Daily life of slaying demons in the government

Chapter 320: The winding road
Demons always have a special fishy smell. Even demon cultivators with high cultivation cannot avoid it and can only use tricks to try to cover it up.

However, cultivators are still able to keenly detect the scent of evil spirits. Even if they try to conceal it, they can still detect it quickly depending on their level of cultivation or long periods of training.

Yang Qian, Juan and others have been dealing with demons for a long time, so they are naturally very sensitive to the fishy smell of demons. Even if it is deliberately concealed, they can still detect it.

"My lord, something is wrong in there."

"Well, let's go in first. Don't act rashly." Yang Qian whispered a few simple instructions to Juan beside him and several guards behind him, then knocked on the door of Baihua Tower.

dong dong dong.
A small door opened soon on the left side of the main gate, and a skinny servant with shifty eyes stuck his head out from inside. There was eye boogers hanging from the corners of his eyes, and he looked impatient as if his sweet dream had been disturbed.

"Don't you see that the lanterns are not hung? We are not open for business yet. Let's go."

Snapped!
As soon as the servant finished speaking, an inner guard rushed up to him, grabbed his collar and slapped him in the face. Half of his teeth fell to the ground, and he whimpered with blood in his mouth.

"I want to ask your mother something. Open the door."

The servant cried and yelled before opening the door and letting Yang Qian and the others in. But his crying and yelling also alarmed the people in Baihua Tower.

Less than ten breaths after Yang Qian and his companions entered, several burly men in disheveled clothes rushed out, each holding a short knife or a stick with iron nails in their hands. They had muscular bodies and fierce eyes. As soon as they came out, they surrounded Yang Qian and his companions.

But a middle-aged man dressed in a martial robe who came out right after was stunned at first when he saw Yang Qian and the others. Then his expression changed slightly. He quickly pushed away those rough men who didn't know the danger, walked up to Yang Qian and the others, and bowed to them first.

"Gentlemen, I am sorry for my lack of vigilance just now. Please forgive me."

"Who are you?"

"I am the manager of Baihua Tower. I will be in charge of all the troubles in this building, big or small."

"Where's the old maid? Call her over, or are you able to answer?"

The steward said quickly, "Yes, I can answer. But I don't know what you gentlemen want to ask."

The person who came here is not kind!

The manager thought: The auras of these people are not weak, they are all cultivators in the Qi training realm. The leader is even more terrifying, standing there with a smile on his face, but giving people a sense of horror as if a sharp blade is in its sheath, the kind that might cost you your head if you are not careful.

"Can you answer the question about the meat money?" Yang Qian sat down on a chair brought by Juan, smiling as he looked at the man in front of him who seemed respectful but was actually on guard. Of course, he could see that this man was also a cultivator, and his cultivation was probably slightly lower than Juan's. The other sturdy men were all warriors with good blood and qi.

"I don't know what to call this gentleman?"

"My surname is Yang."

"Master Yang, this business of sex money shouldn't have come to our Baihua Tower. Hehe, this is a place for pleasure. I'm afraid you have some misunderstanding."

"Misunderstanding?" Yang Qian shook his head and said, "There is no misunderstanding. I just heard that you, Baihualou, can spread the news. It seems that this matter has been known to everyone in Taocheng, right? Why? You don't want to do business with me because I'm unfamiliar?"

The reason why Yang Qian asked so directly was that a mere woodcarving shop owner knew about Nanlou and Baihualou. What did this mean? It meant that the business of meat money in Taocheng was not a secret business at all, but had almost been exposed.

This undoubtedly proves the reality of being far away from home and reflects the complexity of this business. Without support from all sides, even if the emperor is far away from home, it would not be so blatant.

"Master Yang, not all business is open to the public. We can't continue this business if we haven't even made an agreement with you yet."

This is a very straightforward statement, and it also takes face into consideration.

To put it another way, it is actually saying that Yang Qian and his companions do not know the rules. They came to Baihua Tower to buy information based on hearsay, but they acted like bad guests and spoke rudely. They did not even introduce themselves, but expected Baihua Tower to accommodate them. This is really unprofessional.

The reason why this manager had such a good temper was not because of his nature, but because Yang Qian's smiling face gave off a terrifying sense of oppression. He thought to himself, could it be that he was a strong man in the Jindan realm? That's why he was so patient.

At the same time, there are some seemingly ordinary actions, but in fact they are secret signals. When people far behind see them, they will immediately report to other people in Baihua Tower to come up with countermeasures.

Therefore, being neither soft nor hard in your words is actually a way to buy time.

"Are you talking about Taoism? Tsk tsk, then take a look at this, what kind of Taoism is this?" Yang Qian smiled and took out his waist badge from his arms and threw it over. At the same time, his mind was open, and all the movements in the Baihua Building, whether in front of or behind people, could not escape his perception. He could even feel that pairs of eyes with erect pupils were watching him vigilantly in the dark.

After the manager received the badge, his face changed drastically after just one look.

"Yang? You are the new chief constable of the provincial government, Yang Qian, Sir Yang?!"

"What? Doesn't it look like it?"

This will make it difficult for the man in charge to do anything.

As early as a month ago, there was news circulating in Shuangqing Prefecture that the imperial court would transfer a very powerful chief constable to fill the vacancy here in the near future.

You know, the chief constable of Shuangqing Prefecture disappeared inexplicably half a year ago. No one knows whether he is dead or alive. Although they have been saying that they are investigating, street vendors will not take it seriously. Everyone has almost forgotten that the prefecture is still missing a senior official.

"No, no, no, I just feel that you came a little too suddenly." The sweat on the manager's forehead couldn't stop falling.

"Suddenly? It was indeed a bit sudden. I was originally planning to go directly to the city to report to Palace Master Xiao. But as soon as I stepped into the territory of Shuangqing Prefecture, the Xingsheng Alliance came to seek revenge on me.

So I thought, why not take a detour? I'll also take a look around Shuangqing Prefecture. Taocheng is my first stop when I come to Shuangqing Prefecture, and your Baihua Tower is the first stop among the first stops. I didn't even want to go to the government office here, I just came here.

How about it? Are you willing to do this business with me? "

The steward was even more afraid to speak after hearing this. He bowed and said, "Sir, please be patient. I will go and invite my boss to come."

"How dare I keep Lord Yang waiting? I'm already here."

Suddenly, a clear and soft voice sounded from the building. I turned around and saw a woman in a bright red palace dress coming down the stairs, followed by three other women in the same palace dresses.

These four women looked young, only in their teens, and the palace dresses they wore were not the same as the one Fang Yuan wore last time, but were modified ones, with a straight shoulder that exposed their white shoulders and even the cleavage of their chests. The front of the skirt was mostly made of gauze, and two slender and plump long legs could be vaguely seen.

(End of this chapter)