Chapter 362: Chapter 362: Moving?
They grabbed one person to act as a guide.
The others, however, were all spared.
Moreover, the Level 3 Martial Spirits from the Martial Soul Hall hadn’t killed many people in Qingshan City.
Unless there was a special reason, the people of the Martial Soul Hall would generally not slaughter the inhabitants of a city, town, or village.
This was because only by maintaining a large enough population could they ensure the birth of enough people with Martial Souls, which in turn guaranteed the Martial Soul Hall a steady supply of fresh blood.
Their ultimate goal was still to truly defeat humanity and achieve dominion.
And finally, to farm humans like livestock.
The only difference was that humans raised livestock for labor and food, while they would farm humans merely to convert them into their own kind.
Chu Family Village wasn’t exactly close to Qingshan City, but for a Tier Three Flying Demon Beast, the journey took just over an hour.
The more powerful figures in Chu Family Village, like the village chief and Chu Hua, had all basically gone to Qingshan City to join the Chu Family. The strongest person left was merely a Level 5 Martial Artist.
However, the surrounding villages all knew that Chu Family Village was backed by the Qingshan City Chu Family and, more importantly, had an incredibly powerful super-genius, Chu Qingyun. Thus, after the village chief and the others left, no one dared to bully them.
With the strength of over a dozen Level 3 Martial Spirits, they naturally took control of the entire Chu Family Village with ease.
They didn’t even have to lift a finger. Simply releasing a bit of their Qi and momentum, or having the dozen or so Tier Three Demon Beasts surround the village, was enough to make the people inside so scared their legs went weak, completely terrified of leaving their homes.
Their future was uncertain, their fate unknown.
These dozen or so Level 3 Martial Spirits were in no mood to cause trouble. They casually grabbed a Level 4 Martial Artist from the village, and then one of them mounted a Flying Demon Beast and flew with him toward the County City.
The members of the Martial Soul Hall naturally didn’t dare get too close to the County City.
They landed while still a great distance away and had the man go into the County City on his own to deliver a message to Chu Qingyun.
And they didn’t hide any part of the situation from him.
They told the man directly that eighteen Level 3 Martial Spirits from the Martial Soul Hall, having been forced into a desperate corner, had taken control of Chu Family Village. They demanded that Chu Qingyun come to Chu Family Village within ten days, where life and death would be left to fate. Of course, if Chu Qingyun didn’t come, they would slaughter everyone in Chu Family Village and then kill themselves!
With his family’s life on the line, the Level 4 Martial Artist didn’t dare delay and rushed directly toward the County City.
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After Chu Qingyun and the others returned to the County City, all seventeen Demon Beasts landed safely at the Great Xia Dragon Guard’s encampment.
On the way, the people from the Chu Family had heard the news. Chu Qingyun was now a powerhouse even stronger than the City Lord of Qingshan City, and he had even become a Great Xia Dragon Guard!
Even though they had spent most of their lives in Chu Family Village, they had all heard of the prestige of the Great Xia Dragon Guard. To them, it was the stuff of legends.
So, after arriving at the Great Xia Dragon Guard’s encampment, they all seemed a little reserved.
As for Chu Qingyun, looking at such a large group of relatives, he felt a headache coming on.
’There’s no way my courtyard or the Great Xia Dragon Guard’s encampment can house this many people...’
After a moment of thought, Chu Qingyun could only shake his head helplessly. ’Looks like I’ll have to trouble Qin Ya again this time,’ he thought. ’The Qin Mansion should have enough space for them.’
So, Chu Qingyun had Xiao Feng and Chen Yu first take his parents, along with Village Chief Chu Hua and a few others, to his residence.
As for himself, he took the rest of the Chu Family to find Qin Ya.
Walking along the bustling streets of the County City, the members of the Chu Family were naturally filled with amazement, practically dazzled by the sights.
When they had moved from Chu Family Village to Qingshan City, they had thought it was the most prosperous place in the world.
Who would have thought that after less than a few months in Qingshan City, they would arrive in Lianshan County City? Compared to the prosperity of the County City, Qingshan City seemed more like a remote little town.
And every single one of them, filled with gratitude and awe, gazed at the figure walking at the very front.
They all knew that whether it was moving to Qingshan City or now arriving in the County City, it was all thanks to Chu Qingyun. Without Chu Qingyun, they would have likely spent their entire lives in Chu Family Village, never knowing how big the world truly was.
Chu Qingyun didn’t think much of his clansmen’s awe and their curious glances in every direction. After all, he himself had once been the same way.
Upon arriving at the Qin Mansion, however, Chu Qingyun noticed that something seemed off.
It looked like people all over the Qin Family estate were packing things up, as if they were moving.
Chu Qingyun was a frequent visitor to the Qin Mansion, and many of the servants and guards in the residence already recognized him.
So, although they found it a bit strange that Chu Qingyun had brought so many people this time, they still let them in and had someone lead him to Qin Ya.
The entire Qin Mansion was a hive of activity.
Meanwhile, Qin Ya and Elder Qin were in the area where Elder Qin usually performed alchemy, directing people to carefully load his pill cauldrons onto carts, preparing to take them away as well.
As the founder of the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower, Elder Qin’s wealth was astonishing, so he naturally possessed his own Storage Ring.
However, the capacity of his Storage Ring was far smaller than Chu Qingyun’s. After being filled with some extremely precious and important items, there was no longer enough space to accommodate these pill cauldrons.
A Storage Ring with a huge capacity wasn’t something you could get just by having Primordial Spirit Liquid.
Seeing Chu Qingyun arrive, Qin Ya wiped away a bead of sweat and walked over with a smile. "Chu Qingyun, what are you doing here? I thought I wouldn’t get to see you before we left."
"You guys are... moving?"
Chu Qingyun asked, his brows furrowed in confusion.
Glancing around, Qin Ya sighed helplessly, a hint of nostalgia and disappointment appearing in her eyes. "Yeah," she said. "And it’s not just our Qin Family. I’m afraid all the slightly larger family factions in the County City are moving."
"What’s going on?" Chu Qingyun’s brow furrowed even deeper.
All the slightly larger family factions in Lianshan County City moving at once was no small matter.
The County City was certainly the foundation for these family factions. If they left their foothold, it would be basically impossible to achieve their former glory elsewhere.
Therefore, these factions were definitely not leaving of their own accord.
As for who could force so many family factions to leave together and abandon their family foundations, only two possibilities came to Chu Qingyun’s mind: the Great Xia Dragon Guard, or the Martial Soul Hall!
As if sensing Chu Qingyun’s thoughts, Qin Ya also shrugged and helplessly said three words.
"Martial Soul Hall."
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