He Fenghua felt like his lungs were about to explode with rage. At this moment, he just wanted Gu Qingfeng to get lost - even looking at him for one more second might cause him to drop dead.
"Take your money and leave now!" He Fenghua pulled out ten silver notes worth a thousand taels each and handed them to Gu Qingfeng.
"Very well, Lord He, please continue enjoying yourself. This humble one shall take his leave."
With that, Gu Qingfeng strolled away leisurely.
He Fenghua watched Gu Qingfeng's departing figure with eyes that could shoot flames, his anger erupting like a volcano.
The position of Earth-rank Demon Eliminator had been right in front of him, yet Gu Qingfeng had snatched it away!
He wanted nothing more than to chase after and kill Gu Qingfeng, but he didn't dare.
There were too many witnesses around - killing Gu Qingfeng would be too risky.
In the end, he could only pound his chest in fury, his chest heaving and his face turning as red as a pig's liver.
He was about to smash the vases in the great hall and unleash a torrent of curses.
But suddenly he stopped. Before venting his rage, He Fenghua seemed to think of something. He hurriedly ran to the doorway to see if Gu Qingfeng was still around.
Finding no one at the door, he rushed to check the window - also empty.
Still not at ease, He Fenghua circled the entire hall. Finally, after confirming that Gu Qingfeng had truly left, he went alone behind the hall and began furiously venting his anger at a tree.
"AHHHHHHH!!!"
He Fenghua roared madly, unleashing a flurry of wild punches at the tree, sending wood chips flying everywhere.
"Gu Qingfeng, you bastard! I will kill you! How dare you steal my position as Earth-rank Demon Eliminator! I will tear you to pieces..."
"Lord He, what are you doing now?"
That familiar voice rang out again.
He Fenghua froze instantly. He turned his head in disbelief to find Gu Qingfeng sitting on the roof, watching him with a smile.
"You... you, you, you! You damn... Puh!"
He Fenghua's rage attacked his heart, causing his blood to flow backward. His throat tightened, and he spat out a mouthful of blood before his vision went black and he fainted.
Gu Qingfeng feigned shock and quickly jumped down from the roof.
"Lord He! Lord He, don't scare me like this! Someone come quickly! Lord He has fainted!"
While shouting, Gu Qingfeng reached into He Fenghua's robes and took the remaining silver notes.
Earlier when He Fenghua was paying him, Gu Qingfeng had noticed this old fox had quite a lot of silver notes. Now was the perfect opportunity to fish in troubled waters.
After counting, the amount totaled over twenty thousand taels! What a windfall!
......
The next day.
He Fenghua finally woke from his unconscious state, only to faint again when he discovered his entire fortune was missing.
Later, news spread throughout the Demon Suppression Bureau branch in Yin Mountain County.
Yellow-rank Demon Eliminator Gu Qingfeng had slain one of the Seven Demon Marshals, the Mirror Demon, and Lord He had fainted multiple times from excessive joy.
The news spread like wildfire, quickly covering all of Yin Mountain County and even reaching the Demon Suppression Bureau in Wutong Prefecture, eventually reaching Li Qianren's ears.
The Demon Suppression Bureau had eyes everywhere across the land. Besides the official Demon Eliminators, they had informants and secret agents in every city.
The Bureau was divided into the Overt Division and Covert Division. The Overt Division consisted of the public Demon Eliminators, mainly responsible for eliminating demons and evil spirits. The Covert Division was responsible for gathering intelligence, monitoring the realm, and supervising the Overt Division to prevent infiltration by spies or Demon Eliminators being corrupted by demons.
Such a major event naturally reached the Covert Division, who reported it to Li Qianren.
Upon learning of this, Li Qianren immediately sent Covert Division agents to escort Gu Qingfeng's group, requiring them to report in person.
So Gu Qingfeng took Wang Fatty and Xu Daizi and left directly with the Covert Division agents, not waiting for He Fenghua to wake up.
In truth, all these rumors had been spread by Gu Qingfeng while He Fenghua was unconscious, aiming to establish the facts and prevent He Fenghua from playing any tricks to steal the credit.
Poor He Fenghua - the first thing he asked upon regaining consciousness was: "Where is that bastard Gu Qingfeng?"
His subordinates replied: "Gu Qingfeng was taken by the Covert Division agents to see Lord Li."
He Fenghua's eyes bulged instantly, rage attacking his heart again: "What! That little bastard plans to claim all the credit! How dare he bypass me! Quick, help me up, I must see Lord Li... Puh!"
Just as He Fenghua tried to prop himself up, he felt dizzy and his throat tightened. After spitting out blood, his vision went black and he fainted again.
His subordinates were shocked: "Someone come quickly! Lord He has fainted again!"
......
At the Demon Suppression Bureau in Wutong Prefecture.
In a dim hall, Li Qianren solemnly examined the demon-eliminating token in his hand, carefully sensing its energy while falling into silent contemplation.
Several Earth-rank Demon Eliminators surrounded him.
These were all important figures in the Demon Suppression Bureau, usually as elusive as dragons showing their heads but hiding their tails. Yet now they had all gathered because of Gu Qingfeng.
Below them stood three people respectfully - Gu Qingfeng's group.
In this oppressive room, Wang Fatty and Xu Daizi didn't dare even breathe heavily, let alone raise their heads, keeping them lowered respectfully.
This was mainly because these important figures carried immense pressure, not just from their high positions and authority, but also their extreme strength. At minimum, they were all powerhouses of the Tough Qi Realm, with some even at the half-step Grandmaster level, not to mention the Bureau's leader, Heaven-rank Demon Eliminator and Grandmaster Li Qianren.
Keeping one's head down was the most basic show of respect to Lord Li.
However, this only applied to Wang Fatty and Xu Daizi. Gu Qingfeng showed little concern, instead raising his head to curiously observe these important figures.
After all, he had killed powerhouses of the Tough Qi Realm before, and even slain a Grandmaster-level Seven Demon Marshal, so he no longer found Grandmasters particularly terrifying.
Especially after returning from Black Water Village, having gained numerous abilities, he was more confident than ever!
d intelligence to keep the plot moving, and sometimes even the protagonists are forced into absurdly dumb decisions. Why does the A-list celebrity heroine in urban romance novels ditch the top-tier movie star and become a lovestruck fool for a pockmarked male lead? Why do the leads in historical tragedy novels keep dancing between love and death, only for the blind healer to end up suffering the most? And Gu Wei never expected that after finally landing a villain role to stir up trouble, she’d pick the wrong gender! No choice now—she’ll just have to crush the protagonists as a girl!
end. Thus one must continue to cultivate, and become a saint or great emperor, in order to prolong one's life. Chen Xia, however, completely reversed this. Since his transmigration, he has gained immortality, and also a system that awards him with attribute points for every year he lives. Thus between the myriad worlds, the legend of an unparalleled senior appeared. "A gentleman takes revenge; it is never too late even after ten thousand years." "When you were at your peak I yielded, now in your old age I shall trample on you." - Chen Xia
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
