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Chapter 18: Heading to Six Mile Temple Village
Chapter 18: Heading to Six Mile Temple Village
The death of the Liu family father and daughter was like a bucket of cold water, waking Shen Yi from his complacency.
No more wishful thinking!
They weren't mindless monsters wandering the wilderness, staying put in one place, waiting for groups of adventurers to harvest them for experience points.
Like his previous actions, using the connections from his past life, taking advantage of the demons' momentary carelessness, and suddenly striking to kill them—this was indeed an easy task.
But it couldn't go on like this forever.
Those violent creatures also had emotions, and they could spread information among themselves, much faster than he had imagined!
They knew the Black Leather Dog Demon had gone to the Liu family's home. How could they not know who it was following? With each demon killed, the remaining beasts would become more cruel, and their vigilance would increase. If the news of the Ape Demon's misfortune spread, the next time he was ambushed, it would likely be by a true Great Demon.
Shen Yi didn't want to live in constant fear.
He needed more Demon Lifespans.
With this in mind, Shen Yi stood up and slowly walked out of the courtyard.
At this moment, Willow Leaf Street was already filled with many onlookers, all gazing from a distance.
It was rare to see such a spectacle of officers beating up their peers, like a dogfight.
"Release them."
Shen Yi nodded slightly.
"This subordinate obeys," Chen Ji said, making a fist with his hand to signal the others to untie the ropes.
He retracted his gaze, suddenly feeling conflicted. He clenched his teeth and took out a torn-open letter, still stained with blood on the envelope: "Do you want to take a look... This just fell out of their pockets."
Shen Yi furrowed his brows and took the letter, slowly unfolding it.
The content inside was just a single sentence.
"Come to Six Mile Temple Village, I have something to ask you."
It was abrupt, without any signature or even half a name.
But based on Shen Yi's understanding of those Dog Demons, they were better at wielding blades and fighting than learning to hold a pen.
The only one with such leisure and refinement was the old dog who had no worries about food and drink, and among the ordinary officers, the only one who could have connections with the Yellow Pelt Clan was himself.
Chen Ji also seemed to have figured out the situation, which was why he hesitated about bringing up the letter: "What should we do? We definitely can't go, but if we ignore it, they'll come to the city to find you... Should we inform the County Magistrate?"
It was common knowledge that County Magistrate Liu treated Shen Yi like a nephew.
With this connection, if the other party was willing to speak up, there might even be a chance to request the powerful Martial Artist from the County Governor's Office to plead for mercy from the demons.
"We need to act fast, or Six Mile Temple Village..." Chen Ji was anxious.
"Alright." Zhang Pengtian, leaning against the wall, spat out blood and chuckled: "County Magistrate Liu has already given his orders. You can't move even half an officer now. Stay put in the county town. You're lucky someone is protecting your life. As for those worthless lives... Pfft... You don't have the ability to intervene."
Upon hearing this, Chen Ji's heart sank.
He instinctively looked at the young man before him, but soon, a deep sense of helplessness enveloped him.
Even though Shen Yi's formidable power far exceeded his imagination, it was still limited to that of an ordinary officer. If he were to face the entire Dog Demon force... He hadn't seen those hired Martial Artists, each an expert in demon slaying, and yet they too had to stay put in the county town.
Just then, Chen Ji suddenly noticed Shen Yi's tightly furrowed brows gradually relaxing.
"Sir Shen..."
Shen Yi patted his shoulder: "Go back first."
Initially, he had been worried, knowing that the demons were in the deep mountains, making the search extremely difficult.
Waiting for them to come would be too passive.
Now that they wanted to talk, how could he miss such a good opportunity?
"..."
Shen Yi's expression was calm, but Chen Ji felt increasingly uneasy as he watched the other party walk away. Unconsciously, he blurted out, "You're not going out of the city, are you?"
"Out of the city? I've seen him climb up from being a hooligan, and even if his mother was abducted by a demon, he wouldn't give it a glance. Now, what's he pretending to be so respectful for?"
Zhang Pengtian, supported by his two subordinates, had his throat moving as he spat a mouthful of thick phlegm onto the ground.
"Pfft!"
...
Outside Baiyun County Town.
A figure streaked by, like an arrow piercing the sky, causing the treetops to sway gently and birds to take flight.
It was originally just an ordinary martial art, the Spirit Snake Eight Steps, but under the cultivation of the Initial Realm Five Orifices, it could make one's speed almost invisible to the naked eye.
Before long, Shen Yi saw the dilapidated temple again.
He slowed his pace, his breath steady, showing no signs of the previous frantic running.
In Six Mile Temple Village, the villagers on the field embankment paused their work and looked towards the village entrance, where a sword-wielding figure stood.
Usually, the arrival of a patrol officer meant trouble.
Either it was the officer himself or a demonic being causing chaos.
After recognizing the officer's face, the villagers' numb expressions relaxed slightly.
They still remembered this officer.
The last time, he had personally slain a dog demon and left without taking any silver.
A little girl who had just learned to walk, wearing a comical oversized, tattered cloth, stumbled over and held up a broken bowl in her hands, saying in a childish voice, "Officer, some water."
Shen Yi patted the girl's head and took the bowl, drinking its contents in one go.
As he put down the bowl, his gaze slowly shifted to the other side of the mountain road.
As the saying goes, it's better to be lucky than good... What a coincidence.
On the rugged mountain road, more than ten figures, each about two heads taller than an average person, appeared intermittently in the dense forest.
Under their tangled and matted fur, well-proportioned muscles rippled. Their faces were hideous, and they wore only a loincloth, carrying a giant palanquin over two zhang high on their shoulders as if walking on flat ground.
On the palanquin, a body of at least eight hundred jin lay leisurely.
The layers of fat on the body were about two fingers wide, piled densely, resembling a mountain of flesh, making it hard to count the exact number of layers.
The most eye-catching feature was the oily, shiny, deep yellow fur, which contrasted sharply with the other dog demons.
After a moment, they stopped at the village entrance, carrying the palanquin.
The ragged little girl had just reached out to take back the bowl when she turned around and plopped down, landing on her buttocks.
On her dirty face, all expressions froze, and she held her breath. Her milk teeth clenched her lips, and her small body began to tremble involuntarily.
Compared to the young girl, the other villagers seemed calmer... It was less that they were calm and more that they were used to it.
They instinctively looked towards the entrance.
There was only one officer, with just a single sword at his waist.
Behind the officer, the winding path seemed eerily quiet, and after waiting for a long time, they didn't see any other figures appear.
The villagers seemed to realize something, and their scattered eyes now held a hint of despair.
They all squatted down, hugging themselves tightly, neither crying nor running away.
Suddenly, the little girl felt herself being blocked by a tall shadow.
She looked up.
The officer slowly walked past her, drawing his sword from his waist as he did so.
Until the long sword was fully unsheathed.
Shen Yi held the waist sword diagonally and stood in front of the giant palanquin.
(End of Chapter)
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