owlsbooks Chapter 81 Inquiring about the Steward
Chapter 81 Inquiring about the Steward
The formations used by the Yunxia Sect and the Qingchi Demonic Sect are exactly the same.
Furthermore, both sides tacitly included the entire Dade area within the formation's range.
"This is no righteous path at all; it's practically no different from the demonic sect!"
Lu Qingyun's eye twitched as he listened to the conversation among the cultivators in the capital of Dade Kingdom.
It is no secret that Da De has been blocked.
If the Yunxia Sect truly harbors a sense of justice and cares for the people of Dade, they should at least conduct a thorough screening and release any innocent people from Dade.
But like the Demonic Sect, they completely sealed off Da De.
At this moment, a dark cloud seemed to hang over the hearts of all the virtuous practitioners.
After years of cultivation, which cultivator has not experienced countless schemes and plots?
The actions of the Yunxia Sect clearly show that they are treating them as resources!
Immediately, the cultivators were filled with panic. Within a single day, hundreds of incidents of cultivators looting and injuring people occurred in the capital of Dade and Deyun Prefecture.
Several Golden Spirit Bees at the early stage of Qi Refining were released.
A few moments later, Lu Qingyun opened his eyes.
These nimble bees helped him find the whereabouts of the virtuous Prime Minister Niu.
Lu Qingyun concealed himself and arrived outside the Prime Minister's residence, only to hear incessant cursing coming from inside:
"That hateful Niu Gao! That hateful Yunxia Sect!"
"Knowing full well that Dade was about to become a battlefield, why didn't you withdraw your true form from Dade!"
This person's cultivation level was also at the half-step Foundation Establishment stage, so Lu Qingyun concealed himself even more deeply to avoid being discovered.
Upon seeing a steward at the late stage of Qi Refining hurriedly leave the Prime Minister's residence.
Lu Qingyun then followed behind him, and once they entered a secluded alley, he quickly revealed himself and activated his magic power.
"I'll say it, you answer it, do you understand?"
"I understand, I understand!"
The steward, pale-faced, had initially wanted to resist, but sensing the powerful aura of perfected Qi cultivation emanating from Lu Qingyun, he immediately became completely cooperative and begged for mercy:
"Whatever you ask, I will answer. I will tell you everything I know."
Lu Qingyun nodded.
The Niu family, as expected of an official family, is indeed pragmatic.
"I have two questions. First, what exactly happened to the Pingyang Spiritual Vein that day, and why did it disappear?"
"Secondly, why was Prime Minister Niu so enraged? What exactly do the Yunxia Sect and the Demonic Sect intend to do to Dade?"
"I know the answers to both questions you asked, sir."
Manager Niu felt relieved upon hearing Lu Qingyun's words.
What he feared most was that Lu Qingyun would have ulterior motives towards the Niu family and would ask him about the Niu family's secrets. He never expected that Lu Qingyun would ask such trivial questions.
Manager Niu dared not keep them in suspense and continued, "I do know about the Pingyang spiritual vein. It is said that Mu Shan, the demon prince who defected from the Yunxia Sect to the demonic sect, colluded with Qingyang Daoist and Bai Tianxiong, the patriarch of the Bai family in Pingyang, to plunder the Pingyang market and even refine the spiritual vein's source."
"These demons committed heinous crimes, killing Sun Yang, the black-robed deacon who went to handle the case, as well as Li Fulai, the elder of Pingyang Ward, and Lu Qingyun..."
As he spoke, Steward Niu secretly glanced at Lu Qingyun.
Perhaps this person has some kind of relationship with someone in Pingyang Market, that he would care about such a trivial matter.
"Let's talk about the second thing."
Lu Qingyun's expression remained unchanged, still extremely indifferent.
Steward Niu dared not be negligent and continued:
"Speaking of this second matter, to be honest, I don't know very well either."
"All we know is that a dozen days ago, the Yunxia Sect suddenly set up an array on the border, making it possible to enter but not leave the entire Dade region."
"My lord was related to the head of the outer sect's punishment hall of the Yunxia Sect. Who would have thought that the Great Virtue Sect would block the way, and that person didn't even let out a word? That's why my lord is so angry, thinking that person is heartless and has lost his temper."
When Steward Niu mentioned the head of the Punishment Hall and Prime Minister Niu, he deliberately raised his voice, precisely to make Lu Qingyun wary and dare not kill him.
"Not only that, my Prime Minister is now worried that Da De is indeed going to become a battlefield between the righteous and the demonic. In addition, he is even more afraid that all the cultivators and common people of Da De will be used as cultivation resources. Otherwise, why would the demonic sect blockade both the Yunxia Sect and the Demonic Sect at the same time?"
"My lord, your cultivation is exceptionally high. Why not join my Prime Minister's ranks and work together to find a way out against the Demonic Sect and the Cloud Mist Sect..."
Manager Niu has finished speaking.
"I already know."
Lu Qingyun nodded.
Then, with a single swing of his sword, he ended Steward Niu's life.
Manager Niu looked on incredulously.
He didn't understand why Lu Qingyun wanted to kill him, nor did he understand why Lu Qingyun dared to kill him.
However, Lu Qingyun didn't care that he had killed him.
There was no other reason; his surname was Niu (牛), that was all.
Niu Gao killed Li Erniu, who regarded him as an elder brother.
During the severe drought in Dade, the Niu family kept raising grain prices, causing the deaths of countless people.
The drier the weather, the higher their prices.
They even deliberately represented the Dade government to raise the purchase price of spiritual rice from various spiritual vein families.
Lu Qingyun knew all of this.
After burning the steward's house to the ground, Lu Qingyun flew back towards Xishan.
At this point, he didn't have a good place to go. Since he couldn't leave Da De, he decided to first cultivate a few offensive techniques for self-defense.
We'll make plans once the situation changes.
Lu Qingyun rode the flying shuttle and left Deyun Mansion.
When I left, the Deyun Mansion was in complete chaos.
The drought has stopped in the last two years.
However, the number of corrupt officials created by the drought has not decreased at all; in fact, with the current lockdown of Dade, the corruption among these officials has become even more rampant.
Lu Qingyun didn't want to get involved, nor could he.
He knows his own worth.
Even if Prime Minister Niu is utterly incompetent, he is still at least half a step into the Foundation Establishment stage.
He had only reached the peak of Qi cultivation, but lacked the necessary resources, and had not yet condensed a single supernatural power.
For now, the only option is to make the people suffer even more.
When hardship returns, those people will find their own way out.
They either died without an heir or committed suicide.
Inside the Prime Minister's residence, several plates were broken.
Several screams were heard.
Prime Minister Niu was furious; everyone, inside and out, was trying to provoke him.
Master Niu ignored him, and Steward Niu was killed.
This is a slap in the face to him, a slap in one of the few faces he has left.
"Who killed the steward? Who offended the Prime Minister's residence? Investigate! Investigate!"
However, he was destined to gain nothing.
Lu Qingyun was cautious and kept his face covered from beginning to end.
The fluctuations in magical power had long since vanished.
The body of Steward Niu was completely burned.
Even his ashes were scattered into an unnamed river, fertilizing the land and feeding the fish and shrimp.
……
Lu Qingyun looked down.
Xishan is a remote place, nestled among mountains.
The surrounding area was deserted.
Even this village has been isolated from the outside world for hundreds of years.
Lu Qingyun was in no hurry to cultivate, even though he knew that Da De had a problem.
Going to any spiritual vein will put you in danger.
It would be better to hide in this secluded paradise, cultivate one's mind, and wait for the times to change.
The shuttle flew past Xikou Village.
The cowherd didn't notice anything amiss; he wiped the sweat from his brow.
"If only there were immortals, I could herd cattle with my golden flute!"