37: Chapter 37 Chang Feng Becomes Honest

With the Army Doctor's assurance, Su Bai's heart finally settled a little.

But he also knew that this was just a temporary measure.

To fully save Zhao Ding's life, he still needed a better Medicinal Pill.

And a better Medicinal Pill required more military merits to exchange for.

He turned his head, looked at Ma Lie and the others, and lowered his voice to instruct them:

"You guys stay here and take care of Zhao Ding; don't leave his side for a single step. As for Chang Feng's side, he won't dare to touch you for the time being. Wait for me to come back!"

"Squad Leader, where are you going?" Ma Lie asked worriedly.

Su Bai patted his shoulder and said softly, "To the Military Merit Office, to take back what is rightfully ours!"

After saying that, Su Bai leaned over and picked up the Foundation Establishment Stage Wolf Demon head from the ground, which was larger than a human head. Holding it in his hand, he strode toward the Military Merit Office.

The massive wolf head was still dripping blood, emitting a terrifying Demonic Qi.

Su Bai carried it just like that as he walked through the crowd.

Every soldier who saw this scene couldn't help but gasp in shock.

That was the head of a Foundation Establishment Stage Demon General!

This recruit named Su Bai had actually slain a Foundation Establishment Great Demon all by himself!

As he passed by Chang Feng, who was still slumped on the ground, Su Bai paused.

He let out a cold snort and said disdainfully to Chang Feng on the ground:

"Heh, those demon cores you snatched before, and those scraps of weapons... if you really want them that much..."

Su Bai's voice wasn't loud, yet it spread clearly to the surroundings.

He paused slightly and then said in a tone of giving alms:

"I'll just bestow them upon you."

"Pfft—!"

Chang Feng felt a sweetness in his throat; a mouthful of blood nearly sprayed out.

The insult in those words was a hundred times stronger than the ten slaps he had received in public earlier!

What did he mean by "bestow them upon you"?

This was equivalent to telling everyone that he, Chang Feng, a dignified general's lieutenant, was like a scavenger who could only eagerly pick up the scraps that Su Bai looked down upon!

Although the surrounding soldiers didn't dare to laugh out loud, their faces were flushed from holding it in, and their playful gazes were like steel needles stabbing ruthlessly into Chang Feng's heart.

His face turned from red to purple, from purple to green, and finally became deathly pale.

This was a great humiliation! A great humiliation that could never be washed away in this lifetime!

He clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging deep into his palms, his hatred for Su Bai reaching its peak.

Su Bai! I, Chang Feng, and you cannot coexist under the same sky!

Su Bai had no interest at all in seeing Chang Feng's reaction; after saying those words, he left without looking back.

To him, Chang Feng was already a dead man; it was just a matter of whether he died sooner or later.

Right now, saving his brother's life was the top priority.

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Military Merit Office.

The one in charge of recording military merits was an old Clerk with a goatee, who usually looked drowsy and indifferent.

When Su Bai carried the still-dripping wolf demon head and slammed it onto the table in front of him, the heavy thud finally startled him awake from his slumber.

"What are you doing? Can't you be more gentle..." The old Clerk looked up impatiently, but his words caught in his throat halfway.

His eyes stared fixedly at the hideous wolf head, his cloudy old eyes instantly widening into circles, his mouth hanging open wide enough to fit an egg.

"This... this... this is... a Foundation Establishment Realm... Moon-Howling Wolf Demon?!"

He reached out a trembling hand, wanting to touch it but not daring to, as if the head might come back to life at any moment and take a bite out of him.

"Correct," Su Bai said succinctly.

The old Clerk stood up abruptly, nearly knocking over the chair behind him in his haste. He circled the table twice, carefully inspecting the wounds on the wolf head and feeling the demonic power that hadn't yet fully dissipated. The expression on his face turned from shock to disbelief, and finally to pure ecstasy!

"It's real! It's really a Foundation Establishment Demon General! Heaven bless our Yunzhou City! Heaven bless our Yunzhou City!"

The old Clerk was so excited he was incoherent, looking at Su Bai as if he were looking at a monster.

"Yo... young hero, did... did you kill this?"

"Our squad killed it; I was responsible for the final blow." Su Bai did not take all the credit for himself.

"Good! Good! Good!" The old Clerk said "good" three times in a row, his attitude completely different from before, becoming incredibly respectful. "Hero, please wait a moment. I will register it for you immediately! Slaying one Early Stage Foundation Establishment Demon General—this is a First-Class Superior Military Merit! According to military law, it can be exchanged for three thousand military merit points at once! Or ten thousand taels of gold! Or... one High Grade Magical Artifact!"

Three thousand military merit points!

Su Bai's heart stirred. He remembered that a High Grade "Bone-Regenerating Meridian-Connecting Pill" capable of completely healing injuries like Zhao Ding's was priced at exactly two thousand five hundred military merit points at the Quartermaster's Office.

"I choose the military merit points," Su Bai said without hesitation.

"Alright!" The old Clerk immediately took out a new identity Waist Token, engraved Su Bai's information and the three thousand military merit points into it, and handed it to Su Bai with both hands respectfully.

"Hero, this is your Waist Token; please keep it safe. I will report your achievement to Lord Military Governor Zhou Zheng and General Qin immediately!"

Su Bai took the Waist Token, thanked him, and turned to leave the Military Merit Office, heading straight for the Quartermaster's Office.

After exchanging for the Medicinal Pill, he used the remaining five hundred military merit points to get a bottle of high-quality Golden Sore Ointment and several Qi-Replenishing Pills for each of his brothers like Ma Lie before hurrying back to the Army Doctor's Tent.

After handing the pill to Ma Lie and watching Zhao Ding's complexion turn rosy at a visible rate after taking the Bone-Regenerating Meridian-Connecting Pill, and his breathing becoming steady and powerful, Su Bai finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Squad Leader, words cannot express our gratitude!" Ma Lie and several brothers knelt before Su Bai with a "thud," their eyes red.

They knew that to save Zhao Ding, Su Bai must have given everything he had and even used up a massive favor. This kindness was higher than the heavens and deeper than the sea.

"Get up, all of you! We are brothers!" Su Bai helped them up one by one and said in a heavy voice, "Recover well. Once your bodies are healed, we still have tough battles to fight in the future!"

Once everything was settled, the sky had gradually darkened.

Su Bai saw that his brothers were mostly fine now, but there was still one matter in his heart that hadn't been settled.

The matter with Chang Feng could absolutely not be left at that.

He was able to push back in public today by relying on the prestige of slaying a Foundation Establishment Demon General. But behind Chang Feng was General Qin; as long as he remained in the New Recruit Camp, Chang Feng would have countless ways to make life difficult for them.

He had to find a backer, one who could go toe-to-toe with General Qin.

Su Bai thought of someone—the one who had recommended him to enter the New Recruit Camp, Military Governor Zhou Zheng.

Having made up his mind, Su Bai did not delay. He tidied his tattered but relatively clean clothes and headed straight toward Zhou Zheng's residence.

The Jiedushis Residence was as grand and majestic as ever.