New and dark light years

Chapter 354 Counterattack
Zeng Cheng's voice attracted all the members of the Zhuxian Society who were already on alert.

Nearly a hundred people stood around Zeng Cheng, each carrying a weapon, exuding a murderous aura.

"Send a group of people to find a woman named Chu Rengong. She's a great beauty and came from outside," Zeng Cheng said with a gloomy face. "Find her and try to capture her alive. The city gates are closed now, so she should still be in the city. Send another group to find out who that man in black is and retrieve my jade futon."

The group immediately dispersed.

Zeng Cheng's face was full of gloom. At this moment, he had no intention of holding a banquet. He returned to the banquet venue, where the three county officials were still there.

"The three of you, please lend a hand. I believe you can find both the woman and the thief."

The three county officials immediately clasped their hands in agreement and repeatedly agreed.

"Chief Zeng, let's go back and instruct our servants."

"Go."

The three county officials left quickly, quite quickly.

Watching the three of them walk away, Zeng Cheng snorted coldly.

A man walked over and said, "Chief Zeng, these three... have ulterior motives."

“Of course they have ulterior motives. They are officials, and we are thieves.” Zeng Cheng sneered. “It would be strange if they were of one mind with us. Send some people to keep an eye on them to prevent them from getting involved with that Chu woman. If they have any intelligence, they will think of using that woman to cause trouble for me.”

"Yes."

The man then left with his entourage.

The entire Ningyuan County was in an uproar, with a large number of people searching the streets for people in taverns, inns, brothels and other establishments.

It was a rare sight to see street thugs and government officials doing the same thing.

Even the homes of ordinary people were disturbed by these people.

At this time, Chu Rengong was hiding in a place that no one would expect.

In the boudoir of the county magistrate's daughter.

Across from her sat a little girl of about twelve years old. She looked at Chu Rengong with no fear in her eyes, only intense curiosity.

"Big sister, what is the martial arts world?"

"The martial arts world is full of deceit, human relationships, love, hate, and revenge."

"It looks interesting." The little girl's eyes were full of longing: "Does that big sister have a high status in the martial arts world?"

“It used to be there, but it’s gone now.”

"Why?" the little girl blinked her eyes.

Chu Rengong laughed and said, "Because I was captured by my own man and became his concubine."

"what?"

This answer seemed to have surprised the little girl.

"Even someone as capable as you can get arrested?"

"That must be because my man is more capable," Chu Rengong laughed happily.

She's actually quite glad that Li Lin caught her.

"How powerful is that older sister's husband?"

"He's very handsome, the most handsome man I've ever seen in all my travels," Chu Rengong said with a smile. "He's very rich, extremely rich, and also a high-ranking official. His character is also excellent."

The little girl didn't believe her: "Big sister is lying. There are no such good men in this world."

"How do you know not?"

"I've met quite a few talented young men from prominent families, and they all have one problem or another. Some are unattractive, some are ignorant and incompetent, and some are effeminate," the little girl wrinkled her nose and said unhappily. "And some of them have lecherous eyes, which is really annoying."

Chu Rengong patted the other's head: "You're so beautiful at such a young age, it's normal for men to like you. You'll be even more beautiful when you grow up, and then men will probably fight for you... By the way, what's your name?"

"My name is Jin Lingfeng." The little girl's face showed determination: "Big sister, will you teach me martial arts? I want to roam the world like you in the future."

Chu Rengong laughed and said, "You're already twelve years old. If you had started training at eight, there might have been a chance... oh!"

As she spoke, she touched Jin Lingfeng's hand bones, and then said, "You have quite a talent, you could give it a try."

"Really?" Jin Lingfeng's eyes lit up.

"I'll copy two manuals for you these next few days. They're not very powerful techniques, but they'll be enough for beginners," Chu Rengong said with a smile. "Consider it rent."

Six days passed quickly, and Zeng Cheng's face was extremely grim in the branch of the Zhuxian Society.

For these six days, not only could the people from the Immortal Execution Society not find Chu Ren Palace, but the yamen runners could not either.

They couldn't even find out who stole the white jade prayer mat.

Zeng Cheng sat in the main seat, with several burly men standing in front of him.

He roared, "It's been almost seven days, and you haven't found a single clue? Do you really want me to kill half of these useless bastards?"

"We've searched everywhere we could. What's left are the homes of some gentry, but we don't dare go into those places," a burly man said cautiously.

"Now, take men in immediately to investigate. Anyone who dares to obstruct us, kill them on sight."

Someone asked, "Should the homes of the three county magistrates also be investigated?"

Zeng Cheng thought for a moment and said, "Check other gentry first. If you can't find them, then check with them. Give them some face first."

"it is good."

These people left quickly.

Just then, someone rushed in – it was Li Shitong, the "Listening to the Waves Rat".

He seemed very anxious, and as soon as he came in, he said, "Chief Zeng, I've found out something."

"what."

Zeng Cheng looked at Li Shitong with a face full of doubt.

Li Shitong said, "I found some old contacts and used carrier pigeons to inquire. I roughly know what happened at Churen Palace in Yulin County, Jin County."

"Speak!" "She became the concubine of Li Lin, the county magistrate of Yulin."

Zeng Cheng frowned: "Is it that cultivator we've always wanted to kill but haven't been able to?"

"Correct!"

"The white jade futon is a legacy from the immortals. It's understandable that Chu Rengong would steal it to please her man. But that bitch... I thought she was so innocent, but she was caught and immediately sold herself for her life. Hah." Zeng Cheng cursed and spat, then asked, "You were near the storeroom when the white jade futon was stolen. Did you see anything strange?"

"That day I... drank a bit too much and was fooling around with a young lady in the back alley. I didn't see anything."

Li Shitong's smile was awkward.

"Useless trash, get out." Zeng Cheng said irritably.

Li Shitong turned around and walked away quickly, clearly startled, but a smile was on his lips.

Then two more days passed.

The gentry families in Ningyuan County have all been investigated, and some of them have even done some inhumane things, which has caused great resentment among the gentry.

Just as they were about to investigate the homes of the three county officials, the county magistrate came knocking on their door.

"Magistrate Jin, what brings you here?"

Magistrate Jin was dressed in his official robes, and he looked very serious.

"Chief Zeng, some things shouldn't be done too far."

"What do you mean?"

"I am, after all, a county magistrate. I was willing to coexist peacefully with you before because of Elder Zeng and the Zhuxian Society headquarters. But you have now crossed the line."

Zeng Cheng snorted coldly: "So what if you've crossed the line? I'm going to investigate you no matter what."

Magistrate Jin said righteously and sternly, "I have already gathered three hundred local soldiers and even sent a carrier pigeon to Jincheng to request reinforcements. If I die, the prefectural army will come here and restore peace and order to Ningyuan City."

"You'd rather die than let me investigate whether that woman is hiding in your mansion."

Magistrate Jin said, "Don't you know what happened when your men went to investigate the gentry? I am an official, a scholar, and I will never let you fool me. If I lose face, I will no longer serve as an official. I'd rather die than let everyone go down this path."

"Do the other two officials think the same way?"

Magistrate Jin remained silent, but his expression spoke volumes.

"Hmph!" Zeng Cheng said, "Then let's give you face, sir, and hope that we can continue to cooperate in the future."

"Thank you for your understanding, Captain Zeng."

After speaking, Magistrate Jin left immediately, not wanting to stay a moment longer.

After Magistrate Jin left, Zeng Cheng kicked a wooden chair next to him, shattering it into pieces. Then he roared, "Master Leng!"

A man rushed in: "Your subordinate is here."

“Send men to guard the four city gates. Anyone leaving the city, regardless of gender, must be checked.”

"Yes!"

Zeng Cheng sat back down in the main seat, took a sip of tea, and became increasingly angry as he thought about it.

Although Ningyuan County is not a large town, they couldn't even find two people.

He took another sip of tea, felt it was a bit hot, so he threw the teacup on the ground and then got up and went to the Qinghualou.

There weren't many people at the Qinghualou at this time. The madam was fanning herself with a round fan, as it was quite hot in Xiangjun.

She caught a glimpse of a guest approaching out of the corner of her eye, immediately turned around, and her smile froze when she recognized Zeng Cheng.

"What, you don't want to do business with me?" Zeng Cheng asked coldly.

The madam laughed again and shook her head vigorously: "No way, we would naturally welcome Master Zeng."

"Like the queen of fireworks?"

"Ruyan's daughter isn't fully recovered yet, sir, would it be alright if she rested for a few more days?" the madam said cautiously. "How about Rumeng instead?"

"I want Ruyan, I love her stench, do you understand..."

"Understand……"

Left with no other choice, the madam had to take Zeng Cheng to the third floor.

After entering the room, cries of pain soon came from inside.

The madam stood outside, listened for a while, and then covered her ears.

Night fell quickly, and Zeng Cheng once again threw Ru Yanhua Kui off the bed, ignoring the bruises and welts all over her body.

He was getting dressed when he suddenly looked up abruptly.

Then, the roof tiles were shattered, and a sword light slashed down in the moonlight.

"You bitch, you've finally shown up!"

Zeng Cheng roared and slammed his palms upwards.

The two palm strikes met the sword wind, and the palm wind was quickly extinguished, while the sword light continued downward.

Zeng Cheng immediately dodged, and at that moment, Chu Rengong, dressed in black, descended from above, unleashing ten sword beams in the process.

Zeng Cheng concentrated his vital energy in his hands, and was able to block weapons with his bare palms.

The two sides clashed, their blows clanging loudly.

"You bitch, a mere seventh-rank martial artist, while I'm about to reach the sixth rank. My aura is longer than yours, so you can just wait to die."

Seeing that he could not subdue the other party immediately, Zeng Cheng tried to distract him with words.

Unexpectedly, Chu Rengong laughed and said, "You've been busy all day, how much energy do you have left? That's exactly the time I've been waiting for to make my move."

Zeng Cheng was startled. He felt a chill run down his spine and had the urge to run away.

(End of this chapter)