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

Chapter 205 Officials are like thieves
Duan Rong still remembered that when he first stepped into this courtyard, Heiwa was very shy and hid behind the door, not daring to come out. He only showed half of his face to look at him.

Later they became familiar with each other. Every time Duan Rong came, Heiwa would look at him with a smile, showing his white teeth.

The last time he came, Hei Wa stuffed two bird eggs into his pocket and told him to roast them and eat them...

Duan Rong looked at Heiwa's drooping head on the wooden stake. The image of Heiwa smiling with his white teeth showing flashed through Duan Rong's mind...

The tears in Duan Rong's eyes could no longer be stopped...

His spiritual sense swept into the house, where he saw three corpses. Old man Qin was cut in half and his intestines were all over the floor.

His son was beheaded, and his daughter-in-law was naked with her chest stabbed to pieces...

Duan Rong wiped the tears from his face and his heart suddenly calmed down because he heard the neighing of a horse not far away.

The world is not peaceful, and the weak being eaten by blood may be happening in many corners.

Although he wanted to seek justice for the deceased Qin Laohan's family, it also depends on the other party's strength. If the other party is too strong, he will turn around and leave!
Duan Rong used his spiritual sense to clear a path, and displayed the Cloud Snake Step which had reached the minor success stage. He used the courtyard wall and trees to conceal his figure, and headed towards the direction where the horse's neighing sounded.

Duan Rong hid behind a sycamore tree behind a farmer's house and looked towards a large manor not far away.

That manor was a wealthy family in the village. The owner's surname was Quan, and he was the head of several nearby villages.

The family had quite a bit of land and also raised a group of warriors.

This village head was quite kind and generous, often helping the poor in the village. In years of famine, he would also lend grain to villagers at half the market price, so he had a very good reputation in the village.

But at this time, at the gate of Quan's manor, there were more than ten horses parked. Those horses had shiny coats and bright eyes, and were obviously good and hard-working horses.

At the entrance of the manor, there were two people standing, wearing turbans on their heads and holding knives. Duan Rong scanned them with his spiritual sense and found that both of them were at the first level of the Inner Breath Realm, and there were spots of blood splattered on their faces.

At the feet of the two men, there were three corpses lying, with broken hands and heads, and they died in a miserable state. Moreover, the three corpses were all dressed in tight clothes and carrying weapons. Duan Rong's spiritual sense swept over and saw the word "Quan" engraved on the handle of the machete.

The three bodies lying on the ground at the door were obviously the guards of the Tsuen family manor.

The two guys standing at the door are only at the first level of Inner Breath Realm. Duan Rong can kill them with just a wave of his hand!
But he did not do anything because he did not want to alarm the people in the manor!

At this point, it is still unclear what level of cultivation the people in the manor are at. If one acts rashly, one might alert the enemy and put oneself in a passive situation.

Duan Rong flashed into the yard of the farmhouse behind him, went around to the side, flashed out from another alley, and stood outside the wall somewhere in the Quan family manor.

The wall of the Quan family manor was tall and thick, but Duan Rong walked on the cliff as if it were flat ground. For him, this height was just a matter of leaping.

But Duan Rong did not jump in directly. Instead, he went around the courtyard wall and began to move his body. His spiritual sense penetrated the courtyard wall and swept into the manor.

After some moves, Duan Rong had already scanned a large area of the manor near the courtyard wall.

And didn't want to find any living people.

Duan Rong's eyes moved, he chose a hidden place, and jumped over the wall.

Duan Rong floated down without making any sound. Next to him was a tall canna tree, whose leaves were like huge cattail leaf fans...

Duan Rong hid behind the canna lily and looked around. The courtyard was very wide and what he saw was beyond the range of his spiritual sense.

However, apart from the occasional corpse, Duan Rong did not find a single living person in the courtyard.

Duan Rong's figure flickered, standing up and squatting from time to time. He used the trees, pavilions, houses, and corridor pillars to conceal his figure. He used his spiritual sense and eyes to continuously explore the courtyard.

However, when Duan Rong scanned the entire manor, he did not find a single living person.

"Impossible!" Duan Rong frowned. "Since there are more than ten horses parked at the gate of the manor, and there are two guys in turbans guarding it, there must be someone inside the manor!"

Duan Rong's eyes flickered, and his mind moved. He suddenly said, "There is a secret room!"

The divine sense can penetrate walls and courtyards, and the secret room in the house will definitely not escape his divine sense. The secret room must be a place that his divine sense has not explored, but his eyes have scanned. Duan Rong suddenly turned around and stared at the rockery in the middle of the courtyard.

Duan Rong's figure flashed and his spiritual sense was released. As his body got closer and closer to the rockery, Duan Rong's spiritual sense had already enveloped the rockery.

Duan Rong's eyes moved, and he saw a dark hole in the empty space on the ground of the rockery.

Inside the cave entrance, there are hidden stone steps! That seems to be the entrance to the secret room.

Duan Rong took a few quick steps and covered the area with his spiritual awareness...

Duan Rong stood not far from the cave entrance, his eyes flickering. He did not go in, but hid behind the rockery and used his spiritual sense to penetrate into the ground...

No matter how deep the underground secret room is, its depth cannot exceed a hundred meters.

Duan Rong stood behind the rockery and swept his spiritual sense across almost the entire underground secret room.

In fact, the space of the secret room is not too big, and there is only one room, which is just a hidden warehouse of the Tsuen family.

There were more than ten people standing in the secret room, and there were two corpses on the ground, one was a white-haired old man, and the other was a burly middle-aged man. Both of them were well-dressed, and their faces and bodies were quite similar, as if they were a father and son.

Duan Rong speculated that the dead were the Quan family father and son. The two were obviously held hostage in the secret room, and the gangsters killed them after finding their valuables.

In the middle of the secret room, there was a large box with its lid up, which was filled with gold, jewels, and banknotes...

Duan Rong concentrated his spiritual consciousness, penetrated the bodies of each of these people, and saw clearly the state of their internal energy.

There are twelve people here.

There was a man, about forty years old, with a sturdy build and a long face, who was actually in the fourth level of the Inner Breath Realm.

In addition, five people are in the second level of Inner Breath Realm, and six people are in the first level of Inner Breath Realm.

One of them was a thin man holding a steel knife in his hand. Blood was dripping down the blade. He looked at the open box with a glimmer of greed in his eyes, but he suppressed it immediately and said in a hoarse voice: "Boss Shen, the Quan family just has more land and collects rent. How can their family assets be so rich?"

The burly middle-aged man called Shentou was a warrior at the great perfection stage of the Inner Breath Realm, and was obviously the leader of this group.

The man glared at the thin man and said, "Do you think Tang Wanhong is a vegetarian? If it was an ordinary manor, would he let us rob it?"

When Duan Rong heard Tang Wanhong's name, his heart suddenly tightened.

This group of people was actually instigated by Tang Wanhong!

But Tang Wanhong is Shen Yanliu's person!

When Duan Rong thought of this, he felt a chill all over his body.

For the sake of his political achievements and reputation, Shen Yanliu has not created false charges or imposed heavy taxes since taking office. Instead, he has not offended the people. Therefore, his reputation as an official has always been good.

But this person was obviously extremely ambitious and had always wanted to climb up the social ladder, as evidenced by the case of Xu Ruhu and Jie Lei. He was worried that the unsolved case would affect his performance evaluation, so he asked Tang Wanhong to go to the provincial capital in person and take the route of the Censor.

Although Shen Yanliu did not exploit the people by imposing heavy taxes and levies, he needed a lot of money to get connections in official circles.

Where does this money come from?
Several forces within the Xian Ancient City are powerful and difficult to shake, so they set their sights on the wealthy manors outside the city!

Moreover, they colluded with bandits and were willing to massacre the entire village!

It's really not a pity to be cut into pieces!
"He is an official but acts like a thief!" There was a flash of hatred and resentment in Duan Rong's eyes!

Shen Yanliu is a hundred times more hateful than those corrupt officials who make up excuses to make money!
He wanted a clean reputation as an official to help him climb the career ladder.

But at the same time, they colluded with thieves, robbed local gentry, and even massacred the whole village.

There are officials outside and thieves inside!
Human face on the outside, beast heart on the inside!
Duan Rong stood beside the rockery with murderous intent. He wished he could immediately behead Shen Yanliu, the beast in human form, and hang the head on the city wall of Xiangu County to expose it to the sun for public display!

But Duan Rong knew in his heart that Shen Yanliu was definitely not someone he could shake at the moment.

Not only was he the magistrate of Xiangu County and an outer disciple of the Taiyi Sect, but his level of true Qi realm alone was beyond the ability of Duan Rong to deal with.

However, he couldn't kill Shen Yanliu, but he didn't want to let any of these lackeys go.

"Let me use you as a sacrifice to the dead souls of this village!"

(End of this chapter)