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Chapter 426 [A sword from the future! ]

"Advance payment!"

As He Sheng finished speaking, he suddenly felt that his sensitivity to the spiritual energy in the outside world had greatly increased. Then, strands of spiritual energy continued to flow into his body.

The influx of spiritual energy made his entire body like a reef in the sea, being continuously washed by the sea water. Every time it was washed, some impurities would inevitably be discharged, making the body stronger on the original basis.

Once, twice, three times.
After countless times, he felt a bit like a first-level cultivator. The spiritual energy stopped pouring in and washing away, and it became completely quiet.

In addition, there was a wisp of spiritual energy in the empty Dantian, a wisp of spiritual energy that did not dissipate and remained inside very stably.

It seems that as long as the mind moves, practicing "Tong Xuan Jue" can stimulate the spiritual energy in the dantian, thereby attracting the spiritual energy from the outside world and taking it into the body to continue to strengthen the spiritual energy, flushing the body and making it stronger.

"call--"

After exhaling a breath, he immediately opened the "Advance Future System".

[Advance payment options: "Shadow-killing Blade Technique", "Tongxuan Jue" (minor success). ]

【Number of advance payments available: 0. 】

[Repaying: "Tong Xuan Jue" - 0/1000. 】

He turned his head and looked at the sky outside the window. It was still a long way from dark, so he might as well practice first. He would repay his debts sooner and continue to advance the results of his efforts in the future to become stronger.

Well, thanks to today being the fifth day of the month, the film industry has holidays, such as New Year's Day, Winter Solstice, Lantern Festival, and Mid-Autumn Festival, which will give us five days off.

Of course, because it is a holiday, some people still have to "voluntarily" stay to work overtime. The salary for overtime is an additional subsidy, which is very attractive to people with average family conditions.

Apart from holidays, there is a ten-day break every month. The fifth, fifteenth and twenty-fifth days of the lunar month are ten-day breaks, which are one day off. If there are tasks to be performed, the ten-day break will be cancelled.

As for sick leave, only those who are a hundred households or above have the right to apply for it. The rest is normal marriage and funeral leave. Marriage and funeral are two major events in life, and the superiors will approve them.

For three consecutive hours, he did not eat or drink, and practiced twelve times.

When he stood up, his legs went weak and he fell to his knees with a thud.

"???"

The feeling of weakness overwhelmed him like a tide.

"Can't."

Simply practicing "Tong Xuan Jue" will not be like this. "Tong Xuan Jue" uses the essence, energy and spirit to guide the spiritual energy in the Dantian to circulate in the meridians of the body, and then draws the external spiritual energy into the body.

If I say tired, I may be a little tired physically, but not too tired. The real tiredness is mental, the kind of tiredness that makes you want to fall asleep as soon as possible.

"'Prepayment of the Future System'?"

Besides, he really couldn't think of a second possibility.

"Oh my goodness, so the restriction is here. No wonder, no wonder it emphasizes that the number of advance payments is related to realm. The higher my realm, the stronger my physique, and the more advance payments I can make will naturally increase.

On the contrary, if the realm is not enough and the body is not strong enough, the future that can be advanced is limited, or the limitation of the "Future Prediction System" is a disguised way of protecting myself."

He didn't think anything of it. Such a supermodel's golden finger should have limits. Otherwise, he could advance the future infinitely, as many times as he wanted.

From now on, wouldn't it be right to keep looking for secrets? The more secrets you find, the more you can use them up, and your strength will definitely increase exponentially.

"Have some food."

Soon after, he finished a large bucket of rice, and finally he was not a weakling anymore. If I had to describe it, "coming alive again" would be enough to sum it up.

I have to say that compared to ordinary people, my appetite is a bit big. Fortunately, I am a captain of the Shadow Division, so I don’t have to worry about food and drink. If I were any other profession, I wouldn’t have practiced martial arts, and I would have to think about how to fill my stomach first.

At the same time, they were also thankful that Ancient Fish Country had abundant spiritual energy. Even the energy provided by ordinary rice sold on the market was countless times stronger than when there were hundreds of countries in the future.

If calculated based on the amount of rice at that time, he would have to eat at least a hundred buckets of rice to barely fill his stomach and eliminate the energy loss that his body had anticipated for the future.

"咚咚-"

"safe and sound!"

The night watchman's voice came from outside the street.

"Is it midnight?"

The night watchmen would chant slogans when they were on duty.

As a captain of the Shadow Division, he was very familiar with it.

After all, the two sides might occasionally meet each other when patrolling in the middle of the night.

First watch: Xu time: dry weather, be careful with fire; Second watch: Hai time: close doors and windows, prevent theft; Third watch: Zi time: safe and sound; Fourth watch: Chou time: freezing cold (only used in winter, in other seasons just strike the bangzi); Fifth watch: Yin time: go to bed early and get up early, take care of yourself.

【Xu time: 19:00-21:00
Hai Hour: 21:00-23:00
Midnight: 23:00-01:00
Chou time: 01:00-03:00
Yin time: 03:00-05:00】

He is well aware of the night watchman's professional skills.

"We have to find a way to get the IOU back."

The one who offered him the "olive branch" was the Black Tiger Gang in Songlin County. The name sounded tacky, but the strength was really good. The entire gang had over a thousand members, and was considered the top gang in the county.

Although Songlin County has a population of only about 300,000, there are many gangs, too numerous to count on one's fingers. The smaller ones are composed of 30 to 50 people occupying a street, barely making a living and living by the wishes of the boss in the name of the government. The larger ones are composed of 300 to 500 people, all of whom have backgrounds and supporters, and engage in some illegal and criminal activities.

In the original body's memory, there are more than thirty gangs with names and surnames.

There is no other way. Some poor people will be bullied if they don't join gangs. They can't even make a living by setting up a small stall. Because those gang members will harass you every day, even if you report to the police, it will be useless.

The yamen runners and the constables can only handle it once or twice, but can they handle it five times, six times, or countless times? Do you really think Songlin County is a model county with no crime at all? They are busy.

Over time, more and more people joined the gangs. Of course, those street vendors are nominally members of the gangs, but in reality, don't expect them to stand up and fight to the death.

If it weren't for the fear of being bullied, and if they could pay less money, who would join you?

The little favors given are not even small favors. If you want people to work hard for you, you must have taken the wrong medicine.

"Gambling house."

The Black Tiger Gang runs the only legal gambling house in town, which has a "license" obtained from the government. It must be said that the gentry in the county are very powerful and can get this stuff.

Illegal?

There are too many.

Which gang wouldn't want to get involved in such a lucrative industry as gambling? There are plenty of illegal gambling stalls, which are also the main targets of the film company and the favorite targets.

If you catch one, you will get a lot of money, regardless of the credit. But unfortunately, you can only catch a few in a year.

On the one hand, there were people who tipped off the gambling den, and every year there were always a few unlucky people who were picked out by the centurions to scare the monkeys. On the other hand, some people had connections with the centurions, and the people below knew where the gambling stalls were but did not dare to arrest them.

The Black Tiger Gang's headquarters was naturally set up in the most profitable gambling house. At the same time, they were on guard against other people's small moves against the gambling house.

Background? Who doesn’t have one?
It's nothing more than the gangs under the county masters, the difference between good and bad management, strong and weak. The people at the top will not be killed easily, and the people below will not regret it no matter how many are killed. There will always be people who will voluntarily join in and risk their lives to climb up.

"It's not easy."

Even though He Sheng has made some progress in the "Tong Xuan Jue" and reached the stage of practicing Qi into the body, he is considered a figure. According to the rules of the Shadow Division, he can be promoted from a lieutenant to a small flag, and become a seventh-rank official, and manage ten people.

The problem is, if you don't have money, how can you get promoted? Besides, even if you have strength and money, you still have to see if there are any vacancies. There are no vacancies for small flags in the current Hundred Households Office, so forget it for now.

The Black Tiger Gang is the largest gang in Songlin County, and its small leaders are comparable to Shadow Secretary's small flags, and are also people who practice Qi into their bodies.

Going up, there are hall masters, elders, and gang leaders. The hall master corresponds to the general flag of the shadow department, and the elders and gang leaders correspond to the centurions.

If you really want to be honest, the Hundred Households Office may not be able to defeat the Black Tiger Gang. There is a hundred households in the Hundred Households Office, which is under the jurisdiction of two general flags, and each general flag has five small flags.

Total: One hundred and twelve people (excluding odd jobs and strongmen).

The Black Tiger Gang has more than a dozen chapters and several elders. If a fight breaks out, the Hundred Households will definitely be at a disadvantage.

Of course, the gangs were not crazy enough to have to pay homage to the Hundred Households. If they dared to attack the people of the Shadow Division, it would be a rebellion.

The headquarters does not have a hundred-household-level combat force, so there must be at least several general-flag-level figures in charge.

"No, we can't be reckless and impulsive."

Once you are pinned down, you have to obey the Black Tiger Gang completely. Don't listen?

It’s not that it’s impossible, there’s someone to protect me.

No?

Okay, let’s report to the police.

After reporting, wait for the sunflowers to bloom after being exiled.

"We still need to think about it in the long term."

With the "Advance Future System", he will be able to get the IOU back from the Black Tiger Gang sooner or later.

"Oh~~~"

It is nice to lean against a big tree to enjoy the shade. The ancients were right.

As long as he was a general flag, a pillar of the hundred households, even if this matter caused a sensation, he would probably be protected.

Unfortunately, he was just a lieutenant, a dispensable one. Besides, if he was really the general flag, would he need to borrow money? Even if he borrowed money, if the Black Tiger Gang had the courage, would they dare to make a big deal?

"sleep."

The next day, He Sheng was forced to get up due to his biological clock. After having breakfast, he glanced at the system and hurried to the Hundred Households Office.

[Repaying: "Tong Xuan Jue" - 12/1000. 】

The hundred households are reporting for duty.

Speaking of the time of work, he had to complain that it was earlier than the working hours in his previous life. According to modern time, it was five o'clock!
Don’t order?

You try it.

Unexcused absence: salary deduction or flogging.

Continuous absence: dismissal and investigation (three consecutive days).

However, it's fine after the general flag, the person in charge of the Mao book is not as high-ranking as the general flag. Dare to draw the Mao of the superior, what a bold man!
After counting, they exchanged a few words with their colleagues, and finally, under the call of Xiaoqi, the eleven of them went out to patrol the streets. Recently, for some unknown reason, the patrol missions of the Hundred Households Office have been so dense and suddenly increased.

Usually, patrols were conducted every few days, but now they have to patrol almost every day, which makes everyone complain. But there is nothing they can do, because they are low-level soldiers and have to obey the orders of their superiors.

"Oh, another day of walking."

"Stop talking nonsense and patrol honestly."

Xiaoqi looked at his listless subordinates and rolled his eyes.

"I heard that there was another major murder case in Lin Zongqi's jurisdiction."

"Are you talking about the Wang family's wife poisoning the whole family?"

The flag officer leading the patrol did not stop his lieutenants from chatting. They were really bored from patrolling every day recently, so why not chat a little?

Moreover, unpopular leaders often have a miserable end. Especially in a place like Baihu Suo, every lieutenant knows a few tricks. If you get angry with someone, it is not impossible for him to stab you in the back when suppressing bandits.

"Tell me, what's going on?"

The captains immediately became interested. Why would a woman poison her entire family?

"Hey, it's all because of her gambling husband. He owes several hundred taels of silver at the Black Tiger Casino. The interest alone is enough for their family to earn in a year.

It is said that a gambler named Wang wanted to sell his wife and daughter to the brothel of the Green Wolf Gang to pay off his debts. The women of the Wang family knew what would happen to them after they went in.

So, he made up his mind and got a pack of poison from somewhere, and poisoned the gambler, his parents-in-law, his two daughters, and himself to death.

Before he died, he also set the house on fire. He was so cruel that he didn't let the people from the Black Tiger Casino take advantage of him even after his death. If the night watchman hadn't discovered it in time and woke up the neighbors to put out the fire together, there would have been more than six casualties. "

Everyone tacitly did not mention why they did not leave their daughter alive, because the Black Tiger Gang would never let anyone alive go. It was better to die than to live miserably for the rest of her life.

"Damn, I don't know what the imperial court was thinking, allowing people to openly openly run a gambling house."

"Silence!"

Xiaoqi frowned and scolded the captain who complained about the court.

"If anyone hears this, you will suffer the consequences."

"Yes, yes, Xiaoqi is right."

The captain, who was reprimanded, admitted his mistake honestly.

Xiaoqi is doing this for his own good, so he shouldn't be so heartless.

Last year, a lieutenant cursed the imperial court. Finally, the news reached the ears of the captain. The result was, haha. He had no money to settle the matter, and no background or support, so he was naturally dismissed and investigated.

The whole team was silent for a while, and finally someone started chatting.

"I have some news here. It's about the reason for the intensive patrol missions. Would you like to hear it, colleagues?"

"Fuck away!"

The big guy laughed and cursed.

"Isn't my cousin from the neighboring Zhenbei County? Some time ago, someone killed a yamen runner and his entire family at the gate of the yamen and escaped. I heard, just heard, that he fled to our Songlin County. Zhenbei County has issued a reward of fifty taels of silver."

"How strong are they?" everyone couldn't help but ask. Fifty taels of silver might not be attractive to a small flag, but it was very tempting to the captains.

"He was a man who had practiced Qigong and was said to be an expert at grappling. But when he killed the whole family, he used a dagger, and cut the throats of all eight people.

Wang Xiaoqi said that this person might be involved in several recent bloody incidents in Songlin County. Otherwise, why do you think the patrol missions of our 100-household unit have suddenly become more frequent?
In short, brothers, be careful when you go home. Several constables at the yamen have had their entire families attacked. According to the on-site investigation by the old constable at the yamen gate, they were attacked when they opened the door.

This person probably has a grudge against the officials, or a deep hatred. Otherwise, why would he keep targeting the yamen runners and constables to kill? If things go wrong, our film department’s people are among them.”

One sentence made everyone stop.

We are a bunch of lieutenants who can only bully the common people, exploit the vendors and act domineeringly in front of ordinary gang members. How could we have the strength to challenge a master who has practiced Qi into his body?

What's more, he was a vicious bandit who had cultivated Qi into his body and had killed many people.

Before I knew it, the whole day had passed chatting with my colleagues.

"Everyone, see you tomorrow."

He Sheng was wearing the standard armor of a lieutenant and walking home with a steel knife slung over his waist.

Speaking of his house, it's pretty good.

Unlike ordinary people, this house has its own small courtyard. It is a bit small, but it is a unique experience to drink tea under the trees in the courtyard in the summer to enjoy the cool air.

"Ok?"

He had only been a few meters from the door when he immediately realized something was wrong.

It smells bloody!

He changed his mind almost instantly and did not stop at the gate, but continued to walk forward, as if he was just passing by. Then, he drew the knife from his waist, walked around a long circle, went to the back of his house, and climbed up the wall lightly.

Looking down from above, he found a dark figure crouching in the corner by the door. In the dark figure's hand was a dagger flashing with cold light, as if preparing to launch a sneak attack.

He hasn't offended anyone recently, so why would someone want to kill him?

Never mind, let’s just cut it first.

"bass--"

From top to bottom, the steel knife in his hand chopped down. At the same time, the spiritual energy in his body surged, instantly penetrating the blade, and slashed out an invisible edge.

"Shadow-Killing Sword Technique" - Soul-Severing Slash!

The black shadow sensed the attack and suddenly looked up, facing the knife attack from the future.

(End of this chapter)