Chapter 1041 Half of the Country

The matter was urgent. After Zhou Ran left Huzhong City, he came to Jiuqu City immediately.

His battle with Shi Ji almost destroyed Jiuqu City. Fortunately, the hardworking citizens of Jiuqu City quickly completed the reconstruction of Jiuqu City.

The current Jiuqu City has been restored to its original state.

After Zhou Ran entered the city, he came to the city lord's mansion.

City Lord Qu Yang saw Zhou Ran and immediately greeted him with a smile.

"Marquis Champion, why are you here? If you are coming, please send a message in advance so that I can lead the citizens out of the city to greet you! You are the hero of the southern border, and everyone wants to see you!"

Qu Yang was so complimentary, but Zhou Ran didn't take it seriously.

"Lord of Qu City, how is Jiuqu City doing now?"

"The citizens are living and working in peace and contentment, and everything is fine!" Qu Yang said with a smile on his face.

"Can you take me to the city to see it?" Zhou Ran asked.

"no problem!"

Qu Yang patted his chest and led Zhou Ran to visit the streets and alleys of Jiuqu City.

As Qu Yang said, this devastated city-state has regained its vitality. There are restaurants, restaurants and brewing workshops everywhere.

The entire Jiuqu City is a prosperous scene.

Zhou Ran raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said: "Lord of Qu City, the wine in Jiuqu City is very special. It is the most delicious wine I have ever drunk. I wonder if I can taste it today?"

"sure!"

Qu Yang nodded and took Zhou Ran to a wine shop.

This wine shop is the most famous in Jiuqu City, and the wine in the wine shop is also the most fragrant.

Qu Yang ordered several bottles of wine and began to drink with Zhou Ran.

Zhou Ran was unequivocal and drank all the wine that Qu Yang brought.

The two drank several bottles of wine, then Zhou Ran lay on the table and fell into a deep sleep.

Qu Yang drank more than Zhou Ran and did not fall asleep. He looked at Zhou Ran carefully and found that Zhou Ran was indeed asleep, so he took out a dagger.

The dagger was extremely sharp, and Qu Yang stabbed Zhou Ran hard in the back of the head.

Even if Zhou Ran is a powerful warrior, he will still die if his soul is destroyed.

Unfortunately, Qu Yang's dagger did not kill Zhou Ran. There was a thick shield of true energy on the surface of Zhou Ran's body.

The dagger hit the true energy shield and was actually bounced away.

"how so?"

Qu Yang was shocked.

Zhou Ran had opened his eyes and looked at Qu Yang: "You actually think you can get me drunk with a few bottles of wine. You are too careless."

"When did you find out?" Qu Yang asked again.

"From the very beginning, the aroma of Jiuqu City's wine was different from before. Although the brewing process looked similar, the people under control were unable to master the fine brewing techniques."

"I see."

Qu Yang gritted his teeth angrily. This time, it seemed that he had failed.

Zhou Ran said again: "Lord of Qu City, as the Lord of Jiuqu City, you can control the fate of the people on one side, and you are really confused!"

With that said, Zhou Ran held Qu Yang's hand tightly.

Powerful true energy was injected into Qu Yang's body.

How could Qu Yang compete with Zhou Ran's powerful strength? He was already close to collapse.

Zhou Ran did not stop, and said: "I was too careless. The entire Jiuqu City's citizens were controlled, and I didn't even notice! This person's method of controlling the people exceeded my expectations!"

Zhou Ran felt a little guilty. He put all his energy into dealing with Jian Zong, but he ignored someone who took advantage of the situation.

In this way, even if he defeated Beiming, he would gain nothing at all.

With the continuous injection of power, densely packed ice crystal fragments overflowed from Qu Yang's body. These fragments were exactly the same as Shi Ji's ice crystal fragments.

Unfortunately, this was not Shi Ji. Zhou Ran could clearly feel that this was something else.

After the ice crystal fragments were forced out of Qu Yang's body, they were put together again to form the appearance of a person.

"Zhou Ran, you really can see my methods, but unfortunately, you have failed. The pillars of the three southern kingdoms have fallen into my hands, and you have no chance at all!"

It was the voice of the Lord of Turbid Breath, and Zhou Ran had already guessed that he was behind it.

What has happened is irreversible.

"Lord of Turbid Breath, you are a great master, but you are not ashamed to do such a sneaky thing!"

"Ashamed? As long as you have accomplished your great cause, what's the point of being embarrassed?" The Lord of Turbid Breath disagreed, "I have already obtained the pillar cores of the Three Kingdoms in the West and the Three Kingdoms in the South! Half of the entire inner territory has fallen into my hands, and the Zhou Dynasty However, how are you going to fight me?"

The Lord of Turbid Breath was so proud that Zhou Ran was too lazy to talk nonsense with him.

These ice crystals are just clones of the Lord of Turbid Breath. Even if the ice crystals are destroyed, the pillar center of the Three Kingdoms cannot be regained.

This despicable guy took advantage of his opportunity to deal with Jian Zong and controlled the citizens of Jiuqu City with ice crystals, and asked these citizens to go to the Three Kingdoms in the South to steal the core of the Shura Pillar.

The Three Kingdoms in the South defeated Jian Zong, but even though they won, they were still defeated, which is really ironic.

"Zhou Ran, my goal has been achieved. I am too lazy to talk nonsense with you. I will give Jiuqu City back to you!"

After saying a few words, the Lord of Turbid Breath walked away.

Zhou Ran could clearly feel that the aura of the Lord of Turbid Breath had disappeared, and the ice crystals in the bodies of the citizens of Jiuqu City had also disappeared, and they had returned to normal.

Qu Yang also woke up. He rubbed his head, which still hurt.

But what worries Qu Yang the most is not his own injury, but the situation of the entire Jiuqu City.

He has been in a daze for more than a month and has no idea what happened.

Qu Yang saw Zhou Ran with a confused look on his face.

"Marquis Guanjun, why are you in Jiuqu City? What happened to the Sword Sect? What happened to Jiuqu City?"

Qu Yang's memory still stays at the time when Zhou Ran defeated Shi Ji, and he doesn't know anything about what happened afterwards.

Not only Qu Yang, but all the citizens of Jiuqu City know nothing about the situation in the southern border.

Everyone was controlled by the ice crystal and became the puppets of the Lord of Turbid Breath. They stole the pillar core of the Shura Pillar of the Three Kingdoms in the southern border, but they were completely unaware.

Facing the current Jiuqu City, Zhou Ran did not leave immediately.

Even if he went to chase the Lord of Turbid Breath at this time, I am afraid there would be no result. The only thing he could know was that the Lord of Turbid Breath got half of the twelve pillar cores of the Shura Pillar in the inner domain.

Half of the inner domain has collapsed, and the turbid breath can no longer be suppressed. Not only the inner domain, but also the entire Zhenwu world, and even Zhou Ran's hometown Earth, will be implicated.

The situation is critical, and Zhou Ran dare not stay in Jiuqu City for long. .

After waking up Qu Yang and telling Qu Yang what happened in Jiuqu City, Zhou Ran left Jiuqu City.

Qu Yang, the city lord, also fell into deep self-blame.