Demon, don't come any closer!

Chapter 23 The Wrong Person Was Killed, This Was the Golden Jade Guard

Official seal.

Square and upright.

It is made entirely of celestial jade, forming a seamless and flawless whole.

It is crystal clear and pure, and feels slightly warm in the hand. The front is engraved with Lang County, and the back is engraved with the two characters Taiyi.

Dou Changsheng gently ran his fingers across Taiyi, and could personally feel the extraordinary nature of the county seal.

The Great Chu has been established for a thousand years, so it is certainly not a makeshift court. The official seals of officials such as the head of a county are all made of divine jade, each piece of which is priceless and would make even the top three martial arts experts envious.

In the ordinary world, this is just a stone, its symbolic meaning outweighing its practical significance. In the Great Wilderness world, official seals all possess extraordinary power; the higher the rank of the seal, the stronger the power it contains.

Dou Changsheng held the official seal and stamped it on the document. A stream of light emanated from the seal, like a swimming dragon, and moved onto the paper. When Dou Changsheng lifted the seal, a faint light spread out, extending towards the paper and finally completely covering it.

A faint fluctuation of divine power spread out, and the paper had transformed into something extraordinary.

This is the aura of the Taiyi God. Dou Changsheng understood this clearly and looked at the official seal in his hand. This item was undoubtedly an extension of the power of the Taiyi God. Every time the seal was affixed, the Taiyi God would descend with his power.

Even remote observation, recording everything, and starting the filing process in the capital.

Dou Changsheng handed the document to Constable Wang, asking him to go to the storeroom and retrieve the sixth-grade forbidden magic talisman. Originally, Dou Changsheng planned to go himself, as he was very interested in the wealth of Lang County.

But now Dou Changsheng has lost interest. This official seal is more wondrous than he imagined. Just by carrying this official seal close to his body, he can feel the spiritual energy permeating his body as if it were tangible. If he carried it with him every day, his cultivation speed would definitely be faster.

This was just the basic effect. After grasping the official seal, standing in the town of Lang County, Dou Changsheng felt as if he had grown countless tentacles that were extending in all directions and expanding to every corner of Lang County.

Especially in the eastern part of the city, there seems to be a great sun shining brightly, arrogant and invincible. It is as if with just a thought, one can make the sun rise and shine in the sky, illuminating the world.

The waters of this world are deeper than I imagined; I underestimated the power of the government.

That great sun, without a doubt, was the Eastern Emperor Temple. With the official seal, the power of faith within the Eastern Emperor Temple could be mobilized, and even a Taiyi God incarnation could be condensed from it.

The official seal represents power and strength, enough to suppress everything.

Dou Changsheng found it unbelievable that Cui Shuyu handed it over so easily.

Dou Changsheng kept playing with the official seal in his hand, he loved it very much, but he also knew that he could not fully exert its true power with it in his hand. He was not a proper official and was not a county magistrate. This thing was destined to only be able to exert a part of its power.

If I hadn't been appointed as his advisor, this official seal would basically be nothing more than a broken stone in my hands.

Hurried footsteps approached, and Constable Wang strode over, carrying a wooden box in his hands. Dou Changsheng reached out and took it, slowly opening the box. Inside, on a red cloth, was a palm-sized talisman.

On the golden paper, there were winding characters written in a style resembling tadpole script. Several characters were written in one stroke without any pause.

Dou Changsheng didn't recognize the blue characters at all, but he could understand their meaning.

The two words "prohibition law".

Upon closer inspection, the distorted and twisted characters seemed to come alive, constantly extending and twisting. Chief Constable Wang couldn't help but stretch out his large palm and block the talisman, obscuring Dou Changsheng's view.

Dou Changsheng was momentarily dazed, but quickly returned to normal. Wang, the head constable, spoke in a low voice: "The forbidden talisman has a long history. It is a third-grade talisman. Because it is so useful, it was broken down by a talisman grandmaster a thousand years ago."

"From then on, forbidden spell talismans were divided into three types: red low-level talismans, yellow mid-level talismans, and high-level cyan talismans."

"The paper we have here is called Secret Gold Paper. It is made of refined gold and cast using a special process. It is a specialty of the Xiang family of Xiaxiang and is very suitable for drawing talismans. It is generally used to make mid-grade talismans."

"The middle three grades involve artistic conception. Each talisman contains the power of will. If you look at it for a long time, it will have an impact on your spirit."

Dou Changsheng casually asked, "Is the script on this the infamous demonic script?"

Head Constable Wang nodded and said, "The Demon Script was created by the Ancestor of All Demons. At first, it was just ordinary writing, but as the Ancestor of All Demons unified the Great Wilderness, the Demon Script has been integrated into the Great Dao by the Ancestor of All Demons. Every character contains the rules of heaven and earth."

"The art of talismans borrows the power of the rules of heaven and earth, so learning demonic script is essential."

"Not only in the art of talismans, but also in other arts such as alchemy, weapon forging, and formations, as long as they involve the rules of heaven and earth, using the power of demonic script is the simplest and most convenient way."

"This forbidden talisman was made by a sixth-grade talisman master. It can suppress demonic power, qi, and true qi. Even if that group of thieves is not weak, how much power will they have after being suppressed?"

Dou Changsheng slowly closed the wooden box and nodded in satisfaction. No matter how poor or small Lang County was, it was still a county, and for an individual, it was still a behemoth.

Heavy footsteps approached, and Dou Changsheng looked toward the source of the sound. County Magistrate Lin was already striding over.

Lin, the county magistrate, was clad in armor and held a long spear in his hand. The spearhead was fiery red and shimmered in the sunlight, like a burning flame.

County Magistrate Lin, decisive and efficient, spoke first, asking, "How are the preparations going?"

Dou Changsheng slightly raised the wooden box in his hand and said, "I have already taken out a sixth-grade forbidden magic talisman from the storeroom, as well as ten constables brought by Constable Wang, all of whom are martial artists who have reached the rank of Martial Artist."

County Lieutenant Lin was surprised. Ten martial artists who had reached the rank of rank were a valuable asset to the county government. He had tried to recruit them more than once, but he couldn't get them to work at all.

He couldn't help but say, "Give them all to me, integrate them into my Fiery Battle Formation, and with the help of the Forbidden Talisman, even a mid-third-rank cultivator won't be able to escape."

Fearing that Dou Changsheng might not understand, County Lieutenant Lin explained, "The Fiery Battle Formation is one of the ten major battle formations in the army."

"The Ten Great Battle Formations are not judged by their power, but by their convenience, speed, and ease of learning. Most importantly, they can be formed by five people, ten, a hundred, a thousand, or even ten thousand."

"I joined the army as a young man and learned this Fiery Battle Formation there. Since I became the county magistrate of Lang County, I have never kept it to myself and have been teaching the soldiers the battle formation. With the flags and armor that Master Dou opened the storeroom and brought out, along with these ten martial artists of the highest rank, the power of the Fiery Battle Formation will be further enhanced."

Head Constable Wang couldn't help but glance at County Lieutenant Lin, wondering what kind of agreement the two sides had reached. County Lieutenant Lin was going to cover for Dou Changsheng, even resorting to the use of the Fiery Battle Formation.

In retrospect, my responsibility is much less, since I used the Blazing Fire Battle Formation, so isn't it normal to use a sixth-grade forbidden spell talisman? That makes sense.

Although County Magistrate Lin appears upright with thick eyebrows and big eyes, he is not a good person. He has already colluded with Dou Changsheng so quickly. In Wang's heart, he never believed that the group of people were the murderers of the old steward.

After all, it was Constable Wang who gave them the information. The truth hadn't even been confirmed yet, and they were already making a big fuss. It all seemed too fake. However, Constable Wang didn't go looking for trouble. He just pretended not to know and did whatever Dou Changsheng told him to do.

Since County Magistrate Lin has already arrived, there's no need to wait any longer. However, we can't go directly there either, as that would cause too much commotion. What if the thieves escape?

Lang County is their own territory, and everyone present is a local strongman, so they know exactly how to navigate the area.

A group of over a hundred people, divided into several batches, began to approach the target. Normally, if they had simply marched straight in, they could have surrounded the target's residence in a quarter of an hour, but they took a full hour.

Dou Changsheng glanced at the neighboring house and lowered his voice to ask Constable Wang, "Is everyone here?"

Constable Wang immediately replied, "There are three thieves in this group."

"They all spoke with accents from other places. They were nocturnal and very cautious in their actions. They were clearly not good people."

"I had my brother-in-law, who sells vegetables, keep a close eye on the door, but nothing's happened. They're all at home."

Dou Changsheng was very satisfied and patted Constable Wang on the shoulder, praising him: "Give your brother-in-law a credit. As long as the murderer who killed the old steward is caught, he will be well rewarded."

This group of people are acting suspiciously. Even if they aren't the murderers, they're not exactly good people either. Let's arrest them first. Even if we arrest the wrong people, we can just release them later.

Dou Changsheng said to County Magistrate Lin, "Let's get started."

With a wave of his hand, County Commandant Lin summoned a large number of soldiers who gathered and took up positions in different directions. Dou Changsheng noticed three special individuals among them, who were holding command flags.

As the battle formation commenced, a unique force began to gather, centered around the command flag.

County Commandant Lin leaped over the wall and landed in the neighboring courtyard. Twenty figures followed closely behind. The remaining soldiers did not follow, but they did not stand still either. Instead, they began to surround the courtyard from all sides.

Dou Changsheng also realized that County Commandant Lin knew the courtyard wasn't an open space where the battle formation couldn't be fully deployed. Therefore, most of the soldiers acted as "power banks," providing strength to others and enhancing the battle formation's power.

It also serves to prevent people from escaping from the courtyard. This set of Fiery Battle Formation combines offense and defense, without too many fancy features, making it very suitable for military environments.

County Commandant Lin did not make the first move, but deliberately waited for a moment. Outside the mansion, command flags were waved, and beams of light, like burning flames, began to converge into the mansion, eventually turning into a net of fire that completely surrounded the mansion.

This commotion has already attracted the attention of thieves inside the house.

County Magistrate Lin shouted a few times, but there was no response. Even his voice didn't carry far. He knew that Dou Changsheng's intentions were not pure, but since the other party would cooperate with him to wipe out the Dragon Gate Inn, he still had to give him this much face.

He raised his spear high, its fiery red tip radiating a dazzling light like the sun. The Fiery Battle Formation was fully activated, with countless points of light bursting forth from the spear tip.

Beams of light, like fireballs, filled with terrifying heat, began to bombard the house.

The densely packed fireballs blotted out the sky, like a rain of flames.

The temperature of the sky and earth began to soar. Feeling the heat wave coming towards him, Dou Changsheng couldn't help but squint his eyes. At some point, Wang, the head constable beside him, had already lit the sixth-grade forbidden talisman. The forbidden talisman, which was suspended in mid-air, slowly burned, and the ashes drifted with the wind and finally dissipated in mid-air.

An invisible barrier appeared, beginning to envelop all directions and suppress various forces such as internal energy and true energy.

Boom, boom, boom!!!

Explosions rang out one after another.

Amidst the deafening noise, there seemed to be shouts, but such noises were completely ignored.

After all, Constable Wang was very considerate and took out a silencing talisman. He had taken it from the storeroom, and although it wasn't of very high grade, only about ninth grade, it worked very well. Apart from the explosion, there were no other noises.

After all, this silencing talisman is specifically designed for human voices; otherwise, its grade wouldn't be so low. For this talisman, Constable Wang had to use a lot of persuasion and eventually wrote a note, requiring an additional procedure to be completed afterward.

However, it's not a big problem. He's only a ninth-rank official, and with his position, it's easy to resolve. There's no need to trouble Dou Changsheng. After all, as a caring subordinate, he should solve problems for his leader.

What if the people inside start shouting nonsense, and there are so many people outside who hear things they shouldn't hear?

Therefore, the best approach is to avoid communication. This way, once the person inside dies, the body can be disposed of, and the matter will be resolved once and for all, without any further impact.

If you call them thieves then, they will be thieves.

Fire rained down on the ground, and the bombs raged relentlessly.

Wang, the head constable, was very satisfied. County Lieutenant Lin was talented. With the help of ten rank-one martial artists, the power of the Blazing Fire Battle Formation had increased by another rank, now reaching the seventh rank. With County Lieutenant Lin, whose martial arts cultivation was also at the seventh rank, serving as the commander.

Each of these strikes was already close to the sixth rank.

With the added effect of the forbidden talisman, even if there were three seventh-rank cultivators inside, they wouldn't be able to stop it at all.

With their intentions aligned with the enemy's, and their battle formations and talismans combined, what could they possibly use to defend themselves?

In particular, Constable Wang did not believe that three of the thieves in this group were of the seventh rank.

The battle was over quickly. Constable Wang volunteered to go forward, even stopping County Magistrate Lin in the process. Without Dou Changsheng having to say anything, Constable Wang was already going to destroy the body and eliminate all incriminating evidence.

Solving problems for one's superiors is an essential skill for every considerate subordinate.

Officer Wang took out a jade bottle and began pouring it onto the corpse. Soon, the corpse turned into a pool of blood. After repeating the process, everything was quickly resolved. Finally, he hid the belongings, and that was the end of it.

But as soon as I picked it up, I realized it was a waist tag.

It actually says "Golden Jade Guard" on it.

These days, there are still people pretending to be imperial guards, unaware that this is a capital offense.

How ridiculous, how ridiculous.

After laughing for a while, Officer Wang could no longer laugh.

Because no matter how you look at it, this waist tag looks authentic.

Damn it, something terrible has happened.

They killed the Golden Guards!

Poke the sky!