Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 213 - 7 Malice [Seeking monthly ticket!]_1

Chapter 213: Chapter 7 Malice [Seeking monthly ticket!]_1

Yanbo City.

This place overlooks the Eastern Sea. The Eastern Region’s wealthiest land, with its vibrant and bustling city. Chu Liang and Lin Bei had recently been here for a short time, but they hadn’t entered the city, only stayed overnight outside the city walls.

This assignment, however, gave them the chance to roam the city.

The Golden Fur Beast, having consumed the Advancement Spirit Pill, was down every day, so they didn’t bring it this time.

The shadow of the past Dual Swordman’s assassination attempt still lingered. They didn’t know if he had any accomplices. Having passed some time, they hoped the danger had passed.

After all, there are thieves for a thousand days, but there aren’t protectors from thieves for a thousand days, Chu Liang couldn’t just remain on the mountain all his life for the potential existence of an assassin. Rest assured with Old Fei, the Sixth Realm War Spirit, in his arms.

And so, accompanied by Lin Bei and Shang Ziliang, these two generals, the three of them came to Yanbo City.

The vast city.

They could distinctively feel an oppressive atmosphere shrouding the city. The citizens in every street and alley were discussing the mysterious incidents that had recently occurred. The volume of merchants and visitors at the city gate was less than what it ought to be for such a grand city in the Eastern Region.

The series of mysterious murders greatly affected Yanbo City indeed. In a city where a Demonic Cultivator has killed, who would dare enter before even taking the chance to escape?

But it is strange, An ordinary demonic cultivator, if he were to kill for the cultivation, would not only commit crimes in one place. Usually, they flee immediately after committing a murder and commit another crime elsewhere so that they can’t be easily tracked down.

The mysterious incidents that had occurred in Yanbo City, however, resulted in seven consecutive deaths all by heart extraction, with each death not more than three days apart causing public panic.

If it was a common homicide, it might not cause such widespread panic. But these are mysterious incidents committed by cultivators, compared to cultivators, ordinary people are far weaker. If one were to encounter this, they could lose their life in a moment.

For this case, there is actually a hypothesis- it was committed by an extremely skilled demonic cultivator from the Soul Slaughter Sect in the Third Realm.

The Soul Slaughter Sect...

One of the most ancient lineages in the Demon Sect, that would rise whenever turmoil engulfs the world, and swiftly sinks back into obscurity when times of peace arrive.

That’s because the most significant characteristic of this sect is utilizing killing as a substitute for resources.

The cultivation requires a considerable amount of resources, which is common knowledge. Even a demonic cultivator, like the Earth Slaying Envoy of the Underworld King Sect, who they had previously come across, is worried about obtaining Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

But the Soul Slaughter Sect is different.

The cultivators of the Soul Slaughter Sect require nine live human hearts as the primary material needed for Alchemy and to achieve Core Formation.

The founder of the sect indeed was innovational, at first, he might just be looking for an alternative to resources for cultivation, and he indeed achieved it... otherwise, he wouldn’t have died in such a miserable manner.

Without a doubt, such cultivators should be killed as soon as they surface.

After Chu Liang and the others entered the city, they headed straight to the City Warden Yamen because it was City Warden Official Du Ce who had invited them this time.

Typically, the imperial court cultivators within a city are military generals and the City Warden Yamen. The military doesn’t usually participate in the investigation of these mysterious murders within the city, and the City Warden Yamen is short-staffed. When a significant case arises, they would call on personnel from Yu Capital City. If there is a personnel crunch in Yu Capital City, they will ask for assistance from the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, not an uncommon occurrence.

Du Ce has a good relationship with the Shu Mountain Sect, so he invited the disciples of Shu Mountain to help with the case in the Eastern Region.

Of course, he did not only invite disciples from the Shu Mountain Sect.

...

"Warrior Chu, Warrior Lin, we meet again. Haha, and Shang nephew." Du Ce, still dressed as a scholar, warmly greeted the three as they entered.

Shang Ziliang’s timing of the visit was impeccable because Du Ce was his father’s classmate and junior brother, and over the years, they had met several times and were well acquainted.

"City Warden Du." Chu Liang greeted respectfully.

"Uncle Du!" Shang Ziliang called out loudly.

Lin Bei glanced at him and bowed his hand immediately, saying, "Old Brother Du."

Shang Ziliang pushed him aside immediately.

Chu Liang laughed and said, "My Sect brothers are jesting around, City Warden Du, don’t mind them."

"No worries, they are young after all." Du Ce had a pleasant personality and didn’t mind it at all.

The group, after such warm greetings, proceeded into the main hall of the yamen.

There was a young man sitting inside.

The young man, approximately eighteen or nineteen years old, had a jade face with full spirits, cloud-like hair bundled up, and a gaze full of divine light. One could tell he was not ordinary. He was wearing a woven brocade of pale blue and white, a white tiger pendant hanging around his neck and a Bright Pearl inserted in his hair; he exuded an out-of-this-world regal aura.

Upon seeing Chu Liang and others entering, he merely glanced vaguely over them, he neither stood up to greet them nor seemed to have any intention of making small talk, but merely sat there lazily.

The trio ignored him as well.

Once Du Ce ushered the three members of the Shu Mountain Sect into the central hall and returned to his seat, he introduced the visitors, "These are the three young heroes from the Shu Mountain Sect, who have arrived to help in apprehending the demonic practitioners. This is the young hero from the Penglai Upper Sect, Yang Yuhu."

Chu Liang couldn’t help but glance a couple of times more at the man across from him.

Yang Yuhu was a usual name in Seven Star Mansion Report.

Although there isn’t a precise ranking within the Nine Heavens and Ten lands, generally, Penglai is considered to be the First Immortal Sect. With rich heritage, powerhouses abound, it has been a dominant force in the righteous path for hundreds of years.

Among the young disciples of Penglai, the most famous are the brothers Yang Shenlong and Yang Yuhu.

The pair could be considered the twin stars of Penglai.

Particularly the elder brother, Yang Shenlong, has been regarded as a prodigy of the times since his birth, always diligent and invincible on his path of cultivation, time and again killing enemies across realms and earning significant worldwide renown. Almost no one would compare him with his peers. Though the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands have countless geniuses in every generation, if one were to single out the best of this age, his name would undoubtedly be mentioned the most.

Even though his younger brother, Yang Yuhu is also a genius, his brother’s fame shadows over him and he often only appears as his elder brother’s sidekick.

Seeing him today, he indeed lives up to coming from the Penglai Upper Sect, emanating an arrogance unique to his sect.

Upon hearing Du Ce’s introduction, Yang Yuhu simply gave a slight nod towards the trio from Shu Mountain to greet them.

Chu Liang responded with a smile, but said nothing.

When socialising with members from other sects while away from home, if they are indifferent, he naturally can’t be overly enthusiastic. Politeness is due, but if he is eagerly trying to extend a hand and receive a cold shoulder, it’s the dignity of the Shu Mountain that he is compromising.

"Young Hero Yang learned from Elder Yellow Dragon of Penglai Upper Sect and was a renowned name from a young age, the few of you must not be unfamiliar with him." Du Ce noted the awkward silence between the two groups and introduced with a chuckle, "This Young Hero Shang is the son of a classmate of mine and beyond doubt, highly talented. This Young Hero Lin is a disciple of the top peak of Shu Mountain and needs no further elaboration. Finally, Young Hero Chu is a renowned disciple of Empress Feng. I hope that as you all come to Yanbo City, you could cooperate with each other..."

He was only trying to help. Seeing that the two groups weren’t conversing, he wanted to help deepen their understanding of each other and facilitate communication.

Before his words came to a close, Yang Yuhu frowned and turned to Chu Liang, "You’re Empress Feng’s disciple?"

"Indeed." Chu Liang nodded in reply.

Yang Yuhu was silent for a moment, then he said: "In this case, you do your thing and I’ll do mine. Your cultivation levels are insignificant, just make sure you don’t get in my way."

Upon hearing these words, Chu Liang furrowed his brows.

Such direct hostility.

Wait...

Yang Yuhu was initially only slightly arrogant. His sudden offensive remarks appeared to start from the moment he heard Empress Feng’s name.

Chu Liang instantly connected the dots.

The Penglai Upper Sect has its residence in the Eastern Sea; the coastal area of the Eastern Sea is also part of their sphere of influence. It is only natural for them to show up when anything happens in Yanbo City. On the contrary, the Shu Mountain Sect seemed rather abrupt in reaching out here on Du Ce’s pleas for help. Yang Yuhu’s indifference could be reasoned out.

However, the sudden change in attitude seemed to have occurred because he heard that Chu Liang was Empress Feng’s disciple.

The last time his master visited the Eastern Sea to gather marine plants, she was chased away by people from the Penglai Upper Sect. She had said she left because she knew better than to argue, but the event surely wasn’t that smooth and probably included some unpleasant moments.

Sigh.

City Warden Du, really, he never dares to mention his master’s name while venturing outside, yet he blurted it out without thinking.

He’ll have to remind his master when he returns...whatever troubles she stirs up, she should not mention his name.

Chu Liang, however, couldn’t apologise on behalf of his master facing Yang Yuhu’s attitude.

He merely shrugged lightly without glancing at the latter, and responded to Du Ce with a faint smile: "We are here to arrest the demonic cultivator. Whether we cooperate or not, it’s all the same."

Du Ce responded with a bitter smile. He probably did not expect Yang Yuhu to have a sudden change in attitude either. He said, "Then, each one of you can act independently."

Upon his command, clerks brought two sets of records to each party.

"These are the records of the mysterious cases. You guys can carefully go through them to see if you could find any clues. He still needs two human hearts to make the external elixir, so we presume he’ll make another move within the next three days. So when the night falls, we have to patrol and secure the entire city. At that time, we will be short-handed in the City Warden Office, so we’ll have to bother you to monitor movements in the city. You guys can move freely, I won’t command."

"Sure!" Everyone answered in unison.

...

At dusk.

Du Ce raised his head from the records, closed his eyes for a moment to recover clarity, then opened them.

Common affairs are indeed exhausting. Even as a Fifth Realm cultivator, handling these affairs daily was somewhat exhausting for him. In recent days, there have been numerous mysterious cases within the Yu Dynasty, increasing the responsibilities of city wardens everywhere and mounting pressure on him.

The rumors about the return of the Demon God and the frequent occurrence of mysterious cases everywhere seem to be brewing a storm.

A storm is often preceded by stronger winds.

As the principal city warden official, he cannot help but worry.

But the most important thing right now is to catch the local demonic cultivator.

He went out the door, called over a clerk waiting outside, and asked, "Have the cultivators from Shu Mountain and Penglai departed?"

The cultivators from the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands are used to freedom and have always held some aversion to being commanded by imperial courts. Therefore, he did not assign any strict tasks to the young men, simply letting them do things their way. Although he has given them freedom, it is still necessary to keep an eye on their actions to prevent any idlers.

In the past, there have been young cultivators sent by their sects to help with tasks, who sneaked off to the brothels the moment they entered the city, completely ignoring their responsibilities, and acting despicably.

The clerk replied, "Young Hero Yang from Penglai Upper Sect left early to visit the locations where the bodies were discovered, likely to explore the residual fluctuations of True Qi."

"What about Shu Mountain?" Du Ce asked again.

"Um..." The clerk paused and responded, "Young Hero Chu left a bit later. Before leaving, he asked me about the best places in the city to enjoy himself. He might have had his own plans..."

Du Ce: "What?"