Cultivating Through The Game-Chapter 626 - 342: Shapeshifting Demon Clan

Lu Yu emerged from the forest and walked towards a man by the river filling up water.

Shh~ The man heard the rustling of leaves against clothing and looked up warily towards the direction of the sound, spotting a strong young man walking out of the woods.

The man filling the water breathed a sigh of relief, he had thought it was the demons from Liuyang City sneaking over.

After taking a few more glances at Lu Yu, his first impression was that Lu Yu didn't seem like a bad person, probably a nobleman from afar.

The attire was valuable, but the man didn't have greedy thoughts as there wasn't any place to use money now.

"Excuse me, I'm lost, could you tell me where I am?" Lu Yu lightly leaped over the seven or eight meters wide river, landing on the grass as softly as a feather.

The man, seeing him cross the river so effortlessly, was a bit nervous and quickly replied, "This is Cuiwei Ridge, 150 miles outside of Liuyang City. If you're heading to Liuyang City, I advise you to turn back quickly. There are no living people in Liuyang City now."

His answer wasn't what Lu Yu wanted, since Lu Yu already knew this place was near Liuyang City, so he asked again, "Besides Liuyang City, are there other towns nearby? Which province of the Great Zhou is this?"

The man was a bit stunned by Lu Yu's series of questions and said, "There are other towns, but I don't know the way. Why don't you come back with me and ask the town mayor, he knows a lot."

Seeing that the man couldn't say much, Lu Yu nodded and asked him to lead the way.

The man picked up the large water jar over a meter in diameter and walked towards the place where they were currently living.

Whether Lu Yu was a bad person or had ill intentions, the man was not worried because their ability to live safely here relied entirely on the Guardian God of Cuiwei Ridge, and the demons from Liuyang City dared not approach.

Lu Yu followed the man to their settlement and could tell from the surrounding houses that these dwellings were all temporarily constructed. Most of the houses were wooden, with leaves randomly covering the top for protection against the wind and rain.

It was evident that these people were refugees who fled here.

The man's strength was considered quite good among them, being at the eighth level of Body Refinement. Aside from a few hidden Qi Cultivation-level Martial Cultivators, the whole town might not even have a hundred Body Refinement-level Martial Cultivators.

The man, carrying the water jar back, was surrounded by a group of children. The children ran over but stopped instinctively when they saw Lu Yu, watching from a distance without daring to approach.

The man glanced at Lu Yu beside him and said a few words to a woman who came over. After placing the water jar under the eaves, he walked up to Lu Yu and said, "Follow me, our town mayor lives inside."

Lu Yu walked inside, looking at this makeshift little town, he had many questions in his mind.

How could a town with such weak guard strength survive in this mountain ridge?

Not to mention that this place was near Liuyang City and might face attacks from demons within, Lu Yu could feel a strong demonic presence on the other side of Cuiwei Ridge.

It was impossible for the demons in Cuiwei Ridge to allow humans to live under their noses.

"It seems there are some secrets in this place," Lu Yu thought to himself.

Lu Yu saw the original town mayor, now the village head, at the innermost part of the town, or rather, village.

The mayor's cultivation was not high, only at the Qi Cultivation level. Lu Yu didn't quite believe that relying solely on these Qi Cultivation-level Martial Cultivators could lead a settlement of over a thousand people to camp in Cuiwei Ridge.

An Ranshan saw Lu Yu's attire and immediately understood that he was an important figure from outside, warmly inviting Lu Yu into the simple thatched house.

"Please take a seat, sir. The conditions here are simple, I hope you'll forgive us."

"My name is An Ranshan, I was originally the mayor of Anyang Town under Liuyang City. Now that Liuyang City has fallen, Anyang Town has also been occupied by demons, so I could only bring the survivors here to take refuge."

An Ranshan took out his treasured tea leaves and brewed a pot of tea for Lu Yu, boiling the water on the spot, reflecting the dire situation this village was facing.

After pouring a cup of tea for Lu Yu, An Ranshan looked at him expectantly and asked, "Sir, what brings you here this time? Is the imperial court planning to reclaim Liuyang City?"

Upon hearing "Liuyang City," Lu Yu felt a bit embarrassed. An Ranshan didn't know that the Liuyang City he longed to return to had recently been blown up by one of Lu Yu's powerful moves.

"Mayor An, please don't rush. I didn't come on behalf of the court this time. I was merely traveling and lost my way, so I wanted to find someone to ask for directions to other nearby cities."

An Ranshan showed a look of disappointment on his face, but quickly wiped it away, and began to describe the situation around Liuyang City to Lu Yu in detail.

"There are two towns near Liuyang City, Dongyang City, and Linfeng City. From Liuyang City, you go 800 miles north to reach Dongyang City, but the situation there is unclear, and we don't know if it's been overrun by demons."

"Heading a thousand two hundred miles east, crossing the vast mountain range, leads to Linfeng City in the Tianfeng Province. Although Linfeng City is farther away, news came about a month ago stating that an imperial army was encircling the demons in the vast mountains."

"Unfortunately, Linfeng City is too far from here, even if they have the ability to eliminate the demons, they can't relieve the siege on Liuyang City, alas~"

An Ranshan sighed, as if aging ten more years.

Honestly, after losing contact with the outside world, leading these thousands of people living in Cuiwei Ridge felt like an enormous burden.