Pacification Commissioner Xiao Yungui

The Demon Slaying Division, Mission Hall.

Lu Jun leaned against the bluestone doorway, watching Li Tuo jog over from a distance.

"Did you pick a mission?"

"What kind of demon or monster are you planning to kill this time?"

Lu Jun asked.

Li Tuo nodded, "The demon we're going to deal with this time is called a Skin-Peeling Ghost."

Skin-Peeling Ghosts were relatively weak demons, but their ability to conceal themselves was strong, making them difficult to detect.

Although Lu Jun was skilled.

Li Tuo still wanted to give him some time to adjust, to take things step by step, so he had planned to pick a relatively easy demon to deal with at the start.

Fortunately, they were lucky. As soon as they entered the Mission Hall, they found a mission to 'Slay a Skin-Peeling Ghost'.

Li Tuo was afraid someone else would snatch it, so he immediately took it down as soon as he saw it.

However, there was one thing that surprised Li Tuo. When he accepted the mission, the member in charge of the mission board looked at him with a strange expression.

"Skin-Peeling Ghost?"

Lu Jun muttered.

He hadn't killed a Skin-Peeling Ghost before.

"What are the specific details of the mission?" Lu Jun asked.

"Heh heh, let me see." Li Tuo took out the mission scroll in his hand and began to examine it, muttering to himself, "I suppose killing a Skin-Peeling Ghost won't be too difficult."

Then, he began to read the contents of the mission scroll to Lu Jun.

"Half a month ago, Yunzhou Pacification Commissioner Xiao Yungui led five hundred soldiers to suppress the bandits of Black Cloud Stockade on the mountain, and subsequently rescued a woman named Xu Xun."

"Shortly after, Xiao Yungui took Xu Xun as his secondary wife."

"However, Xiao Yungui's main wife, Yu Yun, witnessed Xu Xun shedding her human skin and devouring hearts and livers in the middle of the night. She then reported this intelligence to the Demon Slaying Envoy."

"Mission Requirement: Investigate whether Xu Xun is a Skin-Peeling Ghost... If she is a Skin-Peeling Ghost, then slay her!"

As Li Tuo read to the end, his voice grew softer and softer, with a hint of trembling...

Li Tuo finally understood why no one had taken the mission to simply find and slay a Skin-Peeling Ghost.

So, there was such a huge trap waiting for him!

Investigating the secondary wife of Xiao Yungui, a fifth-rank military general and Pacification Commissioner of the court.

And if she turned out to be a demon or monster, he was supposed to just hack her down...

Wouldn't that completely offend Pacification Commissioner Xiao Yungui!

Li Tuo gave a sheepish laugh, "Um... Lu Jun! This mission is a bit troublesome, how about we switch to another one..."

Lu Jun raised an eyebrow, "Troublesome? Where's the trouble?"

"Isn't it just finding a demon or monster and slaying it?"

Li Tuo's eyes were complex, "This is different..."

Lu Jun's brow furrowed slightly, "How is it different?"

"What, are you afraid of offending Pacification Commissioner Xiao Yungui?"

Li Tuo's gaze drifted, avoiding Lu Jun's eyes, implicitly admitting it.

Lu Jun said softly, his voice calm and indifferent.

"So, what you told me before was a lie?"

"The Demon Slaying Division slays demons and monsters. Execute first, report later, with imperial sanction. As long as anyone, any force, any official appointed by the court, shows the slightest sign of involvement with demons or monsters, the Demon Slaying Envoy need not report to superiors and can directly conduct an investigation. Those who disobey will be killed without mercy!"

"Is this a lie?"

Lu Jun's voice couldn't help but rise slightly.

Li Tuo remained silent.

While what was said was true.

The Demon Slaying Division did indeed have that privilege.

But most people just treated it as empty words.

Most people joined the Demon Slaying Division to become officials because of its privileges.

The principles of being an official were to blend in with the times and be kind to others.

The martial world was not about fighting and killing, but about human relationships and social graces.

They were all colleagues in the court, colleagues from the same region. Who would offend the other to death without any prior grievance!

Li Tuo hadn't expected Lu Jun to be so... stubborn?

"Uh... it's true... but..." Li Tuo whispered.

Lu Jun said calmly, "Since there's no mistake, there's no 'but' to speak of. Let's go."

Lu Jun took the mission order before him and walked toward the stables.

"Sigh..." Li Tuo's eyes were conflicted. After a long pause, he also followed.

The two rode horses, and Xiao Mansion was within Yunzhou City.

The two didn't delay and soon arrived at the entrance of Xiao Mansion.

"Who goes there!"

The two guards at the entrance stopped them the moment they saw them.

"We are from the Demon Slaying Division investigating a case. Please inform Pacification Commissioner Xiao!" Li Tuo said.

The expressions of the two guards changed upon seeing them, and they immediately said, "Please wait a moment, sirs."

Then, they quickly jogged into the mansion.

After the guards went inside.

Li Tuo repeatedly advised Lu Jun, "Lu Jun, once we go inside, you absolutely cannot act on your own!"

"Let me handle everything first!"

Still worried, Li Tuo added, "Don't worry, all the demons and monsters are yours. I definitely won't fight you for them!"

Lu Jun nodded without speaking.

His eyes simply glanced lightly into the mansion, the silver patterns on his forehead flashing.

Within Lu Jun's sight.

A wisp of green demonic energy mixed with malevolence was rising into the sky above this incredibly luxurious mansion, soaring upwards.

The corners of Lu Jun's lips curled up, his eyes filled with eagerness.

"It seems there really are demons and monsters here."

"The Demon Slaying Division's intel is really useful."

Soon, the mansion's grand doors were opened.

A tall young man, who looked no older than twenty, walked out.

The young man wore a fitted, dark-colored robe that accentuated his imposing build. His face was handsome, and he wore a gentle smile that easily made people feel favorably towards him.

Seeing Lu Jun and Li Tuo, the young man lightly performed a bow of a peer.

"Fellow colleagues, I am Xiao Yungui. It is a pleasure to meet you."

Li Tuo quickly returned the gift, his good impression of Xiao Yungui deepening.

Li Tuo was a Bronze Robe of the Demon Slaying Division, ranking as a sixth-grade military official of the court.

As for Lu Jun, he was still a reserve, equivalent to a Juren (successful candidate in the provincial examination) in the civil service, not even a ninth-grade official.

However, Xiao Yungui before them was a Pacification Commissioner. To be so young and already hold a fifth-grade official position meant his future was limitless.

Not only did he personally come out to greet them, but he also didn't perform the official courtesy towards them. Instead, he used a peer's courtesy, lowering his stance and giving them ample face.

Li Tuo couldn't help but feel flattered.

Lu Jun, on the other hand, felt nothing. His modern soul had only transmigrated a little over a month ago, and he had spent most of that time in Huang Family Village. He was completely unfamiliar with this feudal officialdom.

Xiao Yungui smiled and then made a welcoming gesture.

"Please come in, fellow colleagues."