Kong Wu had heard of the Demon Suppression Division.
It was an organization specially established by the Great Jing Dynasty. Its clients were all cultivators, though it occasionally moonlighted as the imperial censorate.
Rubbing his chin, Kong Wu seemed to understand the situation.
So...
The people sneaking around outside earlier weren't members of a honey trap, but agents of the Demon Suppression Division?
Once he understood this, Kong Wu sighed and abandoned the idea of harvesting Attribute Points.
After all, these people from the Demon Suppression Division weren't irredeemable scum, nor had they tried to kill him...
Ding!
A crossbow bolt struck his forehead and bounced off.
Kong Wu raised his brows, looking somewhat helpless.
Forget it, forget it. They can't kill me anyway.
He drew a deep breath and said in a low voice:
"I'm saying, this is all a misunderstanding. Can you accept that?"
"Oh no! The General Banner Lord's breathing is weak! We have to take him back for treatment immediately!!!"
Not far away, a Minor Banner of the Demon Suppression Division checked Zhang Hao's breath and shouted.
Hearing him, someone pulled a bamboo tube from his robes and lit it.
Whoosh~
A red firework shot into the sky amid a piercing shriek, then exploded.
Kong Wu stared speechlessly at the bursting firework, ignoring the hidden weapons and talismans that flew over and smacked into him with crackling sounds.
"Forget it. Better to slip away first."
With that thought, Kong Wu bent his legs slightly, then kicked off the ground with tremendous force, sending his entire body flying.
That leap carried him nearly a hundred paces, taking him straight out of the Demon Suppression Division's encirclement.
Looking at the chaotic scene behind him, Kong Wu shrugged, clasped his hands behind his head, and strolled toward the inn while whistling.
He had originally planned to stay in Purple Flame County for a while longer.
But now that he thought about it, he'd better hurry back and pack...
Kong Wu suddenly stopped and whipped around to look in the direction he had come from.
Fuck.
My money!!!
He had left in such a hurry that he had forgotten to bring along that sack of gold, silver, and jewelry.
"What a pain..."
After muttering under his breath, Kong Wu went back.
After seeing Kong Wu leave, the people from the Demon Suppression Division actually breathed a sigh of relief.
Most of those lying in ambush outside had seen that Kong Wu had entered only afterward and had nothing to do with the demoness inside.
Even so, he had seriously injured the General Banner Lord, so they couldn't simply stand by and do nothing.
But judging from how Kong Wu had slapped the General Banner Lord away as casually as swatting a fly, anyone who went up against him would only be throwing their lives away.
Thankfully, he had left directly.
Just as everyone was cleaning up the aftermath with this thought in mind, they suddenly saw a tall, burly figure walk in through the doorway.
He passed by the Demon Suppression Guards as though they were invisible and entered the room.
Before long, he came back out carrying a sack.
"Busy, huh? I'll be going first."
He even waved casually at them as he spoke.
The culprit who had injured the General Banner Lord was right before their eyes, yet no one present had the courage to draw their saber and charge forward to fight him.
Thus, under everyone's watchful gazes, Kong Wu left through the main gate with light steps.
The moment he stepped outside, he saw a man in blue brocade clothing hurrying toward him.
As they passed shoulder to shoulder, Kong Wu even gave him an extremely polite nod.
"Thanks for your hard work!"
Yang Zhaohui, another General Banner Lord of Purple Flame County, cast Kong Wu a baffled glance. He ignored him and rushed straight into the courtyard.
"What happened? Who sent the highest-level distress signal?"
The instant he finished asking this solemnly, Yang Zhaohui saw Zhang Hao being carried by several people and immediately sucked in a breath of cold air.
"Who did this?"
A Demon Suppression Guard standing at the doorway hesitantly raised his hand.
"It was that tall man who passed by you earlier."
The scene fell silent for a moment before Yang Zhaohui suddenly flew into a thunderous rage.
"Then why didn't you keep him??? A bunch of useless trash!!!"
With a roar, he turned around and shouted, "Everyone, follow me! How can people from the Demon Suppression Division be afraid of death!!!"
As he led everyone toward the doorway, he casually asked the person beside him, "Was he tonight's target?"
Clearly, he had heard something about tonight's operation.
The Demon Suppression Guard beside him said awkwardly, "No. That man may have just been a customer. Our original target was Miss Liu..."
"A customer?"
Yang Zhaohui asked in confusion, "Then why did he come into conflict with us?"
"General Zhang arrived late and didn't know what was happening. When we rushed inside, that man had just twisted Miss Liu's neck. General Zhang misunderstood and thought that man was tonight's target. He charged over and ended up being slapped into that state."
Yang Zhaohui stopped in his tracks.
"With one slap... he beat Zhang Hao into that state?"
"Yes!"
After a brief silence, Yang Zhaohui suddenly turned around and said, "I think our most urgent task right now is to focus on saving Zhang Hao. You aren't fast enough. I'll take him for treatment."
With that, he stepped forward, hoisted Zhang Hao onto his back, and vanished into the night after a few leaps.
Watching him disappear into the distance, the Demon Suppression Guards stood rooted to the spot with their mouths agape.
"What about the man who injured General Zhang?"
"Why are you sticking your nose into everything? What else can we do? Eat him cold!!!"
Meanwhile, after walking quite a distance away, Kong Wu solemnly set the sack down on the ground.
Standing opposite him was a strange old man smiling amiably.
Calling him an old man didn't seem quite right.
Although the man had a full head and beard of white hair and wrinkled skin, his upright frame and robust body were in no way inferior to those of a man in his prime.
Xiao Hong Lifespan: 299 Strength: 73 Techniques: Seven Flame Secret Method (Incomplete), Red Flame Fist, Purple Flame Sword First impression of you: Appreciation (What a strong body).
Upon seeing the man's Attribute Panel, Kong Wu felt somewhat irritated.
What the hell, another one who wants to harvest my kidneys?
What's wrong with the people of Purple Flame County? Why are they all fixated on my kidneys??
That said, this fellow was truly strong.
With a Strength attribute as high as 73, he was the strongest person Kong Wu had seen to date.
Even so, Kong Wu wasn't afraid of him.
Because at this moment, his Attribute Panel looked like this.
Kong Wu Lifespan: 102 Strength: 57.42 (52.2 + 10%) Techniques: Blood Burst Technique Lv1 (0/10), Three Tribulation Finger Lv1 (0/10) Free Attribute Points: 11 Special Attribute Points: None
If he added all 11 Free Attribute Points to Strength, then combined that with the permanent bonus from Three Tribulation Finger and the burst from Blood Burst Technique, his total Strength could reach 75.84.
Relying on this strength, gained through countless hardships and painstaking training, Kong Wu wasn't the least bit afraid of the man before him.
Just as he was about to draw the Evil-Slaying Saber and have a satisfying battle, the man opposite him stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Young friend, would you be interested in joining Purple Flame Hall?"
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