Gale Saber Art Reaches Perfection

The group was instantly struck dumb with shock.

"Did I see that right? Lu Feng really killed two wolf demons?"

"That's not the point! The point is, when did he get so strong? He killed two wolf demons so easily?"

"Yeah! What saber art did he just use? It looked nothing like the yamen's Gate-Severing Saber. It was way too fierce!"

But Chen Hu had no mind to discuss it. His eyes fixed on the girl in Qian San's arms, he rushed over in great strides and snatched her away.

"Little sister! Little sister, what's wrong? Wake up! You can't let anything happen to you!"

He shook the girl's body in agitation, his voice full of anxiety and lingering fear.

"Stop shaking her."

Lu Feng walked over, took a waterskin from his waist, held it to the girl's lips, and poured a few mouthfuls of warm water into her mouth.

"If you keep shaking her, even if the wolf demons didn't eat her, you'll shake her to death."

Chen Hu froze and hurriedly stopped, watching the girl anxiously.

A moment later, the girl slowly opened her eyes. Her gaze was still a little dazed as it fell on Lu Feng's face, and she asked softly:

"Was it you... who saved me?"

"Little sister! You're awake! That's wonderful, you're finally awake!"

Overjoyed, Chen Hu pulled the girl into a tight embrace.

"Mmh..." The girl cried out softly in pain.

Seeing this, Lu Feng said calmly, "She's awake now. I've done what I promised you."

He turned to Qian San. "Bring these two wolf demon heads and come back to the yamen with me."

With that, Lu Feng turned and walked toward Lin'an City without another glance at Chen Hu and his sister. He was like a completely different person from the spineless bootlicker he had been in the past.

"Brother!"

The girl poked her head out of Chen Hu's arms and looked at Lu Feng's retreating figure. A blush flitted across her cheeks as she asked softly:

"What's the name of the young master who just saved me? We must thank him properly!"

Chen Hu's face darkened, and his tone turned hostile. "Lu Feng? What should we thank him for? If it weren't for him, you wouldn't have been kidnapped and brought to North Mountain!"

"Huh? He's Lu Feng?" The girl's face was full of disbelief.

"But he doesn't seem as bad as people say..."

Meanwhile, Lu Feng and Qian San entered Lin'an City carrying the two wolf demon heads.

By chance, a woman holding a little boy's hand was passing by.

The little boy's eyes lit up when he saw the wolf demon heads in Qian San's hands, and he shouted excitedly:

"Mom! Mom, look! Those two big brothers are amazing, they actually killed..."

Before he could finish, the woman clapped a hand over his mouth and gave Lu Feng a panicked glance.

When she saw Lu Feng looking over, the woman went rigid with fright. She hurriedly pulled the little boy away, walking off at a brisk pace without daring to look back.

Only after they had gone some distance did the little boy ask in puzzlement, "Mom, why did you pull me away? Those big brothers were amazing!"

The woman lowered her voice, fear and disgust in her tone:

"Silly child, you don't understand! Those two just now are the county magistrate's deputy's lackeys!"

"They collude with demonic beasts and prey on ordinary people like us. You mustn't be fooled by his appearance!"

"Ah, I really should have checked the almanac before going out today. To think I ran into him!"

Lu Feng had now reached Early Ming Jin, and his hearing far surpassed that of ordinary people. He heard every word the woman said.

These are all sins committed by the original owner, yet I'm the one who has to take the blame. Lu Feng was somewhat speechless.

He turned to Qian San and instructed him calmly, "Take these two wolf demon heads to the yamen and exchange them for merit. Remember, you must register them under my name."

Qian San's eyes darted about, and a sleazy, knowing look appeared on his face. He leaned forward and said:

"Boss, I get it! You're going to Spring Wind Pavilion to see Miss Shuixian, aren't you? Don't worry, leave it to me!"

With that, before Lu Feng could object, Qian San picked up the wolf demon heads and ran excitedly toward the yamen.

"What a headache." Lu Feng watched Qian San leave and helplessly rubbed his temples.

Why are all the original owner's subordinates so unreliable?

He gave it no more thought and returned to his residence alone.

His residence was a small courtyard house on East Street, with three bedrooms and a sitting room. It was reasonably well furnished, but the rooms were a complete mess, with wine bottles and assorted clutter everywhere.

Lu Feng tidied up a little, found a clean room, sat down cross-legged, and opened the system panel again.

[Host: Lu Feng;]

[Cultivation: Early Ming Jin;]

[Arts: Gale Saber Art (great mastery), Carefree Steps (great mastery);]

[Demon Points: 200;]

Spend all Demon Points to improve Gale Saber Art! Lu Feng thought.

[Ding! Demon Points ×200 spent. Gale Saber Art raised to perfection level;]

In an instant, a far greater flood of saber art experience poured into his mind, as if he had spent decades painstakingly practicing Gale Saber Art.

[Arts: Gale Saber Art (perfection);]

At the same time, Lu Feng's bearing abruptly changed.

He could clearly feel that his control over his body had reached an unprecedented level. He could summon every ounce of strength with precision.

So this is Gale Saber Art at perfection level? It really is powerful! Lu Feng rejoiced inwardly.

Tomorrow, I'll go to the yamen and exchange for the remaining two arts as well!

Just as he was making his plans, Ergou's urgent cries suddenly came from outside the courtyard gate, accompanied by heavy panting.

"Boss! Boss! Something's wrong!"

Lu Feng got up, walked to the courtyard gate, and opened it. Ergou was standing outside, drenched in sweat and gasping for breath.

"What happened? Why are you so flustered?" Lu Feng asked.

Ergou swallowed and panted, "B-Boss, Deputy Magistrate Lin knows about the wolf demons being killed!"

"H-He's furious. He's looking for you everywhere in the yamen right now. It looks like he wants to settle accounts with you!"

Lu Feng's gaze sharpened, and he understood.

Lin Yuan, the deputy magistrate of Lin'an County, appeared to be a refined and scholarly man, but behind the scenes, he was the chief culprit who colluded with demonic beasts and harmed the people!

The original owner had dared to collude with demonic beasts so brazenly precisely because Lin Yuan was backing him.

"He wants to settle accounts with me? Good, I've been wanting to settle all our accounts with him too."

Since he had no intention of following the original owner's old path, a confrontation with Lin Yuan was inevitable. He had long been prepared for it.

"Let's go. While we're there, I can exchange for the remaining two arts as well."

Ergou hurried after him, his face full of worry.

Lu Feng gave him a brief, calm glance. "Don't worry. With me here, nothing will go wrong."

Before long, the two arrived at the county yamen and headed straight for the deputy magistrate's study.

They pushed open the door to find a fair-skinned, middle-aged man in a brocade robe seated in the chair at the center of the study. His features were refined, and at a glance he looked every bit a scholar.

This man was Lin Yuan, the deputy magistrate of Lin'an County.

Below Lin Yuan stood a young man dressed in a constable's uniform.

"Lin Shan!"

Memories of the man flashed through Lu Feng's mind.

Like him and Chen Hu, Lin Shan was a head constable of Lin'an County, but he also had another special identity: he was Lin Yuan's own nephew.

By rights, since Lin Yuan colluded with demonic beasts, Lin Shan, as his own nephew, should have been his most trusted aide, handling matters related to demonic beasts for him.

Yet strangely, in the original owner's memories, Lin Shan had never taken part in anything involving collusion with demonic beasts.

All the dirty, grueling work of colluding with demonic beasts and harming the people had been forced upon him by Lin Yuan.

Lin Shan was like an outsider.