Linjiang County, Town Demon General's Mansion.

  Jiang Qiu Lan stood quietly in the courtyard, waiting for about the time it took to burn an incense stick, when a gentle breeze fell outside the door.

  "Are you back?"

  Shen Yi slightly nodded her chin, somewhat curious: "Don't you need to cultivate?"

  Jiang Qiu Lan shook her head: "Just a hair's breadth, water grinding work."

  “……”

  Shen Yi raised an eyebrow, with a somewhat "people die from being compared to others" kind of feeling.

  I have been running around, from the Jade Liquid Realm to the Open Wisdom Period, searching for more than ten days in Linjiang County, seeing mountains and rivers, but only harvesting over 2,000 years of life.

  Now whenever I see a slightly bigger dog, I can't help but stare at it for a while, trying to get it to talk.

  Remaining demonic lifespan: 11,182 years

  "What about Liu Yuquan?"

  "General Shen!"

  Upon hearing his name being called, Liu Yuquan's face turned bitter as he quickly walked out and, without waiting for the other to ask a question, begged for mercy: "It's really gone! I've mobilized all my brothers, searching county by county... General Shen, they're not fools. In this situation, where would they dare to stay in Linjiang County? It's impossible for them to show their faces..."

  That's a demon, not a radish from the ground, saying it can grow out just by growing.

  The creatures of the world want to open their wisdom, which is an extremely difficult thing.

  "It's nothing, I was just casually asking."

  Shen Yi let out a sigh in her heart. In the beginning, just Baiyun County alone had four dens of demons and monsters. Compared to that, Linjiang Prefecture's county town was simply impoverished to the extreme. Many times, even searching through four or five county towns couldn't yield a single decent demon or monster.

  "I'll take my leave first."

  Liu Yuquan clasped his hands together and bowed, not wanting to stay a moment longer. He took off in a sprint.

  "It's been a busy day, let's eat."

  Jiang Qiulan seemed to find it amusing, her lips curling up slightly at the corners.

  Shen Yi nodded and agreed, then walked towards the hall.

  It has to be said that the cook in charge of the old man's meals seems to have gotten used to light flavors.

  Jiang Qiulan didn't have much of an opinion, but Shen Yi was used to living a poor life and for a while felt somewhat unaccustomed.

  Just then, a familiar voice came from outside the door.

  "General Shen, look who I've brought for you."

  Chen Qiankun walked into the mansion with big strides, looking very satisfied with this trip to visit his colleagues, and there was a smile hidden in the corners of his eyes.

  Shen Yi turned his head to look, and saw behind General Chen's thick black armor, a pretty little girl in a white shirt, slightly awkwardly grasping the cuff, looking over this way.

  "Older sister Jiang."

  Lin Baiwei obviously didn't expect to see him here and secretly took another look at Shen Yi.

  "Come in."

  Jiang Qiulan's voice was gentle and soft.

  Upon hearing this, Lin Baiwei secretly let out a sigh of relief in her heart. Her master seemed to have changed quite a bit from before and was no longer as cold and detached.

  "We're all family, no need to be so polite."

  Chen Qiankun clicked his tongue, and then he saw Shen Yi returning the jade token. The old man suddenly felt a little disappointed: "Are you still planning to leave? Actually, it's okay to leave it with you."

  "Thank you, General, I no longer need it." Shen Yi didn't say much more and returned the jade token to the other person's hand.

  "Well, I suppose so."

  Chen Qiankun also reacted and realized that with such talent, he didn't need incense offerings to take any shortcuts.

  He held the jade plaque and shook his head slightly with a hint of emotion.

  Suddenly, as if sensing something, a few more doubts appeared in his eyes, and he looked up at the sky in confusion.

  "Grandpa Chen, what are you looking at?"

  Lin Baiwei curiously followed his gaze, and apart from the slightly dim night sky, there seemed to be nothing else.

  "Uh."

  Chen Qiankun swung his jade tablet back and forth a few times, then patted it twice: "Nothing, maybe this thing is broken."

  "It's fine."

  Shen Yi reminded him of one sentence.

  Chen Qiankun hadn't even reacted yet when he was pulled away by Liu Yuquan who had rushed over.

  "What's wrong with you?"

  The old man was pulled into the side yard, frowning as he looked over.

  "You'd better see for yourself."

  Liu Yuquan pointed to the full stack of documents on the table inside the house.

  "Do you believe I'll kick you?"

  Chen Qiankun doesn't have the energy to translate these things.

  Liu Yuquan's face turned strange, and he suddenly started counting on his fingers: "Shi Men Cliff, Duan Chang Lake, Qian Shou Cave... Hmph, I'll just say it like this. Last time the demons retreated a batch, then the remaining..."

  "What happened to the rest?"

  Chen Qiankun furrowed his brow, and when it came to matters involving demons and monsters, he was more cautious than anyone else.

  "There's nothing left."

  Liu Yuquan spread his hands: "The dead are dead, the escaped are escaped. With this notorious name spreading out, I estimate that no demons will come to our place for hundreds of years. General Shen has done all the work for you, you can..."

  Chen Qiankun suddenly felt that this old man's expression was very familiar.

  When I go out to look for colleagues to chat with, I also like to talk and stop halfway.

  The old man glanced over lightly: "You can take over as the Town Demon General, right?"

  "I dare not!"

  Liu Yuquan hastily clasped his fists and said in a low voice, "However, if you really want to entrust me with an important task, I, your humble subordinate, dare to risk my life to pacify Linjiang Prefecture."

  General Shen's attitude almost wrote "I'm about to leave" all over his face.

  A small town may be a strategic location, or perhaps it's not even in their sights.

  ……

  Inside the house in the yard.

  The table was filled with all sorts of delicious dishes.

  Lin Baiwei glanced at the dishes and then looked at the young man beside her, saying softly: "I'll go help you make two small dishes?"

  "It doesn't matter."

  Shen Yi shook his head. Even if Zhou Pi was being overly cautious, he wouldn't let someone rush over just to become a small kitchen maid immediately.

  Jiang Qiu Lan quietly looked on and found that the two of them seemed more familiar with each other than she had imagined.

  But according to the records, they should have only spent half a month together in Baiyun County, and after that, Lin Shi Mei went to the Imperial City. After returning, they only met a few times.

  She took out three small wine pots from her waist and handed them over.

  "Thank you, elder sister."

  Lin Baiwei pursed her lips and took over the wine jug.

  Shen Yi casually patted her hand open and then picked up a piece of fish meat with her chopsticks to chew on calmly.

  Lin Baiwei gently rubbed her lower back and blinked: "Huh?"

  “……”

  Jiang Qiu Lan gazed at the young man's face, her eyes filled with a few more unusual emotions, and softly said: "I've already changed."

  She is just not very good at being considerate of others, it's not that she really reacts slowly.

  Last time in the carriage, Shen Yi said she had quit after that, so she prepared some ordinary fine wines in the storage treasure.

  Lin Baiwei carefully opened the wine seal.

  As expected, what wafted out was not a pungent and unbearable odor, but the sweet aroma of wine.

  "May I have a drink?"

  Lin Baiwei glanced sideways, and after getting a nod from the young man, she took a small sip.

  Smooth wine goes down the throat incomparably.

  A smile involuntarily appeared on her face, but soon this smile became slightly stiff.

  Her eyes quietly swept over Shifu and Shen Yi's faces.

  Changed?

  Why did you change?

  Because of Shen Yi, did Shifu especially prepare other wine?!

  (End of chapter)