Gao Wusheng's Probe! (Seeking Follow-up Reads!)

"There's a Bear Demon causing trouble in Black Goose City!!"

"No wonder people have been disappearing around the city lately. I bet the Bear Demon ate them!"

"Where did you get this news?"

"Hey, at the Hour of the Rabbit this morning, someone was carrying a Bear Demon's head, heading straight for the yamen in the north of the city!"

"That head was bigger than half my body! At least several hundred pounds!"

"That terrifying?! And who was this hero who slayed the demon?"

"Tsk, we're not too sure about that. But I think he looked a bit like the executioner from the execution grounds."

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Rumors spread even faster than Qin Zheng had anticipated.

By the time he reached the yamen in the north of the city, the rumors had already swept through Black Goose City like a whirlwind.

After all, this concerned a demon, a rare sight in Black Goose City, and very few people had ever seen one.

So, when he arrived at the yamen's entrance, Advisor Liu had already been waiting for a long time.

"Young Hero Qin, you've arrived."

Advisor Liu still had his usual smiling demeanor.

Qin Zheng nodded, then threw the massive Bear Demon head he was carrying in front of the yamen.

"Wuchang the Monk from Rebirth Temple is a man-eating Half-Demon, and the monks he brought with him are all scum."

At the same time, Qin Zheng looked at Advisor Liu and said this.

Advisor Liu smiled and nodded, then gave a thumbs-up. "Young Hero Qin, for eliminating harm to the people, you are truly a promising young man!"

"Young Hero, please come with me. Magistrate Gao arrived at the yamen early and is waiting for you inside."

Qin Zheng's eyes flickered slightly, then he nodded and strode into the yamen.

The yamen's reaction wasn't as intense as he'd expected; instead, they seemed quite calm.

But this was definitely not a good thing!

Qin Zheng remained vigilant, his spiritual sense unusually active, constantly sensing his surroundings.

Advisor Liu led the way, and they were heading to the back garden of the yamen, just as before.

However, it was still early, so there were no singing girls in flowing dresses, nor fine wine and delicacies.

Beside a rockery with flowing water in the garden, there was an octagonal pavilion.

Inside, the slightly plump Gao Wusheng was sitting, heating a pot of boiling water, seemingly preparing to make tea.

When Qin Zheng arrived at the pavilion, guided by Advisor Liu, Gao Wusheng immediately stood up and beckoned with a smile. "You're here? Please, sit down quickly!"

Qin Zheng nodded and walked into the pavilion, sitting opposite Gao Wusheng.

"It's still early, and drinking now would be a bit inappropriate. Let's have tea instead of wine."

Gao Wusheng lifted the hot water from the stove, arranged the tea set in front of him, and then handed a cup of hot tea to Qin Zheng.

Qin Zheng nodded slightly but didn't lift the teacup to drink. Instead, he asked directly, "Magistrate Gao, how do you plan to handle the matter of the Half-Demon Wuchang?"

He couldn't stay out of this matter and wanted to see how Magistrate Gao would deal with it.

"No rush, no rush."

Gao Wusheng waved his hand and then said casually, "If I recall correctly, Young Hero Qin is from Black Goose City, isn't he?"

"Ever since Black Goose City was designated as one of Qingzhou's execution grounds by the court, your Qin family has served as executioners in the Black Goose City execution grounds for generations."

"Before that, you were migrants who moved from Yanzhou. Although you had no prominent family background, you were considered loyal and upright people."

He spoke while nodding and commenting.

Qin Zheng's expression remained calm, completely unaffected by the other party's words.

The information revealed in that statement was nothing more than a display of power.

He had thoroughly investigated everything about this body.

It was also a reminder that he was just an ordinary person with no background.

"Magistrate Gao, why don't you speak plainly?"

Qin Zheng interrupted the other party's subtle probing.

Gao Wusheng chuckled softly upon hearing this and then continued, "Black Goose City is located on the edge of Qingzhou, and it is also a border area in the northwest of the Great Jin Dynasty."

"A hundred li further west from here lie the towering mountains and the endless Mo Xu Mountain Range."

"Inside, there are countless wolves and wild beasts, as well as ferocious Great Demons that devour humans and gnaw bones."

"What I want to tell you is that the father of the Black Bear Half-Demon you killed is a Grandmaster-level expert of the human race!"

"And its mother is a Shapeshifting Great Demon from the Mo Xu Mountain Range, a being even more powerful than a Grandmaster!"

"You killed their son. Neither that human Grandmaster nor that Shapeshifting Great Demon will let you go."

"But you are alone, with no background. Even if you possess some martial talent, how can you escape their pursuit?"

Hearing this, Qin Zheng's eyes narrowed slightly, and he asked, "What does Magistrate Gao mean?"

Gao Wusheng smiled gently, then took out a delicate small box from his embrace.

Upon opening the small box, the first thing that met his eyes was a pill, blood-red all over, emitting a strong scent of blood.

"This Great Return Pill is refined from many precious and famous medicinal herbs, and it sells for a hundred gold pieces outside!"

"For ordinary people who consume it, their qi and blood will surge, inexhaustible and inexhaustible, allowing them to quickly complete the four major stages of the first realm of martial arts."

"Young Hero Qin's talent is not bad. After taking this Great Return Pill, I believe he will break through his realm and advance to Grandmaster very soon!"

"And after that, you will be one of my people, Gao Wusheng."

"The name of the Quan Yang Gao Clan, I believe no one under heaven is unaware of."

"Even if that Human Grandmaster and the Shapeshifting Great Demon are furious, they won't dare to do anything to you!"

"This is a transaction that Young Hero Qin will absolutely not lose out on, no matter what. This is my answer. What do you think?"

As expected of the Quan Yang Gao Clan!

To offer a Great Return Pill worth a hundred gold pieces so readily to recruit someone.

It was just like the Five Viscera Internal Cultivation Art, an inner skill, that they had bestowed upon Zhang Xiuwen.

No matter how rare or difficult to obtain things were in the outside world, in the eyes of the Quan Yang Gao Clan, they seemed to be merely extremely ordinary objects.

Qin Zheng sighed inwardly and then stood up.

He shook his head and said, "I am merely an unfortunate commoner. I dare not presume to associate myself with the name of the Quan Yang Gao Clan."

As expected, just as Xu Weisai had predicted.

This person hadn't mentioned the bandit leader Zhang Xiuwen at all, but instead wanted him to become his subordinate directly.

And that Great Return Pill was not a true Great Return Pill, but a Brain-Devouring Pill containing parasitic worms!

If he had agreed, his latter half of his life would truly be spent as a puppet, enslaved and manipulated by them.

This was something Qin Zheng would never agree to, no matter what!

Gao Wusheng's expression remained unchanged, his posture unwavering, and he said slowly, "You should think clearly. Without the protection of the Quan Yang Gao Clan, how will you escape this calamity?"

"That won't trouble Magistrate Gao!"

Qin Zheng turned and left, not the least bit hesitant.

After Qin Zheng's figure disappeared.

Advisor Liu slowly walked up.

"Sir?"

His tone carried a hint of probing.

"Spread the word of his demon-slaying exploits within the city even further."

"In the end, he's a frog in a well, a lowly creature whose life is thinner than paper. How could he possibly understand what the title of 'Grandmaster' truly signifies!"

Gao Wusheng looked in the direction Qin Zheng had left, scoffed mockingly, and said coldly.