Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 338 Prefect of Hongdu: Investigating the murderer will take a very long time.

Li family!

When Liu Xinyuan, the prefect of Hongdu Prefecture, arrived at the Li family, he saw Li Zhe and the other members of the Li family lying in a pool of blood, and his mouth twitched incessantly.

"Sir, this..."

"Something serious has happened."

Liu Xinyuan smiled bitterly. He received a report from the city's garrison captain that a powerful figure had entered Hongdu Prefecture, so he immediately became vigilant. The Li family was not far from the government office, and when he sensed a powerful aura emanating from this area, he rushed over immediately, but he was still a step too late.

"My lord, could it be that a spy from Han Kingdom infiltrated and massacred the entire Li family?"

"Shut up."

Liu Xinyuan gave a shout. He saw a piece of paper on the table in the yard, and with his eyesight, he could clearly see the words on it.

Mr. Jianan Zhujia.

Former Deputy Director of the Military Affairs Department, and a high-ranking official in the Quzhou Prefecture government twenty years ago.

Twenty years ago, he happened to be learning martial arts at the Quzhou Prefecture Martial Arts School and had met this Lord Jia. He had also listened to Lord Jia's martial arts teachings and guidance.

This letter was left to him by Lord Jia.

[Xin Yuan: The Li family sent assassins to kill Lin Chen's family members, which I discovered. As Lin Chen is my disciple, how could I stand idly by? Today, the massacre of the entire Li family was done by the old man alone. As a magistrate, Xin Yuan, you should report this matter according to your duty. — Jia Nanzhu]

Who is Lin Chen?

Liu Xinyuan was naturally aware that he was the number one prodigy of the younger generation in Daliang, ranking first on the Hidden Dragon List.

He just didn't expect that Lord Jia was actually Lin Chen's teacher, and he didn't expect that the Li family would send people to assassinate Lin Chen's family.

How dare the Li family do that?

This is an act of utterly rebellious and outrageous dissent.

If it hadn't been left by Lord Jia himself, he would never have believed it if it had been left by someone else.

"Sir, what should we do next?"

A close subordinate asked, "If the news of the massacre of the entire Li family reaches the battlefield or Lord Li himself, it will surely enrage him, and Hongdu Prefecture will also bear the responsibility for failing to protect them."

Unless the perpetrator is caught and Lord Li is given an explanation.

"Close the gates of the Li family and do not allow these servants of the Li family to leave. I will personally report this matter to my superiors."

Arrests?

Liu Xinyuan never even considered that Lord Jia was a third-rank martial artist. Although he had begun to decline, he was still far beyond Liu Xinyuan's reach, unless he chose to fight Lord Jia to the point of mutual destruction.

However, there is no need for that.

He believed that Lord Jia would not lie about this matter. The Li family had indeed targeted Lin Chen's family. Lord Jia could also report this matter to the court, and the court would surely punish the Li family. However, Lord Jia was clearly afraid of the possibility of Li Yuan using any means to protect his son, which was why he resorted to such extreme measures to retaliate.

He had little contact with the Li family, but he had a familial bond with Lord Jia, and he also felt disgusted by the Li family's actions against Lin Chen's family.

He knew perfectly well which side to help.

Reporting to his superiors was definitely necessary, but he could investigate for several hours, giving Lord Jia some time. As for the paper... Liu Xinyuan held it in his hand, and it turned into dust in his palm.

I'm sorry, he hasn't seen the letter left by Lord Jia.

The identity of the murderer remains to be investigated.

The reason we are not reporting it now is because we have not found any clues. We will report it to our superiors after we find some clues.

……

……

Leave the fire path.

Deep in the valley, two middle-aged men were idly guarding the valley entrance.

“I applied to the Duke twice to go to the battlefield, but he disagreed both times. What are we supposed to do if we don’t go to the battlefield? Are you suggesting we send those young people to the battlefield?”

“Old Qian, the Duke must have his reasons for making this arrangement. There is a fire beneath this formation, so we must prevent others from breaking in and damaging it.”

"The flames within the formation are slowly awakening, there's no need to defend it at all. No one can get in. It's better to let me go to the battlefield and kill a few more Zheng and Han warriors." The middle-aged man known as Old Qian muttered a few words: "We used to be in the southernmost part of Daliang, and we often fought with the three islands of the Spratly Islands. Now that there's no movement from the Spratly Islands, I'm just watching the battles between Lingxiao City and Zheng, and between the Northern Frontier and Han. My hands are itching to join in."

“Old Qian, I hope we never have the chance to go to the battlefield. It’s not that I’m afraid of dying. If the court doesn’t conscript our Zhennan Army, it means that in the war against Han and Zheng, our Great Liang is not at a disadvantage. But if the court conscripts our Zhennan Army, you should know what that means.”

Hearing this, Lao Qian fell silent.

He certainly knew what it meant for the imperial court to summon the Zhennan Army.

The Zhennan Army is the southern defense line of Daliang. Since the Duke of Fang led the troops, the Zhennan Army has recovered all the southern territory of Daliang, except for the three islands of Nansha.

If the imperial court were to mobilize their Zhennan Army to march north, it would mean that the Great Liang was at a disadvantage in its battles against the Han and Zheng kingdoms, and that there were not enough warriors from other factions.

"Let's stay here and wait until later..."

Before the other middle-aged man could finish speaking, his expression suddenly changed, and he and Old Qian looked at the jade tablet at the same time.

At this moment, the jade tablet trembled, cracks suddenly appeared below it, and flames shot into the sky.

"Oh no, Li Huo has fully awakened and is about to break free."

The two men's expressions changed instantly: "Old Qian, you stay here and watch over things. I'll go and inform the adults."

The companions quickly headed towards the valley entrance. Old Qian stared intently at the jade tablet. The Duke's task for them was to keep a close eye on the formation below and to notify everyone immediately once the fire was fully awakened.

Ten breaths later, several powerful auras arrived together, and seven elders appeared at the entrance of the valley. Fang Funan said in a deep voice, "No matter what, we must not let Li Huo enter the Li Huo Dao range after it breaks free from the formation."

"Yes!"

The elders responded in unison. All of these elders were high-ranking martial artists. There were a total of ten high-ranking martial artists in the Zhennan Army. Apart from the three in charge of military affairs, all the others came.

Fang Funan looked at the jade tablet in front of him with a complicated expression.

Two months ago, he immediately sent the news that Lin Chen was trapped in the formation and had not come out. The Left Prime Minister and Lord Liang both came here, but unfortunately, neither of them could enter the formation.

The power of the Blazing Fire was too great; even a first-rank martial artist could not withstand it.

The previous dynasty, the Great Qi, used the full power of the nation to seal this Li Fire. Over the years, the power of this Li Fire has not only not decreased but has actually increased.

Afterwards, he also found out that Li Huo had been revived because of some action taken on the three islands in the Spratly Islands.

Given his temperament, he would love to lead his troops to wipe out the three islands of the Spratly Islands. However, the Han Kingdom and the Zheng Kingdom have declared war on the Great Liang at the same time and launched attacks on the Great Liang in the direction of the Northern Frontier and Lingxiao City. If he were to start a war with the three islands of the Spratly Islands, the number of warriors in the Great Liang would be insufficient to sustain the battle.

Battles between nations are not simply a matter of considering the strength of the two countries. Besides the Great Liang, Han, and Zheng, there are six other nations on this land. For example, the Xiang Kingdom has always been close to the Han Kingdom and has been eyeing the Great Liang covetously. If the Xiang Kingdom were to start a war on the three islands in the Spratly Islands, who could guarantee that the Xiang Kingdom would not launch a surprise attack on the Great Liang?
Keeping the Zhennan Army around is not only to intimidate the south, but also to intimidate the other countries.

Daliang is not yet at its wit's end.

But Fang Funan will definitely avenge this grudge.

A few dozen breaths later, an old man at the scene looked surprised.

"The fire wave has actually subsided?"

According to their predictions, once the fire awakens and breaks the seal, the waves of fire will only grow stronger and stronger until the seal is completely broken.

But the fire wave only lasted for a few dozen breaths before suddenly disappearing.

Fang Funan's figure flashed and appeared below the jade tablet. When he sensed the situation inside the formation, his old eyes showed surprise.

The waves of fire that had filled the entire formation receded.

……

……

In the formation.

A giant ten feet tall was fighting a fire dragon in the sea of ​​fire.

Each impact from the fire dragon caused the giant to stagger, but the flames spewed by the dragon did not harm the giant at all.

Although the giant was enormous, his movements were extremely swift. He caught the fire dragon several times, but each time he caught it, the fire dragon would dissipate, turning into flames that slipped away from his palm, and then reformed not far away.

Neither side can do anything about the other.

P.S.: Sorry, I ran into some things today, so I'll only post one update for now. I'll make up for it with three updates tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)