Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 671 - 32 Nine Palaces City [Looking for monthly ticket!]_1

Chapter 671: Chapter 32 Nine Palaces City [Looking for monthly ticket!]_1

When Chu Liang returned to Silver Sword Peak, he saw Liu Xiaoyu rushing out in a fluster, who hurriedly said when she saw him, "Big Brother Chu Liang, someone is looking for you!"

"Huh?" Chu Liang looked at her in a bit of confusion, wondering what had happened.

Someone else is here?

When he went into the loft, he saw a bloody figure lying there, with Liu Xiaoyi and Chu Yi tending to him. Empress Feng was standing by with her arms crossed, muttering boredly, "These two wound could still be worse, such amateurish job...oh, another one on the back? This is worse...what a shame."

"Empress Feng, are you trying to kill me?" The wounded one couldn’t bear it, he spoke with a weak breath.

"My master has a professional disease, Brother Ji, don’t take it to heart." Chu Liang hurriedly approached and said.

To his surprise, the badly injured man was none other than the Eighth Young Master of the Ji Family, Ji Lingfeng.

"How dare I object!" Ji Lingfeng gave a bitter smile, "I’m already grateful to you for saving my life."

"How did you end up like this?" Chu Liang inquired.

"I’m now an official of the Regent Residence..." Ji Lingfeng began.

"You’ve become an official?" Chu Liang was taken aback by the first sentence, "Have you not returned home all these years?"

"No, I haven’t," Ji Lingfeng gritted his teeth, "I even bought a house in Yu Capital City."

"Ah?" Chu Liang was astounded, "You and Miss Ji sure aren’t still on that bet, are you?"

"Well, of course." Ji Lingfeng sneered, "What am I compared to her? She got married in Heavenly Gang Sect."

Chu Liang was both stunned and taken aback.

These two siblings competed to leave home, competing to a point where one bought a house and the other got married, he truly couldn’t have imagined it, is there some reward for winning this competition?

Could it be a direct promotion to the Ninth Realm or becoming the Family Head of the Ji Family?

What has driven you to persist in this competition for six years, is it just because of the competitiveness that sprung from an unknown source?

Nevertheless, he has to admit...

People from the Ji family, impressive.

Ji Lingfeng continued, "There’s been a recent rebellion in Mang Mountain of the Southern Region, you guys should have heard about it, I went to investigate. I met the rebels there, they were very strong, and I was badly injured and had to escape. Later, relying on my concealment ability, I managed to get out. But the injuries were too severe, I fainted, and when I woke up, I was here."

"A disciple from Red Cotton Peak went out to deliver goods, and saw Brother Ji along the way, and managed to bring him back," Chu Yi added from the side, "Brother Lin Bei noticed that this is a friend of ours, so he brought him to Silver Sword Peak for treatment."

"I’m fortunate that Shu Mountain is in the Southern Region, with cultivators coming and going. Had it been in another place, I might have died in the wild," Ji Lingfeng said.

As he spoke, it seemed that he suddenly remembered something and said with a start, "Before I fainted, I overheard a few rebels from Mang Mountain talking!"

"What were they talking about?" Chu Liang asked.

"They said..." Ji Lingfeng tried to recall, "It’s too late, never mind... if we leave any later, we might miss the big event in Nine Palaces City!"

"Nine Palaces City?" Chu Liang immediately thought of its location in his mind, "It’s not too far from Mang Mountain, could it be the rebels are planning an attack there?"

"Could you do me two favors?" Ji Lingfeng asked.

"Of course," Chu Liang nodded.

"First, please inform the Regent Leader about this. The Mang Mountain rebels have come out and are quite strong, and their next target is likely to be Nine Palaces City!"

"And then... could you arrange for a few skilled people from Shu Mountain to go take a look? If they really do stir up trouble in Nine Palaces City, there might still be time to intervene," he added.

"Okay," Chu Liang agreed, "I will go personally."

Most of the cultivators on Shu Mountain now were on Red Cotton Peak. Even though there were many people there, they all earned money through labor and wouldn’t undertake life-threatening tasks.

And for such significant matters, it’s more reassuring to have our own people handle them.

Under the circumstances that Seventh Realm cultivators do not act rashly, there was truly no one stronger than Chu Liang on Shu Mountain.

However, Empress Feng was somewhat concerned. Chu Liang went missing for six years, which made her somewhat worried.

"Perhaps I should go instead," she offered voluntarily.

"I will carry the Master’s Tailing Talisman with me and will report immediately if anything happens," Chu Liang grinned, "You are a Seventh Realm cultivator and should not act recklessly. Moreover, I am not as weak as before and will not encounter any life-threatening danger easily, so there’s no need to worry too much."

There were some things Chu Liang did not have the audacity to say directly. This trip to Nine Palaces City was not only about quelling the Mang Mountain disturbance as soon as it happened, but also, ideally, to stop them before they caused any trouble.

This required early detection and investigation. If they could avoid causing unnecessary alarm with the Master’s wisdom, that would be the best-case scenario.

"When you go alone, you might be outnumbered. Why not find some help?" Empress Feng suggested.

"Alright." Chu Liang nodded.

The more people, the better. Even though time was tight, they weren’t short on it either. He planned to look around the mountain to recruit a couple of free loafers to accompany him.

...

"Your flying boat is truly luxurious," Ling Ao sincerely exclaimed.

"Even today, Chu Liang’s wealth from six years ago would make him the richest man on Shu Mountain," Lin Bei laughed.

After that, although Chu Yi managed Red Cotton Peak, he only took a portion of the revenue, and the rest of the money was put into a public fund. After Chu Liang returned, Chu Yi naturally handed over the accounts.

Chu Liang found that after sleeping for six years, his assets were already countless.

However, since Red Cotton Peak was in need of money now, the money was still being used there. He wasn’t in a hurry to withdraw it. He planned to donate more for this disaster relief operation.

"I am not interested in money," Chu Liang stood behind them, sighing, "Actually, the happiest days were when I earned a few dozen Sword Coins a month by doing tasks."

The three stood on the deck of the Liang Longhao, whizzing towards Nine Palaces City. Ling Ao’s hair fluttered in the wind.

"..." Ling Ao and Lin Bei exchanged glances.

Ling Ao’s eyes were full of... I really want to punch him, I can’t stand it anymore...

Lin Bei’s eyes, on the other hand, seemed to say...what are you talking about, I can’t see clearly, who can understand your gaze with just half an eyeball exposed...

"You guys have had a pretty good time these past few years, haven’t you?" Chu Liang asked again, "Lin Bei has become a Scented Tiger now, and Ling Ao, you... You’ve grown your hair out again."

Based on his habit of cutting his hair whenever he faced setbacks, it seemed that he hadn’t encountered many failures these years.

"Heh." Ling Ao smiled, "I broke through to the Sixth Realm just last year. Among our group, I was one of the slowest. As for Senior Brother Xu, he’s already at the peak of the Sixth Realm."

As he spoke, he glanced at Chu Liang, "It’s such a pity for you. If it wasn’t for the delay over these years, you wouldn’t have lost to the others."

Although he also practiced the Dragon Scale Heritage, his Dragon Breath was impure and couldn’t even compare to an ordinary Dragonkin Demon Beast. As for the Dragon God Token on Chu Liang, the feeling was quite blurry.

This is how things usually were. The more benefits one gained from the Dragon Clan’s bloodline, the more one would be suppressed by that bloodline. Opening Divine Skills with the help of Dragon Breath relied mostly on his own cultivation and he was not reliant on the Dragon Clan bloodline, so he wouldn’t be suppressed too much by Chu Liang.

So now, without knowing the situation, he saw Chu Liang as merely a Fourth Level cultivator of the Fifth Realm. Even though, considering Chu Liang’s age, he was still not weak, but considering his once brilliant achievements, it was unavoidably tragic.

How brilliant was Chu Liang once! But now, he is even lower than himself...

"Yes," Chu Liang nodded, agreeing, "I have indeed wasted too much time over these six years."