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"Information about the monster?"

Upon hearing Mu Yang's words, Dai Wang was clearly taken aback.

You, a member of the Demon Slaying Division, are asking me, a constable who's been in the city all year round, for information about demons?

Seemingly noticing Dai Wang's confusion, Mu Yang explained, "The Demon Slaying Division is taking a three-day break, and I'm bored, so I thought I'd see if I could find a few demons nearby to kill."

Dai Wang: ? ? ?

It would have been better if he hadn't explained it; the explanation only made Dai Wang's expression even more varied.

What does it mean to find a few monsters to kill?

That was a demon, a man-eating creature. How could it be as easy for Mu Yang to eat it as killing a chicken or a goose today?

Dai Wang wanted to say something, but when he thought about how this guy had just broken through to the Qi Condensation Realm and could instantly kill him, a veteran Qi Condensation Realm cultivator, it seemed that he really wasn't afraid of ordinary monsters.

With that in mind, Dai Wang slowly stood up: "In that case, come with me to the police station, and I'll go and look up some recent news for you."

"Thank you so much, Brother Dai!"

Soon, Dai Wang changed out of his ordinary clothes into a constable's uniform and led Mu Yang to the constable's office of the prefectural government.

The county government's constable office was very large and had many people, so each department had a lot of office space.

The case room, which stored case files, transcripts, confessions, and other records, was even larger than the police station in Qingxi County.

Upon entering the room, one sees densely packed files neatly categorized and placed on tall wooden bookshelves, with a faint sandalwood scent emanating from them, seemingly for insect repellent.

"Captain Dai!"

The officer on duty in the case room was a rather old-looking constable. When he saw Dai Wang leading Mu Yang in, he simply greeted him without asking any questions.

"Could you please retrieve information about the whereabouts of monsters around the county town?" Dai Wang said.

"Okay, Chief Dai, please wait a moment!"

The man immediately checked the master catalog on the table, and after a while, he turned around and handed Dai Wang a not-so-thin file from the bookshelf.

Dai Wang took the file and quickly flipped through it.

[Fifteen days ago, a fourth-tier demon was suspected to have appeared in Gaojia Village, 300 li away. After investigation, it has been reported to the Demon Slaying Division.]

[Twelve days ago, a second-tier demon was suspected to have appeared in Zhuangjia Village, 560 li away. It was killed by the leader of the twelfth squad ten days ago.]

Eight days ago...

A series of information summaries flashed through Dai Wang's eyes.

Soon, several pieces of information that seemed to indicate the presence of demons came into view.

Some cases have not yet been investigated, while others have been closed.

Considering that Mu Yang had already joined the Demon Slaying Division, even though it was his day off, he could not be sure when he would be on a mission. Therefore, he directly ruled out locations that were too far away and chose a place that was closest to Qinghe County City.

Yesterday, villagers from Sujiazhuang, 120 li away, disappeared while chopping firewood on the mountain. It is suspected that a demon was involved, but no one has yet been sent to investigate.

This news was only reported yesterday, and because it's still early, it hasn't been allocated yet.

"Brother Mu, what do you think of this?" Dai Wang handed the book to Mu Yang.

"This one will do, thank you Brother Dai!"

Mu Yang glanced at it and replied directly.

It's a favor that Dai Wang is willing to help him; it would be too disheartening for him to say anything nitpicky.

Anyway, it's just earning "extra money" during my rest time. As long as I kill some monsters, I'm fine with it. If I get something out of it, it's not a loss.

"OK."

Seeing that Mu Yang agreed, Dai Wang had someone retrieve the information about the case.

Mu Yang quickly glanced at it.

Time, location, person who reported the incident, missing person, area where they disappeared, etc.

Unlike the Wujiacun case, Muyang was not under the jurisdiction of the county police station, so he did not have the right to take away the person who reported the case.

However, Dai Wang still gave Mu Yang and the person who reported the case time to question them separately.

The person who came to report the case was sent by the head of Sujiazhuang Village; he was a seemingly honest and simple farmer.

They basically answer every question.

But there wasn't much useful information. All they knew was that he went up the mountain in the morning and disappeared in the afternoon. Then the owner of the estate told him to come and report the case, so he came.

Simply put, this is a delivery person.

Seeing that he couldn't get any useful information, Mu Yang didn't linger. He greeted Dai Wang and went back to the backyard of the constable's office to bring out Xiao Hei.

Then they walked towards the city gate.

Before long, he left the city gate, mounted his horse, and galloped away.

Meanwhile, on the city gate wall.

Three figures stood atop the wall, gazing into the distance.

To be precise, it was two people admiring the scenery, while the other was holding a bunch of food of all sizes, looking bitter.

It was none other than Lei Sai and his two companions.

"Sis, why did we come here?"

"Enjoy the scenery."

"Why make me carry so much stuff if we're just looking at the scenery?"

"Eat while watching."

"Then why didn't you let me put it in my sleeve pocket?"

"It's inconvenient to eat."

Lei Sai: ......

I think you're doing this on purpose!

Lei Sai's lips twitched, and he looked at Mei Cao, hoping that he could say something fair.

Mei Cao simply waved her folding fan, watching him with a smile and saying nothing.

"what?"

Just then, Lei Jiaojiao seemed to notice something, and her eyes narrowed slightly.

"What's wrong now?"

Feeling utterly hopeless, Lei Sai asked a question instinctively.

"I think I just saw your brother Mu leave the city," Lei Jiaojiao said.

"Brother Mu?" Lei Sai was taken aback. "What's he doing out of town? Going out for a spring outing?"

"Who knows?"

Lei Jiaojiao casually picked up a snow-white red bean bun from Lei Sai's arms: "Why don't you go and see for yourself?"

"Alright." Mei Cao closed her folding fan and nodded in agreement.

Lei Sai: ......

No, why don't you two ask me?

Did I agree?

"Judging from your expression, you have something to say?" Lei Jiaojiao looked at Lei Sai with a smile.

"without......"

Lei Sai gave a slight smile and quickly shook his head.

"If you don't have it, go back and fetch the horse!"

"I'll go right now!"

..................

the other side.

Inside the city of Qinghe County, in the inner courtyard of the Pingwei Escort Agency.

An elderly man with gray hair, whose hair was neatly combed, was writing a letter at his desk.

The letter was very small, only about the thickness of two fingers.

He was Bao Tian's confidant, Zhou An, the old steward of Pingwei Escort Agency, who was in charge of all matters, big and small, within the agency.

Soon, Zhou An rolled up the small letter and stuffed it into the bamboo tube containing the gray pigeon's leg.

The carrier pigeons flapped their wings, soared into the sky, and disappeared into the morning mist in the blink of an eye.

..................

Outside Qinghe County.

It is located in a deep mountain about twenty miles from Sujiazhuang.

At the entrance of a hidden cave.

The cave entrance, which should have been completely hidden by the hanging vines, now looked as if it had been swept by a sharp blade, with vine branches broken off and scattered all over the ground.

Inside the cave, there was a tall, slender young man dressed in a well-tailored black outfit.

At this moment, he was holding a sword in one hand and a fluorite in the other.

The light from the fluorite illuminated his angular face.

It was Bao Ping, the young master of Pingwei Escort Agency.

At his feet lay a gigantic donkey demon.

The donkey demon had many wounds on its body, some so deep that the bone was visible. Its short, gray-black fur was covered in blood and dirt, making it look like it was on its last legs and looked very pitiful.

"Tsk tsk tsk, as expected of a donkey demon, it certainly has the assets. It's just a pity that some things are beyond its reach!"

Bao Ping chuckled, swung his sword, and slashed, trapping the root of his troubles in the glass bottle containing the wine.

Even a regular donkey penis is a highly nutritious substance, but that of a fourth-tier early-stage donkey demon is even more so.

Although he felt he didn't need it, he thought it was always good for a man to take extra care of himself.

"Coo coo~~"

Suddenly, a carrier pigeon flew in through the hole.

Bao Ping raised an eyebrow, took the carrier pigeon, and opened the message box.

"Muyang, we've left the city, to Sujiazhuang."

"It's truly a case of 'searching high and low without finding it, only to have it come to you effortlessly.'"

"Mu Yang, Mu Yang, I was hoping to let you live a few more days, but I never expected that you would come to the underworld of your own accord!"

As he spoke, Bao Ping took out a pen, ink, and paper from his sleeve and began to write.

"Notify Uncle Su, Su Family Village, we've killed two birds with one stone!"