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

Having obtained the treasure, Xu Guang was in a much better mood, but as he approached the herb field camp, his pace slowed down.

He was worried that he might hear something bad happening in the city.

Fortunately, the worst fears did not come true.

Before even entering the camp, Xu Guang heard cheerful laughter.

Wang Gan also saw him and said loudly, "Xiao Guang, come and have a drink. Your father-in-law's family is alright. Let's celebrate our good fortune and drink to our missing brothers."

Xu Guang breathed a sigh of relief and stepped forward.

I learned from others what happened in Shuocheng. The earthquake had little impact; only some poorly constructed houses on the outskirts of the city collapsed, while the city itself was largely unaffected.

Hearing this, Xu Guang became even more certain that this earthquake was definitely not normal.

Who can accurately control the earthquake's impact area to be outside the city?

Most of the medicinal herb fields were destroyed. In the days that followed, Wang Gan ordered the yamen soldiers to supervise the auxiliary and slave soldiers in repairing the medicinal herb fields.

Meanwhile, people were also sent to keep watch over Madam Lu's manor, since they had taken down Madam Lu's stronghold.

For more than ten days in a row, not a single alien species was seen, and no deer demons came down from the manor either.

The soldiers breathed a sigh of relief. Although they didn't know what the demons were up on, it was good that they didn't have to worry about the demons' revenge.

Du Changwei returned on the third day after confirming that there was nothing wrong in the city.

During this time, Xu Guang bought another thirty strings of cash worth of secret medicine from Wang Gan.

As for studying medical books, Xu Guang could only say that medicine is indeed a subject that requires five years of undergraduate study; it is truly profound and complex.

Without finding a way to cultivate skills related to pharmacology, it would be very difficult for him to achieve anything significant in medicine, given his aptitude for it.

In addition, he has already begun to practice the Twelve-Story Strength.

He thought he already understood qi enough and that stance training was a piece of cake, but he didn't expect to be hit with a rude awakening as soon as he started practicing.

While it's simple to gather qi and blood through stance training, compressing qi and blood into energy through breathing techniques is not so easy.

Fortunately, he is making steady progress. Give him a few more days of quiet study, and he will be able to get started without difficulty.

Life gradually settled down. He farmed every day and occasionally hunted on the nearby hills, but there were no more large animals left; the largest animals he could find were roe deer and foxes.

……

In Shuoyun Mountain.

A host of beasts appeared, including a tiger demon standing atop the mountain.

It was over two zhang tall, and its black fur with blue stripes was extraordinary, shimmering in the sunlight like rippling water.

Human-shaped maids emerged from the tiger skin and respectfully served him.

Beneath their feet, a terrifying silver lake was forming, its color pure silver, seemingly containing the wonders of heaven and earth. When the wind stirred, it rippled with five colors, embodying unparalleled creation.

All the demons stared at the creature in the lake with fanaticism. Having transformed from wild beasts into demons, they knew everything about what was in the lake.

That was something that could truly transform them.

Lady Deer, Bull King, and other demon kings are flattered at the foot of the mountain, but here, the only one who truly holds power is the Tiger King on the mountaintop.

If the Tiger King hadn't been afraid to leave the dojo for fear of it falling into the hands of others, they wouldn't have gained his favor.

They were completely unaware of the Tiger King's power. In the past, a fox spirit disrespected the Tiger King, and upon their reunion, it had become a vengeful spirit.

The tiger demon stood atop the mountain, gazing at the vast lake below, as a series of events that had occurred during its sleep slowly flooded its mind.

Three of the evil spirits died.

One of them even died at the foot of the mountain.

The Tiger King closed his eyes, and a human face appeared in his mind.

"Kill him."

Suddenly, some unusual activity occurred in Shuocheng.

Those were ghosts that had been lurking in the city for a long time.

……

Du Family Cloth Shop.

Du Youniang frowned as she looked at the vagrants loitering outside the door. Standing beside her was Liu Xiaocao, whose brows were also furrowed.

"Mother, why are these people here again?"

Starting five days ago, Du Youniang noticed that someone seemed to be observing her in the dark. After that, the constables from East Street often gathered in front of the cloth shop, which really affected a lot of business.

At first, Liu Xiaocao sent some cloth to them, hoping they would stay away from the area, and even mentioned Du Zhong's name. But she didn't expect these people to come again today!

Liu Xiaocao spat out a mouthful of saliva. "It's alright. I'll go find your dad tonight. You really think the Du family doesn't have knives, huh?"

Du Youniang asked in a low voice, "Could it be that my father and the others have offended someone?"

Just then, he heard Wu Yunmiao's faint voice from behind him.

"Young lady, I...I know what happened."

Wu Yunmiao's voice was a little weak. She knew she had brought trouble to the Du family. She didn't dare to speak up before, fearing that the Du family would push her out. But now that the police were constantly loitering at the door, she knew that if she didn't speak up, something really bad would happen.

"What happened?"

"A few days ago, some people from the Canal Gang came to buy cloth and saw me," Wu Yunmiao said, lowering her head.

Seeing that Du Youniang didn't speak, he carefully took her hand, "Youniang, you... don't send me away."

Du Youniang gave Wu Yunmiao a deep look. "You were sent by Brother Guang. How to deal with you is Brother Guang's business."

After saying that, he didn't look at Wu Yunmiao again.

After a while.

Eucommia ulmoides has arrived.

It was Liu Xiaocao who called them.

"Chief Du, this isn't South Street."

The officer from the South Street Police Station smiled and said to Du Zhong.

Du Zhong remained expressionless. "What do you want?"

"I just wanted to help Yang, the head of the Cao Gang, find someone."

Du Zhong narrowed his eyes. "Is Yang Jinshan worth offending my army like this?"

Unexpectedly, the officers from the East Street Police Station looked at him with a smile and said, "Chief Du, you overestimate yourself. You alone cannot represent the entire army."

When Du Zhong arrived, he only brought six personal guards. He saw that the constables coming out from various streets were all holding sharp blades, as if they were about to make a move at any moment.

"It seems they're after Mr. Du."

Boom! A bolt of lightning flashed across the sky.

puff!

Someone threw out a ball of medicine, which exploded into white mist in the air.

Immediately following was a series of shouts of killing.

In the rain, several dark figures wore eerie smiles on their faces.

"Killing Du Zhong will not only cause Xu Guang great suffering, but also incite conflict between the imperial guards and the constables. Lord Tiger King will surely be very satisfied."

The one speaking was one of the women in black; her voice was female.

Without a doubt, they were the Tiger King's accomplices hidden in the city, the talking female ghosts, who were husband and wife with the accomplice killed by Xu Guang in life and in death.

Xu Guang killed her husband, so she wanted to make Xu Guang experience the pain of losing all his relatives before he died.

The surrounding ghosts looked at the woman with a hint of fear; she was truly a madwoman.

Boom!!

The thunder grew louder.

……

This day.

Someone rode in from outside the medicinal herb field, raising clouds of dust.

"By order of General Qian, Xu Guang and Ningzhou are summoned to lead their troops into the city and concurrently serve as the chief constable of the East Street and the chief inspector of the South Street."

Xu Guang recognized these men; they were Qian Yue's personal guards.

Xu Guang and Ning Zhou, the other team leader from Sidu, exchanged a glance, somewhat confused about the situation.

Isn't the military yamen in constant conflict with the prefectural governor's office and the local officials?

Why were they suddenly assigned to work part-time in the police station?

Ningzhou was related to one of Qian Yue's guards, and stepped forward to ask him a few questions in a low voice.

This was the result of discussions between Governor Sun Yinglong and General Qian.

Xu Guang and Ning Zhou were then somewhat relieved.

But as a soldier in the yamen, he was sent to work in the yamen...

Something feels off.

Du Changwei, on the other hand, looked excited. He was a family man. He had served in the army with Du Zhong a few years ago and had finally returned home. Now that he had finally been transferred to Shuocheng, he naturally wanted to be with his family.

Of course, Xu Guang was also looking forward to it. He had been away from the city for more than a month and missed Du Zhao.