I Grind to Martial Saint Chapter 4: Taboo

PSHFFT!

As Han Yuan yanked the long saber free, crimson blood blossod from the masked man’s chest.

The masked man scread and collapsed.

This sudden turn of events stunned the three masked n behind him.

Han Yuan’s eyes were savage and bloodshot, the veins bulging on his saber-wielding hand. Taking advantage of his opponents’ panic, the saber flashed out like a bolt of silk!

PSHFFT!

Another masked man’s face was split in half, flesh torn and skin broken. An eyeball even flew out.

But Han Yuan quickly realized he had been foolish.

’I shouldn’t have aid for the head. I should have gone for the throat.’

His saber blade was stuck in the man’s skull.

"Damn it!!!"

Han Yuan roared and kicked the masked man’s body hard.

THUD.

The man was sent flying, and the saber blade was finally freed.

But just then.

"Kill him!!!"

The remaining two masked n reacted, shouting as they charged at Han Yuan with daggers in hand.

Han Yuan didn’t have a Vajra Indestructible Body; a dagger wound would surely kill him. He remained remarkably calm, dodging backward and leaping straight out the window.

Blind with bloodlust, the two masked n pursued Han Yuan, jumping out the window after him.

But Han Yuan spun around at that exact mont, throwing a cloud of powder from his hand.

Li powder!

’One can never be too careful.’

Besides his Cultivation these past days, he had also researched plenty of dirty tricks.

In that instant, the two masked n leaped out of the window right into the li powder. It stung their eyes, a searing pain that sent them into a panicked frenzy.

Han Yuan showed no rcy. The muscles in his arms tensed, and with a twist of his wrists, he delivered two swift slashes.

PSHFFFT~~~

The two masked n let out a strangled cry, a bloody gash now on each of their necks. They collapsed to the ground, desperately clutching their throats.

It was a brutal scene.

They wanted to live.

But the blood gushing from their necks was unstoppable. It flowed and flowed, staining the ground red.

Blood sprayed from their necks, splattering across Han Yuan’s face. He stood there, stunned, watching the two masked n bleed to death.

It wasn’t that he was cold-blooded... his mind had just gone completely blank.

This was the first ti he had killed soone.

’They ca to kill ...’

’If I hadn’t just achieved the entry level of the Thousand Falcon Saber, if I hadn’t happened to hear them, the body lying on the ground right now would be mine.’

’To survive in this world... you can’t afford to be rciful.’

Han Yuan muttered to himself, gazing at the two corpses.

He composed himself and dragged all four bodies to the front of the courtyard. After searching them, he actually found a few pieces of broken silver.

’Just when I was worrying about money, they delivered themselves to my door.’

Han Yuan pocketed the broken silver and then pulled off the n’s masks.

’So it was them...’

Han Yuan recognized them. They were thugs from a local minor gang, the Black Stone Gang.

Back when Han Jiudao was still alive, he had led a raid to arrest the Gang Leader and a group of thugs because the Black Stone Gang was forcing won into prostitution and committing all sorts of evil. They were all thrown into the great jail.

They were only released after pulling so strings.

’Could it be because my brother died... that the Black Stone Gang wants revenge on ?’

Han Yuan narrowed his eyes.

After all, with Han Jiudao dead, he looked like a soft target. Only the uniform he wore offered any deterrence.

But as long as they were careful and weren’t discovered, they probably wouldn’t get into any trouble.

’Fine... Guo Oldhei, you want to play?’

’Then I’ll play for keeps!’

Han Yuan’s gaze turned frigid.

Wiping the blood from his saber, he walked out of the house.

After nightfall, the streets of Qingshui County were filled with all sorts of monsters and demons, making them even more dangerous than during the day.

It felt as if malicious eyes watched from every shadow.

But any gaze that fell upon Han Yuan imdiately shifted away, not lingering for even a mont.

Because Han Yuan’s current appearance was terrifying. He carried a saber in his hand, and his face was still sared with blood.

In the dark of the night, he looked all the more ferocious.

No one dared to provoke such a person.

Soon, Han Yuan arrived in front of the County Yan.

That’s right.

He had co to report the cri.

The constable on duty that night was alerted and ca out.

"Han Yuan... What happened?"

The constable on duty, Dong Gaofei, ca out and asked in shock and suspicion when he saw Han Yuan’s blood-covered face.

Seeing Dong Gaofei, Han Yuan breathed a silent sigh of relief.

’At least it isn’t Wang Cheng.’

"Constable Dong... Soone tried to kill !"

Han Yuan said, his face pale and his tone panicked.

"Who tried to kill you?!" Dong Gaofei frowned.

"n from the Black Stone Gang... They snuck into my house tonight to kill ."

"Luckily, I reacted in ti... otherwise..."

Han Yuan said, his voice laced with lingering fear.

"The Black Stone Gang... What nerve!"

"Where are they now?!"

Dong Gaofei asked coldly.

If it were a fight between gangs, the County Yan would usually not intervene.

But attacking a Governnt Official broke the rules.

"I killed them all," Han Yuan said in a low voice.

Dong Gaofei thought he had misheard.

In the eyes of everyone at the County Yan, Han Yuan was just soone who got his job through connections.

He had no martial skills and a timid personality.

This kind of person... dared to kill?

But seeing the bloodstains on Han Yuan’s face, he had no choice but to believe it.

Dong Gaofei took a deep breath. "Take to see."

Soon, Dong Gaofei rushed to Han Yuan’s house with his n.

When they saw the four bodies neatly arranged in the courtyard, they were all stunned.

"It’s really the Black Stone Gang’s n."

One of the Governnt Officials recognized the n.

"Han Yuan, I will report this to the Chief Constable tomorrow."

"I’ll take the bodies back to the County Yan."

"You get so rest for now."

Han Yuan had already told him what happened on the way there.

There was nothing more to say now.

"Thank you for your trouble, Constable Dong." Han Yuan cupped his fist.

After Dong Gaofei had taken the bodies away, Han Yuan finally went to wash his face, scrubbing away the blood.

Then, he picked up his long saber again and began practicing the Thousand Falcon Saber.

Having killed, his mind was still in turmoil.

But as soon as he began to practice with his saber, his heart would calm down.

....

The incident with Han Yuan caused so small waves at the County Yan.

After Chief Constable Gao Yuan learned of the matter, he sent n to the Black Stone Gang to make arrests that sa day, but they ca back empty-handed.

It seed the Black Stone Gang had received news in advance; their headquarters was completely deserted.

But the matter wasn’t over. The County Yan quickly issued a wanted poster for the Black Stone Gang’s Leader, Guo Oldhei, vowing to hunt him down to the end.

「The County Yan Storeroom.」

"You handled this matter well."

"It’s better to make a big scene."

"Your brother’s righteous nature made him a lot of enemies in Qingshui County. Now that you’ve blown this up, no one will dare to touch you."

Wang Changbai said with a grin, sipping his wine.

This was the Cyan Bamboo Wine that Han Yuan had bought for him.

This wine wasn’t cheap. At five maces of silver a jar, it was sothing Wang Changbai could never usually afford to drink.

"I never expected it would even alarm Chief Constable Gao."

Han Yuan said, shaking his head.

After all, no matter how you looked at it, he was just a minor Governnt Official.

The County Yan employed over a hundred Governnt Officials.

"It’s simple... The Black Stone Gang broke the County Yan’s taboo."

"Besides, you made a huge fuss. With so many eyes watching, Gao Yuan had to make a show of doing sothing, or he’d have no way to answer for it."

"Otherwise, next ti, soone might dare to attack a constable, or even a Chief Constable."

Wang Changbai said with a small smile.