Shenlang didn't care about the situation in the Southern Region. As for the big boss behind the scenes, he sat leisurely in the carriage and headed towards the Northern Region under the protection of the Sword Saint and the others.
The Northern Region was cold and snowy all year round. The ground was covered in silver and there were more mountain ranges than the Eastern and Southern regions.
Shenlang wore a mink cloak made in the Southern Region and sat in the luxurious carriage. He had a pot of warm wine and was drinking by himself. He felt very comfortable.
This was the border between the Eastern and Northern regions. There was an extremely sharp contrast between the two regions. The Eastern Region was like spring all year round, but the Northern Region was extremely cold after crossing the border.
Shenlang couldn't help but sigh as he lifted the curtain of the carriage. "This Zhenwu Continent is really strange. It's obviously the same sky, but the two regions are so divided."
Shenlang planned to investigate the disappearance of Hei Wuchang during this trip to the Northern Region. He didn't receive any news of Hei Wuchang's death. As long as the characters summoned by the system died, Shenlang would receive a system notification. Therefore, Shenlang knew that Hei Wuchang was either imprisoned or hiding somewhere.
Shenlang believed the latter. After all, if someone really plotted against Hades, Hei Wuchang would definitely be killed and sent to the Temple of Eternal Life to receive a reward.
However, he couldn't contact Hei Wuchang and didn't know what happened. He could only secretly investigate first.
After arriving at a city, Shenlang and the others found a relatively luxurious restaurant to stay in.
Although it was nothing to Shenlang and the others, they were now in the Northern Region. Shenlang didn't want to wander around aimlessly. He wanted to find out more information first.
Shenlang and the others attracted a lot of attention as soon as they entered the restaurant. However, after seeing the Sword Saint, those people couldn't help but narrow their eyes. They quickly retracted their gazes and didn't dare to look again.
Now that the Sword Saint was an immortal expert, even if he didn't deliberately release his aura, it wasn't something that ordinary people could resist.
Gao Jianli walked up to the counter and said calmly, "Give us a few rooms."
When the restaurant owner saw that Shenlang and the others were not ordinary people, he did not dare to neglect them. He personally led Shenlang and the others upstairs.
On the way to the room, Shenlang transmitted a message to Gao Jianli, "Go down and ask around. See if you can get any information from those wandering Jianghu people."
Gao Jianli nodded and turned to leave.
The innkeeper glanced at Gao Jianli in confusion, but didn't care. After arranging rooms for Shenlang and the others, he happily went downstairs with the money that the Enchanted Moon gave him.
"Young Master, we have no news at all. We can only stay here for now," Enchanted Moon said slowly.
Shenlang nodded, "I've already asked Gao Jianli to ask around. Those people pretending to be Hades have caused a stir in the Northern Region. It should be easy to get information."
As he spoke, a sharp light flashed across Shen Lang's eyes. "The people of the Northern Region, do they really think that the Underworld can't do anything to them just because the Eternal Life Palace is holding them back? This time, I'll let them know the consequences of offending the Hades. "
The Sword Saint, who was standing in the middle of the room, emitted a sharp aura, "Young Master, shall I go to the Tenji Pavilion to take a look?"
Shenlang thought for a moment and shook his head, "It's not time for you to expose yourself. We only need to investigate in secret. Once we find the source, I'll ask the people of the Hades to take care of it."
Just as Shenlang and the others were talking, Gao Jianli came back, "Young Master, I've asked around. A while ago, there was indeed a great war in the Northern Region. It's said that many forces were involved. As for who they were trying to kill, we don't know."
"However, there were also some small forces involved. Among them, there's the shadow of the Dong Family, a first-rate family in the Northern Region."
Shenlang raised his eyebrows. He had some impression of the Dong Family. It seemed that during the martial arts convention in Martial City, Kim No-myung had killed a genius disciple of the Dong Family. Later on, the elder of the Dong Family was killed by Jue Wushen.
"The Dong Family, a mere first-rate family, dares to get involved in the matters of the Hades. They must be tired of living."
"Enchanted Moon, send a message to King Yanluo and King Qinguang. Ask them to bring a few people to the Northern Region." Shenlang ordered.
Now that they had a clue about the Dong Family, things would be easier. They just had to follow the vine to the melon.
...
Shenlang and the rest stayed in the guest battle for three days before King Yanluo and the rest arrived.
In the room, Yan Guiren, Pang Ban, Li Ruohai, and Skyblade stood quietly in front of Shenlang.
Shenlang stood by the window and looked at the crowd outside. He slowly said, "You guys go to the Dong Family tonight. Don't alert the enemy. Ask King Qinguang to secretly investigate."
The four nodded and instantly disappeared from the room.
This time in the Northern Region, Shenlang was prepared to punish the chicken to warn the monkey. As for the major forces, Shenlang was not prepared to make a move before the matter with the Blood Demon Sect and Kōshū was settled. However, Shenlang was prepared to punish the small forces as a warning to the monkey.
...
Northern Region Snow Province, Ice City.
Ice City was much bigger than Lin City. As a first-rate force in the Northern Region, the Dong Family definitely controlled a lot of resources.
The Northern Region was different from the other regions. The Northern Region had always been controlled by five of the twenty-one major forces. Only the Wang Family was in the Southern Region while the other four were in the Northern Region.
The Wang Family was now together with the Six Demons and could no longer be considered a member of the five major forces. However, the Wang Family was still considered one of the twenty-one major forces.
The forces in the Northern Region had to pay tribute to the major forces every year. The third-rate forces would pay tribute to the second-rate forces, the second-rate forces would pay tribute to the first-rate forces, and finally, the first-rate forces would agree to pay tribute to the major forces.
This kind of management method was very common. It was like the imperial court collecting taxes from the commoners every year. However, one was for the commoners while the other was for the underworld.
Under this kind of management method, the five major forces were the sky here. No one dared to provoke them. Similarly, with the endless supply of resources, the five major forces would not decline and would only become stronger and stronger.
In fact, in the entire Zhenwu Continent, except for the Central Region, the major forces were the sky in all the other regions. It was just that the management methods were different. For example, in the Eastern Region, although the Three Dao Sects did not need the small forces to pay tribute, they wanted the absolute right to speak. As long as the Three Dao Sects had an order, everyone had to respond. As for the consequences of refusing, there was no need to think too much. It was very easy for a major force to annihilate a small force.
At this time, the Dong Family was brightly lit and patrolling guards were constantly patrolling. The entire Dong Family was very well-protected. Even a mosquito could not fly in.
The strength of the Dong Family was similar to that of the Qingcheng School. However, due to the changes in the Heavenly Dao, the Dong Family's Patriarch had broken through to the Insightful Void Realm a month ago.
Now that the Dong Family had an Insightful Void Realm expert, their momentum had suppressed the other first-rate forces and they had begun to consider themselves as the overlord.
In a room, a young girl looked at the young man in front of her in horror. "I beg you, Young Master Dong, let me go."
The young man laughed evilly and said, "Haha, now in the entire Northern Region, except for the twenty-one major forces, my Dong Family is the strongest. If you obey me obediently, you will enjoy endless glory and wealth in the future. Why do you refuse? Do you think that I, Dong Feng, am not worthy of you?"
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