Fox Murong's Strangeness

The next day, under Jiao Yu's arrangements, Wei Xuanfeng and the other two changed into new flying-fish uniforms.

Putting on the new flying-fish uniforms meant that the three of them had become Banner Officers of the Demon Suppression Directorate.

Subordinate Seventh Rank, commanding ten men, with a monthly salary of ten taels.

Under Great Jin law, Wei Xuanfeng and the other two now possessed privileges such as not kneeling upon meeting officials and carrying blades into the city.

What delighted Wei Xuanfeng most was that if they encountered anyone acting suspiciously, they could arrest them under imperial decree!

And if they resisted, they could be executed first and reported afterward!

No wonder everyone wanted to become a blade-catcher of the Demon Suppression Directorate. This authority...

It was simply boundless!

But greater authority also meant greater responsibility.

From that day onward, Wei Xuanfeng and the other two no longer had freedom during the day.

Over the next three months, the three of them could be said to have devoted their youth to the Demon Suppression Directorate at high intensity...

During the mornings, they studied case files. Much of the Demon Suppression Directorate's internal information, records, and incidents required the three of them to learn.

There would even be assessments at the end of the year...

In the afternoons, the three had to train saber recruits and cultivate new talent.

Wei Xuanfeng had not expected that in less than a month, he would once again be at the training grounds, taking part in the selection of military officers.

Except this time, he was an examiner...

As for martial arts, the three could only squeeze out a tiny bit of spare time to cultivate.

As for internal cultivation, that was even less worth mentioning.

Nighttime was the busiest part of their day!

Patrol duty!

That Lord Yang was still refining some kind of Nine-Turn Pill, its medicinal fragrance spreading through all of Kang City.

The Xuanlan Wolf Demons outside the Demon Suppression Directorate grew even more frenzied after catching its scent.

There had even been many instances of wolf packs besieging the Northern Pacification Bureau.

Had Wu Santong not been holding the fort, and had troops not later been dispatched to assist in the defense, the Northern Pacification Bureau would likely have long since become a wolf den.

Seeing that they could not take the Northern Pacification Bureau, those wolf demons lurked in the forests and mountains nearby.

So long as they came across someone alone—whether commoner, martial artist, or demon slayer—

those beasts would swarm them as one.

Within three months, a full thousand people in Kang City had died in wolf jaws...

Wei Xuanfeng and the other two were tasked with clearing wolf demons from designated areas, ensuring that supplies, messengers, merchant caravans, and the like could pass through safely...

For three months, Wei Xuanfeng and the other two slept no more than three shichen a day.

The moment they woke up, there was endless work to do and endless case files to handle...

In Fox Murong's words, they were so busy that even her damn period had stopped coming!

By the end, even with the red-word Heaven's Motion, Wei Xuanfeng felt utterly exhausted in both body and mind.

Just as everyone in the Demon Suppression Directorate was on the verge of collapse, Commander Yang Xuyan finally emerged from seclusion!

Amid medicinal fragrance that filled the sky, Wei Xuanfeng saw a Martial Saint Realm expert make a move for the first time that day.

At the time, he was on a battlefield, slaughtering wolf demons alongside Wen Shihan and Fox Murong.

Then he saw a man and a saber suspended in the air above Kang City.

With one slash, every wolf demon within a hundred li of Kang City was cut down.

Even that Demon King-level Xuanlan Wolf Demon had one wolf tail severed and ultimately fled in panic...

After that single slash, Yang Xuyan hurried away with his entourage.

Leaving Kang City with chicken feathers scattered all over the ground...

Kang City.

The sun had just set. The summer heat had faded, and the entire district buzzed with voices.

With the wolf demons retreating, the city prospered once more.

That was the human race. No matter how great the disaster that descended, once it had passed, those who remained alive still held hope in their hearts.

"That sleep felt damn amazing!"

Fox Murong stretched lazily, her lovely figure bending into an unconstrained arc.

Unfortunately, the only one who appreciated it was Wei Xuanfeng beside her.

That was because she was currently wearing a flying fish uniform.

"Isn't that outfit of yours a little too ostentatious?" Wei Xuanfeng said with a smile.

Ever since the wolf demon retreated, the three of them had slept for a full three days and three nights, only waking leisurely today.

After waking up, Fox Murong had dragged the two of them out, saying they should come into the city and have some fun.

Wen Shihan had not wanted to come, but seeing Wei Xuanfeng nod as well, she said nothing.

"If I don't wear this outfit, how will they know this old lady is a demon slayer now?" Fox Murong wore a petty tyrant's expression as she grinned smugly. "Did you see how servile those soldiers guarding the city were just now? Hahaha, it was hilarious! I really want to find an artist and have him paint them!"

"I give up. Wearing that, how could people possibly have the nerve to charge us for a meal later?"

"I'm wearing a flying fish uniform, and I still have to pay for food? Then wouldn't I be wearing the damn thing for nothing!"

"I don't agree!" Wei Xuanfeng said seriously. "That's the mark of someone with no ambition. If you're going to be greedy, be greedy on a grand scale. If you're going to rob someone, rob the richest!"

"Tch... makes sense!"

Wen Shihan followed behind the two, somewhat speechless.

How could they say that while wearing those clothes...

Though Fox Murong accepted Wei Xuanfeng's words, she was still far too flamboyant.

Wei Xuanfeng felt that she looked even more like a newly rich upstart right now.

Even the dogs passing by on the street would get kicked twice by her.

After wandering around for a while, Fox Murong finally led the three of them to the front of a brothel.

"Old Wei, Shihan, after you!"

After putting on a show of politeness, Fox Murong made to head inside.

Wei Xuanfeng grabbed her at once.

"Wait, you brought Shihan to a place like this—is that really okay?"

"Anything men can enjoy, why can't we women?" Fox Murong rolled her eyes at him. "Besides, the four cold dishes and four meat dishes at Warm Fragrance Pavilion are famous throughout the city. You can't even get them anywhere else!"

"You've been here before?"

"You haven't?"

That one sentence left Wei Xuanfeng speechless. He could only follow behind Fox Murong.

After hesitating for a moment, Wen Shihan silently followed behind Wei Xuanfeng.

But before the three could enter, they were stopped by a madam.

"Oh, my lord, why did you come dressed in official uniform?" The madam sidled up to Fox Murong, her face brimming with flattery.

"You dare stop me?" Fox Murong immediately bared her two little canine teeth.

"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare. Who would dare stand in the way of someone from the Demon Suppression Directorate? It's just..." As she spoke, the madam looked toward two figures on the street who were also dressed in flying fish uniforms. "My lord, if you enter dressed like that, not only will you frighten the girls. If those two catch us, this little establishment will suffer the consequences too!"

The two people the madam spoke of were also demon slayers of the Demon Suppression Directorate.

However, they belonged to the Southern Pacification Bureau and held a position known as investigators.

These investigators had the authority to impeach any demon slayer.

They existed to keep certain demon slayers from relying on their merits to oppress the common people.

As though they had noticed the disturbance here, the two investigators walked straight over.

"What is the meaning of this? Why are you parading through the streets in official uniform, Banner Officer? Who is your Hundred Commander?"

One investigator stepped forward to question her, while the other took out a Book of Impermanence and made as if to record something.

When faced with such a situation, experienced demon slayers would ordinarily offer some silver, and the matter would be smoothed over.

After all, they all served in the same Demon Suppression Directorate. They would see one another sooner or later.

Unfortunately, these two investigators had run into Fox Murong.

"This is this old lady's badge. Hurry up and write it down. Once you're done, hurry up and fuck off!"

As she spoke, Fox Murong directly threw her Demon Suppression Directorate badge into the other man's face.

It was unknown whether she had done it deliberately, but he actually failed to react in time.

The sight left the madam beside them utterly dumbfounded...

"You dare hit me?!" The investigator had not expected Fox Murong to be so rude. He immediately pointed at her and cursed, "Wearing that uniform, do you still want to—Aah! Aah!"

Unfortunately, before he could finish, Fox Murong seized his pointing finger.

"I told you, hurry up and write it down. Once you're done, hurry up and fuck off!"

After three months of bitter fighting, Fox Murong carried more killing intent than an ordinary veteran soldier.

With a single sentence, she made the air around them turn several degrees colder.

"You dare strike an investigator! You're courting death!"

The other inspector saw his companion get captured and immediately drew his Embroidered Spring Blade.

Unfortunately, before he could even strike, his body was sent flying sideways.

"You old turtles who've been hiding in the city for three months—you've got some damn swagger now that the wolf demon's gone." After kicking that inspector away, Fox Murong raised her long leg again and sent the man before her flying. "Get lost, or I'll butcher both of you!"

Facing two opponents of the same cultivation, Fox Murong truly had the ability to slaughter them.

In fact...

She wouldn't even need three breaths!

Hearing this, the two immediately understood that they were no match for her.

"S-So it's brothers from the north. Forgive our disrespect... forgive our disrespect... Please enjoy yourselves. We'll be leaving now, we'll be leaving now..."

With that, the two slunk away in disgrace.

The sight left the madam even more dumbfounded.

"Can I go in now?" Fox Murong asked, patting the madam.

"Y-Yes... yes... Three honored sirs, this way, please!" The madam flashed a fawning smile, then shouted loudly, "Girls, come out and welcome the guests!"

Wei Xuanfeng: ...

Wen Shihan: ...

The two exchanged a glance, both utterly perplexed.

There was no need for this. Offending the Southern Pacification Bureau brought no benefit at all.

Back when Wei Xuanfeng heard Fox Murong mock the Southern Pacification Bureau, he had assumed she was merely currying favor with the people of the Northern Pacification Bureau.

But now...

It seemed this girl really had a grudge against the Southern Pacification Bureau...