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Chapter 139 The Demon Race's Traces Appear, the Confidence Given by the Xuan Tian Sect!

King Wu!

The most elite military force of the Great Yu Dynasty was enough to influence and dictate the course of a dynasty.

Li Nanzhi looked on with longing and said with some yearning, "This is a true prodigy. I wish I could have the opportunity to spar with him."

She has been known as the second genius of the Great Yu Dynasty for many years.

She never felt pressured by her peers, which made her find cultivation increasingly boring and she could never muster the fighting spirit.

But the appearance of Li Wudao, and hearing that the genius of the Shen family was the well-deserved number one prodigy of Dayu, immediately stirred her dormant emotions.

However, it is said that the genius of the Shen family has been cultivating in seclusion at the Xuantian Sect and rarely returns to the Dayu Dynasty, let alone spar with a "rookie" like her.

Thinking of this, Li Nanzhi couldn't help but feel a little frustrated.

Just then, Prince Rui said with a smile, "I wouldn't dare say we could have a friendly sparring match, but there is a chance we could meet."

"Father, are you sure you mean it?"

Li Nanzhi's eyes lit up.

If one could get to know such true geniuses and receive their guidance, it would surely be of great benefit to one's cultivation.

"Of course. I have received definite news that the genius of the Shen family is on his way from the Xuantian Sect and will return to the Shen family in a few days."

Prince Rui smiled and nodded, saying, "When the time comes, I will take you on a trip."

"Great!"

Li Nanzhi smiled with delight.

"Cough-cough-"

Just then, Prince Rui's face suddenly turned much paler, accompanied by a violent cough.

"Dad, are you okay?"

Li Nanzhi and the princess were immediately alarmed and rushed forward to help her up.

"It's nothing, it's just an old injury recurring, an old problem."

Prince Rui waved his hand gently, then looked at Uncle Tian and asked, "Is there any news from the Imperial Treasure Pavilion?"

"Your Highness, there was a rumor yesterday that the Imperial Treasure Pavilion will be receiving a new batch of high-grade elixirs and medicinal herbs in the next few days, and there might be some of the elixirs and medicines that Your Highness needs."

Uncle Tian bowed respectfully.

"Understood. Keep an eye on things and inform me immediately if there is any definite news."

Li Long coughed again, his resolute face growing even paler.

He appeared calm, his authority undiminished.

Little did he know, he was already feeling extremely anxious and uneasy.

The vast palace was almost entirely supported by him alone.

If his internal injuries cannot be cured, and this continues, the Prince Rui's Mansion will face the risk of being removed from the list within a few years!

.........

In front of the Prince Rui's Mansion.

With an arrogant gait, Green Turtle shouted, "Hey kid Li, Li Jianyuan targeted you so much, and you just slunk away like that?"

Based on what it had learned over the past few days, Li Wudao was by no means a person who would repay evil with kindness; he was even more cunning and wicked than it, and extremely vengeful.

Why the sudden change of heart?

"Why not?"

Li Wudao glanced at it and sighed softly, "I can easily walk away after crippling Li Jianyuan in public, but have you considered how my aunt will cope, and how Prince Rui will deal with her?"

Li Jianyuan is, after all, the son of Prince Rui, a fact that cannot be ignored. Once relations are broken, he cannot guarantee that his aunt will not be harmed.

The green-haired turtle immediately fell silent.

Just then, two simply dressed young people walked towards them from the street corner.

They walked casually towards Li Wudao, brushing past him, and whispered, "Junior Brother Li, there's something I need to report to you, it concerns the Demon Clan..."

"follow me."

Li Wudao's eyes narrowed slightly, and then he walked away into the distance without making a sound.

Before long, the group arrived at a secluded spot in the suburbs.

"Greetings, Junior Brother Li!"

The two young men respectfully clasped their hands in greeting.

They were actually true disciples of the Xuantian Sect, disguised as members of a mission to thoroughly investigate the demon clan's disturbances.

Li Wudao smiled and nodded, saying, "Tell me, what have you found out?"

One of them hesitated for a moment before organizing his words: "In recent days, we have noticed that there have been frequent massacres of entire families in various parts of the Great Yu Dynasty. The scenes are extremely cruel, and there are no survivors."

"To date, there have been more than two thousand cases reported to the government, which are clearly not ordinary vendettas."

“I personally inspected the scene. The bodies included elderly people, men, and women, but there were no children among them!”

Li Wudao frowned slightly and pondered, "Didn't the local government do anything about it?"

Another disciple shook his head, saying, "The local governments have been very perfunctory in their attitude toward this matter, either ignoring it or hastily closing the case, as if it were done on purpose."

He paused, then said in a deep voice, "I suspect that the imperial court is inextricably linked to these tragedies, and even... the local government may have received instructions from above!"

Li Wudao's eyes flickered slightly. "This matter is indeed strange, but what does it have to do with the Demon Clan?"

The massacre of an entire family certainly deserves sympathy, but there are too many unfair things in the world, and with limited energy, it's difficult to manage them all.

“Yesterday, when a fellow student and I were investigating the surrounding area, we happened to witness several masked men rushing out of a farmer’s house, carrying children in their arms. We then gave chase.”

"Those people are not to be underestimated. We fought them for hundreds of rounds without gaining any advantage. Outnumbered, we could only watch helplessly as they escaped into the imperial city..."

"Those masked men exuded a chilling aura, their methods were quite unpredictable, and most importantly, the true essence within their bodies was all black!"

Black True Essence!

Li Wudao frowned slightly.

As far as he knew, apart from a few special constitutions, only demonic cultivators had black true essence within their bodies, a fact that was universally acknowledged.

In other words, those masked men are probably demons!

But here's the question: what are the demons going to do with all that trouble, slaughtering entire families, and abducting so many children?

Suddenly, he seemed to catch something and pressed, "You just said you saw demons fleeing into the imperial city?"

"Yes."

A disciple of the Xuantian Sect nodded and said regretfully:

"But at the time, we didn't have enough manpower, so my senior brother and I didn't dare to make any rash moves that would alert the enemy. Instead, we immediately contacted other fellow disciples and asked them to secretly guard the city gates to prevent the remnants of the demon race from escaping."

At this point, he frowned slightly and said, "But so far, there has been no sign of any demons escaping."

Li Wudao raised an eyebrow.

In other words, the demons are still hiding in the imperial city!

He looked thoughtful, piecing together the details the other person had described, and his expression grew serious.

Suppose that the demons orchestrated this massive massacre solely to abduct children for some unknown purpose.

So what role did the Great Yu court play in this matter, which turned a blind eye to it?

Going a step further, was the Great Yu royal family involved?

Thinking about it this way, it's a bit terrifying!

Immediately, he couldn't help but recall the time when his father, Li Jing, was arrested by the imperial court. Who had instructed him to do so? Had the demons intervened?

Suddenly, Li Wudao felt a faint sense of crisis.

These things don't seem as simple as they appear on the surface; it's as if an invisible hand is secretly pulling the strings behind the scenes!

After a long pause, he took a deep breath and said coldly, "Increase the investigation efforts. Once any demons are discovered, arrest or kill them without hesitation!"

"Don't worry, Junior Brother Li, I will inform the others shortly."

The two disciples of the Xuantian Sect trembled and quickly bowed in response.

"Also, there's something else I need your help with, senior brothers."

As Li Wudao spoke, he took out two bottles of the finest healing pills.

"Junior Brother Li, you're being too polite."

"Junior brother, please speak frankly. I will do my best to help."

The two disciples' eyes lit up when they saw the pills, and they happily put them away.

"What... Your father has been arrested by the Great Yu Dynasty?!"

Upon learning of Li Jing's arrest, the two were shocked and found it somewhat absurd, laughing in exasperation.

"No, where did the Emperor of Great Yu get the audacity to arrest even Junior Brother Li's father? Does he want the country to perish?"

As they were talking, the two rolled up their sleeves and walked away angrily into the distance.

"Come back! Where have you been?"

Li Wudao looked at them speechlessly.

"Of course we should ask that dog emperor to release them. As long as we reveal our identities, that dog emperor won't dare to refuse to release them."

"That's right, if that dog emperor dares to utter a single word of dissent, he won't even need to sit on the throne for three days!"

The two were simply dressed and had ordinary appearances, but their brows exuded a natural arrogance.

These words sounded incredibly arrogant to outsiders, but to the individuals involved, they were perfectly reasonable.

This is the confidence that comes with the sect's background!

After all, the Xuantian Sect is the dominant force in Yongning Prefecture, the only first-class force.

The Great Yu Dynasty was merely a lower-class dynasty, not even as good as many second-rate sects, barely managing to enter the ranks of third-rate forces.

There were thousands of such dynasties in Yongning Prefecture.

Compared to the Xuantian Sect, the Dayu Dynasty was like a firefly under the moonlight, insignificant and easily extinguished.

"You only need to find out my father's whereabouts and ensure his safety; don't cause any further trouble..."

Li Wudao put his hand to his forehead and, after much persuasion, finally managed to suppress the two men's idea of ​​asking the Emperor of Dayu for their people.

If things really escalate to that point, the demons might become desperate and flee at any cost, rendering all previous efforts futile.

After the two left.

The green-haired turtle yawned, looking rather idle, and said, "Kid, where do we go now? Are we going to deal with those demon bastards?"

Li Wudao glanced at the scenery in the suburbs and slowly shook his head: "No rush, it's not too late to deal with my father's matter first."

With that, he lazily turned around and walked towards the imperial city, saying in a low voice:

"It's been a long time since I've seen Grandpa, let's go visit the Wang family first..."