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Chapter 79: Visiting the Descendants of the Rebels (Subscription Request)
After Master Yang finished speaking, Li Yun pulled out a folding fan from his waist and waved it gently.

"Master Yang, this isn't right. This isn't what a scholar should do."

Yang Shiye's eyes gleamed, and he said with a smile, "Master Li, we have solid evidence, and it has nothing to do with the scholars. Besides, Master Li is about to enter the Heavenly Supervisory Department, so solving the case now is not a big deal."

Li Yun put away his folding fan and patted Master Yang on the shoulder: "Then I'll have to trouble you, Master Yang. However, if Shen Bai comes up to question me, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with."

"Why wouldn't that be so difficult?" Master Yang chuckled. "The evidence is irrefutable. The Great Zhou has iron laws. How can Shen Bai possibly stand up to such a challenge?"

Li Yun sat back down, letting the rocking chair rock with inertia, and closed his eyes: "Then let's do it."

Master Yang responded and left the yard.

After Master Yang left, Li Yun waved to the distance, and the maids who had just left came to him and continued to fan him.

Li Yun picked up the book and began to read silently, with a hint of excitement in the corner of his eyes.

……

Shen Bai had a meal outside, then returned to the pawnshop and started his daily life.

This time, Shen Bai chose to improve his proficiency in the Xuan Xin Curse.

After Shen Bai's improvement yesterday and the transformation of various magical powers, his proficiency has increased significantly.

Among them, the one with the largest increase is the Vajra Subduing Demon Fist, which has increased its proficiency by 2000 points.

As for the Blood Sword Dance, its proficiency increased by 1000 points, and the Mysterious Heart Curse had the transformation of the Chaos Heart Demonic Sound, which also increased by 1000 points.

The other two magical powers are both level 4, and it will take Shen Bai a lot of time to master them.

As for the Xuanxin Mantra, it is a level 3 magical power.

After thinking about it, Shen Bai decided to practice Xuan Xin Zhu first. After all, this skill only requires 4000 points to reach level 4.

He still follows the old way, developing in a comprehensive and balanced way.

After he has cultivated the Mysterious Heart Curse to level 4 and gained an extra attribute, he will start to cultivate Shadow Walk and Divine Travel of Hundred Miles.

As for the pawnshop, Shen Bai has no plans to open it for the time being.

After chatting with Qin Shuang yesterday, Shen Bai felt that he might not be able to stay in Shengyun County for long.

You need strange things and evil spirits to improve yourself, but how many strange things and evil spirits can there be in a small county town?

Big places always have big developments, so Shen Bai will set off for Fenglin Province after Zhou Qing's affairs are finished.

He made a lot of money in Shengyun County and opened a small pawnshop in Fenglin State, which was enough to support his daily life.

Thinking of this, Shen Bai closed the door directly, went to the yard, and prepared to chant the Xuanxin Curse.

But at this moment, there was a knock on the door.

"Who else can come to see me at this time?" Shen Bai was confused and temporarily put aside his plan to recite the Gan Xuan Heart Curse. He went to the door, opened it, and saw an acquaintance.

Outside the door, Zhou Qing, wearing the uniform of a constable, with a long sword slung over his waist, was looking at Shen Bai with a smile.

When Shen Bai opened the door, Zhou Qing immediately walked in familiarly and put his arms around Shen Bai's neck.

"Old Shen, haven't you recovered from that battle yet?"

Shen Bai smiled and patted Zhou Qing on the back: "It's just a minor fight, he's recovered a long time ago."

"Then why is your pawnshop closed?" Zhou Qing looked at the door of the pawnshop.

Shen Bai shook his head and said, "I plan to go to Fenglin Province, but I have to wait until your matter is settled."

"My business?" Zhou Qing thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Forget it. This matter will never fall on me. But you can go to Fenglin Province first. Wait for me for another year at most. I will definitely be able to pass the exam to the Jiantian Division and come to Fenglin Province to find you."

Shen Bai didn't talk much about this topic. He could feel that although Zhou Qing seemed very happy on the surface, there was still some loss in his eyes.

"What do you want to see me for today?"

At this time, Zhou Qing should be in the yamen, but now he suddenly came to find him. Shen Bai felt that something must have happened.

Zhou Qing let go of Shen Bai in a familiar manner, found a place to sit down, poured himself a cup of tea, drank it, and then said: "I've asked for half a day's rest and plan to go see Xiaoxue. Do you want to go with me?"

Shen Bai patted his head and suddenly realized: "That's right, I haven't visited her for a long time. Let's go, pack up and go to the street to buy some small gifts."

Zhou Qing put down his teacup and said with a chuckle, "Buy more."

Shen Bai said speechlessly: "You kid, you always come to take advantage of me."

Zhou Qing spread his hands and said, "You're the boss, and I'm just a constable earning a low salary. In your words, I'm a laborer, so you're taking advantage of me."

Shen Bai laughed and cursed, then left the pawnshop with Zhou Qing.

They went to the grocery store outside to buy some food and then walked towards a place.

……

To the west of Shengyun County, there is a dilapidated street with few people.

This is an extremely poor and backward area in Shengyun County. Most of the people who can live here are not wealthy, and even their daily lives are a problem.

When Shen Bai and Zhou Qing came to this street with some food, the beggars on the street immediately looked at them eagerly.

However, when the beggar saw the long sword at Zhou Qing's waist and the constable's uniform, he shrank back to make himself less conspicuous.

Shen Bai and Zhou Qing ignored it and followed the street to a dilapidated room.

The door at the entrance of the room had rotted a lot, and even made a creaking sound when a gust of wind blew.

Shen Bai came to the door and knocked gently.

Soon, a thin figure appeared in the room.

Through the crack in the door, you can see a pair of bright black eyes, carefully looking at the street outside.

After seeing the appearance of Shen Bai and Zhou Qing clearly, the dilapidated door opened from the inside.

A little girl of five or six years old came out of the house with a smile on her face.

The little girl had a sallow complexion and a thin body. Upon closer inspection, one could see that her right arm was empty.

"Brother Shen, Brother Zhou, you are here." Even though she lost her left arm, the little girl still raised her little face innocently with a happy expression on her face.

Shen Bai touched the little girl's face and said with a smile: "Xiaoxue, take us into the house. The wind outside is a bit strong."

Xiaoxue nodded softly, took Shen Bai's sleeve, and walked inside.

When you step into this room, you can smell the smell of dust.

The room was a little dim, and an old woman with gray hair was mending clothes with her head down.

After seeing Shen Bai and Zhou Qing, the old woman smiled kindly.

"Xiao Shen, Xiao Zhou, you're here. Come and sit down. Do you want to eat here today?"

Shen Bai winked at Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing put the food on the table and said with a smile, "No, Grandma Zhang, we just came to see you today and will be leaving soon."

Grandma Zhang sighed and put down her sewing. "Are you really not afraid of bringing trouble upon yourselves by doing this? After all, we are the descendants of rebels and will always be treated as pariahs."

Shen Bai shook his head and said, "I am just an ordinary citizen."

Zhou Qing then said, "I'm just a constable, and no one cares about me."

The old man in front of him was of an unusual identity. Many years ago, there was a rebellion in the Great Zhou Kingdom, and this old man surnamed Zhang was a family member of the rebels.

Including the little girl Xiaoxue, who is also a family member of the rebels.

The Great Zhou Kingdom had two ways of dealing with the families of rebels.

Those who are relatively young are exiled, while those who are over seventy or under five are demoted to pariah status, and their descendants will never be rich and noble for the rest of their lives.

Grandma Zhang and Xiaoxue are the second case.

The reason why Shen Bai and Zhou Qing visited so often was because Grandma Zhang had saved them.

During that period, the remnants of the rebels raided Shengyun County, and many shops in Shengyun County were attacked, and Shen Bai was one of them.

At that time, Shen Bai had not yet awakened his golden finger, so he fled all the way and eventually met Zhou Qing. Under Zhou Qing's cover, the two escaped to this slum.

At that time, Zhou Qing was already injured, and so was Shen Bai.

Just when they were in despair, Grandma Zhang came out with Xiaoxue, revealed her identity, and used her identity to save the two of them.

Afterwards, the rebels were taken away by the arriving constables, and Shen Bai and the others remembered this favor.

Shen Bai has always been like this. He treats those who treat him well in the same way.

The reason why these two people are allowed to continue living here is, to put it bluntly, if they are taken away, it will be a harm to them.

Everyone knew that they were the families of rebels. If they were taken away, there was no need to say what would happen to Grandma Zhang.

So Shen Bai and Zhou Qing could only come to help from time to time, at least to ensure that Grandma Zhang and Xiaoxue did not have too many worries in life.

Shen Bai had already planned that if he went to Fenglin Province, he would leave some silver and money for the two of them.

Zhou Qing also has a few good colleagues in Shengyun County, and he can ask them to take care of him a little.

Xiaoxue came over skipping and jumping, grabbed Shen Bai's hand, and looked up at Zhou Qing.

"You haven't come to see Xiaoxue for a long time. Xiaoxue misses you so much."

Shen Bai touched Xiaoxue's head and said, "I miss you too, but I'm very busy. Look, I'll come over when I'm free."

Zhou Qing squatted down and helped Xiaoxue tidy up her clothes: "Don't worry, we will come here often when we have time."

Xiaoxue nodded vigorously, then lowered her head: "I know my identity is not good and it will affect you. Grandma said that we should have less contact with you."

Shen Bai squatted down and shook his head, saying, "You are you, and those rebels are rebels. They are different, understand?"

Xiaoxue raised her head, a glimmer of light in her eyes.

"Come on, let's take a look at these things and see if there's anything delicious." Zhou Qing made an exaggerated expression, which immediately attracted Xiaoxue's attention.

Shen Bai went to help clean the house.

They were busy until the afternoon when Shen Bai and Zhou Qing left the room.

Xiaoxue stood at the door, staring eagerly, until the two disappeared, then she sighed and closed the door.

……

After leaving this street, Shen Bai and Zhou Qing parted ways.

Zhou Qing returned to the yamen to work, while Shen Bai went to the pawnshop and continued to recite the Xuanxin Curse.

Not long after the two of them left, Master Yang slowly appeared on the street from afar.

Behind Master Yang were two constables.

"Is everything ready?" asked Master Yang.

The constable next to him said, "Everything has been prepared. We didn't let anyone Zhou Qing is familiar with come here."

These two constables were trained by Master Yang himself. Even the last time they went to the big tomb, Captain Zheng did not let them go.

Even in this small county government office, the power struggle is obvious.

Master Yang smiled and said, "If you do well this time, you will be able to rise to great heights. Your status will definitely be much better than that of Constable Zheng and his group of detectives."

The two constables immediately showed flattering smiles and said that the master was right.

Master Yang said nothing more and took two constables with him, following the dilapidated street to the dilapidated house.

Looking at the dilapidated door in front of him, Master Yang waved his hand.

Then, one of the two constables understood what he meant, walked forward and kicked the door open.

After the shabby wooden door was kicked open, it immediately broke into pieces, revealing the gloomy environment inside.

Master Yang stepped in and looked at Xiaoxue who was shivering in Grandma Zhang's arms, and smiled smugly.

(End of this chapter)