Lu Zheng had Liu Butou lead a team of constables to follow slowly, without rushing, while he and Yuan Jing raced upstream along the riverbank.
"Could this be related to this flood disaster?"
"Who knew? In any case, it was said that quite a few demons and ghosts from the Southern Frontier and Northern Domain had secretly entered the country recently. Even Demon Creatures that had once remained in deep mountains and great marshes were coming out." Yuan Jing said.
Lu Zheng nodded. Not to mention the Southern Frontier—there were many forces in the Northern Domain hostile to Great Jing. Even within Great Jing itself, countless Demon Creatures and ghosts lurked in the deep mountain forest, secretly harming people.
Now that a natural disaster was brewing, they had finally gotten a chance to stir up chaos for a while. Naturally, they would seize this opportunity, whether to feast on something good or kill people to refine their arts.
"This Demon Creature came from upstream and made its way to the banks of the Lu River. It is probably targeting the Lu River." Lu Zheng said.
Yuan Jing nodded, and then the two of them saw another village along the river.
"It's Cliff Village."
"The first village where something happened. It is already upstream along the Yingshui River."
"We're about to enter the mountains."
"There is no trace of any strange presence."
"Into the mountains!"
Neither of them stopped at Cliff Village. They swept past along the riverbank and soon entered the mountains through the mountain pass north of the village.
After entering the mountains, the Yingshui River grew narrower and swifter, and small streams branched off from it from time to time.
Yuan Jing frowned. "Junior Brother, do you feel that these streams, as well as the waters of the