Minglong

Chapter 81: Soldiers are powerful and fast

Wu Su stared intently at the young man in white in front of him, took a few deep breaths, and his bloodshot eyes gradually transformed from fear to the bravery of a desperate fight. His body, which had been hunched for years, also straightened up.

"Even if I kill you, everything on you will belong to me..."

bang——

Before he could finish his words, a deep sound was heard from the moonlit courtyard!
Wu Su stared intently at Xie Jinhuan's movements. The moment he made his move, the Yellow Scale Seal on his left hand had already flipped up:

"Kun!"

hum~
As soon as the words fell, Huang Linyin's entire body began to glow!

The lying Qilin seemed to have turned into a living creature, and invisible circles spread around its body, causing the ground in the courtyard to tremble!
Xie Jinhuan rushed forward, but just as he took his first step, he found that the ground he was standing on had turned into loose quicksand. Not only did he fail to gain leverage, but he stepped on air and fell forward!
wow-

Xie Jinhuan reacted incredibly quickly, unsheathing his Tiangang mace and sweeping it downwards:
Boom——

Under the impact of the Qi force, the loose sand exploded immediately, revealing a two-foot-deep groove until it touched the hardened ground!

Then he brought down his mace and leaped back like a dragonfly skimming the water!
"Leave!"

When Wu Su made his move, he had already leaped backwards and tried to escape!

The figure in white escaped in the blink of an eye, and the Yellow Scale Seal in his hand turned into red-hot cast iron. Then, a red line shot out from the mouth of the finger-sized Qilin:
huh~
bang——

The red line was only three feet away from the body when it exploded in mid-air, turning into a sky-high wave of flames that instantly illuminated the entire courtyard!

Xie Jinhuan, who was in mid-air, felt like he was facing the breath of a fire dragon. Before the scorching flames even got close to him, he felt a burning pain on his face!

But no matter what school, there is an insurmountable chasm between the third and fourth grades!
Before the scorching flames engulfed his entire body, an invisible gust of wind emerged from Xie Jinhuan's body, circling around him like a dragon coiling around a mountain!
woohoo~~
Under the tearing of the energy, the raging flames were instantly drawn into it, turning into a fire dragon circling around it!

? !
Wu Su suddenly saw the early third-grade warrior displaying his protective qi. His eyes were filled with astonishment, and he immediately changed his spell again.

But it was obviously too late!

When Xie Jinhuan landed on the eaves, his left hand had already touched the Tiangang mace, and then he pointed the mace forward and moved his body with the mace!
bang——

The red fire dragon circling around him spewed out and exploded as soon as it left the body, turning into a raging fire wave that swallowed Wu Su and the roof.

Facing the overwhelming flames that burned the city, Wu Su's eyes were filled with horror. The Huanglin Seal in his hand turned dark black, and a biting cold air filled his body. The fire wave was still three feet away from his body when it went out and disappeared without a trace!

But an unstoppable impact followed the flames!
Boom——

Xie Jinhuan rushed forward, splitting the still surging flames into two.

Looking at it under the moonlight, it was as if a red curtain had been cut open by a goddess, and in the front was a cold silver light!
Wu Su's reaction was quick enough, but facing the unreasonable outburst of the high-level martial artist, he had no power to counterattack at all!
Just as the raging flames were being shattered by the terrifying sharp edge, a figure in white appeared three feet away, followed by:

bang——

The fire obscured Wu Su's vision, and before he could even see the figure clearly, his entire chest swelled and exploded under the impact of the heavy mace!

Then the vision began to roll and spin, and in a glimpse, he could see the figure in white raise his left hand and grab the yellow scale seal that was emitting green light.

And half of the waist and legs stood in the afterglow of the flames, surrounded by blood, flesh and broken bones...

……

dong dong dong~
The flames dissipated in the blink of an eye, and the head fell to the ground, bouncing forward a few times.

Half of his body fell forward from the eaves and fell onto the courtyard path.

thump--

Xie Jinhuan took the Huanglin Seal, looked at it in the moonlight, and then flipped through the inscriptions:

"The Five Elders of the Five Directions command Huang Lin... This magical weapon is quite powerful. What is its origin?"

Ye Hongshang appeared in front of him and also looked at it with interest:
"It has the Five Elements Mystical Arts, including gold-finding, earth-breaking, metallurgy, quenching, and wind-blowing. It should be a magical tool used by weapon refiners. It's of a high grade, but it's not very useful as a weapon."

Both weapon refiners and alchemists are wealthy, and their specialized magical instruments are even more expensive. The only one Xie Jinhuan has ever seen is the Lin family's large alchemy furnace, and it is unheard of that the size can be reduced to such a small size that can be carried around, so the price must be high.

Xie Jinhuan thought about Wu Su's reverse vision and asked:

"Looking for gold... then wouldn't this object be able to find the Zhenglun Sword?"

Ye Hongshang shook his head. "The Zhenglun Sword is an immortal weapon. If it can be spotted from miles away, how can it possibly slay demons? Most of the world's top magic weapons are disguised as 'hiding their wealth'. As long as you don't use it, it looks like an ordinary magic weapon. That's why so many people get lucky."

Xie Jinhuan felt much more relieved after seeing this. Although the Yellow Scale Seal was definitely a divine weapon, it was a bit useless to him.

After all, he is not a weapon refiner, and the only function he can use is "treasure hunting and enemy detection".

But this function has been completely replaced by the Ghost Wife. The Ghost Wife can not only see hidden treasures, but can even see that the landlord's wife has no hair. She is much more powerful than this thing.

But it's good to use it as a backup plug-in...

Xie Jinhuan thought about it and put away the Huanglin Seal, then flew into the yard and checked the package.

Inside the package were several bottles of demon-transforming pills, a small box of Longyang flowers, as well as banknotes and a manual on martial arts techniques.

Xie Jinhuan picked up the banknote and glanced at it briefly, only to find that it was worth no less than three thousand taels. He couldn't help but think that this evil bandit was really sensible. It was worth his running around all night to find out...

Just as he was cleaning up, the sound of breaking wind was heard outside the building complex.

woohoo...

Looking up, he saw three immortal officials flying towards him from several directions. Linghu Qingmo also landed on the roof, watching nervously:
"Are you OK?!"

Xie Jinhuan really wanted to give some of the things to Mo Mo, but he had to deal with the big problem of the ghost wife blowing up the grave first. These things could only be dealt with after twenty days. At the moment, he just said:

"I am fine."

Several patrolling immortal officials landed in the surroundings, surveying the area, their eyes slightly wary.
"What are your identities?"

Xie Jinhuan took out the waist badge with the word "Dan":

"Xie Jinhuan and Linghu Qingmo from the Danzhou Qinshifu, this man is the mastermind behind the mummy case, quickly notify the government to come over." "Guji!"

Coal Ball was bad at everything and was the first to surrender. Seeing Xie Jinhuan raise his hand, he quickly raised his two little wings...
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Five o'clock in the morning.

The sky in the east was turning pale, and the Buzheng Street was lit up with twinkling lights. On the street, one could also see some carriages of officials going to the imperial city for duty.

Inside the county yamen, Fiji, who had gotten up early, was directing the yamen runners to set up the meeting room in preparation for the upcoming 'Mummy Case Leadership Group Guidance Meeting'. He was also saying:

"The tea should be served in a very particular way. The county magistrate will sit in the main seat. The halberd bearer from the Dan Palace will be the chief officer on the right. The Imperial Observatory will sit in the chief seat on the left. The Chilin Guard will be next in line, and then this official will be..."

"Where is Lord Linghu from Danyang sitting? He's the disciple of the headmaster of Zihui Mountain and the sworn sister of Princess Changning..."

"Hmm... then we'll sit in the second seat on the right, and the Imperial Observatory and the Red Kirin Guard will sit on the left..."

……

County Magistrate Wu Yuanhua, feeling he was going to be scolded again today, also got up early and scolded him:
"If you have time to set up chairs, you might as well go out and investigate more cases."

Fiji turned around and ran over to offer his courtesy:
"Master Wu, are you up so early? Have you eaten yet? Do you want me to buy you two baskets of steamed buns..."

Wu Yuanhua waved his hands, his eyes full of displeasure:

"Mr. Chen is about to strip me of my clothes, how can I have the mood to eat?

"A few days ago, I heard that Xie Jinhuan hated evil and was always catching monsters or on his way to catch them. I thought he was really that diligent.

"Look for yourself. It's almost dawn, and no one from Danyang has come..."

……

Maoshi is usually the time when the emperor gets up and ministers get up early to attend court. If a sleepy courtier passes by the yamen and finds that the yamen official is still asleep, he will have to clean up. For this reason, the county yamen must open on time at Maoshi, and ambitious officials naturally have to arrive at their posts on time.

Fiji was Xie Wen's childhood friend, and they had worked together for decades. He could be said to have watched Xie Jinhuan grow up. Upon hearing the news, he quickly spoke up for him:
"Jinhuan is well versed in the ways of the world. He's now in the palace. If he's too proactive, wouldn't that make him seem like he's taking over the case and making it seem like our county government isn't paying enough attention to the case?"

Wu Yuanhua thought about it and sighed:

"It's no big deal that I'm late. I'm just worried that the Dan King is exaggerating to build momentum for his 'son-in-law', but he doesn't actually have much real ability..."

Fiji held the county magistrate's arm, smiling broadly:
"Not really! Jinhuan has been studious since childhood and has considerable abilities. It's just that he just arrived yesterday and hasn't had a chance to display them yet. If you want to make any progress, you'll have to wait for Jinhuan to investigate for a few days, right?

"Furthermore, the Danyang bandits were causing chaos, and Jin Huan killed everyone, including the bandit leader, in just six or seven days. This move has caused the entire Danyang County Government and even the prefectural guards to be denounced as incompetent by the Censorate.

"We've been investigating this case for eight months. If Jin Huan had solved it in just three or five days, how would we be scolded?"

Wu Yuanhua pondered for a moment, "Hmm... a good-for-nothing who wastes the people's money! If His Majesty heard of this, he'd probably fire everyone in the county government on the spot and send them to southern Xinjiang to watch monsters bar their fangs."

"Yeah."

Fiji clapped his hands and said, "The faster the Danyang troops break through, the more incompetent Lord Wu will appear, so this case cannot be rushed."

County Magistrate Wu thought this made sense and nodded slightly:

"Yes, in my opinion, this case still needs to be handled slowly..."

"Report——"

Before he could finish his words, a sharp explosion was heard outside!
Magistrate Wu was so frightened that he shuddered and turned back angrily:

"Why are you yelling so early in the morning?! Are there more mummies?"

"no……"

The patrolling yamen runner practically crawled in from outside, panting and looking ecstatic:
"The mummy case has been solved! The murderer has been found!"

"what?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the officers in the room stood up with expressions of disbelief.

Fiji's expression froze, and he quickly stepped forward:

"Don't talk nonsense! How did it happen? Who found the murderer?"

"It's Master Xie Jinhuan..."

"Pretty!"

Fiji clapped his hands and turned around:

"Look, look! I told you yesterday that Jinhuan treats us like family. Even though he's in the palace, his heart is in the county office. He treats our affairs as his own. Look how proactive he is..."

"Go on your way!"

Magistrate Wu waved his hand to push Fiji away, then came to the door and asked:
"Are you sure? The people from Danyang just came here last night, and it's still dark. How could they possibly..."

"Absolutely true!"

The yamen runner was very excited and spoke rapidly:
"I heard from the Chilin Guards that Master Jinhuan and the direct descendant of Zihui Mountain went out for a stroll at night when they had nothing to do. Then they tracked the bandits from Xiaoyao Cave to the East Market, and from the East Market to the Antique Street. They chased them for several miles before stopping them and beheading them on the spot!
"I rode my horse as fast as I could to the Antique Street to see what was going on. Dozens of people from the Imperial Observatory and the Red Lin Guards showed up. Even Prefect Chen, who had gotten up early to attend court, Li Shilang from the Ministry of Personnel, and Censor Wang from the Censorate went over to take a look. Only our county government hadn't shown up yet.

"This is the case that our Wan'an County Court is in charge of. Solving it so quickly is definitely a great achievement!
"I personally saw the three lords gathered together to discuss something. They seemed to have mentioned Lord Wu's name several times, along with 'Ruizhou' and 'filling vacancies'. I guess they were planning to promote Lord Wu... Eh heh heh? Lord Wu?"

County Magistrate Wu didn't know why, but his eyes rolled back and he fainted.

Fiji reacted quickly, carrying Magistrate Wu and running out:

"Hurry, hurry, prepare the horses..."

"Ah? You don't want to call a doctor?"

"Calling a doctor is a bullshit thing. Ruizhou is fucking Lingnan. Even if Lord Wu dies now, he has to die at the scene of the crime..."

……

(End of this chapter)