System Shop

Seeing this, Sun Yuan smiled strangely.

"Lord Chen, you're so determined to protect this woman. Could it be that you have some sort of business relationship with the Qin Family?"

His words made Chen Guan frown.

He was now an official of Qingshi County appointed by the Imperial Court.

Though Chen Guan was with the Demon Suppressing Division, he had no authority to order him around!

"My lord, there's no need to make things difficult for yourself. I've done nothing wrong, so I have nothing to fear! Just let me go with him!"

Seeing what was happening, Qin Yanran quickly tried to persuade him.

She didn't want her affairs to drag Chen Guan into trouble.

After all, without him, the Qin Family would have fallen into the hands of demons long ago.

"It seems Lord Sun has no intention of letting her go!"

Chen Guan didn't want to waste any more words. Dragon Elephant Power began to shimmer around him.

He was ready to act.

Sun Yuan frowned at him, his expression darkening.

The surrounding constables also stepped forward, slowly closing in around him.

Just then, Mu Yuan walked over.

"Lord Sun, I'm on good terms with the Prince Commandery as well. How about I notify the prince?"

Mu Yuan had personally spoken, leaving Sun Yuan no choice but to release Qin Yanran.

After all, Mu Yuan's standing in the Demon Suppressing Division was beyond his ability to challenge.

"Since Lord Mu has personally asked, of course I'll do him this favor!"

Sun Yuan shrugged and continued, "But I've always enforced the law impartially. If I find that the Qin Family colluded with demons, even Lord Mu won't be able to stop me!"

With that, he left with the constables from the County Office.

Only then did Chen Guan breathe a sigh of relief and clasp his hands in thanks. "Thank you, Lord Mu, for stepping in on my behalf!"

"It's nothing. I'm taking the Demon Suppressing Division's men to investigate the Great Demon of Tushan. I'll have to leave this place to you!"

"You've offended Sun Yuan now. He definitely won't let you off in the future, so be careful."

Mu Yuan patted him on the shoulder and shook his head.

After he left, Qin Yanran spoke up. "Thank you, Lord Chen. You've saved my life once again!"

"It's nothing. How could I stand by and watch you be falsely accused? Take your family and leave this place quickly."

Chen Guan shook his head and urged her before turning to leave.

That night, he sat on his bed, staring blankly at the System Panel.

"System, can I only improve my strength with Demon Lifespan?"

Chen Guan tentatively asked.

After all, from the moment he'd obtained the system until now, he had never communicated with it.

He hadn't expected a response.

But to his surprise, the system answered.

[The host can unlock the System Shop to obtain more items and improve their strength!]

The system's answer left Chen Guan at a loss.

It had only said that unlocking the System Shop would improve his strength, not how to unlock it!

After thinking it over for a long time without figuring it out, Chen Guan could only give up!

He spent a sleepless night.

The next morning.

Before Chen Guan had even gotten out of bed, he received news: the demons of Tushan had descended the mountain again.

They had attacked a village at the foot of the mountain, leaving countless dead and wounded.

"Lord Chen, dealing with demons is the responsibility of your Demon Suppressing Division. Would you be willing to go and take care of this?"

Sun Yuan asked urgently.

Chen Guan stared at him with a deep frown.

They had already dealt with nearly all the demons on Tushan.

Even if the remaining demons descended the mountain, they shouldn't pose a threat to the common folk.

So their sudden appearance was rather suspicious!

In the end, though, he agreed.

He wanted to see what Sun Yuan was scheming.

He went alone to the village. Sure enough, he sensed an extremely powerful demonic aura there.

The village was already strewn with corpses, and blood flowed like a river.

Some of the surviving villagers clutched their family members' bodies and wept bitterly.

"Old sir, were the demons from Tushan the ones who attacked your village?"

Chen Guan hurried over to ask.

The old man wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes. "Young sir, around Qingshi County, there's nowhere else with so many demons besides Tushan. There must have been thousands of them!"

Chen Guan nodded at his words.

Then he headed toward Tushan.

He wanted to see just how Tushan had managed to conjure up thousands of demons again!

But before he even reached Tushan,

he heard cries for help coming from not far away.

Frowning, he immediately used Exquisite Leg and raced over.

He saw a merchant caravan being ambushed by bandits who had blocked the road. The people in the caravan had already been slaughtered.

Only a dozen or so remained, kneeling and begging for mercy.

Just as the bandits were about to finish them off, Chen Guan suddenly appeared and blocked their way.

"Where did you bandits come from?"

Chen Guan stared at them coldly and asked in an icy voice.

But the bandits didn't answer him.

Instead, they watched him with amused expressions.

The people from the merchant caravan who had supposedly already died also got up from the ground. Weapons in hand, they gradually surrounded him.

Chen Guan understood.

Those two groups had been putting on an act right in front of him.

Their aim was to lure him over and then kill him.

"Were you sent by Sun Yuan?"

Chen Guan watched them, his expression dark.

Facing several hundred enemies, even he didn't dare let his guard down.

"Knowing that won't do you any good. You're going to die here today!"

The bandit leader's eyes brimmed with murderous intent.

[Quest issued: Host, kill the enemies before you and the Blazing Flame Sect's leader. Reward: unlock the System Shop.]

Just as Chen Guan was about to make his move,

the system's voice sounded in his mind.

Chen Guan was instantly overjoyed.

He'd spent all night wondering how to unlock the System Shop, and now the chance had come!

After receiving the system's prompt, he immediately dashed into the crowd.

The speed of Exquisite Leg was more than these people could handle.

"Everyone, attack! Kill him!"

The bandit leader gave the order.

He brandished his long saber and led his men in hacking at Chen Guan.

"System, do you know where the Blazing Flame Sect's leader is?"

After punching an enemy away, Chen Guan asked in his mind.

[The host must complete system quests alone. The system will not interfere.]

Chen Guan couldn't help shrugging.

But judging from the system novels he'd read in his previous life,

quests issued by the system were usually connected to what came next.

He'd see whether he could find out where Sun Shihu was after dealing with these men!

"Wild Goose Fist!"

Chen Guan stepped forward and swung both fists.

With the speed of Exquisite Leg, he could remain undefeated.

And the power of Wild Goose Fist left the people present utterly unable to resist.

In just a quarter of an hour, dozens of them had fallen dead to the ground.

"This... This man is too powerful! Run, now!"

Seeing how formidable Chen Guan was, the bandit leader hurriedly led his men in an attempt to flee.

But in Chen Guan's eyes, they were all sources of internal energy.

How could he let them escape so easily?

Just as he caught up with them,

the bandit leader suddenly turned around and spat a poisoned needle from his mouth, sending it flying toward Chen Guan.