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Chapter 113: Heavenly Demon Test (Subscribe)
Seven days later, at night, the streets of Yinyue County were deserted.

Most of the tens of thousands of people in the city gathered at the foot of Qianfen Hill, seven miles east of the city, to attend the funerals of three deceased police chiefs and four black belt detectives from the yamen.

The people held torches in their hands and crowded together in the open field under the Thousand Graves Mound. They all had solemn expressions and eyes full of mourning and grief.

They had personally experienced the pain of the spontaneous combustion of the purple crystal dust, and had heard the cause of the disaster that day. They knew the deeds of the yamen runners who died in the line of duty, and they all respected them with awe and were grateful.

At this time, Lin Rui was standing on the hillside of Qianfeng Hill. In front of him was a high platform built of pine wood, on which seven wooden coffins were neatly placed.

The platform was surrounded by a large amount of dry wood, and a lot of kerosene was poured on it.

When the 'County Magistrate' Zhuang Mingyue stepped forward with a torch to light the firewood pile, the flames spread rapidly, and the flames shot up into the sky, illuminating the entire night sky.

Lin Rui and Wang Sen looked at the raging fire with extremely complicated expressions.

Among them, Lin Rui was relatively better off. When he came out of the underground hall, Captain Cao and others were already dead.

Wang Sen witnessed the three people committing suicide with his own eyes, and was deeply moved. He still cannot let go of the emotions in his heart.

By the time the cremation was over, the family of the deceased collected the ashes of Captain Cao and several others and put them in the coffin again for burial. It was already three o'clock in the morning.

Yinyue County used to be the territory of the Chili tribe, and their custom was to bury their members by cremation.

However, after being bathed in the imperial court's rule, only the Chili people living in the deep mountains of Yinyue County still adhere to the tradition, while burial has become more popular among the people in the city.

The reason why the county magistrate picked up the custom of cremation was to cover up the traces of the three head constables' transformation.

The 'county magistrate' also wanted to crucify King Han. It was said that he had asked the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple of the imperial court, as well as the Shazhou Judicial Inspection Commissioner to send someone to review the case.

In order to avoid being criticized and questioned by the Prince of Han during the trial, which would lead to an overturn in the case, they had to destroy the bodies of the three deceased constables.

This also makes it convenient for the "county magistrate" to seek pensions and rewards for the families of several constables.

Otherwise, when the people in charge of the review come down and see that these deceased constables have turned into demons, how can they be willing to give money?

Therefore, Lin Rui's impression of this "county magistrate" became better and better. He was a boss who could distinguish right from wrong and was very humane.

Unfortunately, he still didn't know what this seventh-rank inspector looked like. He only knew that the county magistrate was most likely a woman, whose real name was Zhuang Mingyue, and she was also very young.

The 'county magistrate' Zhuang Mingyue, who was standing in the distance, was looking at Lin Rui at this time.

Her eyes were filled with appreciation, satisfaction, admiration and envy.

Zhuang Mingyue still remembers the shock she felt when she came to the ground and communicated with Lin Twelve seven days ago when she was chasing "Blood Rain" Miao.

Not only did this guy turn the tide on the day of the incident, he also turned around and killed Zhu Tianmao and Zhu Lingshi, uncle and nephew!

Lin Twelve actually relied on his wisdom and superb talent in formations and talismans to pull 30,000 people back from the brink of spontaneous combustion.

Of course, what is even more amazing about this guy is his potential in martial arts.

After the incident, Zhuang Mingyue learned about the situation that day in detail. If Lin Shier could not cut off Zhu Lingshi's hand, if he could not survive 10 breaths under Zhu Tianmao's sword, then they would be defeated.

Zhuang Mingyue knew that this guy's future achievements in martial arts might far surpass hers.

"This boy's talent is simply unfathomable."

Master Du sighed beside him, "You don't know, six days ago, I used the excuse of wanting to teach him the Imperial City Bureau's recently developed third-level super-king-level spell, 'Shenzhaoguan,' but after listening to my explanation, he immediately grasped the introductory points and mastered all the essentials of this spell in a split second. He even surpassed me on this basis, though his application was still a bit unfamiliar. This shows that this boy is truly gifted, unlike the extraterritorial demons who had accumulated profound knowledge before their arrival."

The reason why Master Du wanted to teach Lin Twelve this magic was, firstly, that he felt guilty and wanted to make amends; secondly, he wanted to use this incident to see whether Lin Twelve's talent was real or not, and how high it was.

As a result, he witnessed a miracle. Lin Twelve understood the "Shenzhaoguan" after just listening to the explanation once, and soon he was able to master all the essentials of this technique.

Master Du didn't know that Lin Twelve had made a temporary deduction using 'Soul Power Points', he only thought that this fellow's comprehension was truly unfathomable and immeasurable.

No wonder Lin Twelve was able to learn to a very high level on his own after just a few days of studying the basics of formations.

After hearing this, Zhuang Mingyue snorted coldly and said nothing.

Master Du couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw this, knowing that Zhuang Mingyue was still dissatisfied with his actions on the day of the incident.

Master Du also felt very guilty. Fortunately, he gave the captain's badge to Lin Twelve that day, otherwise he would not be able to forgive himself now.

That day, he was actually motivated by selfish desire to protect his master. The blank appointment document for the 'Martial Arts Commandant' and the waist badge were closely related. Zhuang Mingyue's uncle was planning to use it to recruit a hero from the martial arts world.

In order to obtain this blank appointment letter from the Imperial City Bureau, Zhuang Mingyue's uncle paid a huge price.

Master Du didn't want Zhuang Mingyue to use this precious letter of appointment here, on a dying person.

But in hindsight, this was actually the last chance to save Yinyue County, and Master Du almost missed it.

What's more, the talent and value displayed by Lin Twelve are no worse than that of the underworld hero, and are ten times better, with a legitimate background.

Not only is that underworld hero's comprehension and talent far inferior to Lin Twelve, he also doesn't have a Super Imperial Level 4th Realm Blood Blade Princess like Lin Twelve!
Master Du smiled again and said, "I informed Lord Mi of this matter the day after the incident. This morning, Lord Mi wrote back to me. Guess what he said."

Zhuang Mingyue curled her lips slightly and sneered secretly. She had long suspected that this man surnamed Du was arranged by her uncle to keep an eye on her. Now it turned out to be true. These two people could even exchange letters with each other.

But she still raised her eyebrows with interest: "What did he say?"

Since she had been chasing Xue Yu Miao for the past few days and only returned yesterday, she had not had time to contact her uncle.

"Lord Mi said that you are truly my good son, brave and resourceful, good at judging people, and no less capable than any man!"

Master Du bowed his hands, his expression full of admiration: "Lord Mi also praised Lin Twelve highly, saying that he was a young hero. Your appointment is extremely appropriate, sir. You also asked me to treat Lin Twelve well and not to let this hero's heart grow cold."

Zhuang Mingyue raised the corners of her lips slightly. This was indeed the wisest decision she had made since entering the Imperial City Bureau. She could brag about it for the rest of her life.

At this moment, her expression suddenly changed. She raised her hand and reached forward, picking up a piece of white letter folded into the shape of a bird in the air.

It turned out to be a flying letter from within their Imperial City System, sent from hundreds of miles away, locking onto the 'Demon Seal' on her waist.

Zhuang Mingyue opened the letter and glanced at it, her eyebrows raised. "Interesting! The Shazhou Imperial Envoy has sent someone to Yinyue County to review this case and perform a 'Heavenly Demon Test' on Lin Twelve to examine his consciousness and body. This person is already in Wangcheng County and will arrive in our county tomorrow."

Master Du was stunned when he heard this: "So they're going to do the Heavenly Demon Test on Lin Twelve? How can it be so soon?"

Because the Imperial City Administration had great power and responsibilities, the Song Dynasty court was extremely strict in its scrutiny of the Imperial City Administration.

The problem is that Lin Twelve is currently just a Wude Duwei with no actual authority and his superiors won't pay much attention to him.

Zhuang Mingyue sneered. "This man's name is Lin Tianda, a sixth-rank censor. I happen to know him. He was the teacher of the rector Jiang Hanzhang. He also has some connections with Yuanji."

Yuan Ji is the former master of Blood Knife Lady, Yuan Yi's uncle, and is in charge of all the Yuan family's medicinal materials and tea businesses in the south.

Zhuang Mingyue has already found out that this person has close ties with the Han Palace and is likely using the Yuan family's business channels to make huge profits for the Han Palace while embezzling the Yuan family's assets.

"I see!" Master Du suddenly realized, "It seems that it was the Han Palace that instigated this. They suspect Lin Twelve is an extraterritorial demon? Your Excellency, are you not going to intervene?"

Zhuang Mingyue laughed when she heard this and wondered why she should interfere?
She crossed her arms, her expression composed. "This matter has something to do with me. I have already submitted a petition to the higher authorities, requesting that Lin Twelve be appointed acting defense envoy of Wangchengdu."

"Wangchengdu Defense Envoy?" Master Du gasped and looked at Zhuang Mingyue in astonishment. "Your Excellency's move is truly astonishingly courageous."

The Imperial City Department has set up a "Yulongzhi" in all county towns within the territory of the Song Dynasty. A sixth-rank Yulongzhi captain serves as the defense envoy, responsible for suppressing local forces, supervising officials, suppressing demons, etc.

His status was so high that he was even on par with the local county magistrate.

My master actually intends to push Lin Twelve to such a high position?

"It's just a temporary appointment. Lin Twelve will soon complete his blood training and enter the fourth realm of martial arts. He also has a fourth-level super-imperial guardian demon by his side. By then, few in the entire Wangcheng territory will be his match. He has single-handedly quelled the demonic disaster in Yinyue County, and his merits are just enough. Since the Imperial City Bureau can't send anyone for the time being, Lin Twelve can take over and suppress the situation first."

Zhuang Mingyue smiled slightly: "So there's nothing wrong with taking a test."

Although she is bold and decisive in her actions, she can also be extremely cautious when necessary, especially when it comes to the matter of the extraterritorial demon. Zhuang Mingyue will not believe it completely based on her own conjecture.

The position of Wangchengdu Defense Envoy is now very important to both her master and her family.

Zhuang Mingyue was willing to use her personal connections and even ask her uncle and master to help Lin Twelve.

But at the same time, she also had to make sure that this person was very reliable and not let her uncle and master down because of this matter.

So Lin Tianda came at the right time. If Lin Twelve could pass this level, he would be truly trustworthy.

Zhuang Mingyue believed that this was not a problem. How could Lin Twelve be a demon from outside the domain?

(End of this chapter)