Demon, don't come any closer!

Chapter 15 Shakes Lang County

That night.

Countless people in Lang County tossed and turned, unable to sleep all night.

Dou Changsheng, this newly minted underworld boss, has already captivated the hearts of the people of Lang County. His trip to Chenjiazhuang has attracted much attention, and many are eager to know the outcome.

Is Dou Changsheng a puppet put forward by County Magistrate Cui Shuyu, or does he truly possess great abilities?

They really wanted to have real skills because Dou Changsheng's business did not conflict with theirs.

It's not that there's no precedent or future for doing business with demons; there's no shortage of people in the world who would take risks for money, but they all end up in bad situations. They don't care about Dou Changsheng's future or whether he can escape unscathed; they only care about whether Dou Changsheng can bring them profits now.

Yes, if there were no vested interests involved, who would care about an outsider to the point of losing sleep?

The profits from the demon trade are enormous. Many precious herbs and minerals are impossible to mine because of the presence of demons. There are countless other threats to trade routes and destruction of spiritual fields.

This may seem like all bad, but once the connections are established, demons can intercept competitors' caravans, destroy their spiritual fields, and even use physical elimination techniques to evaporate them, ultimately taking over their business.

There are countless ways to use demons, and it's easy to quell the impact afterward, since it's normal for demons to eat people.

The one who cared the most was Manager Li of Baicaotang.

The yellow grass mushrooms in the Great Yellow Forest have scale-like patterns, resembling the scales of a monster. This is the most popular main ingredient for the Lesser Yellow Pill, a grade nine elixir that can enhance cultivation and strengthen qi and blood.

It is also an auxiliary material for the eighth-grade pill, Huangdan, and even the seventh-grade pill, Huanglongdan, requires Huangcao Mushroom.

Frankly speaking, there is never a shortage of buyers for yellow straw mushrooms. Therefore, in order to obtain yellow straw mushrooms, Manager Li organizes people every month to go into the Yellow Forest to pick them.

Sometimes you're lucky and everything goes smoothly, but sometimes you're unlucky and not only do you reap meager rewards, but you also lose a few people.

The death of a person would require compensation, which would be a huge loss, but Manager Li could not give up, because Xiaohuangdan was Baicaoge's best-selling product, and Baicaoge also had Lingzhitang as a competitor.

If you don't do it, someone else will, and your business will be taken away.

For this business, Manager Li even approached Manager Sun of Lingzhi Hall. The two of them jointly contributed money and manpower to organize a large number of skilled fighters to besiege the demons of Dahuang Forest, but the results were not good.

Demons aren't stupid; they won't stand still. They'll run away and come back again.

Especially since Dahuanglin is too far from the county town, and it is a sparsely populated area, killing one group of demons will only result in another group rising up, and in the end, we can only risk human lives to fight.

Actually, there is another very important point, which is that the harvesting of yellow grass mushrooms in Dahuanglin has formed a group of herb gatherers who make a living from this over the years.

High risk, high reward. If everything were completely risk-free and the returns were significantly lower, some people wouldn't be satisfied.

This low-class fellow shouldn't be underestimated. He wasn't taken seriously at first, but now he's playing both sides between Manager Sun and has gained some influence, showing signs of turning against the Heavenly Gang. So Manager Li needs a tough guy to deal with all of this.

Dou Changsheng, who dared to do business with demons, naturally fits Manager Li's needs perfectly.

Lying in bed, tossing and turning, Manager Li was preoccupied and unable to sleep. He didn't know how much time had passed when there was a knock at the door. Startled awake, he sat up abruptly and eagerly asked, "Any results?"

The servant outside the door quickly replied, "Officer Li just came by personally. The demons in Chen Family Village have been dealt with by Master Dou. He is a truly capable man."

Manager Li, whose heart had been hanging in suspense, finally breathed a sigh of relief and exclaimed happily, "Good, good, good!!!!"

After praising him repeatedly, Manager Li generously said, "Take a bottle of Xiaohuangdan and personally deliver it to Constable Li."

After dismissing the servants, Manager Li was genuinely happy. The Great Yellow Forest and the herb gatherers had become a major worry for him; they were practically a malignant tumor, and if they continued to develop, they might even backfire on the Hundred Herbs Pavilion.

Manager Li had no desire to sleep and began planning a banquet for Dou Changsheng to resolve this worry.

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In the county government office, Cui Shuyu rubbed his temples.

That night, Cui Shuyu didn't sleep either, not only for Dou Changsheng, but also while waiting for news from Jin Yuwei.

The death of a centurion in the Jin Yuwei Guard is no small matter, and the Jin Yuwei Guard will certainly not let it go easily, after all, they have become a pawn in the power struggle between the Qin and Chu states.

Cui Shuyu harbored resentment in his heart. He thought the Black Ice Guard was truly inhuman, and he also hated the Golden Jade Guard for knowing the truth but turning a blind eye and instead trying to take advantage of the situation to kill him.

It's just that I was a little greedy and took a little more than I should have; it's not a serious crime.

There are at least eight hundred, if not a thousand, people who work just like him, and they're all fixated on him.

The old steward hurried over and spoke first: "I just received news that Dou Changsheng has dealt with the demons of Chen Family Village."

Cui Shuyu nodded and said, "That's normal."

"Being able to escape from the ferocious tiger, only to have our people killed, and then kill Jin Yuwei Fang Ziyu, and still manage to escape unscathed, I knew Dou Changsheng was a capable person."

"The world is never short of talented people; they just lack the opportunity to prove themselves."

"This game has now reached a critical moment. As long as we can stabilize the situation in Lang County and prevent any trouble, I will be fine."

The old steward slowly began to speak: "Things don't happen more than three times. The Golden Jade Guards can only make a maximum of three moves. Fang Ziyu has already done it once, so there are two more chances left."

Cui Shuyu said with a wry smile, "Twice, twice in total."

"Those are the Golden Jade Guards, and I can't get any support from them."

The old steward comforted him, saying, "Don't worry too much. The Cui family hasn't given up on you. Otherwise, it wouldn't be Fang Ziyu who came, but a commander of a thousand."

Cui Shuyu shook his head and said, "I've already hidden myself in the remote Lang County, and now I'm being dragged into the vortex of the conflict between the two countries. It's really too difficult for me."

"How's the demon core you bought from the Seven Treasures Pavilion?"

The old steward hesitated before saying, "Seven Treasures Pavilion refused because they saw through your intentions, but the second manager's nephew recently obtained a demon core from somewhere."

Cui Shuyu sneered, "Qibaoge still uses non-stick pans, but they don't want to give up making money. Go and negotiate; it'll just be a matter of raising the price."

"They're treating me like a piece of meat, trying to empty me out before killing me, but little did they know, I was already prepared."

"You really think that ferocious tiger is just an earth monster? It comes from the Sun and Moon Demon Court. Only I know this secret."

"With his background, the revised law, and the demonic weapon, he's not so easy to kill. I'll use his demon core to help him become a great demon of a hundred years."

If that doesn't work, then expose everything.

I don't believe they would actually dare to kill or touch anyone from the Sun and Moon Demon Court.