The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 169 The Demon's Wedding
Although Hu Xian'er and Liu Cuitong looked to be around thirty years old, they were voluptuous, beautiful, and possessed a mature charm.

Wang Zhong and several Jurchen commanders and centurions were itching to join in.

Only the priest of the Hada tribe, when looking at the two women, occasionally showed a deep fear in his eyes.

However, he dared not remind Wang Zhong in front of Fox Fairy and Liu Cuitong that these two women were monsters.

Moreover, it is a great demon that has lived for at least several hundred years.

If it weren't for the fact that the fox spirit and Liu Cuitong didn't possess any malevolent aura, but instead received a lot of incense and merit, it would have been difficult to tell.

The priest was looking for an excuse to run away.

Then, his gaze toward Li Jingxiao was filled with a mixture of envy and fear.

It could make two powerful demons willingly become maids.

Moreover, the two great demons did not smell of blood, which makes it clear that this Marquis is not just good at leading troops into battle.

Li Jingxiao naturally noticed the priest as well, and raised his cup to him. The priest quickly picked up his cup and drank a cup of wine in a proper manner.

Little did he know that when Li Jingxiao was drinking and his view was obstructed, a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

In his eyes, whether it was the Jurchens, the Tatars, or the Oirats and Uriyangkhai tribes, they were all threats to the Great Zhou.

If there's a chance, either wipe them out.

The best course of action is either to annex them and assimilate them into the Han Chinese culture.

Therefore, Li Jingxiao had already planned to secretly kill the priest.

Li Jingxiao even considered taking advantage of the fact that Wang Zhong was with him and two thousand cavalrymen.

They sent a message to the Jurchen forces who had betrayed Wang Zhong.

If the enemy takes the opportunity to attack Wang Zhong's clansmen left behind in Hada River, and we take the opportunity to kill Wang Zhong, we might be able to incorporate these two thousand Jurchen cavalrymen into our ranks.

No, Li Jingxiao quickly remembered Wang Zhong's eldest son, Wang Tai, who had led a group of his clansmen to migrate to the mountains west of Suiha City and settle down.

After years of development, his influence is actually greater than that of his father, Wang Zhong.

Once Wang Zhong dies, the remaining forces of the Hada tribe will definitely seek refuge with Wang Tai.

That would be a disguised way of strengthening Wangtai's power.

It would be better to keep Wang Zhong alive and wait for the Jurchen allied forces to defeat those 1 Tatar cavalry.

Taking advantage of their great victory, they coerced Wang Tai into surrendering to his father, Wang Zhong.

The two families appear to be from the same clan, and their leaders are father and son.

However, after the two forces merge, there will inevitably be many internal conflicts.

They might fight each other to the death in a few years.

Whether Wang Zhongsheng or Wang Tai wins, the number of people who die in the end will certainly not be small.

It's like both sides lost.

It would be impossible to regain our former strength in less than eight or ten years.

The army set off again early the next morning.

After cycling for six days, on June 17th, I arrived at the middle section of the Liao River.

It was only a little over a hundred li away from Xianping Prefecture, where the 1-strong Tatar cavalry was stationed.

After the army stopped, Li Jingxiao sought to obtain firsthand intelligence.

That evening, he rode his flying sword around Xianping Prefecture, which was equivalent to opening a map.

In the future, using the "Mysterious Light Technique," one can easily find out the whereabouts of the ten thousand Tatars in the entire Xianping Prefecture.

Moreover, this place is only about 3 li away from where Jin Yangjun's tiger demon is hiding.

Li Jingxiao simply rode his flying sword to find him.

Using the mount token as a guide, it was quite easy to find Lord Jinyang.

However, the tiger demon was lying in a mountain more than two hundred miles from the coast, waiting for its accomplices to lure the mountain people and herdsmen back to be its snacks.

Upon seeing Li Jingxiao flying over on his sword, Jin Yangjun hurriedly got up, knelt on the ground, and said, "This little demon greets Master."

Li Jingxiao pretended not to have seen the guy's cannibalism.

Moreover, I heard that a few days ago, on his way to Japan, he first encountered several Japanese ships at sea, which ate all the merchants and crew members on board.

They went ashore again and slaughtered an entire village.

Then look at the cougars beside him, dressed in clothing and hairstyles unique to Japan.

When he was in a good mood, he would throw out a jar of Monkey Spirit Wine as a reward.

Jin Yangjun hurriedly caught the wine jar, and seeing Li Jingxiao's gaze fixed on his Japanese vassal, he revealed a satisfied smile.

They immediately realized that their master truly disliked the Japanese.

He immediately thought that in the future, when collecting ghouls, it would be best to use the souls of Japanese people.

In this way, if the master is pleased, he may bestow an extra reward.

If Li Jingxiao knew what he was thinking, he would not only reward him, but might even be willing to equip him with a complete set of level 10 or 20 game equipment.

They agreed that three days later at midnight, the tiger demon would drive several tigers to appear near the Tatar army camp, where they would roar and echo through the camp.

Once the Tatar horses are startled, he will take the opportunity to lead his cavalry into the Tatar camp.

Lord Jinyang was very enthusiastic about killing people.

If it weren't for Li Jingxiao's strict orders forbidding him from personally rushing into the Tatar camp...

The tiger demon wanted to reveal its true form and rush into the camp to devour the Tatars.

Li Jingxiao and the tiger demon had been separated for more than two months.

We agreed to meet every three months, which was on the first day of the seventh lunar month, at Yunmo Cave on Jiuding Mountain in Jizhou.

The agreement to exchange 50 ghosts for 5 catties of spirit wine has only 20 days left.

Li Jingxiao simply fulfilled the agreement ahead of schedule.

Jin Yangjun chuckled, and with a thought, a full 200 wretched ghosts suddenly emerged from his body.

Moreover, it appears that at least a hundred or so people are Japanese.

The others were mostly dressed in Jurchen and Tatar attire.

However, this tiger demon had already landed in Japan and had just slaughtered a village.

However, in the second village, they encountered a powerful dog demon. The two fought fiercely, and in the end, they were able to force the dog demon to retreat thanks to the game potion given to them by Li Jingxiao.

Although Jin Yangjun won, he did not dare to stay in Japan for too long, so he returned to Liaodong ahead of schedule.

Hiding in the mountains and forests, they wait for their own accomplices to lure the mountain people back.

Upon hearing the word "dog demon," Li Jingxiao's interest was piqued.

Although this tiger demon wasn't a particularly powerful monster, it was only because it encountered Li Jingxiao, who was practically cheating.

Otherwise, even if it were Hu Xian'er or Liu Cuitong, it wouldn't be so easy for them to take the tiger demon's life in a one-on-one fight.

However, Jin Yangjun did not know the details of that dog demon, nor even its name.

Although he was unwilling to admit it in his heart, he still honestly said that the dog demon was indeed quite powerful.

Especially the knife in his hand, it looks like a pretty good magic weapon.

Li Jingxiao's interest grew even stronger, but he was more concerned about how many monsters there were in Japan.

He hurriedly asked, "Are there many evil spirits in Japan?"

Jin Yangjun was taken aback, then saw Li Jingxiao's excited gaze and couldn't help but shiver.

He secretly thought that this man must be planning to exorcise demons and monsters again, and incidentally use them and strange creatures to refine the Demon-Subduing Mace.

He nodded hurriedly and said, "Master, Japan has been at war every day for the past few decades. Although I only stayed in Japan for a few days, apart from encountering that dog demon..."

I also saw that many villages were practically wiped out. In one village alone, there were at least a dozen eerie creatures that must have lived for a very long time. Even the smaller ones had to take a detour.

Li Jingxiao silently calculated the time in his mind. At this time, Japan seemed to be in the Warring States period.

I wonder if Oda Nobunaga's Sixth Heaven Demon King is still alive.

The constant warfare made it a paradise for demons and monsters.

If it weren't for the fact that this tiger demon could reliably provide him with experience points for earning ghosts, he would have wanted to travel east to Japan to take a look.

He casually tossed 20 jars of Monkey Spirit Wine to Jin Yangjun. While the tiger demon was overjoyed, dazzling lightning flashed all over Li Jingxiao's body.

Suddenly, a strange phenomenon occurred: lightning bolts rained down from the sky, striking the ghosts surrounding Jin Yangjun.

In an instant, most of the ghosts were cleared out.

This terrified Jin Yangjun, who feared that the thunderbolts would strike him dead.

Fortunately, Li Jingxiao still needed him. He casually used his hidden weapon technique to throw out dozens of small lightning bolts, which hit dozens of ghosts.

Only then were all 200 lost ghosts cleared out.

I gained a full 6 experience points, and my character level also increased to 38 (27810/4.6).

One attribute point was added to Comprehension.

体质30、根骨26+6、悟性22+3。

Seeing the tiger demon's gaze, he couldn't help but become more amiable.

He casually tossed a bottle of nine Nine-Flower Jade Dew Pills to Jin Yangjun, saying, "These pills are called Nine-Flower Jade Dew Pills, though they are not as good as the Hundred-Colored Flower."

It's a pretty good medicine, though. I won't be so timid when I go to Japan in the future.

"If you run out of healing medicine, you can trade me a cougar next time we meet."

Jin Yangjun was overjoyed. He had indeed been reluctant to use too many healing medicines when he fought the dog demon.

He risked injury and mutual destruction with the dog demon, wasting a white flower, before finally driving the dog demon away.

But things are different now. With nine Nine-Flower Jade Dew Pills in hand, Lord Jinyang has the confidence to fight.

The resentment she felt towards Li Jingxiao had lessened considerably.

Although he lost his freedom, as long as the master allowed him to eat and kill people, and the spirit wine was also very beneficial to his cultivation.

Taking orders from Li Jingxiao seemed less unacceptable.

Immediately, the tiger demon began to envy Hu Xian'er and Liu Cuitong.

She even lamented why she wasn't a tigress, otherwise she could have stayed by the master's side like the fox spirit and snake demon, enjoying the spirit wine all the time.

Unfortunately, Li Jingxiao had no time to care what a tiger demon thought. With a light step, he leaped into the air.

A flying sword suddenly appeared beneath his feet, and with a whoosh, it vanished in the blink of an eye.

Although one can fly by wielding a flying sword.

But for a sword immortal, flying on a flying sword offers a slightly different experience.

Jin Yangjun looked at the dark night sky with great envy, thinking to himself that if he could also fly on a sword, a trip to Japan would probably only take a day or two.

If Li Jingxiao knew what this tiger demon was thinking, he would only laugh at him for being a country bumpkin.

At a speed of 800 kilometers per hour, it would take about three or four hours to fly to Japan.

However, in ancient times, this speed would have been considered incredibly fast.

In modern society, it's not even as fast as a commercial airliner.

Even propeller-driven fighter planes from World War II had speeds of 600 to 770 kilometers per hour.

Therefore, Li Jingxiao did not feel that he was flying very fast.

As we sped along, passing through the southern section of the Greater Khingan Mountains, we suddenly saw a mountain path shrouded in mist from the sky.

Through the mist, a procession carrying torches could be faintly seen.

Out of curiosity, I lowered my height and stood on a large tree to look down.

After just a few glances, Li Jingxiao frowned.

The procession of several hundred people turned out to be a wedding procession.

Li Jingxiao quickly made a hand seal, wiped his fingers over his eyes, opened his third eye, and looked over again.

They immediately discovered a procession of several hundred people, all of them jackals, tigers, leopards, bears, foxes, sables, and raccoons, carrying dowries and wine, walking at the front and back of the procession.

In the middle were a dozen or so blue-faced and red-haired ghosts carrying a large red sedan chair, accompanied by gongs and drums.

Li Jingxiao originally wanted to take this opportunity to make a move and gain some experience.

But then I thought, since these demons and monsters are holding a wedding ceremony, they must have a lair.

So Li Jingxiao didn't rush to make a move. He followed along the way, and after midnight, they finally arrived at a valley surrounded by mountains.

He held the 'Frost Sword' in his backhand and stood on a ridge in the valley.

Looking down, one can see a deep lake of considerable size in the valley.

In a large courtyard with five sections by the lake, lanterns were hung everywhere, and a banquet with over a hundred tables was set up.

Hundreds, even thousands, of demons and monsters were making a ruckus as they watched the bride, dressed in a dragon and phoenix wedding gown and covered with a red veil, being ushered off the sedan chair by a middle-aged man.

Among them were more than a dozen demons, none of whom were weaker than Jin Yangjun.

The middle-aged man gave Li Jingxiao the feeling that he exuded a sense of oppression.

Li Jingxiao immediately abandoned the idea of ​​making a move, and was even glad that he hadn't acted hastily.

Just as he was thinking of watching the demons' wedding and seeing how it differed from the human wedding before leaving...

Li Jingxiao was suddenly startled. Without thinking, he flashed and appeared dozens of meters away.

Looking back at where he had just been standing, he saw an old man in a brocade robe, with a graying beard and hair, standing on the tree trunk where he had just been standing.

Li Jingxiao's vigilance immediately surged, and he even considered turning around and running away.

Fortunately, the old man did not attack him first, and Li Jingxiao did not feel any danger from his aura.

He frowned and thought for a moment, then took the initiative to bow and said, "Greetings, sir. I happened to be passing by this place and stopped here out of curiosity."

I want to see how a demon wedding differs from one of our human weddings.

If I have offended you, I will leave now.

The old man smiled and waved his hand, then clasped his hands together in a casual gesture of respect.

Then he said, "Greetings, young Taoist priest. My granddaughter is getting married today, and I was worried about her, so I followed her all the way here."

If you have the time, Daoist Master, you might as well join me for a chat.

"After the wedding, would you like to come to my palace for a drink?"

Li Jingxiao immediately understood that the old man had followed him secretly and therefore could not reveal himself.

As for going to his house for a drink, Li Jingxiao refused without even thinking about it.

He cupped his hands and asked, "My name is Li Jingyou. May I ask where Your Majesty resides? Perhaps I will pay you a visit after I have finished my business?"

The old man chuckled, "If you encounter any trouble, young Taoist priest, you might as well tell me."

"I still hold some influence in Guandong, especially Liaodong."

During the Ming Dynasty, the three northeastern provinces were referred to as Guandong, while Liaodong likely referred to the area around Liaodong Town.

Li Jingxiao suddenly remembered that the Demon-Subduing Mace he had taken from Jin Yangjun was a relic left behind by an old Taoist priest of the Lingbao School after his death.

Jin Yangjun also said that more than a hundred years ago, when the Oirat Mongols captured the capital, the old Taoist priest fought a great battle with a dragon from Changbai Mountain.

In the end, the Taoist priest succumbed to his injuries and died, and the dragon did not appear for many years.

Li Jingxiao couldn't help but suspect that the old man in front of him was the dragon.

(End of this chapter)