Becoming a Saint From the Iron Armor Skill

Chapter 435: Chapter 220: Starting a Killing Spree

Moshan County, South City Gate.

Dozens of garrisoned soldiers stood guard at the city gate, their vigilance high.

All pedestrians, carriages, and horses entering or leaving the city were subject to meticulous inspection, their identities verified one by one.

Anyone with even a hint of suspicion about their identity was to be registered, or even arrested on the spot for further interrogation.

During the day, it was nearly impossible for any unidentified person to enter or leave Moshan City unnoticed.

At night, all the city gates were closed and a curfew was enforced, making passage in or out of Moshan City even more difficult.

The security was so tight it felt as if a rebel army was about to attack Moshan City.

But within the borders of Moshan County, there were hardly any bandits or outlaws, let alone a rebel army.

The common folk just assumed there had been a demon disaster, and the County Magistrate was worried about refugees causing trouble.

The garrisoned soldiers, however, knew a little more. They believed the County Magistrate had left the city to slay demons and wanted to ensure stability within its walls.

"Chief, when is the County Magistrate coming back?

Guarding day and night like this without any rest... the brothers are starting to burn out."

A soldier standing next to the Hundred Households Officer at the gate complained.

The man wore Armor, a Broadsword hanging at his waist, and held the leash of a massive Wolf Beast covered in Iron Armor.

This was, in fact, a unique breed of Wolf Beast, created by the Demon Suppression Department by crossbreeding a Bloodthirsty Demon Wolf with a common wolf, specifically to track the scent of blood from the fiends of the Black Lotus Sect.

"Pull yourself together. We just have to hold on for a few more days!" the Hundred Households Officer said, glancing at him with a serious expression.

Having reached the rank of a Hundred Households Officer, he naturally knew a bit more.

Before leaving the city, the County Magistrate had arranged this tight security to protect an important figure.

The inspections of those entering and leaving the city were also primarily aimed at the fiends of the Black Lotus Sect.

The County Magistrate’s original words were: "Do not let a single Black Lotus Sect fiend into the city. Anyone who is negligent or derelict in their duty will be dismissed and investigated!"

The soldier sighed and pleaded in a low voice, "Chief, my wife just gave birth this morning. Could I possibly take a day off tomorrow?"

The officer’s thick brows furrowed. He shot the soldier a glare and said coldly, "Your wife gave birth. Are you going to lie in for a month with her?"

The soldier was taken aback. He wanted to argue, but seeing his superior’s sternness, he swallowed the words on the tip of his tongue.

The officer snorted and added, "You think I don’t want a break?

I don’t dare to rest!

If something goes wrong on my watch and the County Magistrate blames me, my career is over!

And if I lose my job, my whole family will starve!

You brat, and the rest of you, listen up! If anything goes wrong, we all suffer together!"

The soldiers were all quite frightened and quickly responded in unison, "Yes, sir."

A short while later, a figure in purple suddenly approached at high speed from down the main street.

The Hundred Households Officer dared not be negligent. He placed a hand on his Long Saber, about to step forward and question the person, but upon seeing their face clearly, he hurriedly bowed.

The newcomer was none other than Chen Cheng.

"Greetings, Lord Chen!" the Hundred Households Officer said with a respectful bow.

"Mm," Chen Cheng acknowledged with a slight nod. He glanced casually at the guards at the gate before adding, "Continue your duties. I am heading out of the city for a bit."

With that, he walked briskly toward the city exit.

"Chief, who is that Purple-clothed Guard?"

The soldier holding the Bloodthirsty Wolf Beast couldn’t help his curiosity and asked.

"That is Lord Chen Cheng." The officer’s eyes were filled with reverence.

"He’s the Lord Chen who just recently slew the Tier Three Demon Beast?" The soldier was startled, and his expression immediately turned to one of awe and veneration.

The other guards on duty also watched Chen Cheng’s departing figure, their faces full of admiration.

To slay a Tier Three Demon Beast single-handedly... this Lord Chen was no ordinary Purple-clothed Guard, but a major figure among them!

He was a great man whom everyone respected and looked up to!

"Get back to your duties!" the Hundred Households Officer was the first to snap out of it, shouting the order.

Several more pedestrians approached from within the city, and the soldiers quickly pulled themselves together to inspect and question them.

* * *

Several miles outside the South City Gate.

A tall man and a short man, both dressed in practical attire with long sabers at their waists, moved as if on wings, hurrying down the main road.

They were even faster than a galloping horse.

When they reached a hilltop, the two men stopped to survey the area from their high vantage point.

The road stretched for several miles ahead, with a few pedestrians and carriages scattered about, but the figure in purple was nowhere to be seen.

"The Purple-clothed Guards of the Demon Suppression Department are as powerful as they say. We were only held up at the city gate for a moment, and he’s already vanished!"

the taller, stockier of the two men said.

The shorter man sighed as well. "This Chen character can slay a Tier Three Demon Beast all by himself. How could we possibly hope to compare to his Martial Arts Power?

If we weren’t so wary of his Martial Arts Power, forcing us to follow from a great distance, we wouldn’t have lost him."

"Forget it. Let’s report to our superiors first. Just say that Chen has left Moshan City."

As he spoke, the tall man pulled a carrier pigeon from his robes.

The shorter man, meanwhile, took out a piece of yellow paper and hurriedly wrote a secret message on it with a charcoal pencil.

Once the message was written, he rolled it up and handed it to the tall man.

SWISH! SWISH!

Just then, two whooshing sounds cut through the air.

Two pebbles shot out from the side like lightning, striking each of the men on the forehead.

Before they could even react, they collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

A figure in purple flashed out from the woods beside the hill.

It was, of course, Chen Cheng.

"Chen Cheng has left the city, believed to be heading for Fenglin Town..."

The secret message had no salutation or signature; its content was simply a report to their superior on Chen Cheng’s movements.

Chen Cheng quickly searched the two men, finding two Money Bags and two sets of identification papers.

The information on the papers indicated that the two men were from Xinyi County.

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