The fairy always tries to corrupt my Dao heart.

Chapter 30: Suppressing Demons!

Inside the main hall of the city lord's mansion.

"Thank you for coming, Young Master Li."

Prefect Xue Hao bowed to Li Qing'an, saying, "I am deeply grateful!"

Sitting in the head seat, Li Qing'an watched the sunset outside, his fingertips lightly tapping the armrest: "Tell me, who told you to come looking for me?"

The only way to get the information that Xue Dan couldn't find in his mind was to ask Xue Hao.

"I've only been back in Yanzhou for a few days. How do you know that?"

Shen Qingyu stood obediently behind Li Qingan, munching on corn in small bites, her wandering gaze mostly fixed on Li Qingan, and secondly on the sword he had placed on the table.

Hmm, my fellow villager's brother's sword is also beautiful!
"Brother Li?" Fang Tao looked at Li Qing'an with a puzzled expression, only to hear Li Qing'an continue to ask unhurriedly, "Or rather, who wants to kill me?"

Fang Tao's expression changed drastically. He abruptly turned to look at Xue Hao, strode over, and kicked Xue Hao to the ground with his fourth-stage Core Formation Realm cultivation: "You bastard, you were instructed by someone to try and harm Brother Li?!"

"I...I had no choice..."

Xue Hao endured the pain and lay prostrate on the ground: "I really don't want my grandson to enter the catfish demon's belly. Senior Brother Fang, my grandson has extraordinary talent!"
As his personally instructed disciple, you certainly wouldn't want anything to happen to him, would you? The loss would be...

Before he could finish speaking, Fang Tao kicked him again: "Go to hell! Haven't other people in Kawaguchi County ever given birth to highly talented geniuses? Did you protect them?"

Xue Hao remained silent.

Just as Fang Tao was about to kick him again, Li Qingan stopped him, saying, "Answer me first, who told you to come to me?"

"I don't know him," Xue Hao quickly said. "I've been working in Kawaguchi County. Apart from some experts within the sect, I really don't know anyone else, but I know what he looks like."

"Go, quickly go to my room and retrieve the Void Stone."

Xue Dan quickly retrieved the Void Stone and carefully presented it to Li Qing'an.

After gently making a hand seal, the image recorded in the Void Stone was projected into the air.

"That's the guy!"

Xue Hao pointed to one of them and quickly said, "He's the one who asked me to find you."

After glancing at him, Li Qingan asked Fang Tao, "Do you know him?"

Fang Tao frowned in thought: "I've seen him in Luoxia City, but I don't recognize him."

Li Qingan nodded and looked towards the door.

As the sun completely set, the entire city of Luoxia was illuminated by bonfires, and amidst the interplay of firelight and darkness, fervent shouts resounded throughout the city.

Everyone followed the high priest with fervent expressions, singing and dancing as they headed south of the city from all directions.

South of the city, the Sichuan River surges and flows.

The grand ceremony begins.

Kneeling on the ground, Xue Hao nervously turned his head to look at the door and cautiously began, "Young Master Li, the grand ceremony has begun, and my grandson is about to be placed on the altar. What do you think..."

"Your grandson?" Shen Qingyu glanced at Xue Hao sideways. "You think you can get someone to save someone just by talking a few words? Do you think my...brother is easy to bully?"

"I have no spirit..."

"What, are you saying you don't get spirit crystals working in a place like this?" Shen Qingyu sneered: "You don't get spirit crystals, but you don't get gold and silver jewelry either?"
You have such a wicked look on your face, you're clearly no good. Your attitude in handling such a big matter is completely improper. Do you really think your position as prefect is some kind of golden jewel?

Xue Hao opened his mouth, then said to Xue Dan, "Go and move my vault over here."

Xue Dan hurriedly ran out again, which made Shen Qingyu even angrier. This person really had no sincerity at all.

Is it related to the abacus?
"My fellow villager, this guy..."

Shen Qingyu leaned close to Li Qingan's ear and subconsciously tilted her head as she looked outside.

The girl's delicate fragrance, like feathers, brushed against my face with each breath, causing a slight itch.

Shen Qingyu's eyes widened: "Why are you hiding?"

"I know what I'm doing," Li Qing'an said softly. Shen Qingyu wanted to say something more, but suddenly she sensed a demonic aura.

Looking out, one could see that beyond the south city gate, the Yangtze River seemed to be roaring in a low voice, with its waves rising hundreds of feet high in an instant.

At the top of the river waves, a mermaid walks on the river, looking dignified and graceful.

Xue Hao watched this scene with a pale face. Fang Tao and the others were on high alert. Although they knew that this catfish demon would not easily break the balance between itself and the Luoxia Sect, the oppressive feeling of a sixth-realm Yuntian realm demon general could not be underestimated.

The frenzied roars within the city reached their peak in an instant.

"Young Master Li..."

Xue Hao suddenly turned his head and kowtowed to Li Qing'an: "Please save my grandson."

"Xue Hao, you'll be the first to eat the fish later."

Upon hearing this, Xue Hao abruptly looked up at Li Qing'an, a hint of fear appearing on his face: "I can't do this..."

Li Qingan will ignore Xue Hao's refusal.

He then swept his finger across the scabbard of the Qingwu sword on the table, and a brilliant line of sword light suddenly shattered.

The chill is like autumn frost, the coldness like a starry river.

Silently, yet it parted the heavy night along with the campfire.

It arrived too fast, so fast that the catfish demon that came across the river only saw its sharp edge the instant the sword light, which was as bright as a blazing flame, suddenly appeared.

The catfish demon's expression changed drastically.

The next instant, the sound of a sword ringing out rang out, not loud, but clear and melodious like a jade chime from the heavens.

One hand immediately gripped the hilt of the sword.

The sword is drawn first, then the person arrives.

The moment Li Qingan gripped the hilt of the sword, his strength pierced through the tip.

Heart-Burning Slash!
"You... Li Qingan, why are you here!?"

puff-

The blood rain instantly stained the Sichuan River red. The moment Li Qing'an realized that the catfish demon knew him, he withdrew some of his strength.

After severing the catfish demon's spine with a single sword strike, he sheathed his sword and instantly kicked out from behind the catfish demon!
puff--

The catfish demon instantly flew into the city like a sandbag. Due to its severe injuries, it could no longer maintain its human form and transformed into a fat catfish hundreds of meters long. It crashed through the city wall, broke its own golden sculpture, and crashed into the huge city lord's mansion.

Blood fell like rain throughout the city.

A silence.

Li Qing'an walked on air, and at the same time, Huang Yunzhao's voice entered his mind: "This catfish demon has been possessed... and looks like this."

Wu Jing, Deputy Sect Master of the Luoxia Sect.

No wonder I know myself.

No wonder they haven't been able to solve the problem in Kawaguchi County.

Li Qingan collected his thoughts, stepped onto the catfish demon's greasy belly, and casually swung his sword. The city wall of the city lord's mansion collapsed with a crash, and countless gazes converged from all directions.

At this moment, their eyes were filled with confusion.

Wasn't the River God just walking on the river a moment ago?
How did they end up inside the city lord's mansion all of a sudden?
And...it's bleeding?

In a daze, a shrill scream came from the catfish demon's mouth: "Li Qing'an, you can't kill me!"

"I am the King of Inspiration, the river god of this place..."

Li Qingan raised his sword and stabbed down, blood mixed with a foul stench gushing out. The catfish demon roared, "Save me!!!"

At this moment, all the people finally came to their senses after witnessing the tragic scene of the River God.

"The Falling Cloud Sect injured our Linggan King, kill him!"

The high priest looked completely deranged; the same thing the Falling Cloud Sect had done before when they wanted to deal with the River God.

The cultivators of the Falling Clouds Sect... would never kill ordinary people like them who are unarmed!
Even if the city lord's mansion can't accommodate everyone in the city, with so many people charging over, even Sect Master Zhou wouldn't be able to stop them!

"Kill him and save King Linggan!" People from all directions pushed aside everything blocking their way and surrounded the catfish demon.

Fang Tao and the other disciples of the Luoxia Sect watched this scene with tension. Although they had heard Li Qing'an's words, they were still shocked that so many people were really going to be killed...

"Yes, kill him!"

Xue Hao roared, "He dared to lay a hand on the Great King of Inspiration! Kill him!"

To make yourself eat the catfish demon?

What a joke!
Although he knew that the Great King of Inspiration was a demon, he knew that if he were to eat him, he would be devoured alive by the lowly people of this place.

The Falling Cloud Sect has absolutely no chance of protecting itself!
Once the crowd is in chaos, I'll secretly kill the severely injured catfish demon, forcing Li Qing'an to leave... From now on, I'll be the one in charge!

"Kill, kill him!"

Xue Hao shouted the loudest, but Li Qing'an ignored him and simply took out the Holy Maiden's Token.

"The Falling Clouds Sect, a human sect, has come here to exorcise demons on the orders of the Holy Maiden Su Lingyin. Who dares to act rashly?"

He borrowed Shen Qingyu's token for this very reason.

Exorcising demons requires a list, while quelling rebellions requires not only coordinates but also accuracy.

It was never this catfish demon that protected Kawaguchi County, but rather the Luoxia Sect.

The Holy Maiden's Decree is the Crown Prince's Decree of the "country" of the Luoxia Sect.

Many people hesitated upon seeing the Saintess Token in Li Qing'an's hand.

The High Priest roared, "Those who dare not make a move from the Falling Clouds Sect, kill them!"

Amidst the surging crowd, Li Qingan raised his Qingwu sword and swung it down.

Sword energy swept across the land, and heads rolled to the ground, blood gushing out like waterfalls.

With his cultivation level, annihilating these people would not be a problem, but annihilation does not have the same visual impact as beheading.

In an instant, tens of thousands of corpses surrounded the catfish demon.

"Anyone who crosses these corpses shall die!"

The ground was stained with scalding blood. The people of Kawaguchi, who had never seen anything like it, trembled and vomited.

Many people had already knelt down and were kowtowing repeatedly.

"Please spare me, immortals! Please spare me, immortals!"

"May the immortals spare the King of Inspiration..."

Li Qingan looked at the High Priest, raised his hand and inhaled, and the High Priest and Xue Hao flew directly in front of him.

Xue Hao's expression changed: "Young Master Li, it's a misunderstanding..."

Li Qing ignored him, picked up a piece of catfish meat with his Qingwu sword and stuffed it directly into the high priest's hand, then picked up another piece and stuffed it into Xue Hao's hand.

"Feeding each other."

He grabbed Xue Hao's hand and shoved it into the high priest's mouth, then took the high priest's hand and stuffed it into Xue Hao's mouth.

"Swallow it! Don't spit it out!"

Meeting Li Qingan's icy gaze, Xue Hao struggled fiercely, knowing full well the consequences of swallowing the fish.

but……

There's no way to resist!

Gulu.

He swallowed the catfish demon's flesh, blood and fat dripping from the corners of his mouth.

At this moment, Shen Qingyu threw out several Void Stones, and the magnified image was presented in the vast expanse of vision.

Everyone stared blankly at this scene. The Great King of Inspiration... was being eaten by the High Priest and the Prefect?

“Kill this villain! He is blaspheming the Inspiration King who protects us…”

The high priest, swallowing hard, roared, "Have you all forgotten the kindness of the King of Inspiration? Kill him, kill him... mmm..."

Xue Hao deliberately tore off a piece of fish and stuffed it into the high priest's mouth, as if doing so would aggravate the high priest's sins.

The high priestess also wanted to retaliate, but how could an ordinary person like her possibly harm a demon beast?

So her belly kept getting bigger and bigger...

Below, some people rushed up, their faces filled with madness, trying to save the 'god' in their hearts.

Or rather, the devil.

It was as if only by saving the King of Inspiration could the evil in his heart, which he had offered up to his children, be disguised as good.

Li Qingan turned his head and glanced sideways, his sword energy rising again.

Thump thump...

One corpse after another fell down.

Until no one dared to step forward anymore.

Li Qingan casually tossed the sword aside, and the Qingwu sword in his hand accurately pierced the scabbard on the table inside the mansion.

With a flick of the finger, firelight enveloped the catfish demon, and soon...

The aroma of meat permeated the air, spreading for miles.

Li Qingan casually snapped Xue Hao's arm, which was still feeding him cooked meat, stared at the high priest's tear-streaked face, and asked in a low voice, "Does it smell good?"

The high priest nodded, then quickly shook his head, but then nodded again...

Li Qingan laughed, picked up a few pieces of cooked meat, stuffed them into her arms, and threw her to the ground.

"Delicious food should be shared with everyone, shouldn't it?"

The high priest, who had fallen to the ground, stared blankly at the large group of people kneeling around him, then suddenly let out a scream as if he had collapsed.

"Eat! Eat it all!"

Looking at the scene below, Xue Hao, who seemed to have foreseen his fate, had a ferocious expression: "You, surnamed Li, do you think this is the end? They're just afraid of dying, not that they're too scared to do it!"
Just like what the Yellow-Eyebrowed King said to Jin Chanzi in the Buddhist scriptures... "Li, have you really won?!"

Li Qingan said indifferently, "I will handle the mess I left behind."

……

Inside the city lord's palace.

Shen Qingyu stared intently at Li Qingan's back. In the flickering campfire, her smile seemed to be hidden in the warm sunlight, the corners of her mouth curving upwards.

She already knew how Li Qingan would handle things, but knowing and seeing it with your own eyes are two different things...

He looks so cool slaying demons with his sword.

He looked so cool taking out the Holy Maiden's Decree.

The way he kills first and then destroys the spirit... is also quite cool.

This is the first time I've seen his way of handling things...

Shen Qingyu pursed her cherry lips, then suddenly remembered something and took out her communication compass, immediately sending a message to her best friend.

It's not about how handsome Li Qing'an is.

Rather, it was to allow her, the saintess, to handle the aftermath.

Why should my fellow villager's younger brother do all the work?

He's not from your Luoxia Sect!

However... I still need to find a better way to phrase it.

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(End of this chapter)