"So it was."

  Shen Yi savored the additional Blood Slasher Knife Technique in his mind, each move filled with fierce and ferocious energy.

  Obviously dyed with many of the evil spirits cruelty, its completely unrecognizable as coming from that conventional and ordinary Fuyao knife method.

  Fight fire with fire!

  This is a truly authentic and complete martial art of the initial stage, and its completely different from Zheng Yang Dao which takes shortcuts and forces its way across boundaries.

  Adding his complete foundation in Xianyuan, if he were to face Huang Pizi again, Shen Yi was confident that he could take down his opponent within three moves.

  He looked at the dashboard.

  The demons lifespan was only 130 years left, and the excess part was used on two other martial arts, unfortunately, the harvest was not great, and only got a talent similar to Fist Palm Proficiency.

  Light as a swallow: Years of qinggong accumulation have made you more skilled in controlling your body, and your movements have become lighter.

  Its better than nothing.

  Shen Yi didnt feel disappointed and now he also understood the use of this panel.

  To deduce a new martial art, more important than time is the accumulation of "material".

  Simply relying on Su Yuan can only put hope in the illusory and elusive Ling Ji.

  Only by learning more martial arts can one achieve a state of integration and comprehension during practice, where one move can be countered with three, thereby creating new things.

  This is not a matter of having an empty brain and just sitting there daydreaming can accomplish things.

  For example, the Blood Evil Knife Method combines the power of Blood Evil in the Beast Yuan, and the Wind Thunder Treasure Volume is also because of the existence of the Positive Yang Knife that can evolve into the initial realm.

  One should be content with what one has.

  One nights improvement for him would be equivalent to a lifetime of progress for an ordinary person without the aid of precious medicines or extraordinary encounters.

  This is already a great opportunity.

  Shen Yi got out of bed and looked towards the wardrobe, where Lin Baiwei had washed, dried and put away her clothes.

  He reached out and took it off, removing the lining to reveal a nearly perfect muscular physique. The only flaw was that due to his laziness, he didnt even bother to take a stroll himself, resulting in pale, unhealthy-looking skin.

  Its not a big deal, just bask in the sun for a while and itll be fine.

  Shen Yi quickly changed her clothes and turned around to see a woman standing still at the back door.

  "Anything wrong?"

  "Just take a casual look."

  Lin Baiwei retracted her gaze with a lingering thought, rubbing her belly expectantly: "Is there breakfast to eat today?"

  "Wait for me."

  Shen Yi turned around and walked out the door, buying two pancakes from a small stall. He thought of the two martial arts books he had yet to get his hands on and hesitated for a moment: "Add eggs... how much?"

  Logically speaking, as a decent official, without any bad habits, theres no reason for him to be short of money.

  There are still many ways for predecessors to make money, if one is ruthless enough...

  "Mr. Shen, two pancakes will be how much money? You can come more often if you like to eat." The vendor nodded and handed over the wrapped pancakes with a bow.

  "Thank you for your kindness, but no need." Shen Yi shook his head and took out ten copper coins and placed them on the table.

  Bring breakfast back home.

  Shen Yi bit her pancake and headed towards the government office. She walked halfway before realizing something was off.

  Only to see on the road, whether its selling buns or carrying vegetables, passersby cast curious glances, and when they look back, they hurriedly bury their heads, pretending to be busy with their hands.

  "From now on, in Baiyun County, any matters related to evil spirits or demons must all be referred to him."

  "Who? Mr. Shen?"

  "What nonsense are you spouting early in the morning? If youre worried that your own daughter is too chaste and theres too much silver in your pocket that cant be spent, then he would indeed be of great help, a demon?"

  "Speak softly, do you know what happened yesterday? The western suburbs of the city are already free from monsters. Two villagers with muddy legs said it themselves, the monsters that filled the mountains and fields were all beheaded and sent to our county, led by Master Shen."

  At this moment, Shen Yi, who was already a beginner martial artist, took in all the whispers and rumors around him like mosquitoes buzzing in his ears.

  He quickened his pace and stepped into the yamens outer chamber.

  Its interior is no different from usual, its just a bit more empty.

  In the vast courtyard, there were only four people. Chen Jis face was expressionless as he swept the floor with a broom. The Niu brothers and Zhang Datou crouched at the entrance of the house, their eyes dull and staring blankly at each other.

  Shen Yi walked in.

  Zhang Datou jumped up from the ground and shouted loudly: "Lord Shen, youve finally arrived! You must take charge for us!"

  He rushed over, unjustifiably aggrieved.

  "Whats the reason for not letting us patrol, let us go and deal with those monsters. The three streets in the west of the city, how much oil and water are there, all of which are the hard-earned businesses of our brothers. Songs one sentence has ruined it for us!"

  "Director Shen, you are indeed a red person in front of Liu Dians eyes. The surname Song dares to be so arrogant, where is he slapping our face? He is clearly..."

  Chen Ji quietly pushed him away and came to Shen Yis side, saying in a low voice: "This is the meaning of the official."

  The four people who stayed in the dormitory were exactly those who went to the scene of the Liu familys tragic case yesterday.

  Liu Dians meaning is already very clear.

  He not only wants to marginalize these people but also wants them dead, so others can see the consequences of following Shen Yi.

  Arent you very good at killing demons?

  Then Ill let you kill them all.

  Post a notice and make it public, first lift you up to the highest, then look at you coldly and watch you fall down.

  If youre not brave enough, then just be honest and stop playing tricks.

  "He knew it was you who killed Huang Pizi, came at midnight, scolded for a while, and left before dawn, afraid of running into you."

  Chen Jis face revealed a bitter smile.

  Its clear that Shen Yis sudden display of strength has greatly shocked Liu Dianli, to the point where he can be said to be terrified.

  But its still not enough...

  Even if it were a strong man brought back from Qingzhou by the county magistrate, with the same strength as Huang Pizis battle, he would only have a salary of 600 taels per month.

  Six hundred taels of silver with snowflake patterns can crush an ordinary person to death, but if it were thrown into the muddy waters of Baiyun County, not even a ripple would be stirred up.

  Apart from the dog demon, there are even more terrifying man-eating demons outside the county.

  Once trouble breaks out, even if the Town Demon Suppression Division is dispatched, they would still need to take control of the entire county town, relocate the civilians, and then proceed with caution, taking three to five years to resolve the demon infestation would be a good outcome.

  Dont look down on it just because its only a few years old.

  For the county magistrate and other officials, it is equivalent to ten years of hard work in vain, from now on their future will be bleak, and they will no longer have any chance of promotion.

  Even if the imperial court, after getting rid of the evil, lets him return to this position again, what he will have in his hands is just a poor and isolated county, which is absolutely unacceptable.

  If it werent for obstructing the elimination of evil spirits being a grave sin punishable by extermination of nine clans, Shen Yi also possessed extraordinary and transcendent martial arts.

  Perhaps they wouldnt even bother with such a despicable plan and would just strip him of his clothes or have someone take his head.

  "Director Shen." Chen Jis expression was complex, his family still had a younger sister to take care of, but suddenly being labeled by the higher-ups as Shen Yis "accomplice", his mood couldnt help but feel somewhat heavy.

  It is even more so for the other party who is being targeted as the primary goal.

  At this point, his eyes showed a few more points of sympathy:

  "Liu Dian left me with a sentence before he left, saying: If you figure it out, take a pot of wine and go sit with him... He said that the county magistrate can give others 600 taels, how could he be short of yours..."