Zhao Zong

As soon as he entered the bedroom.

Although the room was dark, the clouds happened to dissipate a bit, and the moonlight shone into the room, making the situation in the room much clearer, allowing Chen Mu to see everything clearly at a glance.

Chen Yue and Wang Ni had both been awakened by the previous commotion, but the two little girls looked different at this time.

Wang Ni was obviously frightened, and was curled up in the corner of the bed, shivering. Although it was not very clear, one could vaguely feel the fear in her eyes in the dim light.

But even though she was so scared, she didn't make a sound, because another small hand was tightly covering her mouth. Chen Yue was leaning next to her, half-hugging her, and one small hand was forcefully covering Wang Ni's small mouth to prevent her from making a sound.

If you look closely.

You can see that Chen Yue's body is also trembling slightly, but she is clenching her teeth, trying to calm herself. She is not only covering Wang Ni's mouth, but also preventing herself from making a sound.

Chen Mu taught her all of this, telling her never to make a sound no matter what happened at night. She always remembered it firmly, and she also understood the reason. If it was something bad, panicking and shouting would only make things worse.

She didn't know what was happening outside, but she only knew that no matter who it was, if they hurt Chen Mu, just like the stories Chen Mu had told her, she would endure it, try her best to live well, and then... do everything she could to take revenge and make the person who hurt her brother pay the price.

"Brother?"

Seeing that the person who entered the room was Chen Mu, Chen Yue's chaotic thoughts finally eased a little, but she still didn't dare to make a sound, she just opened her mouth slightly towards Chen Mu, making a mouth shape.

Chen Mu closed the door and nodded slightly to her, saying, "It's okay."

Hearing Chen Mu's words, Chen Yue finally breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time as she let go of Wang Ni, she couldn't help but rush over and hug Chen Mu, and started crying.

No matter what, she was just a fifteen-year-old girl. She was awakened from her sleep in the middle of the night, and she encountered a situation where robbers broke into the house and her brother rushed out with a knife. It was strong enough for her to endure until now.

"Okay, okay."

Chen Mu patted Chen Yue's back and put her on the bed, feeling in his heart that this sister had grown up.

Well, it has grown in various senses.

When he first came to this world, Chen Yue was not as quick-witted and strong as she is now. It was also because he had instilled various ideas from his world in her over the years that her heart grew rapidly.

The age from twelve to fifteen is also the most critical period for psychological growth.

Fortunately, his hard work was not in vain. Although tonight was a false alarm, Chen Yue's reaction still made him very gratified.

Even if she couldn't help crying at this moment, she was trying to keep her voice down, just whimpering. Wang Ni next to her didn't make any crying sounds, but she was more frightened. She was completely stunned and hadn't recovered yet.

"Don't cry, we'll move in a few days."

Chen Mu comforted Chen Yue while thinking.

Tonight seems to have been an unprovoked disaster. He didn't get anything, and he didn't have the opportunity to touch Tang Quan's body, but in fact, there were benefits. The first was that he entered the sight of Xu Hongyu, the Chief Constable, and the second was that even if he couldn't touch the body, the bounty for Tang Quan's wanted status would not be embezzled by Xu Hongyu, given her status.

In addition, his strength has been initially recognized by Xu Hongyu. It is estimated that Xu Hongyu will promote him to Yamen Runner Captain during this period. When he gets some silver, it will be no problem to get a Mo Pi Fa, and moving is a matter of course.

Chen Yue and Wang Ni were both frightened.

Chen Mu comforted the two little girls until midnight, and after coaxing them to sleep together, he fell asleep as well.

The next day.

Chen Mu got up early in the morning.

Waking up, he was lying in the middle, with Chen Yue on his left like a koala, all four of her little paws hooked onto him, while Wang Ni on his right was curled up next to him in a small ball, like a little chick.

Chen Mu moved Chen Yue's hands and feet to the side, then walked out the door, glancing at the spot not far away where he had fought Tang Quan last night. There were still patches of blood on the ground there, but they had completely dried.

"Looks like everything's fine."

Chen Mu nodded slightly.

Although Xu Hongyu had taken Tang Quan's body away last night, he couldn't be sure there wouldn't be other troubles, so he had slept very lightly. But a night had passed without anything else happening, and no one had even investigated the area, indicating that it had indeed ended with Xu Hongyu.

The two little girls had been quite frightened last night, so he didn't wake them up. He went to the woodshed to start a fire and cook, and only after getting everything ready did he wake them up to eat. Afterwards, he comforted the two little girls for a while before putting on his Yamen Runner uniform and heading to the City Guard.

The usual routine of hanging up and flipping the badge.

Last night's events seemed to have passed without a ripple. The news of Tang Quan, who was wanted, being dead hadn't even spread. Along the way, he didn't hear anyone discussing it.

The Yamen Runners were still discussing various personnel matters, the widow in West Street, and the top courtesan in the East Street brothel.

"Chen Er's here."

Liu Song and Li Tie smiled when they saw Chen Mu coming over, and then greeted Chen Mu to set off.

But Chen Mu shook his head and said, "I have to go to the Main Division at noon, so I won't be going on patrol today."

Liu Song and Li Tie were a little surprised to hear this, but it wasn't uncommon for Yamen Runners to go to the Main Division, perhaps to deliver official documents for the Yamen Runner Captain or something. So they chuckled and joked a few times, and then the two of them set off.

As the sun rose higher, a large number of Yamen Runners in the courtyard quickly left sporadically, leaving only a few Yamen Runners such as Chen Mu and Ren Yan still in the courtyard. Ren Yan had rarely gone on patrol recently, saying that he was staying in the City Guard to sort out official documents, but in reality, there was nothing to do at all.

He even occasionally practiced his saber in the small courtyard behind.

Just as Chen Mu was calculating the time, thinking it was almost time to leave for the Main Division, Yamen Runner Captain Qin Bei, wearing a blue uniform, and Yamen Runner Captain Zhao Zong, who hadn't been to the City Guard for a long time, arrived side by side.

Zhao Zong used to come to the City Guard often, because he was old and didn't particularly miss the pleasure quarters, but he had rarely come since a few months ago. The news that his old injuries had flared up made many people realize.

"Captain Qin, Captain Zhao."

The few scattered Yamen Runners in the courtyard immediately stood up and saluted.

Chen Mu subtly observed the old Yamen Runner Captain Zhao Zong, and saw that his complexion was indeed much worse than before. He originally had some scattered black hair, but now it had all turned gray, and there were many more wrinkles on his face.

Compared to the past, he had less gloominess and killing intent, and more amiability and loneliness.

"The arrest warrant for the Evil Thief Tang Quan can be withdrawn."

Qin Bei walked in with his hands behind his back, announcing in a flat voice.

Hearing this, Chen Mu's eyes flickered. It seemed that the news had spread quite quickly, probably ordered by Xu Hongyu's side. But it didn't seem to have anything to do with him, because Qin Bei didn't even look at him. After announcing it, he and Zhao Zong walked towards Ren Yan.

"Captain Qin, Old Zhao."

Ren Yan was very respectful to both Qin Bei and Zhao Zong.

Although the Yamen Runners in the courtyard basically thought that he would be the new Yamen Runner Captain to replace Zhao Zong, he wasn't one yet after all. In front of other Yamen Runners, he was very casual and easygoing, but he still maintained respect in front of the two Yamen Runner Captains.

Zhao Zong was very satisfied with Ren Yan's attitude, and stroked his beard with a smile, saying, "Good, surpassing the predecessors... How far have you practiced the Mo Pi Fa?"

Ren Yan smiled and cupped his fist, saying, "Reporting to Old Zhao, I have achieved minor success."

Zhao Zong nodded and said, "Well, the saber technique is about the same. In another year or two, when the Mo Pi Fa is cultivated to perfection and the saber technique is cultivated to great success, you will basically be successful."

In this day and age, it's difficult to train Dao Arts to perfection, but reaching Skin Grinding Method perfection coupled with Great Accomplishment in Dao Arts is still quite formidable. Basically, dealing with a dozen or so armed Evil Thieves is no problem, and being a Yamen Runner Captain is also very secure.

Of course.

If Dao Arts can be trained to perfection, that would be a rare talent, because even at the Skin Grinding Method realm, relying on the skill of cultivating 'Power of Intent', one can match some martial artists who have just stepped into the Flesh Refining level and whose skills are stuck at Great Accomplishment.

To put it bluntly, whether it's Skin Grinding Method or Flesh Refining, it's all about persistent effort. As long as there are enough resources to cultivate, anyone can pile it up, including Great Accomplishment in Dao Arts. Those big forces in the Inner City want to train this kind of private soldier, as long as they have silver, it's no problem. But cultivating skills to the 'Power of Intent' is different. As long as one cultivates the body tempering method to Flesh Refining, one can match ten Flesh Refining martial artists of the same level, easily killing dozens or hundreds of ordinary bandits. That is the ability to become a Yamen Director.

"Accompany this old man for a drink?"

Zhao Zong said with a smile to Ren Yan.

Ren Yan quickly said, "Since Old Zhao has spoken, how dare I disobey."

Qin Bei also smiled slightly, and together with Zhao Zong, accompanied Ren Yan out, not paying attention to the other Yamen Runners in the courtyard.

Some scattered Yamen Runners watched Ren Yan and the two Yamen Runner Captains walk away, and couldn't help but reveal a bit of envy in their eyes. Only Chen Mu remained calm. After the others disappeared, he looked at the sun, then got up, left the City Guard, and headed to the Main Division.