targeted at my navy."

The Left Army Dudufu wields considerable power, governing the left guard in the capital, Zhen Nanyi, the left navy, the Shaolin right guard, the Longhu Guard, the Yingwu Guard, the left guard in Shenyang, and the Weisuos under the control of Zhejiangdusi, Liaodongdu Division, Shandongdu Division, and Nanjing Left Army Dudufu.

Due to the incident at Tumu Fort, the nobles and famous generals in the court were mostly gone. The left Dudu of the Left Army Dudufu has been vacant till now, and the Dudu Tongzhi that Huangfu Xuanji serves as is essentially the head of the Left Army Dudufu.

There is also a right Dudu in the Left Army Dudufu, but almost all the organizations in the Jin Dynasty, such as the Inspectorate, Xiuyiwei, and the Five Army Dudufus, etc., as long as the title includes the word ’right’, they are mostly nominal posts and not actual offices.

The left navy under the jurisdiction of the Left Army Dudufu includes nine naval camps from Nanjing to Chongming Island.

Hearing this, Li Xuan’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, but before he had a chance to say anything, he heard Li Chengji say casually, "You don’t need to worry about this, I will deal with it. Rest assured, it’s not like when Huangfu Shenji was still around."

In Li Chengji’s eyes, there was a hint of mockery and murderous intent.

When the previous Fuguogong, Huangfu Shenji was alive, he was the top-ranking general and head noble in the court. When he led the army to conquer the Nanjiang region, his combat capability was comparable to the ’Great Heavenly Position’. Unfortunately, this Duke was deeply feared by Wang Zhen and the Zhengtong Emperor. When the incident at Tumu Fort broke out, he traveled north with the royal entourage. Facing combat without troops, he fought powerfully until his death.

If he were still alive, Li Chengji would naturally have to be cautious of him.

Considering Huangfu Shenji’s personality, he would never do such heinous things.

But now the Fuguogong is still young and inexperienced, and the control of the Fuguogong’s mansion has fallen into the hands of Huangfu Shenji’s two younger brothers, Huangfu Yuanji and Huangfu Xuanji, so Li Chengji has no qualms about it.

Li Xuan kept his expression silent, thinking to himself that this matter was not just about the Earl Chengyi’s mansion. How could the Fumo Division of the Liudao Division at Tongbai Mountain let go of the casualties they had suffered this time?

At this moment, Li Chengji, with a concerned look, glanced at him and Luo Yan, "Can you two fight again?"

Li Chengji knew their injuries were not only due to Changze’s self-destruction, but also the accumulated injuries from their continuous battles with Wu Zhiqi, Master Huaibi, and Changze.

Li Xuan and Luo Yan, working together, possessed combat power comparable to the heavenly level. Even with their incredible speed, they could suppress most of the sub-heavenly level beings. But after all, they were not at the real heavenly level.

Wu Zhiqi, whose main body was an ancient Demon King at the Extreme Heavenly Level, and Changze, a power who was infinitely close to the Middle Heaven Level, were formidable adversaries.

Even though the two had managed to avoid most direct confrontations using their escape techniques, Wu Zhiqi and Changze’s fighting spirit still posed a great threat to their physical bodies and primordial spirits. This accumulated injury was not to be taken lightly.

"I’m fine," said Li Xuan, though he cast a worried glance at Luo Yan as he looked northward, "Let’s hurry to Yicheng first."

He felt that his injuries wouldn’t cause any major problems with Lv Qiluo’s help, he could recover from any internal injuries in the blink of an eye. The issue was Luo Yan, who, although she had swallowed several elixirs and received help from Jiang Yunqi’s acupuncture, was still notably pale.

Li Xuan estimated that Luo Yan would need at least another five or six days before she could fully recover.

Luckily, they might have already reversed the disadvantage at the heavenly level, and there may not be a need for him and Luo Yan to take action again.

At this moment, Xue Yunrou was ready to pilot the shuttle once more and continue their journey northward.

But just as she started to operate her mana, Li Xuan suddenly said, "Wait! Shouldn’t we take this thing with us?"

With a wave of his hand, he drew a colossal snake head twenty feet long from a hundred feet below to the shuttle.

It was indeed the head of the Bashe Changze. While a large portion of its body had been blown apart, it still maintained its overall shape despite being seriously damaged by Li Xuan and the others.

Xue Yunrou rolled her eyes helplessly. She glanced with distaste at that huge and fierce snakehead at the back of the shuttle. She knew what this snake’s head was useful for and also knew it was an excellent refining material. However, she disdained its strong stench and poisonous snake blood, which would pollute the body of the Nine Heavens Ten Earths Pimo Divine Shuttle, hence she intended to neglect it.

Also, everyone else on the scene didn’t have a spatial artifact large enough to contain it.

Xue Yunrou thought that the issue had been forgotten, but Li Xuan had remembered it.

If it had been anyone else doing this, she would have thrown them and the snakehead off the shuttle!