Ascending to Immortality by Slaying Spirits

Chapter 105 - Handing Over the Murder Case
Facing the rising sun, Lin Le used his inner vision to see the six sections of blood-stained lotus root swaying on the lotus whip.

'That's not enough!'

Lin Le sighed. The main cause of killing was the cultivators, but unfortunately, all the cultivators from the Yin Ghost Sect had already been captured by Guan Wenzhong, and the remaining small fry could not satisfy Lin Le's appetite.

"I still need to kill two hundred and forty Foundation Establishment cultivators," Lin Le thought to himself.

Killing a Foundation Establishment cultivator incurs 100 points of karmic debt, a fact already verified by Huai Zigui.

The thought of killing another 240 Foundation Establishment cultivators made Lin Le dizzy; it would be simpler to just slaughter an entire county.

Anyway, with his strength, he could easily slaughter a county.

But if it really came to massacring the county... Lin Le looked at the rising smoke below and immediately dismissed the thought.

He didn't want to become a real demon.

'Forget it, let's go to the next county and kill them. There are so many counties, so many powerful families; we'll surely gather enough.'

Lin Le turned and left.

When Guan Wenzhong brought a group of Yin Gui Sect cultivators into Kuzhu City, it caused quite a stir.

After all, it's not common for so many heretical practitioners to be arrested.

However, compared to the jubilant Guan Wenzhong and his group, many people looked quite grim. Some were simply hostile to Guan Wenzhong and couldn't stand to see him doing well; others had some connection with the Yin Gui Men.

The faction that Yin Gui Men was able to entrenched itself in Heiling County for so long must have had someone above it covering for it. Now that Yin Gui Men has been suddenly wiped out, it's hard to say whether Guan Wenzhong will implicate them.

At the Demon Slayer Division, a dignified-looking middle-aged man confronted Guan Wenzhong, his voice filled with anger: "Commander Guan, I sent you to apprehend the mastermind behind the White Lotus County case, not to arrest people in Black Ridge County without cause!"

"Lord Yan, what nonsense are you spouting?" Guan Wenzhong said calmly. "When did our Demon Slaying Division's extermination of evil spirits and heretics become about arresting people without cause? The case file I submitted clearly states that."

"The Yin Gui Sect, with 172 members, is entrenched in Heiling County and has murdered over a thousand people. If such an evil sect is not eradicated as soon as possible, why should it continue to wreak havoc on this region!"

"That's no excuse for your reckless behavior!" the middle-aged man sneered. "If all the other members of the Demon Slayer Division were like you, disobeying orders and acting recklessly, do you know how much trouble you would cause the imperial court!"

"Tsk!" Guan Wenzhong curled his lip in disdain upon hearing this. "A bunch of filthy things, and you don't even dare to expose them. Lord Yan, you've got quite the nerve."

The middle-aged man's face darkened: "Guan Wenzhong, do you still want to keep your position as a centurion?!"

"Try it if you dare." Guan Wenzhong's face also turned somewhat ferocious. "Yan Xuandong, if you dare to do it, I dare to do it too. When it comes to reporting to the higher-ups, we'll see who suffers more!"

"You!" Yan Xuandong pointed at Guan Wenzhong, too angry to speak.

"What do you mean, 'you'!" Guan Wenzhong didn't give him any face either. "Whether I get promoted to a commander or not is up to you, but if you dare to deduct even a single bit of credit from my brothers, I'll take your official hat off!"

After saying that, Guan Wenzhong turned and left.

"Outrageous! Outrageous!" Yan Xuandong's lips trembled with anger.

Guan Wenzhong walked out of the room and saw a woman who was six feet tall walking towards him. Although she had a graceful figure, her face was covered with gray spots that looked like spider webs.

"Greetings, Lord Guan." The woman bowed to Guan Wenzhong.

"Hmm." Guan Wenzhong nodded slightly, his expression indifferent.

He recognized the woman; her name was Song Shiyin. She had somehow obtained a token and directly became a centurion, which greatly displeased Guan Wenzhong.

The two passed by each other.

Upon entering the room, Song Shiyin bowed to Yan Xuandong and said, "This subordinate greets Lord Yan. May I ask what your orders are?"

"Go, tell Commander Wei that he'll be in charge of the case in Bailian County," Yan Xuandong waved his hand. Song Shiyin was taken aback: "Isn't that case supposed to be handled by Commander Guan?"

“He has abandoned his post and is no longer suitable for this case!” Yan Xuandong sneered.

Guan Wenzhong wanted to take the opportunity to gain credit, but he would never let him have his way.

"Yes." Song Shiyin nodded. "Then may I take on this case?"

"You?" Yan Xuandong looked Song Shiyin up and down. "I remember you're only at the eleventh level of the cultivation realm, while the murderer is at least at the twelfth level, or even the Foundation Establishment realm. Are you confident?"

"Yes." Song Shiyin nodded, her voice firm and resonant.

"Then go ahead." Yan Xuandong tossed her a piece of gold paper. Since she wasn't a direct descendant anyway, it didn't matter if it was folded; it would just free up a spot for one of his own.

Song Shiyin caught the gold paper and said, "Your subordinate will certainly live up to the glory of the Demon Slayer Division."

The glory of the Demon Slayer Division? Yan Xuandong scoffed inwardly. Did they even have such a thing?
The news that Song Shiyin had taken on the Bailian County case quickly reached Guan Wenzhong's ears, and his expression turned cold upon hearing it.

That old dog Yan really didn't give him a single chance!
"Li Zheng, go and hand over the Bailian County case file to Commander Song," Guan Wenzhong shouted.

The two brothers, Li Qi and Li Zheng, standing nearby, were stunned for a moment. Li Zheng, the fatter of the two brothers, scratched his head and said:
"Why, boss? That woman is trying to steal our case. We should be doing her a favor by not causing trouble. Why should we help her?"

Guan Wenzhong took a sip of tea: "So what if we gave it to her? Do you think she can actually get it done?"

"Why not?" Li Zheng asked, puzzled.

Li Qi knew the reason. That thug was a Foundation Establishment cultivator, not someone an ordinary centurion could handle. If they really encountered him, it was most likely that the centurion, Song, would die.

He nudged his brother: "Just go when we tell you to. If the eldest brother says she can't do it, then she can't do it. Why are you making so many demands?"

"Oh." Li Zheng took the file and left.

"Li Qi, go to the storeroom and fetch thirty strands of ethereal energy. Remember to be discreet; I need them," Guan Wenzhong said.

"Yes." Li Qi didn't ask Guan Wenzhong why he needed so much Yunxiao Qingqi. Just like he had told Li Zheng earlier, it was an order from above not to ask too many questions.

Guan Wenzhong watched Li Qi leave, closed the teacup lid, and muttered to himself, "I'd like to see what you'll do."

On the other side, Song Shiyin looked at the files that Li Zheng had sent over, and a hint of surprise appeared in her eyes. She had planned to ask for them, and she had expected to be difficult, but she did not expect that Guan Wenzhong would send them over by himself.

"Please thank Lord Guan for me," Song Shiyin said to Li Zhengdao.

Li Zheng nodded: "I will pass on the message."

After Li Zheng left, Song Shiyin began to peruse the case files, and soon frowned.

Because this murder case is quite obvious. It is a story of a boy named Lin Le avenging his parents. However, Lin Le has listed a very wide range of enemies. Anyone who has even the slightest connection with his enemies will be wiped out.

Moreover, he really did come only to exterminate the entire family, and returned a large sum of money to the residents of the county.

This put Song Shiyin in a difficult position. If she killed him, the people would be filled with resentment, since Lin Le's reputation in Bailian County was like that of a living Buddha to all the families, and she couldn't live with herself.

If we don't kill him, it's a fact that he committed suicide to kill an official, and he did indeed kill many innocent people. After all, his actions could be described as the extermination of nine generations of his family.

Let's find him first.

Song Shiyin looked at the portrait and felt that it looked familiar, but she couldn't find the corresponding person in her memory.

(End of this chapter)