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Chapter 116 Bullying goes too far
Wow!
The four direct disciples in front of him, Ouyang Tiezhu, Niu Daping, Dong Zizhuang and Wu Shili, took a step forward at the same time and glared at him.

The already tense atmosphere became even more tense.

Wang Yanjun was confident and pushed the hilt of the sword up a little more with his thumb: "Master Li, he who knows the current situation is a hero."

Li Linfeng's face was cold, and a surge of anger rose from deep within his heart.

Just when this anger was about to explode, he, who had been dealing with the government for many years, developed a bit of rationality and gradually suppressed this anger.

Li Linfeng knew clearly that Wang Yanjun in front of him was not just the head of the Weiwu Division. Behind her stood the Great Zhou Dynasty court, and the county magistrate Chu Yiwu, a martial artist in the Qi Hai realm, supported them.

Not someone he could afford to offend.

Not to mention that Wang Yanjun’s cultivation in the Qi-nourishing realm is comparable to his.

Even if he felt aggrieved, he had to endure it.

Li Linfeng's glaring eyes gradually narrowed, and his tone became calm: "I can only support two of your direct disciples, five inner courtyard disciples, and fifteen outer courtyard disciples."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Linfeng's eyes became sharp, and a murderous aura emanated from his body.

Seeing that the strikes were almost complete, Wang Yanjun suddenly retracted the sword in his hand, a kind smile appeared on his face, and he clasped his fists and said, "Master Li is indeed kind and righteous. I would like to thank Master Li on behalf of the people of the county. Now that it has been decided, we will wait for the heroes of Linfeng Hall outside the West City Gate at 11:00 am tomorrow morning, and go up the mountain to kill the tiger together."

Li Linfeng said calmly, "Do you have anything else to do? If not, I will send you away."

Wang Yanjun didn't take it seriously. He put away the long sword at his waist and walked out with other officials and servants from the Weiwu Division. "Thank you for your hard work, Master Li."

"Too deceiving."

As soon as Wang Yanjun and others left, Dong Zizhuang, who was always impatient, felt furious and couldn't help but start cursing.

But he also knew that when you live under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.

Faced with the powerful Zhou Dynasty court, they were helpless.

The arms cannot twist the thighs.

After a while, when everyone's emotions had calmed down, Li Linfeng said to them, "Ouyang and Xiaowu were injured not long ago. Daping and Zizhuang, you two should lead the others this time."

"The road may be dangerous, so both of you should bring a weapon that is suitable for you. Once this matter is over, you can forget about paying tribute to me in the future. You don't have to pay me any more."

Niu Daping and Dong Zizhuang looked at each other and agreed, "Yes, Master."

Wait until the next day.

When Shen Qing returned to Linfeng Hall, he found that the entire courtyard was completely deserted, with no one at the door.

There were only a handful of people in the gym, practicing their moves listlessly.

After a little inquiry, Shen Qing heard from Ouyang Tiezhu what happened in the hall yesterday.

"They don't take us seriously at all." Ouyang Tiezhu stuck a finger into the wooden man and said indignantly: "Damn it!"

Shen Qing said nothing and kept his head down.

He knew that complaining was useless.

This world speaks based on your ability.

Wang Yanjun is capable and the county government has a strong fist, so he naturally has a stronger backbone.

On the other hand, Li Linfeng has no backing and his cultivation level is not as high as theirs, so he doesn't have much confidence.

Ouyang Tiezhu felt bored seeing Shen Qing being so sullen, so he said no more, sighed deeply and left the inner courtyard.

In the next few days, even if Linfengtang faced great difficulties, Li Linfeng would fulfill his promise to Shen Qing.

Shen Qing could eat a portion of nourishing medicinal food almost every day, and soak in a valuable medicinal bath. His cultivation progress began to increase at a speed visible to the naked eye. In the blink of an eye, more than a month had passed.

During this period, Shen Qing practiced various martial arts and made rapid progress in all of them.

He has already cultivated the Nine Revolutions Profound Art to the third level, which is incredibly fast.

Every time the Qi and blood reversed, the burning energy of the moves became more obvious, and there was even a hint of red light, as if it was burning.

If controlled well, the side effects can be suppressed to within two breaths.

The Blood Domination Skill, Dragon Roar Iron Shirt and Wind Finger were equally powerful, making the tendons all over his body look like small mountains, which was extremely terrifying.

There was a knock on the door.

Shen Qing stopped practicing and shouted, "Come in."

Tian Xiaohu, who was standing outside the door, walked in with a cloth bag and said, "This is the salary collected this month."

Shen Qing took it and frowned, "So little?"

He felt it briefly and found that there were only ten taels of silver at most, more than half less than before, not to mention that the territory where they collected protection fees had expanded a bit.

Tian Xiaohu said helplessly: "For some reason, many people have either moved to the inner city or left Taiping County recently. The number of residents in the shantytowns has decreased a lot compared to the previous few months, so we naturally can't collect much money."

The situation in Taiping County seemed to have gotten worse.

Shen Qing asked, "We came together from Hongshan Village. Have many of them moved to the inner city?"

"Almost half of them have been moved there." Tian Xiaohu said truthfully.

Shen Qing pondered for a while and said, "Look around the city these days to see if there is a suitable house. We can move in. After all, the inner city has high and thick walls, so it is safer. Remember to rent instead of buying. Taiping County is a bit turbulent right now, and house prices are unstable. It's not worth buying."

"Okay, I'll go ask around later." Tian Xiaohu agreed without even thinking about it.

"Go ahead, practice hard after you finish this."

Tian Xiaohu nodded and stepped back.

Shen Qing calculated the time by counting on his fingers. It was almost a month and a half. The fifty-stone bow that he asked Kiln Master Ruan to cast should be ready soon.

He took the silver and gold leaves that he had prepared from home, put them on his chest, and left the shantytown.

Walking on the streets of the inner city, Shen Qing discovered that the number of pedestrians on the streets was more than 30% less than before, and the bustling atmosphere of the past had disappeared a lot.

The surrounding area is filled with unpleasant smells such as feces, urine, sweat, etc.

Shen Qing lowered his head and glanced. On the street ahead, there happened to be a pool of freshly poured feces and urine. It was yellow and spread across the entire street.

He had to jump across to avoid stepping on the shit and piss water.

Some people didn't notice the yellow stain and stepped on it, leaving a long trail of shoe prints on the ground, making the already foul smell even more pervasive.

Just as Shen Qing held his breath and tried his best to avoid these footprints, he had no idea that he had been targeted by others.

A man in simple clothes passed by him in front of him, and Shen Qing suddenly felt a sense of emptiness in his chest.

When he left home, all the silver he had brought with him was gone.

Shen Qing immediately woke up from his thoughts and reacted very quickly.

Before the other party could pull away, he grabbed the other party's wrist and held the other party tightly with one hand like an iron clamp.

"My dear fellow, did you take my things?"

(End of this chapter)