Patrol Captain

A great demon!
Chen Yuan also saw through its true nature.

As high as a mountain, it was extremely ugly, with green skin and red hair. Its green skin had black lines, and its dark blue bones were like cast iron. The muscles on its shoulders and neck bulged like angry dragons. It had three heads and six arms. The third eye on the forehead of the middle head had a dark gold blood-red light in its pupil. Two black fangs slanted out from its lips, and its beard stood up like steel needles.

Behind him, six arms each wielded a demonic weapon, fierce and menacing, with billowing demonic clouds floating around them. Yet, a wisp of golden light shone from the top of his head, a sacred and peaceful power. The two powers intertwined, creating a strange effect.

Chen Yuan used his Heavenly Eye to see clearly, and in a flash, he saw everything.

Then, these images stretched out, and countless streams of light stretched into lines. Suddenly, a speck of lacquer condensed in the vertical eye, the third eye trembled, and the vision returned.

Asura!
One of the Eight Legions!

Chen Yuan recognized the demonic appearance.

I've long heard of the Eight Legions, and today I've finally seen one in person.

However, he had no dealings with the Demon Kingdom, so it was no coincidence that an Asura suddenly appeared in Qingshan County, which was thousands of miles away.

In the bamboo courtyard, in the vegetable garden by the pond, Chen Yuan's eyes showed a thoughtful expression. Then, he moved his lips a few times, raised his hand and beckoned towards the inner room, and the bamboo hat hanging on the wall flew over.

Chen Yuan took the bamboo hat, put it on his head, and said something to the person inside the house.
I'm going out for a bit!

As he spoke, he put down the hoe in his hand, turned around and walked towards the courtyard gate. When he got to the gate, he casually broke off a branch from the bamboo next to him, held it in his hand, and even tested its feel by shaking it.

After he finished, he left the courtyard and locked the door.

The next second, he took a step forward, and the surrounding scenery and buildings rapidly receded, as if space itself had stretched. When he reappeared, he was in a mountain forest in the northwest.

Surprisingly, several sheep appeared in this desolate mountain forest.

As if they had been waiting there, the sheep immediately bleated and gathered around when Chen Yuan appeared, their eyes sparkling with excitement, their rumps swaying back and forth as if they were flattering him.

So sexy!
Chen Yuan hadn't used this method in a long time; it felt like a role-playing game, and strangely familiar.

Then, his face and bone structure changed rapidly. The black hair at his temples turned white at a visible speed, and spiderweb-like wrinkles appeared on his smooth, jade-like forehead. The skin at the corners of his eyes sagged and loosened, squeezing his pale gold-lacquered eyes into two thin slits. His straight back hunched over in an eerie arc, and when his lips parted slightly, his once fine white teeth turned into a set of old, yellow teeth.

At the same time, his white brocade robe was transformed into a patched linen jacket, with several holes torn by thorns at the hem.

In the blink of an eye, Chen Yuan transformed into an old shepherd.

He grinned, revealing a set of yellow teeth, and swung the bamboo stick in his hand at the sheep.
"Let's go!"

Not far to the northwest, Asura's Blood Wheel Demon Eye, which had been gazing at Qingshan County, found nothing unusual. However, after using the demon eye for a long time, it became a little sore and closed.

"so troublesome."

He paced back and forth, feeling that it was more dangerous for him to be in a human county town. He wondered if he should return to Jin Guan City to report to the Venerable One first.

Just as he was hesitating, a vast and melodious song came from the western mountains and forests.

"The lilies are blooming, their flowers a deep red."

Captain Chen walked with an iron sword hanging from his waist.

The moon shines over the mountain valleys of Qingshan County.
The soldiers of the Ninth Mountain marched under the moon.

Sand and stones flew, demons roared, and monsters dragged the child into the mountains. The captain's eyes widened in fury, and his sword flashed, cleaving open the demon's mouth.

The singing echoed through the mountains and forests, growing ever closer, its voice high-pitched and resonant.

As Asuro listened, he paused in his pacing, his eyes fixed on the direction from which the sound came from the western forest.

My gaze traveled for miles, through mountains and forests, through leaves and mountain passes of varying heights, until I saw a flock of sheep three miles to the west.

One, two, three...
About seven or eight.

Immediately afterward, an old shepherd wearing a straw hat and coarse linen clothes, with a hunched back, appeared in his sight as he herded the sheep.

The old shepherd sang a loud mountain song, which echoed through the mountains and forests.

However, how come there's an old shepherd in this old forest, singing so loudly? Isn't he afraid of attracting disaster?

Asuro found it strange. He opened his blood-red demonic eye, which he had just closed, and scanned the area.

Under the scrutiny of his demonic eyes, he found nothing unusual.

An old human man, and a few sheep!

However, Asuro quickly showed an interested expression. The folk song sung by this human old man was quite interesting. It seemed to be about that Martial Saint surnamed Chen.

According to the fragments of memory that were devoured, that Martial Saint had come from this human county town earlier, and had served as a patrol captain.

It seems this old man is from Qingshan County and knows a lot about the deeds of that Martial Saint surnamed Chen. Perhaps if we swallow this old man, we can get some useful information.

It's worth a try, since I don't have any ideas right now anyway.

Thinking of this, Asuro laughed, looking harmless, but sharp teeth were showing at the corners of his lips!

Then, with a step, he appeared on a large rock beside a valley path. Below him, the old shepherd was herding sheep and singing a mountain song.

He sat down beside the large rock, dangling his legs below, arms crossed over his chest, and shouted down.

"Old man"

The voice was clear and childlike, like that of a mischievous child.

The old shepherd stopped singing and looked around, as if listening for the sound coming from somewhere.

"Here it is."

The old shepherd then looked up and saw Asuluo. His hunched back straightened, and he looked surprised for a moment before quickly waving.

"Oh dear, where did this child come from? What are you doing here? Come down quickly."

Asuro found it amusing and decided to play a trick on the old man, smiling innocently.

"My father and I went hunting in the mountains, and we got lost while chasing butterflies. Grandpa, can you take me home?"

The old shepherd suddenly seemed to understand, a strange light flashing in his eyes. He walked forward with a kind expression and beckoned.

"Oh, I see. Come down quickly, old man, I'll take you home. Your family must be worried."

As he spoke, he walked to the large rock, with his back to it.

"Kid, come on down, I'll carry you on my back!"

Asuro saw how easily the old human man was fooled and cursed him inwardly as a fool. He believed it so easily? But with an innocent smile on his face, he really did jump down from the big rock and onto the "old shepherd's" back.

The old man, with his hands behind his back, stumbled and a meaningful smile appeared on his face. "Oh, this little fellow is quite heavy. He almost strained my old back." Then, he steadied himself, supporting Asuluo with one hand and using a bamboo stick to herd the sheep with the other, and walked back.

On his back, Asuro smelled the old man's odor and showed a disgusted expression. He didn't bite him immediately, deciding to let the old man live a little longer and try to get some information out of him first.

"Grandpa, what were you singing just now?"

The shepherd replied, "Little child, this is a folk song sung by the people of Qingshan County. The song tells the story of Captain Chen slaying demons and monsters. He was a great figure who came from Qingshan County!"

“I’ve met this Lord Chen before, old man. We even lived in the same alley.”

Upon hearing this, Asuluo thought, "Wow, this is quite an unexpected surprise!" He didn't notice the old shepherd's expression as he spoke, his eyes filled with excitement.

"Oh, then you do know where that person used to live?"

"Of course," the old shepherd replied with a touch of pride.

Knowing this, Asura's harmless expression slowly vanished, a smile spreading across his lips, revealing sharp fangs, and his tone became mocking.

"Old man, I'm just curious, aren't you afraid of demons and monsters in this deep mountain forest?"

On the other hand, the old shepherd seemed completely unaware of anything, and continued to laugh, saying, "Hehe, little kid, you probably don't know, when that great man was here, he killed so many demons in the eight hundred miles of Langdang Mountain that they dared not show themselves, so of course we are not afraid."

Upon hearing this, Asuro's mischievous grin deepened. He patted the old man on the shoulder, his smile widening to an unbelievable gaping maw, revealing a mouth full of sharp, pointed teeth.
"Old man, then turn around and take a look!"

The old shepherd turned around and saw a gaping maw snapping at his head.

The boy's eyes on the screen held a mixture of cruel mockery and anticipation.

Asura imagined the old human would be terrified, scream, and cry for his parents. He enjoyed this kind of silly trick, using the fear of these people to vent the anger he felt suppressed by the monk from the West.

But what he expected didn't happen. Instead, he saw the old man laugh as he faced his gaping maw!

This "bizarre" scene sent a chill down his spine.

It never expected that someone would be even more bored than it.

But it's just one part of the game!
Before Asura's astonished, fierce, and incredulous gaze, the old human in his eyes opened his mouth and exhaled a puff of smoke at him.

The smoke entered its mouth directly, causing it to quickly become drowsy. Fear rose in its heart, and it tried to wake up, but found that its eyelids were getting heavier and heavier.

Soon, his eyelids drooped, his vision went black, and he fainted.

Meanwhile, the old shepherd carrying him, with his hunched back, quickly grew tall and straight, and his aged face and clothes faded as if the colors had changed, transforming back into the splendid Chen Yuan!

Chen Yuan swung his hand and lifted Asuluo from behind his back to the front, as if he were carrying a chick.

He looked at the guy, confirmed his condition, and a cold smile appeared at the corner of his eye.

The reason he went to such lengths instead of making a direct move was not simply to kill the guy; he needed to know why the guy was there.

Even if I were to take direct action and subdue them, aside from the commotion caused, it's hard to say what I could get out of them once they realized the danger and became wary.

Therefore, he has other methods!
After reciting the mantra, he raised his other hand, his index and middle fingers forming a sword-like gesture, and pointed it at the demon's brow. A wisp of white energy surged from his fingertip towards the demon's brow.

At the same time, he muttered to himself, "Marry a Dream!"
The Dream Marriage Divine Power is activated.

Chen Yuan hadn't used this supernatural power for a long time. Using his mind as a guide, he could silently infiltrate the other person's dream world. Once his mind was inside, the caster could use his own will to carefully weave an illusion in this chaotic dream, causing the target in the dream to fall into it, thereby achieving the caster's purpose.

For a powerful being like the Dragon Tiger Demon, it wouldn't be easy to trap him in a dream, even if Chen Yuan suppressed his cultivation by a whole realm. The best approach would be to take advantage of the moment when the demon's primordial spirit was under attack.

This is why Chen Yuan played along with the other party in this charade.

Unexpectedly, the "other party" cooperated and completed the role-playing exercise.

Soon, the smoke emanating from Chen Yuan's fingertips, like mist, overflowed and blurred the surroundings.

In Asura's world, still in this mountain forest, he was dazed and confused by a cloud of smoke when suddenly a golden Buddhist light appeared, pulling him out of his daze.

With a Buddhist chant, a holy monk with white hair and a cannon appeared between heaven and earth. He was a projection in the void, with brilliant Buddhist light and chanting. The old human man from before, laughing loudly, soared into the sky and transformed into a terrifying armored general!

It was none other than the legendary Martial Saint surnamed Chen!
Asuro was both angry and fearful that he had been discovered without even realizing it.

Then, the Martial Saint General and the Arhat Venerable who appeared as a projection fought a great battle in the mountains and forests, a battle that shook heaven and earth.

Finally, after a great battle, the Venerable One quickly took him away from this place and hurriedly returned to Chengdu.

In the Ci'en Temple in Chengdu, he reluctantly reported his findings to the Venerable One.

"Reporting to Your Excellency, since receiving the decree last time, I have been following the troops of the Ninth Mountain."

Asura opened his eyes during a meditation session after "escaping death and returning to Chengdu," his pupils converging.

I found myself surrounded by darkness, and I could hear a rustling sound in my ears—the sound of leaves being blown by the wind.

No, he seems to be lying down.

He instinctively tried to stand up, but stumbled and almost fell.

A strange feeling spread throughout my body at the same time.

Where are my own feet?
Asura looked down and was shocked to find four plump white legs covered in white hair, with forked hooves at the ends and dark brown horn.

Asuro's pupils were somewhat dazed. Wasn't he meditating at Ci'en Temple in Chengdu? Where was he? How did he end up like this?
He was both shocked and angry. He wanted to call for help, but then he realized that something was pulling on his neck, and he forced a sound out of his throat.

"baa"

A sheep's bleat echoed in the night, completely shutting down Asuro's brain.

Its eyes were wide open, filled with confusion, shock, and fear.

"Damn it, what's going on?"

As if it couldn't believe it, it frantically kicked its hooves and shouted.

结果
"Meow."

The lamb's trembling blew in the night wind and into its own ears.

From a third-person perspective, in a small courtyard planted with green bamboo, a sheep is tied to a thick bamboo pole with a hemp rope. The sheep is bleating, pulling its head outwards, and kicking its hooves wildly, trying to break free.

The bleating of sheep sounded mournful in the night.

There was even a hint of grief and indignation in his voice! (End of Chapter)