Framing Liu Changlong and the Fire Crow Army

July 1st, Cloudy, Two Days Left!

When facing great events, one must remain calm!

Luo Zhou prepared meticulously, everything in place. He set off before dawn, carrying four Eyebrow-Level Staffs.

He wasn't the earliest.

Many breakfast stalls were already open.

Luo Zhou ate five meat buns and a bowl of preserved egg and lean meat congee. He needed to be full to work.

He arrived at a pavilion in a forest about two to three li away from Caobang.

This location was deliberately designed and built, offering a view of Caobang, while Caobang couldn't see this spot.

Caobang was one of the five major gangs in Green Ridge City. While appearing as a gang, it was actually an affiliated organization of the Heaven and Earth Dao Sect.

Caobang was responsible for transporting grain tribute in Ningze Prefecture and four other counties. Tens of thousands of people in Green Ridge City relied on working for them to survive.

Basically, Caobang operated independently of Green Ridge City's administration, managing its own affairs.

The wealthy Caobang's headquarters was located north of the city, occupying a vast three li radius. Its walls were tall and sturdy, with countless pavilions and towers inside.

In reality, Caobang should have established its base near rivers or lakes.

But they weren't foolish. They knew the terror of the Rainy Night Devil, and perhaps many had died before. Thus, they chose the north of the city, avoiding rivers and lakes.

Luo Zhou arrived early. He actually disliked this place intensely and avoided it whenever possible.

Because there were too many Dead Spirits here.

And they were all children, five or six years old, seven or eight years old, emitting endless wails every day.

Staying here for too long would surely lead to a depressed spirit and mind!

But this time, Luo Zhou waited silently. To the endless wails, Luo Zhou responded softly.

"Everyone, it's about to end soon. Help me, and I'll avenge you!"

As if sensing Luo Zhou's response, the Dead Spirits wailed even more ferociously...

He waited silently as the sun began to rise!

But as it rose, it was immediately obscured by dark clouds.

The sky was terrifyingly overcast today; it looked like it would rain soon!

Suddenly, a voice echoed from among the Dead Spirits:

"It has begun. A new partner is about to be born!"

Luo Zhou immediately knew that Liu Changlong's ritual had started.

In fact, Liu Changlong was the most terrifying Woodworm Devil.

Every first of the month, he would kill three pairs of virgin boys and girls.

These children were bought from outside the city or kidnapped, with no connection to Green Ridge City.

After the sacrifice, the bodies were disposed of cleanly. No one knew, except for Luo Zhou.

His actions were meticulous and flawless, but there was reincarnation in the heavenly dao!

Luo Zhou sneered when he knew the other party had begun, then took out a talisman and began to write.

This was a constable's communication talisman he had obtained from Li Haitian.

Green Ridge City was not small. Sometimes, when major incidents occurred, relying on human messengers was slow.

Therefore, this talisman allowed all constables to see any message written on it.

Only the twelve constables of Green Ridge City possessed these talismans, along with a special key to read and write messages.

Yesterday, Luo Zhou went to the Spirit Workshop and bought this communication talisman for one Spirit Stone.

The constables of the government also bought their talismans from there.

Hiring someone to refine them would cost how many Spirit Stones? They were just constables in a small city, so they would be greedy when they could and save when they could.

However, buying the communication talisman was useless without the special key to input and read information.

Li Haitian knew this key. Given the efficiency of these constables, it would take until next year to get a new key.

He was dead. Who would have thought a dead man would leak the key...

Luo Zhou opened the talisman, unlocked the key, and quietly wrote:

"Caobang leader Liu Changlong, a rebel from Jellyfish Celestial Palace, is lurking in Green Ridge City. Supported by rebels with three thousand Spirit Stones, he was ambushed and died in the second basement level of Caobang's Cuiwei Hall..."

The message was sent.

Then, he just had to wait silently.

After Li Haitian's death, someone had already been promoted to constable. Green Ridge City still had twelve constables.

Instantly, everyone received the message.

"Who is this, spouting nonsense? How is that possible?"

"How could an honest man like Liu Changlong be a rebel of the Jellyfish Celestial Palace?"

"Three thousand Spirit Stones, have you ever seen so many Spirit Stones? You dare to say anything."

"Who is it, doesn't want to be a constable anymore?"

Things had to be as big as possible!

The Jellyfish Celestial Palace's rebellion was unknown to ordinary people, but the constables all knew it. This was the Heaven and Earth Dao Sect's number one traitor. Better to kill the wrong person than let them go.

That's why Luo Zhou directly pinned this charge on him.

Three thousand Spirit Stones, such a huge sum, someone was bound to be tempted.

Luo Zhou just had to wait!

As expected, in less than fifteen minutes, BOOM, a violent explosion came from within the Caobang.

Then, someone sent a message via talisman:

"Everyone come quickly, Liu Changlong has problems. He's sacrificing children, and has already killed three. Chi Yu was accidentally killed by him. Everyone, come quickly!"

Luo Zhou sent out the message. Although there was a lot of cursing, some people still went to take a look.

Whether there was something or not, they went to see.

There was nothing, but since they had come all this way, Liu Changlong had to give them a big red envelope, right?

So, constables nearby, Yan Ruoyi and Chi Yu, went over.

Liu Changlong was sacrificing children, and all his preparations were for this.

Even when the constables arrived, he had a plan.

He just never expected that the constables would know he was in the second basement level of Cuiwei Hall.

His subordinates dealt with the situation in various ways, giving red envelopes, trying to appease them.

But the constables insisted on checking the second basement level of Cuiwei Hall. They immediately responded that there was no second basement level.

The two great constables were not to be trifled with. They immediately discovered the problem from the slightest clue.

If they found a problem, even a toad would sweat.

Liu Changlong was in the middle of the sacrifice and couldn't escape. The constables pressed him, and with no way to avoid it, a conflict erupted.

They fought fiercely!

Constable Chi Yu was accidentally killed by the opponent.

Now the matter had escalated. All the constables, with their subordinates, rushed towards that place.

Luo Zhou smiled, crushed the talisman, leaving no trace, and then waited silently.

The pavilion here was actually an exit to a secret passage of the Caobang.

There were as many as three such secret passages.

But Luo Zhou was certain that Liu Changlong would escape from here.

This was because countless Dead Spirits had transmitted this information.

The ones who knew Liu Changlong best were these Dead Spirits.

So he just had to wait here.

Over there, the battle was extremely fierce. Suddenly, someone roared:

"Vast waters surge, profound origin grants longevity, the Milky Way turns nine times, the Heavenly Mother is supreme!"

BOOM, like a tsunami, a great explosion occurred there.

Luo Zhou was stunned. This was the Spiritual Power, Overturning Rivers and Seas, that he was familiar with. How could someone use this?

"Vast waters surge, profound origin grants longevity, the Milky Way turns nine times, the Heavenly Mother is supreme!"

Could this be the sect motto of the Jellyfish Celestial Palace?

Could this Liu Changlong really be a remnant of the Jellyfish Celestial Palace?

Luo Zhou didn't know what to say.

He had just framed him casually.

As he hesitated, he heard from afar:

"Fire Crow, Fire Crow, Fire Crow..."

An endless clamor, a sea of fire appeared, and within the sea of fire, hundreds of cultivators with wings on their backs and wearing fire crow masks gathered.

They soared through the sea of fire.

This was the true fighting force of Green Ridge City, the eight-hundred-strong Fire Crow Army.

They had all been mobilized to suppress the remnants of the Jellyfish Celestial Palace.

At the Caobang's base, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, three water giants, each ten feet tall, stood up.

Were they still refusing to submit and intending to continue fighting?

As Luo Zhou watched, a person suddenly emerged from underground beside him, near the pavilion.

He spat out blood, his golden robe stained, it was Liu Changlong of the Caobang!