Wanted Criminal Yellow Wolf Lu Kai

[Name: Gu Chang'an]

[Lifespan: 54 years, 4 months]

(Note: The author listened to feedback and revised the protagonist's lifespan—from 4 years to 54 years. If any errors appear in later chapters, please kindly point them out, dear readers...)

[Identity: Martial Artist (Commoner)]

[Realm: Ninth Rank]

[Physique: 148 (+2/day)]

[Techniques: Iron Cutting Saber Technique (Yellow Grade Low Rank, Initial Mastery/+), Complete Iron Cloth Shirt (Yellow Grade High Rank, Initial Mastery/+), Flowing Wind Steps (Yellow Grade Low Rank, Initial Mastery/+), Mountain Shattering Fist (Yellow Grade Low Rank, Beginner/+), Archery (Mortal Grade, Initial Mastery/+)]

Holy shit.

After breaking through, his physique shot up by over thirty.

Most importantly, with his body condition restored, his lifespan had increased to fifty-four years.

This felt way too good.

Gu Chang'an packed his clothes, pushed open the door, and walked out of the inner courtyard. But Senior Disciple Sister Li Hongye was nowhere to be seen in the yard.

He asked about her with some confusion. Li Tianfeng replied flatly:

"Hongye went out early this morning. There's a wanted criminal holed up in Nanling, and she went to apprehend him at the County Office."

Gu Chang'an nodded, a thought stirring in his mind: Senior Disciple Sister really is a solid constable. Her martial skills must be no joke. I'll have to spar with her sometime.

Just then, Xie Lanzhi poked her head out from the kitchen and said with a smile:

"Chang'an, don't leave yet. Stay for lunch—it's just ready."

Gu Chang'an smiled and answered, "Sure," then sat down at the table.

The meal was simple home cooking, but it was steaming hot and fragrant, giving him a long-missed sense of warmth.

After eating, Li Tianfeng suddenly set down his chopsticks and asked calmly, "Chang'an, what are your plans next?"

Gu Chang'an thought for a moment and answered seriously, "Master, I want to join the Martial Guard Division and become a constable."

Xie Lanzhi nodded. "That works. Your senior disciple sister is there too, so at least you'll have someone to look out for you."

Li Tianfeng took a sip of tea and said slowly:

"I have some connections with Director Wang of the Martial Guard Division. He's been asking me to recommend people for years. If you want to go, I'll put in a good word for you. Everything will be easy."

Gu Chang'an's eyes lit up at that. He stood and bowed solemnly:

"Thank you, Master!"

His heart was full of gratitude.

If not for Li Tianfeng, he'd probably still be throwing punches in that little courtyard, training in secret.

If not for Li Tianfeng taking him as a disciple, he'd never have entered the true gate of Martial Arts.

Not to mention that he had passed down the Complete Iron Cloth Shirt, personally prepared the medicinal bath, and helped him break through to Ninth Rank.

And now he was willing to pull strings to get him a constable position—

Maybe with the system, he would have risen eventually, but it wouldn't have been this smooth or this fast.

Sure enough, no matter where you were, connections were indispensable.

After lunch, Gu Chang'an bid farewell to Li Tianfeng and Xie Lanzhi, then left Sky Wind Martial Hall.

The sun blazed hot. The streets were packed with people flowing like a river, and the clamor of Nanling City carried a familiar kind of liveliness.

He had just reached the bluestone intersection in front of the martial hall when he suddenly heard hurried footsteps and angry shouts not far away.

"Stop! Yellow Wolf, don't run!"

Gu Chang'an's head snapped up. Up ahead, the street had erupted into chaos. A figure flashed through the crowd like the wind.

Behind him, seven or eight constables and runners gave chase, led by none other than Senior Disciple Sister Li Hongye.

Li Hongye wore a tight blue constable's outfit, a silver-patterned long token at her waist, and held a set of Chains in her hand. She sprinted like lightning, her brows sharp with killing intent.

The man being chased was about thirty, lean-built, with a scar running from his forehead to his jaw. His eyes were dark and vicious, his steps like a leopard's. He wore a gray-black tight suit, with hidden throwing knives tucked into his sleeves.

He was one of the Southern Mountain Bandits—Yellow Wolf Lu Kai, a Ninth Rank Martial Artist who specialized in robbing merchants and killed without blinking.

"Isn't that Yellow Wolf Lu Kai, ranked 18 on Nanning County's Most Wanted List? I thought he was holed up in the mountains—how'd he get into the city?"

"I heard he came looking for an old acquaintance, but Constable Li's people caught wind of him."

"Damn, that guy's a real killer. He chopped down a constable with one slash back in the day, robbed merchant caravans multiple times, and has a fifty-tael bounty on his head!"

The bystanders on the street fell back, chattering noisily.

Gu Chang'an's eyes narrowed. Watching Yellow Wolf Lu Kai leap across rooftops in his escape, he couldn't help but clench his jaw.

The smooth footwork and swift strikes made it clear he was a violent man trained in killing techniques.

A ripple stirred in his heart:

"So this is Nanling's wanted criminal... a gathering of experts, murderous aura pressing in... worthy of a Ninth Rank Martial Artist."

Then, he checked Yellow Wolf Lu Kai's physique stats.

[Lu Kai: Physique 195]

At that moment, Li Hongye had already leaped onto a rooftop, shouting sharply:

"Lu Kai! You can't escape!"

Seeing this, Lu Kai's face twisted with rage.

"Damn it, you crazy woman—instead of learning to be a good wife and mother, you pick up fighting and killing."

"Go die."

With that, he sneered, spun around abruptly, and a cold gleam flashed in his hand. A throwing knife, thin as a willow leaf, shot out straight for Li Hongye's throat!

In that split second—

Li Hongye reacted swiftly. She pushed off with her feet, twisting midair. The knife grazed past her shoulder, slicing her sleeve but missing her skin.

"You're asking for it!"

She roared in anger, whipping out her iron chain-whip. It coiled toward Yellow Wolf like a spirit snake.

The whip's body was pitch-black, forged from refined steel, its tip sharp as a blade. Wrapped in surging force, it tore through the air with a hissing sound, like a black viper striking!

Lu Kai's eyes turned cold. He stamped his foot, retreating explosively, then drew his long saber. The blade was gray-black, its cold gleam flickering—this was his famed Wolf Fang Soul Severing Saber.

"Get lost!"

Lu Kai bellowed, swinging a diagonal Blade Light that crashed directly into the incoming whip!

"Clang—!!!"

The iron whip and Soul Severing Saber clashed violently. Sparks flew, and the thunderous roar shook the surrounding tiles and walls into trembling.

Both figures jolted. Li Hongye was knocked back three steps, while Lu Kai slid several feet, cracking the blue bricks beneath him. Clearly, he was slightly outmatched.

"Tough whip!" Lu Kai narrowed his eyes, killing intent surging. "You're the female constable Li Hongye?"

Li Hongye sneered. "You know me? Good. Leave your life here."

Before her words faded, she flicked her wrists. The iron whip turned into a storm, lashing out dozens of whip shadows in succession. Each strike carried astonishing force, sealing off Lu Kai's escape routes from every angle!

"Clang-clang-clang!"

Lu Kai swung his saber repeatedly, barely blocking the dense web of whip shadows. But each clash forced him back step by step.

"Damn woman, you think I'm afraid of you?"

Lu Kai howled in fury. He suddenly dropped his stance, exploding with force from his feet. Gravel burst as he lunged forward like a starving wolf, striking without warning!

"Wolf Charge Kill!"

He shot forward like an arrow, his long saber slashing down with a gray-white blade aura, forcing Li Hongye back three steps.

"Good move!"

Li Hongye's gaze turned icy. Her left hand's whip coiled toward his throat, while her right hand drew a longsword in an instant. The sword flashed like a rainbow, thrusting straight at Lu Kai's lower abdomen!

Lu Kai was shocked. He twisted sharply to the side, but the sword tip still tore through his waist robes, sending blood splattering!

"Bitch—!!"

Lu Kai erupted in fury. Suddenly, he spat out a puff of black smoke and retreated explosively!

"Poison smoke!"

"Everyone fall back!"

Li Hongye shouted, swinging her whip to stir the air and disperse the smoke.

But Yellow Wolf Lu Kai took the chance to bolt around the street corner, vanishing a hundred paces away in an instant!

"After him!"

Li Hongye called out. Several constables followed close behind. The street erupted in another wave of startled cries as onlookers scrambled out of the way.

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