Demon Suppression Bureau

The middle-aged man at the head of the group glared furiously and thrust a compass-like object straight before Father Su.

"You insolent commoner! You still dare argue? Open your dog eyes and see what this is!"

Father Su had traveled far and wide as a merchant in his early years, so he had naturally seen quite a few strange and unusual things.

He recognized at a glance that the compass-like object before him was the treasure of Great Yan Kingdom used to seek out demons and monsters—the Demon-Seeking Spirit Compass.

It was said that the current Imperial Preceptor of Great Yan Kingdom had forged it with all his strength, using eighteen kinds of precious materials and a wisp of his own true intent.

It was said that every city's Demon Suppression Bureau possessed such a Demon-Seeking Spirit Compass, specially used to search for hidden demons and monsters within the city.

As long as true qi was poured into the Demon-Seeking Spirit Compass, it would activate automatically.

So long as there was demonic or monstrous aura within ten li, the compass needle would automatically point toward the detected direction.

When Father Su saw the search result on the compass in the middle-aged man's hand, it was as if all strength had been drained from his body. He could barely stand.

The needle hovered steadily over the compass, pointing directly at the place behind Father Su where the Su Household's pleasure boat was moored.

"L-Lord, could the demon or monster have merely happened to be hiding beneath the waters under my Su Household's boat?"

Even at this point, Father Su was clearly still unwilling to give up.

The middle-aged leader cast him a cold glance and shouted sternly, "Stubborn to the end. Men, take him away. The rest of you, follow me."

"Board the ship and capture the demon!"

With that, the leader ignored Father Su's cries of innocence and led his men straight onto the Su Household's pleasure boat.

Though Father Su was restrained on both sides, he still refused to behave.

He kept shouting.

"I'm innocent, Lord, I—"

Before he could finish, a sudden hard slap sent the rest of his words back down his throat.

That single blow left blood streaming from Father Su's mouth.

Having learned his lesson, Father Su lowered his head in silence like a wilted old dog.

He allowed the two Demon Suppression Bureau men on either side to escort him.

On the deck,

the leader studied the traces left behind by Wu Yi and the Skin-Painting Demon's earlier battle, his eyes narrowing into slits.

At that moment, someone quietly stepped behind the leader and asked tentatively, "Chief Banner Officer Wang, isn't this ship a little too quiet?"

Indeed. From the moment they had shouted from below until now, when they had boarded the ship, quite some time had passed.

By rights, upon hearing there was a demon or monster aboard, normal people should have been scared out of their wits and fled the ship in panic. The vessel ought to have been filled with cries and running footsteps.

Yet the ship was eerily quiet. The only sound in their ears was the wind and waves battering against the hull.

Either the entire ship was full of demons and monsters, or everyone aboard had already died...

At that thought, Chief Banner Officer Wang's expression grew grave, and he immediately gave the order.

"Everyone, stay alert!"

Suddenly, a scream shattered the silence.

Chief Banner Officer Wang inwardly cursed.

He immediately turned to look beneath the ship.

Father Su, who had just been escorted like an old dog, now revealed a bloodthirsty and terrifying appearance.

With a casual slap, he drove the head of the Demon Suppression Guard standing to his left straight into his shoulders.

Red and white fluids instantly exploded outward, splattering everywhere.

The corpse collapsed on the spot.

In the blink of an eye, Father Su opened his enormous bloodstained mouth and swallowed the head of the Demon Suppression Guard on his right whole.

The scream just now had come from him.

Father Su seemed to bite off the Demon Suppression Guard's head with effortless ease.

The head burst apart like a watermelon struck by an external force.

The other Demon Suppression Guards aboard watched the scene with bloodshot eyes, wishing they could tear this demon apart with their own hands.

They wished they could eat its flesh raw and sleep on its skin!

Without question, seeing two of their comrades die before their eyes filled every one of them with boundless fury.

Yet beneath that fury was also shock that this demon had been so brazen as to kill beneath their very eyes.

Chief Banner Officer Wang was not blinded by rage. He furrowed his brow and gripped the saber at his waist steadily in his right hand.

Even he had failed to notice anything unusual about this demon earlier.

This demon was likely no simple creature. At the very least, it was on the same level as him.

As if sensing the gazes of the Demon Suppression Guards aboard the ship,

Father Su slowly turned to look at them and grinned.

Rows of fine, sharp teeth were revealed, blood still lingering at the corners of his mouth. The sight was utterly chilling.

This demon seemed to be provoking them.

"Everyone, come with me and capture this demon."

Chief Banner Officer Wang gave the order in a deep voice.

Then he leaped straight down to the ground, instantly drawing his saber and slashing at Father Su.

He unleashed a Mount-Cleaving Strike!

Seeing Chief Banner Officer Wang slash at him, Father Su's grin widened with even greater delight.

He let out a strange cry that caught everyone off guard.

Chief Banner Officer Wang, still in midair, immediately realized what was happening, but it was already too late.

In an instant, the crisp cracking of wooden planks sounded continuously behind him, accompanied by human screams.

Damn it, this demon was actually so cunning!

Chief Banner Officer Wang's eyes nearly split apart as he watched Father Su's increasingly smug expression.

I'll deal with you, you wretch, first! He fiercely increased the force of his downward slash.

The worst-case scenario had still happened...

"What?!"

"The Wild Wolf Gang did this again?"

Inside True Intent Martial Hall, after Li Kuai listened to Zhou Man recount the entire matter, he realized he had wronged his good brother and immediately reconciled with him.

So it had all been the Wild Wolf Gang's doing. Earlier, when Li Kuai had gone to Zhou Man's home, Zhou Man had refused to let him inside because members of the Wild Wolf Gang had been in his house at the time.

To avoid dragging Li Kuai into it, Zhou Man had no choice but to harden his heart and drive away his good brother.

He had also announced on the spot that he was withdrawing from True Intent Martial Hall, so as not to cause trouble for the martial hall later.

As for how the Wild Wolf Gang had found Zhou Man, Zhou Man explained that it had happened when he first went to Cloudwater Wharf to work as a laborer.

The first time he carried sacks, he was inexperienced and failed to judge the number of sacks properly, causing the topmost sack to fall to the ground.

The overseer had discovered it and was about to give him two lashes, but Uncle Liu had pleaded on his behalf, sparing him from physical pain.

Later, when the Wild Wolf Gang came knocking, they demanded that Zhou Man compensate them for the damaged goods inside the sack.

They wanted a full twenty taels of silver!

Zhou Man was dirt poor. How could he possibly repay it? He could only agree to continue working as a laborer at Cloudwater Wharf.

As for why he had continued working as a laborer at Cloudwater Wharf...

Wu Yi and Zhou Man exchanged a glance, and neither spoke of the demons and monsters.

"Brother Yi, this Wild Wolf Gang is too vile! They've committed every evil imaginable!"

Li Kuai looked at Wu Yi and spoke indignantly.

"What happened? What else did the Wild Wolf Gang do?"

Zhou Man, who knew nothing about the martial hall's affairs, looked at Li Kuai with undisguised confusion.

As Li Kuai explained, Zhou Man learned about the series of events that had happened at the martial hall earlier.

"From the looks of it, this Wild Wolf Gang truly has no regard for the law!"

Clearly influenced by Li Kuai's emotions, Zhou Man clenched his fists tightly.

"Don't rush. In a few days, I'll definitely make the Wild Wolf Gang repay this debt."

Of course Wu Yi intended to collect this debt. After all, he had not forgotten being thrown into the mass grave by the Wild Wolf Gang.

The two disciples were both stunned upon hearing this.

Zhou Man, whom Wu Yi had rescued from demons and monsters, was alright. He knew that when the hall master acted, he always did something astonishing.

But Li Kuai knew nothing of this and hurriedly said, "Brother Yi, don't do anything foolish! The Wild Wolf Gang has two peak Skin-Flesh Realm martial artists holding it down!"

Wu Yi lowered his head to look at the panel, then looked at his two disciples and smiled without saying a word...

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