Chapter 24: Chapter 23: Lilies (3rd watch of the night)
Translator: 549690339
Chen Qinggang was extremely wary of the mysterious high-level expert. If the person was from the Demon Suppression Bureau, it would be much more troublesome than ordinary demon beasts.
Although people from the Demon Suppression Bureau would never step in to help, it should be noted that those people are not normal.
They're all madmen.
"Lord of the Capital Guard's concern is not unreasonable. I heard that twenty years ago, someone from the Demon Suppression Bureau once visited our town." Wang Xiaoyi couldn't help but say.
"How do you know?" Zhao Guangming asked back.
The Demon Suppression Bureau itself is mysterious, and ordinary Demon-slaying Guards don't know about it. How did Wang Xiaoyi, a Demon Sealing Master, come to know it?
"You don't know, twenty years ago, our town had suffered a great catastrophe, almost everyone died..." Wang Xiaoyi lowered his voice.
At that time, his grandpa took the family back to his grandma's hometown, thus escaping the disaster.
As for the other people in the town, they weren't so lucky.
Nowadays, almost all of Peace Town's population has migrated from outside.
It was only after that catastrophe that the Wang Family slowly grew in power by rebuilding Peace Town, becoming the wealthiest family in the town.
Their business even expanded to Pingjiang City.
Because the older generation still remembered what happened, and the Wang Family had extensive connections, they were able to learn some secrets about that time.
"So, it sounds like the Lord of the Capital Guard's guess does make some sense. Could that senior really be an expert of the Demon Suppression Bureau?" Zhao Guangming's eyes sparkled, not afraid, but even more frenetic instead.
The Demon Suppression Bureau is incredibly mysterious, and its members and disciples are not comparable to ordinary Demon-slaying Guards.
No wonder they possessed such terrifying power, and even their seal was so domineering.
They might really be experts of the Demon Suppression Bureau.
"I really want to meet that senior from the Demon Suppression Bureau." Zhao Guangming couldn't help but say.
Zhou Dao: "..."
"Brother Tao, why don't you have any reaction?" Wang Xiaoyi suddenly asked.
"What reaction should I have? Even if that person is amazing, what does it have to do with us? Does it increase our monthly salary or give you a house?"
Zhou Dao sneered and turned to focus on his work.
"..."
Everyone looked at each other.
"It seems to make sense... What does it have to do with us?"
"Alright, alright, let's get back to work!"
Wang Xiaoyi waved them off!
Only then did the crowd disperse.
At this moment, Wang Xiaoyi came over, pulled Zhou Dao aside, and whispered, "Brother Tao, I have a favor to ask."
"What is it?" Zhou Dao asked, puzzled.
In theory, rich people like Wang Xiaoyi have both money and connections, so what could be bothering him?
Zhou Dao is just a mere Demon Sealing Master after all.
"I have a friend who recently took a liking to someone and feels like they can't live without them. They want to pursue them." Wang Xiaoyi licked his face and squeezed out an embarrassed smile.
"If you want to chase them, just go ahead. Why look for me?"
Zhou Dao felt somewhat speechless. He was still damn single himself!
"There is a difficulty in this matter." Wang Xiaoyi hesitated to speak.
"What's the difficulty? Your friend isn't up to it?" Zhou Dao became even more puzzled.
"It's not that they aren't up to it... It's that they don't have."
"What do you mean?" Zhou Dao was stunned and didn't understand for a moment.
"My friend is a woman!"
"What the hell?" Zhou Dao froze.
"I have a friend, a girl, who recently fell in love with someone..." Wang Xiaoyi said with a dry laugh, "You should understand what I mean!"
"..."
"I want you to help me find a demon treasure that might make that person have a change of heart and fall in love with my friend." Wang Xiaoyi hesitated, steeling himself to ask.
He knew that Zhou Dao was righteous and strict, with no interest in abusing his power or trafficking demon treasures.
"Xiaoyi, we are civil servants of the state, we should..." Zhou Dao shook his head, his words heavy and heartfelt.
"Brother Tao, she can pay."
Zhou Dao's brows furrowed, "How much can she pay?"
"As long as Brother Tao is willing to help, money is not an issue." Xiaoyi's eyes lit up, and he quickly replied.
Zhou Dao thought for a moment and realized that such a demon treasure did exist.
It was recorded in the ''Demon Control Department Work Manual'' about a case:
In Dongyang Town, there was a beautiful girl. When she was five years old, she accidentally entered a neighbor's house and saw a boy with an ugly face and a worm-like scar.
From then on, the two became inseparable, their deep bond envied by others.
Gradually, the girl grew up and reached the age for marriage. Her family arranged a marriage for her with a well-bred and handsome young man.
Since then, the boy fell ill, bedridden and lingering between life and death.
Worried, the girl took care of him daily, but he still passed away.
Heartbroken, the girl's wedding day arrived.
That day, the girl was silent and wept behind her veil during the wedding ceremony. As the night fell and the marriage chamber was lit, someone saw the bride leaving the house with a man in black.
That night, the girl vanished and was never seen again.
Later, while digging in the girl's house, they found a lily plant with two rhizomes spread to the girls' rooms of the two families. On the boy's rhizome, a black insect constantly gnawed at it.
This lily was a demon beast. If a woman was entwined by its rhizome, she would fall in love with the other person, sharing fate, inseparable in life and death.
If the lily rhizome is made into a demon treasure and consumed by a woman, it can change her fate.
Such demon treasures were in low demand, but their price was high.
In the past, Zhou Dao had seen the rich and nobles' wives and wealthy women purchase them at old Yuan's place.
"It's a sin!" Zhou Dao thought to himself.
Soon, he would be heading to Pingjiang City, where land was precious and the cost of living was high.
He indeed needed to save some money now.
However, this thing was really...
"Give me some time to think about it," Zhou Dao replied hesitantly.
"Brother Tao, I'm counting on you." Wang Xiaoyi was overjoyed.
Clang, clang, clang...
At that moment, the sound of a bell rang.
Everyone hurriedly went out.
In the Demon Control Department Main Hall, the Demon-slaying Guards had already gathered. Chen Qinggang stood at the top, with a young man beside him.
"Hmm? Is it him?" Zhou Dao spotted the young man through the crowd at a glance.
It was the rich young man who had appeared in old Yuan's house that day and had even sent experts to follow him later.
"Captain Xu Qian of the Fifth Team was injured on duty and cannot return to the team for the time being. In the meantime, Shaobai will temporarily take on the captain's duties," Chen Qinggang announced.
By the way, Shaobai comes from the Pingjiang Yuan Family and is already at the Refining Realm Sixth Transformation."
As his words fell, everyone gasped in astonishment. At such a young age, he had reached the Refining Realm Sixth Transformation? Wasn't he even more powerful than Xu Qian?
At that moment, even Gu Xiangling and Wang Qingwan couldn't help but show surprise and wonder.
Feeling everyone's heated gazes, Yuan Shaobai remained calm and composed. Scanning the crowd, his gaze suddenly stopped when he noticed Zhou Dao in a corner.
"It's this guy!?"
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