I Possess a Scroll of Demon-Subduing Records

Shang Chang'er didn't expect Lin Yi to arrive so quickly. Not only that, but he also revealed her gender in one sentence. What's even more infuriating is that he actually launched a sneak attack!

Maybe Lin Yi came prepared, specifically to catch her.

Having already lost the battle, she had no choice but to accept her defeat. Although she could easily break free of the ropes binding her hands, Lin Yi's ability to catch up with her so quickly must be considerable. Now that she had a master take her as a disciple, her future was bright. It wasn't worth fighting this man to the death. She should feign submission and see what he would do next.

In any case, she only sold a young imperial uncle. Even if she was arrested by the authorities, she would only be fined a little money and that would be the end of it.

"I admit defeat today. May I ask how you intend to deal with me?"

"Come back to the Jingyesi Office with me to receive ideological education."

Shang Chang'er was stunned when she heard this. This guy was actually from the Jingye Division?

"The Jingye Division deals with this kind of thing?"

"As law enforcement officers, within our capabilities, we only have the option of whether we want to manage something or not."

In other words, the Jingye Division didn't actually handle this matter, but Lin Yi said he would, so he took charge.

This person is really brazenly bullying others by taking advantage of their power!

Shang Chang'er's anger flared up. She was determined to teach this kind of bad person a lesson in her own way!

Ah Qi seized the opportunity to add fuel to the fire, saying, "This is why I want you to join the Jingye Division. If the Jingye Division is in power by such a person of questionable character, how can humanity ever prosper?"

"That's right!"

Lin Yi was unaware that an old acquaintance was still inside Shang Chang'er's body. Without saying much, he gently tugged at the rope and said, "Come back to the yamen with me. Don't try to escape. I can easily catch you and bring you back."

"Oh."

Shang Chang'er didn't want to be dragged along, so she had no choice but to follow.

After walking for a short while, the city gate of Xingsha City came into view.

A large crowd gathered outside the city, with county soldiers maintaining order, while Bao Sanniang, who had been busy all night, was still patrolling the city walls.

The ban on entering and leaving Xingsha City naturally caused dissatisfaction among some people. The county soldiers alone might not be able to keep the situation under control, so Bao Sanniang had to work harder for the time being. She had been working so hard for days, and in order to respond to Guan Buping's request for help as soon as possible, she had been fighting one battle after another and dealing with her own affairs before rushing over.

I only rested briefly on the way before arriving in Xingsha City, and then this trouble came up again. I was exhausted.

Just then, she suddenly saw Lin Yi walking over from outside the city, leading a rope and binding someone.

Bao Sanniang couldn't help but step forward and ask, "What did you do last night? Why didn't I see you?"

Since Lin Yi had chosen the main path, he naturally had a corresponding explanation. He lied without changing his expression, saying, "Yesterday I originally wanted to come and support you, but I encountered a little monster on the way. It dragged me into the water and tried to eat me. I used all my strength to kill the monster, but I accidentally stumbled into an underwater trap and only escaped this morning."

This explanation was reasonable. Bao Sanniang had initially suspected that Lin Yi had deserted, but now that she heard he had been trapped in a formation, she felt a little better. She only gave him a mild criticism: "Be more careful in the future."

"Thank you for your guidance, Steward Xie."

Bao Sanniang then asked, "And what's the story with this person?"

The Jingye Division rarely captured enemies, which is why Bao Sanniang found Shang Chang'er strange.

Lin Yi then said, "I saw her acting suspiciously on the road and suspected that she might be a member of the Jingtian Sect, so I planned to take her back to the yamen for questioning."

Shang Chang'er was so angry that she almost vomited blood when she heard Lin Yi put such a label on her.

I have never seen such a shameless person!

"I am not a member of the Pure Heaven Sect!"

Shang Chang'er retorted angrily that she only deceived people and was not on the same path as the madmen of the Jingtian Sect.

Bao Sanniang remained unmoved and said, "No need for further words, you'll know once we take him back to the yamen."

Shang Chang'er: "..."

Suddenly I feel that this world is so dark. Is this how the Jingye Division protects each other?

Lin Yi could arbitrarily assign her charges, and his superiors didn't care at all, not even bothering to consider them carefully.

That's terrifying, absolutely terrifying.

Lin Yi saw the weariness in Bao Sanniang's eyes and knew she must be tired.

Lin Yi had great respect for this frontline worker. Seeing how exhausted she was, Lin Yi said, "Manager Bao has been busy all night. You should go back and rest. I'll take care of things here."

"You stayed up all night in the formation, weren't you tired? I heard you have a family, go back and rest first, and let them know you're safe."

"I'm fine, I'm in great spirits!"

Lin Yi said with a smile, "Sure enough, people with similar characteristics attract each other. Bao Sanniang and Guan Buping are both people who care about their subordinates."

Lin Yi felt even more embarrassed to let her continue standing guard there. As for him, he was sure he would be fine going home later, since He Dong and Xiao Cao could take care of themselves.

Seeing that Bao Sanniang was still hesitant, Lin Yi quickly added, "Oh no, when I sent Chief Constable Guan back to Jingye Division last night, I forgot to arrange for someone to take care of him. Chief Constable Bao, could you go back and check with the yamen for me? Chief Constable Guan is already injured, and we can't afford any more mistakes now."

Bao Sanniang became anxious upon hearing this, glared at Lin Yi, and said, "Young people are just impetuous."

As she spoke, she walked into the city. Shang Chang'er rolled her eyes at the sight and couldn't help but complain, "If you used all the skills you use to please your superiors on exorcising demons, there wouldn't be so many demons causing trouble outside Xing Sha City."

"Really? I haven't seen many this morning on my way here!"

Lin Yi was completely baffled when this was mentioned. There were so many monsters last night, but he didn't bother to hunt them carefully because he was looking for someone. He figured he could hunt them after he found the person.

I walked slowly today, but I didn't see a single monster.

Good heavens, where did all the monsters that came last night go?

Jiang Linglong's fire burned so cleanly that not even ashes remained, so much so that Lin Yi was unaware that all the demons and monsters in the area had been wiped out. If he had known, he would probably have cried his eyes out.

How many years of cultivation must have been lost!

What he didn't know was that after seeing him off, the furious Jiang Linglong carried the crystal coffin downstream to Dongting Lake without waiting a moment longer...

Shang Chang'er was speechless at Lin Yi's answer. Although she was very unhappy, she didn't know how to refute him, so she had to shut her mouth. But Lin Yi suddenly took action and untied the rope on her hands.

"what are you doing?"

“I need to stay here and guard you. It’s not appropriate to keep you tied up all the time, since you haven’t done anything seriously wrong.”

"Thank you so much."

I tied her up the whole way, and now you're saying she didn't do anything seriously wrong? What a joke! I've broken countless laws, you just don't know it!

At this moment, Shang Chang'er still felt a little proud.

"Even if you're untied, don't even think about running away. Otherwise, I'll treat you even more roughly once I catch you."

"Who's afraid of you!"

That's what they say, but Shang Chang'er was actually a little scared.

Although she had disguised herself with makeup, Lin Yi still recognized that she was a girl. What if he suddenly became a beast and she couldn't resist?

In order not to give Lin Yi an excuse to attack, even without the rope, Shang Chang'er stayed close behind Lin Yi and never let him pull more than ten steps behind.

Lin Yi walked towards the direction of the dense crowd. The city gates were tightly closed, prohibiting entry and exit, but the guards did not come to drive away those who were stranded outside the city because they could not enter.

Seeing Lin Yi approach, some clever individuals overheard his conversation with Bao Sanniang and realized that he now had the final say on entering and leaving the city gates, so they came over to plead for him.

These people all came from towns near Xingsha City. Some carried firewood, and some carried vegetables. They had all walked dozens of miles to come here, hoping to sell some money in the city. Who knew that Xingsha would suddenly be locked down? They could still carry the firewood back, it was just a bit of hard work. But the vegetables couldn't be sold, and they would spoil if they were taken back.

A woman with graying temples knelt down with a thud, pleading, "Sir, please, let me go into the city! My young son has a persistent fever and cough, and we have no money left. He's waiting for me to buy medicine to save his life. Sir, I carried these vegetables forty miles to the city; if I leave them any longer, the wealthy people there won't buy them. Sir, please..."

In the short time Lin Yi was stunned, a group of people immediately knelt down on the ground.

Seeing this, Shang Chang'er felt a pang of sadness, but Lin Yi remained unmoved, coldly saying, "Everyone, get up. The city gates will not be opened today, and perhaps for the next three days as well. Take advantage of the early hour and go home."

With that, Lin Yi walked through the crowd without any expression.

The common people dared not provoke the nobles, and even when they pleaded for them, they kept a certain distance, for fear of soiling the officials' clothes and causing trouble.

Shang Chang'er watched his retreating figure, clenching her fists tightly. If she weren't outmatched, she would have beaten Lin Yi to a pulp.

"Aren't you going to catch up?"

Lin Yi's icy voice came from ahead. Shang Chang'er was annoyed, but after weighing the pros and cons, she followed him. After walking in silence for a while, she finally couldn't help but ask, "Don't you have any compassion?"

"Yes, but responsibility is the most important thing. Since I'm guarding the gate today, I won't let them in. You can't possibly know which of them are acting. If any thieves manage to sneak into the city and cause trouble, that's my responsibility. So now I have no choice but to kill them all with one blow."

"you……"

Just as Shang Chang'er was about to curse in anger, Lin Yi suddenly turned around and gave her a money pouch.

"This is……"

"Qian, go and buy all the goods from those people. Also, ask the old lady selling vegetables what medicine she needs, and then go into town to buy it for her."

Shang Chang'er was stunned. She had thought Lin Yi was a cold-blooded and ruthless bad official, but she didn't expect him to pay out of his own pocket.

"Since you've already made up your mind, why didn't you explain it clearly in front of them earlier? Why did you have to play the villain?"

“I’m an official. If I really said that, who knows how many people would take advantage of my kindness and try to raise prices? After all, my money doesn’t grow on trees. Besides, what if someone pushes their luck? If you were in charge, you would have far fewer problems.”

What makes you think I'd help you?

Although Shang Chang'er had already decided to help Lin Yi with this matter, she still wanted to save face and hoped that Lin Yi would coax her.

Lin Yi chuckled and said, "I believe you."

As a con artist, she had actually heard these kinds of words many times, but each time, she taught others a profound lesson.

Don't trust others too much, or something bad will happen.

But this time...

"I advise you not to trust me too much, or you'll regret it."

After saying that, she turned around haughtily and went into the crowd.

Ah Qi, who was secretly observing, couldn't help but admire Lin Yi. He was orderly and followed the rules, and he was also kind and righteous. Such a person would probably give any demon a headache!

"Unfortunately, you've met me. One day, I will make you fall into demonic ways under my tutelage..."

Chapter 140 Your Sister-in-Law is Hungry (Third Update)

Meanwhile, Bao Sanniang hurriedly returned to the Jingye Division and went to the inner office first. Upon entering the room, she saw Guan Buping lying on the bed, with Master Qin sitting beside him, and the two chatting idly.

"Old Qin, what are you doing here?"

Bao Sanniang also knew Master Qin. Before she became the governor of Xiangzhou, Old Qin was working as a gatekeeper at the Jingye Division in Xingsha County.

"Isn't Xiao Guan here recuperating from his injuries? Xiao Lin asked me to look after him. Now that you're here, I'll leave this place to you. This old man doesn't like staying here either; it's too stuffy."