Chapter 1482
鈥淪on-in-law, we’re in trouble!鈥�
One day, Ye Xiangming suddenly summoned Wang Chen, who was resting at home, to the county government office with a grave expression.
It turned out that last month, martial arts experts sent by the prefecture and the Imperial Court’s Department of Divine Prohibitions had jointly besieged the drought demon, but had once again suffered heavy losses and returned in defeat.
This drought demon has wreaked havoc in Changyi Prefecture for more than a year, and is the main cause of the drought, displacing countless people and turning them into refugees.
The imperial court and the prefecture have besieged it several times, but they have never been able to capture this cunning and powerful drought demon.
Instead, they have lost many powerful experts.
Originally, this failure had nothing to do with Qing’an County, but Ye Xiangming obtained accurate information that the master of the White Cloud Temple used special methods during the siege to drive the drought demon towards Qing’an County.
If they couldn’t kill it, they would drive it away, and they used the poisonous plan of diverting the calamity to the east!
The reason for this is inseparable from the previous incident of the Qing’an County inspector being killed after being sent to Qing’an County from the prefecture city.
In a year of disaster, the king’s authority does not extend to the counties and townships. In fact, the prefecture also had no way to deal with Qing’an County. After all, Ye Xiangming’s tactics of eating the rich were normal tactics in any other county.
But the prefecture’s officials could not easily swallow this insult. Taking advantage of the opportunity to encircle and attack the drought demon, they did a little bit of scheming and threw this huge problem to Qing’an County, which was completely reasonable.
“What do you think we should do?鈥�
was spinning around in a panic, his anxiety visible to the naked eye.
It wasn’t that the county magistrate was timid, but the drought demon was undoubtedly a natural disaster-level monster for people in the mundane world.
The imperial court, the White Cloud Temple, and the power of the prefecture, combined together, were unable to do anything about it.
What could the small Qing’an County possibly do to resist it?
Once the drought demon entered the territory of Qing’an County, the situation that Qing’an County had managed to maintain would inevitably collapse.
At that time, the underground water veins will be cut off, and the 100,000 people will not even be able to drink well water. It would be strange if there were no riots!
Ye Xiangming became more and more afraid as he thought about it, and he completely lost his composure: 鈥淲hy don’t we move our family to Yunze Prefecture?鈥�
It’s not too late to escape now.
Wang Chen said indifferently, 鈥淟eave the drought demon to me.鈥�
鈥淲hat?鈥�
Ye Xiangming doubted that he had a problem with his ears: 鈥淵ou said you would deal with it?鈥�
He shook his head subconsciously: 鈥淣o, it won’t work. You can’t deal with the Drought Demon. You’re just looking for death!鈥�
Wang Chen’s strength is very strong, but the Drought Demon is a legendary monster that only immortals can subdue!
How can a mortal body resist a powerful demon?
鈥淲e have to try.鈥�
Wang Chen was unmoved: 鈥淔ather-in-law, our roots are in Qing’an County. Moving to Yunze Mansion is not promising, unless there is really no other way.鈥�
Ye Xiangming could not persuade Wang Chen, and could not help but swallow. 鈥淪o how many people are you going to take to surround and attack?鈥�
His eyes lit up: 鈥淵ou don’t need to kill them, just drive the Drought Demon back.鈥�
Wang Chen smiled and said, 鈥淚’m enough.鈥�
Against a ferocious creature like the Drought Demon, more people are useless and will become a burden.
“Father-in-law, please take care of Delle for me. Don’t tell her the truth yet, and wait until I come back.鈥�
Seeing Wang Chen’s determination, Ye Xiangming had no choice but to say, 鈥淥kay, then. Be careful. Don’t force yourself if you can’t do it. Your safety is the most important thing!鈥�
Wang Chen nodded, 鈥淚 understand.鈥�
Because of the urgency of the situation, he didn’t waste much time. He immediately took his longbow, machete, and other weapons, then hurriedly left Qing’an County on a fine horse.
He was heading north to intercept the Drought Demon!
He ran out of Qing’an County alone and quickly.
Once he left Qing’an, Wang Chen could feel how bad the situation was in Changyi Prefecture.
Due to the year-long drought, the earth was cracked, the rivers had dried up, and the ponds and waterbodies had completely disappeared.
The scene was one of withered yellow decay, with very little green. The fallen dry corpses and skeletons could be seen everywhere along the road. Under the baking hot sun, many victims of the disaster had died of thirst and hunger while fleeing, and the scene was tragic.
It is said that in some counties, people have already begun to eat their children!
Wang Chen sped along the road, but he didn’t see a single trace of human habitation. The countryside of old had been reduced to ruins.
Although Changyi Prefecture was vast, finding the Drought Demon was not a difficult task.
Because this kind of natural disaster and demon appeared in places where the ground was scorching hot for thousands of li, and it was accompanied by all kinds of strange phenomena.
So Wang Chen only had to travel for two days before he discovered the Drought Demon’s trail.
Ye Xiangming’s information was correct. This powerful demon was indeed heading towards Qing’an County.
But Wang Chen had not yet seen the demon, and first encountered a group on the road.
This group was quite peculiar. It consisted of seven riders, and the leader was a Daoist priest in a green robe and Daoist crown. The other six riders were all elite and fierce, and fully armed.
The rider at the back, while hurrying along, threw down some kind of liquid from a gourd.
When he saw Wang Chen approaching, the middle-aged Taoist priest immediately slowed down, squinting his eyes as if pondering something.
鈥淏oundless Celestial Emperor!鈥�
He took the lead in bowing to Wang Chen and asked, 鈥淢ay I ask, good believer, where are you headed?鈥�
Wang Chen pulled back on his mount and smiled, 鈥淐hangyi Prefecture.鈥�
鈥淭his road is blocked,”
the middle-aged Taoist priest said. 鈥業 am Zhang Daozi of the White Cloud Temple. I advise the good believer to turn back quickly, lest you lose your life.鈥�
White Cloud Temple!
Wang Chen sneered, 鈥業f I’m not mistaken, you are leading the Drought Demon towards Qing’an County, aren’t you?鈥�
Although he didn’t know what method the other party was using, the actions of this group of people were too obvious.
As soon as the words 鈥淒rought Demon鈥� were uttered, Zhang Daozi and the six knights all changed colour at the same time.
The Taoist priest from the White Cloud Temple immediately raised his hand and pasted a talisman on it, and shouted sternly at Wang Chen from afar, 鈥淗urry!鈥�
As soon as he finished speaking, the talisman in the palm of his hand suddenly turned into a burning fireball, which shot towards Wang Chen like an arrow leaving the bowstring.
The distance between the two parties was only about ten paces, and the fireball arrived in front of Wang Chen in the blink of an eye.
Boom!
Before the fireball could reach him, Wang Chen drew his sword and slashed it in the air to explode it, sending countless sparks flying in all directions.
鈥淜ill!鈥�
The six knights immediately encircled Wang Chen from the left and right, drawing their sabers together in perfect synchronization.
Zhang Daozi took out the second talisman.
However, how could Wang Chen possibly give them the chance to surround him? He immediately grabbed the saddle with both hands, tore open the cloth bag, grabbed the long handle and blade of the knife, and assembled the knife in the blink of an eye.
The next moment, he leapt from his horse and lunged at Zhang Daozi in midair.
The knife in his hand sent a fierce and unstoppable flash of light, slashing down at the middle-aged Taoist priest’s head!
Zhang Daozi was shocked, and hastily raised his palm to light the talisman: 鈥淧rotect…鈥�
However, before the talisman in his hand could light up, it was cleaved in half by Wang Chen’s machete, along with his horse!