Surviving in the chaos of battle, I'm grinding for proficiency.

"Heh, heh!"

Magistrate Wei's face turned deathly pale from excessive blood loss, and he was panting heavily.

Upon hearing Li Chuan's question, he twitched the corner of his mouth:

"Why should I tell you? Do you think you can spare my life?"

Li Chuan's lips seemed to move as if he wanted to say something.

Before Li Chuan could reply, he sneered again:

"Even if you say you can release him, I won't believe you. They won't be at ease unless they take my head."

Li Chuan opened his mouth.

Magistrate Wei angrily said:

"Don't try to fool me!"

Li Chuan:

"...No, if you say so, I can give you a quick death."

"Lingchi (death by a thousand cuts), burning in the sky, or castration—would you like to try those?"

It's impossible to let Magistrate Wei go; that's a spot for the Heavenly Blade Sect!

This is practically a genuine skill manual!

How could it be released?

Magistrate Wei gave a weak smile:

"You're quite honest. Let's skip the castration; it'd be too embarrassing to go through with nothing."

His face showed some struggle.

He seemed to be hesitating whether to tell the truth to the person who was about to take his life.

After a long silence, he sighed:

"Forget it, there's no use taking all these secrets underground; they'll only subject me to torture."

Li Chuan raised an eyebrow, knowing that what followed was the important part!

The magistrate used his internal energy to stop the bleeding from his arms, and said weakly:

"Those shops in the south of the city are all a front; the real key is right below your shop."

"When you go back, you will find a stone brick with a slightly lighter color in the southeast corner of a willow tree."

"Pry up the sixteen stone bricks nearby, and you can go down into a secret room."

Li Chuan suddenly asked:

What's in the secret room?

"I have no idea."

The magistrate added:

"I went down and checked; it requires practicing a special external martial arts technique to open it."

"Is it... Jade Skin Kung Fu?"

The magistrate looked astonished.

How did you know?

Li Chuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

He made a guess casually, but he was right.

The reason for this conjecture is that after the Hunyuan Jade Record included the Jade Skin Technique, there was a line of small characters.

[The "Jade Skin Skill" has been detected as a prerequisite skill. You can advance to the next level by practicing subsequent skills.]

It seems highly likely that this secret room contains the advanced techniques of the Jade Skin Kung Fu!

Thinking of this, Li Chuan said calmly:

"Because I've practiced."

The magistrate was taken aback at first, then laughed until tears streamed down his face:

"Life is unpredictable... life is truly unpredictable!"

"cough...."

As he was laughing, he suddenly coughed up blood, his face turning ashen.

Magistrate Wei's breathing grew weaker and weaker as he whispered:

"Be careful... Demon Master..."

"What?" Li Chuan didn't hear clearly, so he leaned closer.

The magistrate was about to speak when a black Gu worm suddenly flew out from his body.

Li Chuan was startled and suddenly used his fist to blast the Gu worm into dust.

But when he looked down again, he discovered a small hole in Magistrate Wei's chest.

Looking inside, you could see that a large part of his heart was missing!

Li Chuan reached his hand below his nose.

"He's stopped breathing..."

Li Chuan secretly memorized the words "Demon Envoy".

This person doesn't sound like a good person. Demon messenger, demon messenger, could there be a demonic cult?

Based on the strange ability of the Rebirth Sect to control demonic beasts, Li Chuan made a conjecture.

Perhaps there is another group of people who follow a different path of martial arts cultivation.

"However, we don't know enough information right now, and thinking about it further won't lead to any results."

Li Chuan shook his head.

Even if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up; you can't find him anywhere.

However, we need to be more cautious in our actions in the future.

"A dying man's words are often good." Li Chuan was also somewhat moved.

To be honest, he had no real grudge against Magistrate Wei.

The two of them stood on opposite sides because of their own respective purposes.

If he were weaker, he would probably be lying on the ground too.

There is no right or wrong.

The loser eats the dust, that's all.

Li Chuan searched the magistrate of Wei County but found not much.

Perhaps it was in addition to a one-hundred-tael silver note.

The only thing that's somewhat valuable is this long sword.

Li Chuan picked it up and examined it for a while.

It was a goose-feather knife, with a blade over two feet long.

Under the moonlight, it shone with a sharp, silvery-white luster.

Li Chuan gently placed his fingers on it and rubbed them, finding that it was still quite sharp.

At least, cutting a hair with a blow is no problem at all.

"I'm going to the Heavenly Blade Sect later, so it would be good to bring a good sword."

However, Li Chuan quickly rejected the idea.

The knife is indeed a good knife, but its origin is not entirely clean.

Or perhaps we should deal with it first, then use the money to buy another safety device.

Finally, Li Chuan erased the fist wounds on Magistrate Wei's body before quietly leaving.

A moment later, Lu Qiuhan arrived with his men.

"Master Lu, your identity has been verified; the man on the ground is indeed Magistrate Wei!"

Lu Qiuhan's tense heart finally relaxed.

Wang Wenzhi's escape is no big deal.

But if the magistrate manages to escape, then this plan will be a complete failure!

For a moment, she felt somewhat fortunate.

I chose Li Chuan to do this job because I wanted to give him a chance.

Who could have predicted that, in just a few months, Li Chuan would turn the tables and help her solve a major problem?

Lu Qiuhan turned his head slightly to look at Old Huang beside him:

"Old Huang, how are things elsewhere?"

Old Master Huang replied:

"Ji Yun of Qianyun Martial Arts School has been executed. Apart from Wang Wenzhi, no one from the Wang family escaped, and all the forces that colluded with them have surrendered!"

At this point, the entire counterattack can be declared a resounding victory!

Many of the disciples following behind were very excited.

The enemy's defeat means their victory!

If they've chosen the right side this time, they'll definitely get a share of the benefits that will be vacated for all parties involved!

After waving everyone away, Old Huang looked at Lu Qiuhan with a surprised expression:

"Miss, I never imagined that your choice of Li Chuan to clean up the mess had such a deeper meaning?"

His tone unconsciously carried a hint of respect.

From his perspective, Lu Qiuhan must have anticipated this long ago!

But hidden by the darkness of night, he did not notice the fleeting look of surprise on Lu Qiuhan's face.

How could she not know? She had foreseen this scene long ago.

Mr. Huang's associative abilities are truly remarkable...

Lu Qiuhan chuckled softly, but did not reveal the truth:

"My choice will not be wrong."

……

South of the city.

The rain stopped.

Dressed in black, Li Chuan silently glided across the rooftops.

Looking down, the once peaceful Anning County now appears somewhat desolate.

Severed limbs and corpses were everywhere, all testifying to the horrific scene that had unfolded.

No matter when, change always involves bloodshed.

Instead of making a scene, he went to his ancestral home.

Although the main structure of the house has been demolished, the willow tree still stands.

Li Chuanmao was on a rooftop not far away, scanning his surroundings by the light of the torches below.

Sure enough, a slightly lighter-colored stone brick was found in the southeast corner of the willow tree!