Silver Taels in Hand, Killing and Looting

Su Chen, carrying the still-dripping severed head and mangled corpse, was followed by Xing Baihu and over a dozen Imperial Guardsmen as they headed towards the Zhao Residence in the east of the city.

Fortunately, it was already deep into the night, and there were no pedestrians on the street. Otherwise, the sight of Su Chen and his group would have surely terrified any innocent passersby.

Before long, the group arrived back at the main gate of the Zhao Residence.

At this moment, two servants were still on duty at the gate. One of them was the same servant who had guided Su Chen in earlier.

Upon seeing Su Chen and the others return, the servant, who had been dozing off, immediately snapped awake.

"Hero, you're back," the servant said. As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the head and corpse in Su Chen's hands and was so frightened that he dared not utter another word.

"Stop the nonsense and go quickly call Old Zhao out. Tell him Brother Su has already killed that lecherous thief Tian Boguang," Xing Baihu urged from the side.

"Yes, yes," the servant, as if granted a great pardon, immediately turned and scurried back into the inner courtyard.

Before long, Master Zhao came out with the servant.

As soon as he stepped out the gate, Master Zhao saw the head in Su Chen's hands.

At this moment, the head was still dripping blood, its ferocious expression frozen from just before it was severed.

Master Zhao was startled and instinctively took a few steps back.

But he quickly regained his composure and cautiously stepped forward a few paces. "Young Hero Su, is this that lecherous thief Tian Boguang?"

"Indeed," Su Chen replied.

Beside them, Xing Baihu grew impatient. "Old Zhao, I saw it with my own eyes when Brother Su killed Tian Boguang. How could it be fake? Do you think Brother Su would lie to you?"

"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare," Master Zhao said, waving his hands repeatedly.

Immediately, a smile spread across his face. "Good, good, good! With Young Hero Su beheading this lecher, my daughter's purity can finally be preserved."

Before this, although Xing Baihu had vouched for him, Master Zhao had already believed Su Chen to be an extraordinary master.

However, the words of those martial artists from the jianghu had still affected him.

During the time Su Chen went to the pleasure house to pursue and kill Tian Boguang, Master Zhao had been on tenterhooks, fearing that Su Chen might have made a mistake and failed to kill Tian Boguang.

If that were the case, his entire family would be in danger.

Now, seeing Tian Boguang's head with his own eyes, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Afterward, Master Zhao raised his hand in a gesture of invitation. "Young Hero Su, Xing Baihu, I have prepared a banquet at my home. Please come in, and allow me to host you properly."

Whether it was the highly skilled Su Chen or Xing Baihu, who held the power of life and death, Master Zhao saw them both as important figures he needed to appease. As a businessman accustomed to calculations, he naturally thought of seizing this opportunity to forge a connection with these two.

"During the banquet, we can have my daughter come out to personally thank Young Hero Su. If Young Hero Su fancies her, and a good match is made, then won't our Zhao family be able to walk sideways in Hengnan County from now on? Even the County Magistrate would have to show us respect..."

Master Zhao mused about good fortune in his heart, his smile becoming even more enthusiastic.

However, at this moment, Su Chen's mind was solely focused on the ten thousand taels of silver reward, and he had no inclination to attend the banquet.

He waved his hand. "There's no need for a banquet. Just give me the ten thousand taels of silver."

"This..." Master Zhao's plans were thwarted, and he wanted to try and negotiate.

"Do as you're told, why so much nonsense?" Xing Baihu reprimanded.

"Yes, yes, it was my oversight," Master Zhao said with a fawning smile, then ordered his servants to fetch the ten thousand taels of silver from the residence.

Su Chen glanced over, confirming that not a single fraction was missing, and then said to Master Zhao, "The money and goods are settled. If you need anything in the future, you can find me."

After speaking, he turned to Xing Baihu beside him and said, "Old Xing, arrange for someone to move the silver to your yamen. I'll stay at your place tonight."

If he didn't stay at the yamen, he would have to book a room himself.

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Booking a room meant he would have to pay.

If there was an opportunity to get it for free, why would he spend his own money?

"No problem, Brother Su," Xing Baihu said, his face beaming. "Quick, quick, help Brother Su move the silver back."

After giving the instructions, he raised his hand in an inviting gesture. "Brother Su, this way please, I'll lead the way."

Following this, Su Chen and his group headed towards the Hengnan County Imperial Guards yamen.

Master Zhao stood at the entrance, watching the retreating figures of Su Chen and the others, and couldn't help but sigh. "Alas, in the end, I cannot climb this high branch."

Inside the room arranged by Xing Baihu for Su Chen at the yamen.

Ten large chests were placed in the center of the room, all of them opened. The small room was filled with a silvery glow.

Looking at the ten full chests of silver, Su Chen's smile was more uncontrollable than an AK.

"Earned ten thousand taels of silver in one night. This deal was worth it. Fortunately, I came to Hengnan County tonight first, otherwise, I would have missed out on this ten thousand taels of silver," Su Chen muttered to himself, feeling incredibly fortunate about his choice.

"System, recharge ten thousand taels of silver," Su Chen thought silently.

The next second, all the silver in front of him disappeared.

Immediately after, the system's voice sounded in his mind.

[Ding, Host recharged 10,000 taels of silver, obtained Martial Arts Points: 1000 points, current total Martial Arts Points: 1000 points]

Looking at the dazzling 1,000 Martial Arts Points on the system panel, Su Chen felt extremely pleased.

However, this time he wasn't in a hurry to use the Martial Arts Points to improve his cultivation.

Instead, he turned his head to look at the headless corpse at the doorway.

The traditional skill of killing and looting bodies naturally couldn't be neglected.

Tian Boguang, a rogue martial artist, was different from someone like Yu Canghai who came from a major sect.

The latter had a sect and various martial arts manuals, so they naturally wouldn't carry them around; they would be kept within the sect.

As for the former, being alone, any good items would be safest on his person.

As expected, Su Chen rummaged through the corpse and finally found an oilcloth bundle about half a foot in size.

Su Chen untied the oilcloth bundle, revealing three slightly yellowed booklets.

The first booklet had four large characters written on the cover: Gale Saber Technique.

"Gale Saber Technique, also known as the Thirteen Forms of Flying Sand and Rolling Stones, is Tian Boguang's signature skill. It focuses on speed, but it's not a particularly profound saber technique. I already have the Unique Saber Technique, so I don't need to practice any other saber techniques. I'll keep it for now and consider whether to practice it in the future if I have the chance."

Su Chen muttered a few words, then put away the Gale Saber Technique and turned his attention to the second manual.

"Three Stacks of Clouds," Su Chen looked at the three characters on the cover, "Tian Boguang's movement technique. Another useless skill."

Su Chen already possessed the Grand Completion realm Tread Snow Without Trace, so he naturally looked down on this movement technique, Three Stacks of Clouds.

He also tucked the manual into his embrace and then looked at the last one.

The last manual was only half a book, and its cover did not have a title written on it.

"Interesting, I love opening blind boxes the most," Su Chen thought to himself, then flipped open the nameless manual.

After a quick glance, his expression became strange.

"This... this is actually an Imperial Book?"

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