After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

But at this moment, they underestimated the sharpness of the three-pointed double-edged sword. With just a flash of silver light, both the assassin and the broken sword were cleaved in two.

In the cold, silvery light, a burst of warm, bloody light exploded, spreading across the ground along with cries of pain. The viscous smell of blood and heat rose with each fall from the wound, creating a bloody scene that would terrify any normal person, causing them to scream and run away.

Erlang Shen silently turned around and walked away to a corner. (The rest of the text appears to be unrelated and possibly machine-generated gibberish.)

After taking only a few steps, two translucent hands covered Erlang Shen's neck. Erlang Shen sneered, and the two hands, as if startled, quickly withdrew.

Then a large number of ghosts emerged from the corner of Erlang Shen's destination. Erlang Shen casually waved his weapon, which was two meters tall and had a long handle that spun easily and smoothly in his hand, like a toothpick.

Before this weapon, demons, monsters, and zombies are all easily shattered, with no one able to withstand a single blow.

Erlang Shen stepped forward, treading on countless pieces of corpses and flesh. Despite the scene being as gruesome as hell, Erlang Shen appeared as relaxed as if he were on a picnic.

Before long, Erlang Shen saw a Ghost-level Awakened being sitting in the corner, his whole body reeking of corpse stench.

The awakened one stared at Erlang Shen, his voice filled with fear, and said...

"Perhaps we can..."

Erlang Shen swung his weapon, and the Awakened One's head fell off his neck, blood spurting five meters high from the wound.

Erlang Shen walked back to where Zhou Yan had fallen. At this moment, Xiaotianquan had already picked up the child and said to Erlang Shen.

"Alive."

Erlang Shen nodded in satisfaction.

……

A crack appeared in the darkness, and light seeped in.

Zhou Yan slowly awoke from the chaos, his vision gradually clearing, lines and colors becoming more distinct.

"Um, I..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Yan saw Erlang Shen sitting by his bedside.

Zhou Yan: "?(°?°)?"

Erlang Shen reached out and gently parted the strands of hair on Zhou Yan's forehead.

"Are you awake?"

"Is there anything else that hurts?"

Erlang Shen seemed to be suppressing something.

"Would you like me to cook you some porridge?"

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Chapter Thirty-Six Investigation

Here's a little-known fact: In ancient times, criminals who were to be executed were kept alive daily with ginseng, chicken soup, and all sorts of delicacies.

The reason was that tortures like slow slicing and waist-cutting would kill a weak person quickly. Therefore, prisoners were fattened up and made to be vigorous and healthy, so that they could complete the torture process before dying.

Lying on the bed, Zhou Yan stared intently at Erlang Shen, whose face remained expressionless as he said he would cook porridge for him.

This guy probably thinks he's just been resurrected and is too weak to withstand torture, so he's fattening himself up first, waiting until he's strong enough to make his move.

Zhou Yan had died earlier, his body pierced by the sword energy of the sword-wielding assassin. After exceeding the healing limit of the Transformation Realm, his internal organs ruptured and he died. However, Zhou Yan's Life Sword had the ability to take someone else's place in death, so after the brief death, the wounds in his body healed rapidly.

But this healing takes time, and during this recovery period, he was arrested.

He got arrested...

Zhou Yan had called Erlang Shen earlier, originally intending to take advantage of the chaos and see if he could escape during the ensuing battle. However, he found that he didn't have enough room to maneuver and couldn't hold out until Erlang Shen came to his rescue.

He was arrested; he was arrested by Erlang Shen, whom he had tricked years ago.

Zhou Yan was a little afraid to imagine what she would encounter in the future, especially since she was still a woman. Although Zhou Yan believed that Erlang Shen would not make her legs full of genitals, there were many other ways to torture her besides that.

Zhou Yan sniffed and choked up.

"I……"

Erlang Shen's calm brown eyes swirled around Zhou Yan's pink tongue in his small mouth. Whether it was his imagination or not, Zhou Yan's small tongue felt a murderous aura on both sides, as if it were scissors placed in the middle, about to be cut off.

Zhou Yan obediently shut his mouth.

Erlangshen stood up.

"I'll make you some porridge, you should rest well."

Erlang Shen left the bedroom where Zhou Yan was.

After the footsteps faded away, Zhou Yan lifted the blanket. Something was amiss. One of Zhou Yan's hands and one of his feet were shackled. These shackles seemed to be a magical artifact. The surface of the shackles was covered with countless incantations. When pulled, these incantations emitted a faint light.

The light suppressed Zhou Yan's transformation ability, making it difficult for his physical body to undergo much change.

Zhou Yan touched his right arm; the Shengwu Sword was gone, apparently taken by Erlang Shen.

Things have gotten a bit complicated.

Unable to leave the bed with his hands and feet chained, Zhou Yan could only sit cross-legged on the bed, propping his chin up with one hand, thinking about how to escape from Erlang Shen's imprisonment.

To be honest, getting out of there wasn't difficult.

Just like when Lin Ziwei came to accuse him of being a bitch, causing Erlang Shen to decide to take Zhou Yan away that day, leaving Zhou Yan with less room to maneuver, but also pointing out to Zhou Yan that Lin Ziwei was a clue to finding an adulterer.

The cousin himself is a trap, but also a clue. If we tell Erlang Shen that the dead cousin was the mortal incarnation of the Ziwei Emperor, Erlang Shen will probably investigate that incarnation.

But all of this should have been part of Old Bai Ze's plan.

Zhou Yan truly admired Old Bai Ze. This guy's plan blocked your path forward while simultaneously leaving you a way out, forcing you to follow the path Old Bai Ze had laid out.

But the path arranged by Bai Ze itself is fraught with traps; following it would likely lead to countless repetitions of the current predicament. (奇)

But do I have a choice now? (Six)

Imprisoned by Erlang Shen, with shackles on his body, and surrounded by layers upon layers of security personnel.

My current awakening level is only 9%. With this level of awareness, how can I possibly negotiate with Erlang Shen?

Old Bai Ze, oh old Bai Ze, that wretched beast has indeed arranged everything. How can I, this new Bai Ze, escape the shadow of my past life?

On the other side. Si

Erlang Shen went to his kitchen, put on a white apron, took out preserved eggs and minced meat from the refrigerator, picked up a clay pot, put in some fragrant rice and started simmering it over low heat, while he picked up the meat and started chopping it with a cleaver.

The celestial hound with dog ears heard the sound and went to Erlang Shen's side. (Yu)

"Doesn't Erlang use a meat grinder?" Han

"Meat ground in a meat grinder will have a much worse texture."

As a bachelor, Erlang Shen had long since developed his culinary skills, and therefore he was well aware of the vast difference between machine-made and handmade food.

"Howling Celestial Dog joked."

"If I didn't know you were cooking porridge for Bai Ze, I would have thought you were cooking it for your girlfriend. What's wrong? Are you tempted by Bai Ze's nice physique and planning to humiliate him in a way that reflects his gender?"

Erlang Shen shook his head.

"Nothing is more important than hope, and nothing is more terrifying than losing hope."

Bai Ze did not actually physically torture Erlang Shen. After capturing Zhou Yan, Erlang Shen considered subjecting Zhou Yan to the Ten Great Tortures of the Qing Dynasty. However, Erlang Shen was a righteous god with high moral character and a high bottom line. Before capturing Zhou Yan, he thought about how cruel the torture would be, but once he had Zhou Yan, he couldn't bring himself to do it.

Ultimately, Bai Ze had never physically tormented Erlang Shen, so Erlang Shen couldn't bring himself to retaliate in kind.

So they arrested Zhou Yan, fed him and gave him water every day, but forbade him from going out or using the internet or cell phones. Such a playful creature who loves to have fun, once locked up in one place and never allowed to go out, with no means of entertainment, is definitely a form of mental torture.

Of course, if the slow slicing method isn't effective, Erlang Shen can choose another method.

Anyway, Zhou Yan is in Erlang Shen's hands, so Erlang Shen can use various methods to make this wicked beast experience the same mental pressure that he once faced.

After the meat filling was chopped and the rice in the casserole was cooked, Erlang Shen put the chopped meat filling and the chopped preserved egg into the casserole, and added some shredded ginger.

"Xiaotian... how's the investigation going?"

"Is it about Bai Ze? I've looked into it. It seems that the group that dealt with Bai Ze was an awakened criminal organization that did a lot of reckless things. However, because there was a demigod-like figure in the organization, the government has always been in a passive position."

The Celestial Hound licked its lips and walked over to the congee with preserved egg and lean pork that Erlang Shen was cooking.

Erlang Shen said gently.

"This porridge doesn't have much meat. I'll make you beef later."

The tail behind the Howling Celestial Dog wagged happily.

"Yes, I will continue to investigate the organization that is hunting down Bai Ze."

Erlang Shen patted Xiaotianquan's head, then took out some pickled vegetables and salted duck eggs, along with bowls and chopsticks, and went to Zhou Yan's room.

Erlang Shen knocked on the door of the room.

"Wanwan, may I come in?"

A low hum came from inside the door.

Erlang Shen opened the door and went inside.

Zhou Yan was still in bed, but she was sitting there casually, not at all ladylike.

Erlang Shen placed the porridge on the bedside table.

Zhou Yan suddenly pulled open his clothes, revealing his body underneath, while Erlang Shen looked completely unconcerned.

These are gods who have lived for hundreds or thousands of years. What kind of women hasn't Erlang Shen seen? If this beast expects him to be so easily frightened by a little flesh that he can't think straight, then he's really treating the gods like idiots.

That's what he thought, but when Erlang Shen's gaze fell on Zhou Yan's skin beneath his clothes, his pupils couldn't help but contract slightly.

There was a line of blood-red characters on Zhou Yan's skin.

"Another person died in Anxin Community. His name was Lin Ziwei (my cousin's name). He was the human projection of the Ziwei Emperor. Those assassins came to kill him!"

Erlang Shen raised his gaze, and after passing through some subtle areas, his eyes met Zhou Yan's.

Zhou Yan nodded helplessly.

To be honest, Zhou Yan didn't want to follow the path arranged by Lao Bai Ze, but it was no use for him not to. Zhou Yan had thought about it before, and given that he almost died at the hands of those assassins, Erlang Shen couldn't possibly not investigate those assassins.

Old Bai Ze seemed to have anticipated the situation where his young Bai Ze would not follow the path He had arranged, and thus arranged for Erlang Shen to make exceptions.

Damn it, that beast really doesn't leave anyone a way out.

"Eat properly and don't starve yourself."

Erlang Shen made a move to leave, and Zhou Yan couldn't help but open his mouth.

"If you tie me up like this, how am I supposed to go to the toilet?"

Erlang Shen paused for a moment before speaking again.

"This spirit-binding lock can be extended by twenty meters, enough for you to walk to the toilet."

This room has its own bathroom.

Zhou Yan remained silent, and Erlang Shen left the bedroom. Zhong

Zhou Yan watched Erlang Shen leave, then reached for the congee with preserved egg and lean pork that Erlang Shen had cooked.

To be honest, the porridge smelled quite good; when the steam reached Zhou Yan's nostrils, he couldn't help but swallow a few times.

I picked up the soup spoon, slurped it into my mouth, and wow! The congee was rich and flavorful, the preserved egg was fragrant, and the minced meat was chopped perfectly, giving it both texture and taste.

Erlang Shen's cooking skills are quite good, and this congee with preserved egg and lean pork also comes with duck egg and pickled vegetables, adding other flavors.

You can tell at a glance that he's someone who knows how to enjoy life.

After finishing a large pot of congee with preserved egg and lean pork, Zhou Yan comfortably rubbed his stomach and lay down on the bed.

……

Erlang Shen returned to the living room. As a leader who liked to do everything himself, Erlang Shen wanted to investigate the deceased Lin Ziwei himself. However, after spending a long time with Bai Ze, Erlang Shen suspected that this might just be Bai Ze's sophistry.

Erlang Shen took out his phone and dialed the local police. Every year, Erlang Shen injects a large amount of funds into the local police. It is no exaggeration to say that half of the local police are supported by his company. Therefore, Erlang Shen is considered half of their own boss in the eyes of the local police.

"Officer Wang, it's me, Zhou Tao. I want to ask you something. In Anxin Residential Area of ​​Dahe Street, did a guy named Lin Ziwei die?"

"Hey, right... is this Lin Ziwei related to you, Young Master Zhou?"

"No, I just wanted to ask if there's anything special about Lin Ziwei."

"Young Master Zhou, please wait a moment..."