"That's right, Earth-Drilling Rat Pei Er, tenth on the Black List."
Zhao Kongfang said with great interest.
"The reason it caused such a stir was because Liu Tianci had been searching for Pei Er all this time. So much time had passed, yet he still hadn't found him. This Pei Er truly was quite the figure."
"Unlike Jade-Faced Man Kong Qi, though Pei Er was also on the Black List, he hadn't really committed any great evil. Most of what he did was rob the rich to aid the poor. The reason he was listed on the Black List was because he had repeatedly assassinated Imperial Court officials. I heard he'd even killed two successive county magistrates in Qu County."
At this point, Zhao Kongfang sighed with feeling.
"Daring to directly assassinate Imperial Court officials—Pei Er really was a true man."
"He killed two county magistrates?"
Hearing Zhao Kongfang's words, a trace of surprise appeared on Lin Sheng's face.
He had not expected Pei Er to be so outrageously bold as to dare assassinate county magistrates—and twice at that. Such conduct was undoubtedly a provocation against the Imperial Court.
One had to know that although county magistrates were generally Blood Circulation Practitioners, they were still Imperial Court officials. Within Linjiang Prefecture—or rather, throughout Great Yan—the Imperial Court was the true and absolute overlord.
Daring to provoke the Imperial Court like this, it was no wonder he had been placed among the top ten of the Black List.
Lin Sheng also knew that the bounties on the Black List's top ten were all extremely generous. Taking Pei Er as an example, the Imperial Court's reward for his capture had already reached fifty thousand taels of silver.
Beyond that, one could directly join the Dragon Demon Army.
The Dragon Demon Army was