Starting from his vigorous old age, he began to conquer Liaozhai.

The 307th year of the Ming Dynasty.

Guobei County.

It was a cloudy day, with fog covering the eastern outskirts of the county town.

"A reward of twenty taels of silver will be given for slaying the severely wounded dog demon."

Cao Xiong held a wanted poster in his hand, the contents of which were concise and to the point, accompanied by a picture of a dog demon.

In his previous life, Cao Xiong was a beast of burden in a cement city. By sheer luck, he ended up in this seemingly real yet strange world of Liaozhai.

He became a hereditary military household in the Baihu Office of Guobei County during the Ming Dynasty, serving as a junior officer until the age of sixty.

He started practicing martial arts at the age of eight, joined the army at sixteen, reached the Skin Tempering Realm at nineteen, and achieved the Great Perfection of Skin Tempering at twenty-eight. From then on, he made no further progress for thirty-two years, stopping at the first realm of martial arts.

Cao Xiong thought his life would just pass by in a daze, but unexpectedly, he awakened his cheat system half a month ago.

Although he is still unclear about the function of this panel.

But it was enough to stir up the still waters of his heart that had been dormant for decades.

[Fragments: 0.5-1]

The number following the fragment first changed after he participated in killing a rabid boar, earning 0.5 fragments.

In the past two weeks, he bought two chickens and hunted a rabbit, but unfortunately he was unable to obtain any more fragments.

At sixty years old, he should have retired from the military long ago if he hadn't been childless.

His child died young, and his wife passed away.

He doesn't have many years left to live.

But he was unwilling to accept it...

Reborn into this world, he was unwilling to live a mediocre life and simply wait to die.

"Uncle Cao, Fang Zheng is clearly making things difficult for us."

The one who spoke was Wang Er, one of Cao Xiong's subordinates. He was in his early thirties, and when he spoke, his two rows of uneven, yellow teeth were particularly eye-catching.

"I know."

Thinking about this operation, Cao Xiong felt a sense of helplessness.

Regarding the dog demon that was being searched this time, although it was severely injured by General Jia, it still possessed some strength, though no one knew for sure.

This task shouldn't have fallen on him, or rather, it shouldn't have been solely his responsibility; Cao Xiong was being targeted.

The person targeting him was Fang Zheng, a genius.

At the age of twenty-one, he had already reached the pinnacle of skin tempering. Although he was a junior officer like him, the level of importance he received was worlds apart.

The story of their conflict is a long one.

"Why bother talking about that despicable scoundrel? He's just a mere dog demon; we can take him down."

Cao Xiong's other subordinate, Li Ping, patted his chest and spoke boastfully.

"Alright, what's done is done, there's no point in saying more. That dog demon is seriously injured. If you really run into it, you two should protect yourselves."

A small squad has ten men at full strength. Cao Xiong's men are all hereditary military households, some young and some old. These are the only two men he can use now, so he values ​​them quite a bit.

"Uncle Cao, don't worry. I, Wang Er, may not have learned anything else, but I've mastered most of your life-saving techniques."

Wang Er had a reckless and unruly attitude.

"Oh, this Commander Jia is really unlucky, how did he have to run into a dog demon?"

Li Ping sighed.

Seeing that Li Ping was interested in Jia Zongqi's matter, Wang Er quickly cleared his throat.

"Ahem, you don't know this, do you? My father-in-law's neighbor's cousin lives near General Jia's house. I heard that this dog demon is General Jia's dog."

"This dog demon has become a spirit. Not only has it become a spirit, but it is also in heat. It actually tried to violate the Jia family's wife in public. Fortunately, Jia Zongqi happened to see it and fought the vicious dog for thirty rounds."

"Guess what? Commander Jia was so angry that his old wounds flared up again. Not only did he fail to kill the vicious dog, but he was also bitten and seriously injured. I guess he won't survive."

Li Ping couldn't help but sneer, "That dog demon is so powerful, and it's only worth twenty taels of silver? What a damn stingy guy! Even Commander Jia, who has entered the Bone Forging Realm, was bitten by that vicious dog. How can we ordinary people be a match for it? For just twenty taels of silver, who would risk their life?"

"No wonder that bastard Fang Zheng assigned us this disgusting job." At this point, Wang Er's anger surged again.

Cao Xiong remained silent; the two chatterboxes had been giving him a headache the whole way.

"Uncle Cao, what's wrong? Are you also eyeing Lady Jia?"

Wang Er's words made Cao Xiong's eyes widen, and the wrinkles on his face scrunched up.

"You brat, what nonsense are you spouting? I've long since lost all desire for that."

Wang Er's eyes gleamed with a thieving light. "The Jia family's wife is indeed a beautiful lady, with a very alluring figure."

"Hehe, tell me more about how much of a womanizer you are."

Li Ping quickly grabbed Wang Er's hand.

"Hey, don't rush me, let me explain in detail."

Just then, a cry for help reached the three of them, mixed with the barking of a dog.

"Help!"

Cao Xiong's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly led the two into the alley from which the sound came from.

A giant dog, about the size of a goat, appeared at the end of the alley and pounced on a person, tearing him apart.

"Oh no! Quick, save them!"

Cao Xiong drew his scalpel and charged forward with Wang Er and Lao Li.

When Cao Xiong arrived, he saw the bitten man lying on the ground, his face mangled beyond recognition, his clothes stained with blood, and he was clearly beyond saving.

Then look at the giant dog. It was huge, with bloodshot eyes and dried blood on its body. A hideous old wound ran from its forehead to its chin, oozing pus. There was a gash on its stomach, with its intestines hanging on the ground.

At this moment, it was wagging its tail and baring its teeth at Cao Xiong and the other two.

"brute!"

Cao Xiong roared angrily.

"Uncle Cao, this dog demon is pretty fierce."

Li Ping was a little nervous and kept leaning towards Cao Xiong.

"Didn't you just say you were going to take him down?"

Cao Xiong found Li Ping's lack of ambition somewhat amusing.

A murderous aura immediately appeared on his face. He could tell that the dog demon was indeed seriously injured and worth a fight.

"Dry!"

Before he could finish speaking, Cao Xiong had already lunged at him.

Li Ping and Wang Er immediately flanked from both sides, delivering a three-pronged attack.

The dog demon let out a deep growl, its two sharp fangs bared menacingly.

"Swish~"

"Boom!"

Cao Xiong gripped the knife with both hands and slashed down fiercely, immediately feeling a tremendous force strike him.

"Oh shit."

Cao Xiong was so shaken that he staggered backward and landed hard on his backside.

"Cough cough~"

The dog demon remained focused as Li Ping and Wang Er's knives rained down on it, seemingly fixated on Cao Xiong.

They headed straight for Cao Xiong.

Cao Xiong watched the dog demon approaching at high speed and his heart hardened.

"Damn it, do they really think I'm an easy target? Don't underestimate an old person like me!"

"kill!"

Cao Xiong suddenly threw out a handful of lime and rolled it to the side.

The dog demon had no time to dodge and crashed head-on into the lime.

"Hmm~"

The lime got into the dog demon's eyes, causing it to let out a painful wail.

Tears streamed uncontrollably down my face.

"Attack its wounds."

Cao Xiong knew that the opportunity was too good to miss, so he said to Li Ping and Wang Er who were standing to the side.

"Okay~"

With excitement on his face, Wang Er swung his knife, specifically targeting the dog demon's lame right hind leg.

The dog demon, having lost its sight, turned into a headless fly.

It could only ram and bite haphazardly. Li Ping was careless and was bitten on the calf, with a piece of flesh torn off.

Wang Er seized the opportunity, leaped forward, knocked the dog demon to the ground, and then locked its neck in a lock.

"Uncle Cao~"

Cao Xiong understood immediately and attacked from behind the dog demon. His willow-leaf knife moved with lightning speed, piercing the dog demon's buttocks with precision, and then he spun it sharply.

"Awoo~"

The dog demon has completely lost its fighting ability.

"Uncle Cao, you're really ruthless!"

Li Ping breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the dog demon's buttocks bleed continuously, but at the same time, he couldn't help but shudder.

"You don't know anything. Uncle Cao's knowledge comes from experience."

Wang Er's tone also became noticeably more relaxed.

Seeing that the dog demon had no chance of getting back up, Cao Xiong belatedly realized that his body felt like it was falling apart. His old bones really couldn't withstand a prolonged battle.

After a moment's pause, Cao Xiong walked up to the dog demon and severed its neck with a single stroke.

[Defeat a dog demon in the early stage of the Spirit Awakening Realm, 0.5 fragments]

[Fragments: 1-1]

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