Starting with a blind date with a female constable, you acquire the Nine Swords of Dugu.

Shen Qingqiu lay in Gu Guanqi's arms, took the knife, and said, "Let's head out onto the main street. I just had a big battle on Fufeng Street, and the commotion was quite significant. The Six Doors and the county government must have already reacted. Let's head out onto the main street and meet up with the reinforcements."

Gu Guanqi nodded, carrying Shen Qingqiu as they slowly walked forward, asking, "What happened? How did you get so badly injured? What were those people doing?"

"I've been ambushed!" Shen Qingqiu said slowly.

She then briefly recounted the ambush she had encountered after leaving the medicine shop. From the attack on Fufeng Street, to the sudden betrayal of her young constable who stabbed her in the waist, to being chased all the way here.

"You mean, the constable who betrayed you was your confidant, and he's been following you for several years?" Gu Guanqi asked in surprise.

Shen Qingqiu nodded slightly and said, "It was my fault for misjudging people."

Gu Guanqi shook his head slightly and said, "Rather than saying that you misjudge people, it's more accurate to say that the other party probably had plans to target you all along, and today just happened to be the right time to use this hidden agent!"

Furthermore, since the opponent can place one piece near you, they could potentially have two; you'd better be careful.

"I will," Shen Qingqiu said, "but now there's trouble. Master Cheng was just killed on Fufeng Street, and the best clue to finding Poria cocos has been lost."

"You should take care of yourself first!" Gu Guanqi said.

Shen Qingqiu said, "I'm not seriously injured. Although I look badly hurt, I haven't suffered any fatal injuries."

Gu Guanqi sighed with emotion. This world with its extraordinary martial arts power was truly amazing. If Shen Qingqiu had suffered such an injury in his previous life, let alone being able to fight, being able to speak would have been a medical miracle.

But in this world, internal energy is just that unreasonable.

Such a large wound, yet he was able to stop the bleeding quickly using acupressure and internal energy, while maintaining efficient movement. Even after all this time, he remains perfectly conscious and has not fallen into a coma.

The two were talking,

They walked slowly along the long street. The sunlight cast long shadows that overlapped on the ground.

……

at the same time,

On a tall building in the distance, two carved wooden windows were half-open, offering a panoramic view of the alleyway just moments before.

Two people were standing by the window.

One was an elderly man with gray hair, but his face did not look old. He had no beard, his skin was very white, he was wearing a brown casual outfit, and he had a smile on his face.

The other was a burly man with thick eyebrows, a square face, and a short beard; he was none other than Ma Meifeng, a commander of the Six Doors.

At this moment, Ma Meifeng's expression was not good.

He braced his hands against the windowsill, his knuckles turning slightly white from the force. His gaze fell on the three corpses in the alley and on Gu Guanqi and Shen Qingqiu as they walked away.

"Fourth Master," his voice was deep, "with more than a dozen skilled martial artists and the addition of a hidden agent, we still couldn't even take down Shen Qingqiu, who was seriously injured."

Now, Qi Kun, Xu Han, and Zhou Tong, three renowned top-tier martial arts masters, have been killed by an unknown doctor. This whole affair was handled terribly!

The white-haired old man, addressed as "Fourth Master," glanced at Ma Meifeng and said in a sinister tone, "Commander Ma, you're quite the big shot these days. Are you trying to reprimand this old man?"

Ma Meifeng's expression changed slightly, and he quickly bowed, saying, "Fourth Master, that's not what I meant. I just felt that things had gone so wrong today, and it would be difficult to explain to the Big Boss. I didn't mean to blame you!"

"snort!"

Fourth Master snorted coldly, tilted his head slightly, and looked in the direction of the alley. His gaze lingered for a moment on the departing figure of Gu Guanqi carrying Shen Qingqiu before slowly withdrawing it, and he said, "The responsibility for this matter lies with you. I told you to deal with Shen Qingqiu a long time ago, but you were too soft-hearted. Now look what happened, you've raised a tiger to your own detriment. You can't even defeat Shen Qingqiu, and she's going to become a deputy commander."

Ma Meifeng bowed and said, "It is my incompetence!"

"Indeed, you are incompetent," Fourth Master said. "Over the years, the Big Boss has secretly given you so much support, yet you can't even compete with a mere girl. You've truly disgraced yourself!"

Ma Meifeng lowered his head and dared not utter a sound.

Fourth Master continued, "This time I sent you to kidnap someone, and you still managed to mess things up, and there was even a survivor. All those skilled fighters we lost today, weren't they all cleaning up your mess?"

Ma Meifeng quickly said, "Fourth Master, please calm down. I really didn't expect there to be any survivors. Actually... it's not really a case of survivors. If Gu Guanqi hadn't appeared, no one would have realized that the survivor was faking death. He would have really died soon after. This was indeed an accident."

"There are too many unexpected things!" Fourth Master said irritably. "I was just thinking of cleaning up your mess and killing Shen Qingqiu while I was at it. I didn't expect that girl's martial arts skills to be so high. She was able to escape from a seemingly hopeless situation. And that young man just now, he was able to kill Zhou Tong and the other two with a knife as a sword. Nobody would believe it if I told them. But, how come you didn't report such a master beforehand, Commander Ma?"

Ma Meifeng hurriedly said, "Some time ago, this person killed Feng Yu and Yang Lin. However, at that time, both Feng Yu and Yang Lin were injured, especially Yang Lin, who was seriously injured and unable to fight. So I didn't take it too seriously. I really didn't expect this person's martial arts to be so high."

Fourth Master turned around, leaned against the windowsill, and casually fiddled with a jade pendant hanging from his waist. He said, "It's this that we didn't pay attention to, which has now caused our plan to fail and resulted in the loss of so many people."

Fourth Master let out a long sigh and said angrily, "If I had known earlier that Zhou Tong and the others couldn't handle that kid, I would have taken action myself. It's a pity now, the reinforcements from the Six Doors have arrived, and I didn't have a chance to make a move."

As he spoke, Fourth Master looked at Ma Meifeng and said, "However, there is still another opportunity to make a move against Shen Qingqiu. I need your cooperation. When Shen Qingqiu returns to the Six Doors, I will activate another mole. Remember to create opportunities for him to get close to Shen Qingqiu."

Ma Meifeng quickly cupped his hands and said, "Fourth Master, I understand, but with so many people, I'm worried we might fail. We need another plan."

"What plan?" Fourth Master asked.

"We need to borrow Xue Fuling," Ma Meifeng said. "Shen Qingqiu is a highly skilled martial artist with a meticulous mind, and she also has a strong foundation in the Six Doors. If we fail to kill her this time, it will be difficult to find such an opportunity again in the future."

However, she has a flaw: she has few friends, so she values ​​loyalty above all else. Xue Fuling is one of her few close friends. If she wants to have another chance to ambush Shen Qingqiu, she needs to do something with Xue Fuling.

"You mean, use Xue Fuling to lure Shen Qingqiu into a trap?"

"Yes." Ma Meifeng nodded. "Instead of going to great lengths to kill Shen Qingqiu, it's better to set a trap and let her walk right into it."

Fourth Master pondered for a moment and said, "Alright, I'll talk to my master. But remember, Xue Fuling is very useful to the big boss, so you can't hurt her."

"clear."

Fourth Master stood up, raised a finger, and tapped Ma Meifeng's chest. "Don't mess this up again. The boss's patience is limited."

Ma Meifeng lowered his head and said in a low voice, "Understood."

"Go get to work," Fourth Master said.

Ma Meifeng nodded slightly, took out a human skin mask, put it on his face, and immediately changed his appearance. No one could tell that he was Ma Meifeng.

Then, he cupped his hands in greeting to the Fourth Master and went out the door.

He exited through the back door of the building, walked through a narrow alley, and entered a secluded house. A moment later, when he emerged from another door of the house, he had torn off the human skin mask, revealing his true face, and changed back into his clothes.

He straightened his robes, suppressing all his emotions, his face showing only the composure and urgency befitting a seasoned constable. Then he strode off, hurrying towards Fufeng Street.

Along the way, he encountered several groups of colleagues from the Six Doors who were heading towards Fufeng Street. Everyone looked tense and anxious, and they all greeted him when they saw him.

"Commander Ma!"

"Lord Ma, I heard that Lord Shen was attacked on Fufeng Street?"

"Commander Ma, your injuries haven't fully healed yet, why did you run out?"

Ma Meifeng responded to each question, his tone urgent yet composed: "I was just buying some things here when I heard the news, how could I sit still? Qingqiu is my sister, how could I not come when something happened to her?"

No one found Ma Meifeng's words strange. After all, many people in the Six Doors knew that Ma Meifeng and Shen Qingqiu were both teacher and friend, and were a very well-coordinated team. Even now, with the same official rank and each leading a team, they still often cooperated.

The group hurried along and soon saw Gu Guanqi carrying Shen Qingqiu as they walked out of an alley on a long street.

"Clear Autumn!"

Ma Meifeng called out and quickly went to meet him, "How are you?"

A group of constables surrounded them.

"I'm fine!" Shen Qingqiu said, then introduced Gu Guanqi to everyone, saying, "This is my friend, Doctor Gu Guanqi. Fortunately, Doctor Gu saved me, otherwise, I wouldn't be able to see you all today!"

Ma Meifeng quickly bowed to Gu Guanqi and said, "Doctor Gu, thank you so much for saving Qingqiu. I just heard that you were the one who repelled those thieves. I am deeply grateful and will definitely come to thank you in person in the future."

Gu Guanqi nodded slightly and said, "Qingqiu and I are good friends, this is my duty. Hmm... let's not talk about this anymore, let's take Qingqiu to get treatment first!"

"Yes, yes, let's go to the clinic first."

Ma Meifeng quickly waved, and several constables brought a stretcher.

Gu Guanqi placed Shen Qingqiu on the stretcher and then took the twin swords from Shen Qingqiu's hands.

At this moment, Ma Meifeng reached out to Gu Guanqi, intending to take Shen Qingqiu's knife from Gu Guanqi's hand, and said, "Doctor Gu, please give Qingqiu's knife to me. We'll..."

"No need." Gu Guanqi's voice was low and his tone was calm as he interrupted Ma Meifeng, saying, "I'll go with you."

Ma Meifeng paused slightly, then said, "This might not be appropriate..."

"There's nothing inappropriate about it," Gu Guanqi said directly. "The reason Qingqiu was so badly injured today is mainly because of the betrayal by your own people in the Six Doors. If there is one traitor, no one can guarantee that there won't be a second. Therefore, I don't trust any of you now, and I must personally watch her return to the Six Doors."

None of those present knew what had happened on Fufeng Street at the time, and when they heard Gu Guanqi say this, they were immediately in an uproar.

Immediately,

Ma Meifeng said nothing more and immediately told everyone to clear the way.

Two constables skilled in light-footed martial arts were responsible for carrying Shen Qingqiu.

Gu Guanqi followed beside Shen Qingqiu, carrying his two knives, looking very serious and cautious.

Shen Qingqiu turned her head to look at Gu Guanqi.

As she looked at it, a faint smile unconsciously appeared on her face.