I Have A Qi Fortune Altar-Chapter 117 - 112: Jianghu is all about fighting and killing! (Extra for Mr. Liang Kun)

Chapter 117: Chapter 112: Jianghu is all about fighting and killing! (Extra for Mr. Liang Kun)

“So you are Chen Yuan!”

By the time Chen Yuan returned to the hall, Mrs. Wu was staring at him full of hatred, obviously having heard the conversation outside earlier.

“What, does the lady know of Chen?”

Chen Yuan sat at the head of the table, expressionless.

“Did you kill Qing’er?”

“Of course not, though I did indeed wish to kill her, sadly I missed the opportunity…” Chen Yuan said with a smile.

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“Then how did Qing’er die? Was it because of you…”

“Slap.”

Wang Ping’s heavy slap crashed onto Mrs. Wu’s face, knocking her to the ground, “Are you interrogating us, or are we interrogating you?”

“You…”

Mrs. Wu covered her face, now marked with a bright red handprint, hatred flickering in her eyes.

Previously it was fear, but now that she knew Chen Yuan’s true identity, it was utter hatred. Even if Qing’er wasn’t killed by Chen Yuan, setting aside the facts, could there really be no connection to Chen Yuan at all?

After all, it was Chen Yuan who had imprisoned Qing’er, leading to her tragic fate.

“Chen has no interest in squabbling with you here. Since you know nothing of Liu Changfeng and Liu Yun’s whereabouts, there’s no need to keep you.”

Chen Yuan waved his hand, signaling for her to be taken away.

“Chen…”

Mrs. Wu wanted to say something more, but her mouth was stuffed, preventing any speech.

“Should we pursue this?”

Wang Ping asked.

Chen Yuan paused for a moment, then said,

“Since they left several days ago, tracking them down now won’t be easy. Dispatch arrest warrants and report up to Prefecture City for a widespread search…”

Chen Yuan could not mobilize manpower to search for Liu Changfeng, resorting to issuing warrants, but he doubted the effectiveness.

“Yes.”

“What did we find at the Liu family’s residence?”

“One thousand and twenty-seven silver taels, various jewels, paintings, and some elixirs used in cultivation.”

“What kind of elixirs?”

“Thirty-two Tiger Bone Pills, fifteen Blood Essence Pills, Strengthening Yang Pills…”

Hearing the words “Strengthening Yang Pill”, Chen Yuan chuckled involuntarily, so Liu Shuanghe was indeed inadequate…

After tallying, the search at the Liu family’s estate had yielded goods worth around eighteen hundred silver taels. Besides that were various properties belonging to the Liu family, which were immovable and Chen Yuan had no time to manage.

Thus, he left them to the officials of Cao County.

…

With half the silver handed over, Chen Yuan distributed most of the remaining items, keeping only the cultivation elixirs, which were of actual use to him.

As for the several Strengthening Yang Pills…

Wang Ping took them, citing his father’s recent poor health as the reason.

Chen Yuan merely smiled at this.

Upon returning to Ping’an County, Chen Yuan immediately handed over half the items to Lu Yang and presented his badge of identity as well, expressing his thanks abundantly.

Lu Yang seemed to appreciate Chen Yuan’s decisive nature.

One must possess such a temperament to act within the Heavenly Patrol Bureau.

Otherwise, how could one establish a foothold in Jianghu?

Jianghu is not a place for personal relationships and manners, but for fighting and killing!

“Aren’t you leaving with the commander?” Lu Yang frowned slightly as he looked at Chen Yuan.

“Sir, Chen has some private matters…”

Lu Yang’s schedule was too urgent, Chen Yuan barely had time for a proper farewell.

Not to mention, people like Zhao Nanshan had helped him several times—it wouldn’t be right not to say goodbye. As for others, there wasn’t much else.

“Well then… since you prefer to go alone, I won’t stop you.”

“I appreciate your understanding, Lord Lu.”

Chen Yuan bowed respectfully.

He still preferred being alone. Besides, there was no danger in leaving Ping’an County.

By now, he had dealt with his enemies and didn’t expect further troubles, except perhaps from the No-Life Sect’s demonic people.

If the news of the Blood Evil Saber were leaked by that gaunt man, it could lead to assassination attempts.

Moreover, the Bone Refining Pills he had just obtained from the Liu family would be best used for some immediate cultivation.

There were countless experts in Heavenly Patrol Bureau, and with his current strength, he barely counted as a notable figure among those at the Foundation Establishment level.

But considering Prefecture City…

Chen Yuan urgently needed to enhance his strength to feel more secure.

He was a person who felt perpetually insecure, ever since he arrived in this world.

Lu Yang nodded, saying no more. Chen Yuan’s decision to not accompany him actually saved him some trouble. The only regret this time was finding some evidence of crimes committed by Li Mingqi.

But it wasn’t enough to justify a raid, and higher-ups wouldn’t approve an aggressive move either.

Especially since it was just announced that County Magistrate Li Mingqi was killed by demonic people from the No-Life Sect.

After, Lu Yang did not persuade further. Though Ping’an County was not close to Prefecture City, it was relatively peaceful.

Unlike some other border states and counties, plagued with bandits and highwaymen.

Before leaving, Chen Yuan had also asked him to apologize to Zhang Xuan, assuring that he would soon head to Prefecture City.

After sending Lu Yang off, Chen Yuan hurried to the County Government to see Wu Qingfeng.

In the hall.

Only Chen Yuan and Wu Qingfeng remained.

Chen Yuan, with a smile, neatly folded his constable uniform and placed it on the table along with his saber. With Li Mingqi dead, Wu Qingfeng was now his superior.

Before leaving, it was indeed necessary to hand over duties.

“Chen Yuan…”

Wu Qingfeng looked at Chen Yuan with a complex expression.

The first impression he had of Chen Yuan was when Li Mingqi was holding a competition at the school grounds to select an arrest officer, at which time Chen Yuan first showed his prowess, defeating everyone with a single move.

He was even able to remain undefeated in front of a Bone Refining expert with just his Blood Refining Cultivation, initially even gaining the upper hand, forcing him to grudgingly acknowledge Chen Yuan’s position as the arrest officer.

Originally, he thought that with Chen Yuan’s mere Blood Refining Cultivation and lack of experience, he would certainly be unable to control the Arrest Room and the security within the county town, and might even cause Li Mingqi some trouble.

But he had never imagined that with just a few moves, Chen Yuan would establish his reputation.

Brutal!

Chen Yuan was able to secure his position entirely through brutality.

By readily killing people and wiping out entire households, he deterred many who had ideas against him.

Later, tasked with investigating the bandit horse thieves, he remarkably completed the mission, eliminating Han Feihu and a group of bandits who troubled the county town, and with some maneuvering, even brought the North City Beihai Gang under his control.

In just a few months, he had become the top figure in Ping’an County, forcing him to take Chen Yuan seriously.

Frankly, had Chen Yuan not been transferred to the Heavenly Patrol Bureau, and allied himself with him, Wu Qingfeng would have certainly made full use of him.

Unfortunately, it seemed that Chen Yuan did not trust him.

“My lord.”

Chen Yuan responded calmly.

He had also harbored some animosity towards Wu Qingfeng, expecting him to cause trouble, but things had been unexpectedly calm as if he had forgotten about him.

So, Chen Yuan also lost much of his hostility towards him.

His style of doing things was straightforward: if others do not offend me, I do not offend them.

Of course, except for those endowed with Qi Fortune…

“You are young and vigorous. Once in the Heavenly Patrol Bureau, you must know to conceal your edge. I was also an official in Prefecture City when I was young and know that the waters there run very deep,”

Wu Qingfeng said softly.

“Thank you for the advice, my lord. I will surely keep it in mind,”

Chen Yuan replied earnestly.

“Hmm… When you have free time, you may return to Ping’an County to find me…”

Wu Qingfeng said many things, offering advice and also trying to foster a closer relationship. Chen Yuan was somewhat perplexed, but he listened intently. Since there was no enmity,

there was no need to foster new grudges.

To Wu Qingfeng, he also felt that Chen Yuan was a person with potential, who might ascend to a high position in the future and possibly seek his help.

Chen Yuan was only just over twenty years old this year, still young, yet already possessed such strength, no wonder Zhang Xuan valued him.

Before long, Chen Yuan departed from Wu Qingfeng, and at leave-taking, Wu Qingfeng even gifted him a jug of fine wine, wishing him a good future. Chen Yuan couldn’t refuse and accepted it.

After saying goodbye to Wu Qingfeng, Chen Yuan went straight to City East.

Inside Sanhe Boxing Club, a group of disciples practiced boxing uniformly, with Guo Xu holding a wooden stick, hitting anyone whose posture wasn’t correct.

He looked up and saw the figure of Chen Yuan, immediately putting on a smile, and walked up to him, saying:

“Arrest Officer Chen.”

Guo Xu had undoubtedly seen and respected Chen Yuan’s authority, recognizing the huge gap between them, hence, he did not dare to show any disrespect.

His master, Zhao Nanshan, also admired Chen Yuan and dared not be envious.

When there is a certain level of difference between people, envy usually does not arise.

“Where is Old Zhao?”

“Master is still resting in the backyard,”

Guo Xu said with a smile.

Chen Yuan nodded, his thoughts somewhat amused that Zhao Nanshan truly never left the backyard for trivial matters; every time he visited, Zhao was napping in the backyard, quite comfortably at that.

Passing through the front yard, Chen Yuan walked into the back yard of Sanhe Boxing Club.

Zhao Nanshan was still the same as when he had last seen him, lying on a chair, eyes slightly squinted, right hand fanning himself, with steaming tea on the stone table beside him.

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Approaching him, Chen Yuan bowed:

“Old Zhao.”

“Sit…”

Zhao Nanshan put down the fan, opened his eyes and sized up Chen Yuan.

“Why have you come again?”

“What Old Zhao says, can’t I come?”

“Whenever you come, it’s never for anything good,”

Zhao Nanshan said helplessly.

Chen Yuan always seemed to never have a peaceful moment, and his thoughts ran deep, daring even to…

“This time it’s a good thing.”

“Let’s hear it.”

Zhao Nanshan sat up straight, picking up his teacup and gently sipping.

“I’m leaving…”

“The transfer order has come down?”

Zhao Nanshan was not very surprised, as Chen Yuan had previously mentioned to him about leaving Ping’an County for the Prefecture City’s Heavenly Patrol Bureau.

“It had already come down, and I will be leaving Ping’an County in the next few days.”

“The Heavenly Patrol Bureau is a good place, but it’s also very dangerous. Nowadays, the court’s control is significantly weakened, leading to various Sect powers emerging and even repeatedly challenging the authority of the court,”

Zhao Nanshan shook his head.

“Old Zhao still knows about the outside situation while in Ping’an County?” Chen Yuan was somewhat surprised; he always thought Old Zhao hid his skills well.

“Just deductions. It was already trending that way years ago; now it must be worse…”

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Thanks to Master Meiying Bingxin for the fifth ten-thousand coin reward!

Thanks to Master Li Shang Ruo Xie for the fifth ten-thousand coin reward!

I hope everyone doesn’t spoil the book.

It is said not spoiling a book can increase its duration…

Nine thousand for today!