Contribution Points and Reward Items

"I'll cripple you!!!"

With a roar, he ignored the constables' dissuasions and drew his blade.

Although internal fighting was forbidden within the county yamen, with his background as part of the Li family, one of the three great families of Qiulin County, he could easily smooth things over afterward.

Right now, all he wanted was to cripple Shen Lin.

The opponent was unarmed, while he held a steel saber. The advantage was his!

With this thought, he charged at Shen Lin and swung his saber.

But in the next moment, Shen Lin simply sidestepped, easily dodging the blow.

After that, no matter how Li Bailin swung his saber, Shen Lin could effortlessly evade him.

Although Li Bailin came from a prominent family, he clearly hadn't learned any advanced martial arts from them, still relying on the Blood Battle Saber Technique.

And the Blood Battle Saber Technique? Shen Lin was intimately familiar with it.

He could dodge the opponent's attacks even with his eyes closed.

Not only that, but in Shen Lin's eyes, every move of the Blood Battle Saber Technique wielded by Li Bailin was riddled with openings.

The next moment, Li Bailin swung his saber again.

This time, Shen Lin didn't dodge. Instead, he stepped forward, lunging his body low.

Just as he narrowly avoided the blade's edge, he punched Li Bailin in the abdomen.

Bang!

A dull thud echoed. Li Bailin trembled, his eyes wide. He instinctively opened his mouth and spat out bile.

Staggering back a few steps, he collapsed to the ground, writhing in pain.

"Overestimating yourself!"

Shen Lin slowly straightened up and sneered.

"You..."

Li Bailin tremblingly raised a finger to point at Shen Lin. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly seemed to see something and his eyes widened.

Although he had been knocked aside by Shen Lin, from this angle, he could finally see the side profile of the woman in the bath.

The moment he saw her, he felt as if struck by lightning, freezing in place.

"Miss Zijing???"

Hearing his mumbled words, the many constables who had been watching from the sidelines erupted.

"Miss Zijing? Miss Zijing???"

"Is it true?"

"Head Constable Li has pursued her for so many years with no success, but now... tsk tsk, Master Shen really has some skills!!!"

Hearing the constables' discussion, Li Bailin's face turned ashen. He went completely mad.

"I'll kill you!!!!"

Filled with murderous intent, he charged at Shen Lin with a desperate look.

Just then, a roar came from the doorway.

"Stop, all of you!!!"

Sun Zhi arrived, his face slightly pale, his injuries not yet healed.

But Li Bailin seemed not to have heard him at all, showing no intention of stopping.

At this moment, his bloodshot eyes were fixed only on Shen Lin.

But the outcome was predictable.

Shen Lin easily dodged the man's wild slashes and slammed a knee into his gut.

With a muffled groan, Li Bailin's body went limp.

Even so, he didn't give up, growling "I'll kill you!" and trying to get up again.

But at this moment, Sun Zhi suddenly appeared behind him and knocked him unconscious with a chop to the back of his head.

Glancing helplessly at the unconscious Li Bailin, Sun Zhi handed him over to the constables and said gravely, "This is all a misunderstanding. I've met that Flying Thief. It's a man."

The constables nodded quickly and carried Li Bailin out.

"What's wrong with Head Constable Li?"

Chief Qian approached his confidant, asking about Li Bailin, who sat on the steps of the county yamen, staring blankly and muttering "Miss Zijing" to himself.

The confidant suppressed a smile and whispered, "Head Constable Li was investigating that Flying Thief... he said investigating, but I heard he wanted to frame Master Shen. He never expected to see Miss Zijing from Miaoyin Tower at Master Shen's home."

Hearing the word "frame," Chief Qian was initially angry, but before he could react, his attention was drawn to the latter part of the sentence.

Miaoyin Tower was the most famous pleasure house in Qiulin County, employing many female performers who did not sell themselves.

This Miss Zijing was among the best.

A master of the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting, she was known as the foremost talented woman in Qiulin County.

Chief Qian knew that Miss Zijing had countless admirers, the most famous among them being Li Bailin.

But...

Chief Qian asked in confusion, "After seeing Miss Zijing, wouldn't he be so happy he'd wag his tail? Why is he like this now..."

"It's said that at the time, Master Shen and Miss Zijing were naked, bathing together..."

Hearing this, Chief Qian couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

In Qiulin County, who didn't know that Miss Zijing was incredibly proud? For seven years at Miaoyin Tower, countless wealthy and powerful men had thrown gold at her, wanting to marry her.

But neither rich young masters like Li Bailin nor the leaders of influential families could win her heart.

Because of the vast power behind Miaoyin Tower, these people didn't dare to force themselves on a weak woman.

Now it seemed, this foremost talented woman of Qiulin County had already been quietly taken by that Shen Lin fellow.

"I never expected that the recently renowned Head Constable Sun was merely your cover."

Miss Zijing put on her clothes and looked at the scene before her with a smile.

The Head Constable Sun, who was rumored to have broken through to the Opening Meridians Realm, was now humbly serving tea and water to Shen Lin.

Shen Lin smiled and said, "I also didn't expect that the courtesan of Miaoyin Tower, the foremost talented woman of Qiulin County, Miss Zijing, would actually be a Martial Artist of the Opening Meridians Realm, and also the Flying Thief who has committed many major crimes recently."

Although Sun Zhi had already guessed, hearing Shen Lin say this made his arm tremble, almost dropping the teapot.

This Miss Zijing was the Flying Thief???

Then who was it that stole his Meridian Unblocking Pill?

As he pondered, he suddenly saw the sword placed next to Shen Lin.

Just then, Shen Lin also looked over with a smile in his eyes.

In an instant, Sun Zhi seemed to understand something, and a surge of anger rose in his heart, almost making him splash the scalding tea directly onto Shen Lin's face.

But then, he remembered Shen Lin's cultivation level and could only take a deep breath, lowering his head helplessly.

Zi Jing covered her mouth and smiled, about to say something, but suddenly froze, murmuring, "If what's rumored outside is true, then you should only be twenty years old this year?"

"A twenty-year-old in the Opening Meridians Realm..."

"And having opened at least four meridians..."

Her gaze towards Shen Lin became increasingly strange.

His talent, let alone in Qiulin County, was considered rare even in the provincial capital.

Meanwhile, Sun Zhi, who was bending over and holding the teapot, was shouting internally.

Four meridians!!!

This Shen Lin had actually reached this point and was already preparing to break through to Xiantian.

With four meridians, he could completely attempt a breakthrough.

But judging from his performance recently, the other party seemed completely unsatisfied.

A Martial Artist only needed to open three meridians in their body to attempt a breakthrough to Xiantian.

However, doing so not only reduced the probability of a successful breakthrough but also affected their future cultivation path.

As far as Sun Zhi knew, all the exceptionally talented prodigies in the provincial capital opened at least five meridians before attempting to break through to Xiantian.

The Opening Meridians Realm was a stage for Martial Artist to lay the foundation for their future cultivation path.

The more meridians opened, the stronger the combat power in the Xiantian realm would be, and the higher the ceiling for future advancement.

This Shen Lin had great ambitions...

"Miss Zijing, is there anything else?"

Shen Lin did not respond to Zi Jing's inquiry, instead, he asked her to leave.

He didn't want to get involved with the person before him.

After all, a Martial Artist in the Opening Meridians Realm hiding their identity in Miaoyin Tower was definitely not doing it for fun.

Zi Jing came back to her senses, looked at Shen Lin with complex eyes, and said softly, "If that's the case, this humble woman will take her leave."

She stood up and walked to the door with graceful steps. Before leaving, she suddenly turned her head, looked at Shen Lin, and said softly with a smile, "We will meet again."

Shen Lin paid no attention to her words. After she left, he looked at Sun Zhi and said sternly, "When can I get the reward for this mission?"

After confirming his cultivation, Sun Zhi became even more respectful and quickly replied, "The county office has already arranged for someone to send it to the Demon Suppression Bureau in the provincial capital. However, regarding the reward to be exchanged, I didn't dare to act without your instructions."

Then, Sun Zhi explained the common knowledge about exchanging rewards from the Demon Suppression Bureau.

For Constable like them, after killing a Demon and sending its corpse to the Demon Suppression Bureau, they could earn Demon Suppression Bureau contribution points.

Demon Suppression Bureau contribution points could not only be directly exchanged for money but also used to exchange for many rare treasures and cultivation techniques from the Demon Suppression Bureau.

These items are generally not available to the public and can only be exchanged for with contribution points from the Demon Suppression Bureau.

Furthermore, any cultivation manuals obtained through exchange are strictly forbidden from being passed on. The Demon Suppression Bureau will tamper with them, and anyone who leaks the techniques will explode and die.

This is also why Shen Lin previously didn't inquire about cultivation manuals from Sun Zhi.

Fortunately, they, as Constables, wear this uniform and are considered part of the court, allowing them to exchange for contribution points.

For those outside, like the demon hunters and sect disciples in the martial world, they can only exchange with the Demon Suppression Bureau for money.

Sun Zhi estimated that the demonic beasts Shen Lin had killed should be worth close to thirteen contribution points.

Don't scoff at the amount. Sun Zhi, over the past two years, sacrificed countless colleagues and slain so many Demons, yet only accumulated seven contribution points in total.

Next, Sun Zhi took a small booklet from his pocket and handed it to Shen Lin.

"This is a list I obtained from the Demon Suppression Bureau earlier. You can take a look."

Shen Lin took it and opened it, his eyes immediately falling on a pill's illustration.

[Meridian Unblocking Pill: Provides powerful medicinal effects, assisting Martial Artists in breaking through meridians. Requires five contribution points for exchange.]

Tsk, five contribution points.

Shen Lin couldn't help but click his tongue.

Since transmigrating, he had slain eight demonic beasts, yet he could only exchange for two Meridian Unblocking Pills.

And just now, that Miss Zijing gave him two Meridian Unblocking Pills directly to escape...

What a sugar mama.