EBE Chapter 37: The Chief Constable Arrives
Chapter 37: The Chief Constable Arrives
Li Qingchen opened the game panel.
[Current martial arts realm: Nine Swords of Soaring Void (Perfected), Celestial Freedom Technique (Perfected), Primordial Heavenly Secret Technique (Great Success), Demonic Aura Observation Technique (Perfected), Wild Horse Galloping Fist (Perfected), Thousand Mile Heroic Aura (Perfected).]
After adding all the realm points, all cultivation techniques except for the Primordial Heavenly Secret Technique are now at their peak!
Having arrived in this chaotic world of demons and monsters, I have already acquired so many martial arts techniques in less than a week.
The weight that had been hanging over Li Qingchen's heart could finally be lifted a little.
"Brother Li, Brother Li, something terrible has happened!"
Suddenly, Xiaocao's voice rang out from outside the door.
"What's wrong?"
Li Qingchen pushed open the door, and behind Xiaocao stood a pale-faced constable.
Li Qingchen remembered that this person was called A Shui, and he was Lin Bufan's follower.
That is to say-
"Lin Bufan is in trouble?" Li Qingchen had a bad feeling.
"Young Master Li..."
Sure enough, Ah Shui knelt on one knee, clasped his hands in a fist, and said breathlessly:
"Please, go to the south of the city and save Lord Lin! He's been sent by the chief constable to subdue that mountain of flesh, and he's all alone!"
Ah Shui tried his best to explain the current situation in the fewest words possible.
Li Qingchen frowned.
The chief constable who was with the fox spirit returned ahead of schedule?
Was he alone?
Were we sent to our deaths?
Without time to think further, Li Qingchen hurriedly said, "Quickly tell me the exact location of that mountain of flesh."
Ah Shui, her voice trembling with tears, described the hideouts of the "Meat Mountain" one by one, and said, "Young Master Li, I have prepared the carriages and horses, and there are several brothers outside who have risked their lives for Lord Lin. We..."
Just then, a pair of small hands gently patted Ah Shui's shoulder.
Ah Shui turned her head away.
Xiao Cao covered her mouth and whispered, "Um... Officer, Brother Li isn't here anymore."
Ah Shui looked up in surprise.
Where was Li Qingchen now?
Only the open window revealed the fact that he had long since left.
"This... when did Young Master Li...?"
Outside Liaocheng city.
A figure sped along like an arrow piercing the air.
Li Qingchen traversed the jungle on tree branches, silencing insects and startling birds.
The speed was so fast that it was difficult to see with the naked eye.
With the perfect Heavenly Freedom Technique, the Shrinking Earth to an Inch effect is even greater. At the same time, Li Qingchen uses the Thousand Mile Heroic Qi to ensure that this breath will never run out, and he can reach the southern suburbs in the shortest possible time.
Li Qingchen couldn't help but recall that stern, unsmiling face.
Speaking of which...
The two had only known each other for a few days.
The other party was a constable, and he was a wandering knight-errant. Both of them were in the business of slaying demons and monsters, so there was no real friendship between them; they were just cooperating with each other.
Nobody owes anyone anything.
Even if the other person dies, it has nothing to do with him.
So, Li Qingchen asked himself, why did he rush off like this in such a hurry?
Li Qingchen couldn't understand it.
My body started moving on its own inexplicably, and I couldn't stop it at all.
Perhaps it's because saving lives doesn't require so many complicated reasons!
In his past life, he was burned to death in a fire while rescuing two children.
Having been given a second chance at life, I have some regrets, but if I had to do it all over again, my body would definitely not be able to control my actions!
So why the hell do you think about it so much?!
Just like a sword, a sword can be drawn at will! And a person can be saved at will!
I'm a sword cultivator! It's not like I lack the strength!
Li Qingchen took a deep breath.
"You brat, hang in there!"
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Let's turn back time a bit.
Liaocheng.
The Demon-Slaying Office.
Inside the government office, the atmosphere was as cold as if it were frozen.
The officers gathered at night, standing on both sides with their heads slightly lowered, not daring to look at the man in the center.
Lin Bufan's whole body tensed up.
He never expected that the chief constable would return several days ahead of schedule!
In the middle of the hall, Chief Constable Ding Sen stood with his hands behind his back.
He had a horse-like face, with his eyes set very high, leaving a large gap between them and his nose, and his thin lips as sharp as knives.
This is a man who commands respect even without anger.
Ding Sen scanned the constables one by one.
An undisguised aura emanated from him from within.
Everyone felt a pair of hands on their necks, making it hard to breathe!
Ding Sen used this method to announce to everyone:
On this trip, he has broken through the bottleneck of the ninth rank of martial arts and reached the realm of the eighth rank of martial artist!
Lin Bufan was secretly alarmed, thinking, "Liaocheng and Nanshan are so far apart, how could the Chief Constable have returned so quickly? Oh no, Li Qingchen doesn't know yet, I have to inform him as soon as possible!"
Ding Sen's advancement to the eighth-rank martial artist has completely disrupted his plans!
Keep in mind that Li Qingchen is only at the early stage of the ninth rank!
Furthermore, that fox spirit might have already arrived in Liaocheng.
If we rashly break ties with the Chief Constable, Li Qingchen won't even know how he died!
We must tell Li Qingchen to go to the Dafeng Escort Agency and leave Liaocheng immediately!
Ding Sen, dressed in a black police uniform with a long sword at his waist, stared at Lin Bufan with eyes as sharp as knives.
"Lin Bufan, what is your relationship with that swordsman?"
Lin Bufan's hands, hanging by his sides, clenched so tightly they turned white, and he managed to utter a few words with difficulty:
"Irrelevant."
"Irrelevant?"
Ding Sen sneered and tapped his thigh with his knuckles.
"If it's unrelated, why do so many of your brothers claim that you fought demons alongside him?"
"Not only did they kill eight of the Fox Immortal's children, but they also killed the Dog General's younger brother."
"Lin Bufan, you're so impressive!"
Lin Bufan, who was initially somewhat fearful, suddenly lost his fear after hearing these words.
He looked up, staring intently into Ding Sen's cold gaze, and said seriously:
"Slaying demons and eliminating evil spirits—isn't that what our Demon-Slaying Bureau is supposed to do?"
Niu San hurriedly stepped forward and stood in front of Lin Bufan.
"I sent people out of the city to subdue the demon; it has nothing to do with this kid!"
"Who gives you the right to speak?" The chief constable didn't even look up, and kicked him.
A surge of powerful internal energy struck Niu San's chest!
boom!
Niu San was struck as if by a heavy hammer, flying backward and crashing into a pillar, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
The constables were so frightened that they all took a step back, but Lin Bufan, with eyes wide with rage, drew his sword and stood in front of Niu San to protect him.
When he was a newcomer and faced setbacks everywhere, Niu San was the only person in the yamen who secretly took care of him.
On several occasions, Niu San helped resolve the crisis.
"Cough cough... Silly boy, get out of the way. If one of us dies, that's fine. We can't both die here, or it would be too damn unfair."
Niu San kept coughing up blood.
Ding Sen's single kick nearly crippled him!
This person is terrifying!
Ding Sen smiled and shook his head, saying to himself, "Lin Bufan, do you know? I originally thought that as long as I managed to control the demons and reduce the death rate of the people of Liaocheng to the lowest level, I, Ding, would have a place as a captain in the Demon Slayer Division."
However, I was wrong.
"It wasn't until I went to Nanshan with the Fox Fairy that I realized how narrow my dreams had been."
At this point, Ding Sen stopped talking and changed the subject, saying calmly:
"I heard that you are going to the south of the city tomorrow with that swordsman to eliminate that mountain of flesh."
"You have backbone, that's good, I admire you."
"But wouldn't it be too late to leave tomorrow? Let's set off now."
Ding Sen spoke in a emotionless voice, enunciating each word clearly:
"You go alone."
"As long as you bring back the head of the mountain of flesh, I will forgive your past transgressions and spare your lives."
Niu San, supporting himself, coughed up blood and roared:
"Damn it, sending him alone is practically suicide!"
Before he could finish speaking, the chief constable suddenly stepped past Lin Bufan, casually knocked his knife away, and then kicked him out.
Niu San fainted on the spot.
Ding Sen looked coldly at his once most capable subordinate and said disdainfully:
"The difference is that if you don't go, you'll die first, and the swordsman will die later."
"He was the last."
Lin Bufan looked at the unconscious Niu San, and his heart sank to the bottom.
He didn't say anything more, but simply bent down and picked up the waist knife that had fallen to the ground.
"I'll go."
He spoke slowly and deliberately, without looking back.
He strode away from the now defunct Demon-Slaying Office.
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