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Chapter 123: Lord Shen Makes His Move
Chapter 123: Lord Shen Makes His Move
Just like Lin Rou, after spending so much time in the Martial World, the Demon Hunters had picked up some bad habits.
They valued the concept of 'high-level experts against high-level experts' and 'juniors against juniors'.
Liu Bin, having served in the Demon Suppressing Bureau and with his hands stained with the blood of countless enemies as a personal escort commander, only cared about reducing the enemy's numbers as quickly as possible and would not let any opportunity slip by.
This strike, was clearly with all his might!
Xiao Qiangwei had initially planned to avoid the brunt of his attack, but seeing the situation, her heart tightened.
She tried to manipulate her aura to stall Liu Bin, but it was already too late, and she could only hastily shout, "I'll attack his right shoulder, you move first!"
This was actually said to distract Liu Bin and disrupt his focus.
However, a veteran captain who had fought his way up from the rank of captain was not so easily affected, and his long spear thrust forward with unstoppable momentum, showing no sign of hesitation.
The cold blade glinted like a star, aiming straight for the throat!
As the powerful aura surged towards him, Shen Yi's entire robe rippled, and his hair lifted slightly as he stared at the elderly personal escort with a strange glint suddenly flashing through his clear, dark eyes.
In the instant the spearhead lunged forward, Shen Yi slightly sidestepped, and his long fingers abruptly grasped the chilling spear shaft.
Under his palm, the overwhelming aura instantly calmed, and the force that could instantly tear apart demons dissipated like a drop of water in the ocean.
Liu Bin's face changed drastically, and just as he was about to retract the spear for another strike, he found that the spear slipped from his grasp and was caught by Shen Yi, who held it horizontally in his palm.
In a life-or-death struggle, what was the meaning of seizing an opponent's weapon?
Not only was Liu Bin stunned, but even Xiao Qiangwei, who had rushed over with a palm strike, was momentarily frozen: "..."
On the old captain's face, filled with the intent to kill, a look of fury suddenly appeared: "How dare you insult me, you brat!"
With a loud roar, he once again recklessly manipulated his inner core, causing his aura to surge wildly as he prepared to attack again with his bare hands!
"She's just injured, and you're probably already stinking!"
Shen Yi raised an eyebrow, not giving his opponent another chance, and casually tossed the spear back.
With the enhancement of the Immortal-Demon Nine Transformations, the spear erupted with an even more terrifying aura than before, blasting forth with a thunderous boom!
Hearing this, Liu Bin's face suddenly paled with panic, and before he could react, the spear tail viciously stabbed forward, piercing through his abdomen with a 'puchi' sound, pinning him to the ground with force still to spare! The faint tremor of the metal reverberated endlessly.
"..."
Xiao Qiangwei remained in her palm strike stance, but Liu Bin was already lying on the ground, and only Shen Yi stood before her.
Her heart was filled with indescribable shock, followed by confusion, as she stared at the ground in a daze... How could a Core Formation Realm expert be defeated so easily?
Shen Yi took a step forward, brushed aside her hand, and squatted down in front of Liu Bin, reaching out to grab his clothes.
"Get away from me!" Liu Bin no longer covered his bleeding abdomen and frantically tried to stop the youth.
Slap!
Shen Yi's expression remained unchanged as he delivered a palm strike to the old man's face.
Liu Bin's head tilted, and he spat out blood mixed with a few broken teeth, his graying beard stained with dark red. His mind was in a daze, but he still managed to roar incoherently, "How dare you interfere with the city watch of Tingyang Prefecture! Don't you fear General Shen will have your head for this!"
"You should be more concerned about your own head."
Shen Yi's eyes showed no change, and he casually tore open Liu Bin's ink robe.
Even Xiao Qiangwei couldn't help but widen her eyes at this sight.
Compared to the spear wound, Liu Bin's entire lower ribs were devoid of flesh, and the white bones were corroded into a pitted state. His internal organs were visible, gently undulating, and even his viscera were covered in nauseating green liquid.
It was clear that he had been poisoned.
Shen Yi had noticed something amiss when Liu Bin made his move.
With the abilities of a Mountain Lord, his eyes could discern ghosts and gods, and he had the power to drive away souls and spirits.
In the instant Liu Bin manipulated his aura, his soul showed signs of detaching from his body.
Looking at the injury, even if Shen Yi hadn't intervened today, Liu Bin would have been half-dead already.
No wonder he had attacked first; he wanted to establish his dominance over the weak to intimidate Xiao Qiangwei...
Shen Yi composed himself.
He stood up and looked down at the old man, speaking softly, "I'm curious, in your condition, how are you guarding against the demons here?"
Everything had happened so fast that even the captains had no time to react.
Hearing this, their faces turned anxious, and they stood tensely in their original spots.
Xiao Qiangwei's heart raced with anger, and she exclaimed, "No wonder you've been reluctant to return for your reporting! Are you afraid that Marshal You will find someone else to replace you as his personal escort? Why didn't you inform him and ask for treatment?"
"I don't need treatment! I want a Temple Rinse!"
Liu Bin bared his teeth like an old lion, drooling as he roared, "I've fought my entire life to become a Demon Subduing General! I won't be relieved of duty to go for treatment and prolong my life!"
Hearing this, Xiao Qiangwei was so angry that her whole body trembled, and she couldn't speak for a long time.
The old man had to guard the area for fifty years without error to earn a Temple Rinse, which would not only preserve his strength but also potentially enhance it.
However, the problem was that Liu Bin was at least three to five years away from his next Temple Rinse.
During this period, Qingzhou would be completely defenseless against the Blackstone Pool Demon King, whom they were guarding! Instead of discussing this with Marshal You, he had chosen to hide it.
"I understand now. You think Marshal You is too young, and you can't outlast him. You're worried that if you accept his favor now, you won't be able to extricate yourself later, so you're planning to switch allegiance after the Temple Rinse... Heh, to someone like Old Man Chen, perhaps?"
Xiao Qiangwei clenched her teeth, wishing she could slap him again.
"This is the Demon Suppressing Bureau's business, what does it have to do with you? What does it have to do with you?!"
"If you want to deal with me, let You Longtao come! Let the General come! What right do you demon hunters have to interfere with me!"
Liu Bin showed no sign of backing down, and at this point, he finally stopped bringing up the matter of her "unidentified identity".
Upon hearing this, Xiao Qiangwei turned around indifferently, preparing to rush back to Tingyang Prefecture as quickly as possible: "Wait for me, I won't let you down."
The other party was right; the Demon Suppressing Bureau's affairs should be handled by the Bureau's personnel.
Liu Bin breathed heavily and closed his eyes, while the surrounding captains, with complex expressions, made way for him.
Just then, Shen Yi reached out to her and said calmly: "Give me the letter."
"Huh?" Xiao Qiangwei turned back, startled. Although she felt that it didn't matter whether she read the letter or not at this point, she couldn't help but feel more convinced by the youth's bold actions.
She reached into the silver bell and took out a letter.
Shen Yi took the letter, holding it between her fingers, and shook it in front of Liu Bin: "Open your eyes and look, is this General You's handwriting?"
"What are you trying to say?"
Liu Bin opened his eyes coldly. Xiao Qiangwei had taken care of General You's mother for many years and was recognized as his adopted sister. How could the letter she brought from her nephew be fake?
"Just recognize it, and that's it."
Under the curious stares of the crowd, Shen Yi put away the letter and brushed her hand over her waist, tossing the token at Liu Bin.
"..."
Liu Bin clenched the token, looking at the youth with confusion.
But then, the youth slowly turned around, and a thick, ominous aura enveloped him as he casually draped a ferocious wolf cloak over his shoulders.
In an instant, the young face exuded a powerful authority, causing the captains to subconsciously fall silent.
Shen Yi adjusted his collar with one hand, his voice indifferent.
"Liu Bin has been tolerating the demons' rampage and has not reported it."
"Chen Qian, a captain under General You's command, temporarily takes over this place."
He glanced at the old man on the ground and turned towards a nearby house.
"Tie him up for me."
As his words landed, Liu Bin's eyes widened, and his breathing quickened as he looked at the token in his hand.
Neither the token of the personal escort commander nor the personal letter from General You could shake his position here.
But together...
"I want to see that letter!" He suddenly turned his head, but received no response. He couldn't believe that General You Longtao had actually invited someone from the Demon Suppressing Bureau to investigate him! The captains' faces were filled with hesitation, avoiding Liu's gaze, and they quietly took out the Demon Suppressing Chain, which carried a chill, hiding it behind their backs.
Compared to their previous united front, this was now an internal matter for the Demon Suppressing Bureau.
Clearly, General You's orders took precedence over Liu Bin's.
"Tie him up?"
Xiao Qiangwei was still wondering when General You had given such an order, but the captains and officers who had been standing with swords drawn towards her earlier now had a completely different attitude.
Although they were still hesitant, they were taking steps towards Liu Bin.
"Captain Liu... please forgive us..."
The assistant captains knelt down and together, they pulled out the long spear.
They knew Liu Bin's hard work over the years, so unless they saw General You's order with their own eyes, they wouldn't... and dared not disobey Liu Bin, pretending they knew nothing.
But now that the Demon Suppressing Bureau had discovered the truth, there was nothing more to say.
That personal escort, though much younger, seemed no weaker than Liu Bin in his prime, firmly grasping both authority and strength.
As the Demon Suppressing Chain wrapped around him, Liu Bin's eyes darkened.
Even after being helped up by his subordinates, he remained dazed, burying his head.
"Captain Liu... Captain Shen's token..."
Two captains tied him up and carefully took the token he was clutching tightly.
If all went as expected, this old captain, once escorted back to Tingyang Prefecture, would become the first personal escort to be personally executed by General You.
As for the rest who knew but didn't report it, they weren't sure if they could even keep their lives.
"What's going on here?"
Xiao Qiangwei's injury flared up, and she frowned, holding her stomach, but still hurried towards the house.
She pushed open the door and found the youth sitting at the desk, carefully examining the documents.
After donning the ferocious wolf cloak, he was a completely different person from the one who had followed her earlier.
"Besides the silver bell, you also took the token of Chen's personal escort?"
She stood at the doorway, her face filled with shock.
Both items required decades or even hundreds of years of hard work, yet this youth, who seemed so young, possessed both?
"Is there a problem?"
Shen Yi raised his eyes slightly.
Xiao Qiangwei bit her lip, suddenly finding this youth very strange. He had been like this in Ning'an City as well, killing the tiger demon and returning without a word, as if these shocking events held no significance for him, and he didn't care at all.
"No problem!"
Shen Yi nodded: "Then please help me call in two captains, I want to know about the demon in Blackstone Pool."
Listening to the boss's suggestion, I'll change the three chapters of 6,000 characters to two chapters of 3,000 characters. I'm not sure if it will look better... Anyway, it's 6,000 characters, and I'll post it however it looks better. I'll change it back tomorrow if it doesn't work.
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