Travel through the heavens

Chapter 296 The Mountain Lord Seeks Revenge

The loud shout from the front yard was like a thunderclap, instantly shattering the ambiguous and heated atmosphere inside the bridal chamber.

Gu Yueqing's expression changed drastically, and the blush on her cheeks was instantly replaced by a chilling murderous aura.

She suddenly opened her eyes, all her shyness vanished, and her gaze became sharp as a drawn blade. In a flash, she was at the door and pulled it open.

A demonic aura surged from the front yard, and an incomparably powerful and malevolent aura swept in like a storm. The bloodshed and violence contained within it far surpassed even a fraction of the painted-skin female ghost of the daytime.

"Such a fierce demonic aura!" Gu Yueqing's heart skipped a beat. Without thinking, she urgently said to Fang Muye, who had also come to the door, "A powerful enemy is attacking. Stay in the room and do not come out!"

Before she finished speaking, she shot out like lightning, rushing towards the front yard. Her moon-white robes fluttered as she sped away, carrying with them a chilling, almost menacing, air.

Fang Muye stood at the door. Although he did not follow, his divine sense had already spread out like mercury, and he instantly saw the scene in the front yard clearly.

The two heavy vermilion gates of the General's Mansion, which once guarded the area, were now reduced to fragments scattered on the ground.

In the center of the courtyard stood a middle-aged man.

This man was extremely tall and strong, like an iron tower, giving people an unshakable sense of oppression. His face was rugged, with lines as hard as if cleaved by an axe. His eyes were sharp and fierce, and his ferocity was almost tangible, making people dare not look directly at him.

He was enveloped in an intense, dark red demonic aura, like a raging fire or a churning sea of ​​blood, which made the lights in the courtyard flicker.

He simply stood there, and an aura of fierce power, like that of the king of beasts, reigning supreme and holding the power of life and death, emanated from him. This caused the guards of the general's mansion who were confronting him in the courtyard to feel their blood boil, their faces flushed, and they could hardly breathe.

The guards in the mansion were all battle-hardened elites. Although they were shocked by the terrifying enemy, none of them panicked. Under the command of their leader, they quickly formed a battle formation that was both offensive and defensive, with their auras linked. Blades flashed and talismans appeared and disappeared as they locked onto the uninvited guest in the center of the courtyard, whose aura was overwhelming. Someone had already sent a signal arrow into the air to call for the support of the Demon Suppression Division.

The middle-aged man paid no attention to the guards' readiness and calls for help, not even lifting his eyelids. He simply stood there with his hands behind his back, silent, as if waiting for someone to appear.

Just as a swift, moon-white figure rushed in from the backyard, the middle-aged man's tangible gaze suddenly fixed on her, and he finally spoke: "You are the female general guarding Anping Prefecture?"

His voice was deep and powerful, containing an unquestionable majesty, like thunder rolling inside a mountain.

"It's me." Gu Yueqing stopped, slammed the spear she had picked up halfway down onto the ground, and said coldly, "Who are you?"

"I am Yin Lie," Yin Lie announced in a booming voice.

Gu Yueqing's heart sank suddenly; it was actually the Lord of Black Wind Mountain!

This is a powerful demon that resides in the Black Wind Mountains, a hundred miles outside Anping Prefecture. According to the records of the Zhenfu Division, its true form is a fierce tiger. It has cultivated for over five hundred years and its cultivation is unfathomable. It has gathered a large number of demon followers under its command.

He usually resides in the Black Wind Mountains, devoting himself to cultivation. Although he usually keeps to himself and does not interfere with the affairs of the city, his fearsome reputation is enough to make ordinary martial artists and Taoist practitioners retreat in fear.

Gu Yueqing gripped the spear tightly, suppressing the tremor in her heart. Without flinching, she met Yin Lie's imposing gaze, her voice as cold as ice: "So it is Lord Yin Lie. Lord Yin Lie is the master of the Black Wind Mountain Range, a man of great renown and high position. May I ask what brings you here today?"

Yin Lie's gaze fell on Gu Yueqing, filled with undisguised anger and murderous intent: "I have come here for my worthless grandson who was killed by you last night."

Gu Yueqing frowned slightly upon hearing this, never expecting that the tiger demon she had killed last night was actually the only bloodline of Lord Yinlie Mountain.

This feud is huge.

However, the Black Wind Mountains are a hundred miles away from Anping City. Why would the grandson of Lord Yinlie appear in a village south of the city and cause trouble? Is there another hidden story behind this?

However, the situation was critical at the moment, and she had no time to think things through carefully.

Gu Yueqing's mind raced. Even if she knew the tiger demon's identity beforehand, her choice would not change.

Slay demons and protect the people!

This is the duty of the Garrison Commander, and it is also her duty!

Thinking of this, Gu Yueqing's eyes became even more determined. Her voice was as cold as ice, righteous and stern, every word ringing out: "Lord Shan, your grandson broke into a village under the jurisdiction of Anping Prefecture last night, killing dozens of innocent people and devouring their flesh. His crimes are numerous. As the garrison commander of Anping Prefecture, it is my duty to execute him according to the law, and it is also the justice of heaven."

"A duty? The justice of heaven is clear?" Yin Lie seemed to have heard something utterly ridiculous. A cold, cruel smile curled at the corner of his mouth, tinged with mockery and contempt: "Little girl, the law of the jungle is an unchanging truth of this world. My grandson has always been obedient and has never stepped out of Black Wind Mountain. Last night was his first time coming down the mountain. What's wrong with him having a few lambs for a treat? Why should he die?"

He took a step forward, the bluestone slab beneath his feet silently turning to dust. Dark red demonic energy surged around him like a living thing, his ferocity intensifying, and his tone growing ever colder: "On the contrary, you, little girl, are ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth, daring to sever my Yinlie bloodline and cut off my Black Wind Mountain's lineage! This enmity is irreconcilable! Today, I will make you, your entire mansion, and the entire Zhenfu Division, all of you pay the price for my grandson's death! So that all living beings in this world will know the price of offending me!"

These remarks, which treated human life as worthless and were extremely arrogant and domineering, enraged Gu Yueqing. Her jade-like face was covered with frost, and the guards behind her were even more furious, their fingers gripping their weapons so tightly that their knuckles turned white. They wished they could rush forward immediately and fight this old monster to the death.

"Absurd!" Gu Yueqing shouted, "Human life is at stake, how can you treat it so lightly! Your grandson harmed living beings and violated the law, he deserves to die! As his elder, you have not disciplined or restrained him, but instead cannot distinguish right from wrong, you have turned black into white, you are no different from that beast! Anping Prefecture is the territory of Dayu, it will not tolerate your monstrous behavior!"

"Hahaha!" Yin Lie burst into wild laughter, his laughter filled with disdain and violence: "The territory of Great Yu? Human laws? Little girl, you are too naive! Within hundreds of miles of Black Wind Mountain, and even in this vast world, there is only one true principle, and that is power! Your human race's hypocritical order is utterly vulnerable in the face of absolute power!"

His eyes flashed with murderous intent as he slowly surveyed the surrounding rooftops where the Zhenfu Division captains were constantly arriving. His killing intent surged like a tidal wave: "I've patiently wasted so much time talking to you, little girl, waiting for all your men to arrive before I had to search for them one by one. Now that you've all arrived, let's all die together! Today I will raze this General's Mansion to the ground and use your blood and souls to appease my grandson's spirit in heaven!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yin Lie grinned maliciously and threw a punch.

The immense demonic power, accompanied by a fierce wind, crashed down on Gu Yueqing and her group of guards like a mountain.