Ruins of the past

Hearing Chu Qiguang say that he alone was enough, the dissatisfaction on the faces of the two hundred households present became even heavier.

‘Too arrogant. ’

Just as they were thinking about it, they felt a wave of heat coming from Chu Qiguang's body, and late autumn seemed to suddenly turn into midsummer.

‘The fifth realm? ’

'How old is he...'

As Chu Qiguang circulated his energy and blood a little and showed his martial arts realm, the two hundred households looked at Chu Qiguang very differently.

At this age, the fifth level of martial arts can be called a peerless genius, with a bright future.

Chu Qiguang continued: "The Ba Mansion is now in chaos, with demons and monsters everywhere, and there are also demons from the Jie Sect who are causing trouble everywhere."

"The warriors under me have been severely damaged in the past few months, and we need to be in charge of Ba Mansion, so I might as well do it alone."

With a background in martial arts at the fifth level, Han Wenshao and another Baihu Ancient Astrologer were still dissatisfied with Chu Qiguang coming alone, but they reluctantly accepted the other party's explanation.

Han Wenshao introduced: "Now there is a group of monsters entrenched in Qitong Mansion. They have broken into the county government and killed a local magistrate. They are arrogant and have extremely bad influence."

"Our mission this time is to destroy this group of monsters."

"The number of this group of monsters exceeds a hundred, and there are also the guardian monster generals of the Snowy Mountains among them."

The so-called protector demon generals are some of the most powerful demons in the Daxue Mountain Demon Kingdom. Almost all of them have the strength of the fifth level of martial arts. Some of them also have the innate abilities of the demon clan, and even have the blood of dragons.

After all, the ancestors of those monsters in the Snowy Mountains once followed the Dragon Clan to wreak havoc on the Central Plains for hundreds of years.

In the process, they gathered a huge amount of wealth and resources, and mastered a large amount of monster inheritance.

Some of the powerful monsters even acquired part of the dragon bloodline and inheritance, and mastered some dragon power.

However, as the Dragon Clan was driven into the East China Sea by the Han Emperor Taizu, a wave of demon elimination and revenge arose in the Central Plains at that time, and a large number of monsters were massacred.

It can be said that most of the hatred between humans and monsters today stems from the rampage of the dragon clan and the revenge of the human clan.

The Han Dynasty court has always suppressed and guarded against monsters, which has continued from the beginning of the founding of the country to the present.

When slaughtering monsters, the monsters who had followed the dragon were the focus of attention. With heavy casualties, they split into multiple groups and fled.

Some fled overseas, some fled to the grassland...

The largest group escaped into the Snowy Mountains and formed the current Snowy Mountain Demon Country.

After hearing Han Wenshao's introduction, Chu Qiguang nodded slightly: "When will we set off?"

Han Wenshao said: "Tomorrow at Mao, we will set off from Sanliping outside the city."

…

A moment later, in a study room deep in Qianhu.

Song Baoyi, who holds the post of Qianhu of the Shuzhou Demon Division, was looking at the official document in his hand and said with a slight smile: "Is Chu Qiguang here?"

Deputy Qianhu Han Jueyong nodded: "I have already met Han Wenshao and the others."

Song Baoyi asked: "How much do you think the news in Lingzhou is true and how false?"

Although there is a long distance between Lingzhou and Shuzhou, and they still belong to the territory of the Assassin Demon School, the speed of information flow is not fast. Many people in Shuzhou, including the Suppressing Demon Division, do not know what Chu Qiguang has done in Lingzhou. .

However, as the senior leaders of Shuzhou Town Demon Division, Song Baoyi and Han Jueyong naturally had their own news channels, and they also heard a lot of news from Lingzhou.

Han Jueyong analyzed at this moment: "The emperor and Zhong Shan'e pushed Chu Qiguang to the front desk, they must value this person."

"In my opinion... he ran the Chamber of Commerce, manipulated stocks, and amassed gold and silver. These have been recorded for a long time and should all be true."

"As for how one person killed more than 20 powerful people from the Five Realms of Huangtian Dao and the Wolf Clan, captured the Holy Girl of Huangtian Dao with his bare hands, challenged the leader of Huangtian Dao to a battle, and saved the Lingzhou Tianshi Sect with just one knife..."

Han Jueyong laughed while talking: "These rumors are too weird and unlikely to be true. It is estimated that the aristocratic families in Lingzhou are working together to build momentum for Chu Qiguang in order to increase the stock price."

They also learned about stocks. Although they didn't study deeply, they still had a superficial understanding.

"It is absolutely true that he has broken through to the fifth realm. He is a genius."

Qianhu Songbao nodded and agreed with Han Jueyong's opinion.

They are all strong men in the fifth realm who have experienced hundreds of battles, and have rich experience in the strength, training, and combat of the fifth realm.

It is precisely because they have experienced, fought, and felt that they scorned many rumors in Lingzhou.

Chu Qiguang didn't even have a year to break through to the fifth level of martial arts. How could he be as powerful as the rumors say?

Song Baoyi sighed: "With the current trend in Shuzhou... I hope he is really as powerful as the rumors say, and we can be more relaxed."

When they mentioned the situation in Shuzhou, their faces darkened.

Now there are vague signs of the Demon Kingdom, the Jie Sect, and the Chieftain joining forces. Once they really join forces to deal with the imperial forces in Shuzhou, the Suppressing Demon Division will be in an overwhelmingly disadvantageous situation.

Han Jueyong shook his head: "When Han Wenshao and the others come back, we will know what Chu Qiguang is like."

One of the purposes of their transfer of Chu Qiguang this time was to test the opponent's strength and prepare for the deployment of troops in future wars.

…

On the second day, Qitong Mansion in Shuzhou.

The group of monsters that Chu Qiguang and the others were going to deal with occupied a village in the mountains and were resting.

Ning Junma, the leader of this group of monsters, has occupied the house of a wealthy family in the village and is gesticulating repeatedly on a map.

From time to time, the cry of villagers and the play of monsters came from outside the house. Ning Junma frowned when she heard it, but she did not say anything to stop it.

Of course, he didn't pity the villagers, but felt that the demons under his command were not disciplined enough.

Under such circumstances, it would be okay to capture some county offices, fortresses, etc., but it would be difficult to fight head-on with the imperial army.

'It is better to fight and run at the same time, and not to fight head-on with the Han court. ’

‘The only ones who can catch up with us are probably the small forces of the Demon Suppressing Division... we can find an opportunity to eat them in one bite’

Ning Junma looked at the map and kept thinking about the next action plan.

At this moment, bursts of shouts of death came from outside.

Ning Junma's eyes narrowed, and she rushed out. She saw one of her subordinates running over: "It's the troops from the Demon Suppression Division! They came over and encountered the hidden stakes we arranged outside."

Ning Junma snorted coldly: "Well done."

He immediately raised his head to the sky and let out a wolf howl, summoning his monsters.

As the wolf howl spreads far away, the same wolf howls can be heard one after another in response.

All the monsters inside and outside the village gathered towards Ning Junma, and then killed the Demon Suppressor outside the village.

In the blink of an eye, the two sides were fighting together, with swords, fists, feet, fangs, and claws... fighting fiercely in a small area.

Han Wenshao and another Baihu ancient astrologer stood on a hillside not far away, overlooking the battlefield and commanding the battle.

Chu Qiguang stood beside them, observing the fighting parties.

Although he was not very familiar with marching and fighting, he could still tell that the warriors on the Demon Suppression Division were well organized and well coordinated with each other, and they had the upper hand just a moment after the battle started.

Looking at the snowy mountain monsters falling one by one, Chu Qiguang secretly said a pity in his heart.

Han Wenshao on the side suddenly ordered: "Chu Baihu, it is convenient for you to move alone. If a master appears on the opposite side in a while, you will be the one to restrain him."

Although the warriors in the fifth realm are powerful, if they only rely on martial arts, they are still flesh and blood.

In a real war, it is impossible to annihilate the enemy simply by relying on the martial arts of the Five Realm warriors.

The greater role of the Five Realm warriors is to penetrate and disrupt formations, divide the battlefield, decapitate commanders, affect morale, etc.

And if both sides have five-level warriors, they will often contain each other.

After listening to Han Wenshao's words, Chu Qiguang nodded and said it was no problem. He happened to want to catch a few powerful monsters and bring them back to Ba Mansion to work hard.

Seeing the monsters on the battlefield being skillfully divided up by the warriors of the Demon Suppression Division, and then surrounded and killed one by one, a terrifying wolf howl suddenly came.

As the wolf roar swept across the entire place, the warriors of the Demon Suppressing Division were affected, almost all of them trembled, and their movements slowed down for half a beat.

Immediately, several people were swarmed by the monsters and torn into pieces.

Immediately afterwards, Ning Junma, the leader of this group of monsters, transformed into a giant white wolf and rushed directly into the battlefield with a roar.

I saw his claws bringing up gusts of wind, like a storm attacking the Demon Suppression Division's defense line. Flesh and blood flew everywhere in his path, and no one could defeat him.

Following Ning Junma's action, the formation of the warriors from the Demon-Suppressing Division was immediately disrupted, while the morale of the monsters in the Snowy Mountains was high.

More and more monsters followed the giant wolf, and in turn swept away the warriors of the Demon Suppression Division, forming a local advantage.

Han Wenshao looked at this scene with a serious expression on his face, thinking that this wolf demon was more powerful than he had expected, and he was probably the best among the demon guardian generals in the Snowy Mountains.

He immediately changed his original plan.

'We can't fight him alone, we have to gather the strength of the three of us to behead him...'

Chu Qiguang on the side looked at the giant white wolf and his eyes lit up: "Leave this monster to me."

After saying that, he flashed and rushed towards Ning Junma's position.

Seeing Chu Qiguang rushing out like this, Han Wenshao stretched out his hand to catch but only stopped him in vain, and quickly shouted: "Wait!"

But seeing Chu Qiguang rushing into the battlefield in the blink of an eye, Han Wenshao could only helplessly say to the ancient astrologist on the side: "This Chu Qiguang is too reckless."

"Follow him! Don't let him be torn apart by that wolf monster."

Two hundred households hurriedly followed Chu Qiguang, but were surprised to find that they could not catch up at all.

I saw a loud roar coming from Chu Qiguang's body, like a flash flood or a rushing river.

The violent heat wave radiated in all directions, bringing up a gust of hot wind, making people feel like they were in the desert all of a sudden.

At the same time, a layer of golden color appeared on Chu Qiguang's body.

He kicked the ground hard with both feet, and with a loud roar, the ground cracked, and his whole body brought up multiple phantoms, hitting the battlefield like a cannonball.

A wolf demon opened its mouth and bit at his right foot, but Chu Qiguang didn't react at all, just walking, stepping, and kicking normally...

The moment the wolf demon bit Chu Qiguang, it was like being hit by a giant whale in the sea.

His teeth instantly shattered and his muscles cracked. He flew out like a rag bag and died before he even hit the ground.

Chu Qiguang charged into the battlefield in front of him as if he was in an uninhabited land. All the monsters he killed were killed by him, and it was almost impossible to slow him down at all.

Ning Junma, who had just bitten the head of a warrior, suddenly turned her head, staring at the charging Chu Qiguang with a pair of green wolf eyes.

Seeing the opponent's body full of energy and blood surge, killing monsters everywhere, he was also shocked: 'Who is this person? Could it be that Qianhu from Shuzhou Demon Suppression Division came to deal with me personally? ’

Seeing Chu Qiguang getting closer and closer, Ning Junma didn't have time to think too much. He roared, the hair on his body stood on end, and he rushed towards him with an explosion of energy and blood.

Gang Qi stirred, and Qi and blood exploded.

I saw Chu Qiguang punching the giant wolf's mouth, breaking the opponent's teeth.

Then the giant wolf's claws tore violently at Chu Qiguang's body.

Chu Qiguang didn't care, and punched the wolf in the stomach with his other hand. A circle of air waves could be seen spreading out from the place where he hit.

Then Chu Qiguang grabbed the giant wolf by the neck, pushed him to the ground, and punched him again.

There was a loud bang.

Smoke, dust and stone chips flew into the ground, creating a small crater, and the giant wolf had completely collapsed and was beaten unconscious.

Han Wenshao and Gu Xingxing, who had been chasing Chu Qiguang, twitched when they saw this scene.

Seeing the punch that hit the giant wolf, I felt as if my head also hurt.

This gap is too big.

Is this a seventeen-year-old boy?

Seeing the opponent's swollen muscles and shining golden appearance, they all believed that he had trained hard for thirty years.

Moreover, with his terrifying brute strength and horizontal kung fu, he doesn't look like someone from the Demon Assassination School. He is simply more of a Hunter School than their Hunter School.

At this time, Han Wenshao remembered what Chu Qiguang said before and murmured: "He is really enough alone."

The ancient astrologists on the side were full of envy. Who doesn’t want to be a peerless genius?

As Ning Junma was knocked unconscious by Chu Qi Guangqian, the morale of the monsters suddenly dropped sharply, and they were absolutely weak in terms of individual strength.

After Chu Qiguang charged several more times, the monsters were completely defeated and were chased and killed by many warriors from the Demon Suppression Division.

There is no more suspense in this battle, and Chu Qiguang, the remaining miscellaneous fish, is too lazy to take action again.

When Han Wenshao and Gu Xingxing talked to Chu Qiguang again, their tone was unknowingly a little more respectful.

Shortly after returning to the Qianhu Office, Deputy Qianhu Han Jueyong listened to the reports from the two Baihus and immediately met with Chu Qiguang.

In the living room at this moment, Han Jueyong looked at Chu Qiguang with a hint of disbelief in his eyes.

He still remembered that when he first met the other party, although Chu Qiguang was a genius, he was only in the fourth level of martial arts and had no power.

Unexpectedly, more than half a year has passed in the blink of an eye, and the other party has not only established the Yunyang Chamber of Commerce in Lingzhou, but has also broken through the fifth realm of martial arts.

The martial arts are also extremely powerful, comparable to the top five realm warriors.

The power and personal force of Han Jueyong are intertwined, so Han Jueyong can no longer treat the other party as an ordinary subordinate.

He said with a hint of respect on his face: "Brother Chu, I heard about your achievements in Lingzhou. You are really young and promising. I heard that the emperor even rewarded you with the title of Thousand Households? Then I should call you that too. It’s like a thousand households.”

Chu Qiguang smiled slightly: "It's just a false title..."

After the two exchanged pleasantries, Han Jueyong made a request for Chu Qiguang to contribute more in the next battle.

However, Chu Qiguang expressed his request: "I want your school's secret body refining medicine."