Chapter 83 Oh no! The Blade Demon has entered the city!

The seventeenth on the beauties ranking list, "peach blossoms on a human face" Shen Zuirong!

When Yan Chu killed the Holy Lotus Sect Helmsman Ji Mingcheng, he had heard another Protector, Lei Zihao, say that their purpose in coming to Longhua Prefecture was to find this seventeenth-ranked beauty on the beauties ranking list.

As for the specific reason, Lei Zihao did not know either; he only knew that this was a matter ordered by the Cangzhou Prefecture General Headquarters.

How could Liu Yaozu and Shen Zuirong possibly know each other?

Yan Chu could not figure it out, so naturally, he stopped thinking about it.

He only knew that this lead had undoubtedly been cut off.

Longhua Prefecture is so large; if one were to deliberately hide in some deep mountain or old forest, it would be truly difficult to find someone.

Just like before, if he had set his heart on hiding, no one would have been able to find him.

However, his goal was not to hide away like a ground rat; his main purpose was to gain experience. Otherwise, if he had really hidden until now, how could he have his current level of cultivation?

"Young Master, how should this guy be dealt with?" Wang Ping asked with a fawning smile.

Yan Chu frowned impatiently, a trace of coldness flashing in his eyes.

This trace of coldness was noticed by Ye Xiaoran, who was so frightened that he hurriedly said, "Hero, don't kill me! I know how to find Liu Yaozu!"

Before Yan Chu could ask, he hurriedly continued, "Although Liu Yaozu escaped, he was struck by my Master's Three Yin Malice Palm. With the Yin malice Qi having entered his body, if he wants to heal, he must find a large amount of Yang-attribute medicinal herbs, and they must be high-grade, aged medicinal herbs."

"Medicinal herbs of this level are probably only sold in Longhua Prefecture City, right?" Yan Chu raised an eyebrow and asked, "Is what you say true?"

"True! Absolutely true!"

"Good! Then I will believe you this once."

"If I discover that you dared to lie to me and caused me to waste my effort, I will let you see your own brains!"

"I wouldn't dare! I wouldn't dare!" Ye Xiaoran said with a fawning smile.

The corners of Yan Chu's mouth curled slightly as he looked towards the direction of the Prefecture City.

If one were to ask who has the largest medicinal herb business in the entire Longhua Prefecture City, it would undoubtedly be the Mingtong Trading Company.

As long as they give an order, all the medicinal herb merchants in the entire Prefecture City must obey.

It just so happens that he hasn't seen Su Zhirou for many days. He might as well take this opportunity to go comfort her! And blow off some steam while he's at it.

...

Inside Longhua Prefecture, at the Six Doors. Ever since Ma Qingzong was captured alive by Yan Chu, the place had been temporarily managed by several Commandants.

Now, the entire Six Doors is on edge, and everyone is fearing for their own safety; incidents of fighting and killing in the city have increased dozens of times compared to usual.

Every now and then, one could hear about some Jianghu person being killed on the main street.

In the main hall, the remaining four Commandants sat facing each other. On the left were Hou Kai and Huang Xiyan. On the right were Tang Yunze and Dong Yu.

Tang Yunze frowned deeply: "Right now, all the major forces in Longhua Prefecture are fearing for their own safety and have all sealed their mountains; the entire Jianghu is in chaos."

"That gang of Lianshan bandits whose leader I killed previously appeared in public yesterday, massacred a town, and even claimed they wanted to join under Yan Chu's command; the thousand or so heads from that town were their initiation gift!"

"Besides them, I have been receiving reports from my subordinates every day for the past few days, and everywhere, those Evil Path figures from before are stirring up trouble."

"If this continues, the situation will sooner or later completely rot away!"

"Even if the Prefecture City sends down a new Commander, wanting to reorganize order will not be an easy task!"

The three men fell silent upon hearing this. The situation they were facing was about the same as Tang Yunze's.

Without the Commander and the previous major forces, the Jianghu situation in Longhua Prefecture had completely lost its balance; now, it could be said that the Dao is waning and the demonic is waxing.

Even if a new Commander arrives, the "azure nether blade demon" Yan Chu is still a mountain that cannot be bypassed!

"Old Hou, you have been in contact with the higher-ups recently; what are their thoughts exactly? When is the new Commander coming?" At this moment, Dong Yu looked at Hou Kai.

Hou Kai glanced at him and said: "The higher-ups didn't say anything, they only said one sentence: Wait with peace of mind; as soon as the person arrives, the situation can be instantly pacified!"

The few men were speechless. The current situation does not allow them to be at ease!

"Forget it, since the higher-ups have said so, we can only wait!" Huang Xiyan shook his head and smilingly brought up another matter, "Have you all heard? Qi Yong's wife, Han Yunlu, has been taken into Yan Chu's room; I heard she hasn't been able to get out of bed for days!"

"Is this true? I had thought it was just a rumor!" Dong Yu asked with great interest.

Hou Kai and the other man also changed from their distressed expressions, their faces full of curiosity. Whenever it comes to matters between men and women, all men in the world are the same. Even the high-and-mighty Blue Uniform Commandants of the Six Doors in a single prefecture are no exception.

"Of course it's true!" Huang Xiyan nodded affirmatively, "There were rumors more than half a month ago that Han Yunlu had once eloped with Yan Chu, but they were intercepted by people from the Raging Flood Dragon Gang, which triggered the hatred."

"In the end, Yan Chu stormed the Raging Flood Dragon Gang, killed Qi Yong, and has been lovey-dovey with Han Yunlu every day."

"Now the evidence is ironclad, the rumors are completely confirmed!"

"Tsk tsk, truly ruthless!" Tang Yunze winked and said: "Yan Chu likes stealing other men's wives so much, I think he shouldn't be called the 'azure nether blade demon'; he should be called the Wife-Stealing Blade Demon instead!"

"Hey! Stop talking!" Huang Xiyan waved his hand and said with a chuckle: "Right now, hearts are full of fear in the Jianghu, and many people are hiding their wives and daughters in golden houses, terrified of being discovered by Yan Chu."

"However, some people with crooked minds who want to defect to him are actually thinking of offering up their own wives, specifically to satisfy Yan Chu's obsession with other men's wives!"

Hou Kai asked curiously: "Where did you get this information?"

"You don't know? It's already spread all over the streets!"

"I have informants arranged over at the Raging Flood Dragon Gang; they saw with their own eyes someone taking their wife and daughter there, wanting to visit Yan Chu. You all know this person; it's the leader of the Fearless Gang."

"What? The Fearless Gang leader, Mao Bufan? Didn't he just make a Breakthrough to the Fifth Realm last year? Is it necessary to suck up to Yan Chu like that?"

"Who knows! Anyway, my people saw him enter the Raging Flood Dragon Gang with his wife and daughter, and they never came out."

Hou Kai seemed to have had a door to a new world opened for him, shaking his head and sighing repeatedly: "Public morality is degenerating! Public morality is degenerating..."

Knock, knock, knock! At this moment, a servant outside the hall suddenly started knocking on the door, his face full of panic, "My Lords, something terrible has happened!"

"What is the matter, rushing about in such a panic?" Dong Yu frowned and scolded; he had been listening intently, lost in his own imagination! Being interrupted suddenly made him quite unhappy.

"It's terrible! The Blade Demon Yan Chu has entered the city!!"

What? The four men stood up abruptly, looking at each other in dismay.

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Mingtong Trading Company, Lu Residence.

The Mingtong Trading Company has three owners: Zhao, Bai, and Lu.

The ancestors of the three families were originally sworn brothers who later jointly founded the Mingtong Trading Company. As time passed, it gradually developed into the number one trading company in Longhua Prefecture, with business radiating to several surrounding prefectures.

To this day, the relationship between the three families is naturally no longer what it used to be. Although they maintain a harmonious appearance on the surface, there is constant open strife and veiled struggle behind the scenes.

Among them, the most powerful is the Bai Family. The Bai Family Old Ancestor, Bai Haochuan, is one of the only two Sixth Realm Masters in Longhua Prefecture who are publicly known, sharing the same fame as Ma Qingzong.

There are also two Fifth Realm Masters in the Family, the Head Treasurer Bai Zhenghao and the Family Head Bai Qixian.

The Zhao Family is the weakest; currently, there is only one Fifth Realm Martial Artist in the Family. They have very little say in the trading company.

However, the Zhao Family's Fifth Realm Martial Artist has long since defected to the Bai Family, basing everything on the Bai Family's opinions; they have almost become vassals of the Bai Family, targeting the Lu Family in everything.

The Lu Family's strength is between the two. There are three Fifth Realm experts in the Family; besides the two from the Lu main Family, there is also a daughter-in-law, Shi Lianhan.

Shi Lianhan's husband died early, but she herself is extremely capable. Not only did she make a Breakthrough to the Fifth Realm in just ten years, but she is also shrewd and capable in the trading company's business.

Under her leadership, the Lu Family not only maintained its basic foundation under the Bai Family's aggressive pressure but also opened up several new trade routes, earning a large amount of gold and silver for the Lu Family every year.