The years when I explored the fairyland.

Chapter 27: Captain Wang, please help me

After making some arrangements, Fan Zhong immediately harnessed the donkey cart and hurried towards Baisha City.

The three little guys were not idle either. Xu Cheng had an injured arm and couldn't move, so he directed Fan Tiehu to decoct medicine.

In addition to the commonly used qi-replenishing and blood-nourishing soup, he was also preparing a medicinal bath for Chu Zhou. He also had to chop wood and boil water, so it was quite busy.

As for Yi Huai, he moved some items that were inconvenient to find, such as money obtained from looting corpses, secret books, even gold bars, straw raincoats and hats, into the underground secret room.

Chu Zhou had a rare quiet time, and he didn't do anything else. He just took a small stool and sat at the door of Xuanzhen Temple.

Looking at the more than 20 corpses dragged outside, looking at Uncle Dong who was wearing funeral clothes, looking at the gradually brightening sky, and the smoke rising in the distance, his expression became increasingly gloomy.

When things happened, he was absolutely decisive and acted without any hesitation.

The two bone-training warriors were killed without hesitation. They also killed the tattered Taoist priest who had sensed the threat and attacked him in the middle of the night. As for the County Magistrate Xue, he was sent to die if he wanted to...

When doing these things, Chu Zhou really didn't feel anything. He just felt that it was the right thing to do, so he did it.

However, when I reflect and review it now, I feel a little scared.

Thinking about last night's experience, there were actually many times when it was extremely dangerous.

For example, he knew that Wei Jinkui and his family were about to leave the Iron Spear Martial Arts School, but he was so arrogant that he was not on guard at all.

If it weren't for Uncle Dong risking his life to warn him, he might not be afraid, but if things went wrong, one of his fellow apprentices might have been killed by the man in black.

If he had made some early warning preparations, Dong Bo probably wouldn't have died.

Furthermore, in fighting ghosts with the tattered Taoist priest and destroying the nameless warrior, Chu Zhou seemed to have an absolute advantage and was almost crushing them in the fight.

But if you think about it carefully, it means that they have no tacit understanding and no cooperation.
Otherwise, when the ghost and the five ghost babies were fighting, the nameless warrior was willing to stop Chu Zhou for a moment.

It’s really hard to say what the ending will be!
Of course, Chu Zhou didn’t think there was anything wrong with him going to kill them, he just thought that his strength was too weak.

The later stage of body tempering is still not good enough, I have to practice body strength anyway!

Therefore, we must intensify our cultivation!

His thoughts drifted far away, and Chu Zhou thought again about the deaths of County Magistrate Xue and the ragged Taoist priest. What kind of waves would that cause?
Reporting to the police is a good way to solve some of the apparent crises, but it is not enough.

Be it Chu Zhou or Fan Zhong, they both have limited knowledge, especially about the structure and situation of the upper echelons of Baisha City, about which they have almost no understanding.

So, my uncle Wei, when can you come back?

If there is someone who knows what’s going on here, maybe my Xuanzhen Temple will be able to reach a higher level!
……

near noon,

Fan Zhong rushed back again, followed by a group of yamen runners.

The leader was a sturdy man with a slender figure, steady steps, and a pair of eyes like an eagle or a hawk, extremely sharp.

He had a long sword on his waist and held it with one hand. When he arrived at the entrance of Xuanzhen Temple, he saw more than 20 corpses lined up in a row and licked his lips unconsciously.

"Master, this is Captain Wang from the County Court's Express Squad, who is in charge of investigating and arresting criminals. The County Magistrate attaches great importance to our report, so he ordered Captain Wang to bring people to investigate."

"Captain Wang, this is the new abbot of my Taoist temple, the eldest disciple of Taoist Xuanzhen, Taoist Chu!"

Fan Zhong was in the middle and introduced both parties. Chu Zhou stood up, bowed, and said, "Then I'll have to trouble Captain Wang."

"It's your job!"

Captain Wang looked at the young and somewhat over-the-top abbot in front of him without any contempt. Maybe he had looked at him like that before, but after looking at the corpses outside, he no longer dared to do that.

"If it's convenient, can I let my men investigate it?"

"Of course, please!"

"Thank you!"

After a few words of greeting, Captain Wang waved his hand, and the team of eight or nine detectives he led immediately started moving.

Some of them went to look through the corpse and examined it with various tools. They were obviously coroners.

Some stepped into Xuanzhen Temple and searched around to check for traces of battle.

Even Captain Wang himself said "I'm sorry" and walked into the hall.

Captain Wang, whose full name is Wang Baoren, has the title of "Wu Xiucai" and is very knowledgeable in investigating cases, interrogating and tracking. After he lost hope in the military examination, he filled the vacancy of the captain of Baisha City.

There are three shifts of yamen runners, headed by the fast shift, and he is the head of the fast shift. In other words, he is the direct leader of the entire yamen's constable class.

He himself is also a martial artist who has mastered bone training. The only one stronger than him in the entire yamen is the county lieutenant.

Captain Wang was a truly experienced official. He just took a walk around the Xuanzhen Temple, met a few young Taoist priests, and looked through the corpses. A lot of ideas came to his mind.

After several of his men returned and reported the situation to him, and after hearing some information from the coroner, he was able to almost reconstruct the entire course of the battle.

However, the more he saw, the clearer he understood. When he looked at the young Taoist priests, especially the one sitting at the door, whose back seemed to care nothing, his eyes became more and more shocked.

Until finally, a short, young-looking young detective walked up to him and muttered something softly.

"Master, we can basically confirm that it is the group of hooligans in the east of the city. The leader is Lai San, who is also the one County Magistrate Xue has brought in."

Captain Wang was not surprised at all. He just nodded slightly to indicate that he understood.

Then, after a slight hesitation, he walked in front of Chu Zhou again and said, "Master Chu, the basic exploration has been completed. We need to take all the bodies away. Is that convenient?"

"Of course it's convenient. Take them all away. There are so many bodies here. I don't know what to do with them!"

"Well, when I get back, I'll send someone with a car to tow it away."

"Don't bother making things so difficult. I have a donkey cart in Xuanzhen Temple that can help you." As he said that, Chu Zhou called out to Fan Zhong, who had already come over pulling a donkey cart.

"Then I'll trouble you, Taoist Priest!"

Captain Wang did not refuse, but smiled and bowed, but then he changed the subject and spoke more sharply: "But, according to the Taoist priest, who are these people? Why do they have to kill people at midnight?
Also, does Xuanzhen Temple have any enemies? Or has it violated someone's interests?" Chu Zhou was also laughing: "My Xuanzhen Temple is a place for practicing Taoism, how could it have enemies? As for why they broke into the house and killed people, I need to trouble Captain Wang to investigate."

Captain Wang was not angry after hitting a soft nail, but asked again: "By the way, in addition to this place, thieves also broke into Xue's mansion in the city last night, killing the county magistrate Xue, eight guards, an old Taoist priest, a martial artist who had perfected bone training, and 23 others with varying degrees of injury.

I wonder if Taoist Priest Chu knows about this?"

"Huh? Such a big case!"

Chu Zhou looked dumbfounded: "Where did this lunatic come from? How dare he kill someone in the city, and the one he killed was the county magistrate. Is he going to die?!

I wonder if Captain Wang can find out who did it?"

"Of course I don't know!"

"Something happened here, and something happened in Xue Mansion too. It seems like things have been really uneasy during this period!"

"It will be fine."

While they were talking, the detectives had finished their work. Fan Zhong once again pulled the donkey cart over, and a group of detectives started piling up the corpses.

In order to avoid scaring people, two layers of straw mats were covered on top, but it looked quite perfunctory.

"Master, it's ready!" The young-looking constable came closer and spoke to Captain Wang.

Captain Wang also nodded and said to Chu Zhou: "I have one last question. I don't know if I should ask it or not."

Chu Zhou said indifferently: "Whatever you want!"

“I looked at the damage to Xuanzhen Temple and checked the injuries on the bodies. Among these people, there are two real masters, warriors who have achieved success in bone training.

I heard that they were all killed by Taoist Priest Chu?"

"Of course!" Chu Zhou nodded and asked, "Why, Captain Wang, you don't believe that I have the ability?"

"If I remember correctly, the young Taoist priest should be seventeen this year, right?"

"I'm eighteen now. After the New Year, I'll be one year older!"

Captain Wang exclaimed: "At only 18 years old, he can kill two bone-training warriors. He is truly a genius. I have to verify it."

Chu Zhou was still laughing: "Then I wonder how Captain Wang is going to verify it? Fight with me and decide who wins?"

"Haha, no need to go through so much trouble, just give me a hand."

As Captain Wang said this, he clenched his right hand into a fist and stretched it out, revealing his thick joints and taut muscles.

He added: "Master, please don't blame me. I have to report to my superiors when I go back, so I need some solid evidence."

"Yes, I forgot to mention that I am a martial arts scholar. Although my strength is not that great, after so many years of hard work, I have also reached the bone training realm."

"Please give me some advice, young Taoist priest!"

He spoke beautifully, but the unquestionable tone in his words almost overflowed, as if he had made this trip today just for this chance to help.

As he spoke, the group of detectives gathered around him, each of them standing up with their knives drawn, their faces expressionless.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Xu Cheng, Yi Huai and Fan Tiehu also came out and stood behind Chu Zhou with unfriendly expressions.

However, they are still young and lack much momentum.

Chu Zhou remained calm. He looked at Captain Wang who was holding out his hand, then looked at the constable behind him, and asked with a smile, "Are you sure?"

"Of course I am sure!"

"Well!"

As Chu Zhou said this, he stretched out his right hand, extended his arm slightly forward, and placed it together with Captain Wang's arm.

Boom!
In just a moment, the sound of the tendons bouncing was heard, followed by the tense membrane, the friction of bones, the force of muscles, and the penetration of strength...

Jump, jump, jump!

Bang bang bang!

It was visible to the naked eye that Chu Zhou and Captain Wang were gathering their strength. Their bodies did not move, but their whole bodies seemed to be sinking.

Chu Zhou spoke again and asked, "Is this enough?"

Captain Wang's face twitched, and a deep voice rang out: "It's still a little short!"

"Oh, then I'll try harder!"

Speaking of adding force, of course you have to add force, so a force surges out from the body, transmits along the arm, and explodes at the point where it touches the skin.

boom!
With a crisp sound, Captain Wang could no longer control his body. His feet left the ground as if he was about to fly.

But at this moment, Chu Zhou stretched out his hand, pulled, and pushed Captain Wang back to his original position.

Chu Zhou slowly withdrew his hand, smiled and bowed, saying: "Captain Wang, you have great skills!"

Captain Wang also clasped his fists and bowed, saying, "The young Taoist priest is truly brilliant."

Having said this, he added: "Since the matter is settled, shall we go back now?"

"Then I'll have to trouble Captain Wang with my Xuanzhen Temple case."

"Of course, let's go now!"

With a wave of his hand, Captain Wang turned around and left, and behind him, a group of constables followed in donkey carts.

When the sight of the back disappeared, the young constable with a childish face immediately stepped forward and said, "Master, are we going back like this?"

　Happy New Year to everyone. I would like to send you a happy new year. Is it too much to ask for your support?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)