Su Qing returned to his residence.
The guilt in his mind made him feel gloomy and agitated for the first time.
'Wang Li, you just died like that?'
'And you even became a Demon Fiend?'
Su Qing couldn't make sense of it.
The sky was just beginning to lighten as he lay down on his bed to rest.
He slept all the way until noon.
When Su Qing got up, the female slaves came to help him dress and wash up.
"I don't need you. Just bring me the water."
This was the first time Su Qing had rested for so long.
On the table in the room, another ten taels of silver had appeared.
Su Qing stared blankly at the ten taels of silver.
It felt slightly ironic.
The Wang Family had called an outsider to deal with one of their own.
He recalled how he hadn't made a move when Wang Li's mother died.
The feeling in his heart was deeply unpleasant.
'Time to practice Martial Arts.'
Su Qing silently encouraged himself.
In a few more days, his Cyan Snake Posture would break through the Mastery Level and reach an even higher realm.
Wang Li's death...
To Su Qing, it felt like being in college and hearing news about the death of a high school classmate.
You knew the classmate, but you weren't close. It was true that hearing the news made you feel a bit bad.
But if asked to be specific, Su Qing couldn't quite pinpoint what was making him feel so bad.
He would still take the Wang Family's money.
As for Wang Li...
Su Qing would leave as soon as he had taken enough of his money.
Ten days at most.
—
'Replicate Second Layer Cyan Snake Posture.'
Su Qing proceeded to replicate the Second Layer Cyan Snake Posture.
He had no choice. With no other Martial Arts to learn, Su Qing could only replicate the Cyan Snake Posture.
It was useful anyway.
Feeling his mind grow heavy, Su Qing took a Great Replenishing Pill.
Then, he sat on the ground and closed his eyes to rest for a moment.
The Great Replenishing Pill worked in tandem with his Chaotic Life Body to restore his essence, energy, and spirit.
Su Qing just needed a moment to recover.
After all, he was now at the Eighth Layer of Body Tempering. Though he didn't know his own strength, he knew that within the Wang Family, not even the big, brawny martial artist Wang Zhongping was his match.
After resting, Su Qing began to practice the Cyan Snake Posture.
The night passed without a word.
Su Qing didn't sleep the entire night.
—
—
Dawn.
The Wang Family's main gate.
"We respectfully welcome you, My Lady."
Wang Ligui, along with the male heads of the Wang Family's various branches, had all come to the main gate and were bowing deeply.
They bowed toward a horse-drawn carriage with great respect and awe.
"You may rise."
A crisp female voice emanated from the carriage.
The carriage curtain was drawn open.
None of them noticed that the carriage had no driver.
A woman appeared before Wang Ligui and the others.
The woman had an icy expression, her gaze toward Wang Ligui one of pure indifference.
It was as if their roles had been reversed. After all, in the County City, it was always the members of the great families who looked down on the common folk.
To say nothing of the others, even when the masters of the Wang Family, like Wang Ligui, were polite to Su Qing...
...deep down, they still looked down on him.
Just as Su Qing had described himself, at best, he was just a good fighter.
However, the woman before them was completely different.
This was a Fairy.
A Fairy who could use Immortal Magic, a Fairy who had come from Shangjing.
She was not someone a strange character like Su Qiren could compare to.
"Fairy, how should we address you?"
"My surname is Xu."
"From the Shangjing Demon-Extermination Bureau."
The Xu Fairy's cold tone did not anger the Wang Family masters in the slightest.
Wang Ligui took the lead, "Fairy, I will arrange a residence for you."
"No need!"
"Let's go inside and talk."
Xu Ningying had no desire to waste time. If her superior at the Demon-Extermination Bureau hadn't ordered her to Kexiang County, she wouldn't have wanted to come at all.
It was the familiar reception hall again.
This time, however, Xu Ningying was seated in the host's chair, while the masters of the various branches, and even the Patriarch himself, sat in the guests' seats.
"Are you certain it's a Great Demon Fiend?"
"That's right, that's right. This Demon Fiend cannot be dealt with by blades or swords."
Wang Ligui nodded, though these masters were never present whenever a Demon Fiend appeared.
"Cannot be dealt with by blades or swords? Do you mean you can't injure it, or you can't hit it?"
Xu Ningying frowned.
If it couldn't be injured, that was one thing. But if it couldn't be hit, even she would have trouble dealing with it.
Just then, Wang Bing walked over to Wang Ligui and whispered in his ear, "It can't be hit."
Wang Ligui nodded.
"Immortal Master, this Demon Fiend... should be hittable."
Wang Bing stood to the side, his gaze lowered, focusing on playing the part of a good servant.
"'Should be hittable?'" Xu Ningying's frown deepened, and she shot Wang Ligui a dark look.
"Patriarch Wang, if you don't give me a truthful answer, you should be well aware of the consequences."
Xu Ningying looked at Wang Ligui with utter disgust. She detested these scheming nobles most of all.
If Wang Ligui didn't tell her the truth, Xu Ningying was prepared to turn around and leave.
The Wang Family's disaster was not her own. Crucially, they had asked for help yet were withholding the truth. Even if she returned to Shangjing right now, her superior at the Demon-Extermination Bureau wouldn't say a word.
Wang Ligui finally spoke up, "It's like this, Xu Fairy. Our Wang Family has recruited a certain prodigy. Every time the Demon Fiend attacks, he is able to repel it. So... the Demon Fiend can be hit?"
"Oh?"
Hearing this, Xu Ningying couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. "A prodigy?"
"The prodigy, while not looking particularly sturdy, was able to defeat our Wang Family's Wang Zhongping."
"Our Wang Family's Wang Zhongping is over eight feet tall and is a martial artist. Lifting a thousand jin is no trouble for him."
Wang Ligui explained the reason.
"Take me to see him."
"And your Wang Zhongping as well."
'Someone who can deal with a Demon Fiend?' It was virtually unheard of for an ordinary person to be able to fight a Demon Fiend.
'Unless... he's not an ordinary person.'
—
The masters of the Wang Family personally accompanied Xu Ningying to see Wang Zhongping.
"Fairy, this is our Wang Family's Wang Zhongping. Isn't he exceptionally valiant-looking?"
Xu Ningying looked at Wang Zhongping, who was half a body taller than her, and merely nodded.
In Shangjing, there was no shortage of special people.
"He's alright. Take me to see that prodigy."
"Yes."
Wang Ligui smiled and led the way.
Then, he glanced at Wang Bing, who was beside him.
Wang Bing understood the silent command and quickly departed.
—
—
When Wang Bing arrived at Su Qing's courtyard,
he saw Su Qing practicing a Pile Skill. This Pile Skill looked a bit like their Wang Family's Cyan Snake Posture, but it wasn't quite the same.
Wang Bing watched Su Qing practice his Martial Arts.
He approached, bowed slightly, and said with a smile, "Su Qiren, a Fairy from Shangjing wishes to see you shortly."
"She is an Immortal our Wang Family invited from the Shangjing Demon-Extermination Bureau."
"You must not be disrespectful."
Upon hearing this, Su Qing slowly stopped his movements.
He glanced lightly at Wang Bing.
"A Fairy?"
Hearing this title, Su Qing couldn't help but think about matters of Immortal Cultivation.
'Could it be that this world has more than just Martial Arts?'
'Is this world a civilization of Immortal Cultivation?'
"Of course. Since she is a Fairy, and I, Su Qing, am but a mortal, I naturally wouldn't dare be disrespectful."
"When will she arrive?"
"She will be here in a moment."
Wang Bing replied.
Su Qing nodded. "I'll go wipe off my sweat and change my clothes."
A short while later.
Su Qing had just finished changing and stepped outside.
He saw several masters of the Wang Family gathered around a woman, their bodies leaning forward attentively.
They were fawning over her with smiling faces.
When Wang Ligui saw Su Qing, he announced, "Su Qiren, this is the Fairy from the Shangjing Demon-Extermination Bureau, Xu Fairy."
"Xu Fairy, this is Su Qiren."
Although Wang Ligui was making introductions, anyone with eyes could see that he was far more deferential to Xu Ningying than to Su Qing. Or rather, that Xu Ningying was far more important.