Li Xuanxiao sat at a window seat in the restaurant, taking a sip of tea.
After the county magistrate agreed to the demons' unreasonable demands, the yamen had basically come to a standstill, so there was no need to go on duty.
Li Xuanxiao was pondering the fastest way to earn Demon value Points when he heard a series of startled cries.
He glanced sideways and saw many people fleeing the restaurant as if their lives depended on it.
Two tall figures walked through the main entrance of the establishment.
Ignoring the scattering crowd, they swaggered into the main hall: "Waiter, bring out all your best wine and meat!"
The waiter instinctively shouted back: "Coming right up!"
But when he turned his head, he was instantly struck dumb as if by a bolt of lightning!
Standing before him were clearly a pig demon and an ox demon!
The waiter's body shook like a sieve, and his face instantly turned several shades paler.
Yet, not daring to defy the two demons, he could only force a smile that looked more painful than crying as he greeted them.
"You two... great heroes, what dishes would you like to eat?"
The pig demon made a series of grunting sounds: "Waiter, do you have meat? Bring us as much as you have!"
The waiter trembled: "Yes, yes, we have po—"
He suddenly realized something, and the pig demon glared at him with an unfriendly expression.
The waiter's heart skipped a beat; saying there was pork in front of a pig demon—he must be tired of living.
So he immediately changed his words: "We have be—"
But his peripheral vision caught the silent ox demon standing nearby.
The words caught in the waiter's throat, and he wore a smile more wretched than if he had just eaten filth.
The restaurant only served three types of meat: fish, pork, and beef.
This was just great; the ones who showed up happened to be a pig demon and an ox demon.
What was he supposed to say?
He could only say fish.
"Great heroes, we... we have fish."
The waiter spoke cautiously.
There was no other way; he couldn't afford to offend either of them.
"Who the hell eats fish? Bring us some real meat!"
The pig demon frowned, speaking with dissatisfaction.
"Then... if not fish, our restaurant... doesn't have any other meat."
The pig demon slammed his hand down, smashing the table beside him to pieces.
"You brat, you must be tired of living, playing games with this Lord Pig?"
"Your restaurant has no meat? Then what were these people just eating?"
The waiter stammered, not daring to answer.
The pig demon suddenly leaned in, pressing his snout against the waiter's face.
A thick, slimy liquid dripped down the waiter's face.
"I see you're quite tender and fair, a real delicacy. Why don't I, Lord Pig, eat you first!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, the pig demon reached out to grab the waiter.
Ceng—
The sound of a blade being unsheathed rang out instantly.
The pig demon only felt a chill at his neck, and the world suddenly tilted.
"What's happening!?"
The final image froze on a headless body.
Seeing the familiar attire, a look of terror finally appeared on the pig demon's face.
Is that... me?
In his final moments of consciousness, the pig demon only saw a cold, stern youth holding a saber, stepping over his body and walking toward the ox demon behind him.
The ox demon's eyes bulged like copper bells. This Constable looked quite young, but his strike was incredibly swift!
He hadn't even seen the trajectory before the pig demon was slain on the spot.
Can't mess with him, can't mess with him, I need to get out of here!
However, Li Xuanxiao's expression remained indifferent as he approached step by step.
Cold sweat dripped from the ox demon as he retreated continuously, his face full of terror: "You... you, don't come over here! Don't come any closer!"
Li Xuanxiao gave a contemptuous smile and delivered another slash.
The ox demon's head was soon separated from his body, meeting the same fate as the pig demon.
Everything happened in the blink of an eye.
The waiter only felt a blur before his eyes, followed by a layer of warm liquid splashing onto his face.
He touched it blankly and saw his hands covered in bright red.
Aaaargh—
After a ghostly shriek, the waiter collapsed onto the floor and fainted.
Tsk tsk, being young is great, falling asleep just like that... Li Xuanxiao remarked as the System screen popped up.
[Killed a level six Strength Realm pig demon, gained 3 Demon value Points!]
[Killed a level six Strength Realm ox demon, gained 3 Demon value Points!]
Li Xuanxiao casually shook the blood off his blade and sheathed it, a slight smile appearing on his face.
Including the previous 4 points, he now had ten Demon value Points points.
He could choose to reach Entry Level in the Extreme Realm Heart Method of Undying Silence, or upgrade those two Strength Realm Martial Arts to Minor Achievement.
After a brief thought, Li Xuanxiao decided to invest his demon points into the Strength Realm Martial Arts that could directly enhance his combat power.
The Heart Method of Undying Silence was mainly for controlling one's aura and True Qi; while these were higher pursuits, they weren't an immediate necessity.
He could upgrade it later once he had plenty of Demon value Points.
[Consumed 5 Demon value Points, Nine Steps of the Soaring Eagle has reached the Minor Achievement Realm!]
[Consumed 5 Demon value Points, Ten Thousand Blades Annihilation Saber has reached the Minor Achievement Realm!]
His Demon value Points returned to zero once again.
After allocating the points, Li Xuanxiao was no longer in the mood for tea.
He wandered back to the yamen, but as soon as he entered, he was pulled aside by a colleague.
"Why are you still here? Several head Constables have already taken teams to Taian Alley. I heard they found many dead demons there!"
Tai'an Alley?
Li Xuanxiao was taken aback, then suddenly remembered that the rat demons he had killed earlier were in Tai'an Alley.
...
Tai'an Alley, Ning'an City.
"Hiss—who on earth killed so many demons?"
"One, two, three, four, five... eleven. Eleven in total, all rat demons!"
"Not just here. I heard that in Taihua Lane and Taikang Lane in the south of the city, many demons have also been killed."
Several head Constables were inspecting the scene in the courtyard.
Some of the surrounding citizens stood at their doors on tiptoe to look inside, while others simply climbed onto nearby rooftops to watch.
For a time, everyone was buzzing with discussion.
The head Constables were also investigating and talking amongst themselves.
"Among the demons killed this time, the one with the highest cultivation was a level six Strength Realm pig demon!"
"The cause of death for all of them is saber wounds, and the wounds are extremely similar. It looks like the work of one person!"
The work of one person?
The head Constables looked at each other, their eyes reflecting a sense of gravity.
To kill so many demons in such a short time...
Their Cultivation Technique must be at least at the Perfection Realm, and their Martial Arts must be at least at the Major Achievement Realm!
Both of these required years of deep study and the tempering of actual combat!
If such a person existed in Ning'an City, there was no way they wouldn't know.
"Could it be that someone from the Demon Slaying Division has arrived?"
One head Constable guessed with pleasant surprise. If someone from the Demon Slaying Division had really come, the crisis in Ning'an City would be resolved.
Those who could enter the Demon Slaying Division were all Martial Artists with great talent on the path of Martial Arts!
Killing a few demons with Strength Realm cultivation would be as easy as turning over a hand!
Wang Debiao did not join his colleagues' discussion. He crouched on the ground, carefully observing the wounds on the rat demon's corpse.
A hint of strangeness appeared in his eyes.
He saw a trace of familiarity in the wound.
This looks like... Spirit Condensing Slash?