I Have A Qi Fortune Altar-Chapter 98 - Concludes

Chapter 98: Chapter 98 Concludes

On the way out from the cave, Yue Shan advised Chen Yuan, telling him that if he wished to progress further on the path of Martial Arts, it would be best not to confine himself to a small county town.

Only through life and death challenges could one ascend to a higher Realm.

The Heavenly Patrol Bureau was the best path forward for martial artists like them, who lacked influential backgrounds.

Chen Yuan nodded in response to Yue Shan’s advice. He did not refuse, nor did he agree, saying only that he would consider it thoroughly.

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And he indeed planned to do just that.

Perhaps, joining the Heavenly Patrol Bureau was not a bad choice.

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Not to mention, the fact that Ping’an County could no longer find anyone endowed with Qi Fortune was a significant problem, after all, Ping’an County was really small.

When Chen Yuan and the others returned to Cien Temple, the conflict had mostly subsided. A dozen or so monks from Cien Temple were firmly guarded by the constables and government officials, the majority trembling all over.

Chen Yuan scanned over these monks, wanting to find the figure of the Qing-robed monk from before, but he was not in the crowd, nor among the brainwashed Martial Monks.

Approaching, the nearest young monk was summoned by Chen Yuan:

“How come the master in charge of watching over the Scripture Pavilion is not seen?”

The young monk was startled:

“Are you talking about Master Xu Yan?”

“Hmm…”

In his memory, the Qing-robed monk was indeed bearing this dharma name.

“Master Xu Yan has been missing since the day before yesterday,” the young monk quickly said.

“Missing?”

Chen Yuan’s brows furrowed. Could it be because of him revealing the situation behind the mountain?

This shouldn’t be the case, as Chen Yuan had not revealed anything about that monk to anyone, and in the past few days, Cien Temple was very peaceful, with no signs of precaution—clearly unaware that their traces had been exposed.

“Yes, Master Xu Yan had been severely drunk before his disappearance, and he was reprimanded by Uncle Master Jie Nan, after which he went missing. We have searched the temple but found no trace of him.”

After hearing this, Chen Yuan subconsciously looked in the direction of the Blood Pond behind the mountain.

Could it be that Xu Yan was killed by the No-Life Sect during these past few days?

If that was indeed the case, it would be rather unfortunate.

In his heart, Chen Yuan mourned for a brief moment, but even if Xu Yan had perished, he could rest in peace because Chen Yuan had indirectly avenged him.

Although that monk was greedy, it was undeniable that he had indeed helped Chen Yuan in some ways.

Chen Yuan patted the young monk’s shoulder and said to the nearby constable:

“Just question this young monk and let him be; he has no relation to the Demon people from the No-Life Sect.”

“Yes, I shall obey,” the constable hastily replied.

“Many… many thanks… my lord.”

The young monk spoke excitedly, with some stammering, his eyes filled with gratitude. He had originally feared he wouldn’t escape this predicament.

Chen Yuan nodded his head and turned to leave.

As for the other monks, Chen Yuan had no interest in meddling. Even if they were not the thieves from the No-Life Sect, the matter of extorting the believers was true.

Some punishment was indeed warranted.

On the way back.

Li Mingqi, ridden with a pale complexion, sat on his horse, while Chen Yuan and Wang Ping, among others, followed by his side, reporting to him about the situation behind the mountain.

“So you’re saying that not all the thieves from the No-Life Sect were eradicated?”

Li Mingqi furrowed his brows.

This time, the County Government had suffered heavy losses, with a quarter of the force sustaining casualties, and compensation alone amounted to a hefty sum of silver. If the thieves from the No-Life Sect had been completely eradicated, it would have been somewhat bearable.

But… after so much effort, there were still some who slipped through the net.

It’s not too good to report upwards like this.

“Sir, I suspect that within the territory of Ping’an County, the No-Life Sect has more than just a branch at Cien Temple…”

Then, Chen Yuan voiced his conjecture about the children.

“Arrest Officer Chen, you are exaggerating. The No-Life Sect also suffered heavy losses this time. Even if there are any who slipped through the net, they won’t dare to cause trouble again in the short term.”

Li Mingqi glanced at Chen Yuan, his tone implicitly cautioning him not to provoke those people too much.

Once that Mr. Zhang left, who in the Ping’an County Government could stand against those demon people?

His injuries were not light.

The members of the No-Life Sect were acting lawlessly; previously, they had attacked the County Government and slaughtered everyone – an example Li Mingqi had no desire to repeat.

Chen Yuan: “The sir makes sense too.”

After exterminating the No-Life Sect’s demon people in Cien Temple, the County Government circulated a notice throughout the county, with County Magistrate Wu Qingfeng passionately denouncing the No-Life Sect’s demon people as the source of chaos.

Zhang Xuan, on the other hand, took those four Black Robes back to Prefecture City the same day and did not stay in Ping’an County.

This also showed that the Heavenly Patrol Bureau was indeed very busy.

Before leaving, Yue Shan sought out Chen Yuan, telling him to find time to have a drink with him in Prefecture City, and to think carefully about joining the Heavenly Patrol Bureau.

But not to delay for too long.

After seeing off everyone from the Heavenly Patrol Bureau, Chen Yuan returned to the Arrest Room to deal with matters of compensation and rewards; fortunately, a significant amount of silver was seized within Cien Temple.

Calculated, the County Government would not have to contribute too much silver.

Apart from compensation, Chen Yuan also learned that Zhao Shuping had been arrested. After severe torture, Zhao Shuping confessed to his crimes, admitting that for several years he had been controlled by a special poison from the No-Life Sect.

He surreptitiously removed many missing persons from the household registers for the No-Life Sect; without deliberate investigation, these manipulations would never be found.

Zhao Shuping had also strictly forbidden arbitrary inspection of the household registers within Ping’an County.

In the entire county, the only people who could ignore such obstructions and investigate were Li Mingqi and Wu Qingfeng.

And they…

Seemed to have deliberately overlooked this aspect.

Every time they reported upwards, Ping’an County was always safe and trouble-free.

Honestly, Chen Yuan didn’t believe this at all.

Li Mingqi and Wu Qingfeng had definitely known something for a long time, but they chose to ignore it selectively, as long as the issues did not explode during their tenure, it was not their fault.

North City of Ping’an.

Inside a certain tavern.

At this moment, the sky was already growing dark, and the people on the road were rushing home in a hurry.

This was the first time Chen Yuan had not left work on time; after returning today, he was busy dealing with compensations for the Government Officials, and he was not done yet.

But he still needed to eat.

Looking at the black tattoo on his left wrist, Chen Yuan’s gaze flickered uncertainly.

Although it was quiet inside his body right now, today Chen Yuan had seen the tattoo’s strangeness for himself.

It was filled with Evil Qi, and extremely Bloodthirsty, as though every time it was stimulated, it had to be satiated, or else he would suffer backlash. This was the speculation he had drawn from today’s experiments.

“Yuan’er, what is this you ordered? Why does it taste so bad…”

Wang Ping picked up a mouthful of something black with his chopsticks, chewing it with a slight frown.

“Does it taste bad?” Chen Yuan looked up at Wang Ping.

“It tastes bad!”

Wang Ping nodded emphatically.

Chen Yuan pointed to the scene below the tavern, where two rams were butting heads uncontrollably, and said:

“It can fight rams.”