One Dao Fruit a day, starting with the Dragon Taming Technique.

Xu Guang listened to the words of these new recruits, seemingly lost in thought.

However, he didn't dwell on it much. He had already given up on finding Lord Fushan. That man was simply too elusive. To be able to evade both the governor's office and the imperial guards in a place like Shuocheng, and even brazenly steal the governor's seal, was truly remarkable.

It can be described as sorcery.

The days that followed became uneventful again.

After becoming the team leader, Xu Guang's life became increasingly dull. Every day, he did nothing but practice martial arts and read books, including the medical books and "Twelve-Story Power" left by his second uncle.

Occasionally, I would study the two things left behind by that ghost.

Both items were bronze artifacts. Xu Guang couldn't understand the tortoise-shell-like object, but it must have been a divination tool.

The kerosene lamp, however, was rather strange. Xu Guang poured in the lamp oil, but it wouldn't light, as if it wasn't made with ordinary lamp oil.

After confirming that no alien species would come down the mountain at night, Xu Guang would still go to Lady Deer's Manor to look for any lone deer demons. He went three times and only encountered one deer demon, but it was too close to the manor, so Xu Guang did not make a move.

He also went to the dilapidated temple where he had encountered the evil spirit again, and nothing had changed.

It was as if the mysterious Tiger King felt absolutely nothing about the death of a mere ghost.

It's also possible that something happened in the deep mountains that he was unaware of, leaving the Tiger King unable to spare a moment.

Xu Guang also felt lucky about this.

this day.

Xu Guang was instructing Du Changwei on his martial arts training when he saw a large number of people appear on the official road in the distance, a dark mass of several hundred.

Du Changwei saw it too, and immediately stopped and stood still.

"Is it the government troops?"

The Fujun (府军) were different from the Yabing (牙兵). The governor's office had limited annual finances, so the Fujun received very little pay. They farmed in peacetime and served as soldiers in wartime.

This gathering clearly indicates that someone instructed them to do so.

Thinking of this, a thoughtful expression appeared on Xu Guang's face.

I don't know what the purpose of the government troops' visit is.

A bugle call sounded to assemble.

The yamen soldiers quickly gathered in front of Wang Gan's tent, facing off against the government troops in the distance.

Soon, several figures emerged from the government troops.

The leader was a middle-aged man with a goatee.

"Please, Chief Wang, come forward and give us a reply!"

Wang Gan stepped forward. "Who are you? What is the purpose of bringing your troops to my yamen's medicinal herb field?"

Upon seeing the person in question, the middle-aged man smiled and said, "I am Cao Jun, a staff member under Magistrate Sun. I have come to greet you, Commander Wang. There has been unrest in the vicinity, and I fear that the thieves may be hiding, so I have come to offer my assistance."

"To help?"

Wang Gan scoffed, "You mean you're bringing this rabble to help us?"

The implication was clear: what are the Fujun (府军)? What right do they have to help my Yajun (衙军)?

The soldiers behind him who heard this looked indignant, but when they thought of the terrifying fighting power of the government troops, they were only in a clamor and eventually held back.

Cao Jun's expression remained unchanged, and he simply said in a low voice, "The might of the Qinghuai Army is known to all in Shuofang Prefecture. However, that villain is treacherous, so the magistrate has specially invited several experts. I would appreciate the cooperation of Commander Wang."

As he spoke, he stepped aside slightly, revealing three tall figures wearing black straw hats behind him.

All three were extremely tall, exceeding two meters in height. Judging by their physiques alone, they certainly deserved the title of "tall people" that Cao Jun had mentioned.

Xu Guang stood beside Wang Gan, frowned, and unconsciously activated his snake senses, his eyes suddenly gleaming.

These three dark figures are demons!

Wang Gan was about to speak when he felt his arm being pulled. Turning around, he saw Xu Guang. "What's wrong?"

Xu Guang said softly, "It's a demon."

Wang Gan's expression immediately changed, and he pointed at Cao Jun with a furious look on his face.

"Who exactly are you? How dare you impersonate the magistrate's advisor? Bringing a demon to my military camp, your intentions are treacherous!"

Cao Jun's expression changed slightly. "Chief Wang! This is the governor's order. Why don't you believe it?"

"Then have the magistrate come and tell me in person!" Wang Gan said with a sneer.

This was not a momentary outburst, but rather the result of the arrogance of the government troops.

I won't give a damn about you. Let the governor tell me himself.

This is the Yamen Army.

Cao Jun's expression changed drastically.

"Wang Gan, are you plotting a rebellion?!"

Just then, one of the three men in black robes also turned his gaze to Xu Guang.

Almost instantly, it was confirmed that this was the person who had committed the murder outside the manor.

Xu Guang also noticed the gaze and exchanged a glance with the other person.

A pair of greenish eyes were devoid of any emotion.

Xu Guang was startled and suddenly understood.

This is aimed at me.

These three... are deer demons!

The deer demon leading the group, which was staring at Xu Guang, ignored Cao Jun and instead fixed its gaze on Xu Guang.

The next moment, the two suddenly rushed forward.

Although there were only two people, they moved like a thousand troops, the ground trembling and the air seemed to be filled with frenzy.

"Protect the captain!"

Wang Gan's personal guards drew their swords immediately, but their physical cultivation at the second level of the Horizontal Realm was no match for the two deer demons who had cultivated for twenty years.

The long sword was broken by his bare hands, and he was sent flying backward with a thud.

Wang Gan's eyes widened in fury, and he drew his sword to fight.

The head of the military police is usually a senior member of the Tendon Realm or Bone Realm.

Wang Gan was a senior master of the Tendon Realm, with formidable strength. His arms could withstand over 400 jin of force, and the long sword in his hand was a gift from the military governor, weighing 23 jin and capable of cutting through iron like mud.

The deer demon's arm spun around at an extremely strange angle, coiling around the long sword like a serpent and locking onto Wang Gan's arm.

"Captain!!"

"Kill!! Protect the captain!"

When the soldiers saw that Wang Gan had fallen into a disadvantageous position in just one exchange, they were shocked and drew their swords to charge forward.

Wang Gan's face was grim; he could almost foresee what would happen to him next.

His arm was broken by the demon before him, rendering him a cripple.

The wind blew open the straw hat on the deer demon's head, revealing a ferocious deer face, but before it could make its next move, it suddenly felt a gust of evil wind coming from its side.

A figure suddenly rose into the air, spinning in mid-air, a cold glint flashing in the sky.

Clang!

Pfft!

Xu Guang landed, his back to Wang Gan, his knees slightly bent, blood dripping from his long sword.

"ah!!"

A series of sounds, mixed with intense pain, echoed out.

Immediately, to the astonishment of Wang Gan and the others, a line of blood appeared on the left shoulder blade of the previously arrogant deer demon who seemed poised to cripple his arm with a single move.

Blood gushed out.

The arm was connected to the body by only a thin layer of flesh.

"It's you!!!"

The deer demon, who hadn't made a move until now, instantly confirmed his earlier suspicions when Xu Guang took action.

The person standing before me is the one who killed his own brother outside the manor.

Xu Guang stopped, met the other's gaze, and glanced at the deer demon whose arm he had almost severed.

The knife is still not sharp enough.

Xu Guang silently looked at the other party, a faint sense of crisis rising in his heart. He was shocked. His true realm was already the Bone Realm. With the addition of the Dragon Taming Four Transformations Divine Power, he could not say that he could crush a demon with twenty years of cultivation, but he was not in a position to feel a sense of crisis.

This demon...something's not right.

Suddenly, he remembered that when he killed the two deer demons that day, another deer demon used magic afterwards.

A sudden shock ran through him. Could this be... a deer demon that has already developed demonic powers?

"How dare you! Not only do you dare impersonate the envoy, but you also collude with demons! Generals, heed my command: Slay this fiend!"

Wang Gan's angry voice resounded throughout the venue.

Cao Jun's expression changed drastically, as if he hadn't expected the situation to turn out this way in an instant.

We had agreed beforehand that our only goal was to find a way into the military camp and determine if the murderer was hiding among them.

Once the person is identified, the plan to kill them will be devised gradually.

Who would have thought that these demons would be so arrogant as to attack Wang Gan in front of so many government soldiers?

And who was that young man who came out later?

To sever the deer demon's arm with a single strike—such power…

"Don't fight, this is a misunderstanding..."

"You motherfucker!"

Wang Gan continued to use vulgar language, but he took the lead and immediately led his men out to fight.

The soldiers behind Cao Jun looked at each other in bewilderment. Didn't they say they wouldn't make a move when they came?

Why did the yamen soldiers suddenly charge at them?

How can these farmers fight when they have nothing but broken armor and weapons?

Cao Jun was the first to react. Seeing that this battle was inevitable, he said to the soldiers behind him.

"Everyone says the imperial guards are fierce; do you all agree?"

"Victory in this battle is assured! Suppress the yamen troops and you will be rewarded with three thousand taels of silver. Whoever kills a general and captures a flag will be promoted three ranks!"