Chapter 74

The next day, early morning.

Early in the morning, after Lu Zhangsheng washed up, he prepared to go to the DemonSubduingOffice to check in.

After leaving the courtyard, he walked along the clean and tidy street all the way.

The figures of the two retreated with awe on their faces one after another.

When Lu Zhangsheng arrived at the DemonSubduingOffice, a middle-aged man walked up with a smile on his face.

This person was the DemonSubduingOffice clerk Yao Chen, responsible for handling some miscellaneous matters.

"Lord Lu, please stay."

His tone was quite kind.

Lu Zhangsheng stopped immediately, his face quite puzzled.

"What is the matter, Lord Yao?"

"Hall Master Qin asked me to notify you to go over."

Yao Chen smiled slightly.

"I know."

Lu Zhangsheng smiled, and after bidding farewell to the other party, he walked forward.

Over the past half a year, he had become more and more familiar with Qin Ruobing.

The other party also often explained some martial arts insights to him, clearly treating him as a confidant to cultivate.

Lu Zhangsheng did not refuse either.

Passing over the nearby rockery and pond, he soon arrived in front of a gorgeous main hall.

He lifted his feet and walked in.

He saw a woman in white sitting on a chair, her face as beautiful as a flower.

"Sit."

Qin Ruobing smiled faintly.

Lu Zhangsheng did not stand on ceremony and sat down directly.

"I summoned you here today to tell you one thing."

Qin Ruobing took a sip of tea and spoke again.

"This Hall Master has reported your promotion assessment mission to the Xuan-level DemonSubduingOffice."

"Relying on your merits over the past year, as long as you pass, you can be promoted immediately."

"If you have any thoughts, you can say them; if you are not willing, I will not force you."

Lu Zhangsheng was stunned upon hearing this.

He did not expect the other party to be ready to let him be promoted so quickly.

This was already the most core treatment.

Among those under Qin Ruobing's command in the same batch as him, it was feared that only he would participate in the promotion assessment.

Mainly because the other party didn't have any suitable candidates under her.

It just so happened that he stood out step by step, which made Qin Ruobing choose him.

"Your subordinate is willing to participate in the promotion assessment."

Lu Zhangsheng agreed directly.

Such a good opportunity, he could not refuse.

After a successful promotion, his status in the entire DemonSubduingOffice would be second only to the Hall Master.

Even in the future, there would be an opportunity to run for Hall Master.

The current three Hall Masters were all selected from the top few of the Xuan-level DemonSubduingOffice members.

With the identity of a Xuan-level DemonSubduingOffice member, some top-level secret manuals in the Scripture Repository could also be exchanged, and his power would also increase greatly.

"Be careful with this mission; there will be four other people to cooperate with you."

Qin Ruobing smiled faintly.

After speaking, she placed a golden token on the tea table.

For this confidant subordinate of hers, she also took good care of him.

"Many thanks, Hall Master Qin."

Lu Zhangsheng smiled and arched his hands, and after bidding farewell, he walked toward the outside of the hall.

………………

The next day, early morning.

The morning sun rose, and the golden light sprinkled over the entire Changping County.

West of the city, in a hidden corner.

Four men stood quietly at the corner.

At this time, a young man in white with a slender figure and a handsome face walked slowly from the distance.

The man carried his hands behind his back, his temperament quite free and easy; it was Lu Zhangsheng.

According to the instructions on the mission token, he came to meet with several teammates early in the morning.

Not long after, Lu Zhangsheng walked to the front of several people.

He scanned them, and his expression moved slightly.

There were actually two acquaintances among these four people.

It was Chen Qiushi and Zhu Zhiquan; the other two young men were also from the aristocratic family line, the taller and thinner one named Zhao Qinhong, and the shorter one named Zhao Bin.

There was only one commoner warrior in the entire team.

If it weren't for his attribute panel, it would be very difficult to keep up with these people with abundant resources.

And because Lu Zhangsheng intercepted 【Three Fold Wave】 last time, Chen Qiushi and the other had always looked at him with displeasure.

However, Lu Zhangsheng felt it didn't matter; he and the other party were not on the same path, as long as they didn't come to provoke him.

"Since everyone is here, let's set off."

Chen Qiushi said faintly, and did not greet Lu Zhangsheng either.

The other three also treated Lu Zhangsheng as transparent.

To this, Lu Zhangsheng was happy to be quiet.

Subsequently, a group of people walked toward the outside of the city quickly.

Along the way, several people went out of the county city and hurried toward the destination all the way.

Lu Zhangsheng was walking while thinking about the details of this mission in his mind.

According to the introduction on the mission list, this time it was to investigate the disappearance of Guokou Village.

That's right, the entire village disappeared bizarrely a few days ago, which was extremely bizarre.

The people inside also disappeared without a trace.

Lu Zhangsheng even suspected that he had made a mistake when he saw the mission list.

This kind of bizarre thing, he was hearing about it for the first time.

Of course, their mission was just to find out the reason, and if they encountered something they couldn't resist, they could choose to retreat.

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Guokou Village.

Located more than 300 miles west of Changping County, it was very remote, almost bordering the neighboring county city.

The village population was only a few hundred people, all maintaining basic life by half-farming and half-hunting.

This day, at dusk.

The setting sun was like blood, and on a remote mountain road, five figures stood quietly on the edge of the dense forest, looking at the void ahead.

Several people had traces of doubt on their faces.

"According to the markings on the map, Guokou Village is right here; why is there only bare mountain forest left?"

Chen Qiushi's brows were tightly locked, his eyes flickering.

Several other people looked at each other, and their eyes were also full of incomprehension.

"Since that's the case, let's go there and explore."

Zhu Zhiquan said faintly.

Several people nodded and agreed directly.

Lu Zhangsheng did not express any opinion either.

Soon, a group of people walked forward along the mountain path.

"Warning, warning, unknown energy field sensed..." "Concentration 2."

"Concentration 6."

As Lu Zhangsheng walked forward step by step, the energy concentration prompt in the panel kept increasing.

It seemed that there must be something evil here; otherwise, the system would not send a prompt.

If the situation was slightly wrong next, he planned to retreat immediately.

With his own speed, leaving was also effortless.

His thoughts turned a hundred times in his heart, but there was no change on his face.

Not long after.

A group of people arrived in front of a dense forest.

He lifted his feet and stepped in.

Just at this time, a sudden change occurred.

"Hum..."

The space seemed to be rippling like water, and the surrounding environment changed instantly; a small village came into view. At this time, there were wisps of cooking smoke on many roofs, looking quite warm and harmonious.

"Energy concentration 100."

Lu Zhangsheng looked at the data on the panel, his expression moved slightly.

This place clearly had something different, completely different from the previous few missions.

Chen Qiushi and the others saw this situation, their expressions extremely ugly.

"This is a natural disaster domain?"

A natural disaster is an extremely bizarre evil object; no one knows how they were born.

Some natural disasters do not have much attack power, but instead have various bizarre characteristics.

For example, immortality, and domains.

However, the vast majority of natural disasters must follow a certain rule, and even they themselves cannot destroy it.

"It is said that in the domain, natural disasters cannot be killed and will resurrect infinitely."

Although their strength varies.

Lu Zhangsheng listened quietly to the conversation of several people, and he was somewhat disdainful in his heart.

There is nothing that cannot be killed; only strength is not enough.

If you can't kill it once, then kill it 100,000 times; as long as the energy is worn out, it will die the same.

He didn't believe that there was anything in the world that could be reborn infinitely.

"Even if we want to retreat now, it's impossible."

Zhu Zhiquan on the side also said faintly.

"Why don't we wait here for rescue?"

Zhao Qinhong asked tentatively.

"Impossible; even if the DemonSubduingOffice sends people, they might not discover this place; this domain is clearly isolated from the outside world, and we can only solve the source to return safely."

Chen Qiushi denied the other party directly.

"Everyone, take out the shadow-recording stones directly."

After speaking, the four took out a silver-white stone from their waists, with light flickering on it.

Lu Zhangsheng also took out a shadow-recording stone casually.

These shadow-recording stones only had one function, which was to record.

As long as there was slight Qi and blood, it could be stimulated, and it could also be closed at any time.

These were the masterpieces of the Heavenly Craft Hall of the DemonSubduingOffice, quite convenient.

Soon, a group of people walked forward again.

Not long after, they stepped into the village.

The village was peaceful, with a large number of commoners strolling on the street, and some children playing.

Making several people feel as if they had walked into a paradise.

Lu Zhangsheng sized up the surroundings, also quite curious; he could actually sense human aura from these figures on the street, whether they were human or bizarre.

Several people soon arrived in the center of the village.

In the center was a high platform, built of wood, as if it had been specially built.

Just as several people were puzzled, a woman in white with a charming face walked toward the crowd gracefully.

"Welcome to Guokou Village; I, Liu Jingshu, pay my respects."

After the woman finished speaking, she bowed to the crowd, outlining a slender figure.

"Who are you?"

Chen Qiushi's eyes flickered.

This suddenly appearing woman felt a bit wrong.

"I am the village chief here."

Liu Jingshu smiled charmingly, making people feel like a spring breeze.

Chen Qiushi and the others looked at each other upon hearing this; there was no female village chief in the mission list for this village.

This woman had a problem, and a big one.

"Swish..."

A cold light flickered in the void, slashing toward the woman like lightning.

Zhu Zhiquan made a move directly.

The woman's head was directly slashed to the ground, still smiling, extremely bizarre.

Immediately after, her half-body walked forward slowly, arrived at the head, and grabbed it to install it on her shoulder.

"Several officials have quite a temper."

Liu Jingshu smiled slightly.

It seemed that she didn't care about the previous move at all.

A group of people also understood instantly that this woman was probably closely related to the natural disaster here.

Or directly an incarnation of the natural disaster.

"You invited us here; what is your purpose?"

Chen Qiushi's expression was cold.

If it weren't for the other party's agreement, they wouldn't have been able to enter this place.

Clearly, the other party had other intentions.

"I am just being kind."

After Liu Jingshu finished speaking, she clapped her hands.

As the crisp sound rang out, a large group of women in red suddenly walked out from behind the house.

Every woman was wearing a red wedding robe, with a red veil on her head, and her figure was very slender; even without looking at her appearance, one could guess that the person under the veil was a beauty.

This group of women had fifty people.

Not long after, a group of women arrived at the central high platform, standing quietly without speaking.

A bizarre atmosphere permeated the air.

A group of villagers around saw this and gathered around one after another.

"What is the meaning of this?" Chen Qiushi and the others had cold expressions.

This bizarre thing would not have any good intentions, actually bringing a group of brides.

"Each of you chooses one to marry, live for fifteen days, and share a room; after completion, you can choose to leave this place freely."

Liu Jingshu didn't sell it either, directly smiling and stating the rules.

"Among the people present, half are women who accidentally entered this place..."

"Of course, to facilitate selection, you can ask the brides on the field one question."

Chen Qiushi and the others heard this, their bodies tightened, and endless coldness rose in their hearts.

God knows if these are human or bizarre on the field.

And they have to perform the rites of husband and wife; isn't this gambling with their lives?

(End of chapter)