Chen Hao's Decision! The Exposure Deals the Chen Family a Crushing Blow

"Society Master, these notices are plastered all over the streets."

"Last night, that Hundred Knowledge Divine Lord covered the long streets with them. There must be close to a hundred."

The society member was a young man of about twenty-six or twenty-seven, his expression respectful.

Yet inwardly, he found it utterly unbelievable. The Society Master was kind and generous, tall and powerfully built, brimming with masculine vigor—and he secretly liked boy lovers?

Sixteen of them, even?

If this news was true, it was simply too inconceivable!

"Protectors, Hall Masters, that bastard Hundred Knowledge Divine Lord dares to spread such vile rumors and slander me! He has already set foot on the road to death!"

"Pass down my order! Mobilize every member of the society and hunt this man down!"

"I want him alive! Alive!"

Li Tianhe's beard and hair flared wide as his fury erupted, his joints cracking like firecrackers throughout his body!

At this moment.

Li Tianhe was furious beyond measure. His fondness for boy lovers being exposed would at most cost him face, but having played sixteen boy lovers to death was no small matter. The Arrest Bureau would certainly investigate.

With his martial arts and the Tianhe Society's strength, he did not fear the Yan Yun County Arrest Bureau.

But above the Arrest Bureau stood the Divine Constable Bureau, where experts gathered like clouds. If he went against the Divine Constable Bureau, he would not even know how he died!

"Yes, Society Master!"

"Understood!"

"..."

The many Tianhe Society Protectors and chief and deputy Hall Masters rose one after another and headed outside.

"If they were the ones who spread it, they all have to die!"

Murderous intent burst from Li Tianhe's eyes. He had been exceedingly careful when indulging in boy lovers; only three trusted confidants knew, and they handled the arrangements every time.

Whoosh!

Li Tianhe flashed away and vanished.

County yamen.

Behind the main hall.

"Who exactly is this Hundred Knowledge Divine Lord?"

The refined-looking Chen Hao stared at the intelligence notice before him, his brow furrowing deeply.

At his side stood Ji Wuyuan, his adviser, lean as a monkey and likewise frowning.

"My lord, whether the news exposed by this Hundred Knowledge Divine Lord is true or false, if it is handled poorly, it will stir up the people's fury!"

Ji Wuyuan stepped forward and spoke in a low voice.

Over the years, quite a few people had indeed disappeared in Yan Yun County, only for every case to be suppressed and ultimately left unresolved.

Prince Jin had already seized dozens of cities across the three southern provinces. Great Cang was swaying in the wind and rain. If someone with ulterior motives exploited this matter, Yan Yun County would be turned upside down!

"Yes, Old Ji. What do you think?"

Chen Hao rubbed his temples and nodded, feeling a splitting headache.

The Black River Gang, Tianhe Society, and Tongrentang Pharmacy all had interests tangled with his own. He had heard whispers about these matters, more or less, but they had all remained within controllable limits, so he had kept one eye open and one eye shut.

But now, the cloth covering the ugliness had been torn away.

The entire Yan Yun County knew. As county magistrate, he had no choice but to step forward and deal with it, to quell the people's anger.

The key was that he could not simply beat Li Hongfei, Li Tianhe, and Ji Zhang to death with one stick; his own backside was not clean either!

He also feared pulling up the radish and bringing out the mud.

"My lord, first invite Society Master Li, Gang Leader Ji, and Alchemist Li to come secretly to the county yamen and discuss how to handle this matter!"

"At the same time, search the entire city for that Hundred Knowledge Divine Lord!"

"If we cannot solve the problem, can't we solve the person who raised it?"

After a brief thought, Ji Wuyuan spoke gravely.

"Mm, that makes sense."

Chen Hao nodded, revealing an approving look toward Ji Wuyuan.

The Zhang Family, one of the Four Great Families.

Discussion hall.

"How did that damned Hundred Knowledge Divine Lord know that we were the ones testing the Chen Family that night?"

Zhang Aofeng sat before the desk, staring at a sheet of white paper and the intelligence written upon it, his expression gradually turning grim.

Though the Chen Family was strong, it was not frightening.

What worried him was that Chen Kun's youngest son, Chen Yi, had already been taken away by an elder of an immortal sect. His future achievements would be limitless!

He had originally disguised himself and covered his face to test Chen Kun's true capabilities, then provoke others into taking the lead while he reaped the benefits from behind the scenes.

Who would have thought.

That Hundred Knowledge Divine Lord had exposed the news of him testing the Chen Family, forcing him onto the Chen Family's opposing side.

"Big Brother, that night we disguised ourselves and wore human-skin masks. We did not use the Zhang Family's martial arts. Chen Kun has no evidence! We just have to deny it to the bitter end!"

"His youngest son Chen Yi has entered an immortal sect. The Chen Family may be destroyed, but they cannot die by the Zhang Family's hand!"

At Zhang Aofeng's side, his second brother Zhang Aochi wore a cold expression as he spoke in a deep voice.

"Mm!"

"We must deny it to the bitter end. I'll sound out the Lin and Su Families. If anything happens, notify me with the divine eagle!"

Zhang Aofeng nodded and rose to his feet.

"Alright!"

Zhang Aochi nodded.

The small courtyard Qin Wang had newly rented.

There were three tiled rooms, along with a kitchen and front and back courtyards. A rain shelter had even been set up in the rear courtyard.

There was also a patch of vegetables by the entrance, where the cabbages were growing splendidly.

The cabbages had belonged to the previous tenant, and Qin Wang had bought them. He planned to use them as cover. Over the next few days, Qin Wang did not intend to make any more exposures; he would let the matter ferment for a while.

Most of the time, Qin Wang cultivated Ancestor's Long Fist and the Flying Eagle Movement Technique beneath the rain shelter in the rear courtyard.

Qin Wang checked the panel.

Qin Wang

Lifespan: 17/67

Realm: Third-rate (23/1000)

3: Yesterday, you consumed purified Qi and Blood Pills and obtained related intelligence. At your current pace, barring unforeseen events, you will enter the second-rate realm in 2,190 days.

"Three purified Qi and Blood Pills a day have brought my advancement to the second-rate realm forward by 367 days compared to before!"

"If I take six a day, or even twelve! That time will shrink even further!"

Qin Wang looked at the cultivation progress on the panel, silently filled with anticipation.

One had to know.

More than ten days ago, the intelligence had shown that he would need 2,557 days to advance to the second-rate realm.

If he had enough Qi and Blood Pills, he likely would not even need a year to advance to the second-rate realm.

At present.

He possessed only third-rate cultivation, so he could only buy Qi and Blood Pills in batches. Buying them in large quantities would inevitably draw greedy eyes.

Buying pills in bulk without the strength to back it up was simply courting death.

But.

Buying them in batches was too troublesome and could not possibly sustain his cultivation. Moreover, there was another major problem with buying them in batches: if he went too often, the pharmacists at the medicine halls would recognize him. That was also what worried Qin Wang.

"If only I could learn the art of disguise..."

Qin Wang pondered silently. If he knew disguise techniques, he could change identities each time, buy three pills at a time, and simply make a few more trips.

But disguise techniques were somewhat unorthodox, and not many people knew them. He could only wait and see whether he might encounter them in the future.

Actually.

Qin Wang had also been attempting to refine Qi and Blood Pills, but unfortunately, he still had not even entered the door.

There were only five months left until the River God Festival. He could not wait.

"I'll have to wait a few days, then head to the Flying Eagle Martial Arts School and obtain the complete Flying Eagle Movement Technique."

Beneath the rain shelter in the small courtyard, Qin Wang finished practicing Ancestor's Long Fist and wiped the sweat from his face with a towel. When one drifted through the martial world, flexibility came first, and speed came first.

Survival was the highest priority.

The complete Flying Eagle Movement Technique was the best choice.

The reason he needed to wait a few days.

Was because.

He had just exposed the Chen Family, and the whole of Yan Yun County was searching for the Hundred Knowledge Divine Lord. Walking out at night could easily get him caught. It was the perfect time to diligently temper Minor Scarlet Sun Cultivation, Ancestor's Long Fist, and the first three moves of the Flying Eagle Movement Technique.

Before dawn.

Ding!

Daily Intel Has Been Updated!

Daily Intel

1: Yesterday, you exposed Chen Feng, the third brother of Chen Kun, head of the Chen Family, for committing adultery with his sister-in-law Jiang Yuqin. You obtained related intelligence: Chen Kun confronted his third brother Chen Feng. Seeing that he could not deny it, Chen Feng frankly admitted it and blamed Chen Kun for practicing Purple Sunflower Swordplay. Enraged, Chen Kun struck out and used Purple Sunflower Swordplay to kill his third brother Chen Feng. Unable to face the shame, his sister-in-law Jiang Yuqin smashed herself to death against a hall pillar.

2: Yesterday, you exposed the Chen Family's domestic scandal, one of the Four Great Families. You obtained related intelligence: Chen Kun cultivated a sinister sword art that would sever his descendants, then killed his third brother Chen Feng. Old Madam Chen, a white-haired woman sending off her black-haired son, vomited blood on the spot, and her Soft Bone Poison condition worsened.