Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 502 - 80: Combined Techniques [Thanks to the Alliance Hierarch "Broken V Sword" for the reward]_1

Chapter 502: Chapter 80: Combined Techniques [Thanks to the Alliance Hierarch "Broken V Sword" for the reward]_1

At first glance at this news, he couldn’t help but chuckle. It seemed that this wasn’t the first time Princess Jingyang had been refused in marriage. Why was it so difficult for her to be married off?

This "Disciple of Shu Mountain Awarded the Title of Royal Brother" was undoubtedly referring to him. But why was this news about "Princess Jingyang Refused in Marriage Again" linked with his?

Reading further, he suddenly remembered.

The Imperial title of the Sixth Royal Princess was Jingyang, this was the princess that the Emperor wanted to arrange his marriage with!

Could it be because of me?

The article mentioned that last year the emperor had wanted to arrange the marriage between Princess Jingyang and Minister Zhang of Ascending Dragon Academy. However, Zhang declined on the grounds that his personal feelings could impact his studies. This refusal was once even praised.

But when it happens time and again, it becomes laughable. Princess Jingyang has been proposed to and rejected multiple times. What was once praised is now ridiculed as a running joke, and she might forever be labelled as the princess who "cannot be married off".

This made Chu Liang frown.

If this matter hadn’t leaked, everything would have been fine. But now that it’s spread and everyone knows, will the Sixth Princess end up being the butt of the joke among the people of the Yu Dynasty and bear a grudge against him?

The question is, there were only a handful of people in the Main Hall that day, how could this news have spread?

Reading on, the article elaborately pointed out the reason for Chu Liang’s rejection. At that time, the Emperor wanted to arrange the marriage and was resolute in his attitude, but Chu Liang, baffled and indecisive, was coined as such until his wise and beautiful Master stepped in to say "My disciple’s heart belongs to another, it is not right to promise him to someone else".

Moreover, when the Emperor wanted to honor Master Feng for her virtue and righteousness by bestowing the title of Imperial Master, she refused. Left with no other choice, the Emperor granted Chu Liang the title of Royal Brother as a way of expressing respect for his Master.

"..."

The beginning is more or less the truth, but everything beyond that is complete nonsense, where is the connection here?

Does the emperor really call you aunt out of respect?

However, this did help Chu Liang identify who leaked the information - it had to be the anonymous peak master of Silver Sword Peak in Shu Mountain.

Considering his master’s reputation, if she hadn’t had a knife to her throat, how would anyone from Tianshu Pavilion have praised her? So when his master left flustered a few days ago, only to return exulted, this is what she was up to.

But, he had misunderstood his master.

The news of the rejected marriage proposal wasn’t leaked by Empress Feng, it was from a separate source. Empress Feng went to Tianshu Pavilion hoping that if the case of Mars was reported, her image could be improved.

When she found the major event wasn’t covered, she couldn’t help but feel disappointed. Fortunately, she discovered her name in other news and used the chance to add a few lines depicting her glorious image.

As for Chu Liang being awarded the title of Royal Brother, it aroused significant discussion. After all, he had just sworn brotherhood with Xu Baishan a while ago, which surprised many, and now he was the brother of the Emperor.

What charm does this disciple of Shu Mountain possess that attracts all these significant figures to swear brotherhood with him? Could it be that he is destined to be brother to many?

The most direct benefit of this event was the expansion of Red Cotton Peak’s business. Many businesses were trying to establish branches on Red Cotton Peak, but none of them had anything to do with the Imperial Court.

But with the Imperial Court setting up shop here, the others needed not worry. Institutions like Ascending Dragon Academy and Chonglou Temple began to set up businesses here as well.

The prosperity of Red Cotton Peak now exceeded Chu Liang’s initial expectations.

At the end of the Jianghu Yiwon Record, there was another piece of news. Shu Mountain’s Red Cotton Peak had started a big sale: all items bought with Shu Mountain’s sword coins would have a significant discount.

Now, with Chu Liang’s frequent interactions with Zhang Xiaohan, their advertising had become more skilled. Because this was also Tianshu Pavilion’s first foray into bidding for advertisements, and there weren’t many bidders, the advertising costs were far below its returns.

Chu Liang used this opportunity to reap significant profits, the growth of Red Cotton Peak had greatly benefited from the strong advertising by the Seven Star Mansion Report.

In the end, Tianshu Pavilion issued a reminder on the Strategy of Nine States.

Previously, the activities of the Demonic Clan were mainly in the Western and Northern Regions, after all, they are close to the Far West Land where evil demons run rampant. Although there were occasional strange incidents in the Eastern and Southern Regions, they were mostly minor struggles.

But recently, evil and strange incidents had markedly increased in the Eastern and Southern Regions. Many of them were organized crimes, such as the child abduction cases that Yang Shenlong was investigating, which could be traced back to some deep underworld.

Tianshu Pavilion hereby cautioned the people of the Eastern and Southern Regions to be careful.

After all, there were the City Wardens to guard the cities, and unusual cases were still rare. Evil spirits often made trouble in the mountains and remote areas. Even though ordinary people were powerless to resist, as long as they stayed away from these dangerous places, they could avoid risks to a large extent.

...

After reading the Seven Star Mansion Report and practicing by himself for a while, Chu Liang received another message from Wen Yulong.

The Demon Binding Rope had been forged.

Although he had waited for many days, Chu Liang was not surprised. Instead, he temporarily composed himself and made his way to Chuan Jian Hall.

After going through this many times, he had learned to cautiously anticipate Wen Yulong’s works before seeing the final masterpiece.

"Senior Brother Chu," Wen Yulong said, "The improvement this time is entirely according to your requirements."

"Really?" Chu Liang was doubtful, "You didn’t add any ideas of your own?"

"Not at all." Wen Yulong took out the Demon Binding Rope that had become bi-colored black and gold, "Just as you said, I combined the poisonous threads with the Demon Binding Rope, adding a slight toxicity to it. In this way, it’s more potent when controlling, once bound, it’s hard for anyone below the Seventh Realm to break free."

Upon hearing this, Chu Liang finally showed a trace of joy.

It was rare that Wen Yulong didn’t sneak in any of his clever tricks.

He picked up the Demon Binding Rope and felt it. Indeed, the array runes hadn’t changed much. The effect was the same as before, just stronger.

"Eh?" He noticed a purple sphere embedded in the back of the Demon Binding Rope and asked curiously, "What is this?"

"This is an amulet for dealing with electricity. Though it’s not powerful, I found it makes it easier for the venom of Demon Spiders to invade a person’s body, magnifying the toxicity by dozens of times." Wen Yulong smiled and said, "It’s just a little enhancement, it doesn’t count as extra thinking."

Wait...

Chu Liang faintly felt that something was off.

The venom from Demon Spiders was already strong enough, making it dozens of times stronger, wouldn’t it kill instantly?

"So, how poisonous is it now?" He hurriedly asked.

"I don’t know." Wen Yulong shook his head.

"You don’t know?" This answer surprised Chu Liang.

"I used some wild beasts and low-level demonic beasts for testing. All of them died after being wrapped...So, I don’t know the limit of this poison." Wen Yulong answered, "Anyway, it’s very potent..."

"They died immediately after being wrapped?" Chu Liang asked.

"It took them a few moments, about the time it takes for the antidote to work..." Wen Yulong admitted, "So next time, when you go demon slaying, you can test it on various levels of evil spirits to find the limit of its power."

"But..." Chu Liang hesitated for a moment, unsure whether it was a good thing or a bad thing. "Of course, it’s a good thing that the poison is powerful, but this is primarily a controlling magic artifact. If they die instantly after being controlled, what if there’s someone I don’t want to kill..."

"I’ve thought about that. Don’t you have a Detoxifying Whip?" Wen Yulong said. "After you use the Demon Binding Rope to control people or evil spirits, if you don’t want them to be poisoned to death, you can whip them with the Detoxifying Whip. The power of this whip is strong and takes effect quickly. As soon as it lands, it can detoxify, making it the perfect combo."

As he spoke, he showed a supremely clever smile.

The meaning of the smile probably was: I’ve even thought of combo techniques for you, aren’t I thoughtful?

"..." Chu Liang couldn’t help but picture a scene in his mind.

He shouted at an evil spirit, then raised his hand to throw the Demon Binding Rope, binding it in a strange posture, and then took out the Detoxifying Whip to prevent it from dying...

Just how sadistic was this?