Liang Cheng Arrives, Seeking a Martial Movement Technique!

As for Liang Cheng at the County Office, after returning, he hastily reported the murder case in Willow Ditch Village.

The cause of death was that they had all encountered some deadly poisonous insects and beasts in Willow Ditch Village and died from the poison.

The corpses had also all been burned to ashes in a fire, leaving not even bones behind.

Liang Cheng had long since thrown away the fabricated poisonous beast skeleton on the road. It had merely been a way to placate the villagers of Willow Ditch Village.

As for Lu Xuan's appearance, Liang Cheng did not reveal a single word about it. The other Yamen Runners had also been warned by Liang Cheng.

Liang Cheng's Father was the Chief Clerk Sir of the County Office, the fourth-ranking official in name and right. He managed the County Office's prison and was also the County Magistrate Sir's trusted confidant.

Naturally, those Yamen Runners kept Liang Cheng's warning firmly in mind.

And just as Liang Cheng had expected, the Willow Ditch Village murder case he reported was closed without a hitch.

After all, the murder case in Willow Ditch Village had never been the County Office's responsibility. It fell under the jurisdiction of the Village Heads below.

So long as the Village Heads did not report it to the County Office again, the County Office could not be bothered with the affairs of the villages below.

Lu Family Hall.

Three days later, Lu Xuan emerged from seclusion and headed toward Lu Family Hall.

Several people had already arrived in Lu Family Hall before Lu Xuan.

Before Lu Xuan even stepped through the entrance, he heard a stream of praise coming from within.

"Mm, not bad. Cousin's tea is still the one that suits my heart best."

"You lot, pack some up for me. I'll take some back later to show filial piety to the old man."

"Yes, Young Master Cheng."

As soon as he entered the hall, Lu Xuan saw a somewhat plump Young Man seated on one of the chairs along the sides of the hall, dressed in the uniform of a County Yamen Runner.

It was Liang Cheng. He was acting as though he were the master of the place, waving his hands about carelessly as he gave orders to the two maids standing before him.

This brat...

"Young Master!"

When Lu Xuan entered, the two maids hurriedly bowed upon seeing him.

"Mm. You may leave."

"Yes, Young Master."

"Cousin!"

"It's only been a few days, but I missed you to death!"

Liang Cheng noticed Lu Xuan's arrival as well. He sprang up from his chair and strode toward Lu Xuan, looking as though he wanted to embrace him.

Liang Cheng's exaggerated actions made Lu Xuan frown. He said faintly, "Liang Cheng, is your skin itching again?"

Seeing the danger in Lu Xuan's eyes, Liang Cheng's body instantly stiffened, and he did not dare take another step forward.

In the end, Liang Cheng gave an embarrassed smile and awkwardly scratched his head.

"Cousin, it's just that I haven't seen you in a few days, so I missed you a little."

Lu Xuan remained expressionless at Liang Cheng's words and chose to ignore him. He then took several steps forward and sat in the seat of honor.

Seeing Lu Xuan take his seat, Liang Cheng returned to his original place as well.

Then, with a puzzled expression, Liang Cheng asked Lu Xuan, who was seated before him, "By the way, Xuan-ge, you sent for me so urgently. What is it?"

Today was the first time Lu Xuan had ever sent someone to find him.

Liang Cheng had never seen Lu Xuan seek him out over anything. It had always been Liang Cheng who came to Lu Xuan's door to ask for guidance in blade techniques.

This truly made Liang Cheng rather curious.

What could Xuan-ge possibly need his help with?

Faced with Liang Cheng's question, Lu Xuan slowly revealed his purpose.

The reason he had sought Liang Cheng out was because Lu Xuan wanted to learn about some of the martial experts in the County Town.

As for the reason—

It was to obtain a martial movement technique. Lu Xuan wanted to know whether there was a martial movement technique in the County Town that he needed.

As a constable of the County Office, no one knew the situation in the County Town better than Liang Cheng. Asking him directly was naturally the best choice.

"Oh, so that's it. Xuan-ge, you want to learn about the martial experts in the County Town."

"Then you came to the right person. When it comes to knowing the County Town, if I, Liang Cheng, dare call myself second, no one would dare call themselves first!"

After learning of Lu Xuan's intentions, Liang Cheng patted his chest, confidence written all over his face.

"There are five great experts in the County Town on the surface. The strongest among them is my boss, Chen Shi, the Chief Constable of the County Office—a Bone Refining Realm Completion expert!"

When he mentioned the Chief Constable of the County Office, Liang Cheng revealed a respectful expression before continuing.

"Then there are the other four: Bodyguard Liu, Gang Leader Wu, Banker Qian, and Shopkeeper Liu. All four are experts at Bone Refining Realm Great Achievement."

"Xuan-ge, you've met that Bodyguard Liu before. He was the one who drove back the bandits with us last time."

"And also..."

After a long while, Liang Cheng's mouth had gone dry from talking. He hurriedly picked up the teacup beside him and poured the tea down his throat.

Is that so?

Lu Xuan's eyes flickered as he sat in his chair, deep in thought.

He considered whether any of the martial experts Liang Cheng had mentioned met his requirements.

In the end, he found that none of them did.

The martial experts among them either cultivated palm techniques, sword techniques, fist techniques, and the like. Not a single one cultivated a movement technique.

Lu Xuan had no interest in those miscellaneous martial cultivation techniques right now.

His System Points did not come easily. He had to spend them on suitable martial cultivation techniques.

Liang Cheng, who had finally caught his breath, saw Lu Xuan sitting there in silence, lost in thought.

Liang Cheng asked in confusion, "What's wrong, Xuan-ge? Is there something wrong with that?"

Lu Xuan shook his head, then said slowly, "Are there any martial experts in the County Town who cultivate movement techniques?"

"Movement techniques?"

"I haven't heard of any. I've already told you about all the martial experts in the County Town. They're all experts at the Bone Refining Realm or above."

None?

Sure enough, martial artists who possessed martial movement techniques were exceedingly rare.

In such a vast County Town, there was not even one martial artist who cultivated a martial movement technique.

Lu Xuan felt somewhat disappointed. It seemed that if he wanted to obtain a martial movement technique, he would have to think of another way.

Or perhaps only the Prefecture, that great place filled with martial experts, possessed such exceedingly rare martial movement techniques.

The Prefecture...

Lu Xuan pondered silently.

The County Town was indeed still too small for Lu Xuan. If he wanted to increase his strength, he would have to go to the Prefecture.

"Xuan-ge, these are all the Bone Refining Realm experts in the County Town. Only their martial cultivation techniques would suit you."

Liang Cheng spoke again at this point. He assumed that Lu Xuan had asked about these people because he wanted to cultivate other martial cultivation techniques.

And Liang Cheng knew his cousin's strength best.

In Liang Cheng's eyes, his cousin Lu Xuan's Martial Realm had absolutely already reached the Bone Refining Realm or above.

Therefore, if Lu Xuan wanted to cultivate other martial cultivation techniques, only martial artists at the Bone Refining Realm or above would be qualified to teach him.

"Wait. You said all the Bone Refining Realm experts in the County Town are here?"

"Then what about martial artists below the Bone Refining Realm?"

After hearing Liang Cheng's words, an unrealistic idea suddenly surfaced in Lu Xuan's mind.