After a night of slaughter, only once the Incense Cult had completely withdrawn did the bolder townsfolk dare step outside.
Lin Wenzheng was dead. Among the court officials in Black Stone County, Zhang Tianyang now held the highest authority.
Of course, the County Yamen still had people like Chief Clerk Lin, but Zhang Tianyang was not a constable of Black Stone County. He was a squad leader of the Demon Extermination Division.
The Demon Extermination Division had no official rank, yet even when the lowest-ranking Black Armored Guard handled a case, the County Magistrate had to give their full cooperation.
After ordering people to clear away the corpses and dispatching soldiers to patrol and maintain order in the county town, Zhang Tianyang immediately went into seclusion to nurse his wounds.
There was still a gaping hole in his chest, through which that sinister Demon Heart could be seen directly.
That Demon Heart could continuously devour qi and blood to repair Zhang Tianyang's missing flesh.
Black Stone County did not have many resources, and Chen Baiqing's Shenghe Hall lacked sufficient Spiritual Medicine as well. Still, they barely managed to gather enough medicinal bath ingredients for Zhang Tianyang and Han Zheng to recover their strength.
Zhang Tianyang's injuries were severe, and Han Zheng's were not light either.
His exchange with Yuan Longshan had left Han Zheng with a fractured arm and damaged internal organs. He needed several days of rest to recover as well.
As for the Song Family, Han Zheng only summoned Jiang Tai and told him that he intended to wipe out the entire Song Family. Jiang Tai could handle contacting Qiu Tianying to discuss how to divide up the Song Family's assets.
Jiang Tai was now somewhat afraid of Han Zheng.
Back then, Han Zheng had still needed to