Chapter 339

Zhuhu Hotel.

Room 3601, a suite. The curtains in the living room were drawn, revealing floor-to-ceiling windows with a panoramic view, from which one could see the scenery of Zhuhu Lake, faintly seeing where the water and sky met, birds crossing, and a few long sails swaying.

"It's been over forty years in a flash."

Lou Hechuan stood before the window, his expression leisurely, looking at the shimmering waves, his eyes unfocused, not knowing what he was thinking.

Click...

Just at this moment, the door opened, and a middle-aged man in a suit walked in. Behind him, besides the young man who had helped him pack the salted duck eggs in the restaurant just now, there was a man in black. He was tall and thin, wearing sunglasses, with a cold temperament like a blade.

"Vice Xu Xu Guanzhu Yuan!"

Seeing this, Lou Hechuan hurriedly stepped forward to salute. The person standing before him was none other than the Vice Xu Xu Guanzhu of the Bai He Temple, Yuan Yuan Tian Du.

A great master of the true Celestial Master level.

"Old Lou, you are an elder in the Dao Alliance; no need for such formalities."

Yuan Yuan Tian Du gestured with his hand, pointed to the sofa beside him, and sat down.

Although he was the Vice Xu Xu Guanzhu of the Bai He Temple and a dignified Celestial Master expert, Lou Hechuan was older than him and had more seniority. Most importantly, this person in power of the Jiangnan Province Dao Alliance had once followed Jiang Your Majesty.

Therefore, Yuan Yuan Tian Du was extremely polite.

Seeing this, Lou Hechuan sat opposite Yuan Yuan Tian Du.

"These two are my assistants, Wang Qi and Xing Ying." Yuan Yuan Tian Du introduced them casually.

"I have already met Old Lou just now." Wang Qi always had a warm smile on his face.

Xing Ying wore sunglasses but said nothing, his temperament cold to the extreme.

"The younger generation is formidable." Lou Hechuan nodded.

Of course, he could see that this Wang Qi was young but already at the Great Being realm, and his cultivation was not low, at least above the fifth level.

As for Xing Ying beside him, he was even more special; there was an extremely strange temperament about him, not like a human, but rather like...

"Old Lou has a good eye!"

Yuan Yuan Tian Du seemed to see through Lou Hechuan's thoughts and said lightly: "Xing Ying is a great demon cultivated by my Bai He Temple. His cultivation is not weak, and he once received guidance from 【Master Crane】."

As soon as these words were spoken, Lou Hechuan couldn't help but look at Xing Ying twice more.

The 【Master Crane】 in Yuan Yuan Tian Du's mouth was the white crane of the Bai He Temple, which had lived for over three hundred years. Besides the world's number one great demon, 【King Yan】, it was one of the top great masters among demon kinds, on par with the old turtle of Zhenwu Mountain and the gray ape of Laojun Mountain.

Xing Ying's true form was a black snake. Being able to receive guidance from 【Master Crane】 showed his extraordinary foundation.

In those years, the Wu Wei Gate encompassed the incense of the four seas, controlled all demons and ghosts in the world, and forged a terrifying combat force, causing a devastating blow to the Daoist sects.

Since then, major Daoist sects in the world have also raised many demons and ghosts, especially Qingcheng Mountain, where the place where demons and ghosts gather is called the 【Hometown of Monsters】. Old Yu escaped from there back then.

Lou Hechuan had long heard that since Jiang Your Majesty took power, he had indeed cultivated many demon kinds.

There was no doubt that this Xing Ying before him was one of the best among them.

"Qin Gu small town was the gathering point for the Southern Zhang remnants back then. I heard Old Lou once lived here for a period of time?"

Just at this moment, Xing Ying spoke. He wore sunglasses, so his eyes could not be seen, but his words sounded cold.

Hearing this, Lou Hechuan raised his eyes slightly but did not speak.

"I heard that the Southern Zhang lineage also once worshipped a great demon, of the same kind as me, also a python, I wonder if Old Lou has ever seen it?" Xing Ying asked, his words filled with arrogance.

"Black Lord!?"

Lou Hechuan raised an eyebrow, a look of reminiscence rising in his eyes, and a massive figure appeared in his mind.

Black Lord was a great demon raised by the Southern Zhang lineage, with extraordinary and unfathomable cultivation. Later, Southern Zhang was destroyed, and he also died in that great catastrophe.

"I have seen him." Lou Hechuan said in a deep voice.

Yuan Yuan Tian Du drank tea but glanced up lightly.

"I wonder how that monster compares to me?" Xing Ying asked casually, his words arrogant and decisive.

"Compare to you?" Lou Hechuan was stunned, clearly quite surprised by such a question. Immediately after, he shook his head: "Cannot compare; he is already dead..."

"Yes, it's a pity he is already dead, otherwise I would really like to compete with him." Xing Ying said coldly.

"Alright, let's stop the small talk here."

Just at this moment, Yuan Yuan Tian Du raised his hand to interrupt their conversation, looked at Lou Hechuan, and smiled lightly: "Old Lou, don't mind it; these little guys don't know the rules, they have all been spoiled by me."

"What are you saying, Vice Xu Xu Guanzhu." Lou Hechuan said with a smile.

"Old Lou, I heard there was a slip-up on South Long Street last night?" Yuan Yuan Tian Du changed the subject and said suddenly.

"I also received the news overnight and rushed over." Lou Hechuan nodded.

He was the president of the Jiangnan Province Dao Alliance General Association, and Qin Gu small town was naturally within his jurisdiction.

"Northern Zhang lost a person, a Fasting Head realm expert, who died on South Long Street."

As he spoke, Lou Hechuan placed a file he had brought with him on the table.

Wang Qi walked over, picked up the file, and handed it to Yuan Yuan Tian Du. After opening it, it was Zhang Esha's file.

"Northern Zhang's people kept watch for so many years, and in the end, they still let them keep watch." Yuan Yuan Tian Du said lightly.

"Does the Vice Xu Xu Guanzhu mean that Zhang Esha died at the hands of..." Lou Hechuan hesitated.

"Besides the Southern Zhang remnants, who else would appear in that place? And coincidentally happened to kill Northern Zhang's secret observer?" Yuan Yuan Tian Du said in a deep voice.

"There are never any coincidences in this world."

"Zhang Esha died very strangely; the scene left no traces, not even a residue." Lou Hechuan had already been to the scene, but he couldn't understand it.

"The Southern Zhang remnants always have some means, otherwise destroying them back then would not have been such a great effort." Yuan Yuan Tian Du said in a deep voice.

"People from Northern Zhang are already on their way."

As soon as these words were spoken, Lou Hechuan's expression changed slightly, and he couldn't help but say: "The person coming from Northern Zhang will be..."

"Naturally, a Celestial Master." Yuan Yuan Tian Du said in a deep voice.

A great master of the Celestial Master realm from the Northern Zhang lineage must be an existence standing at the peak of the Daoist sects.

Such an existence, even he would have to fear by three points.

"Celestial Master..." Lou Hechuan muttered.

Although the Northern Zhang lineage often had experts stationed here, at most they were only at the Fasting Head realm. After all, they rotated every five years, which was, to put it bluntly, a bitter chore with no merit and no fault. A dignified Celestial Master naturally could not take on this task.

But this time it was different...

Zhang Esha's death had already allowed Northern Zhang to smell a scent... the scent of Southern Zhang remnants.

"Old Lou, Northern Zhang's people are coming soon, and Given Chen Long is estimated to arrive as well... The defense of the entire Qin Gu small town is handed over to you. If the manpower of the Jiangnan Province Dao Alliance is insufficient, you can transfer them from other provinces and cities." Yuan Yuan Tian Du said in a deep voice.

"This time, it must be foolproof; not even a mouse can be let go."

"Vice Xu Xu Guanzhu, this matter is of great importance, I'm afraid my ability is insufficient..."

Lou Hechuan was about to decline, but was interrupted by Yuan Yuan Tian Du's raised hand.

"Old Lou, don't be overly modest. In the system, I'm afraid no one is more familiar with Qin Gu small town than you, after all..."

At this point, Yuan Yuan Tian Du paused slightly, and a faint, almost imperceptible smile appeared on his face.

"You cultivated here for a period of time back then, and Zhang Tiansheng still valued you highly."

As soon as these words were spoken, Wang Qi beside him couldn't help but look at Lou Hechuan, and Xing Ying even raised his sunglasses; in his unseen eyes, surprise seemed to bloom at this moment.

"Those are all events of the past." Lou Hechuan's old face had no waves, but his voice became low and hoarse.

"At that time, I was still a greenhorn who had just started, and progress in cultivation was difficult."

"Yes, you were young then, but Zhang Tiansheng saw that you had hidden talent and unrevealed sharpness, so he absorbed you to become an outer member of the Coffin-Lifting Society." Yuan Yuan Tian Du said lightly.

"Coffin-Lifting Society..." Lou Hechuan muttered.

This name had not been mentioned for many years.

In that era, this was a mysterious organization established independently of the Daoist sects and the Wu Wei Gate, not large in scale, with only nine core members.

These nine people were also the founding members of the 【Coffin-Lifting Society】. Besides the nine, everyone who joined the Coffin-Lifting Society could only be counted as outer members.

Lou Hechuan was one of them.

It was precisely because of this experience, and precisely because of Zhang Tiansheng's promotion, that Lou Hechuan's talent was gradually revealed, and he rose steadily from then on.

"Vice Xu Xu Guanzhu, it's been over forty years, why mention these old events?" Lou Hechuan shook his head: "Is this a lack of trust in my loyalty?"

"Old Lou, you are joking." Yuan Yuan Tian Du gestured with his hand.

"When Southern Zhang was destroyed back then, you also participated; you were one of the corpse-collecting team, which can be considered as repaying Zhang Tiansheng's kindness..."

"Furthermore, the Xu Xu Guanzhu trusts you so much, so naturally I have never doubted your loyalty." Yuan Yuan Tian Du said lightly.

"I just want to remind you..."

"From the standpoint of the Dao Alliance, you are the person in charge of Jiangnan Province; from the standpoint of the Coffin-Lifting Society..."

"Zhang Laoer has been dead for many years, don't forget..."

"Who is the leader of the Coffin-Lifting Society."

"Jiang Your Majesty..."

"Boss Jiang!" Lou Hechuan said in a deep voice.

"Old Lou, you should know what to do." Yuan Yuan Tian Du stood up slowly.

"I will surely serve with my life!" Lou Hechuan bowed his head.

Room 2316.

Zhang Fan sat on the sofa, with the 【Weiling Demon-Suppressing Golden Seal】 and the black iron piece on the coffee table in front of him.

"Your wife went to catch up on sleep, why don't you go accompany her?"

Ge Shuangxiu lay on the bed, looking at Zhang Fan, and said with a smile.

"You are really boring." Zhang Fan rolled his eyes and said lightly.

"What do you plan to do next? After such a commotion last night, South Long Street must have been sealed. I'm afraid it will be even harder for you to enter your old family residence." Ge Shuangxiu changed the subject and finally got to the point.

Zhang Esha died, which was no small matter; Northern Zhang's experts might already be on their way.

"There's no need to do anything, just wait." Zhang Fan said in a deep voice.

"Perhaps the entire Qin Gu small town is already under the surveillance of the Jiangnan Province Dao Alliance."

"You mean..." Ge Shuangxiu raised an eyebrow.

"Meeting the experts of the Ge and Qiu families yesterday, I knew the Jiangnan Province Dao Alliance should have already deployed controls here. After killing Zhang Esha at night, at their speed, experts should have been deployed at every joint by now." Zhang Fan analyzed.

"If Yuan Yuan Tian Du of the Bai He Temple is coming, Lou Hechuan should lead the team himself."

"The current Qin Gu small town has become a cage of evil land; we can do nothing, and we can do nothing, just wait."

At this time, Zhang Fan was like Zhao Jiexuan possessed.

"Wait for what?"

"Given Chen Long." Zhang Fan said in a deep voice.

The fuse for all this was Given Chen Long. As soon as she arrives, all contradictions will be triggered immediately, and Qin Gu small town will fall into chaos. As long as it is chaotic, there will be an opportunity.

"It's best if they kill each other until both sides are hurt; we can enter the ancestral residence during the chaos. I really want to see what Given Chen Long is looking for when she returns."

Zhang Fan was calm and composed; he had enough patience to wait.

"You are increasingly having the air of a master, which reminds me of Zhou Yi." Ge Shuangxiu couldn't help but say.

Zhang Fan remained silent, just staring at the 【Weiling Demon-Suppressing Golden Seal】 and the black iron piece in front of him.

"What are you looking at?"

"Old Ge, do you think it's possible to melt this black iron piece into the 【Weiling Demon-Suppressing Golden Seal】?" Zhang Fan was thoughtful.

The room was quiet. Ge Shuangxiu's eyes widened, staring fixedly at Zhang Fan, and then at the black iron piece.

"You are crazy. I already told you, before figuring out what this... treasure is, don't mess around."

"You should be thinking about when Given Chen Long is coming."

"How would I know? I'm not her father." Zhang Fan squinted at him.

"Maybe soon, or maybe she won't come anymore, who knows?"

Zhang Fan shook his head and looked at the lake scenery outside the window.

At this very moment, Qin Gu small town.

Southern Suburb Cemetery.

Bypassing this cemetery and driving fifteen kilometers is considered officially entering the center of the small town.

"In a place like this, even ghosts don't come; why do they still want us to keep watch?"

At the entrance of the cemetery, four experts of the Jiangnan Province Dao Alliance gathered in one place, looking at the desolation around them, unable to help but complain.

In their words, the leader simply washed his hair when he went out in the morning, and water got into his brain.

In broad daylight, who would come to this cemetery?

What is there to guard in such a place?

"Don't talk nonsense. I heard that over forty years ago, the Dao Alliance once wiped out evil spirits in this small town, and all the corpses were piled here and burned, with thick smoke rolling, covering the sky and the sun." One of the slightly older men whispered.

"So what? You also said it's been over forty years; only ghosts would come here." The young man couldn't help but say.

"Alright, someone will come to change shifts in half an hour." Beside him, the man wearing gold-rimmed glasses comforted.

"Maybe there really are ghosts that will crawl out of the graves; after all, I heard those evil spirits died very miserably." The chubby man smiled lightly.

"If they crawl out, they will eat you first."

Everyone joked with each other to pass the time.

"Eyes wide like copper bells, shooting out lightning-like sharpness, ears erect like antennas, listening to all suspicious sounds..."

Just at this moment, a pleasant and melodious sound came from afar.

Everyone looked up and saw a young man walking from afar, his hair messy, the corners of his mouth raised, revealing two small tiger teeth. Although he was wearing headphones, the music was playing out loud, and his whole body was swaying rhythmically with the music.

"Hehe, speaking ill of people behind their backs will make your tongue rot." The young man smiled lightly.

"Where did this little brat come from?" The young man raised an eyebrow and shouted sternly.

"Linu, kill them all."

Just at this moment, an indifferent voice came from behind.

Behind the young man, a beautiful woman walked over slowly, with a cinnabar mole between her eyebrows.

"Meow..." The young man was happy, a light whistle, and immediately after, a terrifying phenomenon soared into the sky, brilliant like a great beast, gloomy like a withered mountain.

Everyone's expression changed abruptly. In an instant, they were frozen in place, their Nascent Souls lost, entering the young man's belly.

"Delicious... even better than canned cat food."

The young man showed greed and rubbed against the cinnabar-mole beauty.

"Master, what's wrong with you?" The young man noticed the abnormality and couldn't help but say.

"Approaching home makes one feel more timid; I haven't been back for many years." The cinnabar-mole beauty said lightly.

"Master, there are experts of the Celestial Master realm hidden in this town, and not just one." The young man's nose sniffed.

"The cat of Ailao Mountain, the second best sense of smell in the world." The cinnabar-mole beauty revealed a cold smile.

"That bunch of people from the Dao Alliance..."

"Let's go, let's turn everything upside down." The cinnabar-mole beauty's expression was indifferent as she walked slowly toward Qin Gu small town.

(End of Chapter)