Chapter 225: Roasting Bai Yujing

"boom……"

"Wow..."

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In Baiyujing, near the imperial palace, a group of courtiers who were preparing to go to court looked at the fight not far away and fell silent for a moment.

The fight continued until one side decided the winner, but it was not the human cultivators, but the monsters, and the one fighting with the monsters was a demon.

After the monster was killed and the demon ran away, the guards from the West Factory came hurriedly and chased after the demon, leaving only a mess on the spot.

Collapsed houses, affected civilians, corpses of monsters... the court officials had seen similar things many times in other places, but this was the first time it happened during the morning court session, so close to the imperial palace.

"Things are getting a little out of control. We can't go on like this. Otherwise, the entire Baiyujing will be in danger. We must persuade His Majesty to temporarily withdraw the Demon Exorcism Order."

"Not only that, during this period, the East Factory and the West Factory have been capturing demons and ghosts everywhere, and even processing the living demons and ghosts into various materials, which has made the demons and ghosts in Daning increasingly dissatisfied, and they have gathered towards Baiyujing. If this continues, not only the demons and ghosts in Daning, but also the demons and ghosts in the surrounding countries may gather here."

"Although I agree with your majesty's actions to deal with the demons and monsters, I agree with it, but can we not be so radical? We need to take it slow. This is too big a step. The demons and monsters can't stand it, and neither can we."

"Everyone who advocates peace, have you been blind and deaf for this period of time? How come you have no opinions at all? Whatever His Majesty says is the truth. Are you the pro-war faction or are we the pro-war faction? Can't you be a little tougher and stick to the previous national policy?"

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The ministers who advocated peace remained silent and ignored the ministers who advocated war. It was because they had been suppressed too harshly during this period, and the leading brothers were not strong enough. Some of their friends who had colluded with demons and monsters before were caught and beheaded. How could they dare to oppose Lu Changjing's policies again?

When it came to the court meeting, the peace faction still did not say a word, as if they were quite supportive of all Lu Changjing's decisions.

Seeing this, the pro-war faction could no longer sit still and stood up to petition, hoping that Lu Changjing could slow down his pace, temporarily withdraw the demon-killing order, and stop deliberately angering those demons and monsters. Everything should be done slowly to avoid a catastrophe.

However, Lu Changjing, who was confident enough, did not take the monsters and demons that poured into Baiyujing seriously at all.

He was just about to take this opportunity to clean up the demons and monsters in Daning, so how could he agree to the request of the pro-war faction and once again turn into the emperor of procrastination and pass the buck.

After that, he dealt with some urgent matters, then withdrew from the court and went back to continue his practice.

Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor did not adopt their suggestions, a group of court officials sighed and walked much slower.

"The old emperor is bent on peace, while the new emperor is bent on war. They are two extremes. It would be great if they could be reconciled. But what should we do now?"

"Your Majesty is too confident, thinking that he can control so many demons and monsters, but he doesn't know that there are already tens of thousands of demons and monsters gathered in Kyoto. The East Factory and the West Factory are simply too busy to handle it. The Demon Suppression Division and the Imperial Guards are also helping but they can't stabilize the situation. If this continues, something big will definitely happen."

"But don't you think that His Majesty has given too much power to the East and West Factories? It seems that no department can control them. They are directly responsible to His Majesty the Emperor. We don't even have room to intervene."

"The capital is getting more and more chaotic now. I have sent my wife and children to the homes of relatives nearby. I advise you to do the same, lest it be too late when chaos breaks out."...

In the eyes of many ministers, this was a disaster, but in the eyes of Lu Changjing, this was clearly a great opportunity that could help him sort out the demons and monsters in Daning.

You have to grasp it naturally and not let anyone destroy it, let alone yourself.

Amidst this hustle and bustle, something strange happened: the temperature in Baiyujing, which was originally the coldest time of the year, began to rise rapidly.

Under normal circumstances, the temperature at this time of year is around minus ten degrees Celsius, and sometimes even reaches 10 to 20 degrees Celsius. But this year, the temperature, which was normal before, suddenly started to soar.

In just a few days, the temperature rose from minus ten degrees to plus ten degrees, and it was still increasing at a rate of one or two degrees every day.

But as long as you leave the range of Baiyujing, the temperature will return to normal. If you say there is no trick in this, even a fool won't believe it.

The East Factory, the West Factory, the Embroidered Uniform Guard, court officials... and the Demon Suppression Bureau all realized that some powerful monsters had entered Baiyujing, the kind that could affect the temperature.

It should not be gods or demons, but its own characteristics, and it is very likely to use the effects of artifacts, otherwise it would not be possible to have such a great impact.

Therefore, the East Factory, the West Factory, the Embroidered Uniform Guard and others joined forces with the Demon Suppression Bureau to search everywhere for the whereabouts of this monster. Unfortunately, after searching for more than half a month, they still found nothing.

At this moment, the temperature in Baiyujing has risen to thirty degrees, which is like going from the cold winter to the hot summer. Many people in Kyoto are also a little panicked, and a large number of people have begun to flee Baiyujing.

If things continued like this, they might get out of control. Both the pro-war and pro-peace factions were panicking, and the Demon Suppression Bureau was beginning to feel overwhelmed.

Seeing this, Lu Changjing felt helpless. The East Factory and the West Factory were established too recently, and there were not many experts there to handle some difficult and complicated problems. It seemed that he still needed to do it himself.

According to information obtained from investigations by the East Factory, West Factory, and Demon Suppression Bureau during this period, the monster that caused the temperature in Baiyujing to rise rapidly was most likely the monster Hanba that appeared in Daning hundreds of years ago.

However, this monster has not been seen since it burned many masters of Daning to ashes hundreds of years ago. It was originally thought that it had escaped from the territory of Daning, but it was unexpected that it had been hiding here and its strength was becoming stronger and stronger.

Judging from the commotion it has caused now, which far exceeds what it did back then, its strength must have improved a lot and is no longer comparable to before.

With the information provided by the East Factory, West Factory and the Demon Suppression Bureau, Lu Changjing began to search in dozens of suspicious places. Just because they couldn't find it didn't mean that Lu Changjing couldn't find it.

Wherever the power of the soul passes, almost nothing can escape detection.

Coupled with the super strong five senses, it is not difficult to find this monster that is hiding and causing trouble.

It took more than two hours for Lu Changjing to discover something unusual in the arsenal and find the whereabouts of this monster.

Just as the East Factory, West Factory and Demon Suppression Bureau had speculated, it was indeed the monster Hanba who was causing trouble, and the monster's cultivation level was extremely high.

(End of this chapter)