Chapter Thirteen: Arrival at the Town Demon Office

  The light was gradually fading, and Gao Feng smiled and shook his head. There were too many strange things happening, and he had already become accustomed to them. Hurrying out the door to do his errands was the most important thing.

  Walking out of the house, the morning air is fresh and clean. High spirits are full, although I haven't slept for a day and night, and only ate a fruit until now, but my state is better than ever before. Thinking again, today I am the Town Demon School Lieutenant, a majestic sixth-grade martial general, everything will be different from now on, it's really exciting.

  The more I think about it, the happier I am. Walking to the gate of the courtyard, Gao Feng couldn't help but stomp his foot...

  A loud rumbling sound, a foot-stomping noise, the ground shook slightly, and Gaofeng thought it was his own illusion. However, he saw the courtyard wall in front of him swaying slightly, with dust falling down, and only then did he realize that the ground had indeed shaken.

  How did this kick come out with such power, Gao Feng himself was startled, this kick, he didn't use his true energy, how could the power and momentum be so strong, carefully feeling it, the true energy inside his body is different from before, it seems to have shrunk in scale but has become more condensed, solidified a lot.

  Gaofeng didn't know if this was good or bad, because the martial artist who had described the various states of Hunyuan Gong back then had never mentioned such a state. In fact, Gaofeng didn't even understand what "Hunyuan Gong Dacheng" really meant, and he had only heard this term for the first time from Gao Tianhai, the Marquis of Fengtian.

  The sky was getting brighter, and at this time, he didn't dare to delay any longer. Gao Feng quietly opened the door and went out. At this time, some elderly people in Fengtian Alley were already active, and they also knew about Gao Feng's news of turning over and becoming an official. When they saw him coming out, they all smiled and greeted him. To the elderly people in his clan, Gao Feng had always been warm and courteous, asking for their well-being and greeting them. There was also an old man who asked:

  "Little Maple, did the ground just shake a bit? It's still early morning, I must be dizzy..."

  Upon hearing this, Gao Feng couldn't help but cough a few times, casually uttering a sentence to brush it off, and quickly walked away. He could still hear the elderly people behind him discussing:

  "His family's luck has finally changed..."

  "Wow, he's suddenly a sixth-grade martial general, incredible!"

  "...and Marquis Hou even granted him the treatment of a family member, he's turned over a new leaf, he's turned over a new leaf!"

  After Gaofeng left without looking back, he feared being late and hurriedly quickened his pace, heading in the direction of the Demon-Suppressing Department.

  When he saw the scenery on the roadside flying by, Gao Fang realized that his worries were unnecessary. The journey that originally took more than half a day was completed in less than a moment, and it was even shorter than the time he spent going to Hou Fu yesterday. This speed, not even a galloping horse could achieve.

  I thought I was going to be late, but when I arrived, I found that I had come early. Gao Feng couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time. He tried stomping his feet on the square in front of the Demon-Suppressing Department, but this time there was no earthquake or mountain shaking, which made Gao Feng very curious. He gradually increased his strength, until finally he even used his true energy.

  At this time, Yunzu had enough strength to step down, and the stone slab on the ground was also crushed, but the effect was only that, and I didn't know how the earthquake was done.

  The predecessor of the Demon-Slaying Department was the Demon-Slaying Army, which was summoned when needed. The sons and younger brothers of meritorious officials and nobles would stay at home on standby. Later, it became a specialized department, and the sons and younger brothers of aristocratic families began to take turns going on duty every day. At that time, all the rules and regulations in the capital had already been established, and there was no room for them.

  At that time, Emperor Daxia Jing moved the martial arts arena on the side of the imperial palace to outside the capital city. The martial arts arena was divided into two parts: one part became the office of the Town Demon Division, and the other part became the garrison of a division of the Imperial Guard.

  The building style of the Demon-Slaying Department is similar to that of the Zhongjing Prefecture Government, and in the city of Zhongjing, each government department has a similar style, without anything special. If there's any difference, it's that the Demon-Slaying Department has many carvings everywhere, but they're not lions or turtles, they're all human figures.

  The people are dressed like the Town Demon School Lieutenant, wearing armor and robes during wartime, holding weapons and instruments, either sitting or standing. Although their appearance and stature are different, they all look lifelike and vivid. Just by looking at them, you can feel the power and prestige of these characters back then. It is said that these are all figures from the first generation of the Town Demon Army, and Xia Taizu erected statues to commemorate their achievements in suppressing evil spirits and monsters back then.

  This is also one of the city's scenery, Gao Feng has heard people say many times, yesterday was the first time he saw it, and he noticed that there was already a lot of dust on top.

  In front of other government offices, there are usually two stone lions, and some have dragon turtles. However, the Demon-Quelling Department has two large statues of men, one on each side, standing guard, which is quite intimidating.

  Gao Feng arrived too early, judging by the sky, it would be half a time later before reaching the hour of Mao. As a newcomer on duty, waiting was also necessary. Gao Feng could calm down.

  Not long after, the gate of Zhenmo Si opened and several servants came out to start sweeping. The place where Zhenmo Si was located was originally a martial arts arena, so there was a large open space in front of the government office, which was very spacious.

  Gaofeng noticed that when these servants saw him, apart from following the rules and paying their respects, they all looked at him with a strange gaze, but he didn't know what was behind this strangeness.

  The sound of the bell tower came from afar, and it was already time for the town's morning drumbeat, but the entrance to the Town Demon Division was still quiet. Gao Feng didn't know why, he just walked into the government office with a puzzled expression. The inside of the yamen was also very quiet. Just as Gao Feng was about to ask one of the attendants, he heard a noise behind him and turned around to see a horse carriage stopping in front of the entrance. A middle-aged civil official got down from the carriage.

  This middle-aged official, Gao Feng recognized him, was the one in charge of documents and archives at the Town Demon Temple, named Huang Zhiping. He was also a noble son from the capital city. It was he who handled the procedures for Gao Feng yesterday. This person had no airs about him and was quite talkative. Yesterday, Gao Feng already knew that Huang Zhiping had been weak since childhood, so he could only do some idle work here. All of this was said by Huang Zhiping himself when handling the procedures.

  Huang Zhiping also saw Gao Feng in the doorway and his face showed a surprised expression, just like those servants, but he immediately smiled and greeted him.

  "High school junior, how come you're here so early?"

  "Isn't it midnight now?"

  Gaofeng replied with some surprise. Upon hearing his words, Huang Zhiping was taken aback, then forced a laugh and walked into the room shaking his head saying:

  "The rules are the rules, but the officers are too busy having fun at night and need to make up for lost sleep during the day. It'll be another two hours before everyone is here, you've come too early."

  Gaofeng was shocked, but soon understood that there's nothing unusual about it. The young people from noble families who come to work at the Town Demon Agency are all rich and arrogant, naturally they want to have fun and indulge in wine, women, and wealth. They don't care about doing their job properly. Besides, this agency is just a place for idle people, everyone knows that these young masters come here just to get a title, with their family background, who would dare to take them seriously? Just let them do as they please.

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