This martial saint's health bar is too thick

Chapter 349: A Battle

1 month 20 day.

Li Fei took 27 people and left Lanling City by train.

Among these twenty-seven people, there were six "clerks" including Liang Chen, Lu Wenxing, and ten people he brought over from Zhige Pavilion, including three officials in the Dao Foundation Stage and seven regular martial artists.

The remaining ten people were assigned to Li Fei by the Supervisory Council:

There was an official in the Daoji period, a wizard in the Shenbian period, two court officials in the Qibian period, and six subordinate officials of the second rank, including ordinary people with no cultivation at all.

The function of these ten people is not to fight or guard, but to investigate cases.

Li Fei was nominally going to Gansu Province to investigate a case, so he naturally had to bring professional personnel with him.

As a Blue Patrol envoy, he could easily rush forward with a knife and kill someone, but when it came to investigating a case, he was a complete layman.

Therefore, the Supervisory Council assigned him a ten-member team to assist him in investigating the case.

three days later.

"Master Li, this is all the records of Wei Hongwen's rise from Cuicheng step by step. It includes people who have had interactions with him. I have selected some candidates who are worthy of in-depth investigation. Please take a look."

In the box, an old man wearing a dark gray robe and with some white hair handed the booklet in his hand to Li Fei.

The old man’s name is He Jian, Director of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Supervisory Cabinet, a 15th-level official.

He has average talent in martial arts, is 2 years old this year, and has only two implants. He is in the second-tier Daoji period, and his combat power is at the bottom among those in the Daoji period.

He was able to rise step by step to the pinnacle of officialdom and become the director of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Supervisory Cabinet, relying on his keen insight and quick thinking in investigating cases.

The old man is a famous detective, nicknamed 'Youhe'.

The Youhe is only a fourth-grade exotic beast, but it has excellent eyesight and can see an ant on the ground from thousands of meters away in the dark!
The old man got this nickname because he had solved several major cases that shocked the imperial capital.

He is one of the most experienced and powerful detectives in the Supervisory Chamber. The Supervisory Chamber assigned this person to Li Fei and absolutely fully supported Li Fei in investigating the case without any shirking of responsibility.

Since getting on the train, He Jian has been working day and night with his team to organize information and files. After three days, they finally got a preliminary result.

Li Fei took the booklet from the old man and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. He."

He opened the book in his hand, which was filled with names and life stories of different people.

"so many people?"

Li Fei was a little surprised.

This booklet records at least hundreds of people!

This is the result that He Jian has already selected.

The old man looked at Li Fei expressionlessly: "Master Li, this is how investigating a case works. It's not like the detective in the storybooks who can find clues in a flash of inspiration and deduce the truth.

The more difficult the case is to investigate, the more manpower and material resources are needed, and the more time and energy are needed to unravel the myriad of information.”

The tone of his words was not polite, and it sounded like he was lecturing someone.

But through contact with him over the past few days, Li Fei knew that this was the old man's character.

He treated everyone impartially and only cared about the case, not human feelings. He was like a cold, hard stone.

Lv Wenxing mentioned this person to Li Fei privately:
"If this person wasn't really very capable and the Supervisory Council really needed him, he would never have been promoted to this level. But with his ability, if he was a little more worldly-wise, and with the major cases he solved, he would have had the chance to make the leap and become a cabinet elder."

This is He Jian.

Even when facing the youngest marquis in history, the most popular upstart in the entire court, he remained cold and hard.

Li Fei was not angry, he knew very well that He Jian was telling the truth.

Even in the information age of the 21st century, with surveillance, the Internet, and big data, there are still cases that cannot be solved.

What's more, in this era?
Even though this world has magic and certain supernatural abilities that can be used to solve crimes, the crime-solving rate is generally very low.

Li Fei nodded:
"Mr. He is right. When the train stops at the next station, we should send a letter to the Gansu Provincial Supervision Department and ask them to start investigating these people."

He Jian's expression eased a little: "Please use the seal, Lord Li."

So Li Fei took out a small seal from his arms, which was his gold seal.

As a Blue Patrol Special Envoy, he can directly mobilize personnel from local supervisory commissions and the provincial supervisory commission, and even the provincial-level supervisory departments are obliged to cooperate.

Now the emperor has ordered him to be in charge of the "Temple of Heaven Assassination Case". No matter what the request is, as long as it is not too excessive, once he stamps this golden seal, the supervisory departments in all places will fully cooperate!
After stamping the book, Li Fei returned the book to He Jian, and He Jian got up and left.

The old man walked out of the compartment and came into the carriage.

An entire carriage was booked, and nine men and women were sorting through a large number of files.

They are He Jian's team members.

Each director of the Anti-Criminal Investigation Department of the Supervisory Council has his own independent team. The nine men and women present who were able to join He Jian’s team are naturally experts and elites in investigating cases.

"Master."

A girl with a lively temperament and like an oriole stood up and greeted He Jian.

Seeing this woman, a smile appeared on the serious old man's face.

He handed the booklet in his hand to the other party: "Lord Li has already used the seal, and the document will be sent to the Gansu Provincial Supervision Department at the next stop."

Yuan Mengfei took the booklet and said with some anger: "Master, next time, just let me do this kind of thing."

"Okay, next time if you need to use the seal, I'll let you go."

He Jian said.

"Master, Junior Sister doesn't want to help you at all. She clearly wants to go and see that Marquis."

A man at the desk laughed.

"Hey, it seems our little sister is in love."

"Hahaha."

Several of He Jian's disciples joked together.

Yuan Mengfei put her hands on her hips, not feeling shy at all:

"So what's wrong? I dare say that 99% of the young ladies in Lanling City are now tempted!"

This made the others nod their heads:
"Indeed, on the day we set out alone, there were dozens of young ladies from aristocratic families who came!"

After the court meeting ended that day, the news that Li Fei was conferred the title of marquis in front of the palace and that the emperor gave him clothes spread quickly throughout Lanling City.

Although Li Fei was also very famous before, his official position was too low and he had no title, so some young ladies from aristocratic families were not so tempted.

Now this link has been filled, and in such a dazzling way.

Now Li Fei is almost perfect in everyone's eyes!

Many people were attracted by such a perfect marriage partner.

Before setting off, Li Fei's imperial mansion received a large number of invitations, all of which invited him to banquets.

These posts include most of the princes, nobles, important officials in the court, and aristocratic families in Lanling City!
However, Li Fei asked Lu Wenxing to arrange someone to reply to the message, and rejected all of them on the grounds of investigating the case.

Three days ago, when he and his men boarded the train, many young ladies from aristocratic families heard the news and rushed to see him off, just to meet this legendary marquis.

When Yuan Mengfei learned that she would go to investigate the case with the other party, she was so excited that she couldn't sleep well for three days!

As a result, after getting on the train, she never saw Li Fei again.

Li Fei has not left the box in the past three days. It is said that he is practicing.

"Okay, work."

He Jian interrupted everyone and signaled them to continue sorting out the files. They still had a lot to do.

He Jian only met Li Fei a few times, and he could tell at a glance that the other party was not interested in investigating the case at all.

However, when it comes to investigating cases, the old man has never relied on others.

He just hoped that this marquis would not hold him back.

Ande Province, Lingshou Prefecture.

Early in the morning, the railway station in the city was cleared.

Hundreds of armed inspectors were maintaining order, and warriors from the Zhige General Hospital were guarding various important roads.

The garrison commander of Lingshou Prefecture, the chief of the Zhige General Hospital, the president of the Zhengfa Court, the chief inspector of the Inspection General Hospital and other important figures were all present!
This is because the train Li Fei is taking will temporarily stop at the railway station in the city.

If it was just to say hello to Marquis Jing'an who was passing by briefly, the bigwigs of Lingshou Prefecture would not have humbled themselves so much.

They gathered here today to witness a competition.

In a lounge on the second floor of the train station, a woman was sitting quietly.

She was dressed in a blue gauze, with willow-like eyebrows, eyes like autumn water, and black hair like clouds, draped over her shoulders.

Each of her delicate facial features seems to be a work of art carefully carved by God, perfectly setting off her beauty and agility.

There was a long sword on her knees, with seven blue gems inlaid on the hilt and scabbard, making the sword look like a silhouette of the sky.

The woman sat there with her hand stroking the sword, like a white crane in the blue sky, which made people feel moved.

"Ruoyun."

The door of the lounge was pushed open, and a middle-aged man walked in with a smile on his face. "How are the preparations?"

The woman stood up and saluted: "Father."

"If it's a duel, I'm always ready. If it's a win, I'm not ready enough."

She said in a calm tone.

The middle-aged man smiled unchanged: "In today's battle, the outcome is not important. What is important is that you can make friends through martial arts and become friends with each other."

The woman looked at him and said seriously, "When it comes to fighting, winning or losing is always important."

The man shook his head: "You, since you value victory so much, then just go all out. The ancestor said that as long as you master that sword, within the Dao Foundation Stage, no matter who you face, you will always have a 10% chance of winning."

The woman nodded, her eyes bright: "I will do my best."

Being able to be evaluated as 'within the Dao Foundation Stage, she has at least a 10% chance of winning against anyone', she is certainly not an ordinary person.

Lan Ruoyun, 27 years old, ranked fifth in the overall ranking!

Before Li Fei suddenly appeared and topped the overall list, she was ranked fourth on the list and was the youngest except for Shentu Yue.

The reason why many important figures from Lingshou Mansion were able to come to watch the battle today was not only because this was a showdown between the top players in the Fengyun rankings, but also because both sides of the showdown had extraordinary backgrounds.

Needless to say, Li Fei is the most outstanding successor of the younger generation of the Lan family!
There are seven major military families and ten major literary families.

The 'Ling Shou Lan Family' is one of the seven great martial arts families, a martial arts family with a history of more than 300 years, and there is a great master in charge!

There is no university in Ande Province, and the highest peak in the martial arts world is the Lan family.

The Lan family has been operating in Lingshou Prefecture for more than 300 years and has a pivotal position. Many of the big shots who came to watch the battle today are from the Lan family.

Standing in front of Lan Ruoyun at this time was Lan Mingqian, the current head of the Lan family, a martial arts master!
It was he who personally came forward to instigate today's battle, so the train station was cleared and so many important figures came.

Lan Mingqian wanted his daughter to fight Li Fei, not just to make her famous.

I also sincerely want to see if there is any chance for a marriage!
Lan Ruoyun not only has amazing talent in martial arts, but also has stunning appearance. She is a famous beauty in Lingshou Prefecture and even in the entire Ande Province.

Some people even rated her as the most beautiful woman in Ande Province before, and Lan Ruoyun was often on the list of the top ten fairies in the world.

Equally young, equally gifted in martial arts, and with outstanding looks and a good family background.

Lan Mingqian felt that his daughter was completely worthy of Li Fei.

Although Lan Ruoyun is 27 years old this year, she is 8 years older than Li Fei.

But for people who practice martial arts, a difference of a dozen years is not a problem at all.

If they could really impress the young marquis through this competition, perhaps the Lan family would have a chance to achieve a leap forward!
Of course, Lan Ruoyun herself had no such idea at all. She just simply wanted to compete with Li Fei.

Lan Mingqian didn't force it. It's not good to be too deliberate about some things.

Maybe when my daughter sees the marquis, she will be attracted to him immediately?

After all, he was such an amazing young man!

Di-

The long whistle of a steam train could be heard from afar.

Lan Mingqian turned and looked out the window, a smile appeared on his face, and he turned back to his daughter and said:

"Let's go, the train is about to arrive."

So the two of them walked out of the lounge together.

On the same floor, many people came out of several other lounges, all of them were important figures in Lingshou Mansion.

Lan Mingqian greeted them and went downstairs together.

Lan Ruoyun held the sword in one hand and walked quietly among the crowd.

The ground began to shake, and a train slowly pulled into the platform, then stopped.

Teams of inspectors rushed forward and quickly guided the ordinary people who got off the bus to the side.

An official came to the door of a carriage with a name card and walked in quickly.
"Master Hou."

A moment later, Lu Wenxing walked into Li Fei's box.

Li Fei was reading the book "A Practical Test of Dual Cultivation of Law and Martial Arts" in his hand.

He put down the book and turned to look at Lu Wenxing: "What's wrong?"

Lu Wenxing handed over a business card:
"You've been invited."

"Just like before, I rejected it."

Li Fei said casually.

Now his deeds have spread from Lanling City to the whole world, so every time he stops at a station along the way, someone will bring him a business card, inviting him to get off the train for a meeting, or bring him gifts.

But Li Fei asked Lu Wenxing to decline.

"You should take a look at this yourself this time."

"Oh?"

"It was sent by the Lan family."

"The Lan family among the seven great families?"

"Yes, the garrison commander of Lingshou Prefecture and a group of officials are waiting outside."

Li Fei took the name card and opened it. There were two lines of beautiful handwriting on it:
"I have heard of your name and I admire you. If we meet on the road, I will invite you to fight."

"Lan Ruoyun."

I can only update once today, I will make up for it tomorrow
(End of this chapter)