I am about to die of old age, and I have awakened the character of longevity.

Chapter 137 The degree of destiny fusion increases dramatically!
Cuiweiju.

Four elderly men sat chatting in the courtyard, looking no different from any other elderly person. Even ordinary warriors and even martial arts masters would mistake them for withered old men, hardly realizing they were actually silver corpses.

However, unlike usual, there were no medicinal herbs placed in the yard.

In addition to the four old men, there were several other people standing there.

The county magistrate, Zhou Fangyu, the county magistrate, Wen Zaiqing, and the captain of the garrison, Xie Mingfeng, were also present. Standing at the door were a thousand centurions and other officials from the county yamen.

These three can be said to be the biggest local officials in the entire Qingwu County. Just stomping their feet can cause a big storm in Qingwu County.

But at this moment he was in Cuiweiju, with his head hung and kneeling in servility.

They were called to Shuideng Town by the Demon Suppression Division, and a guillotine was built at the Shuideng Town dock. However, the Demon Suppression Division did not show up for a long time, so Qingyu called them to Cuiwei Residence to pay a visit to the son of the King of Huainan.

The maid Qingyu was quite polite. She took the initiative to invite the three people to the pavilion in the yard and make tea for them.

Zhou Fangyu groveled and asked, "I heard that Master Li is leaving?"

Qingyu said indifferently, "Young Master, once you have completed your affairs here, you will leave soon."

After two months, Li Xiaoting had gathered enough White Deer Blood and some Dragon Blood. He planned to go to Dayin Mountain and complete the transaction with the Corpse Refining Hall tomorrow and then leave.

In Li Xiaoting's view, completing the transaction is a foregone conclusion.

But before leaving, Li Xiaoting still had something on his mind.

Over there is Xie An, who killed Silver Corpse No. 5 and ruined his plan.

Seeing that he could not wait any longer, he set fire to the school, affecting innocent people and forcing Xie An to come out.

Except for Qingyu, the others present naturally did not know Li Xiaoting's plan. They came here just to curry favor and seek their own future prospects.

Qingyu took the opportunity to ask, "I heard that the Demon Suppression Division recruited you here to handle a major case. Do you know what happened?"

Zhou Fangyu shook his head and gave his own guess, "It seems that a big shot from the Nanyang Demon Suppression Department has arrived. He may have captured a few demons from the Corpse Refining Hall and plans to kill them publicly to appease the people."

Qingyu nodded, "I see. My lords, please do as you please. I will go and serve you, young master."

After saying goodbye to everyone, Qingyu entered the backyard. When he came to the door of a room, he heard two shrill female voices screaming from inside.

Qingyu was not surprised by this. Not long after, the door was pushed open and two beautiful young women, covered in blood and in dishevel, were thrown out, already dead.

You can vaguely see whip marks on the back and thighs, as well as dripping wax.

"Women from small towns are so vulgar and unpleasant. They can't hold on for more than a few times."

Accompanied by a lazy voice, the neatly dressed Li Xiaoting walked out, "Throw these two women to the dogs on Dayin Mountain. Also, can you find out what important cases the Demon Suppression Division is handling?"

"In reply to your question, sir..." Qingyu repeated Zhou Fangyu's inference.

Li Xiaoting snorted coldly, "I see. Tell Wen Zaiqing to prepare a group of skilled fighters to help me transport the blood into Dayin Mountain."

"Sir, this is a secret, I'm afraid it's not appropriate..."

"Once they enter Dayin Mountain, we'll kill them all. Are untouchables worthy of being called human beings?"

"Yes."

"Let's go to the courtyard and wait for Xie An to come."

When they arrived at the front yard, the three local officials Wen Zaiqing, Zhou Fangyu and Xie Mingfeng all knelt on the ground, not daring to breathe.

Master Li did not let them get up, but sat on the chair, enjoying the tea cooked with green fish, completely ignoring the three local officials.

Although the three officials were furious, they did not dare to express it and could only kneel.

After a full hour or so, Li Xiaoting finally spoke, "Zhou Fangyu."

Zhou Fangyu shuddered, "I'm here."

Li Xiaoting asked, "When the fire broke out in Shui Deng Town yesterday, why was it you who came, and not Wen Zaiqing?"

Zhou Fangyu glanced at Wen Zaiqing standing beside him.

He and Wen Zaiqing both knew about this. The person who reported it to the police explained it clearly...

However, Wen Zaiqing was hesitant and did not dare to disobey, so he used illness as an excuse to delay.

"Zhizhixian was unwell yesterday, so I took over."

Oh?
Li Xiaoting raised his eyebrows and glanced at Wen Zaiqing, who was kneeling on the ground. "Since Master Wen is not feeling well, please go home and rest. From now on, Zhou Fangyu will be the magistrate of Qingwu County."

Zhou Fangyu was overjoyed, but he didn't dare express it. "It's all up to you, sir."

Wen Zaiqing was filled with grief and despair.

The appointment of an official by the imperial court was decided by a young man. He suddenly felt very desperate about the court, but did not dare to show it.

Li Xiaoting said, "Wen Zaiqing, tomorrow you will bring a group of reliable yamen runners with you to do some work for me."

Wen Zaiqing kowtowed and said, "Yes."

"Everyone, step back!" Li Xiaoting waved his hand and dismissed everyone.

Just then——

Bang!
The gate to the yard was kicked open with a bang.

I saw a man and a woman walking in front, they were Xie An and Su Yuqing, and Liu Chun was following behind them.

Zhou Fangyu was eager to please Li Xiaoting, and he flew into a rage, "How dare they trespass into Master Li's residence!? Come, arrest them..."

Before Zhou Fangyu could finish his words, a broadsword was pressed against his neck.

Zhou Fangyu turned pale with fear. "You, you... who are you? How dare you draw your sword on me? I am the newly appointed magistrate of Qingwu County, Mr. Li."

"You can't be a county magistrate."

Xie An spoke softly, the blade flashed across Zhou Fangyu's neck, a line of blood spurted out, and his head was cut off.

The knife was chopped down without hesitation.

Ok?
Xie An felt that the white Taoist talisman in his mind was actually trembling slightly.

what happened?

Can killing an eighth-rank minor official stimulate the longevity character?
However, the talisman only trembled, with no further follow-up, so Xie An didn't dwell on it. Turning around, he saw everyone staring at him with wide eyes. Li Xiaoting, who had been sitting in his chair, suddenly stood up, his eyes lit up with excitement. "You're Xie An. You've been hiding in the hall for two months, and it took a fire to force you out. Quite to my liking. Qingyu... kill him!"

"Yes!"

Qingyu took a step forward, and the fourth level of internal energy turned into a rolling heat wave, condensing into a claw mark in her palm. She rushed out like a tiger or leopard, making the ground tremble violently under her feet, and went straight for Xie An's face.

Boom boom boom!
The ground shook and the house trembled.

Wen Zaiqing and Xie Mingfeng, who were kneeling on the ground, were stunned.

Fourth level martial artist!

Looking across the entire Qingwu County, no one other than Old Master Tang has reached such a high level?
In their opinion, Xie An was doomed to die.

However, in their sight, they suddenly saw the stunning woman standing next to Xie An gently raise her right index finger and point at the green fish from a distance.

There was no special sound, but a hole appeared in the herring's throat.

"you……"

Qingyu stopped abruptly and looked at Su Yuqing in disbelief, "Wu, martial arts... Grandmaster!"

After saying these four words, Qingyu took his last breath and fell to the ground with a thud, no longer able to live.

Everyone's eyes fell on Su Yuqing.

The four words Qingyu said before his death made everyone tremble with fear.

Li Xiaoting, who had always been calm and proud, turned pale and thought rapidly as he stepped back:

The Nanyang Demon Department is handling a major case.

Woman, martial arts master...

"You, you are..."

Li Xiaoting didn't finish his words before he knelt on the ground, terrified and in awe. "I am Li Xiaoting, the seventh son of the King of Huainan, and I pay my respects to Her Royal Highness the Princess!"

Su Yuqing didn't even look at Li Xiaoting, but turned to look at Xie An, "I have already destroyed his cultivation, the rest is up to you."

After saying that, Su Yuqing left.

Xie An didn't see when Su Yuqing made the move, so he didn't ask any more questions and said, "Brother Chun."

"Yes! What can I do for you, Brother Xie?"

Liu Chun didn't care about his identity anymore and just spoke directly.

"Tie up those four old men. I'll need them later." Xie An said, then walked up to Li Xiaoting and grabbed his hair. "Let's go to the guillotine."

……

Li Xiaoting is dead!
He was dragged to the guillotine by Xie An, and joined forces with the Demon Suppression Division to declare that Li Xiaoting had deliberately set fire and colluded with the evil cult of Dayin Mountain, and was publicly executed.

According to the laws of the Daqian Dynasty, ordinary death row prisoners needed to be arrested and imprisoned first, and then go through layers of review, and wait until the people had harvested rice in the autumn and had time to watch, and then they would be "executed after the autumn."

But when the Demon Suppression Division investigates cases, there is no need to pay attention to these things.

Behead first and report later, royal authority has granted permission.

The news of Li Xiaoting's death spread throughout Qingwu County immediately, and countless people applauded.

And Xie An also became the hero that people in Qingwu County talked about for the first time. It can be said that he was a popular figure known to everyone in Qingwu County.

But Xie An was not happy at all.

He knew that once the news spread to Nanzhou, King Huainan would definitely not forgive him.

With the eldest princess around, he will naturally be fine.

If the matter of Dayin Mountain is over and he and the eldest princess go their separate ways, that will be the most difficult time.

Therefore, after Xie An killed Li Xiaoting, he did not even have time to accept the villagers' thanks, and hurried back to the central courtyard to practice martial arts in seclusion.

Moreover, he discovered a shocking secret:
Only he himself knew that the moment he chopped off Li Xiaoting's head, the Taoist talisman in his mind actually vibrated and glowed. Then he saw a wisp of white mist emerge from the heads of the two hundred villagers who were watching...

All of them were absorbed by the Taoist talisman.

The Taoist talisman is much brighter.

After closing the door, Xie An saw four old men tied up lying on the ground. Xie An did not bother to absorb the immortal energy, but sat down cross-legged and carefully felt the Taoist talisman.

Two hundred wisps of white air swirled around the Taoist talisman, producing curls of smoke.

"What is this? Is it the same as immortal energy? Can it increase the degree of integration of longevity?"

Two hundred strands...if they were all comparable to the Undead Qi...

Xie An couldn't even think about it.

However, this time, the Dao Scroll didn't immediately recognize what it was, as if it was still in the process of merging...

Xie An didn't even dare to breathe.

Finally, the Taoist talisman moved.

【Collect two hundred strands of faith energy! 】

【The longevity character is improved.】

[Currently, Longevity Level 1, Fusion Degree 0.0209]

hiss!
Xie An took a deep breath.

Is this also possible?

Directly increase the fusion degree by 200 points!
"Let me check on the progress of Mingyu Gong..."

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P.S.: Third update, 14,000 words today. Might as well finish this plot. The plot of killing Li Xiaoting is mainly to lay out the psychological foundations of the protagonist and Su Yuqing. It also sets the stage for the story of Dayin Mountain. It also expands on the longevity statistic. The longevity statistic has many uses, but in the low-level martial arts world above, there are fewer elements that can stimulate the longevity statistic. I'll gradually expand on this later.

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