Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 318 - 2: I Can Carry It Too [Thanks to ’Qing Ning Zi’ for the Alliance Hierarch Reward] _1

Chapter 318: Chapter 2: I Can Carry It Too [Thanks to ’Qing Ning Zi’ for the Alliance Hierarch Reward] _1

Chu Liang and Jiang Yuebai walked along the street all the way to the City Warden Office branch located in Shaonan Town, only to find they were two people short. Turning to look, they found Xu Ziyang and Ling Ao were following at a considerable distance behind them.

"Senior Brother Xu, Senior Brother Ling, why are you walking so slowly?" Chu Liang asked with a smile.

The two men behind them fell silent for a bit, before it was Ling Ao who eventually said, "I’m tired."

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Chu Liang thought to himself, "If you’re going to lie, at least make it believable. This street is so short that even the old man selling sugar paintings while pushing his cart could have traveled back and forth at a brisk pace twice by now."

Without getting further into the matter, a friendly official from the City Warden Office quickly came to greet them, warmly saying, "Are you the young heroes from the Shu Mountain Sect? I am Chen He, the minor official from the City Warden Office in Shaonan Town."

"We have heard of Officer Chen." Jiang Yuebai replied courteously.

As she was the legitimate chief, she acted as the head of the group when they were out.

"Please come in quickly, let me tell you in detail about the strange incidents." Chen He gestured the road respectfully, being very courteous.

Along the way, he approximately described the situation at the Shaonan Town branch.

Although the Regent Residence gathered heroes from Nine States, it was still understaffed. A City Warden Office was usually set up in a big city, guarded by a City Warden Official. The surrounding small cities would also have branches set up by that City Warden Office, each branch had a minor official.

Du Ce from Yanbo City, familiar to Chu Liang and his companions, was a City Warden Official. As for Chen He, he was the minor official under him. This is why they asked for help from the Shu Mountain Sect when something happened.

Normally, a village like this wouldn’t have a branch set up.

Yet, because Shaonan Town is adjacent to the Osmanthus River and is a major transportation hub for all sides, its prosperity surpasses that of the typical small town, which has led to the establishment of a branch here.

However, there were only Chen He and his younger brother, Chen Luo, guarding this branch, and both of them were only at the Third Realm of cultivation.

After they took their seats in the house, Chen He finally sighed, "Now that you all are here, I can finally breathe easy. These past two days have been extremely troubling."

"Officer Chen, don’t worry. First tell us about the strange incidents," said Jiang Yuebai.

Chen He stopped beating around the bush and straight up began to explain, "Recently, it’s our Shaonan Town’s Zan-Hua festival..."

In mid-September, Shaonan Town celebrates a traditional festival, the Zan-Hua Festival.

The Osmanthus River got its name because its banks were full of a unique species of laurel that grows only in this region. In appearance and fragrance, it far surpassed other species of laurel.

At this time of the year, when the laurel along the river bloomed, the townsfolk would enjoy themselves by the river under the clear night sky.

They would adorn each other with laurel flowers as a matter of traditions, elderly people would adorn the young ones to express their hopes and blessings; youngsters would adorn their elders to show respect and affection; merchants would adorn their customers to display their gratitude and welcome.

The most anticipated event would be the adornment of flowers between young boys and girls. If a young boy fancied a girl, he would approach her to adorn her with a flower. If the girl did not fancy the boy, she would refuse and avoid him.

Of course, some brave girls would proactively adorn boys they fancied with flowers.

However, this customary adornment of flowers did not imply anything beyond that! It merely suggested mutual liking and provided an opportunity for the two to spend time together and understand each other. It’s simply a way to get acquainted with the opposite sex."

"Even if one accepts the flower, it doesn’t signify anything." Chen He emphasized, "Shaonan Town is not some place with overly liberal mores in the outlying areas."

Every year, some visitors would regard this as an opportunity for romantic adventures, thinking they could get intimate with the girl who received their flower, only to be severely punished.

The day before, strange incidents started occurring when the Zan-Hua Festival began.

Three similar puzzling occurrences happened where a young boy and girl during the flower ceremony spotted a beautiful woman in white. The boys shifted their interest to this woman dressed in white, and subsequently met tragic ends with gruesome deaths.

Two of them died strangely, while one who didn’t get close to the woman in white survived.

"Wait a moment..." Chu Liang caught a key point, "So because the third boy did not abandon his original companion, he was spared?"

"Not exactly, it was only because last night, right as he was about to approach the female ghost, my younger brother interrupted him." Chen He explained, "Last night, my brother and I were on patrol by the river, my brother discovered the traces of the female ghost, had a brief showdown with her, thus saving the third victim."

Jiang Yuebai looked around and then asked, "Where is your younger brother now?"

"He’s resting in bed." Chen He replied.

Oh.

No wonder they are asking for help.

...

At night, the moonlight is like water.

The news of a haunting here could naturally not be hidden for the last two days, and the number of people going out on the river drastically dropped. Regardless of the strong traditional atmosphere of the Hairpin Festival, life always comes first.

There may be a few pedestrians who are rather isolated from the news. Seeing the deserted streets, they quickly went home too.

Xu Ziyang sat upright on a roof by the river, looking around with a pair of eyes.

On a dense treetop across the river in the distance, Ling Ao, clad in black, was hidden in the dark night.

The female ghost always appears when a man is pinning a flower on a woman, indicating there might be some obsession. If it were a typical evil spirit, possessing enough power to defeat a cultivator of The Third Realm and it would not behave so rigidly repetitively.

But that female ghost, according to the descriptions, should be a Resentful Spirit, which is different.

Regardless of how strong Resentful Spirits are, they will be guided by resentment. They will appear as long as they see scenes that will trigger their obsessions from their previous life.

However, the street is now deserted, so it is estimated that the female ghost will not show up.

So, at dusk, they made a plan. Two of them pretended to be the young man and woman pinning flowers, aiming to lure the Resentful Spirit out.

As for the role of the young girl, there’s no dilemma because there’s only one woman in the team.

Playing the part of an ideal girl is perfect for Immortal Jiang.

On the other hand, three people could play the young man. At that time, Chu Liang laughed and said, "Then how about Chief Senior Sister choosing one of us three to pair up with you."

Jiang Yuebai pretended to be annoyed and said, "What’s there to choose? The young man baiting the Resentful Spirit is the most dangerous, naturally you, this slick person, should do it."

Officer Chen He was also present in the hall. Hearing this, he said weakly, "In that case, as the City Warden Official of Shaonan Town, I can’t just stand by and do nothing. If it’s really dangerous, actually I can also take the responsibility..."

"Then there’s no need." Chu Liang suddenly got up, "We, the disciples of Shu Mountain, have always been committed to eliminating demons and defending the Dao. How can we retreat at this time? Officer Chen, all you have to do is wait for our good news!"

Xu Ziyang and Ling Ao didn’t care to argue with Chu Liang. Xu Ziyang was full of thoughts about restoring the glory of Shu Mountain, while Ling Ao was thinking about surpassing the three gifted people in front of him someday...

So, they each found their lookouts and waited quietly.

A night breeze blew through.

A flat boat came on the river surface. The handsome young man dressed in brocade at the front of the boat was Chu Liang. He quietly looked forward, and Jiang Yuebai was waiting for him on the shore.

Everything went smoothly according to the plan.

But before the boat could reach the shore, Xu Ziyang’s gaze suddenly shifted, and his eyes burst with brilliance!

A demonic aura appeared!

Although their goal was to catch the female ghost, naturally, they could not let any evil fiends slip through. The moment Xu Ziyang sensed the demonic aura approaching with the wind, he had already risen several dozens of feet against the wind!

The Zhan Gang Sword was drawn instantly!

Being the eldest senior brother of Jade Sword Peak, his experience of roaming the Jianghu was the richest among the four. He knew that this sort of fight was not the same as the ones at the mountain gate.

A battle with an evil demon can turn into a fight for life or death within an instant! There’s no room for mercy!

Whoosh——

The sword aura was released vigorously, heading towards the source of the demonic aura.

The damned creature was very fast, managing to escape into a grove of osmanthus trees next to them, blending into it as if it had melted. Xu Ziyang, following a faint remnant aura, advanced rapidly, his eyes sharp!

"You, evil demon, stop!"