Chapter 117: General-Ranked Demon Hunt Squad No. 21 and the Exploration of the Cavern of Fearful Wails

The merit points earned by the First Soldier-Class Demon Hunting Squad rivaled those of most General-Class squads.

After Gao Yingjie’s explanation, the other squads quieted their thoughts.

Once the rankings were confirmed, the award ceremony began. Except for Han Yu, all members of the First Soldier-Class squad received one thousand merit points each. Upon returning to their team, these points would be divided equally among them.

After the ceremony, they headed to the villa district of the Demon Hunting Task Tower.

And personally, Yuri watched as Marquis Xi Bo Ji Chang was forced to eat the flesh of his own son before he would relent. Boyi Kao had been schemed and betrayed by Daji, the thousand-year-old fox demon. This depraved King Zhou, blind to justice, killed Boyi Kao and served him as meat pie to Marquis Ji Chang.

Unfortunately, despite many calls, the man on the bed showed no sign of awakening.

Qin Yi ceased his fanciful talk, and Xie Qian naturally stopped being a contrarian. Thus, the turmoil passed.

Seven days later, the boxes in the ear chamber were nearly full. Bai Qiao received news from Old Madam Su that in a few days they would be heading to Jiangling Prefecture.

Second Uncle Xie Qian, whether scolding Xie Jinghu or even beating him at the New Year’s Eve banquet, left Jinghu no choice but to accept his misfortune.

On the playground, young boys still sweated and laughed with the vigor of youth, while in one building of the school, a fierce argument was underway.

Li Mengjiao could no longer be chosen, nor could Zhang Yangning. Even though Huang Yongjun rejected Zhang Yangning’s advances, Professor Fang could not bring himself to pick someone discarded by others.

This formation was exceedingly wicked and cruel, radiating countless beams of light. Anyone struck would instantly dissolve into blood. If it hit a demon, their soul would be utterly destroyed. Against a god, it would cause madness. If it targeted an immortal, the magic was ineffective and promptly controlled.

Unfortunately, Pixie Purple Fragrance, though not the rarest treasure in the world, was scarce in production.

On the ground, Lilith’s eyelids, held open by sheer willpower, seemed to peer through a veil of mist to witness this harrowing scene. Amidst the thunderous light, the figure struggled faintly—painful, unwilling to surrender, yet utterly trapped—which stirred deep sorrow.

“Wine Demon? What is a Wine Demon?” I could hardly believe my ears. Was this Jiu Jianchou mad? Or had he lost his mind, descending into madness?

During casual chatter, a commotion arose within the Jade Lotus Palace, accompanied by the loud singing of eunuchs, soon followed by the crowd’s voices greeting the emperor.

Whether it was truly so, she was not entirely certain but was convinced it was the work of Xi Ronghua.

They had wanted to see how Imperial Concubine Xi would triumph over Empress Xia and display her arrogance. Yet, this was unexpected; now she had fallen ill outright.

Though lacking nerves, the devouring beast’s near-defiant act stirred its wrath. Its jelly-like body emitted a faint icy mist, then it lifted an ice bow and fired a chilling arrow.

Guo Liang shivered, realizing he was gossiping about the general. He wiped cold sweat from his brow, thankful the general was absent and certain the young lord would never reveal such things.

The scruffy Taoist seemed frightened by the visions within the divination script he had seen. He only shook his head repeatedly, unwilling to speak further.

Qin Lie extracted three drops of essence blood and infused them into the object. Then, using his own void blood, he performed a half-day ritual. At last, the item emitted a radiant spiritual light again, indicating the refinement was complete.

“That’s right. Since the two of us have met, you can’t just eat wild vegetables here,” Mo Liu said, giving the elder no chance to refuse before eagerly running off.

At that time, although Ling Xiao had rescued Xue Manrong, she had already been violated by the Emperor of the Holy Light Empire. The loss of her precious virginity was a lasting pain in Xue Manrong’s heart.