Chapter 1218: A Fearsome Reputation Rises
After listening to Jing Miao's explanation, Yang Haoran confirmed his inner suspicions were correct. He did not immediately respond, instead lighting a cigarette and falling into deep thought.
Seeing this, the siblings knew Yang Haoran was pondering a problem, so neither of them spoke a word to disturb him. They stood honestly in place, waiting quietly.
What Jing Miao wanted was clear; Yang Haoran had discerned it from her explanation. Jing Miao wanted to resolve the issue of her own Demonic Nature. Yang Haoran's deep thought at that moment was likewise dedicated to this very problem.
Yang Haoran was not a member of the Demon Cult, but he possessed some understanding of it. A large part of the reason for the Demon Cult's astonishing destructive power lay in their Demonic Nature. The stronger one's Demonic Nature, the less they would consider the consequences of their actions. When clashing with others, they would be incredibly frenzied, attacking without defense like killing machines. Thus, the destructive power they typically unleashed was far greater than those with weaker Demonic Natures.
Similarly, the stronger one's Demonic Nature, the more cruel and extremely bloodthirsty their methods would become. Ultimately, it was highly probable that they would evolve into a state where everyone but themselves was killable. In other words, the stronger one's Demonic Nature, the more dangerous they would be.
If Demonic Nature were suppressed, the destructive power would indeed decrease. However, this did not mean one's overall strength would decline. After all, the inherent strength of one's inner power had no relation to the strength of their Demonic Nature. The connection lay solely in the different ways power was utilized and the varying methods employed against enemies.
At the same cultivation realm, it wasn't a certainty that someone with strong Demonic Nature would invariably defeat someone with weak Demonic Nature. This still depended on factors such as one's combat experience and intelligence. If one encountered an opponent with exceptionally rich combat experience, or one who was remarkably clever and understood how to leverage every available advantage in their surroundings, then eliminating someone with strong Demonic Nature was still possible. It was simply that, under normal circumstances, those with stronger Demonic Nature tended to be more formidable than those with weaker Demonic Nature.
Due to the overwhelming number of important matters on Yang Haoran's plate, and the fact that he was not a member of the Demon Cult himself, he had never truly prioritized the issue of Jing Qi and Jing Miao's Demonic Nature. Only now, with Jing Miao bringing it up, did he genuinely begin to take it seriously.
The report was extremely detailed, and the vast majority of it concerned Jing Qi's bloody purge of Ancheng. The reason his mouth had twitched earlier was precisely because he had learned that Jing Qi, during the bloody purge of Ancheng, had not even spared cats, dogs, or livestock. Such barbarity had genuinely astonished him.
It was just that at the time, he hadn't considered the issue of Demonic Nature. He had merely thought that this Jing Qi boy was far more brutal and bloodthirsty than he had imagined, which was why he had committed such insane acts. Now, Jing Miao's explanation made him realize his conjecture was wrong.
After a period of consideration, Yang Haoran felt it would indeed be best to resolve this issue for the siblings.
While it was true that the stronger a Demon Cult member's Demonic Nature, the more frenzied and valiant they became, they were also exceedingly difficult to control, and it was entirely normal for them to defy orders and commit extreme acts. This was not the outcome Yang Haoran wanted to see. If the siblings were to commit some extreme act due to their inability to control themselves, it would not only be a detriment to him, but also a tremendous harm to the siblings themselves. He naturally did not want to see such a situation occur.
In comparison, it would be better for the siblings to have a weaker Demonic Nature. Therefore, after careful consideration, Yang Haoran decided to resolve this issue for the siblings, to prevent them from going berserk due to uncontrolled Demonic Nature.
"Heh heh, I am already aware of this matter. However, I cannot immediately resolve this issue for the two of you. After all, it's not exactly my area of expertise. But rest assured, both of you, I will employ every means possible to resolve this problem for you both in the shortest amount of time."
With a decision made in his heart, Yang Haoran spoke with a faint smile and made a promise to the siblings.
With Yang Haoran's promise, the siblings finally felt at ease. They had genuinely worried that one day their Demonic Nature would grow too strong, causing them to lose all reason and commit insane acts against those around them. They didn't much care about others, but they cared deeply for Yang Haoran, who had given them both a new lease on life. Let alone harming Yang Haoran himself, they could not accept even harming those close to him, or jeopardizing his interests.
As for whether Yang Haoran could handle this matter, the siblings harbored no worries. Because in their eyes, Yang Haoran was omnipotent, a god-like existence!
After the siblings withdrew, Yang Haoran remained alone in the war room, his gaze fixed on the map of the Ninth District projected onto the screen. He quietly smoked, his mind lost in unknown thoughts.
A moment later, Yang Haoran summoned Zhu Rong with a Communication Talisman.
Although Yang Haoran had told Zhu Rong and his other confidants to go back and rest, how could Zhu Rong truly dare to rest as Yang Haoran instructed? In the current situation, she truly had no mind for rest. After leaving the war room, she immediately returned to the Lecheng Administrative Courtyard to arrange and deploy her subordinates.
Although Lecheng was relatively safe now, and the ordinary populace strongly supported both the Administrative Courtyard and the Underworld Office, to contend with the war that could erupt at any moment, she had to make targeted arrangements based on the current circumstances.
Zhu Rong was in a meeting when she received Yang Haoran's Communication Talisman. She knew that Yang Haoran's urgency to see her surely indicated an emergency. So, she suspended the meeting and immediately rushed to the Guardian District war room with the utmost speed, appearing before Yang Haoran shortly after.
Zhu Rong had just bowed to Yang Haoran, and before she could even open her mouth to inquire, Yang Haoran spoke first.
"Currently, Ancheng has only ordinary people left, apart from our Underworld Office. All other forces have been completely purged by Jing Qi. You arrange for a few capable individuals to immediately proceed to Ancheng, and then re-establish the Administrative Courtyard there, cooperating with the Ancheng Underworld Office to completely take over Ancheng. During this process, if any resources are needed, they can be transferred from Lecheng; both manpower and materials are not an issue."
Zhu Rong's heart gave a slight jolt upon hearing this. She didn't know much about Ancheng's current situation because during previous meetings, Yang Haoran had focused entirely on praising Jing Qi and Jing Miao, and had not spoken much about Ancheng's actual state. Although she had guessed some things from the immense resources Jing Qi and Jing Miao had brought back, she hadn't anticipated that the siblings had actually wiped out all major and minor forces in Ancheng, with the sole exception of the Underworld Office. Hence, she was quite surprised.
But at the same time, the doubts in her heart were completely resolved. No wonder Jing Qi and Jing Miao were able to bring back such astonishing quantities of resources. It turned out that the siblings had seized all the resource hoards from every force in Ancheng, except for the Underworld Office.
Her inner surprise did not affect Zhu Rong's response to Yang Haoran. The moment Yang Haoran's words fell, she immediately gave her reply.
"Yes, Boss!"
As for why Yang Haoran wanted to completely take over Ancheng, Zhu Rong found this unsurprising. If it were her, she would do the same. After all, Ancheng was too close to the Guardian District. Therefore, this city must not only not be lost, but it must also be developed and expanded in the shortest possible time!
"There's no time to lose. You immediately set about arranging this matter. Do not delay for even a moment."
Yang Haoran gave the order. Zhu Rong bowed to receive the command and then withdrew from the war room. She then returned to the Administrative Courtyard and immediately selected a group of capable individuals, who set off for Ancheng under the escort of the Spirit Police.
Now, only the Underworld Office remained as a force in Ancheng. And since this Underworld Office force was their own, taking over the entire city of Ancheng was remarkably easy. As for the ordinary people of Ancheng, they not only couldn't cause any negative impact on the takeover, but were, in fact, an indispensable force for the city's reconstruction.
However, when Zhu Rong's people arrived in Ancheng with the utmost speed, they were still greatly startled by the sight of corpses strewn across the plains of Ancheng. Although they had experienced many trials and tribulations over the years and had witnessed no small number of bloody scenes, they had truly never seen such a tragic state as Ancheng was now in.
When they arrived in Ancheng, the Ancheng Underworld Office had already begun to clean up the aftermath. Many incomplete corpses had already been dealt with, but even so, it still brought them immense shock.
When they heard that almost all of this was done by Jing Qi alone, the shock in their hearts naturally intensified. They not only etched the name Jing Qi firmly into their minds, but also faintly developed a sense of fear towards it.
Of course, Jing Miao, this female devil who had also killed many, was likewise etched into their memories. It was just that compared to her elder brother Jing Qi, the shock and fear Jing Miao instilled in them was slightly lesser.
While they were shocked and fearful, a sense of relief also arose in their hearts. They were fortunate that these two great devils were on their side, not their opponents. Otherwise, they would have met a tragic end. This sentiment was no different from the thoughts of the Ancheng Underworld Office members at the time.
The battle in Ancheng was the first battle for the siblings Jing Qi and Jing Miao. But this first battle alone earned the siblings a fearsome reputation among their own people.
As for the enemies, they were all dead!
Those who were neither enemies nor ordinary civilians, also perished!
Thus, the fearsome reputation of the siblings Jing Qi and Jing Miao was first spread by their own allies. It wasn't until the siblings participated in more and more battles and undertook more and more missions that their fearsome reputation began to spread among the enemy, making them acknowledged great devils by both sides.
When the siblings' fearsome reputation became widespread, a rumor even circulated among both friend and foe: that wherever the siblings passed, absolutely no blade of grass would grow. Let alone the living, even the dead lying on the ground would take a few more slashes!
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