335: Are you looking for me?

Demon Suppression Hall.

Aside from the Qianhus out on missions, all high-ranking officials had gathered.

“Commander Fu, Annan Prefecture, Dahe Prefecture, and Lingfeng County, these three counties have successively sent urgent pleas for help.”

“Please make a decision quickly!”

These three prefectural cities involved at least a million people. If the demons had also blockaded the county towns, even more people would be affected.

Fu Yunxuan said coldly, “What is their objective?”

It was unlikely for demons to blockade cities without reason; there must be a cause.

Otherwise, they wouldn't be blockading cities, but slaughtering them.

This indicated that their main objective in blockading the cities was not to kill, but to draw someone out, or to negotiate with the Yunzhou Demon Suppression Division.

Just then, urgent footsteps sounded from outside the hall.

A Demon Suppression Guard from the Intelligence Hall rushed in.

“Report! The demons besieging the three prefectures have sent word: if the Demon Slayer Old Man is not seen in three hours, they will slaughter one county. If he is not seen in six hours, they will slaughter the prefectural city. If he is not seen in one day, they will slaughter all three prefectures!”

With that, he presented the latest intelligence.

Fu Yunxuan frowned. These demons were indeed here for a member of the Divine Hall, and her own Lord was also a member of the Divine Hall.

“Bastards!”

“Damn demons!”

Commander Zuo and others roared.

This was forcing the Yunzhou Demon Suppression Division to hand over the Demon Slayer Old Man. If they didn't, the three prefectures would fall, and millions would die.

Members of the Divine Hall were mysterious and almost unknown to anyone.

Moreover, even if they knew, the Yunzhou Demon Suppression Division could not possibly hand him over. The Demon Slayer Old Man had just recently helped the Demon Suppression Division out of a predicament and was indebted to the Demon Suppression Division.

“Demons besieging the city?”

The Void Realm rippled, and a figure suddenly appeared in the great hall, majestic and spirited, exuding an overwhelming aura.

“Lord, you’ve emerged from seclusion?”

“Pacification Envoy Lord!”

Everyone said in surprise. Chu Jiang was the stabilizing force of Yun Province, and his appearance gave the high-ranking officials more confidence in handling such a cruel situation.

Chu Jiang nodded slightly.

“Fu Yunxuan, immediately mobilize three thousand Demon Suppression Guards. The personal guards will also be deployed. Assemble the elite, board the warship, and reinforce the three prefectures.”

“Your subordinate obeys!”

“Wang Chao, Ma Han, Zhao Hu, Zuo Qiuming, and the other nine Chief Qianhus will lead their troops to the three prefectures.”

“Shen Tian, Sun Chengkong, you will remain in Yun Province and oversee the overall situation.”

“As you command!”

…

On the Demon Suppression Guard training ground, several thousand Demon Suppression Guards assembled. Led by nine Chief Qianhus, they boarded the warship formed from the purple gold gourd and departed Yun Province City in a mighty procession.

The Yunzhou Demon Suppression Division had not mobilized such a large number of Demon Suppression Guards in a thousand years. To deal with a major crisis, dispatching a thousand Demon Suppression Guards was already the limit.

This was simply because there were too many people, and they couldn't afford to support them.

Now it was different; the Yun Province Demon Suppression Guard had already exceeded ten thousand in scale.

Since the three prefectures were adjacent, they did not split their forces.

…

The full moon shone brightly, and the stars shifted.

A vast city appeared before Chu Jiang’s eyes.

It was Annan Prefectural City.

One could see that the sky above the prefectural city was covered by a thick layer of dark clouds, and the entire city was blockaded by a Formation covered with demonic patterns.

Demons were scattered everywhere outside the city, but there were only about a dozen true demons.

Inside the city, over a hundred demons were wreaking havoc.

The Demon Suppression Guards and city defense soldiers were fighting the demons, blood staining several streets. Every moment, city defense soldiers, and even Demon Suppression Guards, were dying at the hands of the demons.

These were all low-level demons, mere cannon fodder used for amusement. The true high-level demons were hidden in the shadows, stirring up trouble, but had not truly made a move.

“Die!”

Chu Jiang shouted coldly. With a flick of his finger, his magic power condensed into thousands of sharp swords, piercing through the great demon Formation and striking down the rampaging demons within the city.

“No…”

“What is this!”

Several dog demons perished completely before they could even see where the attack came from.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Sword light flashed, a supersonic strike.

“Puff, puff, puff…”

All the demons in the city were killed.

A few breaths later.

Rumble!

The warship roared, and over a thousand Demon Suppression Guards descended from the warship, like heavenly soldiers, directly attacking the demons outside the city.

“Kill all these damn demons!”

“Kill, kill, kill!”

“Execute!”

Wang Chao, wielding the Jinyu Demon Suppression Blade, slaughtered in all directions. With a flash of blade light and a trail of blood, he led a large group of Demon Suppression Guards directly towards the demons, engaging in a fierce battle with the various demons outside the prefectural city.

Dozens of demons were instantly massacred.

“Human Race, do not be arrogant!”

A giant ox demon stomped the ground, shaking the eight directions, and charged towards Wang Chao. The battlefield plunged into fierce confrontation.

Whoosh!

The warship once again broke through the air, heading to its next destination.

“This is… Pacification Envoy Lord!”

A Demon Suppression Guard Vice Qianhu, holding a Demon Suppression Blade, covered in bloodstains, said with surprise.

“It’s Chu Garrison Envoy! He’s brought reinforcements! We’re saved!”

Lu Erhe looked at the man in the Void Realm, who was like a god, and breathed a sigh of relief. He had personally witnessed Chu Jiang’s rise.

Half a year ago, he was still suppressing Gu Jian, the number one on the Human Ranking, and kicking Gu Hongchen of the Sword King Sect, the previous number one on the Human Ranking.

In the blink of an eye, the Sword King Sect had long been annihilated, and Chu Jiang had already become a Pacification Envoy, bringing the Yunzhou Demon Suppression Division to an unprecedented new height.

No previous Yun Province Pacification Commissioner had ever possessed his level of prestige and deterrence.

“Lord Chu is here!”

Lu Feiyang, on the side, laughed loudly.

“Behave yourself, call him Pacification Envoy Lord!” Lu Erhe said with a stern face.

“Old man, this young master has killed demons with Pacification Envoy Lord. What’s wrong with calling him Lord Chu? I’ll just call him…”

Lu Feiyang sneered.

“Rebellious son!”

Lu Erhe’s mouth twitched. Back at Black Tiger Mountain, he had hidden behind Chu Jiang the entire time, almost pissing himself from fear of the demons. And this was his good son claiming to have killed demons with him.

He had completely shamed the Lu family.