novelapdf Chapter 26 I won't give it to you, you can't take it from me.
Chapter 26 I won't give it to you, you can't take it from me.
"fart!"
Zhang Xiaokui's face flushed red, and he trembled with rage. "Those were killed by me and the hall master with our lives! Put them down!"
With that, he charged forward in anger.
The remaining members of the Third Hall Demon Slayers immediately reacted and joined the scramble, dragging the relatively intact snake demon corpses on the ground toward themselves.
"Get out of here!"
Seeing Zhang Xiaokui step forward to stop him, one of them impatiently pushed him aside.
Zhang Xiaokui was already exhausted.
Pushed, he stumbled and fell into the mud.
"This is outrageous!"
He gritted his teeth, leaned on the knife, and swayed as he stood up, his eyes bloodshot.
"The Demon Slayer Division's ironclad rule forbids the arbitrarily stealing the achievements of other divisions. Do you intend to break the rules?!"
Upon hearing the word "rules," the group paused slightly.
But soon, the demon slayer who had spoken first stepped forward again, sneering.
"Rules? Zhang Xiao Kui, why don't you take a piss and look at yourself in the mirror?"
He kicked the second-tier snake corpse on the ground:
"What is your cultivation level? And what is your hall master's cultivation level? There are about twenty second-tier demons among these! How could the two of you kill them all so cleanly?"
He pointed to the honeycomb-like opening and said loudly:
"Their escape tunnels all lead to here. What does that mean? It means they were severely injured by the adults down there!"
"And the adults down in the well at this time, apart from your brother and Lord Ling Ye, are all Demon Slayers from our Third Hall."
"This credit originally belonged to our Third Division. We were simply reclaiming what was rightfully ours. How is that considered stealing?"
"If you're not satisfied, go ahead and sue me!"
"Have some shame, Zhang Xiaokui. If you're going to pick up a bargain, just do it honestly. Don't act like you're some kind of hero!"
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When Jiang Mu returned with the snake demon's corpse, he saw Zhang Xiao Kui standing alone in the mud.
Only a few broken snake demon bodies remained around him.
Jiang Mu was taken aback:
"How come there's only this much? What about the other snake demon corpses? Have you already taken care of them?"
Zhang Xiaokui's face flushed red, and he knelt on the ground with a thud:
"My lord, I am utterly incompetent!"
"What's wrong?"
Jiang Mu realized something was wrong, and her face darkened.
Zhang Xiao Kui dared not raise his head, and with a choked voice, he recounted what had happened, saying with shame, "My lord, it was my incompetence that prevented me from protecting our spoils of war; they..."
Jiang Mu was the one who killed these snake demons, but someone else took the credit.
But his subordinate did nothing.
Even arguing with reason was met with humiliation, which made Zhang Xiao Kui feel extremely ashamed.
Jiang Mu remained expressionless after hearing this.
He threw the monster's corpse on the ground and patted the other person on the shoulder:
"fine."
"Since they took what they shouldn't have..."
Jiang Mu turned and walked into the village, her voice indifferent:
"...If you want to come back, then come back."
Zhang Xiao Kui paused for a moment, staring at the hall master's somewhat lonely figure in the rain, wiped his face haphazardly, grabbed the knife on the ground, gritted his teeth and followed.
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Inside the village, beside the ancient well.
The dozen or so people from the third hall were gathered together, surrounding the pile of stolen snake demon corpses, laughing and joking, the atmosphere lively.
"Brother Zhang, we've really struck gold this time!"
"Exactly! That Zhang Xiao Kui really thinks we're idiots, trying to hoard all the spoils. Bah! So many monsters killed by just two people, do they think we're three-year-olds?"
"These achievements are enough for us to enjoy ourselves for quite some time."
The leader, referred to as "Brother Zhang," laughed:
"Picking up the scraps is a skill. If they couldn't hold on, who can they blame? What about those down in the mine later..."
Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly felt the surroundings become quiet.
All eyes turned to one direction.
Through the rain, two figures walked one after the other, trudging through the mud.
It was Jiang Mu and Zhang Xiaokui.
Jiang Mu walked up to the pile of corpses and first absorbed all the demonic energy from them.
When everyone saw Jiang Mu, their expressions became somewhat unnatural.
Finally, Zhang, the leader, coughed and laughed:
"Master Jiang, you're back? That brat Zhang Xiao Kui just insisted that you killed all these snake demons and wanted to keep them all for yourselves."
"We're all worried about how these monsters disappeared, and now he's turned around and accused us of stealing the credit. You be the judge, is this fair?"
Jiang Mu said:
"Zhang Xiao Kui wasn't lying. We killed all these monsters. Please return them to us."
Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't hold back their laughter.
Brother Zhang pointed to the pile of corpses:
"Master Jiang, including these and yours, there are about fifty snake demons. Among them, there are more than twenty of them at the second tier. You're saying you killed them all?"
"Sir, why treat us like fools? We're all sensible people. We've clearly taken advantage of what the adults down the well got. It's a matter of mutual benefit, don't you understand?"
Jiang Mu said calmly:
"I was originally planning to share some with you guys, since you're all colleagues and have worked hard. But now, I'm sorry, I won't give you a single piece."
Brother Zhang's face darkened, and he said in a gloomy tone:
"Master Jiang, that's going a bit too far. You're saying you killed all these demons? Where's the evidence? How can you prove it?"
"How can you prove it?"
Jiang Mu slowly drew the sword from his waist. "It's simple. Beating you all down will prove it."
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Everyone was stunned, thinking they had misheard.
Brother Zhang's expression changed, and he was about to draw his knife when suddenly everything went blurry before his eyes.
"Bang!"
He was kicked away and slammed hard against the edge of the well. He couldn't get up for a long time and howled in pain.
The other demon slayers of the third hall were then horrified to awaken.
Seeing Jiang Mu rushing over, they all drew their swords.
Although it is extremely disrespectful for ordinary guards to draw their swords against officials, the current situation leaves them no time to think about it.
"Who dares to touch my master!"
Seeing this, Zhang Xiaokui was also overcome with passion. He roared and pounced forward with bloodshot eyes.
clang!
Jiang Mu brandished his sword, unleashing a burst of light.
He did not use the blade, but instead flipped his wrist to meet the enemy with the heavy back of the blade.
One of the demon slayers had his sword knocked away by the impact.
Immediately afterwards, Jiang Mu swung the back of his knife at his shoulder blade, and the man screamed and collapsed to the ground.
Jiang Mu continued to swing his knife.
The back of the blade transformed into a whip-like shadow, crackling the air with a deafening roar.
With each step, someone fell to the ground.
Each time the back of the blade fell, a new wail erupted.
In a very short moment.
The once-fierce members of the Third Hall were now all knocked to the ground, some clutching their legs and arms, others covering their chests and groaning in pain.
The way they looked at Jiang Mu was filled with deep fear and horror.
Is this even the second realm?
Is this some kind of spoiled brat?
What kind of spoiled brat could single-handedly take on more than a dozen elite soldiers and emerge unscathed?!
The rain gradually subsided.
Zhang Xiaokui was panting heavily, his face bruised and battered, but he felt an unprecedented sense of pleasure.
He gazed at Jiang Mu's back as she stood in the center of the field, slowly sheathing her sword.
Once upon a time, he regarded this hall master as a good-for-nothing who relied on his family background to make a living, and his heart was full of disdain and contempt.
Later, when he slew the demon at Longshou Mountain, he felt grateful and admiring.
At this moment, that gratitude and admiration have long since transformed into a burning reverence and a desire to follow!
At this moment, Jiang Mu's figure seemed to rise infinitely taller in his eyes.
As long as he follows this lord, he'll accept it even if it means causing a huge disaster!
Jiang Mu's gaze swept over the crowd groaning and howling in pain on the ground, his expression indifferent, and he said calmly:
"You can only take it if I give it to you."
"I won't give it to you, you can't take it from me."