The next day.

Early morning.

As the first ray of sunlight shone through the window into the room, Chen Yuan suddenly opened his eyes, the golden paint on his body slowly receding into his flesh.

His strong muscles were streamlined and aesthetically pleasing.

After a night of cultivation, Chen Yuan used most of the Snow Jade Paste and finally completely refined his arms.

At this moment, Chen Yuan finally understood what Su Ziyue meant by owing her a favor, because this Snow Jade Paste was indeed extraordinary and had amazing effects!

In one night, Chen Yuan completed a quarter of his Bone Refinement cultivation without leaving any future troubles, unlike swallowing pills, which would accumulate medicinal toxins and affect his foundation.

If he used up all the remaining Snow Jade Paste, Chen Yuan could advance a big step in the Bone Refinement stage, saving him an unknown amount of time.

Unfortunately, if this item were unlimited in supply, Chen Yuan could probably refine his entire body's bones and tendons in a few days, but he didn't ask for too much.

The Snow Jade Paste is definitely an extremely rare spiritual item.

Being gifted a bottle by Su Ziyue was already extremely lucky.

Getting up and getting out of bed, Chen Yuan walked to the small courtyard and began to wield his knife in a methodical manner. Wielding the knife every day was his unwavering foundation.

Although he had also learned the Zhao family's Six Harmony Saber Technique, the Drawing Saber Technique was of great help to Chen Yuan.

To be precise, this is not a saber technique, but a single saber move.

Extremely explosive, it is a killing technique that instantly decides life and death!

Chen Yuan attached great importance to this saber move, so he never slacked off.

After wielding the knife eight hundred times in a row, Chen Yuan's body was covered in a layer of fine sweat. He inserted the long knife into the ground, walked to the corner, picked up a large jar of cold water and poured it from head to toe.

One word: refreshing!

After putting on his official uniform and fastening his waist saber, Chen Yuan closed the door of the small courtyard and walked towards Zhou's Steamed Bun Shop. He ordered eight meat buns and a bowl of tofu pudding, and Chen Yuan quickly finished the battle like he was devouring dates.

After eating and drinking well, Chen Yuan roughly told the Zhou family about what happened in the Ci'en Temple. The body of Zhou Cheng, the youngest son of Zhou Zhong who died, was probably irretrievable.

There is no DNA testing here to find their relatives among a pile of broken corpses.

The Zhou family was saddened by this, but they were also prepared for it, and they just cursed those damned cult demons a few times.

They are just ordinary people, so what can they do even if they are angry?

Not to mention them, even Chen Yuan himself couldn't find his uncle's body. How can one identify scattered bones?

"It's good that people are safe, and those cult demons have also been almost eradicated..." Chen Yuan smiled, then put a few copper coins on the table and turned to leave.

It's good for ordinary people to live ordinary lives.

The *jianghu* is too dangerous, there is not much human touch, it is all fighting and killing!

"Brother Yuan..."

Looking at Chen Yuan's departing back, Xiao Fang suddenly called out to him.

"What's wrong?"

Chen Yuan turned his head to look.

"It's nothing, come back another day to eat..."

"Okay."

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Ping An County Government Office.

After Chen Yuan dealt with the things that had piled up yesterday, Chen Yuan summoned a more trusted subordinate, gave him a thumb-sized wood carving, and prepared to have him go to the Prefectural City to give it to Yue Shan.

In Ping An County Government Office, Chen Yuan not only had Wang Ping as a confidant. With his temperament, he would definitely buy some people, and Chen Yuan was also relatively fair in his actions.

The constables in the constabulary trusted him very much and were willing to work for him.

Although Chen Yuan was greedy, he didn't care about the small amount of money in the constabulary. His greed was for the wealthy households in the county.

As for that wood carving, it was a small toy that Yue Shan gave to Chen Yuan before he left. It was not valuable, but it was a token of his sincerity. Before leaving, Yue Shan told Chen Yuan to make a decision as soon as possible. Chen Yuan had already stated his position.

If he intended to enter the Sky Patrol Office, but could not get away himself, he would have someone hand this thing over to Yue Shan and have him report to Lord Zhang Xuan.

If he didn't intend to, just pretend he didn't say anything.

Yue Shan could understand this.

Ping An County had just wiped out a sub-rudder of the Eternal Life Sect, and as a constable, it was not easy for Chen Yuan to get away.

"Remember, don't alarm anyone about this matter. Go to the south of the city to buy a horse immediately, change into ordinary clothes..." Chen Yuan threw the silver to the young constable in front of him and solemnly instructed him.

"Don't worry, sir, I will definitely handle this matter well."

The constable immediately cupped his fists and bowed.

"This constable still trusts you on this point. After you come back, you can choose one of the three saber techniques in the county government to practice..." Chen Yuan smiled.

"Thank you, sir."

The constable looked delighted.

"Well, go ahead."

"This subordinate takes his leave..."

As soon as the constable walked out the door, he ran into Wang Ping, who looked serious and hurried over. The two looked at each other without any words.

Walking into the hall, Wang Ping slowly came to Chen Yuan and whispered:

"Brother Yuan, something happened!"

Seeing Wang Ping's anxious look, Chen Yuan's face instantly turned calm and asked:

"What happened?"

The Ci'en Temple had just been wiped out, so logically speaking, nothing should have happened, especially since that thin man died in Su Ziyue's hands last night.

But he also knew that since Wang Ping looked like this, something was likely to have happened.

Wang Ping took a deep breath:

"This morning, the constables who went to deliver the food found the Liu siblings dead in the prison."

Chen Yuan's pupils shrank: "Dead?"

He had only ordered people to detain them in the prison below the constabulary. Although there was some punishment, he had not thought about taking their lives at the moment!

He had previously promised Liu Shuanghe, in order to appease him and deal with the Eternal Life Sect demons in the Ci'en Temple with all his strength, that he would try his best to save their lives.

He had originally planned to delay for a while, until his strength was enough to match Liu Shuanghe, before taking action against the Liu family. Unexpectedly, they were dead!

Their life or death was not important. What was important was that Chen Yuan was not prepared, and moreover, the Liu siblings died in the constabulary. There was no need to think that Liu Shuanghe would definitely be extremely furious.

Chen Yuan will bear the revenge from the Liu family!

In an instant, Chen Yuan thought of the consequences of this matter.

Although he was not afraid of the Liu family, he didn't like the feeling of being schemed against!

"How did they die?"

Chen Yuan's face was gloomy.

"They died of poisoning."

Wang Ping told the truth.

"Have you found out who did it?"

Although he asked this, Chen Yuan had already locked in who was behind it.

Being able to easily control the constables in the constabulary, knowing the constabulary like the back of his hand, and coveting the Liu family's foundation, this person was already about to emerge in Chen Yuan's mind!

Wang Ping hesitated and glanced at Chen Yuan, then whispered:

"I asked the constables on duty. Last night, after Brother Yuan and I left the constabulary, Xu Ping and Wu Yushan from the County Sheriff's side went to the prison..."

A sneer appeared on the corner of Chen Yuan's mouth. Li Mingqi, that dog thing, really didn't hide anything. He openly sent people to kill the Liu siblings, completely unafraid of being found out by Chen Yuan.

Of course, perhaps Li Mingqi also understood that there was no need to hide anything in front of Chen Yuan, not only because Chen Yuan's strength and status were too different from his, and even if he had any complaints, he could only hide them in his heart.

But also because Chen Yuan was very smart and could guess him with a single guess.

So, what was there to hide?

What if he guessed it?

Did Chen Yuan dare to question him?

Li Mingqi was using his power to oppress others!

"Brother Yuan, we..."

Wang Ping looked worried.

He knew that Brother Yuan didn't want to have any conflict with the Liu family in Cao County right now, otherwise he wouldn't have sent him to send a letter to Liu Shuanghe, and moreover, the County Sheriff was behind this matter.

Wang Ping didn't know if Brother Yuan had angered that person, and such an incident had occurred.

He was a little worried about Brother Yuan's current situation!

After all, that County Sheriff was one of the two giants in Ping An County, a Qi Condensation realm powerhouse with amazing power, which the current Brother Yuan could not compare to.

There was also Liu Shuanghe, who was also a Qi Condensation realm powerhouse!

Only after stepping into martial arts did one know how big the gap between each realm was, especially the Qi Condensation powerhouse, which was simply terrifying. How many could be found within the entire Ping An County?

"Hehe... Li Mingqi."

Chen Yuan was expressionless, his face gloomy, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth as he thought to himself:

"Li Mingqi, if you are unrighteous, then don't blame me for being disloyal!"

If Li Mingqi had used Chen Yuan before, Chen Yuan could not care too much because of the favor of promoting him, at most he would leave Ping An County and never come back.

But now, Chen Yuan was really angry!

Li Mingqi's plan was easy to guess, that was to use Chen Yuan's life to attract Liu Shuanghe's attention, as well as his anger, and make him transfer his hatred to Chen Yuan.

Although Chen Yuan's strength was not strong, he had a very important identity, that was the constable of Ping An County. Although the official position had not yet been granted, who knew if Li Mingqi was holding it back behind the scenes?

Once Chen Yuan died, this official position might be granted immediately.

And once Chen Yuan died in Li Mingqi's hands, then Liu Shuanghe would be killing a court official without authorization, which was a crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations. At that time, it would be time for Li Mingqi and some others who coveted the Liu family's foundation to feast.

Who would remember him, Chen Yuan?

Even, it was possible that from the beginning, Chen Yuan was just a pawn in Li Mingqi's hands!

That Liu Ruoqing had a conflict with Chen Yuan, and there was also a possibility that he was doing something behind the scenes!

Li Mingqi, he really deserved to die!

Without killing him, it was not enough to calm Chen Yuan's anger.

Feeling the trace of killing intent emanating from Brother Yuan, a chill ran down Wang Ping's spine.

"This matter..." Chen Yuan said in a low voice.

"Okay."

Wang Ping nodded.

Since Brother Yuan asked him to ferment the matter, there must be a reason.

This was what he had learned about Brother Yuan during this period of time.

Judging from the killing intent that Brother Yuan had faintly emitted just now, Wang Ping thought of a shocking possibility!

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After Wang Ping left, Chen Yuan sat in the constabulary for a long time, his face calm, thinking about how to make Li Mingqi pay the price for his choice.

Chen Yuan's personality was like this, he was vindictive!

Although Chen Yuan's current hard power was not as good as Li Mingqi's, but...

Killing people, sometimes, relies on more than just strength.

Moreover, Chen Yuan was not without the strength to fight.

As long as the opportunity came, the Blood Fiend Saber in Chen Yuan's hand could definitely bring a surprise to a Qi Condensation realm martial artist.

Moreover, Li Mingqi was only at the Qi Gathering level, and had not yet reached the point where he could protect his body with *gang* energy!

County government, main hall.

Li Mingqi picked up a cup of clear tea, slowly blew on it, and took a light sip, his face neither sad nor happy.

A constable beside him hesitated to speak.

"What is Chen Yuan's reaction now?"

Li Mingqi asked softly.

"Reporting to sir, this subordinate saw Wang Ping go in and come out not long after. As for Constable Chen, he doesn't seem to have any big reaction."

"He has been staying in the constabulary very calmly."

A constable smiled flatteringly and bowed.

If Chen Yuan were here, he would recognize this person as Wu Yushan, who had competed with him for the position of constable.

After that competition, Wu Yushan was injured by Chen Yuan and rested at home for a while. When he returned to the constabulary again, he was also very honest and respectful to Chen Yuan.

Therefore, Chen Yuan did not target him.

It was not that Chen Yuan was really so generous, but that he wanted to leave a few spies for Li Mingqi. In addition to Wu Yushan, Chen Yuan also knew that several old yamen runners in the constabulary had an unusual relationship with Li Mingqi.

How could an official not have a few spies?

Not to mention Li Mingqi, even County Magistrate Wu Qingfeng did not know how many spies he had in the yamen. As long as they did not interfere with his own affairs, then everything would be fine.

"This Chen Yuan is a smart man, but it's a pity..."

Li Mingqi murmured.

Did he really think Li Mingqi was stupid? Could he not see that there was a relationship between Chen Yuan and Zhang Xuan?

Of course, even if there was no such relationship, Li Mingqi would not be soft when he should use him. The position of constable was important, but if it was not important, Li Mingqi could still decide with a word by using his connections.

He had almost found out about the Liu family. Liu Shuanghe's son was basically dead, and the Azure Cloud Sword Sect would not stand up for the Liu family, so it was almost time to take action.

Using Chen Yuan as bait, Li Mingqi could obtain greater benefits!

In the face of benefits, everything must give way.

After the Ci'en Temple incident, the above had a very low evaluation of him. After all, he was the main official in charge of the county's arrest and security. If there was a mistake, he and Wu Qingfeng would bear the brunt.

He had already received some news that when his term in Ping An County expired, he might be transferred to a leisure position and would no longer be able to become a county giant.

Then...

He had to seize enough benefits in this last period of time!

The Li family had so many mouths to feed. Without silver, how could they maintain a comfortable life?

Without silver, how could they bribe the superiors?

He even wanted to make one last effort to see if he could be transferred to another county through bribery to live for a few more years...

And these required Chen Yuan to pay the price!

"Yes, Constable Chen is indeed smart. In a short period of time, he has suppressed the constabulary so that there is almost no dissent..." Wu Yushan smiled brightly.

Glancing at Wu Yushan, Li Mingqi smiled:

"You, practice hard. Before long, you may be able to sit in this position. At that time, the safety of the hundreds of thousands of people in Ping An County will depend on you."

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