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"Ah!! No!!!"

A heart-wrenching wail echoed from beneath the waters of the Shunyuan River.

Mu Yang seemed not to hear, but simply clenched his fists and slammed them down again and again.

There are no fancy moves.

Only pure power.

One punch after another!

They forcefully smashed cracks into the shell of the Green Snail Demon.

Once the gap became large enough, Mu Yang reached out with his arm.

The Green Snail Demon's slippery body, which was not covered by scales, was roughly pulled out of its shell.

Because it did not follow the normal path, but rather the gaps that had been forcibly broken, its body surface was cut by the sharp seam of the snail shell, and fresh blood kept flowing out from its slippery body.

"Grandpa, Grandpa, spare me!"

The Green Snail Demon begged for mercy without any backbone, and large tears even slid down her cheeks.

"I thought you had a lot of backbone."

Mu Yang grabbed the Green Snail Demon by the neck with one hand, and gently patted its face with the other.

"Grandpa's joking! I, your little rascal, always listen to you!"

Seeing that Mu Yang only humiliated her and had no intention of killing her, the Green Snail Demon breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as I can live, what does a little humiliation matter?

"I have something to ask you."

Mu Yang asked, "Did you kill Fu Yu, Ge Feiwu, and the Demon-Slaying Division captains at the camp on the banks of the Shunyuan River?"

"I'm innocent, Grandpa! How could I, your grandson, dare to lay a hand on anyone from the Demon Slayer Division...?"

The Green Snail Demon wailed.

However, before it could finish speaking, Mu Yang threw a punch, which dented the Green Snail Demon's head with a bang.

"ah!!"

The unexpected attack caused the Green Snail Demon to let out another mournful wail.

However, under Mu Yang's cold gaze, it immediately fell silent, its loud howls turning into silent whimpers, just like a wronged little wife.

"You answer my questions verbally, and if this happens again..."

Mu Yang clenched his fist, and a slight smile appeared on his lips again.

The Green Snail Demon trembled and nodded repeatedly.

"How did he/she die?"

Mu Yang asked.

"It's those bald monks from Ghost Lantern Temple!"

Almost as soon as Mu Yang finished speaking, the Green Snail Demon immediately spoke, afraid that if she was even a second too slow, her head would dent again.

"Hozuki-ji Temple? Tell me more about it."

Mu Yang raised an eyebrow, completely unexpected that this matter would actually involve Ghost Lantern Temple.

Two months ago, I planned to greet Ge Feiwu as usual and ask him to get me some late-night snacks...

"etc!"

Mu Yang suddenly interrupted, "Should I have him get you some midnight snacks?"

The Green Snail Demon was stunned for a moment before realizing what he had just said unconsciously. But since he had already said it, he didn't dare to hide it and told the whole story in one go.

This brings us to one thing: the rewards for the guardians of demons who spend years watching over them are quite generous.

For many average sixth-tier martial artists, guarding monsters in the wild for a year yields far more rewards than going out to fight or guarding a county town.

However, not just anyone can guard against monsters in the wild.

First and foremost, and perhaps most importantly, one must be strong enough; otherwise, how can one guard a monster if one cannot even defeat it?

Secondly, the monsters under guard must not cause excessive damage or impact to the surrounding area.

If the guarded monsters run rampant in the surrounding area, the guards will be dismissed at best, and may even be punished in serious cases.

When the Azure Snail Demon was still in the late stage of the sixth rank, Ge Feiwu could not defeat it in the water, but on land, he could still hold it back for a while, enough to delay until the Zhi Sha Lang of Anshun County or Anyuan County came to support it.

But a year ago, the Green Snail Demon endured hardship and successfully broke through to the sixth level of perfection.

Now Ge Feiwu can't even restrain the Green Snail Demon.

As a result, just as the Green Snail Demon was preparing to thoroughly mock Ge Feiwu, then have a big meal nearby and move on to another territory, Ge Feiwu proposed a deal.

He let the Green Snail Demon stay quietly in the Shunyuan River for ten years until he retired and left.

The price is that Ge Feiwu will secretly abduct people to feed the Green Snail Demon when it gets hungry.

For the Green Snail Demon, who has a long lifespan and dislikes moving around, Ge Feiwu's suggestion was very tempting.

In addition, it was used to living at the bottom of the Shunyuan River, so it readily agreed.

"Ge Feiwu is really a good-for-nothing!"

Mu Yang cursed inwardly.

This behavior is even more despicable than that of the two bastards from the Sun family in Sancha County.

Sun Shixin and Sun Yingjie at least found an excuse to protect the county's residents, but Ge Feiwu simply cooperated with the demons for his own future and retirement, even actively kidnapping people to feed the demons.

"Bang!!"

Enraged, Mu Yang punched the Green Snail Demon on the head, instantly denting its large head once again.

The Green Snail Demon wanted to express her grievances, but seeing Mu Yang's increasingly cold gaze, she didn't dare to speak.

She could only purse her lips, lower her head, and silently watch her tears blend into the water.

"Go on!"

"oh oh."

The Green Snail Demon snapped out of her daze and continued, "That day I was planning to go out for a meal... cough cough, just to take a stroll, and I happened to see those bald monks from Ghost Lantern Temple coming to find Ge Feiwu's camp."

"I was afraid that these bald monks were specially hired by that old bastard Ge Feiwu to deal with me, so I didn't dare to show myself and stayed hidden in the water."

"Unexpectedly, those bald monks were even bolder than me, and they directly attacked Ge Feiwu and his group."

"The old bald monk who was in charge was also quite capable. Ge Feiwu was a 'Zhi Sha Lang' after all, but he couldn't even put up a decent counterattack. He was taken down in just a few moves, and then the group of bald monks left with the unconscious Ge Feiwu and the others."

After saying that, the Green Snail Demon sighed.

Actually, it quite likes Ge Feiwu. Although he's not very strong and even became a traitor, he's really efficient. No matter who he orders, young or old, they can be put into the water in two or three days.

As it was reminiscing, it suddenly felt a chill run through its body. It instinctively looked at Mu Yang, only then realizing that now was not the time for reminiscing.

"Grandpa, I've told you everything I know, please, could you spare my life?"

Mu Yang looked at the Green Snail Demon and suddenly smiled: "I'd rather give you a ride than let you go."

"No, Grandpa, you're too kind. My home is right in Shunyuan River, you don't need to take me there..."

"Bang!!"

Before the Green Snail Demon could finish speaking, Mu Yang unleashed a punch carrying the force of fifty million jin.

The Green Snail Demon's head exploded instantly, and red and white matter mingled with the river water.

"Can't understand anything, good or bad, damn it."

With a casual wave of his hand, Mu Yang manipulated the water flow to collect the demon blood and bits of flesh from the Green Snail Demon.

Although the Green Snail Demon doesn't have any powerful bloodline, it is still a sixth-order perfect-level demon, more than enough to feed Little Black.

At the same time, the status notifications in the equipment inventory also sounded one after another.

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[Ding! Detected that the host has slain a sixth-tier Azure Snail Demon, equipment.........]

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