480: Chapter 101: True Demon’s Sche (2/3) 480: Chapter 101: True Demon’s Sche (2/3) The martial artist’s voice was simply too loud, and in no ti, the entire city knew that the Virtuous King’s envoy had arrived at Linjiang City, leaving everyone guessing what sort of mission or responsibilities would be bestowed upon Lord An.
Within the Prefecture Governnt, however, the atmosphere was unusually delicate.
“Is that so?
The Virtuous King is within him?”
If it were not for the reminders from Emperor’s Blood and Chenyinzi, An Jing would likely have remained unaware of this fact.
But now that it was confird, he began to notice so clues, “Well, isn’t that sothing, a possession is it?”
An Jing didn’t find it strange since he too had Chenyinzi within him.
They were all in the sa boat, each with a spiritual being behind them, “Can the Virtuous King see you then?”
[With intent against the unintentional, the Earth Vein Great Formation of Linjiang City is incomplete, he won’t be able to detect ]
Chenyinzi spoke with certainty: [He’s an Imperial Court Prince, with great wealth and power, unlike us who often need to sneak around doing things that can’t see the light of day, he definitely lacks the keen experience]
—There’s nothing to be proud of in this, is there?
An Jing lanted inwardly while Subdue Evil also joined in the commotion: “Actually, it’s not quite the sa.
There’s only one person within him, but aside from your ancestor, you’ve also got .”
—Enough, if this goes on, I won’t be able to keep track of who to respond to!
An Jing was engaged in a heated exchange with the ancient ones residing in him, while Zheng Mo next to him was still reflecting, “And An Jing, you really are adept at managing your subordinates.
Back in Kanming City, I never had such authority; perhaps it was due to my lack of strength, my subordinates always disobeyed.”
He rambled on, wanting to add more, but suddenly his expression turned serious, and he coughed conspicuously before starting to discuss serious matters: “An Jing, my visit this ti, is to convey a ssage from His Highness the Virtuous King.”
—Here it cos, the takeover!
Chenyinzi, Subdue Evil, and An Jing thought simultaneously, as Zheng Mo began speaking in a tone reminiscent of reading a script, sharing the formal notification with An Jing.
It sounds complicated, but in reality, it’s quite simple, just three matters.
The first matter: as Gu Yunzhi ntioned, the Hanhai State reinforcents from Da Chen had arrived.
They actually could have set out earlier, but they had been waiting for the Inward Officer from central Shenjing.
So (the Virtuous King) believe that the Inward Officer’s delay was intentional, as so do not wish for An Jing to hold Linjiang City, the reasons unknown.
The second matter: Based on reliable but unspecified sources (the Virtuous King), this reinforcent force indeed comprises elites, and the commander is a promising young official from the Martial Arts Academy, favored by the Prefecture Governnt.
However, just like all centrally-appointed envoys supervising the forces, the actual commander can only be that central Inward Officer.
His attitude is unclear, but at the very least, they will definitely attempt to wrest command from An Jing during the battle against the Iron Cavalry.
The third matter: The True Demon Sect is still making moves; their plan at Broken Blade Mountain did not succeed, but they did not give up.
According to reliable intelligence, True Demon Sect forces in several states nearby have shown activity.
When dealing with Iron Li, be very cautious of this group, the true enemies of all spirits.
After finishing, Zheng Mo let out a sigh of relief.
It must be said, this information was all very useful.
An Jing had been listening attentively from beginning to end and continued to ponder even after the conversation concluded.
Regardless of internal struggles, Da Chen’s various orders were currently being carried out with great delay at the Northern Border.
That’s why An Jing never considered the possibility that the reinforcents might arrive early.
And the possibility of the Inward Officers seizing power, and the subtle stance they might have towards him, was sothing An Jing had long considered—after all, in the eyes of others, he was still soone who had apprenticed under Dust Li from Da Chen.
Yet now he was serving as a city lord in Da Chen.
Given this situation, it seed he needed to do sothing to prove whose side he was on.
Otherwise, who would feel assured letting him have independent command when confronting the forces of Dust Li?
As for the True Demon Sect at the end…
“Looking back now, the ‘man-made demon’ and ‘control demon’ experints that the True Demon Sect conducted on Broken Blade Mountain, aside from transplanting human brains to control Great Huis corrupted by Demonic Qi, were primarily preparation for controlling ‘Demon Shedding,’ weren’t they?”
At the ti, An Jing hadn’t thought much of it, but now, looking back, he realized there were many indications.
Great Huis eroded by Demonic Qi might be mindless, but they still possessed a small degree of self-awareness, which could easily conflict with the human brains trying to control them.
However, if they worked from the start on the Demon Shedding, which had no intellect or heart, and found better ways of avoiding Demonic Qi, then the True Demon Sect could control a Heartless Demon Shedding with optimal strength and resilience, combining raw power with intelligence.
The Great Hui demons and the Half-Dragon Demon Shedding were both serpent dragons.
Perhaps the True Demon Sect’s plan was to nest layers upon layers—wait for the Great Hui to evolve into Flood Dragons, then cloak the body of the Flood Dragon demon with the skin of the Half-Dragon Demon Shedding, while the human brains controlling the demons were layered inside for protection, ready to unleash unimaginable power like driving Puppetry.
“With this, the True Demon Sect could obtain a Flood Dragon Demon Shedding with the power of the Divine Repository, including the Poisonous Fiend Divine Skill left by Shuo Yueying—the seals on Broken Blade Mountain would be eroded and collapse.
Not to ntion subduing evil, the underground support of Demonic Qi would also be unleashed.”
It was only because An Jing had already dealt with these enemies that he could calmly think about this afterward.
Otherwise, anyone realizing this possibility would break into a cold sweat and cry out ‘demon calamity.’
Of course, if all this were part of the True Demon Sect’s plan, the most favorable scenario would undoubtedly be the demonic fall of Shuo Yueying.
“In short, the situation is roughly as I’ve described.”
After explaining the situation, Zheng Mo spoke with righteous indignation, “No matter which side attacks you, threatens you, or questions the legitimacy of your rule, you should not fear, because you are the City Lord of Linjiang City, appointed by the Virtuous King himself, understand!”
“Understood, understood.”
An Jing nodded.
How could he not hear that the Virtuous King intended to use him as an agent to engage in magical combat with those hidden forces behind the scenes?
Especially since the Virtuous King himself didn’t know for sure who in the Northern Border was a loyal official and who harbored ulterior motives.
Naturally, he needed wedges like An Jing to sort them out.
After delivering the ssage from the Virtuous King, Zheng Mo relaxed, with his body seeming sowhat dispersed, “Ah, Brother An, I need to rest at the Earth Vein for a while.”
“No problem.”
An Jing could tell that Zheng Mo’s Nether Envoy body was quite fragile, mainly because he might be carrying several important items.
An Jing personally escorted him to the Earth Vein.
After An Jing saw Zheng Mo into the Earth Vein, he excused himself, claiming he had other tasks to attend to, and left the hub.
The entire Earth Vein space was left with ‘only’ Zheng Mo.
After a while, once Zheng Mo felt his body stabilize and was sure that he was alone in the entire Earth Pulse Hub, he whispered softly to himself, “Your Highness, do you have any further instructions?”
[Hmm…]
An inky shadow began to faintly erge within Zheng Mo’s body—this Divine Sense slowly spread through the Earth Pulse Hub, subtly and silently taking over the control of the Earth Vein of Linjiang City.
Not just that, but accompanied by a faint sound of a bell, a small, bright yellow clock also floated gently out from within Zheng Mo’s body, hanging in the Earth Vein.
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