The One Who Harmed Me Can Go To Hell

Ping'an County.

The top floor of the Spring View Pavilion.

A tall White Ape sat cross-legged on a Grand Tutor Chair, surrounded by a group of scantily clad, beautiful brothel women.

Some sang and danced, some massaged his shoulders and back, and some fed him fresh fruit.

The White Ape lay on the Grand Tutor Chair, feigning sleep. One hand held a revealing, flirtatious beauty, fondling her up and down. The other hand extended a finger, gently tapping the armrest of the Grand Tutor Chair, swaying his head slightly to the singer's melody.

Life was truly too comfortable.

"Master Ape, Crimson Lian is dead!"

Just then, a sharp-mouthed, monkey-faced servant entered the room, knelt on the ground, and reported.

"What?"

"Crimson Lian is actually dead?"

"How is this possible?"

"She was at the peak of the second stage of the Spirit Concealment Realm. Her Shapeshifting Technique and Charm Technique were unique. Coupled with the Demon Race Physique, which is naturally stronger than the Human Race, it wouldn't be easy for even a Human Race Martial Artist in the third stage of the Spirit Concealment Realm to kill her?"

"There are only a handful of beings in Ping'an County capable of killing her. Who exactly killed her?"

The White Ape opened his eyes, a trace of ferocity flashing within them. The strength with which he massaged the beauty in his arms increased. The woman trembled all over, a pained expression appearing on her face, but she bit her lip tightly, daring not to utter a sound of pain, enduring it in silence.

"It was someone who used Five Pairs of Boys and Girls as payment for her to handle a private matter. We don't know what the matter was. Master Ape, you also know Crimson Lian was too arrogant and disdained discussing such things with us."

The sharp-mouthed, monkey-faced servant said.

Although Crimson Lian was also a demon like them, her relationship with Master Ape was merely a partnership, while they were Master Ape's subordinates.

Therefore, psychologically, she felt she was on equal footing with Master Ape and naturally disdained associating with his followers.

"Hmph, hmph."

"I've always wanted her to join my Spring View Pavilion and work for me, to be the proprietress of this Spring View Pavilion. How wonderful would that be? But she insisted on getting involved with that person, and now she's finally been tricked to death!"

"Five Pairs of Boys and Girls, that person certainly has a grand gesture."

"If Crimson Lian had truly completed that task, it wouldn't be impossible for her cultivation to advance another step. What a pity, but in this world, there's no such thing as a free lunch."

"Forget it, I'm very angry right now. All of you, get out!"

The White Ape exhaled hot breath between his nostrils, embraced the beauty in his arms, and headed straight for the bed.

The other brothel women saw this, a flicker of pity and some panic in their eyes, and they all curtsied and retreated.

Soon, sounds of agonizing screams echoed from the room. After a long while, the screams grew fainter. Half an hour later, Master Ape tossed the corpse of the beauty out of the room.

Her body was deformed, covered in blood, and her face was contorted in terror, her eyes wide open in an unseeing stare.

"Humans are truly weak. This wasn't satisfying!"

"Send two more to me!"

Master Ape's voice boomed from the room.

The next morning.

Wang Chao arrived at the Jinyiwei Baihu Office early. Upon arrival, he heard about the snake demon that had infiltrated the office.

"Brother Chen Fan, I heard a snake demon sneaked into your room last night?"

Wang Chao asked as he saw Chen Fan reporting for duty.

"That's right."

"That snake demon thought I was easy to deal with, so its guard was down. As a result, I struck first and killed it with Two Slashes!"

Chen Fan replied in a deep voice.

"Well done."

"This time, you've turned misfortune into a blessing."

"Not only did you escape a near-death experience, but your cultivation has also made significant progress. I reckon in a few more years, you'll be qualified to be a Xiaoqi Officer."

Wang Chao patted Chen Fan's sturdy shoulder and said with a smile.

"Then thank you for your good wishes, Wang Tou!"

Chen Fan replied with a smile.

"Our Ninth Squad just lost four brothers. Currently, the Zongqi Officer hasn't assigned us any missions, so let's go together today to handle the affairs of our four fallen brothers."

"The pension for the four brothers came down yesterday, fifty taels of silver each. It's not much, but I managed to negotiate with the county, and they've waived ten years of Corvee Tax for their families."

"Fifty taels of silver and ten years of Corvee Tax."

"The lives of our Jinyiwei brothers are truly worthless!"

"In the end, it's my incompetence as their elder brother!"

Wang Chao chuckled self-deprecatingly, speaking with a touch of sadness.

"Captain Wang, there's no need to blame yourself. You did your best. This is just how the world is; there's nothing we can do."

Chen Fan said with deep emotion.

The base salary for a Jinyiwei in Ping'an County was about ten taels of silver per year. Adding mission rewards, holiday bonuses, and other miscellaneous benefits, they took home around twenty to thirty taels annually.

Yet, the county had only given the families of the four brothers from their Ninth Squad, who died fighting demons, a pension equivalent to two years' salary. It was truly disheartening.

"Sigh!"

"This damned world!"

"Forget it, let's not talk about it."

Wang Chao, along with the remaining six members of the Ninth Squad, began helping from house to house, arranging the funerals for their four fallen brothers. Each of them left one tael of silver with each family, while Wang Chao left two taels.

With this money, and the protection of the Jinyiwei, the future lives of these four families wouldn't be too difficult.

"Brother Chen Fan, please wait."

As Chen Fan was about to leave after helping with the last brother's funeral arrangements, the man's wife called out to him.

"Brother Chen Fan, please stay and see if Sister Zhao needs any further help. We'll be going ahead. After all, Zhao Jia was closest to you in life," Wang Chao said, patting Chen Fan's shoulder and forcing a smile.

"Alright."

Chen Fan nodded upon hearing this.

"May I ask what you need, Sister-in-law?"

Their Ninth Squad had a Xiaoqi Officer as captain, and among the remaining ten Jinyiwei members, only Zhao Jia had joined the Jinyiwei the same year as Chen Fan. Zhao Jia was three years older, but they were considered peers and were the closest in their daily lives.

Zhao Jia had been married before joining the Jinyiwei. Two years ago, his wife had given him a son. Now, only this widowed mother and son remained of the Zhao family.

"Zhao Jia and the other three were murdered."

"You survived a great disaster, but you must be careful. That person won't let you go."

Sister-in-law Zhao pulled Chen Fan into the courtyard. After glancing around to ensure no one was nearby, she said with a firm tone.

"Sister-in-law, did Brother Zhao mention anything to you?"

Chen Fan was stunned at first, then he thought of the snake demon from last night, and his expression suddenly turned grave.

"He didn't tell me anything, but he left this behind."

Sister-in-law Zhao took out a cloth fragment from her embrace, a piece of a Flying Fish Robe. On it were written several blood characters: "The one who harmed me, [censored]."

The characters weren't finished being written, but the one who conveyed the urgent patrol mission to them was the Jinyiwei Zongqi Officer, Huang Chengyue.

It was originally just a patrol mission outside the city, but by fate, the five of them encountered a very powerful Toad Demon. They were killed before they could even resist.

Logically, such a powerful Demonic Creature shouldn't appear outside the city. After all, the more powerful a Demonic Creature, the more territorial it is. Who would claim territory just outside the county town?

"Jinyiwei Zongqi Officer Huang Chengyue?"

"Why did he collude with Demonic Creatures to kill the five of us?"

"Was it simply to offer five portions of food to the Demonic Creatures, or did he just want to silence us?"

Chen Fan thought to himself.