Xu Ji of the Agricultural Sect

If you don't have any dietary restrictions, humans can indeed be considered food.

Compared to the skills required for hunting, those required for being a hunter are obviously much simpler.

As long as there is a poisonous drug that can subdue human companions, even when dealing with tired travelers, the use of drugs seems superfluous.

Those who fall into drowsiness and are unprepared for their fellow travelers become prey.

Zhang Xuezhou could sense that the two villagers carrying his body were swaying unsteadily.

The individual strength of these villages is far inferior to that of Zhang Household Village.

Even though he was previously in a sickly and weak state, Zhang Xuezhou felt that he was physically stronger than these villagers.

Thinking of how Zhang Changgong, Zhang Cigong, and others had ridiculed his poor health year after year, Zhang Xuezhou felt a sense of loss, realizing how unpredictable life is and how quickly time flies.

These villagers were not in good physical condition, and they didn't carry him too far.

He was carried downstairs, stumbling and bumping along the way, and was changed hands several times. When he was finally put on the ground, Zhang Xuezhou felt that the distance was only a few hundred meters.

"Your Majesty, the men have been brought here!"

"What a bumper harvest!"

"Look at these people, they're really something!"

"Look at those arms, look at those thighs, they're so sturdy, it's enviable!"

Three middle-aged men who were gambling spoke up, and more villagers were driven away by their shouts.

"Why are two of my cigarettes missing?"

An aged voice rang out, and the excitement of the three middle-aged men instantly turned into fear.

"Your Majesty, will the cigarette butt run out if you use too much?"

"That's right, Your Majesty, we've never dispersed the smoke, nor do we have the ability to do so!"

"Your Majesty, please have mercy! We do not wish to become treacherous ghosts or treacherous spirits!"

The three middle-aged men, filled with fear, kept kowtowing and bowing, a stark contrast to their previous excitement.

"What's wrong with becoming a ghost? You'll live to be as old as me, at least a hundred years. Isn't that better than what you're doing now?"

The aged voice carried both authority and a hint of mockery.

"You've learned the art of poisoning, which adds another skill to your repertoire. Turning smoke into your stomach and killing someone is instantaneous, but this is merely a technique; it doesn't mean you've been transformed into poisonous smoke!"

"Your Majesty, have mercy!"

"I also want to have a child with my wife!"

"With the king gone, it's inconvenient for us to command our people. How about I call two men to act as his accomplices?"

All three begged for mercy.

It was clear that the rules here were extremely strict, and the fright the three of them experienced was very real.

"Changgui?"

As Dong Zhongshu lay on the ground, a thought struck him; he already knew the reason for some of the bandits on the road between Shu and Ba counties.

Bandits are undoubtedly difficult to eradicate, but every case discovered must be dealt with.

Commercial circulation is already difficult in today's society, and with these bandits interfering, development becomes even more challenging.

"You wicked devil, it was you who was causing trouble behind the scenes!"

Before Dong Zhongshu could launch a counterattack after figuring out the reason, a soft shout rang out, and someone had already rolled off the ground to get up.

"Xu Ji, the patriarch of agriculture, is here. Today, he will rid Ba County of this scourge!"

With two crackling sounds, Dong Zhongshu saw two clumps of green grass mixed with gray smoke fall to the ground, followed by the sound of metal objects clashing.

"The Purple Gold Vine can actually restrain the 'Chang Gui' that has transformed into smoke; it seems Zhao Liang and the others still need the help of the Agricultural School to be healed!"

The Agricultural School was not small in scale in the past, and it mostly chose minor officials in the countryside as its successors. The school's philosophy was that agriculture nourishes the world, and it strived to achieve miracles through farming.

Although the Agricultural School ultimately failed to produce any miracles, virtually no one from this school participated in the power struggles of the Southern Jambudvipa Continent; at most, they were merely caught in the crossfire. This allowed many members of the Agricultural School to remain active in various places.

It is now clear that members of the Agricultural School have discovered the anomaly and have come to investigate the truth.

"People of the Agricultural Clan? Hahaha, people of the Agricultural Clan!"

The aged voice initially sounded fearful and panicked, then shouted for the villagers to come and arrest him.

But when Xu Ji introduced himself, his panic turned into composure, and even mockery.

"Men, tie these two up! They look honest and simple; they're perfect candidates to be accomplices!"

What are you doing?

"You villagers are being unreasonable! We're here to exorcise demons, why are you arresting us?"

"Get out of the way, we have the skills to exorcise demons!"

"This tiger demon is old; our demon-repelling stick can surely kill him. Why are you trying to steal our demon-repelling stick!"

With a command from an aged voice, Xu Ji and the others were immediately put on the defensive.

This made Dong Zhongshu cover his eyes involuntarily.

The Agricultural School's abilities are indeed limited, and no one from the Agricultural School has ever reached the Divine Ability Realm.

In other words, the Agricultural School never had any masters.

Most cultivators below the True Spirit Realm are useless.

Even if Xu Ji and his companions were stronger and more agile, they wouldn't indiscriminately beat the villagers because they adhered to the sect's principles. So it's not surprising that these two farmer cultivators were knocked down by the villagers.

Those who act as accomplices to evil are pathetic, hateful, and despicable!

He lay on the ground looking at Xu Ji, who was trapped in prison, and then at the boy who had been knocked down by the villagers. He could no longer hold back and rolled over to get up.

With a wave of his Law Treasure fan, Dong Zhongshu unleashed a gust of dust that swept up into the wind and violently blew towards the villagers.

The dust obscured their vision, forcing many villagers to let go of Xu Ji and the boy's hands.

A gust of wind magic resolved Xu Ji and the others' predicament, which delighted Xu Ji, who then grabbed the exorcism stick that the villagers had taken away.

He muttered incantations, and a few seconds later, the demon-exorcising staff streaked across the sky with a green light.

"Roar!"

Then came the roar of an old tiger.

Amidst the continuous spewing of gray mist, six martial artists of various styles emerged and charged towards Xu Ji and his companions with hostile expressions.

"Such smoke and dust techniques are utterly disgraceful!"

With a wave of his Law Treasure fan, Dong Zhongshu unleashed several more wind blades amidst the howling wind and waves.

With a series of cracking sounds, the six martial artists, before they could even make a move, were all reduced to ashes and scattered by the wind.

The place where the group was located was a sacrificial site. The wooden building was not luxurious, but it contained several exquisite bronze incense burners as offerings.

The swirling smoke dissipated with a breath, revealing the tiger demon seated in the shrine behind it.

The opponent's head still resembles a tiger, while its lower body has transformed into a human form, but its hands and toes are shaped like tiger claws.

The demon was defeated by Dong Zhongshu's Technique Method, which allowed the tiger demon to grab the demon-slaying staff that Xu Ji had summoned and leap out from behind the Buddhist shrine with the staff in hand.

The one-meter-long demon-slaying staff was extremely light in the tiger demon's hands. After striking down Xu Ji and the boy with the staff, the tiger demon then struck Dong Zhongshu, who was holding Law Treasure fan.

If an ordinary cultivator is approached and lacks Law Treasure, they will most likely be defeated by this unreasonable fighting style.

However, the tiger demon was simply having a run of bad luck, encountering someone like Dong Zhongshu.

In a few dodges, the tiger demon failed to knock down Dong Zhongshu, but instead knocked down several villagers who were eager to show off.

"Get out of my way, don't get in my way while I'm hitting people!"

After knocking down another villager, the tiger demon couldn't help but shout.

"Go ahead and keep hitting me if you dare!"

Dong Zhongshu spoke in a calm voice.

At this point, he was merely an accountant for a caravan, making it inconvenient for him to take action against the villagers who were aiding and abetting the tiger. He also lacked the authority to testify in court and enforce the law. However, it was clearly not a problem for him to use the tiger demon to teach the villagers a lesson.

After a chaotic rampage, the tiger demon had knocked down more than twenty people from the inner hall to the outside. The three middle-aged men who were gambling were trampled by the tiger demon, leaving them barely breathing.

Dong Zhongshu then drew the sword from his waist.

With a flash of cold light, the demon-slaying staff was snapped in two by his sword.

The longsword drew a circle, its blade flashing red light as six Sword-Ray pierced the tiger demon's vital points.

His movements, when he doesn't draw his sword, appear gentle; but when he does, the sword strike reveals its sharpness, capable of killing with a single blow.

The sounds of assassination continued unabated. The tiger demon, horrified, turned into billowing ash smoke as its body throbbed with excruciating pain.

Dong Zhongshu stirred the gray smoke with his sword, and the smoke exploded, turning into several streaks that flew away and disappeared into the darkness.

"Hateful!"

Dong Zhongshu sheathed his longsword and swung his Law Treasure fan violently into the dark night. Two wisps of gray smoke were dispersed by the fan, but it was clear that some of the gray smoke had escaped.

"The Smoke Escape Technique isn't even qualified to be considered a Five Elements Escape Technique; this tiger demon can't have escaped far!"

Xu Ji scrambled to his feet from behind, and after enduring the pain, quickly interjected.

He's not good at exorcising demons, but he's certainly knowledgeable.

This made Dong Zhongshu purse his lips slightly, feeling that the troubles of this matter were far from over.