Carrying a Wooden Pot

Behind him?

Head Constable Xie froze on the spot.

He could not understand why the other party had stopped, because he was already doomed to die.

But he could also feel the other party's gaze. Instinctively, he turned his head and looked behind him.

When his gaze fell upon the woods behind him, his pupils contracted slightly.

Deep within the pitch-black forest, a figure was gradually approaching.

At first, he could not make out the person's features, but once the figure drew closer, Head Constable Xie clearly saw who it was.

Zhou An!

The one who had come was actually Zhou An?

Head Constable Xie did not know much about this young constable.

But ever since the incident with Chef Liu, he had remembered that name.

Division Magistrate Zhang was equally shocked.

Although Division Magistrate Zhang was severely injured, he was still conscious.

He watched Zhou An stroll slowly closer, completely unable to understand what was happening.

How could it be him?

Wasn't he supposed to be guarding the little temple?

Why had he come here at this time?

At this moment, both men were utterly bewildered.

Zhou An's attire, in particular, left them unable to understand.

Aside from his ordinary clothes and the long saber at his waist, Zhou An actually had a wooden pot strapped to his back.

The wood looked very fresh, as though it had been made from a tree that had only just been cut down.

Carrying a pot?

What did that mean?

Unlike the two men's confusion, the Beast Sect Leader was entirely different.

He sensed a trace of danger from Zhou An.

It was the instinct of a beast.

After merging with a beast, his sixth sense had become exceptionally keen. It was also the means by which he survived.

He trusted that feeling deeply.

Thus, he did not rashly launch an attack.

"Zhou An, what are you doing here?" Head Constable Xie shouted. "Run!"

He liked staying alive, but he did not like dragging others down with him.

Back when they had fought the water bandits at night, it had been because the water bandits had ruined the lives of an ordinary family.

Division Magistrate Zhang also wanted to speak, but whenever he opened his mouth, blood spurted out.

Zhou An did not answer. He merely walked slowly over to stand before Head Constable Xie.

On the way here, he had remembered that he had not brought an iron pot, so he had shaved down a piece of wood with his saber and made a wooden pot.

The Object Juggling skill only required a pot. Even a pot made of paper would do.

This time, he had come in peak condition.

As for whether his identity would be exposed, that no longer mattered.

The most important thing now was to eliminate the hidden threat that was the Beast Sect Leader.

If he let him escape in order to avoid exposing his identity, only for him to hide in the shadows and come looking for trouble later, that would be truly stupid.

Rather than wait for trouble to come later, even if it meant exposing himself, he had to kill this fellow.

When dealing with people and matters, one had to pull up the weeds by the roots. Otherwise, there would be endless future trouble.

"So it really was you."

The Beast Sect Leader licked his lips and said darkly, "You were the one who killed Liu Xing. Before Liu Xing died, he left a mark on you. I sensed it just now."

Liu Xing was Chef Liu.

As soon as those words were spoken, everyone was stunned.

Even as he vomited blood, Division Magistrate Zhang managed to blurt out, "You're the mysterious expert!"

If Division Magistrate Zhang still could not understand the situation at this point, then he truly would have been an idiot.

But he genuinely could not understand.

Why had Zhou An become the mysterious expert?

During that time, he had investigated, and he had followed his subordinates' suggestion to begin the investigation from within.

But all the results had been useless.

Because everyone he investigated had clean backgrounds and showed no abnormalities.

He had even investigated Zhou An. He was a native of An Ding County, so how could he possibly be the mysterious expert?

Yet this scene had slapped him in the face. Zhou An really was the mysterious expert.

Head Constable Xie's mouth twitched.

He had thought he was already good at hiding himself. Who would have thought there was someone even better at it?

This guy usually looked like an ordinary person, so how had he suddenly become a mysterious expert at the critical moment?

It felt like some great master had been watching from the sidelines all along.

Then, after watching him fail at showing off, he stepped out to show him what real showing off looked like.

Could he show off?

He could!

Even Head Constable Xie, the man who had fought water bandits at night, felt thoroughly outdone by Zhou An.

With his left hand, Zhou An took the pot off his back and tossed it lightly in his hand, testing its weight. With his right hand, he drew his long saber.

The outfit was rather strange, but in everyone's eyes, it no longer seemed strange. Instead, it carried a unique style.

People were like that. They viewed everything through a colored lens.

If they did not know Zhou An was the mysterious expert, they would certainly have found this attire ridiculous.

But after learning that Zhou An was the mysterious expert, it became unconventional in their eyes.

Zhou An paid no attention to what Head Constable Xie and Division Magistrate Zhang thought. He looked calmly at the Beast Sect Leader and said, "It's time to end this."

Everything had begun with the Beast Cult, so everything would end with the Beast Cult.

Now, only the Sect Leader remained of the entire Beast Cult.

Once he was killed, there would be no more future trouble.

"Hahaha!"

The Beast Sect Leader threw back his head and laughed.

"Indeed, it's time to end this. You caused all of this. If Liu Xing had not died by your hand, I would have had a spy in the yamen forever, and I would not have ended up like this today."

"Since you're here, then all of you can die!"

He hated them!

Other than the Demon Suppression Division, Zhou An was the person he hated most.

Chef Liu had been a crucial move he had arranged, his informant within the yamen.

As long as Chef Liu remained there, he could learn of any developments in advance.

But Chef Liu had ultimately died. After his death, everything had come to nothing.

He had become blind.

The outcome now had everything to do with Zhou An.

Black shadows flowed as the Beast Sect Leader's claws surged with killing intent and pounced toward Zhou An.

He was incredibly fast, arriving in the blink of an eye.

"Watch out!"

Seeing this, Head Constable Xie shouted.

He knew the Beast Sect Leader's strength.

His attacks were absurdly powerful. Even if he and Division Magistrate Zhang joined forces, they could not stop him.

And the two of them had even been in a drug-enhanced state.

Yet Zhou An remained completely motionless. Head Constable Xie felt Zhou An was being too overconfident, so he hurriedly called out a warning.

Those were only two words. By the time the second word left his mouth, the Beast Sect Leader's claws had already reached Zhou An's brow.

They only needed to move another three inches forward to pierce Zhou An.

Head Constable Xie even wondered whether he had misjudged Zhou An, whether Zhou An might not be the mysterious expert after all.

But in the next moment, he knew he had not misjudged him.

Just as the claws were about to pierce him, Zhou An seemed to have anticipated his opponent's move beforehand and lightly shifted his left foot sideways.

The claws passed through empty air.

The scene fell silent.

"Good! What footwork!"

Division Magistrate Zhang spat blood as he shouted.

Head Constable Xie's eyes also lit up.

Both men belonged to the martial path and loved martial arts as dearly as life itself.

After seeing Zhou An's movement technique, they could not help but praise him.

Graceful as a startled swan, supple as a roaming dragon.

Zhou An had displayed those eight words to perfection.

The Beast Sect Leader was also stunned.

Then he came to his senses, claw after claw following one another, his attacks falling like a raging storm.