Whose heretical cultivator relies on a rich woman to attain enlightenment?

Why are you near Zuichunlou?

"Oh, because they were listening to music in the brothel next door."

The clerk, with a serious expression, wielded his pen with great concentration as he wrote the report.

[Lu Cheng, the first eyewitness, keenly sensed that the demons were secretly conspiring to kill the people, and thus laid an ambush to wait for them to fall into their trap.]

"How did you manage to type it like this?"

"I dropped it a few times and gave it a slap along the way. These are all skills I learned from the Demon Suppression Division. In the end, smashing its head was just an impulsive act. If it really doesn't work, I'll sew it back up. Anyway, it's my specialty."

The boy shrugged, continuing his testimony, but his attitude had completely reversed.

Seeing the zombie's menacing nature, the first eyewitness believed that keeping it alive would endanger the nearby residents. Disregarding his own safety, he eliminated the threat. The two exchanged blows, each countering the other's moves, until finally, a powerful palm strike defeated the zombie. To prevent further attacks, he decapitated it…

"Brother, we are ridding the people of a scourge."

Lu was holding a bowl of hot water and pointing at things from the side.

"Write a detailed account of the battle, don't gloss over it. This is my first time fighting someone."

"Also, add a little more, say that this zombie is as hard as iron, impervious to swords and spears, and is a flying giant zombie cultivated in an extremely yin place... No, flying giant zombie is too exaggerated, just write hairy zombie, right."

"Use strong words, create a sense of conflict, and don't write too utilitarianly, making it seem like I'm doing this for fame and fortune. You need to write with that relaxed feeling of casually and effortlessly slaying a thousand-year-old demon."

The clerk was sweating profusely, writing report after report, but Lu Cheng was still not satisfied and went up to give him pointers.

Even Lu Cheng himself underestimated the power of this token. If he were out and about, as long as he was in the Demon Suppression Division within the Great Yue territory, he could use this token to command most experts below the third realm.

Even in Jingnan, when the captain saw this token, he would respectfully ask, "Does Lord Huang have any other instructions?" This thing was used to fry fish everywhere.

"Is this the thrill of power? How despicable."

Looking at the ten-thousand-word essay in the clerk's hand, Lu Cheng finally showed a satisfied smile. He had personally pointed out every line and every sentence. But it was only then that he remembered the important matter.

"By the way, has the investigation into the zombies been completed? Their identities and backgrounds, etc."

"That's unclear at the moment..."

"I remember when we fought it, this beast had fresh flesh and blood in its mouth, and it looked like it had hurt more than one person. I hope you brothers can investigate this matter thoroughly."

"We do have some leads on the victims."

Hearing this, the clerk breathed a sigh of relief and said confidently, "About thirty paces further down the alley where Brother Lu fought this demon, we found a corpse-refining room."

"There are many animal corpses in the morgue, including crows and a number of snakes and rats that have been drained of blood. We also found the bodies of four women. Judging from their clothes, they should be girls from the Drunken Spring Pavilion. Don't worry about them too much."

"Tsk."

Seeing Lu Cheng click his tongue in disbelief, the minor official immediately realized he had misspoke and hurriedly corrected himself.

"What I mean is that you don't need to worry too much about the investigation results. We will handle this kind of small matter naturally. The only strange thing is that we still haven't found Cuiying from Zuichunlou, so we can't confirm the identities of these brothel women."

"Um?"

He raised an eyebrow.

Although I really wanted to ask these public officials if they knew the brothel madam's name on their first instinct, now is clearly not the time to investigate.

Based on the fragmented images I saw, the familiar yet unfamiliar woman must be the madam. If someone hadn't deliberately led the way, how could several courtesans have appeared in such a remote corner?

"Following the madam's trail, this zombie looks quite young and is likely a blood relative of the madam, probably her son."

"There are probably more than one person in Jingnan who has practiced corpse refining. This boy died during the demonic chaos in Jingnan City some time ago, which killed and injured many people. It is estimated that some family members secretly took the body away to avoid it being burned."

"Now we need to find a way to uncover the mastermind behind this. Since the madam has disappeared, it means that she is in cahoots with the person who taught the corpse refining method, and there may even be some hidden contact points."

"While you're at it, find out who has recently had a funeral or whose family has someone missing. If you have any information, you can pretend to be a bereaved person and approach them. You should be able to get a lot of information out of them."

"After thoroughly searching Sweetwater Street, I have a feeling that someone is still refining corpses in the vicinity. The yin energy is extremely heavy, and the vengeful spirits are lingering, but it shouldn't be fully completed yet..."

The sound stopped abruptly.

The seven or eight people present stood there dumbfounded, staring at Lu Cheng. Even the coroner stopped what he was doing, holding half a skull in his hand without moving.

It was only then that Lu Cheng realized he had been talking too much, even overstepping his bounds. What right did he have to issue orders here?

But he couldn't control himself. Based on the memories of the ghosts, he naturally deduced many clues. After all, he was now considered a member of the Demon Suppression Division, and he wanted to contribute as much as he could while everyone else was busy.

Ultimately, it's all to prevent demons from harming more people.

"Did I talk too much? Um, just pretend you didn't hear me, okay? I'm going back now."

He awkwardly took a sip of tea, but surprisingly, after a moment of silence, the clerk took the initiative to speak.

"No, no, no, what you say is absolutely right, sir."

"M-Master? Me?"

No one present showed any impatience. These low-level members of the Demon Suppression Division usually only did trivial tasks, such as symbolic patrols or resolving civil disputes, because there were usually no demons causing trouble in the city, and even if there were, it wouldn't be their turn to take action.

But things are different now.

Now that the clues are clear, and even the methods and ideas for solving the case have been prepared for them, it can be said that as long as they follow Lu Cheng's words, even if they cannot solve the case, they will definitely gain something.

The Jingnan demonic energy outbreak case is currently the top priority, and almost everyone is investigating it. If they make progress, they may not get promoted or become rich, but they will definitely all benefit.

In particular, Lu Cheng, standing before him, held Lord Huang's token.

To put it bluntly, unless Lu Cheng issues a heaven-defying order like "All troops, obey my command, fight to the last moment, and commit suicide to return to heaven," they are required to follow his instructions.

In particular, the most threatening zombies were completely destroyed by Lu Cheng.

"Brothers, what are you waiting for? We've got a job! We've got a job!"

"I'll send a message by carrier pigeon to Commander-in-Chief. You all hurry up and carry out Lord Lu's instructions."

"Stop messing with the body, let's go. We can't let someone else get the credit first."

Staring blankly at the busy members of the Demon Suppression Division, who quickly disappeared, Lu Cheng was left standing there somewhat bewildered.

He slapped his forehead suddenly.

"Oh no, I didn't come here to be played with by a rich woman! Sister Ruyu is still waiting for me at the brothel!"