"Heh heh, the Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Departnt isn't much to speak of now, is it? Although it's stronger than when I was in charge of Southern Mountain, Chen Baxian can't control his subordinates either.
The people from the Capital City and your female superior are clearly from two different factions; speaking of which, the loss of your Smoke Wave Prefecture can also be considered collateral damage."
Yan Xuankong spoke in Han Zheng's mind, with a sowhat mocking tone.
"Are you saying that Wu Yunfei and his disciples snatched my Smoke Wave Prefecture mainly because of Lord Wen?"
Yan Xuankong said, "Pretty much, at least half of the reason is that, and the other half is, of course, because you brought out the potential of the Smoke Wave Prefecture and turned it into a juicy piece of fat.
There is no hate without cause in this world. That boy Cui Zeyuan has never even seen you; why would he bother snatching your Smoke Wave Prefecture and go out of his way to provoke you? It's nothing more than factional struggle.
Those Grandmasters who are Garrison Captains can't make a move; it ends with a little bickering, and that's it. But actually fighting would tear their faces apart.
So the real bloody fights, the ones with swords drawn and lives at stake, are almost always among you young folks in the Xuan Gang Realm.
This isn't unusual; back when I was in charge of Southern Mountain, I had these kinds of situations among my subordinates too.
But Chen Baxian is rather unlucky, with so many people parachuted in from the Capital City. Not even strong dragons can suppress local snakes; the Local Faction of Southern Mountain is so suppressed that there's bound to be a big problem."
Upon hearing this, Han Zheng felt quite indifferent.
He didn't want to get involved in any factional struggles; they were too complicated.
Han Zheng's principle was: if soone shows an inch of respect, I'll pay them back a foot; if soone punches , I'll stab them ten tis.
Having his Smoke Wave Prefecture snatched by Wu Yunfei and his disciples, coupled with repeated provocations, Han Zheng would make sure to pay them back tenfold in the future.
This matter had nothing to do with the bigger picture; it was rely a private grudge.
At that mont, Xu Cunbao spoke solemnly, "The Black Mountain Demon is about to make a coback."
Upon these words, the expression of Ye Liuyun and the others changed slightly.
They were the first to notice the traces of the Black Mountain Demon's subordinates, and they did not expect the Black Mountain Demon to dare continue causing trouble in Southern Mountain.
"You haven't experienced the chaos of the Black Mountain Demon; you don't know how tricky it is.
It might not be considered strong among the many Demon Kings, but its ability to destroy the forces of the Human Clan is imnse."
Yan Xuankong snorted, "Tricky? That stone spirit is just good at running away. If it doesn't run fast enough, one hand is enough for to crush it!"
"Why don't you shut up? Didn't you fall to the sa Black Mountain Demon and lose your physical body, getting trapped in Thousand Buddha Village?"
Yan Xuankong defended, "Is that the sa thing? Didn't I get ambushed and severely injured first? Who would have thought that person would actually collude with the Black Mountain Demon?"
Han Zheng ignored him, finding that Yan Xuankong was all bark and no bite; he had to chi in on everything.
Xu Cunbao continued, "Right now in Southern Mountain, both northern and southern regions across several State Mansions have traces of Demon Chaos. Although it's not certain if it was done by the Black Mountain Demon, the concentrated and intensive nature of these events, with many martial factions involved, makes it obvious to anyone with half a brain that the Black Mountain Demon is stirring up the storm behind the scenes!
Back when the chaos of the Black Mountain Demon occurred, our Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Departnt was short of hands and did not suppress it imdiately, which led to widespread outbreaks of Demon Chaos throughout Southern Mountain. Our departnt was running ragged, unable to look after one thing without losing another.
This ti, we must learn from our mistakes and thoroughly nip this unrest in the bud at its early stages!
The Kui Character Camp and the Jue Character Camp are currently the two most elite camps within the Demon Cleansing Departnt headquarters.
The Kui Character Camp goes south, and the Jue Character Camp goes north, stabilizing the Demon Chaos as quickly as possible, and if we can dig out so of Black Mountain Demon's confidants, that would be best."
"Yes, Sir!"
Han Zheng and the others, along with Si Xingyan and Tang Jue, stepped forward and bowed in agreent, exchanging glances that contained thinly veiled rivalry.
Both the Kui Character Camp and the Jue Character Camp had recently changed Commanders, and this ti, it was a joint mission for both sides.
Regardless of whether the two camps belonged to different factions or if there were no conflicts, there was an unconscious drive to compete and determine who was superior.
Lu Tianfang said with a smiling face, "Alright, get ready and set off. Rember not to act rashly and if you encounter any enemies too tough to handle, contact the headquarters imdiately."
After leaving the Council Hall, Han Zheng didn't delay and imdiately gathered the Xuanjia Guards of the Kui Character Camp.
The Kui Character Camp now had two hundred and sixty elite Xuanjia Guards; all were mobilized to head south and quell the Demon Chaos.
Han Zheng took one look at the mission scroll and unexpectedly found a familiar na.
Jingzhou Prefecture, Black Stone County.
Demon chaos had erupted all over Jingzhou Prefecture, with Black Stone County being the first to report it.
After pondering for a mont, Han Zheng said to Su Wuming and Ye Liuyun, "Right now, demon chaos has erupted in three state mansions to the south, naly Jingzhou Prefecture, Linsheng Prefecture, and Fancheng Prefecture.
This is our Kui Character Camp's first mission since the replacent of our commander, and Tang Jue and his people are also intent on competing with us.
Therefore, we must not only complete the mission successfully but do so at the fastest speed.
Otherwise, if we lose to Jue Character Camp, it would be a loss of face for Elder Xu and Lord Wen.
So I think we should divide our forces and head to these three state mansions to quell the demon chaos at the sa ti. What do you think?"
Su Wuming and Ye Liuyun both nodded in agreent.
The intelligence on the demon chaos didn't ntion any Demon Lords on par with the Dan Sea Realm, and with the strength of the three of them, they were fully confident in facing Great Demons.
After discussing it, Han Zheng led thirty people towards Jingzhou Prefecture.
His intention this ti was not only to et an old acquaintance but also to deal with the Tearwind Great King and take the Heavenly Demon Pill thod.
Su Wuming took thirty people to Linsheng Prefecture, while Ye Liuyun led two hundred people to Fancheng Prefecture.
Han Zheng and Su Wuming both possessed great personal strength, so taking fewer Xuanjia Guards to handle the miscellaneous tasks and riffraff was sufficient.
Ye Liuyun was slightly weaker, so the bulk of the troops went to Ye Liuyun.
Furthermore, the demon chaos in Fancheng Prefecture was not mainly centered in the state mansion, there were many other outbreaks in the surrounding county cities, requiring a large number of people to handle.
After making their plans, the three imdiately divided their forces and set out.
Riding swiftly, seven days later, Han Zheng had already arrived at Black Stone County with his n.
Looking at the dusky city walls, Han Zheng couldn't help feeling sowhat lancholic.
When he first ca to this world, Han Zheng was panicked and cautious as if walking on thin ice.
But now, he had beco a Commander of the Demon Cleansing Departnt, sowhat like returning ho in glory, right?
"Brother Han, is this Black Stone County where you once stayed?" Yang Tianqi asked curiously as he observed the unremarkable Black Stone County.
When the Kui Character Camp divided its forces, Yang Tianqi had chosen to follow Han Zheng's team on his own.
Knowing his own temperant to be sowhat weak, he preferred to stick with Han Zheng to learn his way of conducting affairs.
"Yes, it was here that I t Big Brother Zhang Tianyang. Although this county town isn't large, it certainly doesn't lack for incidents," Han Zheng replied, shaking his head slightly.
Black Stone County was just a small and inconspicuous county town, but it was a mix of various forces, including those from the Tiangang Sect and branches of the Song Family, external disturbances from the Sll Fragrance Sect, and even involvent with treasures like the Heavenly Demon Pill thod. Multiple factors contributed to the complex and potentially dangerous situation—it was such that the temple was small yet full of strong winds, and the pond was shallow but teeming with turtles.
Of course, this wasn't necessarily a bad thing. Han Zheng had been the eventual winner of the battle back in Black Stone County.
In addition, for a small county town to produce a Colonel in the Demon Sweeping Captain Han Zheng himself, two direct disciples of the Cang Mountain Sword Sect, as well as Shen Congyun who had joined the Tiangang Sect before Han Zheng ca to this world, the proportion of martial arts talents in this little county seed sowhat astonishing.
At this mont, Han Zheng surveyed the black city walls and couldn't help but frown slightly.
There were ferocious scratch marks on the walls, as if left by so kind of fierce beast.
Yet oddly enough, the city gate was still intact, and guards were visible on the walls, which puzzled Han Zheng.
Black Stone County was the earliest to report demon chaos, and Han Zheng had been worried that his old teacher Li Jingzhong and past friends like Li Sancheng might be in trouble.
But now, it seed that the city gate had not been breached. With Black Stone County's strength, they could actually hold off the demons from entering the city?
"Let's go, let's go in and see."
Han Zheng gestured, leading Yang Tianqi and the rest of the Xuanjia Guard into Black Stone County.
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