Mottled earth wall, dim oil lamp.

  A small bed covered with old red cloth, emitting a smell of rotten wood.

  Shen Yi stared at everything in front of her, stunned for a long time, unable to accept the fact that she had crossed into a small official in Baiyun County.

  But everything around me is so real.

  The fragmented memories in his mind became clearer and clearer.

  Demons run amok in the world, evil spirits thrive.

  The predecessor was a poor vagabond, from the bottom layer crawling and struggling, finally mixed up with a set of official clothes, from then on food and clothing were no longer a worry, sounds very inspiring.

  But why did he suddenly die?

  Thinking of this, Shen Yi inexplicably felt a dull ache in the back of his head.

  He reached out and touched it, then felt a handful of blood.

  The scarlet between his fingers was like a switch, and in an instant, Shen Yi finally got rid of the dizziness after a hangover, and severe pain surged over him.

  "Hiss!"

  He stared with wide eyes, panting heavily and continuously in short gasps.

  Lowering ones head to look down.

  Under the bed was a thin little maid, with a terrified face clutching her undergarments.

  Next to him, there was an old man with a body full of patches and tattered clothes. His hunched back trembled non-stop, and he held a wooden stick in his shaky hands, with blood dripping from the top of the stick.

  The two peoples straight and intense gaze was as if they had seen some kind of ferocious beast or a devastating flood, filled with despair and terror.

  "I said..."

  Shen Yi clenched her teeth, and under the intense pain stimulation, her chest cavity was violently impacted by a surging energy that refused to subside.

  He stared at the old man, thinking of letting him put down his stick first.

  At this moment, the girl suddenly went crazy and tore off her only remaining clothes, wrapping them around Shen Yis legs, like a mad beast, crying out in a hoarse voice: "Master! Ill give you everything! Just let my father go back to the countryside, okay?"

  The old mans hand relaxed and the wooden stick fell to the ground with a "thud".

  His face was numb, his eyes were dull, and it seemed that he had used up all his strength in the previous blow.

  With Shen Yes notorious reputation in Baiyun County, once the other party opened his eyes again, he and his daughter would be doomed.

  "Cant you just shut up."

  Shen Yis eyelids twitched.

  It was already painful and annoying, how could it stand this girls screaming?

  His predecessor wants to forcibly marry Liu Jias daughter tonight. This old man is going down with a single stroke, which can be considered as eliminating harm for the people and deserves praise.

  But I am innocent, why should I suffer this unjust punishment?

  Shen Yi was suffocating with anger, but couldnt scold him out loud. After all, in the eyes of others, Shen Duotou had only fainted for a moment before waking up again, unaware that he had become a different person.

  He pulled up the clothes on the bed and casually slapped them on Lius head, waving his hand like driving away flies, weakly saying: "Get out, get out, get out."

  This is all giving people a fantasy, if it were in the past life, at least you two would have been cheated out of half a house.

  He rubbed his temples, but the illusion in front of him became even clearer.

  Current Martial Arts

  Bone-Penetrating Grip (Dacheng)

  Demon-Slaying Sword Technique (Basic)

  Can infuse longevity into martial arts, obtaining corresponding progress

  [Unable to continue infusion when the remaining lifespan is less than one year]

  Current remaining lifespan: thirty-four years

  ……

  Shen Yi looked clearly at the words above and muttered to herself in her heart.

  Needless to say, based on residual memories, his previous life was actually skilled in these two skills.

  Bone-penetrating grappling is a skill given by the yamen, every runner must practice it, and it belongs to the basic skills of the job.

  It was precisely because this set of grappling techniques was performed so realistically that his predecessor was able to rise through the ranks and become a minor leader.

  As for the Fuyao Knife Method, it was after the trouble with the demon in Baiyun County that the Town Demon Officer personally came to teach the constables, and it is a proper exorcism martial art.

  But at this time, his predecessor had a certain status and was hurt by wine and lust. Compared to learning martial arts for self-protection, he had another way of surviving under the hands of demons.

  So this panel is real, not an illusion?

  But this is also too unimpressive, right?

  Injecting longevity, gaining corresponding martial arts progress, this is no different from his previous life thinking, living a few years less, directly taking wages.

  The problem is that Ive already lived a life like a rotten mess in my past life, with no hope and nothing to hold onto, just like a walking corpse. As long as I can get paid and have some fun for a few more years, its not a bad deal.

  But learning martial arts is originally for self-preservation, if ones life is gone, whats the point of continuing to learn?

  Cant I practice slowly by myself?

  "Hiss."

  Shen Yi turned her head, trying to shake off this panel.

  Just then, I saw the father and daughter again.

  Only two people stood there like wooden stakes, with a soulless expression.

  "Get out of here, all of you..."

  Shen Yis face twisted in a scowl as he pressed his hands against the back of his head, just about to speak, but suddenly remembered something.

  The predecessor came over in the middle of the night to abduct Liu Yaotou, so this is the Liu family. The one who should get out is...

  At this point, Shen Yis eyes were filled with embarrassment.

  Get lost then.

  He rolled his eyes, stood up, took his sword and walked out of the courtyard with his clothes in disarray.

  Its fine if I just got beaten up, but I still have to walk back home by myself after being hit with a stick. I dont know what kind of sin I committed, its so sad!

  “……”

  Liu Jias daughter grasped her fathers hand tightly, her thin body trembling under her clothes.

  She didnt understand why Shen Yes temperament changed so much, and unexpectedly he didnt torture himself or beat his father, but instead left in a gloomy mood.

  But her eyes still didnt have the joy of escaping death.

  On the contrary, as Shen Yi approached the gate of the hospital, Liu Yaotous pupils gradually shrank, apparently frightened to the extreme.

  Squeak.

  The dilapidated gate was pushed open with a creak.

  Shen Yi walked out of the courtyard and took a deep breath of the dry night air.

  He had thought he would feel a little more awake, but the pungent smell that drilled into his nostrils made him frown subconsciously.

  Have you forgotten something?

  "Are you done? Now its my turn."

  A hoarse voice sounded in his ear, and the stench suddenly became several times thicker.

  Shen Yis whole body stiffened, and she glanced sideways.

  All I saw was a massive human figure, as big as a small hill, crouching at the entrance of the courtyard.

  All that can be seen is his bodys muscles tightly packed, shoulders high and protruding, black fur shiny and smooth, neck leaning forward, surprisingly with a dogs head on top.

  It slowly turned its head and looked over, its paws stretched into the waistband of its pants and rummaged around.

  He stood up straight, a whole head taller than Shen Yi, with shoulders that were at least twice as wide. His massive shadow spilled out across the ground.

  "Hurry up next time, I get angry when Im hungry."

  Upon hearing this, Shen Yis expression became complex as he lowered his head, and he finally recalled the way of survival from his past life.

  That is colluding with evil spirits and doing some business of selling incense.

  With him and others like him pulling strings in the yamen, busily manufacturing false charges, they can manage to both fill the bellies of evil spirits and avoid alarming the Demon-Quelling Department.

  Tonight, he had already paved the way for Lius father and daughter. After the dog demon finished eating, on the second day, Baiyun County was guaranteed to not even have a ripple.

  Think it all through clearly.

  A moment later, Shen Yi forced a smile and nudged the other persons arm with his shoulder, saying: "Dont you know your brothers skills yet? Where did you get so fast?"

  He said, pushing forward: "Lets go, lets go, Ill treat you to a drink tonight, consider it an apology to my elder brother."

  However, his sturdy body remained motionless.

  The dog demons eyes drooped, and he gazed at Shen Yi with a dull expression: "Do you think Im an idiot?"

  Having said that, he turned around and lifted off the roof, striding towards the inner courtyard.

  His thoughts were pierced through, and Shen Yi subconsciously stretched out his hand to block it. Even he himself didnt react in time, wondering how this hand of his dared to stretch out.

  Nothing to do with me!

  He reacted extremely quickly to try to pull his arm back, but it was already caught by a thick and fluffy dog paw.

  The dog demon suddenly turned its head, close to Shen Yis face, with sharp fangs in its bloody mouth, thick saliva hanging down from its long mouth like a silk thread.

  "Youre really treating yourself like some kind of thing, Shen."

  "Have you forgotten what kind of demon I am? I can hear the movements inside clearly, and you dare to betray me?"

  Two came together to commit a crime, but one of them gave up halfway, and the implication is self-evident.

  In an instant, the sturdy thigh of the canine demon burst forth with a loud crash!

  "Not you, are you a dog? You turn your face as soon as you speak?"

  An unimaginable massive force came from the abdomen, instantly making Shen Yis brain dizzy, the veins on his neck burst out, and he flew into the courtyard like a broken sack, smashing through the door.

  He swore this was the closest he had ever come to death.

  "Youre something that doesnt know how to appreciate a favor, you deserve to be chopped up and offered as sacrifice to my internal organs."

  Listening to the cold and indifferent voices coming from outside the courtyard, Shen Yi collapsed to the ground, covering her lower abdomen with force, and looked up at the father-daughter duo beside her who were as pale as sieved flour.

  He withdrew his gaze and panted: "Cant you two... remind me... to leave by the back door?"

  The old man and the young girl were swallowing their saliva frantically, as if this was the only way to suppress the screams in their throats.

  Their faces were filled with confusion, unable to comprehend why the evil person in front of them, who should have been colluding with the demon, was also kicked in.

  "Whatever, knife..."

  Shen Yi weakly raised her hand and saw that the two of them looked like fools, so she had to remind them again: "Pick up the knife for me."

  Liu Yatou hastily picked up the dagger and handed it over, but couldnt understand who the other party wanted to chop, it shouldnt be that monster outside the door, right?

  Shen Yi swallowed the pungent and sweet blood plasma, grasped the knife handle, and under the gaze of the father-daughter duo, he suddenly muttered inexplicably: "How disgusting."

  Whether its the chaotic world in memory or the way of survival of the previous life, and having to imitate him to do the same things in order to barely survive.

  Not only disgusting, but also utterly meaningless.

  “……”

  Watching the dog demon push down the courtyard wall, it bowed its head and walked into the yard, sticking out its thick tongue to gently lick its paw heart, already making preparations for eating.

  At the thought of his skull being held in that filthy dogs mouth, chewed to pulp bit by bit, and then swallowed with thick saliva.

  Shen Yis breathing became more and more urgent, and a thread of madness crept into his eyes.

  Alright, alright, so this is how were going to play it.

  Laozis life was picked up, your life is yours, playing with Laozis life, what are you relying on?

  The panel unfolded rapidly in front of his eyes.

  Infuse longevity into martial arts, and obtain corresponding progress.

  "Right, its the Fuyao Sword Technique, trouble you to fill me up."

  "Thank you."