In front of the prison gate, the scene was a mess.
Over a dozen corpses of Demons lay scattered on the ground, with severed limbs and blood flowing like a river.
Commander Zhou and the armored soldiers under him were all deathly pale, their Adam's apples bobbing up and down.
Although they were soldiers guarding Yumen Pass, their duty was merely to patrol inside the Pass, and they rarely even ventured outside, so naturally, they were unlike those who fought battles outside daily and were used to such sights.
So many Demon corpses truly shocked them.
Jiang Yuechu sheathed her saber and looked at Commander Zhou.
"Commander Zhou."
"Present!"
Commander Zhou jolted, quickly cupped his fists, and bowed.
"What happened today, you have seen with your own eyes."
Jiang Yuechu's tone was flat. "These Demons disguised themselves as members of my Demon Suppression Division, infiltrated the Pass, and intended harm. Now, they have all been executed by me."
"Yes! Yes! This humble general saw it with his own eyes; every word is true!"
"Very good."
Jiang Yuechu nodded. "The rest is the internal affair of my Demon Suppression Division. I trouble Commander Zhou to take your men and return first."
The meaning of this sentence was to dismiss the guests.
Commander Zhou felt as if he had been granted a general amnesty; he couldn't wait to leave.
"Yes! This humble general takes his leave!"
He waved his hand and quickly left the area with his personal guards.
As the armored soldiers departed, only Jiang Yuechu and her Vanguard Battalion remained on the scene.
"Damn..."
Chen Tong looked at the corpses strewn across the ground, finally recovering from the terrifying tiger shadow, and muttered, "It... it's over just like that?"
Recalling the young woman's skill when dealing with the bear Demon... he knew his superior was very strong, having even entered the Minggu Realm at the age of eighteen or nineteen.
But... but the strength she displayed today still left him trembling with fear.
They were not even on the same level!!!
So, back then in Hechuan, this young woman didn't even use her full strength?
Wait!
Who can guarantee that today, Jiang Yuechu used all her tricks?
Or... is this damn performance not her limit either?!
Jiang Yuechu naturally didn't know what her subordinates were imagining. She frowned and said, "Why are you still standing there stunned? Clean up."
"Ah? Oh!"
Chen Tong and the others woke up as if from a dream and hurried forward.
"Cut off all their heads and stack them in one place."
"Yes!"
Chen Tong responded and drew the waist saber to start the task.
"As for the rest... find a flat cart, load them all up, and transport them back to my barracks."
As soon as she said this, Chen Tong's movements suddenly froze.
It wasn't just him; even the monk No Abstinence and Liu Ke looked confused.
Cutting off heads to serve as proof of merit was understandable.
But... but she wanted to take the remaining corpses away?
What did she intend to do?
Corpse whipping?
Or did she have some special preference?
"Milady, the corpses of these Demons..."
Liu Ke hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't help but speak up. "Taking them back, I fear... might not comply with The Department's rules?"
Jiang Yuechu glanced at him.
Without even saying a word, she made Liu Ke's face instantly flush red, and he lowered his head.
Fine... you're the boss, you call the shots!
Jiang Yuechu patted his shoulder in satisfaction.
Not bad.
He's sensible now.
As for the risk?
Heh.
When you're a person, you always have to be a little greedy.
Compared to the risk of being suspected, the benefits that the flesh and blood of these Demons could bring were what she truly cared about.
But these Demons are truly something... so many of them, yet not a single one managed to catch the eye of the hundred demons compendium.
What trash.
Seeing that Jiang Yuechu had made up her mind, the others dared not say anything further.
Soon, a flat cart was pushed over.
Chen Tong and the others suppressed their nausea, moving the bloody, mutilated limbs and fragmented flesh onto the flat cart, corpse by corpse.
Over a dozen heads of Demons, eyes wide in death, were neatly stacked outside the prison gate.
"Let's go."
Jiang Yuechu dropped those two words and took the lead, walking toward the camp area.
Chen Tong and another man pulled the cart in front, while Liu Ke and No Abstinence followed behind.
The flat cart was heavy, and the wheels squeaked as they rolled over the bluestone slabs, the sound traveling far in the silent night.
Seeing that Jiang Yuechu was walking quickly, Chen Tong deliberately fell back a distance and couldn't help but turn his head.
"Tsk, hey, hey!"
No Abstinence saw him winking, glanced at the receding figure in the distance, kept his expression neutral, quietly took a few steps forward, and pricked up his ears.
"Monk, tell me... what does Milady want these corpses for?"
"Milady's thoughts are as deep as the abyss. With this poor monk's meager Dao Cultivation, how could I see through them?"
"You bald donkey, usually you're the one with the most tricks. Why are you playing dumb now?"
Chen Tong lowered his voice. "Do you think Milady has some special preference? I heard that in the Jianghu, some people use Demon flesh and blood to practice some sort of Evil Technique... Do you think Milady might also..."
However, before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted.
"Amitabha."
The monk No Abstinence sighed and pressed his palms together.
"What the world conceals is often the secret others least wish to glimpse."
"If you insist on seeking the truth, you must be prepared to be hurt by it."
"Do not ask too much, do not ask too much."
...Screeeak—
Finally, the flat cart was pulled into the innermost small courtyard of the Vanguard Battalion.
Which was Jiang Yuechu's exclusive temporary residence.
"That's enough."
Jiang Yuechu waved her hand. "You all know what should be said and what shouldn't."
They were all smart people, and they were subordinates who had followed her all along.
A word of warning, and she believed they knew how to weigh the choices.
However, even if it were publicized, she wasn't afraid.
The Demon flesh and blood had all entered her stomach. Were they going to search for it after she expelled it?
Moreover, even if it reached Wei He's ears... heh.
"Yes."
Chen Tong and the others answered, bowed, and withdrew.
Only when the courtyard gate was slowly closed did Jiang Yuechu walk up to the flat cart.
The dense smell of blood and Demonic Qi assailed her, and the bloody, mutilated limbs made her body stir restlessly.
Suppressing the restlessness in her heart, she instead opened the system Panel first.
The Blood Food Technique is currently at the Perfection Realm.
But if she upgraded the Cultivation Technique first before devouring this flesh and blood, would the effect be better?
[Host: Jiang Yuechu]
[Realm: Middle Minggu Realm]
[Martial Arts: Tiger Roar Demon Suppressing Saber (Perfection), Green Cliff Returning Shadow (Supreme), Blood Food Technique (Perfection), Sealing Mouth and Solidifying Qi Method (Perfection)]
[Dao Cultivation: 3,425 years]
[Demons Recorded: Tiger Mountain God (Heavenly Accomplishment), Green-Faced Gentleman (Crimson Dye), Mythical Ape (Imitation Shadow), Black Mountain Bear Lord (Imitation Shadow)]
[Innate Divine Ability: Yin Method Heaven Bestowal, Tiger Fiend Blood Boil, Wolf Travels a Thousand Li]
Jiang Yuechu's gaze swept over the Panel one by one.
3,425 years of Dao Cultivation.
Since her Transmigration, she had never been this wealthy (in Dao Cultivation).
However, compared to the Cultivation Technique, what she cared about more were the few Demons recorded by the hundred demons compendium.
Tiger Mountain God has reached the Heavenly Accomplishment Realm and cannot be upgraded for the time being.
As for the Green-Faced Gentleman... speaking of him, Jiang Yuechu couldn't help but feel suspicious.
This wolf Demon had low strength and nothing special about it. She didn't know how this trash managed to catch the Dharma Eye of the hundred demons compendium back then.
Then, there were only two remaining choices.
Mythical Ape, Black Mountain Bear Lord.