[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons":3,"chapter-immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-34":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Immortality Begins with Slaying Demons",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2317922,4533,"Chapter 34: A Master Comes to Join","immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-34",34,"\u003Cp>Shen Yi’s greatest regret was not being able to leverage someone’s banner to slay more demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he couldn’t say that outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He removed the scabbard, repositioned his sword beneath his arm—though it dug into his skin, it was better than losing his head without realizing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his cautious demeanor, Lin Baiwei pursed her red lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only she had been more careful back then, she wouldn’t have ended up like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She went to the counter, fetched paper and inkstone, sat down at the table, and added more oil to the lamp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the flickering flame, she closed her eyes, ground the ink, and recalled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, Lin Baiwei began copying diligently; with the graceful movement of her long fingers, elegant characters appeared on the paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you doing? Aren’t you sleeping?” Shen Yi turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How can you sleep if you don’t get what you came for?” Lin Baiwei sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’re all ordinary folks with our heads tied to our belts—why pretend to be calm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She still remembered the first time a demon clamped its hands around her throat, nearly choking her to death; even though her comrades swiftly severed its head, she trembled all night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If someone had been beside her then, she wouldn’t have woken up screaming from nightmares in the middle of the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi fell silent for a long while, then closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the rooster crowed, he slowly rose, glancing at the woman yawning beside the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still couldn’t do it... Even knowing she was from the Demon Suppression Bureau, Shen Yi still couldn’t get used to sleeping with a clothed living person beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm, I’ve copied half.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Baiwei rubbed her wrist and carefully reviewed it: “Don’t complain about the speed—any mistake here could cause major trouble.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi changed into clean clothes and nodded: “Thank you for your effort.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tsk.” Lin Baiwei feigned surprise: “So you can speak properly after all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After all, I’m counting on trading you to the Lin family for some silver—you know I’m broke.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi adjusted his cuffs, picked up his sword, and stepped out the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baiyun County was small; news spread fast—even in one night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though dawn was still early, a crowd had already gathered outside the precinct courtyard, cramming the entrance so tightly no one could pass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone shouted: “Captain Shen’s here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clear path instantly opened before Shen Yi; he frowned ahead and saw Chen Ji and the others, faces flushed with panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll say it again—this place handles demons, not lechers, and certainly doesn’t help you find lost purses!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lies! Old Yang’s wife brought her lover home—that’s exactly what those two tall men arrested! I saw it with my own eyes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd erupted in chaos: “Maybe my purse was taken by a demon too, Captain Shen—you’ve got to help me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi walked silently into the courtyard and waved: “Close the gate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The men strained to push the wooden door shut, finally securing the bolt, then collapsed onto the ground, staring at each other in exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Dahu, trembling, muttered: “Damn it, they used to dodge me—now they dare storm my precinct?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had he spoken than he realized his mistake and quickly grinned nervously at Shen Yi: “You’re the boss—you’re my real father.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ji stood up with a smile, then suddenly stiffened, glancing behind him at the wooden door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, the door thudded violently under heavy blows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now they’re pushing their luck.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Niu brothers rolled up their sleeves, swung the door open, ready to curse—then froze, their eyes lifting in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were both large, muscular men—but the newcomer towered over them by a full head, his body massively built, especially his bloated, greasy belly, which looked terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just by his physique alone, he could easily knock down several men without any martial training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Niu brothers had never seen such a fearsome man; they shakily stepped back two paces: “Boss, someone’s here... looking for trouble.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ji stood firm, face grim, not daring to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t fathom why a master from the Golden Body Sect would come to this tiny precinct—if even he couldn’t handle it, no one else in Baiyun County could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Closing the gate in broad daylight? I thought I’d wandered into the wrong place.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The butcher, chewing a straw, grinned across at him: “You’re really here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi saw no trace of the Thin Monk behind him, and bowed: “What brings you here, sir?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t call me ‘sir.’ Bullshit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The butcher pushed past into the courtyard, replying calmly: “I came from Qingzhou at someone’s invitation, but now they think I’m too stupid—fine, I can’t stand their cleverness either. After thinking it over, you’re just as stupid as I am. Thought I’d come here for a meal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Chen Ji nearly lost his balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A martial master with a lineage, starving for food? Absurd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget anything else—just by naming a price, given Baiyun County’s current state, how many wealthy merchants would gladly treat him like a god and pay silver to keep him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The combined salaries of all hundred clerks in the precinct wouldn’t cover half a month of his upkeep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First, I’m not stupid.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi sighed, raised his eyes, then spread his hands: “And I’m broke.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I’m not stupid either,” the butcher chuckled, walking straight inside: “And I’m just as broke—just need a bowl of plain tea and rice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi was about to explain he might not even afford plain tea and rice—after all, the man’s belly was no ordinary one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ji was already stamping his feet in desperation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of minds do these people have? One refuses real silver, the other sees a master walking in—and still tries to find excuses to turn him away!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled out a silver ingot from his waist and shoved it hard into Shen Yi’s hand, his eyes nearly bulging out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi glanced at Chen Ji and pushed it back: “Go play with your balls.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he really look that stingy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who’s this guy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Niu brothers might not know, but Zhang Dahu understood Chen Ji’s nature—he never spent a single copper of his salary, saving every bit for his sister. Why was he suddenly so generous?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The younger brother of the County Magistrate’s master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, everyone’s minds went blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To them, the Thin Monk was a figure from legend—at least a rank like Liu Dianli’s was needed just to glimpse him, and even then, only briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, a master of equal stature stood right inside their precinct, idly playing with stone weights they hadn’t touched in years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those stone weights, meant purely for show, weighed at least three or four hundred jin—and he lifted them with one palm, tossing them up and down like toys...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You train with this thing every day?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The butcher asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, I usually train before bed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi replied without blinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke the truth—practicing martial arts openly on the street made people think you were a fool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Martial training is best not done in isolation. I’ve grown bored and restless staying alone in Baiyun County. Free time? Let’s spar.” The butcher set down the stone weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine,” Shen Yi nodded—he himself needed someone to help him catch up on basic knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, the butcher’s face lit up with a grin: “I’m free right now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi: “...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shit, he’s definitely here to pick a fight,” the Niu brothers shook their heads, nearly fooled by the big-bearded man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1264,"2026-06-20T15:00:36.117Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","2ba5dbccf59a2571ecbcce6a7539206b5d334e3beb1d1f5c9f94e81f4d28b184","immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-35","immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-33",840,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimmortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-cover.jpg"]