Conditions

"Hahaha! Aren't you so tough? You wanted to use my head as a chamber pot, but did you even take a piss and look at yourself first?"

Zhang Yunhao hadn't let his guard down. He rushed over and checked again and again to make sure Poisonous Snake Young Master was dead. Only then did he burst out laughing. If he hadn't had a sudden flash of inspiration earlier, and if his Yin Blood Hand Seal hadn't broken through at the crucial moment, things might really have gotten troublesome.

The moment Poisonous Snake Young Master died, the Benevolent True Qi in Zhang Yunhao's dantian swelled wildly at an unprecedented rate. It grew several times stronger, nearly smothering his Evil True Qi until it was barely visible.

Poisonous Snake Young Master had committed countless evils and practiced demonic arts. By killing him, Zhang Yunhao had done a tremendous good deed!

With so much Benevolent True Qi, Zhang Yunhao was sure he could break through the Lesser Celestial Circuit. He was overjoyed. It was only the second day, and he'd already completed the task ahead of schedule!

"That kid actually killed Poisonous Snake Young Master? I really underestimated him!"

Though Nangong Ru had held out some hope earlier, seeing Poisonous Snake Young Master dead with her own eyes still seemed unbelievable!

A mere kid in the True Qi Realm had actually killed Poisonous Snake Young Master, who was in the Divine Sea Realm? And Poisonous Snake Young Master wasn't some weakling. He was Old Man Heavenly Snake's disciple!

Nangong Ru gazed at Zhang Yunhao and thought to herself, No matter what, I owe that kid my life. I have to repay him. Come to think of it, he does meet Third Uncle's requirements. But I still need to investigate before deciding.

After laughing, Zhang Yunhao gasped for breath. He was utterly exhausted, especially after using the Blood Burning Secret Technique to burn some of his own blood. He was practically at his limit.

The Blood Burning Secret Technique had serious aftereffects, but fortunately, Zhang Yunhao had the Blood Origin Pearl, which was now turning into blood energy to replenish him. So although he was tired and weak, he hadn't completely lost his strength and could still stand.

Just then, Nangong Ru's weak voice came from behind him. "Well done. Looks like I won't have to die after all. Search Poisonous Snake Young Master's clothes and see if he has an antidote."

"An antidote? You really don't hold back, do you? Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?"

Zhang Yunhao turned to look at Nangong Ru on the ground, his face full of killing intent. "You were planning to kiss me to death earlier, and if I kill you now, no one will know!"

After forcing himself to use the Blood Burning Secret Technique, Zhang Yunhao's veins bulged all over his body, and his face had twisted into a frightening expression. Nangong Ru, however, remained calm. "You won't kill me."

Zhang Yunhao rolled his eyes. "Why not? Don't tell me it's because I'm a good person or something. I really will turn on you."

"If you wanted to kill me, you wouldn't have told me to wait a little before killing myself."

Nangong Ru spoke as if it were obvious. Zhang Yunhao was speechless. No wonder she was a constable—her powers of observation were sharp. He couldn't even scare her a little.

"Come to think of it, my Benevolent True Qi keeps growing stronger, while my Evil True Qi hasn't made much progress. If this keeps up, am I really going to become the Righteous Martial Immortal?"

Zhang Yunhao shook his head with a self-mocking smile, then crouched down and searched Poisonous Snake Young Master's clothes. He quickly found a few medicine bottles, a stack of banknotes, and a jade pendant that felt extremely cold.

"Didn't Poisonous Snake Young Master mention something about the Li Family's treasure earlier?"

Zhang Yunhao's eyes flickered as he secretly used the system to appraise the jade pendant.

The system promptly replied, "This is a jade pendant carved from a peculiar kind of jade. When worn, it can clear the mind and strengthen the spirit. It can also defend against mental attacks below the Innate Realm. In addition, a mysterious energy lies within the pendant."

"How thorough. Even setting everything else aside, the pendant's natural abilities make it priceless. I won't have to fear mental pressure anymore. But Poisonous Snake Young Master must have stolen it for the mysterious energy. There's quite a secret behind this."

Zhang Yunhao was surprised. After thinking it over, he silently slipped the pendant into his sleeve where Nangong Ru couldn't see.

Next, Zhang Yunhao checked the medicine bottles and quickly found the antidote to the Weakness Poison in one of them. Poisonous Snake Young Master often used poison, so naturally he had to keep an antidote on hand in case he accidentally hurt his own people.

Zhang Yunhao put away the other poisons and the banknotes in his breast pocket, then walked over with the medicine bottle and said to Nangong Ru, "I'll save you on two conditions. I hope you'll agree."

Nangong Ru replied without hesitation, "Let's hear them."

Zhang Yunhao said, "First, I don't want anyone finding out about this. I don't want the trouble."

"Fine. I'll report it only to Thunderous Wrath Constable, who would never leak this matter. I'll give everyone else a different account, and I'll take on Old Man Heavenly Snake's grudge."

Nangong Ru agreed readily. Zhang Yunhao nodded, then continued, "Also, I want you to help me capture a few utterly wicked people and let me kill them myself. It has to be within five days."

Nangong Ru looked at Zhang Yunhao with a hint of killing intent. "Why do you want that? And why do you have to kill them yourself?"

Zhang Yunhao answered with a straight face, "If I told you I have a disease that'll kill me unless I kill bad people, would you believe me?"

Nangong Ru sneered. "What do you think? If I'm not mistaken, you had some sort of fortuitous encounter and obtained a martial art that increases your power or combat strength when you kill evil people, right?"

"How did you know?"

Zhang Yunhao was horrified. He couldn't believe it. Was this what people meant by a brilliant detective or a master sleuth?

At the same time, killing intent welled up inside Zhang Yunhao. He wouldn't slaughter the innocent, but if someone got in his way, he wouldn't hesitate to show them mercy.

"Even if I hadn't guessed before, your reaction just gave it away. You still have a lot to learn."

Nangong Ru glanced at Zhang Yunhao, then continued, "You don't need to worry. The Mysteries of Martial Arts are profound. Martial arts like that are rare, but they do exist. The Evil Slaying Saber Technique of our Nangong Family is one of them. The more evil people you slay, the stronger and deadlier the saber technique becomes."

She paused, then added proudly, "That's a Heaven-grade Saber Technique passed down by the Righteous Martial Immortal."

"Righteous Martial Immortal?"

At the name, Zhang Yunhao's expression turned a little strange. He was a Martial Immortal disciple, while the Nangong Family had inherited the Righteous Martial Immortal's teachings. That meant he ought to count as an elder or even an ancestor of the Nangong Family, didn't it?

"Also, the more territory the Martial Immortal Great Emperor occupies, the stronger he becomes. That's another martial art with similar wonders."

Nangong Ru had no idea what Zhang Yunhao was thinking. She continued, "The Demon Sect also has a Turtle Ascendant who practices the Humiliation Endurance Art. The more humiliation he suffers, the stronger he becomes. They say he married ninety-nine wives, then sold them all to brothels."

"They have martial arts like that? Was he planning to hand out cuckold's hats wholesale?"

Zhang Yunhao was dumbstruck. He knew that although Nangong Ru had figured out a few things, there was no way she knew he was practicing an Immortal-grade martial art. His killing intent gradually faded.

Zhang Yunhao continued, "Anyway, that's the situation. Your Demon Extermination Alliance may only be concerned with exterminating demons, but finding a few wicked criminals shouldn't be hard, right?"

"Fine. I'll look for criminals in the city's death cells."

Nangong Ru agreed without hesitation. Zhang Yunhao was delighted. This meant he could grow stronger again.