Chapter Nineteen: Fearless

  In a place like the capital, there are many nobles and dignitaries who care about their reputation and status. In public gatherings, careless words can offend certain families, which is no small matter and may lead to disputes.

  At this point, Captain Hong Shi let out a sigh and stopped talking, the other captains were also silent, but Huang Zhiping looked at Gao Fang with a thoughtful expression.

  Kneeling and crawling, this is a humiliation for anyone. Luo Xi Yi, who was still lying on the ground, hesitated for a moment before trying to speak, but Gao Feng ruthlessly stamped his foot and coldly glared at him.

  This movement, naturally and smoothly exerting force, instantly created a pit on the ground, sand and gravel splashing everywhere, staining Luo Xiyue, who cried out in pain. These young masters were not the backbone of their family's talent, nor did anyone supervise them to study hard. They were sent to the Town Demon Division just to let them idle around, so they learned fancy boxing and relied on their treasured instruments to show off. In the capital, they spent their days wandering around, never encountering any real battles, and lived a life of luxury and indulgence, unable to bear even a little pain.

  Today's fight, I thought it was bullying, but unexpectedly, it turned out to be a life-and-death struggle. This has already scared Luo Xi Yi half to death. Now his face and body are in pain all over, he is extremely afraid of Gao Feng. Being splashed by sand and stones, being stared at by Gao Feng's eyes, his whole body was chilled to the bone, there was no room for hesitation anymore.

  In front of him, he couldn't afford to lose, Luo Xi struggled to turn over, knelt on the ground and knocked three times for Gao Feng. Although there was a fearful expression on his face, when he knocked his head down, a hint of resentment flashed in his eyes, then crawled towards the door. This is indeed a loss of face, but compared to losing one's life, it doesn't count as anything.

  Watching Luo Xiyue crawl to the door, Gao Feng only felt a sense of relief. He had also seen the resentment and venom in Luo Xiyue's eyes clearly, and it seemed that this arrogant person would not let things go easily. However, this was something he had brought upon himself. Looking at the school officers with faces full of incredulity, Gao Feng cupped his fists and said:

  "Fellow colleagues, Gao has a principle in life: if someone offends me, I will never forgive him. From now on, working at the Town Demon Office, please take care of yourselves."

  After finishing, he bowed his head as a courtesy. If this were said before the duel, it would be ridiculed and jeered. But now that it's been said, these town demon lieutenants who have never seen any big waves are all hastily bowing their heads in return, with extremely polite expressions and attitudes, as if they're treating him like a superior officer.

  Gao Feng sneered in a low voice, and the current situation seemed familiar to him. When he killed Hei Lang and Liu Yong, and went to the tea house to summon those captors, wasn't it also this kind of situation? People are like this, they don't eat soft food but eat hard food. He came to Zhenmo Si thinking that everything would be different from before, but now looking at it, what's the difference between here and Zhongjing Fu? The Town Demon Lieutenant is just richer and has a higher rank than those captors, but how much stronger are they really? In the end, it still boils down to respecting the strong, either you have a hard enough backer or your fist is big enough.

  They came in high spirits from early morning, waited for two hours before everyone arrived, and then had a fight, which delayed until now. This comparison didn't take too much time, but the sun has already slanted to the west.

  Now, it can be said that he has appeared in the Town Demon Division and has seen his colleagues. The things that need to be done have been done. Looking over there, Luo Xiyi has already crawled back, standing far away, not daring to come over. Just now, he was surrounded by a group of people, but now no one goes to that side either. Gao Feng is also too lazy to pay attention to him.

  Before coming, I had a lot of illusions about this Demon Suppression Department. After arriving, I found that it's just a smaller version of the Central Capital's Imperial Guard, no different at all. Gao Feng now only wants to go and take up his post as patrol inspector on South City's Shi Ma Street, unwilling to mix with these people here. In his heart, he inexplicably thought of that giant mountain, where there are no people, no worries or troubles, and one can learn skills and experience all sorts of wonders. Climbing another layer of the mountain is even more something to look forward to. Compared to this place where people scheme against each other, it's really not as good as going up that mountain. Even a unreasonable mysterious person is much better than these scoundrels.

  "Commander Duwei, I'll go on duty in the jurisdiction now, goodbye for now!"

  Gao Feng reported, the town demon officer Hong Shi was commanding the miscellaneous workers to repair the school field. Upon hearing Gao Feng's report, he squeezed out a smile and said:

  "Go ahead, go ahead, if there's anything you need help with, just speak up, I'll coordinate it for you!"

  "Thank you, sir! I bid farewell!"

  With a few words of courtesy, Gao Feng strode away, leaving the officers of the Demon Quelling Department in a daze, still standing there without dispersing. But Gao Feng had already successfully intimidated them. Seeing Gao Feng approach, the officers at the door first hesitated, then quickly stepped aside to clear a path for him, watching him leave with fearful eyes. Luo Xi Yi was already standing up, staring at Gao Feng with an extremely resentful gaze, as if he wanted to swallow him whole.

  However, relying on the treasure to leapfrog and reach the high realm of martial artists, the demon-suppressing captains are now all trash in Gao Fang's eyes. Their gaze and attitude are not worth noticing, their resentment is not worth fearing.

  Just as he was about to leave, Huang Zhiping called out to him. Gao Feng stopped in his tracks, and Huang Zhiping walked up to him with a smile on his face, saying:

  "Let the high school Wei know that the Yongji Jewelry Store on Shi Ma Street is a business in the Taoist temple, and it's still necessary to be polite. Other business shops are nothing."

  Gao Feng was taken aback for a moment, then understood Huang Zhiping's meaning. Gao Feng had been a constable in the Zhongjing Prefecture and was also a native of the capital city, so he knew all sorts of rules. Constables would often receive hush money from various shops and businesses, and as a Town Magic Inspector with inspection duties, his status was high, so naturally he wouldn't be left out of this either.

  However, this benefit is also particular about who can take it and who cannot touch it. Although the Town Demon Office is powerful, compared to the Taoist Academy, it is far inferior. If you go in to extort, that's just asking for trouble for yourself.

  Although Gao Feng had never thought about it, Huang Zhiping's reminder was a clear and kind intention to show himself well. Gao Feng smiled and nodded, but before he could speak, Huang Zhiping spoke again:

  "High school lieutenant thought to come also know, Luo Xi Yi is Xiangguo Gong's nephew, Luo lieutenant this person is rough, and is revengeful, you today moved hands, fear is Xiangguo Gong Fu Shang will have entanglements!"

  Just now was kindness, this reminder is a clear and obvious human relationship. Gaofeng hesitated for a moment before speaking up:

  "Thanks to Lord Huang's guidance, if I didn't fight with him, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to stand firm in this Demon-Suppressing Department either. As for the entanglement that follows, let's talk about it later!"

  At this point, even if there was a good intention and human feelings, it wasn't the time for a detailed conversation. After Gaofeng bid farewell, he continued on his journey, quickly leaving behind Huang Zhiping who gazed at his back with a sigh of admiration. This young commander was almost the youngest in the Demon Extermination Department, yet he handled things with such maturity, truly one-of-a-kind. He couldn't have known that the children of poor families had to grow up early and take charge, Gaofeng's experiences since childhood far exceeded those of these rich and noble young masters from the Demon Extermination Department.

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