Daily life of slaying demons in the government

Chapter 398 It's like listening to a story
Jiang Yun was riding on a horse with a look of surprise on his face.

When he followed his master in Shuangqing Prefecture, he still remembered how dangerous this place was. Ordinary people in Shuangqing Prefecture basically did not dare to leave the city. Going out of the city for more than 20 miles was tantamount to seeking death.

Even independent cultivators who have not yet reached the Jindan stage dare not wander around Shuangqing Prefecture alone, especially in the mountains, as they may lose their lives if they are not careful.

Therefore, not only Jiang Yun was on edge after entering Shuangqing Mansion, but also several of his fellow junior brothers and sisters who came with him.

But after entering the territory of Shuangqing Prefecture, Jiang Yun and his party immediately felt that the situation was completely different from what they had imagined. They actually saw several men in tattered clothes sweating profusely in a wasteland, and there was not even any defense around them.

Even after seeing Jiang Yun and the others, they did not panic, but looked at them nervously for a few seconds, and then went back to cultivating the land. Half of the large piece of wasteland has been cultivated, which is obviously not the result of one or two days.

When did the people of Shuangqing Prefecture become so bold?

Jiang Yun remembered that this section of the territory was under the jurisdiction of Taocheng, and it was very chaotic here. Would anyone dare to go so far out of the city?
So Jiang Yun walked over and wanted to ask about the situation.

Seeing Jiang Yun and others coming, the men stopped what they were doing again and gathered together. There was obvious fear on their faces, but they seemed to remember something and did not run over or kneel down.

Jiang Yun sensed something unusual, so he didn't get too close. He stopped three meters away and asked on horseback, "Fellow villagers, we went to Hengcheng and haven't been back for a long time. I wonder if there is any change in Shuangqing Prefecture? I remember that the fields here have been barren for a long time. Why are we reclaiming them now? Is there any explanation?"

"..."

Seeing that the men didn't answer, Jiang Yun took out a piece of silver from his arms and threw it over. This thing works everywhere and can eliminate a lot of vigilance.

Sure enough, the man in the lead caught the silver thrown by Jiang Yun and smiled. Then he turned around and whispered a few words to his companions behind him, and then bowed to Jiang Yun and the others.

"Gentlemen, we are just crude farmers from Taocheng. We can't read a single word. Please just ask simple questions. We don't know the difficult ones either."

"I'm just asking, what's going on in Taocheng? I remember it was very chaotic before, and this piece of land has been left barren because of the chaos, right? There seems to be a large peach forest in front, which is also barren, right? Aren't you afraid that the evil spirits will abduct you if you cultivate the land here?"

"Hey, sir, you are right, but that is old news. Things are different now!"

"Oh? What's the difference?"

"Lord Yang Qian came to Shuangqing Prefecture. He first wiped out those bastards of Xingsheng League in Taocheng, and then he wiped out Baiguling, Sanshisandong, Yuzhulin, and Qibaoshan. That's not all. He also found out that the former lord of Shuangqing Prefecture, Xiao Cangyu, was actually a cannibalistic and evil monk who treated the people of Shuangqing Prefecture like pigs. So he was so angry that he killed Xiao Cangyu, the thief, as well."

It was like listening to a story in a book. The expressions on Jiang Yun and his fellow apprentices' faces gradually changed from confusion to surprise and finally to bewilderment.

It was not until the farmers finished talking and stopped paying attention to him and continued working in the fields that Jiang Yun slowly came to his senses.

What's going on?! Are you talking about Lord Yang Qian?

Destroyed the Xingsheng League? If this was still acceptable, the following events were beyond Jiang Yun's imagination. He had always thought that Yang Qian's cultivation was only at the Jindan stage, but now he had destroyed the Baiguling Mountain, which had a Yuanying stage demon, and the Sanshisandong Mountain, which also had Yuanying stage cultivators. He had destroyed four of them at once. What kind of ability was this?
One must be at least at the Nascent Soul stage to be able to do this, right?

What was even more outrageous was that Xiao Cangyu was killed. Jiang Yun could imagine that Yang Qian should be the most powerful person in Shuangqing Prefecture now.

Now even Yang Qian's might has frightened the demons and bandits in Shuangqing Prefecture. If they don't come out to rob, they will die if they show their heads.

I heard that the army has come to Taocheng twice, and the severed heads are still hanging on the pipe road at the city gate.

"Brother, this is impossible? Can Lord Yang have such a high level of cultivation now?!"

The junior brothers and sisters below were in disbelief, and so was Jiang Yun. Although he knew that Yang Qian was a monster with extraordinary talent, he was already in the Nascent Soul stage before he was thirty? He couldn't even dream of it! If it was true, those so-called prides of heaven in the Immortal Alliance wouldn't even be qualified to lick shoes in front of Lord Yang.

If Jiang Yun knew that Yang Qian was not in the Nascent Soul stage but in the Out-of-Body stage, he would probably be scared to death.

"I'm not sure. Let's go to Taocheng first and take a rest. We can talk about it after we learn more about the situation."

That night, Jiang Yun sat in the small courtyard of the inn, surrounded by several fellow brothers and sisters. The expressions on their faces were all very interesting, but they all showed "surprise" and "confusion".

They were surprised by the information they had collected in Taocheng during the past half day and found that Yang Qian's cultivation level was indeed at least at the Nascent Soul stage.

The dilemma is that the more powerful Yang Qian is, the more difficult it will be for them to come to Shuangqing Prefecture this time.

"Brother, Lord Yang is now a cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage. I'm afraid it will be difficult to use the previous bonuses to enter the secret realm this time. Moreover, Lord Yang is ruthless and cruel. Others can't guess what he is thinking. Judging from his past actions, he is surprisingly kind to ordinary people, but very cruel to cultivators. If he takes a fancy to something in the secret realm, then we..."

A female disciple said with a conflicted look on her face.

"That's right, Senior Brother. This time you have made a great improvement in your cultivation because of a misfortune. We don't need Yang Qian's help. But Yang Qian's cultivation is too scary now. If he gets angry out of shame, it's hard to say what will happen."

Aren’t the concerns of my fellow junior students the same as Jiang Yun’s concerns?
Yang Qian had a fortuitous encounter and opportunity, and Jiang Yun also had opportunity in the past six months. Not only did he recover from his injuries, but he also broke through the late stage of Qi training where he had been stuck before and leaped into the Jindan stage.

So Jiang Yun wanted to come to Yang Qian to discuss whether they could explore the secret realm they had agreed on before. The benefits inside would definitely have to be renegotiated. After all, Jiang Yun was now stronger, and he couldn't share most of the benefits like before.

But now it seems that the situation has become complicated again.

Jiang Yun thought for a moment and said, "No matter what, Yang Qian cannot be avoided in the secret realm. First, we have made a promise before, and we cannot go back on our word. Second, the secret realm is too deeply involved with the "Way of Intention", and it is not a place that can be explored in depth by cultivation alone. And among the cultivators we are friends with, only Yang Qian has this ability, so we can only rely on him.

As for the harvest of the exploration, let's see Yang Qian first. Even if this trip is a loss, we can't give up, and we can't fall out with Yang Qian. We can only take it one step at a time."

(End of this chapter)