Killing the Pig Demons, the Demon Suppression Bureau Arrives

Killing the Pig Demons, the Demon Suppression Bureau Arrives—Pig Demons!

Jiang Yuechu's heart sank.

The leading Pig Demon scratched its crotch and complained, "Big Brother, Father is being far too unfair!"

"He said he was bringing us out to gain experience, but what happened? The old man slaughtered to his heart's content all by himself, while us brothers didn't even get a scrap of human skin!"

The other Pig Demon snorted in agreement. "Exactly! Those Two-Legged Sheep were already dead—their meat was cold, their blood clotted. What fun is there in eating that?"

It licked its tusks. "We still have to try our luck on this official road. We'll always run into some live ones eventually. Eating them alive—that's what feels satisfying!"

The two chatted as though no one else existed, seemingly not taking the crowd seriously at all.

Until the leading Pig Demon's gaze casually swept over.

"Hm?"

The refugees on the official road saw this and were scared out of their wits. They scrambled and crawled, only wishing their parents had given them two more legs.

Yet this woman remained seated upright on her horse, utterly still.

And those eyes...

Lofty and disdainful, as though she were looking at the two of them like livestock.

Demons hated that sort of gaze most.

They saw themselves as predators beneath heaven and earth, regarding humans as pigs and sheep, taking life and death as they pleased—as was only natural.

Yet this woman before them, blood food so weak and frail in their eyes, dared to look at them as though they were beasts.

The next instant, towering fury erupted.

"You're courting death!"

Two burly figures charged over like cannonballs of flesh, whipping up a foul-smelling gale.

But at the very instant they moved, Jiang Yuechu moved as well.

She swiftly flipped off her horse, the Horizontal Blade at her waist already drawn.

Clang—

The blade's cry rang clear.

Green Cliff Echoing Shadow was not merely a fist technique.

But this was reality—where were there so many rigid rules?

Martial techniques had to be applied flexibly. That was the proper way.

What was more, this fist technique had always emphasized footwork, like a wolf running along a cliff face, darting left and right.

With the boost from Wolf Travels a Thousand Miles, her speed was already no longer what it used to be.

The two Pig Demons only felt their vision blur, and the woman vanished from sight.

"Where is she?!"

"Behind you."

An icy voice sounded as though it were pressed against the back of its neck.

The Pig Demon's entire body stiffened, every bristle on its neck standing upright.

It had not even had time to turn around.

A flash of snow-bright blade light swept through with savage force, like a fierce tiger raking out its claws.

Splat!

A massive pig head soared into the air, its face still frozen in shock.

Scalding demon blood sprayed several feet into the air from its neck stump like a fountain.

"..."

The official road fell silent in an instant.

Seeing this, the other Pig Demon was scared out of its wits. Without another thought, it turned and fled.

But it had only taken two steps.

The blade-wielding figure was already blocking its path.

Jiang Yuechu spun her blade in a flourish, its tip slanting toward the ground as a bead of blood slid down the edge.

"Why are you running?"

"Y-you... you..."

The Pig Demon's legs trembled so badly that it could not even speak properly.

Jiang Yuechu looked at it indifferently, then suddenly raised her blade.

Her jet-black hair and snow-bright blade gave her an inexplicable air of intimidation at that moment.

"Now, it's your turn."

"Spare... spare me!" The Pig Demon dropped to its knees with a thud. "My father is a Great Demon of the Bone Resonance Realm! If you kill me, he won't let you off!"

Jiang Yuechu was somewhat surprised. "Bone Resonance, huh..."

The Pig Demon raised its head, its face full of hope.

The blade plunged in through the crown of its head, shattering its skull and driving straight to the hilt.

Jiang Yuechu gripped the hilt and twisted hard.

The Pig Demon's body twitched twice before collapsing stiffly to the ground, never making another sound.

The fleeing commoners all stood with their mouths agape, staring blankly at the scene.

Those two demons who had been so vicious and arrogant just moments ago.

They were simply... gone?

Just who was this young woman?!

Jiang Yuechu slowly pulled her blade from the Pig Demon's head and wiped the blood off on its tattered clothes.

[Killed a String-Hearing Realm creature. Obtained thirty years of Dao cultivation.]

[Killed a String-Hearing Realm creature. Obtained thirty years of Dao cultivation.]

The system notifications rang out one after another in her mind.

Jiang Yuechu glanced at the sixty years of Dao cultivation newly credited to her panel, her heart utterly unmoved.

[Dao Cultivation: One Hundred and Eighty Years]

As expected, trash.

There was not even a collection notification.

She curled her lip and sheathed her blade.

Still, she suddenly felt that this feeling... was actually quite nice.

Once upon a time, she had been the one trembling before the Tiger Demon.

But now, demons of the String-Hearing Realm were no different from earthen chickens and pottery dogs before her.

After a while.

The old man Jiang Yuechu had asked for directions was the first to recover his senses.

"Thank you, heroine, for saving our lives! Thank you, heroine!"

"Your great kindness and virtue will never be forgotten by us!"

With a rustle, people all along the official road fell to their knees, all of them kowtowing in thanks.

Jiang Yuechu felt somewhat uncomfortable at the spectacle and waved her hand with a frown.

"Enough. Hurry and leave. This is not a place to linger."

Only then did the crowd feel as though they had been granted amnesty. After thanking her profusely, they climbed to their feet, helping the elderly and children as they continued fleeing without looking back.

Jiang Yuechu, however, did not immediately mount her horse.

Her gaze fell upon the two enormous Pig Demon corpses.

To break through from String-Hearing to Bone Resonance required vast quantities of heavenly treasures—or... demon flesh and blood as a catalyst, to ignite one's vital energy and charge through the bottleneck in one stroke.

Demon flesh and blood...

Jiang Yuechu's expression became somewhat strange.

How was she supposed to use this stuff?

She walked over to one Pig Demon corpse and nudged its fat belly with her boot. It even felt rather springy.

Could it be... she had to eat it?

After thinking about it and hesitating for a moment, Jiang Yuechu ultimately made up her mind.

Upholding the fine tradition from before her transmigration of never wasting a single drop of cola, she turned and shouted at the refugee group that had not gone far.

"Old sir!"

The old man froze upon hearing her, then turned back trembling. "Heroine... what other instructions do you have?"

"Lend me a rope."

"...Huh?"

The old man was dumbfounded, but he did not dare ask further. He hurriedly untied a hemp rope used for binding things from his luggage and respectfully handed it over.

Jiang Yuechu accepted the rope and thanked him.

Then, beneath everyone's astonished gazes, she walked over to the two Pig Demon corpses and tied one end of the rope around each of their hind hooves.

After finishing all this, she mounted her horse, hooked the other end of the rope onto the saddle, and flicked the reins.

"Giddyup."

The horse began to walk, dragging the two massive Pig Demon corpses and leaving two deep trails on the yellow-earth official road as it continued unhurriedly toward Gold City.

A waning moon hung in the sky like a hook, shining over the boundless wilderness below.

On the official road, more than a dozen riders kicked up dust as they traveled in silence.

Every rider wore fitted black clothing marked with crimson patterns, their expressions solemn.

Even the horses beneath them were unlike ordinary steeds.

Their coats were black as ink from head to hoof, yet their eyes glowed crimson in the darkness. They showed not the slightest fatigue as they ran, and even the breath from their nostrils carried a hint of scorching heat.

"Whoa—"

The leading young man pulled his reins. The colt beneath him whinnied and gradually came to a stop.

He took out a waterskin from his robes, uncorked it, tipped back his head for a drink, then handed it to the middle-aged man beside him.

"Brother Xu, have some water."

The man called Brother Xu was around forty, his face carrying the weathered traces of hardship. He accepted the waterskin and took a drink as well.

"These Crimson-Eyed Stallions really are fast. At this pace, we'll reach Jincheng County in another three days."

The young man wiped his mouth, his tone carrying a trace of feeling.

Xu Nian, however, gave a cold laugh.

"Fast? What good is being fast?"

She tossed the waterskin back. "In times like these, demons kill people far faster than we can travel."

The young man's expression froze. The little ease on his face vanished completely, leaving only silence.

Xu Nian patted his shoulder. "Let's go. Don't dwell on it. If we arrive a day earlier, perhaps we can save a few more people."

"Giddyup!"

With a low shout, the dozen or so Crimson-Eyed Stallions once again spread their four hooves, tearing through the night as they galloped toward the county already occupied by demons.