piratefiction Chapter 79 Night Raid on Luolin Village
Chapter 79 Night Raid on Luolin Village
These two men, named Wang Zhe and Pei Guan, both possessed six levels of Qi and Blood, making them masters following in the footsteps of Jiang Qi and Han Jun, who possessed seven levels of Qi and Blood.
The others were also eager to try.
But, except for one person.
"Brother Jun," Zhang Xiao looked at Han Jun, the most senior among the new recruits, "Is this kind of mission dangerous? My brother is waiting for me to come home and take care of him."
Upon hearing this, Han Jun did not look down on him. Instead, he said seriously, "If I am not mistaken, this mission should have been specially selected by the Zhenxie Commandant to train us, so the danger should not be too high."
"And," he patted Zhang Xiao on the shoulder like an older brother, "with me here, I definitely won't let the evil spirits hurt you."
"Brother Zhang Xiao, Sister Lu Jing, don't worry," the tall Pei Guan added, "Even if the evil forces really come at us, I, Pei Guan, will be the one to stand in front of you."
Lu Jing is another woman with five types of Qi and blood. Like Zhang Xiao, she is the weakest among the seven.
The fair-skinned young man, Wang Zhe, said in a deep voice, "According to the statistics of the Demon Suppression Division's past exorcism missions, the casualty rate for newcomers on their first mission is extremely low, less than 10%. Brother Zhang Xiao, you can rest assured."
"That's good..." Zhang Xiao still seemed a little scared.
Jiang Qi, watching from the side, couldn't immediately tell whether the guy was genuinely scared or just putting on a show of "pretending to be weak to amaze everyone."
Then, everyone made their own preparations.
In fact, there was nothing to prepare. Ever since they entered the Demon Suppression Division, they had been prepared to slay demons and eliminate evil.
So, before long, while waiting for Lan Jing to arrive, everyone gathered together to exchange ideas about cultivation and chat about everyday life.
"Is your sister almost recovered?" Wang Zhe asked Pei Guan.
"The doctor said she will be basically cured next month, and then we will send her to school."
Unlike Zhang Xiao, whose claim of having an injured older brother is false, Pei Guanzhen has a sick younger sister.
People like Han Jun and Wang Zhe, who were close friends with Pei Guan, all visited him.
"Studying is good. It's much better for girls to pursue a literary path than for us crude and uncouth men."
"Your younger sister is intelligent and quick-witted; she will surely comprehend the primordial energy of heaven and earth. In the future, she may even be more powerful than you, her older brother, in suppressing demons and killing monsters."
"The Pei family is skilled in both academics and martial arts; it's truly enviable."
"Ha ha..."
"..."
Jiang Qi listened silently from the side, occasionally responding with a few words.
His attention was mainly focused on the "Book of All Trades".
[Resilient Blood Circulation Skill (Minor Success): 12/300]
[Azure Wave Breaking Blade (Minor Completion): 207/300]
【True Martial Qi (Beginner): 52/100】
[Blood and Bone Forging (Incomplete): Beginner Level 57/100]
【Wind Chaser Step: Perfection (Windwalking)】
【Windbreaker Blade: Perfection (Wind Slash)】
"With my blood and qi, comparable to fifteen strands of qi in an ordinary martial artist, plus these martial arts techniques, theoretically, I should be able to put up a fight even against someone in the Bone Strengthening Realm..."
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Half an hour later, Lan Jing returned on time.
Another demon-suppressing guard accompanied them.
"Sister Lan, Brother Lang."
Everyone bowed and greeted each other.
This Demon Suppressor, named Wang Lang, is like Lan Jing, a Demon Suppressor with ten strands of Qi and blood.
He also has another identity: the elder brother of the newcomer Wang Zhe.
Wang Zhe entered the Demon Suppression Division under its influence.
"Is everything ready?" Lan Jing asked, looking at everyone.
"Ready."
"Set off."
An aura of impending doom instantly rose as the group of nine left the Demon Suppression Division and headed towards Ye Family Village outside the city.
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Yejiacun is located 15 li south of Licheng. The village has more than 100 households, most of whom make a living by farming and fishing.
In the center of the village stands a huge rock. From a high vantage point, it looks like a dragon scale falling from the sky and embedding itself in the earth, hence the village's other name, Luolin Village (Falling Scale Village).
About 100 meters from the village entrance, Lan Jing suddenly raised his hand, signaling everyone to stop.
Wang Lang skillfully took out a round disc, aimed it at the direction of Luolin Village, and injected his qi and blood into it.
The pointer on the disc swung back and forth, seemingly trying to find its position.
"This compass is similar to the evil-suppressing talisman you have; both can be used to locate and track eerie energy, but this compass has a wider tracking range."
Wang Lang watched as the pointer on the Demon-Suppressing Compass stopped spinning, and then said, "According to this compass, the main evil spirit should be located in the center of Luolin Village. To prevent the evil spirit from escaping, Sister Lan, shall we split up?"
Lan Jing nodded: "You pursue from the front, and I'll surround you from the rear."
"OK."
The two were both powerful and experienced members of the Demon Suppression Division, so they quickly devised a plan.
Jiang Qi, Wang Zhe, and Lu Jing followed Lan Jing to sneak into the north side of the village, while Wang Lang led Zhang Xiao, Han Jun, Pei Guan, and another person to enter from the south side, which was the main gate of the village.
The night was as dark as ink, enveloping Luolin Village, and the wind rustled through the rice paddies.
Because of the evil spirits, the villagers either left the village or closed their doors early.
The air was filled with an indescribable fishy smell, not the smell of fish, but more like the smell of something rotten mixed with rust and silt.
The two teams slowly made their way into the village.
In the center, the stone that stood like dragon scales looked somewhat eerie under the pale moonlight.
Less than ten feet away from the large rock, the two groups of people stopped at the front and back of a courtyard almost simultaneously.
According to the mission information, this house is one of the places where evil spirits appear.
Lan Jing signaled Jiang Qi and the other two to hold their breath and wait for Wang Lang to appear from the front.
During the brief pause, Jiang Qi examined the three items in his arms. The first was the Demon Suppression Order from the Demon Suppression Division. As his blood and qi permeated it, he could clearly sense that the order was pointing towards the courtyard.
Furthermore, the talisman given by Pang Zhan was slightly warm, indicating the presence of evil spirits in the surroundings, but it could not accurately indicate the location of the evil spirits.
Finally, there is the most mysterious tortoise bead. It only gleams and does not indicate the location of evil spirits, but once this bead appears, tonight's training will probably come to an end.
Bang!
As I was pondering this, a loud bang suddenly erupted from the courtyard ahead.
"Get ready!" Lan Jing whispered.
Clearly, Wang Lang's team has launched an attack.
Boom! Boom!
The commotion grew louder and louder, even accompanied by sharp cries.
Jiang Qi was quite familiar with this sound; he had heard it several times before when the evil spirits were about to be destroyed.
Sure enough, in just a few breaths, a blurry figure leaped up from the courtyard, attempting to escape from behind.
"Stop it!" Lan Jing shouted in a low voice.
Wang Zhe charged forward first, Jiang Qi paused briefly, then went through the side bread, and Lu Jing hesitated for a moment before following him.
Lan Jing nodded slightly, somewhat satisfied with the three's performance.
She vividly remembered that when she first faced evil spirits, she hesitated for a few more breaths than the three of them.
"Get down here!" Wang Zhe held a long sword, its blade flashing with a cold light, and slashed at the evil blood servant in mid-air.
This evil spirit wasn't very powerful. Seeing Wang Zhe slash his sword, it was so frightened that it instantly turned around and fled to the left.
On the left was Jiang Qi.
Jiang Qi raised his knife with one hand, ready to chop down the evil creature with a single blow.
But as he drew his cold blade, he suddenly stopped, a look of surprise flashing across his eyes.
"Senior Brother Wu...?"
This sinister blood servant was none other than Wu Yue, a fellow student at the martial arts school who later joined the Weiyuan Escort Agency. A few days ago, he even visited Wu Yue after joining the Demon Suppression Division.
A strange chill ran through his heart.