If you don't bring disaster to the world, what kind of henchman are you to be?

"I, I..."

Wang Degui stammered, "Sir, they are not the White Lotus Sect, absolutely not!"

The White Lotus Sect was an absolute taboo in the Great Yu Dynasty; even the slightest contact with it would result in being subjected to a thousand cuts.

"Then who is this person?" Zhu Qing asked.

"Anyway, it's not the White Lotus Sect!" Wang Degui insisted.

"Alright, let's go to Zhaoyu Prison then."

"Sir! You can't do this to me!"

Just as Zhu Qing was about to look away, Wang Degui gritted his teeth and said, "Do you think I can handle this kind of thing on my own?"

"What do you mean? Are you saying you have someone in the court backing you up?" Zhu Qing stepped forward and looked down at him.

"I didn't say that!"

Wang Degui glared at him fiercely: "I can only say that if this matter gets reported to the higher-ups, I won't be the only one losing my head."

"How arrogant! Take him away."

Zhu Qing, his face grim, waved his hand and ordered his men to take him away.

He then went inside the house and looked at the little girls whose faces were red from the cold; his eyes grew even colder.

In the original owner's memory, in recent years, there have been many cases of missing children in some counties near the capital.

Moreover, since most of the cases involved children from poor families who went missing, and their families couldn't afford to solve the cases, most of them were left unsolved.

That's roughly what's in front of us.

On the black market, a girl sent to another family can fetch at least five hundred taels of silver.

If a girl is of good quality and beautiful, she can be sold into a wealthy family as a child bride, and the price can soar to thousands of taels of silver.

This is even more profitable than reselling medicinal herbs.

He wasn't stupid; he naturally understood what Wang Degui meant.

These kids were just low-level errand boys; the real culprits were the big shots behind the scenes.

The world is full of hardships, darkness, and danger.

Zhu Qing sighed deeply, lamenting how the lives of ordinary people were far too miserable in this feudal society that devoured people without spitting out their bones.

"grown ups!"

"They've all been caught!"

Then, the three who had just escaped were all brought over.

When they saw the still-warm body in the courtyard, they were all surprised and astonished.

They knew this strong man's skills well; as a former disciple of Mount Song, he was the most skilled and powerful among the four of them.

Ordinary late-stage skin refiners are no match for him, but unexpectedly, he died suddenly not long after.

She immediately glanced at the tall, handsome man, her eyes filled with fear.

"My lord, it's been confirmed. These are not members of the White Lotus Cult."

"However, he's definitely not a good person. Should we take him along to curry favor?"

Qian Wei leaned close to Zhu Qing's ear and whispered something.

The latter shook his head slightly.

In official circles, it's not uncommon for people to forcibly label someone as part of the White Lotus Religion in order to gain credit and rewards; everyone is frantically trying to fleece them.

Normally, Zhu Qing wouldn't mind collecting some reward money.

But he wasn't in the mood today.

These beasts kidnapped children; killing them would not appease his anger.

Swish!

Swish!

With a single stroke of the longsword, both heads fell to the ground with a thud.

The woman was completely stunned by what she saw; it all happened so fast that she didn't even have time to react.

She gasped in surprise when Zhu Qing approached carrying a long, blood-dripping knife.

No, aren't you going to review it?!

Go ahead and ask!

"My lord, I..."

Whoosh!

With another clean and decisive stroke, her head was chopped off.

[Attribute value +4]

[Attribute value +3]

[Attribute value +3]

Subtitles appeared one after another. Zhu Qing casually twirled his sword, shook off the blood, and smoothly sheathed it.

Hey~

The latch clicked softly.

"Seal off Yuexiang Tower and bring these children back to the Six Doors."

……

They didn't catch any members of the White Lotus sect, but they destroyed a human trafficking den, which can be considered a meritorious deed, and they can go back and report.

His men sealed off Yuexiang Tower and, before reporting it to the garrison, quickly looted all the valuable gold and silver jewelry in the shop.

This is nothing more than a locust swarm passing through.

Zhu Qing also took his lentil-filled glutinous rice balls, while instructing Qian Wei and the others to keep only 10% and hand over the rest to the sanatorium.

Although he has only been in this world for a short time, he has lived two lives and knows all the rules that should be followed.

Such a huge piece of gold is too much for these grassroots staff to handle. If they don't please their superiors, they can forget about getting even a fraction of it.

After finishing the trivial matters, Zhu Qing first returned home, put the silver away, and then summoned the control panel.

[Realm Level: Late Skin Refining (55/100)]

Martial Arts:

Zhengyang Fierce Tiger Fist (Dacheng 55/100).

Thunder Blade Technique (Minor Success 1/100)

Wild Goose Formation (Beginner Level 93/100)

[Attribute value: 17]

Yuexianglou obtained a total of 17 attribute points. Following his previous plan, he first raised the Wild Goose Flight Technique to the minor completion level.

[Wild Goose Formation Skill +7 (Minor Success 0/100)]

The mastery of light-footed skills surfaced in my mind, and a transparent figure reappeared before me.

It leaped before my eyes, its light and graceful movements like a wild goose spreading its wings, seemingly effortless.

The Wild Goose Formation is also a basic light-body skill standard for the Embroidered Uniform Guard. It is not good at increasing speed at close range, but rather at enhancing leg strength for long-distance running, like wild geese migrating south and returning north, hence the name.

After all, it is often necessary to chase thieves, and horses cannot be carried with you at all times, so having good stamina is very important.

Although the cultivation is not difficult, not many people study it.

Firstly, it's useless to practice. Even if you spend a lot of energy and time to reach the mastery level, you can only run farther, which is not very useful in combat.

Secondly, only lower-ranking Jinyiwei (Imperial Guards) would practice this skill. If their official rank rose and their strength increased, they would naturally have better options for light-body techniques.

Therefore, most people only get started temporarily, and very few in the Northern Garrison Command have achieved even minor success like Zhu Qing.

"But at least it's a kind of light-body skill."

Zhu Qing regained his senses and immediately channeled his energy into his legs, leaping four meters high in one go!

Then they bounced around in their own yard, enjoying the light and airy feeling of flying over walls and rooftops.

Then it came to a steady stop on the woodpile, with only a single branch under its feet, which felt particularly magical.

"That felt great."

Wishing Qing a great mood.

Who didn't fantasize about flying over walls and walking on water when they were a child?

He then jumped down from the woodpile, summoned the panel again, and put all the remaining ten attribute points into the Zhengyang Fierce Tiger Fist.

[Zhengyang Fierce Tiger Fist +10]

In an instant, Zhu Qing felt his dantian warming up, as if a lot of warm blood and qi had appeared out of thin air, and the increase in strength was very clear.

"My cultivation has reached level 65. Keep up the good work and strive for perfection within three days!"

He was thinking about taking back the panel.

"Qing'er, why are you back so early today?"

At this moment, Chen Guihua, the mother, was carrying a vegetable basket home when she saw Zhu Qing behind her and was somewhat surprised.

"Mother, I've come back to drop off some things, and I still have to go to the yamen."

Zhu Qing stepped forward and took the basket, and inadvertently noticed that there were some floral fabrics and insoles inside.

"Mother, what are you doing?"

Chen Guihua smiled slightly and said, "Your little niece will be 100 days old next month. As her maternal grandmother, I need to sew her a tiger-head hat and little shoes."

Zhu Qing looked relieved, as memories flooded back.

The original owner had three siblings, and he was the youngest.

The eldest brother, Zhu Da, left home to learn martial arts at Wudang Mountain in his early years and hasn't returned home for three years.

My second sister, Zhu Miao, married the son of the county magistrate of Qingshui County, a neighboring county, last year, and they have a daughter.

"Qing'er, since the eldest son isn't home, his mother can't see or touch him, so she just doesn't care."

"You're not getting any younger. When are you going to get married and add some people to our family? Your mother wants to hold her grandson."

"My grandson is ultimately a member of another family, not a member of the Zhu family."

Chen Guihua spoke earnestly, while Zhu Qing gave a slightly bitter smile.

I never imagined that I'd be pressured to get married after time-traveling.

"Mother, your grandson is also a grandson, and he also carries the blood of the Zhu family. Please don't say that."

Zhu Qing gave a vague answer, then slung his long sword over his shoulder and said, "I have business to attend to at my office, so I need to go back."

……

Zhaoyu (a prison).

A place that everyone in the Great Yu Dynasty feared.

In the dark and gloomy cell, Wang Degui's face was already blurred from the beating, and he was barely breathing.

"Sir, this guy just won't tell us what other hideouts he has in the city."