Chapter 129: First Encounter with You Longtao

  Returned to Tingyang County and found the local demon-suppressing officer who summoned more than twenty horse-drawn carriages.

  They were all high-quality demon horses with astonishing speed.

  It took only three days to arrive at Tingyang City with a large crowd.

  As the capital of a prefecture, the scale of the city is not much smaller than that of Qingzhou City, and everything in sight is prosperous.

  Among various buildings, what attracts people's attention is not the county governor's mansion, but that majestic and imposing Town Demon General Mansion.

  A horse-drawn carriage approaches.

  The two deputy commanders of the Demon-Suppressing Department at the gate cast a cold and stern glance over, but after seeing that it was their own people's carriage, they slightly relaxed.

  Xiao Xianghua got off at the station.

  After finding out it was her, the two generals' faces showed more smiles, and they actually walked over slowly: "You also have time to come back and sit down, General has been thinking of you for a long time."

  Unlike the two people with smiles on their faces, Xiao Xiangwei slowly furrowed her brow: "How did you end up in Tingyang City and still watching the gate? Something happened inside the city?"

  Not every town's demon-slaying general has a reputation like Jiang Qiu Lan, who can intimidate the demons of all directions just by sitting in the county city.

  General You usually guards outside and rarely returns to the city for recuperation unless necessary.

  "Hiss."

  The two aunts exchanged a somewhat embarrassed glance, seemingly extremely ashamed, and lowered their voices to say: "Our home has been robbed."

  These words are so ridiculous that they make people's faces twitch with embarrassment.

  The majestic Demon-Subduing General's Manor was not ravaged by the Evil Lord, but instead was stolen by a little thief.

  Xiao Xiang suddenly realized something: "Yan Xingkong?"

  "This dog thief!" He gritted his teeth in anger, wishing he could devour him alive: "Instead of going to find the king's fine wine, he ran to Tingyang County to cause trouble, sooner or later his legs will be chopped off."

  Obviously, he just wanted to vent his grievances.

  As the notorious Ping Sha Valley bandit king among the top forces, let alone in Tingyang County, even in Qingzhou City, he can do whatever he wants.

  Swallows fly in the sky... flying 80,000 miles, thieves don't walk empty-handed.

  "Alright, as for why he's in such a hurry, he has his own reasons."

  Xiao Yan waved his hand, and this thieving king was able to live safely until today. Apart from his imposing presence in Qingzhou, it was also because the other party never made a big deal out of things.

  It has always been borrowing and returning... Of course, what is being returned is hard to say.

  One thing is for sure, he never touches things he shouldn't touch.

  The two deputy commanders sighed, but didn't continue speaking. After General You returned to investigate, he indeed didn't think the matter was that big of a deal, but for this group of subordinates, there was no doubt they had been slapped in the face.

  Bring up this topic again.

  They looked curiously at the carriage, and saw Xiao Xiangyu politely say a few words to the people inside, and the two of them suddenly felt a little surprised.

  As Xiao Xiangyu, and on her own turf, there was no need for her to be so reserved in front of others.

  Right behind him came a young man in black shirt from the train carriage.

  When they saw the silver bell on the young man's waist, their doubts were reduced by three points.

  At such a young age, this Yinling demon catcher is indeed worthy of such courtesy.

  "Didn't you used to put it in your waistband before?"

  Xiao Xiangwei looked at Shen Yi with a puzzled glance, and then her movements slightly stagnated.

  Good fellow, at Heishi Pond it was a family affair of the Town Demon Office, but now at Jiangjun Fu it has become a meritorious deed of catching monsters.

  It's really no one dares to ask a question.

  Unlike the ease of this group, many of the car's school lieutenants were all pale-faced, thinking that General You was not in Tingyang City, and they could still drag on for a while, but as it turned out, they just happened to run into the opponent's knife.

  Until Liu Bin fell off the car with a thud.

  The two gatekeepers stared at him in confusion for a long time before finally recognizing him and exclaimed: "Liu, old brother?!"

  The old general who was once so majestic and powerful now looks so forlorn and wretched.

  "You two had better wait for a while before calling each other brothers."

  Xiao Xiangwei's expression became more serious: "Go and inform General You that there is an important matter to report regarding the capture of the demon."

  He smiled and said, "Who goes home and still needs to report..."

  After noticing the woman's expression, he hastily replied: "I'll go right away."

  Seeing this, Xiao Man also turned around and wanted to remind Shen Yi to restrain his personality a bit. Even if it was fake, he had to cover up that cold demeanor. You Longtao was actually a very easy-going general, and the two of them getting along ahead of time would leave a good impression for the young man's future.

  At this moment, she found that the young man's palm was quietly pressed on the hilt of his waist knife, and he couldn't help but think of the perfect turtle-snapping technique again.

  Xiao Tong's lips curled up in a helpless smile: "Tsk."

  Forget it, I'd better say less, it seems that the other party doesn't have the intention to take advantage of the opportunity to build a relationship with my superior.

  “……”

  Shen Yi was still not used to being completely defenseless, standing next to a target that he couldn't defeat with force. It was like this with Ah Qiang in the past, and now it was like this with You Longtao as well.

  Even if you know it's a gang, you'll still feel a little uneasy.

  This problem is actually easy to change, as long as you are stronger than your opponent, it will be solved naturally.

  Soon, several school officers hurried over and extended their hands in greeting: "This way, please."

  Under their leadership.

  A group of people quickly walked into the mansion and arrived at a separate courtyard.

  A middle-aged man with a straight figure stood up to greet him, wearing a green robe, with a few refined features on his hard-lined face, his eyebrows and eyes were not sharp, and his voice was clear and gentle.

  "He bowed his hands: 'Thanks for your hard work, both of you demon catchers.'"

  Xiao Xiangwei also extended his hand in return: "General You."

  After several breaths, there was no sound from beside him.

  She looked puzzled, only to see Shen Yi's calm expression. Looking at General You again, she found that he was also calmly looking at the young man's waist, not the silver bell on his right side, but the palm of his hand resting on the scabbard on his left side.

  Seeing this, Xiao Xiangwei hastily explained: "Shen Yi is just that kind of person, it's not directed at the General."

  "Young Longtao came back to his senses and smiled casually: "Aunt Xiao misunderstood, but listening to your words, it seems like you are very familiar with this young brother."

  Xiao Xiangwei subconsciously pursed her lips, immediately realizing her own loss of composure. She raised an eyebrow and calmly said, "Now you're bold enough to tease me, huh?"

  She rarely saw people making such jokes during official business, but it had already been said this far, and there was no point in pretending otherwise. Her relationship with You Longtao was known to more than half of the Town Demon Bureau.

  The demon-suppressing general diverted the topic with a casual sentence, and the atmosphere suddenly changed from being in a government office to being at home.

  "Brother Shen, no need to be so polite, please sit down."

  Long Tao smiled, as a strong practitioner of the Dan Realm, he seemed to have no airs about him.

  Shen Yi slightly bowed his hands: "Shen Yi has met General You."

  He was certain that from the moment he walked in, the other person had been staring at Mo Dao, and it wasn't because of any action.

  Although I don't know the reason, since the other party has already avoided talking about it, Shen Yi naturally should also pretend that nothing happened. This knife was given by the ape demon in Baiyun County, and it wasn't stolen either.

  It's just some small talk again.

  Xiao Qiangwei brought up the main topic and clearly explained the reasons for Liu Bin's three absences from his job description.

  Long Tuo listened carefully, pondered for a moment, and then looked up at the old man being taken away in the distance. He said warmly, "Liu Lao has done many things for Qingzhou, no merit but hard work, I will give you a decent sendoff."

  At the words, Liu Bin fell silent and gazed at his refined face. His originally turbid pupils gradually dispersed, his tongueless mouth opened slightly, but no sound came out.

  A moment later, he seemed resigned and lowered his head.

  Seeing his expression, You Longtao slightly closed his eyes, and in a breath, it was as if a gentle breeze had swept through the other courtyard.

  Liu Bin's body suddenly fell to the ground, and there was no sign of life left.

  At this point, more than a hundred lieutenants and captains from Heishi Pond all knelt down with a thud, their foreheads covered in sweat, yet not one of them spoke up to explain, the entire courtyard was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

  Long Tao opened his eyes and swept his gaze over them. After thinking carefully for a moment, he seemed to be very cautious about every decision he made.

  After a moment, he nodded and said: "You remove your waist plaques and cloud-patterned shirts, stop receiving salaries, find a proper occupation for yourselves in the city, take turns guarding this place for ten years without achievements or mistakes, come and go as you please. If there are merits, if you wish, you can also return to the Town Demon Office from an ordinary school lieutenant."

  "If still not careful, make mistakes again..."

  In the silent moment of the middle-aged man, several school lieutenants directly drew their swords from their waists and placed them on their necks, shouting: "We will die here! Not daring to hesitate for a moment!"

  Upon hearing this, You Longtao slightly shook his head: "No need for that, I may not be good at anything else, but killing people is still something I can handle efficiently, no need for any of you to take care of it."

  (End of chapter)