Chapter 55: Stirring in All Directions

At the same time, the news that the Ultimate Person had taken action and ghostly fire filled the sky of Luohe City spread rapidly in all directions through various channels.

In Mingzhou, the Li Prince's Mansion, although it was late at night, the entire mansion was still brightly lit.

The soldiers patrolling inside the mansion were in squads of five and teams of ten, guarding the entire mansion layer by layer.

Besides this, a large number of Underworld-script talismans were carved in some subtle places in the mansion's courtyard, and dark red ink marks had *guiyi* power faintly flowing on them.

In the mansion's study, the Li Prince, who had already gone to sleep, was sitting in a chair in his undergarments, quietly listening to the urgent news reported by the military advisor he trusted most.

"So, the person who disrupted my eastward expansion plan last time should be this person?"

After listening, the Li Prince's sinister eyes became exceptionally sharp, and then he asked his military advisor, Yan Zongyuan.

"Thinking about it, it should be no one else. Being able to break the Incense Temple ancestor's *gui* body, at the very least, it must be the Ultimate Person taking action."

Yan Zongyuan stroked his beard and then speculated. Driving refugees to Luohe City last time was just a casual move he had arranged.

But in the end, someone took action to disrupt the situation, causing the final failure, and even almost offending the Incense Temple, which really made him a bit angry.

"Heh, it seems my Imperial Brother isn't just a fool who only knows how to enjoy himself; he was actually willing to arrange a palace consultant to Luohe City."

The Li Prince said with a half-smile. Yan Zongyuan pretended not to hear this.

Their plan to rebel hadn't been officially put on the table yet, so it was better not to say some things openly.

"My Lord, Luohe City has an Ultimate Person guarding it. If we want to continue expanding eastward next, I'm afraid it will be difficult, unless My Lord is willing to invite Mr. Gao to make a trip personally."

Subsequently, Yan Zongyuan pondered for a while and said seriously to the Li Prince.

"Mr. Gao cannot leave. He is of great importance to me; how can I let him take risks?"

But the Li Prince refused his suggestion without even thinking. In this chaotic and dangerous world, Mr. Gao was his true protective talisman.

"Then My Lord, how about arranging for Commandant Jiang to make a trip?"

"According to what my subordinate knows, the Incense Temple suffered a big loss last time and certainly won't let it go. By then, they will definitely have actions. If we let Commandant Jiang go over, perhaps we can take Luohe City in one fell swoop while they are in chaos!"

"By then, our eastward expansion will be unobstructed, and we can completely seize the initiative in this chaotic world!"

Subsequently, Yan Zongyuan considered it and offered a strategy again.

This time, the Li Prince readily agreed, and then the order was quickly issued. A special force belonging only to the Li Prince's command began to prepare for action.

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In the south of the Great Xia, in a seemingly ordinary town by the Ling River, quite a few people gathered.

Most of these people were wearing short clothes and were barefoot, looking like boatmen who made a living on the river.

In fact, most of these people were indeed so. Under their command was the Boat Gang that spread throughout the entire Ling River, and these Boat Gangs belonged to the outer forces of the Tattoo Sect.

Each of them had more or less fierce ghost-head tattoos on their bodies. As people who made a living on the water all year round, these tattoos could allow them to turn danger into safety in the water.

"Hehe, Old Six is dead, that bastard is dead!"

An old man full of deathly aura, with extremely sparse hair and beard, leaned on a crutch and said to the big men in the room with a strange laugh.

"This old scoundrel has lived for so long, he can finally die!"

Another old woman who was missing her front teeth sneered even more, as if the other party's death made her very happy.

"Master Grandfather! Master Grandmother!"

Hearing the two of them singing in harmony, the young people present were not happy. This was their Tattoo Sect elder who had died!

"You bastards! You still have the face to speak, who exactly incited the Wang family to get involved in those things?"

But the next moment, the Tattoo Sect leader, who had been laughing strangely, changed his expression and scolded the young men who had spoken up angrily.

"Bu, but, Master Grandfather, you also nodded and agreed at the beginning!"

Hearing this, a man immediately stood up to refute him.

"Bang!"

"Bah, so I was also a bastard!"

"Damn it, so it's my fault then?"

This Master Grandfather's expression stiffened, and then he began to talk nonsense like an ordinary old man.

"Master Grandfather, stop messing around, we didn't come here to listen to jokes!"

"That's right, Master Grandfather, this Ink Hand must be taken back. If we lose it, we'll be scolded to death by the masters below later!"

"Right, right, forgot about the Ink Hand. Sigh, this thing is ultimately our thing; falling into someone else's hands will make outsiders laugh at us."

That old woman also spoke up. They could ignore other things.

After all, that was Wang Xuanji seeking revenge on his own but being killed in return, which belonged to the type of deserving to die. According to the rules, this had to be accepted.

But the Ink Hand was related to their lineage's inheritance, so they had to find a way to get it back.

"How to get it? You guys come up with a plan. Don't tell me you want this old man to shamelessly go to the Ghost Suppression Division to ask for it back?"

That Master Grandfather squeezed out a pained expression. In fact, even if he wanted to be shameless and ask for it, would the Ghost Suppression Division give it to him for nothing?

Did they really think others were made of mud and didn't have three parts of temper?

"We'll go!"

"We'll prepare some gifts, summon the Boat Gang, drive eight or ten *gui* ships to Luohe City for a trip!"

"At that time, we'll be polite first and then use force. If the Ghost Suppression Division doesn't know the rules, we brothers will teach them well what the rules are!"

Suddenly, several big men with muscles all over their bodies, evil ghosts tattooed on their chests, and killing pictures tattooed on their backs stood out, patting their chests in front of everyone and saying.

"Get out of here!"

Hearing this, the old Master Grandfather rolled his eyes. These things, apart from having great strength, had brains like paste; they were just a bunch of idiots!

"Ying'er, this time you have to go with Grandfather!"

Subsequently, the old Master Grandfather said to the only girl at the scene. Doing things still required a girl to be more careful.

"Alright, Grandfather!"

The girl named Ying'er looked only sixteen or seventeen years old, looking very clever and well-behaved, possessing the delicacy of a daughter from the Jiangnan water town.

On the surface, she was completely out of place with the rough men around her, but when she spoke, the other men didn't dare to look in her direction.

Some were too embarrassed to look, while others were afraid from the bottom of their hearts...

"And Grandmother, they have an Ultimate Person guarding the place, our momentum is not weak either. You have to accompany me on this trip, otherwise, this old man can only go and invite the Ancestor God portrait to take action."

"Bah, can you carry it?"

That old woman spat after hearing his words, but she didn't refuse, because this matter was indeed related to their inheritance.

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Similarly, the Ghost Suppression Division's headquarters office, thousands of miles away in the capital, also received the news.

Nowadays, the Great Xia Dynasty was in a precarious situation, but the prosperity of the capital remained, and the Ghost Suppression Division office beside the Imperial City also looked much larger than elsewhere.

"Lord Xia, this is an urgent letter from Luohe City!"

The Ghost Suppression Division's Right Secretary on night duty, Xia Guanglin, was reviewing the files reported by the Ghost Suppression Division branches in various places when a confidant hurried to his front and handed him a letter.

"Oh."

Xia Guanglin, who looked up, took a sip of strong tea to refresh himself, and then opened the letter to check it carefully.

It didn't matter if he didn't look, but the more he looked, the more his brows furrowed. He couldn't put down the letter in his hand for a long time, as if this letter possessed great attraction.

"Lord Xia?"

I don't know how long it had been, but the confidant on the side couldn't help but speak to remind him.

"Hmm, good, good, good!"

Xia Guanglin, who came back to his senses, first responded, and then said "good" three times. As for why it was good and how it was good, the confidant on the side only felt confused.

"Tomorrow, when Lord Secretary comes over, remember to remind me to transfer this letter to him!"

"Yes! My Lord!"

Subsequently, Xia Guanglin put the letter away and said to the confidant beside him. ===== CHAPTER 56 =====