infodatos Chapter 116 Blood Disaster Erupts
Chapter 116 Blood Disaster Erupts
Chapter 117 Blood Disaster Erupts
However, he still underestimated the influence of the Soul Suppressing Division's constables.
Unexpectedly, after sending the Lü family away, eight other powerful families sent people to visit. Some sent invitations, wanting to host a banquet, while others simply offered generous gifts, not expecting anything in return, but only saying they wanted to make friends.
Lin Qing accepted them all; refusing them all would make him seem too aloof.
However, he had no intention of attending the banquet, nor did he want to cooperate with any faction.
He just wanted to stay in the Soul Suppression Division and practice martial arts peacefully. As for making money, he decided to put it aside for now, because strength was the most important thing.
As one's strength increases, making money will become easier and easier. If one becomes a manager or even a steward, earning 100,000 taels of silver is not difficult. For example, when Ao Xiong made a bet, he readily agreed to pay 10,000 taels of silver, which is enough to show that the amount of silver he had was far more than 10,000 taels.
Several more days passed before the turmoil caused by Lin Qing's promotion to a taxi finally subsided, and his life returned to normal.
For the next period of time, Lin Qing practiced martial arts and collected corpses every day, and his strength increased rapidly at an even faster rate.
Time flies, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye.
As dusk settled, two figures moved swiftly in the courtyard. One figure was relentlessly attacking, while the other was constantly dodging.
Each forward charge by both sides created a gust of wind and waves, and because the speed was so fast, afterimages could be faintly seen with the naked eye.
At one point, both figures stopped simultaneously.
"My lord, your speed is too fast. To meet you, I need to be at the Great Completion Realm and have a fleeting moment of brilliance. I need to be at the Perfection Realm to have a chance." Lin Qing wiped the sweat from his forehead.
During this month, every time Wang Ling returned from a mission, he would come to this courtyard to check on his martial arts progress.
Today was no different. Just now, Wang Ling was testing his lightness skill. The rules were simple: Lin Qing would win if he could touch Wang Ling's body.
Clearly, Lin Qing failed. Wang Ling was too fast; he felt he was just a little short every time.
But in reality, this represents a huge gap in strength.
Wang Ling nodded slightly, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes: "In just one month, you've made such progress from minor to major mastery. You've done quite well. It's normal that you can't run into me. In the entire Soul Suppression Division, there are no more than a handful of people who can run into me. Don't let this make you feel negative or lazy."
Lin Qing laughed and said, "My lord, you underestimate me. In my opinion, this is not a setback at all. Moreover, even if I were to experience a setback, it would not discourage me. On the contrary, it would make me more courageous."
"That's right. To become a strong person, one must have an indomitable spirit." Wang Ling nodded.
As they were talking, Lin Qing suddenly heard a deep horn sound, which swept in all directions and echoed throughout the entire town.
A fierce glint flashed in Wang Ling's eyes, and a murderous intent surged around him.
"This is a rallying order, which is only sounded when a life-or-death event occurs. Could it be that a bloodbath is about to break out?"
Or is the Yin Yuan Sect about to make another big move?
Lin Qing's expression was also solemn, and he could vaguely sense a murderous aura spreading out.
Suddenly, shouts and footsteps came from outside.
"gather!"
"Everyone must assemble at Training Ground Number One within fifteen minutes!"
"Hurry up! Hurry!"
The entire town instantly erupted into a frenzy. Lin Qing heard chaotic footsteps coming from all directions, and all the constables sprang into action, converging on their respective training grounds.
The town has a total of twelve training grounds, among which the No. 1 in the Heavenly Class is the largest.
Wang Ling took the lead, using his lightness skill to scale the wall and leave. Lin Qing also rushed out of the courtyard. As soon as he stepped out, he saw Wei Dong with a donkey meat sandwich in his mouth, also hurrying along in a panic.
"Brother Lin, what's going on?" When Wei Dong saw Lin Qing, he seemed to have found his pillar of support, and his tense nerves relaxed. He immediately went over to him.
"I don't know, we'll find out when we get there," Lin Qing said.
Before long, the two arrived at the training ground, where a considerable number of Soul Suppressing Division constables had already gathered, forming a large, dark mass.
Lin Qing glanced around and saw that everyone was indeed gathered. It wasn't just the Night Patrol Division; the officers from the other two major departments, the Underworld Division and the Yin-Yang Division, were also assembling. He even spotted Ma Ziye in the crowd.
Throughout the training ground, many people were whispering and speculating about what had happened. At the front of the crowd, all eight deacons, including Wang Ling and Qiu Changming, were present. Even Yang Chenglu, the elusive chief envoy, was there, a figure usually only seen briefly by ordinary servants.
Lin Qing stood calmly in the crowd, without the slightest fear or tension. He was prepared to face whatever came his way, knowing that escape and fear were useless, and that only courage was the best course of action.
Soon, all the officers had assembled.
Yang Chenglu remained silent, nodding slightly to Qiu Changming beside him. Qiu Changming stepped forward and shouted, "Silence! Everyone! Just now, our Soul Suppression Division's officers responsible for guarding the Blood Valley forbidden area reported that the mist within the Blood Valley is surging and rapidly expanding outwards. This is a sign of the Blood Calamity erupting. The evil creatures within the valley will rush out, and our mission is to intercept them at the valley entrance. We must not allow them to break out and wreak havoc on the city!"
For a moment, many people in the audience were on the edge of their seats.
Except for a few constables who had experienced the last blood disaster, most people's impressions of the blood disaster were limited to what others had told them. They only knew that many blood corpses would emerge from the entrance of the Blood Valley Forbidden Land and that many people would lose their lives.
At this moment, Yang Chenglu whispered to Qiu Changming, "Old Qiu, have you sent anyone to inform the city guards?"
"We've already notified them, and they should be sending someone over soon," Qiu Changming said.
"Alright, let's set off first. You take a group of people to the prefectural city. As is customary, every time a blood disaster breaks out, the Yin Yuan Sect will take advantage of the chaos to loot. The rest of you, come with me immediately to the Blood Valley Forbidden Land." Yang Chenglu's face was solemn.
"Lord Yang, let me lead the team. The Soul Suppression Division also needs a top expert to oversee the area. With the blood disaster erupting, people are in a state of panic. Only you are the most suitable." Wang Ling stepped forward.
"That's right, I agree with Lord Wang," Zhu Mingtong added.
"Alright, I'll take a group of people to stay at the base. You all must be careful. I just hope this bloodbath won't be too large." There was a deep worry in Yang Chenglu's eyes.
The scale of bloodshed varies. Small-scale bloodshed is not very dangerous and usually ends after one or two days. However, large-scale outbreaks are unpredictable. The longest one lasted for fifteen days. Fortunately, other county garrisons came to the rescue and the disaster was eventually quelled.
"If the bloodshed is large-scale, you need not worry. I have sent people to the neighboring counties to request reinforcements. The reinforcements will definitely arrive within five days," Yang Chenglu added.
"Okay!" The group nodded.
"There's no time to lose, let's set off immediately!" Yang Chenglu said.
In an instant, all the officers and servants of the Soul Suppression Division sprang into action.
The group split into three parts: one part followed Qiu Changming to the prefectural city, another part stayed behind at the garrison, and the vast majority of the remaining constables followed Wang Ling straight to Blood Valley.