One Pound Meat, One More Attribute Point

Chapter 118: Green Spirit Demon King, Offensive and Defensive Alliance

Xu Hanlin paused briefly before looking up.

Gazing at the fiery red sun that was gradually setting in the sky, in the same position, the same twilight.

The light of the setting sun seemed to pierce through twenty years of time, once again shining on his body.

"It was also a beautiful evening, the sky ablaze with red, dotted with a few clouds," Xu Hanlin recalled. "The distant calls of the water buffalo, as I returned home, drenched in sweat. I pushed open the door, and my mother came out of the kitchen."

"She was wearing an apron, her hands dusted with flour, having just finished wrapping dumplings."

"She hugged me, crying and saying how could she have such a good child."

Xu Hanlin took a deep breath and exhaled a turbid breath, "When I saw my mother crying, I asked who had bullied her. I said I was already a big kid, that I could protect her."

"She said no one had..."

"I was young then, I didn't know anything, and I didn't ask."

"She watched me finish the dumplings and coaxed me to sleep. I had played so happily that day, I really was tired. I lay carefree on the bed and then waited for the next day to wake up..."

Xu Hanlin slowly crouched to the ground.

He covered his face with his hands, unable to suppress his sobs, as tears seeped through the gaps between his fingers.

A red light flashed by his side, and a goat-faced demon appeared silently. Taotie, devoid of its usual arrogance and clamor, gently patted his shoulder with its paw.

"She left me a letter saying she was going to visit an old friend of hers, and told me to find her in Lianshan City."

"I wandered alone for a long time, I couldn't find her."

"Later, I learned that this world is filled with demons, noble families, and the Demon Suppression Bureau..."

Xu Hanlin slowly got up, stretching his fingers forward, and with a fierce grab, as if trying to tear down the entire setting sun from the sky.

Huge swaths of black and evil aura erupted from his body, his skin covered with layers of twisted scale armor, his voice turning cold and terrifying like an evil spirit from the underworld, "But I don't care about any of these things. I said I would protect my mother well. Everyone who has hurt her shall be sent to hell by me!"

"Now you're a true monster, you'll be able to do it," Taotie whispered in his ear.

"Yes, I can do it. I'm just afraid..."

"What are you afraid of?"

Xu Hanlin left the courtyard, his back against the rosy sky, walking alone on the deserted, dusty path toward the Demon Supression Tower, "I'm afraid that when we meet again, will my mother still recognize me?" ?

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In the sealed chamber within the Hong Family's fortress,

Hong Jiuxiang, with his white hair and beard, was clad in beast-patterned bronze armor and held a long sword, sitting imposingly in the main seat.

In the flickering firelight on both sides,

The family elders exuded a formidable and terrifying aura, standing tall in succession.

In the middle of these many elders, on the great hall paved with jade,

Stood the figures of a man and a woman.

The man was muscular, with broad and round shoulders covered in steel needle-like black hair, his eyes a blood red, with two curved horns growing from his head.

A golden bell hung from his nose, and he was currently breathing heavily, glaring angrily at Hong Jiuxiang.

The young woman by his side, however, was much more delicate in stature,

Around four feet and five inches tall. With pale blue wings on her back, her skin so translucently white, and beneath her feet, a white flow of air swirled like a solid entity, lifting the girl as if she were floating in mid-air.

The girl's features were delicate and her demeanor gentle and serene. She didn't exude a very strong aura.

But in the hall,

Including Hong Jiuxiang,

The majority of gazes were on the girl.

Some even tensed their muscles subconsciously, their breathing heavy, their faces showing clear signs of anxiety.

The man and woman, one black and one white, were both Demon Kings of the Sky Demon Alliance.

The towering man with the golden bell on his nose, known as the Bull Demon King, ranked lowest among the seven Demon Kings of the Sky Demon Alliance. The winged girl was the Green Spirit Demon King, ranked second in the alliance.

In the absence of the Lion King Babek, the leader of a hundred demons and the ruler of the Sky Demon Alliance,

The Green Spirit Demon King was the undisputed authority of the alliance.

"Pah!"

The Bull Demon King took a heavy breath, spitting forcefully on the ground.

The precious jade floor immediately exploded upon impact, spreading cracks, with a fist-sized hole appearing.

Some elders' expressions subtly shifted.

"You humans really are worthless!" the Bull Demon King looked up furiously at Hong Jiuxiang, bellowing out, "Damn it, why should you lot sit warm and cozy in your nest, doing nothing, while we're sent out to risk our lives!"

"What, do our demon lives not matter!"

"Or do you really think we're stupid, our heads filled with nothing but muscle?" Despite the alliance,

The Bull Demon King was anything but courteous to the leader of the noble family,

Pointing at his nose and cursing.

If they had not been far enough apart, his sputum might have washed Hong Jiuxiang's face.

Hong Jiuxiang was tall and had a refined appearance. Now clad in armor, he was the archetypal scholar-general admired by literati,

Able to control the situation from the temples and also to advance in the battlefield amidst mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

Hong Jiuxiang's composure was impeccable.

In the face of the Bull Demon King's nose-pointing tirade, his expression remained calm.

He did not even spare an additional glance; his eyes were focused on the Green Spirit Demon King from the beginning to the end.

"We've received the news that tonight, Li Daoxuan intends to launch a surprise attack on our Hong Family's stronghold, aiming for an element of surprise," Hong Jiuxiang said with a cold smirk. "Such actions are indeed in line with that old beggar's style."

"The Demon Suppression Bureau's operations should be strictly confidential…"

The Green Spirit Demon King lifted her head slightly, her face revealing a hint of astonishment. Her voice was like an oriole singing crisply from the valley.

She voiced her surprise, "You have spies planted inside the Demon Suppression Bureau, and they occupy high-ranking positions."

"Humph, of course," Hong Jiuxiang said with a stroke of his beard and a smile, "Our noble family has been infiltrating the Demon Suppression Bureau for decades; even a stone would have been worn away by drops of water by now. Not to mention, the Demon Suppression Bureau of today is far from being a monolith."

"Here, we will eliminate Li Daoxuan and his main forces, while you stir up trouble within the inner city of Baihua County."

Hong Jiuxiang said coldly, "Tonight, you may kill at will."

"But once dawn breaks, you must leave. People from our noble family will enter the city to maintain order."

"In this way, to outsiders, it will appear as though the Demon Suppression Bureau has failed in its duties. In contrast, the noble family will seem to have righted the tipping scale, heroically stemming the tide and successfully repelling the demons. They will be hailed as the heroes who saved hundreds of thousands of citizens of the county…"

In the Green Spirit Demon King's beautiful eyes, a glimmer of admiration shone as she said with a click of her tongue, "What clever scheming, truly ingenious."

"By then, even if someone from the State Mansion arrives, with the support of public sentiment, you will be able to handle it with ease."

"This is a win-win choice for both of us," Hong Jiuxiang said, picking up a tea cup that was placed at the edge of the table, sipping from it, and then setting it back down.

Suddenly rising to his feet, his armor-clad figure looked especially imposing in the flickering firelight.

"In this world, what divides everything has never been about so-called race or moral alignment, but power. The strong exploit the weak; it is the same for both humans and demons. This principle, Demon King, you must understand."

"Together, we shall eliminate the Demon Suppression Bureau."

"Afterwards, the millions of common folk in Baihua County will merely serve as resources for our cultivation, lacking any further impediments. Poor Li Daoxuan, he lived in ignorance for over a hundred and forty years. Failing to comprehend even this basic principle, he is destined to meet his demise at my hand."

As he spoke, Hong Jiuxiang laughed derisively once more, "A beggar will always be a beggar, even if he assumes the role of the head of the Demon Suppression Bureau, nothing changes."

"What is your take on this, Demon King?"

"Agreed," the Green Spirit Demon King said with a slight nod. "However, there is still a lack of trust between us."

"I understand what you mean," Hong Jiuxiang nodded and said, "Zhou Batong and Ximen Xing, these two are heads of their noble families. If I send them to act alongside you, that should be sufficient to prove my sincerity, should it not?"

The Green Spirit Demon King pondered for a moment.

Then she nodded, extending a pale white hand and gently touching it to Hong Jiuxiang's armored hand, "Pleasure doing business with you."

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As the sun set, the clear night brimmed with sparse moonlight and stars.

Li Daoxuan led his troops in an ambush on the noble family's stronghold, taking a large number of experts from the Demon Supression Bureau with him.

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The noble family and the Sky Demon Alliance prepared each to their own.

As planned, they moved into the inner city of Baihua County.

The atmosphere grew taut, with a battle imminent.

"This is the Demon Suppression Tower, for three hundred years the lingering cloud over countless demons' heads," said the petite figure of the Green Spirit Demon King atop the spire of a tower.

Moonlight bathed her,

Accentuating her nearly translucent skin, granting her an ethereal beauty as if from a dream.

"After tonight, the Demon Suppression Bureau and this Demon Suppression Tower will be completely consigned to history," the Green Spirit Demon King murmured softly, her delicate face full of ambition.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!

A gentle breeze blew by, the moonlight warping.

Three figures silently appeared beside the Green Spirit Demon King.

The well-muscled, intimidating figure was that of the Bull Demon King, his face full of murderous intent, excited for the impending slaughter.

The other two, clad in long robes, smiling—one tall and the other short—were two Family Heads from the Six Clans Alliance.

The taller was Ximen Xing, while the round and chubby one was Zhou Batong.

"As ordered by the Demon King, our forces are in place and ready to commence the operation at any time," Ximen Xing turned to look at the Green Spirit Demon King, a trace of awe flashing in his eyes briefly.

He bowed his head immediately, quietly giving orders.

"Excellent…" the Green Spirit Demon King said, "In that case, let us proceed according to plan!"

"I will distract them from the outside, while you two enter the Demon Suppression Tower and release the demons to create chaos," the Green Spirit Demon King directed her gaze towards the Bull Demon King and Zhou Batong.

The two nodded in agreement.

"Be wary of the Tower Master, Su Heng," Ximen Xing cautioned, "That man is very strong, and you might not be his match. If you encounter him, don't engage. Lure him out of the Demon Suppression Tower, and with the four of us together, I don't believe he can escape!"

"Understood!" the two acknowledged the instruction and then vanished, making their way into the Demon Suppression Tower.

Inside the tower, there were agents planted by the noble family; as soon as they arrived at the plaza, the gates opened with a hum.

Watching the two enter the tower and disappear out of sight.

The Green Spirit Demon King's face became stern. With a light touch of her toes, her whole body floated in the air.

Her wings shuddered, revealing a multitude of tiny purple halos like fireflies in the night, coalescing into immense, translucent wings behind her.

Boom!

Her wings flapped, generating a surge of air currents.

In an instant, a roaring windstorm commenced, carrying dust and debris through the air.

The ferocious hurricane tore through entire houses, launching them into the sky. Trees that had stood for over a decade were plucked up by their roots and broken into pieces.

The tranquil night was shattered in a moment, and the entire inner city was as though stricken by a level eight gale, filled with cries and screams.

Amid the howling wind, the Green Spirit Demon King's eyes turned white, her hair whipping about.

Her aura grew even colder, her clear voice spreading with the storm to every corner of the inner city, "The Sky Demon Alliance has come to pay respects; where are the people of the Demon Supression Bureau!"