Slaying demons and eliminating evil, a martial saint among mortals.

At this moment, Liu Yunniang was squatting on the ground wiping the blood off Qin Lie's hands, her sobs were low and her shoulders were heaving.

Qin Lie was still planning the Demon Suppression Division's affairs for tomorrow, but upon hearing this commotion, he had to put those matters aside for the time being.

"sister in law."

"It's nothing, just a minor injury. It'll be fine in a couple of days. Don't cry."

"I was standing right next to it when that thing lunged at me, and I couldn't help at all."

After she finished speaking, tears fell again.

Qin Lie didn't say anything more and let her wipe the blood off her hands.

After his constitution improved, the pain subsided considerably, and the bleeding had stopped long ago. He felt that he was fine.

On the contrary, Liu Yunniang was even more nervous than him, carefully cleaning the wound again and again, afraid that there might be some part that was not cleaned properly.

Just then, the sound of a wheelchair rolling came from outside.

"Yunniang? What happened just now? I heard a noise outside."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the door was pushed open from the outside.

Qin Lie looked up.

Xiao He came in first, leaned against the door frame and glanced into the room. She stopped abruptly and covered her mouth with her hand.

Tiger poked his head out from behind her, saw the big rat on the ground, and took a step back, hiding next to Zhang Erniu's wheelchair.

But he still peeked out, his eyes darting around, looking terrified yet unwilling to look away.

With the two children blocking his way, Zhang Erniu could only move forward a little to see what was on the ground clearly.

Qin Lie noticed that his fingers instantly gripped the armrests of the wheelchair.

But it only lasted for a moment, and it quickly loosened up again.

"Brother Zhang, don't worry, everything has been taken care of."

"There's nothing I can do to help you in your current condition. You should go back and rest. You don't need to worry about things here."

After Qin Lie finished speaking, he realized that his words were somewhat impolite.

However, since he had already said it, he had no intention of taking it back.

After all, Zhang Erniu was still scheming against his Demon-Suppressing Order last night, so he didn't need to be considerate of the other party's feelings.

The room was quiet for a few seconds.

Qin Lie noticed that Zhang Erniu's expression darkened for a moment, but he quickly regained his previous honest and simple demeanor.

"Yes, my body really can't help with this kind of thing."

"Yunniang, clean up this monster's flesh. Don't waste it. The pharmacy will take it."

"I'll sell it tomorrow for some money and buy some good stuff for Brother Qin to improve his health. He's been staying at our house these past few days and hasn't been eating very well."

"understood."

Liu Yunniang looked up at Zhang Erniu, responded, and then lowered her head again, seemingly lost in thought.

"Alright, push Dad out."

"Let your mother handle this; don't get in the way."

Zhang Erniu directed the two children to push his dilapidated wheelchair away from the side room.

Tiger, on the other hand, kept turning back to look at the big rat on the ground, stretching his neck out as far as it could.

The door closed again, leaving only Qin Lie and Liu Yunniang in the side room.

Neither of them spoke.

The ambiguous feeling from before has long since vanished thanks to the rat demon's meddling.

"Sister-in-law, let's deal with this thing on the ground first."

"Okay, I'll handle it."

"Lie in bed and rest for a while, don't move around."

Liu Yunniang responded, bent down, grabbed the rat demon's hind legs, and began to drag it out.

This thing must be quite heavy.

Liu Yunniang had to rest after every step she took, and it took a lot of effort to finally drag the rat demon outside the door.

After going outside, Liu Yunniang didn't drag the things too far, but only started processing them in the area where the light could reach them.

The door was not closed.

She was probably frightened earlier; leaving the door open made her feel a little safer.

Qin Lie neither offered to help nor kept staring at Liu Yunniang.

He went back to bed, leaned his back against the wall, sat cross-legged, and closed his eyes to rest.

What he needs to do now is to recover his strength and prepare for the Demon Suppression Division's assessment tomorrow.

Only by passing the assessment and joining the Demon Suppression Division can one come into contact with more demons.

He could still tell which was more important and which was less important.

……

"Sis, Uncle Qin is amazing!"

"That big rat was as tall as me, and its teeth were so sharp, yet Uncle Qin managed to kill it."

After returning to his room, Zhang Erniu heard his son's excited voice.

Looking back, you can still see Tiger's little hands gesturing in the air.

"With Uncle Qin protecting us, will we no longer be afraid of monsters?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao He's expression changed, and she subconsciously tugged at Hu Zi.

Unfortunately, Tiger didn't understand what his sister meant at all.

He ran excitedly to Zhang Erniu.

"Dad, I think Uncle Qin is much more capable than you."

"You can only kill wild beasts, but Uncle Qin can kill monsters."

"Shut up!"

"Uncle Qin is amazing, Uncle Qin is amazing! Is 'Uncle Qin' all you ever talk about?"

"Your father isn't dead yet!"

Zhang Erniu shouted and slapped Hu Zi across the face.

Tiger's voice stopped abruptly.

He stood there, covering his face, stunned for a moment, and then tears streamed down his face.

Qin Lie's words, "There's nothing I can do to help you in your current situation," had already taken a deep swirling chord with Zhang Erniu.

Now even his own son thinks Qin Lie is better than his biological father.

This made Zhang Erniu unable to suppress his anger any longer.

"Father, my younger brother is still young and doesn't understand."

Xiaohe quickly stood in front of Huzi, defending her younger brother while wiping away his tears.

Seeing the two children like this, Zhang Erniu's expression gradually softened.

The child is still young and speaks without thinking.

It's good to be scared now.

So that they won't end up really treating Qin Lie as the backbone of the family.

"Alright, stop crying."

"His abilities are his business, but we're family, you know?"

Zhang Erniu reached out and patted Hu Zi's head.

Tiger nodded while wiping away his tears.

Xiao He responded softly.

"It's getting late, you should go to sleep."

"Xiao He, keep an eye on your little brother and don't let him run around again."

Seeing that the two children were behaving obediently, Zhang Erniu nodded in satisfaction.

Xiaohe held Huzi's hand and whispered:

"Understood, Father."

The two children took off their shoes and coats and huddled under the covers.

Tiger was still sobbing softly, and Xiaohe gently patted her younger brother's back to coax him to sleep.

The room quickly fell silent.

Zhang Erniu sat in his wheelchair and slowly turned his head to look towards the side room.

The lights over there are still on.

Through the crack in the window, one could vaguely see Liu Yunniang's busy figure.

The people from the Demon Suppression Bureau will be here tomorrow.

Looking at Qin Lie today, he doesn't look like a fool at all.

If Qin Lie can pass the test and enter the Demon Suppression Division, he is willing to support their family after receiving a salary.

It would be a good thing if he would be willing to discuss things with his older brother in the future.

But what if Qin Lie becomes too powerful after joining the Demon Suppression Division and refuses to listen to him anymore...?

Zhang Erniu's gaze slowly darkened.

In his hand, there was also a blood-written invitation from Yanyu Tower that he had kept hidden for many years.

He found that thing by chance on a dead person when he went hunting in the mountains when he was young.

Over the years, he inquired from various sources and learned about the purpose of this thing.

Bloodstained Post from Yanyu Tower.

Anyone with a blood-written invitation can hire Yanyulou to kill someone free of charge.

Over the years, Zhang Erniu has never been willing to use it.

If it really comes to that, even if we have to use up this blood oath, it will be worth it.

But now is not the time.

The people from the Demon Suppression Bureau will be here tomorrow.

If something were to happen to Qin Lie at this time, the Zhang family would definitely be implicated, and he would become the first person suspected.

We can only use this blood oath after Qin Lie leaves Black Mountain Town.

Once everyone's attention has shifted away from the Zhang family, find an opportunity where no one will suspect him.

Zhang Erniu withdrew his gaze, reached out and touched the armrest of the wheelchair, and a simple, honest smile returned to his face.

He's not in a hurry.

As long as Qin Lie is still willing to obey, this blood oath can be kept indefinitely.

But if Qin Lie really wants to take this family away from him, then don't blame him for being ruthless.

Only one person can be in charge of this family.

That's Zhang Erniu.

at the same time.

Fifty miles outside Heishan Town, three fast horses were galloping towards the town in the darkness of night.

"Boss Lu, are we really going to travel this far for an idiot?"

"I heard from people in Heishan Town that Qin Shanhe's son is mentally unstable."

"Even if there are vacancies for such people, they would only be a burden if they joined the Demon Suppression Division."

The burly man carrying a large knife on his back is named Li Hu.

Having traveled all night, his face already showed signs of impatience.

"So, that's why we brought the Hundred Demon Mirror here."

Without turning his head, Lu Chen, the leader, threw out a single sentence.

"What's the use of bringing the Hundred Demon Mirror? It can't cure idiots!"

"Even if he's not stupid now, he'd probably still be dull and taciturn."

"If we really get into the Demon Suppression Division, won't we just be dragging the brothers down with us?"

Li Hu curled his lip.

"Alright, Qinghe, the only girl, hasn't complained about being tired, but you're the one who's starting to yell. How can you be so shameless?"

"Let's hurry up, or we'll be in trouble if we encounter any nocturnal monsters if we delay any longer."

Lu Chen spurred the horse's flanks, increasing its speed even further.

"Come on, boss."

"With the abilities of the three of us, if we were to encounter any nocturnal monsters, wouldn't those monsters be the ones in trouble?"

Li Hu laughed loudly and immediately spurred his horse to give chase.

Xu Qinghe remained silent, following quietly behind the two.

Three swift horses galloped forward.

We are getting closer and closer to Heishan Town.