192: Demons Appear (Additional update for the Silver Alliance Nuan Yang)

“Please, Xiao Family Head, gather all the guests, family members, and servants from your mansion in the front courtyard!”

“Our Fashan Flag, which constantly slays Yao, will naturally distinguish the Demonic creatures!”

Liu Qing jumped down from his horse, cupped his fists towards the Xiao Family Head, and said sternly.

Xiao Yuanshan’s expression was grim and uncertain. Being ordered about by a mere Body Profound Captain in such a seemingly polite but actually forceful tone made him feel rather displeased, and his Face hardened.

His insistence on holding this birthday banquet for his young daughter at this time was, in fact, more out of selfish motives. He wanted to gather various families at this juncture, hoping to use the Yao Race incident to establish the Xiao Family's prestige.

The Xiao Family did not leave with other noble families; they remained steadfast in Guangan Prefecture. This was certainly not because they were moral gentlemen, but simply for the sake of power.

The Xiao Family’s ancestors had operated here, and it reached its Peak when his father served as Zhonglang General. Their Foundation was here. If they left, like other families going to Jin Guan City, their strength would be greatly diminished, and who would recognize the Xiao Family then?

Better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix.

Even if the Yao Race arrived, there might still be room for maneuver.

Xiao Yuanshan grumbled, “Everyone here is a distinguished guest of Guangan Prefecture. How could they be casually manipulated as if on display? Moreover, there are female family members among them, who are not convenient to show their Face!”

As he spoke, he changed the subject, his voice drawing out, “It is your duty to slay Demonic creatures and protect the peace of this region, which This General can understand. However, your actions are perhaps not thorough enough. Furthermore, with This General and several family heads from the mansion present, are we still afraid of these minor Yao Race scoundrels?!”

After he finished speaking, he let out a cold snort, and a burst of Qi exploded around him, a surging Qi mechanism erupting.

The formidable aura of a Tian Guan Dao Seed was revealed without doubt!

It seemed to be declaring his strength, but perhaps it was more to demonstrate his power to Liu Qing!

“Hmph, Xiao Family Head, why say so much to him?”

“A mere Captain, what great authority he wields!”

“To say blockade, then blockade; to say search, then search. The Ninth Mountain’s actions are truly overbearing.”

“If he wants to come, let your This General come personally. If there truly are Yao Race members, do you think we old folks can’t move?” Another family head, also a Tian Guan Dao Seed, dressed in luxurious clothes, with a gaunt Face and graying hair, also snorted coldly.

He was clearly very displeased with the Ninth Mountain’s actions.

As for Yao Race spies, they clearly trusted themselves more. What kind of spy would dare to act in a place full of experts?

Just as another person was about to step forward and speak, a sudden urgent sound of breaking air pierced through the rain, and a white wave of Qi directly exploded with a roar.

A massive meteor hammer hung above the Formation Flag of the Xiao Estate, emanating a powerful Qi mechanism. The rainwater within several hundred meters was directly vaporized, like steaming clouds and swirling mist.

Followed by an impatient voice from above!

“When This General tells you to cooperate, then cooperate! What time is it now, and you’re still talking about Face and dignity?!”

“Ninth Zhonglang is not as easy to talk to as This General.”

As the words fell, a burly figure appeared in the sky.

It was none other than the Local General of the Guard, Gou Zhi!

With this pressure, the words in everyone’s mouths throughout the Xiao Estate were choked back.

After all, the prestige of a Zhonglang General was present.

Xiao Yuanshan saw that this Zhonglang General, who had some acquaintance with the Xiao Family, spoke in such a way, and his Face became somewhat unsightly. He wanted to say something, but Gou Zhi's voice transmission reached his ear.

“Say no more. Do not offend the Ninth Mountain. Ninth Zhonglang’s orders are ones that even This General must obey.”

Xiao Yuanshan's Face changed slightly.

He waved his hand and instructed, his voice stiff: “Go, call everyone out!”

And just then, a sword cry suddenly arose.

The chief Disciple of Shu Mountain Sword Sect’s Canghai Peak, Ji Wuming, whose presence had been like a moon surrounded by stars since he entered, suddenly fixed his gaze on a person in the crowd: a black-robed individual with a protruding jawbone and an indifferent expression.

That person conjured a black box in his hand, and a circle of pink misty Qi surged out, spraying towards the crowd at the front gate.

The direction of the spray was precisely where the experts were gathered!

Ji Wuming’s eyes suddenly sharpened. The Azure Edge Sword on his back suddenly unsheathed and flew up, directly striking towards that person.

The Shu Mountain Sword Sect had received the Xiao Family’s invitation, and Ji Wuming had not intended to come. However, later, Liu Qing of the Ninth Mountain sought him out, asking him to help by observing within the Xiao Estate to see who would reveal themselves at this opportune moment.

He owed a favor to the Ninth Mountain Zhonglang General, so he naturally did not hesitate and readily agreed.

His first strike after advancing to Heavenly Gate was as swift as thunder, his sword like a flash of lightning and a long rainbow.

“Slay!”

The sword light flashed, slicing across the sinister man’s arm.

Half of his arm was severed by the lightning strike!

The box in his hand tilted to one side.

“Brother Ji!”

“Brother Sima!”

A cry of alarm.

Xiao Qingxiong, the Eldest Young Master of the Xiao Family, stared in shock at this scene. Everyone else's Face also changed due to this sudden turn of events.

And the “Sima Pu,” whose arm had been severed, now had a ferocious expression. His throat bobbed, and he roared, “Act!”

As his voice fell,

His neck suddenly stretched out five or six meters long, like a long-necked vengeful ghost. His mouth opened wide, growing a blood-filled maw that was not human-like.

His target was a Disciple participating in the banquet nearby, who stared with terrified, wide eyes.

Immediately following, the blood-filled maw directly swallowed the person’s entire head.

Then, a harsh “crunch” of bones, and his entire skull was twisted off and swallowed by the large mouth.

A tragic scream abruptly ceased.

The next second, the “Sima Pu” underwent a grotesque transformation.

His clothes burst open, and a surge of black Devilish Qi erupted. His body emitted a harsh grinding sound of bones, rapidly expanding. In an instant, a pair of blood-red fleshy wings were the first to break free, followed by three sharp claws like daggers. On his long neck, his mouth transformed into a sharp bird's beak, and his pupils quickly rolled back, revealing a chilling luster.

Terrifying Demonic Qi rolled out, and he let out a fierce howl towards the sky. His fleshy wings vibrated, stirring up a gale that swept away the pink mist.

Almost simultaneously, in the crowd and from the surrounding buildings, fierce roars erupted, wood splinters exploded, and shadowy Demonic figures shot into the sky.

All of them bared their fangs and claws, exceptionally hideous.

A total of six Demonic creatures appeared!

Feiyi, Lushu, Ear Mouse, Night Fox, Green Sparrow—

Four Dao Seeds and two Body Profound Peak creatures, perched on eaves, or dougong, or in the sky. Rolling Devilish Qi, like dark clouds, enveloped the sky. Pairs of sinister pupils—some scarlet, some dark green, some pale gold—fiercely stared at the people throughout the mansion.

And then, the pink mist, as if sentient, after being blown open by the Feiyi’s vibrating wings, swiftly drilled into the surrounding figures.

This was precisely where the crowd was dense.

Among them, several family heads were conspicuously present.

Everything happened too fast, in a flash of lightning.

Wherever the pink smoke passed, there were cries of alarm.

“My True Qi!”

“Damn it, this thing can seal cultivation.”

The air shrieked wildly.

Figures shot out frantically.

Two Heavenly Gate family heads accidentally touched it, and the pink mist drilled into them, causing them to cry out in horror.

In the sky, the Local General of the Guard, Gou Zhi, seeing that these Demonic creatures numbered four Heavenly Gate Dao Seeds, his eyelids twitched, and then he exploded with rage.

“Damn it!”

“You Yao Race brats are truly arrogant.”

With a burst of air, the meteor hammer in his hand descended from the sky, smashing towards one of the Demonic creatures, while his body flashed.

The six Demonic creatures were incredibly cunning. They all rushed into the swirling pink mist, rapidly expanding the mist and spreading it outwards. As soon as ordinary people touched this mist, they quickly became limp and powerless, and the True Qi of martial artists would be rapidly devoured.

Inside, the air boomed, and people fled. Immediately after, several shrill screams were heard.

Ji Wuming rushed in, but quickly retreated in alarm, pulling out two people.

And Gou Zhi, roaring with fury, charged in and fought with the six Demonic creatures for about half an hour, but eventually he too retreated, his Face ashen.

This strange mist was truly peculiar; it could even infiltrate him. These Demonic creatures relied on this substance, entrenched within it. The most crucial thing was that there were still people inside, so he couldn't unleash his Divine Ability at all.

Adding one more chapter for now, This General is really too sleepy. The subsequent four chapters, plus Grandmaster Xuan Meng’s two chapters, will be made up over the next six days!