Chapter 80: Triggered! Faction Quest!

Pushing open the inner hall doors.

Facing them were two Official Runners from the Demon Slaying Division.

"Little Master, you're awake!"

"Town Guardian Lu said that it's dangerous outside now, so the two of us are here to protect your safety."

The ones speaking were two Ninth Grade Official Runners of the Demon Slaying Division; their cultivation could not be called strong, but it was not weak either.

They had been arranged by Lu Jianxing to stay here and protect Li Xiang and Zhao Zheng.

Not to mention that these two were disciples of a Great Confucian of Heaven and Earth, the piece of calligraphy Li Xiang had written alone was worth Lu Jianxing taking extra care.

After Qi Le finished reading that Righteousness Song, Lu Jianxing had used his blade to cut it into dozens of pieces and distributed them to everyone.

Looking up.

Li Xiang saw a layer of deep cyan Haoran Qi forming a canopy, vaguely surrounding the entire Demon Slaying Division within it.

It formed a completely isolated space.

To prevent the invasion of demon spirits.

"Little Master, your parents are over there eating breakfast."

"If you are hungry, Magistrate Lu had us prepare some other food for you all."

"But you must go into the inner hall to eat, otherwise others might talk nonsense."

The Official Runner said.

He pointed toward the inner hall of the Demon Slaying Division.

Looking back, Li Xiang saw a food box sitting on a table in the inner hall, with steam seemingly still rising from inside.

Without needing to look, he could guess it was some relatively good food.

Eating such things in front of the villagers would likely lead to being cursed.

It was just that Li Xiang's mind was not on this right now.

He nodded at the two Official Runners and hurried toward his parents, leaving the little tag-along behind him muttering to himself.

"Senior Brother, wait for me!"

At this moment, Lao San and Yun Xiu were sitting to one side, holding bowls and quietly drinking white porridge.

Looking at the courtyard outside, their expressions were sorrowful.

So many things had happened in one night, and they knew that the city was not peaceful right now.

In the morning, Magistrate Lu had taken dozens of Official Runners and an old scholar and gone out; they had not returned yet, and it was unknown what the final outcome would be.

Both of them were ordinary villagers, and being dragged into such a dangerous situation, they were naturally worried and afraid.

"Dad, Mom!"

Hmm?

Li Xiang rushed over, hurried toward them, and used his Haoran Qi to check their bodies.

Only after confirming there were no problems did he let out a sigh of relief.

After all, they were special lives that could be recorded by the 【Illustrated Handbook】, and Li Xiang was worried his parents might have been targeted.

This thing was still too dangerous.

Leaving Chiyang County as soon as possible, or slaying this thing, was the only way to put his mind at ease.

"You're awake! Come here to Mom, Mom was worried to death!"

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, Mom is here, Mom is here!"

Yun Xiu pulled Li Xiang into her embrace, her expression becoming much kinder.

"Come and eat something, it's been a whole day."

"This is white porridge; we usually can't even drink this, eat more, you're growing."

She put down the bowl in her hand and gently placed it by Li Xiang's mouth, very happy that her son was alright.

Hmph!

Xiao Zhenger, who had chased after them, snorted.

He seemed a bit envious.

"Hahaha, come over, come over, come to Uncle, Uncle saved a bowl of porridge for you too."

Seeing there was food.

Xiao Zhenger hopped and skipped over, not feeling sad at all anymore.

Li Xiang gulped down the white porridge and leaned into Yun Xiu's embrace.

As long as his family was alright!

This was the thing he cared about most.

After confirming his family was completely unharmed, his mind began to stir again.

Lu Jianxing actually took people to find the Magistrate?

Wasn't he planning to take people and run away overnight? How did he suddenly change his mind and decide to go risk his life with someone?

Li Xiang did not know how strong the demon spirit was.

But looking at the system's introduction, he knew this thing was extremely troublesome.

Lu Jianxing, a Seventh Grade Martial Artist, plus Qi Le who had just broken through as a Seventh Grade Confucian Scholar—the strength of the two made Li Xiang feel uncertain.

After all, in this Chiyang County.

There should be quite a few Martial Artists present.

In such a border town, the Magistrate's power was great, and he usually managed the mobilization of the entire city.

Although the military and government were separated, it was currently a special period, with the Southern Wilderness undergoing a great change and demon beasts attacking human cities.

The army is under his command.

If the Demon Slaying Division is the armed police system within a city, used as a conventional means to deal with demons.

Then the army is a sharp blade truly hanging over the heads of the demons in the Southern Wilderness, a pack of wolves and tigers ready at any moment to charge into the Southern Wilderness and slaughter for ten thousand miles.

This is especially true for such a border city.

Every three years, they organize the forces of several Prefectures to step into the Southern Wilderness and slaughter all the demons along the border line to create a buffer zone.

Many of the soldiers in the border city have seen blood and have truly fought hand-to-hand with demons.

The Martial Artists in the army have an even heavier murderous aura.

Like that deputy general who greeted Lu Jianxing at the County gate earlier, he is also a Seventh Grade Martial Artist.

There are three more people like him in the city, and above them, there is a Commander who controls the military power, whose cultivation is likely even stronger.

Moreover, Demon Spirits have entered the city.

So, upon hearing that Lu Jianxing was taking Qi Le to raid the home base and go to slay the Demon Spirit itself.

Li Xiang felt a bit of a headache.

Good brother, can you even win before you go...

Therefore, after seeing that his parents were safe and sound, Li Xiang's thoughts began to calculate again.

"It's just that I don't know what the specific situation in this County is like; I don't know how many villagers have been infected by the Demon Spirit now, and how many people are still fine."

"Troublesome, I don't know anything about this thing, how is this supposed to let me..."

Before the words fell, a familiar system sound suddenly rang in his ears.

【Ding! You have triggered a faction confrontation mission!】

【Chiyang County is being invaded by Demon Spirits. The living beings in the city are trapped by desire, either manic or crazed, obsessed with the treacherous hearts of men, and even sinking into it unable to extricate themselves, turning into Demon Slaves driven by the Demon Spirits. The entire Chiyang County is in imminent danger and is transforming towards Demon Domain Chiyang County.】

【You are in the midst of it, and as a unique hidden force among them, your actions will interfere with the faction confrontation and affect the final result.】

【Current transformation progress of Chiyang County: 68%】

【Now, please make your choice!】

【A: Join the Chiyang County Faction, suppress the Demon Spirits, wipe out all evil, and return a bright and clear world to Chiyang County. Rewards: Perfect D-Grade Adventure Token x1, Attribute Points x50, Yellow Grade Spiritual Treasure: Spirit Suppressing Bead x1, Demon Sealing Talisman x3】

【B: Join the Demon Spirit Faction, completely transform Chiyang County into Demon Soil, open the final Blood Sacrifice Array, and summon the sealed clone of the Great Demon from the Western Region Demon Land. Reward: Unknown!】

【Note: The faction map has been marked, and the map has been updated. Please check in time.】

【Note: Some living beings have become Demon Slaves, their bodies have undergone demonization, and their attributes have been strengthened.】

【Note: The Demon Spirit Faction is extremely chaotic. Helping the Demon Spirits may trigger terrible consequences and has a very high probability of attracting the hostility of the Human Race army, the Demon Slaying Division, and the Academy.】

"Emmmm."

"System, have you always been this humanized?"

(End of this chapter)