The strongest warrior of the Great Qian Dynasty

boom!

As the wooden door was violently kicked open, a burly man with a thick beard, carrying a sword at his waist and dressed in a constable's uniform, slowly walked in.

In an instant, Li Qingshan felt a strong sense of malice directed at him.

The menacing aura emanating from this burly man with a thick beard was particularly imposing, clearly indicating that he had fought his way through the border army.

Li Qingshan didn't respond, but instead asked with a faint smile:

"Hehe, may I ask who this gentleman is?"

The burly man with a thick beard glared at Li Qingshan and said coldly.

"I am Zhang Yunbo, one of the Four Great Constables! I was ordered to investigate the case of Tianyi Pavilion, and I happened to be visiting your Shuiyun Pavilion, but I never expected to encounter such a thing!"

As he spoke, the burly man with the thick beard seemed to be about to make a move.

Li Qingshan would not allow the other party to act recklessly here. In addition, given the identity the other party held, once a fight broke out, things would be difficult to reverse.

"Sir, you are joking. Just now, it was just a few of us having a martial arts match, while these people came to Shuiyun Pavilion to buy boxing manuals."

"This is the boxing manual they wanted to buy from me."

As Li Qingshan spoke, he threw the "Divine Dragon Fist Manual" that he had bought from a street stall years ago at the burly man who was leading the group.

Upon seeing this, the burly man, who was already bruised and battered, was overjoyed. He didn't care whether he would be targeted by this divine constable.

"Yes, we're here to buy the boxing manual!"

After saying this, the burly man hurriedly grabbed the boxing manual from his arms and led a few of his underlings out of the Shuiyun Pavilion, completely ignoring everything else.

"Manager Li is quite generous, giving away something like this so readily!"

Zhang Yunbo naturally understood that all of this was just a play put on by Li Qingshan and the Water Snake Gang.

However, he didn't care, especially since he had come to Shuiyun Pavilion for something even more important to deal with.

"I heard that Tianyi Pavilion deceived Shuiyun Pavilion some time ago, but I don't know why the two of you have become friends again. Manager Li, please explain!"

After Zhang Yunbo finished speaking, he sat down in the chair with a wide, sweeping motion, staring intently at Li Qingshan, trying to find something wrong with Li Qingshan.

Li Qingshan laughed heartily and said, completely unconcerned:

"Haha, Officer Zhang is joking. In business, it's always a give-and-take situation."

My Shuiyun Pavilion has used the same business methods to communicate with Tianyi Pavilion before, so naturally we should also allow Tianyi Pavilion to learn from us.

Moreover, when the Marquis's residence learned of this matter, they specifically sent me to handle it, and it seems that the matter was handled quite well.

Li Qingshan, sitting upright in his chair, spoke with neither arrogance nor servility.

He has the powerful backing of the Marquis's mansion. Even though Changning Monkey is considered dead by the world, he is still a towering tree.

It's not something any constable could touch.

Even though this constable fought his way up from the border army and had a somewhat delicate and noble status, it couldn't change the fact that he couldn't shake the Changning Marquis's mansion.

"Manager Li, you certainly have a lot of confidence, but there's no need to use the Marquis's mansion to intimidate me. I'm just following orders to investigate!"

As he spoke, Zhang Yunbo exerted a little force with his large hand, and in an instant, the teacup he had used to make tea turned into dust and slowly fell from his hand.

"Hehe, Constable Zhang is quite strong, but this teacup of mine is from the official kiln. Although it's not the best, it's still quite good."

Thank you for your patronage, fifty taels!

Li Qingshan said with a smile.

Wu Ziming, standing next to Zhang Yunbo, quickly took out a receipt from behind the counter and placed it in front of Zhang Yunbo.

Fifty taels?!

Zhang Yunbo, who was originally prepared to make an example of someone, was instantly stunned.

He stared blankly at the certificate in front of him and the powdery feeling on his hands.

"Excellent, excellent, excellent Manager Li! Excellent Shuiyun Pavilion!"

These words were squeezed out by Zhang Yunbo through his teeth. He then threw down a crumpled hundred-tael silver note and stormed off in a huff.

Wu Ziming was overjoyed and quickly put the banknote into his ledger.

As he gradually came to his senses, he asked in a slightly worried voice.

"Shopkeeper, if we offend a constable like this, it might have bad consequences if word gets out."

Li Qingshan did not reply. Instead, he stood there quietly watching Zhang Yunbo walk away, his eyes gleaming with contemplation.

Lin'an City.

The streets were somewhat desolate.

Zhang Yunbo was stomping hard on the half-meter-wide brown stone bricks, and the creaking sound of the bricks under his feet could be faintly heard.

At this moment, Zhang Yunbo's eyes showed no trace of his previous arrogance; instead, he seemed lost in deep thought.

"Could it be that that kid really has no connection with the Purification Sect?"

However, as a spy for the Pure World Sect, Qin Ligong had the most contact with these few people, while Li Qingshan was the most prominent and distinguished among them.

We must not let our guard down, but I just investigated and there was no trace of that heretical witch in the Water Cloud Pavilion…”

Yes.

From the very beginning, the Four Constables were not there to investigate the armor, but to find the Holy Maiden of the Pure World Sect—Qiu Meier.

For the entire Great Qian Dynasty, mere armor was nothing more than a means of openly oppressing the lower classes.

For true powerhouses—whether they are at the peak of the True Qi Realm or a true Grandmaster—armor is like paper.

Unless the armor is made of special materials, a peak True Qi Realm expert can easily kill dozens of soldiers wearing ordinary armor.

Moreover, the identity of Tianyi Pavilion is backed by the current Left Prime Minister, so it is impossible for this to cause too much trouble.

"So? Is that Li Qingshan the person we're looking for?!"

Three burly men in armor arrived beside Zhang Yunbo at that moment, and one of them asked in a cold voice.

The other person's expression wasn't much better; clearly, their investigation had been obstructed. He coldly roared:

"If you ask me, we should just take that guy down. Even if he has the Changning Marquis's mansion behind him, we can still use the imperial decree on our side to forcibly suppress him."

I don't believe those old, weak, sick, and disabled people would dare to fight us. At worst, we'll all go to jail together!

The remaining two remained silent, but the trembling knives at their waists revealed their anxiety.

"Absolutely not! As far as I know, that kid is backed not only by the Marquis of Changning's mansion, but also by the Prince of Zhenbei..."

I have seen the Crown Prince of the North with my own eyes. This boy looks too much like the Crown Prince of the North. It is very likely that he is the illegitimate son of the Prince of Zhenbei.

Upon hearing this, the remaining three men, who had been eager to capture Li Qingshan, instantly lost their temper.

The Changning Marquis's mansion, now without the Marquis of Changning, is not frightening. But if anyone dares to touch the beard of the Prince of Zhenbei, the so-called Four Great Constables present could be trampled into mincemeat at any moment.

"What can we do then? We can't just watch the few remaining clues disappear, can we?"