nownovels 23. His ranking on the wanted list has skyrocketed! The flower picker and butcher!
23. His ranking on the wanted list has skyrocketed! The flower picker and butcher!
"My husband is the most amiable person."
"They've always been very loving and indulgent towards me."
"I often make unreasonable requests, and he always agrees to them without exception!"
The past seven days.
Regardless of where Wen Xiaoqian started her conversation.
It always comes back to two people.
Her husband, Ning Shujian, is the young chief镖头 (bodyguard/escort) of the Fuwei镖局 (escort agency).
My younger sister, Wen Xiaoxing, just turned fifteen this year.
Even though Yang Zhao was already tired of hearing it.
Even now, when her husband is mentioned, Wen Xiaoqian's face still radiates an undisguised joy.
It was as if the appalling treatment he suffered at the hands of the Lin Ruosi couple during his lifetime was nothing at all.
"I'll give you and Chief Escort Ning half an hour to be alone together."
"Get me a complete handwritten copy of the Nine Yang Skill."
"Given these conditions, are you willing to make a deal?"
Debts of gratitude are the hardest to repay.
How can one repay a debt of love with a ghost?
This matter was turned into a business deal.
Transparent pricing, fair transactions, no delays or outstanding debts.
most!
"Okay, deal, deal."
Wen Xiaoqian was determined to repay Yang Zhao's kindness.
She had absolutely no intention of using this as a condition to find a way to see her husband.
There was no explanation; he simply smiled and agreed.
"Mr. Wen is a man of great righteousness."
"We guarded the tomb for the master and his family of three for seven days and seven nights."
"They would be very pleased in heaven, especially Miss."
Wen Xiaoqian bent down.
A rag doll that has been washed until it's faded and has been patched in several places.
It was tied around Yang Zhao's waist.
"You... took it out?"
Yang Zhao was slightly taken aback.
He then waved his hand, as if bidding farewell to the clouds on the horizon.
Then he strode forward, shouting, "Let's go! Pingyang County!"
"By the way, Wen Xiaoqian, you just mentioned 'spirits in heaven'? So after people die, they float in the sky like clouds? Instead of going through the Yellow Springs Road to the underworld as the old folks say?"
"When I died for the first time, I was just a stupid ghost, how would I know?"
"You... are indeed quite stupid."
"Yes."
……
The man and the ghost gradually disappeared into the distance.
They disappeared on the other side of the mountain.
On the ruins of Qiushi Mountain Villa.
Three figures, dressed in black robes and red gowns, stood there.
The leader was a handsome man, thirty-nine years old.
The red robe was lined with a mythical beast with a dragon's head and a fish's body, embroidered in gold thread.
Anyone who knows a little about the old ways of the martial arts world.
If they were there, they would blurt it out.
"Your Excellency is unparalleled!"
"It's Lu Wushuang, the Deputy Chief Constable of Qingping Prefecture!"
Lu Wushuang comes from the Lu family, a prominent family in Qingping Prefecture.
He loved martial arts and chivalry from a young age.
He ventured into the world at the age of fifteen.
He built a great reputation without relying on connections.
He joined the Divine Arrest Bureau at the age of twenty.
No matter how difficult the case was, he handled it.
The case will be solved perfectly within three months.
He was promoted to Deputy God Marquis at the age of twenty-nine.
Even within the entire Divine Arrest Bureau system, this is extremely rare.
He is hailed as the only candidate to become the next Divine Lord!
"Divine Marquis".
"There is a lingering demonic aura here."
"It seems that what caused the massacre of Qiushi Manor was an evil spirit, and it was Yang who slew the demon..."
A divine constable named Li Chungang.
He comes from a family with a strong academic background and has considerable insight into matters of demons and evil.
"Chun Gang!"
Lu Wushuang interrupted Li Chungang.
"Yang Zhao, having nowhere else to turn, sought refuge with Qiu Chengxian, who was unaware of the situation."
"His thieving nature was incorrigible. He attempted to take advantage of Qiu Chengxian's daughter. When the matter was exposed, he went berserk and slaughtered more than 300 people in Qiushi Manor. He also set fire to the house to destroy the evidence."
"When we arrived, Qiushi Manor was already engulfed in flames. Even with our best efforts, we only managed to rescue a few dying craftsmen. It was from them that we learned about Yang Zhao's evil deeds."
Lu Wushuang stated the facts verbally.
"Can……"
"Isn't there a letter from Qiu Chengxian?"
Li Chungang had just been transferred to follow Lu Wushuang, and his mind hadn't quite caught up yet.
"The letter? Where is it?"
Lu Wushuang tossed it away casually.
The letter fell into the ashes.
Visibly, it slowly turns yellow and then chars, before bursting into flames.
"Brother Chun Gang."
"Shi Zhongyu is the ruler of a county, a veritable local tyrant, able to do whatever he wants. Why would he collude with evil spirits? Do you think there's some force that forces him to submit?"
"Is killing Yang Zhao easier, or killing Shi Zhongyu? Even if we have the ability to bring Shi Zhongyu to justice, can you guarantee that we won't die inexplicably?"
"Besides, what does slaying demons have to do with the Divine Arrest Bureau? All we see is black and white: the imperial court's wanted list, number eighty-nine, the womanizing tyrant Yang Zhao!"
The detective named Yuan Shouren was born in the same year as Lu Wushuang.
Watch as he rose from an ordinary divine constable to a deputy divine marquis.
How can one stand out among the seven deputy lords and become the sole candidate for the next lord?
"Brother Chun Gang, do you also want to ask: why didn't the Divine Marquis order Yang Zhao's arrest when he was clearly seen just now?"
"A person ranked in the top 100 on the wanted list is a once-in-a-century occurrence in Qingping Prefecture! Yang Zhao's low strength and infamous reputation are even rarer, perhaps a once-in-a-millennium phenomenon!"
"As the saying goes, rare commodities are worth hoarding! We're not after Yang Zhao, who's ranked 89th on the wanted list, but rather Yang Zhao who's ranked in the top 50!"
"Brother Chun Gang, you're a smart man..."
Yuan Shouren smiled but remained silent.
Mouth open!
The Divine Marquis has a 100% case-solving rate.
They solve major cases, unsolved cases, strange cases, and cases within cases.
The secret to burning incense is here!
"Thank you for your guidance, Divine Lord!"
"If you say the word, Chun Gang will go through water and fire!"
Li Chungang straightened his clothes and bowed deeply to Lu Wushuang.
"We're all brothers, no need to be so polite."
"Huai Ren, you and I will continue to track Yang Zhao."
"Chun Gang, you'll have to go through a bit of trouble to make a trip to the Yanggu County government office and smooth things over with the guys there."
Lu Wushuang took out a five-hundred-tael silver note from his pocket and said meaningfully.
"Rest assured, Divine Lord, Chun Gang guarantees that within three days, public opinion will take hold, and then it will overwhelm and engulf the entire Qingping Prefecture!"
Li Chungang accepted the order and left.
natural.
I will absolutely not accept the five hundred taels of silver notes.
……
April 16th, the third year of the Da Xuan Tian You era.
Yang Zhao'en sought revenge by attempting to rape Qiu Chengxian's daughter, but when she failed, he killed her in a fit of rage.
Overnight, they slaughtered all 326 people in Qiushi Manor, utterly devoid of conscience.
To commit murder and then set fire to the body to destroy evidence is an act that incurs the wrath of both gods and men.
The Qingping Prefecture's Divine Arrest Bureau is offering a reward of one thousand taels of silver for information leading to the arrest of a fugitive.
The person who captured the suspect and the person who killed the suspect on the spot.
A reward of five thousand taels of silver and ten Qi and Blood Pills will be given. You may choose any cultivation technique to copy from the Divine Arrest Bureau's treasury.
Yang Zhao jumped from 89th on the wanted list to 62nd.
The news caused a sensation in Qingping Prefecture.
Yang Zhao was infamous for his wickedness.
Known as: Flower Picker Butcher!
There are even more rumors.
Whenever a child cries in the middle of the night.
All you need to say is: Yang Zhao is here.
Stop crying immediately!
……
"The flower picker butcher?"
"A reward of five thousand taels of silver and ten Qi-Growth Pills; choose any martial arts technique to copy from the Divine Arrest Bureau's treasury!"
"I...am quite valuable!"
Along the way, I've heard a lot of discussions.
Helpless.
Yang Zhao, who was once worth no more than ten taels of silver.
This is the only way I can comfort myself.
tenth day.
A man and a ghost entered the territory of Pingyang County.