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Chapter 82 Wang Wuzheng and Zhou Huai'an

The Department of Cautious Punishment.

Inside a separate courtyard.

Wearing a loose-fitting training robe, Wang Wuzheng was practicing his fist and foot techniques in the courtyard. His movements were smooth and steady, without making a sound. However, if a skilled martial artist were present, they would immediately recognize that Wang Wuzheng's fist and foot techniques had reached a level of condensed and unified power, combining both strength and gentleness.

As one of the three most promising young talents in the Cautious Punishment Division, Wang Wuzheng's talent in skills was naturally not lacking. In the second year after entering the third stage of blood coagulation, he had already mastered the power of unity.

suddenly.

A patrolman rushed in.

"Sir, something happened!"

The patrolman's expression was somewhat unpleasant. He bowed to Wang Wuzheng and spoke.

Wang Wuzheng continued practicing his punches without pausing, slowly swinging his fists as he calmly said, "Hmm, did Wufeng's side fail? The Chen family has been able to withstand the attacks of various forces for so long, so they must have someone supporting them behind the scenes. I wonder if they were prepared in advance, or if Wufeng's side leaked the news beforehand."

The reporting constable paused, then asked in surprise, "Sir, you already knew?"

"What could be the matter that you're rushing to report at this time?"

With his left hand up and right hand down, Wang Wuzheng assumed a stance reminiscent of a wild horse parting its mane. After completing the entire move, he slowly withdrew his fist, straightened his body, looked at the patrolman, and said calmly, "Tell me what happened."

"Yes."

The patrolman responded and immediately began to explain the situation.

When he heard the name 'Wu Ming', Wang Wuzheng's expression remained unchanged. However, when he heard that Wang Wufeng had led a group of patrolmen and many leaders of the Crouching Tiger Gang in an attempt to capture Wu Ming, but Wu Ming had single-handedly knocked down more than twenty people in the street, he finally showed a hint of surprise.

"Skill and artistry as one?"

His previous experience had given him insight into Wu Ming and his age. To have mastered the art to the Unity Realm at such a young age was indeed astonishing, considering that even he himself hadn't reached the Unity Realm until he was twenty-three.

Wu Ming not only achieved this a few years earlier than him, but he also did so at the second stage of blood coagulation. Although the flesh and skin of a second-stage blood coagulator are strong and resilient, and they already have the foundation to master the unified force, their muscle coordination is still far inferior to that of a third-stage blood coagulator. It is much more difficult for a martial artist to develop the unified force than a third-stage blood coagulator.

"This week, Huai'an really has some insight. His subordinates are full of talent. First, there was Feng Yong, and now there's Wu Ming... Hmm, could Huang Lin be behind the Chen family?"

Wang Wuzheng's eyes showed a thoughtful expression.

Seeing this, the patrolman next to him whispered, "Sir, in my humble opinion, this matter may not have anything to do with Chief Huang. I have inquired and found that when Wu Ming was practicing martial arts in the Seven Martial Alliance, he had a very good personal relationship with Chen Gui, the fourth young master of the Chen family, and even worked for Chen Gui for a period of time before being introduced to the Cautious Punishment Division by Patrolman Zhou."

Hearing this, Wang Wuzheng's face finally turned cold. He snorted and said, "You mean that today's events were all Wu Ming's doing? This man has quite the nerve. Does he think that just because he's under Zhou Huai'an's command and has some skill and talent, he's qualified to repeatedly defy and oppose my Wang family?!"

A hint of anger flashed in Wang Wuzheng's eyes.

If this were Huang Lin's intention, it would be one thing, but it turned out to be Wu Ming's own doing. Where did this kid get the audacity to offend us again and again? Is it because he's confident in his combined skills?

Without reaching the third level of blood coagulation, even if one's skills are combined into one, it is nothing but an empty shell. Perhaps one can contend with a third-level blood coagulation master for a short time, but in the long run, one will inevitably be defeated. In essence, one is far inferior to a martial arts master who has reached the third level of blood coagulation!

What's more.

Even Feng Yong, who has truly reached the third stage of blood coagulation, might not dare to oppose the Wang family like this!
Wu Ming, with his meager strength, is truly courting death.

The anger in Wang Wuzheng's eyes flashed for a moment, then quickly subsided, and he regained his composure. His eyes were as deep as a still pool as he said in a deep voice, "Go and gather intelligence on Wu Ming, compile it into a file, and give it to me."

He originally disdained to pay attention to a petty scoundrel like Wu Ming, but this time Wu Ming openly opposed their Wang family in the street and even injured Wang Wufeng, which had a worse impact than before. In addition, Wu Ming had reached the Unity Realm, which made him no different from an ordinary eighth-rank patrolman.

"Yes." The patrolman responded and withdrew.

……

the other side.

The Night Patrol Office.

Some inspectors who were organizing the files suddenly heard Zhou Huai'an burst into laughter from inside the yamen. They looked at each other, puzzled, wondering what had happened to make Zhou Huai'an so happy.

Inside the main hall.

Zhou Huai'an was sitting behind a desk when he suddenly burst into laughter.

Before the desk sat a patrol officer respectfully reporting on matters, while beside Zhou Huai'an sat a figure—his eldest daughter, Zhou Ruoyun, who was also listening to the report with a look of surprise in her eyes.

"Good, good, the person I've chosen is indeed extraordinary."

Zhou Huai'an laughed for a while before calming down, but the smile in his eyes lingered.

Despite his young age, Wu Ming was able to kill ten bandits in one night with just a long spear. Regardless of his talent in blood coagulation, his skill was truly extraordinary. Zhou Huai'an also felt that with Wu Ming's talent, even if he couldn't achieve blood coagulation three times in the future, he might still be able to comprehend the unity of skill and technique.

Both of these qualities are exceptional, and even if one combines them, one would be qualified to become his right-hand man, serving as his deputy and becoming a seventh-rank deputy patrol officer.

For the Department of Cautious Punishment.

Ordinary martial artists who can coagulate blood once or twice are like flowing water, coming and going, and are nothing special. Only those who can coagulate blood three times or achieve mastery of skills can be considered to have entered the core of the entire government and truly attract attention, thus gaining the attention of the higher-ups.

Although Zhou Huai'an had some expectations, he did not expect that Wu Ming could grasp the unity of skill and technique at such a young age.

Based on this,

Perhaps Wu Ming had already achieved mastery of his skills during the battle to besiege the Black Wolf Gang's stronghold, which is why he was able to finally kill He Tian. However, it is more likely that Wu Ming faced a life-or-death crisis during his encounter with He Tian. Under the pressure of this crisis, he killed He Tian and thus had an epiphany about his marksmanship, ultimately stepping into the realm of mastery of skills!

Zhou Huai'an felt that the latter was more likely. After all, when it comes to martial arts cultivation, aptitude does not determine everything. Many martial artists gain enlightenment and break through their realms through life-and-death trials.

For this reason, young masters who have achieved the third or higher level of blood coagulation rarely stay in the city. They spend most of their time training outside the city, slaying demons and monsters, seeking trials and tribulations in order to continuously advance in the martial arts and reach new heights.

"Skill and artistry as one..."

Zhou Ruoyun sat to the side, a dark and ambiguous light flashing in her eyes.

She didn't have any particular thoughts about Wu Ming being promoted to the department by Zhou Huai'an. She even warned Wu Ming once not to use the name of the Department of Cautious Punishment to commit crimes and ruin Zhou Huai'an's reputation. However, Wu Ming soon broke through to the second stage of blood coagulation and was promoted to patrol officer. Not long after, he has also comprehended the realm of skill and technique as one.

She had been practicing swordsmanship since childhood, for a full fifteen years, but she still felt like she was seeing things through a fog when she reached the Unity Realm. Even with Zhou Huai'an's personal guidance, she was still unable to cross that threshold, while Wu Ming crossed it so quietly.

"Yun'er, you stay here. If you run into Wu Ming, tell him to wait for me here. I'm going to Silou."

Zhou Huai'an stood up and said.

Today's events must be reported to Huang Lin. On the one hand, Wu Ming and Wang Wufeng had a direct confrontation. Although it is normal for young martial artists to fight each other and getting injured is not a big deal, it did involve members of the Wang family, and it was an internal fight in the street, so he could not deal with it directly.

Of course, in Zhou Huai'an's view, since Wu Ming broke through to the Unity Realm, none of these things mattered anymore. After all, this was a big leap, with a completely different level of strength and status.

If it weren't for the breakthrough to the Unity Realm, the infighting among the patrol officers of the Cautious Punishment Division would have had a terrible impact, and Wu Ming would have inevitably been punished to some extent. Now, at most, he would just get a verbal reprimand and that would be the end of it; there would be no real punishment.

(End of this chapter)