Two days later!
Lin Baichuan and his two companions finally appeared at the main entrance of the Cangwu County Demon Suppression Division. Seeing the familiar gate before him, Li Da instantly burst into tears.
Heaven knows what he had gone through these past few days. He was constantly on edge, not even daring to sleep at night, fearing that if he fell asleep, he would never wake up again. Although he knew that with Miss Qin around, Lin Baichuan shouldn't dare to do anything to him, he was inexplicably worried and couldn't sleep all night.
That feeling was too unbearable, tormenting him.
Fortunately, all of that was finally over, and he had returned alive.
"Lin Baichuan, you caused the deaths of Niu Zhenye, Luo Kang, and Wu Xiaoqi. I will truthfully report this matter to Colonel Song..."
As soon as he stepped into the main gate of the Demon Suppression Division, Li Da instantly transformed into a different person. His eyes were gloomy, and he glared at Lin Baichuan, growling, "Don't think that you can escape punishment by using someone else to kill. This matter is not over."
As he spoke, he quickened his pace and walked into the Demon Suppression Division.
Lin Baichuan couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. Looking at the departing Li Da, killing intent surged in his heart. However, his face remained calm. He simply looked at Miss Qin and said, "Miss Qin, this is the fellow you want to protect so fiercely. He's a complete scoundrel!"
"Hehe!"
Miss Qin gave an awkward cold laugh and said, "He can't die yet; I have great use for him. But don't worry, regarding this incident, I guarantee you'll be fine.
However, don't forget what you promised me..."
"Don't worry, I won't forget."
Lin Baichuan pouted, then said meaningfully, "I'm just a bit curious, what exactly is Miss Qin's identity? And why did you come from Fu City to Cangwu Prefecture?"
"Don't ask too many unnecessary questions; it won't do you any good."
Miss Qin sneered, leading the Unicorn Horse away quickly, leaving Lin Baichuan with a dashing silhouette in the wind.
Damn, this woman, one day she'll be singing 'Conquer' on top of you.
Lin Baichuan cursed inwardly, then also quickened his pace to turn in his mission and return the Unicorn Horse.
As for Li Da's threat, he didn't take it to heart at all. He was no longer the naive rookie who had just passed the assessment. He had Miss Qin backing him, so he wasn't without connections. Of course, the most important point was that his own strength had improved significantly, giving him ample confidence.
Although he was still only at the Ninth Grade Body Refinement Realm, his true combat power was enough to contend with someone at the Sixth Grade Blood Refining Realm, so he naturally didn't care about a mere Li Da.
As for Captain Song Gang, that guy was indeed a problem, but he also had a countermeasure.
The Demon Suppression Division belonged to the Great Xia Dynasty, so Song Gang couldn't openly deal with him. The most likely scenario was that he would resort to some underhanded tactics, which would require Lin Baichuan to be careful.
"Strength... it's still about my own strength not being powerful enough. If I now possessed martial arts cultivation at the Third Grade, Fourth Grade, or even Second Grade or First Grade, what would a mere Song Gang be, and what would a mere Lu family amount to? I could just flatten them with a flick of my hand."
Lin Baichuan thought to himself, "Therefore, I must accelerate my cultivation. The first step is to gather all the auxiliary medicinal ingredients for the Guiyuan Body Tempering Soup."
After completing the mission and returning the Unicorn Horse, Lin Baichuan headed straight for the Wanbao Hall.
The Wanbao Hall was an internal organization within the Demon Suppression Division, specializing in the exchange and sale of various resources. Demon Slayer Guards received contribution points as rewards for completing missions, but the submitted missions still needed further review, so the rewarded contribution points wouldn't be issued so quickly.
However, Lin Baichuan had quite a few resources in his possession that he could exchange for contribution points at the Wanbao Hall, and then purchase the medicinal ingredients he needed.
At the same time!
Just as Lin Baichuan finished his mission and headed for the Wanbao Hall.
Inside a courtyard in the living quarters.
Li Da was seen kneeling on the ground, crying bitterly to a middle-aged man, "Captain, you must uphold justice for us! That Lin Baichuan is truly vicious and cunning. He deliberately plotted against us, using the Blood Demon to slaughter Niu Zhenye and the other two, and he also gravely injured me, harming my Origin..."
Li Da lay on the ground, snot and tears streaming down his face as he accused Lin Baichuan of his wicked deeds.
From his mouth, Lin Baichuan was portrayed as a completely sinister, treacherous, and ruthless villain.
"Enough!"
Looking at Li Da, who was in tears on the ground, the middle-aged man showed no sympathy. Instead, he angrily reprimanded him with impatience.
This man was Song Gang, the head of the Seventh Battalion of the Cangwu County Demon Suppression Division and a one-star Demon Subduing Captain.
His eyes were cold, sweeping over Li Da like a vulture. He said coldly, "You, an Advanced Demon Slayer Guard, and three Intermediate Demon Slayer Guards, couldn't even deal with a newcomer, and three of you were even killed by his schemes.
And you still have the nerve to come back and cry to me.
Useless..."
The more Song Gang spoke, the angrier he became. A violent aura emerged on his face, and his eyes were like venomous snakes, causing Li Da, who was still crying with snot and tears, to tremble all over and his expression immediately freeze.
"Sir, this subordinate is incompetent. Please calm your anger..."
He secretly took a deep breath and whispered in defense, "It's just that, we are, after all, your people, Sir. That Lin Baichuan clearly knew this, yet he still plotted against us, and... and he even arrogantly told me that he knew it was you, Sir, who instructed us to deal with him, saying that plotting against us was just collecting a little interest, and that one day, he would... would trample you, Sir, underfoot..."
"Seeking death!"
Song Gang's eyes were as gloomy as a venomous snake. He gritted his teeth and growled, "Who gave a mere newcomer such audacity?"
"It's very likely because he has climbed up to Miss Qin, that woman..."
Li Da immediately said, "Actually, part of the reason we failed was because that woman, Miss Qin, protected him, making us hesitant to act, otherwise we wouldn't have been outwitted by that little beast."
To avoid being punished by Song Gang, Li Da began to save himself. He fabricated lies and shamelessly dragged Miss Qin out to take the blame.
In fact, Li Da harbored resentment towards Miss Qin in his heart. In his opinion, if Miss Qin had been on their side, Lin Baichuan would have been killed long ago. Why would they have been apprehensive on their way there, and then, after arriving in Yunshan County, even be outwitted by Lin Baichuan?
Now, with the deaths of Niu Zhenye and the other two, and his Foundation damaged, he would never be able to advance further in this life unless he had top-grade Spirit Pills. Falling into such a miserable state made him resent Lin Baichuan, and by extension, Miss Qin as well.
"Miss Qin... Hmph, so he hooked up with that woman. No wonder he, a newcomer, dares to be so arrogant."
Song Gang's entire face darkened. He gritted his teeth and coldly snorted, "You want to trample me underfoot, do you?! Very good... I'll make him grovel first. A mere newcomer, a pig and dog, let's see if I can't play him to death."
With that, Song Gang looked at Li Da, who was still kneeling on the ground, and said coldly, "Go keep an eye on Lin Baichuan, but don't provoke that woman, Miss Qin. Don't say I didn't warn you, that woman's background is mysterious, even I, this Captain, haven't figured it out. If you don't want to die a horrible death, stay far away from her..."