Twilight Boundary-Chapter 829 - 809: Three-headed Jiao Demon King

In the following days, Mingzhou was bustling.

Some wealthy merchants in the city found a silk book with the words "King of Mingzhou, world prosper" inside a fish's belly, and were stunned, discussing it endlessly.

Craftsmen heard foxes calling toward the direction of Mingzhou Prefecture at night, chanting the name "Heaven's Mandate, protect the food Yang," bowing toward Mingzhou Prefecture.

Others heard little ghosts crawling out of the chaotic grave on the roadside during nighttime chats: "The true dragon is about to be born, Mingzhou is indeed a blessed land..."

"Alas, it's just that our fate is unfortunate. If we died a few years later, with the King of Mingzhou's protection, we wouldn't be left to decompose in the wilderness..."

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One by one, these incidents spread, from alleyways to storytellers, tea sellers like Wang Po, workers, and traders, everyone was talking about the imminent rise of the food-protection general's mandate.

Moreover, many informed people revealed that once the food-protection general was crowned king, Mingzhou would have years of favorable weather, abundant food, and ample grass.

Further rumors suggested that upon coronation, there would be gratitude towards the people, with expectations for a three-year tax exemption in Mingzhou, encouraging citizens to petition for the food-protection general to be crowned king.

Even village elders came to the city gates, unwilling to leave unless the food-protection general was made king.

How could the food-protection general bear such matters?

He kindly declined: "Oh dear, please don't, please don't, elders rise quickly..."

"I'm loyal to the Emperor as Douyi's general, how can I claim kingship? It's not in accordance with propriety, not in accordance with propriety."

"..."

But with the army's kneeling, everyone's unity, the food-protection general reluctantly conceded.

Thus, before Mingzhou Prefecture, he performed the Sacrifice to Heaven and became the Ming King, and the city's residences now bore new plaques, turning into the Prince Mansion.

Taking advantage of the coronation, he exempted Mingzhou from taxes for three years in gratitude and appreciation.

With fame and fortune soaring both inside and outside Mingzhou, he rewarded the army and appointed three Great Generals: Left General Zhou Liang, Deputy General Zhao Zhu, Right General Zhang Yanbei, and the Central General, formerly the Left Protector of the Red Lantern Lady's Club, Shen Hongzhi, each leading one army.

Soon after forming the army, he issued a decree against bandits, stating that there were too many unruly people in the world, so he would lead Mingzhou to suppress them.

First on the list was the Three-headed Jiao Demon King lurking and causing trouble in Huzhou.

In his ranks, everyone was excitedly shouting: "That old thief has coveted Mingzhou's land for a long time, sending people to create chaos. Good, let's go directly to him!"

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"Not eating beef with such tricks, as expected, they are quite professional..."

Meanwhile, in Manor of Green Stone Town, Hu Ma was well aware of the recent commotion in Mingzhou, feeling somewhat between tears and laughter. Now even the villagers around his manor knew of the King of Mingzhou, and took it as a natural fact.

But he was not interested in the coronation excitement, rather he was focused on the impending threat of the Three-headed Jiao Demon King.

"The Path says it's a thousand years of cultivation?"

Hu Ma felt a bit disdainful: "What nonsense, even counting myself, I only have two hundred years of cultivation, and their cultivation surpasses mine by five times?"

Twenty years is one Column, he is now Ten Incense Sticks, just two hundred years of cultivation.

In the Daluo Dharma Sect's records, this was unprecedented, yet here comes someone claiming a thousand years?

"Your two hundred years of cultivation, can they compare with someone's thousand years?"

Calculation, having inquired about the details from the Daluo Dharma Sect's disciples, sighed about the Three-headed Jiao Demon King: "For the past twenty years, the ten surnames have overseen the world."

"With the four great hall officers of various sects, and the Prefectures' Lords and wandering gods, they've maintained stability."

"Yet, since the ten surnames don't hold official positions, but monitor secretly, in essence, it's governing the world through jianghu, how can it truly be controlled?"

"Leakages aren't just present, it resembles a sieve, so although the ten surnames are reputed, there are quite a few capable beings and anomalies beyond their sight, outside their control."

"The Three-headed Jiao is one such anomaly."

"According to the Daluo Dharma Sect, Three Thousand Worlds exist, each forming its own heaven and earth, yet our world is closer to Tai Sui's, it has long been filled with evil spirits and spirit legends, occasionally spawning a few demons with cultivation."

"Though suppressed by the ancestral altar, they never achieve prominence, but the Three-headed Old Jiao in Huzhou is one who has managed to ascend."

"Unlike other spirits, this old Jiao is believed to have developed spiritual wisdom five hundred years ago, during Zhang family's reign, Douyi hadn't risen yet, it wasn't capable then; despite its wisdom, it hid and cultivated."

"Originally, such beings would at best last three to four hundred years before being destroyed by divine punishment; though skilled, they only possess spiritual attributes, capable of deceiving people, merely visiting locals in dreams with little ability."

"If truly angered the surrounding people, it's said that even farmers with hoes could easily kill it."

"Yet this creature found fortune, coinciding with the auspicious time of Tai Sui's descent."

"As Tai Sui descended, evil spirits proliferated, causing havoc, but it was clever, seizing a hidden blood food mine in a deep mountain lake to consume blood food discreetly, quietly cultivating without causing trouble."