Ten Thousand Sword Masters

Da da da!

The fiery horse ran extremely fast. Zhang Jianyun gripped the reins tightly, controlling the direction of the horse's run, while Liu Fei struggled to keep up at a distance.

Giddy up!

Riding the fiery steed out of the forest, the villagers were instantly enraged when they saw the steed again, as the fire in the fields had not yet been extinguished.

"I'll kill this bastard horse."

"Roast it, roast this horse until it's cooked and we can all share it."

Seeing the enraged crowd, Zhang Jianyun quickly reined in his horse, bringing the fiery steed to a stop. Liu Fei, behind him, hurriedly galloped over.

"Fellow villagers, you can tally up your losses and report them to the government. The government will compensate you for part of your losses. As for the Fiery Horse, it has been captured by our Nine Star Guard for future official duties. We ask for your understanding."

As Liu Fei explained, the crowd gradually quieted down. After uttering a few curses, they returned to the fields to put out the fire.

Watching the departing crowd, Zhang Jianyun breathed a sigh of relief; he had never encountered such a scene before.

"Hurry up," Liu Fei said, and hurriedly spurred his horse away.

Zhang Jianyun slapped his horse and followed closely behind.

Back at Cangxi Pavilion, after locking the Flaming Horse and the other two horses in the stable, Liu Fei led Zhang Jianyun to report to Yang Changping.

"Not bad, you captured the Flaming Horse so quickly, you didn't disappoint me." Yang Changping said with satisfaction as he looked at Zhang and Liu.

"It's mainly thanks to Jianyun. He tamed the fiery horse so quickly. I just assisted him." Liu Fei attributed all the credit to Zhang Jianyun.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jianyun was about to finish speaking when Liu Fei stopped him with a look.

"I'll go check on that fiery horse," Yang Changping said, getting up and leaving the office to head towards the stable.

Arriving at the stable, Yang Changping was filled with curiosity upon seeing the bright red Flame Horse. He entered the stable, wanting to ride it.

sizzle~

Suddenly, the fiery horse began to neigh wildly and kick its legs incessantly, as if it had given up hope.

Upon seeing this, Yang Changping burst into laughter: "It seems that only you, Zhang Jianyun, can ride this Fiery Horse for the time being. Perfect, you two can ride the horse and patrol around the town. Zhang Jianyun, you ride this Fiery Horse and show off the prestige of my Cangxi Pavilion."

"yes!"

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Jianyun rode his fiery steed and patrolled Cangxi Town with Liu Fei.

On the street, the crowds who came and went looked at the bright red Rapidash with fear and hurriedly hid away. Some children, however, were fearless and ran over laughing to stroke Rapidash's tail. At this moment, Rapidash would neigh, startling the children so much that they would run away instantly.

"It's been a long time since I've felt this way, with people giving me a wide berth when I walk down the street, haha," Liu Fei said with a hearty laugh, thoroughly enjoying the feeling.

However, Zhang Jianyun was not at ease. He gripped the reins tightly, fearing that the fiery horse might go berserk and become uncontrollable.

As the two were walking, they heard shouts of insults coming from ahead.

Zhang and Liu exchanged a glance and hurried forward, only to find a group of people gathered outside the clinic, arguing with the clinic manager.

"My father died in your clinic, and you owe us an explanation."

"He was full of energy when he came in; it was just a cold. How did he die from the illness?"

The group of people were dressed in mourning clothes, and a coffin was placed in the middle of the crowd. Every now and then, someone would lean against the coffin and cry loudly.

"Hmph, the patient has already gone home. What does his death at home have to do with our clinic?"

"Don't make trouble, or I'll report you to the authorities," the clinic manager said calmly, standing with several staff members at the door to prevent the troublemakers from entering.

"The clinic is murdering people for money! It's murdering people for money!"

"Dr. Xu is a beast in human form, he has taken lives."

The people dressed in mourning clothes cried out in pain, and in no time, more and more people gathered around to watch.

"Report to the authorities! Report to the authorities!" the clinic manager roared, ordering his servants to report to the authorities.

Seeing this, Liu Fei shook his head: "Let's go, we can't interfere with this kind of thing."

Immediately, Zhang and Liu rode away to continue patrolling the town.

After patrolling the town, Zhang and Liu returned to Cangxi Pavilion. After lunch, they were about to rest for a while when they received a message from Yang Changping.

The two hurriedly arrived at Yang Changping's office.

"Lord Cao from the government just sent someone to tell me that the Xu family clinic has been experiencing a series of incidents these past few days, with people constantly filing complaints with the authorities. The government has sent people to investigate but hasn't found anything. They suspect that something strange is at play. You two should go and investigate," Yang Changping instructed.

"Yes."

After receiving their orders, Zhang and Liu left Cangxi Pavilion and headed to Xu Family Medical Clinic.

"That Dr. Xu has been a doctor in town for many years and has always had a good reputation, but recently there have been a series of disturbances. It's possible that something strange is at play," Liu Fei said with some concern.

"Who cares? If it's some kind of supernatural phenomenon, we'll report it to the Pavilion Master immediately," Zhang Jianyun said.

Chatting casually, the two arrived at the Xu family's medical clinic.

By this time, a crowd of over a hundred people had gathered outside the clinic, and there were more than three coffins on display. Officials and clinic staff guarded the entrance to the clinic, preventing the rioters from entering.

Upon seeing Zhang and Liu, dressed in the attire of the Nine Deer Prefecture, arrive, Jiang Gulin, a constable from the government, hurriedly came forward to greet them.

"Lord Liu, you've finally arrived. And who is this gentleman?" Jiang Gulin asked, looking at Zhang Jianyun.

"This is Zhang Jianyun, a new armored soldier from my Cangxi Pavilion." Liu Fei then introduced the constable in front of him to Zhang Jianyun: "This is Brother Jiang Gulin, a constable from the government."

"Greetings, Officer Jiang," Zhang Jianyun greeted.

"My lords, please follow me into the clinic." Jiang Gulin hurriedly led Zhang and Liu into the clinic.

"Brother Jiang, what exactly is the situation? Why do you need our Nine Star Guards to come?" Liu Fei asked.

Jiang Gulin gave a bitter laugh and said, "This is really strange. Several patients were cured by Dr. Xu, but they fell ill and died after returning home."

"Was it a new illness that caused death, or did the illness treated by Dr. Xu worsen and lead to death?" Zhang Jianyun asked in surprise.

"It wasn't a new disease; it was a relapse of the disease that Dr. Xu treated, which then rapidly deteriorated and led to his death," Jiang Gulin said.

Upon hearing this, Zhang and Liu exchanged glances. This was strange. They had clearly been cured by Dr. Xu, so why did the condition relapse and rapidly worsen, even to the point of death, after they returned home?

Just as the two were wondering what was going on, Jiang Gulin led them to Dr. Xu.

Dr. Xu's full name is Xu Siming, but people are so used to calling him Dr. Xu that few remember his real name.

At this moment, Xu Siming slumped weakly in a chair. When he saw Zhang and Liu enter, he merely raised his hand slightly to greet them, looking utterly aged.

"Dr. Xu, the crowd outside is agitated. Why don't you pay them some compensation first to send them away so we can investigate this matter?" Zhang Jianyun said kindly as he approached Xu Siming.

Unexpectedly, upon hearing Zhang Jianyun's words, Xu Siming became agitated.