This Martial Saint's Health Bar is Too Thick! Chapter 48 – Chapter 48: Chapter 48: The Fury of a Major Case

Chapter 48: Chapter 48: The Fury of a Major Case

In the western jungle of the Calming Sect's village stronghold, Li Fei was hiding in the branches of a large tree, looking out at the distant commotion.

From this position, he could clearly see the situation inside the village.

As Wang Ping and others went after the Calming Sect Hierarch Zhao Yu, Li Fei had been waiting for an opportunity, waiting for all the attention to be drawn there before he decisively chose to break through in the opposite direction.

If Wang Ping and his group were successful in capturing Zhao Yu and reversing the situation, he could always go back.

And if Wang Ping and his group failed, he wouldn't be without an escape route.

The final outcome proved that Li Fei's caution saved his life.

He had watched the battle that unfolded on the hill to the east from start to finish, perched in the tree, seeing one Rank A martial master after another fall.

Then he saw the Calming Sect's followers enter the village and remove all the firearms and equipment; he witnessed them as if searching for someone, eventually plunging knives into several chests.

Afterwards, hundreds of Calming Sect followers withdrew from the village, heading in the direction where Li Fei was hiding.

“Coming to catch me?!”

Li Fei was startled but quickly calmed himself,

“They probably wouldn't send so many people just to catch me; it's more likely that they want to retreat in this direction, and I just happened to be ahead of them.”

He quickly climbed down from the branch and ran deeper into the jungle.

Soon, Calming Sect Hierarch Zhao Yu, accompanied by a group of fully armed believers, arrived in the jungle where Li Fei was hiding.

Zhao Yu beckoned to a senior believer dressed in a dark gray robe, “Someone fled in this direction earlier, take people to set up a mist trap, don't let the enemy track our trail.”

“Yes, Sect Hierarch.”

The senior believer took the order and left.

Soon, fog began to envelop the area, and the Calming Sect followers gradually disappeared in the mist.

Amidst the mist, Li Fei hesitated as he watched the Calming Sect members' retreating figures.

Hao Yi had taught him a lot about Magic knowledge, such as how a martial artist wanting to not be affected by the mist trap could only break through it by forcefully using their Qi-Blood and Innate Qi, just like Wang Ping had done before.

If he did that, it would surely alert the Calming Sect members ahead. Therefore, setting up the mist trap before leaving was almost foolproof for the enemy.

But Li Fei was an exception.

The Myriad Blood Pearl had taken on most of the mental disturbances for him, so he wasn't much affected by the mist trap.

The trees and bushes before him had some slight double vision, but as long as he focused carefully, the double vision would disappear, allowing him to see the real path.

This meant that he could silently follow behind the Calming Sect's forces, tracking them all the way and thus locating the Calming Sect's new hideout!

“Should I follow them?”

Given Li Fei's usual careful character, at a time like this he should prioritize self-preservation and not take unnecessary risks.

But having witnessed the failure of this operation, seeing hundreds of armed Inspectors knocked out instantly, seeing four powerful Rank A martial masters taken down,

he was profoundly shaken!

Even Rank A martial masters could fall so easily—who could say for sure they would live through tomorrow in such times?

Even with an object like the Myriad Blood Pearl, if he didn't get stronger quickly, might he one day end up like Wang Ping and the others?

“I must seize every opportunity to grow stronger, only then can I control my own destiny!”

Unconsciously, Li Fei's mindset had changed, and he felt a strong urgency.

He had seen with his own eyes those three black-robed martial masters block Wang Ping and the others, parting ways with the Calming Sect members, indicating that the two groups were not allied.

Moreover, in the battle with Wang Ping and his group, only those three martial masters had been in the forefront from beginning to end while the Calming Sect members only used Magic and guns from behind, showing that the Calming Sect did not have martial master-level powerhouses.

Without those three powerful refining strength martial masters, and left with only the Magic-using Calming Sect believers, Li Fei with the Myriad Blood Pearl at least had a fighting chance.

Even if he were to be discovered, there was a high chance of escaping in the mountainous and forested terrain.

So, in the end, Li Fei decided to follow them!

It was a risk, but also an opportunity; if he could find the Calming Sect's new hideout, and report back, it would definitely be a great achievement, so he wanted to try.

…

“What's going on?”

“Ah, my head hurts so much.”

“Why did I suddenly fall asleep?”

“Where's my gun?”

“Where are my Anti-stabbing Clothes?”

“…”

In the village, the unconscious people began to awaken one by one.

“Changwu!!”

Suddenly, Lu Sheng's grief-stricken voice resounded.

Those around turned to look, only to see Lu Changwu lying in a pool of blood, already void of breath.

“Ah—”

“Ah—”

“Ah—”

Lu Sheng, holding the body of his son, let out three crazed shouts.

This Inspector who was on a promising path, displayed such a loss of composure in front of others for the first time.

Students from the Martial Arts Hall, witnessing this scene, couldn't help but feel empathy in their sorrow.

If even the son of an Inspector could die so easily, what about them?

Soon, the number of deaths was tallied.

Aside from Lu Changwu, there were three Rank A students and five Inspectors killed—the Calming Sect seemed to have murdered at random, without any pattern.

As for Li Fei's disappearance, it was yet to be discovered at the moment.

“It's possible that during the others' unconscious state, these few woke up earlier and, as a result, were killed.”

Someone speculated.

“Take all the bodies with us, let's move out.”

Lu Sheng, embracing Lu Changwu's corpse, stood up and spoke with a face ashen as death.

…

That night, everyone safely returned to Xing City.

The operation was a failure. Over a hundred guns, more than two hundred pieces of Anti-stabbing Clothes and side-arms were lost. Five Inspectors, four Rank A students from the Martial Arts Hall killed, and most critically, four registered martial masters went missing.

This level of a major incident had not occurred for many years—an exceedingly serious case!

The entire Xing City was shaken.

“What is the Inspection Bureau doing? So many people moving out with guns, and they can still end up like this?!”

Chief Gu Zhenhui in the Governance Hall of Xing City slammed his desk in a fury.

After the Da Lan Dynasty changed from an Imperial System to a dual-monarchy constitutional system over two hundred years ago, the administrative structure everywhere also transformed.

From top to bottom, they were divided into ‘province, prefecture, city, town.' The highest administrative officer of a town was the Town Mayor, of a city was the Chief, and above them were the Garrison Commander of a prefecture and the Inspector of a province.

Chief Gu Zhenhui was the number one authority in Xing City, in charge of administrative power. The incident that happened during the day was reported to him immediately, prompting his rage.

“What does the Zhi Ge Court have to say?”

After slamming the desk, Gu Zhenhui asked.

This year he had just turned fifty, which in terms of age was actually still ‘young.' He had a chance to take another step up and vie for the Garrison Commander position.

But now, such a grave case occurred within his jurisdiction, naturally, it made him furiously irate.

“Sir, the Zhi Ge Court has requested assistance from the Righteous Court to track down the whereabouts of the Calming Sect.”

The secretary-general spoke.

Gu Zhenhui massaged his temples: “Issue an order to the Righteous Court, have them assist Zhi Ge Court in the investigation. Tell them whoever finds the whereabouts of the Calming Sect first, I will have a great reward for them!

Additionally, tell Huang Weiguang, I'm giving him only ten days. Within ten days he must either give me a satisfactory explanation or submit his resignation!”

“Yes.”

The secretary-general nodded in acknowledgment.

The orders from the Governance Hall were quickly passed down. The Inspection Bureau, Zhi Ge Court, and Righteous Court, the three most critical institutions, were all set into motion.

The Righteous Court dispatched several mages to join the registered martial masters of the Zhi Ge Court into Luoshan; the Inspection Bureau also sent another hundred people into the mountains, and this time it was the Inspector General Huang Weiguang himself who led the team!

Moreover, the Inspection Bureau issued a Bounty Order:

“Anyone who can provide valid clues about the Calming Sect can receive up to ten thousand in reward money!”

…

Inside Luoshan Village, Li Lei was leading people to interrogate each villager.

This time Huang Weiguang personally led the team, with the majority of the Inspectors still from the first division, because this was indeed the most elite force of the Inspection Bureau, but Lu Sheng was no longer asked to participate.

And it was Li Lei who had volunteered to be a part of this operation, for Li Fei had gone missing and had not returned with the others.

Elsewhere, Hao Yi too heard the news of Li Fei's disappearance and left the Martial Arts Hall right away, heading towards Luoshan.

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