The Heavenly Court is gone, I don't want to be a True Lord.

As a minor leader in the government office, Feng Yuan was often accompanied by two or three people who would eat, drink, and flirt with women on the street.

Murong Qiong, the city garrison commander of Fushan City, is not bad, but he is entrusted with a heavy responsibility by the emperor, so he focuses his energy on military affairs and only barely manages to handle political matters.

The lower-level officials were lax in their management, especially in some small places, where people like Feng Yuan acted with impunity.

"Boss Feng, that little wench doesn't know what's good for her. In a few days, we'll take some men and take her to the government office. You can do whatever you want with her there."

Feng Yuan stroked his chin, quite intrigued.

"Is this okay? They haven't done anything wrong, why take them to the authorities?"

"Who said they haven't done anything wrong? Didn't someone just die from drinking their wine? Poisoning the wine, murder for profit—that's a black market establishment!"

Feng Yuan smiled.

The three men were laughing in a very lewd manner.

They parted ways at the entrance of an alley.

Feng Yuan carried the things he had brought back that day and walked unsteadily toward his home, not paying attention to what was behind him.

"Xiao'er, you stay here and watch over things."

He Xiao nodded. "If anyone comes, I'll distract them."

……

Feng Yuan had drunk quite a bit, and by the time he got home, he was already feeling the effects. He plopped down on the steps in front of the door and yelled, "Yang Hua! Get me a glass of water!"

Only after saying that did he realize that his wife had taken their two children back to her parents' home.

He patted his bottom, intending to get himself a drink of water.

As soon as I poured the water and lifted the curtain, I saw Zuo Qi, who was wearing a mask.

"Who are you……"

Feng Yuan was shocked and immediately began to circulate his internal energy.

As a member of the Public Affairs Bureau, he naturally practiced martial arts, and his skill level was quite good. He broke through to the second level of cultivation three years ago.

boom!

Feng Yuan screamed as his fists collided.

The difference in strength is... quite significant.

Zuo Qi was also not in a good position. His opponent's skin and flesh had been tempered, and their toughness and hardness were astonishing.

Fortunately, he was used to fighting, so this pain was nothing to him. He pressed forward and landed three punches on Feng Yuan's head.

The final punch landed on Feng Yuan's temple, and Feng Yuan immediately lost consciousness, his head lolling to the side.

It must be said that Feng Yuan, a low-level official, had accumulated quite a bit of wealth by running rampant in the market for many years.

Zuo Qi simply flipped through the items and found more than twenty taels of silver, as well as an old medicine in a wooden box, which was obviously very valuable.

He also made a discovery about the demons he so desperately wanted to know: a handwritten record of demons.

Besides these, Zuo Qi also discovered something extraordinary in a hidden compartment under the cupboard.

It looks like... intelligence!

It turned out to be the names of some well-known masters in the government of Fushan City, and even the life bones and supernatural abilities of some of them.

[Guarding Commandant - Pei Hanhai: Five levels of Qi and Blood refinement, born with a medium-grade Life Bone - Giant Spirit, possessing immense strength and unparalleled physical prowess.]

[City Guardian - Murong Qiong: Above Qi and Blood, possesses an unknown level of Life Bone - Luo Yan, effects unknown]

Zuo Qi looked at the things Feng Yuan had recorded and his heart stirred slightly. It seemed that Feng Yuan had some extraordinary background.

Who are these messages for?

Zuo Qi called He Xiao over and asked him to write down the contents, then carefully put the item away.

He had a premonition that if this thing was lost, something big was going to happen.

……

When Feng Yuan woke up, it was already evening.

He was woken up by his wife.

He felt sore all over, but then memories came flooding back, and he remembered what had happened.

My wife told me that all the money in the house is gone.

Feng Yuan was furious and tried to get up, but suddenly realized that he had no feeling in his legs.

"Yang Hua, I can't feel my legs."

His wife, Yang Hua, came over and looked at him, panicking. "Feng Yuan, your leg... is broken! Did that heartless bastard do this?"

She cried and screamed, and all the neighbors came to help.

The area was inhabited by relatives of government officials, and the news spread quickly.

Feng Yuan's house was robbed.

Feng Yuan, in his second training session, managed to withstand one attack.

This is a notorious bandit! The strongest expert at the dock administration is Yang Nuo, who retired from the Six Doors of Fushan City. He is nearly fifty years old and only at the peak of the third level of cultivation. Moreover, he is very old, his blood and energy are declining, and he has no hope of breaking through to the next level.

The crowd was abuzz with discussion. The one who could defeat Feng Yuan in one move was probably a master of the third level of cultivation. Yang Nuo, whose energy and blood were waning, might not be a match for him.

Immediately, there was much discussion.

Feng Yuan is Yang Nuo's son-in-law, so naturally the other party is unwilling to let it go. But unfortunately, Zuo Qi has already returned to Fushan City, and Feng Yuan has not seen Zuo Qi's true face. It will be a long time before he can find out anything about Zuo Qi.

Some people think that Feng Yuan caused the trouble.

Some say that the outlaws in the martial arts world are just passing through, but few people believe that, since there are many people richer than Feng Yuan, so why would they choose Feng Yuan?

After this incident, Feng Yuan stopped showing off, and with his broken leg, he will most likely not appear in the public eye for some time.

……

Public Affairs Office.

Yang Nuo's face was gloomy. Feng Yuan was his confidant and son-in-law. With Feng Yuan in trouble, he couldn't help but suspect that someone was targeting him.

In particular, Feng Yuan also lost the demon record he had compiled over the years.

This matter needs to be thoroughly investigated, especially given that he himself is not clean.

Even though the things I left at home with my daughter weren't stolen, who knows if the person who did it was after those things?

"Have Chang Kun from the Green Robe Gang come over here."

Also, I need to talk to those people about this.

Thinking of those people, Yang Nuo's expression turned even more unpleasant.

If I hadn't been dragged into this mess, I wouldn't have ended up working at this dock.

But thinking about his current situation, Yang Nuo gave a bitter smile.

Even if those people really were remnants of the Xu family, now that he was on board, he had no choice but to go down this dark path.

……

On the way back, Zuo Qi kept rubbing his wrist, feeling emotional.

Previously, when I used my Heavenly Eye to examine Feng Yuan's physical body and spirit, I found them to be inferior to his. But I never expected that the other party would actually be a second-level master.

Although his strength was far inferior to his, his skin and flesh were highly refined. Not only did his punch fail to break the other's arm, but it also injured his tendons and bones.

Fortunately, Feng Yuan was used to a life of ease and comfort, and was a bully who preyed on the weak.

Stunned by his punch, he wasn't sure he could defeat Feng Yuan so quickly if they really went all out in a life-or-death struggle.

Feng Yuan is sure to cause some trouble.

That would be a huge problem.

However, after this battle, Zuo Qi had gained some understanding of his own strength. Generally speaking, a second-level cultivator should not be his match, unless the opponent's cultivation technique is of a very high grade, or they also possess a life bone.

They arrived fully loaded with goods and nothing happened; they returned empty, so naturally, nothing went wrong either.

It was already evening when we returned to Fushan City, and everyone dispersed.

"This was obtained from that old bastard's house. It cost more than twenty taels of silver, and there was also some kind of old medicine."

Zuo Qi took out the item and spoke to He Xiao and the other person.

He Xiao glanced at it and exclaimed, "Wow, that old guy's pretty fat!"

Unexpectedly, Ni Heng, who is usually quite reckless, suddenly spoke up.

"I heard from Old Han from the dog kennel that there are people selling ginseng soup over there. It costs one tael of silver per bowl. If a person with good physique drinks a bowl, it can increase their qi and blood."

"I'm thinking of prioritizing Qi Ge first. Once he's completed his second training session, we can change our household registration to commoner status and become retainers of the manor, which will make things easier for us."

Zuo Qi was taken aback.

Ni Heng resumed his previous carefree and playful demeanor, saying, "When Brother Qi makes some more money, hurry up and buy Da Hong for me."

Da Hong is the exotic mastiff that wasn't discovered by the Lin family in the kennel.

"You'll spend the rest of your life living with a dog."

"Who said that? I'm planning to go check out Red Street. Old Han and the others talk about it all the time, I'm really curious..."

Snapped!

Zuo Qi slapped him on the head. "What are you thinking at such a young age?"

Of the three, Ni Heng is the youngest, only sixteen years old this year.

……

Yang Nuo caused quite a stir at the dock because of Feng Yuan's matter, but it obviously did not affect the Lin family's estate.

Zuo Qi lived a very peaceful life.

A month has passed in the blink of an eye.

The night was deep.

He Xiao and Ni Heng stood outside the door with solemn expressions, looking around warily.

Inside the room, Zuo Qi remained calm, sensing his current state, and a sense of excitement arose within him.

With over 130 channels of Qi and blood accumulating within his body, and his skin and flesh fully tempered, the breakthrough was imminent.

As a Yellow-grade martial art, Jin Yi Gong naturally includes an introduction to breaking through barriers.

For martial artists specializing in Qi and Blood, the most important aspect of breaking through barriers is the condensation and sublimation of Qi and Blood.

The second stage of bone refining requires transforming the skin, flesh, qi, and blood into bone qi and blood. Then, by using the refined bone qi and blood, the first tempering of the bones is completed, which is considered a successful breakthrough.

If one cannot complete the first bone tempering and refining within a short period of time after the qi and blood have been sublimated, then the breakthrough will be considered a failure.

The consequences vary from person to person. Some people suffer from bone deformities, some suffer from blood and qi leakage and serious damage to their foundation, while others only lose some blood and qi.

Zuo Qi didn't think much about the consequences of failure; he closed his eyes and calmed his mind.

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