In the world of demons and warriors, I slay demons through wordplay.

Chapter 28 Bloodstained Town, The Gambler's Invitation

Inside a small courtyard on Liuli Street.

It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Even the sound of swallowing saliva was crystal clear.

Everyone looked at the young man with lingering fear.

One punch and the dog demon is dead!

This is a dog demon, not a dog! How can you kill it as easily as killing a chicken?!

Such violence completely shattered the constables' understanding of the world!

Even more terrifying.

This handsome young man killed the demon queen and then dissected her meticulously, sighing as he reached inside with his hands.

How utterly perverse!

On the other side, Li Qingchen lost interest after failing to find the demon core.

As soon as he stood up, swish, swish, swish, most of the people pointed their knives at him.

"Put down your knives!"

Lin Bufan shouted at the crowd, then turned to look at Li Qingchen:

"Don't worry about it, they're just too nervous."

Li Qingchen nodded, then looked at Zhao Dahu, whose chest had a large hole in it.

Ah Shui interjected:

"Lord Zhao sacrificed his life for the public good; everyone present witnessed it!"

He gave Zhao Dahu's men a wink.

Those constables who followed Zhao Dahu to fish in troubled waters were all opportunists.

Having lost their leader and witnessed the might of Li Qingchen, this god of death, how could they not be afraid? They all immediately agreed.

"That's excellent."

Li Qingchen asked with satisfaction, "When can we go kill the Mountain of Flesh?"

"By the way, that mountain of flesh did indeed form a demon core, right?"

"That's right."

Lin Bufan smiled wryly.

Clearly, Li Qingchen's current skill level is much higher than when he killed the fox demons in Caijia Village.

So, what am I worried about? What do I have to worry about?

Lin Bufan said, "Tomorrow morning, we can go together to the southern suburbs of the outer city to subdue the demon."

"very good."

Li Qingchen said, "If there's nothing else, I'll head back now."

Lin Bufan watched the departing figure and thought to himself: If you can grow at this speed, your realm will soon reach the late stage of the initial realm, or even the peak of the initial realm!

There was a peak initial stage helper, plus a late stage non-entry-level and peak non-entry-level helper.

Even if the chief constable returns, he will no longer pose a threat!

No.

Why not be bolder and think bigger?

If we can persuade the county magistrate to mobilize the soldiers guarding the city, we may even be able to eliminate all four of the demons of Liaocheng in one fell swoop!

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Li Qingchen was unaware of Lin Bufan's ulterior motives.

He returned to the inn, changed his clothes, took a shower, and went to his room, eagerly opening the control panel.

Current number of resurrections: 3/3

"It's ready!"

Li Qingchen said happily.

He thought he would have to wait another 24 hours for it to refresh, but it didn't even last a morning.

Li Qingchen set himself a small goal: to conquer the "Master Craftsman" level today!

If we kill the Mountain of Flesh and get the demon core tomorrow, we'll have three more uses.

Li Qingchen suppressed his joy and said quietly:

"Lawless Land, activated!"

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[It seems the reckless swordsman hasn't learned his lesson from last time; you've once again arrived at Crimson Town via the Void Fragment.]

You find a headless person slumped helplessly on the ground at the entrance to the town.

He appears to be injured and looks quite pitiful. Should you go and check on him?

Li Qingchen did not hesitate and decisively chose yes.

You approached and identified yourself, and the headless man, despite having no head, understood what you said.

He wrote on the ground with his finger, telling you that he was a master craftsman, and that his head was left on Furong Street because he dined and dashed.

If you can bring him back to his senses, he's willing to forge weapons for you for free.

"Truly a craftsman who has honed his skills through countless trials."

Li Qingchen mentally sorted out what he needed to do next.

First, it is known that Furong Street is a ghost street, and that the craftsman's head fell there.

To get your head back, you must go to the pleasure house.

However, the game offers very few options in the pleasure quarters, making it very difficult.

Going to Ghost Street again would probably not be a good idea.

Li Qingchen thought to himself:

"I remember that the waiter attacked me because I paid with money from the living world."

"In other words, if I can get my hands on some ghost money, I might be able to complete the game without taking any damage."

"And the third option, the gambling den, is clearly related to underworld money."

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You accepted the headless man's request and entered the town.

[Swordsman, where do you plan to visit this time?]

1. A network of crisscrossing alleyways.

2. The fragrant Hibiscus Street.

3. A bustling gambling den.

[Swordsman, you choose to head to the bustling gambling den. You cleverly devise a plan to earn ghost money from it.]

But you don't realize that you simply don't have the capital to bet on right now.

Gambling dens never welcome the poor. If you want to gamble, no matter how big the stakes are, you have to bet your life.

What are you going to do? Will you grit your teeth and continue gambling at the casino?

[Or perhaps you could wander around the gambling den and see if there are any lone gamblers? Maybe you can get some betting funds from them.]

You choose to wander around the area around the casino.

[Swordsman, you're in luck. You've encountered a gambler who's lost everything at the back door of the gambling den.]

It had just sold its possessions and rushed over from the pawnshop, declaring, "This time, I'm going to take back everything that's rightfully mine!"

Do you want to kill it and steal its money?

"These protagonist lines sound so familiar. Am I going to lose?"

Li Qingchen had a bad feeling.

But now that the choice has been made, no matter how difficult things get, we have to grit our teeth and move forward.

You draw your sword: "Robbery! Hand over the money!"

The gambler yelled, "I'll take your life, but not your money!"

You: "You fool, even if I kill you, the money is mine!"

Li Qingchen covered her face, wondering if this part of the story could be skipped.

You used the Nine Swords of Soaring Void to sever the gambler's head.

"It worked... huh?"

But to your surprise, the gambler grew another head.

"You bastard, talking big, huh! You made me happy for nothing."

Li Qingchen is always swearing and cursing.

[A gambler tells you that it can only die from losing a bet; nothing else can kill it!]

[Hint: A gambler has invited you to gamble!]

It says it's going to fight you to the death because you hurt it with a sword!

[Swordsman, will you accept the gambler's invitation?]

The gambler is threatening you: if you don't gamble with him, he'll slander the casino's security guards, saying you're cheating and breaking the rules.

This will make you an unregistered gambler, and you will never be able to enter a gambling den again.

[Swordsman, you've chosen to accept the gambler's invitation. May your gambling skills be as outstanding as your swordsmanship.]

"What is it going to bet with me on? There's nothing here, what can we bet on?"

Li Qingchen asked in confusion.

Now he was genuinely curious.

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