[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-grain-of-mountains-and-rivers":3,"chapter-the-grain-of-mountains-and-rivers-the-grain-of-mountains-and-rivers-chapter-87":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Mountains and Rivers of the Imperial Granary",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2231503,4184,"Chapter 87: Xing-Cui","the-grain-of-mountains-and-rivers-chapter-87",87,"\u003Cp>Commander Jing’s expression moved slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that Lu Xingzhou is a judge of the Yama Palace has not spread yet. Now people’s cognition is his identity as a guest of the Profound Heaven Sect, and his ranking of 38 on the Alchemy Newcomer List, which is considered a little famous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dongjiang demon case two months ago, because Lu Xingzhou was disguised at the time, his heavy-colored role in it was not well known.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Demon Suppression Division system knows a little more details than others. At least the presence of the Profound Heaven Sect breaking the Incense Burning Building after the incident was too high. People in the Demon Suppression Division system could think with their butts that the Profound Heaven Sect must be a major role in the demon case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commander Jing really thought of these things at once, staring tightly at Lu Xingzhou: \"The Dongjiang demon case, it’s not as simple as it looks on the surface, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou laughed: \"The Prefecture Governor is transformed by demons, and most of the bureaucrats in the prefecture are demons.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commander Jing was stunned: \"Just tell me directly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dare not reveal it in the bureaucratic system, but you are different.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s different about me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou smiled: \"Sheng Yuanyao’s performance in the Dongjiang incident, and your performance in this matter in Menggui City... are quite similar. Everyone is a person who wants to seek the truth and justice, but the Dongjiang incident was not suppressed and couldn't be solved, but the rhetoric after the solution, so Sheng Yuanyao was not so intense. I came to this place and heard your story and thought, if Sheng Yuanyao encountered your situation that couldn't be solved, would she make the same choice as you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commander Jing was a bit surprised: \"Sheng family daughter?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\" Lu Xingzhou toasted with a bowl: \"This Great Qian is rotten, the reason why I feel it hasn't completely rotted is because there are people like Sheng Yuanyao and you in it. And...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused and didn't continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His own wife is a princess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little White Mao is also a holy land... according to the state religion, it is also considered an official figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commander Jing sneered: \"I am a wanted criminal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou drank it all without caring, and said: \"Some people wear official skins, but they are demons. Who can tell clearly? Some people are wanted criminals, but this heart can shine on the sun and moon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commander Jing was silent for a moment, and suddenly drank it all: \"Even if you are here to earn me, I drank this wine with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou finally smiled: \"Poisonous or not?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can’t check it out outside, but the perception of drinking it is clear. Commander Jing looked inside for a while with a strange expression, really no poison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Feeling that it might be poisonous but still daring to drink... tsk.\" Lu Xingzhou added another bowl to him: \"So no matter how poisonous the wine looks, there is still a chance that it is really non-poisonous... At least there are people like Sheng Yuanyao in the court, why should Commander Jing be desperate?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Lu mentioned Sheng Yuanyao repeatedly, does it mean that you will help her deal with the Dongjiang demon case, so you will also help me solve this case in Menggui City?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course. Is it not this expectation that Commander Jing asked about the demon case as soon as he opened his mouth?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commander Jing laughed \"ha\": \"Not a commander, it’s awkward to call it that. Surname Jing, single name Ge, the Ge of Ge Spear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very suitable for Brother Jing.\" Lu Xingzhou smiled: \"Brother Jing is hiding here to squat on the demonic cultivator behind the scenes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Ge said: \"Not bad, I saw you take out the Soul Banner when you entered the door, I thought it was you. But looking at the child beside you, I hesitated a bit, feeling it didn't look like it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Soul Banner is just a tool, just like Brother Jing’s long knife.\" Lu Xingzhou said lightly: \"Forgive me for being blunt, Brother Jing squatting here to squat on the demonic cultivator is no different from climbing a tree to seek... uh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A-Nuo, who was listening obediently on the side, almost laughed out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Ge’s eyes also showed a smile: \"No different from Lu Di Xing Zhou? Isn't this Lu Xingzhou here? What ideas does Brother Lu have?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First, let’s clarify Brother Jing’s purpose in investigating the case. It is to find out the demonic cultivator behind the scenes, not only to seek justice for the victims but also to avoid similar things from happening in the future. Therefore, you appear to have left, but you are actually lurking here to investigate in secret.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right.\" Jing Ge said: \"The Qian family’s Hundred-Child Soup, failed to complete, was destroyed by me. If there is a demonic cultivator behind the scenes, then this matter will restart, and I absolutely cannot sit idly by and watch such inhuman things continue to happen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then this demonic cultivator must be looking for a new target now, how could he still come back here to be squatted by you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is also a way out of no way. I originally thought about visiting the Prefecture Governor’s office in secret, but the difficulty is too high.\" Jing Ge changed the subject: \"So what ideas does Brother Lu have, is it to accompany you to squat on Huo Lu?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou was stunned and smiled: \"Those few words of mine and the inferior disciple were indeed meant for Brother Jing to hear, the purpose is to let Brother Jing know that I came because of other things, and it has nothing to do with this demon. But it is not that I really want to directly fool Brother Jing to deal with Huo Lu, Brother Jing is not a blind person, what is the use of me fooling a few words.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Ge smiled and lowered his head to drink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou said again: \"But I don't hide it from Brother Jing... Huo Lu may not be related to this case, but he definitely knows who this person is and what he is doing. So when I heard this case, I felt that I could cooperate with Brother Jing, so I came to find you specifically.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How to cooperate?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think Brother Jing will not release the eagle without seeing the rabbit... How about this, if I can make this demonic cultivator appear on his own, and let Brother Jing catch him, then when I deal with Huo Lu later, Brother Jing will help me, how about it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Ge touched the bowl: \"If you can make this demonic cultivator appear on his own, then even if I miss him, I promise to help Brother Lu later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s a deal.\" Lu Xingzhou drank the wine in the bowl: \"Brother Jing just needs to watch me secretly recently, I believe I won't let Brother Jing down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Ying Shuang leave, Jing Ge suddenly asked: \"You specifically found me, just to get a helper to deal with Huo Lu? Then you might as well buy a murderer to find an assassin, isn't it more convenient?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou didn't look back: \"Brother Jing wants to stop the demonic act, can’t Lu also have the same heart? Two birds with one stone, why buy a murderer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Ge was even more confused, you are a newcomer, you have no manpower, how can you find it? But he didn't say anything and soon said goodbye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Ying Shuang leave, Lu Xingzhou turned to A-Nuo and smiled: \"Not complicated, there is no net waiting for us, we can go out shopping.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A-Nuo jumped up and pushed the wheelchair and ran: \"The things here must be delicious!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pei Chuyun was in tears, you finally came out...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The embroidered shoes in Lu Xingzhou’s ring moved suddenly, and people were stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No way, little demoness, you really followed here, and squatted for three days?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You say you have this perseverance to do something else... even if you go to a brothel to be a Bodhisattva, you would be financially free by now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, Master, I want to eat this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou turned his head to look, but it was a malt sugar stall, using sugar to pour patterns like the twelve zodiac signs, strung on a sign, and a bunch of children were watching. A-Nuo was also staring intently: \"I want that pig.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the sales of dragons and phoenixes are not as good as pigs; cuteness is the killer skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou smiled, accompanied A-Nuo, who was looking forward to it, in line, and bought three pigs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A-Nuo stuffed the pig into her mouth and looked at Master strangely: \"Why buy three?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Keep one as a souvenir.\" Lu Xingzhou smiled and pinched her face: \"Go, let’s see something else.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, even the second one Lu Xingzhou didn't eat. Seeing that A-Nuo had finished hers, he handed his to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A-Nuo smiled so much that her eyes couldn't be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pei Chuyun followed behind, looking at A-Nuo’s round, smiling face, silent and not knowing what she was thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That pig was stuffed into her mouth, and her face was deformed...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A-Nuo was not very interested in toys, only looking at food along the way, often leaving Lu Xingzhou’s wheelchair and squatting by the stall to wait. Pei Chuyun had many opportunities to sneak attack Lu Xingzhou, but for some reason, she didn't do anything while following.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou basically didn't do anything either, just smiled and watched the child play. The doting in his eyes made Pei Chuyun very puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn't he a vicious demonic path senior...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How many people has the Yama Palace killed over the years... He also plays with the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Ghost Boy doesn't look like a ghost now. It seems that as long as she is with her master, the ghost becomes a human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following silently all the way, she found that the master and disciple seemed to have a clear destination, and after walking, they arrived at a large mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White banners were faintly floating in the mansion, and pedestrians passed by in a hurry, all looking very unlucky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou asked a passerby casually: \"May I ask if this is the Qian family?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The passerby spat: \"Looking for the Qian family? Don't look for them, they are all dead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This attitude... I’m afraid the Qian family’s broken business of making Hundred-Child Soup is known to everyone, but Commander Jing was still forced to make such an extreme move. Lu Xingzhou shook his head: \"I’m not looking for the Qian family, just come to see... is there anyone inside?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't know, maybe there are people from the Demon Suppression Division inside.\" The passerby didn't want to say more and left in a hurry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou pondered for a moment and pushed the door open directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no one inside, countless coffins were piled up in the courtyard, white banners were everywhere, looking very creepy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is estimated that the government just collected the corpses and no one had the heart to help them keep the vigil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou took out the Soul Banner to test it, all the corpses’ souls were destroyed, and there was no soul to collect. He shook his head with some regret, arrived in front of the first coffin, and lifted it casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside lay a fat man whose body was black, his neck had been cut, and the black demonic power traces on the corpse were still very obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This demonic power...\" Lu Xingzhou checked for a while and shook his head slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the demonic power involved body tempering, his medical skills could roughly analyze what kind of technique was practiced from the corpse’s physique, so as to trace the source. If it was just Qi refining, the corpse gas would dissipate, and it would be very difficult to judge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a pity that this corpse is Qi refining, and the muscles are looser than his Lu Xingzhou’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou thought for a while and suddenly said: \"Black Flame.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Soul Banner made a sound: \"Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you perceive the situation of the residual souls here? If I set up the Nine Yin Cave Underworld Formation, can I briefly gather a little Yin soul spiritual light?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black Flame said: \"Not too easy... Master, are you overestimating the ability of your own Soul Banner? This banner ultimately only has a thousand souls...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou: \"...Yes, I overestimated your ability.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black Flame didn't speak, as if he just remembered that he was the main soul of the Soul Banner, and the waste of the Soul Banner meant that he was a waste. But why do other masters’ Soul Banners have ten thousand souls, so it’s still the master’s problem.\u003C\u002Fp>",2155,"2026-06-18T01:46:09.112Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","b35abf0261b98cdaedc27a9a1fd45a277b9f68193781f5e1440e99bd2decb290","the-grain-of-mountains-and-rivers-chapter-88","the-grain-of-mountains-and-rivers-chapter-86",325,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmountains-and-rivers-of-the-imperial-granary-cover.jpg"]