What a lucky world!

Chapter 277 Just a mere weasel asking for a title!

"A great demon that devours the sun is blocking the road and devouring people?" Zhang Mu's eyes lit up upon hearing Bai Jingqi's report.

The Sun-Devouring Realm is a realm for demons, referring to great demons capable of refining the essence of the sun, equivalent to the Human Race's Gallbladder Gathering Realm, which is the level of demon soul required to trigger the Breaking Formation.

On that day, Zhang Mu asked Thirteen Sister to retrieve the half of the broken formation so he could deal with the demon soul. Several days had passed, and the Devouring Sun Demon Soul was still nowhere to be found. Just when he was getting anxious, Bai Jingqi brought him this good news.

"Are you sure it's the Sun Devouring Realm?" Zhang Mu asked again to confirm.

Bai Jingqi nodded: "Most likely."

"The chief镖头 of Zhenyuan镖局 is also at the peak of the Condensation Realm, and there are several other镖头 at the Condensation Realm as well."

"After the incident, they all went up the mountain to investigate, but only the head of the family returned alone and was seriously injured."

"According to him, it must be a great demon at the Sun Devouring Realm."

"Originally, this matter should have been reported to the Demon Suppression Division for handling, but because of the White Lotus Sect incident, the Demon Suppression Division had no time to deal with it. Because our Bai family had several shipments that needed to be transported by their escort agency, which caused delays, they told me the truth."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Mu replied, "That must be it."

"Brother Bai, please write me a visiting card. I'm going to meet the head镖师 (chief镖师) of the Zhenyuan镖局 (escort agency)."

……

A chilling wind and cold rain.

Zhang Mu rode alone, spurring his horse at full speed, heading towards Tengfeng City in Lanling County.

The last time I came to Lanling County was to find Ye Hanzhou in Lanling City; it has been a year since then.

However, what Zhang Mu saw along the way made him uneasy.

Judging by the dates, it should be the busy farming season, but the official road is full of displaced people, with their families in tow.

Out of curiosity, Zhang Mu asked several people and learned that it was because of the White Lotus Rebellion that many people took advantage of the chaos and their hometown had become a battlefield. Whether soldiers or bandits, they were all harming the village. They had no choice but to flee their homes, hoping to find a safe place to settle down and rent a few acres of land to make a living.

Zhang Mu couldn't help but sigh.

In chaotic times, where is there a safe haven?

After leaving some silver, Zhang Mu remounted his horse and continued on his journey.

……

After traveling at a brisk pace, Zhang Mu finally arrived in Tengfeng City on the evening of the fifth day. He found Zhenyuan Escort Agency, handed over the visiting card written by Bai Jingqi, and soon someone came out to welcome him inside.

Upon entering the inner room, Zhang Mu was greeted by a strong aroma of Chinese herbal medicine.

"Mr. Wei, I am seriously injured and unable to greet you in person. Please forgive me." A somewhat weak voice rang out. Zhang Mu walked around the screen and saw a man of about fifty years old lying on the sickbed. He was pale and was being helped up by two young men.

It was Li Zeyun, the chief镖头 (bodyguard/escort) of Zhenyuan镖局 (escort agency).

"Chief镖头 Li, you're too kind." Zhang Mu cupped his hands in greeting and sat down in the chair that had been prepared for him.

This time, Bai Jingqi gave Zhang Mu the identity of Wei Wuyou, a guest elder of the Bai family and a master of the Gathering Gallbladder Realm.

"Mr. Wei is so young, yet he is already a master of the Gathering Courage Realm. He is sure to become a Grandmaster in the future!" Li Zeyun was also a little shocked when he saw Zhang Mu. He did not expect that the master introduced by Bai Jingqi was so young. He subconsciously praised him a couple of times.

"You flatter me, Chief Escort." Zhang Mu shook his head, then took out a medicine bottle from his body and handed it to the other party. "This is a pill that Boss Bai asked me to bring to Chief Escort Li. It should be of some help to the Chief Escort's injuries."

"You're too kind, you're too kind." Li Zeyun's eyes lit up upon hearing this. While saying "please" aloud, he gave a wink, and someone immediately stepped forward to accept the pills.

After exchanging pleasantries, Zhang Mu got down to business: "I have come here to eliminate the great demon of Qingping Mountain."

"I wonder if Chief Escort Li has anything he can teach me?"

Speaking of this, Li Zeyun sat up straighter, recalled for a moment, and then said—

"That day, two of the镖子 (bodyguards) escaped with injuries, saying that they had encountered a monster on Qingping Mountain. The head镖师 (bodyguard) and several other镖子 in my镖局 (bodyguard agency) were also killed."

"I was confident in my abilities, so I led the other bodyguards up Qingping Mountain."

"There is a Qingping Martial Village on Qingping Mountain. The village chief is also at the peak of the Condensation Realm and I have some connections with him."

"My original intention was to join forces with the martial arts stronghold to wipe out that monster, but we just entered the stronghold..."

At this point, Li Zeyun sighed deeply: "Qingping Martial Village has already been massacred!"

Zhang Mu frowned, signaling Li Zeyun to continue.

"At that moment, I also felt that something was wrong, so I planned to leave the martial village and make further plans." "But not long after I left, a demon blocked my way."

"That's a weasel!"

Zhang Mu stroked his chin and asked, "Only one?"

“Yes, just one!” Li Zeyun seemed still shaken, and after a moment, he continued, “That weasel demon spoke in human language, asking us whether it looked like a human or a demon!”

"When things go wrong, there must be a monster."

“I first brought up a dart and said it looked like a person.”

"The weasel demon seemed quite satisfied. It took a breath toward the镖头 (镖头 is a term used to describe a skilled镖师, a kind of镖师 who is skilled in martial arts), and then the镖头 died with blood flowing from all seven orifices."

"Then, he asked us again, 'Does it look like a human or a demon?'"

"This time, the other镖头 (bodyguard/escort) replied that it looked like a demon!"

"Its eyes immediately turned red and it attacked. Before we could react, the head镖师 (镖师 is a term used in Chinese martial arts to describe a skilled镖师) had his neck bitten off by the weasel demon!"

"Then it continued to ask us whether it looked like a human or a demon!"

"If we do not answer, it will summon a strong wind and fight us!"

"That monster must have been at the Sun Devouring Realm. I only managed to escape with my life by using a treasured family heirloom talisman."

"It's just a pity about my brothers..."

As Li Zeyun spoke, tears streamed down her face.

Zhang Mu, however, fell into deep thought.

Although he didn't know much about the demon race, he still learned a little from Shudaoshan.

In this land of nine provinces, the biggest problem for the demon race is that they are not recognized by the human race's fortune, and without fortune, they cannot cultivate.

Demons have their own methods to deal with this.

Lower-level demons eat people to absorb the luck and fortune associated with humans, especially young boys and girls, whose luck is pure and easily converted.

A more advanced method is to cooperate with others. For example, the fox demon that was Zhang Mu's enemy when he first transmigrated could share some of his luck by cooperating with others.

From this perspective, the spirit beasts previously raised by the Tianji Sect, such as the merit-based divine beast Xuanji, were essentially cooperating with human forces and receiving nourishment from human fortune, thus enabling them to cultivate.

But besides these two methods, there are all sorts of evil practices.

For example, the "rat wedding" used by Shudaoshan's subordinates was a "wedding ceremony" in which humans sent out their own fortune as a congratulatory gift.

Similarly, there are cases where a demon claims you saved it in a past life and wants to repay the debt by marrying you...

How is that possible?
A delicate and charming fairy suddenly insists on marrying you, bringing her own dowry, asking for no bride price, and being devoted to you, all because of a debt of gratitude from a past life.
Is such a thing really possible?

answer me!
Comrades, you must have a full understanding of yourselves!

look in my eyes!

This is all a scam!
The kind with kidneys!
Okay, I've digressed. Let's get back to the point.

In Zhang Mu's view, the weasel's request for a title should also be a similar ritual.

If you say he looks like a person, then he has taken away your good fortune.

Just like that镖头 (镖头 is a term used to describe a skilled镖师, a kind of镖师 who is a powerful镖师), his luck dissipated, and he immediately suffered a backlash, dying with blood flowing from all seven orifices.

My mind was filled with countless thoughts, but they only lasted for a moment.

“In that case, I understand!” Zhang Mu cupped his hands in greeting, stood up, and said, “I’ll go to Qingping Mountain now and fight that weasel demon.”

"Mr. Wei, are you in such a hurry?" Li Zeyun quickly persuaded him to stay, "Why not rest for the night and let me make some arrangements to show you hospitality."

"No need!" Zhang Mu waved his hand. "Thank you for your kindness, Chief Escort Li. I'm in a hurry, I'd better kill that demon first."

After saying that, Zhang Mu drew his sword and walked out of Zhenyuan Escort Agency!

Does it look like a human or a demon?

Pshaw, you look like a 1.68-meter tall, D-cup, twin-tailed, mature-sounding white-haired catgirl. Do you dare to try?

(End of this chapter)