Helping Lu Changkong Cleanse Himself

After the time it took to burn an incense stick!

Lin Baichuan sheathed his blade and strode out of Hundred Herbs Hall. Inside, the hall was a complete mess, thick with the stench of blood.

In the first-floor hall, Yuan Ningdong and Yun Xi sat on the ground, their faces deathly pale as they stared in panic at Lu Changkong lying before them. Lu Changkong was drenched in blood, with no fewer than thirty wounds covering his body. His flesh was torn and mangled, white bones exposed.

Yet the most horrifying sight was the patch of crimson between his thighs, a blood-soaked spectacle too ghastly to behold.

This was all Lin Baichuan's handiwork. At first, Lu Changkong had refused to hand over the Mysterious Sun Fruit no matter what, so Lin Baichuan had no choice but to carve dozens of cuts into him, letting him taste the agony of being sliced by a thousand blades.

With Lin Baichuan's current attainments in the blade, every slash could leave Lu Changkong's flesh split open and make him wish he were dead, while never endangering his life.

After thirty cuts, Lu Changkong could no longer endure it. He immediately had Yuan Ningdong fetch the Mysterious Sun Fruit for Lin Baichuan.

Everything should have ended there, but before Lin Baichuan left, Lu Changkong actually threatened him, saying he would make sure Lin Baichuan died a miserable death. That utterly enraged Lin Baichuan, and with one slash, he helped Lu Changkong cleanse himself.

Lu Changkong held a post in the City Guard Army. If Lin Baichuan had killed him with one stroke, trouble would surely have followed without end.

But while he could not kill him, no one had said he could not cripple him.

Didn't this fellow love visiting pleasure houses and brothels? Now that Lin Baichuan had cleansed him, he would sever those thoughts for good, helping him cast aside the troubles of the mortal world and the sinful desires in his heart. Perhaps in the future, he could devote himself wholeheartedly to martial cultivation and rise another step.

Lin Baichuan sneered inwardly. After leaving Hundred Herbs Hall, he headed straight back to the Demon Suppression Division.

Lin Baichuan knew full well that after killing four guards at Hundred Herbs Hall and crippling Lu Changkong, causing such a huge commotion, he would certainly face retaliation from the Lu Family. At a time like this, hiding within the Demon Suppression Division was undoubtedly the safest option.

Of course, that did not mean he would be safe inside the Demon Suppression Division. The Lu Family had people there too. But Lin Baichuan was unafraid. Everything in the Demon Suppression Division followed rules—at least on the surface.

Though he had crippled Lu Changkong today, he was not in the wrong. Lu Changkong had provoked him first.

Even if the Lu Family had people within the Demon Suppression Division, they would not dare do anything to him openly. Like Captain Song Gang, they could only resort to underhanded tricks in the shadows.

Now that he had obtained the Mysterious Sun Fruit, he only needed to wait for the Demon Suppression Division's Myriad Treasures Hall to deliver the remaining medicinal ingredients before he could brew the Return Origin Body Tempering Soup. He intended to use this chance to enter seclusion for a while. Once his strength advanced further, he would have greater confidence even in the face of the Lu Family's retaliation.

Lin Baichuan moved swiftly, and his journey back to the Demon Suppression Division passed without incident.

It seemed word of what had happened at Hundred Herbs Hall had not yet spread. Still, he knew it could not be concealed for long. Before long, someone would come knocking to demand answers.

"Lu Family... Hmph. Let's see what tricks you have. I hope you don't disappoint me."

Lin Baichuan snorted coldly as he stepped into his small courtyard.

At the same time!

Just as Lin Baichuan returned to his courtyard, everything that had happened at Hundred Herbs Hall had already spread.

The Lu Family estate, within an opulent residence.

A middle-aged man dressed in brocade robes stared at Lu Changkong, who had been carried in covered in blood and had already fainted. His entire face twisted in fury, dark as still water. Especially when his gaze swept over the space between Lu Changkong's legs and saw the crimson bloodstains and mangled flesh there, his expression became ever more savage and terrifying, as though fire might burst from his eyes.

He was Lu Yunpeng, the Lu Family's patriarch and Lu Changkong's biological father. Seeing his own son injured so grievously, his rage naturally soared to the heavens.

"Who did this!"

Lu Yunpeng gritted his teeth and growled. The baleful qi and killing intent in his words could not be suppressed at all, causing the temperature in the hall to plummet in an instant, cold enough to pierce the bone.

"It was a Demon Slayer Guard from the Demon Suppression Division named Lin Baichuan. When Young Master was framed and thrown into the Demon Suppression Division Prison before, it was connected to that man."

A man in a coarse hemp robe, dressed like a steward, hurriedly answered.

"Lin Baichuan... That Lin Baichuan again! Didn't I already send word to Song Gang? Why is he still alive..."

Lu Yunpeng's face became even more savage as he gritted his teeth and roared, "What the hell is Song Gang doing? He can't even handle a mere newly promoted Demon Slayer Guard—how is he fit to be a captain? Or is it that... he took benefits from my Lu Family but refuses to do the work, treating my Lu Family like fools to be fleeced?"

Everyone in the hall lowered their heads, not daring to speak.

As servants, they had no right to voice an opinion on such matters, much less dare to respond. They did not even dare think about it, lest they not know how they died.

"Take Kong'er to his room and have the physician treat him with everything he has."

After venting his fury, Lu Yunpeng gradually calmed down, though his voice only grew colder. He glanced at the unconscious Lu Changkong, then turned to a black-clad man standing nearby. "Notify Song Gang. Tell him I want Lin Baichuan dead. I don't care what method he uses—I want results within three days..."

"Yes, Patriarch!"

The black-clad man's expression tightened. After answering, he immediately clasped his fists and departed.

The hall instantly fell into dead silence. As everyone looked at Lu Yunpeng's chilly expression and frost-dark eyes, none of them even dared breathe too loudly.

Time flew like a shuttle.

What had happened at Hundred Herbs Hall quickly spread throughout Cangwu County City. After all, there had been quite a few people in Hundred Herbs Hall at the time, and many had clearly witnessed the scene where Lin Baichuan crippled Lu Changkong.

For a time, all of Cangwu County City was buzzing with discussion.

"Have you heard? Lu Changkong of the Lu Family was crippled. He won't even be able to be a man anymore."

"The one who did it seemed to be a Demon Slayer Guard from the Demon Suppression Division. He was utterly ruthless—more than thirty cuts, flesh split wide open, yet he never let him die. Then he even cut off Lu Changkong's little bit of flesh between his legs. Tsk, tsk, tsk... Looks like the Demon Suppression Division has produced another fierce character!"

"Good. The Lu Family has no good people, and Lu Changkong deserved death most of all. It's a pity he wasn't killed. He got off too easily."

"What do you know? A man who can never perform as a man again—that's crueler than killing him. Still, Lu Changkong does have a chance. If one day he can break through the limits of the first rank and step beyond the Flesh Grand Realm, he can reshape his physique. When that time comes, that thing might even grow back."

Cangwu County City was destined to be anything but peaceful today. A direct descendant of the grand Lu Family had been crippled alive within his own family's business, rendered incapable of even being a man from then on. This was not only Lu Changkong's greatest humiliation, but also the greatest humiliation of the entire Lu Family.

The whole of Cangwu County City was in an uproar, filled with endless mockery and cold laughter. At that moment, Lu Changkong and the Lu Family had both become laughingstocks, the subject of jokes and gossip over everyone's tea and meals.