146: Chapter 146 Chen Yichuan, the Official Head Constable of the Six Doors!
"Huh? I actually shot him dead? This old fogey really was putting up a front!!"
"Head obtained, 3,000 experience points. Nice!"
Chen Yichuan was stunned for a moment, a smile curling at the corners of his mouth. He admitted he had been a bit impatient.
At the same time.
Inspector Chen Qinghe looked over, a hint of helplessness in his eyes, but it vanished in an instant.
"Kid Yichuan, well done."
"Without you, I'm afraid it would have taken another half hour to wear Lu Mingshen down, but..."
"Good lad, you're certainly quick to strike. Come down!" Inspector Chen Qinghe barked with a chuckle.
Heh.
Hearing this, Chen Yichuan looked embarrassed and walked over while scratching his head.
"Sorry, Uncle Chen. I was in a hurry, fearing Lu Mingshen might play dead to ambush you. I didn't expect him to be unable to withstand that last arrow."
"Uncle, this won't affect you, will it?"
Chen Yichuan looked pained as he bent down to pick up the three ink feather arrows scattered on the ground.
They could still be reused; they shouldn't be wasted.
Glancing at Chen Yichuan, who was busy picking up his things, Inspector Chen Qinghe said softly, "It won't affect anything. My mission was to wipe out the Poison Snake Cult."
"With Lu Mingshen's head, more than half of the mission is complete."
"As for the other half, you should have finished it, right?"
Inspector Chen Qinghe stepped forward, took out a dagger, and carefully 'packaged' Lu Mingshen's head to take with him.
Seeing this.
Chen Yichuan nodded and said, "The cult members who raided the prison are all dead, except for one Third-Grade Martial Artist!!"
Oh?
Hearing this, Inspector Chen Qinghe smiled slightly. "No need to look for that Third-Grade Martial Artist. Look, he's lying over there."
"That brat tried to sneak up on me, but he was instantly killed by the shock of my internal energy!"
"Heh, you're lucky, Kid Yichuan... You didn't engage in close combat with a Fourth-Rank Martial Artist, otherwise things wouldn't have ended well for you."
"A word of advice: until you've cultivated internal energy, don't provoke martial artists who have it."
At this point, Inspector Chen Qinghe looked serious and patted him on the shoulder.
After tying up Lu Mingshen's head.
With his back to him, Inspector Chen Qinghe waved and said, "Mission accomplished. It's late; go back to sleep. We'll talk about anything else tomorrow!!"
Having said that.
With a movement of his feet, Inspector Chen Qinghe's figure vanished without a trace.
Seeing this.
Chen Yichuan stretched, gathered his tools of the trade, and left the scene... to the County Soldiers who were rushing over.
...
A good day's sleep.
"Open system panel."
The first thing he did upon waking was open the system panel.
Last night, he had added 1 point to his free attributes, causing the other three attributes to undergo frantic involution.
Once the time was up, the talent involution ended.
[Chen Yichuan: Male; Class: Jailer
Talent: Attribute Involution (Unique) (Growth)
Realm: Third-Grade Martial Artist
Strength: 204
agility: 203
constitution: 202
spirit: 200 (Not Activated)
Martial Arts: "Broken Feather Archery" mastery 1632/5000... Folded
Free Attributes: 4
Current Location: Shuangjiang County]
Whoa.
Seeing the clean attribute panel, with every stat breaking the 200 mark.
Chen Yichuan was instantly overjoyed.
"A clean sweep of 200 points across all attributes. It really feels great to look at!!"
"Time to get up!"
Creak.
With a kip-up, the bedboards let out a protest.
...
Shuangjiang County Dungeon.
The place was filled with the corpses of the Poison Snake Cult members.
A large group of County Officials all wore a simultaneous look of joy.
For no other reason than...
Two words: political achievement!!
After a long round of pleasantries lasting two hours, the crowd dispersed.
Only Chen Yichuan, Inspector Chen Qinghe, Zhao Tieniu, and Zhao Ritian, who had just resigned from his post as a Prison Officer, remained.
The four of them sat together in a hall.
"Tieniu? Have you made up your mind? Are you sure you want to go with Uncle Chen to Dongshan Prefecture??"
"Yeah!" Zhao Tieniu pondered for a moment before nodding. "Brother Chuan, I've thought it through. I want to follow Master to Dongshan Prefecture."
"It's more prosperous there, and I can learn martial arts by Master's side."
"Don't worry, I will definitely practice diligently."
Hearing this.
Chen Yichuan nodded; he wasn't worried about Zhao Tieniu's diligence.
It was just a pity.
'Sigh, I had planned to have Tieniu open a tie niu beef noodles shop in Shuangjiang County. Now, it looks like that will be difficult.'
His eyes dazed for a moment, Chen Yichuan then stepped forward slowly and patted Tieniu on the shoulder. "Tieniu, I support your decision, just remember to let your 'Da' know."
Heh.
Hearing this, Tieniu grinned and turned to look at Inspector Chen Qinghe.
"Brother Chuan, Master already sent a carrier pigeon yesterday and got 'Da's' consent."
Whoa.
Chen Yichuan gave his Uncle Chen a deep look. "No wonder Uncle Chen is so composed; he had this planned all along!!"
Heh.
Inspector Chen Qinghe gave a dry laugh and walked over slowly.
"Heh, Kid Yichuan, I didn't expect things to go so smoothly either."
"I thought wiping out the Poison Snake Cult would take four or five days, but with your help, it was shortened by two or three days. Sigh."
At this, he sighed and looked toward the horizon with a troubled expression.
"Kid Yichuan, I have to leave first. I can't stay to wait for Master Luo's return with you."
"Sorry!"
Uh.
The apology caught Chen Yichuan off guard for a moment, and he quickly said it wasn't necessary.
Heh.
Seeing this, Inspector Chen Qinghe smiled faintly and reached into his robe.
In the next second.
A wooden medallion with the inscription of a Six Fan Sect Constable on the front appeared in his palm.
"Catch."
Inspector Chen Qinghe tossed it to him and said, "Heh, the merit from this time is enough for you to be officially promoted ahead of schedule!!"
Promoted ahead of schedule!
He caught the medallion and flipped it over; the name 'Chen Yichuan' was clearly engraved on the back!
Three bright, clear characters.
Seeing this, he was slightly stunned... What 'promoted ahead of schedule'? He had clearly already been entered into the system long ago.
The two smiled at each other, their understanding unspoken.
"A regular Six Fan Sect Constable's medallion is wooden. So, is an Iron-Clad Constable's medallion made of iron?"
Curious, Chen Yichuan immediately asked.
He then received confirmation from Inspector Chen Qinghe that it was exactly as he thought.
"For an Iron-Clad Constable, the medallion is made of iron, and for the two ranks above that, it follows the same pattern."
*Hiss.*
"A Gold-Clad Constable's medallion would be made of gold. Just thinking about it was exciting and thrilling!!"
"Heh, Kid Yichuan, you really are a money-grubber."
"Before I go, I'll give you another gift as a reward for your assistance this time." Inspector Chen Qinghe chuckled and reached into his robe.
Whoa.
A reward.
Hearing this, Chen Yichuan's eyes lit up.
Even Zhao Ritian's eyes went wide, and he even fantasized—could Inspector Chen Qinghe find him pleasing to the eye and reward him with something too?
"Take this, a Third-Grade Martial Art. I obtained it by chance years ago after killing a river pirate."
"This medicinal pill also seems to assist in practicing this martial art. I'll give them both to you!!" Inspector Chen Qinghe pushed the two items toward Chen Yichuan and smiled, patting the non-existent dust off his hands.
Whoa.
'Holy crap, Uncle Chen, you're for real.'
Chen Yichuan looked on excitedly, his gaze then falling upon the two items.