Chapter 250: Chapter 136: Wei Fan’s Jianghu Reputation, Profound Gold Fish Scale Armor 2

He had already brewed the Spirit Tea and poured three cups, placing them on the table.

After exchanging pleasantries, Elder Huo looked at Wei Fan and Long Xueyi: “I wish for you two to temporarily assume the role of Commander for a while.”

The main reason for the chaos in Su City is the betrayal of Fu Shizheng and the fall of He Tai Xian, leading to a shortage of Grandmasters, and the need for deterrence and suppression in several places cannot be met.

As long as the outside world knows that even without Fu Shizheng and He Tai Xian, the Demon Suppression Bureau still has three Divine Realm Commanders, then those restless people will settle down.

“Xueyi will abide by Grandmaster Huo’s arrangements!”

Long Xueyi did not refuse. To put it bluntly, this mess was also caused by her grandfather, Long Jianying. If Long Jianying were still here, Su City wouldn’t be in this situation.

Whether for public or private reasons, she could not continue to be a free Demon Hunter.

If Su City continues to be in chaos, and higher-ups pursue the matter, her grandfather Long Jianying would be the first to bear the responsibility!

“As long as I don’t need to hand over my Life Token, I have no issue!”

Wei Fan’s bottom line was not to hand over his Life Token. As long as he could continue to kill Demon Fiends, whether as a Demon Hunter or Commander, he didn’t mind.

Elder Huo nodded: “No need to hand over the Life Token. It’s just a temporary substitution. I have already reported the matter to headquarters, but they haven’t been able to dispatch a Grandmaster…”

The response from the top was the inability to dispatch a Grandmaster.

Chen Qiming snorted coldly: “Those bureaucrats up there, even at a time like this, still fight for power. If it weren’t for Wei Fan and Xueyi becoming Divine Realm just in time, Su City would certainly have been in ruins!”

He believed that the delay in sending people was due to power struggles, after all, the position of Commander carries actual power.

Elder Huo shook his head, not knowing the exact reason: “Never mind them; just deal with what’s in front of us!”

He looked at Wei Fan and Long Xueyi: “Next, you two need to use your authority as Commanders to deter the restless people and establish your dominance!”

As he spoke, he took out a dossier: “This is the intelligence gathered from various places within Su City’s boundaries in the past few days. In just a few days, there have been hundreds of Demon Fiend incidents, with some counties even experiencing incidents of Demon Fiends entering the city in broad daylight.”

Wei Fan looked at the dossier, seeing not only incidents of Demon Fiends harming people but also attempts to attack the Great Prison, with the intent to release the criminals and Demon Fiends inside.

And it wasn’t just once or twice that Elder Huo, with his injured body, went to suppress these incidents.

“Xueyi, you need to make a trip to Nine Bends Mountain!”

Long Xueyi nodded gently.

Minor issues would be resolved by Chen Qiming, but those that required her and Wei Fan to act involved places with Divine Realm or Concentrating Spirit Great Demons.

The Suzhou Demon Suppression Bureau’s pressing issues weren’t limited to Cyan Cloud Mountain; there were several key areas with Concentrating Spirit Demon Fiends.

The difference is that those places aren’t as chaotic as Cyan Cloud Mountain, with constant conflicts against the Human Race.

“As for Wei Fan, you need to go to Taoyuan Town to deal with that old tree.”

Before Wei Fan could speak, Chen Qiming’s voice chimed in: “Elder Huo, could it be that the Peach Demon is also being restless!”

Elder Huo nodded: “Yesterday they held a ceremony, sacrificing more than ten people. If we don’t suppress them, they might become even more audacious.”

Wei Fan wasn’t familiar with Taoyuan Town.

Seeing him somewhat puzzled, Long Xueyi explained: “The situation in Taoyuan Town is similar to Dingyang Town, except that Dingyang Town worships Evil Spirits, whereas Taoyuan Town worships a great peach tree that has gained sentience.”

Wei Fan was slightly astonished. It was the first time he heard of a tree becoming a demon.

“This Peach Demon is actually worse than Evil Spirits. While Evil Spirits raise humans, at most, they just absorb some Essence Qi, the Peach Demon in Taoyuan Town requires live sacrifices annually, which is incredibly wicked.”

Wei Fan’s gaze sharpened.

As far as he knew, Su City’s territory housed many such demons that have become “gods” in temples, coexisting with the local population for mutual benefit, but generally, Demon Fiends aren’t allowed.

The Demon Suppression Bureau allows their existence due to historical issues, but mainly because these Demon Fiends don’t eat people.

Consuming some Essence, Qi, and Spirit doesn’t harm anything, but once they eat people, the Demon Suppression Bureau won’t show mercy regardless of who they are.

Long Xueyi shook her head: “The Demon Suppression Bureau doesn’t allow eating people, but what if people willingly offer themselves to the Demon Fiends?”

Wei Fan frowned: “Who would willingly offer themselves to the Demon Fiends?”

Chen Qiming interjected: “Common people naturally wouldn’t be willing, but what about those who can’t survive? Those diagnosed with terminal illnesses knowing they will die soon, or families in dire need of money, and some ignorant people claiming to repay divine grace, they willingly participate in sacrificial ceremonies, what can be done about it.

Of course, the main issue is strength. If it were an ordinary Nascent Soul Demon Fiend, the Commanders would’ve slapped it to death long ago.

But the Peach Demon in Taoyuan Town is a Spirit Concentration Demon Monarch, not something easily dealt with, thus making it a serious issue.”

Rules were typically meant for the weak.

Wei Fan nodded lightly, sometimes it’s truly sorrowful because of their misfortune, enraged because of their lack of resistance.

Elder Huo took out a black Token and handed it to Chen Qiming: “You only mentioned the superficial aspects!”

Chen Qiming was momentarily stunned, had he said something wrong?

He was about to ask, but his attention was drawn to the Token handed over by Elder Huo: “The Commander’s Token?”

Elder Huo straightened up: “I am now the Acting Commander.”

Chen Qiming’s eyes lit up: “Has the Commander returned?”

Elder Huo’s face turned stern: “Stop inquiring about Long Jianying’s matters. For now, take this Token to the storeroom and retrieve two sets of Commander Armor for Wei Fan and Xueyi. Ensure they are provided with all the entitlements that a Commander deserves, and arrange for a Captain as I intend to have them set off soon.”

Long Jianying certainly hadn’t returned, he was still detained.

The Token and Divine Soldiers were left before he departed, and Elder Huo naturally wouldn’t explain these to Chen Qiming.

“Your subordinate obeys!”

The Token was now in Elder Huo’s hands, making him the Commander. Even if Situ Feng came, he would have to heed Elder Huo’s arrangements.

Chen Qiming took the Commander Token and quickly turned to leave.

Wei Fan curiously asked: “Elder Huo, why did you say that Assistant General Chen only talked about superficial matters?”

Chen Qiming’s statements, he felt, didn’t seem incorrect.

Elder Huo shook his head: “What he said may sound correct, but if you delve deeper, you’ll find plenty of loopholes. Situ Feng and the others might not be able to kill the Peach Demon with a slap, but do you think I can’t? Or Long Jianying can’t?

Then why haven’t we killed it?”

Wei Fan blurted out: “Because you don’t dare?”

In any place, those with special privileges might not be strong themselves, but could have backing.

Elder Huo nodded gently: “Something like that. This Peach Demon blooms every three years, bears fruit every three years, and matures every three years. The fruits it bears can replenish Primordial Energy and extend life, even a few years for a Divine Realm Martial Sect.

The entire Tongzhou, countless dignitaries covet its fruits, and even if we want to deal with this beast, we must consider the consequences.”

A cold gleam flashed in Wei Fan’s eyes. If it were because of some background behind this Peach Demon, that would be one thing, as it avoids greater disaster.

But he hadn’t expected that the ones protecting the Peach Demon were not Demon Fiends, but the upper-class nobles of Tongzhou.

Seeing Wei Fan stay silent, Elder Huo continued: “I heard that on your way here, Fu Shizheng came to trouble you but then left. Tell me about it.”

The intelligence of the Demon Suppression Bureau was formidable, and the matters regarding Fu Shizheng had already reached him.

However, no matter how formidable, it didn’t know that Fu Shizheng was already dead.

Wei Fan snapped out of his thoughts and said: “He didn’t leave, that’s just our public statement. Fu Shizheng was already killed by me.”

Fu Shizheng is dead!

Shock surged in Elder Huo’s eyes. He genuinely thought Fu Shizheng had left due to a guilty conscience; the possibility of him being already dead hadn’t crossed his mind.

“You’ve already reached this level!”

He then nodded: “You handled this very well!”

He snorted: “A Commander rebels, kills another Commander, and yet headquarters hasn’t sent anyone for days. By the time they do, I want to see how they find Fu Shizheng.

If they can’t find Fu Shizheng, they’ll have to issue a bounty. Don’t let more people know of this until the bounty is issued, then I shall assist you in claiming the reward.”

Wei Fan nodded.

Reporting the matter of Fu Shizheng now wouldn’t yield significant merit.

Originally, it was a matter of duty, and immediate reporting would’ve been proper, but with headquarters delaying the dispatch, Elder Huo was somewhat annoyed and intended to take a jab at them.

He waved them off: “Go now. Heading out doesn’t just let you establish your authority; it also shows the outside world that the Demon Suppression Bureau still has two Divine Realm Martial Sects, the sooner the better.”

Wei Fan and Long Xueyi got up and left.

Having just returned to the Demon Suppression Bureau, now having to leave again was unexpected.

As the two reached the entrance of the Merit Hall, they saw Situ Ying and Fang Shaoling approaching, each holding a set of Profound Gold Fish Scale Armor.

Situ Ying and Fang Shaoling bowed: “Greetings to Commander Wei, Commander Long. Please change into your armor promptly and set off.”

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