What people hide is often the secret others least willing to peer into. Before the prison gate lay a scene of utter devastation.
More than a dozen demon corpses lay strewn across the ground, limbs severed, blood flowing into a river.
Commandant Zhou and the armored soldiers under his command were all pale-faced, their Adam's apples bobbing.
Though they were soldiers stationed at Yumen Pass, their duty was merely to patrol within the pass. They rarely even left it, so naturally, unlike those who fought campaigns outside every day, they were not accustomed to such sights.
So many demon corpses truly shook them to the core.
Jiang Yuechu sheathed her blade and looked at Commandant Zhou.
"Commandant Zhou."
"Here!"
Commandant Zhou jolted and hastily clasped his fists as he bowed.
"You saw what happened today with your own eyes."
Jiang Yuechu's tone was calm. "These demons disguised themselves as members of our Demon Suppression Bureau and infiltrated the pass with ill intent. They have now all been slain by me."
"Yes! Yes! This subordinate saw it with his own eyes. Every word is true!"
"Very good."
Jiang Yuechu nodded. "What remains is internal business for our Demon Suppression Bureau. I'll trouble Commandant Zhou to take your men and leave first."
The meaning behind her words was clear: she was sending him away.
Commandant Zhou felt as though he had been granted a pardon. He had been desperate to leave sooner.
"Yes! This subordinate takes his leave!"
With a wave of his hand, he led his personal guards away in short order.
Once the armored soldiers had left, only Jiang Yuechu and the Vanguard Battalion under her command remained.
"Fuck..."
Chen Tong stared at the corpses littering the ground. At last, he snapped out of the shock brought on by that