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Later, when the sun sets in the west.

Huang Can and Fu Rui arrived together. The two stood in the courtyard and gave a brief report on the general arrangements for the follow-up.

Mu Yang listened for a moment but did not offer any further opinions.

If it's about the general direction of government affairs, he might be able to say a few words based on his experience from his previous life, but if it involves specific tasks related to people's livelihood, he can only remain silent throughout.

Leave professional tasks to professionals.

When laymen try to instruct experts, they only make things more complicated.

Huang Can, on the other hand, was more experienced in the search for demons and briefly mentioned it.

It is worth mentioning that the issue of where to dispose of the assets of the Sun family and other prominent families in the county that were confiscated has already been resolved by Fu Rui.

The assets that should have been incorporated into the county's treasury were all legitimately converted into spoils of war after Mu Yang annihilated the demons.

According to Fu Rui, all the seizures were legal and compliant, and could withstand scrutiny by anyone.

In fact, when Fu Rui first promoted this initiative, the newly appointed officials below him, although they agreed on the surface, were somewhat dissatisfied in private. Some even wanted to delay for a few days in an attempt to retain some of the favor.

But after witnessing Mu Yang's power firsthand that morning, this matter, which would have taken several days to complete, was finished in less than an afternoon.

It can only be said that appropriately demonstrating one's "fist" power can indeed increase work efficiency.

After the report was completed, Huang Can and Fu Rui took their leave.

After having a simple dinner, Mu Yang went to his room to meditate.

DedeCMS, start!

Soul Strength +++

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The next day, early in the morning.

The sky, not yet fully bright, was shrouded in a faint blue hue.

Perhaps due to the wind and rain yesterday, dew still clung to the edges of the eaves of the courtyard until this morning.

Mu Yang pushed open the courtyard gate, and Xiao Hei followed closely behind him.

The light gold scales on the four hooves shimmered with a subtle luster in the morning light.

After yesterday's transformation, not only has Xiao Hei's appearance changed, but even the sound of its footsteps is completely different from before.

Before, when Xiao Hei walked, there would be some thumping sound.

But now, it's like walking on cotton; you can barely hear anything.

"Um?"

As soon as Mu Yang stepped out of the county government office, he was stunned by the scene before him.

On both sides of the official road leading to the county government, the people of Sancha County spontaneously formed two loose, long lines.

There are men and women, old and young.

Some people carried bamboo baskets, some held silk cloths, some crossed their hands over their hearts, bowed their heads and muttered something, and many others held or carried young children with tender faces, their faces full of gratitude.

At the very front of these people were Fu Rui and others, dressed in neat official robes.

Fu Rui stood at the very front on the left, silently watching the people standing on both sides.

"Thank you, sir, for ridding Sancha County of the demonic scourge!"

Suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted!

Immediately afterwards, the sound waves seemed to surge in from all directions, layer upon layer, gradually converging into a unified shout.

"Thank you, sir, for ridding Sancha County of the demonic scourge!!!" *N

The sound was nothing like the roaring waves of the Sancha River yesterday, but it was deafening at this moment.

The vibrations caused the copper bells on the eaves of the county government office to ring loudly for a long time.

Mu Yang's gaze swept across the crowd, pausing for a moment at a familiar figure in the corner.

That was Xiao Yan, who was holding his sister's hand and shouting with the crowd.

Mu Yang could even see the veins bulging on his neck from his excessive excitement.

Even the timid little girl blushed and joined in the shouting.

Just then, a gentle breeze swept by, ruffling Mu Yang's hair, brushing against the hems of the crowd's clothes, and rustling through the lush tree canopy.

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"Let's go, Little Black."

On the official road outside Sancha County, Mu Yang rode Xiao Hei, getting further and further away from the city gate behind him.

For the people of Sancha County, the appearance of Muyang was like the first ray of light at dawn—warm, bright, and carrying the hope of new life.

But for Mu Yang, this is just one stop in his life.

A site worth remembering.

"Such a great atmosphere, we need to kill a monster to liven things up!"

Coincidentally, about a hundred miles away from Sancha County, there was a fourth-tier demon marked on the escort agency's map.

Although he's not very good at it, he's not picky about who he is when it comes to adding to the fun.

Fourth-tier monster: ? ? ?

Xiao Hei, having undergone a transformation and advancement, moved more than twice as fast. Not long after leaving Sancha County, Mu Yang arrived at a mountain stream a hundred miles away.

He started with the Demon-Seeking Compass as usual, and the Tracking Technique was ready to be used.

But this time, before the Demon-Seeking Compass could find anything, Xiao Hei seemed to have discovered something, and his pace suddenly slowed down.

Its ears twitched slightly, its nostrils flared twice, and then, as if it had confirmed something, it sped up again.

After running for about a kilometer, the Demon-Seeking Compass in Mu Yang's hand suddenly became active.

"Sure, Little Black."

After Mu Yang used his tracking technique to capture the demonic energy at his fingertips, he stroked Xiao Hei's mane with great admiration.

Unexpectedly, after Xiao Hei's transformation, not only did he become more handsome, but he also gained a lot more abilities.

His ability to detect demonic energy is even more powerful than the demon-finding compass in his hand.

It wasn't for nothing that we fed so many demon corpses.

It's decided, we'll remove Xiao Hei from the reserve food list from now on!

Little Black: Waaaaah, loyalty!!

After absorbing the demonic energy, Mu Yang quickly rode Xiao Hei to a mountaintop.

There weren't many trees on the mountaintop, but there were many pits and holes.

Mu Yang roughly counted them; there were almost a hundred, densely packed together.

Furthermore, the width of each opening is no less than one zhang (approximately 3.3 meters).

Just as Mu Yang was observing, a sound of ground shaking rang out, as if something was moving underground.

"Whoosh!!"

A brownish-brown figure emerged from the ground.

The creature wasn't large, less than ten feet long, and its entire body was covered in brownish-yellow scales. Its small eyes were fixed on Mu Yang and the little black dog he was riding.

Xiao Hei: Still watching? I'm coming to take you away!

"The Pangolin Demon..."

Mu Yang looked up.

If this were in my previous life, this thing would have been a protected animal, and apparently it was of a fairly high status.

But here...

Mu Yang raised his hand, and a wind blade flew out from his palm.

Before the pangolin demon could even drool, it passed right through its skull.

Divide into two!

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[Ding! Detected that the host has slain a fourth-tier pangolin demon. The equipment storage crystal +2 meets the conditions for permanent solidification. This equipment has been permanently solidified!]

[Ding! Detected that the host has slain a fourth-tier pangolin demon. The equipment "Mystic Ice Dantian Construction Method" has met the conditions for permanent solidification. This equipment has been permanently solidified!]

[Ding! Detected that the host has slain a fourth-tier pangolin demon and equipped the "Qingnang Dantian Construction Method"............]

Current number of available equipment slots: 3

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"This defense is really weak..."

As Mu Yang used a fifth-tier wind blade to kill a fourth-tier demon, he thought to himself.

Pangolin Demon: Is there a humiliating part after death?