Within the temple grounds.

  Jiang Yuanhua stood up and returned the courtesy with a slight bow, his eyes showing a hint of curiosity. Then he stretched out his hand politely and said: "General Shen, please don't be formal, take a seat."

  As the commander-in-chief of Qingzhou, he had never seen his own Demon-Suppressing General before, and this was a rare occurrence in any state.

  Shen Yi quietly glanced at You Longtao, who also happened to look over.

  "That bow was placed in your hands first." General You smiled warmly, apparently seeing what the other person was thinking.

  "Thank you, General You." Shen Yi then chose a position and sat down.

  Jiang Yuanhua exchanged a few pleasantries and took the opportunity to size up the young man.

  His understanding of Shen Yi mostly came from Lin Baiwei's praise, and then there was yesterday's job description.

  From apprentice to monster catcher, and then to several demon-suppressing generals, they all seem to have some understanding of this young man.

  "I heard from Ah Qian that you are about to go to the capital for martial arts training, at which time you can travel with Autumn Lan and have her show you around the capital's martial arts world."

  Jiang Yuanhua finished speaking, but the girl under the big tree didn't have any reaction, quietly gazing into the distance.

  This general seemed to be accustomed to this scene, including others, and didn't think there was anything wrong.

  "But before you leave, can General Shen help me with one more thing?"

  After finishing the arrangement for entering the capital, Jiang Yuan's tone suddenly had a hint of coldness: "My disciple may not be talented, but she's not someone who can be bullied by anyone. I originally thought about letting Qiu Lan take her over, now that General Shen has just taken office, I don't know if he's willing to make a trip to Baiyun County and remind that fox that Qingzhou is not a place where it can stay as long as it wants."

  "It's just as well to let other generals see it too - the methods of this newly appointed Devil-Conquering General of Qingzhou."

  A new general must establish authority upon taking office.

  It's unrealistic to kill another Danjing-level demon, but intimidating a wandering demon that has come here and making it leave the Qingzhou border can also be considered a test for the Demon-suppressing General.

  Long Tao still had that warm and gentle appearance.

  With Master's cultivation, it is not even necessary to leave the city. Just sitting here can make that old fox understand the severity of the matter.

  Rather than letting other generals take a look, it's better to say that the master wants to take a look at this highly acclaimed young general and see how much real ability he has.

  Perhaps due to his guilt towards Jiang Shifu, Master's personality seems to have changed a lot, far from the previous strong and hard one. However, deep down in his heart, he is still that General who only believes in his own judgment and controls the entire state.

  He would never be influenced by others' words and actions in his decision-making, even if it was Jiang Shishi who guaranteed it.

  "In five days, set out for Beijing, General Shen mustn't miss the timing." Jiang Yuanhua nodded slightly.

  "Yes, sir."

  To enjoy better treatment and acquire superior martial arts skills, one must naturally bear greater pressure.

  Shen Yi remained unmoved and stood up to bid farewell with a bow.

  After leaving Baiyun County for so long, he still remembered the little fox demon that was beheaded with the Four Harmony Seal.

  Even without the other party's order, when he has time, he will go to Beiyai for a walk.

  Until the young man left the courtyard.

  "You Long Tao suddenly remembered something: 'He didn't even ask one question about Little Shifu!'"

  Fang Heng poked his head out of the kitchen and said affirmatively, "Indeed didn't ask."

  ……

  In the School Lieutenant's Separate Courtyard.

  Chen Jinyu hastily ran in, carefully knocking on the door: "Is Lord Shen in?"

  The door of the house opened quietly soon.

  The little girl subconsciously handed over the wolf coat in her hand: "You forgot..."

  The conversation came to an abrupt end.

  Chen Jinyu blinked her eyes and stared at the beautiful sister in front of her, looking a bit dazed.

  The other party handed over the cloak and habitually rearranged it, then said in a warm voice: "Shen Yi is not here, I will replace you to hand it over to him."

  "Thank you, sister." Chen Jinyu came to his senses and quickly shifted his gaze away from her lovely face. Even in the Demon-Slaying Department, he had never seen a girl as gentle and beautiful as this one.

  "So late, have you eaten? Want to eat together?" Lin Baiwei smiled and leaned sideways, her fingertips lightly stroking the wolf-tooth pattern on the cloak, which still emitted a faintly discernible aura of demonic blood despite being thoroughly cleaned.

  It is very consistent with her understanding of young people.

  "Uh... " Chen Jinyu clenched her sleeve, suddenly hearing the footsteps coming from behind. She shook her head shyly: "My brother is still waiting for me."

  She turned around and took a stealthy glance at the mysterious figure in black armor, then ran out of the courtyard in some confusion.

  "What's this for?"

  Shen Yi glanced at the little girl's figure and then walked into the house.

  He took off his crimson cloak and Lin Baiwei skillfully caught it, then pulled out a chair: "I brought you clothes, hurry up and eat something, I'm starving."

  On the table was a steaming hot braised lamb chop dish.

  Shen Yi sat beside the table, somewhat curiously saying: "I heard that your Dan condensation failed?"

  Lin Baiwei rolled her eyes and picked up a piece of lamb chop with her chopsticks, putting it into his bowl: "Three months without seeing you, and you're still so annoying."

  This time there aren't so many pairs of eyes staring at me.

  Shen Yi finally had the chance to slowly savor that somewhat disappointing last meal from Baiyun County.

  It's indeed the familiar taste.

  "Don't stare at me." Shen Yi took a sip of hot soup.

  "Don't look if you don't want to." Lin Baiwei withdrew her gaze, although she had many questions to ask, but first, she needed to finish dinner.

  The two of them quickly moved their chopsticks until the bowl was empty except for a little leftover soup.

  Lin Baiwei smiled and wiped the corners of her mouth, rubbing her belly: "I thought that after you became a great general, your mouth would become even more particular."

  "Just got on and haven't had time to enjoy it yet." Shen Yi stood up and sat back on the edge of the bed.

  "So how did he get the position?" Lin Baiwei finally couldn't hold back her curiosity and surprise, she could guess that Li Xinhans would not let Shen Yi soak in medicine baths, but even if he came in as a school lieutenant, it was impossible to be promoted to a magic-suppressing general in such a short period of time.

  "It's just like it was back then." Shen Yi said calmly.

  As soon as the voice fell, Lin Baiwei's thoughts instantly returned to Baiyun County, where he would set out at dawn and return at dusk, forever staining his clothes with demonic blood, and slightly tired eyebrows.

  She roughly understood Shen Yi's meaning, that killing demons would lead to a promotion, which sounded especially simple... But how many demons would need to be killed for Old Man Chen to voluntarily bring up such an astonishing matter, and even Shifu Jie trusted him unconditionally.

  Beneath the light and casual words, what is hidden are probably countless life-and-death crises.

  Moreover, it can enter the line of sight of other town demon generals. The demons killed by the opponent are absolutely not ordinary people.

  The speed at which his cultivation boundary leaped forward was also no wonder that Yang Anjun's general questioned whether Shen Yi was a great demon in disguise.

  Think about yourself again.

  Lin Baiwei felt a little down: "I wasted a very precious opportunity..."

  Even in front of her seniors and juniors, she didn't show any unusual behavior, but at this moment beside Shen Yi, a hint of desolation finally seeped onto her face, after all, the other party had seen her even more disheveled state before.

  "Qualifications are not good, it's like this." Shen Yi shook his head slightly and comforted himself a little.

  He has a deep understanding of such things due to qualification issues that require more opportunities and time.

  “……”

  Lin Baiwei was speechless and choked with emotion.

  She looked at the young man's serious expression, suddenly rubbed her eyes, and inexplicably felt much lighter.

  She wouldn't think that the other person was mocking her. As for Shen Yi, she wouldn't waste time on such a boring thing.

  If qualifications are not up to par, it's an objective fact, then one can only try their best to do what they should do.

  "So, what's General Shen going to do next?" Lin Baiwei quickly adjusted her mindset.

  Shen Yi took off his dark armor and lay on the bed: "Return to Baiyun County."

  As soon as this was said, Lin Baiwei suddenly reacted to something and exclaimed in surprise: "Master wants to use that old fox to test you? Although its cultivation is not enough to hold the elixir realm, it is not a demon of the Daqian dynasty, but rather a surrendered cultivator of Qingqiu, with many cunning moves."

  "If it's Elder Sister Jiang who comes in person, that fox spirit should leave quietly out of respect for her."

  "But you've just been promoted to general, it doesn't necessarily mean they'll give you face..."

  Upon hearing this, Shen Yi leaned against her arms and did not refute anything.

  He didn't intend to use this suit of dark armor to scare off his opponent anyway.

  (End of chapter)