Slaying Demons and Eliminating Devils, Purging the Universe!

"I joined the Brocade Guard when I was fourteen, and that was forty-four years ago."

"My martial arts talent isn't outstanding. Even now, I'm only at the fourth level of the Divine Treasury Realm. I haven't broken through to the fifth level, and the hope of doing so in the future is very slim."

"I've just been lucky. By accumulating merits, I've been a Chief Squad Leader in the Brocade Guard for over twenty years. Now I'm old, my blood energy is declining, and my strength is starting to wane."

"Besides, I'm already tired of this life of fighting and killing. Now that our Ping An County Brocade Guard Precinct has finally produced a genius martial artist, there's no need for this old guy to block the path of the young."

"I'll report to the Centurion tomorrow and officially retire to the second line. In two years, I'll be sixty years old, and I'll have reached the age to retire and return to my hometown. Giving my position to Chen Fan now is just the right thing to do."

Huang Chengyue looked at Chen Fan, expressing his admiration.

"Chief Huang, there's no need. I'm still young, I can wait."

Chen Fan cupped his fist in salute to Huang Chengyue, saying.

He had already learned from Lu Xuening that this old man was perhaps one of the few upright individuals in the Brocade Guard, and could be considered the last vestige of conscience in the Ping An County Brocade Guard Precinct.

Now, the other party was actually taking the initiative to retire to the second line in order to allow him to rise quickly, which couldn't help but make him feel respect.

"Young Chen Fan, my mind is made up, there's no need to say more."

"Slaying demons and eliminating evil, purifying the world, depends on you young people."

"I hope that all my colleagues and brothers will bear witness to what I have said today. Even if I die a violent death tonight, it will not change the decision that Chen Fan will take my place."

After saying that, Huang Chengyue came to Chen Fan, patted him on the shoulder, and said in his ear:

"Do a good job!"

After saying that, he swaggered away from the Brocade Guard Precinct's headquarters.

"That old bastard!"

Li Mo watched Huang Chengyue's departing figure, clenching his fists and cursing through gritted teeth in his heart.

Huang Chengyue had been the Chief Squad Leader of the Ping An County Brocade Guard Precinct even before Cao De came to Ping An County. His position had been approved by the Dragon Abyss Prefecture Brocade Guard Chiliarch, and even Cao De couldn't dismiss him.

However, he never colluded with Cao De and the others, and was considered an anomaly in the Ping An County Brocade Guard Precinct. However, his relatives and friends were all in Ping An County, and even though he knew that Cao De and the others were colluding with demons, he chose to remain silent for the safety of his family.

Seeing that he was so sensible, Cao De and the others didn't bother him anymore.

But today, this old bastard directly launched a counterattack, announcing in front of everyone that Chen Fan would take his place. Wasn't this directly creating trouble for them?

Moreover, he had said in front of everyone that even if he died a violent death tonight, it wouldn't change the decision that Chen Fan would take his place. So even if Li Mo personally took action tonight, or used the hand of a demon to kill this old bastard, it would be of no use.

After all, Chen Fan had killed seven wolf demons, accumulating ten thousand merit points, and he also had the strength of the fifth level of the Divine Treasury Realm, meeting all the conditions for a direct promotion to Chief Squad Leader. In addition, Huang Chengyue had taken the initiative to retire and give way to the more capable, so they couldn't stop it.

"Chief Chen, congratulations, congratulations!"

Li Mo looked at Chen Fan with a complicated expression, saying with a fake smile.

"Chief Li is speaking too soon. We'll have to wait until the Centurion arrives tomorrow to finalize it."

"If Chief Li has nothing else, then I'll take my leave first. I've been busy all afternoon and I'm a little hungry."

Chen Fan said very calmly, and after saying that, he directly left the Brocade Guard Precinct's headquarters with his Hundred Refinements Embroidered Spring Blade at his waist.

Everyone who saw this scene knew that the Ping An County Brocade Guard Precinct, which had been calm for a long time, was about to change, and a rising star was emerging.

And those Brocade Guard veterans who knew some secrets also felt that things were not good. Chen Fan, who was about to be promoted to Chief Squad Leader, seemed to have the same temperament as Chief Huang, being as hateful of evil as he was.

But he was younger and stronger than Chief Huang.

In the future, he might have to compete with Centurion Cao, and perhaps the situation in Ping An County would be rewritten. And at such a critical juncture, which side to stand on became the first thing they needed to consider.

After Chen Fan left the Brocade Guard Precinct, he went directly to the yamen, found Lu Xuening, who had been sidelined by the County Commandant, and told her about what he had encountered in Black Bear Gulch Village, and also confirmed that Cao De, the Centurion of the Brocade Guard, was colluding with demons.

"So that's how it is."

"It seems that the situation is even more serious than I thought."

"The Brocade Guard, who should be slaying demons and eliminating evil, have become accomplices of demons, and the county yamen officials, who should be upholding justice for the people, have become lackeys of demons."

"The people of Ping An County are really suffering too much!"

Lu Xuening said with great emotion.

"Today, in front of everyone in the Brocade Guard, I revealed my strength at the fifth level of the Divine Treasury Realm, and also reported the merits of killing seven wolf demons in Black Bear Gulch Village, accumulating a total of ten thousand great merits, so I can be directly promoted to Brocade Guard Chief Squad Leader."

"Originally, Li Mo wanted to prevaricate me by saying that there were no vacant positions in the Ping An County Brocade Guard Precinct, but Chief Huang appeared in a timely manner and announced in front of everyone that he would retire to the second line and let me take his place."

"If nothing unexpected happens, tomorrow I can become one of the two Chief Squad Leaders of the Ping An County Brocade Guard Precinct, with authority second only to Cao De. I can also gather my own team, strengthen my own strength, and contend with Cao De and the others."

Chen Fan said with some excitement.

"That's really great."

"I said that Old Huang is definitely reliable."

"Then are we still going to investigate the other courtyard near the County Magistrate Estate tonight?"

Lu Xuening asked.

"We still have to go."

"Because I don't know who the woman who was with Cao De was, and I don't know if that other courtyard is really a demon stronghold. We still need to confirm it further."

"Let's go, let's eat first. With our bellies full, we can start our operation."

Chen Fan said to Lu Xuening.

He didn't know when it started, but Chen Fan had already gained the upper hand in their cooperative relationship, becoming the one giving orders.

However, Lu Xuening didn't object to this relationship. After all, her strength was inferior to Chen Fan's, and her mind wasn't as meticulous as his.

Working with Chen Fan on missions meant she didn't have to use her brain. Wasn't that a good thing?

The two casually found an inn, had dinner, and then, before midnight, directly scaled the walls and entered the detached residence of a wealthy merchant in Dragon Abyss Prefecture.

This courtyard didn't look like it had been uninhabited for long.

The tables, floors, windows, etc., were all clean.

Chen Fan discovered traces of disturbed soil in the flower bed in the backyard. He unleashed a few slashes and saw a pile of white bones beneath the flower bed.

"These damned beasts!"

Chen Fan said through gritted teeth.

So many corpses definitely weren't formed in a day or two. This should undoubtedly be the demonic stronghold in Ping An County.

Then he continued searching and discovered an underground secret chamber behind the artificial hill. He shattered the stone door of the secret chamber with a single slash, and a stench of foul air wafted out.

The secret chamber was stained with blood, and there were still bones that hadn't been cleaned up. Judging by their bone age, these bones weren't very old and should belong to young boys and girls.

For a moment, Chen Fan seemed to see a scene of a group of demons reveling around several shivering children.

He just didn't know if these children were captured by the demons or by Cao De's men.

As for why no one reported the missing children to the authorities...

One reason was that the government was also a lackey of the demons, and they might not even care if it was reported.

Another reason was that if everyone in the family was killed, who would bother to report it?