Become a true immortal by emulating all demons.

Lin Shu stood up and pushed open the door.

The mist surrounding him not only enabled him to use magical techniques, but also greatly sharpened his senses.

Thinking about it, Lin Shu looked into the courtyard.

The young widow didn't go back to the house to take care of the frightened child all night. Instead, she carefully dragged the three corpses to the edge of the yard.

They even dug up soil to cover the bloodstains on the ground.

"Tsk." Lin Shu's eyes held a hint of meaning, but she didn't say anything more: "Come in and talk if you have something to say."

"it is good."

Yunniang, her face ashen, clutched her sleeves nervously. After a moment's hesitation, she went into the house.

She had a feeling that, given how nonchalant he was when he turned away last night, he probably wouldn't bring up that embarrassing topic again.

Things turned out exactly as Yunniang had predicted.

Even when the two sat facing each other at the broken table, the young man's eyes remained perfectly normal.

When their eyes met, it was he who felt guilty.

"What is it?" Lin Shu asked casually.

"My lord, the corpses in the courtyard..." Yunniang snapped out of her thoughts.

She pointed to the large courtyards made of bluestone on both sides: "At night, those people probably won't bother with our business."

His screams last night didn't attract any help, but they definitely woke up quite a few people.

The people of Blackwater City didn't like to meddle in nighttime affairs, but once daytime arrived...

"It's dawn now, their gatekeeper should have already gone to report to the authorities."

Yunniang lowered her head with a slight sense of apology.

Although the other party killed him to save him, which can be considered chivalrous, those officials who would squeeze every last drop of profit from him were experts at making things difficult for people.

"fine."

Lin Shu remained calm, as he had considerable experience dealing with government officials.

Not to mention that he was in the right this time, which is quite rare.

What really bothered him was something else entirely.

Blackwater City was indeed a chaotic and isolated place.

Unfortunately, the chaos was not thorough.

Based on the memories left by the predecessor.

At least two major forces, the government and the Blackwater Gang, jointly maintain a special order.

If he wants to develop a new technique, he needs a lot of ill-gotten gains.

Under this special order, murder may not need to be governed by law, but it must be governed by background.

Difficult.

Lin Shu closed her eyes and gently rubbed her brow with her fingertips.

Given his background in a theatrical troupe, his chances of getting close to the government were truly slim.

According to the Ma brothers, Liu Laosan has been supplying the Blackwater Gang with silver for many years, so this is a good opportunity.

Logically speaking, I am also a member of the opera troupe, so why can't I inherit Third Master's connections?

I just don't know how to reconnect with this connection.

Just as Lin Shu was pondering, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside the courtyard!

As the saying goes, a widow's door is always full of gossip, especially when there's a handsome man of similar age living there.

Yunniang didn't refuse and stood up directly: "I'll go with you to explain to them."

Lin Shu glanced at her with slight surprise, but did not refuse.

The two had just stepped out of the house.

boom!

The flimsy courtyard gate was violently pushed open.

Two men dressed in sharp black shirts, with long knives hanging at their waists, followed the stench and looked into the courtyard with furrowed brows.

Clearly, these were the servants of Blackwater City.

Behind them, the gatekeeper of the neighboring compound was curiously peeking over.

Judging from his expression, this old man, who was oblivious to everything happening at night, rushed to report to the authorities during the day not because he was worried about something happening, but because he wanted to know what had happened in the widow's house.

The gatekeeper first gave Yunniang a lecherous look, then saw Lin Shu next to her, and his face immediately showed a look of righteous indignation that said, "I knew it."

He lowered his voice and spat, "You filthy bitch."

It shouldn't be long before the neighbors have a new topic of conversation.

"Sir."

Yunniang seemed to have gotten used to these gazes. She stepped forward, ready to explain.

Suddenly, a figure slowly passed her, followed by a practiced front kick!

boom!

Before the gatekeeper could react, his entire body was sent flying backward, rolling three or four times in the street like a tattered sack.

"Cough, hoarse!"

The old man lay sprawled on the ground, staring incredulously at the adulterer, and stammered, "You..."

Lin Shu glanced over, showing no shame for hitting the old man, and said indifferently, "Looking at your mother? Look again and I'll gouge your eyes out."

He has a very low moral standard and never likes to suffer in silence.

If you're asleep, you're asleep; if you're not asleep, you're not asleep.

"presumptuous!"

The two constables frowned, shouted angrily, and were about to stop him.

However, they found that although the scoundrel was cursing, he stood obediently in the yard and made no further move.

It gives people the feeling that they have strength but nowhere to use it.

"..."

Lin Shu withdrew her gaze without changing her expression, showing no sign of panic whatsoever.

He was very careful in his actions.

If even a minor injury could be found on that old man, it would be considered that my skills were not up to par.

"This, this."

Upon seeing this, Yunniang's brain went blank once again.

She looked up at Lin Shu in front of her, blinked, and had already forgotten what she was about to say.

"Wow, there's already some excitement this early in the morning."

Just then, a burst of mockery came from the street.

Upon hearing that familiar voice, the two constables' faces turned cold, and they turned around abruptly, simultaneously drawing their long swords halfway out.

However, the blade failed to come out of its sheath.

The handsome, frivolous young man in white casually pressed down on the right arms of the two men and then forcibly pushed the long sword back into its sheath.

"My lords, please calm down."

The young man in white smiled and put his arm around the two men's shoulders, looking into the courtyard. He said jokingly, "This is a family matter. We'll handle it ourselves. There's no need for you two to worry about it."

"..."

The officer's face was grim as he stared intently into the young man's eyes before shifting his gaze to another tall figure not far away.

The woman was also young, dressed in a thin blue shirt, with her thin lips tightly pressed together and a fierce glint in her eyes.

Neither of them carried any weapons, yet they outshone the officers in terms of sheer presence.

"You bunch of stupid wolves, keep an eye on your own cubs."

The constable shook off the young man's hand, his eyelids twitching. Although he was furious, he did not linger and turned to leave.

"Sir, you have quite a temper. Goodbye."

The young man in white, despite having his hand shaken off, still smiled and nonchalantly patted his sleeves.

He and the woman slowly stepped into the courtyard, then turned around and closed the gate.

creak.

The courtyard gate was tightly closed.

When the two turned around again, their faces were expressionless, only indifferent.

"Ho! Ho!"

Logically speaking, these two people have helped us out of a predicament.

But Yunniang suddenly stopped breathing, and there was no gratitude on her face.

Even though she could remain calm when she saw a dead body, she instinctively took a few steps closer to Lin Shu.

Conduct business behind closed doors.

It was a matter of internal affairs for the Blackwater Gang.

The intruders were two ferocious wolves!

"..."

Lin Shu glanced at the courtyard gate. To be honest, the Blackwater Gang's intervention was within his expectations.

After all, with Wang Xu gone, the remaining members of the opera troupe certainly wouldn't just sit idly by.

Their decision to report to the authorities and notify the Blackwater Gang was perfectly reasonable.

What Lin Shu never expected was that the Blackwater Gang members could so openly and brazenly intimidate the government officials on the street.

really interesting.