The divine manifestations began at the Gongwei Division.

Kong Shuwen was the chief clerk of the Shu Prefecture Governor's Office. After finishing his day's work, he returned home looking exhausted.

Kong Shuwen lived alone, and his wife and children were said to be in his hometown of Qizhou.

It had been in Shu Prefecture for many years. Although no one had ever seen its wife and children, it was deeply trusted by the governor, so no one had ever suspected it.

Because a new garrison commander is coming to Shu Prefecture, the governor has tasked him with handling all sorts of trivial matters in Shu Prefecture, so he has been extremely busy lately.

Having finally finished its work ahead of schedule today, it just wanted to go home and get some fresh air.

Wearing a mask all day is like wearing a face mask all day long; it's not breathable and feels suffocating.

Unlock and push the door open.

It turned around, closed the door, and bolted it.

suddenly.

Kong Shuwen suddenly turned around, his kind face instantly turning ferocious, and his turbid eyes suddenly becoming sharp.

It breathed a sigh of relief after it could see the figure clearly.

"Deer Whirlwind? You've come to town again to listen to storytelling?"

Kong Shuwen reverted to his slow and deliberate manner as the chief secretary and began to speak.

"What are you doing here for no reason?"

I've said it so many times: I don't care if you come into the city, but don't just show up at my door like that.

If someone finds out, all my years of hard work will be wasted.

"Speak, what do you want from me this time?"

"It wasn't me looking for you, it was him."

Lu Xuanfeng smiled wryly and pointed in a direction.

Kong Shuwen then noticed that a person was sitting at the stone table in the courtyard.

Because he was sitting in the shade of a tree, Kong Shuwen didn't see him at first.

Only when Lu Xuanfeng pointed did Kong Shuwen see the tall, slender figure.

It was startled.

Logically speaking, even if the other party is sitting in the shade of a tree, its presence of a living person should still be able to escape its notice.

But now, even though Deer Whirlwind pointed at it and it saw the other party's presence with its own eyes, it still couldn't sense any aura.

The other person was like a stone, without any trace of human life.

Could it be that the other party is a stone spirit?

Kong Shuwen thought to himself.

Because the other party was brought by Deer Whirlwind, it subconsciously assumed that the other party was a powerful demon.

"This gentleman looks unfamiliar. May I ask your name?"

Kong Shuwen performed a clasped-hand salute, as if he were truly a chief historian.

"I see that you are exceptionally capable. Now that the Demon Court has been newly established, the Demon King Pingtian is in dire need of capable men. If you are interested, I can introduce you to the Demon King Pingtian."

The Demon King of Pingtian will certainly not treat you unfairly, brother.

Before Zhou Heng could speak, Kong Shuwen had already begun recruiting.

Deer Whirlwind sighed. It wanted to remind Kong Shuwen, but Zhou Heng was right there, so it didn't dare.

"Has the Demon Court already opened its doors?"

Zhou Heng spoke slowly, his face expressionless.

"That's right."

Kong Shuwen said, "Just three days ago, the Demon Court officially established its kingdom and issued an edict to the Great Yue Dynasty."

From this day forward, no demon or monster in the world that belongs to my Demon Court shall be killed at will by the Great Yue Dynasty.

Otherwise, it would be a provocation against the Demon Court, and our Demon Court would send troops to punish Great Yue!

Deer Whirlwind blinked. When it set off from Lord Qingyang Mountain, there was no Demon Court yet. In just a few days, the Demon Court had already been established.

Threatening the Great Yue Dynasty against arbitrarily killing demons?

Is this considered a provocation?

It secretly glanced at Zhou Heng.

This is the Garrison Commander of the Imperial Guard; I wonder how he will react to these words.

If the Dai Viet Dynasty backs down, will I be safe?

As long as he declares himself to belong to the Demon Court, the Great Yue Dynasty will not be able to kill him at will.

"Where is the territory of the Demon Court?"

Zhou Heng asked thoughtfully.

Three days ago, he was still on his way and had not received any news of the establishment of the Demon Court.

With the Demon Court establishing its kingdom, should the Great Yue Dynasty simply stand by and do nothing?

"The Ten Thousand Mountains, the Northern Court, and the Southern Wilderness are all the territory of the Demon Court. In the future, the sea monsters of the East Sea will also belong to the Demon Court."

Kong Shuwen assumed that Zhou Heng was a powerful demon who had come to join him after hearing the news, so he said without any concealment, "The Demon Court now has seven demon kings, each guarding a region."

Besides the Heaven-Pacifying Demon King, there are also the Heaven-Disrupting Demon King, the Sea-Overturning Demon King, the Mountain-Moving Demon King, the Wind-Covering Demon King, the God-Driving Demon King, and the Heaven-Equaling Demon King.

Although the seven demon kings are roughly equal in strength, in terms of power, our Heavenly Demon King is still the strongest.

Putting everything else aside, you've heard of Yuan Daren, right? He's under the command of our Demon King Pingtian, specializing in making money for the Demon King.

"Aren't you afraid of being targeted by the Great Yue Guard if you live among mortals?"

Zhou Heng asked in a cold tone.

"Afraid of them?"

Kong Wenshu laughed heartily, "I'm not bragging, but even though our Demon Court hasn't occupied Shuzhou yet, it's practically the same as if we have."

"Any official in Shu Prefecture, from top to bottom, who dares to cause trouble, I can make them disappear!"

Deer Whirlwind covered her eyes, unable to bear watching.

Old Kong, you're fucking asking for death!

The last person to be so arrogant in front of this man was the Seventh Madam.

The grass on Seventh Madam's grave is now a foot long.

"Oh? So, in the end, Shu Prefecture is still nominally the territory of the Great Yue Dynasty, but in reality, it's already under the control of the Demon Court?"

Zhou Heng asked in a calm and composed tone.

"That's one way to put it."

Kong Shuwen nodded and said, "Let me tell you another secret. Before long, this Shu Prefecture will completely become the territory of our Demon Court."

The Dai Viet Dynasty is too preoccupied with this now.

It chuckled, its face full of smugness.

"What do you mean?"

Zhou Heng asked thoughtfully.

"Do you think the founding of our Demon Court is as simple as delivering an edict to the Great Yue Dynasty?"

Kong Shuwen said, "Before this day arrived, we had been planning for many years in various parts of the Dai Viet Dynasty."

As the demon kings raised their banners, monsters from all over the land rose up in great numbers. The Great Yue Dynasty was too busy putting out fires everywhere to care about this remote Shu Prefecture.

I bet you lived in seclusion in the mountains and didn't have much contact with people before.

Otherwise, how could you not know such big news?

"I have indeed been traveling through the mountains these past few days."

Zhou Heng frowned and asked, "Did so many things happen in the world during my time on the road?"

"I have another question."

Zhou Heng asked.

"What's the problem?"

Kong Shuwen said dismissively.

"I heard that the Da Yue Guard Commandery sent a new garrison commander to Shu Prefecture, and one of his subordinates arrived in Shu Prefecture ahead of you. Has he fallen into your hands?"

Zhou Heng looked at Kong Shuwen and asked in a deep voice.

"You've even heard about this?"

Kong Shuwen casually said, "That guy didn't fall into my hands. He was unlucky and ran into the Little Demon King."

The little demon king came to Shu Prefecture to play around, and that guy, oblivious to his own mortality, dared to secretly follow him. Isn't that just courting death?

"Little Demon King?"

Zhou Heng squinted.

"The Little Demon King is the only son of the Heavenly Demon King."

Kong Shuwen explained.

"That demon-slaying captain is dead?"

A murderous intent flashed deep in Zhou Heng's eyes.

"No, the little demon king is keeping him around, planning to deal with him when the garrison commander of the Imperial Guard arrives."

If that Garrison Commander is obedient and compliant, then spare their lives.

If they're courting death, then it'll be a good opportunity for them to experience the Little Demon King's methods.

Kong Shuwen said.

"By the way, brother, after chatting for so long, I still don't know who you are."

Kong Shuwen looked at Zhou Heng and said, "Do you have a name? If not, I'll give you one."

"Our Demon Court is going to become more organized and powerful in the future, and we can't do without a name."

"I?"

Zhou Heng remained calm and slowly said, "I am the reckless and ignorant Garrison Commander of Shu Prefecture that you mentioned, Zhou Heng."