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As dawn broke, Mu Yang rode Xiao Hei to the Demon Slayer Division outside the city.

As Mu Yang approached Qin Yuan's courtyard, he heard Lei Sai and Zhou Yao talking.

In the courtyard, Zhou Yao mysteriously approached Lei Sai: "Lei Sai, have you heard? There are rumors that the alleyway is haunted."

As she spoke, Zhou Yao lowered her voice and gestured in the air with her finger: "It's said that the ghost wears a red wedding dress, its feet never touch the ground, it floats around like a paper doll, and it specifically targets young men with delicate skin!"

After speaking, Zhou Yao tapped Lei Sai's fair arm, her intentions clear.

Lei Sai simply slapped Zhou Yao's hand away, looking speechless.

What do you mean, "You only target rich young men"? Are you telling a ghost story?

Seeing that Lei Sai remained unmoved, Zhou Yao pouted in disbelief.

In the end, she could only withdraw her hand, cross her arms, and lift them up, saying somewhat unwillingly, "This time I'm not lying to you, there really is something wrong with that alley. You'd better be careful at night and don't go to places like that."

Lei Sai was both amused and exasperated: "Of course I believe you, Sister Yao, but don't worry, my sister was there when that ghost died."

Zhou Yao was somewhat surprised: "Your sister? Jiao Jiao? No wonder she's a genius from Qinghe County, she can even kill ghosts!"

"What? My sister doesn't have that ability. She went with Sister Yuan."

Lei Sai recalled his older sister's pale face that night and couldn't help but smile.

I never thought my genius older sister would have a day when she would be at a disadvantage.

"Yuanyuan is here too, so that ghost was bound to die." Zhou Yao said in a matter-of-fact tone.

But Lei Sai shook his head: "Actually, it wasn't Sister Yuan who killed the ghost, but Brother Mu!"

"Mu Yang!?"

Zhou Yao's eyes widened, and she momentarily lost her train of thought.

Mu Yang is only at the Qi Condensation Realm, so how did he end up in the battlefield of the Meridian Opening Realm?

Moreover, judging from Lei Sai's tone, Mu Yang seems to be a key player.

Soon, Lei Sai told Zhou Yao everything he had heard from his older sister.

When Lei Jiaojiao returned home that night, perhaps somewhat dissatisfied with her own performance, she used the excuse that "my younger brother is not asleep either" to forcibly pull Lei Sai out of bed and give him a long lecture.

Lei Sai, whose mind was still not clear, was completely bewildered.

The lecture finally ended when Lei Sai blurted out, "So, what was your role in all of this, sis?"

Finally, Lei Jiaojiao, whose face turned from white to red, used the excuse of increasing practical experience to beat him from midnight until dawn.

He spent most of yesterday in bed and only felt better this morning after applying the medicine.

Of course, Lei Sai wouldn't talk about these things to outsiders. What he focused on describing was his older sister's "taste" and Mu Yang's strength.

"You don't know, that woman in the wedding dress was a fourth-order perfect ghost, and she even had her own ghost weapon. She immediately subdued my sister, and Yuan Yuan couldn't subdue her for a while because she was protecting my sister."

"And guess what? Brother Mu descended like a divine warrior, taking the lead and smashing that ghost's head with a single punch."

Lei Sai's tone was quite impassioned, and he spoke with great enthusiasm, giving the impression that I was there watching the game live.

Zhou Yao opened her mouth, about to ask for more details, when she caught a glimpse of a figure walking in through the courtyard gate.

It was Mu Yang who had just overheard the two chatting outside the courtyard.

Seeing the person in question approach, Zhou Yao immediately leaned closer and asked curiously:

"Muyang, I heard you blew that monster in Guaizi Alley to smithereens? Was that thing powerful?"

Mu Yang walked to the stone table, thought for a moment, and said, "It's alright."

Upon hearing this, Lei Sai's lips twitched.

generally?

His sister looked several shades pale when she came back.

Although he enjoyed seeing his older sister get the short end of the stick, he still acknowledged her strength; at least she could easily beat him.

But speaking of which, where exactly is Brother Mu's limit?

Fourth-order demons were rampaging, and even fourth-order ghosts that his sister couldn't handle were rampaging!

Thinking about it carefully, Mu Yang only broke through to the Qi Condensation Realm a few days ago, so how come his strength has increased so quickly?

Could it be that before he even broke through to the mid-stage of the Qi Condensation Realm, Mu Yang had already reached the mid-to-late stage of the Qi Condensation Realm?

While the group was either distracted or chatting, Ma Xuan also entered the courtyard.

Ma Xuan greeted everyone with a simple smile, then found a stone bench to sit down.

A moment later, Qin Yuan also pushed open the door and entered.

"Looks like everyone's had a good rest these past few days," he said with a smile, glancing at the energetic group in the courtyard.

Then he walked to the stone table, took out a map from his sleeve, and spread it out.

"You all know the general process of the mission, so I won't go into details."

As he spoke, Qin Yuan raised his finger and pointed to the corner of the map: "This mission location is downstream of the Qingshui River, in a village called Linhe Village."

"The person who reported the case said that people have been disappearing in the village every night recently. Sometimes it's one or two people, but at most, an entire family of seven has disappeared. Apart from some water stains, there is no trace of kidnapping or being eaten in the house."

"Moreover, the day before he set off, several young men who went fishing in the river during the day also disappeared without a trace, neither alive nor dead."

Upon hearing this, everyone wore thoughtful expressions.

Mu Yang also frowned slightly.

At first, it would steal people at night, but later it started operating in broad daylight. It seems to be a somewhat cautious but not very clever monster.

"As usual, you can ask the person who reported the case for more details when they arrive."

Qin Yuan continued, "Lei Sai, go and lead the men. Zhou Yao and Ma Xuan, you two go and fetch the horses, four will do. Mu Yang, you stay here. We'll meet at the south gate in a quarter of an hour."

The three responded and went their separate ways.

Only Mu Yang and Qin Yuan remained in the courtyard.

Qin Yuan took out two envelopes from his sleeve and handed them to Mu Yang: "These are two other missions our team has taken on. They contain maps and specific mission information. Take a look, and if you have any questions, just ask."

Mu Yang thanked him, took the envelope, and opened it to read the contents.

The letter contained detailed information about the mission, and he understood the mission after reading it once.

The only thing that puzzled him was that this mission was different from the previous missions in Wujia Village and the mission in Qinghe Village.

There was no one who reported the case.

Or perhaps it's not that there were no people reporting the crime, but rather that the person reporting the crime was a demon-hunting captain within the Demon-Slaying Division.

Seemingly noticing Mu Yang's confusion, Qin Yuan explained, "These missions are different from the previous ones; they don't come from reports from the public."

"Instead, the demon-hunting captains who were previously out on the front lines discovered traces of the demon, but due to various reasons, they were unable or did not have time to take action, so they reported it, which ultimately led to the formation of the mission."

"Some do it because their area of ​​expertise is not combat, while others discover traces but lack the methods to track them accurately, so they choose to report them."

"In cases like this, the Internal Affairs Hall will also give a certain amount of gold or silver reward based on the authenticity and accuracy of the information. If someone kills the monster in the mission, the first person to report it will also receive a secondary merit."

Mu Yang nodded, indicating that he understood.

In fact, the reason why the Demon Slayer Division requires multiple people to act together is to fill in any gaps or omissions.

After all, no matter how strong a person is, they can never learn everything.

Unless he's cheating!