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"The Six Doors?"

In the Qinghe County government office, Dai Wang looked up and glanced at Mu Yang.

"I think I heard Chief Constable Shen mention it, saying it was the highest-level department for police stations across the country, but that was many years ago. What happened?"

Dai Wang replied.

"Nothing much, just ran into you on the way back, and I was a little curious."

Mu Yang asked, "Brother Dai, could you explain in more detail?"

"Let me think about it..."

Dai Wang frowned and began to try to recall.

"Let me explain!"

Just then, a voice came from outside the door.

Mu Yang and Dai Wang looked up and saw a burly man with thick eyebrows and big eyes walk in.

It was none other than Shen Chongyuan, the chief constable of Qinghe County!

"Lord Shen!"

Dai Wang quickly got up.

"Sit down, don't be nervous."

Shen Chongyuan raised his hand in a gesture of restraint, found an empty seat and sat down, then looked at Mu Yang:

"These six departments were established by His Majesty after he ascended the throne. Back then, many well-known constables were directly drawn from various state and prefectural governments, and even some constables from county-level police stations were conscripted."

"As for its functions, there are two!"

Shen Chongyuan raised his hand, extending his index and middle fingers, and said, "Firstly, to oversee all civil and military officials; secondly..."

He paused, then looked at Mu Yang: "Secondly, slay the demons within our territory!"

"To oversee all officials and slay demons?"

Dai Wang, standing to the side, was taken aback and subconsciously looked at the vermilion "斩" (Zhan, meaning "to slay") character on Mu Yang's chest: "This function, isn't it...?"

"Doesn't that overlap with the Demon Slayer Bureau?"

Shen Chongyuan continued, "That is indeed the case. Although the Six Doors has only been established for a little over ten years, with the strong support of the current emperor, it is now able to rival the Demon Slaying Bureau in the two most prosperous states of Zhongzhou and Yunzhou."

"Even in Lanzhou, Mozhou, and Yuezhou, which are a bit further away, the Six Doors have considerable influence."

"Only Youzhou and our Liangzhou, due to their remote locations, have not yet seen the Six Doors' influence spread out, but it is estimated that it will be soon."

Shen Chongyuan sighed.

Logically speaking, as the head of the police station, he should be happy about the establishment and expansion of such a directly subordinate agency.

But now, he sighed helplessly.

"Confused?"

Shen Chongyuan looked at Mu Yang.

"A little," Mu Yang said honestly.

"Personally, it's good that the Six Doors, a force mostly composed of constables, is growing stronger, but the growth of any force is never smooth sailing."

"What kind of power is the Demon Slaying Division? It's the strongest department that existed since the founding of our Great Jing Dynasty! Throughout history, it has been a gathering place for countless geniuses of Great Jing! It boasts countless powerful figures!"

"Even with a new emperor on the throne who is biased towards the government, it will not be easy for the Six Doors to replace the Demon Slayer Bureau's power in the various states."

"Once these two forces clash, they will likely be too busy fighting for power and profit to bother with eliminating demons."

"If the evil scourge is not eliminated, the world will descend into chaos, and the lives of the common people will likely be miserable..."

Shen Chongyuan sighed deeply.

Having served as the chief constable for so many years and maintained the peace and tranquility of the people of Qinghe County for so long, the thought of an unpredictable upheaval still makes it difficult for him to remain calm.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. The conflict between the two departments doesn't really concern us lower-level employees."

Shen Chongyuan composed himself and looked at Mu Yang: "I came to tell you that people from the Six Doors will be staying temporarily in the backyard of our county government office tonight. If you encounter them, you'd better be careful."

The power and territory of the Six Doors were almost entirely obtained by gradually encroaching on the territory of the Demon Slayer Division; the two were essentially sworn enemies.

Shen Chongyuan was afraid that Mu Yang would suffer a loss, which is why he came to find him.

"Are there any sixth-level martial artists in the Six Doors' team?" After thinking for a moment, Mu Yang asked.

Shen Chongyuan was taken aback, but quickly replied, "Yes."

"The leader of these six doors is a purple-striped constable holding a bronze badge."

Shen Chongyuan explained.

Not only do the Six Doors have the same functions as the Demon Slayer Bureau, but their attire and rank divisions are also almost identical.

The lowest tier consists of blue-patterned constables with wooden badges around their waists. Their strength is the same as that of the second or third-rank demon-hunting captains of the Demon Slayer Division, both at the fourth-order Qi Condensation Realm.

Above them were the blue-patterned constables with iron badges around their waists, whose strength was equivalent to that of a first-class demon-hunting captain in the Demon Slayer Division, and who were fifth-level Meridian Opening Realm martial artists.

The purple-patterned constables with bronze badges around their waists are sixth-level Qi Opening Realm martial artists, comparable to the Demon Slayers' Enforcers.

In the entire Qinghe County, only Yuan Yin possessed this strength.

"But you don't need to worry too much. I heard they're also here for the election in Fudi. Plus, there aren't many Six Doors constables in Liangzhou, so I guess they won't stay for more than a few days."

"Moreover, the bronze-plated constable who leads the group doesn't live in the county government office. He has a separate courtyard house where he can stay temporarily. The backyard of the county government office is mostly occupied by constables with wooden and iron plaques."

"But if you're worried, you can come to my house and rest for a few days," Shen Chongyuan comforted him.

Although the Six Doors are powerful, they don't have many people stationed in Liangzhou. The fact that they can send a sixth-rank bronze-level purple-patterned constable to lead the team is probably a squeezed-out force.

"Thank you for your kind offer, Chief Constable Shen, but I think there shouldn't be any major problems for now."

Mu Yang said with a smile.

Since the sixth-order Qi Opening Realm cultivator wasn't there, he naturally had nothing to worry about.

He was actually somewhat looking forward to whether the other party would take the initiative to provoke him.

Since these constables from the Six Doors are from outside, it's likely that the martial arts they possess are not the same as those in the Qinghe County Demon Slaying Division's armory.

Those are all treasures!