Imperial Demon Slayer Division

The demon slayers who came to Gu's house to pay New Year's greetings were all kept by Gu Yan as guests.

At noon, Lin Qingshang went to the restaurant and invited several cooks and servants to come to the house to help clean up and cook.

Everyone is very busy on weekdays and doesn't have much time to get together, so Gu Yan and his colleagues drank until the evening.

After Gu Yan saw off his colleagues, he sat on a stone bench in the courtyard of Gu Mansion. Lin Qingshang brought Gu Yan a bowl of sobering soup.

"When we first came to Chunfeng County, these colleagues didn't even take care of each other when we met. Now that your cultivation has improved and you are the youngest demon slayer in the Soul Cultivation Realm in Huaizhou, they all come over to give you New Year greetings and gifts."

Lin Qingshang was a little dissatisfied with the attitude of these colleagues, but he also knew that this was human nature. Demon-slayers also had feelings and were afraid, and demon-slayers also needed help.

Gu Yan reached out to take the sobering soup, raised his head and drank it all in one gulp. In fact, for his level of cultivation, ordinary wine had very little impact on him.

However, Lin Qingshang was always considerate and worried that he would become unwell because of drinking too much.

The Spring Festival passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye it was the fourth day of the first lunar month. Gu Yan was supervising Dugu Ling's sword practice in the courtyard of the mansion.

At this time, a person knocked on the door of Gu's mansion from outside.

Gu Yan swept his consciousness and found that it was the deacon of the Demon Slaying Department. Then his face darkened, and he secretly thought that the Demon Slaying Department had another mission.

He stretched out his hand and waved lightly, and a blue thunderous energy directly opened the door.

Gu Yan sat on the stone bench and looked at the deacon who came in from the door, his face as dark as the bottom of a pot.

"Is there another mission? Didn't Master Lin and I take a few days off?"

Now Gu Yan is no longer the newbie, but the most potential demon slayer in Huaizhou. The deacon is also extremely respectful to him. After bowing, he said with a smile.

"Master Gu, I just came here to convey a message. It is Master Lin who is looking for you. He is waiting for you in the Demon Slayer Palace."

"Master Lin is looking for me?"

When Gu Yan heard the deacon saying that Lin Shaotai was waiting for him in the Demon Slayer Hall, Gu Yan had a bad feeling in his heart, and then asked the deacon

"Do you know why Mr. Lin is looking for me?"

The deacon shook his head

"Master Lin didn't say what happened, but Master Lin's face looked very ugly."

Gu Yan nodded and thought to himself

"There must be something big going on somewhere, and I need to go there personally."

After the deacon finished delivering the message, he left directly

Gu Yan closed his eyes, and a stream of water vapor burst out from his body instantly.

After draining all the wine from his body with zhenqi, Gu Yan returned to his room and changed into his official uniform. He took the demon-slaying knife and went directly to the demon-slaying department.

Arriving at the Demon Slaying Hall, Gu Yan saw Lin Shaotai with a gloomy face.

Lin Shaotai stood in the hall with his hands behind his hands and watched Gu Yan strode into the hall. He saw everything Gu Yan experienced in Chunfeng County.

As Gu Yan got closer and closer, Lin Shaotai's expression gradually became complicated.

Seeing the look in Lin Shaotai's eyes, Gu Yan was 100% sure that something had happened, and that the incident was related to him. Then, like a slideshow, what happened during this period was playing in his brain at a rapid speed.

The picture in my mind suddenly stopped on a bearded man.

This man is Xia Puning. On the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, Xia Puning went out to perform a mission.

Before leaving, he said he would come back to meet Gu Yan for a drink, but until today, the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, there was still no news from Xia Puning.

"Master Lin, what happened?"

Lin Shaotai nodded and then said

"Xia Puning went out on a mission for many days and did not return, and no news came back. Until early this morning, police officers from Sanshui County came to ask for help, saying that the demon slayer who was exorcising demons had died in the battle.

Without the demon slayer around, the demon that appeared in Sanshui County had no natural enemies and began to massacre the people as soon as night fell.

I didn't intend to disturb your rest, but after much thought, I still need you to go through this matter in person and avenge your brother with your own hands."

After listening to Lin Shaotai's words, Gu Yan looked very calm, but from time to time there were streaks of thunder emerging from the surface of his body, which was a sign of being unable to control his true energy after being extremely angry.

Gu Yan didn't have many friends in the Demon Slayer Division. Not counting Lin Qingshang, he only had Xia Puning and Lin Wu, but now one of them died.

Although it was common for people to die in battle in the Demon Slayer Division, this had never happened to Gu Yan's friends.

Lin Shaotai walked up and patted Gu Yan's shoulder, comforting him.

"Life, separation and death are common occurrences. You will experience many such things in the future."

Gu Yan's lips moved slightly, and then he said in a calm voice

"Master Lin, I'm going to Sanshui County first."

After saying that, Gu Yan left the Demon Slayer Division.

After walking out of the city gate, Gu Yan's face instantly became extremely cold, and his eyes seemed to freeze someone to death.

Gu Yan did not ride a horse. In order to reach Sanshui County as quickly as possible, he chose the shortest straight line, passing directly through two mountains.

When he arrived outside the county city, he used the Scorching Sun Chasing Cloud Technique and turned into a golden ball of light. It was extremely fast, as if flying close to the ground.

With Gu Yan's best efforts, he arrived at Sanshui County two hours later. At this time, the policeman who asked for help was still on his way back.

There was silence in the city at this time. Gu Yan was standing on the street in Sanshui County. He couldn't see a single house with candles lit. The doors of every household here were tightly closed.

Gu Yan came to a tall tower, jumped up slightly, and landed on the top of the tallest tower in Sanshui County.

Gu Yan stood on the top of the tower, looking around, his eyes flashing with blue light, carefully looking for traces of evil spirits in the city.

After searching for a while, no trace of Yaoxie was found.

Then, like a wild goose, he landed in front of the closed county government office not far away.

Liu Xi, the head catcher of Sanshui County, instantly realized that someone was coming. He had some cultivation skills, even though he was only in the Qi training period.

But Gu Yan didn't restrain his breath, so he could notice that someone was coming outside.

Liu Xi, who was in the county government office, felt the presence of a strange spirit-nourishing state, and his heart skipped a beat.

The policeman who went to the county to ask for help has not returned yet, and the strong men from the Demon Slayer Division have not yet arrived. Another strange strong man suddenly appears. No one knows whether it is a blessing or a curse.

Feeling the pressure coming from outside, Liu Xi swallowed nervously.

He knew that if the people outside the door had malicious intentions, no one in the city could stop him, so he could only step forward and open the county government door.

The moment he opened the door, Liu Xi saw a young man standing at the door, wearing a smoky black demon-slaying officer uniform, holding a knife in his arms, looking at him with a cold expression.

At this moment, the sense of security in Liu Xi's heart suddenly exploded. His worried heart returned to his stomach, and he let out a long sigh.

Liu Xi clasping fists

"My lord, are you sent by the Demon Slayer Division to support Sanshui County?"

"Um"

After receiving the affirmative answer, the excited Liu Xi's face flushed red, and then he immediately said

"We are arresting Liu Xi in Xia Sanshui County. May I ask your surname?"

"Gu Yan, without further ado, where is the Demon Slayer who died in the previous battle? Where is his body? Take me to see it."

From the time he left Chunfeng County to now, Gu Yan's face has always been extremely cold.

Liu Xi shivered when he looked at Gu Yan's cold eyes.

He didn't know Gu Yan's character, so he quickly took Gu Yan into the county government office and walked to the morgue.

"Sir, the body of the demon slayer who died in the battle is in this room."

Liu Xi said nervously

Gu Yan opened the door and walked in. Xia Puning's body was placed in the center of the room.

Gu Yan walked forward, lifted the white cloth covering Xia Puning, and looked at the corpse in front of him with a big hole in his abdomen, his right arm torn off, and black wounds all over his body.

Gu Yan gritted his teeth tightly, and his teeth made a creaking sound when he exerted too much force.

An evil aura rose into the sky, and the doors and windows of the room were opened by Gu Yan's evil aura.

Liu Xi on the side was so frightened by this terrifying evil spirit that he sat down on the ground and trembled in secret.

"This is an evil star coming."