158: When I first heard about the official general department, I lied to Xiong Lu

Lu Ze only felt a vague sense that he had heard the name “Guan Jiang Department” once or twice, but no matter how much he searched his memory, he couldn’t recall when he had heard it.

“Zhong Sheng” might hide things from others, but to Lu Ze, it would definitely tell him everything it knew.

“Reporting to the Monarch! The Guan Jiang Department was established roughly several hundred years ago and is an organization independent of humans and demons. It is said that this organization was formed because humans had disagreements over the strategies for fighting demons! Therefore, a portion of the people left the Human Base and established the Guan Jiang Department, fighting demons in their own way!”

“However, in recent years, both the Demon Subduing Division and the Guan Jiang Department have seen their personnel dwindle. Many powerhouses from the Demon Subduing Division have fallen one after another, and several core figures of the Guan Jiang Department have gone missing! This has led to demons rampaging even more fiercely in recent years, occupying many Human Bases!”

With this brief explanation, Lu Ze gained a basic understanding of the Guan Jiang Department.

He heard “Zhong Sheng”’s voice continue, “However, I also heard that people from the Demon Subduing Division headquarters seem to harbor a deep hatred for the Guan Jiang Department and have issued a kill order to eliminate all members of the Guan Jiang Department!”

Lu Ze was currently only in the Xuanyuan City Demon Subduing Division, so he hadn’t heard these rumors.

“Zhong Sheng” added a few more details about the Guan Jiang Department. Lu Ze nodded, no longer keen on dwelling on the matter.

“We’ve already obtained the Sword Intent, let’s go.”

As soon as Lu Ze took a step, he noticed that “Zhong Sheng”’s injuries hadn’t healed yet. He frowned at “Zhong Sheng” and asked, “Are medicines also very scarce in the new city?”

“Zhong Sheng” heard this and nodded sincerely.

It was already difficult enough to establish an underground city in demon territory; their daily lives were not even as good as human life before the Spiritual Qi's resurgence. It was hard enough to get a fresh meal, let alone medicine.

Lu Ze gave all the Spirit Medicine he had refined to “Zhong Sheng”. “Take these and use them to heal your injuries first.”

“Zhong Sheng” took them, its eyes gleaming.

Lu Ze had given a lot of Spirit Medicine, enough for dozens of people!

“Zhong Sheng” quickly thanked him, then carefully swallowed a Spirit Medicine. Immediately, it felt refreshed and invigorated, and a warm power continuously nourished it from within.

Soon, many of its external injuries healed.

The two left the Immortal Cave one after another and walked outside.

Directly below the collapse, the grey-robed individuals saw Lu Ze return and respectfully stood at attention.

One person reported, “Monarch, she hasn’t woken up. We gave her some medicine, and she’ll probably sleep for another half a day before waking!”

Lu Ze nodded, “Do you have anything else to do here?”

“Zhong Sheng” replied, “Our purpose for this trip was to find the Monarch. Now that we have found you, if the Monarch has no further instructions, we plan to return to the new city. There are still some matters to attend to there!”

“Don’t rush off yet. Wait ten more days before returning.”

Lu Ze estimated the time, then said, “In six days, I will return to my previous location and leave here through the Demon Subduing Division’s passage back to Xuanyuan City. At that time, you all should also leave this ruin and wait for me outside Xuanyuan City. I have something to give you, and you can take it back to the new city with you.”

“Yes!”

Everyone agreed.

Lu Ze glanced at Xiong Lu, stretched, and said, “Now, you will accompany me to kill demons! However, you don’t need to fight directly; just drive the surrounding demons towards me!”

Even though they didn’t understand why, everyone readily agreed.

For the Monarch, they didn’t need to know his thoughts; they only needed to know what the Monarch commanded them to do and do it well!

Everyone followed Lu Ze out of the deep, sunken collapse. Before leaving, Lu Ze had Zha Lei leave a trace of his Qi on Xiong Lu to observe her aura.

Stepping into the demon-infested area, everyone immediately rushed out, following Lu Ze’s command not to kill demons, but rather to drive them towards Lu Ze’s location!

Lu Ze held two fingers like a sword, pressing down, and a rampant Sword Intent suddenly struck down from the sky!

“Boom! —”

With a booming sound, hundreds of demons perished under this single Sword Intent!

Nearly five thousand demon points were instantly credited!

Lu Ze’s eyes lit up; area-of-effect attacks were truly satisfying!

Demon Array, Starry Sky Saber Technique, and others, emerged with a thought from Lu Ze, slaughtering all around!

Zha Lei also mobilized his own power to join the battlefield!

For a time, demon flesh and blood flew everywhere, and countless corpses were tossed around in the air!

Anyone witnessing such a scene would probably gasp in cold air.

Such a scene of slaughter could truly be called a living hell!

Time passed quietly when Zha Lei suddenly reminded Lu Ze, “Master, Miss Xiong seems to be waking up!”

Lu Ze estimated the time, and it was indeed about right, so he signaled “Zhong Sheng” and the others to stop.

The group went to a quiet place, and Lu Ze checked and summoned the System.

【Host’s current Demon Points: 67655!】

Sixty thousand demon points, Lu Ze was thrilled!

After instructing “Zhong Sheng” and the others to arrive at their designated meeting point in six days and clearly explaining what they needed to do, Lu Ze returned to the deeply sunken collapse.

In just a minute or two, Xiong Lu slowly woke up, sitting up with a dazed expression. Her head was throbbing, and her mind was in Chaos.

In a daze, she saw a person covered in blood standing not far away. Her heart immediately jumped, and she forced herself to stand up, but her legs had no strength, and she nearly fell again.

Lu Ze looked at Xiong Lu, frowned, and asked, “What happened to you?”

Hearing the voice, Xiong Lu finally let out a sigh of relief. It was Lu Ze.

After a moment to compose herself, Xiong Lu fully regained control of her body. On the other side, Lu Ze also wiped his face with a wet towel, removing the bloodstains, revealing his handsome face.

“Wasn’t I kidnapped?”

Xiong Lu remembered what happened before she was knocked out. “Where are they? They also said something about making a deal with you. What deal did you make with them?”

Lu Ze blurted out, “They got what they wanted and left. As for what we traded…”

Lu Ze threw away the blood-stained towel and looked at Xiong Lu with some displeasure, “I gave them my strongest Martial Skill to save your life, Miss Xiong. Tell me, shouldn’t you compensate me with a top-tier Martial Skill?”

Xiong Lu believed him, feeling a bit touched. Lu Ze was so loyal, using his strongest Martial Skill to save her life!

If it were anyone else, they would probably just leave her here to fend for herself!

Xiong Lu nodded emphatically, “Lu Ze, don’t worry. When you come with me to Shennong City, I’ll ask Grandpa to give you an Earth Rank Martial Skill!”

“Is that true?”

“I, Xiong Lu, swear by heaven and earth. If I can’t do it, I, Xiong Lu, will be your granddaughter from now on! I’ll call you Grandpa!”