Loan Cultivation to Martial Saint

Chapter 93: Chapter 75: Official Initiation, Dispatching Troops to Suppress Bandits

Bo Zhangjiu had almost grown entirely accustomed to the routine of traveling to Black Mountain County over the past two days. He had originally thought he wouldn’t have much contact with Zheng Jun. To his surprise, having to visit every other day had thoroughly exhausted him. But there was nothing to be done; it was his duty.

Therefore, after completing the task assigned by the Garrison Command Government Office, he couldn’t suppress his curiosity and began to ask questions in a low voice.

Hearing Bo Zhangjiu’s inquiry, Zheng Jun couldn’t help but smile faintly. ”Let’s put that aside for a moment, Senior Brother. I have a question... Who exactly in our Garrison Command Government Office knows my identity? Who knows that Zheng San of the Black Mountain Guard is actually Zhang Heier-twen... Zhang Heier?”

With that said, Zheng Jun looked at Bo Zhangjiu. Looking closely, he noticed that Bo Zhangjiu had a bundle strapped to his chest. It was perfectly square, seeming to contain something inside.

”Your contact... which is me, Thousand Households Yuan Ping of the state capital, and Commander Tie Chenzhou,” Bo Zhangjiu said without hesitation. ”Previously, there was also Sun Bu, who distributed your military pay. He was the original Zhang Heier, but now that he’s dead, he obviously doesn’t count anymore.

”The Dark Guards belong directly to the Garrison Command Government Office and operate on a single-line contact system. Besides the contact person, only the head of the state capital’s Garrison Command and the Commander himself know a Dark Guard’s identity. Even Hundred Households Luo of the Pingzhang Commandery Garrison Command Government Office doesn’t know who you are.”

Bo Zhangjiu’s words gave Zheng Jun a tremendous sense of security.

”So only three people know my identity?” he thought. ”That is extremely safe. However... Is the speed of information transmission really this fast? Even the Thousand Households in the state capital already know about me.”

Zheng Jun shuddered inwardly at the thought, then spoke up to answer Bo Zhangjiu’s earlier question. ”When I encountered Meng Xian, he was heavily injured, so I channeled my Broken Jade True Qi and Slashed him.”

Hearing Zheng Jun’s reply, Bo Zhangjiu suddenly understood. He nodded and said, ”Being able to kill a heavily injured Meng Xian without taking any damage yourself is already pretty good. But be careful. By doing this, you’ll probably be targeted by that Old Demon on Black Mountain.”

”The Black Mountain Demon?”

Hearing this name, a bizarre feeling suddenly welled up in Zheng Jun’s heart.

”Are there also Nie Xiaoqian and Tree Demon Granny?” he wondered. ”This isn’t Strange Tales, so those things probably don’t exist here.”

Besides, to Zheng Jun, neither Nie Xiaoqian nor Tree Demon Granny had anything to do with him. He wasn’t a poor scholar like Ning Caichen, who was easily blinded by lust and obsessed with female ghosts. He was a wealthy man now. Even if he did nothing all year, he would still get a cut of over a thousand taels of silver.

”That’s right, the Black Mountain Demon.” Bo Zhangjiu nodded. He didn’t understand the strange look on Zheng Jun’s face and simply sighed. ”That Black Mountain Demon was originally a little snake raised by the Grand Ancestor Emperor of our Great Chu. Later, it followed Prince Yu to the Black Mountain of the Northern Land. After Prince Yu died, it refused to obey orders and dove headfirst into the vast Black Mountain. It grew in power, eventually defecting to the Northern Demon Court to become a Demon General—their branch leader stationed on Black Mountain.

”The Regent has attempted to negotiate peace with it several times, but all ended in failure. However, since it originated from Great Chu, there is still some affection for the Chu Dynasty. In a few days, the Regent will send someone to communicate with it and resolve this old grudge.

”But even if that Old Demon on Black Mountain lets bygones be bygones, E Feng and the Deer Demon King of the Northern Demon Court might not let it go. After all, you killed their ’Human Pet.’ Though they can’t cross the pass into Yunzhou, you should be careful if you ever go to Yunzhou in the future.”

”Senior Brother, what do these terms mean—Demon General and Demon King?” Zheng Jun asked humbly. He was actually completely clueless about anything related to Demon Fiends. It wasn’t written in any books.

Hearing Zheng Jun’s question, Bo Zhangjiu fell silent for a moment before answering casually, ”A Demon General is at the Acupoint Opening realm. A Demon King is at the Primordial Pill realm.

”As for what is above a Demon King, that is a ’Great Saint,’ corresponding to the True Martial Dharma Aspect of our human Martial Artists.”

”Ah. So I’ve offended a Primordial Pill Demon King,” Zheng Jun realized.

He remained incredibly calm, not showing the slightest bit of the panic Bo Zhangjiu had imagined. After all... he had already fucking offended them, so what else could he do? Kneel down, kowtow three times, and obediently let this Demon King eat him? What a joke.

”You aren’t scared?” Bo Zhangjiu asked.

”With Yunzhou’s army of three hundred thousand here, of course I’m not afraid,” Zheng Jun said, his Dao heart as firm as iron and filled with extraordinary confidence. ”When the day comes, I, Zheng Jun, will personally pay a visit to this Deer Demon King of the Northern Demon Court!”

”What a massive boast,” Bo Zhangjiu thought to himself.

Given the talent and strength Zheng Jun had displayed so far, he had no doubt that Zheng Jun would reach the Primordial Pill realm one day. But going to hold the Northern Demon Court accountable... that was not something a simple Primordial Pill realm expert could do.

Although that Great Saint of the Northern Demon Court had their realm knocked down back in the day and was now only lingering on its last breath, there were still as many as four or five Demon Kings. Could Zheng Jun really fight four or five of them alone?

However, Bo Zhangjiu naturally wouldn’t say this out loud. Instead, he cupped his hands and said, ”Junior Brother Zheng is truly capable... The reason I came here today, aside from notifying you about the Garrison Command Government Office’s matters, is regarding our Shattered Jade Sect.”

”Shattered Jade Sect?” Zheng Jun was taken aback.

Before he could react, Bo Zhangjiu suddenly took off the bundle from his chest and respectfully opened it. He placed it on the ground and dropped to his knees with a THUD. ”Come and bow to the memorial tablet of our Shattered Jade Sect’s Ancestral Master. Only after doing this will you truly be a member of our Shattered Jade Sect!”

Hearing Bo Zhangjiu’s words, Zheng Jun knelt down without a second’s hesitation. Looking at the inscription on the tablet—’Twenty-First Generation Sword Guardian Elder Lv Pingjiang of the Shattered Jade Sect’—he immediately kowtowed deeply. ”Ancestral Master above, I, disciple Zheng Jun, shall engrave the teachings of the Shattered Jade Sect in my heart. I will cultivate diligently, reforge the glory of the Shattered Jade Sect, and strive for the Sect’s revival. May the Ancestral Master in heaven bless this disciple with a smooth journey on the path of cultivation!”