Wang Chen had earlier slain the Bloodthirsty Demon, earning a reward from the Prefecture Guard.
He was exceptionally promoted to Head of the Hundred Households among the Blood Cloak Guard, awarded a precious horse, a suit of armor, a War Saber, and a hundred taels of gold, and he was also given the title of Demon-suppressing Colonel!
Honestly, such a reward was extremely generous and even greatly exceeded the merit itself.
Wang Chen, being merely a Junior Flag, was directly promoted over the General Flag, effectively skipping a rank.
The main reason behind Wang Chen's substantial reward was actually his advancement to the fifth tier.
A fifth-tier Martial Ancestor, even as a commoner, wouldn't hold a rank lower than Head of the Hundred Households when joining the Blood Cloak Guard!
However, Yao Peng, the issuer of the reward decree, hadn't expected that Wang Chen would also slay Huang Jue of the Soul Severing Spear on the way.