124: The bloodthirsty corpse demon reappears in Lanshan County! Prefect Hong Zhi!

Li Chengfeng, Li Yanran, Mo Ronghua, and others, all came from influential Families in the capital.

Did they come from the so-called Eight Great Families?

Or...

No wonder people from these influential Families, like Li Yanran, want to join the Blackbird Guard.

Presumably, it's for the quota to enter the Fell Spirit Ruin.

The Great Xia Dynasty's seventy percent quota indeed makes people flock to it, driving them mad.

Perhaps those so-called influential Families felt the quotas weren't enough, so they simply joined the Blackbird Guard.

Otherwise, people from these influential Families wouldn't join the life-and-death Blackbird Guard if they were just bored.

Lu Xuan then stopped thinking about other things; he walked out of the martial arts training room and headed directly for the courtyard gate.

As soon as he stepped out of the courtyard gate, the Blackbird Guard stationed outside immediately came forward to report.

"Mystic Envoy, Vice Envoy He Yan sent someone to inform you that Prefect Hong Zhi wishes to see you; he is already waiting for your arrival in the main hall."

Inside the Prefect's mansion hall!

Two figures sat in the hall, one on the left and one on the right, on chairs.

These two were Vice Envoy He Yan and Prefect Hong Zhi of Baidao Prefecture.

Prefect Hong Zhi looked similar to He Yan, with a head of silver hair, around forty to fifty years old, with a ruddy complexion and an imposing demeanor without being angry.

They chatted cheerfully, like old friends who had known each other for many years.

Deputy Envoy He, who had served in Baidao Prefecture for many years, naturally had frequent dealings with the Baidao Prefecture government.

As they became more familiar, and considering that Prefect Hong Zhi was also an Inner Qi Realm Martial Artist, the two naturally grew quite close.

However, in the next moment...

They both seemed to sense something, stopping their conversation and turning to look outside the door.

When Deputy Envoy He saw it was Lu Xuan, he rose from his chair.

"Mystic Envoy!"

Seeing this, Prefect Hong Zhi, who was beside him, also dared not remain seated and followed He Yan's lead, standing up.

After Prefect Hong Zhi clearly saw Lu Xuan's appearance, his eyes widened, looking somewhat shocked.

Although He Yan had told him earlier that the new Mystic Envoy was somewhat young, it still made Prefect Hong Zhi feel incredible.

No!

You call this 'somewhat young'?

This new Mystic Envoy looked to be only about twenty years old.

He's the same age as my own sons, and you're telling me he's a Martial Artist at or above the Inner Qi Major Achievement Realm!

Prefect Hong Zhi thought of his own rascally sons, who, besides sleeping, spent their days indulging in pleasure at entertainment venues.

Compared to this handsome and extraordinary Mystic Envoy, they were like heaven and earth.

"Hmm!"

Lu Xuan walked in from outside, calmly responding to He Yan.

It wasn't until Lu Xuan was seated in the main seat at the front that Deputy Envoy He spoke again.

"Mystic Envoy, this is Prefect Hong Zhi of Baidao Prefecture; he has something important to discuss with you today."

"Old Hong, why are you still standing there in a daze!"

"This is our new Mystic Envoy in the Blackbird Guard, temporarily taking over the Baidao Fǔ Xuánniǎo Wèi for a period of time, on behalf of Envoy Li Chengfeng."

Seeing Prefect Hong Zhi's astonished and disbelieving expression, He Yan felt a hint of satisfaction.

Seeing that others reacted the same way, he felt relieved.

When he himself first met Lu Xuan, he, too, was as deeply bewildered as Prefect Hong Zhi.

Is the gap between people really that vast?

Does such a Prodigy Genius like Lu Xuan truly exist in this world?

Prompted by He Yan, Prefect Hong Zhi immediately realized his Gaffe, quickly returned to his normal demeanor, and then adopted a humble posture.

"This subordinate, Prefect Hong Zhi of Baidao Prefecture, greets the Mystic Envoy!"

Lu Xuan, as a Xuan Level Blackbird Guard, naturally held a higher official rank than a Prefect.

Both in terms of imperial official rank and the strength of a Xuan Level Blackbird Guard, both far surpassed a Prefect.

Therefore, Prefect Hong Zhi naturally dared not be presumptuous or put on airs just because the other party looked young.

Otherwise, if the other party wanted to discipline him, he would be in for a lot of trouble.

Lu Xuan glanced at Prefect Hong Zhi of Baidao Prefecture and casually said,

"Please be seated!"

He Yan and Prefect Hong Zhi both sat back in their original positions upon hearing this.

"Thank you, Mystic Envoy!"

The moment Prefect Hong Zhi sat down, without a moment's pause, he spoke to Lu Xuan.

"Mystic Envoy, this subordinate is here today to report an important matter to you."

"Someone from Fenlin County Town informed this subordinate that two Yao Beast monsters are suspected to have appeared there."

"The county magistrate, county assistant, and county lieutenant, along with some other key officials of the county yamen, were all brutally harmed by those two Yao Beast monsters."

"Therefore, this subordinate hurried over to inform you, Mystic Envoy."

As soon as Prefect Hong Zhi spoke, Lu Xuan immediately frowned and looked at Vice Envoy He Yan.

Upon receiving Lu Xuan's gaze, Vice Envoy He Yan instantly understood Lu Xuan's meaning.

"Old Hong, so you came for this matter."

"The two monsters you mentioned were two Great Yao Realm Yao Beasts."

"A few days ago, Mystic Envoy already went to Fenglin County and killed those two Great Yao."

He Yan's words made Prefect Hong Zhi exclaim loudly.

"What, Old Yan, you mean the two Yao Beasts that appeared in Fenglin County were Great Yao!"

Yao Beasts of the Great Yao Realm, and two of them.

No wonder the officials of the Fenglin County yamen were powerless to resist; almost all officials were killed.

So it was the presence of two Great Yao.

Let alone the people of the Fenglin County yamen, even he, an Inner Qi Realm Martial Artist,

If he encountered two Yao Beasts of the Great Yao Realm, he probably wouldn't be their match.

The Physical Body strength of a Yao Beast far exceeds that of human Martial Artists of the same Realm.

Under the same Realm, humans are simply no match for Yao Beasts.

However, upon hearing that the two Great Yao had already been killed, Prefect Hong Zhi's hanging heart also relaxed.

Subsequently, Prefect Hong Zhi stood up and bowed to Lu Xuan with a respectful expression.

"Oh, so those two Great Yao have already been killed by the Mystic Envoy."

"This subordinate is here to thank the Mystic Envoy on behalf of the people of Fenglin County for his intervention."

Lu Xuan heard these complimentary words, yet his expression remained unchanged, showing no emotion.

"It's nothing, this is what Envoy should do."

Prefect Hong Zhi saw Lu Xuan still appearing calm and composed, and secretly marveled.

Truly, heroes emerge from the young!

A young man around twenty years old, to possess such a mindset, is simply unbelievable.

"This subordinate has one more matter to report to you, Mystic Envoy!"

"The county magistrate from Lanshan County sent someone to inform this subordinate that a Family in the city, a few days ago,

Suddenly and mysteriously died, their bodies emitting a chilling Qi, their skin grayish-white, and their faces ferocious."

"This subordinate believes there are strange phenomena; this should be that Bloodthirsty Corpse Fiend from back then."