Chapter 151: Shouldering the Qingzhou Banner "Good!"
Li Hanguang's expression grew stern, and he nodded solemnly in agreement.
He stared at the bottle on the desk for a while, then suddenly gave a brief smile.
When Yang Xiao had brought back four Condensed Demon Cores last month, he had already felt that Yang Xiao was a skilled demon slayer. Pei Xuance had judged him correctly.
Several of the Demon-Slaying Battalion's deputy generals were capable fighters in the core-condensation realm. Together, they could just about match that feat.
But this time was different.
The reports from Tangkou Township had sat for more than half a month, and even several core-condensation realm fighters had met their ends there.
Someone who could enter a demon's den alone, finish the slaughter, and then bring the entire area under control already had the ability to pacify a territory. Making such a man line up with the Demon-Slaying Battalion to hand in bottles would be an utter waste!
Li Hanguang reached into a drawer beside the desk, rummaged around, and pulled out a roll.
It was a document, rolled up and tied with a blue cord.
He untied the cord, unfurled the paper, and pushed it over the edge of the desk.
The document bore the Demon Suppression Division's vermilion seal. Its fields had all been filled in, save for the final one.
"I keep my promises."
"I can still appoint a deputy general without consulting the Governor-General."
Yang Xiao did not take it immediately. His gaze lingered on the document as he read it line by line.
Whether he had been made a captain or a deputy general before, he had only received a waist token in the courtyard. Now there was even a document. This certainly looked far more official.
Li Hanguang turned the