Chapter 40
The players were puzzled by the behavior of the natives: "Why do you have to? I'm just picking up some leftovers from others, not stealing them." We don't steal monsters. It's immoral and we'll get beaten.
The native rolled his eyes and ran away before the guards could chase him away: "If you don't want to live, I do!" Don't you even consider whose chance you're trying to take advantage of? Run away, run away, your life is at stake!
The big white wolf with very good hearing: I am just a mortal, but you are so arrogant when picking up what others have leaked.
The guards did not stop the person from running away, but only drove the onlookers further away to prevent any assassins from taking advantage of the situation.
Seeing those annoying guys driven away, Princess Jinyang snorted and continued to whip with great force. The big white wolf swung its claws towards her heart, but she dodged by bending down. Then she raised the whip in her hand and lashed it hard on the big white wolf's waist.
A bear strikes the nose, a wolf strikes the waist. Though the Great White Wolf was a demon, its waist remained its weak spot. The Absolute Spirit Stone struck the relatively vulnerable waist, affecting the Great White Wolf's protective spiritual energy, creating a gap in its shield. The next second, the sharp whip tail slashed across the wolf's waist, slicing a bloody gash through the gap!
"Awoo!" The thick skin and flesh of the demon clan did not mean they had no sense of pain. This move caused great harm to the big white wolf, causing it to scream in pain on the spot. The creepy scream frightened the people hiding in their homes nearby, making them tremble with fear and dare not go out anymore.
Some children who hid in the cellar with their families did not understand the danger of the monster. When they heard the wolf howling, they wanted to howl along. However, their parents covered their mouths as soon as they opened their mouths. Their little butts were spanked until they were almost broken. Their little faces were red from crying, and they didn't know what they had done wrong.
After all, the demon tribe had no intention of fighting to the end. After being whipped again, the big white wolf trembled and opened its two front paws, roaring at Princess Jinyang, pretending to attack again.
Just when Princess Jinyang was on guard for defense, the big white wolf suddenly twisted its waist and pounced backwards, using all four claws to escape out of the city: He actually used the absolute spirit stone as a whip, damn, he met a tough guy!
"Stop! Don't run!" Princess Jinyang realized she had been tricked and angrily used her Qinggong to chase after him: "How dare you cheat me!"
"Only a fool would not run!" The big white wolf took two steps at a time and rushed out of the city gate: "Don't think... Ouch!" Damn, how come there is an absolute spirit stone outside the city!
Constable Qin, who was called by the prefect to help scout the enemy camp: Hey!
To increase its speed, the Great White Wolf channeled spiritual energy into its limbs as it fled. However, it hadn't anticipated the Absolute Spirit Stones outside the city walls, and its right hind leg accidentally stepped on one. The uneven distribution of spiritual energy across its four paws, coupled with its rapid pace, caused the Great White Wolf to lose balance and fall, rolling several times on the ground before coming to rest. Fortunately, its thick skin and flesh prevented serious injuries, though the wound on its waist was torn, causing increased bleeding.
Princess Jinyang took advantage of this opportunity to rush forward and launch a crazy attack. The big white wolf tried to counterattack, but was blocked by the guards who had no martial ethics.
Big White Wolf: Damn it! Humans are damned!
Fearing he would be shot dead on the spot, the big white wolf finally surrendered. He had previously sneaked into human territory under the pretext of hunting for demons. Although he had frightened some people, he hadn't killed anyone. As long as he behaved himself and was taken back, there was still a chance he could be redeemed.
Don't joke about fighting to the death! First, look at how many people they have! Then look at their equipment! Don't even think about killing one of them, even five more would be a waste! He who knows the times is a hero, so why can't a demon be a hero?
With the help of the guards, she dealt with the big white wolf and ordered people to subdue the wolf. Princess Jinyang took out a pen and paper with satisfaction, wrote a letter to her family, tied it to the leg of a carrier pigeon, and released the pigeon into the wind. Its destination was the imperial palace in the capital.
It was still dark at this time. Princess Jinyang looked at the empty streets and waved her hand to signal the prefect to send people to search Changling City. After confirming that there were no other monsters, she told the people that the city was safe.
After giving instructions on the follow-up matters, Princess Jinyang was yawning and was helped into the carriage by her maid, leaving a team of guards to clean up the battlefield: "There is no such thing as letting others take advantage of the situation." The rich and powerful are not fools. They have so many capable people under their command, and anything they can take away will be taken away by them.
"Humans are truly horrible." Before being tied up and stuffed into a box, the Big White Wolf watched in shock as the group of people cleaned up the battlefield and scraped the ground. The wolf teeth and wolf hair that fell on the ground were carefully picked up, the floor tiles stained with wolf blood were pried away and replaced with new ones, and the plants on the roadside that had absorbed the demon blood were uprooted... Although wolf blood is somewhat useful, this is too outrageous.
No one paid attention to Big White Wolf's thoughts. After cleaning up the battlefield, the guards quietly left, leaving Changling City to the people. Knowing that the city was safe, those who needed to make a living had already begun to work hard, while those who had nothing to do at the moment began to visit each other to inquire about the news, wanting to know what had happened.
Although they didn't see it with their own eyes, the common people basically knew who the hero was who defeated the demon clan this time, thanks to the presence of the prefect who was trying to please the princess, and the kind-hearted explanation of some unscrupulous people.
When they learned that it was the princess who took action, some people were grateful, some shouted "Long Live the Princess", and some did not take it seriously, and even thought that it was not impossible for them to take action if they were of noble birth.
"Why is it so lively today?" At seven o'clock in the morning, the unscrupulous man Xu Liu, who went to work on time, got up from the kang and opened the window a crack in confusion.
After being awakened by the alarm last night, he logged on, carefully closed the windows, told the dog in the yard to be quiet, and adjusted his sleeping position so that at first glance, no one would appear to be lying in bed. Only then did he feel at ease to log off. However, when he woke up and logged on again, the city was surprisingly as bustling as it had been yesterday.
"Didn't they say that the demons were coming to attack us? It was resolved so quickly. It turns out that a princess came here to hunt the demons." Xu Liu quickly opened the forum to understand the current situation. He went out and washed his face with the rainwater in the jar. He ran straight to the second floor with a toothbrush in his mouth. As usual, he checked the room where the tunnel was located.
"What the hell! What happened? Why was the door pried open?" Xu Liu didn't bother to pick up the toothbrush that fell on the ground. He rushed over to push the door open, but was tripped by a "silkworm chrysalis" that had appeared on the ground out of nowhere. "What the hell, what is that... uh, when did the thief get into the house? Is he crazy? I'm such a poor person, and he's stealing too?"
He turned the person lying on the ground over and checked him. He saw that the thief's head was covered with a piece of waste cloth, leaving only two nostrils for breathing. Xu Liu breathed a sigh of relief: I'm lucky. The people who came to the tunnel last night took care of him.
"Looks like this guy just happened to run into a skilled player!" Xu Liu sneered and stood up, rubbing his fists. "You made me so scared, kid, you're unlucky!"
The thief who was still unconscious: It's strange, why do I feel a chill on my back?
On the other side, Bei Qiao took a nap and struggled to wake up at 8:30, washed his face with cold water and logged into the game.
Before entering "Another World of Martial Arts," she received a letter from the authorities. Because her previously posted unusual content was authentic, valid, and timely, it was picked up by an unscrupulous person, successfully contributing to the monster hunt and indirectly saving the city staff's account. The authorities awarded her a generous bonus as an encouragement for continued success.
"It's finally solved! Is the bonus actually that much?" Bei Qiao clicked on the text message from the bank and checked the balance: "Twenty thousand yuan. I can buy Mom a gold bracelet tonight... Mom!"
"What's going on? Why are you playing games so early in the morning? Come over and have dinner!" Qiao Lin pushed Bei Qiao's bedroom door open without any hesitation: "Hurry up, it won't taste good if you reheat it."
"I know! If you are free tonight, let's go shopping."
"It's nothing... What's the matter? You finally want to buy clothes." Qiao Lin looked at her suspiciously.
"Hehe." Bei Qiao didn't say yes or no, he just grinned.
After breakfast, Bei Qiao logged into the game again, checked the forum and mailbox, and found that no one needed her to buy anything, so she sent a private message to Xinji.
Escort Qiao Qiao: Is he still alive?
Hunter Xinji: I'm barely alive, please come and pick me up.
Escort Qiao Qiao: Hmm? Business done.
Hunter Xinji: It’s over.
Xinji, who had been hiding in the mountains the previous night, didn't dare sleep all night. He didn't dare return until he received official news that morning. The mountains weren't close to Changling City, so by the time he arrived at the city gate, the prefect had already sent his men to patrol the city and opened it.
There were many people waiting to enter the city at the gate. Xin Ji, dressed in a dishevel, stood out inside and attracted the attention of the soldiers guarding the city.
Xinji was tired and hungry, so he didn't notice the soldiers' scrutiny. He straightened his bow and headed into town, found a noodle shop, and ate three large bowls of noodles. As he stood up to pay the bill, he was grabbed by the shoulder by Constable Qin, who was sitting next to him.
When being pressed against the table for interrogation, Xin Ji learned that everyone in the Fang Mansion was found dead this morning, and the housekeeper who led the gang to catch the monster was nowhere to be found, alive or dead.
"You're the only one alive who's returned to the city. We don't know if the others are alive or dead, and there's no news. Don't be afraid, I just want to ask you a few questions." Constable Qin picked up his brush and began to write down: "Don't be unconvinced, I'm the only one who will wait for you. If it were any other local constable, they wouldn't wait until you finish your three bowls of noodles."
Xinji: “…” I should just starve to death outside and never come back!
While the others were still there, Constable Qin took the time to take notes, and then quickly drove Xinji, who was still in a low-pressure state, out of the city.
"Alright, let's go! The people in the Fang Mansion are related to the prefect. Now that someone's dead, no one knows if the prefect will vent his anger on you. Leave Changling quickly while no one's watching, the sooner the better!"
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