Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 401 - 376: Town Demon Office, Arrested the Wrong Person! Now Scram Back Home and Sell Urinals!

Chapter 401: Chapter 376: Town Demon Office, Arrested the Wrong Person! Now Scram Back Home and Sell Urinals!

Many people had heard that the Town Demon Office was going to execute a member of the Demon Clan on the Demon-Execution Platform today, so many gathered to watch the excitement.

It wasn’t even noon yet, but the area was already overcrowded.

Looking at the sea of people below who seemed as if they had never seen a demon being killed before, Zhang Datui’s brows were deeply furrowed. He waved to a martial artist beside him to come closer and then asked quietly, "Why are there so many people? Are there usually this many people when we execute demons?"

"Um... Principal Officer Zhang, actually, there are usually quite a few spectators, but generally, it reaches this number only around three quarters past when it’s almost noon. But today, there are this many people even before noon; I see that nearby pubs and teahouses are nearly full. It’s two or three times more than usual!"

Zhang Datui’s brows tightened as he looked around and asked, "Then what if Zhang San arrives later, can our people hidden around here rush up in time to capture him?"

The martial artist beside him lowered his head, not daring to speak.

Zhang Datui understood. Clearly, those Town Demon Office martial artists who were disguised as beggars or small traders, let alone capturing Zhang San, would find it difficult to even get close to him with the current crowd density.

Then, Zhang Datui thought of an even more serious problem.

What if Zhang San is late and can’t get through?

"Go, find the Magistrate of Metropolitan Prefecture Shen Erxian, and ask him to maintain order and not to block the surrounding roads entirely."

The martial artist by his side grimaced and said in a low voice, "Principal Officer, we had already asked for help from the Magistrate’s people when we found out that too many people were coming to watch, and they started fighting each other. They said the Magistrate is having butt pain and is recovering in a nearby pub."

"Bullshit! Shen Erxian doesn’t indulge in pederasty, what’s with his butt pain! And why would he go to a pub for butt pain anyway?"

Zhang Datui also knew that today’s task was somewhat dirty, as it involved capturing someone else’s woman to threaten and coerce her, but fortunately, Hu Xingxiang was a demon; this identity allowed the Town Demon Office to hide behind a façade.

Otherwise, if this got out, they would probably be the backbone that everyone pointed at within the Town Demon Office.

It’s disgraceful, utterly disgraceful!

Sai Baihua, that damn woman, came up with a foul idea and ran off, leaving him to do the dirty, tiring work.

Knowing that he couldn’t rely on Shen Erxian, Zhang Datui immediately sent someone to the Town Demon Office to call more people for help.

Finally, at a quarter past noon, a martial artist came running to Zhang Datui and reported, "Principal Officer Zhang, everyone from the Town Demon Office who could be called has been summoned!"

It was only then that Zhang Datui let out a sigh of relief, and then he asked, "Is everyone well-positioned in ambush around here?"

"Um... people are still squeezing in because it’s just too crowded. It’s possible to ask the Magistrate’s people to clear the way for us, but doing so might alert Zhang San who is hiding nearby."

Zhang Datui’s brow furrowed as he looked down; apart from the circle around the Demon-Execution Platform, which was surrounded by martial artists from the Town Demon Office, everywhere else was packed with people.

Zhang Datui couldn’t understand why so many people had come today!

"What time is it now?"

"It’s two quarters past noon."

Zhang Datui sat on the Execution Oversight Platform, anxiously waiting.

Finally, as the shadow on the sundial reached the most yang moment of noon, Zhang Datui stood up and looked at the still impenetrably crowded surroundings.

"Today, here at the Town Demon Office, we execute one fox demon that has infiltrated the Capital."

At this moment, two martial artists from the Town Demon Office brought Hu Xingxiang onto the Demon-Execution Platform, one on each side.

After being brought up, Hu Xingxiang just sat down on the ground, her face full of curiosity.

"It is now three quarters past noon. Activate the formation, reveal the true form, and prepare the axes and swords!"

As Zhang Datui gave the order, the formation around the Demon-Execution Platform was activated.

...

Meanwhile, in the private room of the pub where Shen Erxian was resting, Wang Qi suddenly came over and whispered in Shen Erxian’s ear, "Someone is looking for you."

"Don’t see them! I have a butt pain, I’m seeing no one!"

"Who has upset our Second Master Shen?"

Suddenly, a voice that made Shen Erxian familiar yet panicked came from the doorway of the private room.

Shen Erxian waved his hand, making everyone else leave, and only he and the person walking towards him remained in the room.

...

Meanwhile, below the Demon-Execution Platform, streams of light flowed, countless runes shimmered, eventually forming a beam of light from below that illuminated the entire platform.

Amid the soaring red light, Hu Xingxiang looked at the glowing runes on the ground, curiously observing them, then turned her head to look in the direction of the Execution Oversight Platform, not sure what that uncle had just been yelling about.

And as the red light faded, Zhang Datui was just about to give the order to proceed when he realized that Hu Xingxiang still looked the same, not to mention revealing her true form, she hadn’t even shown a fox tail.

Hu Xingxiang looked bewilderedly at the equally baffled spectators below, blinked her watery eyes, not understanding what was happening.

"Don’t we always reveal the true form before executing a demon? Why didn’t it happen today?"

"Could it be that they caught the wrong person?"

"This young girl looks so pretty and innocent, she doesn’t look like a demon at all!"

"Town Demon Office! Could you have made a mistake?"

At that moment, Zhang Datui, looking at Hu Xingxiang standing indifferently on the Demon-Execution Platform, began to sweat profusely.

Originally a soldier, Zhang Datui had joined the Town Demon Office, where he had spent the majority of his time fighting and battling with the Demon Clan on Longyou Road.

No matter how powerful the enemy or how extensive the Demon Clan, he had never felt fear.

But at this moment, seeing the citizens causing an uproar below, Zhang Datui actually felt a bit of panic and shortness of breath.

Raising his somewhat trembling hand, he turned to the martial artist beside him and asked, "Usually, in this kind of situation, what should be done?"

The martial artist beside him, with a face as bitter as a gourd, said in a low voice, "Principal Officer Zhang, usually we do not encounter this kind of situation. This is truly a unique mess for you! However, the Town Demon Office had a contingency plan for dealing with extremely powerful or perfectly transformed demons, which involves requesting the Demon Revealing Mirror. By using the Demon Revealing Mirror and borrowing daylight, we can break the demons’ human disguises!"

Zhang Datui heaved a sigh of relief, glad there was a way to handle it.

"However, the Demon Revealing Mirror is always kept at the Town Demon Office Government Office, so you’ll likely need to personally ask the Chief to borrow it."

Zhang Datui nodded and instructed, "Guard the surroundings well and don’t give Zhang San any opportunities! I’ll be right back!"

Zhang Datui stood up from the Execution Oversight Platform and flew toward the direction of the Town Demon Office Government Office.

The citizens in the Capital had seen many powerful martial artists, but few had seen one fly.

At this moment, seeing the Execution Supervisor fly away, many people started to cause an even greater commotion.

"It’s all over now—the Execution Supervisor is running away!"

"Did the Town Demon Office arrest the wrong person? Maybe just let the young girl go!"

"Qian Shanxiu, what a disgrace! Better go home and sell piss pots!"

No one knows who shouted such a rhyming phrase, causing many in the crowd to mimic it, and for a while, the area around the Demon-Execution Platform was filled with shouts of "Qian Shanxiu" and "selling piss pots."

In the crowd, slowly pushing his way forward, Shen Erxian glanced at Zhang San and said in a low voice, "Aren’t you afraid that Qian Shanxiu will seek revenge on you later for ruining his name like this?"

"He has the gall to seek revenge on me? He arrested my family member; I haven’t even settled that account with him yet! Just wait, the Town Demon Office! Watch how I, Zhang San, a man who abides by the Kaihuang Law, will teach them a lesson in the future!"

Shen Erxian snorted coldly and muttered, "Lucky for us you are with the Town Martial Office and not our Legalism. Otherwise, our sect would be in constant turmoil!"

"Heh, thanks for the well wishes!"

Suddenly, Zhang Datui returned from afar, landing on the Demon-Execution Platform.

"Has Zhang San appeared just now? Has anything significant happened?"

The martial artist beside him shook his head awkwardly, just about to say something, when someone unexpectedly organized a chant below: "Qian Shanxiu, what a disgrace, better go home and sell piss pots!"

Zhang Datui’s face instantly darkened.

This shouting surely required at least a thousand people to create such an effect, and moreover, the shouters weren’t concentrated in one area, but were scattered throughout the crowd.

What exactly was going on?

Could Zhang San really control so many people?

Forget it! As long as Hu Xingxiang reverts to her original form, then Zhang San will have to appear!

Although Zhang Datui also felt this plan was dishonorable, he had no choice but to proceed since the arrow was already on the string.

"Bring out the Demon Revealing Mirror!"

Zhang Datui took out an ancient bronze mirror from his bosom. The mirror flew toward the sky, growing larger and larger.

Then, Zhang Datui silently recited the incantation, controlling the Demon Revealing Mirror to reflect the hottest sunlight of noon, concentrating it into a single point on Hu Xingxiang.

"Reveal true form!"

Following Zhang Datui’s loud command, everyone who had been chanting slogans suddenly grew silent, all holding their breath and staring intently.

However, at this moment, Hu Xingxiang, being scorched by the light reflected from the Demon Revealing Mirror, felt an unbearable heat throughout her body as if she were on fire, and couldn’t help but let out a scream of pain.

Zhang San was about to rush out but was held back by Shen Erxian who was beside him.

"Wait a moment; I’ve heard that the Demon Revealing Mirror’s chance of revealing true forms is not one hundred percent. Originally, the Chief of the Town Demon Office, Qian Shanxiu, used this magical treasure to pursue a Great Demon in the Great Sui that was a chameleon by original form, and it took seven attempts before it revealed itself."

Zhang San anxiously asked, "Then, what’s the usual success rate of the Demon Revealing Mirror?"

"Ninety-nine percent."

"Then you’re talking nonsense!"

Zhang San was about to rush out when he noticed, despite Hu Xingxiang’s painful cries, that her voice sounded more like it was from being scorched by the heat.

Because Hu Xingxiang was lying on the ground, surrounded by dense smoke, as if flames were burning her heart, but still, she remained a young and pretty girl, showing no sign of revealing her original form.

At that moment, someone in the crowd shouted, "Town Demon Office, you arrested the wrong person! Go home and sell piss pots!"

Zhang Datui sharply heard that it was Zhang San who shouted that.

Even as he tried to identify the source of the voice, like they had previously agreed, thousands of people in the crowd started shouting in unison, "Town Demon Office, you arrested the wrong person! Go home and sell piss pots!"