Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

Chapter 17: Chapter 15 Fang Yong_1

Gu Chen stepped forward, steadying Yin Yin's body just as she was about to stumble and fall.

She seemed to have lost all her strength, collapsing directly into Gu Chen's arms. At this moment, as the dark aura dissipated, her complexion became peaceful, and her face regained its prior delicate beauty.

But her complexion was incredibly poor, pale as paper, devoid of all color.

Seeing her like this, Gu Chen knew that as the demon within her had been completely eradicated, and with the loss of the demon's power, the life of Yin Yin, the courtesan, had also reached its end.

Although she was different from the others contaminated by the demon and still retained her consciousness, she had been a mere ordinary person before, and her body had been completely corroded during the merging with the demon. With the demon's death, she too would die.

The power of a demon, to any living being, is like a deadly poison, inherently antagonistic. Even if a warrior is corrupted by a demon, they too cannot survive.

"Do you have anything else you'd like to say?" Gu Chen asked softly, looking at Yin Yin in his arms.

The courtesan's mouth was stained with fresh blood. Upon hearing the question, she smiled wistfully and said, "I hate... I hate everything here. I was sold here at the age of eight and lived here for ten years. In this place, I was forced to smile day after day, living an inhuman life for a decade. I've lost everything!"

As she became emotional, she began to vomit blood incessantly. No matter how Gu Chen tried to channel his internal energy into her, it was futile. Soon, her chest was covered in bloodstains, which also smeared onto Gu Chen's clothes.

"I... had sworn... if given the chance... I would... certainly... destroy this place...

destroy... everything..."

As she spoke, her breath grew fainter, like a candle flickering in the wind, and her voice softened until it disappeared entirely.

Gu Chen's hand gently caressed her face, just as Wu Qian arrived with numerous constables from the county yamen.

It turned out that the Yi Xiang Building's servant, having witnessed the earlier scene, thought Gu Chen was causing trouble and had reported it to the authorities.

Seeing Gu Chen there, Wu Qian was visibly startled and hurried over, bowing with a cupped fist greeting, "Master Gu.

He had, of course, seen the blood on Gu Chen and the mess on the floor, as well as the courtesan in his arms. However, Wu Qian, who had been a constable for so long, was certainly not foolish enough to ask unnecessary questions. He would not utter a word more than needed, acting as if he had seen nothing.

Gu Chen, holding the courtesan's body, stood up and said to Wu Qian, "A demon was hiding in the Yi Xiang Building and has been eradicated by me. I command you to immediately seal off this place."

"Yes!" Wu Qian responded respectfully, his head bowed.

"Also, see that she is properly buried," Gu Chen said, handing over the courtesan's body to Wu Qian.

"Understood," replied Wu Qian, carefully taking the body from Gu Chen.

Afterward, Gu Chen turned to leave.

"Lord Gu, please wait."

Wu Qian suddenly called out to Gu Chen, walking up to him and saying, "Lord Gu, Metropolitan Procurator Fang Yong is waiting for you at the county yamen. I was on my way to find you when I encountered the servant here and detoured to this place."

"Master Fang, I didn't expect even you to be compromised," sighed Gu Chen softly.

"Hmm?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Yong was momentarily taken aback before he realized what was happening. His palm surged with power, intent on shattering Gu Chen's internal organs.

Bang!

At that moment, Gu Chen's robes billowed without any wind and quickly puffed up. Simultaneously, he spun around, striking back at Fang Yong with his hand.

Whoosh!

Gu Chen was quick, but Fang Yong's reaction was equally swift. He dodged, evading the spot just in time as Gu Chen's palm strike caused the mentor's chair to splinter into pieces, exploding on the spot.

Fang Yong moved a distance away and, eyeing the unscathed Gu Chen, his gaze darkened, "Impossible, how could you be completely unharmed after taking my palm strike?"

Instead of answering, Gu Chen said, "So, you too have been tainted by a demon."

In fact, right from his first meeting with Fang Yong, Gu Chen had felt something amiss. During their contact, he detected a dormant power within Fang Yong, which was why he had asked Wu Qian whether Fang Yong was also a martial artist.

After receiving Wu Qian's response, Gu Chen didn't think much of it, but what he didn't expect was that Fang Yong, just like Yin Yin, the courtesan of Yi Xiang Building, had been contaminated and assimilated by a demon.

The difference was that the courtesan Yin Yin still retained her own consciousness and was relatively lucid, whereas Fang Yong, at this moment, seemed to have completely become a puppet of the demon, his mind thoroughly corrupted.

Of course, even Yin Yin was to some extent influenced by the demon inside her previously, which was inevitable.

Without answering, Fang Yong just sneered coldly, his figure a blur, ghost-like as he darted toward Gu Chen.

Gu Chen watched calmly, standing still until Fang Yong suddenly appeared before him, launching an attack, only then did Gu Chen fiercely strike out with his hand, his palm glowing red-hot, the Red Flame Palm!

Demons are the epitome of yin and evil, while Gu Chen's Pure Yang Technique and Red Flame Palm were both fierce martial arts, belonging to the yang category, capable of suppressing demons. Therefore, feeling Gu Chen's strike, Fang Yong's expression darkened instantly, choosing not to confront it head-on, but instead, moved to behind Gu Chen.

Bang!

Fang Yong struck out with his palm, but Gu Chen didn't even bother to dodge, allowing the strike to land on his body.

"How is this possible?!"

Seeing that Gu Chen was unharmed, Fang Yong was startled. The next second, he felt a terrifying rebound force emanating from Gu Chen's body, which sent him flying backward, his whole body trembling.

"Puh!"

After landing on the ground, Fang Yong spat out a mouthful of blood. He paid no attention to it and stared at Gu Chen in horror.

"Your strength... you're not a patrol envoy, you've reached the Channeling Realm, you're the Metropolitan Procurator of Jing Tian Department, you deceived me!"