From the family treasure tree to build an eternal family

Chapter 122 Lu Family
When Jiang Hao arrived in Tonggu County 25 years ago to serve as the magistrate of Xianguan County, he had just reached the fourth level of Qi Refining.

Having just arrived, with no illustrious family background or connections, and relying solely on his three true spiritual roots and the spirit stone stipend of a celestial official, his chances of reaching the Foundation Establishment realm in this lifetime are extremely slim.

So he sought refuge with the Lü family, the county magistrate, and married Lü Jinlan, the granddaughter of Lü Yisong.

Thanks to the Lu family's spiritual land in Cangwu Mountain, Jiang Hao recently broke through to the seventh level of Qi Refining, becoming a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator.

He reached such a level in his early fifties. If things go smoothly from there, he has a chance to reach the ninth level of Qi Refining before he turns eighty.

It shows signs of foundation building!
At this moment, Jiang Hao, Lü Yisong, and Lü Qingyan were flying in the air, looking anxious as they searched the vicinity of the dilapidated temple where demonic cultivators were lurking.

Besides the three late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, the Lü family also had several hundred people, including cultivators and innate martial artists operating on the ground.

"Xiaoting, where are you?"

Jiang Hao was extremely anxious and searched aimlessly in the vicinity.

He was heartbroken, having recently learned that his daughter Jiang Lin had died and that Lü Xuanting had been captured by demonic cultivators.

He was told this news by the Lü family.

Lu Xuanting's daily life was arranged by Lu Yisong, not him. He didn't even know that Lu Xuanting and Jiang Lin had gone to the county town for the fair.

the other side.

Lu Yisong's face was extremely gloomy.

He discovered the disappearance of Lü Xuanting and Jiang Lin very late. It wasn't until he sensed something was wrong and sent people to search for them that he found the murdered Jiang Lin and the coachman.

It was around that time that Jing Zhuo's men, sent to seek help, arrived at Cangwu Mountain.

"In Tonggu County, someone actually dared to kidnap a member of my Lü family! And a member of our clan with spiritual roots at that!"

His chest was filled with a fierce anger.

What is his status? The head of the celestial officials, and a county magistrate!
The Lü family is now the dominant force in Tonggu County.

Under such circumstances, who would be so foolish as to kidnap a member of the Lü family?

This was due to Lü Yisong's carelessness. He hadn't expected anyone to be so audacious.

Upon receiving the distress call, he immediately led a large number of members of the Lü family to provide assistance, and searched the area around the dilapidated temple thoroughly.

They discovered the body of County Governor Jing Zhuo, along with his dead subordinates from the Demon-Subduing Guards.

Later, they captured Li Mang, a rogue cultivator, and a Xiantian martial artist nearby.

That innate martial artist was not Wang Nian, but another subordinate who worked for Zhao Shuai.

Neither of them were killed; instead, their dantian was destroyed and they were captured.

The Lü family had no time to deal with them; they were all busy searching for the demonic cultivator and Lü Xuanting.

The area within a radius of several miles has been thoroughly searched, and the search area is still being expanded.

"My dear great-granddaughter, please don't let anything happen to you."

Lü Yisong's anxiety was no less than Jiang Hao's.

Lu Xuanting's surname is Lu, and she is a descendant of the Lu family. In the future, she will definitely recruit a rogue cultivator as her son-in-law to marry into the family.

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The Lü family members dispersed and searched the surrounding area thoroughly.

Jiang Hao flew further and further away, attempting to find any trace left behind by the demonic cultivator.

"Is there anyone there?"

He flew very low and saw large traces of battle in the distance, as well as figures of people.

He quickly approached and first saw Xu Xiaoniu and Xu Xiaohou, followed by several corpses scattered around.

"County Commandant Xu? This is...?"

Jiang Hao looked puzzled. Judging from the traces at the scene, a fierce battle must have taken place.

Xu Xiaoniu stood guard over his third brother's body, his heart heavy, unsure how to begin to recount this tragedy. Xu Xiaohou remained silent, kneeling beside Xu Xiaogou's corpse.

"May I ask, have you seen my daughter, Xuan Ting?"

Just as Jiang Hao uttered his question, a clear female voice came from afar: "Father! Father~~"

Lu Xuanting was quick-witted; she had been hiding in the shadows and only revealed herself when her father appeared.

"Xiaoting?!"

Jiang Hao looked in surprise at the sound, tiptoed to Lü Xuanting, and grabbed her.

"It's alright, it's alright, phew~~"

He has already lost his daughter Jiang Lin, and finding Lü Xuanting will make him feel better.

A moment later, he realized what was happening and cast a spell into the air: Illumination.

Illumination is a minor, auxiliary spell with no offensive power, but it proved effective at this moment: Jiang Hao's illumination spell, cast at the seventh level of Qi Refining, shone like a dazzling sun in the night sky.

The Lü family members, who were in the distance, noticed the illumination spell and rushed over.

Lü Yisong and Lü Qingyan arrived first, followed by the rest of the Lü family.

"Grandpa!"

When Lü Xuanting saw Lü Yisong, she opened her arms and rushed over.

Seeing that his great-granddaughter was alright, Lü Yisong finally breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes crinkling with laughter and wrinkles appearing at the corners of his eyes.

He bent down and hugged Lü Xuanting: "Xiaoting, I'm so glad you're alright. You scared your great-grandfather to death."

Lu Xuanting was more affectionate towards Lu Yisong than towards Jiang Hao: "I'm fine. I mentioned my great-grandfather's name, and that bad guy was so scared that he immediately sent me back."

"Oh? What happened?"

Lu Yisong thought to himself: That demonic cultivator is still somewhat sensible; he knows that the Lu family cannot be offended.

A moment later, the Lü family arrived with Li Mang and his companion, along with the corpses of Jing Zhuo and the others.

The death of Jing Zhuo, the head of the Demon Subduing Division, along with the deaths of many Demon Subduing Guards, is no small matter.

As the county magistrate, Lü Yisong had to bear the responsibility.

Lu Xuanting pointed at Li Mang: "Great-grandfather, it was him! He's the one who tied me up!"

In her last memory before falling into a coma, she saw Li Mang's face.

Upon hearing that Li Mang was the murderer of Jiang Lin, Jiang Hao stepped forward to seek revenge, but was stopped by Lü Yisong.

"Don't kill him."

Don't kill me?

Jiang Hao didn't speak, but looked at Lü Yisong with a questioning gaze.

Lu Yisong did not answer, but looked up in the direction of Yuanli County City, thinking: They're coming soon.

The death of the celestial official would surely attract the attention of the county government officials, who would come to investigate. An inexplicable silence fell over the scene.

Lu Yisong looked up into the distance without saying a word or asking Xu Xiaoniu about the matter of demonic cultivators.

Li Mang was being held captive by the Lü family, awaiting his death.

There were also Xu Xiaoniu and Xu Xiaohou standing silently by Xu Xiaogou's side.

time flies.

After a while, a vast aura flew in from the horizon.

Its aura was powerful, like the blazing sun in the sky, making everyone breathless.

Lu Yisong bowed deeply, appearing extremely respectful.

He concluded that this was the aura of someone in the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

No one present could look up and directly at the figure floating in the air.

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Fan Kongye, draped in a wide black robe, hovered a dozen meters above the ground, his aura as majestic as a mountain and as vast as the sea, looking down at everyone from his high vantage point.

His divine sense spread outwards, covering an area of ​​five or six miles in radius.

"Are the local celestial officials present?"

He saw corpses everywhere, but he didn't know which one was the dead celestial official Jing Zhuo.

Lu Yisong stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Your humble servant Lu Yisong, magistrate of Tonggu County, pays his respects to Your Excellency."

Who is Jing Zhuo? Who killed him?

Fan Kongye came to investigate the death of the immortal official, but unexpectedly, he found so many people gathered together as soon as he arrived in Tonggu County.

That saves a lot of trouble.

Lu Yisong quickly explained, "This is Jing Zhuo, the head of the Demon Subduing Division of our county. He was killed by demonic cultivators. Recently, demonic cultivators have been committing atrocities in our county, and the Demon Subduing Division is investigating and hunting down the demonic cultivators and their subordinates..."

He told everything he knew in detail, without hiding anything.

However, he knew very little information; he didn't even know the identity of the demonic cultivator or how he died.

"These two are the demonic cultivator's subordinates?"

Fan Kongye descended from the sky and landed in front of Li Mang and the other man.

"Yes."

Fan Kongye placed his palm on Li Mang's head and performed a soul-searching technique.

“Uh~~”

Li Mang trembled all over, as if he were suffering immense pain.

When Fan Kongye released his grip, Li Mang foamed at the mouth and nose, collapsed to the ground, and fell silent.

In just a moment, Fan Kongye obtained the information he wanted from Li Mang's memories, and then began to search the soul of another innate martial artist.

This is why Lü Yisong spared Li Mang's life.

Fan Kongye pieced together the information he obtained from the soul search with what Lü Yisong had said, and found that a very crucial part was still missing.

He walked to Jing Zhuo's side, placed his palm on the corpse, and let a wisp of spiritual energy flow through it to examine it thoroughly.

"Hmm? That's strange."

He discovered something that surprised him greatly.

Jing Zhuo's information at the Yuanli County government office indicated that he was a celestial official with the true spiritual roots of metal, wood, and water. However, after Fan Kongye's investigation, it was found that he had the false spiritual roots of the fifth element!

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"You two, speak."

Fan Kongye approached Xu Xiaoniu and Xu Xiaohou.

The truth can only be found out from these two people.

Xu Xiaoniu knew that this person was a very important figure from the county government with great power and status, and he could not afford to offend him. So he suppressed his grief, composed himself, and told him everything that had happened after his niece Zhongxi went missing.

From discovering the identity of the demonic cultivator Zhao Shuai to the later encounter with Granny Yin, the story is told truthfully.

So that's how it is. Everyone understood what had happened.

Fan Kongye reached out to check Xu Xiaogou's condition, which was indeed consistent with the description. He then checked on Granny Yin and Zhao Shuai.

However, when he approached Zhao Shuai, the Infant Soul Vessel suddenly flew out of Zhao Shuai's arms and fled into the distance.

"Oh, want to escape?"

Fan Kongye had long since discovered the demonic artifact on Zhao Shuai's body, but he never expected that the artifact had its own consciousness and knew how to escape.

With a single gesture, he forcefully froze the infant soul cup in mid-air.

"return!"

With a wave of his hand, he caught the Infant Soul Cup in his palm.

Open the lid of the pot, and Shi Zheng's ghost emerges from within.

Before Shi Zheng could escape, Fan Kongye used the Soul Searching Technique to refine Shi Zheng's ghostly soul as well.

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"One person is still missing."

Fan Kongye learned from Li Mang's memories that there was another culprit: Wang Nian.

"Boom~~"

He soared into the air, his divine sense expanding to its maximum extent, and flew towards the distance.

A late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator's divine sense is enough to cover an area of ​​five or six miles in radius. Combined with the speed of a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, they can investigate the situation of the entire Tonggu County in a short time.

"what?"

However, before Fan Kongye could search carefully, he found Wang Nian more than ten miles away.

Wang Nian didn't take the opportunity to escape. Thinking himself clever, he hid near the dilapidated temple, "admiring" his masterpiece.

When Fan Kongye descended from the sky, he had nowhere to escape.

Fan Kongye grasped Wang Nian's head with one hand and began to search his soul.

"So that's how it is. Now I understand."

From Wang Nian's memories, he learned why Wang Nian was targeting the Xu family.

In this way, he already knew the ins and outs of the matter. The only thing he didn't understand was how Jing Zhuo disguised himself as a true spiritual root with five pseudo-spiritual roots and became a celestial official.

(End of this chapter)