Starting as The Young Master of A Pharmacy, He Trained Swordsmanship in Seclusion For Twenty Years - Chapter 118

Mo Ronghua furrowed his brow, staring at Zhao Sheng and the other man, and was the first to speak.

“Are you two Xuan Niao Guards from Baidao Prefecture?”

“Has Li Chengfeng arrived?”

How could they be this fast!

Zhao Sheng, however, didn’t answer his question. Instead, he inquired about Mo Ronghua’s identity.

Although the other party was most likely the Xuan Envoy from Jingtai Prefecture, Zhao Sheng decided it was prudent to ask first.

“And you are, Sir…?”

“This old man is the Xuan Envoy of Jingtai Prefecture! Mo Ronghua!”

As he spoke, Mo Ronghua took a dark blue token from his robe.

Just as they thought!

Seeing the dark blue token, Zhao Sheng and Yao Feng relaxed their guard slightly against the old man.

“We pay our respects to the Xuan Envoy!”

“Hmm.”

“You two haven’t answered this old man’s question yet.”

“Has that old fogey Li Chengfeng come as well?”

Mo Ronghua nodded, then asked what he most wanted to know.

“Reporting to the Xuan Envoy, Lord Li Chengfeng has already left Baidao Prefecture.”

“What? Li Chengfeng has returned to the capital?”

Hearing this news, Mo Ronghua’s brow furrowed tightly, as if he was deeply shocked by the information.

What was that old fogey Li Chengfeng doing, leaving Baidao Prefecture and returning to the Li family at a time like this?

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Mo Ronghua naturally knew about this event, as he also hailed from a major family in the capital.

Setting aside his thoughts, Mo Ronghua questioned Zhao Sheng again.

“Then who is the current Xuan Envoy of Baidao Prefecture, and where is he?”

“When did you two arrive in Silverstone Town?”

“This old man observed traces left by those two great demons outside the town. Have you two seen them appear in this area?”

“Those two great demons?”

Hearing that Mo Ronghua was still searching for the two great demons, Zhao Sheng and Yao Feng’s expressions turned somewhat peculiar.

“What? You two have actually seen those two great demons?”

“Speak quickly! Which direction did they flee?”

Seeing their strange expressions, Mo Ronghua’s face changed.

With a howl of wind, Mo Ronghua appeared right in front of Zhao Sheng. His aged hands shot out, gripping Zhao Sheng’s shoulders tightly as he questioned him urgently.

For some reason, those two great demons had vanished without a trace after last night.

Even his Black Xuan Niao couldn’t find any trace of them; their auras seemed to have completely disappeared from the world.

This situation had left Mo Ronghua anxious and frantic, yet helpless.

Now that the traces of the great demons had reappeared in Silverstone Town,

Mo Ronghua knew this was his final chance; he couldn’t fail again.

Under the intense pressure from Mo Ronghua so close, Zhao Sheng didn’t dare hide anything and laid out the entire story.

“Envoy Mo, the two great demons you mentioned were slain last night by our Xuan Envoy.”

“Right over there!”

In the next second, Mo Ronghua vanished from in front of Zhao Sheng, much to Zhao Sheng’s relief.

In the blink of an eye, Mo Ronghua’s figure had moved to the center of the crowd.

“This!”

“You…!”

When Mo Ronghua saw the great demon’s head placed on the wooden table, his body actually trembled slightly.

No one was more familiar with this ferocious monster head than he was.
It was the likeness of one of the great demons.

By now, Zhao Sheng and Yao Feng had also arrived behind Mo Ronghua.

“Ah!”

“It’s good that those two great demons are dead.”

“This way, many innocent commoners will be spared from their cruelty.”

Mo Ronghua quickly calmed down, let out a soft sigh, and no longer showed any emotion.

“It was this old man’s incompetence that allowed those two great demons to live for so long, causing the deaths of so many innocent people.”

Mo Ronghua stared wistfully at the demon beast head, speaking as if to himself.

It was unclear whether he was speaking to the great demon or to Zhao Sheng and Yao Feng standing behind him.

“By the way, you two said.”

“That these two great demons were slain by the new Xuan Envoy of Baidao Prefecture.”
“He must still be in Silverstone Town, I presume?”

“Could you take this old man to see him? I have some words I wish to discuss with him face-to-face.”

Whoever could replace Li Chengfeng and take charge of Baidao Prefecture…

Mo Ronghua was quite eager to see just who this new Xuan Envoy of Baidao Prefecture was.

After all, only a martial artist who had reached the Great Completion stage of the Internal Qi realm could serve as the Xuan Envoy for a prefecture.

He was likely transferred from the capital’s Xuan Niao Guards.

Just which old fogey had come to Anzhou?

Mo Ronghua’s words put Zhao Sheng in a difficult position.

“Envoy Mo, well…”

“What is it? Could it be that your new Xuan Envoy has already returned to Baidao Prefecture City?”

“If that’s the case, this old man can accompany you to Baidao Prefecture City to meet him.”

Besides his curiosity about the new Xuan Envoy’s identity, Mo Ronghua actually had another, smaller motive.

It concerned the matter of these two great demons.

After all, these two great demons had come from his territory to wreak havoc here in Baidao Prefecture, so he owed the other party an explanation.

“Envoy Mo, it’s not that.”

“Our Xuan Envoy is currently in Silverstone Town. It’s just that…… the Xuan Envoy is in seclusion.”
“He instructed the two of us that no one is to disturb him.”

“Envoy Mo, if you wish to see our Xuan Envoy, you will have to wait until he emerges from seclusion.”

At that moment, a bird cry came from the sky.

A small black bird, before anyone could react, had already alighted on Mo Ronghua’s shoulder.

“Have they returned?”

Mo Ronghua instantly understood the Black Xuan Niao’s meaning.

The men he had sent to notify the Xuan Envoy of Baidao Prefecture had followed the Black Xuan Niao and found his location.

“Very well. Then this old man will wait in Silverstone Town for your Xuan Envoy to emerge from seclusion.”

With that, Mo Ronghua left in the direction from which the Black Xuan Niao had come, leaving behind a bewildered Zhao Sheng and Yao Feng.

“Old Yao, I’ll leave the handling of this great demon’s flesh to you and your disciples. I need to guard the inn where the Envoy is in seclusion.”

Zhao Sheng hurriedly left these words, then quickly moved away, disappearing from sight.

“Alright, everyone, since the murderous monsters have been dealt with by us, you can all return to your homes!”

“Fu Jun, you organize the remaining martial artists in the town to act as the interim town mayor.”
“Take charge of Silverstone Town for a while and maintain order until everything stabilizes.”

“Yes, Master!”

As his senior disciple, a Human-level Xuan Niao Guard, and a Marrow Refining stage martial artist,

Taking over a small town like Silverstone and maintaining order was a trivial matter for Fu Jun.

Inside the Silverstone Town Inn!

Outside the inn door, Zhao Sheng stood alone at the entrance.

Zhao Sheng appeared calm, but he was constantly sensing the movements around him, preventing anyone from disturbing Lu Xuan.