The Blood Calamity Erupted

However, he still underestimated the influence of the Soul-Calming Office Constable Chief.

Unexpectedly, after sending the Lü Family away, eight other powerful families sent people to visit. Some brought invitations, wanting to host a banquet, while others simply offered generous gifts, not expecting anything in return, but only saying they wanted to make friends.

Lin Qing accepted them all; refusing them all would make him seem too aloof.

However, he had no intention of attending the banquet, nor did he want to cooperate with any faction.

He just wanted to stay in the Soul-Calming Office and practice martial arts peacefully. As for making money, he decided to put it aside for now, because strength was the most important thing.

As one's strength increases, making money will become easier and easier. If one becomes Office Chief or even Executive, earning 100,000 taels of silver is not difficult. For example, when Ao Xiong made a bet, he readily agreed to pay 10,000 taels of silver, which is enough to show that the amount of silver he had was far more than 10,000 taels.

Several more days passed before the turmoil caused by Lin Qing's promotion to Constable Chief finally subsided, and his life returned to normal.

For the next period of time, Lin Qing practiced martial arts and collected corpses every day, and his strength increased rapidly at an even faster rate.

Time flies, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

As dusk settled, two figures moved swiftly in the courtyard. One figure was relentlessly attacking, while the other was constantly dodging.

Each forward charge by both sides created a gust of wind, and because the speed was so fast, afterimages could be faintly seen with the naked eye.

At a certain moment, both figures stopped simultaneously.

"My lord, your speed is too fast. To meet you, I need more than just Passing Glimpse the Major Mastery Completion Realm; I need to reach Perfect Mastery to have a chance." Lin Qing wiped the sweat from his forehead.

During this month, every time Wang Ling returned from a mission, he would come to this courtyard to check on his martial arts progress.

The same thing happened today. Just now, Wang Ling was testing his Lightness Skill. The rules were simple: Lin Qing would win if he could touch Wang Ling's body.

Clearly, Lin Qing failed; Wang Ling was too fast, and he felt he was just a little short every time.

But in reality, this represents a huge gap in strength.

Wang Ling nodded slightly, a hint of appreciation flashing in his eyes. "In just one month, you've made such progress from Minor Mastery to Major Mastery. You've done quite well. It's normal that you can't run into me. In the entire Soul-Calming Office, there are probably no more than a handful of people who can run into me. Don't let this make you feel negative or lazy."

Lin Qing laughed and said, "My lord, you underestimate me. In my opinion, this is not a setback at all. Moreover, even if I were to experience a setback, it would not discourage me. On the contrary, it would make me more courageous."

"That's right. To become strong, one must have an indomitable spirit." Wang Ling nodded.

As they were talking, Lin Qing suddenly heard a deep horn sound, which swept in all directions and echoed throughout the entire town.

A fierce glint flashed in Wang Ling's eyes, and a murderous intent surged around him.

"This is a rallying order, only sounded when a life-or-death matter occurs. Could it be the outbreak of Blood Calamity?"

Or is the Yinyuan Sect up to something big again?

Lin Qing's expression was also solemn, and he could vaguely sense a murderous aura spreading out.

Suddenly, shouts and footsteps came from outside.

"Gather!"

"Everyone must assemble at Heaven-Class No. 1 Martial Arts Arena within fifteen minutes!"

"Hurry up! Hurry!"

The entire town instantly erupted into a frenzy. Lin Qing heard chaotic footsteps coming from all directions, and all the Constable sprang into action, converging on their respective Martial Arts Arena.

This small town has a total of twelve Martial Arts Arena, among which the No. 1 in the Heavenly Class is the largest.

Wang Ling took the lead, using his Lightness Skill to leap over the wall and leave. Lin Qing also rushed out of the courtyard. As soon as he stepped out, he saw Wei Dong with a donkey meat sandwich in his mouth, also hurrying along in a panic.

"Brother Lin, what's going on?" When Wei Dong saw Lin Qing, he seemed to have found his pillar of support, and his tense nerves relaxed. He immediately went over to him.

"I don't know, we'll find out when we get there," Lin Qing said.

Before long, the two arrived at the Martial Arts Arena, where a considerable number of Soul-Calming Office Constable already gathered, forming a large, dark mass.

Lin Qing glanced around and saw that everyone was indeed gathered. It wasn't just the Night Patrol Office; the officers from the other two major departments, the Netherworld Pacification Bureau and the Yin-Yang Bureau Constable, were also assembling. He even spotted Ma Ziye in the crowd.

Throughout the Martial Arts Arena, many people were whispering and speculating about what had happened. At the front of the crowd, all Eight Executives, including Wang Ling and Qiu Changming, were present. Even Yang Chenglu, the elusive Chief Commissioner, was there, a figure usually only seen briefly by ordinary Constable.

Lin Qing stood calmly in the crowd, without the slightest fear or tension. He was prepared to face whatever came his way; running away and fear were useless, only courage was the best course of action.

Soon, all the Constable had assembled.

Yang Chenglu remained silent, nodding slightly to Qiu Changming beside him. Qiu Changming stepped forward and shouted, "Silence! Everyone! Just now, our Soul-Calming Office responsible for guarding the Blood Valley Forbidden Ground Constable reported that the mist within the Blood Valley is surging and rapidly expanding outwards. This is a sign of the Blood Calamity erupting. The evil creatures within the valley will rush out, and our mission is to intercept them at the valley entrance. We must not allow them to break out and wreak havoc on the Prefectural City!"

For a moment, many people in the audience held their breath.

Except for a few Constable who had experienced the last Blood Calamity, most people's impressions of the Blood Calamity were limited to what others had told them. They only knew that many Blood Corpse would emerge from the entrance of the Blood Valley Forbidden Ground and that many people would lose their lives.

At this moment, Yang Chenglu whispered to Qiu Changming, "Old Qiu, have you sent anyone to inform the City Guard Army?"

"We've already notified them, and they should be sending someone soon," Qiu Changming.

"Alright, let's set off first. You take a group of people to the Prefectural City. As is customary, whenever Blood Calamity breaks out, the Yinyuan Sect Yuan Sect people will take advantage of the chaos to loot. The rest of you, come with me immediately to the Blood Valley Forbidden Ground." Yang Chenglu's face was solemn.

"Lord Yang, let me lead the team. The Soul-Calming Office's headquarters also needs a top expert to oversee it. With the Blood Calamity erupting, people are in a state of panic. Only you are the most suitable." Wang Ling stepped forward.

"Indeed, I agree with Lord Wang," Zhu Mingtong added.

"Alright, I'll take a group of people to stay at the base. You all must be careful. I just hope this Blood Calamity won't be too large." There was a deep worry in Yang Chenglu's eyes.

The scale of Blood Calamity varies. Small-scale Blood Calamity is not very dangerous and usually ends within a day or two. However, large-scale outbreaks are unpredictable. The longest one lasted for fifteen days. Fortunately, other county City Guard Army came to the rescue and the disaster was eventually quelled.

"If the Blood Calamity is large-scale, you need not worry. I have already sent people to the neighboring counties to request reinforcements. The reinforcements will surely arrive within five days," Yang Chenglu added.

"Okay!" The group nodded.

"There's no time to lose, let's set off immediately!" Yang Chenglu said.

In an instant, all Constable Soul-Calming Office sprang into action.

The group split into three parts: one part followed Qiu Changming to the Prefectural City, another part stayed behind at the garrison, and the vast majority of the remaining Constable followed Wang Ling straight to Blood Valley.