Daily life of slaying demons in the government

Chapter 129: Murder in the Cave

It should have been a normal gloomy day, but a piece of news made the bandits on Mount Paektu extremely excited.

"Have you heard? Several insects from the demon were killed yesterday, right in the cave!"

"Is this true? What could possibly happen in a cave?"

"Tsk, wasn't Lao Li also in the cave? How come he disappeared inexplicably the day before yesterday? Can you guess what happened?"

"Hiss! You mean someone touched the evil one and did it."

"Hush! Just keep it in mind. Hehe, finally I can show those evil spirits a little bit of my power!"

"But who is so brave and has such great skills? I'm afraid there are not many people in the mountains who can do it now, right?"

Compared to humans, demons have great innate advantages. Their five senses are not comparable to those of ordinary people. Especially in a dark cave, demons can usually spot people from a distance of several feet before they get close, and they can grasp them clearly.

Therefore, even if it was an evil insect, it would be very difficult for the bandits in Mount Paektu to sneak over in the dark and kill it.

By the afternoon, the news was clear: a total of five demons had died, all of them insects, two black-striped python demons, and three sword-spiked rat demons.

This matter caused a fierce quarrel.

The temporary leader of Mount Paektu was slapped in the face by several demon cultivators and was told that he must hand over ten people in exchange for his life within three days, otherwise they would kill all the people in Mount Paektu.

Without the big demon, the demon cultivators are allowed to travel freely in the Demon Mountain. Once they are released into the outside world, they are like evil beasts set free, opening their mouths to bite and eat people.

I dare not go to Sandao City, but I have no burden to deal with a group of bandits whose reputation is not much better than that of demons. The reason why I didn't eat them all up early is not because I don't want to, but to leave a cover in front to show that this Baitou Mountain is still the bandits' stronghold, not the demon cultivators from Heishan who came here and raised the flag to open a demon mountain.

As for the death of a few insects, do the demon cultivators care? Yes, but not that much.

I care because I have a reason to eat people. It's a legitimate extra meal.

I don't care, because in the eyes of demon cultivators, they are just evil bugs, and they are rarely regarded as their own kind. No matter how many of them die, I won't feel sad, and I only think of them as "useable" and "worthless".

The bandits were full of joy in the morning, but became worried and fearful in the afternoon.

It is impossible to win by force, the demon cultivators are too powerful and there are too many of them.

But were they really going to send ten people over there to be eaten by the evil spirits? The face was secondary. The key was who was going to be sent over there?
No one wants to be used as a snack to die like this. Even if the current leader of Mount Paektu has been beaten to death, he knows that if he dares to do this, the bandits in the mountain will be the first to skin him alive.

But if they disagree, wouldn’t that give the demon cultivators a perfect reason to kill everyone in the mountains?
It seems to be a death sentence anyway.

Within three days!
That night, many thieves and bandits were already preparing to escape.

There are not many places that bandits can go. You can't just hide in the mountains and live like a savage, right? So you have to think about where to go first. Usually it's the hometown of a certain brother, or a remote mountain village, or a bandit village somewhere else.

And in order to have someone to look after them, they usually run in groups of three or four.

But before the bandits in Mount Paektu could start to flee in large numbers, another evil spirit was beheaded that night.

They also moved through the cave, also quietly, and also found human footprints at the scene of the corpse. And compared to the day before, there were more dead demons this time, a total of nine.

Although all the dead were still insects, the impact on Mount Paektu was becoming more and more extraordinary.

The biggest impact is that the thieves and bandits are not so anxious to leave.

In everyone's opinion, being able to kill four or five evil insects in one night could be done by three or five people if they were well prepared and had some special means.

But the second time he killed nine in one go, and he did this when the evil spirits were already on alert.

This is not something that can be done by just three or five people, and even experts must be involved.

But where are the experts in the mountain village?

The bandits chose to wait and see, but some people hurriedly took advantage of the chaos to send their families away. This would have been stopped by the bandits in the mountains, but at this time no one paid attention to it.

The demon's reaction was: Ten people are not enough now, we need to add twenty more! There is still one day left, if they don't come, I will kill them all!
Compared to the thieves who were still wondering who did it, the demons didn't care at all. They even looked like they couldn't wait to feast on it.

"Xiao Zuanfeng, didn't you say you would tell me before you took action? Why did you kill so many demons right away? Why did you make such a big fuss?"

Yuan Liang took the opportunity to come to the depths of the cave to check for food and grass, and pulled Yang Qian aside to ask nervous questions. He no longer dared to look at this dull and ordinary man in front of him with the same eyes as before.

Fourteen evil bugs in two days, this method is fierce and powerful, no wonder Master Yang sent this person here. Yuan Liang secretly calculated in his heart that if Xiao Zuanfeng continued to kill, he thought that he should run away first to avoid the limelight, so as not to be affected by the disaster and suffer a great loss.

"Boss Yuan, hey, I told you that you can go with me to kill people? If you show a worried look on your face, or if you look calm after hearing the news, do you think you will be suspected?
So, not telling you is also to ensure your safety.

Besides, this matter won’t take long. It should be over in another three or four days.”

"Ah? Do we have to keep killing? What if those demon cultivators notice?"

Yang Qian was still as carefree as ever. He waved his hand to interrupt Yuan Liang and handed a piece of paper with strange patterns on it to him.

"Send this outside. As soon as you show up, someone will come up to talk to you. If you say "Xiao Zuan Feng" and they say "Lai Zhan Yao", just hand it over. It won't be important whether you come back or not. It's up to you to make your own choice."

Can you walk?

Yuan Liang's eyes lit up immediately. He was completely unsure about the current situation in the mountains. Now he had an excuse to go down the mountain to get food, so he couldn't wait to leave.

However, Yuan Liang had another thought and asked, "Brother Lai, if I deliver the things and come back, what credit can I get?"

"Tsk, Boss Yuan is really quick-witted. If you come back, you can help record the whereabouts of the bandits who have fled the mountains. This can be used as intelligence for future arrest warrants or for the government and garrisons to intercept and kill them.

This achievement may help you clear your name as a thief and get a new and legitimate household registration.

It’s up to you to decide which one to choose.”

(End of this chapter)