Chapter 0013 – My Temper is Worse – Absolute Returns

“The Demon Monarch, named Gou Tianyang, is the younger brother of the Blood Heavenly Blade Demon Gou Tianbo. It has been eight years since he ascended to the position of Demon Monarch, during which time he has carried out various dangerous missions and built the Demon Army into an elite organization with great strength.”

Xu Dalong had also heard a little about this Demon Monarch.

“Which means he’s doing a pretty good job.”

“Yes.”

“Can I see the whistleblower letter?”

“Sure, here you go.”

Xu Dalong took the report letter and carefully examined it.

The handwriting on the letter was crooked, as if it had been deliberately disguised, and the content was very concise:

–There is serious corruption within the Demon Army, and I implore a thorough investigation.

Xu Dalong stared at the letterhead for a long time before opening his mouth and asking, “What are you thinking?”

“I’m just envisioning that if it were you, and you found out that there was corruption within the Yellow Springs Pavilion, would you choose to write a whistleblower letter?”

I looked at Xu Da Long and asked, “Would you?”

“I won’t.” Xu Dalong replied without the slightest hesitation.

“Why? That’s not something you should be concerned about.”

“No, not really.”

“And why is that?”

“Because I know that even if I write a whistle-blower letter, it won’t change anything.”

Xu Dalong’s tone was flat, but it revealed a deep sense of powerlessness.

“But isn’t the purpose of the Yellow Springs Pavilion’s existence to change this Sect?”

“To be precise, we are just a knife in the hands of those who want to change our religion; we are just tools, not dominators.”

“Are you saying that if the hierarchy doesn’t change, the Church will never change?”

“I didn’t say that.”

However, Xu Dalong’s expression was clearly saying, “Isn’t it”. He originally had a somewhat melancholic temperament, and this kind of pessimistic and world-weary thoughts seemed particularly harmonious on him.

“In any case, the person who wrote the whistle-blowing letter risked his life to do so, as evidenced by his deliberately forged handwriting. Since you’ve said it’s useless to write it, why did he do it?”

Xu Dalong was silent, Li An, who was beside him, suddenly spoke, “He should not be motivated by a sense of justice, perhaps …… he has a grudge against those who are corrupt?”

“Word to the wise.”

I nodded and handed the report letter back to Xu Dalong.

“Anyway, we have to find this guy. If we let him think we’re easy to bully, he’ll never show his face.”

“I agree.”

“Well, are you sure?”

“It has to be, I’ve taken orders.”

“I’m being serious, it’s dangerous, the Demon Monarch might be involved, aren’t you scared?”

“No fear.”

“Do you remember the last investigator who was killed?”

“Remember, he’s my senior.”

“So it is.”

“He once taught me.” Xu Dalong’s tone was calm, but it was hard to hide his sadness. Perhaps the reason why he knew every person’s information in the Demon Army was so that he could one day avenge his senior brother’s death.

“Does it make you sad to think of him?”

“His death was so undeserved.”

“His death was not worthless, it was because of him that you and I came here. You should be scared, those people even dared to kill the investigating officer of the Yellow Springs Pavilion, and they also killed people, so they are obviously some outlaws.”

“I don’t want to be afraid of the scumbags.”

Hearing those words, I was convinced that Xu Dalong wanted to avenge his senior brother. Within that skinny body, there was a huge rage lurking.

“Come on, let’s go investigate.”

Xu Dalong and I were about to leave the residence when Li An caught up with us.

“My lord, take me with you!”

She thinks it’s too dangerous to investigate the Demon Army.

“No, this is official business, you take the opportunity to get some rest.”

She needs to get away from me.

Watching us go away, Li An’s eyes were filled with worry. I secretly released a trace of true qi and gently stroked her head.

Don’t worry, Liam. I’ve come a long way for this day.

The Devil Dragon Courtyard was where the members of the Devil Army lived, located in the western district of the Outer Temple of the Sect.

As an elite force, the buildings of the Magic Dragon Academy were grand in scale and well-equipped.

Xu Dalong and I had just arrived at the entrance of the Devil Dragon Academy when we were stopped by two Devils. They were lanky, twice as tall as ordinary people, and looked to be from the Demon Army.

“Where did it come from?”

“Yellow Springs Pavilion Special Investigator Xu Dalong, get out of the way!”

Although Xu Dalong was short in stature, he was full of vigor.

However, the two Demons were not intimidated by him and instead spoke out in mockery, “Special Investigator? I don’t see anything special about that.”

One of them purposely lowered his voice as if he were talking to himself, but we all heard him loud and clear.

Before I had a chance to speak, the other man rushed to say, “No one is allowed to enter without access authorization from a superior.”

Xu Dalong showed the order to investigate the matter.

“The higher-ups are right here, and here are the orders.”

“Please wait, I’ll inform my superiors.”

“We want to see none other than your officer, get out of the way!”

I stood aside and quietly watched Xu Dalong deal with the matter.

“You just can’t go in without a permit!”

“That’s license!”

The voices on both sides are getting louder.

“What nonsense are you talking about, kid? When you’re here, you should follow the rules here!”

“Nonsense?”

Without hesitation, Xu Da Long kicked his opponent in the calf.

“Bang!”

“Ah!”

The man covered his calf and swung for the fences.

“You kid seeks death!”

However, he didn’t make a move in the end. Even the most arrogant and domineering Demon Race wouldn’t dare to easily make a move against the Yellow Springs Pavilion’s Special Investigations Officer, or else they would be arrested on the spot.

“Forget it, what’s the point of bothering with such a minor character, I’ll have to pay for it if I get my hands dirty.”

That’s how the Devils do things.

In fact, it is not just the Devils? Many of the Demon Clansmen in this Sect are like that, indiscriminately venting their emotions.

We don’t have a magic path.

Maybe it was once, but now it’s gone.

What is the meaning of the existence of our Church? And what are our goals for the future? No one has thought about these questions.

This is just a gathering place for a group of ferocious and violent people who hold the weak and the strong as the truth. If someone says that about this religion, I have no words to say.