Chapter 71

Chiyang County, Demon Slaying Division.

The flat ground where the members of the Demon Slaying Division usually practiced martial arts was now occupied by the villagers of Shihe Village.

Hundreds of people were now divided into dozens of households, sitting on the ground around small campfires, drinking white porridge.

It was already after autumn, the weather was cold, and the villagers were tired.

Li Xiang and Zhao Zheng followed Lao San and Yun Xiu to rest in a corner of the open space.

The small campfire in front was burning with crackling sounds, slightly dispelling the chill.

Too many things had happened this night; after eating a little porridge, Zhao Zheng and Yun Xiu leaned on the ground and fell asleep.

There was no other reason.

It was purely because they were tired.

Highly tense along the way, and they had walked nearly a hundred miles.

Such a journey would tire out even a strong man, let alone these children and women.

Lao San sat on the side, holding the white porridge, looking around uneasily.

This strange environment always made him feel uncomfortable.

He was also very tired, his upper and lower eyelids constantly twitching, as if he would fall asleep at any moment.

It was just that now in a strange environment, he was a bit worried about the children and his wife, so he didn't dare to sleep.

"Come, lean on Dad and sleep for a while, the ground is cold."

Lao San pulled Li Xiang over.

"Don't be afraid, Dad is here."

Li Xiang leaned against his father, not feeling sleepy; his Blood Qi was vigorous, and his physical body was strong.

By his stage, he could go three days and three nights without sleep, and he only felt a bit sleepy.

Li Xiang didn't intend to sleep; he felt that Chiyang County seemed a bit strange.

Whether it was the Magistrate's way of handling things.

Or the refugees in the slums who were possessed by demons.

Both made him feel an inexplicable sense of unease.

Chiyang County, something is wrong!

And the strangest thing is.

His group had clearly arrived in Chiyang County, but the task he had accepted hadn't been judged as completed yet.

This made Li Xiang feel a bit surprised.

【Grade C Task "Choice"】

【Slay the attacking demon and successfully protect the villagers as they arrive in Chiyang County. Reward: Attribute Points x30, Yellow Grade Refining Material x3!】

【Current task completion: 50%】

"Strange, does the system mean that the villagers need to be settled here?"

"Or what?"

Li Xiang leaned against his father, thinking silently.

There seemed to be some secrets in this city.

He remembered the Demon Revealing Mirror he saw when he entered the city.

It seemed its spirituality had been tainted.

"Could it be that demons have entered the city too?"

He thought about it but didn't get any useful clues.

Leaning against his father, Li Xiang lay down for a while.

He was calculating the situation on Su Qin's side; the master couldn't really be lying dead, could he?

Although he laughed gloomily, he was quite liked by Li Xiang.

Wild thoughts, unconstrained.

Thus, half an hour passed.

Li Xiang was suddenly awakened by a burst of urgent knocking.

He looked up.

It was at the gate of the Demon Slaying Division; Shen Lian and Jin Yichuan had walked in, each leading a team.

Behind them, they had each invited a doctor.

One was dressed in black, over fifty years old, with white hair, carrying a medicine box, looking very spirited.

The corners of his mouth were down, his brows were up, and his eyes seemed to look at everyone with displeasure.

The other was young, wearing green clothes, also carrying a medicine box.

It's just that I don't know why, although this person had a good appearance and delicate features, he always made people feel uncomfortable.

It was like, it was like looking at a rat, with a lewd appearance.

"Move aside, move aside!"

"Don't delay the doctor's diagnosis!"

In the center of the open space, several members of the Demon Slaying Division were still lying down.

These were the people who had been injured while fighting the demons on the way back.

Although the martial artists of the Demon Slaying Division were all ranked experts, they still had to be cautious about the wounds left by demons.

There was no telling which demon carried poison, causing the wound to become infected and accidentally killing them.

So after settling the villagers of Shihe Village.

Lu Jianxing had directly asked these martial artists to wait at the Demon Slaying Division, waiting for Shen Lian and Jin Yichuan to invite the doctors from the city.

The one in black was the famous divine doctor Liu Pingchuan of Chiyang County; for thirty years, if doctors in the nearby villages and towns encountered difficult and miscellaneous diseases, they would all send people to Chiyang County to find the divine doctor Liu for treatment.

It was no exaggeration to say that he was a miracle worker.

Usually, he was extremely righteous, and when encountering poor people seeking medical treatment, he wouldn't take a single cent, and his reputation was very good.

The one in green was the rising star Sun Jiuyang, who had recently become famous in Chiyang County.

Rumor had it that he was a disciple from the Medicine King Valley, coming to the secular world for training, and his medical skills were extremely high.

It's just that his medical techniques were strange, his use of medicine was extremely tricky, mostly based on poison, and he was especially good at using aconite.

Every time a patient came to the door, the prescription he gave was full of poison, often scaring the patient.

If any single ingredient was taken out, it was a poison that would kill you if you ate it, but if you took the medicine according to his instructions, the patient would recover in a few days.

This person was handsome and came from a good family; many girls in the city sent him secret signals, but he seemed extremely righteous and didn't get close to women.

One righteous and one strange, both were famous divine doctors in Chiyang County.

In the middle of the night, the Demon Slaying Division could invite both of them; it had to be said that the Demon Slaying Division's face was indeed very big.

Lu Jianxing saw both divine doctors arrive.

He walked out from the inner hall and waved his hand at the two.

"Inviting you late at night, I hope the two divine doctors won't blame me."

"No blame, no blame, it's just Garrison Commander Lu, it's fine for me to see a doctor today, but I have some needs. If Garrison Commander Lu can satisfy them, I will naturally do my best."

The white-haired Liu Pingchuan opened his mouth with a smile, his wrinkles twisting together.

He couldn't see any resentment for being woken up late at night.

It was indeed a happy look, really don't know why.

"I don't know what needs the divine doctor has. Whatever the Demon Slaying Division can do, we will definitely do it for the divine doctor, only asking the divine doctor to save my brother's leg and my brother's arm."

As he spoke, Lu Jianxing stepped aside, revealing the two people lying on the ground.

These two, one had a deep scar on his thigh, black and swollen, seemingly poisoned.

The other had half a barb on his arm, the surrounding area yellow and rotten, also injured by a demon beast.

Liu Pingchuan took a look and immediately laughed.

"Not a difficult matter, give me half an hour, I will definitely cure it. These two brothers of the Garrison Commander only need to recuperate at home for half a month to recover as before."

"Is that really so?"

"I, Liu Pingchuan, have practiced medicine countless times in my life, when have I ever lied to anyone?"

"Then I don't know what the divine doctor wants?"

Hearing this, Liu Pingchuan stroked his beard and looked at Lu Jianxing with a smile.

"I have no pursuit in this life, just wanting to leave a reputation with this craft and earn some money for my descendants."

"If the Garrison Commander promises me one thing, I will treat the illnesses of these two brothers tonight."

"I don't know what the divine doctor..."

Liu Pingchuan smiled: "I want you to build a merit monument for me, one hundred feet high and two feet thick, and set it up in front of the city gate of Chiyang County, so that all the passing peddlers and travelers can see my achievements, and pay a consultation fee of three thousand taels of silver. Then this matter is considered done."

"I have no other requests, just wanting a reputation and a livelihood for my descendants."

One hundred feet high and two feet thick?

And set it up in front of Chiyang County?

And three thousand taels of silver?!!!

In an instant, Lu Jianxing's brows twisted into a "chuan" shape.

Such a large stone monument would cost thousands of taels of silver, especially setting it up in front of the county town, which required going through the County Magistrate's relationship, which was extremely troublesome.

Especially these last three thousand taels of silver; even if you sold the Demon Slaying Division, I'm afraid you couldn't scrape together that much silver now.

This Liu Pingchuan, isn't he usually extremely righteous, not caring about reputation, and not greedy for silver?

Today, what kind of calculation is this?

Before Lu Jianxing could speak, Sun Jiuyang, who had been waiting for a long time on the side, was a bit impatient.

"Garrison Commander, don't listen to his nonsense, I can treat this illness too!"

"His broken merit monument is a waste of money and labor, why promise him!"

"I will treat the illness for free, just asking the Garrison Commander to promise me one other thing."

Lu Jianxing frowned: "What thing?"

"Garrison Commander, you snatch the flower girl Miaotong from the Wenwu Building and marry her to me, and I will treat these two people today."

While speaking, his expression was lewd to the extreme, looking extremely base.

Completely lacking the righteous appearance of not getting close to women in the legends.

As soon as Sun Jiuyang finished speaking.

Shen Lian beside him had a face as pale as death.

Looking up, his eyes were already full of murderous intent.

(End of chapter)