A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 188 Tao Rong
Duan Rong returned from Heihugang when it was just dawn.

He had consumed a lot of energy on this trip and nearly ran his chestnut horse to death. In the morning, when he went to the dealership to return the horse, the old man who inspected the horse had a sullen face and deducted half of his deposit.

He had gone to the Wild Boar Forest before, and although his horse had been running so hard that it foamed at the mouth, there would always be a few days between entering and leaving the Wild Boar Forest so that the horse could rest.

But this time, he ran back and forth overnight. Moreover, most of the horses in the carriage company were not really good horses, and could not be compared with the horses of the escort team.

Although half of his deposit was deducted, Duan Rong did not want to argue and just accepted it.

You can't make a big fuss just for this little bit of money. If that happens, your behavior will be exposed and that would not be worth it.

When Duan Rong walked out of the car dealership, he had already put the matter aside. He crossed the street and walked to the beef soup stall diagonally opposite and sat down.

Duan Rong discovered that after he killed someone, his hands couldn't stop shaking. This problem only happened twice recently, but it seemed to have disappeared.

He didn't know whether this was called adaptation or numbness.

Duan Rong drank a big bowl of beef soup and ate three large pancakes before he stood up, burped, and walked back to Liulu with unsteady steps.

After returning to Liulu, he climbed onto the bed and slept until the afternoon.

After waking up, Duan Rong washed himself thoroughly inside and out in the yard, naked. Then he put on his clothes and went to the street to have lunch. After lunch, he returned to Liulu and stood in the stance until dusk.

Seeing the setting sun casting golden light on the willow trees in the courtyard, Duan Rong stopped practicing, wiped the sweat from his forehead and body with a wet towel, then he moved his eyes, left the escort agency, and went straight to a teahouse not far from the government office.

Duan Rong went up to the second floor, picked a seat by the window and walked down, ordered a pot of tea and a plate of snacks, and while drinking the tea, his eyes were always fixed on the window.

Looking down from this position, you can just see the main entrance of the county office.

There were many people chatting in the teahouse. Duan Rong had an idea and wanted to listen to the latest discussions, so he suddenly released his spiritual consciousness.

The external divine consciousness completely covered the teahouse on the second floor.

All the noises around Duan Rong's ears suddenly became like a screen full of exploding bullet screens, gathering into a sea of messages...

Duan Rong quickly sifted through the news, most of which were gossip about other people's private affairs.

Several tables of tea drinkers were discussing how the Ximen family had been robbed by bandits on the road that morning. They made up all kinds of stories with details, and if Duan Rong didn't know the whole story very well, he might have been fooled by those lobbyists.

However, there was still one piece of information that caught Duan Rong's attention. It was that a table of guests said that Tao Rong, the son of Tao Jiusong, the owner of the weapons shop, had recently achieved the fourth level of the Inner Breath Realm.

Duan Rong couldn't help but feel annoyed when he heard this message. "Another great success."

Duan Rong immediately withdrew his consciousness. According to the news, there was a table sitting in the corner of the second floor, where a few thieves were discussing the matter of scouting. Duan Rong only glanced at them and ignored them. As long as the scouting did not step on his head, he would not care. Duan Rong did not even want to know who they stepped on.

The world is so big, there must be a few rats, right?

When Duan Rong drank half of the tea, it was already dusk outside the window and lanterns were hung at the gate of the yamen.

In the dim twilight, a familiar figure suddenly walked out of the yamen. Duan Rong caught a glimpse of the figure, and immediately stood up and quickly walked out of the teahouse.

Yang Zhen looked exhausted and walked out of the county office with heavy steps.

The night before yesterday, Xie Daohan and Fan Yuanhai teamed up to capture the evil doctor Shen Ping in the brothel in Jinmao Lane.

Shen Ping is a master at the first level of the Qi realm, and is quite good at using poison.

When the two captured Shen Ping, they had already severely injured him. They stripped him of his clothes on the spot and put him in the death row like a hairless dead dog.

In the past two days, Xie Daohan and Fan Yuanhai took turns interrogating him. During the afternoon interrogation, Fan Yuanhai even destroyed Shen Ping's Dantian.

Yang Zhen was the one who took notes during the interrogation of both of them. After two days, Yang Zhen had realized that Shen Ping had nothing to do with the case of Xu Ruhu and Xie Lei. He realized it, and Xie Daohan and Fan Yuanhai also realized it, so the interrogation of Shen Ping was stopped in the afternoon.

Yang Zhen put Shen Ping, who was beaten to a bloody mess, back into jail. Then, he compiled the two-day interrogation records and put them on Jie Daohan's desk before walking out of the county government office with a tired look on his face.

Yang Zhen had just reached the entrance of an alley when suddenly a man jumped out from the shadows and rushed towards him in a bear hug.

Yang Zhen was startled and retreated violently, then he drew his sword and slashed at the man.

The man was surprisingly agile, he dodged by leaning to the side and shouted, "You want to kill me!"

When Yang Zhen heard the voice, his face immediately turned black and he angrily said, "It was dark, and you rushed out of the alley and pounced on people. I deserve to kill you!"

Duan Rong saw that Yang Zhen was angry, so he put his arm around his shoulders and said with a smile: "Alright, alright. I'll be more careful next time. Wasn't I just joking with you?"

"Are you kidding me like that?"

"I was wrong, I was wrong." Duan Rong apologized hurriedly.

Yang Zhen was angry because he thought that his previous blow could really hurt Duan Rong. However, Duan Rong knew very well that Yang Zhen could not hurt him at all. However, he did not want to reveal his realm to this childhood friend yet, as that would be too frustrating for him.

Duan Rong knew very well that Yang Zhen was actually quite proud. Moreover, he had been stronger than his original self since he was young, and he had always looked after Duan Rong as a weak younger brother. If he found out that Duan Rong was now much stronger than him, the contrasting feeling of defeat would definitely be very uncomfortable.

Seeing Duan Rong apologizing with a smile, Yang Zhen's anger finally subsided. He sheathed his sword and asked, "What do you want from me?"

"Drink!"

When Yang Zhen heard about drinking, he smiled and said, "You came at the right time. I'm almost exhausted recently and I just want to have a good drink."

"Of course, I am the worm in your stomach!" Duan Rong said, touching Yang Zhen's belly with his hand.

Yang Zhen knocked Duan Rong's hand away and said, "I don't have any roundworms in my stomach, only wine worms!"

"Then I am a wine bug!"

"Why do you like being a bug so much?"

"What's wrong with being a bug? At least it's not as tiring as being a human!"

"Yeah, that makes sense. Then I'll be a bug too."

"Well, you can." Duan Rong smiled and said, "You can be a stink bug."

"You're the fucking bug..."

The two of them chatted and laughed as they walked out of the dark alley.

Under the dim light, Yang Zhen suddenly looked at Duan Rong and said, "Hey... Isn't this outfit nice? Are you officially a bodyguard now?"

Duan Rong's heart moved, and he remembered that the last time Yang Zhen saw him, he was still wearing shorts.

Duan Rong then smiled and said, "How is it? Is it okay?"

Yang Zhen's eyes flickered, and he punched Duan Rong on the shoulder, saying, "Not bad! You have made it! Let's both work hard in the future."

In the dim light just out of the alley, Duan Rong looked at Yang Zhen with shining eyes. He could feel a long-lost emotion rolling between the two of them. Yang Zhen's attitude towards Duan Rong had changed subtly. He began to treat Duan Rong as a partner of the same level. Or, it can be said that he began to respect Duan Rong deep in his heart.

(End of this chapter)