The murderer is Li Xuanxiao!?

Wang Debiao himself had experience as a constable and had also practiced Focused Spirit Slash, and quite well at that.

He had now reached the Great Accomplishment stage.

But what struck him as strange was that the wounds on the Rat Fiend and the Boar Demon, though entirely different in nature, both showed traces of Focused Spirit Slash.

It was as if the difference between Minor Accomplishment Focused Spirit Slash and Great Accomplishment Focused Spirit Slash.

No, more than that!

The wounds on the Boar Demon were too terrifying; Great Accomplishment Focused Spirit Slash probably couldn't cause such an effect!

Perfection!?

Hiss—

Thinking of this possibility, Wang Debiao couldn't help but gasp.

Perfection in both cultivation techniques and martial arts, this was extraordinary!

He himself had practiced for many years, and had only achieved Perfection in cultivation techniques.

The best martial art he had practiced was "Focused Spirit Slash," and he had only just barely entered Great Accomplishment.

Having experienced it himself, he knew how incredibly difficult it was to improve the realm of cultivation techniques and martial arts.

Cultivation techniques were relatively easier, but martial arts truly required a lot of tempering through practical combat.

He had experienced quite a few battles in his life, and reaching Great Accomplishment was already considered talented.

As for Perfection, he didn't even dare to think about it.

When did such a person appear in our Ning'an City?

A question arose in his mind.

But after thinking it over and over, there was simply no one in his memory who fit the criteria.

Outside the courtyard, someone suddenly entered.

Several constables looked over and saw that it was the Magistrate himself.

After yesterday's events, the constables all had quite a few complaints about the Magistrate.

They couldn't openly express their displeasure due to his status, but their words and actions showed that they no longer held the respect they once did.

They merely offered a perfunctory bow to the Magistrate.

The Magistrate ignored the constables and, looking somewhat flustered, rushed into the courtyard.

Upon seeing the ground covered with the corpses of Rat Fiends, his face instantly drained of color, and he collapsed onto the ground: "It's over, it's all over!"

"Who, who disobeyed my orders and acted on their own!"

"Are you trying to have everyone in Ning'an City buried with you?"

The Magistrate was beside himself with madness.

He had compromised countless times, willing to bear infamy and be looked down upon by his subordinates, all to maintain the superficial peace of Ning'an City.

This was all so that after his three-year term was up, he could be transferred to a city in the interior.

Now, with his three-year term nearing its end, the Inspector from the Demon Slayer Division was scheduled to arrive for an inspection next month.

And yet, this kind of incident had occurred.

He had only reached an agreement with several fiends yesterday, and he was seeing this scene today.

With so many fiends dead, could the other party really let this go?

They would definitely retaliate, with fierce retaliation!

This would shatter the peace, and his path to promotion would be completely ruined!

Moreover, even if his promotion failed, if he was unlucky, he could die!

The Magistrate's eyes were bloodshot, and he glared fiercely at the constables.

It must have been one of them, or perhaps they had colluded, to kill these fiends behind his back.

They had ruined him!

Screech—

Just as the Magistrate was raging, a sharp cry suddenly rang out.

A large rat jumped down from the eaves, instantly transforming into a human form with a rat's head.

It was the Rat Fiend, who had rushed over.

The onlookers in the vicinity immediately scattered, with only a few brave ones hiding in corners to peek.

The Rat Fiend looked at the corpses on the ground, its expression growing increasingly grim.

Wang Debiao and the others immediately drew their sabers.

With fierce brows and stern expressions, they stood as if facing a formidable enemy.

"How dare you! You negotiated with me openly, yet you dared to slaughter my kin behind my back?"

The cultivation of the Profound Realm peak was freely displayed, and a heavy pressure descended.

The constable with the lowest cultivation base began to sweat profusely, his hand gripping the saber trembling slightly.

The magistrate's face was as pale as paper.

The Rat Fiend walked before the corpses of young rat fiends, seemingly checking something.

"This one isn't... this one isn't either... this one!"

It picked up the corpse of a young rat fiend, its eyes reddening slightly.

"My most beloved grandson, my most talented grandson, is dead just like this!"

It turned its head, glaring fiercely at everyone. "I want all of you to accompany my grandson in death!"

"The previous agreement is void. From now on, we will wash Ning'an City with blood!"

"Leave no one alive!"

The magistrate turned ashen, and a chill ran down the spines of several constables.

"Give me time, give me a chance to make amends, and I will give you an explanation! I will find the killer!"

The magistrate spoke urgently, hoping to salvage the situation.

The Rat Fiend heard this, looked at the magistrate, and a ferocious smile appeared on its face. "You've reminded me. That's right, the killer hasn't been caught yet!"

"Today, I'll start with him!"

"You don't need to investigate anymore. I know who it is!"

"He works in your yamen!"

Everyone present was stunned. They hadn't expected the Rat Fiend to know who had killed its offspring.

Moreover, the killer was actually working in their yamen!

At this point, everyone present became curious.

They had investigated for a long time without being able to come up with a suitable suspect.

Hearing the Rat Fiend say this, they became even more curious.

"It's actually someone from our yamen?"

"With such strength, and yet none of us knew of his existence..."

"This guy is hiding pretty deep!"

"I want to see who this divine being is!"

The magistrate was also curious. He had originally concluded that the killer was one of the constables below, or perhaps several of them.

But he hadn't expected it to be someone else entirely!

And someone from his own yamen?

There was a late-stage Profound Realm martial artist in his yamen?

Someone like that, working right under his nose, and he didn't even know. This was truly unbelievable!

The Rat Fiend twitched its nose a few times, then a cruel smile appeared at the corner of its mouth. "Heaven truly helps me. He actually delivered himself to my doorstep!"

Delivered himself?

The constables, including the magistrate, looked towards the courtyard gate in unison.

A few seconds later, steady and powerful footsteps approached from a distance.

A figure appeared within everyone's sight.

Wang Debiao was the first to be dumbfounded, almost uncontrollably shouting, "Li Xuanxiao!?"

His eyes widened like saucers, completely disbelieving the scene before him.

This was the killer???

But Li Xuanxiao was only at the first level of the Profound Realm!

A martial artist at the first level of the Profound Realm had killed so many rat fiends, and even a sixth-level Profound Realm Boar Demon?

What kind of international joke was this!

Even if the Boar Demon stood still and let him hack at it, his saber would get chipped, his hand would go numb, and his tiger's mouth would ache!

This kid had been with me since he joined the yamen. I know exactly how capable he is.

Killing a Boar Demon? I bet he's never even killed a pig!

The other constables were equally shocked, but unlike Wang Debiao, they were mainly shocked by Li Xuanxiao's age.

He looked like a young man with a youthful face!

At most.

He had just turned eighteen!

You're telling me his cultivation techniques and martial arts have reached Grand Perfection, and he alone can suppress a group of demons?

When I was his age, being able to get started in both cultivation techniques and martial arts was considered exceptional talent.

If his martial arts and cultivation techniques truly reached Grand Perfection, then what was I? Huh!

Am I not human? Am I even human!