Legend of Demonic Pheonix: Volume 2

By Li GouHai

A thousand years of war, two opposing empires, blood soaked the vast continent, hatred spanning endless time and space.

Wearing red clothes, he had been infected with so many evils.

A black umbrella was holding up a part of heaven and earth. The young generals whose wives and children were unknown, the mysterious young ladies of bizarre origins, the ancient mythical beasts, the loyal knights, all of them would perform a fantasy drama of going against the heavens and being punished by the heavens, unveiling the mysterious veil of ancient legends.

Li Doggy, another of Hai's works, the legendary life of Miss Kong.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Funstory
• Release date: Apr 25, 2020
• ISBN: 9781648973918

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CHAPTER 101 - SEAL

The ball of light that was radiating light firmly wrapped Kong Xiu up inside, she felt an indescribable pain all over her body, that kind of pain came from the inside and went into her heart, and she was unable to struggle free from it, as though all the blood in her body was burning and boiling. For Kong Xiu, who was in the middle of doing so, her consciousness had already started to blur. Wanting to move even an inch of her finger was extremely difficult, and even if her blood vessels were to burst in the next moment, she would not be surprised.

Kong Xiu struggled to look around her. All she saw was a giant glowing ball, and she couldn't see the scenery outside anymore, she could only see the Demonic Beast Soldier surrounding her, using their flesh and blood to protect her, and their expressions were all calm and resolute. Being able to surround Kong Xiu, even if they were to die in the next moment, was also an honor they would have no regrets.

Kong Xiu no longer had the strength to chase them away, and she could not do so either. Furthermore, even if they dared to leave, where could these Demonic Beast Soldier go? They were creatures that were created by the Messenger of God Chen Tianming in the first place. If they were to leave this place, where would they go? Kong Xiu could not think of an answer. She could only express her gratitude towards these Demonic Beast Soldier with her eyes.

Withdrawing his gaze, and looking at Kong Sheng who was in his arms, Kong Xiu's face changed.

Kong Sheng's body had already changed. Her skin was shriveled and her muscles were shrinking at a speed almost visible to the naked eye. It wasn't that Kong Xiu had never thought that Kong Sheng's body would rot and become a pile of bones, but she didn't think that such a bizarre thing would happen in front of her eyes. She could only watch on helplessly as the body of the man in her arms continued to rot. It was a blow that no one would be able to take.

Kong Xiu's first reaction to this terrifying scene was to be alarmed. She firmly controlled her impulse to push the corpse away, and then broke into tears. However, the crying and crying did not stop the change in Kong Sheng's body. Her fingers, jaw, and cheekbones were all exposed, revealing black bones.

Why black?

Kong Xiu stopped crying and endured the great pain in her heart. She lowered her head and observed the wounds on Kong Sheng's body. Not only that, even after experiencing such a huge change, Kong Sheng's body did not bleed a single drop. But she clearly remembered that Kong Sheng had been injured on multiple occasions in the Phoenix City Pass, and the number of times she had suffered such serious injuries was at least two or three times. It was hard to count the number of minor injuries she had suffered from an arrow being hit, and if there was a problem, the big guy would have realised it a long time ago, but even Kong Xiu herself had personally seen Kong Sheng's wound bleeding dark red blood.

Since no one had said this, then it meant that Kong Sheng was fine. But since there was no problem, then what was the situation before their eyes?

Kong Xiu's mind couldn't come to a conclusion, she could only wait, and see what would happen in the end.

But was there enough time for her to wait?

Kong Xiu who was inside the ball of light did not know that her Phoenix City Pass had been flipped upside down. Aside from the location of the Castellan Mansion Plaza, the surrounding five to six kilometers of land were all trembling. The Moqiu Army had long since withdrawn five kilometers away, and looked at this wondrous sight that they had never seen before in their entire lives from afar. Even the almighty Madame Fu had long since retreated, hiding in a small cave with Hu Hu and spying on the outside.

Hu Hu asked: What exactly did Your Highness do? You made such a big commotion?

The Madame Fu sighed, To be able to cause such a commotion, the only thing I can do is seal it with my bloodline.

What the hell is a bloodline seal? Although Hu Hu's status and rank was high, it was far from the knowledge of the Madame Fu.

The Madame Fu replied, Bloodline Seal, as its name implies, one has to sacrifice the power of their bloodline to denounce the heavens, in exchange for control of the surrounding environment. The more bloodlines you have to sacrifice, the stronger your control will be.

Then isn't it a god? Hu Hu was shocked.

Madame Fu laughed bitterly: Do you think everyone can do it? It was only because Her Highness had a Divine Vein that he was able to accomplish it. But so what if he did? This is the seal, activated by the use of oneself. Once the seal is completed, His Highness himself will be buried within.

Hu Hu's expression also became downcast, Then what exactly does Your Highness want to seal?

Madame Fu said in a low voice: Your Highness is a merciful person, the thing she wants to seal is this Phoenix City Pass. Sealing the Phoenix City Pass also isolated the Fire Phoenix and Mo Qiu. She should be hoping to use this method to exchange for peace between the two countries so that the people of the two countries could have peace.

In that case, can this seal still be undone? Hu Hu asked anxiously: Could it be that Your Highness is really unable to come out?

Madame Fu sighed again, There is always a way to break when there is a chance. From a theoretical point of view, if you want to break the bloodline seal, you need the same as activating the seal, a stronger and stronger bloodline. However, there is no difference in your highness's bloodline. I'm afraid only the great changes in the world can open this seal ~ ~ When she finished speaking, the Madame Fu's voice was barely audible. After all, even she could not believe the existence of such hope.

Hearing that, Hu Hu shook his head, sighed, and did not say anymore.

Phoenix City Pass.

As the tremors became more intense, the ground began to crack continuously. In the midst of the churning earth, giant rocks emerged from the ground, and the previously even ground became fragmented and fragmented. With the damage done to the ground, the rock burst out of the ground faster, almost turning into a strange fountain that spewed out huge rocks. These rocks continued to pile up, like a stage placed horizontally at the mouth of Demonic King Valley Valley, pushing the ball of light in the middle higher and higher.

Inside the ball of light, Kong Xiu's mood was already close to collapse. After the countless rocks entered the ball of light, they turned into liquid and climbed up the Demonic Beast Soldier's feet, calves, thighs and body, turning them into many gray stone statues. No matter how loyal and resolute the Demonic Beast Soldier was, it was impossible for them to look at such a tragic scene directly, and they all let out roars of fear.

And now, only a black skeleton was left of Kong Sheng's body that was lying in Kong Xiu's embrace. However, this was not the end. The dried up bone was still changing. It was still shrinking. It turned from a human-shaped skeleton into a thick black bone stick. The bone stick was still becoming thinner and shorter. It didn't stop until it was three feet long and as thick as a person's wrist.

Kong Xiu held this pitch-black bone club in her hand. The area where she shook hands was a little thick, and the middle part was straight but slender, with more than a dozen thin, reverse forks at the very top. Each of them was two feet long, and there was even a thick membrane made of unknown material connecting them.

It was clearly a pure black umbrella!

Looking at the black umbrella in her hand, Kong Xiu suddenly understood that Huo Yanrann had a secret, which was her obsession.

Kong Sheng was too stubborn, stubborn to the point that he was stubborn. His obsession was to protect. As a soldier, he took the responsibility of protecting his family. Thus, he resolutely gave up his great future in the imperial city, first going to Five Lotus Mountain, then going to the Phoenix City Pass. He didn't even hesitate to offend the current Princess Yanran, who secretly had feelings for him because of this.

Once he reached the Phoenix City Pass, Kong Sheng would have come to the right place. At the border, there were countless battles between him and the Moqiu State on the surface, and blades of light and shadows hung by a thread; he even had to fight with the scouts in the dark. Although there were no weapons in sight, it was still extremely dangerous. It could be said that this place, Phoenix City Pass, fulfilled all the requirements for Kong Sheng to take responsibility towards a soldier.

However, he was able to defend the country, but not his family. The accidental disappearance of the childhood sweetheart, and the pregnant Ye Qing, became the eternal pain in Kong Sheng's heart. He hated himself for not being a good husband and a good father.

Everyone said that their country was under the rule of the world, but if they couldn't even protect their loved one and their home wasn't complete, what country could they talk about? What world?

Kong Sheng had always had a wish in his heart, that was, that Ye Qing actually wasn't dead, that she was just missing, that she had just slipped and fell into the mountain stream, that she would definitely be living quietly somewhere with her child. It was just that she was waiting for him, waiting for him to go find those two women, and to see if she truly cared about them. As a result, he refused to acknowledge that Ye Qing had already passed away, and rejected all the girls that her good friends had introduced to him. He felt that the lives of three wives and four concubines were not suitable for him, and it was better to guard the lives of Ye Qing and her mother.

This obsession was deeply carved into his heart, deep into his bones.

That day, when Kong Sheng saw Kong Xiu, her heart suddenly had a ripple, it was because the girl called Xiu'er in front of him was just too similar to Ye Qing. It even gave Kong Sheng the same comfortable and relaxed feeling as Ye Qing.

Kong Sheng couldn't help but want to get close to the Xiu'er, but a feeling of guilt rose in his heart. Ye Qing grew up together with him, and she knew very well that this girl was not Ye Qing. From the time Ye Qing had made the Cyan Plum Blossom to the time they had entered the bridal room, she was familiar with Ye Qing's palm prints. The longing in his mind and the resistance in his heart made him wish that she was dead. Adding to that, with the continuous large scale invasion of Moqiu State, Kong Sheng changed. Who knows if he has a death wish?

After that, when the Xiu'er returned from her expedition to Mo Qiu, she changed her name to Kong Xiu and passed the memories regarding Ye Qing to Kong Sheng. The man who kept himself in a dead end suddenly saw the light. Although Kong Xiu's identity was still unknown and the relationship between the two of them was unknown, he saw hope, that his Guardian had a target. This man who had always viewed being a soldier as his lifetime goal had even thought of taking his leave after this battle, returning back to the Southern Mountain even though he still didn't know how to handle his relationship with Kong Xiu.

But just like all third-rate novels, Kong Sheng did not wait until that day. When Huo Yanrann thrusted the blade in her hand towards Kong Xiu, he rushed forward without hesitation, using her own body to block this fatal attack for Kong Xiu. At that time, he could no longer feel the pain on her shoulders and legs. The only thought in his mind was that she could no longer let Ye Qing's matter be repeated! That time, he did not have the chance to save her.

The obsession had become his power, and it had also become his spirit soul that remained even after his death. Although he was dead, his bones, blood and soul had turned into an umbrella in the miraculous environment created by Kong Xiu's God Beast's bloodline and seal. It was an umbrella that could protect Kong Xiu from wind and rain and could protect him from all kinds of injuries.

Kong Xiu hugged the black umbrella and cried out loud. She held the black umbrella tightly in her arms and allowed the stone liquid to slowly climb onto her body. No matter what, she would not let him go.

The light completely disappeared, and a mountain range that spanned more than ten kilometers, appeared at the mouth of the Demonic King Valley. It severed the only path between the Fire Phoenix and Mo Qiu, as well as the possibility of the two nations fighting each other with weapons.

The Moqiu State army quietly withdrew. Although they were only one step away from reaching the Fire Phoenix Empire, their current step was as far as they could go. Although they still had not taken down the Fire Phoenix Empire, there was still a Lord Messenger of God behind them who no longer had any divine power, and a few younger brothers who were not very obedient.

Huo Yanrann was furious to the extreme. With her bare hands, she smashed the mansion of a wealthy merchant that she was staying in until it was clean. Then, she walked out of the house and calmly announced the withdrawal of the troops.

A few days later, the one hundred and fifty soldiers who had witnessed her losing her composure and the wealthy merchant's family disappeared.

Madame Fu and Hu Hu knelt down in front of the highest point of the mountain range. At the highest point of the mountain range was a gigantic boulder.

CHAPTER 102 - SACRIFICIAL MEMORIAL

Two carriages slowly stopped at the side of the road. A butler dressed up like a carriage jumped out and ran all the way to the carriage window at the back, whispering: Young Master, not far ahead is Penglai Town.

A voice came from behind the curtain. Is there a place to stay?

The steward replied, There's an inn about a mile to the left.

The young master in the carriage replied, Then you guys go over there and wait for me.

Young master, you can do it yourself ~ ~ The butler had an awkward expression on his face.

The young master's tone was firm: I'm by myself, it's not easy for the soldiers to discover me, so I might as well mess around with them. There's no need to say anymore. It's settled then. Pack your things for me."

Yes. The butler replied bitterly and then went back to his carriage to pack his things.

After a short while, the butler and the coachman left, shaking their heads and sighing. Only a well-built young man and a backpack were left by the side of the road. Seeing that the carriage had gone far away, the young man bent down and put the backpack on his back, and with large steps, he walked towards the Penglai Town which faintly appeared in the distance.

Stop! Take out the lanes! " The city guard nodded at the young man with his chin.

The young man stopped, took out an envelope from his pocket, and handed it to the soldier with a respectful smile.

The soldier opened the envelope and inside was a neatly folded letter. On the paper was a road order with a scarlet red Prefecture Seal, and inside the letter was a large amount of banknotes. The banknotes were folded quite deliberately, so the amount was in a very conspicuous position. The soldier's eyes lit up. The amount of money on the banknotes was not only for himself, it was even enough for them to receive a salary of two whole years.

The soldier curled his lips at the young man and said, Sure, I know how to do things. However, the men must also go about their business routine. "

The young man nodded his head and bowed as he took off the backpack, and then took the initiative to open the bag: "my Lord, look, it's just paper money. Our clan's elders died in the plague a few years ago, and as juniors, no matter what, we must come and pay our respects.

The soldier stuck his head into the backpack and slapped it a few times with his scabbard. After confirming that there were no big problems, he waved his hand behind him, This one is clean, let him in.

The young man repeatedly thanked while carrying his backpack, and then walked through the gap opened by the deer horn at the city gate, towards Penglai Town.

Walking on the streets, the young people were filled with emotions. Compared to the military might behind the three stages of the Phoenix several years ago, the current Penglai Town could be said to be in ruins. The majority of the people walking on the streets were soldiers dressed in Fire Phoenix Empire and military uniforms. Occasionally, a few passersby who were dressed similar to him would pass by with their heads down and their hands raised, not daring to look any further.

Four years ago, there was a great plague here, and countless civilians and soldiers died from it. The Empire immediately declared that the Penglai Town had become an important military administrative ground. Anyone would have to rely on the roads opened up by the provinces in order to enter the city. However, the problem was that not many people were willing to come to such a pestilential place. Over time, this originally bustling and lively Penglai Town turned into such a desolate appearance.

The young man carried his backpack and went to the largest and only inn in town. He opened a room, and got the shopkeeper to get him some meat and wine. When he went out of the door, he saw that most of the people in the inn were similar to him. Almost everyone was carrying a huge backpack on their back.

The north gate of the town was a mass grave. It was said that during the time when the plague was at its worst, hundreds of people died every day. The living did not have the time or strength to collect the corpses of the dead. In the end, the imperial army led by hundreds of thousands of doctors moved the corpses to the north side of the town. They dug several tens of thousands of holes and threw the bodies inside, then burned them into ashes.

The burning of corpses had become a turning point in the control of the plague. The corpses had been completely burned, and the biggest source of infection had been controlled. The doctors had also gradually eliminated the disease. Although this was a good thing, it also caused the relatives of the dead patients to suffer. If they wanted to offer sacrifices to their families, they wouldn't be able to find the grave. Thus, they could only come to Penglai Town during this period of time every year, and place candles and offerings at the place where the corpses were piled.

However, the young man did not stop his footsteps. He was still hurrying on his way when the others started to burn the candles. He deliberately avoided the crowd and chose to walk in the darkness. This action required a lot of courage, because in this place where tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of corpses were buried, it was hard to say what exactly was at the bottom of their feet.

However, the young man did not reveal the slightest bit of cowardice. The backpack that was much bigger than the others also did not affect his speed. His footsteps were nimble as he avoided the crowd. The direction he was heading towards was also clear. That was, he would continue heading towards the north, towards the dark mountains.

Further north from the Penglai Town was the Wulian Mountain Range as well as the previous Demonic King Valley. The reason it was said was because in the records of the Fire Phoenix Empire, five years ago, a great battle had occurred in the original Phoenix City Pass. The Moqiu State of a million strong army descended from the city walls, and their Fire Phoenix Empire was forced to retreat step by step. In order to save the lives of several hundred thousand of her soldiers and restore peace to the common people of the world, Empress Huo Yanrann had decisively used her Phoenix bloodline as a guide to activate a miracle, and built a mountain at the southern entrance of the Demonic King Valley.

This mountain could not be considered big, and was only around ten or so kilometers in radius. However, it had sealed up the Demonic King Valley of the past, as well as blocking up the three stages of the Phoenix Trials, which were initially renowned throughout the world. From then on, there were no more carriages or horses in Demonic King Valley, and only a small mountain called the Lone Phoenix stood there alone.

The young man carried his backpack and walked forward, taking advantage of the night sky to head towards the Gufeng Mountain. In the middle, he dodged a few waves of patrolling Fire Phoenix Soldiers and finally stopped behind a rock. He took out his water sac and drank a few mouthfuls of it, then took out some dried meat and rations to slowly eat to replenish his strength. From this point onwards, once he reached Gufeng Mountain, no matter what, he would have to wait until daybreak. Moreover, he would have to climb the mountain by then, so he had to pay more attention to his own physical strength.

As for how to return, he wasn't really worried. Recently, he had come to pay respects at the peak of his life, and the reason why he deliberately risked his life was to lower his concern. At that time, if he sneaked back to the Penglai Town, and then mixed his way out of the city from the sacrificial crowd, there shouldn't be too much of a problem.

After resting for almost an hour, the young man packed his backpack and set off once again. His legs were not bad, he was familiar with the terrain, and he had even used the terrain to avoid the Penglai Town patrols twice. After resting three more times in the middle, when the sun had just jumped above the horizon, the young man finally arrived at the foot of Gufeng Mountain. Even here, the figures of the Fire Phoenix Empire Army could still be seen. With the Wu Clan as their unit, they would either ride horses or walk, patrolling the necessary paths to and from the mountain.

The young man was ready. He took out a pair of specially made gloves and boots from his backpack and changed them, then began to climb from the edge of a huge rock. The new equipment he had put on was clearly very targeted. He slowly climbed up the rock that was so slippery that a normal person wouldn't even dare to think about it.

After climbing a few more rocks and avoiding the sight of the defenders at the foot of the mountain, the young man took off his gloves and boots, and started to walk towards the top of the mountain through the gaps between the trees. There were only a few rocks and gravel on the mountain, which would cause his feet to slip. The young man carefully walked until it was almost noon before he finally climbed to the top.

On the summit of the mountain, however, the mountain was a bit smoother and less rocky. At the highest point was a towering boulder. The base of the boulder was extremely wide and was filled with corners, like a group of ferocious beasts that were spying on the humans who dared to climb up. Above the base was a towering, humanoid boulder. To say that it looked like a human was not just a casual comment, but a true expression of itself. "From a young man's point of view, this rock looked like a high-spirited female general, with her head facing the north. From a young man's point of view, this rock looked like a high-spirited female general, with her head facing the north.

When the young man saw this stone, his tears were already on the verge of flowing. He picked out a flat stone slab and took out wine, meat, censers, fruit offerings, paper money, and other offerings from his backpack, carefully placing them on the stone slab in a respectful manner. After that, he lit three incense sticks, carefully inserted them into the incense burner, then put on his clothes and kneeled on the stone slab before bowing three times to the statue. He then picked up the wine cup and poured the wine on the ground, saying, Father, Uncle Kong, Sister Feng Er, I've come to see you.

After he finished pouring a cup of wine, he poured and poured. After drinking three cups in a row, several people around him suddenly jumped out. Before the young man could react, four steel knives were already resting on his neck. A sinister voice sounded from behind him, Young master, we've already finished toasting three cups of wine, shouldn't you come with us now?

Facing the gleaming blade, the young man's expression did not change. He said lightly: Honored officials, this commoner has only sneaked up the mountain to pay his respects to the ancestors who died in battle. What crime did he commit?

The officer walked over to him with a sinister smile on his face: I say, young master. Her Majesty Yanrann has personally ordered this place to be guarded. You don't need me to personally take off the notice pasted on the city gate and show it to you, do you?"

The young man frowned, then quickly recovered his smile: Several my Lord s, this commoner is really not aware, and it was a coincidence along the way, we did not see any my Lord obstructing our way. How about this, this ignorant one is not to be blamed. This humble one will go down the mountain right now, what do you say?" As he said that, he slowly fished out a silver note from his pocket and handed it to the military officer. He was confident that this amount was enough to buy a house in the imperial capital to deal with these border guards.

As expected, the moment the officer received the banknotes, his eyes widened. Let alone seeing the amount, he did not even dare to think about it! Even if he were to follow the usual practice of dividing the four soldiers into six parts, he would now turn around and go down the mountain to ask the lord for permission to return home. He would then be able to become a rich man, and as long as he wasn't too wasteful, he would be able to spend all of his money!

The thought of killing someone instantly disappeared from the officer's mind. Someone who could casually take out this money was definitely not an ordinary person. Naturally, there were people who knew that this young master had come here. If he were to investigate and capture him according to the law, other people would not be able to say anything about it. However, if he were to kill him right here on this mountain, it would truly be a little hard to explain.

Understanding this, the officer's face immediately broke into a smile. He waved his hand for the soldiers to remove the knife, personally helped the young man up, and politely said: Then young master, you must also understand the difficulties we have to face when we become soldiers. Next time, don't do it again. It's not free for us to work. Whatever the higher-ups say, we have to listen to. If not, we won't feel good when the board is hit."

The young man also smiled and cupped his hands: I understand, I understand ~ ~ this commoner promises not to cause trouble for my Lord anymore.

Seeing that the tension between the two sides had eased, and they didn't have much time to put their arms around each other's shoulders and greet each other as brothers, a cold voice suddenly sounded out, Sorry, we still need to take this person away! Following the voice, a few figures covered by black cloaks appeared in front of everyone.

The officer frowned as he cursed in his heart. What was going on at the top of the mountain, where he couldn't even see a shadow of a single soul? Did you move up here at the beginning of the month's fair? Isn't this clearly showing that you are giving laozi no face? However, before he could curse, the person in charge flipped his hand and revealed a sign that caused him to shut his mouth, forcefully swallowing that curse back into his stomach.

The sign was only half the size of a palm and looked as though it was made of pure copper. Other than a black phoenix, there was no other words on it. It was this black phoenix that had let everyone know their identities.

The leader saw that the officer had stopped speaking, so he took back the bronze medallion and nodded to the young man: Young master, our lord wants to see you.

The young man was stunned, and subconsciously asked, You know me?

The person leading the group laughed out loud: Young Master Ming Hui, you are the Young Master of Chamber of Commerce of Ming Family, you are also one of the top figures in the imperial city, how can we not recognize you?

Ming Hui frowned and asked: Then who are you?

The leader of the group stopped smiling, and squeezed out a word from between his teeth: Phoenix Shadow!

Ming Hui's pupils constricted, as he similarly gnashed his teeth in anger: Your commanding officer, is that bastard Chen Chu?

CHAPTER 103 - YOUNG OWNER

Phoenix Shadow was a mysterious unit that had risen to prominence in recent years. It was so mysterious that no one knew exactly how many troops they had, but the fact that the emperor had personally established Chen Chu as an officer was enough to prove its background and its degree of bloodlust.

Phoenix Shadow was located at the southwest corner of the imperial city. This place was far away from the noisy central street, as well as various bazaars and bazaars. However, it was this house that had turned into the nightmare of countless people, from officials to commoners, from soldiers to military officers. People had always been pulled in with black carriages, but no one came out.

Originally, there were a few residents around the courtyard. However, the frequent mournful cries in the middle of the night made it so that these not-so-wealthy residents would rather bring their families to move than stay here for another day. Over time, the southwest courtyard became a surname, a place no one dared to mention, as if saying its name was a sin.

The officer in charge of the Phoenix Shadow Army, Chen Chu, the Empire's Red Feather Battalion Commander, or perhaps the Empire's most powerful and intimidating Red Feather Battalion Commander. Back then, after the great battle of Phoenix City Pass, he first returned to the imperial capital with His Majesty, then, not long after, he returned to the Penglai Town as the Plague Manager, and led an army to pacify the epidemic situation in one fell swoop.

But some people said in secret that Lord Chen Chu had actually long been stationed outside the Penglai Town, and had brought his army there for more than 10 days before leading them into the city. In the Penglai Town at that time, besides those who had already died from sickness and those who were on their last breath, there were only a handful of people who didn't have any diseases. After the army entered the city, as long as they saw people with the slightest sign of an epidemic, they were to be killed without question. They had to force the Penglai Town of seventy to eighty thousand people into less than ten thousand before they stuffed the corpses into the pit to burn. Rather than say that Sir Chen Chu had controlled the epidemic situation, it could be said that he had allowed the Penglai Town to destroy the situation.

The other rumor was even more terrifying, it was that there was no such thing as an outbreak of the Penglai Town, and the reason why Lord Chen Chu led the troops to massacre the city was just to silence everyone. As for what happened that silenced everyone, no one knew, because out of a hundred people who dared to bring up such claims, ninety-nine had already died.

In the eyes of the commoners in the imperial city, and even in the eyes of the entire Fire Phoenix Empire, it was as if this Sir Chen Chu had stepped on corpses and skeletons all the way to his current high position. Especially since the corpses under his butt did not only have enemies, they were also his compatriots.

Since Little Boss Ming Hui was brought down from the Gufeng Mountain by the members of the Phoenix Shadow, he did not leave himself any chance of survival. If one were to say that in this world those who understood Chen Chu were to rank among the top five or even the top three, he would truly be too familiar with him.

However, what happened next was beyond Young Master Ming's expectations. Forget about torturing and cursing, not only did the people from Phoenix Shadow not even put a chain on him, they didn't even say a single harsh word to him. He brought Yun Che all the way back to the inn outside of Penglai Town to meet up with the servants he brought, then no longer cared about them. However, there was only one thing that could prevent him from leaving the inn. Because of this matter, the people from the Phoenix Shadow even reserved the entire inn. The other guests were chased away, leaving only Ming Hui and his party of five or six people behind.

Ming Hui knew clearly in his heart that he had been placed under house arrest. He did not say anything to the inquiry of the coachman and butler, and the only thing he could do now was wait.

On the night of the fifth day, Ming Hui who was just lying on his bed was woken up by the knocking, and a low voice said: Young Master Ming, please come with us.

Ming Hui recognized the voice as the voice of the military officer on the mountain that day, he immediately flipped over, found a set of clothes on his body, and then pulled the door open.

The officer's mouth twitched and he forced a smile: Young master, please.

He did not say where he was going, and Ming Hui did not ask either. The two of them went down the stairs one after another, walked out of the inn and arrived at the teahouse on the other side of the street.

In the dead of night, normally, the teahouse had already closed its doors. However, at this moment, there were dozens of soldiers guarding the outside and the outside of the teahouse. The officer leading the way led Ming Hui to the entrance of the teahouse, and stopped walking further in, allowing Ming Hui to enter by himself. It seemed that even with his level, he did not dare to take half a step into the teahouse.

Ming Hui was already prepared to die, ignoring the officer, he lifted his head and walked inside. Although no one came to guide him, there was only one table in the entire teahouse, and that person was sitting next to an oil lamp. His goal was already very obvious. Although the man was sitting with his back towards him, judging from the way the owner was shivering, it was obvious who he was.

Ming Hui walked casually to the table and sat down across from him. He then picked up the teacup and gestured to the owner: Pour the tea.

Yes, it's you ~ ~ The shop owner shakily filled a cup with tea and then looked at him with a terrified expression.

You can go to the side. This is none of your business. The man waved his hand. As if he had been granted amnesty, the inn owner ran to the window, but he dared not leave. He could only sit down on a chair with half a butt in front of the window and cautiously watch the two of them from afar.

Ming Hui raised his head to size up the person in front of him, and the first thought that came to his mind was that he was old.

Chen Chu was indeed old, he had already turned white at the temples just a short while ago, and the fish tail pattern had already crawled into the corner of his unsmiling eyes. Seeing his exhausted expression and his face filled with rust, it was likely that he rushed here night and day after receiving the news, but even so, Chen Chu's eyes were still shining with a cold aura.

Ming Hui forcefully swallowed the word Uncle Chen that was already in his throat, and looked at the person in front of him with an ice-cold gaze.

Chen Chu gave a rare smile, Child Ming, you've grown up.

The three words Child Ming almost made Ming Hui cry. How many years had it been since someone had called him that? The last time someone had called him that was more than five years ago. godfather Zhao Handong said to himself meaningfully: Child Ming, let's go. You can't help us here. If you really want to help, then live on, and live on to tell everyone, that the people from Phoenix City Pass have not surrendered, and that even if everyone here dies, they will all die standing!

The Child Ming kowtowed to his godfather and revealed his Phoenix City Pass with tears in his eyes. He mixed in with the fleeing crowd and returned to the Penglai Town. He then headed all the way to the southwest, directly returning to the Chamber of Commerce of Ming Family Headquarters. At this time, the Chamber of Commerce of Ming Family was already in a mess, it was hard to tell if the news they had received from the frontlines was real or fake. The commoners behind them were all panicking, those who had some money would bring their families and mouths and head further inland, even Chamber of Commerce of Ming Family, an old name who had been in business for a hundred years, was at a loss of what to do. When Child Ming returned, he was surrounded by three layers of people, and was then practically escorted to his owner's seat. At this moment, none of the members of the Chamber of Commerce wanted to do such a hot spot. All they could think of was Run.

According to the family tree, the Child Ming had its own name: Ming Hui. On the third day after he became the Chamber of Commerce of Ming Family Master, the three young masters and four young masters found him and asked to withdraw their stocks and leave.

Ming Hui understood in his heart, these words were said as if they were talking about the upbringing of the year. To put it bluntly, they also wanted to escape, but this was human nature, so there was no right or wrong. He agreed to everyone's resignation, but only on one condition. All the stocks to be refunded and the pension funds to be paid, they were all sold at a 50% discount. I'm the boss, I have the final say. If anyone has any objections or is angry, then I will not serve anyone who is the boss.

Those who were making a ruckus were all the elderlies. Who didn't have some private property under their care? Before, when they didn't split up, it was simply because everyone saw that they couldn't do anything about it. But now that such a child had returned, they could just discount him a little. Once they made up their minds, the big guys stopped messing around and took their money to leave one by one.

Thus on the fifth day that Ming Hui became the young master of Chamber of Commerce of Ming Family, his Chamber of Commerce of Ming Family assets had been reduced by more than half. Although there were not many people left, all of them were elders.

Seeing that the group of people were worrying, Ming Hui was actually happy. He waved his hand and ordered everyone to split into groups, then led the group out by a few gentlemen in charge of the accounts. What for? Buy a house!

The Chamber of Commerce of Ming Family Headquarters was located in the northern five main provinces, which were now part of the northern war zone. There were many citizens who had escaped recently, but not everyone had sufficient money. But everyone wanted to leave, and who was willing to pay for it? As a result, the price of the land dropped again and again, but it was still unable to be sold.

He took over the houses and lands in the hands of these poor commoners without any haggling and even signed an agreement with them. If they came back in the future, Ming Family would return the houses and lands to them. As for those rich people who originally had plenty of money, Chamber of Commerce of Ming Family raised a spirit of being shameless, and the Young Master personally came out to cut the prices again and again, cutting down the rich people's faces and liver before letting it go.

Furthermore, even after buying them all, the province's junior master still encouraged everyone to buy the lands of the provinces, spending money so hard that even the employees who saw it felt their hearts tremble. They wondered if this junior master had gone crazy. This was indeed the case. When Ming Hui ordered them to stop collecting houses and collect the land, the Ming Family and silver treasury only had enough money to pay the big guys for their work for three months.

Others might not understand, but Ming Hui could see clearly that the battle at Phoenix City Pass wouldn't last long. As long as he could endure through these three months, he would definitely have a good day.

He was right.

Not long after they stopped, a report came from the front line saying that the Her Majesty Yanrann had activated a miracle and completely isolated their Demonic King Valley. This time, not only was the threat from Mo Qiu gone, even the five northern provinces were getting better and better. They would no longer have to worry about the headless recruitment after three years and five years.

Her Majesty Yanrann did not hesitate either. Facing a large number of refugees from the south, she quickly formulated a policy of nurturing the north, not only encouraging the indigenous people to return to their hometowns, but also supporting the rich and powerful people from the south to invest in the north. In just a few months, all the government officials of the northern provinces had been trampled down by an inch. First, there were refugee flows that went from the north to the south, then the return tide and investment tide that went from the south to the north.

Chamber of Commerce of Ming Family also kept its word. For those poor people who came to their doorsteps with agreements, it was determined to abide by the agreements, and after signing the repayment agreements, it would return the houses and land back. If there was no labor available at home, the Chamber of Commerce would also help to contact the rich and powerful people of the south to either resell or resell them, helping them with all matters. As for those rich families, Chamber of Commerce of Ming Family was also not the end of the matter. Only those ownerless places that had been bitterly waiting for half a year without anyone coming to redeem them would be auctioned after the Chamber of Commerce of Ming Family was made public.

After all these years of buying and selling, Chamber of Commerce of Ming Family had gone from a nameless small merchant guild, to a giant being whose tentacles covered all walks of life in the five great provinces of the north. Furthermore, they were rich and did not attract anyone's attention. The members of the merchant guild adored Ming Hui the most, as if he was worshipping a god.

But Ming Hui did not hesitate, once he saw that things were set, he immediately cast his gaze towards the imperial city. His life in the Phoenix City Pass had made him well aware of the dangers of living in a remote corner and dominating the region. Since he was no longer lacking in money and provisions, his next step should be to show his loyalty and leave some assets in the imperial city. It was also during this trip to the imperial city that Ming Hui found out about Phoenix Shadow and their commander, Chen Chu.

When he first heard the name Chen Chu, Ming Hui's heart skipped a beat. His Phoenix City Pass was gone, and the people inside had no news, other than this Chen Chu. Ming Hui knew a bit of inside information, and right now, only Chen Chu had a message. Moreover, he had a high position, so his position was self-evident. Not only that, Ming Hui found out through some channels that the Phoenix Shadow led by Chen Chu only had one mission, and that was to report. Phoenix Shadow spying spread throughout every industry of Fire Phoenix Empire, and it was especially strict regarding northern province. As long as anyone doubted the words and actions of the Her Majesty Yanrann, then he would most likely not see tomorrow's sun. The Phoenix Shadow Army had the unique power to cut the enemy down first, and this alone exceeded the Fire Phoenix's Red Camp.

After finding out about this, Ming Hui kept an extremely low profile in the capital. He himself rarely showed himself and had assigned a trusted aide to take his place. He was afraid that Chen Chu would recognize him. But he was not afraid of death, and his escape was because he had more important things to do.

But at that moment, looking at the person sitting opposite to him, Ming Hui understood in his heart that he would not be able to escape.

Since he knew he could not escape, Ming Hui was no longer afraid. The Chamber of Commerce of Ming Family young master straightened his back, smiled at Chen Chu, and asked: Sir Chen Chu, what are you looking for me for?

CHAPTER 104 - WULIAN REBELLION

Chen Chu curled his lips. Even though he still had a cold expression on his face, a hint of warmth was already present in his eyes: Child Ming, don't overthink things. However, you are busy and I am also busy. Normally, I do not have the time to look for you, but this time, I thought you would come to Penglai Town, so I specially sent people to watch over you. Finally, I found you.

Ming Hui replied coldly: Then, what business do you have with me? Speak frankly, a commoner dares not delay your business.

Chen Chu sighed: Sigh ~ ~ ~ Alright, there's nothing much, it's just that I haven't seen my old friends for a long time, I want to meet and reminisce about old times. Since Young Master is busy, I won't disturb you any longer. At this point, he turned around and shouted, Men!"

Before Ming Hui could even react, a soldier placed a half foot square wooden box on the table, turned around, and left.

Chen Chu lightly patted the box with his hand, and then, he gently pushed the box towards Ming Hui. This is your godfather's treasure, keep it properly.

Ming Hui was startled and subconsciously opened the wooden box. Inside, a shield shaped medal was neatly placed, and a red phoenix was engraved in the middle of the medal. Ming Hui recognized that this was the First Class Baron's medal.

Chen Chu said indifferently: This belongs to your godfather, Zhao Handong. Back then, when our Phoenix City Pass fought, he was awarded with a medal by his Majesty and the medallion was already completed a long time ago. However, it was always in the Ministry of Revenue and did not fall into his hands. When I returned to the imperial capital, I took this medal out from the Ministry of Revenue. I always brought it with me because I wanted to give it to you when I met you. Old Zhao has no children, and you are his foster son. This matter should be handed over to you.

Based on Ming Hui's attitude at the start, the medal given by the Fire Phoenix Empire would definitely be returned, but now that it was related to his godfather Zhao Handong, he could not even stretch his hand out.

Chen Chu seemed to be able to see through his dilemma, and raised his eyebrows: Keep it, you have to let your godfather leave something behind in this world. After saying this, he drank all the tea in front of him like he was drinking wine. Then, he got up and left. When he walked to the door, Chen Chu suddenly stopped in his tracks. Without turning his head, he said: Young master, this official will be wandering around northern province all this time. If there's a chance next time, I'll have to go to Chamber of Commerce of Ming Family to get a cup of water and some wine to drink.

Looking at the backs of Chen Chu and the soldiers as they left, a stream of cold sweat flowed down Ming Hui's forehead. As the commander of the Phoenix Shadow troops, why was Chen Chu still able to stay at the northern province? What did he mean by meeting me once, this time around? It couldn't be as simple as returning the medal, right?

Thinking about it, Ming Hui's butt seemed to have grown a thorn. He grabbed the wooden box and ran into the inn on the other side of the road. He shouted for his butler and the coachman to gather their stuff in the middle of the night.

With Chen Chu's departure, the officers of Phoenix Shadow were nowhere to be seen. Although travelling in the middle of the night was extremely uncomfortable, they could not care about anything else as they quickly rode the two carriages towards the south.

Speaking of this northern province, these past few years were not too peaceful. Following the appearance of the Gufeng Mountain and His Majesty's policy of nurturing them, this originally poor place which no one liked to visit became extremely popular. The aboriginals ran back, the rich from the south rushed over, and even the soldiers that had been recruited in accordance with the military preparations were stripped of their armor and returned to the fields. This way, people and people from all different provinces would be mixed together, turning the simple provinces into a land of mixed fishes and dragons.

The rich men of the south, by virtue of their wealth, and by virtue of the royal decree of the Emperor himself, did not regard the peasants of the north at all. As long as there were any disputes, they would go to the heads of the various prefectures to complain. They would go to the heads of the prefectures to complain, spend a lot of money, and give away their hats one by one. They would then speak in an official language and use the name of the king to pressure the officials of the various prefectures.

The officials of the various prefectures were also troubled. Your Majesty, how do you intend to develop your northern province with a single sentence? The aboriginals of the northern province were basically all farmers, their ancestors dug into the ground while facing the sky with their backs facing the earth. Now that the southern rich were here to build manors, gardens, and workshops, they occupied the lands of their ancestors. It would be strange if there were no conflicts between the two sides.

The peasants were still okay, as long as their men showed themselves, they would be more or less intimidated. However, the soldiers returning home were not so easy to deal with. Although all of them had been replaced by their own troops, they were still people who had fought against Moqiu State before, had seen blood in their eyes and had killed people under their hands. If you stared at him for even a second, he would dare to take out his blade and go all out. He didn't dare to scold anyone, and he couldn't beat them in a fight either. These people were the ones who had caused the greatest headaches to their parents.

But no matter what one said, these things were trivial matters in a local area. If one were to speak of martial dao matters, then one could take money and others could get rid of the calamities. The magistrate had the royal family's salary and naturally had to handle matters for the royal family. If he couldn't handle things properly, it would be a matter of ability and attitude, at least he wouldn't have to use his Phoenix Shadow to do so. Even if there were some matters that required the use of Phoenix Shadow, they only needed to go to the Phoenix Shadow and greet the officials of the province. This group of mysterious people would naturally complete the matters well, and would not bother Master Chen Chu at all.

Right now, the highest ranking officer of Phoenix Shadow had personally come, and was even so secretive, which could only mean that there was a problem somewhere in the northern province, something that was worth him personally helping him settle. Yet Ming Hui, the Young Master knew about this matter, and not only that, he even participated in it.

After Gufeng Mountain stood, Imperial Army Headquarter shifted the people's militia troops that were originally planned to be transferred to the Wulian Border Army encampment, and ordered Shi Donglai to command this batch of troops to organize, flatten the Demonic Beast s within the Wulian Mountain Range in one go!

In the end, contrary to everyone's expectations, Commander Shi Donglai, who had always been against the imperial capital in private but had never put this kind of confrontation on the surface, brazenly resisted the order and broke the final layer of window paper!

old commander led his Wulian Border Army and sealed the mountain entrance, preventing the people's militia troops from taking a step inside.

In the beginning, there were still some officer of people's militia who did not believe it, and rushed up with their own troops, but all year long, they had been arguing with Phoenix City Border Army about who would be number one amongst the individual military capability, and the Wulian Border Army did not give them any chance to regret or even apologize. In just the afternoon, over a thousand bloody heads were placed at the entrance of Five Lotus Mountain.

In this battle, the entire country was shocked!

Commander Elder Shi took the opportunity to make a declaration, indicating that Wulian Mountain Range was not only the Wulian Mountain Range of humans, but the Wulian Mountain Range of all living beings on the entire continent. Previously, he was only standing guard at the entrance of the mountain on behalf of Fire Phoenix Empire to prevent the Demonic Beast from descending the mountain and harming others. But now, Wulian Border Army was standing guard at the entrance of the mountain on behalf of the entire Wulian Mountain Range, safeguarding the dignity and rights of all living beings in the Wulian Mountain Range!

Some praised the Wulian Border Army, saying that they were the hope of the continent, the representatives of reason. There were also some who wished for the people of the imperial city to come forward and negotiate to settle the differences, to settle it rationally.

The imperial city had indeed sent a team to negotiate with the Wulian Border Army, and the process of the negotiations was unknown. This was because on the third day of the negotiations, only three people out of twenty-two people had escaped from death. The Wulian Border Army side also issued a notice, stating that the commander of the Wulian Border Army, Lord Shi Donglai, had been assassinated, and that the murderer was a member of the negotiation team. In order to avenge the old commander, all the warriors of the Wulian Border Army went south, vowing to get rid of the traitorous officials and the Qing monarch!

On the other hand, the imperial city had issued a completely opposite statement, in which they accused some of the Wulian Border Army officers of being rebellious for too long, as they had long controlled Shi Donglai's old commander. Seeing that the representative of the empire had rushed over, and that there was no way to conceal the conspiracy, he brazenly launched a sneak attack, planning to murder the Commander Elder Shi, then kill the Empire's officials, and then pin this crime on the Empire's officials, turning it into a conspiracy.

Not only that, the imperial city had even arranged for three officials of the negotiating team who had escaped with a fluke to make a speech. The content of their speeches was not much different from the statements made by the empire, they were all shouting at Wulian Border Army's' a small group of conspirators who wanted to seize the entire army with their personal ambitions'.

Both sides sent out tit for tat statements, so what happened next wasn't too hard to predict. They had the