My junior sister sees everyone as a heretical cultivator.

Chapter 292 The Bone-Breaking Journey?
On the other side, deep within the government prison.

In the dark and damp cell, Ma Tietou slowly woke up with a headache.

His mind was still a bit fuzzy. His last memory was of being knocked unconscious by the masked female warrior in black after he had confessed honestly. That punch... was really damn hard.

He shook his groggy head and looked around at the stone walls, straw, and cages... How long had it been since he had been back here?

He looked around again. In the neighboring cells, his men, who had been beaten half to death, were lying haphazardly.

It seems... the entire army has been wiped out.

As soon as the guard saw that Ma Tietou had woken up, he immediately ran out of the prison to inform him.

In the cell next to Ma Tietou's, Jiang Shi, who was disguised as one of the "beggar thugs," twitched his eyelids slightly, but immediately regained his composure and continued to pretend to be unconscious.

Not long after, a light footstep sound came, and the figure of City Lord Zhao Dechang appeared outside the prison cell.

“Ma Tietou…” Zhao Dechang’s voice was extremely low, “What exactly happened?! Which heroes have you offended?!”

Jiang Shi, who appeared to be unconscious in the cell, had actually turned the [System Radio] function to its maximum.

Meanwhile, in his live stream, an amplified voice was clearly playing this "secret conversation between officials and bandits."

[Jiang Shi (live stream subtitles)]: Family! My loyal friends! I love to tell the truth! Did you all see that?! Did you all hear that?! I told you Anhe City was a den of scum! This city lord and these scumbags are definitely in cahoots! Officials and bandits colluding! A den of snakes and rats!

This scene instantly ignited the chat room's comments.

[Holy crap?! It's confirmed! This corrupt official really is up to something!]

[The streamer is awesome! Does Anhe City still have any upright officials?! Or maybe a wicked one?]

[Is that Bao Zheng, the Black Heavenly Lord? Even the Black Heavenly Lord is stronger than them!]

[Collusion between officials and bandits! Collusion between officials and bandits!]

[Watch out, streamer! Don't expose yourself!]

[Damn it! We have to take down those corrupt officials and scumbags!]

Inside the prison, Zhao Dechang and Ma Tietou's secret conversation continued.

"What exactly is that 'knight-errant'?" Zhao Dechang's voice was full of anxiety. "What's his strength? What are his characteristics? What's his background? And what did you do that got discovered?! Didn't I tell you to keep a low profile lately?! We haven't even figured out the Guixi Sect's attitude yet, and you dare to cause trouble?!"

"Brother Zhao, I'm innocent!" Ma Tietou also lowered his voice, "I just went out for a short while, who knew I'd run into such a tough nut to crack when I came back! When I got back, my best fighter, Ah Hu, had already been sent flying by a single punch, along with the wall!"

Recalling the scene, he said with lingering fear, "The one who attacked was a woman. She looked quite slender, but those fists... goodness, she must have practiced Iron Palm for thirty years! I bet she was a disciple from some martial arts sect that practiced hard skills, and her kung fu was incredibly profound!"

"I've been telling my men to keep a low profile, but who knew they'd be so unlucky!"

Zhao Dechang frowned deeply as he listened: "What's the use of saying all this now?! How do we handle this matter now? Until we figure out the background of Guixi Sect and that female knight, you should stay here for the time being!" He paused, then asked, "By the way, Zheguxing... you can't go back for the time being, will your superiors cause any trouble?"

A bone-breaking ritual?!

These three words rang in Jiang Shi's ears, and he immediately typed out new subtitles in the live broadcast room.

[Jiang Shi (live stream subtitles)]: My friends! Did you hear that?! "Bone-breaking operation"! Another new term! I told you Anhe City's waters were bottomless, right?! We've only been lying low for a short time, and we've already dug up such a shocking scandal! Do you want to see me, Old Jiang, keep digging and expose all the dirty tricks in Anhe City?! If you want to see it, send me your planes and sports cars! Let Brother Jiang take you all the way to the bottom!

Dig! We have to dig through it!

[Brother Jiang is awesome! I want to marry you!!! (voice cracks)]

Calm down, upstairs!

[The Bone-Breaking Hall... that doesn't sound like a good place!]

[Hee-ho! Charge! Charge! Charge! Brother Jiang is deep in enemy territory! He and the heroine will smash their teeth with one punch!!!]

……

Upon hearing this, Ma Tietou's expression also turned serious. He pondered for a moment and replied in a low voice, "It should... it should be nothing serious. The official road leading from Pingyang City to this place is quite a distance from Anhe City, not close. They will carefully question people before making a move, and they won't touch anyone with a special background or foundation."

"Besides, they've also heard that things are tense in Anhe City lately, so they're being very careful. After all, we're just a branch, and the main headquarters is waiting for our goods. We can't just stop business because of this, or we won't be able to explain it to our superiors."

He paused, then sighed, "I think I'll just stay in this jail for now. Anhe City is a mixed bag right now; let's wait until things calm down and things settle down before making any decisions."

"By the way, Brother Zhao, while I'm away, could you please... keep an eye on Liu Yue for me and make sure nothing happens to her?"

"Hmph," Zhao Dechang waved his hand and said irritably, "Your sister-in-law is much smarter than you! You managed to get caught red-handed like this, I don't even know what to say to you!"

Ma Tietou chuckled: "What sister-in-law? We're not officially married yet. Once this is over, I'll definitely invite Brother Zhao to our wedding banquet."

"Alright, alright, stop with the pleasantries," Zhao Dechang interrupted him impatiently, then suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, have you recently... added any new people to your team?"

"A newcomer?" Ma Tietou was taken aback, somewhat puzzled as to why Zhao Dechang would ask such a question. "No, what's wrong, Brother Zhao? Did something go wrong when we were arrested?"

“There’s no problem…” Zhao Dechang’s expression turned a little strange. He recalled the “mountain of people” he had seen at the entrance of the government office and clicked his tongue. “It’s just that… among the people that female knight sent this time, besides the familiar faces under your command, it seems… there’s one more person.”

He tried his best to describe him: "That guy looks... well, how should I put it, he's quite unique. His face is swollen like a pig's head, and he has two sausage lips... I've never seen anyone so ugly before. You haven't... really recruited anyone like that lately?"

Ma Tietou was also completely dumbfounded. He carefully went through the matter in his mind and was certain that he did not have a guy under his command who was so exceptionally ugly.

He quickly waved his hands and shook his head: "No, Brother Zhao, I know all my people, there's absolutely no such person!"

(End of this chapter)