The God of the Human Realm!

Chapter 34 Which adult would get angry with a child?

the other side.

Hong Yuan flicked the blood off his longsword and heard the county magistrate's order. A hint of amusement appeared on his face.

This county magistrate made a lot of noise but did little; he shouted about catching the thief but didn't order his guards to attack.

I thought that after delivering a happy family reunion, I would have to fight and kill some people to get out, but it turned out to be easier than I expected.

Actually, he acted too quickly, eliminating all the capable men in just a breath or two. Without a leader, how could he issue orders?

With the addition of Zhang, the county magistrate, who had ulterior motives, Hong Yuan has now become a mere side dish.

Suddenly, Hong Yuan's ears twitched, and he looked at the curtain behind Huang Yihe's corpse.

A main stage was set up in the front yard, with a curtain separating it from the houses behind it.

scoff!

Hong Yuan ripped open the curtain with a single stroke and walked in unhurriedly.

All that could be seen was behind the curtain.

In the corridor, a beautiful woman, adorned with pearls and jade and dressed in a gold-embroidered dress, was carrying a child and running in a panic.

Perhaps she was running too fast, because her foot stepped on the hem of her skirt, and she suddenly stumbled and fell to the ground.

The child in the beautiful woman's arms immediately cried out in pain. The woman quickly covered his mouth, struggled to her feet, and ran, soon turning the corner of the corridor.

Hong Yuan followed behind and heard a crisp creak, as if a door in a room had opened.

A smile appeared on his face. He walked at a moderate pace, turning the corner of the corridor, and saw a door slightly ajar, as if he had been in such a hurry that he hadn't had time to close it.

Hong Yuan chuckled and pushed the door open to enter.

This is a study.

Given the layout of this house, located in the heart of the building, it must be Huang Yihe's study.

Hong Yuan's gaze swept across the room, seemingly casually, but in reality, his powerful observation revealed every detail.

A moment later, Hong Yuan noticed a faint protrusion on the left side of the bookshelf against the wall, and he pressed it down.

With a 'click', a hidden compartment appeared.

Hong Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, and after confirming that there was no danger, he reached into the hidden compartment and pulled out a square box.

With a 'click', the box opened.

Inside was a stack of silver notes. Hong Yuan picked one up casually, flipped through it briefly, and found it to be exactly the same as the silver notes he had seen in the 'Azure Phoenix Wonderland'.

The silver notes were all one hundred taels each, issued by the 'Baojizhenji' bank, and were worth approximately five or six thousand taels.

This was undoubtedly a huge fortune, and Hong Yuan accepted it without hesitation.

Besides the silver notes, there were three small jade bottles and a piece of gold foil paper engraved with densely packed small characters.

Hong Yuan grabbed three small jade bottles, weighed them in his hands, and immediately heard a slight rattling sound inside, indicating that they contained some kind of elixir.

Each of the three small jade bottles had a small note attached to it, with the largest one reading: "Presented to Commander Xiang".

Secondly: a gift to Commandant Guo.

The next item is: "Presented to Commandant Yang".

"What elixir?"

Hong Yuan's gaze fell on the gold foil paper, his eyes narrowing as he saw the words "Red Pill Rejuvenating Elixir Technique" written on it.

'Selection criteria: Must be a girl under eighteen years old, blessed with good fortune, with both parents alive, and of beautiful appearance...'

The ceremony: a grand wedding with matchmakers and betrothal gifts, joyous celebrations, and a lavish banquet to ward off bad luck.

'After removing their clothes, they were coated with a mixture of beeswax and cinnabar...'

'Using women's sweat, semen, and tears as ingredients...'

"The Elixir of Rejuvenation is complete, granting longevity and extending lifespan."

boom!
Hong Yuan crushed the three small bottles with his palm, and in an instant, green fragments and red powder from the broken pills intertwined in his hand.

Looking at all this, he felt that he had acted far too quickly when he killed Huang Yihe!

The gold foil was rubbed in the palm of the hand, and it turned into a wisp of gold dust that fluttered down.

'To Commander Xiang, Commandant Guo, Commandant Yang…'

Hong Yuan made a note of these three people.

Although their specific names are unknown, the positions of Commander and Captain undoubtedly indicate that they are important figures in the prefectural city.

That doesn't matter. Just to meet the conditions for opening the [Tai Sui Blessed Land], he has to step over all these important figures one by one.

Stepping out of the study, Hong Yuan glanced around and paced back and forth.

Behind a rockery not far from the study.

Under the large blue stone, where flowers and trees are hidden.

The beautiful woman's dress was stained with mud. She held the child anxiously, listening to the footsteps fading into the distance.

The child bit the woman's palm, and she immediately cried out in pain, pulling her hand back to cover the child's palm.

The child, no more than eight or nine years old, wore a gold necklace. His round, chubby face was fair and rosy, but his eyes were filled with resentment: "Mother, Father is dead, and Grandfather is dead too..."

"do not speak."

The woman quickly covered the child's mouth again, and whispered through gritted teeth in his ear, "Chen'er, you must remember, remember that person..."

"Remember what?"

Suddenly, a deep voice rang out above her head.

Although the sound was soft, it was like a thunderbolt to the woman's ears, startling her so much that her soul almost left her body.

The woman stiffened her neck and raised her head.

A tall, slender figure appeared on the artificial rock. The light obscured his face, but the woman's body went limp as soon as his calm, indifferent gaze fell upon her.

Run away!
The woman growled inwardly, but her body felt completely drained, devoid of any strength.

All they saw was the man leap down, and with a thud, he was already standing in front of the mother and child.

"You killed my father, you killed my grandfather, I'm going to kill you..."

Eight or nine-year-old children already understand a lot, especially among powerful families. The child's face was contorted with rage and hatred as he picked up a pebble and threw it at Hong Yuan.

puff!
The pebble landed on my clothes and then slid off.

Hong Yuan glanced at it, flicked the dust off his robe with his finger, and said, "Oh? How do you plan to kill me?"

“I’m going to kill you like I killed Pearl, I’m going to throw you into the snake pit to feed the snakes…” the child shouted.

The beautiful woman's eyes were bloodshot, and from who knows where, she suddenly found strength, pulled the child into her arms, and covered the child's eyes with her hands:
"No! Don't kill my child! He didn't do it on purpose, and he didn't see you!" Hong Yuan said calmly, "Don't worry, what adult would get angry with a child?"

As he spoke, Hong Yuan reached out and brushed the beautiful woman's hand away. He met the child's hateful gaze and laughed, "Remember my face. Don't forget it. When we meet again, come and take your revenge."

"When I grow up, I will definitely kill you." The child glared at Hong Yuan, his once pleasing round face now contorted in pain.

Just then, a series of chaotic footsteps sounded.

County Commandant Zhang, accompanied by numerous guards and a group of women from the Huang family, surged into the front courtyard.

As he walked, he loudly ordered, "The Huang family's servants are all guarding outside. Keep a close watch and don't let the thief escape. Zhang family guards, come with me to capture the thief."

Some of the head servants and guards in the Huang household were unwilling to let him in and also wanted to enter the inner courtyard. However, they were stopped by more than ten guards left behind by County Lieutenant Zhang, who were watching them with knives, so they had no choice but to give up.

The beautiful woman's face lit up with joy, and she opened her mouth to shout, but then she remembered that the vicious man was right in front of her.

Just by looking up, I suddenly realized that the figure had vanished without a trace.

The beautiful woman felt as if she had escaped death and was overjoyed. She hurriedly picked up the child and staggered towards Magistrate Zhang, saying, "Magistrate Zhang, I...I'm here."

She seemed to have used all her strength to walk that short distance. By the time she reached Zhang, the county magistrate, she was almost completely exhausted and stumbled and fell.

County Magistrate Zhang quickly reached out to help her, half-embracing the woman in his arms. Looking at the child the woman was holding, he asked, "This is...?"

"Your Excellency, these are the wife and son of the eldest son of the Huang family."

One of the Zhang family guards answered.

County Magistrate Zhang nodded and looked softly at the woman in his arms: "Madam, are you alright?"

"Thank you for your concern, sir. Fortunately, you arrived in time, or I would have fallen victim to that villain's cruelty." As the woman spoke, she turned to the child, gritting her teeth, and said, "Chen'er, you must remember that person. When you grow up, you will tear him to pieces..."

Before she could finish speaking, the woman heard a series of pitiful screams. She looked up in astonishment and saw that the group of women who had been held hostage by the Zhang family guards were being hacked to death one by one.

Phew!

While holding the beautiful woman with one arm, Zhang, the county magistrate, suddenly spat out a short blade from his other sleeve and plunged it into the woman's chest.

Blood splattered everywhere.

The woman stared wide-eyed at Zhang, the county magistrate, whose face was beaming.

Then, out of the corner of his eye, he saw the Zhang family guard grinning maliciously as he reached out a large, thick hand and grabbed the shouting 'Chen'er'.

He slammed him to the ground and chopped off his head with a brutal stroke.

The woman's vision dimmed, and all she heard was Zhang, the county magistrate, shouting, "The thieves are vicious! Don't harm my brother Huang's family!"

Snapped!
County Lieutenant Zhang shoved the warm corpse in his arms away, drew his blade, and smeared the blood on the victim's ample breasts with the blade, his face as calm as still water.

"Sir, we've captured this woman. What should we do with her?" A guard brought over a young girl dressed in red, with red, swollen eyes and tear-streaked face, to report.

This young girl was the concubine that Huang Guiling was going to take today. At this moment, her face was full of fear, and her body was trembling.

"You're asking me about such a trivial matter?" County Commandant Zhang glared at him and waved his hand: "Take care of it quickly."

Without saying a word, the guard nodded and thrust his long sword into the girl's chest.

Phew!

The sound of a blade slicing through the air rang out, but it was the guard who screamed as one of his arms flew through the air.

County Lieutenant Zhang only felt a blur before his eyes, and there was already a person in front of him. The speed was so fast that he had no time to react. At the same time as the guard's arm was cut off by a knife, the knife's momentum did not stop, and a flash of light grazed County Lieutenant Zhang's cheek.

County Lieutenant Zhang suddenly felt an unbearable stinging pain in his left ear. One ear had been taken away by the flash of the blade and fell to the ground.

"Don't scream! If you scream, I'll chop off your head!"

A chilling coldness ran down Zhang County Magistrate's neck, forcing him to swallow the pain that had risen in his throat.

A blood-stained steel knife was pressed against his neck.

The hand holding the knife was long and fair, with well-defined and even knuckles; it was a very beautiful hand.

The owner of the hand was a handsome and heroic young man.

The young man smiled at him and said, "If we're talking about ruthlessness, it has to be you officials who are ruthless!"

Hong Yuan sighed, looked at the head on the ground with its eyes wide open, and shook his head: "We meet again... It's a pity that my job has been taken by someone else."

"Young hero, I have no grudge against you..." County Magistrate Zhang forced a smile despite the excruciating pain.

The Zhang family guards were all furious; their master had his ear cut off and was being held hostage, all while they were protecting him.

The Lord humiliates his ministers to death.

It wouldn't be too much for the master to kill them.

However, fearing that County Magistrate Zhang had been kidnapped, they could only glare angrily and dare not move.

"Of course we have no enmity."

Hong Yuan smiled faintly, "I don't like making enemies. If I have a grudge, I'll do everything I can to settle it as soon as possible. Similarly, I don't like doing favors for others..."

"So, I helped you deal with the Huang family and gave you such a big advantage. Is it alright if you do me a favor to repay this debt?"

"Young hero, what do you need me to do? Please give your orders." County Magistrate Zhang was furious, but he had no choice but to endure it.

"First..." Hong Yuan pointed at the tear-streaked girl in red makeup and laughed, "Send this girl back to her family. What a pitiful child. You actually want to kill her? Are you even human?"

Ha ha!

County Magistrate Zhang sneered inwardly: 'You little brat, you were far more ruthless than I was when you killed Huang Guiling's entire family.'

"Give her some more money to calm her nerves. Also, with your abilities, Magistrate Zhang, you should be able to find out about all the concubines Huang Guiling took in the past and the women he arrested, right? Send some money to their families as well!"

Hong Yuan glanced at the county constable and said calmly, "The Huang family's assets have probably all come to you. You've taken so many benefits, it's only reasonable for you to give something back!"

“That makes perfect sense.” County Lieutenant Zhang nodded vigorously.

He was incredibly annoyed. Couldn't you have just spoken up about such a trivial matter?

As the county magistrate of Qingxu, he was a mere rubber stamp in the eyes of the county magistrate, and as the head of the Zhang family clan, he was practically a local tyrant in the county.

While losing an ear wouldn't necessarily mean losing power, it would certainly be a significant loss of face.

"Secondly, help me deal with a few people..."

Hong Yuan named some individuals.

County Lieutenant Zhang nodded repeatedly, and finally the other party laughed and said, "That's settled then. If County Lieutenant Zhang wants to take revenge on me in the future, I'll be waiting for you anytime."

"Don't dare, don't dare."

County Lieutenant Zhang hurriedly denied it, but his neck suddenly loosened, and a figure in black robes swayed before his eyes. The figure leaped up and nimbly flipped onto the roof like an old ape. After several leaps and bounds, the figure disappeared.

Only then did County Magistrate Zhang understand why the other party had appeared so quickly earlier. Such agility was truly something he had never seen before, reminding him of the chivalrous figures in martial arts novels who could leap across rooftops and scale walls!
'Damn it, the Zhang family should recruit—no, train—some real experts in the future!'

'And this little brat…' County Lieutenant Zhang covered his left ear, blood seeping from between his fingers. 'I can't handle you for now, so I'll report this to the prefectural city and hand you over to Commander Xiang.'

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