Decaying World

Chapter 32 032 Change Two

Body Tempering Grade 6
Lin Hui calmed down, focused his mind, and kept dodging the faceless man's attacks and claw strikes.

At this moment, Qingfeng Temple's speed advantage became apparent. He tempered his body with the Seven-Section Quick Sword, and his speed was significantly greater than that of the Faceless Man. He easily dodged the opponent's attacks one after another.

“The harmless level is perfect for you to practice your combat techniques, but remember, about a mile to the east of here is an ancient ruin area called Yanshan. Don’t go close. Those areas are full of disturbing level monsters. Only martial artists at the Inner Strength Realm or those who can summon can deal with this level,” Mingde continued.

"Teacher, aren't the mythical beasts often hunted? Why are there still so many of them? How do they reproduce?" Lin Hui asked loudly while dodging the attacks.

He could sense that this kind of dangerous evasion training was indeed of great help to his reaction speed and the nine-section fast sword footwork.

“I don’t know. There are many kinds of monsters. Every night, a large number of new monsters will emerge the next day. If we don’t hunt them often, the number of monsters in the surrounding area will increase to an unbearable level, which may trigger a monster siege,” Mingde replied. “Any other questions?”

"Nothing."

"Then let's train. Don't forget the target; bring back a portion of it within fifteen minutes, and that will complete this training."

"I have done my best!"

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Since joining the Beast Training program, Lin Hui's life has become much more thrilling than before.

But because of this, his understanding of the Nine-Section Swift Sword became deeper and more thorough.

As time passed, the Xinyu Town Public Security Bureau soon posted a new list of emergency braking teams.

The police station did not break its contract with Qingfeng Temple because of the establishment of the Black Dragon Gate. On the contrary, the defection of Mu Qiaozhi, Zhao Jiang'an and others turned to the Black Dragon Gate, and more than half of the members of the emergency braking team became members of the Black Dragon Gate.

Fortunately, Black Dragon Gate seems to have stopped being aggressive and is only concerned with maintaining its core territory without expanding.

The situation stabilized. Of the original disciples of Qingfeng Temple, only one-fifth remained; most had fled. However, those who remained were mostly determined, representing a purification of the sect.

While other industries and collaborations have been affected, the impact is not significant for the time being due to previously signed contracts.

However, if things don't improve after the contract ends and the downward trend can't be reversed, it's only a matter of time before Qingfeng Temple loses its remaining space to the Black Dragon Gate.

Xinyu Town.

Passersby saw the list posted by the police officers.

As soon as the list was posted, people crowded over to check it.

"The members of this emergency braking team are: Li Yue from Heilongmen, Mu Qiaozhi, Zhao Jiang'an, Chen Sui from Qingfeng Temple, Huang Shan, Qiu Yiren, Deng Mingchao, and Lin Hui." After receiving the reading fee collected from several people, a scholar began to loudly recite the list.

This list is crucial to know in Xinyu Town, because the people on the list are not only skilled, but also have the power of temporary execution that ordinary officials do not have. If this power of life and death is handled properly, it can easily control the life and death of ordinary people.

Therefore, everyone in the town below the wealthy class, especially the middle-class families, would regularly send someone to record the latest list.

The list is updated annually and is released every year in early spring, which is also when the largest crowd gathers at the bulletin board.

At this moment, the middle-class clans in the town, the Zhang family, the Lin family, the Song family, and a dozen or so smaller clans gathered on the outskirts. Upon hearing the list being read aloud, they all took notes on the origins of the names.

The man sent by the Lin family was a short, stocky man named A Niu, a hired hand of Lin Shunchong from the second branch of the family.

He was taking notes of names when he suddenly felt something was wrong.

'Lin Hui? Qingfeng Temple? That name sounds familiar...'

Ah Niu tugged at his gray undershirt, then poked his chin with a charcoal pencil, gazing thoughtfully at the words on the list.

"Heh, isn't this the only son of the fourth branch of the Lin family?" Someone next to him recognized him before he did.

"Qingfeng Temple, that matches, the name matches too, it really is! Unbelievable, they actually managed to get into the life-or-death team! Impressive!"

"The Lin family is about to turn their fortunes around!"

"Turning over my ass! I heard that the fourth branch has long since severed ties with their main branch."

"real or fake?"

Among the crowd, some well-informed individuals began sharing the gossip about the Lin family that they knew with those around them.

Ah Niu was sweating bullets upon hearing this, knowing that this news was extraordinary. He quickly wrote it down and then turned and ran towards the Lin family's territory.

Before long, they arrived at the Lin family's territory.

Lin Shunchong, the second son, was woken up groggily. He was taking a nap when he heard A Niu rush in and shout, which made him feel irritable, so he got out of bed.

"Ah Niu, you better give me a reason not to beat you up! Otherwise, your wages for this month will be halved!"

Ah Niu was covered in sweat as he carefully handed over the yellow paper with the record.

"Boss, take a look. This new roster for the life-or-death team actually includes...it includes..."

"What is it?" Lin Shunchong snatched the list before he could finish speaking and looked down at it.

"Huh?? Lin Hui?! Is it just someone with the same name?" His eyes widened. "It shouldn't be. He's also from Qingfeng Temple. It's impossible for Qingfeng Temple to have two people with the same name, right?" A Niu whispered.

Lin Shunchong suddenly became much more awake.

"Not bad, really not bad." Recently, because Hongzhen from the eldest branch of the family was seriously injured and fell into a coma, the Lin family's situation has become much worse than before. If Lin Hui from the fourth branch is really that person from the life-or-death team, then perhaps he can help and alleviate the Lin family's predicament.

As for whether the fourth branch of the family would acknowledge the family's existence, he wasn't worried. They were all family; he could just have his father apologize and lower his head, and the matter would be over. After all, they had decades of family ties; how could they be severed so easily?

Immediately, he took the list, quickly left his hall, and went into the courtyard.

In the courtyard, Lin Chaoyi stood with his hands behind his back, admiring the koi he had recently acquired in the pond.

Red, yellow, and white carp swam around, creating ripples in the clear pond water, which eased his recent anxieties.

"Father, come and take a look at this list." Lin Shunchong walked over and handed over the list.

Lin Chaoyi knew that the second brother wasn't the type to cause trouble for no reason. Seeing his solemn expression, he immediately narrowed his eyes, reached out and took a look.

He immediately spotted the five large characters "Qingfeng Temple Lin Hui" at the back of the list.

"This is...the fourth brother's son??"

"Most likely." Lin Shunchong nodded. "I already checked Qingfeng Temple and there's no one else named Lin Hui."

Lin Chaoyi's expression immediately relaxed, and he pondered for a while while holding the list.

"If it really is from the fourth son's family, then they have truly brought honor to the Lin family! Good! Very good!"

"Dad, I think you should go and apologize to the fourth brother and let them come back. We're all family, with decades of kinship. Blood is thicker than water, how can we just sever ties like that?" Lin Shunchong whispered.

"Sigh, that's true. I've always doted on the fourth son since he was little, but as he's grown up, I've focused more on Hongyu's family. Alright, I'll go to their house in a few days." Lin Chaoyi stroked his beard, looking at the names on the list, and suddenly felt that a large part of the gloom he felt before because of the eldest son Hongzhen's serious injury and coma had been swept away.

Now that the Lin family has the protection of the emergency braking team, nicknamed the "Life and Death Team," who in town would dare to look down on them?
In this way, although the inner city was not of much help, the decline in the outer towns was immediately stabilized.

"Sigh, it really is true that after the worst comes the best." He sighed deeply, his old face showing a long face. "I always knew that the fourth brother was capable, and that he would make something of himself sooner or later. Looking back, it was for his own good that I kicked him out. If it weren't for my decision back then, they wouldn't have been able to rise to prominence so quickly, wouldn't you say?"

"Father, you have such keen insight!" Lin Shunchong said with a smile.

"I'm not going to talk about it anymore. I'll go to Lao Si's house first thing tomorrow morning. By the way, where does he live now?"

"I don't know either, but I'll ask someone later."

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At this moment, Lin Shunhe and his wife Yao Shan were still minding the shop. They had just finished packing goods for a customer when they saw the owner of a nearby bamboo weaving shop walking towards them with his hands behind his back and a big smile on his face.

"Brother Lin is amazing! He quietly pulled off a big move! From now on, our whole street will probably have to rely on your family for protection."

Mr. Chen, the owner of this bamboo weaving shop, was always a stingy and miserly person, but at this moment he actually pulled out two fat fish from behind and hung them on the side of Lin Shunhe's counter.

"These are two crucian carp that my son caught yesterday. I'm offering them to you to try."

Lin Shunhe was completely bewildered, not knowing what was wrong with the other party.

Before he could react, the owner of the porcelain shop across the street came out with a beaming smile and brought them a stack of clean, neatly arranged porcelain plates and tableware. He kept saying thank you for your patronage.

The neighbors who had chatted and had tea with them before gathered around to congratulate them, showering them with compliments as if they were free.

Brother Huang from the Muhua Gang and his sister also came over with gifts, bowing and congratulating the couple with smiles on their faces. Regardless of how Lin Shunhe and his wife refused, they put down the gifts and ran away.

Just as the couple was becoming increasingly confused, someone noticed their bewilderment and explained the emergency braking team roster.

"A death squad? The power of execution? Murder isn't illegal?!" Yao Shan was stunned.

Lin Shunhe, who already knew all this, suddenly understood. After all, he had been in charge of the oil mill before, so how could he not know about the life-or-death team?

What he couldn't believe was that his son had quietly entered such a crucial department!
This is simply...
Didn't Qingfeng Temple just have an incident recently? How come...
Looking at the smiling faces of those around him, he forced down his doubts and forced a smile as he responded to everyone's compliments.

After everyone left, the shop's business boomed in the afternoon, with a constant stream of customers, at least ten times more than usual!
This gave the couple a direct understanding of the influence of the death squad. The previous pressure of life disappeared completely at this moment, replaced by doubts and worries about their son, Lin Hui.

Ah Hui, without making a sound, suddenly rushed to such an important position. This sudden change made the two of them feel uneasy.

Meanwhile, Lin Hui was honing his Nine-Section Quick Sword Technique amidst the mist.

With the Faceless Man's full-fledged training, his body tempering speed was much faster than it had been in the Taoist temple. In just one month, his body tempering rapidly broke through from the fourth rank to the sixth rank.

It's important to know that this rank becomes increasingly difficult to break through as you progress.

Even geniuses like Huang Shanqiu and Yiren have only broken through to the fifth rank, easily surpassed by Lin Hui.

This made Mingde have even higher expectations for Lin Hui after learning about the situation.

(End of this chapter)