(Six updates today. I originally wanted to do seven, but I came down with a high fever and couldn't hold out.)
(I'll see if I can keep the extra updates coming tomorrow~)
(While I'm at it, please send some free gifts and five-star reviews.)
Almost all the constables in town had been transferred to the walls to deal with the roving bandits, leaving the authorities stretched thin.
With no other choice, they temporarily recruited some people to help maintain order and keep the peace.
The county magistrate knew very well that, at a time like this, it was all the more important to prevent chaos within the town.
Yet he had the will to slay the bandits, but not the strength to turn the tide.
The authorities soon learned that Li Ping'an had killed those thugs in full view of everyone the previous night.
So, naturally, someone came looking for Li Ping'an the next day.
They hadn't come to cause trouble, but to ask Li Ping'an to help maintain order and serve as a patrolling constable.
Li Ping'an hesitated briefly, then agreed.
For one thing, being a constable wasn't without its benefits; he would have at least some authority.
Otherwise, when the authorities sent others to squeeze him dry,
demanding money and grain, would he pay or not?
Pay? He certainly couldn't bear to.
Besides, with those people's insatiable greed, no amount of wealth would be enough to satisfy their demands.
If he refused, they were government men, after all.
Killing them would definitely bring considerable trouble.
For another, he already went out for a stroll every day after finishing his cultivation, with nothing else to do.
There were people in the village he knew fairly well, like Widow Wang.
In the end, he didn't want to see them