I Want to Borrow Some Men

The next morning, at dawn.

Jiang Yuechu stood in the courtyard and slowly drew her blade.

She had gone several days without an assignment; she could not let her body grow slack.

"Huff... huff..."

After training for barely half an hour, a thin layer of white vapor had already risen from her entire body. Her blood and qi surged within her, leaving her feeling utterly exhilarated.

Sheathed her blade, then pushed open the door and stepped outside.

It was still early. There were few people on the streets of Demon-Calming Ward, so she casually found a stall and tossed down several copper coins.

"Boss, ten meat buns and ten vegetable ones."

"Coming right up~"

Taking the buns, she ate as she pondered.

Baosha Temple had gone to great lengths to invite her by name to their banquet. They could not possibly have merely wanted to treat her to a meal.

But since they wanted her to go, then she would go.

She had been worrying about not having enough Dao Cultivation, and now someone had handed her a pillow just as she was getting sleepy.

Still, killing people—especially killing people in Liangzhou Prefecture's capital, before all the powerful and noble figures in the city—required a justifiable reason.

She could not give Wei He or the Demon Suppression Office anything to hold against them. Even less could she allow those bald donkeys to die while still claiming the moral high ground.

Before going, she had to make some preparations.

As she pondered, the Demon Suppression Office came into view.

Jiang Yuechu did not head inside toward Heaven Division.

Instead, familiar with the way, she turned and headed straight for a courtyard in Xuan Camp.

"Damn it, I lost again! Bujie, you thieving bald donkey, did you cheat again?"

"Amitabha, Benefactor Chen,