One pound of meat equals one attribute point.

Chapter 12: Hatred of Wealth
"Crash!"

Noisy footsteps were heard, and a large number of people holding torches came from afar and surrounded the Xu family's mansion.

The leader was seven feet tall, with a gloomy face and two mustaches at the corners of his mouth, giving people the feeling that he was difficult to deal with.

He looked at the bloody scene in front of him, which looked like hell, and couldn't help but twitch his eyebrows. He looked around, first pausing briefly on Su Heng's tall and burly back, and then on the captain Song Baoyi beside him, "Captain Song, tell me what happened here?"

The county lieutenant was an official in charge of judicial arrests and trials of cases. In grassroots units like Changqing County, the county lieutenant's power was second only to that of the county magistrate.

The county lieutenant of Changqing County was named Qiu Cai. As his name suggests, he became an official just to get rich.

When hearing a case, without asking any questions, they would first arrest the reporter and the defendant separately, and then, without any discrimination, give each of them fifty lashes.

Then we will look at the amount of the atonement money paid and make further arrangements.

This naturally led to many wrongful convictions, but because Qiu Cai was so greedy, even if he was a rich kid, he would feel the pain of being blackmailed. Over time, Changqing County's public security was relatively good, and there were not many cases of bullying.

Song Baoyi came to Qiu Cai. Although he disliked this man, he bowed to him and told him everything that had just happened.

"The dead and rotten corpse stood up and attacked you?" After hearing this, Qiu Cai was so angry that he laughed out loud. He sneered and said, "Do you think I am stupid to listen to your nonsense? I see that someone had a conflict with the Xu family and coveted the Xu family's property. He killed people in the street, and this is what happened now!"

"Master Qiu, it is really as Captain Song said."

Su Gui finally stood up with the help of two guards. When he heard these words, his eyes went dark again. He hurried to Qiu Cai's side, grabbed his arm, and stuffed a valuable jade pendant into Qiu Cai's hand.

Qiu Cai reached out and touched it.

It feels soft to the touch and has delicate carvings, and you know it is top quality stuff.

But just a valuable jade pendant was not enough to solve this incident. He guessed that this matter had little to do with the Su family, but it didn't matter. Since someone from the Su family appeared at the crime scene, it was natural to extort money from them.

"This county lieutenant is also enforcing the law impartially, so I naturally cannot listen to your one-sided words." Qiu Cai coughed twice and said coldly, "Whether it is true or not, take the person back to the government office first."

Su Gui's face changed drastically.

What kind of place is the yamen? It’s easy to get in but hard to get out.

He was not worried about the money but about his son. Moreover, Su Heng had always had a bad temper. If any conflict occurred inside, things would become even more troublesome and he would not be able to save face.

Qiu Cai didn't care. He waved his hand and ordered the officers beside him to go forward and arrest the man.

Stab it!

Su Heng tore off a piece of rag from the corpse and slowly wiped the blood off his body and arms. He heard the noise, turned around, and glanced coldly. The officers who followed the order were immediately pinned to the ground, and none of them dared to act rashly.

Qiu Cai frowned slightly, a hint of displeasure already showing on his face.

He raised his head and met Su Heng's eyes.

The murderous aura in his eyes that had not yet dissipated rushed towards him, like a scarlet lightning, falling on him. Qiu Cai's breath was immediately choked, and his legs were shaking.

When he was young, he went out to study and crossed mountains and rivers. He encountered a ferocious tiger that was over ten feet long. Even though they were a hundred meters away and there were several strong men guarding it, Qiu Cai was still scared to death just by looking at each other from a distance. He couldn't sleep well for several days and looked visibly haggard.

And the Su Heng in front of him, the murderous aura around him.

It is a hundred or a thousand times more ferocious than the tiger we encountered more than 20 years ago.

——He will die! A strong premonition arose in Qiu Cai's heart.

Maybe in the next few minutes, maybe in the next breath, the next blink of an eye. Rules can be used to restrain people, but they cannot be used to restrain demons, let alone those monsters that are more ferocious and terrifying than demons.

"Master Qiu, Master Qiu, please think twice." Su Gui, with a sad face, stuffed a few heavy gold ingots into Qiu Cai's hands.

There is great terror between life and death!
Qiu Cai shuddered and broke free from the terrifying evil spirit.

He grabbed Su Gui's hand and stuffed the gold ingot and the jade pendant back. Su Gui thought that the price he paid was not enough, but he saw that in the red light of the torch, Qiu Cai's face, which was always gloomy, was actually filled with a smile. Then he opened his arms and gave Su Gui a solid hug.

"Hahaha, what are you doing, Brother Su?" Qiu Cai laughed and held Su Gui's hand. "I was confused just now. It's obvious that you are a martial artist who helped the government to exorcise demons and put an end to disasters. You should be rewarded. But it's late today. I will visit you another day."

Qiu Cai bowed to Su Gui, and under the latter's puzzled gaze, he asked a group of people to stay behind to clean up the bloodstains at the scene, and then hurriedly left with another group of people holding torches.

Su Gui stood there in a daze, while Su Heng appeared behind him silently.

"Let's go home too." Su Heng looked at Qiu Cai's departing back, his voice unusually calm.

"Oh." Su Gui nodded subconsciously.

Then he saw Su Heng walking alone in front of him.

He waved his sleeves to wipe off the dust that had just stained his body, and then trotted along, hurriedly following behind Su Heng and rushing towards the Su family's mansion.

……

Go home.

Su Heng asked the servants in his house to boil water, take a bath, and then change into new clothes.

He looked at the bright moon hanging in the night sky, the willows swaying, and the slender willow branches outlining the amplitude of the evening breeze, and he felt cool all over.

Thinking back to what happened in the evening.

If Qiu Cai insists on his own way and continues to choose to arrest, what will he do?

There is no doubt that Qiu Cai will die.

and then?
Those messengers he brought with him would also die.

If the conflict continues to escalate, many more people will die in Changqing County.

Many people, everyone... had to die. He knew it was wrong, but the feeling of killing was addictive.

"When joy, anger, sorrow, or pleasure are not expressed, it is called Zhong. When they are expressed in moderation, it is called He. When Zhong and He are achieved, heaven and earth are in their proper places, and all things flourish..."

Outside the window, under the bright moonlight, Su Shang's clear voice of reading could be heard.

Su Heng was in a trance.

Return to reality from dark desires.

He tightened his clothes, then pushed open the wooden door and walked towards the frosty courtyard outside.

(End of this chapter)