As usual, Lin Feng brought lunch to Ding Yun.
At the sight of today's medicinal meal, Ding Yun's appetite was thoroughly whetted.
He wolfed it down, quickly finishing every dish, then let out a long, satisfied belch.
Lin Feng had long since stopped finding General Ding's filthy appearance strange.
He immediately gathered everything up, intending to take it out.
"Hold it!"
"You ungrateful brat, I can't have worked for nothing yesterday!"
At that moment, Ding Yun suddenly called out to Lin Feng.
Lin Feng's body stiffened.
He turned around and looked at Ding Yun with a baffled expression.
"This subordinate does not know what General Ding means?"
"Oh, really?"
Ding Yun looked at Lin Feng and gave a teasing smile.
"Yesterday, when you cut down that Xu—"
"Wait, wait, wait, hehe, General Ding, this kid remembers now.
Yesterday, I picked up a thousand-tael banknote in the courtyard.
It must have been dropped by Your Excellency!"
Lin Feng hurriedly stopped Ding Yun from continuing. The blank look on his face turned into an honest, simple smile.
He then pulled a thousand-tael banknote from his robes.
He finally understood. That man in black yesterday had been General Ding.
He had seen everything Lin Feng did yesterday, clear as day.
Fortunately, the other man had only acted to protect him.
And in the end, it really had been him who stepped in and pulled Lin Feng out of danger.
Still, that thousand taels had not even had time to warm in his hands before he had to hand it over. To say he did not ache over it would have been a lie.
"Tut, tut, tut! I never expected you brat to strike it rich! I didn't see clearly at the time and thought it was only a few hundred-tael notes. Who knew it was a thousand taels!"
"Smack! Smack!"
Ding Yun clicked his tongue in wonder and flicked the banknote twice with his finger. It gave off two crisp sounds.
They seemed to strike directly against Lin Feng's heart.
His pained mouth twitched.
"General Ding jests. I was merely lucky enough to pick it up."
Lin Feng did his best to say those words calmly.
"Haha, satisfying. But there's no need to pull such a long face. It's only a little money. I've been going to Spring Red Brothel too often lately and spent all my monthly pay early, so I'm borrowing a bit from you for now."
Ding Yun laughed loudly at Lin Feng's miserable expression.
"This is my token. Go to the treasury and exchange it for five Tiger Essence Pills and two Bone Forging Pills!"
Ding Yun then tossed out his General's token and handed it to Lin Feng.
The General's token was not much different from the trainees' tokens.
Only the material was better, and the writing on it was different.
Lin Feng took the greasy token and withdrew.
Before long, he made a trip to the treasury and exchanged it for the Medicinal Pills.
He returned the Medicinal Pills and token to Ding Yun.
What Lin Feng had not expected was that Ding Yun only took back the token.
"You have a younger brother, and his aptitude is not bad. If you can nurture him, you'll be able to move forward without distractions. The Tiger Essence Pills are for your brother, and the Bone Forging Pills are for you. Get lost! I'm going to sleep!"
As he spoke, Ding Yun lay down on the bed. The moment his head touched the pillow, thunderous snores rang out!
Lin Feng was utterly stunned!
Holding those Medicinal Pills in his hands, he was shaken to the core!
He had never imagined that, apart from his family, someone in this chaotic age could treat him so well!
The man considered everything for him, even taking his family into account.
Even if Ding Yun had not given him these Medicinal Pills, Lin Feng would have been deeply grateful.
After all, the man had saved his life.
And now there were these Medicinal Pills as well, especially the Bone Forging Pills.
Bone Forging Pills were practically impossible to buy with money outside.
He silently made up his mind.
Once he was strong enough in the future, no matter what General Ding asked him to do, he would give it everything he had!
After clasping his hands and bowing to Ding Yun, Lin Feng quietly left the room.
"General Ding really comes and goes like a ghost. He usually just sleeps in his room, yet he even knows that A Yu has good aptitude!"
Lin Feng sighed inwardly.
He then continued practicing his saber technique in the courtyard.
Xu Family,
Xu San looked at the uniform left behind by his younger brother, his heart filled with rage and grief!
He had never expected his younger brother to be destroyed, corpse and all!
It was clearly murder, yet the authorities had ultimately brushed it aside.
Looking at Xu Xiong lying on the bed, Xu San felt worse and worse inside!
The two people closest to him—one dead, one injured!
Yet the murderer was still at large!
He had some connections within the Demon Purging Division. He had now heard that Lin Feng had advanced to the initial stage of the Bone Forging Realm.
He had reached the same cultivation as Xu San.
And Sun Ming, the Green Snake Gang expert Xu Qiang had sent out, had also died inexplicably in a sea of flames last night.
By the time he was found, he had been burned down to nothing but bones!
Now, relying on himself alone, he absolutely could not touch Lin Feng.
At his age, he had only reached the initial Bone Forging stage because Xu Qiang had piled massive resources onto him.
This showed just how poor his aptitude was!
"Lin Feng! And the murderer who killed my brother, just wait! I, Xu San, will never let either of you go!"
He then picked up a sheet of paper and began writing on it.
The Xu Family's greatest support was already gone. In Kaiyang County, they could easily be swallowed up until not even bones remained.
He was going to stake everything on one throw!
Once he had taken revenge, he would sell off the family assets and leave this place with Xu Xiong!
The two brothers had made quite a few enemies in ordinary times.
If they waited too long, it would be too late!
Xu San had ruthlessness in his nature. Back then, when the two brothers harmed Zhang Wenyuan's family, he had been the more decisive and vicious one.
If Xu Qiang had not lusted after Zhang Wenyuan's wife, Liu Qi and Zhang Wenyuan's son would not have escaped.
Nor would Xu Qiang's bloodline have been cut off.
The Xu Family had nearly been left without descendants!
After Xu San finished writing the letter, he summoned the steward and gave him instructions.
He then took the banknotes from the house and walked out the front gate.
The moment he stepped outside, Xu San vaguely noticed several people watching their home.
That made him feel even more pressed for time.
Before long, he arrived at Wu Hua's residence.
"Chief Constable, you must seek justice for Xu Qiang! He was obviously murdered. How could they say he was killed by Demons?"
Xu San wept as he pleaded with Wu Hua.
"Old Xu, that decision came from above. I'm merely a Chief Constable. Before all those great lords, I can't get a word in edgewise!"
Wu Hua wore a helpless expression.
Naturally, he knew how Xu Qiang had died. But without solid evidence, he was only a temporary Chief Constable. If not for his passable cultivation, the County Magistrate could discard him whenever he wished.
Did he dare investigate the Demon Purging Division?
Would that not be asking for trouble?
Xu San naturally did not believe Wu Hua's words. With the Xu Family in imminent danger, he had no time to trade empty blows with Wu Hua!
"Lord Wu, let us not beat around the bush!
Since my younger brother's death cannot be avenged for the time being,
there must at least be a way to deal with Lin Feng, the one who injured my son?"
As Xu San spoke, he took out a stack of banknotes and placed them on Wu Hua's table. Each one was worth a thousand taels.
Wu Hua had heard from Xu Qiang about the dispute between Lin Feng and Xu Xiong.
But in only a few short days, the man had become a Demon Purging Division trainee in the Bone Forging Realm.
In terms of status, he was actually not much lower than Wu Hua.
"Old Xu, you should keep this money for yourself!"
Wu Hua pushed the banknotes back, making his decision clear.
"Hehe, Chief Constable Wu would do well to accept these banknotes.
Otherwise, word of the matter of Zhang Wenyuan's family being murdered all those years ago might accidentally leak out.
After all, Zhang Wenyuan was a trainee of the Demon Purging Division. Even though more than ten years have passed, the Demon Purging Division may still investigate it to the bitter end for the sake of its reputation!"
At that moment, Xu San sneered.
The instant Wu Hua heard those words, his aura turned violently savage. In the next moment, he was about to strike and crush Xu San before him!
"Chief Constable Wu, quell your anger. If I were to suddenly die violently these days, that news would likely spread throughout the entire city by the next day!"
Feeling Wu Hua's pressure, Xu San's expression changed drastically, but he still forced out the words.
"As long as Lin Feng dies, and the person who killed my brother is brought to justice, I will immediately take my son and leave Kaiyang County, never to return!"
Wu Hua fell silent for a time. Only in the end did the killing intent around him finally dissipate.
Xu San let out a breath of relief!
"I will investigate Xu Qiang's killer. But no matter whether there are results or not, you must leave this place within one month.
After one month, I will take Lin Feng's head!
Once Lin Feng dies, it will be easy to trace matters back to your Xu Family.
We cannot make a move yet, unless you leave immediately!
Leave now, or wait one month. Make the choice yourself!"
In the end, Wu Hua threw two choices before Xu San.
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