Becoming a Saint From the Iron Armor Skill-Chapter 70 - 67: Great Gains

Su Chenglin said lazily, "Whether it’s true or not, just ask anyone and you’ll find out. Why would I need to lie to you?"

HISS! Li Sheng’s face instantly drained of color. His teeth chattered uncontrollably as cold sweat beaded on his back and trickled down. A chill ran straight up his spine.

"Captain Su," Li Sheng stammered, "those things I said about getting revenge on Chen Cheng... don’t take them seriously! Don’t tell anyone! I must have been out of my mind, just spouting nonsense!"

Su Chenglin couldn’t be bothered with him, just puffing away on his dry pipe.

Just then, a handsome youth with a saber at his waist passed by on the garden path, heading toward the Government Office Hall not far away.

Who else could it be but Chen Cheng?

Watching Chen Cheng’s receding figure, Su Chenglin took a sharp drag from his dry pipe and murmured, "New talent rises with each generation, the new replaces the old. To find the heroes of our time... one need only look to today..."

...

In the Deacon’s Room at the Government Office Hall, Chen Cheng completed his registration as an official constable. He swapped his old waist token for a new one and received the City Guard Department’s standard-issue Constable’s Saber and a black constable uniform.

After returning to the constables’ quarters and changing into his new uniform, he was summoned to Liu Yunfeng’s duty office.

Closing the door, he led Chen Cheng into the inner room. Liu Yunfeng’s somewhat rugged face was visibly tinged with excitement.

He had watched this handsome young man grow, step by step, from a lowly Prison Guard. He was genuinely happy and thought to himself, ’I really didn’t misjudge him. This boy has the potential of a hidden dragon.’

Chen Cheng grew wary under his intense gaze. ’Shen Qingshuang was acting so strangely just now, completely out of character. Don’t tell me Mr. Liu has some scheme involving me, too?’

At this thought, Chen Cheng quickly cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Mr. Liu, you’re not planning to play matchmaker for me too, are you?"

"Play matchmaker? Isn’t that a matchmaker’s job? I don’t have the time for that," Liu Yunfeng said, blinking. He didn’t understand what Chen Cheng was getting at.

"Oh, good." Chen Cheng relaxed. ’After all, Liu Yunfeng has always treated me well. If he really had a daughter or someone like that, things could have gotten awkward.’

Liu Yunfeng then put two and two together and asked in surprise, "You said ’too’ just now. Don’t tell me Lord Shen tried to play matchmaker for you during your talk?"

Chen Cheng, not wanting to dwell on the subject, quickly shook his head and said casually, "No, she just told me not to worry about retaliation from the Zhou Family. She said she would step in and handle it."

"The Shen Family is a major Noble Family from the Inner City, after all. They’re on a completely different level than the Zhou Family from the Outer City. Since Lord Shen has pledged to protect you, you can rest easy."

Liu Yunfeng nodded, then asked, "Besides that, did Lord Shen offer you any other rewards?"

"None," Chen Cheng replied.

Liu Yunfeng was puzzled. ’Logically,’ he thought, ’by defeating Zhou Fang and earning his promotion to official constable today, Chen Cheng clearly signaled that he was siding with the Shen Family. With the Martial Arts Power he demonstrated, he’s more than worthy of being recruited by them. There’s no way Shen Qingshuang wouldn’t make him some kind of offer.’

Seeing him lost in thought, Chen Cheng waited a moment before finally voicing the question that was bothering him. "Mr. Liu, Zhou Fang is very likely a member of the Black Lotus Sect, and the Zhou Family is probably involved with them too. Why didn’t you report this to Lord Shen back on the training grounds?"

Liu Yunfeng snapped out of his thoughts and motioned for Chen Cheng to take a seat. He then sat down as well, his expression turning serious. "Ah Cheng, now that you’re an official constable and possess such Martial Arts Power, it’s time you knew a few things.

Do you still remember Jiang Cheng from the South City Prison?"

"Of course." Chen Cheng nodded. "When I was at the Prison, Mr. Jiang looked out for me. I’ve been meaning to thank him, but I don’t know where he was transferred and I haven’t had the chance."

"Sigh..." Liu Yunfeng sighed. "It’s not just you. I don’t know his whereabouts either. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

You remember the Zhou Family extermination case? The victims were from a distant branch of their family. Jiang Cheng led his men to arrest the culprits, but he and his subordinates have been missing ever since."

"Are you saying Mr. Jiang and his men weren’t transferred, but disappeared?" Chen Cheng asked, surprised.

Liu Yunfeng’s expression was grave as he nodded. "Exactly. Jiang Cheng and those Prison Guards were all skilled Martial Artists. Jiang Cheng himself was a Perfect Martial Artist of the Skin Grinding Realm, with power nearly on par with my own.

I suspect Jiang Cheng and his men were abducted by the Black Lotus Sect. I fear their prospects are grim."

Chen Cheng was shocked. "The Black Lotus Sect abducted them? Don’t tell me it was to cultivate their secret elixirs?"

’Even though Prison Guards aren’t as powerful as Officials from the City Guard Department, they’re still government personnel. For the Black Lotus Sect to dare to make a move against them... that’s unbelievably brazen.’

Liu Yunfeng said, "I assume Liao San has told you a few things about the Black Lotus Sect. They use the blood and essence of Martial Artists as fertilizer to cultivate Black Lotuses, which they then use to concoct their secret elixirs.

A Demon Sect like that naturally has no place in this world. The Great Yu Government Office, the Noble Families, the Martial Arts Sects—they are an enemy to all, to be hunted down and destroyed on sight.

But in the Great Yu of today, the Imperial Court’s power is waning. Authority in the various Government Offices has fallen into the hands of the Noble Families and Martial Arts Sects.

Certain major families and Martial Arts Sects, for their own gain, will go as far as to collude with Demon Sects like the Black Lotus Sect, sowing chaos throughout the land.

Six months ago, the Demon Suppression Department discovered that the Black Lotus Sect was active in the Four Outer City Districts. The City Lord’s Mansion ordered both the Demon Suppression Department and the City Guard Department to conduct a covert investigation, but the sect operates in extreme secrecy, so we’ve found nothing.

In the last two months, the Black Lotus Sect has grown increasingly rampant, and powerful Martial Artists have been mysteriously disappearing from all Four Outer City Districts.

They’ve only just started to leave a trail. All signs indicate that the Black Lotus Sect may be in collusion with many of the major families, using them as cover.

To deal with a Demon Sect like the Black Lotus Sect, we must first identify the masterminds behind it. Only then can we wipe them out in one fell swoop and eradicate them completely.