Chapter 934 - 502: The Fall of the Du Family, a Nighttime Shift in Battle

"Injustice!"

The Du Family members quickly knelt down and cried out for justice.

They were all people who operated openly, and to be honest, they still didn’t know what was going on.

After the questioning was clear, the elder of the Lushan Sect hurriedly asked, "Think carefully, who did this old ghost usually get close to?"

"And, who isn’t here now?"

"Two days ago, Uncle San left with some people. Just now, the ancestor arranged for a few people to leave and then suddenly screamed for help, the whole hall turned dark. By the time we came in, it was already like this..."

After hearing the Du family’s statement, Zhao XianDa and Elder Wang exchanged glances.

"To the pier, pursue!"

"Release the hawks, search the nearby mountain roads!"

With a single order, forces from both sides immediately mobilized in large numbers.

However, when they reached the pier, looking at the countless boats moving back and forth across the river, they could only return helplessly.

Luzhou dock was too bustling; most of the Du Family remnants had already fled, their destination unknown.

At that moment, the sky was filled with the soaring and circling of hawks.

"Report!"

The spy from the Captain Bureau hastily came to report.

"Reporting to the lord, there’s a discovery near the Tuojiang River waterway!"

"Go check it out!"

Everyone hurried onto the boats, and within half the time of a burning incense stick, arrived at the Tuojiang River mouth, in a secluded waterway.

They saw a wrecked ship capsized in the river, the surface of the water filled with bodies, either slashed in half or riddled with gaping wounds.

Even the ship’s body was almost blown into two parts, with tree fork-like scorch marks.

"What powerful Thunder Technique!"

Elder Wang of the Lushan Sect investigated for a while, then shook his head and said, "It’s a master, not only a living Yin messenger but also skilled with Thunder Technique, and impressive in Martial Arts. Must be an elder of the Mystical Sect."

"An elder?"

Zhao XianDa pondered deeply.

In his mind, however, another figure appeared.

At that time when attacking Dragon King Temple in Chongqing Prefecture, although the Captain Bureau tried to conceal it, he was ordered to observe from the side and gather intelligence...

Several miles away, on the river.

North of Luzhou, there are two waterways: one is the Tuojiang River, which leads to Zigong and Neijiang, relatively broad.

The other is the Lai River, narrow, heading northeast, directly to the vicinity of Dazu.

A fast boat was sailing against the wind.

Though the boatman was elderly, he was an expert, adjusting the sails while saying, "Sir, is the task done?"

The one standing on the deck was Li Yan.

He nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, there are some urgent matters over in Dazu, please go faster, I’ll double the fare."

"Alright then!"

The boatman heard this and immediately perked up.

Li Yan then turned to look at Luzhou City, his gaze indifferent.

After he destroyed the Demon God Zuo Shouquan’s physical body in Stone Dragon Village, he immediately left, only to encounter a member of the Du Family en route.

This person was the Du Family’s contact in Neijiang, coming to Stone Dragon Village to notify of the changes occurring within the Du Family, and he happened to be a follower of the Ghost Sect.

Li Yan was taken aback upon seeing him.

He thought that after Zuo Shouquan’s demonic Qi had been taken away, these Du Family people, as Chang Ghosts, would also struggle to escape death.

Unexpectedly, it actually liberated them from their chains.

However, in hindsight, with the Evil God Zuo Shouquan suppressed at Luo Feng Mountain, he still needed these people to perform illicit rituals to gain the power to escape, naturally not letting them be cut off completely.

The Flying Head incident years ago must have been a similar situation.

Upon realizing this, he took a fast boat overnight to Luzhou, sneakily infiltrating the Du Family as the Captain Bureau and Lushan Sect besieged them, and sent the Du family’s ancestor to the Yin Bureau.

This old ghost indeed was a yin criminal.

Unfortunately, the ancestor of the Du Family was so cunning, knowing that the situation was lost, he let at least two or three groups of people escape to preserve the future.

Li Yan managed to knock down two groups, but another group had already escaped along the Yangtze River, their destination unknown.

Thinking of this, Li Yan held the Hook Paper in his arms.

Inside the Hook Paper, there was finally another Astral Order.

This trip to Luzhou, obtaining this was the greatest gain.

With this item, he could summon the Yin Bureau’s troops.

It also counted as another trump card...

As Li Yan rushed towards Dazu, a large cargo ship was also heading towards Ezhou.

Inside the dark room of the ship hold, the atmosphere was oppressive.

The candlelight flickered, and several figures remained silent.

"Just received the news, the ancestor is gone."

"Damn it, why don’t we go back for revenge..."

Pa!

A heavy slap echoed.

"Fool, what are you thinking of reporting? Can you provoke that fierce god or is Lushan Sect easy to mess with? Going back will only lead to death!"

"I heard people from Ghost Sect are helping the Yang Family in the Southwest..."

"Don’t even think about it, the Yang Family is also at the end of their rope, won’t last a few days. Without the Du Family’s foundation, we’ll just be scapegoats if we go."

"Fourth Brother, if this doesn’t work and that doesn’t work, where can we go? Are we supposed to live like rats forever?"

"Let me think... Where is this ship headed?"

"It belongs to the Chuanshu Commerce people; I tampered with it. They were originally going to Jinling, then sailing to Lingnan and out to the South Seas."

"Let’s go to the South Seas!"

"I don’t think we can survive in the Divine State anymore. Better to try and find a way to live in the South Seas."

"True, I’ve heard from those who return from the sea that the South Seas have Flying Head Technique, must be remnants from those who left the Central Plains..."

...

The plots of the Du Family remnant were unbeknownst to Li Yan.

He sailed north, day and night without stopping, and after two nights and a day of travel, he finally arrived near Dazu as night fell.

"Sir, we’ve arrived..."

The old boatman just came out and found that the person on the deck had vanished.

Only two large ingots of silver were left on the deck.

The young boatman glanced at the pitch-black river around and felt a chill, couldn’t help but say: "Uncle San, we... we haven’t encountered something unclean, have we?"

"Nonsense!"

The ship master came to the deck, picked up the silver, his pupils shrank instantly, and he said in a deep voice: "No one speaks of this guest’s matter, all keep it in your stomachs!"

The two apprentices were initially puzzled, but after following the ship master’s gaze, they swallowed hard.

Under the two silver ingots, the wooden plank had scorched dents that fit the silver perfectly, obviously pressed in by someone...

...

Whirr~

The fierce wind howled, shadows flickered.

This sudden salt snow in Shu, although large in scale, lasted only two days before stopping.

In crowded places, the snow had melted.

But in this wilderness, the ground remained white.

Figures dashed through the howling wind, sweeping up the snow on the ground, resembling a snow dragon weaving through the wild hills if seen from above.

Li Yan exerted the Armored Horse to its limits.

Due to the intense Astra Bane Qi, the Armored Horse even began to heat up.

Near Neijiang, he received another message via a hawk.

Though Sha Lifei’s mental state increased, it was after all a "Corpse Forest" and he hadn’t practiced the Esoteric Sect methods, his condition was worsening.

The ritual must occur soon.

Yet, Li Yan was still uneasy about the "Corpse Forest," so he made a detour to first obtain an Astral Order, to handle any unexpected situations.

After more than an hour, the surrounding mountains began to rise steeply.

Ah!

A familiar eagle cry came from the night sky.

Li Yan realized he had been discovered by Lv San, so he followed the sounds of the hawk in the sky towards a high mountain in the southeast.

Midway up the slope, a figure leaped towards him.

It was Lv San, there to assist him.

"San’er, thank you for your trouble!"

Li Yan directly removed the Armored Horse, forgoing unnecessary words, and gave Lv San a big hug, patting each other’s backs.

"What’s the current situation?"

"Fell into a dream again, screaming about fighting and killing..."

The two chatted as they quickly reached a small house in a bamboo forest.

The father and son of the Yu Family hadn’t slept, waiting outside, and hurriedly greeted them when they saw them arriving.

"This must be Young Hero Li..."

Although they had never met, they knew of Li Yan’s great name.

"Thank you both for your help."

Li Yan did not waste words, respectfully clasped his hands, and then strode into the cottage, immediately frowning.

He saw Sha Lifei lying on a bamboo bed, eyes tightly closed, teeth clenched, fists balled, muttering continuously:

"Get out, all of you!"

"Watch me chop you up!"

Without another word, Li Yan went forward and grabbed Sha Lifei’s hand, pinching a spell, casting Divine Skills to investigate.

Unfortunately, there was nothing unusual inside Sha Lifei.

But the Jade Gui given by the Dragon Lady trembled slightly again...