Headless Immortal

Chapter 30 Demon Suppression Captain
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It is a privilege of life!

Lu Xun had never felt so happy eating meat as he did today!
Three men and a tiger devoured their food.

Peanut, the young apprentice, stopped crying and began to swallow.

While tearing at the bone, it handed a piece of meat to the young apprentice.

He took the peanut and took a bite.

The other apprentices, upon hearing the news, rushed over and joined in this feast.

……

"No more eating!"

Dr. Chu sternly stopped the young apprentices who, despite being full, still wanted to reach for more food.

These children from poor families go through a year without meat, and if they suddenly eat to their hearts' content, they could easily overeat and die.

What a huge pot! It can cook half a cow.

If I eat this, I won't go hungry tomorrow.

However, no matter how much a bunch of teenagers can eat, they can't compare to a tiger.

Lu Xun swallowed most of the pot of cooked meat. With food in his stomach, he felt warm all over. The tingling and numb feeling of exhaustion gradually faded, and familiar strength returned. His wounds also stopped hurting.

The exhaustion from his tiger-like body caused Lu Xun to open his mouth wide and let out a big yawn.

Ouch!

Lu Xun licked his lips and turned his head to look.

The young apprentices were so frightened they nearly fell over, and Dr. Chu also kept his distance.

The three brothers either stood there or remained motionless.

He is no longer a black cat but a striped tiger, his unconscious roar emitting the low growl of a ferocious beast.

Even though Big Mouth knew that the tiger in front of him was just a three-legged old cat, he was still afraid.

This is an instinctive fear of large, ferocious beasts.

Lu Xun had no choice but to lower his voice, and the tiger's roar gradually weakened, turning into a cough that was stuck in his throat.

"Let's go out first and let the sick... Tiger get some rest," Dr. Chu said, easing the awkwardness.

After their master spoke, the apprentices fled as if their lives depended on it. Dr. Chu mustered his courage and examined the wound. It was stitched up well and there was no sign of bleeding. He then instructed the apprentice, Peanut, to prepare the medicine.

"Go tell the boss."

The little guy cleverly suggested it.

"Me too..." Zhuangzi swallowed his words and followed, feeling the gaze of the big mouth.

……

Unlike toads, tigers' world is quite similar to that of a black cat, dominated by black, white, and gray.

The three colors are hazy, with brown, yellow, and blue added. The field of vision is wider and narrower than that of the human eye, and the depth is very clear. You can see the night clearly without an open flame.

In Lu Xun's eyes, night and dusk were pretty much the same.

Without nearsightedness or astigmatism, everything is clear.

Lu Xun slowly got up, the pain from the cracked bones spreading from one point, forming a chain of spider webs.

The good news is that the lungs and internal organs were not damaged. The skin wounds have been stitched up, and there are no signs of infection or inflammation. It is estimated that with sufficient food, it will recover in ten days to two weeks.

"That scoundrel didn't tell the truth last night. He smashed the clay sculpture and made us suffer," Zhuangzi said angrily.

"If it weren't for the three-legged..."

Big Mouth was only halfway through his sentence when the striped tiger's body rapidly shrank into a four-foot-tall black cat.

Although he had witnessed the transformation of the three legs a few times, seeing it in person was still too astonishing. What kind of ability did it have, and what kind of monster was it?
Lu Xun ignored their surprise.

My mind wanders to the heavens.

In reality, consciousness is immersed in a strange space.

The severed head of the tiger looked badly injured.

His thoughts landed on the tiger's head.

[Whether cremated remains were used to restore the skull of "Jing Shijun the Tiger"]

"Yes"

[Use one mace of cremated remains]

The tiger's head had a shallow wound repaired.

Lu Xun was overjoyed. Tiger Head was his strongest fighting force at the moment. If he could quickly recover to his full strength, he would once again have the ability to contend with the Five Gods.

Of course, he could only protect himself at best. That monster was incredibly powerful, with immense strength and magical abilities. He almost died at the monster's hands.

But this did not deter Lu Xun's idea; instead, it made him even more eager for the great monster's head.

Lu Xun, the black cat, jumped off the bed and leaped onto the roof.

Big Mouth hurriedly chased after him, shouting, "Zhao the Boss said last night that we're going to the county government office for lunch at noon."

The black cat paused, then nodded. Lu Xun left the city gate and headed straight for the mass grave.

……

When the sun was high in the sky, Lu Xun entered the city dejectedly, having not obtained a single penny of ashes.

The local government offices are indeed quite efficient.

Witchcraft and sorcery are like plucking feathers from a passing goose; they leave nothing for themselves.

"Smash Chen Sheng's head?"

[Has the skull of 'Chen Sheng, the Dragon of the Water Village' been shattered?]

"no."

Lu Xun immediately refused.

This is the head he chose to walk the modern world.

I don't know if it's just my imagination, but the shallow wound on the tiger's head in the strange space seems to have shrunk considerably.

Lu Xun didn't pay much attention; his mind was preoccupied with how to get some ashes to repair Chang Hu's head.

You still need to eat.

They arrived at the county government office with practiced ease.

……

"There is a loss and a welcome from afar."

The county magistrate, Lü Qian, came out of the yamen to greet the constable who had come from the province.

He wore a blue robe and turban, had a leopard-like head and round eyes, a swallow's jaw and tiger's whiskers, and was seven feet tall and strong. He wore a round-necked indigo battle robe with floral patterns, carried a sword box on his back, and had a waist knife. A red rope passed through his waist tag and hung from his jade belt. The dark blue waist tag was lacquered with gold and had the words "Earthly Commander" embossed on it.

The visitor identified himself.

"The local officials under the jurisdiction of the Three Judicial Offices, the Demon Suppression Captain, is Gao Qingzhi."

"high……"

"Just call me Captain." Gao Qingzhi ignored Master Lü's bureaucratic manner.

"The county has prepared a banquet to welcome Senior Officer Gao Xiaoli back and wash away the dust of his journey. Please come in."

"Meilan County, please!"

Lu Qian treated him with caution. Although both of them were sixth-rank officials, the rank of such special military officers was half a rank higher than that of civil officials. Not to mention that they were captains sent by the province to capture demons and monsters, and their status was extraordinary.

Gao Qingzhi, who took off his straw hat after taking his seat, was not polite at all. He toasted and drank, eating without restraint, and wolfed down his food. Yet he also cherished the food, even chewing the bones into powder and swallowing them.

The banquet was swept away in a flash.

When it comes to eating, the constable Zhao Jia is similar.

The remaining county magistrate, county assistant magistrate, county lieutenant, and the six clerks barely ate a few bites.

The county magistrate, holding a wine cup, flattered, "General, you are truly magnanimous!"

Gao Qingzhi accepted all the drinks offered, and only after drinking half a jar did he let out a satisfied burp.

Having eaten and drunk his fill, Gao Qingzhi glanced at me and said indifferently, "Ordinary spirits would have run away long ago if they smelled my scent, but you, on the contrary, still came up to me."

As he spoke, he picked up a chopstick and was about to strike.

"Master!"

Upon hearing Zhao Jia's shout, Gao Qingzhi paused slightly, then said with a hint of realization, "Is this the one you mentioned in your letter?"

“That’s right, Master.”

"Ah."

Gao Qingzhi nodded slightly and put down his chopsticks.

Lu Xun stared wide-eyed at the black cat perched on the eaves outside the hall.

For a fleeting moment, he thought he was still facing the mighty Five Gods.

The chill that seemed to seep into my bones made my hair stand on end.

County Magistrate Lü Qian was shocked. He had never heard Zhao Jia mention that he had a master, and that this master was the provincial Demon Suppression Captain.

Thinking about his usual unfair treatment, Lü Qian felt a pang of guilt and quickly picked up his wine glass: "Captain Zhao is the chief constable of Meilan County. So you're his apprentice!"

Gao Qingzhi cupped his hands and said, "My apprentice has received guidance and care from Meilan County."

"Where, where..."

"I want to mention those who have seen monsters."

"Officer Zhao will fully cooperate with General Gao."

Magistrate Lü Qian of Meilan County looked at Zhao Jia and said with a smile, "Nephew, you are familiar with these matters, so you can mobilize the staff of the county government at will."

"Thank you sir!"

Zhao Jia got up and went to the prison to transfer people.

(End of this chapter)