Cultivating in Different Professions

Chapter 192: Chapter 135: Riot

Zhang Chenchen said, "Chaotic God Grass drives demons into a frenzy, causing them to rampage. This was the stepping stone they were preparing for Hu Guangshao’s advancement!"

Everyone looked at each other in dismay.

’Just how much had the Hu Family prepared to help Hu Guangshao climb the ranks.’

Just imagine, if not for Su Mu’s appearance, Hu Guangshao would already be a Taiping Captain.

After earning special merits for putting down a few more demon rampages, he could have quickly been promoted to Taiping Captain.

A Taiping Captain could hold dominion over a whole territory. Once that happened, there would be no limit to what the Hu Family could accomplish.

"Where did they plant the Chaotic God Grass?"

Lin Qi Huan asked.

"There are three locations in total."

Zhang Chenchen answered quickly, "The locations were meticulously chosen. There are villages near each one. If the demons were to rampage, the consequences would be unthinkable."

The Hu Family planted the Chaotic God Grass so Hu Guangshao could earn merits.

The more severe the consequences, the greater the merit for quelling the chaos.

"There’s a patch at Menya Mountain, one at Kema Cliff, and one by the Jade River."

Zhang Chenchen drew a simple map on the ground. "The patch at Menya Mountain is the largest," she said, "with over a hundred stalks of Chaotic God Grass."

Lin Qi Huan’s brow furrowed.

These locations happened to fall within the area under his jurisdiction.

"I’ll go to Menya Mountain."

Lin Qi Huan quickly made his decision. "Zhong Guizheng, Ding Shiyun, Liu Yang, you three go to the Jade River.

Zhang Chenchen, Cong Yuanlong, Su Mu, Luo Anning, you four go to Kema Cliff."

"Your mission is to clear out all the Chaotic God Grass. If a demon rampage has already started, then quell it,"

Lin Qi Huan commanded.

"Why does our team have an extra person?"

Cong Yuanlong muttered under his breath.

Zhang Chenchen couldn’t help but roll her eyes. ’As if you don’t know perfectly well why there’s an extra person.’

"Move out,"

Lin Qi Huan said.

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned and walked out of the cave without a backward glance, not even waiting for the others.

Seeing the confused looks on Su Mu and Luo Anning’s faces, Zhang Chenchen smiled and explained, "You’ll get used to it. The Captain has always been like this. It’s like he thinks we’re a burden and hates moving with the group."

Su Mu nodded. ’Lin Qi Huan is powerful. It’s true that he would have more freedom and convenience operating alone.’

He actually wanted to go alone himself. For one, he wouldn’t have to hide his true abilities. For another, all the merits would be his. ’How great would that be.’

However, he was just a newcomer, and his strength wasn’t yet sufficient.

"Junior Brothers, let’s go. No need to worry. I just performed a divination for you all—it’s highly auspicious."

Ding Shiyun said with a cheerful laugh, cupping his hands.

"Go big or go home. Let’s fucking do this,"

Liu Yang said with a yawn.

"Take care."

Zhong Guizheng’s words were brief. As the Capital Captain with the highest cultivation, he led the other two and departed first.

"Alright everyone, let’s get going too. Kema Cliff isn’t close, so we need to get there as soon as possible.

If the Chaotic God Grass matures, we’ll have real trouble on our hands."

Zhang Chenchen said with a smile.

Su Mu and Luo Anning were both newcomers, so naturally, they had no objections.

Cong Yuanlong had objections, but they were ignored.

***

"Junior Brother Su, Junior Sister Luo, you two probably spent most of your time in the city and don’t know much about the situation outside.

Outside Wuling City, there are still many villages. Our Taiping Bureau has limited manpower; it’s impossible to station people in all of them. Even with an army of thousands, we couldn’t cover them all."

On the way to Kema Cliff, Zhang Chenchen took the opportunity to explain things to Su Mu and Luo Anning.

Luo Anning had some experience training outside the city before, but Su Mu had spent most of his time within its walls and truly didn’t know much about these matters.

When it came to things he was unfamiliar with, Su Mu always listened with the attitude of a student. He wouldn’t let the fact that his strength was no less than Zhang Chenchen’s make him arrogant.

Sometimes, a lot of trouble was caused by ignorant people acting recklessly.

According to Zhang Chenchen, each Captain in the Taiping Bureau would lead the Capital Captains under their command and be responsible for guarding a hundred-li stretch of territory.

Generally, they would patrol along key locations to investigate.

If they discovered demons, and if they weren’t too numerous or powerful, they would handle the situation themselves.

But if the demons they encountered were too powerful, or too numerous, they were to retreat immediately and send word back to the city. The Bureau would then dispatch stronger experts to handle the threat.

The equipment issued to the Taiping Bureau’s Capital Captains and Captains was also specially crafted.

Aside from their sabers, their Official Uniforms had the "Taiping" characters embroidered on them. It might have seemed purely decorative, but the embroidery actually contained a type of power that offered a degree of protection at critical moments.

Then there was the Taiping Bureau waist token, which could be used to contact nearby colleagues within a certain range.

The range wasn’t large and could be affected by certain special environments, but it could still be immensely useful at a critical juncture.

"There’s a village of several hundred people within a ten-li radius of Kema Cliff. Once the demons are lured by the scent of the Chaotic God Grass and begin to rampage, it could easily cause massive casualties. That’s why we have to destroy the plants before they mature."

Zhang Chenchen said, pointing to a towering cliff up ahead.

A mountain breeze swept past.

Su Mu’s brow suddenly furrowed.

"Senior Sister Zhang, the scent of Chaotic God Grass... is it a bit like photinia flowers?"

Su Mu asked.

"It is, why?"

Zhang Chenchen replied instinctively.

"I think we’re too late,"

Su Mu said grimly.

He raised a hand, and the gentle breeze seemed to be guided by an invisible force, coalescing into visible vortexes of air that swirled into everyone’s nostrils.

Su Mu was already highly proficient in applying the techniques of the Xun Wind Realm.

The expressions on the faces of Zhang Chenchen and the others changed.

"This is bad! Let’s go!"

Zhang Chenchen shot forward first.

Su Mu and Luo Anning followed close behind.

Cong Yuanlong froze for just a moment before realizing he had already been left at the very back.

"What’s the rush? Wait for me!"

Cong Yuanlong shouted as he chased after them.

He gave it everything he had, but he could still only barely keep up at the rear. Even Luo Anning was a little faster than him.

A few moments later, the four of them arrived atop Kema Cliff.

There was a clearing on the cliff, but it had been deliberately vandalized and was a total mess.

Red petals were scattered all over the ground, deliberately crushed underfoot, emitting a faint fragrance.

"So the Hu Family does have remnants still at large!"

Zhang Chenchen said through gritted teeth. "They must have heard the news of the Hu Family’s downfall and destroyed the Chaotic God Grass ahead of time!"

"Isn’t it good that they’re destroyed? Saves us the trouble,"

Cong Yuanlong said as he caught up.

Su Mu glanced at Cong Yuanlong. ’This Senior Brother Cong... could he have gotten his post through connections?’

’How is this the same thing?’

"Junior Brother Cong, can you please use your brain?"

Zhang Chenchen snapped irritably. "When we destroy the Chaotic God Grass, we make sure to control the scent so it doesn’t spread.

They did the exact opposite.

Normally, Chaotic God Grass doesn’t release a strong scent before it matures. But they couldn’t wait for that, so they crushed the plants prematurely to spread the smell.

Now the scent has already spread. I’m afraid demons nearby have already caught the smell and are on their way."

"Ah?"

Cong Yuanlong exclaimed, a look of pure, unadulterated stupidity in his eyes.

"Everyone, get ready. We might have a tough fight on our hands."

Before Zhang Chenchen had even finished speaking, Su Mu could already see blurry shadows leaping repeatedly in the distant mountain forest.

He couldn’t see them clearly, but they were leaping to a height that no ordinary beast could reach. They had to be some kind of demon.

Judging by their direction of movement, their destination was Kema Cliff, right where they were standing.

With the scent of Chaotic God Grass in the air, they didn’t need to take the initiative. The demons lured by the smell would charge straight at them.

"The scent of Chaotic God Grass will make the demons unusually agitated. Their strength will be greater than normal,"

Zhang Chenchen said grimly. "The village is behind us, so we have to hold them off.

If we really can’t stop them, Junior Brother Cong and I will cover the rear. Junior Brother Su, Junior Sister Luo, you two will evacuate the villagers and call for reinforcements."

"That’s right. The most dangerous jobs should be handled by veterans like us,"

Cong Yuanlong puffed out his chest and said. "I was careless when we fought the Corpse Demon. In truth, I’m more experienced at dealing with demons than you are.

This time, I’ll show you what I’m really capable of!"

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