You Were Told to Practice Life Skills, Yet You Grinded Your Way to a Divine Profession — Part 10

After reaching perfection, new requirements appeared. Once they were met, he could level up.

The requirements for advancing from level one to level two were acceptable. Qin An did not find them excessive.

There was still time, so Qin An picked up another book and continued reading.

It was not until afternoon arrived that Qin An finally put the book down.

Scholar lv.2 (0/200): Your reading speed increases slightly

He had reached level two. After finishing three books, Qin An had successfully advanced to level two.

It took two days to go from level one to level two, and four days to go from level two to level three.

He had read enough for today. Although Qin An wanted to obtain the Scholar Talent as soon as possible, now was not the time.

After leaving, Qin An headed home.

Outside the house.

Captain Zheng arrived at Qin An's home with several constables.

"Does the butcher named Qin An live here?"

A constable stepped forward and bowed with clasped fists. "Sir, we have already confirmed that Qin An lives here. We simply do not know why he is not here today."

Captain Zheng frowned. "He isn't dead?"

The constable nodded. "It is said that someone saw him on the streets recently. He is indeed alive."

Captain Zheng tapped the hilt of his blade with his fingers, a trace of puzzlement rising in his heart.

He had come under orders, carrying silver to give Qin An's family as compensation, only to learn that Qin An was not dead.

The Pig Demon had a lover. Given a demon's savage nature, Qin An had been tainted with the Pig Demon's aura and should have become its target for vengeance.

Why had he not died?

Captain Zheng could not make sense of it, but he still waited here with his men.

Clerk Wang had personally assigned this task. As the captain of Ding County, Captain Zheng could not take it lightly.

Of course, he was even more curious to see what exactly was going on with Qin An.

Before long, a figure entered from the street outside.

When Captain Zheng saw Qin An, he stepped forward and asked, "Qin An, have you encountered anything strange recently?"

Qin An had spotted Captain Zheng from a distance as well. He shook his head. "I have not encountered anything strange. What does Captain Zheng want with me?"

After considering it again and again, he had decided to come over.

The situation was unclear. Since the constables had come knocking, he had to deal with them.

Captain Zheng raised a brow. "Nothing in particular. Demons have been running rampant lately, and I have been ordered to investigate. Open the door and let me conduct a search."

The alley was silent.

After saying this, Captain Zheng swept Qin An with a scrutinizing gaze.

Nothing had happened in Ding County recently, but he was extremely interested in Qin An.

Qin An was merely an ordinary citizen. Everything about his background in Ding County could be investigated.

How could such an ordinary man escape the Pig Demon's revenge?

There was only one answer: the Pig Demon had not taken revenge on Qin An.

But since he was already here, Captain Zheng saw no harm in conducting a search while he was at it.

He had wanted to see a different emotion in Qin An's eyes, but regrettably, Qin An appeared utterly flawless.

Qin An nodded, stepped forward to open the door, and said, "Please search, sir."

Now that the captain had come to his door and spoken of searching the place, Qin An naturally agreed without hesitation.

Showing reluctance at this moment would only expose a flaw.

Captain Zheng waved a hand, sending the constables into the house while he remained where he was.

Qin An did not enter. Without drawing attention to it, he gripped the pointed blade at his waist.

Both the Blood Crystal and the Sow Demon's corpse had already been hidden away.

Zhao Jinsheng's corpse had been buried very deep. To be safe, Qin An had even buried old soil over the fresh earth.

He had been in Ding County for a long time and knew the Yamen constables well.

Most of them were wine sacks and rice bags. Who among them knew how to conduct a proper search?

Sure enough, after the time it took for an incense stick to burn, the constables emerged and shook their heads, indicating that they had found nothing.

Captain Zheng's hand around his blade loosened slightly, and regret showed on his face.

The search had been a spur-of-the-moment decision, but he had still held some hope of finding something.

Now that they had found nothing at all, he naturally felt somewhat disappointed.

"Dismissed." Captain Zheng waved his hand and prepared to leave with the constables.

Qin An had just been about to enter the house.

A constable hurried over from outside. Upon seeing Captain Zheng, he nearly stumbled and fell.

"Sir, bad news! The River Blade Sect has sent people over. They say one of their disciples has gone missing and was carrying a copied version of the sect's cultivation method. They are in the main hall right now."

Captain Zheng froze, then his expression changed. "Return to the Yamen immediately."

Before long, Captain Zheng and the constables vanished down the street.

Hearing what the constable had said, Qin An focused slightly and thought to himself, The situation is becoming more and more chaotic.

No one knew better than Qin An whom the River Blade Sect had lost.

That man was now lying in the courtyard, several meters beneath the ground.

For now, I can only raise Scholar to level three as quickly as possible and see whether the Talent is useful.

Having made up his mind, Qin An entered the house.

Before stepping inside, Qin An glanced at Chen Chun's house.

There was still no light in the house. He had no idea where Chen Chun had gone.

The past few days had been calm and uneventful.

Following his usual habits, Qin An went to the bookstore after eating.

Until the fourth day arrived.

Inside Qingfeng Bookstore.

Qin An put down the book in his hand. A line of smoke appeared before his eyes and condensed into words.

Scholar lv.2 (200/200): Your reading speed increases slightly

Advancement requirement: Read a Qi Concealment Realm book

Requirement met

Behind the text, the words Requirement met appeared.

Qin An guessed that it might have something to do with the cultivation method and blade technique he had read earlier.

That saved him quite a bit of trouble.

If he had to find a Qi Concealment Realm book now, he truly would not know where to look.

This cultivation method was rather considerate.

The smoke twisted for a moment, forming new words.

Scholar lv.3 (0/400): Your reading speed increases slightly

Talent: Qi Concealment Realm Cultivation Method Comprehension Mastery

"Qi Concealment Realm Cultivation Method Comprehension Mastery?"

Qin An looked at the words before him. Outwardly, he remained calm, but a trace of excitement stirred within him.

Aside from coming here to read over the past few days, he had practiced the Cold Source Cultivation Method every night.

Yet each time, he achieved pitifully little.

Qin An believed it was because he lacked talent.

Now that Qi Concealment Realm Cultivation Method Comprehension Mastery had appeared, Qin An guessed that cultivating the Cold Source Cultivation Method again would yield extraordinary results.

Thinking of this, Qin An eagerly returned the book to the shelf and rushed back home.