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.
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 ntion, 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 governnt 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 co 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 mory, the Qing-robed monk was indeed bearing this dharma na.
“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 mont, 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 so 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 so stamring, his eyes filled with gratitude. He had originally feared he wouldn’t escape this predicant.
Chen Yuan nodded his head and turned to leave.
As for the other monks, Chen Yuan had no interest in ddling. Even if they were not the thieves from the No-Life Sect, the matter of extorting the believers was true.
So punishnt 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 ti, the County Governnt 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 sowhat bearable.
But… after so much effort, there were still so who slipped through the net.
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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 ti. 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 Governnt could stand against those demon people?
His injuries were not light.
The mbers of the No-Life Sect were acting lawlessly; previously, they had attacked the County Governnt 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 Governnt 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 sa 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 ti 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 Governnt 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 cris, 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…
Seed to have deliberately overlooked this aspect.
Every ti 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 sothing for a long ti, 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 mont, the sky was already growing dark, and the people on the road were rushing ho in a hurry.
This was the first ti Chen Yuan had not left work on ti; after returning today, he was busy dealing with compensations for the Governnt 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 extrely Bloodthirsty, as though every ti it was stimulated, it had to be satiated, or else he would suffer backlash. This was the speculation he had drawn from today’s experints.
“Yuan’er, what is this you ordered? Why does it taste so bad…”
Wang Ping picked up a mouthful of sothing 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.”
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