You Are Actually So Stubborn

Ah?

When Liang Yue heard this, his mind buzzed.

How did I know?

I only knew after you told me!

No wonder this man's cultivation was so high. So he was the legendary Nine Yang dark spy? No wonder he suddenly erupted when he saw the three of them charging at him with swords...

He must have had a guilty conscience and mistakenly thought the three of them were coming for him, which is why he decisively struck first.

The brothers were originally heading for the old man with the cart behind him, their paths just slightly overlapped.

Unexpectedly, there was an unexpected gain.

"We didn't know he was a Nine Yang spy..." Liang Yue said sincerely and resolutely, "We just noticed this person's suspicious behavior and hidden malevolent aura during our routine street patrol. He didn't seem like a good person, so we went forward to investigate. As expected, he exposed himself out of guilt..."

"Very good eyesight," Wen Yifan praised lightly and handed over the portrait in her hand.

Liang Yue took it. It turned out to be a wanted poster, and only then did he realize this person's identity was not small.

Yu Wenlong, whose previous identity was a sixth-rank Wu'an Hall operative and a military deputy general, had wantonly massacred civilians and claimed credit for killing innocents during the Yin Dynasty's war against the Haiyue Kingdom. He was apprehended by East Sea General Ling Sansi.

Later investigation revealed that this person was actually one of the Nine Yang's long-term dark spies sent to the Yin Dynasty. His purpose in doing so, besides climbing the ranks, was to destroy military discipline, spread ill repute, and ruin the Yin Dynasty's reputation among neighboring countries.

His intentions were truly malicious.

During the process of being escorted back to the Divine Capital for trial, he cunningly escaped. The Evil Extermination Division immediately issued a wanted poster overnight, posting it at the gates of various cities. Unexpectedly, this fellow was so bold as to return to Dragon Abyss City, and in order to evade pursuit, he directly shaved his head and disfigured himself, making it impossible for people to recognize him from the portrait.

However, he was also a bit too ruthless. When Liang Yue and the others charged over, he decisively chose to strike first.

If he had hesitated even a little, he might have escaped.

"Today is his unlucky day!" Liang Yue said heavily after reading it.

To outsiders, this might sound like self-praise, implying that they were formidable and the criminal was unlucky to encounter them.

However, the brothers themselves knew in their hearts.

This fellow was truly unlucky.

Wen Yifan then held up a white silk handkerchief with her left hand and took out a white porcelain bottle with her right, pouring three pills onto the handkerchief.

"You three are all injured. Here are a few pills that can stabilize your qi and blood and heal internal injuries." Wen Yifan also handed over the pills.

"Thank you," Liang Yue nodded.

"Once we escort him back to the Evil Extermination Division, we will write to the Imperial Capital Guard yamen to request merit for you," Wen Yifan said this last sentence, then turned around and floated away.

Liang Yue held the pills in his palm, looking at her back, which was like a willow swaying in the wind, slightly lost in thought.

In his previous experience, he had truly never seen such a woman. She possessed a naturally clear and flawless aura, as if there was not a single speck of impurity inside or out.

He wondered if it was related to cultivating the Great Dao.

Looking at her divine abilities and techniques, she was clearly a successful Qi cultivator, which might also be the source of her celestial-like temperament.

And that astonishing sword strike that spanned ten miles of the long street just now was truly shocking, making Liang Yue feel the power of the legendary Qi cultivators for the first time.

"Liang Yue..."

"Ah Yue..."

Two low calls came from behind him. He turned back and saw Pang Chun and Chen Ju lying on the ground, weakly waving their hands at him.

"I know this girl is beautiful, but..." Chen Ju said mournfully, "Can you give us the medicine first?"

"What flavor?" Pang Chun also looked over, "I want to try it too."

"Ah." Liang Yue came back to his senses and quickly helped up his two brothers, feeding them Wen Yifan's pills one by one.

Chen Ju swallowed the pill and then exclaimed, "Is this a Profound Gate Deer Blood Pill?"

"What's wrong?" Liang Yue asked.

"This pill is a secret concoction of the Profound Gate. It can strengthen qi and blood, open up meridians, and its effect is extremely strong! One pill costs at least several hundred taels, and it's hard to find even with money." Chen Ju exclaimed, "This girl just casually gave us three. How generous."

Liang Yue glanced in the direction where Wen Yifan had disappeared, feeling equally surprised.

Not only was this woman's cultivation extraordinary, but her appearance was also stunningly beautiful. And not only was her appearance stunningly beautiful, but she was also a rich woman who was generous with her money?

The old farmer selling iced sour plum juice in the alley heard the commotion behind him, turned back to look, saw the scene of the officers arresting people, and quickly turned back around.

He seemed to have fear in his heart, lowered his head, pushed his cart, and no longer called out his wares. He quickly walked through the alley towards the city gate. Fukang Ward was close to the south gate of the Divine Capital, so he arrived shortly.

He was hidden among the crowd leaving the city and was not conspicuous. He was about to leave the city with the flow of people.

Suddenly.

A hand reached out from the side and pressed down on his cart.

"You still have more than half of your sour plum juice left, and it's still broad daylight. Why are you in such a hurry to go home?"

The old farmer pushing the cart trembled at the shoulder and looked up. He saw a tall, thin, handsome young Imperial Capital Guard looking at him with a smile. His other hand had already lifted the quilt on the ice bucket to check. It was Liang Yue.

"Officer, I'm not feeling well. I might be sick and want to go home to rest." The old farmer explained with a forced smile.

"What?" Liang Yue asked with a smile, "Played with fire too much?"

"Ah?" The old farmer's eyes were full of confusion, and he asked in return, "Officer, what are you talking about?"

"Ah Yue!" Two more sickly Imperial Capital Guards rushed over. They were Pang Chun and Chen Ju.

Although they were seriously injured, after taking the pills given by Wen Yifan, the effect was immediate. Their qi and blood stabilized at that moment and were greatly replenished. Now only some external injuries remained.

At this moment, Pang Chun's large hand was still holding a piece of ice wrapped in cloth. The outside had melted a layer, and the inside was very turbid.

It was the piece that the old farmer had thrown into the backyard of the shop earlier.

"I saw you throw this piece of ice into someone's backyard with my own eyes. You still don't know?" Liang Yue demanded, "Why don't you confess honestly? Why did you set fire in Fukang Ward?"

"Oh dear!" The old farmer knelt down with a thud, "Officer, I really don't know what you're talking about?"

"Yeah?" Pang Chun was also puzzled, "Didn't he just throw the ice into someone's backyard? Ice and fire are completely unrelated."

Chen Ju blinked and whispered, "Depending on where, sometimes they are related."

"Da Chun, throw that ice on the ground." Liang Yue said to Pang Chun.

Pang Chun threw the ice aside as instructed. It was frozen solid and didn't break even when dropped. Liang Yue then drew his knife and chopped the solid ice into two halves.

A pile of white powder spilled out from inside and fell onto the ground.

"What is this?" Chen Ju was curious and wanted to go closer to look.

"It's phosphorus powder." Liang Yue said quickly, "Stay away!"

At first, there was nothing, but as a gust of wind blew the powder away, a ball of green flame suddenly shot up out of nowhere. With a crackling sound, the fierce flames accompanied by thick smoke ignited instantly and were quite intense!

"Ah!" Pang Chun and Chen Ju were both startled.

"This substance is called white phosphorus. Once exposed to air, it is extremely easy to spontaneously combust," Liang Yue took out a small packet from his bosom, opened it, and inside were some soil mixed with white powder lumps. "I found this in the fire scene last night. It is the residue after phosphorus powder combustion."

"Oh..." Chen Ju let out a sudden exclamation of realization, "No wonder we couldn't catch the arsonist at night!"

"Exactly." Liang Yue said, "He pretended to sell sour plum soup during the day and threw the ice wrapped in phosphorus powder from the bucket into the backyard of the shop. There were mostly wooden sheds storing dry firewood and miscellaneous items there. By night, the ice completely melted and the water evaporated, exposing the phosphorus powder. With a slight breeze or movement, it would burn, and the fire would spread very quickly. The ice not only made the phosphorus powder easy to transport but also served as a delay. That's why we saw green ghost fire, and that's why we never caught the arsonist at night."

"There is only one truth..."

"The source of this fire was what he threw in during the day!"

Liang Yue pointed at the old man selling ice. The other party immediately collapsed onto the ground, not expecting such a hidden method to be discovered, his expression panicked.

"You're really something." Chen Ju gave Liang Yue a thumbs up, "If it weren't for you, I would never have thought of this in my life."

Liang Yue smiled slightly.

It was nothing.

Just the power of knowledge.

The three of them escorted the arsonist vendor back to the Imperial Capital Guard yamen and locked him up first. They still needed to interrogate him carefully to find out why he set the fire.

When they went to report to Hu Tiehan, it happened that the letter of commendation from the Evil Extermination Division for the three of them had also arrived.

According to the letter from the Evil Extermination Division, it was not that the three Imperial Capital Guards "assisted" in capturing the Nine Yang spy, but that it was "entirely due to" the three of them being vigilant during their patrol that they were able to uncover the disguised spy.

Such a statement meant that the Evil Extermination Division was requesting a "first-class merit" for them, not a "secondary merit".

This made the three of them very pleasantly surprised.

In comparison, their merit for catching the arsonist in Fukang Ward was truly insignificant.

Hu Tiehan looked at the documents on the table and remained silent for a long time.

After a while, he slowly said, "Little Liang..."

"I was a bit impatient before and said something in anger... I never expected you to be so determined."

"I asked you to catch a Nine Yang spy, and you actually caught one?"

Thanks to "Sandu, sate" for becoming the fourth Golden VIP Honored Grand Alliance Master of this book! Thank you!

I made a mistake with the update time before. The previous updates should be counted as yesterday's. I need to update again today. From now on, I will update around 2 PM in the afternoon.