After reading it, he fell silent.

"What’s wrong, Yu?" a Hundred Households next to him asked curiously. "Is there trouble at the Old Dragon Bay passage again?"

"It’s not the passage. It’s Gu Zheng... Lord Gu."

Yu Quandong took a deep breath. "Lord Gu has pacified the second-tier passages at Yan Gui Ridge and Fish Scale Town." 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"What!?"

The Hundred Households exclaimed, "Is Gu Zheng even human? He pacified all four second-tier passages in Dahong Prefecture all by himself?"

"The Violent Rabbit Demons he fought at Old Dragon Bay were forced to relocate their entire tribe."

"He went to Lu Shou Pit and sealed the passage directly, securing it for a hundred years."

"At Yan Gui Ridge, he annihilated an Iron Lion Demon Tribe."

"And now he’s taken out the Fish Scale Town passage... This... He’s a true Demon Slayer!"

Four second-tier passages, which should have caused countless deaths and injuries.

But now, while there were indeed countless casualties, they were not among humans, but among the Demon Fiends.

If that’s not a Demon Slayer, what is?

...

「Grand Canyon Mountain passage.」

"Hahaha!"

Meng Taiqi laughed boisterously, unable to hide his delight. "Demon Slayer? Good, good, what a Demon Slayer! Ping’an has really brought me honor! To think he pacified all four second-tier passages!"

"Indeed, Lord Gu is just incredible."

"Well, whose student is Lord Gu? With Grand General Meng’s guidance, of course Lord Gu is boundlessly courageous, killing Demon Fiends as easily as slaughtering chickens."

"Right, right, it’s all thanks to Grand General Meng that Lord Gu has achieved what he has today."

"..."

The various Hundred Households and Commanders at the side all chimed in.

"It has nothing to do with me."

Meng Taiqi waved his hand. "The help I provided was limited. Ping’an did this on his own."

Despite his words, his face was wreathed in smiles.

In his excitement, he picked up his Communication Token and sent a message to Xie Bisheng.

BUZZ BUZZ~

The Token vibrated.

Meng Taiqi read the message, and his expression darkened once again.

"That old bastard!"

...

「Fengzhou State City.」

「Demon Slayer Bureau Headquarters.」

Xie Bisheng tossed aside the Communication Token, a smile emerging on his cold face.

It quickly vanished, however.

He sat pondering for a moment before saying softly, "Someone, attend me."

TAP TAP~

Footsteps immediately sounded from outside, and an Internal Demon Suppression Guard ran in through the open doorway. "Your subordinate is here!"

"Go and post an announcement: Guerrilla General Gu Zheng has pacified the four second-tier passages in Dahong Prefecture."

"Yes, sir!"

The Demon Suppression Guard acknowledged the order, cupped his fist in salute, and was about to turn and leave. But halfway through the turn, he froze, his face filled with astonishment.

"General Xie, did you just say that Lord Gu... he pacified the four... four second-tier passages in the northern Dahong Prefecture!?"

"Every single word," Xie Bisheng said, looking up at the Demon Suppression Guard, "do I need to repeat myself?"

"No, no!" The Demon Suppression Guard’s face flushed red, and he waved his hands hastily. "Your subordinate will go and announce it right away!"

With that, he started moving again, hurrying out the main door.

His face was a mask of shock, horror, and yet also thrilled excitement.

’Holy shit, Gu Zheng pacified four second-tier passages all by himself!’

’Those are second-tier passages!’

’Four of them!’

’How long has Gu Zheng even been in the north?’

’A month at the most!’

’One month to pacify four second-tier passages.’

’A battle record like that... forget just Fengzhou, no one in the entire country can compare!’

...

And that was indeed the case.

After Xie Bisheng ordered for Gu Zheng’s glorious battle record to be announced at the Demon Slayer Bureau headquarters,

first, it caused a sensation within the Demon Slayer Bureau. People who knew Gu Zheng, like Ke Juzhen, Song Qingshan, Liangqiu Ren, Cheng Zong, Gushuncheng, and Zhou Meng, were all shocked, moved, and full of admiration.

Then, the other people in Fengzhou State City, the various influential and powerful figures, were even more amazed and stunned upon receiving the news.

From the State City, the news began to spread south, east, and west.

In no time, everyone high and low throughout Fengzhou knew that Gu Zheng had pacified four second-tier passages in a single month!