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Chapter 93: The Canine Junior Brother
Chapter 93: The Canine Junior Brother
In a remote courtyard of the Demon Suppression Force...
Several Golden Eagle Colonels carefully placed their precious robes on the bed inside the room and efficiently boiled water while tidying up the place.
After finishing their tasks, they bowed and asked, "Lord Shen, is there anything else you require?"
With the General absent from Qingzhou, the Grand Commander of Demon Suppression held sway over the twelve counties.
Within the yamen, this temporary attendant-general, who had yet to depart, held an extremely high position. His commands were heeded by hundreds, and even outside, he was equivalent to an elder of a first-rate family or sect.
"That's all," Shen Yi waved his hand, seeing them out before sitting on the edge of the bed.
He reached for the gilded wolf-patterned hair ornament with intricate hollow-carved designs. Instinctively, he wanted to pinch it with his fingertips.
Suddenly, he realized that with his current strength, he could crush not just pure gold but even refined iron.
He put down the hair ornament and picked up the thin robe, gently caressing the pattern of the yin-yang fish on it before setting it aside.
"This promotion was too quick as well," Shen Yi muttered as he lay on the bed, his arms behind his head, savoring the rare comfort of the soft bed.
If he had truly earned this position through his own abilities, he wouldn't have felt this way. But deep down, he knew better than anyone how much water was added to his merit of slaying the condensate-core flood dragon.
Could it be that the real reason for his predecessor's wandering in Boyun County was because he was the illegitimate child of a Grand Commander of Demon Suppression, cast out to wander? He had always felt blameless, but at this moment, he inexplicably felt a sense of unease.
"Pathetic!" Shen Yi scoffed. Was he only supposed to feel secure when he was targeted?
On their way back, he had learned a lot from Hong Lei about the Demon Suppression Force and the martial arts realm, such as the fact that each Grand Commander of Demon Suppression had only a handful of these close attendant-generals, with some having as few as four or five, and some none at all.
Among them were veteran attendant-generals who had followed their masters for a hundred or two hundred years, rising through the ranks based on their merits from among countless colonels. Achieving the Jade Liquid Perfection was merely the threshold.
Among the twelve generals, Elder Chen was the one closest to his lifespan's limit.
Fortunately, the nascent yin spirit cultivated within his inner dan had grown, adding a bit more life to the flickering candle in the wind.
If he truly had the talent he was purported to have, progressing from an ordinary mortal to Jade Liquid Perfection in just two months, and with an outer dan containing the cultivation of a Flood Dragon Lord... by the time Elder Chen could no longer wield the mixed-iron halberd, the position of Grand Commander of Demon Suppression would almost certainly fall into his hands.
To rule over millions of common folk in a county was something Shen Yi had found hard to imagine back when he was in Boyun County.
The only pity was that this "talent" required a large amount of demons' lifespan essence to accumulate.
"... " Shen Yi's calm face twitched slightly as he thought of the demons' lifespan essence, and his eyes glinted.
Now that he had achieved Jade Liquid Perfection, if he wanted to continue progressing, he would need a genuine dan-condensing technique.
Although he could understand the Demon Suppression Force's pursuit of stability, when it came to his own cultivation, he couldn't help but feel that their rules were overly rigid and inflexible, always talking in terms of "years."
Shen Yi was willing to wait, but he didn't want to just sit idly.
There were other sources for dan-condensing techniques outside of the Demon Suppression Force, and with his new identity as an attendant-general, many things became possible.
If he could obtain one ahead of time, it would be ideal.
However, before he embarked on such endeavors, he needed to have sufficient strength as a foundation. Otherwise, it would be embarrassing if they managed to catch their prey but couldn't defeat them.
"Hmph," Shen Yi snorted as he imagined such a scenario.
For now, there were still many directions in which he could improve.
Ever since encountering the infant flood dragon in Shuiyun Village, his previous body-tempering technique had become inadequate. Fortunately, the Bodhi Vajra Body would soon be within his grasp, allowing him to enhance his physical body once more.
Aside from that...
Shen Yi sank into an introspective state, his gaze falling on the Heavenly Demon Outer Dan that was being suppressed by the Sun Melting Treasure Furnace.
The demonic energy within had only reached the halfway mark.
If he could fill it completely, it would be equivalent to possessing twice the cultivation of a Flood Dragon Lord. At that time, as long as he didn't encounter anyone at the Embracing Dan realm or those who used yin spirit or mixed yuan techniques, he would be invincible.
Unfortunately, the Sun Melting Treasure Furnace had reached its limit, and if he wanted to suppress a more powerful demonic force, he might need to rely on opening more acupoints.
Shen Yi lazily got up from the bed and poured himself a glass of water.
Such a huge gap in lifespan wouldn't be filled anytime soon. At least now he had a direction to work towards, which was better than blindly groping around like a headless fly back in Boyun County.
"Does Lord Shen usually quench his thirst with plain water?"
A teasing voice rang out from the courtyard, and Shen Yi glanced sideways to see a handsome young man in a white robe holding two jars of wine, a smile playing on his lips. "Bai Ziming, working at the medical hall."
He seemed to have heard this name from Hong Lei, mentioned alongside Fang Henglin and Bai Wei, and ranked last among them.
Shen Yi glanced at Fang Heng, who was standing behind the young man, and took a sip from his cup. "The tea is too bitter, and I'm not used to drinking anything else."
His past life had been miserable enough; he had no time to appreciate the subtle sweetness in the bitterness.
"I have a special tonic tea that nourishes yin and yang, strengthens the qi and fortifies the kidneys. It has a rich and sweet flavor. I'll bring a couple of packets for Lord Shen next time."
Bai Ziming walked into the room casually and placed the wine jars on the table. He then took the food box from Fang Heng's outstretched hand and quietly sized up Shen Yi before speaking. "My junior brother here has a hot-tempered nature, and he may have offended you earlier. I've brought him especially to apologize."
Hearing this, Shen Yi turned to look at the burly man.
Fang Heng replied honestly, "It's not that. He doesn't believe that there's anyone stronger than him among the younger generation, and he feels dissatisfied. He came here to look for your weaknesses so that he could ambush you during the next sparring session."
"..." Bai Ziming's eyes twitched, and his smile became a bit stiff.
"Don't listen to his nonsense, Lord Shen. Your cultivation is far superior to mine. I'm just a mere physician, how dare I talk about sparring with you?"
Shen Yi glanced at Fang Heng once more.
The burly man raised his head. "It's true. When Senior Sister Jiang, who had achieved the Golden Core stage, returned last time, he still shot her from behind with a newly developed poison needle, causing her to stumble and lie in bed for two months."
"You two chat. I suddenly lost my appetite and thirst." Bai Ziming's face was expressionless as he took the food box and turned to leave. "I still have some matters to attend to."
Once his master returned, he would definitely report this backstabbing white-eyed wolf and have him expelled from the sect!
"Brother Bai."
Fang Heng called out to him, his arms hanging by his sides, a hint of apology in his voice. "Could you pour me some wine?"
"I suddenly don't feel hungry or thirsty anymore." Bai Ziming's face was cold, but he still took out three small wine cups from the food box and filled them with the amber liquid from the jars.
He pushed one cup towards each of them and then picked up his own cup.
"Brother, could you close the door for me?" Fang Heng took a deep breath.
Bai Ziming's hand, which was holding the wine cup, trembled slightly, and he looked at Fang Heng with a malicious gaze. "You, with the surname Fang, I, Bai, do not bully the disabled. Wait until you're healed, and I'll be waiting for you."
With that, he swung his sleeves and strode out, slamming the wooden door shut.
"..."
Looking at this odd pair, Shen Yi fell silent for a moment before asking, "So, what's this really about?"
Fang Heng gritted his teeth, and with almost no sensation in his hands, he tremblingly picked up the wine cup and managed to bring it to his lips, draining it in one go.
After struggling for who knows how long, he finally mustered the courage to speak. "I want to ask you... not to go to Linjiang County, at least not in the next few months."
It wasn't a loud request.
But it caused the two figures standing outside the courtyard to slowly halt their steps.
The broad-shouldered middle-aged man glanced inside, and the little girl sitting on his shoulders suddenly turned cold, her fair, slender legs also stopping their swaying.
Bai Ziming stood in front of the room's door, having just heard the conversation inside, and before he could react, his peripheral vision caught the distant figures, causing sweat to break out on his forehead.
This stupid junior brother of his had actually brought him along to cheat?!
(End of Chapter)
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