12: Go to Qingshan Town

Chu Jiang opened the note from Liu County Magistrate, which contained only a few dozen words.

"Died at Black Tiger Mountain, body burned, unrecognizable..."

Black Tiger Mountain?

Within White Stone County, there are four great demons, and Black Tiger is one of them.

Black Tiger Mountain was originally named Daqing Mountain.

Due to reports of Black Tiger attacking commoners rising sharply in the last three years, it is suspected to be the gathering place of Black Tiger.

Later, the commoners dared not go up the mountain and renamed it Black Tiger Mountain.

The demons of Black Tiger Mountain are not native demons of White Stone County, but have moved in from elsewhere in recent years, counting as a new demon force.

The original body did not interact with them much, only knowing they were fierce and overbearing, not following the so-called rules at all, once eating two-thirds of a village.

When they wanted to continue eating, the original body said one sentence and was beaten into a dog-eating-shit state.

Since then, he never spoke much.

The death of Li Feng is likely inseparable from this group of demons at Black Tiger Mountain.

This group of guys fears nothing, and killing the head of the Demon Hunting Division is not impossible.

This task is troublesome.

But he likes it; dealing with demons means a large amount of Lifespan is beckoning to him.

Over the next three days, Chu Jiang consolidated the four Meridians he had already opened, practiced martial arts, thoroughly stabilized his Realm, and raised himself to the Peak.

Inside the Demon Hunting Division.

Chu Jiang said in a flat tone, "Liu Guangwu, Ma Han, the two of you each select five capable demon hunters and follow me to Qingshan Town."

After he was promoted to head, he promoted Ma Han, letting him be the head catcher of the Demon Hunting Division.

What Chu Jiang valued was naturally his unwavering loyalty.

"Liu Ding, Li Dagang, you two look after the Demon Hunting Division. You must rest with the people. I hope that when I return, I can see a different White Stone County."

Chu Jiang's last sentence had a heavy tone; how could the two of them not hear the meaning behind it?

Since Chu Jiang took office, in just a few short days, he abolished the Demon Suppression Tax and then reduced the tax rate for ordinary commoners by one-third.

The key is that the county supports this decision of Chu Jiang.

They understand that the situation has changed.

The wind direction is turning; otherwise, they wouldn't even know how they died.

"Lord Chu, rest assured, I guarantee to you that when you return, you will definitely see a different White Stone County!" the two replied in unison.

Once upon a time, they also had ideals in their hearts and wanted to do things for the people.

However, the environment was turbid, and they couldn't help it; they could only let the world stain them black.

Chu Jiang nodded with satisfaction; if these two did not know how to conduct themselves, he wouldn't mind replacing them.

Half an hour later.

A group of thirteen people, riding the fast horses of the Demon Hunting Division, left White Stone County.

At this moment, what Chu Jiang did not know was that in the backyard of the county office, a middle-aged man in black and an old man were playing chess.

"Hu Clerk, make your move!"

The middle-aged man in black had eyes like an ancient well without waves, saying flatly: "Liu County Magistrate, this time, there won't be any slip-ups, right?"

Liu County Magistrate sighed.

"Chu Jiang, originally, seeing that he has been working conscientiously for these years, I wanted to give him a decent way to die and leave behind a good reputation."

"Now it seems he doesn't have that opportunity."

"Two heads of the Demon Hunting Division died at Black Tiger Mountain; this commotion should be enough to attract the attention of those above. The more people who come, the better."

Hu Clerk was silent, his finger slowly placing a white chess piece.

"Your foster son Liu Guangwu was taken away by him; aren't you worried? He is the key to the plan and cannot be lost!"

Liu County Magistrate's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a smile of having victory in his grasp: "Rest assured, everything is under my control; he will certainly be fine."

Chu Jiang, oh Chu Jiang. Do you know how big the background of that Sheep Demon you killed is? Even if you come back alive, you will face endless trouble.

Only when you are dead will things be perfect.

Thirteen people galloped all the way, horses not stopping, and finally arrived at Qingshan Town before dark.

Qingshan Town is a place that relies on the mountain to make a living; its economy was quite developed, but since news of demons appearing spread, it gradually declined, and the population loss was quite serious.

"This place is a bit strange!" Liu Guangwu stared at the small town in front of him, his face full of suspicion, as if he had seen some incomprehensible scene.

He had come here to patrol last month, and there were hardly any people.

Chu Jiang also noticed that there was no sign of depression here at all; on the contrary, people were coming and going, it was extremely lively, which was very abnormal.

"Lord, I will go investigate!" Ma Han naturally also noticed the unusualness and prepared to go forward to ask.

Chu Jiang nodded slightly.

The others dismounted one after another and followed Chu Jiang into Qingshan Town.

A group of thirteen people was already eye-catching, plus the black cloud uniforms of the Demon Hunting Division, it was hard not to attract attention.

"Why are the government people here? It's really lively here; there is a good show to watch!"

"In our dilapidated small town, so many people have arrived at once. Not only are there several Jianghu Schools, but now even the demon hunters from the government have come."

"These government officers, nothing good ever comes when they arrive; stay away!"

Chu Jiang ignored these miscellaneous voices and came to the largest restaurant in the town. After galloping for so long, his stomach was already hungry.

Stepping into the Innate Realm only makes one more resistant to hunger than ordinary people, but one still needs to eat.

Without him having to speak, his subordinates had already arranged everything.

This is the benefit of being the boss.

Chu Jiang looked towards the nearby tables; there were lone swordsmen and Jianghu Schools.

There were three groups of people wearing uniform clothing, which were particularly eye-catching in this restaurant.

The first group were all bald, with seven or eight people. The leader had a scar on his face, and a green snake was coiled around his hand, which was extremely chilling.

The people around dared not approach.

The second group wore yellow brocade, carried no weapons, and upon seeing Chu Jiang and the others, showed no reaction at all, just silently drinking.

The third group consisted of two young and beautiful women in white.

One was dressed in white as snow, with long hair like a waterfall, and a cold air between her brows.

The other had fiery eyes and was charming and moving.

Whether cold or charming, each had their own style, attracting the gaze of most people in the restaurant.

He recognized that group of bald men; they were the largest gang organization in White Stone County, named the Poison Snake Gang, active outside the county town.

The gang leader was only half a step away from the Innate Realm.

He did not recognize the other two groups.

"Do you recognize them?"

Facing Chu Jiang's question, Liu Guangwu nodded.

"I have heard my foster father mention that in our Annan Prefecture, there are many Jianghu forces, among which the six major Schools are the best. Each of them has Vajra Realm experts within their gates, and more than one."

"Looking at their attire, those wearing yellow are likely members of the Yellow Clothes Gang; they actually have three Innate experts in their gates, and their gang leader is even at the Late Stage of the Innate Realm."

"It is rumored that the Yellow Clothes Gang leader acknowledged a certain Elder of the Yellow Extreme Sect, one of the six major Schools of Annan Prefecture, as his foster father. I don't know if it's true or false."

Liu Guangwu's understanding of the various Jianghu forces in Annan Prefecture was obviously quite deep; he knew exactly how many Innate experts were in their gates and who they acknowledged as foster fathers.

Chu Jiang heard this, and his interest was piqued. He had not had any information channels to understand Jianghu Schools before. If he could obtain some Cultivation Technique from them...

Liu Guangwu seemed to guess Chu Jiang's thoughts, knowing that he had been searching for martial arts everywhere recently, and wanting to get things from their hands was simply as difficult as ascending to heaven.

"These Jianghu Schools do not like people from the imperial court and the government. After you complete this task and are promoted to the main head of the Demon Hunting Division, those above will naturally send people to teach you martial arts and Cultivation Technique."

Chu Jiang's actions these days, especially stopping the Demon Suppression Tax and lowering the tax rate for commoners, made Liu Guangwu change his opinion of him.

Some prejudices in his heart also faded.

Otherwise, he definitely would not have said these things to Chu Jiang.

Chu Jiang continued: "What about those two women? What is their background?"

"Those two women should be from the Hundred Flowers Sect. Twenty years ago, the Hundred Flowers Sect was the seventh largest Vajra Sect in Annan Prefecture. Later, they were attacked by a mysterious expert, their upper echelon fell, and they were reduced to second-rate."

"Nowadays, the contemporary Sect Leader of the Hundred Flowers Sect, Sikong Miaoyin, has extraordinary talent, ranking fourth on the Human Ranking, and is expected to lead the Hundred Flowers Sect to restore its former glory!"

Liu Guangwu continued.

"The Human Ranking?"