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Chapter 134 Four Directions

"Young Master Sheng, are you aware that the world outside is in chaos?"

,Um?

Sheng Wansong was so engrossed in his pleasure that he forgot all about home. Only after hearing Feng Xuanji's words did he realize that he had been staying at the Feng family for quite some time.

"The world has never been peaceful."

Feng Xuanji shook her head. "It was man-made disaster before."

"But now, it is a calamity of demons."

Demonic Calamity?

"Those loyal soldiers who pledged allegiance to the Great Liang were willing to transform into demons to slay the enemy in order to protect the territory of the Great Liang."

The Empress seemed moved and her eyes filled with tears. "But only Ye Pengju, the Master Ye, after transforming into a demon, still retained some rationality, avoiding the cities of Liang Dynasty and leading his army to advance into the heart of Yuan Kingdom."

"The rest of the soldiers have been blinded by demonic nature, which has led them to put the cart before the horse, massacre the people, and establish a demonic land."

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Even Feng Xuanji hadn't anticipated what happened.

She collected the demon blood spilled from the dragon after it was pierced by a black arrow and refined it into pills using the notes left behind by the Zhou State Preceptor. Originally, she only wanted to transform several generals into giant demons to relieve military pressure.

Unexpectedly, not only the generals who took the pills, but also all their soldiers were transformed into demons, leading to an unprecedented demonic calamity.

Now that Yuan's army is no longer a threat, Chuang's army has retreated back to its interior.

But a completely new threat has emerged.

demon.

There is always a day when land occupied by the enemy can be recovered.

But the situation is different when demons occupy the land. The land is polluted, and the people become food. Even if the land ravaged by demons is reclaimed, it will take decades or even hundreds of years to recover.

"I never expected that the Central Plains would suffer such a catastrophe again."

Sheng Wansong frowned. "I wonder if any demonic disturbances have occurred near Chu Xiang?"

"There are currently four places plagued by evil spirits."

Feng Xuanji began to explain the current situation.

The first location is in the north, where Ye Pengju and his Ye family army transformed into tiger and leopard demons and marched towards the Yuan Kingdom.

Because General Ye was resolute and remained rational, he bypassed the areas where civilians gathered and only attacked the Yuan army's garrison, making it the safest place.

The second location is the border with the southern border. Taking advantage of the country's weakness, the Miao people of the southern border used poison to create chaos, attempting to break away from the control of the imperial court.

After being poisoned, the general guarding the southern border refused to be controlled by the Miao people and voluntarily took the demon pill, transforming into a winged snake.

The snake tribe seems to prefer the strange poisons of Gu insects to human flesh, thus they continue to penetrate deeper into the southern border regions, posing limited threat to the Central Plains.

The third location is the southeastern coastal area.

In response to the harassment from Japanese pirates and small coastal countries, the naval commanders resolutely transformed into merfolk and occupied the entire sea area.

Unfortunately, these aquatic demons cannot distinguish between friend and foe and attack all ships that go out to sea.

Although no longer threatened by pirates, Liang's own merchant ships were also unable to go to sea.

"The last one is in Yongzhou."

"The rebel leader Li Zicheng ravaged the interior, committing all sorts of atrocities, including burning, killing, and looting. In order to quell the internal strife, General Sun consumed a demon pill and became a jackal."

"However, it could not resist the bloodthirsty nature of demons and monsters, and had turned Xi'an into a demon kingdom and a den of demons, with all the people of the city becoming prey for jackals and wolves."

"Although the demon scourge did not directly occur in Young Master Sheng's hometown of Yuzhou, there are many demons roaming outside the demon kingdom, and now they are causing harm throughout the country."

Although Feng Xuanji explained the location of the demons' rampage, she did not mention why these soldiers were able to transform into demons. Sheng Wansong asked directly, "May I ask Your Majesty, where did the pills that turned the generals into demons come from?"

The Empress bit her lip lightly, her expression one of grievance and self-reproach.

"I ordered people to collect the late emperor's remaining blood, and then had an alchemist refine it into Dragon Blood Pills."

"I only intended to use dragon blood as a tonic to reward the generals, and never imagined such a disaster would occur."

Sheng Wansong didn't think she could be as innocent as she claimed in her confession. "How many pills are there in total?"

Feng Xuanji replied, "Five pills have been made and distributed to generals in all directions. The last one is in the hands of General Zhang, the garrison commander of the Western Regions, and has not yet been consumed."

"I have already sent someone to warn them that I intend to take back the elixir."

After understanding the situation, Sheng Wansong guessed the Empress's purpose in coming: "Your Majesty must have come here to ask for something."

"I would like to ask Young Hero Sheng to take action and eliminate the wolf demon of Yongzhou."

The other evil spirits are all far away on the frontier and pose no threat to the court in the short term.

However, the wolf demons of Yongzhou are located in the heart of the Central Plains, and are in the same province as the Feng family, so they are quite close to each other.

For the Feng family, this wolf demon is a hidden danger that must be eliminated.

Before Sheng Wansong could make any request, the Empress spoke up: "If Young Hero Sheng is willing to give it a try, I am willing to pay any price, whether I succeed or not."

"Whether it be gold and silver jewelry, or fame and status, I can promise you anything."

"Subduing demons is our destiny."

Sheng Wansong, brimming with heroic spirit, replied, "Even without reward, I will go without hesitation."

Just as Feng Xuanji was about to smile, Sheng Wansong changed the subject.

"but."

"But what?"

He smiled and said, "Confucius once said that Heaven rewards diligence."

"All good deeds should be rewarded. The late Master Zilu was scolded by Confucius for doing good deeds without seeking anything in return."

"Therefore, it would be disrespectful for me to refuse such a reward."

"Furthermore, the chaos caused by demons is dangerous, so I hope the reward will be paid in advance."

Sheng Wansong said, "Fame and fortune are not what I desire, and I am content with wealth."

3

Over the past few days, Feng Xuanji noticed that this young hero Sheng only showed affection to the beauty.

Thanks to his efforts, the Feng family will have a number of exceptionally gifted baby girls in the future.

Yes, it's a baby girl.

This time, with Huang personally taking action, she will perform micro-manipulation on the women's wombs, guaranteeing that they will all conceive women.

"I will naturally continue to have the young women of my clan serve you, young hero."

Sheng Wansong shook his head.

"That doesn't count as serving; it's just each taking what they need."

Sheng Wansong fell silent, his gaze fixed on Feng Xuanji.

The Empress's heart skipped a beat.

My first reaction was that I hadn't been able to hide it from them after all.

Only then did I notice the other person's gaze, and my heart skipped a beat.

Oh no, they're coming for me.

The Empress is twenty-seven years old this year.

She spent far more time in the palace than in the Feng family.

Therefore, her views differed greatly from those of the orthodox Feng family.

If they were true members of the Feng family, they would not only despise Buddhism and Taoism, but also Confucianism, just like the girls she brought with her, and would not feel embarrassed.

However, Feng Xuanji had long resided in the palace, holding a position second only to the emperor.

The only one above her never pressured her to see her.

In the Feng family, she was just a tool.

She was a failed candidate who was not chosen as the Phoenix, and all her power came from the Phoenix.

This is similar to the situation where her power in the palace came from the emperor.

Power and status are always the most likely to alienate people.

Unbeknownst to her, she had come to regard herself as someone whose position was untouchable by anyone.

That's why she held onto power tightly after Emperor Ying's death.