Chapter 371: Jiǔyàn qū

A hundred years ago, Liu Junyan was about to enter the Tribulation Crossing stage.

He said that every hundred years he would face a Tribulation Crossing.

That time a hundred years ago, he had hope of ascending to become a dragon.

But because the Linghai Forbidden Ground's vengeful slaughter qi massively accumulated in the Dragon Transformation Cauldron, Liu Mu could not withstand it, so Liu Junyan voluntarily gave up ascension, set up a sword tomb in the Linghai Forbidden Ground to suppress the vengeful slaughter qi, and thus suffered Heavenly Punishment, being trapped in the pawnshop of Wufu Town.

In the dark, everything may be predestined.

With Liu Junyan's suppression, the pawnshop has been calm for nearly a hundred years.

No…… a hundred……

I suddenly turned my head to look at Liu Junyan, the hand he was holding suddenly tightened—was this hundred-year Tribulation Crossing of his about to arrive?

"With me here, is it still not enough to suppress the pawnshop?" Liu Junyan said thus.

Wang Pan then probed: "Lord Liu Qiye, may I ask bluntly, as a descendant of the Linghai Dragon Clan, your name is recorded in the clan genealogy—have you returned to your ancestors and reunited with the clan?"

This question had always existed, but Liu Junyan never brought it up, so others didn't care either.

Yet when Wang Pan suddenly raised it, Liu Junyan's expression changed: "No."

"Then that's correct." Wang Pan continued, "A hundred years ago, the Taotie Fierce Formation was already completed; the bend in this stretch of the Zhu Pan Jiang River formed then, which is evidence that the Taotie ferocious beast was about to devour Wufu Town.

If it weren't for Lord Liu Qiye taking residence in the pawnshop, his Dragon Qi bolstering the Pixiu Formation there, helping the Pixiu Formation resist the Taotie Fierce Formation, everything we face today would have already happened a hundred years ago.

Now Wufu Town suffers this sudden change; the Taotie Fierce Formation returns, and even if I and Brother Yun exhaust all our learning, we probably cannot resist this mighty ferocious beast formation. Lord Liu Qiye, we can only play a supporting role; the main force must still be you."

Officer Yun then said: "The Zhu Pan Jiang River has ceased flowing, the Taotie ferocious beast awakens—these are also a great threat to the Linghai Dragon Clan. Lord Liu Qiye recognizing his ancestors and returning to the clan, backed by the Linghai Dragon Clan's vast Dragon Qi reserves, need fear a Taotie Fierce Formation? As long as the pawnshop can hold, I and Brother Wang can then handle the following matters without worry."

From the perspective of Wang Pan and Officer Yun, that is indeed the case.

But they do not know Liu Junyan's true background, nor the various matters inside the Linghai Forbidden Ground.

If Liu Junyan could recognize his ancestors and return to the clan, the Linghai Dragon King would not have delayed this matter so long.

Liu Junyan's birth father is the Little White Dragon, and the Little White Dragon is very likely an emanation of the White Dragon, the creator of the Linghai Dragon Clan.

Once Liu Junyan recognizes his ancestors and returns to the clan, he will receive the Linghai Dragon Clan's rich Dragon Qi support; at the same time, will the White Dragon also be bolstered?

The White Dragon being bolstered by Dragon Qi is not frightening; what is frightening is that his Eighth Soul has been seized by the Ti Luan—though the seizure was not completely successful, the White Dragon remains entangled and even controlled by the residual evil qi, which is undeniable.

If what is bolstered is this evil qi, or even Ti Luan herself?

By then, even that tower would be unable to suppress the White Dragon; the White Dragon appearing in the world would be a catastrophe of utter misery.

Liu Junyan understands the twists and turns here better than I; he said: "This matter is of great importance; I must return to the Linghai Dragon Palace to discuss it thoroughly. Regardless of the final discussion outcome, we cannot just wait idly—let us first seal off the newly acquired land's underground passage; the earlier we start reconstruction there, the better for us."

Wang Pan and Officer Yun exchanged a glance, obviously somewhat disappointed.

Perhaps in their view, Liu Junyan lacks sufficient resolve, acting hesitantly and timidly.

But this matter involves the secrets of the Linghai Forbidden Ground; we cannot possibly tell them everything, so we can only decide this way for now.

In the latter half of the night, everyone merely rested briefly; early the next morning, Hui Moqiong led Wang Pan and Officer Yun to that plot of land.

I had previously called Fang Chuanzong, informing him we were preparing to move on that land.

Upon hearing, Fang Chuanzong was overjoyed, repeatedly saying funds were ready and would be disbursed soon; all procedures and subsequent construction work, he would help arrange.

The design team, construction team, etc., will receive strong support from above.

"Old Fang, that plot is huge; fully planning and building it will take several years, which we may not be able to wait for."

The recent events at the pawnshop, Fang Chuanzong's side surely already knows inside out; he understands our predicament.

"I am thinking of first planning a residential area to relocate Wufu Town's residents there; the rest can be planned gradually later—do you think that works?"

Previously, the residents of Wufu Town could not move.

Even if they moved temporarily, they would eventually have to return, like Chen Fuying, needing to come back at critical moments.

But now, Chen Ping and those human skin puppets have been destroyed; the shackles in the residents' bloodlines have vanished with them, regaining freedom.

Therefore, at this time, if possible, we should swiftly relocate the residents—this is most important.

Of course, once we spread the news here, capable residents will certainly move immediately; the remaining residents will be few, and Fang Chuanzong will find it easy to arrange.

As the conversation was about to end, Fang Chuanzong said: "That plot has always been barren, never named; Xiao Jiu, you and Lord Liu Qiye discuss and propose a name, then tell me."

Naming such a large plot is truly a headache.

Fang Chuanzong also said that above intends to extend that plot all the way to Wufu Town, eventually merging it into a single area, establishing a district; thus our current naming may later be used as the name for this new district.

I felt a headache, thinking over and over but could not come up with a good place name.

Later, Li Qingying said: "Xiao Jiu, why not simply take one character each from your and Lord Seventh's names for naming? That would be more meaningful."

Thus, that plot acquired a name—Jiǔyàn qū.

On the day the underground passage of Jiǔyàn qū was sealed, the first residential zone was also demarcated, totaling two hundred mu, adjacent to the county town, a small high-rise building complex, roughly able to accommodate over three thousand residents.

Wufu Town is a remote small town; its permanent population is only about eight thousand, and after successive disasters lost some, the remaining number is not large.

Fang Chuanzong's side acted quickly, saying construction crews could move in within a week, after which we need not worry about the rest.

At the same time, the news that Wufu Town residents can settle elsewhere spread; if they settle and buy houses in surrounding villages, towns, or even the county town, there will be certain subsidies, and the whole town immediately boiled over.

Especially those with ability and children in their families moved out immediately.

Fang Chuanzong's transferred personnel conducted a statistic: Wufu Town residents lacking ability or unwilling to move numbered less than half; the new residential planning area of Jiǔyàn qū, even if crowded, can accommodate them.

These residents can first rent houses in the surrounding areas, with subsidies also provided above.

Of course, there are still some people who firmly refuse to move, insisting on dying in Wufu Town—there is nothing we can do about that.

Finally, aside from a few stubborn holdout households, what remains of Wufu Town is only the pawnshop, the Bai Family Medical Clinic, the teahouse, and the Dou Family Coffin Shop…