I picked up skill fragments in the demon world

#317 - Night attack on Goulan County

Hearing Zhang Gaqi's words, Zhang Chen remained noncommittal. It wasn't that he wanted to provoke the Pingbian Royal Mansion, but rather that the Pingbian Royal Mansion refused to let him go.

He, Zhang Chen, was definitely not the kind of person who would take a beating without retaliating.

Zhang Chen tapped his fingers on his knee, his eyes fixed on the firelight soaring from the Taoist temple, seemingly not taking Zhang Gaqi's words to heart.

After a long while, he heard Zhang Gaqi say again, "As for your desire to return to the capital, you'll have to wait a while. In the future, there might be a turning point in your father's matter. After tonight, I will leave the Northern Territory, taking the flesh and blood of the gods back to the capital to report…"

Speaking of this, Zhang Gaqi paused, "I will leave you a sum of silver, enough for you to avoid the Royal Mansion and live quietly as a wealthy man. Also, I want to take Zhang Fei back!"

Zhang Chen was stunned upon hearing this, "Isn't my lineage supposed to be that of criminals? I can't return to the capital, but Zhang Fei can?"

"There is transcendent blood in Zhang Fei's body, and its concentration is even higher than mine. Staying in the Northern Territory will only delay his development. As for the identity issue… I plan to take him back under the guise of a servant, secretly nurture him at home, and make him a hidden force for my Zhang family." Zhang Gaqi's eyes were fixed on Zhang Chen.

"No!" Zhang Chen refused decisively, "How can my brother become a slave?"

As for how Zhang Gaqi knew about Zhang Fei's bloodline, Zhang Chen didn't care, assuming it was just some mysterious method.

"You can't be so selfish as to keep them by your side! By your side, they'll only be ordinary mortals, living a life of wandering, and they'll only be ordinary people their whole lives, unable to see a wider world. Moreover, it's just bearing the identity of a slave, but they will also enjoy the upbringing of a young master, and the family will never mistreat him." Zhang Gaqi's eyes stared at Zhang Chen, his voice filled with dissatisfaction. To be honest, if the Zhang family mother and son hadn't been hiding in the Surveillance Office, why would he have bothered to ask Zhang Chen; he would have secretly taken Zhang Fei away long ago.

"Hehe, although our current life is a bit hard, we can still make ends meet, and we haven't been reduced to being slaves. As for the upbringing you mentioned, I will naturally nurture him in the future, and I don't need you people to worry about it," Zhang Chen said lazily, not at all concerned about Zhang Gaqi's somewhat exasperated words.

"You can't be so short-sighted." Zhang Gaqi's voice was full of helplessness, "If he becomes a slave of the Zhang family and is nurtured by the Zhang family as a secret weapon, at least he can live the life of an ordinary person and not live such a precarious life in the Northern Territory."

"I don't care what you say, in short, he can't be a slave." Zhang Chen's words were firm, and he pointed to the outside of the door, "If you continue to talk about this topic, then you can leave."

The atmosphere in the courtyard fell silent. Just then, the sound of iron armor colliding rang out, and accompanied by the flickering light of lanterns, Xie Lingyun, carrying an orange lantern and wearing iron armor, walked in from outside the courtyard.

Hundreds of armored guards swarmed into the courtyard, beginning to inspect the courtyard to prevent assassins from sneaking in. After the inspection was completed, all the armored guards hid in the shadows.

"I was worried that you would be disturbed by that group of Jianghu people, so I simply moved in to live with you. If any short-sighted thieves break in, I'll teach them a lesson they won't forget," Xie Lingyun's voice echoed in the small courtyard.

As the light approached, Zhang Gaqi's figure came into view, and Xie Lingyun said in surprise, "So Mr. Zhang is also here."

Zhang Gaqi greeted him upon hearing this, "Greetings, Commander Xie."

"No need to be polite." Xie Lingyun waved his hand, sat down beside Zhang Chen, looked at the lazy Zhang Chen, and then looked at Zhang Gaqi next to him. A gleam of light flashed in her eyes, and then she started chatting with Zhang Gaqi, saying a bunch of useless nonsense.

Before long, Zhang Gaqi bid farewell and left. The entire small courtyard became quiet, and Xie Lingyun turned to look at Zhang Chen, lowered her voice and said, "The matter of slaughtering the gods is done, I'm here to give you the good news. I've already told the Grand Commander to leave you a portion of flesh and blood, and it will be sent to you whenever you need it."

Zhang Chen already knew that things were done, after all, Liu Feng was killed by his hands, but he had no use for the flesh and blood of the gods, "There's no need to leave the flesh and blood for me, you can give it to Zhang Tuowei and Zhang Fei for me, and leave this resource to them. By the way, please, Sister, pass on the True Dragon Grand Framework to them and build the foundation of martial arts for them."

Xie Lingyun looked at Zhang Chen in surprise upon hearing this, "You don't want the blood of the gods? You must know that the blood of the gods has incredible power and is the best secret medicine for continuing martial arts. You actually give it up?"

"Have you forgotten? I'm a cultivator, that blood of the gods is good, but to me, it's just ordinary," Zhang Chen replied.

Xie Lingyun was speechless upon hearing this, and always felt that she was being subtly mocked. What could she say? She could only say that cultivators were awesome.

"By the way, Zhang Gaqi went to the Surveillance Office to report the other day and accidentally met Zhang Fei, wanting to take Zhang Fei away, but I stopped him," Xie Lingyun said.

The report that Xie Lingyun mentioned was actually that all the powerful people in the world who had mastered the mysteries had to report to the local Surveillance Office wherever they went. This was the law of the Dasheng Dynasty.

After all, the strong who have mastered the power of mystery are too powerful. Once it breaks out, it is almost a disaster-level force, and must be monitored and managed by the imperial court.

Zhang Chen smiled upon hearing this, "He just told me that he wanted to take Zhang Fei away, but I refused."

"Huh?" Zhang Chen explained the process again.

Xie Lingyun nodded upon hearing this, very much agreeing with Zhang Chen's words, "I think what you said makes sense. No one wants to be a slave, even if that slave has fine clothes and jade food and lives the same life as a young master. Moreover, once you become a slave, your spirit will be suppressed, and you will lose that vigor. Whether it's cultivation or martial arts, it will be difficult to achieve great success in your life."

"So I rejected him." Zhang Chen smiled.

The two talked for a while, and Xie Lingyun changed the subject:

"This battle of slaughtering gods will definitely shake the world. The days of the gods will be difficult in the future, and the Yellow Turban Taoists will have big trouble."

The Yellow Turban Taoists now have gods, such as the twelve disciples under the Great Virtuous Teacher, who are all gods conferred postnatally, not innate gods who control the power of mountains and rivers.

However, now that the people of the world have seen the effect of the blood of natural gods, there will inevitably be daring people who will extend their claws to those postnatal gods.

Speaking of this, Xie Lingyun looked at Zhang Chen and asked, "Are you going to leave Huangli Temple?"

Zhang Chen shook his head and refused. Of course, he was unwilling to leave Huangli Temple. Whether it was the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearl in Huangli Temple or the stealing of the power of incense, they were all reasons why he couldn't leave Huangli Temple.

Seeing Zhang Chen refuse, Xie Lingyun was a little curious as to why the other party would continue to stay here, but she didn't ask any more questions.

"Tell me, if we rush into the Pingbian Royal Mansion at this time, will we have a chance to take back the ancient corpse?" Zhang Chen suddenly asked.

Hearing Zhang Chen's words, Xie Lingyun's eyes flickered, and she tapped her fingers on her knee: "If there is no Northern Dragon Qi to protect it, we might have a chance to force our way into the Pingbian Royal Mansion."

With the Northern Dragon Qi protecting it, who would dare to use supernatural powers within the Pingbian Royal Mansion? They would likely be backlashed and killed by the Northern Dragon Vein's fortune.

And without the blessing of spells, warriors facing the Pingbian Royal Mansion's army would have no power to resist.

Zhang Chen's spirit was immediately lifted upon hearing this, and he slowly sat up straight. He wasn't afraid of others gathering Dragon Vein Qi, was he? He had Dragon Vein Qi himself. At this moment, he looked at Xie Lingyun with burning eyes: "Now the Pingbian Royal Mansion's defenses are empty, and all the experts have been transferred here to seize the fortune of the gods. If we secretly steal the Pingbian Royal Mansion's lair... that's an ancient god's corpse, are you in?"

Xie Lingyun hesitated upon hearing this: "The Pingbian Royal Mansion must have made arrangements. The Pingbian King is not a mediocre person and must have dispatched a large army to guard it. Without the blessing of spells, trying to force our way into the Pingbian Royal Mansion with just martial arts is suicide."

Zhang Chen's eyes flickered constantly upon hearing this, and he quickly calculated the feasibility of attacking the Pingbian Royal Mansion.

You must know that for this conferral, all the experts from the Pingbian Royal Mansion have gathered at Huangli Temple. The Pingbian Royal Mansion is now empty. If we don't act now, when will we have another chance?

Moreover, there are countless Jianghu people in the North now. If I can take the lead in opening up the situation, why worry about no one responding?

At that time, there will definitely be many people who will try to fish in troubled waters.

And what I have to do is secretly push the situation forward.

Zhang Chen saw Xie Lingyun's hesitation and knew her concerns. After all, Xie Lingyun didn't know his abilities, so it was normal to have such concerns.

You must know that the Pingbian Royal Mansion is guarded by the Northern Dragon Vein, and even Xie Xuan wouldn't dare to be presumptuous in the mansion. As long as the Northern Dragon Vein Qi is not broken for a day, the Pingbian Royal Mansion is a forbidden place for magic.

"Sister, can you be my backup outside? Prepare a carriage to transport the ancient corpse out of the city?" Zhang Chen asked.

Xie Lingyun's eyes flashed upon hearing this, flowing with brilliance:

"Aren't you afraid of the Dragon Qi backlash?"

Zhang Chen answered very affirmatively: "I'm not afraid!"

"Are you confident in taking the corpse from the Pingbian Royal Mansion?"

"Now that the experts from the Pingbian Royal Mansion are not here, whether it can be done or not, we have to try to find out." Zhang Chen slowly stood up: "Tonight is a good time to let Sister see the methods of a cultivator."

What Zhang Chen relied on was nothing more than the invisibility talisman.

As long as there are no strong people in the Pingbian Royal Mansion who can see through his invisibility talisman, then he will be half successful.

"Do you really want to do it? Even if there are no experts in the Pingbian Royal Mansion, the most difficult to deal with are those soldiers. Thousands of troops guarding the mansion, even a real dragon will be slaughtered for you to see." Xie Lingyun's eyes were full of worry, and she persuaded Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen smiled upon hearing this: "Sister, just help me find a way to transport the ancient corpse out. Don't let me steal the ancient corpse, but it is recovered by the Pingbian King's guards."

"If you can really steal the ancient corpse, then I will have a way to hide the ancient corpse so that the Pingbian Royal Mansion will never find it." Xie Lingyun patted her chest and said.

Zhang Chen smiled upon hearing this: "I'll take the first step, and Sister will come to the Pingbian Royal Mansion to meet me as soon as possible. By the way, Sister also needs to leave some warriors to protect Xiaodouding."

"Xiaodouding's safety is up to me." Xie Lingyun said.

Zhang Chen's figure disappeared into the darkness. Xie Lingyun looked at the direction Zhang Chen disappeared, and a hint of excitement appeared in her eyes: "Come on, leave five hundred armored soldiers to guard this building, no one is allowed to approach, and then transfer a thousand armored soldiers to go down the mountain with me."

Xie Lingyun ordered and led her armored soldiers to rush down the mountain quickly.

It is said that Zhang Chen left the Taoist temple all the way, and then went to a deserted place, turned into a vampire bat and fluttered away, heading towards the Pingbian Royal Mansion.

If it is an ordinary Qi Refiner or a Divine Soul Dao cultivator, facing the Dragon Qi suppression in the Pingbian Royal Mansion, it is no different from ordinary mortals, but for Zhang Chen, he is a person with Dragon Qi, and the most important thing is that his Dragon Qi has also been upgraded to the third level.

Although the Dragon Qi of the Pingbian Royal Mansion has some suppression on him, he is not completely without the power to fight back.

Zhang Chen's speed is very fast, especially after the Blood Control Technique is upgraded to the fifth level, it only takes an hour from Huangli Temple to Pingbian Royal Mansion.

At this time, Goulan County was in a dead silence, and guards were densely patrolling the streets.

Teams of patrolling guards can be seen everywhere. The Pingbian Royal Mansion had already prepared. Tens of thousands of troops were stationed on the streets, which can be described as one post every three steps and one sentry every five steps, forming a net.

As long as there is any disturbance, it will quickly fall into the net.

The most important thing is that there are tens of thousands of troops stationed at the four major city gates in the southeast, northwest.

At this time, in order to prevent those Jianghu people from making trouble, the Pingbian Royal Mansion directly implemented a curfew. In addition, with the huge army guarding it, the Yin God simply cannot leave the body. Without the ability to use magical powers, if the martial arts people dare to make trouble in the dark, they will die no matter how many come. Even if the Yin God Great Master enters it, under the suppression of the army, he is just an ordinary mortal.

"No wonder Xie Lingyun hesitated. It turns out that the Pingbian King is so cautious, arranging his lair like an iron barrel, completely without any flaws." Zhang Chen turned into a vampire bat and flew around Goulan County, then quietly landed on a tavern on the street, standing quietly in the darkness overlooking the street.

At this time, the entire Goulan County was filled with blood and baleful aura. Zhang Chen sensed it slightly, and although it had some impact on his Qi Refining Technique, the impact was not great. At most, he could only exert seven or eight points of his usual strength.

Zhang Chen carefully looked at it for a while, and then used ultrasound. The ultrasound spread out in all directions with Zhang Chen as the center.

Soon Zhang Chen received the feedback from the ultrasound, and looked at the inns on the street with a surprised expression. In his induction, a soldier wearing armor actually walked out of an inn, stood at the base of the wall to relieve himself, and then walked back into the house to sleep soundly.

Zhang Chen couldn't help but be stunned when he sensed this scene, and his mind couldn't turn around: "Strange, why would a soldier wearing armor come out of the people's house?"

Zhang Chen felt a little strange in his heart, so he simply turned into mist and sneaked into the people's houses. Then Zhang Chen was shocked, and after a while, he returned to the roof again, cursing: "The Pingbian Royal Mansion is really a dog. I thought that his curfew of one post every three steps and one sentry every five steps was already the limit, but who knew that the Pingbian King actually hid his troops among the people. In those houses, there are actually hidden troops, but I don't know how many!"

If he hadn't sensed a soldier wearing armor walking out of the house to urinate with ultrasound, and then walking back cursing, he would have noticed the clues.