Daily life of slaying demons in the government

Chapter 1 Yang Qian
Sandacheng, Zhongtang Village.

It was late at night.

The gate of Widow Li's house in the village was wide open. An officer wearing a black robe with red patterns was lying on the ground, with blood on his chest and it was unknown whether he was dead or alive.

There was also an officer dressed in the same way fighting with a monster half the height of a man nearby.

Although the monster was strong, the officer was even more brave and had the upper hand in his movements.

Suddenly, the officer made a surprise attack with the oxtail knife in his hand, drawing an arc and slashing upward from the lower left. The sharp blade cut through the gray-green hard skin on the monster's neck, then chopped into the flesh, and in a flash, chopped off the hideous head of a one-eyed rat face.

puff!
Green blood gushed out from the broken neck of the monster, splashing all over the officer's head and face.

[Kill the dream corpse worm*1]

[Gained experience 15, current total experience 25]

When Yang Qian noticed the prompt that popped up on his "panel", a foul odor hit his nose, making him dizzy.

The blood of the dream worm is not poisonous, but it smells very bad.

"Are you okay, sir?"

"Old Huo, come quickly and check on the injured officer over there!"

"Water, quickly fetch some water for me to wash!"

The villagers who had been hiding far away saw the monster's head and body separated. They knew the situation was safe and ran out in a hurry.

I wanted to go up and say thank you, but I was so disgusted by the stench from a distance of several feet.

Soon, the village pharmacist went to check on the officer lying motionless in the yard. His back was visible from his chest, and he was still alive.

The other people brought several buckets of clean water, which Yang Qian lifted up and poured over his head. After three buckets of water, he felt that the stench on his body was no longer irritating his nose and eyes. The remaining smell could only be removed by soaking in ginger water when he returned home.

Yang Qian's face turned pale. He walked to the body of his dead companion, squatted down, and reached out to close the other's open eyes.

"I have avenged you, have a pleasant journey."

I thought it was a murder case. At first I thought it was a fight between Widow Li's lovers. But it turned out to be a dream corpse worm that possessed a person. If Yang Qian hadn't reacted quickly, he would have been pierced through the chest by the mouthparts of the dream corpse worm like the dead man.

This was the second companion Yang Qian had sent away in the past six months. The last one was his leading constable, who died in a fight with a rat demon.

"Where's the chief?"

"I'm here, sir!"

"Immediately find a coffin to bury my brother. Then wait until daybreak, drag this dream corpse worm with you, and you will return to the city with me to settle the case we handled today."

"Don't worry, sir. I'll do it right away. Would you like to stay at my house tonight?"

"No, I'll just rest here."

"But... okay, then I'll bring you something hot to eat!" He wanted to say that the yard was covered in blood and it was not suitable for rest, but when he saw Yang Qian shaking his head, he gave up and just treated this officer as a stranger who should stay away from him.

In fact, it was not that Yang Qian kept strangers away, but he tried to be cautious in unfamiliar places. In the end, he even declined the wine and food sent by the other party. He took out a piece of bread from his arms and swallowed it.

Yang Qian ate the pancake and took a few sips of water from the kettle.

There were still two hours before dawn, so he sat cross-legged in the main room, closed his eyes, and meditated, regulating his breathing, while remaining vigilant.

After more than half a year, Yang Qian has become accustomed to this kind of life with constant tension and has found his own way of survival.

Half a year ago, Yang Qian was a thirty-something office worker who had accomplished nothing. He woke up one day and found himself a constable in Sandao City. His life changed from "996" to "007".

Of course, what kept Yang Qian going was not only his generous salary, but also the strange panel he brought with him when he traveled through time.

"Oxtail Knife Eight Styles": Mastery 41/80
"Bull's Strength": Minor Success 18/40
Available Experience: 35
Yang Qian thought about it and added all his experience to "Reckless Bull Strength".

[Congratulations! After arduous training, your "Bull Power" has reached the realm of mastery. Your physical strength has increased, and you have also comprehended the true energy. ]

In an instant, Yang Qian felt a new force appearing out of nowhere and flowing into his limbs and bones. Not only did the strength in his body increase significantly, but a faint airflow began to slowly emerge from his lower dantian and flow towards his meridians.

In addition to gaining experience by killing bandits and demons, you can also exchange experience with krypton gold, but one gold can only be exchanged for a little experience. Unless it is absolutely necessary, Yang Qian is reluctant to spend krypton gold.

It was precisely thanks to this panel that Yang Qian became an official constable in Sandai City in just half a year, and his case-closing rate was among the highest.

However, in this world, there are many evil spirits and monsters, and it is very risky for the detectives to catch people and kill monsters. Especially for ordinary detectives like Yang Qian who have no magic skills, they have to do their work with their heads on the line.

You can't quit even if you want to.

It is difficult to enter the public sector, and even more difficult to leave.

They can easily charge you with "dereliction of duty" or "deserting the enemy from the battlefield" and send you to the frontier to play with a group of evil soldiers day and night.

After the initial hesitation and fear, Yang Qian has now completely adapted to it. Sometimes he even feels inexplicably excited about the thrilling killing and life-and-death situations.

He clenched his fists, let the newly comprehended true energy surge up, and then punched the wall!
With a bang, a palm-sized dent half an inch deep was left on the wall. The fist didn't even hurt except for a slight redness.

"Is this the true Qi?! It is truly magical!"

Yang Qian would never have been able to throw this punch before, let alone hit it against the wall without hurting his hand.

Two hours passed quickly, and when it was daybreak, an oxcart came over outside.

On the cart was a thin, unpainted coffin, which held the officer who had died on duty the previous night. Next to the coffin was the head of a dream worm, and the rest of the worm corpses were hooked with iron hooks and dragged behind the cart.

The head of Zhongtang Village stood beside the car and reported to Yang Qian that everything was ready.

Yang Qian nodded, sat on the ox cart, held the coffin with one hand and the handle of the knife with the other, indicating that they should set off immediately.

It takes most of the day to get back to Sandacheng from here, so we should leave early, otherwise we will not be able to make it in time for the verification when we arrive at the yamen.

When he was leaving the village, a group of villagers, young and old, surrounded him and insisted on bringing some local specialties to Yang Qian.

Yang Qian drove him away with a cold face, and he didn't take anything.

You are a bunch of poor people. You don't even have much oil or meat in your own pots. Why are you pretending to be generous? How can Master Yang be interested in you?

"Sir, please take a nap in the car. I'll hurry up and we'll be there by noon."

Speechless all the way.

Just after noon, the ox cart entered Sandaochuang.

After completing all the formalities, finishing the paperwork, and verifying the case, Yang Qian sent away the head of Santang Village.

But he was called away again.

"Yang Qian, Master Liu wants you to come over."

"what's up?"

"I don't know, but it should be a good thing. I saw Master Liu smiling and just came back from Master Wang's place."

(End of this chapter)