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Chapter 156 Seventh Level of Tongmai
Mei Haiming stood up and bowed deeply to Zhong Lin.

"Nephew Zhong, I, your uncle, am begging you on behalf of the 100,000 people of Heishan County. I also ask you to uphold justice for us. Apart from that one knife, the people of Heishan County will surely remember your great kindness."

Zhong Lin put down the wine glass in his hand, narrowed his eyes, looked at Mei Haiming expressionlessly, and said nothing. The whole living room instantly became silent.

County Magistrate Du, Constable Xue and the other two quickly stood up and moved aside, trying to suppress their drunkenness.

After a while, Zhong Lin suddenly laughed and said casually, "Uncle, this is the attitude... I have no choice but to take action."

Mei Haiming suddenly reacted to Zhong Lin's light words. The alcohol was almost gone from his body. His face turned pale and a thin layer of sweat appeared on his back.

"My dear... my dear nephew, please don't misunderstand me. That's not what I meant. I meant..."

"Don't worry, uncle. I also came from this county. Now that someone has come to Heishan County to kill innocent people, I will naturally not sit idly by. Well, let's end the banquet here! I'm going back first."

After collecting the things, Zhong Lin stood up and strode out of the room.

After waiting for Zhong Lin to walk away, Mei Haiming slumped down on the ground, muttering, "It's over, it's over."

After saying this, he slapped himself hard on the face several times, looking extremely regretful.

"My lord, my lord."

Captain Xue and others rushed forward to help, but they were all pushed away by Mei Haiming.

"Get out, all of you."

Mei Haiming roared angrily, and the three of them fled the room in embarrassment.

"County Lieutenant Du, Chief Clerk Zhang, what happened just now? Why did Master Zhong suddenly leave? And why did the County Master lose his composure like this?"

Chief Constable Xue had a bewildered look on his face. He still couldn't understand what was going on. They had been toasting and laughing just a moment ago, how did it become like this in the blink of an eye?

County Magistrate Du and Chief Clerk Zhang looked at each other, then sighed and shook their heads.

"Your Excellency, the County Master has drunk too much! What a pity."

"Yes, I drank too much. To be more precise, my mentality hasn't changed yet."

"Hey! That's enough, you two! Stop playing dumb. My brain may not be very good, but my fists are."

Chief Constable Xue's face turned red with anger, as if he was thinking, "If you don't tell me, I'm going to hit you."

"A crude warrior."

The two men glared at Chief Constable Xue with disdain, but they didn't dare to keep the secret any longer, otherwise this crude warrior might really take action.

"You tell me!"

County Magistrate Du took a deep breath and said, "You just saw it. The County Master wants to ask Master Zhong for help to deal with the One-Knife Immortal."

"I see, there's nothing wrong!"

"No problem? That's a big problem. Let me ask you, if you were the county magistrate, how would you ask for help?"

Chief Constable Xue hesitated for a moment, then said unsurely, "Why not just ask for it directly? Or perhaps offer a benefit?"

"That's the problem. This is the correct way to ask for help. The County Master may have been in Heishan County for too long, and the inertia of his thinking has caused him to use his power to pressure others as before, attempting to stand on the moral high ground and force others. If it were an ordinary warrior, it would be fine. He might use his blood to wield the sword in his hands, but Master Zhong is not only a top-third-grade warrior, but also a fourth-grade alchemist and a true disciple of the Jianding Sect. How could he be so unwise?"

"Warriors have always believed in strength and are naturally unruly. Moreover, Master Zhong is a leader among them. If the County Master tries to be clever, he might just offend Master Zhong."

County Magistrate Du sighed and said.

"Huh?" When Chief Constable Xue heard County Captain Du's explanation, his heart was shocked, and an inexplicable sense of familiarity came over him.

Probably... it seems... I often hear the county magistrate talking to me like this.

Zhong Lin glanced back as he walked out of the county government office, his eyes filled with mockery. "No wonder the younger brother of the dignified Tianyang Mei family's head was demoted to Heishan County as a county magistrate. Do you really think I'm just some hot-blooded youngster ready to be fooled by you?"

"Uncle Yutou and Old Man Xu will both live under the jurisdiction of Heishan County from now on, so getting rid of Yidaotian wouldn't be a bad idea. If you had invited them normally, I would have taken action even without saying anything. But you're actually using your power to coerce them and try to morally blackmail me? Haha."

He shook his head and walked towards Old Man Xu's house. It was already late, and Zhong Lin had promised Old Man Xu that he would go to his place to rest.

It was already late at night, but the lights were still on in Old Man Xu's house.

"Why are you back so late?"

Old man Xu put down the medical book in his hand and muttered something to Zhong Lin who appeared outside the door with some dissatisfaction.

"I've made some hangover soup for you in the pot, go get it yourself."

"How do you know I drank?" Zhong Lin asked curiously.

"Nonsense, you're not coming back so late at night, what else can you do besides drinking! Even if you go to a brothel, you can't avoid drinking."

Zhong Lin gave a thumbs up and said, "You are indeed experienced. It seems you go there often!"

Old man Xu's face turned red, and he was about to throw the book in his hand at Zhong Lin.

Zhong Lin laughed and walked quickly towards the kitchen.

With Zhong Lin's level of Qi training, it was just a little bit of wine, and he could completely eliminate the alcohol by circulating his internal energy. However, he had to drink the sobering soup. How could he not accept the old man's kindness?

When Zhong Lin came out of the kitchen, Old Man Xu had gone to bed early. He was too old to stay up late, and it was not easy for him to hold on until now.

Zhong Lin also returned to his room, sat down with his clothes on, his five hearts facing the sky, circulated his internal energy and began to practice.

"There are still three acupuncture points left. I will open up the Yinwei Meridian in one fell swoop tonight."

The seventh level of Tongmai Realm is to open up the Yinwei Meridian among the Eight Extraordinary Meridians. There are not many connecting acupoints, only sixteen, but each one is a major acupoint in the human body.

Lianquan, Tiantu, Qimen, Fuai, Fushe...

Every time one of these acupoints was opened, Zhong Lin could clearly feel the increase in his internal energy.

Along the way, Zhong Lin only had three acupoints left to open: Zhubin, Chongmen and Daheng. Tonight he planned to open these three acupoints at once and complete the seventh level of Tongmai practice.

With a thought, his internal energy turned into silk-like strength, and under Zhong Lin's control, it slowly moved towards the Chongmen acupoint.

Half an hour later, accompanied by a fluctuation of Zhong Lin's breath, this acupuncture point was opened, and a huge amount of internal energy instantly poured into it, warming the meridians and stabilizing the acupuncture point.

After resting for a while, Zhong Lin continued to move towards the next acupuncture point.

As the east began to brighten, a powerful aura suddenly erupted from Zhong Lin's body, creating a hurricane that suddenly arose in the house. Tables, chairs, and benches were instantly blown away, making banging noises.

Zhong Lin also suddenly opened his eyes, and a gleam of light appeared in his eyes, but it soon subsided.

Feeling the internal energy that had returned to his dantian and had become much larger, Zhong Lin's face showed a hint of joy.

"The seventh level of Tongmai... it's done."

(End of this chapter)