17: Killing 'fish'

Copper Armor Dao Soldiers not only possessed immense strength, but also indestructible bodies, and crucially, their bodies were covered by a layer of solid stone formed from Earth Element.

Earth Element is heavy and the best for defense; this was not just talk.

With a punch delivered after several layers of enhancement, the Demon Wolf's forelimbs were directly turned into a bloody mess, and its head was also smashed, ending its life.

Lu Chen calmly stepped forward, took out the mission bamboo slip, collected a wisp of the Demon Wolf's heart essence blood, and then put the dead Demon Wolf into the Nurturing Soldier Immortal Coffin.

From the outside, the dead Demon Wolf looked just like it had been put into a qiankun bag, completely indistinguishable.

Everything was over.

Only then did Captain Song forcefully steady his body that couldn't stop trembling.

Just a little bit, just a little bit more, and he would have died in the Demon Wolf's maw; even his wife and daughter would not have escaped the Demon Wolf's bloody mouth. It was Lu Chen's appearance that saved his life and the lives of his entire family!

With a "thump!", this brave martial artist, who dared to draw his blade against a demon with his Mortal body, knelt directly before Lu Chen. Without a word, he kowtowed three times with loud 'bang bang bang' sounds.

"An expert outside Baishui Town saved my life once, and now again. This life of mine is given by the expert. I have nothing to repay you with, so please, expert, accept my three kowtows!"

He spoke while bowing, and his forehead was bruised from kowtowing.

Lu Chen flashed forward and helped him up, whispering via spiritual transmission, "It's not over yet, quickly go inside and stay there."

'It's not over yet?' Captain Song froze for a moment, then quickly got up and, without a word, took a couple of steps and entered the house.

As a mere Mortal martial artist, he couldn't help Lu Chen. The only thing he could do was not become a burden.

It was also at this moment that a sinister laugh suddenly came from above the courtyard wall: "Heh, among the Outer Sect Disciples of Dongming Sect, there's actually someone like you!

"To consecutively kill a Spirit Transformation Realm Demon Monkey and a Demon Wolf with a Qi Condensation Realm cultivation, truly remarkable!"

The tone shifted: "I just wonder how long Dongming Sect will ache after you're killed?"

Before Lu Chen could speak, another angry voice already sounded: "That was a spiritual monkey I raised, not a demon."

Lu Chen followed the sound and looked, only to see that above the courtyard wall, at some point, two aged figures had appeared: one was a slightly hunched, short old man with a full head of silver hair, and the other was an Old Woman covered in wrinkles.

These two old fellows at the Peak of the Spirit Transformation Realm, his Copper Armor Dao Soldiers had already seen them in the yamen.

He also guessed that these two old fellows would come here to intercept and kill him. After all, he had previously transmitted a message to Captain Song outside Baishui Town, telling Captain Song not to publicize his killing of the Demon Monkey. It was clear he intended to act in secret and had not left Wuguan County.

These two old fellows could easily learn everything from Captain Song using mind-bewitching techniques.

As expected, when the demons appeared tonight and Lu Chen showed up to slay them, these two old fellows also appeared.

What slightly surprised Lu Chen was that this Demon Wolf had chosen Captain Song's family. It just so happened to be not far from where he had hidden the Copper Armor Dao Soldiers under the county yamen, so they naturally arrived quickly.

"Are you confident you can keep me?" Lu Chen wasn't flustered at all; instead, he asked with some curiosity.

The hunched old man with a full head of silver hair spoke coldly, with anger: "You killed my spiritual monkey, you should repay it with your life."

The Old Woman was at ease, saying mockingly, "Those two monkeys were this old fellow's darlings. Little guy, I'm afraid you'll have to leave your life here tonight!"

Lu Chen waved his hand towards the Copper Armor Dao Soldiers who had killed the Demon Wolf. The stone-like Copper Armor Dao Soldiers immediately understood, quietly burrowed into the ground, appearing as if they had melted away. Only then did Lu Chen unhurriedly take a step back and suddenly speak loudly: "Two Senior apprentice-brothers from the Law Enforcement Hall, come out and kill the 'fish'."

'Killing fish?!'

Both the hunched old man and the Old Woman were greatly startled, and instantly reacted. 'Damn it, we were used as 'fish' by this kid and hooked!'

They were both shocked and angry. Originally, they had used the Demon Wolf in Wuguan County as 'bait' to lure out people from Dongming Sect. Who knew this kid in front of them had already used himself as 'bait' and hooked them first!

The composure and calmness they had earlier, where everything was under control, were all cast aside by the old man and the Old Woman at this moment. At this moment, they were panicking, and their only thought was:

"Escape!"

They turned around, raised their sword light, and were about to flee by sword.

However, a tall figure had somehow blocked their path from behind.

Another figure with cold, thin lips stood in front of them.

It was precisely the Inner Sect Disciples of Mingjing Peak's Law Enforcement Hall, Zhong Yi and Zhang Bingsong!

"Rats hiding in the gutter, not daring to show their heads, have finally run into my hands!" Zhong Yi's tall figure was very oppressive. He grinned, revealing his chilling white teeth.

It made the hunched old man and the Old Woman's backs crawl, and cold air rushed straight up to their crowns.

"Penetrating Aperture Realm experts, you certainly think highly of this old man!" The hunched old man took a deep breath, his gaze avoiding Zhong Yi, and then sweeping over Zhang Bingsong, who stood in front with his arms crossed over his chest.

'This kid, what a brilliant scheme!' His sinister gaze fell once again on Lu Chen, who was watching the show from the side, completely at ease.

At the same moment, the hunched old man quickly transmitted a message to the Old Woman: "I'll block these two Tong Qiao Realm experts, you go capture that Qi Condensation Realm kid. This is our only chance to survive, be quick!"

The Old Woman's eyes flickered, revealing a hint of bitterness.

What boastful words! A mere Peak Spirit Transformation Realm expert dares to say they can block two Tong Qiao Realm experts? And they are even Law Enforcement Hall Tong Qiao Realm Disciples of Dongming Sect, whose combat power is extremely strong. They probably won't even need to make a move before their lives are gone!

"Old fellow, are you perhaps planning to take me hostage to escape?" Lu Chen chuckled.

It seemed like he was pointing out the old man's plan, but in reality, he was reminding Zhong Yi and Zhang Bingsong to stop playing cat and mouse and hurry up and kill the 'fish'.

With his thoughts revealed by Lu Chen, the hunched old man was instantly shocked and angry: "This damned kid..."

"Swish!"

"Swish!"

Flying Swords broke through the air, seemingly slicing through the night sky, instantly appearing before the old man's eyes. The next moment, his head flew up.

The Old Woman stared blankly at this scene, her own head having fallen off at some unknown moment before.

When Zhong Yi and Zhang Bingsong, these two Tong Qiao Realm experts, attacked simultaneously, the two old fellows at the Spirit Transformation Realm had no power to resist at all; they were both instantly killed with a single sword strike.

Each of them carrying a head, they stepped through the night sky and arrived before Lu Chen.

Zhang Bingsong, with his cold, thin lips, said thoughtfully, "Junior Brother, how did you find these two rats?"

These rogue cultivators who opposed Dongming Sect were hidden very deeply. Even the Disciples of their Mingjing Peak Law Enforcement Hall and Doujian Peak had been busy for a long time to no avail. Unexpectedly, Lu Chen had just come out to do a mission and directly found two of them.

Lu Chen thought for a moment: "My luck is pretty good."

Zhang Bingsong's eyes flickered. He carefully looked at Lu Chen twice and finally smiled, "Junior Brother's luck is indeed not bad."

Luck played a part, but perhaps more so it was his caution and sharp mind.

If it hadn't been Lu Chen who came to Wuguan County to slay demons this time, but other Outer Sect Disciples, then it's likely not these two old fellows who would have died, but the Disciples of Dongming Sect.