Chapter 144: Chapter 137: Congratulations to Master Zhuren on His Promotion to “Coffin” Material!
“Sir, is it necessary to send pickled vegetables?”
Yue Shan felt sowhat depressed—this ti he had brought only a small amount of pickled vegetables, and Chen Yuan had given them all away, and sothing about contentnt…
How did that relate to pickled vegetables?
“Ha ha… since we are here, we naturally need to bring so gifts…” Chen Yuan chuckled but didn’t tell the truth. The purpose of sending the pickled vegetables was actually a secret signal for the Four Ghosts of Yunshan.
It told them that he was ready to make a move!
How could he possibly be joking around?
Yue Shan glanced at Chen Yuan as if to say he was quite particular about etiquette, but still…
What exactly was he preparing to send?
Thinking this, Yue Shan looked towards the redwood coffin behind Chen Yuan.
This was sothing Chen Yuan had specifically ordered him to buy in Qinghe County after they arrived yesterday, costing quite a bit of silver.
“Let’s go and wish Lord Ren a ‘rising coffin, prosperity’!”
Chen Yuan lifted the coffin with one hand, then with a sudden forceful push, the red coffin broke through the air, heading straight for the Ren Family’s courtyard.
Inside the hall, Ren Changyi, still undecided about whether to exchange Black Jade Ointnt with Xu Baishong, suddenly furrowed his brows upon hearing the doorman’s shout.
Who sends a congratulatory gift of pickled vegetables?
His old pit has more pickled vegetables than they could ever eat.
The guests inside the hall also showed various expressions, revealing a hint of curiosity—this did not seem like a gesture of sending birthday wishes.
Chu Yunfeng squinted his eyes, deep in thought, Wang Ping… he seed to have heard this na before.
Ren Changyi instructed a nearby guard,
“Go and see what’s outside…”
But before he could finish speaking, he suddenly heard a loud shout resounding in the sky above the Ren family:
“Heavenly Patrol Bureau, wishing Lord Ren’s promotion and prosperity!”
“Boom!”
The red coffin smashed the stage in the courtyard, standing upright on the ground.
The guests inside the courtyard beca panicked, hastily moving aside.
Sending a coffin to a birthday feast…
This was definitely an act of making trouble.
Upon hearing this statent, Ren Changyi’s face darkened, and he imdiately stepped out of the hall. A crowd of guests hurriedly followed, all eager to see what was happening.
Chen Yuan levitated in midair, steadying himself atop the coffin, shrugged off his front robe, his expression calm.
Ren Changyi eyed Chen Yuan up and down, his heart pounding, Black Cloud Clothing, Yan Ling Saber—this was the Heavenly Patrol Bureau at their door!
Before he could pose a question, then suddenly, more than a dozen figures in dark clothing leaped onto the rooftops, and a group of Heavenly Patrol Guards tightly monitored every major gate of the Ren Family’s compound.
And they, were utterly unprepared.
“Lord Ren, do you like the birthday gift I brought?” Chen Yuan eyed the elderly man with silver-gray hair and beard.
“I don’t know what cri our Ren family committed to trouble the Heavenly Patrol Bureau to visit personally,”
Ren Changyi asked gravely.
Behind him, a group of Ren Family Martial Artists drew their swords, their expressions wary.
“You yourself know what cri you committed, why even ask?”
“Is this… Brother Wang?”
Chu Yunfeng showed an expression of shock.
“You know this Patrol Envoy?”
Xu Baishong frowned, hearing what Chu Yunfeng had murmured.
“I know, previously…”
Chu Yunfeng recounted the past events without any omissions.
“Let’s just observe for now, don’t act rashly.”
“Disciple understands.”
“I genuinely do not know.”
“Ha ha… committing murder under imperial orders, secretly colluding with officials to oppress the people, today is the day the Ren Family dies!”
“Arrogance!”
Ren Changyi barked lowly.
“If this lord has evidence, feel free to present it; if not, we will not sit idly by as the governnt oppresses the good!” a young man dressed in white said sternly.
“Indeed, Elder Ren is one of the few in Jianghu willing to guide juniors; how can the governnt slander him?”
Several figures stood out.
They had all received guidance from Ren Changyi in the past, and if they did not stand up now, how could they continue in Jianghu?
Those in Jianghu live by the code of righteousness!
“The Heavenly Patrol Bureau is working; do you dare to make noise?”
A murderous intent flickered in Chen Yuan’s eyes.
“The Heavenly Patrol Bureau, so what if you are…”
The man hadn’t finished speaking when Chen Yuan, using his footwork, leaped into the air and grasped his saber handle, drawing the blade swiftly.
“Swish!”
The man’s heart shook, hurriedly lifting his sword to block.
But the gap between them was too great, and given that Chen Yuan’s blade was mixed with many precious materials, rely on contact, the man’s sword burst apart.
The Yan Ling Saber pierced directly into his body, blood splattered, half of his body was instantly severed.
One slash, killing a man!
And it killed a Qi Absorption Level Martial Artist.
Inside the Ren Family courtyard, at the mont of this slash, utter silence prevailed, clearly stunned by Chen Yuan’s power and his swift actions—and this was one of Chen Yuan’s objectives.
Killing the chicken to scare the monkey, acting ruthlessly before they could react.
Thus, he could mitigate more trouble.
After a mont, the crowd reacted, drawing their weapons, their eyes warily on Chen Yuan.
“So the governnt doesn’t even allow people to speak anymore? Liu only said one sentence, and you killed him outright. Is this the justice of the imperial court?”
Soone asked with an astonished and angry expression.
“I suspected that he was conspiring with the No-Life Sect, so I took action. What’s the problem? The Heavenly Patrol Envoy acts with the authority to execute first and report later. If you say another unnecessary word,
I may have to suspect you too,”
Chen Yuan hooked the corner of his mouth as he looked at the speaker.
“You…”
The man’s tone choked, intending to say sothing to embolden himself, but the words failed to co out, deeply wary of Chen Yuan’s thods.
“It seems that the gentleman must be the newly-appointed Heavenly Patrol Envoy, Chen Yuan, right?”
Xuan Nu, a monk observing the battle, sized up Chen Yuan and suddenly spoke.
There were only a few Heavenly Patrol Envoys across the entire Nanling Prefecture, all of whom he had seen, except for this man who was unfamiliar; either he had just been appointed recently, or he was the Heavenly Patrol Envoy from another prefecture.
However, handling cross-regional cases was exceedingly rare, and Ren Changyi hadn’t committed the grave sin of rebellion, making it almost impossible that soone from another prefecture would take action.
“The master is…?”
Chen Yuan narrowed his eyes.
“I am a monk from Gold Mountain Monastery, Xuan Nu!”
Xuan Nu’s expression remained calm, but there was a sense of pride in his words.
Of course, this was understandable, since the strength of Gold Mountain Monastery was indeed unparalleled in Nanling Prefecture, ever since the Buddhist force from the Western Regions entered the Central Plains over two hundred years ago.
Buddhist powers had since grown significantly.
“So, it’s a master from Gold Mountain Monastery…” Chen Yuan nodded.
Seeing that Chen Yuan had little reaction, Xuan Nu’s eyebrows twitched slightly:
“Master Chen, today marks the seventieth birthday of Elder Ren. Isn’t it a bit too heartless for the Heavenly Patrol Bureau to take action at this ti?”
“It’s said that the Buddhist sect is compassionate and saves the world. Then the master must know about Ren Changyi manipulating market prices in Qinghe County, collecting silver, and driving countless innocents to their deaths. Where…
were the masters from Gold Mountain Monastery then when it was heartless?”
Chen Yuan retorted sharply.
“This poor monk has only seen the current matters…”
Xuan Nu’s expression did not change.
“Haha…”
Chen Yuan let out a cold laugh.
“Master Chen might be exaggerating, how would I not be aware of the Ren Family manipulating market prices? The people of my Qinghe County live in peace and happiness; there’s none of the things you just ntioned.”
A middle-aged man in official robes stepped forward and said.
“And who might you be?”
“I am the County Magistrate of Qinghe County, Wu Sanhu!”
“Step aside. You dare obstruct the Heavenly Patrol Bureau, I shall execute you today!” Chen Yuan gave him a cold glance.
“You… how dare you.”
Wu Sanhu’s face flushed with provoked anger.
He, a prestigious seventh-rank County Magistrate in Qinghe County, was today chided to ‘step aside,’ a truly unprecedented event.
“Hmm?”
Chen Yuan slightly lifted his saber scabbard.
Wu Sanhu took a deep breath and fell silent.
Seeing everyone around retreating out of fear of Chen Yuan alone, Ren Changyi’s eyes turned cold:
“Master Chen, are you determined to take action?”
“Whoosh!”
Suddenly, a firework exploded in the air above the Ren Family’s backyard.
Chen Yuan hooked the corner of his mouth; indeed… the mont he appeared, the Ren Family had already begun to evacuate, but he was well prepared and had commanded the Cloud Mountain Four Ghosts to capture the core mbers of the Ren Family as soon as he gave the signal.
This was the signal they gave.
“I’ve brought everyone. Do you think I would let this go?” Chen Yuan sneered softly, his saber slightly drawn from its sheath, as Yue Shan and others with him also drew their sabers and leaped down from the rooftops.
They slowly approached the Ren Family’s mbers.
They only awaited an order from Chen Yuan to attack!
Ren Changyi smirked, pulling out a palm-sized red box wrapped in yellow cloth from his bosom; he unwrapped the cloth and opened the box.
It revealed a thumb-sized, irregularly shaped golden rock, which he raised high:
“This object is the goal of your journey, Geng tal. Now, I no longer wish to trade it for any Spiritual Objects for nding ridians. Just kill this Chen, the Patrol Envoy,
and I shall gift it to him!”
The people around stared intently at the Geng tal, their eyes filled with eagerness, yet they hesitated upon hearing Ren Changyi’s words—executing a Heavenly Patrol Envoy was a cri punishable by the extermination of their families.
Was it worth it for the Geng tal?
Seeing the hesitation in the crowd, Ren Changyi added:
“Kill Chen Yuan, escape from Qingzhou—would the imperial court really go to all lengths to pursue you? Apart from the Geng tal, I will also offer a thousand Silver Tael.”
The people around looked tempted.
Soon, two people stepped forward, facing Chen Yuan:
“The governnt acts unjustly; today we shall eliminate you, this hound of the imperial court!”
“Several years ago, Elder Ren guided , and today I repay that kindness!”
Chen Yuan assessed the two n; they likely had no attachnts and were solitary wanderers of Jianghu, appearing like they had backing from powerful sects, uninterested in acting amid such public scrutiny.
If there weren’t so many onlookers, perhaps more might have co forward.
Regardless, he was unafraid.
Just two Qi Absorption Martial Artists… he would eliminate them!
“Ha, no need for more words. Co at together, what does Chen Yuan fear!”
Having said that, Chen Yuan shouted an order and imdiately drew his saber to attack, anwhile Yue Shan and the others did not hesitate either, drawing their sabers and striking.
Ren Changyi took a deep breath, knowing that Chen Yuan was revealing his capabilities. He stuffed a green elixir into his mouth, causing his vitality to surge.
He punched towards Chen Yuan!
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