Becoming a Saint From the Iron Armor Skill

Chapter 374: Chapter 194: Envied by Countless

"Sigh... there’s a great deal to know about leaving the city to slay demons. You must be prepared beforehand..."

Shen Qingyao’s gaze shifted. She looked at Chen Cheng, then glanced at the ever-silent Shen Qingshuang.

Finally, she decided to be deliberately mysterious, turning to her maid, Xiaolan, and saying:

"However, for such a simple matter, I’ll let Xiaolan explain it to you.

Xiaolan, give Lord Chen a detailed explanation."

Xiaolan’s full name was Liu Ruolan. Although she was only a maid, her beauty and figure were both top-tier, in no way inferior to the young ladies of prominent families.

Like Shen Qingshuang’s maid, Xiaoxing, she had been by Shen Qingyao’s side since childhood, cultivating the Martial Dao with her. She was now a Small Success Martial Artist of the Muscle Strengthening Realm.

With such Martial Arts Power, while she couldn’t compare to Celestial Prides like Shen Qingyao and Shen Qingshuang among her peers, she still surpassed the vast majority of Linji City’s young talents.

In the Shen Family, Shen Qingyao and Shen Qingshuang were always secretly competing, neither willing to be outdone by the other.

And in fact, their respective maids, Xiaolan and Xiaoxing, were also secretly competing.

Shen Qingyao and Shen Qingshuang were evenly matched in both looks and Martial Arts Power, and the same was true for Xiaolan and Xiaoxing.

Xiaoxing, trained by Shen Qingshuang, was quite capable and could help her handle the daily affairs of the City Guard Department.

Xiaolan, on the other hand, was quite familiar with matters like demon slaying.

This was thanks to her grandfather, Liu Yongzhen. Liu Yongzhen was a servant to the Shen Family Patriarch, Shen Mingyuan, and had followed him since childhood.

He had learned great skills and was now a Perfect Martial Artist of the Bone Forger Realm.

Xiaolan herself had followed Liu Yongzhen out of the city to slay demons on several occasions.

Logically, with Liu Yongzhen’s Martial Arts Cultivation having reached such a level, the Liu Family could have become independent, establishing themselves as a family affiliated with the Shen Family.

However, Liu Yongzhen was grateful and loyal, and he continued to regard the Shen Family as his main house. The younger generations of the Liu Family did the same.

That was why Xiaolan had become Shen Qingyao’s maid since childhood.

Despite her status as a maid, Xiaolan clearly had a proud nature.

Over the years, many young talents had wanted to marry her, including quite a few direct descendants of the Shen Family.

But Xiaolan looked down on all of them, claiming she wanted to stay with her lady and serve her for the rest of her life.

If Shen Qingyao were to marry in the future, Xiaolan would naturally be part of her dowry as a personal maid.

In this world, the role of a personal maid who accompanied her lady into marriage was similar to that of a concubine; when her lady was... indisposed, it was unavoidable that she would have to accompany the young master in his chambers.

As Shen Qingyao’s personal maid, Xiaolan naturally knew her lady’s heart and understood that she would most likely marry this Lord Chen in the future.

She actually admired Chen Cheng greatly herself and had even fantasized countless times about serving him in her lady’s stead one day.

As the saying goes: what young maiden doesn’t dream of love?

"Yes." Xiaolan replied obediently, then gave Chen Cheng a respectful bow and began her detailed explanation as they walked.

Chen Cheng was already roughly familiar with most of what she said.

On one hand, leaving the city to slay demons was, of course, about killing the creatures and protecting the people.

But the various materials from a demon’s body were also extremely valuable and had to be collected and exchanged for Merit at the City Lord’s Mansion or the Demon Suppression Department.

When killing one or two demons, collecting materials was a simple side task. But if many demons were slain, it often required several people to help carry the spoils.

Therefore, a Demon-slaying Team often required many members to work together on a series of tasks, from tracking and killing demons to collecting their materials.

This required a high degree of cooperation among team members. Subordinates should be chosen for their greater Martial Arts Power, so they could keep up with the stronger members and not hold them back.

The stronger members of the team also had to consider the Martial Arts Power of their subordinates to make appropriate arrangements.

Take travel, for example. At the pace of a Bone Forger Realm Martial Artist, the journey from Linji City to Moshan County would take two to three days at most.

A Skin Grinding Realm Martial Artist, however, while barely able to match that speed, would often be exhausted to the point of collapse and might even severely damage their Primordial Qi.

Therefore, when a Demon-slaying Team traveled, they had to proceed according to their abilities. The biggest taboo was to blindly rush and force the pace.

Doing so often led to travel fatigue and physical exhaustion. By the time they reached the demon-slaying location, they would need to rest and recover anyway.

They would also be more vulnerable to danger if unexpected incidents occurred.

Xiaolan’s explanation was extremely detailed. She covered everything clearly, from the composition of a Demon-slaying Team to how to track demons, how to lure them out, and what details to pay attention to when collecting their materials.

Although Chen Cheng had some prior knowledge of these things, it was obviously not as comprehensive as Xiaolan’s explanation, and he learned a great deal.

As the saying goes: "In any group of three, there is one who can be my teacher."

Chen Cheng had always been a humble person, so he naturally offered Xiaolan his sincere thanks, "Thank you for clearing up my confusion, Miss Xiaolan."

Xiaolan was both flattered and overjoyed. She hastily replied, "There’s no need to be so polite, Lord Chen. It’s my duty."

In truth, when it came to demon slaying, Shen Qingshuang clearly had more authority to speak on the matter.

But with her cold personality, she was far less open in a crowd than when she was alone with Chen Cheng.

Thus, she maintained her frosty demeanor and didn’t interrupt, even when Xiaolan’s explanation grew vague about the specific details of fighting demons. ’I’ll just wait until I’m alone with Chen Cheng and explain everything in detail then,’ she resolved.

’He is the husband I have chosen, after all. I can’t let him fail at demon slaying and end up in a demon’s stomach, can I?’

Shen Qingyao, for her part, was very satisfied with her maid’s performance and also with Chen Cheng’s attitude. Her stunning face was filled with delight.

’After all, even as a novice at demon slaying, this is how I can help Chen Cheng,’ she thought happily.

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