Start slaying demons from the proficiency panel.

If Mr. Dong has offended you in any way in business, please sit down and talk to me calmly. Let's not make a scene; these days, isn't harmony the key to making money?

His words sounded magnanimous; to remain so calm after someone killed one of his men on his own turf is definitely the mark of a smiling tiger hiding a knife.

Ning Xiu secretly used his pupil technique, intending to observe Dong Changgui.

The moment the Qi Observation and Fortune Telling Technique was activated, the entire scene changed color instantly.

Three lines appeared on everyone present, extending to the ceiling.

You wouldn't believe it until you see it; the evil lines on Dong Changgui's body were so black they were shiny and glossy, and their thickness was more than ten times that of the good lines.

A typical villain.

Among the many people present, there were quite a few with dark blue or light red luck lines, with the scarred man having the reddest luck line.

"Dong Changgui, you bastard, you secretly conspired with the Azure Dragon Society! Our guild leader went out to attend the Cangshan Grand Banquet and hasn't returned yet, and you immediately sent people to burn down our guild's headquarters without their knowledge! Tell me! What exactly did you and the Azure Dragon Society do to our guild leader!"

Upon hearing Scarface's words, Dong Changgui's expression instantly changed, becoming even more serious.

He had always kept this matter a secret, never expecting that the Blood Blade Society members would find out.

"Your trained assassins, you sent them out to set a fire and they just spilled the secret to me like that?" Dong Changgui said coldly to a guard beside him.

"Shopkeeper, I... I don't know either." Cold sweat beaded on the guard's face.

Scarface spoke loudly, and although the people present did not know the situation, they all heard him clearly, including Ning Xiu and his group on the second floor.

"Kill them. We can't let them say anything more," Dong Changgui ordered in a low voice.

Instantly, Dong Changgui's men drew their swords and attacked. The Blood Blade Society members were no pushovers either; they were all from the martial arts world and were ruthless killers who didn't blink an eye.

In an instant, the two groups began fighting each other in the lobby, their eyes blazing with intense hostility.

"Do you know what kind of force the Azure Dragon Society is?" Ning Xiu looked around and asked Ren Qianxing and Xia Yunsi.

“I’ve never heard of it. Martial arts have always been prevalent in Yunze Prefecture, with many gangs, but only a few are truly famous. However, there is no such force as the Azure Dragon Society among them.” Ren Qianxing shook his head.

Below, the thugs of Tianya Tower and the warriors of the Blood Blade Society engaged in a bloody battle, the fight was incredibly brutal.

Within moments, one person would collapse to the ground, groaning in pain, bleeding profusely.

"Alright, now that we've figured out the reason for the brawl, let's act quickly, otherwise it wouldn't be good if these people accidentally hurt ordinary civilians."

Xia Yunsi couldn't bear to watch any longer, so she jumped over the fence from the second floor, drew her twin staffs from her waist, and attacked the people from Tianya Tower and Blood Blade Society at the same time.

As soon as they landed, two people fell to the ground under Xia Yunsi's stick.

Ren Qianxing was worried that Xia Yunsi would get hurt, so he said to Zhengwu, "Monk, go down and help her quickly. Don't let my senior sister get hurt. I don't have a puppet with me, so I really can't handle this kind of situation."

"Okay." Zhengwu nodded, then jumped down from the second floor and joined the battle.

The sudden appearance of these three people caught both the Tianya Tower and the Blood Blade Society somewhat off guard. They all assumed they were the other side's accomplices and launched a coordinated attack.

"Manager, it's a group of people who are at the fifth rank in martial arts!" the guard standing behind Dong Changgui exclaimed in surprise.

"Why are they interfering at this time? And they're not only beating up those people, they're beating up our people too," Dong Changgui said, frowning.

He looked up at the second floor and saw Ning Xiu standing behind the railing watching the battle, not choosing to join the fight immediately.

With Ning Xiu's martial arts level five strength, the situation would instantly turn one-sided as soon as he made a move, stabilizing the entire field. No one could be his match.

"Stop it, all of you! The Demon Slayer is investigating a case!"

"I am the Demon Slayer, try cutting one more."

Xia Yunsi and Zheng Wu both took out their Iron Horse Demon Subduing Tokens and shouted.

The moment the words "Demon Subduer" were uttered, the entire room fell silent. Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at Xia Yunsi and her companion with some suspicion.

After that incident in Yunze Prefecture, the Demon-Subduing Commander became an untouchable force in Yunze Prefecture. Anyone who dared to lay a hand on the Demon-Subduing Commander would face thunderous punishment from the Demon-Subduing Division.

Compared to the martial arts forces in Nanjiang City, the Demon Subduing Division was an enormous behemoth that no one dared to provoke.

Xia Yunsi and her companion quickly brought the situation under control.

The reason Ning Xiu didn't make a move like the other two was simply that he wasn't even qualified to participate in a scene of that level.

Soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals.

In terms of rank, Xia Yunsi, Ren Qianxing, and the others are all Ning Xiu's subordinates. Unless a mid-level rank expert intervenes, Ning Xiu only needs to be responsible for overseeing things from the rear and keeping others in check.

"This humble commoner, Yao Shouchong, greets the two Demon-Subduing Commanders." Upon seeing the token Xia Yunsi produced, the scarred man immediately sheathed his sword and bowed.

The other Blood Blade Society members followed suit.

"What grudges do you have with Tianya Tower? You can go to the yamen to report it. What kind of behavior is this, fighting and killing in Nanjiang City and disturbing the people?" Xia Yunsi shouted.

Yao Shouchong glared at Dong Changgui with hatred in his eyes, then recounted everything he had investigated to Xia Yunsi.

A few days ago, a faction in Yunze Prefecture called the Azure Dragon Society issued a challenge to all martial arts factions in Yunze Prefecture, inviting them to a banquet to exchange ideas and engage in friendly sparring.

The leader of the Blood Blade Society also went, but a letter was sent back saying that the Azure Dragon Society was preparing to hold a martial arts conference to select the most powerful person from Yunze Prefecture to become the leader of the martial arts alliance and manage the entire martial arts world of Yunze Prefecture.

The Blood Blade Society leader found it boring and left early to return home, but he lost contact with the leader on the way.

Not long after this incident, the Blood Blade Society's headquarters in Nanjiang City was attacked and set on fire by a group of mysterious martial artists, killing many Blood Blade Society members. Fortunately, Yao Shouchong was quite capable and captured a few of the mysterious martial artists who had managed to escape. He removed the poison sacs from their mouths and then used torture to extract the details of the incident from them.

It turns out that the Azure Dragon Society had found a partner in various parts of Yunze Prefecture, and these partners knew about the Azure Dragon Society's plan to hold a martial arts tournament in advance.

The task of people like Dong Changgui is to eliminate those martial arts forces that are unwilling to participate in the martial arts tournament, and then, without revealing that they did it themselves, to give the Azure Dragon Society a mysterious image of having extraordinary abilities.

This made the other martial arts forces fear the Azure Dragon Society and willing to participate in the martial arts conference and accept the management of the final martial arts alliance leader.

As a benefit of cooperating with the Azure Dragon Society, the Azure Dragon Society will not send anyone to participate in the martial arts alliance leader competition.

The Azure Dragon Society will select the candidate forces for the leader of the martial arts alliance from among these partners.

Those forces that failed to become the leader of the martial arts alliance need not be angry, as they can still reap considerable benefits from it.

We guarantee that everyone will make a profit, and no one will lose.

Besides secretly carrying out the extermination mission assigned by the Azure Dragon Society, these partners also need to widely publicize the martial arts tournament throughout Yunze Prefecture, attracting as many martial artists as possible to Cangshan to observe.

It doesn't matter whether these people go to the ring or not, as long as they can get to the Cangshan site, it's quite simple.

As for why the Azure Dragon Society would organize such a plan, even its partners were unaware of the specific purpose behind it.

“My lord, as far as I know, the Blood Blade Society is not the only one whose base has been set on fire recently; there are many other forces as well,” Yao Shouchong said.

As this person revealed everything he knew, Dong Changgui's face had already turned ashen, almost like ice.

If it were a deserted place, he could simply silence Yao Shouchong and remain unharmed.

But with Fumowei present, even if he could kill Yao Shouchong, could he also kill Fumowei and all the other diners?

Besides, with that fifth-rank martial arts master, the Demon-Subduing Officer, overseeing the battle, if I dared to attack another Demon-Subduing Officer, it would be tantamount to courting death.

After a few moments of contemplation, Dong Changgui immediately put on a remorseful expression and strode forward, sincerely apologizing to Xia Yunsi: "My lord, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have done that. I shouldn't have cooperated with the Azure Dragon Society for the sake of profit."

But I dare say, I only promised the Azure Dragon Society that I would help them gather martial artists to go to Cangshan to observe the martial arts tournament. The things he just mentioned, like wiping out entire families and arson, have absolutely nothing to do with me. Even if you gave me ten lives, I wouldn't dare do such a thing. Your Excellency must investigate this thoroughly!

"Dong Changgui, even at a time like this you still dare to lie through your teeth. Your fabrication is quite convincing," Yao Shouchong sneered.

Xia Yunsi had no intention of playing the role of a fair judge in this matter. Having already stopped the fight between the two groups, the rest could simply be left to the local government of Nanjiang City to handle.

"Both of you will come with me to the yamen. The local officials will determine who is right and who is wrong. Don't even think about running away. That Copper Leopard Demon-Subduing Captain will be watching you the whole time. Anyone who tries to escape will be considered guilty," Xia Yunsi said sternly.

The Demon-Subduing Guards are divided into Iron Horse, Bronze Leopard, Silver Tiger, and Golden Dragon, a fact known to all the people of the Shang Dynasty.

Upon hearing that there was actually a Bronze Leopard Demon-Subduing Officer in this place, everyone's expressions turned into wry smiles.

Indeed, in front of the Bronze Leopard Demon-Subduing Commander, these low-ranking martial artists had no chance of resisting at all.

"Let's go."

Led by Xia Yunsi, the people from Tianya Tower and Blood Blade Society began to walk outside.

Dong Changgui's two guards walked up to him and asked in a low voice, "Manager, what do we do now? Do you need us to escort you away?"

"Fools!" Dong Changgui cursed. "That Bronze Leopard Demon-Subduing Commander is still watching us. Do you think he'll let me leave? Or do you think the two of you can hold him off?"

The guard scratched his head: "What do we do now, shopkeeper?"

"What's the rush? Although that guy knows the truth, it's all baseless accusations. It's not enough to do anything to me. The massacre of a family and arson will never happen to me." Dong Changgui turned his head and whispered to Ning Xiu with his back to him.

There are many talented and unusual people in the Demon Subduing Bureau, and there may be some who can read lips. Therefore, you must never face the Demon Subduing Officer when you speak, so as not to have your words deciphered. Dong Changgui has kept this in mind for many years.

[062] Capturing the Evil Spirit and the Mysterious Shadow in the Village

"My lord, a large group of people has arrived outside. The leader, the Demon-Subduing Officer, said they were suspected of causing trouble and disturbing the peace, so he brought them to the yamen for processing."

"Demon Slayer?" Putting down the secret letter in his hand, Ye Hang immediately stood up and walked outside: "Take me to see him."

When Ye Hang arrived at the courtyard of the yamen gate, he saw a large group of people standing in the courtyard, divided into two groups, staring at each other. Ye Hang recognized the leader of the group on the left.

Manager Dong of Tianyalou.

"Xia Yunsi, the Iron Horse Demon Subduer, greets Lord Ye."

"Iron Horse Demon Subduer Wei Zhengwu greets Lord Ye."

"Iron Horse Demon Subduer Ren Qianxing greets Lord Ye."

Upon seeing Ye Hang approach, Ren Qianxing and the other two immediately bowed. In terms of rank, Ye Hang's position as prefect was higher than that of the Iron Horse Demon Subduer.

Although Ning Xiu's token has not yet been changed to Bronze Leopard Demon-Subduing Captain, his strength as a mid-third rank means he no longer needs to pay respects to Ye Hang. In fact, the status of Bronze Leopard Demon-Subduing Captain is on par with that of the Prefect.

"Lock up these troublemakers and wait for interrogation. Several Demon-Subduing Officers, please follow me." Ye Hang ordered the yamen runners to lock up all the troublemakers brought by Ning Xiu and his group in the dungeon.

He then put on a kind face and spoke to Ning Xiu and the others.

Throughout the Great Shang territory, officials held the Demon Subduing Commandant in high esteem. Even if you were only a mere Iron Horse rank officer, you would not be looked down upon or slighted.

Because the current Iron Horse Demon Slayer might become the Bronze Leopard or Silver Tiger in the future, and a wise person never makes enemies with someone who has potential.

"You're too kind, sir." Xia Yunsi then explained the reason for the battle between the Blood Blade Society and the Tianya Tower, as well as the matter of the Azure Dragon Society.

"A family wiped out? Arson?" Ye Hang was immediately surprised. Wasn't this one of the cases he was investigating?

If this whole affair was orchestrated by Tianyalou, then the truth will be revealed.

"Thank you all very much. I didn't expect you to solve such a difficult problem for me right away," Ye Hang said sincerely, cupping his hands in thanks.

Strange things have been happening one after another in Yunze Prefecture lately. Meng Fang is still abroad and has not yet returned. Ye Hang is already grateful that he has been able to handle one or two of the many cases at hand.