Fantasy: I can equip everything

"Liu San Niang, is she actually a traitor to the Blood Demon Cult?"

Inside the county government office, after listening to Gao Pengfei's report, Li Zhiyuan, the magistrate of Qinghe County, gasped in shock.

He was silent for a moment, then quickly looked to the side and said, "Shouzheng, didn't you notice anything before?"

The advisor, Zhou Shouzhen, sighed with a wry smile and said, "No!"

"This is troublesome..." Li Zhiyuan frowned.

The advisor, Zhou Shouzhen, was a retainer he had hired at a high price from the capital.

He has an impeccable background and formidable strength.

Despite being at the same level of internal strength, he was able to suppress the other internal strength experts in Qinghe County and make them obey him.

The fact that he didn't notice shows that the Blood Dark Cult has grand ambitions.

What's even more troublesome is...

Will the Changchun Martial Arts School know about this?

Changchun Martial Arts School has been operating in Qinghe County for many years and has countless students and apprentices.

They had become a force that even the county government could not ignore.

Over the years, who knows how many followers they have developed?

Unlike the Small Knife Society and the Canal Gang, the Changchun Martial Arts School has a very low entry barrier; anyone who can afford to pay can learn their techniques.

Over the years, how many martial artists have emerged from Changchun Martial Arts School?

They were scattered throughout Qinghe County, some serving as bodyguards for local gentry and powerful families, and others working as镖局 (security escort agencies).

Even among the constables from outside the county government, many of them came from martial arts schools in Changchun.

Li Zhiyuan's expression grew increasingly grim.

If this matter is not handled properly, it will cause major problems for the entire Qinghe County.

Seeing his reaction, Zhou Shouzhen quickly said, "Sir! I think most of the martial arts schools in Changchun should be fine."

"How so?" Li Zhiyuan asked, looking up.

Zhou Shouzhen comforted him, "Sir, you see, if everyone at the Changchun Martial Arts School were traitors of the Blood Demon Cult, then over such a long period of time, they must have developed quite a few followers."

"With more people, there will be more openings. Inevitably, a few people will be caught by us."

"But in all these years, we haven't even caught a single member of the Blood Demon Cult in Qinghe County. Is that true, Magistrate Gao?"

Gao Pengfei nodded hurriedly and said, "Master Zhou is right. If there really is a Blood Demon Cult rebel developing a large number of followers, the county government will definitely find out."

Li Zhiyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "So, only Liu Sanniang is a traitor to the Blood Demon Sect?"

"My lord!" Zhou Shouzhen shook his head, his face grave. "It's too early to draw conclusions. It's possible that the Blood Demon Sect traitors are cunning and deliberately keeping a low profile. We still have to be wary of the Changchun Martial Arts School."

Li Zhiyuan nodded, got up, and went to the side to wash his face with cold water.

After washing away his drowsiness, he sighed and said, "When I was young, I only cared about studying and neglected martial arts. Now that I'm older, my energy is not as good as it used to be."

"Master Zhou!" he said, wiping his hands as he instructed, "Send someone to invite Sun Xiaodao, Zhao Qianhe, and Lin Bainian over here."

A glint flashed in Zhou Shouzhen's eyes, and he said in a deep voice, "Under what pretext?"

"Just say..." Li Zhiyuan pondered for a moment and said, "Just say that there was an incident at Beishan, and ask the people in charge to come over to discuss how to deal with it."

After saying that, he turned to Gao Pengfei and said, "Gao Dianshi, go and invite Instructor Wu over, and select a group of trustworthy people from the county government."

"Once Lin Bainian leaves the Changchun Martial Arts School, surround the area. Not a single bird can be released without my order!"

After making these arrangements, Li Zhiyuan took a deep breath and shouted, "Someone, bring me the county government seal!"

......

"What brings you here so late, Magistrate..."

Inside the Little Knife Society, Sun Xiaodao got up from the arms of two voluptuous women and mumbled as he put on his clothes.

"They say something strange has happened in Beishan, and they need to invite you all over to discuss countermeasures."

"Something strange happened in Beishan?"

Sun Xiaodao asked, puzzled.

The henchman immediately said, "Master Dao, just a short while after you fell asleep, a blinding blood-red beam of light suddenly appeared in Beishan."

Sun Xiaodao's expression changed, and he asked incredulously, "You saw it?"

"I see it, half the sky has been dyed red."

"Goodness gracious, that's terrible..."

Sun Xiaodao immediately sped up.

The commotion that could be seen even in Qinghe County was no small matter.

......

The branch of the Canal Gang.

"I understand, I'll be right there."

Zhao Qianhe, the leader of the Qinghe County branch of the Canal Gang, nodded and jumped off the boat.

He had witnessed the crimson beam of light with his own eyes.

Such strange phenomena are either the appearance of a rare treasure or a battle between powerful individuals.

But no matter which one it is, it's not something he, an internal energy martial artist, can get involved in.

He could understand why the magistrate sent someone to invite him late at night.

If the commotion attracts some important figures, even the aftermath of the fierce battle could affect the entire Qinghe County.

We must be well prepared.

It would be best to stop the canal transport for the next few days.

Thinking of this, he called over someone and said, "Go find Master Wang and tell him to suspend the canal transport for the next few days."

Upon hearing this, the summoned henchman immediately looked up and said, "Master, this..."

"I saw Master Wang go out shortly after nightfall."

"They went out?" Zhao Qianhe stopped abruptly, turned around, and frowned. "Where did they go?"

"I don't know, the temple master didn't say."

Zhao Qianhe nodded and said nothing more.

This young master from the main branch is someone even the branch leader sometimes can't control.

Let him go.

......

"Master! It's done! Haha, it's done!!!"

Inside the secret room of the Changchun Martial Arts School, the deputy headmaster, Guo Qiao, was acting like a madman, so excited he was about to jump up.

He's over sixty years old, yet he acts so irrationally.

Lin Bainian shook his head.

But the corners of his mouth that were turned up could no longer be suppressed after he saw that blood-red beam of light.

Their branch of the Blood Nether Sect suffered heavy losses in the last large-scale purge by the Great Qian Dynasty.

Only Lin Bainian, who was in his twenties at the time, escaped with the others.

After arriving in Qinghe County, he went into hiding under an assumed name and almost lost all contact with the main headquarters.

Isn't all of this for today?

The secret treasure left behind by the former leader of the Blood Dark Cult.

There are countless martial arts techniques and cultivation resources.

With those abilities, these people were able to cultivate true qi... no!

Even those at the Gang Sha Realm might be able to.

After all, the former leader was only a hair's breadth away from the Martial Saint realm.

They are the strongest beings standing at the pinnacle of this world.

The things left behind by such figures are nothing short of a tremendous boon to these internal energy martial artists.

"Master, the matter is settled, let's get going."

Previously, they were afraid of attracting the attention of the county government, which is why they only sent Liu San Niang to the depths of the North Mountain.

Now that the secret treasure has been opened, they no longer need to pretend.

The most important thing is to get there as quickly as possible and take what's inside the secret treasure.

Just then, a member of the Blood Cult rushed in.

"Master! Someone from the county government has arrived. Magistrate Li says he wants you to come over to discuss how to deal with the strange events in Beishan."

Guo Qiao's expression immediately changed, and he said in a deep voice, "Sect Master, they wouldn't...?"

Lin Bainian waved his hand and said, "No, we haven't revealed the slightest flaw so far."

"The strange events at Beishan should prompt the magistrate to summon people to discuss them; it would be strange if he didn't call us over!"

He thought for a moment and said directly, "I'll go there right now. Gather our people in the martial arts school and we'll set off as soon as I return from the county office."

Lin Bainian is very confident.

Over the years, he has been summoned by the county magistrate to discuss important matters quite a few times.

Even the advisor, Zhou Shouzhen, never noticed anything unusual about him.

This time, there's no difference.

In the past, it was just a matter of going through the motions and finding an excuse to come back.