I Possess a Scroll of Demon-Subduing Records

To the naked eye, you can't see anything at all; you can only feel the difference by touching it.

In other words, this bag of gold ingots was the ransom from the night before last.

To spend it so quickly, and specifically choose to spend it in shops he controls, is definitely a provocation!

"How dare Lin Yi steal from the prefect's residence?"

Xie Changgui was also shocked. Before, he only thought Lin Yi was bold, wearing official uniform to smelt copper, how arrogant must that be?

Even a prefect wouldn't dare to do something like that!

In retrospect, his vision was too narrow.

Using the money earned from kidnapping the son of the prefect to buy things from the prefect's family, he is truly a lawless madman.

"Do you think what you see is Lin Yi?"

Wang An held the gold ingot in his hand, not giving him much analysis, but simply saying, "He gave you a three-day deadline. So, deliver the goods on time in three days. I want to see who this guy is who dares to bully me."

"Yes."

Xie Changgui accepted the order and withdrew, while Wang An looked at another secret letter.

"The second young master met Lin Yi and they had a very pleasant conversation. They went to Yunyu Tower to drink together."

This secret letter was delivered by one of his spies an hour ago.

He had already beaten up Wang Liang because of the ransom issue, but the money was still missing.

Five thousand taels of gold, while not a crippling blow to the prefectural governor's mansion, was still a painful loss. What angered Wang An even more was that the Wang family had been humiliated.

Although Wang Liang was a disappointment, he was still his son. Hitting Wang Liang was tantamount to hitting Wang An himself.

If he doesn't get his revenge this time, how will he ever have the face to show up in Xingsha County?

Before he had any leads, he focused his attention on his own foolish son.

What if he really is the one who ruined his father's life...

Without further ado, break one of his legs and make him bedridden for half a year.

I just didn't expect to get a clue so quickly.

He was also worried that it was a notorious bandit who would run away after robbing him, which would be really hopeless.

However, the Lin Yi that Xie Changgui mentioned, when he should have appeared at the blacksmith's shop, was another Lin Yi who was drinking with Wang Liang.

"Heh, interesting. I'd like to see what tricks you're up to!"

Chapter 33 Unwavering in the Plan to Escape

Inside the Cloud and Rain Pavilion, Lin Yi and Wang Liang sat facing each other, surrounded by several beautiful women. The air was filled with the fragrance of their perfumes and their charming smiles, which made Lin Yi fully realize why the evil feudal society was so corrupt.

How can such a mundane life not lead to decay?

But Lin Yi possessed an iron will; how could mere mortals shake his resolve?

Wang Liang held one in his left hand and one in his right, his hands never stopping, but he complained, "The Yunyu Tower is rather deserted during the day, and the girls are quite boring, which is really disappointing. Only the side dishes and wine are decent. Brother Lin, let's have a drink."

Lin Yi couldn't help but curse in his mind: "Visiting a brothel in broad daylight, if you weren't the son of the prefect, who would pay attention to you!"

Those girls were quite good-natured. Even though they were forced to work overtime and were criticized to their faces, they still laughed and were very professional.

Lin Yi raised his wine glass and clinked it with Wang Liang's. He took a sip, resisted the urge to spit it out, and swallowed it.

The alcohol tastes awful.

It seems that his distilled spirits still have a market.

However, he doesn't plan to work in Xingsha County anymore.

Brewing wine requires a large amount of grain, which is an extremely precious commodity. Consequently, the price of wine also rises, making it affordable only for a few wealthy and noble families.

Lin Yi's plan to distill spirits would require a large amount of alcohol for purification, and the only customers he could sell to were wealthy families.

There are only a handful of wealthy families in Xingsha City, so the market is very limited.

The more important reason is that he was going to run away.

Although the threat from the Jingtian Sect was almost eliminated, Lin Yi remained steadfast in his decision to flee.

The main reason lies with He Dong; she is about to undergo her tribulation, and who knows how much commotion she will cause, which will attract attention from all sides and make it very difficult for them to remain hidden.

Secondly, the appearance of the Jingtian Sect and the mysterious expert made Lin Yi realize that Xingsha was gradually becoming a vortex. In that case, it would be better to make a quick getaway.

Lin Yi had already planned everything. After He Dong completed his tribulation, they would leave Xing Sha City immediately.

Now, having dinner with Wang Liang is just a social obligation.

The purpose, of course, is to create an alibi.

Lin Yi knew immediately that there was definitely something wrong with the gold in the prefect's mansion. Such ancient investigative methods were really naive in the eyes of him, a policeman who had received modern education. With his counter-investigation methods, it would be difficult to find evidence of his crimes with the criminal investigation technology of this era.

Lin Yi just wanted to live a good life, and he considered it as robbing the rich to help the poor.

He knew that once that money was spent, the prefect would definitely find out. There was bound to be a profit for the prefect behind the blacksmithing and copper smelting in Xingsha County, but Lin Yi didn't have time to go to other places to smelt copper.

Therefore, Lin Yi made a perfect design.

He Dong was instructed to use illusion magic to make the blacksmith believe that he was the one who went to forge iron and smelt copper. This was also to ensure that the other party would give him a magic cage and a lightning rod. If he went there incognito, the other party might just swallow the money. But if he went there in a respectable manner and flaunted his wealth inappropriately, the other party would be confused and then investigate him.

It was only then that they realized the Lin Yi who went to the blacksmith's shop might be an imposter, and the real Lin Yi was having dinner with Wang Liang.

Lin Yi didn't believe that Wang Liang could have been kidnapped without several people keeping watch over him.

This would certainly confuse Wang Liang's father, and he would very likely doubt his innocence, since he was the one who saved Wang Liang, and the person who took the ransom happened to impersonate him and use the money. No matter how you look at it, he is suspicious.

But he was, after all, the deputy chief constable of the Jingye Division. Now that the Jingye Division of Xingsha was weakened, it was even less likely that Prefect Wang would be allowed to arbitrarily harm a deputy chief constable.

If he wants to take action, he must have a valid reason and evidence.

In this way, he would order the blacksmith to make what Lin Yi wanted, and then catch Lin Yi in the act once Lin Yi took the item. With all the evidence in hand, Lin Yi would have no chance to escape.

"How could he have imagined that I would never go to the blacksmith shop from beginning to end? Even if He Dong stole the items, I wouldn't keep them at home. After the tribulation was over, we would run away! How could we possibly get caught if we committed crimes according to this plan!"

"Damn it, I didn't learn these things to commit crimes."

Lin Yi rubbed his head, shaking off the guilt of betraying his original aspirations.

Seeing that Lin looked strange, Wang Liang asked, "Brother Lin, what trouble have you encountered?"

Lin Yi realized what was happening and shook his head, saying, "It's nothing difficult. I'm just worried because the demons have become increasingly rampant lately, but my strength is too weak to do anything about it."

"Oh... who can argue with that?"

Wang Liang originally wanted to demonstrate his abilities, thinking that once he helped Lin Yi solve the problem, Lin Yi would be completely obedient to him.

To everyone's surprise, Wang Liang was stunned the moment Lin Yi opened his mouth.

While he might be able to help with bullying others and vanquishing demons, he truly lacked the ability to do so.

"However, Brother Lin, you don't need to worry too much. Xingsha County is located on a strategic route. If anything happens, there will be support from all directions. In addition, with tens of thousands of county soldiers, no matter how fierce the demons are, Xingsha City will still be a peaceful place. Moreover, I'll tell you some good news in secret."

Wang Liang suddenly lowered his voice, and Lin Yi quickly leaned in to listen, while waving his hand to signal the girls to leave.

“I saw an official document in my father’s study. It said that disciples from various sects would be transferred to the Jingye Division. With these disciples from prestigious families joining, your pressure will be much less in the future.”

Lin Yi: "..."

This is indeed good news, but it may not be friendly to the people of the Jingye Division.

This is a legacy of history. The Jingye Division, established during the Qin Dynasty, was a powerful force that swept through the land. Whether they were righteous or evil sects, anyone who disobeyed the court was wiped out by the Jingye Division, which was under the control of the Qin Emperor.

Such a feud spanning several generations would certainly not be forgotten by a sect with a long and distinguished lineage.

However, the Jingye Division always represents the imperial court. Righteous sects cannot directly oppose the imperial court. On the surface, they still respect the Jingye Division, but they have many underhanded tactics. Once they join the Jingye Division, the people in the Jingye Division will probably have an even harder time.

When will they arrive?

Lin Yi was helping Guan Buping ask questions. Anyway, he would run away and change his identity. He might not join Jingye Division again.

"I don't know about that. Anyway, the official documents have all reached my father's hands. It will take four or five days at the earliest, and half a month at the latest!"

If it takes four or five days at the fastest, there's still enough time.

Lin Yi's only headache right now is how to say goodbye to Guan Buping.

Brother Guan really took good care of him; even if he wanted to run away, he couldn't just leave without saying goodbye.

Moreover, he even found himself a mentor.

Lin Yi was unwilling. He didn't need a master; he could level up by fighting monsters on his own.

Fortunately, communication was slow in those days. It took a long time to send a letter out, and then another long time to wait for the other party to come out of the mountains. Maybe by the time the other party left, the master would still not have appeared.

There's no need to worry about that.

Seeing that the important business was over, and feeling uneasy without anyone to serve him, Wang Liang called out to the outside, "Girls, come in quickly!"

Not long after he finished speaking, Lin Yi heard a series of thumping footsteps, followed by a loud bang as the door was kicked open.

"Wang Er! Did you secretly take my money to fool around with your cronies?!"

Chapter 34 Are your strange hobbies contagious?

The person who burst through the door was Wang Liang's younger sister, Wang Jinxuan. Her angry roar startled Wang Liang, causing him to drop his wine glass and spill the wine inside, which pained him greatly.

But what's even more terrifying than the heartache is that his body aches too.

Everyone says that brothers and sisters have a good relationship, but this family is different. This little sister is too fierce, but her father spoils her the most. Since she was little, this little sister has liked to instigate her father to beat her.

Upon hearing Wang Jinxuan's angry voice, Wang Liang felt a throbbing pain in his buttocks. He jumped up and ran to the window, about to jump out, when the aggressive Wang Jinxuan suddenly quieted down.

"It's you……"

When Wang Jinxuan saw Lin Yi, he realized that the "bad friends" he had just mentioned were referring to Lin Yi, and he felt a little embarrassed.

"How will you be here?"

Wang Liang swore he had never heard Wang Jinxuan speak so softly in his entire life. Then, looking at Lin Yi's face, he suddenly understood. This guy is handsome!

Could it be that he has won my sister's heart?

That won't do!