OBS Chapter 83: 5 Dead, 4 Wounded
Chapter 83: 5 Dead, 4 Wounded
"We'll have to wait until we get back to the company to study this further."
Although the tortoise pearl is strange, now is not the time to study it. The order to suppress evil indicates that there are still evil spirits around.
"I wonder how Zhang Xiao and Han Jun are doing..."
After collecting the tortoise pearl, Jiang Qi drew his sword and, following the guidance of the Demon-Suppressing Token, stepped into the night.
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"Han Jun is dead, Lu Jing is dead, and Wang Zhe is dead too." Zhang Xiao sat on a broken tree, his face pale, and his hand holding the knife trembled slightly.
Three cold corpses lay before him.
"Sigh..." Jiang Qi sighed softly, looking towards the village entrance. "Let's go find Sister Lan and the others first."
It is said that the Demon Suppression Guards have a high casualty rate, but this is not the case for their first mission. However, they happened to encounter a great monster.
Zhang Xiao stared at the corpses of Han Jun and the other two, his fingers gradually clenching. "Brother Jiang, you go ahead. I'll stay here and guard this place."
The order to suppress evil spirits indicated that there were no more evil spirits nearby, but Zhang Xiao still wanted to guard the corpse.
He couldn't allow anything to happen to the body of Han Jun, who had shielded him from the fatal blow.
"Then be careful." Jiang Qi was silent for a moment, then drew his knife and left the village.
The night was pitch black, and the dark clouds under the sky resembled a celestial dog ready to devour the moon.
Wherever I go, my eyes lose their luster.
We walked along the path in front of the village, following the smell of blood all the way to the edge of the field.
Three mangled corpses were scattered haphazardly in the field.
Although no heads were found, Jiang Qi could barely identify the three corpses as the three Demon Guards who had followed Tan Zonghan, based on the characteristics of their clothing.
Previously, these three demon-suppressing guards were escorting a person possessed by an evil spirit.
At this moment, the possessed person was nowhere to be seen...
The three people's miserable condition seems to have already provided the answer.
Stepping out of the field, there is a small grove of trees ahead.
"Jiang Qi?"
After walking a few steps, a shout suddenly came from the side.
Turning his head, he saw Lan Jing and Pei Guan.
At this moment, Lan Jing, the old Demon Guard with ten strands of Qi and Blood, was covered in blood and his face was as pale as paper. If Pei Guan hadn't been supporting him, he probably wouldn't have been able to stand up.
Pei Guan also suffered a considerable injury, but fortunately it was not fatal.
Behind the two men were several corpses.
Without even looking, it was obvious that it was Wang Lang and his group.
"Where are Han Jun and the others?" Lan Jing asked weakly, forcing herself to stay upright.
"..." Jiang Qi paused for a moment, then said, "He's dead."
"Dead..." Lan Jing repeated, looking at the corpses behind him. "Let's go back to the city first."
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The Demon Suppression Division.
Bright lights.
Lan Jing and Pei Guan had already bandaged their wounds. Pei Guan's injuries were actually far more serious than what they had seen in Ye Family Village, as could be seen from his bare left arm.
Jiang Qi and Zhang Xiao fared much better, suffering only minor abrasions and no serious injuries.
In front of the four people, there was a row of corpses covered with white sheets.
Although they were covered, the collapse of the heads or limbs still revealed that none of these corpses were intact.
Zhenxiewei Ji Yin and Meng Yan stood aside, their expressions solemn.
Ji Yin, in particular, had a look of guilt and regret on her face.
This new recruit training mission was selected by her, resulting in five deaths and four injuries.
Even Tan Zonghan, the magistrate of a powerful family, unfortunately met his end in Ye Family Village.
She had no idea what trouble she would bring to Lord Shen.
Before long, two figures walked over, one after the other.
Gu Wangzhou, the Zhenxie Wei who recruited Jiang Qi into the company, looked at the corpse on the ground, then at Jiang Qi and the others, his brows furrowed, but he didn't say anything.
If it were just newcomers like Han Jun who died, he could have simply shown up to handle it. But this time, Tan Zonghan also died.
The city patrol envoy, Shen Yi, stood with his sword at his side, his face revealing little emotion.
He was waiting for someone, waiting for the Tan family to arrive.
In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, sure enough, a few more people walked over quickly.
The leader, dressed in black, had a dignified expression. The moment he entered, the atmosphere in the entire hall instantly became heavy.
He walked up to the row of corpses and examined them one by one. When he saw the skinned skeleton in the middle, he froze.
After a long while, he stood up and swept his cold eyes over Lan Jing, Jiang Qi and the others.
It's as if, since Tan Zonghan is dead, they shouldn't be alive either.
"Lord Shen," Tan Qing approached Shen Yi, "I have a favor to ask."
Tan Qing, father of Tan Zonghan, is one of the five patrol envoys of the Demon Suppression Division.
"Please speak, Lord Tan," Shen Yi said expressionlessly.
"If you have any clues about the old ghost in the painted skin, could you please let me know?"
"Okay," Shen Yi replied.
"Thank you." Tan Qing then looked at Jiang Qi and Zhang Xiao, his voice icy: "Were you the last to leave the village?"
"Yes." Jiang Qi and Zhang Xiao bowed.
"Why weren't you injured?" Tan Qing asked.
Shen Yi frowned slightly. This question was too much, but he didn't know what to say.
"We happened to be on the north side of the village, so we didn't encounter the great monster and luckily escaped disaster," Jiang Qi replied.
"Didn't you sense anything happening elsewhere?" Tan Qing continued, questioning him as if he were a prisoner.
"We are weak and have been entangled by an evil spirit, unable to escape," Jiang Qi said, his expression unchanged.
Tan Qing looked at Jiang Qi and Zhang Xiao with an icy expression, but did not ask any further questions.
He then bowed to Shen Yi, and with a wave of his hand, his trusted confidants carried away Tan Zonghan's corpse.
Watching Tan Qing's departing figure, Jiang Qi felt a slight relaxation in his heart.
As expected of the Demon Suppression Division's patrol envoy, he exudes a strong sense of oppression.
But he remembered those two questions he asked today.
Shen Yi stepped forward, stroking his sword, and bent down to cover the white cloth that Tan Qing had just turned over back on. He then looked at Ji Yin and Meng Yan and said, "Proceed with the highest level of compensation."
"Yes." Meng Yan cupped his hands in greeting.
Ji Yin hesitated for a moment, then cupped her hands and stepped forward: "My lord, this time it was my fault..."
Before he could finish speaking, Shen Yi waved his hand.
"It's not your fault." He looked at the corpse and pondered, "The old ghost with the painted skin is extremely cunning. No one expected that he would disguise himself as an ordinary little ghost and hide in a small village."
Yes, the evil spirit behind the Ye Family Village incident is none other than Hua Pi, one of the three old monsters who escaped from the Demon Suppression Division.
Only the old cunning puppet master could simultaneously control dozens of blood servants... no, to be precise, skin puppets, to lure and devour more flesh and blood.
"Jiang Qi," Shen Yi looked at Jiang Qi again, "cultivate diligently and temper your bones and muscles as soon as possible."
Originally, Han Jun was the one he favored the most, but now, it's Jiang Qi.
To survive the clutches of the old monster, Jiang Qi, almost unscathed, is quite impressive.
However, the Blood-Burning Realm is ultimately too weak.
The waters of Licheng are becoming increasingly murky. According to his investigation, the escape of the three old monsters of the Demon Suppression Division was caused by human intervention.
He wasn't sure what he would uncover if he continued his investigation.
But he knew one thing: those around him would be implicated, just like the incident in Yejia Village.
On the surface, it seems that Ji Yin failed in her task of selecting new recruits, but upon closer inspection, it also seems to be due to bad luck, as she unfortunately encountered the cunning and treacherous old devil.
In fact, Shen Yi suspected that someone was secretly orchestrating this accident.
Or, to put it more bluntly, someone is warning him.
caveat?
A murderous glint flashed across Shen Yi's brows.
"One year," he stared at Jiang Qi, "strive to reach the Blood Endurance Realm perfection within a year."
One year was the period for him to gain experience in Licheng.
If Jiang Qi can reach the Blood Realm Perfection within a year, it indicates that he has good potential and is qualified to be taken to the Western Cang Martial Palace.