Kill the enemy and get a wife? I'll single-handedly slaughter my way through the Northern Barba

Half an hour later, inside the government office in Zhenyuan City.

Lin Feng ordered Zhang Lu to imprison the entire Wang family, treating them no differently than the thugs and ruffians who participated in the Caiyun Street riot.

Just as he was about to interrogate Wang Qian, Li Ping'an pushed open the door and entered, bringing with him a "big gift".

"Brother Lin, are you really capable of divination?"

Li Pingan raised his chin and pointed to the young man behind him who was bound hand and foot, his tone tinged with mockery.

"This guy had been lurking around your house for half a day, and I caught him just as he was about to make a move."

Lin Feng glanced at the bruised and swollen young man, then turned to Li Ping'an and said, "Brother Li, you've come at the right time. I just took down the entire Wang family."

"With Wang Qian and this kid involved, I'll leave the interrogation to you."

Li Ping'an raised an eyebrow, surprised, and asked, "Where are you going?"

Lin Feng lowered his voice and said in a deep voice, "Hou San has confessed that he colluded with Wang Qian through Liu Cheng and even met with high-ranking members of the Green Snake Society with Liu Cheng."

"I was afraid that Wang Qian would run away, so I went to the Wang family first."

"Now that the suspect is in custody, I plan to go to the Green Snake Society's headquarters and strike at its heart!"

Li Ping'an's eyes lit up instantly, and he patted his chest, saying, "Brother Lin, that's not fair! How could I be left out of something like attacking the Green Serpent Society's headquarters?"

After saying this, he handed the captured criminals over to his men for custody and interrogation.

Then, together with Lin Feng, they mustered two hundred soldiers and marched in a grand procession straight towards the headquarters of the Green Snake Society.

The sun had just set that day, and its afterglow had not yet faded.

Lin Feng and his group arrived at an old house.

The house looks unremarkable from the outside.

With peeling paint and a mottled gate, it was clearly an old house that had been in disrepair for many years.

But when everyone pushed open the door and entered, they discovered that there was a completely different world inside.

The house has been meticulously renovated, and each room is decorated with great care.

"Teams of ten, spread out and search carefully!"

Lin Feng gave a low instruction and took the lead in walking towards the most conspicuous three-story pavilion in the house.

Li Ping'an followed along, stopping and starting along the way.

He would occasionally squint and examine the mural in the corner of the wall.

He would occasionally marvel at it.

Lin Feng couldn't help but ask, "Brother Li, you've been making those faces all this time, have you noticed something?"

Upon hearing this, Li Ping'an revealed a look that said, "I knew you would ask this," and laughed, "Brother Lin has really come to the right person! This Green Snake Society is almost certainly an intelligence outpost established by the Northern Barbarians."

"Oh? How so?"

Lin Feng scanned his surroundings but found nothing unusual.

Li Ping'an stopped and pointed to the stone wall relief not far away.

"Look at this stone carving. Although the patterns are numerous, there are two that are particularly special: one is a gray wolf, and the other is a white deer."

"The blue wolf and white deer are the ancestral totems revered by the Northern Barbarians for generations."

"Since we entered, there have been no fewer than five instances of the wolf and deer motif hidden in the reliefs and murals."

"Apart from the northern barbarians, no one would be so obsessed with these two totems."

He changed the subject and shook his head slightly: "However... judging from the state of this house, the Northern Barbarians have probably already withdrawn, leaving only an empty shell for the two of us."

Lin Feng nodded slightly, cupped his hands, and said, "I see, I've learned something."

Sure enough, the two hundred soldiers searched the entire house but couldn't find anything of value.

Soon, the group arrived in front of the three-story pavilion.

"Bang!"

A soldier suddenly kicked open the door.

He peered inside and saw that the room was completely empty; all valuables had been taken away.

On the stone table in the center of the room, there was a round, bulging white porcelain jar.

"Sir! There's something here!"

The soldier rushed in excitedly and reached out to grab the jar.

"Wait!"

Lin Feng shouted sternly to stop him, then strode forward: "Are you out of your mind?!"

The entire house was empty, except for this room where there were items left. Something was definitely wrong!

Lin Feng tapped the ground around the white porcelain jar three times with his sword, producing a series of crisp clanging sounds.

The ground where the jars were placed was actually made of cast iron.

He looked up at the roof but found no signs of any mechanism.

"Could it be that there really is no ambush?" Lin Feng wondered to himself.

Immediately, with a slight flick of his wrist, he gently lifted the lid of the white porcelain jar with his longsword, causing it to spring up and land on the ground with a soft thud.

Everyone held their breath and waited for a moment, but nothing happened.

The soldiers wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads and began to mutter to themselves.

"Nothing's wrong. Lord Lin is being too cautious."

"Strange, why would the Green Snake leave behind such a jar? Could it be filled with gold?"

"Dream on! How could those thugs have left gold behind?"

Lin Feng and Li Ping'an stepped forward and bent down to look. They saw that the white porcelain jar contained an object the size of a goose egg.

Its texture is very similar to jade, its surface is as smooth as a mirror, and it is covered with light purple patterns.

At first glance, it looks like purple veins growing inside white jade, exquisite yet with a touch of eeriness.

Lin Feng reached out and picked up the jar, examining it closely for a moment before turning to Li Ping'an and asking, "Brother Li, you are knowledgeable and experienced; do you recognize this object?"

Li Ping'an shook his head, his expression grave, and said, "I have never seen such jade before. Brother Lin, to be on the safe side, do not touch it directly with your hands."

Lin Feng nodded slightly and handed the jar to the soldier who had been unusually eager earlier: "Hold it carefully, don't drop it."

The soldier quickly nodded in agreement: "Rest assured, sir, I will be careful!"

The soldier steadily carried the white porcelain jar and followed behind the group.

Soon, the entire pavilion was thoroughly searched, but no important clues were found.

Seeing this, Lin Feng had no choice but to give up and lead his soldiers to prepare for retreat.

"Brother Lin, the Green Snake Society has been lying low in Zhenyuan City for many years, and there must be more than one place where they are hiding."

Li Ping'an comforted him, saying, "The kid I caught near your house probably couldn't withstand the interrogation. If we interrogate him thoroughly when we get back, we'll eventually uncover their other hiding places."

Lin Feng nodded in agreement: "The leader of the Green Snake Society is indeed cautious and decisive; he emptied the headquarters in a short time."

"I wonder if this person is one of the twelve disciples of the Northern Barbarian National Preceptor..."

However, before he could finish speaking, he was abruptly interrupted by a piercing scream.

"ah!!!"

Lin Feng and Li Ping'an turned around abruptly and saw chaos behind the group.

With a crisp "crack," the white porcelain jar fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.

The soldier who had been carrying the jar was now lying on the ground, his limbs convulsing violently.

He frantically scratched his neck with both hands, making strange "hoarse" noises.

It felt as if thick phlegm was stuck in his throat, making it difficult for him to breathe.

The surrounding soldiers were so frightened that they retreated one after another, and no one dared to step forward.

"What's going on?!" Lin Feng rushed over and shouted angrily.

"grown ups!"

A soldier swallowed hard and said in a trembling voice, "He suddenly stopped, his whole body stiffened, and he turned into this state in no time!"

Lin Feng frowned and said in a deep voice, "Hold his hands and feet down first, don't let him scratch himself!"

"Brother Li, quickly go and find some wooden planks to make a simple stretcher, and carry him away later!"

The soldier struggled more violently, and several bloody scratches appeared on his neck.

Fortunately, the madness didn't last long.

After about the time it takes to drink two cups of tea, he gradually stopped convulsing and lay stiffly on the ground.

"Sir, something's not right... Could he be possessed?"

A soldier looked at his comrade and his voice trembled with fear.

Lin Feng glared at him and retorted, "Nonsense! There are no evil spirits in this world!"

He bent down and pressed down on the soldier's hands, only to find that the soldier's palms were frighteningly hot, almost burning his skin.

His peripheral vision inadvertently swept over the porcelain shards on the ground, eventually landing on the broken "jade".

It was discovered that only the tip was cracked, while most of the body remained intact.

"My lord! I... I think I just saw something!"

From the crowd, a young soldier stepped forward shakily, his face deathly pale.

"Say what you see, there's no need to be afraid," Lin Feng said in a reassuring tone.

The young soldier gritted his teeth and whispered, "I saw something purple crawl into his mouth... It was thicker than an earthworm but thinner than a grass snake, and it was all purple. It looked really strange."

Upon hearing this, the surrounding soldiers immediately erupted in chaos, their faces filled with fear.

"What's that purple thing? Could it be some kind of poisonous insect? Be careful, sir!"

"Sir, please get away from him quickly, lest you be bitten by a poisonous insect!"

"The Green Snake Society is indeed insidious; this must be some kind of rare venomous snake."