Refining the True from the False: Becoming a God Starting with Devouring a True Dragon

If you look down at Xiashui Lane from a high place, you will find that this lane is about the same length as Beiminfang Market. On both sides of the lane, numerous hutongs extend, and in each hutong, there are countless mud-brick houses and thatched huts, each occupying only a dozen to twenty square meters.

Between the two rooms, there are often narrow passages or dog holes that have been secretly carved out by private individuals.

The layout of the alleys is also irregular; there's an opening in the east, another in the west, and all the openings are interconnected...

It's less of an alley and more of a densely populated maze.

Even though there are many dead people in this alley, the number of people hiding in them is still countless.

And this kind of terrain,

For Wang Qi, who could command beasts and possessed aerial reconnaissance capabilities, it was simply the perfect place to kill and rob.

Wang Qi held the heavy handful of loose silver coins in his hand, feeling very happy.

"A man cannot get rich without unexpected wealth, and a horse cannot get fat without night grazing."

The words of the ancients are truly wise.

Seven taels of silver, calculated based on a daily fishing rate of eighty coins.

It will take nearly three months of hard work to complete.

But now,

A bite of beef liver and a sizzling fire, and seven taels of silver were in hand.

"No wonder there are so many outlaws. After committing so many murders, robberies, and illicit gains, who would still bother to work honestly and save money?"

Wang Qi muttered to himself.

Seven taels of silver, enough to buy how many livers of the Hidden Fire Bull Demon?

I'll store it in a warehouse myself when the time comes.

Let's go all out with the firepower!

cough cough...

Wang Qi coughed twice, and black smoke billowed from his mouth.

"However, this liver fire shouldn't be used indiscriminately, as it can indeed harm one's health."

Wang Qi thought to himself that the power of this liver fire was extremely fierce.

It can burn a martial arts practitioner alive.

The ability to injure the enemy without engaging in close combat will be one's trump card.

Chirp!

The kestrel suddenly shrieked and swooped down.

Wang Qi looked up.

Under the two bright moons, a beautiful figure leaped out from the corner.

Her long skirt fluttered in the wind, and her belt billowed in the breeze. Bathed in moonlight, she looked like a fairy from the moon palace.

The fairy suddenly lowered her head, her eyes flashing with a fierce light, and roared.

"You monster, where do you think you're going!"

Having said that, the long sword at his waist was drawn with a whoosh, and it shot straight at the red falcon with a sharp, cold light.

"Young lady, you've misunderstood!"

Wang Qi's expression changed. He stepped onto the earthen wall, took a small step, and leaped into the air, then drew his sword.

The top corner upward strike in the "Bull Style" move!

Sizzle...

The sparks traced an arc in mid-air.

With immense force, Wang Qi somersaulted in mid-air and crashed straight into the earthen wall.

The already soft wall collapsed with a crash, the loess soil trembled, and only Wang Qi's cough could be heard from within.

"Such powerful force."

Wang Qi was shocked as he felt the numbness in his arm.

The woman looked slender with thin arms and legs, but the moment he touched her, he felt a fierce, tiger-like aura.

Moreover, she was carrying a snake demon corpse as thick as an arm in her left hand.

Be nice!

No wonder I saw a long "celestial ribbon" trailing in mid-air just now.

"The heroine's sword spares no bird!"

Wang Qi shouted urgently, ignoring the choking dust, and staggered out.

"I am Wang Qi, a newly promoted official constable in the Zao Ban (a type of official service), and I work under Lord Zhang Yuan."

"This is my pet falcon, not a demon."

Wang Qi, looking disheveled, bowed to the newcomer.

Through the smoke and dust,

Wang Qi saw that the woman was only wearing a thin summer dress, her breath was hot, and her limbs were steady.

This is a master of internal strength in the second realm of martial arts!

Martial artists in this realm have a rosy complexion and full of vitality year-round, and possess long-lasting breath and great endurance.

They have the ability to not feel the cold in winter and to get through the day wearing only a single linen garment.

This person should be a high-ranking constable.

This woman looked to be about my age; I never imagined she would have such talent.

The "Moon Palace Fairy" opposite also saw the constable's uniform with the knife wrapped in Wang Qi's hand, and her expression softened.

"Oh, so you're a colleague."

The Moon Palace Fairy's expression suddenly changed. "Wait, the fire started behind you. Why are you rushing back?"

Wang Qi was prepared. "I rushed over on impulse, but then I remembered that the sewer alley was the source of the snake infestation, and I was not capable enough, so I thought I would go back and get help..."

"Then you don't need to go back! Reinforcements have arrived!"

The Moon Palace Fairy spoke with great vigor.

Once she landed, she lost her ethereal aura from when she was in mid-air, and instead resembled more of a female knight-errant.

"Walk!"

She grabbed Wang Qi and rushed to the scene of the incident.

At Wang Qi's signal, the kestrel flew away, far away from the man.

"We, as constables, are trained in the art of punishing evil with our swords, to help those in need! To punish all evil and demons without mercy!"

The "Moon Palace Fairy" spoke with great conviction.

"What a heroic woman!" Wang Qi exclaimed admiringly. "But are the two of us enough?"

He didn't really want to go back, fearing that something unexpected might happen and he'd be caught red-handed.

"Whether there's enough or not, we have to go. Otherwise, are we just waiting for that demon to escape and continue to harm people?"

"As long as we fight and hold that demon back, reinforcements will arrive soon!"

The Moon Palace Fairy's gaze was sharp as lightning, and her words were utterly unwavering.

"You're not strong enough... When you see demons later, hide behind me and provide support from the side."

"Wang Qi admires you! I will certainly do my best."

This time, Wang Qi was sincere. Such a magnanimous and righteous person is rare, not to mention women, even among men.

The two soon saw Li Xiong's body.

The "Moon Palace Fairy" rushed forward in one stride, searching around the corpse.

His expression was panicked, as if he were facing a formidable enemy.

Wang Qi's heart also tightened, and he took small steps forward.

Upon confirming once again that Li Xiong's face was unrecognizable and his clothes were burned to charcoal, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The corpse is already in this state; unless this woman possesses supernatural powers to turn back time, she can only hope to save it.

Otherwise, their identity would definitely not be known...right?

"eccentric."

The "Moon Palace Fairy" stood up, her face filled with confusion and a hint of disappointment.

"What do you mean?"

Wang Qi's heart jumped again.

"This guy looks so strong and muscular, he must be at least a martial artist at the external cultivation level, yet he doesn't even have a single copper coin on him?"

"what?"

Wang Qi was taken aback, thinking he had misheard.

So, the fairy rushed up to "check" not to examine the wounds and look for traces, but to check the money pouch and try to touch the corpse?

After realizing she had no money, the "Moon Palace Fairy" began to examine Li Xiong's wounds.

"He died from a fire, leaving behind such a long trail of black soot on the wall."

The "Moon Palace Fairy" slowly retreated to the position where Wang Qi was breathing fire.

"This should be it."

"The fire that spewed from this location was more than one or two meters long, which must have been the work of a demon."

"Fire-breathing demons: Fire-sac Rat Demon, Fire-hiding Ox Demon, Red-skinned Snake Demon, Iron-mouthed Demon..."

The Moon Palace Fairy began searching for traces of it on the ground again.

far away,

Then came a series of hurried footsteps.

"The constables are on duty! Who's up ahead?!"

Before the person even arrived, a loud voice had already spoken.

In their eyes,

Seven or eight constables surrounded them from all directions at the same time, and two more people leaped across the rooftops.

If there really are demons here, they will surely be caught like turtles in a jar.

It seems these constables aren't as bad as Master Huang described.

They were all energetic and vigorous, and their skills seemed quite remarkable.

"Little Pear, running so fast again?"

The burly man with the thick beard at the head of the group frowned slightly, his gaze sweeping lightly over Wang Qi before settling on the corpse.

"Did you find anything?"

The Moon Palace Fairy shared her guess.

"It's most likely one of the Red-skinned Snake Demon or the Iron-Mouthed Demon," said a constable behind the bearded man, who was carrying a duck in his hand.

The duck was none other than one of the two wild duck generals who had previously served as Wang Qi's "pathfinders".

He ate the roasted one anyway, and left the bones in the dead man's house.

It seems the other one wasn't spared either.

"This pillar of fire is at least two meters long... The red-skinned snake demon doesn't have that much firepower."

"Have there been more demons in these sewers again?"

The bearded man at the head of the group sighed.

"Sister Li, you've been working so hard lately, have you managed to pay your mortgage this month?"

A constable suddenly interjected with a grin.

Mortgage?

Wang Qi was taken aback.

Do martial artists at this level need a loan to buy a house?

For an ordinary small courtyard, it should be easy to earn a few months' salary and some under-the-table income.

Is it really necessary to work so hard?

"Hehe... young man, I can tell from your expression that you've never heard of our Sister Pear, have you?"

The constable smirked and leaned closer, saying, "Our Sister Li is the renowned 'First-Class Constable' of the Fastest Squad!"

He was in high spirits as soon as he took office and acquired a traditional courtyard house.

"This courtyard has three main rooms and two side rooms, a total of five rooms, plus a small courtyard. It's located in the second most luxurious area, Beihefang Market. It costs a full eight hundred and eighty-eight taels of silver!"

hiss~

Wang Qi gasped sharply.

Eight hundred and eighty-eight taels. Based on my official monthly salary of three hundred cash as a servant, even if I add five hundred cash for the affiliation fee, I'll round it up to a whole number.

This 888 taels is enough for me to live on for 74 years without eating or drinking.

"As for Sister Li, she only paid two hundred taels when she bought this house. The rest was paid off in installments, with interest..."

Wang Qi gasped again, then suddenly realized what was going on.

So this Moon Palace Fairy is actually the Moon Offering Fairy.