Chen Yuan: "..."

"You really are a damn talent!"

"Isn't that all influenced by you, Brother Yuan?" Wang Ping grinned.

"Alright, no patrol today. Go home early." Chen Yuan patted Wang Ping's shoulder.

Wang Ping's face fell, and he said urgently:

"What's the point of going home? My dad's probably at Widow Ma's again. How about this, Brother Yuan, let's go to the Misty Rain Pavilion? My dad said there's a new batch of girls who are really good, and there's Little Yue. Don't you want to see her, Brother Yuan?"

"Let's just celebrate Brother Yuan becoming the captain. I'll pay," Wang Ping patted his chest.

Chen Yuan glanced at Wang Ping speechlessly:

"Can you cool your loins for a moment?"

"Is there nothing else in your head besides girls?"

Wang Ping was silent for a moment, then nodded heavily.

......

The third quarter of Xu hour (around 9:45 PM).

The sky had completely darkened, and a half-moon hung in the night sky. Chen Yuan went alone to the residence of County Commandant Li Mingqi.

Chen Yuan dared not neglect the words Li Mingqi had instructed at noon.

His position as captain had not yet been confirmed. He had to reach the Bone Refinement realm, and then Li Mingqi or Wu Qingfeng would go to the prefectural city to have the documents issued, only then would Chen Yuan's position be stable.

And his biggest backer now was Li Mingqi.

Two unfamiliar constables were guarding the gate of the Li residence. After carefully questioning Chen Yuan, they did not make any difficulties and led him into the mansion, obviously because Li Mingqi had already instructed them.

"Captain Chen, the County Commandant is waiting inside."

The slightly younger constable had a flattering look on his face.

Chen Yuan's defeat of the old constables and becoming the new captain of Ping An County had spread throughout half of Ping An County in just half a day. Therefore, when they learned of Chen Yuan's identity, they seemed very respectful.

Chen Yuan was no longer on the same level as them.

"Okay, thank you..."

Chen Yuan nodded with a smile. After watching the constable leave, he took a deep breath and was about to push the door open, but before he could raise his hand, the door opened by itself...

Li Mingqi played with a ring in his hand, without looking up, and said in a low voice:

"Since you're here, come in."

"Yes."

Chen Yuan did not dare to refute and slowly walked into the room.

"Sit."

"Thank you, sir."

"You're very nervous. Are you afraid that I will be unfavorable to you?"

Suddenly, Li Mingqi raised his head and stared directly at Chen Yuan, saying in a low voice.

Chen Yuan was shocked and quickly stood up:

"It's your lord's solemn majesty that overwhelms me. I... I'm a little at a loss."

Li Mingqi pressed down with one hand, signaling Chen Yuan to sit down.

"You don't need to be nervous. I won't do anything to you, nor will I... explore the reason why you hid your strength before, and... the cause of death of Tie Xuan and others."

Li Mingqi smiled.

Chen Yuan clenched his hand in his sleeve, but on his face, he showed a puzzled expression:

"Sir... what do you mean by this?"

Li Mingqi smiled:

"It's nothing, I'm just saying it casually."

Of course, Chen Yuan couldn't believe such words. He felt that the strength he showed when he took action today must have made Li Mingqi think of something.

Sure enough, there are no fools in this world!

However, fortunately, Li Mingqi didn't seem to pay much attention to this aspect.

"I'm not interested in exploring your secrets, as long as you are loyal to me." Li Mingqi tapped the table lightly with his finger, with a smile on his face.

"Serving your lord is my duty!"

Chen Yuan looked solemn.

He knew that now was the time to show loyalty, so that Li Mingqi would really pretend not to know anything. Of course, he himself didn't know anything, just some guesses.

"Serving me will not treat you badly. You must have seen it clearly. County Magistrate Wu has a lot of opinions about you being the captain. Only I can protect you."

Li Mingqi changed the subject, and the hint in his words was already very obvious.

"I understand, sir."

Li Mingqi's eyes moved slightly. After the warning, it was time for a reward. He placed a palm-sized porcelain bottle on the table in front of Chen Yuan:

"There are six Blood Nourishing Pills inside. They are specially prepared for you. Compared to Tiger Bone Pills, this pill is more suitable for Blood Refining level cultivation. It is rare to see them in the county."

Chen Yuan's eyes were bright. He had naturally heard of the name of the Blood Nourishing Pill, and it was indeed as Li Mingqi said, extremely difficult to obtain. Although it was a pill for the Blood Refining level, its value was higher than that of the Tiger Bone Pill.

Tiger Bone Pills were common pills in the Foundation Establishment Realm, regardless of the level, but compared to Blood Nourishing Pills, which were specially made for Blood Refining warriors, the effect was still somewhat worse.

Moreover, it was said that the refining difficulty was higher, so it was relatively rare. Without certain channels, it was impossible to obtain. After Chen Yuan learned about it, he didn't think about getting any other pills, and prepared to use Tiger Bone Pills to cultivate all the way to the peak of Foundation Establishment.

What Chen Yuan didn't know was that long-term use of the same pill would develop drug resistance.

"Thank you, sir. I will keep it in mind." Chen Yuan stood up and said quickly.

"According to the usual practice, the captain's appointment will be rewarded with six Tiger Bone Pills, but your situation is different. Without the documents from the prefectural city, you are not considered recognized, so I will pay for this pill."

Li Mingqi said softly.

"Among the three saber techniques in the county office, except for the Drawing Saber Technique which is barely passable, the other two are not very useful to you. Not only will the cultivation time be long, but the power is also not satisfactory."

"I don't use sabers, so I can't teach you anything, but I can point you to a place..."

Li Mingqi continued.

"What is the sir referring to..." Chen Yuan was a little confused.

"Zhao Nanshan of the Sanhe Martial Arts Hall in the east of the city has a family saber technique that is quite decent. I once told Huang Xing, but he didn't like it. If you are interested, you can try it."

"East of the city, Sanhe Martial Arts Hall," Chen Yuan murmured.

"Never heard of it? Hehe... Zhao Nanshan, this old guy, doesn't like to show off, but his strength was once not below me," Li Mingqi snorted softly.

Chen Yuan was shocked. Not below Li Mingqi, wouldn't that mean... this Zhao Nanshan was also a Condensing Qiang expert?

Seeming to see the shock in Chen Yuan's eyes, Li Mingqi said lightly:

"That was only in the past. Now Zhao Nanshan is half-crippled, and his strength is not as good as before."

"Yes... yes, I am ignorant and have never heard of this person's name."

"There are many things you haven't heard of. The Ci'en Temple not far outside the city, and the Lin Family Village in Sishui Town, all have Condensing Qiang masters stationed there, but they rarely expose themselves."

"I always thought the Huang Family was the number one power in Ping An County..." Chen Yuan said with his head down.

"The Huang Family? Without a Condensing Qiang warrior stationed there, how can they be number one? It's just bragging..."