"The Ten Devils Island actually crossed paths with the Changfeng Swordsman this time. After a bloody battle, seven of the ten devils were slain, while the Changfeng Swordsman and his companions also suffered severe injuries. They were chased for over a thousand miles by a furious Great Devil, fleeing all the way to Xinchuan City in the neighboring Donghe Prefecture. Who could have known what madness seized that Great Devil? It was one thing to throw its weight around overseas, but it dared to unleash its full might inside Xinchuan City, hounding the two of them relentlessly. In the end, a Xinchuan magistrate slapped it right into the city wall, so deeply embedded they couldn't even pry it out. Talk about a miserable death!" the old man sighed.
"Oh? As far as I know, the bounty on that Great Devil was as high as three gold pieces. Doesn't that mean this magistrate just had a windfall drop into his lap?" the young girl chimed in.
"You said it! That Xinchuan magistrate, who had accomplished next to nothing for most of his life, used the bounty to take in three concubines overnight, and was even awarded the 'Xinchuan Annual Outstanding Person Award' by the Xinchuan City Lord."
Chapter 21