Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains-Chapter 128 - 104. Jizhou Leiyin Temple, blockade Tongling_2

"If I remember correctly," the ability of the disciples from the Chan Sect within the former Monster Hunting Bureau was not insignificant. It’s said that many of them cultivated through slaying demons and exorcising evil,"

Hou Yuduan’s words made all three of them nod and show signs of agreement.

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"Enough," the night had been fraught with peril, yet without mishap. Let’s return to the Prefectural City and report back to Ding Dian first. If we go late, who knows how that Shen Xiao will connive against us in the Prefectural City!"

Upon hearing this, recalling that Shen Xiao, all three faces simultaneously showed a touch of anger, evidently deeply remembering the mess Shen Xiao had caused the night before.

After a brief discussion, the four of them prepared to leave, but Hou Yuduan’s gaze lingered on the direction Buyu Monk had left, revealing a hint of speculation.

He hadn’t finished speaking just now, perhaps Buyu Monk came for the demons, but that couldn’t be the only reason; otherwise, he could have directly informed them and avoided their suspicions.

Buyu Monk being far away in Jizhou, how could he know that such a small place as Tongling County had demons appear, unless someone wanted him here and deliberately informed him, or, he was originally supposed to come to Tongling County.

And just now, Buyu Monk did say he was coming to Tongling on business...

What business could a monk from Jizhou Thunder Sound Temple possibly have in Yongzhou?

Hou Yuduan pondered for a long time but couldn’t figure it out and just made a mental note of this matter.

...

New Yu Era, 1322, the first day of June

A piece of news spread quickly within the Prefectural City.

Last night, on their first mission to scout for traces of demons, of the twenty Martial Artists from the Prison Administration Department who were at least at the Gang Qi Realm, only Shen Xiao from the Great Luo Sect returned in the morning; the other nineteen were all dead...

The Prefectural City, already anxious because of the demon issue, was suddenly shrouded in a wave of fear again, and a large number of residents started packing up their belongings, preparing to leave the Prefectural City for other places.

At this very moment, as if on cue, the Prefectural Magistrate’s Office issued a decree that from today until the Rakshasa Festival next month, no travel permits would be issued, including the Great Luo Sect, no one was allowed to issue travel passes privately.

This meant that until the Rakshasa Festival, no one could leave the Prefectural City...

Lord Fan’s this command left the entire city’s populace dumbfounded. "You say you can’t handle the demon, fine, but why stop people from fleeing!"

In an instant, civil unrest boiled over in the Prefectural City, and if it had not been for Lord Fan’s immediate explanation an hour after issuing the order, it was likely that the Martial Artists among the populace would have banded together to revolt...

"There are three Official Roads out of Tongling County leading to Yinling, Jinling, and Zaoyang respectively. The adept fighters from the Prefecture City Prison Administration have confirmed that all three Official Roads are blocked by demons. Even weaker Martial Artists who venture there would face a near-certain death, let alone the ordinary residents who, in large numbers, would only become fodder for the demons,"

Though Lord Fan’s explanation won some understanding from the populace, it also cast an even more oppressive atmosphere over the city...

Back in March, those demons had already started to block the Official Roads within the Prefectural City. Now even the roads leading out were sealed off. What exactly do these demons want?

In the main hall of the Prefectural Magistrate’s Office, Fan Longhe, Ding Dian, and Ding Buhai sat together with expressions of grave concern. After watching Shen Xiao leave the hall, Ding Buhai voiced his thoughts slowly.

"The massacre of over seventy thousand people in Songyang Town, all the roads within and without the county being sealed... Lords, I don’t need to repeat what these demons are up to, do I?"

After Ding Buhai finished speaking, he waited in vain for a response. When he looked up, he saw Fan Longhe with a troubled face, while Ding Dian wore an indifferent attitude, as if the matter did not concern him. A shadow flickered in Ding Buhai’s eyes.

"That Sheep Demon that broke into the city must be an underling sent by the Blood Demon in search of blood sacrifices for healing. A mere subordinate is already a seventh-rank demon; that Blood Demon must currently have the strength of at least a sixth-rank demon.

If it really recovers to the fifth rank, then none of the more than two million people in Tongling will be left alive!

The Blood Demon tragedy during the last years of Wuzong, neither of you would want to see a repeat, would you?"

"Idle chatter. If you have a solution, speak up. If not, fold your tail and get lost. Your Great Luo Sect is supposed to be so powerful, so run away with your Sect Members if that’s what it takes. You must have that much confidence, don’t you..."

Ding Dian suddenly interjected coldly at this point, instantly causing Ding Buhai’s blood to boil. If not for fearing his strength, he would probably have taken him on right there and then.

If Tongling County falls and the entire city’s populace is slaughtered by demons, the greatest loss would not be borne by Ding Dian or Fan Longhe but by his Great Luo Sect—or to be precise, the native Nine Mainstream Forces.

Taking root in a place is not a simple affair. The Great Luo Sect had been rooted in Tongling County for nearly a millennium, only advancing to Second-rate a little over a hundred years ago. Their sect’s assets, resources, relations, and connections had long entwined deeply with the soil of Tongling County.

If they were to flee, they would have to abandon too much, so much that as long as there was a glimmer of hope, Ding Buhai had to ensure this place’s survival.

Ding Dian was just watching the excitement without any concerns. Knowing full well that the Great Luo Sect was the least willing to withdraw, he deliberately made those biting remarks, naturally igniting fury in Ding Buhai’s heart.

After a good ten breaths, Ding Buhai finally managed to suppress his anger. He stopped looking at Ding Dian and turned his gaze to Fan Longhe.

"Lord Fan, please be frank. How much longer until Master Fanyin arrives? Additionally, will the Holy Church Headquarters send experts down here? The matter of the Blood Demon is no small affair, given the precedents. If you can’t resolve it, let me be blunt. If you cannot give me a definite assurance, our Sect, for the sake of preserving the lives of the city’s populace and our sect’s foundation, will reluctantly have to seek other allies..."