Wuxia: Start with max-level Nine Yang Divine Skill

"My lord, if you want to know more about the inside story, I'm afraid the only way is to investigate at the Iron Prison."

Seeing that Li Fu was deep in thought, Chen Tao added.

"I heard that when Cao Yu was first imprisoned, he was arrogant and kept shouting that his elder brother would definitely come to rescue him."

The torture chambers in the iron cell seemed to have subjected him to severe torture, interrogating him about his elder brother.

These interrogation records are kept separately in the confidential files of the iron prison torture chamber; they are not in the files at our government office.

Li closed the case file, tapped his knuckles lightly on the table, thought for a moment, and stood up.

I definitely need to go to the prison.

To catch that elusive treasure thief, we must at least find out what his brother Cao Yu confessed.

The torture records in the prison may contain clues that could help solve the case.

Furthermore, even according to the usual case-handling procedures, to catch a thief, you need to know what the person looks like, whether they are tall or short, fat or thin, and then issue a wanted notice and send out manpower to arrest and search for them.

"Is Your Excellency going to the iron prison?"

Chen Tao, observing the situation, immediately asked cleverly.

"This humble servant knows the way and is willing to guide you, sir!"

Chen Tao volunteered.

Li Fu glanced at him: "Alright, lead the way."

The two men took the fast horses prepared by the government office and mounted them.

With a light crack of the whip, the steed reared up and galloped along the official road towards the city outskirts.

The clatter of hooves kicked up a trail of yellow dust.

Halfway through the journey, sparse woodlands lined both sides of the road.

As Chen Tao was describing the iron cage on the road, four dark figures suddenly leaped out from behind a crooked old locust tree by the roadside ahead.

Immediately afterward, the sound of clothes rustling in the wind came from behind, and six or seven men, also dressed in tight black clothes and with their heads covered, suddenly rushed out and blocked the retreat.

They surrounded them from both sides, their killing intent palpable.

The leader, a tall man in black with fierce eyes, held a gleaming ghost-head saber pointed directly at Li Fu, who was sitting on his horse.

"You're Li Fu?!"

Li Fu reined in the horses, his gaze calmly sweeping over the dozen or so assassins. The roads ahead and behind were blocked, yet he showed no sign of panic.

This group of people were menacing and had specifically called out his name, so it seemed they were there to kill him. But he wondered why they had come to kill him.

"It's me. Who are you?"

"Then we haven't picked the wrong person. Kill them!"

With a roar from the leader, the man in black, more than ten assassins in front and behind him sprang up at the same time. Their swords and knives gleamed coldly as they pounced on Li Fu, who was riding on his horse, like hungry wolves.

Ruthless offensive, desperate criminals!

"Be careful, sir."

Chen Tao drew his sword from his waist with a clang, his face tense.

"It's alright."

Li Fu uttered two words, gently pressed his left hand on the saddle, and used the momentum to leap into the air with a graceful and agile posture.

As he stood in mid-air, his robes billowed, and an overwhelming and powerful aura suddenly erupted!

Roar!

A dragon's roar suddenly rose, shaking the mountains and forests.

It is a move from the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms – "The Dragon Appears in the Field"!

This move is best used in open areas, where it can break free from attacks from all sides and even kill enemies from all directions with a single strike.

With palms flying, the palm shadows were like mountains, and the overwhelming palm force was like a raging torrent, with a sharp whistling sound, surging and sweeping in all directions!

Bang, bang, bang, bang!

The dull thuds of impact, the cracking of bones, and screams mingled together.

The assassins at the forefront were struck in the chest as if by a thousand-pound hammer, screaming as they flew backward, spitting blood from their mouths, and crashing heavily into the dust, clearly beyond saving.

The assassins who rushed in from both sides were also fiercely swept away by the powerful palm strikes.

With a single move, the siege crumbled!

The once menacing encirclement was now filled with fallen bodies, their groans and cries echoing through the air.

Only two or three assassins who were a little further away were lucky enough to escape serious injury; they were merely knocked down, but they were still terrified.

Chen Tao, still holding his long sword, stared in astonishment at the scene before him.

With a single move, just one move, the newly appointed Constable Li defeated more than a dozen ruthless assassins as easily as swatting flies.

The figure leaped from horseback and landed gracefully on the ground; despite his young age, his martial arts skills were exceptionally high.

Chen Tao snapped out of his daze and hurriedly said, half sincerely and half flatteringly, "My... Your Excellency's divine skills are unparalleled. Today, I have truly broadened my horizons."

Li Fu gracefully landed on the ground, his figure upright, his eyes sharp as lightning, sweeping over the killer rolling and howling on the ground.

"Who are you people, and why are you trying to kill me?"

Ultimately, it landed on the leader who was clutching his collapsed chest and struggling to get up.

"With your martial arts skills, you dare to try and kill me?"

He couldn't help but add another sentence halfway through his sentence.

"Sir, could these people have been sent by the notorious treasure robbers?"

Chen Tao guessed.

Li Fu had just wondered if there were spies of the treasure robbers in the government office who might have discovered that he had taken on the case and sent people to intercept and kill him in advance.

But it doesn't seem so now; this group's martial arts skills are too poor.

Upon witnessing Li Fu's martial arts skills, the leader of the men in black clutched his chest, coughing up blood from the corner of his mouth, filled with shock and fear.

"No...no..." He struggled to speak, "Someone has put a bounty on your head in the martial arts world. If you kill me, you'll get a thousand taels of gold."

My life is now in Li Fu's hands.

To survive, he dared not hide anything.

"A bounty?"

"Is my head only worth a thousand taels of gold?"

Li Fu asked dismissively, "When was the bounty issued?"

"Just...just two or three days ago..." the leader replied, enduring excruciating pain, "I've said everything I needed to say...Good sir...Great hero...Spare...Spare my life!"

"You, with your pathetic appearance, actually tried to become an assassin?"

"How shameful! If you're going to commit murder, you should be prepared to be killed."

Li Fu said coldly.

Roar!

Another dragon roar echoed across the land!

The dragon appears in the field!

The remaining assassins, along with their leader who was still begging for mercy, were struck by an irresistible force. Before they could even scream, they were violently thrown away like broken sacks.

With a thud, it landed dead.

When the dust settled, only a dozen or so black-clad corpses remained on the official road.

Chen Tao was shocked; this Constable Li was truly ruthless.

I recalled the discussions that had been going on about this new head constable in the government office.

Han Wenyuan and Duan Gang were both well-known figures in the martial arts world and were previously famous constables, but they fell into this man's hands and were killed on the spot without even being arrested.

Li Fu stood on the official road, his eyes calm as he pondered deeply.

Who wants to kill him?

Thinking about it carefully, there are quite a few reasons why I might have attracted assassins.

For example, if he kills Han Wenyuan and Duan Gang, then Han Wenyuan and Duan Gang are descendants of the Bone-Scraping Evil Blade from back then. Who knows if these two secretly left behind any descendants?

There was also this so-called "Dragon Shock Society," which the two used to intimidate him before they died; I don't know if it's true or not.

Furthermore... he remembered what happened in the desert.

"Did someone leak the fact that I killed Wang Zheliu in the desert and then ask Wang Zheliu's father for a reward?"

Furthermore, the Yaksha Blood Feast Divine Skill that he obtained was also an extraordinary divine skill manual.

However, the bounty clearly states that only heads are wanted, suggesting that the perpetrator is simply motivated by venting anger through murder, rather than seeking the secret manual.