Demon Suppression Army

Chapter 42: Demon Suppression Army (Seeking Recommendation Tickets~)

After Shi Lan roughly explained the demon invasion, Du Baisheng seemed to recall something. He stood up and couldn't help but pace back and forth in the hall, his expression solemn.

Du Yue'er stood by, listening with a muddled understanding.

"Didn't the Demon Suppression Army inform you of these matters?"

Du Baisheng shook his head. "If you hadn't told me today, I wouldn't have known these people were the so-called Demon Suppression Army."

Shi Lan felt a wave of astonishment.

"These black-armored soldiers suddenly arrived in Twin Moon City half a month ago. According to the City Lord, they are his private army, brought in to maintain peace because of recent unrest nearby."

As he spoke, Du Baisheng frowned. No wonder there were rumors of wild beasts eating people in the city a few days ago, which quickly disappeared. It seemed someone had suppressed them.

"What about the martial artists here? Haven't they investigated the area?" Shi Lan still found it somewhat unbelievable. This was no small matter; it shouldn't have been possible to keep it hidden.

Martial artists in the Foundation Realm could travel thousands of miles a day, flying high and low. News should have spread long ago.

Du Baisheng shook his head. "Practicing martial arts is hard and tiring, requiring large amounts of meat and tonics made from premium medicinal herbs. Ordinary families can't afford to train. Almost all the martial artists in Twin Moon City have joined the City Lord's Mansion. The rest can only do a few punches and kicks; they aren't considered proper martial artists."

Shi Lan was speechless for a moment. She hadn't expected the City Lord's Mansion in Twin Moon City to have such influence.

This was completely different from Tenglong City, where the City Lord's Mansion was almost a decoration, and every action depended on Shi Tianlu's mood.

Moreover, the fact that there were hardly any martial artists in Twin Moon City besides those in the City Lord's Mansion was even more surprising to Shi Lan. Although Tenglong City was dominated by the Shi Family, other factions still had quite a few martial artists, with only fewer martial artists above the Foundation Realm.

"Twin Moon City mainly relies on notices posted by the City Lord's Mansion for major events happening outside. Information is so isolated..." Du Baisheng sighed, waved his hand, and said, "Never mind, let's not talk about this anymore. It's getting late, Yue'er, go prepare dinner."

Du Yue'er responded and left. A short while later, she set a table of food.

Shi Lan declined Du Baisheng's invitation. Although she was a bit hungry, ordinary food was of little use to her now.

After dinner, Shi Lan followed Du Yue'er to drag out a simple wooden bed from the back room. Du Yue'er then brought out two quilts and placed them on the bed.

"The conditions in the medical clinic are simple; please bear with us."

"Miss Yue'er, you jest," Shi Lan shook her head.

Due to a day of exertion and Du Baisheng's advanced age, he was mentally exhausted. After a brief chat, he washed up and went to sleep. Du Yue'er soon followed suit.

Shi Lan lay on the wooden bed, her eyes closed. Her body was tired, but she had no sleepiness.

The worries in her heart kept her from sleeping. Twin Moon City was not safe either. She and Shi Feng had encountered a shapeshifted demon king nearby. It was possible another demon king was active in the vicinity.

But now Shi Feng was seriously injured and unconscious. She was only at the seventh level of the Body Tempering Realm. Leaving Twin Moon City to wander aimlessly was too risky.

As she thought, Shi Lan turned her attention to Reincarnation again.

However, Reincarnation seemed to know what Shi Lan was thinking and preempted her: "Shi Lan, I must remind you first, my energy is limited. I can save you for a while, but not for a lifetime. The previous intervention has already consumed a lot of my energy. A few more times might even make it difficult to maintain the normal operation of the System."

Blocked, Shi Lan sighed helplessly.

[Side quest triggered: Investigate the truth behind the Demon Suppression Army's concealment of information.]

[Quest completion reward: One beginner's lucky draw chance. Quest failure: No penalty.]

[Accept?]

Listening to the voice in her mind, Shi Lan was momentarily taken aback. Why was the System so gentle this time?

Not only was there no penalty for failure, but she could also choose not to accept it?

"Accept."

Shi Lan accepted without hesitation, as there was no loss either way.

In the early morning, Shi Lan got up and washed her face.

After Du Baisheng got up and checked Shi Feng, confirming there were no abnormalities, Shi Lan was about to go out to gather information when two soldiers in black armor entered the medical clinic. One of them was holding a wooden box.

Du Baisheng's expression changed slightly. After calming himself, he smiled and stepped forward, "Gentlemen, what can I do for you?"

The black-armored soldier holding the wooden box asked, "Do you have a granddaughter around thirteen or fourteen years old?"

"This... yes. What do you need her for? She's still a child. If there's anything, you can..."

"No need to say so much. Call your granddaughter out." The other soldier raised his hand, interrupting Du Baisheng's words with a stern tone.

Shi Lan frowned slightly and stood beside Du Baisheng.

Du Baisheng's forehead began to bead with sweat. Just as he was about to speak, Du Yue'er lifted the curtain and walked out from the back room.

Seeing this, Du Baisheng's face changed.

Upon seeing the two black-armored soldiers standing in the hall, Du Yue'er looked at Du Baisheng with confusion, "Grandpa, who are these?"

The two black-armored soldiers walked towards Du Yue'er. One of them placed the wooden box in his hand on a wooden table and opened it. He carefully took out a stone slab and a thick booklet.

The other carefully took the stone slab, held it with both hands, and extended it towards Du Yue'er, "Put your hand on it."

Du Baisheng stepped forward a couple of times, smiling apologetically, "What exactly does this mean? Gentlemen, can you tell this old man?"

"Do as you are told," the black-armored soldier holding the stone slab said concisely.

Du Yue'er looked at the expression on Du Baisheng's face, then at the two black-armored soldiers. She stepped forward and placed her hand on the stone slab.

"Yue'er!" Du Baisheng cried out in concern.

As Du Yue'er's hand touched the stone slab, a faint red light emanated from it.

The two black-armored soldiers exchanged glances. The one holding the booklet opened it, dipped his brush, and asked, "What's your name?" His tone had softened considerably.

"Du Yue'er," Du Yue'er replied softly, glancing nervously at Du Baisheng beside her.

"How old are you this year?"

"Thirteen years... and nine months."

"Do you have any other family members?"

"Grandfather, and my parents."

"Are those three all in Twin Moon City?"

"Yue'er's parents are not in Twin Moon City; only this old man is with her," Du Baisheng interjected with a smile.

After noting down the answers, the man with the brush nodded to the other.

Carefully placing the stone slab and booklet back into a wooden box, one of them held up the box and warned, "Don't leave the city for now; it's very unsafe."

With that, the two black-armored soldiers departed the medical clinic.

Watching their retreating figures, Shi Lan, after a moment of thought, said a few words to Du Baisheng and then followed them from a distance.