Ma Changfeng raised his arm and pointed at the man in green shirt. He wanted to say something but couldn't. Some of his arms hung down weakly.
His head was also tilted to the side, completely dead.
The man in green shirt had his hands behind his back and didn't care at all about Ma Changfeng's death.
He turned to look at Lu Ning, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes:
"That sword strike just made by the young hero was a 'blow in the air' among the thirty-six swords of Tianshan?"
Lu Ning's eyes flashed slightly and he said: "Senior has good eyesight, and he can indeed strike in the air."
Seeing that Lu Ning was honest, the man in green shirt nodded secretly and said, "Are you studying under Zhao Jianping?"
"no!"
Lu Ning shook his head and said, "I saw him wield this sword before and learned it by himself."
The man in green shirt's eyes lit up, and he said with a mixture of surprise and appreciation: "Haha, let me tell you, Zhao Jianping's Thirty-Six Tianshan Swords are quite satisfactory. How could he teach such an outstanding disciple like you?"
"Young hero is actually very talented, more than a hundred times better than Zhao Jianping."
"Senior is so complimentary!"
Lu Ning held up his hand and said, "It's the junior who was reckless and took away the credit from the senior."
The man in green shirt waved his hand: "There is no merit or credit. This Ma Changfeng, one of the elders of the Xuanyin Sect, has done all kinds of evil. He deserves to die at the hands of the young hero."
"Thank you, young hero, for bringing these two girls down the mountain."
Lu Ning turned his face and took a look. The two girls were about to wake up.
He immediately stepped forward and was about to use his true energy to wake the two of them up. Unexpectedly, a girl opened her eyes in confusion and screamed in fear and stepped back.
Another young girl was awakened by the screams and screamed too without even seeing the person clearly.
"Don't be afraid, two little girls!"
The man in green shirt said in a deep voice, his voice had a strong soothing power.
really.
The two young and beautiful girls calmed down and looked at the man in blue shirt standing on the dark mountain peak.
"Did senior save us?" a woman asked.
"No, it's this young hero." The man in green shirt looked at Lu Ning.
Only then did the two girls dare to look at Lu Ning. When they saw that it was indeed not their kidnapper, they couldn't help but feel relieved.
"Thank you, young hero, for the rescue!" The woman spoke and thanked him.
Another woman also hurriedly said thank you.
Lu Ning nodded secretly: "I see that you two are also capable. Should you go back on your own, or come down the mountain with me and go back at dawn."
The big-eyed woman who spoke first said: "Young hero, is the evil thief dead or has he escaped?"
"died!"
Hearing this, both women breathed a sigh of relief.
He looked at the sky and said, "It's better to follow the young hero."
The other woman hesitated and nodded.
"I'm going to disturb senior Qingxiu tonight, so I'll say goodbye!" Lu Ning cupped his hands.
The man in green shirt smiled and nodded, turned around and ran away, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Seeing this, Lu Ning did not stop and took the two girls away to the sky.
moment.
Three figures landed at the entrance of Qingleishan Village. After standing firm, the two girls looked at Lu Ning in shock.
Is this really a young man?
"Brother Lu, where did you go to bring back these two beauties?"
Pei Tianbei blinked his eyes, ran to Lu Ning and asked.
Sheng Xuan also looked surprised. Did he just leave just to find a beautiful woman?
Gu Wushuang frowned and said angrily: "Lu Changan, you are really good at it!"
"Lu Changan??"
The two women exclaimed in unison.
This name is not unfamiliar!
Do I, Lu Changan, need a reason to kill someone?
"You, are you Lu Changan?" The big-eyed beauty looked at Lu Ning curiously.
"it's me!"
Lu Ning glanced at the woman and said calmly: "If you two girls are worried, you can go back along the official road."
"If you are afraid, you can wait until tomorrow."
"Not afraid, not afraid!" The big-eyed beauty shook her head.
Another girl also shook her head. After all, it was dark and foggy. If she met a bad person again, she would not be so lucky.
Seeing Gu Wushuang and the other two people staring at him curiously, Lu Ning told the story about Ma Changfeng's kidnapping.
"So that's it, Ma Changfeng from the Xuanyin Sect? He is one of the elders of the Xuanyin Sect and he is very powerful. You killed him?" Gu Wushuang asked.
Lu Ning nodded.
Gu Wushuang's face condensed slightly and he said, "It's a bit troublesome."
Lu Ning glanced at her: "How do you say it?"
Gu Wushuang said: "Ma Changfeng's strength is not outstanding. He is a third-grade demon. The important thing is that he is the disciple and son-in-law of the leader of the Xuanyin Sect. If you kill him, the leader of the Xuanyin Sect will seek revenge on you."
Lu Ning frowned. It was nothing to have a son-in-law come to his house. After all, Ma Changfeng had no virtue. He kidnapped two beautiful girls, so he didn't want to do bad things.
The key point is that he is still a disciple of the Xuanyin Cult Leader. His dual identity is indeed a bit troublesome.
"You don't have to worry. By the time Master Xuanyin gets the news of Ma Changfeng's death, we might have already returned to Beijing." Gu Wushuang raised his lips slightly.
"Am I worried?"
Lu Ning glanced at her angrily: "I wish Master Xuanyin would come to me and deal with him too."
Everyone: "...!!"
Lu Ning frowned and said, "By the way, what is the cultivation level of Master Xuanyin?"
Gu Wushuang's lips raised slightly: "It's not very powerful. It's either perfect at the second level or half-step to the first level."
Lu Ning raised his eyebrows. It would be better if he reached the second level. It would be better if he reached the first level with half a step.
With his current level of cultivation, there won't be much of a problem in reaching the Perfection realm in the late second stage of the war. If there is a real problem, it may be related to realm suppression and magical powers.
After all, the second level is the Creation Realm, and the third level is the Blood Transformation Realm. There is a difference in the realm.
The second is that his magical powers and skills will be affected even if he is not in a state of perfection.
But fortunately, his experience accumulation is almost 300 million.
When you see the catalog flashing, take a quick glance.
[Congratulations to the punisher for killing the eight-star evil Ma Changfeng and gaining 20.7 million experience points at once! 】
Experience: 260.25 million points.
Lu Ning's face was expressionless, but he was secretly excited.
There is still 40 million experience points left, and the catalog produces 6.52 million experience points every day. In seven days, he can be promoted to the second level of cultivation.
At that time, even if the leader of Xuanyin is a first-level cultivation, he will still be able to defeat him.
The two girls refused to leave before the fog cleared.
Lu Ning and the others decided to wait until dawn before rushing on their way.
With nothing to do, Lu Ning started chatting with the two girls.
The girl with big eyes is named Xie Lingyun, and the girl with round face is named Cao Yueshuang.
Lu Ning didn't think anything of it at first, but Cao Shuang exclaimed, "Are you Miss Xie from the Xie family?"
Xie Lingyun smiled awkwardly. If it wasn't Lu Ning, she would definitely not say her real name.
After all, it would be very embarrassing for her and her Xie family if word spread tonight.
Lu Ning frowned and said, "Miss Xie belongs to a wealthy family in Yongzhou?"
Xie Lingyun nodded.
Cao Yueshuang said on the side: "It's not just a big family, it's a famous family. It has extremely high prestige in Yongzhou."
Lu Ning's eyes flashed slightly and he said, "What about your Cao family?"
Cao Yueshuang shook his head and said, "There's no comparison. My Cao family is just a rich family, the Shang family, and it has some prestige in our county."
Lu Ning raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "It's not bad."
As he spoke, he suddenly changed the topic and said: "I heard that the riots among the people in Yongzhou were caused by you, the rich and powerful people in Yongzhou. Your Xie family and Cao family also participated, right?"
Hearing this, Xie Lingyun and Cao Yueshuang's expressions froze, and they lowered their heads slightly for a moment, not daring to look at Lu Ning.
Gu Wushuang and the other three also stared at the two women.
Feeling the gazes of the four people, the two women did not dare to speak.
Lu Ning frowned and said, "Do you know that if you follow King Yongshan to rebel, you will be beheaded and the nine tribes will be killed afterwards?"
Hearing this, the delicate bodies of Xie Lingyun and Cao Yueshuang trembled slightly.
Cao Yueshuang said with a trembling voice: "I have tried to persuade my grandfather and father about this matter, but they couldn't listen to me as a woman. I, I can't help it!"
Xie Lingyun was calmer and said: "Actually, I still admire Her Majesty the Empress, but in the Xie family, even if I am the rich lady, it is not my turn to intervene in major matters."
Lu Ning said in a deep voice: "So, the riot in Yongzhou was an order issued by King Yongshan to you famous families and merchants?"
The two women looked at Lu Ning in astonishment, thinking, don't you know?
Suddenly, I felt like I was being tricked by Lu Ning.
Xie Lingyun said: "I don't know if it's true or not, but my grandfather did do this. It seems that he was coerced by King Yongshan and had no choice but to do so."
Lu Ning glanced at Xie Lingyun. This girl was thoughtful and quick to react.
Cao Yueshuang also said hurriedly: "Yes, King Yongshan is the king in Yongzhou. Even the famous families are afraid of him. In order to protect the clan, they can only obey King Yongshan."
Lu Ning nodded secretly: "Go back and tell your grandfather that the empress is wise and powerful, and there are countless talented people around her."
"There are so many people with unparalleled martial arts skills like me."
"As long as King Yongshan dares to rebel, the imperial court's three million elite soldiers and generals can conquer Yongzhou in an instant."
"three million?"
When Xie Lingyun and the two girls heard this, their faces turned pale with fright. Cao Yue, one of them, said with a trembling voice: "No, isn't it less than 600,000?"
Lu Ning stared at her with a smile: "Don't you believe me?"
"Look, believe...!"
She said she believed it, but in fact she was somewhat hesitant. Are there so many elite soldiers and generals in the court? If so, how could King Yongshan dare to rebel?
The corner of Lu Ning's mouth raised slightly: "I said three million is a small number, but if we really fight, there will be thirty million soldiers."
Xie Lingyun said with a look of disbelief: "How is that possible?"
Lu Ning said in a deep voice: "Everyone is like me. One is worth a thousand. Do you think it is possible?"
Xie Lingyun and the other two were stunned: "...Yes!"
Gu Wushuang also looked at Lu Ning blankly. Is this boasting a bit too much?
Lu Ning didn't pay attention to everyone's looks. His ears moved and he heard shouts:
"Miss!"
"Lingyun!"
He looked at Xie Lingyun and said, "Your family is here to look for you. They will be here soon."
"We have to leave to avoid misunderstandings later."
"Remember, the Empress of the Zhou Dynasty is wise and powerful, and her power is inviolable. I advise you people not to do stupid things."
The two women nodded and said, "Thank you so much, Mr. Lu, for saving your life tonight. I will definitely give my grandfather a good advice when I get back."
Lu Ning raised his lips slightly and got on his horse.
Gu Wushuang and the other three also got on their horses and headed northwest towards Lu Ning.
Not long after.
A group of people came to Qinglei Mountain Village through the fog and picked up Xie Lingyun and Cao Yueshuang together.
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"Brother Lu, are you bragging too much?"
After walking away, Pei Tianbei said speechlessly: "If this word spreads, and there is a real fight later, the imperial court does not have so many elite soldiers and generals, wouldn't it become a joke by then?"
Gu Wushuang and Sheng Xuan also felt the same way.
Lu Ning raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "Do you know what it means to be frightened by people's words?"
"You know, those famous families don't know how many soldiers and horses the imperial court has, and the common people don't even know. When the news spreads, it spreads to ten, and then to hundreds."
"When people heard that the imperial court had three million elite soldiers and generals, the first reaction of the people was to be afraid, rather than to question it."
"If there is news that the imperial court is recruiting troops, what do you think the people will think?"
"Definitely more scared!"
Pei Tianbei said, and then added: "But the imperial court did not recruit troops!"
"There is no recruitment now, but we can start recruiting in a month." Lu Ning said calmly.
Hearing this, Sheng Xuan said: "King Yongshan recruited half a million people half a year ago, and it will be almost done in a month."
"The imperial court will start recruiting people a month later. Will it be too late?"
Lu Ning raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said, "It's too late."
Gu Wushuang frowned, but when it came to using soldiers to fight, it wasn't like she didn't understand.
Pei Tianbei and Sheng Xuan were both former generals on the battlefield. They had a good way of leading troops in battle, but they did not understand Lu Ning's thoughts.
In a blink of an eye.
April 10th.
Experience: 273.3 million points.
It's ten minutes in the evening.
Four fast horses arrived at Sang City in Sangzhou against the sunset.
The only difference between Sangzhou and Yongzhou is that there is no strict prevention.
There was no inspection at Guancheng, and the soldiers guarding the city seemed to have no energy and were very distracted.
After running around for a day, Lu Ning and others saw a bleak scene.
There were many people surrounding the gate of the government office. There were hungry people, chaotic people, and in addition, there were also refugees fleeing from famine and war.
A cold light flashed in Lu Ning's eyes. If he wanted to solve this phenomenon, he had to go through the baptism of war and rebuild after breaking, so that Sangzhou could get on the right track.
A major purge, reshuffling the famous families, who will not actively cooperate with the court?
In times of turmoil, the country should be governed by force.
When the world is at peace, the country should be governed by culture.
Only with both civil and military skills can a country's fortunes endure for a long time.
Under Sang City.
The four men from Lu Ning came on horseback. The defenders on this city were different from other places and appeared to be very strict.
The commander of the city guard conducted interrogations of people entering and exiting.
Lu Ning and the others entered Sang City as demon suppressors.
When the commander saw it, he immediately sent someone to report to Sangcheng County.
The Demon Suppression Division appears here, either to catch evildoers or to monitor court officials.
Not long after the four entered the city, they saw '×' shaped thunder patterns on the foundation stone of a street wall.
The Demon Slayer's distress signal.
But the traces are at least five or six days old.
"Maybe it's Wei Feng." Lu Ning's face darkened.
When Wei Feng left the Demon Suppression Division, he took a total of five hundred households with him, wearing ordinary clothes like them.
When entering Sang City, his identity must have been exposed.
Young Master Jinlin sent people to assassinate them.
Thinking about this, Lu Ning asked Pei Tianbei to find a place to live.
Just after finding a place to stay, Zou Wenjing, a fourth-grade official from the county government of Sangcheng, came with his people.
"Zou Wenjing of Sangcheng County in Sangzhou has met Deputy Secretary Lu."
Zou Wenjing walked into the room and saluted Lu Ning.
Lu Ning glanced at Zou Wenjing, a middle-aged civil servant about fifty years old, with a rather smooth expression.
"How did you know it was me?"
Lu Ning narrowed his eyes slightly.
"After my subordinates reported it, I guessed that it was Deputy Director Lu who came to Sangcheng in person."
"Come and take a look, it's true."
"Deputy Secretary Lu is as young and heroic as the rumors say. As soon as I met him, I was impressed by Deputy Secretary Lu's heroic spirit and was filled with awe."
Zou Wenjing smiled flatteringly and continued: "Deputy Secretary Lu, the restaurant is in a mess. I have arranged a place for you. I would like to ask Deputy Secretary Lu to move with me."
Lu Ning sneered and shouted: "Zou Wenjing, are you bullying me for being young and ignorant?"
The sound is like thunder.
Zou Wenjing's body trembled suddenly in fear.
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(End of chapter)
