Nancheng District
Kujo-ri.
Located in a restaurant on the main street, the place is crowded and very lively. The first floor is basically full, and half of the private seats and single rooms on the second floor are not empty. They are filled with figures wearing long gowns quietly chatting. of eating and drinking.
This restaurant was a newly opened restaurant two months ago. Because it is located in almost the best area of the market, there are a lot of pedestrians passing by. It is also completely opposite to the streets where garbage is accumulated and disposed of in the market. In addition, on weekdays, there is basically no No gangsters come here to harass, let alone make trouble, so the business has been very good in only two months, and it is full every day.
Such good business.
However, there are no local gangs or other forces interested in him. Not to mention collecting “settlement fees” and “living fees”, he has never even come to visit. Occasionally, the Xiang leader and even the deputy gang leader of the Chijin Gang come here to eat and treat him well. The restaurant owners are also polite and polite, without any of their usual domineering or arrogant attitude.
What’s more, even the guards in Kujoli patrol here intentionally or unintentionally every day, with bright eyes, almost as if they are waiting for anyone who dares to cause trouble and immediately take action.
Being able to make a living like this is impossible without a background.
Whenever people look at this prosperous restaurant from a distance, they can’t help but sigh that Butcher Zhang is really lucky. He was just a butcher, and he married an ordinary wife, but he ended up with a nephew who has made a career at a young age. He successively served as a chasseur and a chaplain, and then went to the inner city and entered the Demon Slayer Division. He was a big shot that ordinary people could not imagine.
Although Chen Mu did not take much care of Butcher Zhang’s family, and only took more care of Chen Hong, the third aunt, he could not withstand the continuous rise in his status and the active friendship with Butcher Zhang from various squire forces.
In just a few years.
Butcher Zhang’s family also bought real estate, changed their residence, and opened this restaurant two months ago. They suddenly changed from a butcher who killed pigs to a wealthy owner who owns a restaurant and makes a lot of money every day. It can be said that It’s a world of difference.
In the innermost room on the second floor of the restaurant, there is a table with some account books stacked on top of it. Behind the account book is a woman, who is lying there with a slight frown, carefully calculating each stroke. Account books.
Compared with a few years ago, the childishness on Zhang Youying’s face has completely faded.
She recorded each account in detail, calculated it with an abacus, and then picked up a brush to record it one by one.
suddenly.
There was a burst of firecrackers outside the restaurant, crackling continuously, and it seemed to be very festive and lively. The noisy sound was transmitted into the hut, which made Zhang Youying frown, her thoughts were disturbed and she couldn’t calculate, so she put down her brush and looked outside.
Just then, a boy came upstairs with a smile on his face, so he asked him:
“What’s going on outside? Whose family is getting married?”
Firecrackers are considered valuable these days. Common people cannot afford to use them. They use bamboo joints to beat them. If you can afford so many firecrackers, if you are getting married, you must be from a wealthy family in Kujo.
At this time, the boy’s face was glowing red, and he took advantage of the break between firecrackers to say: “It’s a great event! I heard that the boss’s relative, Mr. Chen, has been promoted to the position of Master Dusi of the Supervision Department! Boss Zhang has brought a lot of firecrackers. If you play it outside, I don’t think it will be finished in half an hour, and I don’t know how big an official Mr. Dusi must be…”
Zhang Youying was stunned when she heard what the boy said.
Supervision Department Dusi…
The waiter in the restaurant may not know much about it, but she does know a thing or two. It is a newly established government office in the inner city. It was established by a big shot from the state capital. Its current authority and status are even higher than Above the city lord of Yu City.
The Chief of the Supervision Department is a very powerful figure in the Supervision Department. He is not comparable to the “Chasi” below. The difference is incalculable. His status is so high and his authority is so great that he can supervise and control almost the entire industry. Regarding all matters in Yucheng and even Yujun, even the city lord and governor of Yujun may have to give in.
It is already one of the truly top positions in Yucheng.
he……
Chen Mu…
Has it reached that level?
Although since Chen Mu rose to prominence, step by step from being a bad guy to being a sergeant to joining the Demon Slayer Division, countless people said that Chen Mu’s future would be extraordinary, and she did not doubt it, but the Supervision Division Du Si… had just passed. several years? Zhang Youying looked back at the pile of account books in confusion.
Now, she seems to have gotten what she wanted. She can keep accounts every day and doesn’t have to worry about food and clothing expenses. But for some reason, she has an unspeakable emotion in her heart.
Own,
What have you missed? …
Yu County.
North of Jingyu County.
In the middle of the dense mountain forest, a group of people dragged a huge, red body of a wild cow out of the mountain forest, and then cut down the trees to make a simple vehicle frame.
In front of the huge corpse of this wild bull, Xue Lin stood there wearing the uniform of the Deputy Chief of the Demon Slaying Division. There was still a little blood on his body, but there was a slight smile on his face.
This reckless bull demon is extraordinary, ranked fourth level! This is the first ‘fourth level’ monster he has hunted since he was promoted to the deputy chief of the Demon Slaying Department. Although this ‘fourth level’ may have to be preceded by the word ‘accurate’, it is also completely superior to the third level. monster.
To be able to kill this demon, although there were a large number of demon-slaying masters and horses gathered together to besiege him, Xue Lin was the one who was more likely to kill him. He took a big step forward in martial arts, finally understood the artistic conception of “Li Huo”, and was finally able to kill him. !
“When your Excellency returns to Yucheng this time, I’m afraid he will be able to remove the word ‘deputy’ and be promoted to the title of Dusi.”
Xue Lin smiled faintly and said: “It’s hard to say. Now the three capital positions in the Demon Slaying Division are all full, and no one will step down for the time being. Although I understand Lihuo’s artistic conception, I want the Demon Slaying Division to add another capital position. But it’s also difficult.”
“Whether we add more or not, it is all temporary. With your talents and qualifications, looking at the entire Yu County, except for the four major sects, no one in the younger generation can compare. It is only a matter of time before you are promoted to the capital.”
Another white-clothed guard next to him echoed.
“Um.”
Xue Lin nodded slightly.
Although there is only one word difference between Deputy Dusi and Dusi, the gap is not small in terms of status or other aspects. For example, there are some precious things in the Demon Slayer Division. Even if the Deputy Dusi has enough merits, he is not qualified to redeem them. Only Zheng Dusi can do it.
For him, now that he has mastered Lihuo’s artistic conception, it is indeed only a matter of time before he can take the body tempering method one step further, reach the bone forging mastery, and even reach perfection later on, and be promoted to Zhengdusi.
even.
There is no chance in the future to take a look at the position of the head of the Demon Slaying Department, which is the key position to connect the Qixuan Sect and Yu County. In the past, people from the Qixuan Sect were appointed to serve, but if he is talented It is enough. In the future, if you step into the realm of the five internal organs and attract some attention from the Qixuan Sect, you may not be unable to take on the role. At that time, the power of the Xue family will also further advance.
Xue Lin felt relaxed for a moment. He looked up at the blue sky and couldn’t help but think of someone else.
Chen Mu.
It’s strange to say that he had never looked at this person before, let alone paid attention to him. He only thought that he was Xu Hongyu’s ‘follower’ like Ning He. You should know that he didn’t even care about Xu Hongyu, let alone Talk about Xu Hongyu’s follower.
Who would have thought that during the Great Drought Demon Rebellion, the inconspicuous Chen Mu would suddenly show his artistic conception ability. Although he did not attract much attention due to the major incident of the four sects entering Yu County, he was very concerned about this. Frowning.
because.
At that time, he had not yet grasped the artistic conception.
So much so that he felt that someone would put Chen Mu and him together to evaluate who is the leader of the younger generation in Yu County. Although he did not think that he would be weaker than Chen Mu when he entered the bone forging realm, after all, He did not grasp the artistic conception and was not convincing.
And thinking about the fact that he had met Chen Mu earlier, the other person who looked like an inconspicuous follower standing next to Ning He suddenly turned into someone who could be compared with him, which also made him feel upset.
But now, he finally realized the artistic conception of Lihuo. Now that the artistic conception is in his body, and he also has the cultivation of the Bone Forging Realm, no one can shake his position as the number one young person in Yu County. Only the members of the four major sects can Only a disciple can compete with him.
now.
Xue Lin felt comfortable in his heart, and all the worries he had felt earlier were completely gone.
But just as a group of people cut down trees to make a simple vehicle frame, placed the giant bull demon body, and were preparing to take it back to the nearest Jingyu County for disposal, suddenly a figure came running towards them from a distance. .
“Um?”
Xue Lin’s eyes flickered slightly when he saw the person coming. He was a member of the Xue family. He did not belong to the Demon Slayer Division. He was responsible for passing on information. He came all the way like this, but he didn’t know what happened.
A group of people stopped temporarily.
Soon, the Xue family’s spy who passed on the information ran up to Xue Lin. There seemed to be a bit of shock in his eyes, and said: “Sir, Yucheng has reported that Chen Mu, the former white-clothed guard of the Demon Slayer Division, has been promoted to supervisor. Sidusi, and add a ‘dusi’ position to the Demon Slaying Department, who will also serve as the Dusi of the Demon Slaying Department!”
What the hell?
Xue Lin was in a daze for a moment.
He was promoted from the white-clothed guard of the Demon Slaying Division to the Supervisor of the Supervisory Division. He had already been promoted several levels in a row, which was almost outrageous. He also specially added another Dusi of the Demon Slaying Division. Could it be that Chen Mu and the Supervisory Envoy Yan Jingqing knew each other as a godfather? !
“impossible!”
“Absolutely impossible!”
The white-clothed guard next to him frowned and said: “Although Chen Mu of the Yu family has some talents, with his ability, being promoted to the deputy capital of the Demon Slaying Department is already a promotion. It is simply nonsense to serve as the supervisor and the capital of the Demon Slaying Department at the same time. Talk!”
The spy took a deep breath at this time, calmed down the restless energy and blood that was running at full speed, and secretly glanced at Xue Lin, who had a strange expression, but still said: “The city lord said that Chen Mu is young and mature, and he is very tolerant. , acts calmly and decisively. Judging from the fact that he has entered the realm of bone forging and mastered the two artistic conceptions of Xunfeng Zhenlei, his practice has long been successful, but he has been holding back. If the He family hadn’t been hit by a gun several times, , forcing him to take action, perhaps it is still difficult for anyone to know the root cause. It is a pity that the Xue family failed to foresee it at the time and recruited him to their subordinates…”
The words fell.
There was silence for a moment.
The white-clothed guards and the elite members of the Xue family looked at each other for a while, as if they were listening to a book from heaven.
Bone forging? The artistic conception of wind and thunder? Didn’t it mean that this person came from a lower class background and only started practicing martial arts when he was in his twenties, and it has only been four or five years since then? If this person really has cultivated to such a level in just four or five years…then what kind of monster is this person!
(End of chapter)