Shen Ruyu and Cui Ling sat in the carriage while a driver urged the horses onward.
A li behind them, Cui Lang hauled a flatbed cart by himself, with the corpses of two mountain ghosts laid atop it.
Although all the essence of flesh and blood had vanished from the mountain ghost corpses, their bones, hides, and fur were still valuable. All of it could be turned into silver.
Shen Ruyu said that Cui Lang had slain them, and since he had not yet taken up his post in Azure Cloud Prefecture, they would not be counted as public spoils.
When the time came, she would have people from the Shen Family take the two corpses away and convert their value into silver for Cui Lang.
That way, no one would be able to make an issue of Cui Lang buying a grand residence as soon as he arrived in Azure Cloud Prefecture.
"Sister Shen, is slaying demons this dangerous every time?" Thinking back to last night's events, Cui Ling still felt a lingering chill.
She had also decided to train hard in the martial arts. In the future, she did not ask to be able to help her big brother; at the very least, she would not hold him back when danger came.
Shen Ruyu smiled. "Of course not. Most of the time, many brothers go together to deal with demons and monsters, making every preparation possible. This time, we only ran into them by chance."
"Besides, don't underestimate your brother. When others are in danger, your brother might not be."
Cui Lang's Bloodfire Demon Body was truly impressive. His skin was tough and his flesh thick, and he was strong as well. Even if all his true essence was exhausted, he could keep fighting. Now that he had