Above the Great Dao
Chapter 173 - 98 Sir, You’re Not Ruthless Enough

Chapter 173: Chapter 98 Sir, You’re Not Ruthless Enough

Chen Shi squeezed through the crowd and took off his hat, throwing it casually by the roadside.

His clothes were somewhat long, so he tore off a piece and wrapped it around his palm. Biting it, he tied a knot on the back of his hand, gripping it firmly. It felt right in his hand.

The fabric was coarse hemp, but it provided a good grip.

"With this, I won’t have to worry about the knife slipping when it gets bloody."

At that moment, the sky filled with the sound of Thunder Sound. Chen Shi looked up, only to see that dark clouds had covered the clear sky. The air was moist with the promise of impending rain.

Chen Shi called out to Black Pot, "Black Pot, have you seen Mr. Fu?"

Black Pot immediately led the way, and Chen followed it, weaving through the streets, soon arriving at the home of County Magistrate Zheng Shiyun.

County Magistrate Zheng had held his position for many years in Xinxiang County, wielding power and influence. He was a man who knew how to work the system, leaving him with few enemies in Xinxiang County.

However, at this moment, his home was filled with wails of despair. Chen Shi burst in only to see the Zheng family’s house servants scattered on the ground. Zheng Shiyun himself had been impaled through the chest with a bamboo pole, stuck against the wall. It was not a fatal wound, and he was crying out in pain.

Zheng Shiyun’s family, old and young, were at a loss. They tried to pull out the bamboo pole but could not budge it. They tried to pull Zheng off the pole, but the end that had entered his body had splintered, embedding into his flesh. Pulling it out would tear the flesh as well.

"All the Government Officials at the county office were sent away, leaving it unguarded. No one came to check when they heard the fight. Only County Magistrate Zheng could have given such an order. Therefore, County Magistrate Zheng knows who that noble lady is! Mr. Fu came here to force him to reveal her identity."

Chen Shi grabbed the bamboo pole, "County Magistrate Zheng, the noble lady who bought the Divine Embryo from Shen Yusheng, who exactly is she?"

Zheng Shiyun, suffering unbearable pain and dripping with sweat, clenched his teeth and hissed, "You also want to know who the noble lady is, alright! I’ll tell you! It’s the Li Family, Governor Li’s household! Do you dare to provoke them? You only dare to deal with me! Who have I offended?"

Chen Shi pulled out the bamboo pole, and Zheng Shiyun screamed in agony but was at least freed from the wall, although the split bamboo tore off pieces of his flesh.

Chen Shi examined the bamboo pole, which seemed to have been snapped off from Wencai Academy. It was very tough in texture. Fu Leisheng’s strength had caused one end to break.

With a stern expression, Chen Shi inquired, "Ten years ago, the top Child Scholar in the fifty provinces, who sold his Divine Embryo? And who bought it?"

Zheng Shiyun replied, "Ten years ago, I was not yet a County Magistrate, how could I have the authority to sell his Divine Embryo? The people who sold the Divine Embryo that year are all dead. It was said that the buyer, fearing the leak of information, had them killed."

"How many Divine Embryos have you sold over these years, Mr. Zheng?" Chen Shi asked.

Zheng Shiyun, on alert, replied cautiously, "I have never sold any. Had it not been for the personal inquiry from Governor Li’s family, why would I engage in such a deplorable act?"

Chen Shi, carrying the bamboo pole, walked out. As he walked, he broke off the damaged end of the pole.

The bamboo pole was originally as tall as a man; after he broke off a section, it was only about three feet long.

Watching him leave the Zheng residence, Zheng Shiyun secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"I don’t believe it."

Chen Shi’s voice came from beyond the wall.

Startled, Zheng Shiyun listened as outside, Chen Shi held the Sword technique with his left hand. True Qi surged into the bamboo pole, turning it into a sword. Following his Sword technique, it shot out like lightning. The tremendous force pierced through the wall, penetrating Zheng Shiyun’s throat.

Zheng Shiyun flew backward, crashing into an old tree in his home, hanging three or four feet off the ground.

"Meridian Evil Slayer Sword... it can be used like this too?"

His limbs went limp, hanging motionless.

Cries of despair came from the Zheng residence.

"Those who steal the Divine Embryo must die!"

Chen Shi departed, "Mr. Fu refuses to dirty his hands, so I’ll do it for him!"

"Chen Shi, what are you doing here?"

Led by the black dog, Chen Shi caught up with Fu Leisheng. Fu Leisheng frowned deeply, stopped walking, and shouted, "Today is your lucky day. You are Xinxiang’s number one, the True God has descended, blessing you with a Divine Embryo. You are destined to soar! Are you giving up fame and fortune?"

He stood at the corner of a family house in the street where a bunch of bamboo poles, about twenty or thirty, were gathered next to a woodcutter’s axe.

"Mr. Fu, you still aren’t ruthless enough."

Seeing this, Chen Shi knew he was there for the bamboo. He immediately stepped forward, grabbed the woodcutter’s axe, and began cutting the slender bamboo poles into three to four-foot lengths, sharpening one end to make a bundle, which he carried on his back.

"A scholar set on killing, I can’t be at ease." Chen Shi gripped the axe, the hemp fabric on his hand fitting perfectly.

Fu Leisheng, meanwhile, had his eye on the house’s bamboo, about seventeen feet long and extremely tough.

He emitted a Sword Qi that trimmed the bamboo’s tip, then picked up the bamboo and walked off, saying coldly, "I am prepared to die; once there, I won’t be able to watch out for you!"

The house’s owner came out looking for the woodcutter’s axe, only to find the axe gone and the bamboo messily cut. The long bamboo had also been taken, causing him to curse loudly.

The two reached the docks by Qingqu River and flagged down a painted-boat. Chen Shi asked, "Boat girl, do you know where Governor Li’s family resides?"

Recognizing Chen Shi, the boat girl on the painted boat smiled, "I remember you, you’re one with money, not like those paupers! Governor Li’s family resides on East Street, in a mansion owned by a wealthy merchant from Lingnan, quite large indeed! What do you need this information for?"

"To deliver a bundle of firewood!"

Chen Shi jumped onto the painted boat and tossed her a silver ingot, saying, "Please, take us there."

Seeing it was a two or three liang silver ingot, the boat girl’s eyebrows curled up in a smile. "Alright! Dad, hurry up! These two are out for revenge. Let’s drop them off and quickly get away; we don’t want to get involved!"

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