Misty Rain of the Old Times

Chapter 238: Chickens and Dogs
"Mr. Zuo, you are not trustworthy!" Grandma Wuxin turned around and said in shock and anger. She ran even faster as if there was wind under her feet, and she only regretted that she had not been born with two more legs.

However, there is a huge gap between them in realm, so no matter how fast he goes, how fast can it be for Zuo Kaichou?

When Zuo Kaichou spoke, he was still at the edge of the town. When he finished speaking, he was less than two hundred feet away from them. His wide cloak fluttered in the wind as he moved quickly, and he looked like a nighthawk spreading its wings and attacking.

"You, worse than pigs and dogs, are worthy of talking to me? Especially you, Grandma Wuxin, who calls herself Wuxin. When you used your dog claws to tear open the chests of many innocent people to practice claw skills, did you ever think that this day would come? There are more than 30 murders with solid evidence, and even more unknown. You even didn't spare a three-year-old child. To describe you as worse than pigs and dogs is an insult to pigs and dogs!" Zuo Kaichou sneered.

As he spoke, his figure was less than a hundred feet away from the others.

Granny Wuxin was terrified and gnashed her teeth as she said, "That's the Heart-Destroying Claw, and I had no choice. The Heart-Destroying Claw's path is too cold, and it requires the blood of a person's heart to dispel the cold poison. Otherwise, the cold poison will attack your fingers and your heart, and you will suffer a fate worse than death. I didn't mean to kill them. How about you let me go? I will change in the future, and I can even give up this claw skill and serve you to atone for my sins."

Knowing that she was no match for Zuo Kaichou, she racked her brains to survive.

"Is this your excuse for wantonly killing people? Do you think you're worthy of submitting to the imperial court? This is a joke!"

Zuo Kaichou sneered. He was less than fifty feet away from them and slapped them through the air. There was no fancy martial arts. The simple palm strike made the air explode, and the palm strike formed visible ripples in the air that radiated out for several feet.

His innate true energy was circulating, and his palm was glowing. The cold white light was particularly eye-catching in the night, and it turned into a handprint about a meter long that shot out into the air, causing sand and rocks to fly wherever it passed.

The cold white handprint crossed a distance of dozens of feet in a breath, but as the distance increased, it quickly grew larger and dimmer, and its power also weakened. Later, the handprint became several feet in size, almost covering Grandma Wuxin and the others.

However, they still didn't dare to resist it. After all, it was a blow from an innate master. Even if it was just a casual attack from a distance, if they resisted it, at least their bones and tendons would be broken. If they were not as strong, they would probably be beaten into a meat patty.

The terrifying palm print came, and several people were scared to death. Without caring about anything else, they immediately hid to the side.

Boom~!

The palm print fell on the ground, the ground trembled, and dust flew up with a roar. A large pit about ten feet deep into the ground appeared on the spot. It could be clearly seen that it was a handprint.

Although Grandma Wuxin and the others dodged, they were also knocked to the ground by the strong air wave and were in a very miserable state. Fortunately for her, she was the strongest among the three and was able to stabilize her body while rising and falling.

The other two were not as lucky as her. Poison Young Master rolled on the ground several times, covered in dust, and his face was cut by the flying stones, leaving a bloody wound. He grabbed Mayor Zhou with a bloody knife, and his back hit the ground. His face turned pale and he slid more than ten meters away. The clothes on his back had become strips of cloth.

I guess Bloodline Knife also knew that Mayor Zhou was one of his few bargaining chips, so he tried his best to protect the other party.

As for Mayor Zhou himself, even though he became a hostage, he looked nonchalant, as if he had already become indifferent to life and death, but he did not say anything to provoke Bloodline Knife.

With just a palm strike in the air, he created a hole several feet wide on the ground from a distance of dozens of feet, showing his innate power without a doubt.

It is said that only those with innate abilities can be called masters. Their strength is beyond the imagination of ordinary people. Those with innate abilities will die if they are touched, and will be injured if they are touched.

Although Grandma Wuxin and the others were in a mess, they managed to escape and avoided being slapped to death.

"Mr. Zuo, are you determined to fight to the death? Do you really not care about the lives of the residents in this town?" Du Gongzi said in horror, his face pale and his voice trembling.

As a martial artist, he certainly knew how powerful innate masters were, but he had never come into contact with one. Zuo Kaichou's move really scared him, so he had to threaten himself with the lives of the townspeople to give himself courage, otherwise ten or a hundred people like him combined would not be enough for the other party to deal with.

Zuo Kaichou had already approached them, his cloak fluttering down as he looked at Du Gongzi and sneered, "You have a pig's brain. I don't know how you've managed to survive for so many years. Are you as stupid as me? You poisoned the water source in Tuoling Town to threaten me. How could you think of that? That water source is underground water. How much poison can you have that can't be diluted? In less than midnight, at most half an hour, the poison you put in will be washed away and the medicine will dissolve on its own. If I wasn't worried about you poisoning the people in the town, do you think you would come here? The residents are all unconscious now, and no one is drinking water. What's the use of your poison?"

"You...I also poisoned the well," said the Poison Master with a pale face, as if he had grasped the last straw, and retreated step by step in fear.

Zuo Kaichou didn't even bother to deal with this idiot. Not to mention Huoshui wasn't worried about being poisoned. The court had been investigating him for so long, they already knew his background. How could his tricks really make a difference? How could his poison skills compare to those of so many talented people in the court? Besides, even if his methods were more sophisticated, wouldn't the antidote be available if they caught him?

At this time, Bloodline Knife also stood up, placed the sharp blade on Mayor Zhou's neck, and stepped back, shaking his voice, "What about him? You can't just ignore his life or death. No matter what, he is a Jinshi, and the emperor knows it well. Oh, and he is also a disciple of the emperor. If he dies because of you, it will be difficult for you if the court investigates. His mentor and classmates will not let you go either."

"Hehe, you have some brains and know to use Lord Zhou's identity and back to threaten me, but do you think I care? At most, I reported the incident truthfully afterwards. Lord Zhou died in the line of duty, and the higher-ups also understood. But you, on the contrary, harmed the court officials, which is tantamount to rebellion. It seems that your nine clans have to thank you very much," Zuo Kaichou said lightly.

Regardless of the reason for Town Chief Zhou's exile, Zuo Kaichou was still respectful, addressing him as "Sir" instead of "Zhou," even though, strictly speaking, his rank was higher than Town Chief Zhou's. This sentence made Xuexiandao pale, and his knife-wielding hand trembled. He realized that arresting Town Chief Zhou would not only fail to deter Zuo Kaichou from taking action, but would also be a foolish act. Mayor Zhou was not made of stone, and naturally had friends and family. His own crimes were so heinous that they would sooner or later meet with a bad end, but he did not want to implicate his friends and family.

After Zuo Kaichou caught up with him, Chen Xuan gave up his plan to take action. Witnessing this scene, he secretly gave a thumbs up in his heart, thinking that Lord Zuo from the Forbidden Martial Arts Department was really powerful and had a way of grasping people's hearts. With just a few words, he almost broke down the psychological defenses of those two guys.

After all, they are specifically designed to deal with people in the underworld. If you don't have any brains, how can you sit in a high position with strength alone? If you only have strength, you are a reckless man. Usually, those who are in power use their brains.

Seeing that the situation was almost heated, Zuo Kaichou glanced at them and said with a sneer, "You're wasting my time! Are you going to surrender on your own, or do you want me to take action? I'll give you three breaths to think it over!"

At this time, the other members of the Forbidden Martial Arts Division in the town were rushing over quickly.

Mayor Zhou also spoke, smiling calmly, "I thought the higher-ups were just giving me a cold shoulder. It turns out you, Lord Zuo, have arrived long ago and laid a tight net. It was me who misunderstood my superiors. Lord Zuo, feel free to punish the criminals and don't worry about me. As Lord Zuo said, if I die in the line of duty, I might even receive a commendation from the court. If I'm lucky enough to survive, I'll be considered a participant in this. Lord Zuo, please report the truth."

Chen Xuan also gave a thumbs up to Mayor Zhou in his heart. Go ahead, he probably wants to be taken as a hostage. What's the point of staying in this shabby place? He will get a share of the credit if he participates in it. So many heinous people have been brought to justice, even if he has to wait a little longer, it will be enough for him to move away.

Zuo Kaichou was speechless. These scholars were truly annoying. They'd rush to the top like dogs at the first sign of gain, even at the cost of their lives. Mayor Zhou, a dignified Jinshi, wasn't completely powerless. Even if he were, how could he be caught so easily? These scholars understood the saying, "A gentleman should not stand under a dangerous wall," better than anyone else.

There are many people like Chen Xuan who are not affected by the Jinwu Division's drugs. These people are often quite powerful, but they just watch and have no intention of stepping forward to help.

As people of the underworld, they did not want to get involved with people in the imperial court, otherwise they would be gossiped about. Of course, if there were no people in the imperial court, they would not mind punishing the evil and promoting the good when they encountered those who committed heinous crimes. Anyway, they did not want to have anything to do with the imperial court. Besides, Zuo Kaichou was sure of victory at the moment and did not need their help at all.

"Don't waste time talking to him. Let's all run away separately. As many as can survive will survive!"

It took only a few words for Zuo Kaichou to arrive before Wuxin Po Po knew she was no match for him, so she ran away after saying this. She had no bargaining chips in her hand, but she ran behind the bloodline knife, obviously wanting the other party to be a scapegoat, so that she could have some time to stop Zuo Kaichou and buy a chance to escape.

"Let's go," Bloodline Knife made a prompt decision, threw Mayor Zhou far away and turned to run away. He didn't dare to kill him. In the past, he had only killed civilians or people in the underworld. If he killed an official appointed by the court, he would really leave no way out for himself and his relatives and friends.

His plan was to get rid of Mayor Zhou. Maybe Zuo Kaichou would go to save him. Otherwise, if he fell to death, it would be none of his business. It was their own people who did not help him. He couldn't blame himself for everything in front of everyone.

The Poison Master reacted even faster. He waved his folding fan at Zuo Kaichou and poisoned him. He also threw poison pills at the drugged and unconscious people in the distance. He turned and ran for his life, saying in a trembling voice, "If I have to die, I'll take a bunch of people with me!"

"You are so stubborn that you could have lived a few more days. But now you are seeking death, so you can't blame me," Zuo Kaichou sneered.

He blew away the poison that the Poison Master had sprayed with his cloak, and with his right hand, he grasped the hilt of the sword at his waist and shook it. The scabbard shot out, and with a "puff", it pierced the Poison Master's heart and nailed him to the ground.

Then he swung his sword in the direction where the Bloodline Knife was escaping, and a crescent-shaped, bright sword energy passed across the sky.

Even though Bloodline Knife turned around and swung his sword to block at the critical moment, the red sword light formed by the internal force on the sword could not be blocked in an instant and was defeated by the sword energy. The sword body rebounded and the back of the sword cut into half of his body, and the sword energy passed through and split him diagonally in half.

Those below the innate are too weak in front of the innate, like ants.

The sword energy continued to move forward, chasing after Grandma Wuxin who was running for her life.

While doing all this, Zuo Kaichou was also keeping an eye on Mayor Zhou who was thrown out. Since they were all working for the court, he naturally had to be cautious. Although the other party was not weak, if he was injured in the fall, it would be a troublesome matter to deal with it.

But now he saw that Mayor Zhou had been caught by someone. The person was holding a wooden stick. After catching Mayor Zhou and putting him down, he swung the stick with ease to pick up some of the poison pills thrown by the Poison Master and flew them far away.

As soon as the poison pills landed on the ground, they began to emit poisonous mist violently. The Poison Master really wanted to drag a group of people to his death. Fortunately, he was away from the crowd and the problem was not serious. The remaining few poison pills were also dealt with by other people in the martial arts world.

"That young man is quite good. His strength is so-so, and he doesn't even have any internal energy. He caught Master Zhou and helped solve some minor problems. I remember he was eating barbecue before."

Nodding secretly, Zuo Kaichou paid more attention to Wuxin's mother-in-law.

His sword energy, which had struck through the air, weakened after killing Bloodline Knife, and he couldn't even kill Grandma Wuxin in one fell swoop. He sneered and started to chase after her. A living Grandma Wuxin was more useful than a dead one...

(End of this chapter)