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Chapter 226: Subduing Demons and Suppressing Monsters
Chapter 226: Subduing Demons and Suppressing Monsters
Clop, clop.
The robust demon horse trampled through the muddy ground, revealing the pitted and uneven green brick road beneath.
A handsome young man held the reins tightly, his gaze unwavering.
Behind him, Zhang Xuan spurred his horse to catch up, feeling both admiration and trepidation, "Sir Shen..."
"Don't speak."
Shen Yi's reminder was calm and concise.
Zhang Xuan froze for a moment, then realized that the dazed commoners on the long street had all stopped their activities. Upon seeing the Black Armor on Shen Yi's body, their cloudy eyes finally lit up.
Being under the gaze of so many people, Zhang Xuan instinctively straightened his back and followed closely behind Shen Yi, swiftly passing through the streets.
To give hope to the people who had been oppressed by demons for many years, what was needed was not gentle words but a confident and determined figure.
The Black Armor remained intact, and the blade's edge was still sharp.
With the return of the Demon Suppressing Bureau to Nanyue City, it was time to subdue the demons and exact retribution for their bloody crimes.
The two demon horses soon arrived at the Demon Subduing General's Mansion.
Shen Yi glanced at the severed head on the long spear, which was already unrecognizable, and reached out to take it down, handing it to Zhang Xuan behind him.
"Sir Shen."
Looking at the skull, Zhang Xuan suddenly felt a lump in his throat. He tightly hugged it with one hand.
In the vast Demon Subduing General's Mansion, a group of bewildered people gathered, among them were those who had just been stripped and cleaned, running out naked to watch.
In this demon-infested city, there was no longer any concept of propriety or shame. Those were concerns for the living; they were merely a pile of walking meat.
"Inform the Demon Suppressing Bureau to take over this city."
Shen Yi's voice was not loud, but it was just enough for those nearby to hear.
After saying this, he tugged on the reins again and left through the south gate.
Knowing the strength of the Shadow Soul, there was no need for weapons. He directly ordered Qinghua Madam to bring a bag of treasures to the other counties in the prefecture.
A single demon lord could control a city, but it was impossible to control an entire prefecture.
There were undoubtedly many other demons scattered across the counties, but there was no need to personally deal with these minor demons.
The horse galloped away, leaving a trail of dust.
A neat black robe and a scarlet cloak deeply impressed everyone who saw it.
Ordinary people might not recognize the identity of the man, but they could identify the Demon Subjugation General's attire.
"Have you arrived?"
The middle-aged man, who had been preparing to cook, spoke hesitantly.
He then took deep breaths, rubbing his eyes vigorously with the back of his hand.
The black blade had come and gone swiftly, just like the two demon horses, disappearing in an instant.
He feared that all of this was just a hallucination before his death and instinctively turned to look at the undried demon blood on the large table in the conference hall.
The crimson blood was blinding, dispelling the numbness in his heart.
After a long while, a shrill cry finally erupted from the long street.
"The Demon Suppressing Bureau is back!"
...
Hearing the commotion behind him, Zhang Xuan stared at the dark silhouette in front, and at that moment, he finally connected the young man's identity with that of the Demon Suppressing Bureau's Inspector.
Inspecting the Nine Provinces and subduing the demons of the world.
This was how it should be.
"Sir!"
Zhang Xuan turned his horse around. He had been thinking earlier that he should first notify the Commander and carefully plan before taking action, to avoid alerting the enemy and causing greater disaster. But at this moment, when his colleague's head was handed to him, a surge of madness welled up within Zhang Xuan, "I'll inform the Demon Suppressing Bureau to take over Nanyue City, and then I'll bring people to find you immediately."
"Rather than sitting and waiting for death, it's better to use my last bit of strength to slay a few more demons!"
"Go."
Shen Yi nodded and dismounted.
"What's this?" Zhang Xuan looked on in confusion, then saw a cluster of crimson clouds gathering beneath his feet, suddenly surging upwards into the sky!
His mouth hung open as he stared at the sky, his eyes filled with increasing astonishment.
The more he looked, the more this thing resembled a demon cloud.
Moreover, how would he find Chancellor Shen later? With no one by his side, who would protect him when Shen Yi's shadow soul left his body?
...
Stepping on the scarlet demon cloud, Shen Yi stared at the panel, seeing the demons' life spans occasionally flickering.
Most were a few decades, and occasionally, there were some that reached four to five centuries.
Qinghua Madam had once been a demon king, and when it came to hunting demons, she was even more skilled than him, a monster hunter.
He closed the panel and couldn't be bothered to command her.
The Golden Eagle Technique was displayed once more, and with his peerless aura divination, he soared towards the densest concentrations of demon auras.
Following Shen Yi's usual character, he typically went straight for the demon kings.
But after seeing the situation in South Yue City earlier, he quietly changed his mind.
Another majestic city appeared beneath his feet.
Shen Yi had never encountered such a situation before; every demon lord was sitting obediently in the Demon Subduing General Mansion, waiting.
He retracted the demon cloud.
His entire body plummeted downwards with a thunderous roar!
The spacious mansion crumbled instantly under the immense force, its tall beams shattered into dust.
Boom!
The commotion was so loud that the entire city fell silent.
After about thirty breaths, the dust and smoke dissipated.
A black-robed figure strolled out, dragging a demon's corpse with its head smashed.
He lifted the corpse.
Shen Yi soared into the sky once more, opening his mouth to transform it into three drops of demon blood. He also used his divine sense to notify Qinghua Madam to quickly come and wrap things up. With four entire prefectures, there were at least a hundred or two counties, and they had their work cut out for them.
...
A crimson cloud streaked across the sky over Song Prefecture, moving at a speed barely visible to the naked eye.
Similar disturbances occurred consecutively in four county cities.
At the same time.
A shadow soul wandered through various county towns, swiftly reaping the lives of demons who were eating, drinking, gambling, or sleeping in warm beds and soft pillows. Their corpses were directly stuffed into a bag.
The demons who had been flaunting their might suddenly vanished without a trace, leaving behind a group of stunned ordinary people.
Meanwhile, in the four counties still under the control of the Demon Suppressing Bureau.
Zhang Xuan finally arrived at Song Prefecture, and two demon horses transformed into streaks of light, landing at the yamen.
Before he could dismount, he shouted with a hoarse voice, "Commander!"
His voice, like a resounding bell, echoed within the yamen.
Countless captains and lieutenants stood frozen, and it took a good while before they realized it was General Zhang's voice.
He always wore a worried expression, and it had been a long time since he'd shown such excitement.
An elderly man in a long robe hurried out of the yamen.
It was Song Prefecture's Commander Yang Qianxiang.
"You've returned from the Imperial City?" He stopped in his tracks, looking at the black-scaled dragon horse beneath Zhang Xuan with confusion.
"The Black Scaled Dragon Horse?"
Yang Qianxiang closed his eyes, finally recalling whose mount it was.
Only the Demon Suppressing Bureau's patrol commander could mobilize it.
He opened his eyes and looked at the empty space beside it, his voice trembling slightly, "Has Chancellor Chen returned to Great Qian?"
(End of Chapter)
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