Chapter 13: Jinghe Dragon King
Wujun City is surrounded by mountains and rivers.
The Sujingsi was built on a stone peak.
It is said that the entire stone peak is the Sujing Division.
Following the demon patrol guards, we stepped onto a stone staircase leading up the mountain and passed through layers of checkpoints and sentry posts before we arrived at the real location of the Sujing Division.
The mountain is not like the cave where the knife-wielding man lives at the foot of the mountain.
There are many buildings here, which are bright and majestic, without any gloomy feeling.
"Greetings, Captain! Dingzi Wuyi has been brought here."
The demon patrol guards bowed and reported in front of a pavilion.
This is Baijie Hall.
"Let him in, and you leave."
Shi Feng's calm voice came from inside the house.
"yes!"
The demon patrol guard seemed to be relieved and turned around: "Dingzi Wuyi, go in, be careful, don't bump into the captain."
Then he left in a hurry.
Jiang Zhou took a deep breath.
He didn't know about other people in the Sujing Division, but as the one holding the knife, it was definitely not a good thing to meet with the big shots above.
For a man who wields a knife, the Demon-Slaying Captain is already a big shot who cannot be any bigger.
Such a big shot would definitely not pay attention to a person holding an executioner who is of low status, has a short life span, and whose status is almost equivalent to that of a death row prisoner.
When something is abnormal, there must be something wrong.
“Gah…”
Jiang Zhou hesitated for only a moment, and the door opened automatically.
Shi Feng was sitting behind a long desk in the room, looking at him.
Jiang Zhou's heart trembled, and he quickly put away his thoughts and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Captain."
"Well, come in."
There was nothing unusual about Shi Feng's expression. He was still as friendly as when he was first allowed into the Sujing Division.
She smiled at him and said, "The manager of the Blade Prison told me that you are very good. I also heard that you performed very well today."
The Sword Prison is the place where the demon-slaying swords are placed and where the sword wielders live.
Shi Feng looked very friendly, as if he was extremely satisfied with his performance, as if he had really made him proud.
Jiang Zhou, however, vaguely felt something unusual.
At the moment of lowering his head, he just showed a hint of smug joy, and leaned forward and said, "It is all thanks to the sharp eyes of Constable Yan of the Ministry of Justice that the demons have nowhere to hide. I just followed closely and obeyed his orders. I dare not take credit for it."
Shi Feng was surprised and said, "Oh? Constable Yan? But I heard that it was you who found the hiding place of the demon and killed it with one sword, which made Wang Jinfa unable to make excuses."
He smiled and said, "Are you afraid that if you take the credit, people will hate you? Don't worry about this. This is the credit of my Su Jingsi, and no one can take it away."
"I dare not. Everything I said is true."
Jiang Zhou didn't know what it meant, just.
Shi Feng then spoke a few more words to him, but from what Jiang Zhou heard, it seemed that his words were all about today's case.
This made him even more alert and he insisted on saying the same thing .
You can say that he is too modest to take credit for his achievements, or that he is so terrified when meeting an important figure that he speaks incoherently.
He was the one holding the knife, and the demon must have been killed by him personally, and this could not be denied in any way.
"Well, okay, nothing else to do, go ahead."
Shi Feng seemed to have finished asking questions and waved his hand to let him leave.
Jiang Zhou was worried and was about to leave politely when he suddenly said, "I brought you here, so you are my man. Do your job well, and I will not treat you unfairly. When you make another contribution, I will remove you from the service."
"Thank you, Captain!"
Jiang Zhou showed surprise, then retreated carefully.
When he came out of the pavilion, the demon patrol guard who had brought him here was already waiting there.
Seeing him come out, without saying a word, she motioned for him to follow.
Without his pass token, Jiang Zhou had no way of entering or exiting the stone peak.
After coming down from the mountain and returning to the cave, Jiang Zhou's expression became a little heavy.
Shi Feng’s summons was too abrupt.
A captain who hunts demons, a big shot who even the county magistrate has to bow to, specially summoned a mere knife-wielding man just to say a few meaningless words?
However, although Shi Feng's questions seemed casual, their words actually revolved around one question: Who killed Hong Ni?
correct.
Jiang Zhou carefully recalled every word Shi Feng said at that time. The key is here: Who killed Hong Ni?
No, to be more precise, Shi Feng seemed to want to trick him into saying "Hong Ni was killed by him alone."
It seems that the problem can only lie with Wang Jinfa and Hongni.
Could it be that Wang Jinfa has some important background that made Su Jingsi stand up for him?
As soon as this thought came to mind, Jiang Zhou denied it.
He had already seen Wang Jinfa's background from the book of ghosts and gods. He was a complete scoundrel.
Then the problem can only be with that rainbow.
This Hong Ni was born into an extraordinary family, especially for a mere newly-qualified demon, yet the atlas actually rewarded her with a magical weapon.
Something is wrong. Something is very wrong.
…
Jiang Zhou, who was worried, didn't know that several people came out of the pavilion after he left.
Judging from their attire, they are all Demon-Suppressing Captains like Shi Feng.
They sat down in the pavilion and expressed their opinions.
"It seems that it is indeed as the black-robed constable said. Hong Ni was killed by him. At most, she just borrowed the demon-slaying sword of the sword holder."
"I think so too. Although Hong Ni is only a newly-qualified demon, she is of noble birth and extraordinary background. She is born with the art of moving the universe. Although her cultivation is still shallow, she is definitely not something that a knife-wielding person who was born a refugee can kill."
"The black-robed constable of the Ministry of Justice has already reached the upper level of martial arts. With the help of the demon-slaying sword, it will not be difficult for him to kill Hong Ni."
"Even so, Hong Ni was undoubtedly killed by the demon-slaying sword, and the man holding the sword is also not free from responsibility. He has caused a huge disaster!"
"Alas, who would have thought that a demon raised by a street thug who is not worthy of being on the stage would actually be the offspring of the third-grade demon king, the Jinghe Dragon King!"
"No need to say so much, just hand over the man holding the knife and give an explanation to the Dragon King of Jinghe River. If he still can't calm down his anger, let him go to the Ministry of Justice. What does it have to do with us?"
"Yes, I heard that the Jinghe Demon King is a playboy, and he has many descendants in the world. He will not embarrass my Sujing Division for this."
As soon as this was said, several people agreed.
But one person said angrily, "Ridiculous! If this happens, wouldn't our Sujing Division lose all face? To suppress monsters and pacify them is our duty. Even if he is the heir of the Monster King, he cannot violate our Daji's iron law. Since he has violated it, our Sujing Division will execute him. What can he do even if he is a Monster King?"
"The knife bearer followed the rules and did not overstep the mark. You sent him away to appease the demon's anger. Wouldn't people in the world laugh at us, the Su Jing Division, for begging for mercy from the demon with our own lives? Isn't that chilling!"
The person who first proposed to hand over Jiang Zhou angrily said, "You are exaggerating! You are just a lowly servant, how ? How can you insult a third-grade demon king? When a demon king gets angry, the heavens and the earth shake, let alone a being like the Jinghe Demon King?"
