No wonder, I found it strange. I couldn't tell if they were human or demon. Yaoyao's Qi observation technique should have revealed it, but she never mentioned it to me.
I suddenly remembered Shen Xingyue had once told me about Bai Qingcheng's past. She said Bai Qingcheng had been exceptionally gifted since childhood, a master of martial arts. In her teens, she had completed the "Hundred Demon Slay" mission. Later, because her master was involved in the rebellion fourteen years ago, she was implicated and went into hiding for ten years. She only resurfaced four years ago. However, after a decade of cultivation, Bai Qingcheng's martial arts had become even more demonic. With her three-foot white silk, she would always smile when slaying demons, her smile being so captivating it was said to topple cities, hence the name "Bai Qingcheng." The earlier "Hundred Demon Slay" was also her nickname, and she had another, "Ghost's Bane," which made me wonder if it was because she had fought ghosts as well.
Regardless, her combat power was maxed out. So, I couldn't understand why someone so formidable would need us to help her deal with the Miao King. Logically, she should have been able to defeat the Miao King single-handedly.
I subtly posed this question to the Lin sisters. Lin Chi said, "Chengfeng, don't underestimate the Miao King. Among all of you, including us from Shabiya, not a single one can match the Miao King in a one-on-one fight."
"Is he more powerful than Long Yue?" Bing Bing asked.
"Much more!"
"Then, did he really bully Bai Qingcheng?" I continued my gossiping spree.
"How could that be!" Lin Chi laughed. "Our President Bai has been in Jing Shang recently. The last time she left Jing Shang, wasn't she with you?"
"Then why is she so indignant about that Miao King?" Zheng Baobao asked.
Lin Chi shrugged and looked at her sister. Lin Xi thought for a moment, "From what I know, the Miao King's cultivation method is to absorb Yin energy to supplement Yang. Therefore, there are not a few Jiangnan girls he has tormented. We are currently trying to compile his specific crimes to issue an arrest warrant, but we haven't finished. I estimate that perhaps she became enraged after seeing the statistics."
Having said that, Lin Xi took out her phone and made a call, "Xiao Li, how is the collection of evidence against the Miao King going... Hmm, then send me a copy first, let me take a look... Alright, and by the way, did 201 look for information from you... Hmm, okay, no need, no need, I just need the total number. Take a screenshot and send it to my WeChat."
Lin Xi was also a leader at the General Bureau, so she naturally had the authority to request this information, even if it was classified.
Soon, Lin Xi's phone rang. She swiped open the screen to check, her eyes widening and her mouth slightly agape. "So many! No wonder President Bai is so furious!"
"How many did he defile?" I asked.
"Conservatively, six thousand seven hundred people, and all of them were virgins."
Over six thousand people! My heavens, if he defiled one a day, it would take twenty years to finish. And that's a conservative estimate?
"What are you talking about? What do you mean by 'defile'?" Xiao Nu asked in confusion.
"That's a dialect from our northern region. It means 'to ruin' or 'to rape'," I said in a deep voice.
Xiao Nu shook her head, still not understanding. Zheng Baobao whispered something in her ear, and Xiao Nu's dark face immediately turned the color of a purple eggplant. She bowed her head deeply and remained silent.
Lin Chi's expression also darkened. "I'd heard before that the Miao King practiced Yin-Yang replenishment, and I thought he used his own disciples. I never imagined they were all virtuous young girls abducted from the public. Because of the Miao King's peculiar nature, most of the girls he tormented suffered severe psychological trauma. Many couldn't endure such torture and committed suicide. Their parents, not daring to provoke the Chi You organization that had been entrenched in Jiangnan for a hundred years, could only suffer in silence."
"...Don't you guys do anything about it?" I asked, frowning.
"Didn't I say, we only recently learned the full story."
"Over six thousand people suffered. That must have taken at least a decade, right? And you only found out recently?" I found that hard to believe!
"Who said it took decades? It's only happened in the last six months," Lin Xi said seriously.
Six months! Over six thousand seven hundred people! How did he manage it!
"Can you send me your information? I'd like to see it," I said.
Lin Xi shook her head, "No, it's classified. But you can look at my phone."
Lin Xi then placed her phone on the table and spun it around. I didn't touch her phone, as it was classified, but I could clearly see the table on the screen. 6728 people, that was the total number. It was further broken down, with 1429 people listed as mentally unstable, 2880 as dropouts, and 999 as having committed suicide.