Chapter 247: Not a Single Good Seed!

Chapter 247: Not a Single Good Seed!



In the courtyard, Jiang Ning paused his Waterfire Essence Technique and looked towards the entrance of the courtyard.

Within moments, several figures appeared in Jiang Ning's line of sight, led by Xu Zhengnan, closely followed by Xie Xiaojiu.

Xu Zhengnan, the Chief Inspector of Luoshui County, held the official rank of Eighth Grade and was a Peak Seventh Stage Martial Artist.

Behind him were several extraordinary constables, and a group of people had stopped at the courtyard gate.

Jiang Ning immediately approached them.

"Thank you, Chief Inspector Xu, for giving me this face," Jiang Ning said.

Xu Zhengnan cupped his hands and replied, "Greetings, Commander Jiang!"

Then, with a solemn expression, he said, "As the Chief Inspector of Luoshui County, it is my duty to uphold justice and combat crime without hesitation."

At this point, he glanced around the courtyard and said, "It is embarrassing to say that such heinous acts have occurred here. This is a failure on my part."

Jiang Ning asked, "Chief Inspector Xu, how do you plan to handle this matter?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Zhengnan immediately responded, "I will handle official matters impartially. Whoever breaks the law will be held accountable, regardless of their background. No one will escape the punishment of the Xia Dynasty's laws."

"Chief Inspector Xu, please help me!" Liu Zhixiang finally gathered the courage to speak.

Xu Zhengnan gave Liu Zhixiang a fleeting glance and then averted his gaze.

"Commander Jiang, this is..."

Jiang Ning said, "The Black Tiger Gang's signal flare brought the manager of the Four United Merchant Guild here."

"So that's the case!" Xu Zhengnan's face revealed understanding. "It seems that the Black Tiger Gang's outrageous actions have the backing of the Four United Merchant Guild."

Jiang Ning spoke calmly, "Is that what you believe, Chief Inspector Xu?"

Xu Zhengnan's expression froze for a moment, and then he said gravely, "This matter is not as simple as it seems. How could a small guild like the Four United Merchant Guild have the qualifications to command the Black Tiger Gang?"

Just then, sounds approached from the courtyard's entrance, gradually growing louder.

Hearing the commotion, the two men stopped their conversation and looked towards the courtyard gate.

The next moment, they heard voices from outside the courtyard.

"Greetings, Marquis!"

"Greetings, Marquis!"

"Greetings, Marquis!"

"..."

Respectful voices filled the air.

Xu Zhengnan was astonished, "Is that Hong Minghu?"

He had just taken a quick glance around the courtyard, and the only thing that caught his attention was the headless corpse lying in the snow, a monstrous figure with black blood flowing from it.

As the Chief Inspector, Xu Zhengnan was a well-known figure in Luoshui County, and he immediately recognized the nature of the corpse.

It belonged to a Warrior of the Idolatry Sect who had undergone Divine Descendant Transformation and was beheaded by someone.

This was the most direct and effective way to kill them.

Otherwise, even with the terrifying vitality of the Divine Descendant Transformation, a blow that shattered the heart would not be fatal.

However, he didn't believe that a few Warriors from the Idolatry Sect could attract the attention of a figure like Hong Minghu.

Moreover, this figure had personally come from the Inspection Office to this remote corner of the Outer City.

The next moment, Xu Zhengnan saw Hong Minghu appear at the courtyard gate.

Xu Zhengnan was even more surprised when he saw that in front of Hong Minghu was an elderly woman in her forties, exuding a graceful presence.

Hong Minghu's steps were slightly behind the woman, indicating her higher status.

Having spent most of his life in officialdom, Xu Zhengnan understood the subtle implications.

This meant that the woman's status might even surpass that of Hong Minghu.

Seeing Hong Minghu and his group enter, Xu Zhengnan stepped aside, leaving the central path clear.

Jiang Ning cupped his hands and said, "Greetings, Marquis!"

Then, Jiang Ning slightly bowed to the elderly woman, "Greetings, Senior!"

The woman was slightly surprised and gave Jiang Ning a curious look.

She then moved towards one of the Idolatry Sect Warrior's corpses.

"Seventh Stage!"

She then moved to another corpse.

"Eighth Stage!"

"Eighth Stage!"

"Eighth Stage!"

"Sixth Stage!!"

When she examined the slightly mutated Sixth Stage Warrior's corpse, her voice rose with surprise.

Her words were like a storm sweeping through the entire courtyard.

"Sixth Stage!!!" one of the team members exclaimed.

"Commander Jiang is too fierce! He can even kill a Sixth Stage Warrior from the Idolatry Sect?"

"Who says not? When I saw the Commander killing so effortlessly, I thought it was just an ordinary Seventh Stage Warrior," another team member replied.

"..."

At the same time, Hong Minghu looked at Jiang Ning with astonishment.

A Sixth Stage Warrior from the Idolatry Sect, who had mastered the Divine Descendant Transformation, had been killed.

"He could even kill this?" Hong Minghu wondered, examining Jiang Ning with renewed interest.

On the other side, Xu Zhengnan was even more shocked.

He had long since reached the Seventh Stage of the Martial Dao, his tendons refined like a dragon.

So he was well aware of how difficult it was to achieve the Sixth Stage.

The cultivation of Qi and Blood was one challenge.

The transformation of Psychic Energy was an even greater challenge.

Now, he had only just satisfied the first requirement, his Qi and Blood cultivation already meeting the necessary standards.

As for Psychic Energy, it was truly too difficult.

At his age, he couldn't possibly take the path of the literary examinations.

Thinking of this, his gaze fixed on Jiang Ning, his eyes filled with contemplation.

"Little guy, you did well!" The old woman stood up, glanced at Jiang Ning indifferently, then withdrew her gaze.

Compared to her outward calm, her heart was not at peace.

How long had it been since Jiang Ning obtained the Ascending Dragon Pill and entered the realm of Dragon Tendons?

How long had it been since she obtained the Hundred and Eight Heavenly Trigram Earthly Trigram Martial Bone Technique?

Yet now, she had killed another Sixth Stage Martial Dao warrior from the Idolatry Sect, and this one was even a semi-Jade Bone warrior.

This person was much stronger than the previous one.

Especially the way she was killed was different.

Last time, she had only observed the corpse and knew that Jiang Ning could kill him, relying on the advantage of her divine weapon.

A divine weapon that could not be destroyed faced a divine descendant transformation warrior from the Idolatry Sect, giving her a significant advantage.

Moreover, before the fatal knife wound, there was another penetrating wound on the heart.

That wound also had a significant impact.

Even though the divine descendant transformation warrior was almost immortal, this so-called immortality was just an exaggerated claim.

Immortality was not something that could be achieved so easily.

Only true deities who held the power of flesh and blood in ancient times, those who could revive with a drop of blood, were truly worthy of being called immortal.

The so-called immortality of the Idolatry Sect's warriors was merely a powerful life force.

But even with the strongest life force, the heart was still a vital weak point.

If the heart was injured, even with this half-baked immortality, they would still suffer greatly in their state of being.

So when she saw the corpse of the Sixth Stage Mystic Bone Realm warrior, she was not as surprised as she was today.

Today, this Sixth Stage semi-Jade Bone warrior from the Idolatry Sect was killed during his divine descendant transformation process.

And he was killed with a single punch.

It was precisely because the killing was too swift that the flesh mutation only progressed halfway before stopping abruptly.

This terrifying combat power could be described as Sixth Stage invincibility.

It was on a completely different level from his previous performance, not even comparable.

"This kid is indeed a rare talent, with a sense of righteousness in his heart and frighteningly strong talent!" The old woman looked at Jiang Ning, her thoughts hidden.

Then, she clapped her hands, shaking off the black blood on her hands.

"Little guy, where is the secret passage? Where is the statue of the God of Flesh and Blood?"

Jiang Ning pointed to the dilapidated building, "The secret passage is inside this building!"

Upon hearing this, the old woman nodded slightly. She moved, appearing like a ghost a zhang away.

Then she moved again, disappearing from her original spot and reappearing a zhang away.

Seeing this, Xu Zhengnan's pupils suddenly contracted.

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At this moment, he finally understood why Hong Minghu was so respectful towards this old woman.

Her status was not that of an ordinary warrior.

At the very least, he was no match for her.

With her abilities, killing him would be a matter of an instant.

Seeing the old woman enter the building, Hong Minghu smiled and said to Jiang Ning, "Commander Jiang, shall we go in together?"

"Okay!" Jiang Ning nodded.

Ye Qiu also came to Jiang Ning's side and said softly, "Brother Jiang, today's harvest is truly bountiful!"

Jiang Ning smiled, "It's just good luck!"

"You can't just brush it off as good luck. Another day, you must treat me to a big meal."

"No problem!" Jiang Ning laughed.

Then, the three of them also headed towards the dilapidated building.

Xu Zhengnan watched the backs of Jiang Ning and the others, hesitated for a moment, then turned and instructed, "Wait here, don't follow us in!"

"The statue of the God of Flesh and Blood can twist one's consciousness."

After leaving these words, he quickened his pace and followed behind Jiang Ning and the others.

Stepping into the secret passage again.

After several twists and turns, Jiang Ning, Hong Minghu, and Ye Qiu saw the statue and the old woman searching beneath it.

"Strange!" She suddenly spoke.

"White Madam, what's wrong?" Hong Minghu asked.

The old woman slowly caressed the statue and said, "This statue seems to be missing something!"

"Missing what?" Hong Minghu was surprised.

He immediately quickened his steps and came to the statue, reaching out to touch it.

Then his eyes unconsciously narrowed, "The muttering voice by its ear is gone."

"Not bad!" The old woman nodded slightly.

Jiang Ning overheard the conversation between the two and wasn't surprised at all.

Ever since he had extracted the divinity and authority from the statue, it seemed to have completely transformed into an ordinary statue, devoid of its previous divine aura.

"White Madam, could this statue be a fake?" Hong Minghu asked.

The old woman glanced at Jiang Ning and nodded, "It's real! I'll study it when we get back."

"Good!" Hong Minghu replied immediately.

At that moment, Jiang Ning listened to their conversation, and his previous worries completely vanished.

Just now, after hearing their conversation, he thought that the 50,000 contribution points would slip through his fingers.

With the statue losing its divine aura, if they didn't acknowledge that this was the same statue that was once enshrined in the City God Temple, he would undoubtedly lose those 50,000 contribution points.

Fortunately!

Thankfully, that senior, White Madam, whom Hong Minghu spoke of, acknowledged the statue.

Jiang Ning heaved a sigh of relief.

Even for him, 50,000 contribution points were a considerable fortune.

Not to mention anything else, just the heavenly materials and treasures that could be exchanged for 50,000 contribution points would increase his essence energy points by nearly a thousand, or even more than a thousand.

Moreover, the three types of pills prepared in advance for the Sixth Stage Martial Bone Realm only cost 100,000 silver ingots.

Of course, Jiang Ning also knew that the three pills - Iron Bone Pill, Mysterious Bone Pill, and Jade Bone Pill - were worth far more than 100,000 silver ingots.

Lin Qingyi must have secretly added some extra.

But this was enough to prove that the 50,000 silver ingots were not a small amount; it was a substantial fortune.

Not to mention that even if there were only 50,000 silver ingots, they couldn't be exchanged for 50,000 contribution points.

To exchange silver ingots for contribution points at the Internal Affairs Office, 100,000 silver ingots were needed for 50,000 contribution points.

They emerged from the underground passage.

Hong Minghu held the statue with one hand and walked out with the old woman.

"Come to the Internal Affairs Office later, there's something I need you to do!" the old woman said.

"Yes, senior!" Jiang Ning clasped his hands.

"When you have time, remember to treat me!" Ye Qiu smiled at Jiang Ning.

"Definitely!" Jiang Ning nodded.

After that, the three of them came and left just as quickly!

In the blink of an eye, they disappeared from everyone's sight.

"Commander Jiang!" Xu Zhengnan looked at Jiang Ning with a serious expression.

"What's the matter, Chief Xu?" Jiang Ning asked.

Xu Zhengnan said, "I've gathered some evidence of the Liu Family, Black Tiger Gang, and Four United Merchant Guild's crimes. I want you to take a look."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning glanced at Xu Zhengnan and nodded slightly.

The next moment,

Xu Zhengnan took out several rolls of silk from the person who had just followed him.

He took the silk and handed it to Jiang Ning, "Commander Jiang, take a look. All of this is the evidence I've gathered over the years about the Liu Family, Black Tiger Gang, and Four United Merchant Guild."

"Actually, I already knew about the suffering of the children here."

"But if we don't take action, it will lead to chaos!"

"To completely eradicate the cancer of Luoshui County, I had to endure and find sufficient evidence and proof."

"These past few years, in order to numb the Four United Merchant Guild and Liu Family, I've been accepting their tribute, which is also part of the evidence."

Upon hearing Xu Zhengnan's words,

"Impressive!" Jiang Ning secretly praised in his heart.

Xu Zhengnan's words were well-prepared, allowing him to advance or retreat.

No matter how he was implicated, the impact on him would be minimal.

Then, Jiang Ning opened the silk that Xu Zhengnan had given him, and his eyes quickly scanned the contents.

"Chief Xu, are all the accusations on this silk true?" Jiang Ning folded the silk and asked Xu Zhengnan.

"I guarantee with my life that everything is true! Moreover, I've already prepared solid evidence!" Xu Zhengnan replied firmly.

Looking at Xu Zhengnan's righteous face at that moment,

Jiang Ning couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "Those who have reached this step are indeed ruthless!"

Xu Zhengnan's sudden 180-degree attitude change had an underlying reason that Jiang Ning naturally understood.

It was the information exposed by the senior just now.

The news of the Sixth Stage Mystic Bone Realm martial artist from the Idolatry Sect being killed by him.

This news was enough to make Xu Zhengnan's attitude do a complete 180-degree turn.

Then,

Jiang Ning asked again, "Chief Xu, what do you plan to do next?"

"Naturally, we'll handle it officially!" Xu Zhengnan replied firmly.

Then, he looked at Jiang Ning, "If Commander Jiang can, I hope you can help me with something, to subdue the Liu Family."

Jiang Ning glanced at Xu Zhengnan and nodded, "Good!"

At this point, Jiang Ning didn't mind doing a good deed.

According to the crimes recorded on the silk, the important figures in the Liu Family were the kind that even killing them ten times wouldn't be enough.

As for the Four United Merchant Guild and Black Tiger Gang, they were even worse.

(End of Chapter)

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