Human Ranking Eleventh

"Master Chu, I want to see my mother one last time!" Su Yan'er's voice pulled Chu Jiang back to reality.

In the courtyard, Mother Su's body was no longer intact, covered in wounds.

Su Yan'er suppressed her grief and arranged her mother's remains. With her only family gone, she didn't know what to do.

After a while, Liu Ding and Li Dagang arrived with their men.

Seeing the tragic scene before them, everyone stood frozen, their bodies trembling uncontrollably. They stammered, "Th-this many demons, and they were all killed by one person…"

The ground was littered with demon corpses, scattered everywhere. The Old Goat Demon's remains were particularly gruesome, causing unease and physical discomfort.

But.

When they saw the villagers who had been killed, they completely understood Chu Jiang's actions and wished they could have landed another blow themselves.

These demons were getting more and more outrageous.

A few Demon Hunters collected themselves and began their work, clearing the demon corpses and counting the survivors.

In the past, Demon Hunters had just been going through the motions, but ever since Chu Jiang became the head of the Demon Hunting Office, they had truly started to act like proper Demon Hunters.

"Sir, there are fifty-two survivors in the village. Twenty-five are elderly, ten are middle-aged, six are young adults, and five are women. Five are severely injured and disabled. Only one person under eighteen survived," Liu Ding said with a heavy tone. When he mentioned those under eighteen, he glanced at Su Yan'er, as she was now the only child left in the village.

Chu Jiang was briefly stunned. Two demon calamities had nearly wiped out this village.

He had rushed as fast as he could, but it was still too late.

Almost all the survivors were elderly.

Elderly people have poor flesh and insufficient Blood Essence, making them hard to chew for demons.

Thus, their survival rate was slightly higher.

However, even the elderly were not absolutely safe. If a demon felt like it, it wouldn't care about their age; they would cruelly kill them for sport if they couldn't eat them.

A dozen figures walked over shakily. Leading them was the village chief from last time, who knelt before Chu Jiang with the others.

"Thank you, Lord Chu, for saving our dilapidated village twice. Unfortunately, our village has nothing left to offer you," the old village chief said with a trembling voice. He was the oldest person in Daxing Village and had experienced over a dozen demon calamities, but this was the most severe.

The demons had shown no intention of leaving anyone alive, not even sparing the livestock.

"I have a humble request. All the young people in our village are dead, leaving only Yan'er. I beg you to take her to the city."

"Even if it's just to be a maid who serves tea!" the old village chief said. He couldn't bear to see the village's only child suffer further misfortune.

With demons running rampant, only in the county town would it be much safer.

The county town had the Demon Hunting Office, and with Chu Jiang stationed there, demons would not dare to attack.

"This old man kneels before you!"

After the old village chief knelt, a large group of people behind him also knelt in unison.

For these old men, if the demons attacked again, their deaths would be their deaths. But this child couldn't suffer anymore; she had lost her father and now her mother.

Who could she rely on now?

Staying in the village would only make things more difficult.

Su Yan'er was also exceptionally sensible at this moment, understanding the good intentions of the old village chief and the others in securing a future for her. She immediately spoke up, "Master Chu, Yan'er is very diligent. I can do laundry, cook, and anything else. I'll do whatever you ask and won't eat for free… Just give me two steamed buns per meal."

Su Yan'er's large eyes, like two black gems, were filled with sincerity.

"Get up!"

Chu Jiang said.

Now that he had the ability, why not help?

For him now, it was just a small effort.

Moreover, given Daxing Village's current situation, it wasn't appropriate for this girl to stay here any longer.

Chu Jiang patted Su Yan'er's head. "Come with me."

Su Yan'er nodded vigorously, her small hand tightly gripping Chu Jiang's clothes.

The matter concluded.

Chu Jiang took her and left Daxing Village.

As they walked, Su Yan'er suddenly looked up at Chu Jiang, her eyes determined. "Master Chu, I will definitely become as powerful as you and protect everyone!"

Chu Jiang was taken aback for a moment, then smiled. "Then set a small goal for yourself first: surpass me!"

"Okay."

The figures of the two gradually receded into the distance.

Seven days later.

All of Annan Commandery was buzzing with explosive news.

The Human Ranking had been updated.

The Human Ranking only included one hundred people, and only five people from Annan Commandery made the list, showing how difficult it was.

Every change attracts attention.

When the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion released the list right on time, their newspapers practically sold out.

"Human Ranking first, Sword King Sect, Gu Jian, Xiantian Peak. Fought three Vajra Realm Early Stage powerhouses head-on, two dead, one escaped..."

"Human Ranking second, Rogue Cultivator, Mad Saber, Xiantian Peak Realm. Slew four peak Nether Rank demons in one battle, defeated one Grievance Tier demon..."

"Human Ranking third, Vajra Sect, Yan Xiyue, Xiantian Peak. Withstood the long-term attacks of a Vajra Realm Early Stage powerhouse, exhausting their true qi..."

"Human Ranking fourth, Hundred Flowers Sect, Sikong Miaoyin, Xiantian Peak..."

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"Human Ranking eleventh, Baishi County Demon Hunting Office, Chu Jiang, Xiantian Peak..."

"Human Ranking twelfth, Gongsun Family, Gongsun Sheng, Xiantian Peak..."

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The top ten possess Vajra Realm combat power, and the top three basically have the strength to defeat Vajra Realm Early Stage experts. Only the first place has a record of killing someone head-on.

The rankings on the list remained largely unchanged. Gongsun Sheng, who was eleventh, was simply pushed down by a newcomer, becoming twelfth.

"Where did this Chu Jiang come from? Chu Jiang of the Baishi County Demon Hunting Office? How come I've never heard of this person before."

"Speaking of which, where is this Baishi County?"

Baishi County is one of the weakest counties in Annan Commandery, with little presence. There are no strong individuals there, nor any sects.

"This Baishi County is adjacent to Dahe Commandery, it's a poor county, lacking resources."

"Such a small place actually produced a rising dragon."

There were only five people from Annan Commandery on the list.

The first was Sikong Miaoyin of the Hundred Flowers Sect, ranked fourth.

The second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth were ranked lower.

Now this is the sixth, and they've almost broken into the top ten.

"Didn't the Demon Suppressing Guard not participate in the Human Ranking competition? Why did the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion include people from the Demon Hunting Office in the list today."

Although the people from the Demon Hunting Office are not official members of the Demon Suppressing Guard, they are an external agency of the Demon Suppressing Guard, so strictly speaking, they can be considered half of the Demon Suppressing Guard.

"You don't understand this. The Heavenly Secrets Pavilion loves to play these borderline games. If there's no explosive news, who would buy their newspapers?"

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