Start slaying demons from the proficiency panel.

"I'm so sorry, gentlemen, I've come to the wrong room." After looking around the room, the voluptuous woman immediately put on a fawning smile and kept apologizing, "I'm so sorry for disturbing your enjoyment. I'll have someone send over two more jars of fine wine later as an apology."

Seeing how these people came and went so quickly and strangely, Ning Xiu could guess that other evil spirits had probably discovered that he had killed those evil spirits.

That's why they're now using the excuse of going to the wrong house to search for suspicious people.

However, these evil spirits probably never imagined that the person would not choose to flee after making the move, but instead drank freely right under their noses.

Meanwhile, in the deepest room on the third floor of Chunman Pavilion.

The entire Chunmange building was brightly lit, but this room was dark and gloomy, and the owner showed no intention of lighting candles.

The window was open, and the bright moonlight shone on the dressing table by the window, becoming the only light in the room.

In front of the bronze mirror, a woman sang a melodious tune, holding a wooden comb and tidying her long, black hair.

"Manager Chu, we've searched the entire Chunman Pavilion, but haven't found anyone suspicious." A disheveled man walked in through the door, speaking in a voice that was sometimes male and sometimes female.

“If you could spot a suspicious person, then they wouldn’t be a suspicious person.” The woman put down the wooden comb and gently stroked the bronze mirror.

A hideously ugly face was faintly visible in the mirror. No matter how gorgeous the woman's clothes or how exquisite her makeup, it could not affect her appearance.

After being stroked by the woman for a while, the image in the mirror slowly changed, with several beautiful faces flashing in the mirror from time to time, before turning into skeletons.

After several changes, a blurry boy's face finally appeared in the mirror.

"Your Majesty's soul-searching technique is becoming more and more exquisite," the disheveled man praised.

"Go and get on with your business. The secret of Chunman Pavilion must not be revealed to the Demon Subduing Division. Otherwise, even with that person's protection, we will be powerless to reverse the situation."

"Yes."

……

Young men are the least able to control themselves. Apart from Ning Xiu, Lu Hao and the others all planned to stay at Chunman Pavilion for one night and spend the night with the girl who had accompanied them.

Ning Xiu, who knew the secrets of Chunmange, would not do such a suicidal thing. After trying to persuade Lu Hao and the others to no avail, he could only choose to return to the Demon Subduing Division on his own.

If Lu Hao and the others don't return tomorrow, I'll report this to Su Qianqian.

Stepping out of the Spring Pavilion, it was already past midnight. The night wind was quite chilly, and Ning Xiu, having drunk some wine, was feeling rather tipsy.

The carriage that Lu Hao had hired was nowhere to be seen on the street, so Ning Xiu had no choice but to walk back to the Demon Subduing Division.

Although there is no curfew in Chaotian, apart from the rich, it is impossible for anyone to be wandering around the streets at this hour of 1-3 AM. After leaving Chunman Pavilion, the streets become quiet and deserted.

Da da da!

Listening to the sound of his own footsteps, Ning Xiu suddenly stopped on the spot.

His pupils were white, but he had already secretly used the Spirit Eye Observation Technique. In Ning Xiu's eyes, evil energy swirled around him, indicating that there must be evil spirits hiding nearby.

“As an evil spirit, you are far too audacious. Why don’t you show yourself?” Ning Xiu said, turning around.

After he finished speaking, a figure emerged from behind a shop pillar not far away. The person was dressed in black and had disheveled hair, making it impossible to see his face.

Evil spirits? Or demons?

……

【Yuan Yang Fist: Level 7 (730/3000)】 (+)

[Golden Bell Shield: Four layers (112/800)] (+)

[Spiritual Vision: Level 1 (21/200)] (+)

【Mahavairocana Sutra: Fourth Layer (910/1600)】(+)

General Proficiency: 1700

……

Ning Xiu cautiously brought up the panel and added 700 points of general proficiency to the Golden Bell Shield, directly raising it by one level.

The remaining 1000 points of general proficiency were all given to the Great Sun Mystic Scripture, which raised it to another level.

Ning Xiu immediately felt the internal energy in his dantian grow stronger, and his physique seemed to become more solid.

Immediately boosting his combat power gave Ning Xiu a boost of confidence when facing this mysterious figure.

"You're quite alert, but unfortunately, discovering me will only make your death more miserable."

This person speaks very strangely, switching between male and female voices in a single sentence, as if a man and a woman are speaking at the same time.

Before he could finish speaking, Ning Xiu rushed forward and punched the other man in the head.

The force of the punch was so strong that it instantly knocked away the long hair in front of the opponent's face, revealing a gloomy-looking man's face.

To Ning Xiu's surprise, there was a woman's face on each side of this person's face, where the ears were located.

They stared at Ning Xiu with venomous eyes, as terrifying as evil spirits.

Snapped!

The demon blocked Ning Xiu's attack with his hand, and a human mouth suddenly split open on the back of his hand, biting at Ning Xiu's arm.

However, Ning Xiu's newly broken-through five-layered Golden Bell Shield was no mere decoration. When that person bit his skin, it was like biting a piece of copper or iron, causing absolutely no harm.

The strangeness of this person's methods was something Ning Xiu had never seen before. This was the true manifestation of a demon's strength, unlike those in the Demon Suppression Prison whose abilities were sealed by the Demon Subduing Officers and who were at the mercy of others.

Before the opponent could react, Ning Xiu channeled his inner energy into his left leg and kicked the demon in the abdomen, instantly sending him flying more than two zhang away.

Ning Xiu used 80% of his strength in this kick, plus the internal energy he poured in. He was confident he could kick through even a stone wall.

However, the demon only lay on the ground for a few breaths before struggling to stand up.

"Ninth Rank in Martial Arts, you are a member of the Demon Subduing Division." The demon wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and revealed Ning Xiu's identity in one sentence.

Ning Xiu didn't answer, and went to meet him again. He didn't believe that this demon was immortal. Since one kick wasn't enough to kill him, he would kick him again.

They had underestimated Ning Xiu's strength and ended up taking a kick for nothing. Although the blow wasn't fatal, it did cause considerable injury to the demon.

If Ning Xiu were to hit him one or two more times, he might really lose his life tonight.

The sorcerer no longer underestimated his opponent and unleashed all his abilities.

In an instant, his long hair flew up and moved without wind, revealing three connected male and female faces to Ning Xiu without any concealment.

"vomit!"

With a loud spit, three black snakes as thick as bowls burst from their mouths, twisting and flying towards Ning Xiu.

The black snake is covered in sharp scales, and its fangs resemble those of a beast. If you were bitten, you would definitely feel terrible.

But Ning Xiu, who had cultivated the Golden Bell Shield, was not afraid of these things at all; his body was his best armor.

Using offense as defense, Ning Xiu grabbed a black snake that was biting him, poured all his inner strength into his palm, and crushed the snake's skull.

Meanwhile, two other black snakes easily bit Ning Xiu's shoulder and thigh. The Golden Bell Shield, which had never been invincible before, met its match for the first time.

Ning Xiu's skin couldn't hold out for even a breath before the black snake's fangs bit through it and pierced his flesh.

"Hiss!" Feeling the pain coming from inside his body, Ning Xiu couldn't help but gasp.

But he did not give up his offensive. If he stopped at this point, he would surely die without a burial place.

Grabbing the black snake that was biting his shoulder, Ning Xiu suddenly plunged his fingers into its eye, violently tearing open the snake's eye socket and scooping out its brain on the spot.

Seeing that Ning Xiu became even more brutal and ferocious after being bitten, the demon could no longer maintain his expression.

The martial arts demon-slaying officers I've encountered before didn't fight like this at all. Who is the real demon here?

Seeing that he had even used his most powerful moves but still couldn't subdue Ning Xiu, the demon couldn't help but consider retreating.

If this continues, it might not be him killing Ning Xiu tonight.

But Ning Xiu would never give him that chance. He quickly crushed the skull of the last black snake and burst out at his fastest speed, arriving in front of the demon in one fell swoop.

Before the demon could dodge, his hand swiftly grasped the demon's main face.

No! Don't!

click!

To the demon's astonishment, his masculine face was instantly deformed by Ning Xiu's hand.

The sound of skulls cracking echoed continuously until they finally exploded completely.

The women's faces on the left and right sides were not spared either, and were crushed one by one by Ning Xiu using his internal force.

[Defeat the demon, General Proficiency +700]

【010】The Strange Tales of Cloth

Ning Xiu finally breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the demon's corpse lying on the ground.

The real demon was far more difficult to deal with than he had imagined. If he hadn't been strong enough, an ordinary apprentice from the Champion Camp would probably have died at the hands of this three-faced demon tonight.

The wounds from the black snake bites on his body were tingling and numb. Ning Xiu immediately began to search the demon's entire body, intending to see if there was anything of value he could plunder.

Three silver notes with a face value of one hundred taels, two bottles of pills of unknown effects, and three skull-shaped throwing darts.

These were all the belongings the demon was carrying. Ning Xiu didn't bother to check the scene, stuffed them all into his pocket, and quickly left the place.

Evil spirits are yin, so things that are extremely yang can effectively restrain evil spirits.

Many martial artists then focus on cultivating internal energy techniques of the Yang type in order to better combat evil spirits or heal injuries caused by them.

Upon returning to his small house, Ning Xiu immediately mobilized his internal energy to suppress the bleeding from his wounds and began to heal them.

In less than half an hour, wisps of black energy were expelled from Ning Xiu's wound, and the soreness and numbness dissipated.

"It's impossible for such a coincidence to happen in the middle of the night. I just happened to run into a demon hiding in Chaotiandu. It seems I've already been exposed at Chunmange." Ning Xiu thought to himself as he found a brand-new, unopened bottle of wound medicine in the room and applied it to his wound.

Chunman Pavilion harbors evil spirits, allowing them to disguise themselves as beautiful women to harm people. The power dynamics behind this also involve Marquis Wuyi, one of the thirty-six kings and marquises of the Shang Dynasty.

The situation was so complicated that Ning Xiu was unsure whether he should report it to Su Qianqian.

What if the Demon Subduing Division already knew about this, but chose to remain silent and do nothing due to the Marquis of Wuyi's status?

What if the Demon Subduing Division is colluding with Marquis Wuyi, with the aim of achieving some unknown purpose through Chunman Pavilion?

Even if the Demon Subduing Division is unaware of this matter, Marquis Wuyi has immense power and numerous assassins.

just in case……