Chapter 279: A New Look

The so-called Demon-Slaying Conference was apparently a gathering of people from the Jianghu, but in fact, it was secretly funded and supported by the local big families in Guangling County.

These big families that funded the gathering either had a nepotistic relationship with the Xiang family or had conflicts of interest. They hated Lu Yu, the demon who uprooted the entire Xiang family in one fell swoop, so they generously donated money and called for the power of the people to jointly eradicate this bloody demon.

It can be said that the purpose of such a gathering was not pure from the beginning. Some were for fame and fortune, and some were for money and interests, not for justice and morality as they claimed to the outside world.

Therefore, when Lu Yu, the real "demon" personally arrived at the conference, the number of participants immediately decreased by half.

And when Lu Yu showed his skills and knocked down the so-called leader of the conference, a respected Jianghu celebrity, the other half of the Jianghu people immediately disappeared without a trace.

Lu Yu looked at the empty venue in the blink of an eye, and he couldn't help but feel bored. He turned around and slashed with a knife, completely razing the entire venue to the ground, and then left.

It didn't matter that he left, but the families who secretly initiated this gathering were scared to death. It is said that several large families moved their entire families that night, and the scale and momentum were so huge that it even alarmed the Guangling County Magistrate.

The Guangling County Magistrate didn't want to deal with these bad accounts, but if he allowed the situation to develop without stopping it, it is very likely that he would become a county magistrate without any troops, so he had to bite the bullet and go to the inn where Lu Yu lived in the middle of the night to ask him for mercy for the major families.

Seeing the Guangling County Magistrate suddenly come to his door, Lu Yu was also surprised. Guangling County and Lujiang County are far apart, and there are not many intersections between them. Originally, he just wanted to slightly intimidate those families, and had no intention of investigating further. But he didn't expect that things would turn out like this. Naturally, he wouldn't be polite to such a good thing that was offered to him.

"Then let each of them send one million taels of gold to the Ding'an Lu family!" Lu Yu said lightly, "Old Master Lu of the Lu family is my elder. As long as he nods, I will forgive this matter!"

He asked for one million taels of gold. This number really shocked the Guangling County Magistrate, but he knew that he had no right to bargain at all, and the money was not from his own pocket, so he agreed and left.

Looking at the Guangling County Magistrate's leisurely departure, Lu Yu couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It seemed that he had gone further and further on the road of the devil.

Scar King, a generation of heroic heroes, finally became a big devil that everyone feared...

This matter was just a small episode. Lu Yu completely forgot about it the next morning. He didn't care whether the major families would fulfill their contracts and pay. He set out on the journey to the north again.

Along the way, similar episodes were repeated.

There are always some so-called "righteous people" who want to take advantage of the name of Hate Heaven Blood Demon to take advantage of it, or to accumulate fame and gain a better background, or to bring idle people under their command to form a greater influence, or some are purely for vanity...

In short, all over the country, the Demon Slayer Alliance has emerged with the mission of destroying Hate Heaven Blood Demon. They are not afraid of Hate Heaven Blood Demon's methods, but they think that no matter how powerful this demon is, it is just one person after all, and the Demon Slayer Alliances in various places are constantly rising like bamboo shoots after rain. As long as their luck is not so bad that they just bump into it, then it is a sure-win business.

In the face of huge interests, what is the point of taking a little risk?

So Lu Yu traveled all the way, constantly trampling on the Demon Slayer Alliances in various places, and the reputation of Hate Heaven Blood Demon became bigger and bigger, but the voice of "Demon Slayer" did not show any signs of calming down, but became higher and higher.

It's a pity that these so-called demon-slaying alliances are just thunder without rain. Although the slogans are loud, there are few who really put them into action. It seems that except for making the Blood Demon more and more famous, these so-called demon-slaying alliances have no substantial impact on Lu Yu...

A few days later, Lu Yu and others entered the land of Yunxiang.

Yunxiang is already the central hinterland of the Dawu Dynasty. The capital Qianwu City is located on this rich and vast land. It is already under the feet of the emperor.

As the political power center of the entire Dawu Dynasty, the humanities of Yunxiang are completely different from other places. There is naturally a solemn and serious atmosphere here.

"The Julu City is ahead!"

Standing on the border of Yunxiang, Wen Rulan looked at a majestic city in the distance and said with emotion.

"I heard that the martial arts master Gao Zhengbang loved to recruit disciples throughout his life. He has countless disciples and many of them are working in this Julu City... Hero Wang, I'm afraid it's not easy to enter this Julu City!"

Wen Ruman's eyes sparkled, and she smiled and said, "Julu City is located at the throat of Yunxiang. It is the only way to enter Qianwu City in Kyoto from the south. It is a military stronghold. I wonder what kind of battle will be waiting for our hero Wang in this city?"

Lu Yu smiled slightly: "At the foot of the emperor, I hope they can have some different routines, at least not as vulnerable as before!"

As they spoke, the three of them soon arrived at the foot of Julu City.

When they were still an arrow's distance away from Julu City, suddenly there was a change of flags on the top of the city, and the city gate was immediately under martial law.

Then, the doorways on both sides opened, and rows of majestic cavalry came out from them, outflanking the direction where Lu Yu and others were.

There were bursts of hoofbeats and billowing smoke and dust.

Lu Yu raised his eyebrows and thought to himself that this was indeed different from before when he was at the foot of the emperor. Where had the various county governments before welcomed him with such a battle?

It seems that a fierce battle is inevitable.

Once they fight here, there will be a river of blood all the way before they can enter Qianwu City.

In this way, the name of the blood demon will finally be well deserved...

The Wen sisters on the side couldn't help but show an interested expression. They were just watching the excitement, but they didn't worry about the threat of the thousands of troops galloping to them.

Soon, the cavalry array rushed in front of the three people.

Lu Yu said nothing, but quietly clenched the blood knife in his hand.

However, what he didn't expect was that the aggressive troops suddenly stopped and stopped when they were still twenty feet away from him.

Only a young general rode forward alone and faced Lu Yu holding the blood knife without fear.

"I am Li Qingcheng, the third garrison commander of Julu City. May I ask if the person coming from the front is Mr. Wang Tieyi from Lujiang County?"

"Yes."

Lu Yu answered, but he couldn't help but complain in his heart. The generals under the emperor's feet are really particular. Do they have to ask about the identity before taking action?

Unexpectedly, Li Qingcheng on the opposite side suddenly got off his horse, knelt on one knee, and bowed in front of Lu Yu.

"I, Li Qingcheng, pay my respects to the prince consort!"

As he bowed, the thousands of troops behind him also got off their horses and bowed to the ground.

"I pay my respects to the prince consort!"

The voices were connected, and the momentum was extremely shocking.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Lu Yu was completely dumbfounded.

Prince consort?

What is going on?

Although he had thought that the other party might give him some new routines, this routine was really too unique, right?