Distributing Merit

Zheng's residence was already in sight!

Another piercing tiger roar echoed, and Liu Wei could no longer wait.

He stomped his foot, his body like a black lightning bolt, leaping high and directly over the wall, into the courtyard.

As soon as Liu Wei entered, he saw Chen Bin holding his saber high, about to swing it down. Anxious, he shouted, "Hold your blade!"

"No..."

The man's face turned deathly pale, and he wanted to beg for mercy.

But, how could that be possible?

Chen Bin's saber slashed down without hesitation. A cold glint flashed, and the head instantly fell.

After killing the last Red Name, Chen Bin seemed to have exhausted all his strength and slumped directly onto the corpse of the Tiger Demon.

"Why did you kill him?" Liu Wei, his face full of rage, pointed at the man and loudly questioned Chen Bin.

Chen Bin was somewhat weak at this moment. He leaned on his saber, slowly looked up, and gazed at the furious Liu Wei, calmly saying:

"Officer Liu, would you not kill an enemy holding a knife to your throat?"

"What?" Liu Wei looked down and only then noticed that the headless corpse's hand was tightly gripping a saber.

"It seems I've wronged you!" Liu Wei's anger subsided a little.

Just then, the sound of dense footsteps rushed into the courtyard from outside.

Everyone saw the ground littered with corpses, both human and Demonic Creatures, lying haphazardly all over the courtyard. They were all stunned into silence by the tragic scene before them.

Looking at Chen Bin sitting on the tiger's corpse, everyone couldn't help but have a thought: Was this person human or a Shura?

Chen Bin forced a smile and said to Liu Wei, "My lord, you jest. As long as my lord doesn't blame this subordinate, it's fine."

Liu Wei looked at Chen Bin and asked, "Since you discovered the demons, why didn't you wait for us to arrive before killing them?"

"How can my lord say that?" Chen Bin knew clearly that Liu Wei just wanted the credit.

So, he smiled and said, "Weren't these demons slain by my lord, along with many colleagues and myself?"

Chen Bin had earned Merit, so he didn't mind sharing some of the credit.

After all, he didn't want to do the dirty work.

These people moving the corpses could be considered as having contributed.

Liu Wei was startled, not expecting his younger brother to be so understanding.

Immediately, a smile appeared on his face, and he asked, "How did you discover this place?"

Chen Bin took out a "Demon Sensing Plate" from his embrace, saying, "It's all thanks to this."

At this moment, demonic energy raged within the courtyard. Dense demonic energy spread from the corpses, filling the air like black smoke.

The pointer on the "Demon Sensing Plate" spun wildly in the intense demonic energy, making it impossible to discern direction or judge whether he was telling the truth or lying.

But Liu Wei knew in his heart that he was lying.

Why could so many people's "Demon Sensing Plates" not detect the demons here, yet Chen Bin's could?

However, Liu Wei certainly wouldn't expose Chen Bin's trick. Everyone had their own little secrets, after all.

Since the other party had given him such a large amount of Merit, he couldn't immediately turn hostile.

Liu Wei casually tossed the "Demon Sensing Plate" back to Chen Bin.

He looked at Chen Bin's officer uniform, which was torn to shreds and covered in bloodstains, and asked with concern, "Are you alright with these wounds?"

Chen Bin looked down at his wounds and said dismissively, "These are nothing. Just minor injuries.

It's just that with all these bodies, I'll have to trouble you, Officer."

"No problem." Liu Wei nodded and said, "You should get some rest."

With that said, Liu Wei turned to his subordinates and shouted loudly, "Did you all hear what I just said? Get to work quickly."

"Yes!" The Captains and Officers immediately sprang into action.

The Captains directed the work in an orderly fashion, while the Officers bustled about, and the entire scene became busy.

"Quick," Liu Wei commanded, "Collect all the 'Demon Sealing Ornaments' from them."

The Officers began to search the corpses. After a while, an Officer looked at a "Demon Sealing Ornament" that had shattered like stone and shouted, "Officer, they've all been smashed."

It was quite normal for one or two "Demon Sealing Ornaments" to be broken.

Liu Wei didn't pay much attention and said, "Keep looking, see if there are any others?"

The Officers searched all the corpses, but all they saw were shattered "Demon Sealing Ornaments."

They could only report truthfully.

If the "Demon Sealing Ornaments" were all broken, who could have done it besides someone acting intentionally?

Liu Wei finally realized and looked at Chen Bin.

Chen Bin looked up at him and asked innocently, "Is there something you need, my lord?"

"It's fine!" Liu Wei shook his head.

"If there's nothing else," Chen Bin slowly stood up and said, "this subordinate wishes to return home to rest. After all, I am injured."

"Let's go!" Although Liu Wei was depressed, he couldn't say anything more.

"Thank you, Officer!" Chen Bin stood up. After taking two steps, he seemed to remember something and said, "Oh, right, sir."

Chen Bin pointed to a group of people shivering in the distance. "These people colluded with Demonic Creatures. Someone in the county town must have ordered them. I hope you can investigate thoroughly."

"Naturally." Liu Wei had finally caught these people and naturally wouldn't let them go easily.

Chen Bin cupped his fists in a salute to Liu Wei, then limped out of the Zheng residence.

Everyone in the courtyard looked sideways, watching his retreating figure gradually disappear at the courtyard entrance.

A moment later, dense footsteps could be heard again.

Kang Ronghao, who didn't have time to put on his official uniform, appeared at the entrance. He looked flustered and shouted loudly:

"What are you doing? How dare you cause trouble in my Southern Ward!"

Liu Wei, who was sitting on the corpse of the Tiger Demon in the center of the courtyard, slowly raised his eyes to look at him, just as Chen Bin had looked at him earlier.

His gaze was cold, and he uttered only two words: "Draw swords!"

"Yes!" Swords were drawn from their scabbards, their blades slicing through the air with crisp sounds, flashing with a cold, chilling light under the moonlight.

Kang Ronghao, who had intended to assert his authority first, immediately stopped in his tracks, a solemn expression appearing on his face.

Chen Bin had not witnessed the conflict that erupted behind the Zheng residence.

He cast aside the clamor and bloodshed of the battle, heading straight home.

The water well in the courtyard gleamed coldly under the dim moonlight.

He skillfully lowered the wooden bucket, filled it with well water, then carried it to the side of the wall and poured bucket after bucket of cool well water over himself from head to toe.

The water flowed down his sturdy body, completely washing away the smell of blood.

The tattered uniform, stained with numerous marks, was unceremoniously tossed into the trash bin.

Now naked, he walked slowly back to his room, his steps carrying a hint of fatigue yet also a trace of ease.

In the dim room, he reached out to a familiar corner, fumbling for a fire starter from memory.

His fingertips touched the fire starter, and with a gentle puff, he lit the oil lamp. The firelight flared, and the flickering flame gradually illuminated a corner of the room.

He casually picked up a piece of inner clothing, shook it open, and put it on.

In reality, he had sustained no substantial injuries.

Those so-called marks were intentionally inflicted by him during the fight with the Tiger Demon. He had deliberately slowed his movements, allowing the Tiger Demon's claws to scratch him. After all, in such an intense and prolonged battle, anyone who emerged unscathed would undoubtedly arouse suspicion.