Becoming a Constable, Leveling Up Three Times in a Row!

"If I make a move, I'll have to kill them all."

"As for an excuse afterward, I'll figure that out afterward. At worst, I'll become a Black List fugitive!"

His thoughts raced like lightning.

Yang Ling activated the Vajra Wisdom King Art.

In an instant, his Strength reached 26!

His Agility reached 20!

Wu Que's movements seemed much slower in his eyes, riddled with openings everywhere!

"Mountain-Crushing Fist!"

Yang Ling struck, his Strength increasing by another 6 points!

His fists became fiercer, and his speed even swifter.

The masked burly men only saw a blur before Yang Ling appeared in front of Wu Que.

They were somewhat shocked.

Wu Que was even more shocked. "A martial artist!?"

That speed, that fist force...

Wu Que panicked.

Bang!

Yang Ling's fist had already landed on Wu Que's chest.

One punch left a fist imprint, caving his chest in several inches!

Pfft!

Wu Que spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backward.

"Wait!"

His voice was hoarse.

"Wait your mother!"

Yang Ling swiftly closed in, grabbed Wu Que's arm, and forced him upright.

The next moment, fists descended in a mad, torrential barrage.

Punch after punch smashed into Wu Que.

Wu Que's eyes began to lose focus.

"Uncle Wang was a decent man, and you just killed him?"

"You wanted to make me take the blame? Why don't you piss and look at yourself first?"

"Oh, right. I killed Fifth Brother too. He was trash—how are you any different?"

"You... the Vajra Wisdom King Art?"

Wu Que's pupils had completely lost focus, but a martial artist's formidable vitality still allowed him to barely speak.

"You realized it too late."

Yang Ling's gaze was indifferent as he drove a fist into Wu Que's forehead.

Crack!

His skull shattered.

Wu Que's eyes rolled back, and he fell completely silent.

A massive warm current surged into Yang Ling's body.

Just like when he had mined a few days ago, he gained experience, but there was no sign of leveling up.

The masked burly men were terrified, their legs trembling.

By the time they reacted, Yang Ling had already swept toward them like a gale!

"Run!"

"The Vajra Wisdom King Art is on him!"

Not a single burly man chose to fight Yang Ling.

They had already been scared out of their wits and didn't believe they had any chance of winning.

They all turned their backs on him.

Only now, fighting at full strength, did Yang Ling realize just how powerful he was.

Without any movement technique enhancing him, his speed was as fast as the wind.

He caught up to one burly man and smashed the back of his head with a punch.

Then the next one.

Then another.

In less than half a minute, every masked burly man was dead.

Warm currents surged into Yang Ling's body one after another.

"They gave experience too? Looks like the system judged them to be at least somewhat threatening to me."

Yang Ling withdrew his art and stood there in a daze.

He roughly understood why Fifth Brother had refused to let the miners work overtime.

It would clearly interfere with the ore thieves' activities.

"What should I do now?"

Yang Ling looked around.

The corpses of Uncle Wang's group and Wu Que's group lay scattered across the ground.

Nearly thirty bodies—if this were reality, it would be a major incident.

"I have no way to explain this at all."

"Either I expose the Vajra Wisdom King Art and get hunted to death by Bitter Enlightenment Temple."

"Or I find a way to disappear, but I'll become a Black List fugitive afterward anyway."

"I even went to the yamen to have my portrait recorded. Once I'm on the wanted list, unless I get plastic surgery, I probably won't be able to stay in the Zhao Kingdom."

"What a damned mess."

Yang Ling looked at Wu Que, still feeling that he hadn't vented enough.

He had originally been about to head to the Red Gold Ore mine as an overseer.

He had even acquired the identity of a constable, perhaps allowing him to successfully change professions.

From then on, he could steadily level up and strengthen himself.

Now all those preparations had been thrown into disarray!

"Wait, there may be another way."

A thought came to Yang Ling:

"The mine duel was fake, but only Wu Que and I knew that. Constable Lin probably doesn't."

"So as long as I return to Green Mountain City, I can still obtain my constable identity. As for whether I can change professions, I'll have to try it to know."

"In a few more days, people from the Mountains and Rivers Sect will come down to audit the accounts and collect ore. They'll discover the missing amount then."

"If Wu Que disappears at that time, he should be deemed to have fled in fear of punishment."

"I asked Steward Niu before why he didn't deal with Fifth Brother's group. Steward Niu said he didn't want to offend Wu Que, but he must have noticed something was wrong. He might become a key witness."

"From what Wu Que said, he wanted to use my identity to affect Xu Qing's acquisition of the Red Gold Ore mine. That means Xu Qing has enemies within the Mountains and Rivers Sect, and Wu Que's backer is one of them."

"If something happens to Wu Que, it naturally benefits Xu Qing. He should help bury this matter."

After considering it over and over, Yang Ling felt that the plan wasn't perfect, but it could buy him some time.

As long as he became stronger during that time, this matter would no longer be a big deal.

Next, he took out his refined steel pickaxe and began doing what he was best at.

Digging holes!

A huge pit quickly took shape.

He first laid the innocent miners to rest.

Then he dealt with the bodies of Wu Que and the others.

"This is... banknotes?"

Yang Ling found a hidden pouch in Wu Que's clothes, containing several banknotes.

Judging by the denominations, they were all one hundred taels each, eight in total.

"Wu Que was out all night and didn't come back. Could he have gone out to make a deal? Did he just receive this money?"

Yang Ling's expression changed slightly.

That meant there was a problem.

There was someone in Green Mountain City who bought stolen ore, and that person was likely quite familiar with Wu Que! They were probably long-term partners.

"Wu Que probably wouldn't have told him his plan. He might not connect it to me, and even if he does... it doesn't matter. I'll be a constable soon, and my identity will be different."

Yang Ling put away the eight banknotes.

A full eight hundred taels of silver was undoubtedly an enormous sum to him.

He knew Wu Que's wealth was worth more than this, but he had no plans to raid his home. That would be the foolish act of walking into a trap.

The other masked burly men also had some loose silver on them, but it added up to only around ten taels.

The next day, Yang Ling returned to Green Mountain City.

He went straight to the yamen.

When Constable Lin saw him, he smiled and asked:

"What was the result of the mine duel?"

Seeing his manner, Yang Ling breathed a sigh of relief.

The man's expression was normal, which meant he had no connection with Wu Que.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have acted this way.

"Wu Que seemed to have some urgent matter come up midway through. He said the mine duel wasn't urgent and told me to return to the city to wait for him."

Yang Ling said helplessly.

"Urgent matter?"

Constable Lin didn't think much of it. He immediately took out a document and said with a smile:

"I've handled your employment. Starting today, you're one of Green Mountain City's hundred constables."

Yang Ling suddenly felt somewhat nervous.

He accepted the document with both hands.

In an instant, a message appeared before his eyes:

[Profession change requirements met. Profession: Constable]

[Change profession?]

Profession change information!

I guessed right. I really can change professions!

Yang Ling was overjoyed and immediately chose yes.

[Profession change complete]

[Obtained constable-exclusive skill: Insight]

[Obtained profession change reward: 5 free attribute points]

At the same time, a long-accumulated warm current instantly surged into Yang Ling's body.

Ding! Ding! Ding!

Three pleasant chimes rang out in succession!

"Congratulations, you have leveled up and gained 3 free attribute points"

Three levels in a row!?

Yang Ling stared in astonishment.

He hurriedly opened his attribute panel:

Character: Yang Ling

Profession: Constable

Level: 13

Strength: 11

Agility: 5

Spirit: 17

Exclusive Skill: Insight

Free Attribute Points: 8

Martial Art: Vajra Wisdom King Art (Initial Mastery)

Experience: 88/1000

Mountain-Crushing Fist (Complete Integration)

Proficiency: 102/10000

Health: 210