The blind girl is called a saint with a sword!

She really has no interest in that right now.

She herself is not even twenty years old, so how could she have the mind to teach others?

Let's hurry up and lock up the people we arrested, then go home.

On a rainy day like this, it's perfect to brew a pot of tea and sit quietly for an afternoon, enjoying the sound of rain and the aroma of incense.

An Qingwan used her internal energy to seal the meridians of Wu Qingcheng and Zhenshanhu, and then told them about the earlier attack, urging Lin Dianshi and the others to be careful before leaving.

After An Qingwan left, the county government office gradually returned to calm.

About 15 minutes later, Chen Xu suddenly peeked out and sneaked to the entrance of the county jail.

"This is the 227th martial arts figure Sister An has arrested in the past two and a half years, right?"

He kept marveling at it.

He grew up listening to stories of chivalry.

In the past, his greatest idols were those chivalrous heroes who lived a life of chivalry and vengeance.

But ever since An Qingwan rose to fame, he has regarded her as the goal he pursues throughout his life.

the reason is simple.

The former Zhen'an County, despite its name, was actually in a state of utter chaos.

There were petty thieves inside, and bandits and thieves outside. Traveling martial arts figures often caused trouble, so even if ordinary people were oppressed, they had nowhere to seek justice.

After all, even the county magistrate was afraid that these lawless江湖人士 (jianghu figures) would cut off his head under cover of night.

But this chaos completely changed from the day An Qingwan drew her sword.

No matter if they are petty thieves or ruthless killers, no matter how arrogant they were before, they will all turn into docile cat servants when they meet her.

In just two and a half years, Zhen'an County, which was originally in chaos, has become a paradise in this turbulent world.

What is chivalry?

Chen Xu couldn't answer that question in the past, but now he has his own answer.

Those who can protect the peace of a region are heroes!

"I will definitely become a great hero like Sister An!"

Chen Xu clenched his right fist.

He turned around, about to go back to his shift, when a strange black figure suddenly bumped into him from the side.

"you……"

Before he could finish uttering a single word, a white streak had already silently pierced his throat.

……

An Qingwan was woken up.

It was around 3 PM at that time.

She sat barefoot on the veranda, listening to the patter of the rain.

Her residence was right next to the county government office, so if there was a fight inside, she could hear it immediately.

But the first sound that came through was a desperate cry.

"Qingwan, something terrible has happened! The Ironclad Gang members are dead!"

"Who?"

"The two people in the cell, and the group that left Sihaiju at that time, are all dead."

"?"

An Qingwan had anticipated that today would not be peaceful, and that someone might try to kidnap Wu Qingcheng and the other person, so she did not sleep all afternoon.

She would definitely take a nap on weekdays.

But to everyone's surprise, the person hiding in the shadows wasn't there to save people, but to kill them!

An Qingwan followed the others and hurriedly arrived at the county government dungeon.

The air was filled with a pungent, foul stench.

According to Lin Dianshi, Wu Qingcheng and Zhenshanhu were covered in festering sores, oozing black fluid, which was extremely terrifying.

"Poisoned?"

An Qingwan's face was icy cold.

Lin Dianshi sighed, "Someone poisoned their food. We investigated the cooks and the jailers who delivered the food, but found nothing unusual. Only one person is suspicious."

"who is it?"

"Chen Xu, the only person the prison guard who delivered the food had contact with along the way."

A faint mist rose from An Qingwan's hair: "Where is he?"

Lin Dianshi said, "A gatekeeper saw him leave the county office. He must have gone home. His home is only a mile away from the county office."

An Qingwan said, "Then let's go take a look together."

Lin Dianshi said urgently, "I watched Chen Xu grow up. He is definitely not a bad person. There must be some inside story about what happened today."

Don't be fooled by his previous public reprimands of Chen Xu, which showed him no mercy; it was because he treated Chen Xu like a son.

An Qingwan remained noncommittal.

Since losing her sight, she has come to understand one thing even more clearly—

Seeing is not always believing, and neither is hearing!

The group left the county government office and soon arrived at Chen Xu's home.

Through the courtyard wall, An Qingwan smelled the stench of blood.

The smell of blood was so strong, it was completely unmasked.

"Oops!"

Lin Dianshi kicked open the courtyard gate and rushed inside.

When he saw the scene in the courtyard, he was stunned and felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and even his blood was about to freeze.

In the center of the courtyard stood a table, on which lay two heads neatly arranged—

One was for Chen Xu, and the other was for Chen Xu's bedridden grandfather.

On the table were bright, blood-red words.

[Laozi does not change his name or surname, he is Fan Jiuzhong of the Northern Desert.]

[Have the blind man take the things and, before sunrise tomorrow, go alone to the pavilion ten miles outside the city.]

Every night for half a day, I kill a hundred people.

"Ahhh-"

A series of screams erupted in the courtyard. The constables who entered later all fell backward to the ground upon seeing the horrific scene, and some even clutched their stomachs and vomited on the spot.

Lin Dianshi's body trembled uncontrollably.

He never imagined that in just half a day, that ambitious child, that child who wanted to become a great hero, would turn out like this.

Jianghu?

Jianghu!

Lin Dianshi bit his lip until it bled, his voice teetering on the edge of breaking: "I've heard of Fan Jiuzhong from the Northern Desert. His nickname is Poison Daoist. He's a ruthless killer. He once poisoned two hundred people in one night because of a quarrel. He's a master of poison and also has an extremely skillful disguise technique. The Chen Xu that the jailers and gatekeepers saw must have been him in disguise!"

Disguise?

No wonder he was able to enter the county government office and kill people so quietly.

After listening to Lin Dianshi's description, An Qingwan placed her hand on the hilt of her sword.

A layer of frost covered the sword hilt.

This scene caused the constables nearby to turn pale.

An Qingwan got angry.

They hadn't seen An Qingwan angry in a long time.

The last time was a year ago.

At that time, a gang of notorious bandits established themselves in the marshes outside Zhen'an County. Relying on their martial arts skills, they wreaked havoc on the local area, their brutality no less than that of the Japanese invaders.

On that day, An Qingwan went deep into the marshland alone with her sword, killing thirty-four people before returning.

When they left, they were dressed in white, their clothes whiter than snow.

When he returned, his white robes were stained red with blood, and thirty-four heads were laid out side by side on the small boat he was riding.

"I'll go kill him."

An Qing walked outside in the evening.

She didn't know why Fan Jiuzhong had come to Jingxiang from the northern desert.

She didn't understand why someone with Fan Jiuzhong's martial arts skills would impersonate Chen Xu to poison Wu Qingcheng and his companion.

She didn't know why Fan Jiuzhong would so cruelly murder Chen Xu and his grandson afterwards.

She had no idea what the "thing" Fan Jiuzhong was referring to was.

All she knew was that she wanted to kill someone.

If the imperial court's laws can't control these lawless outlaws roaming the martial world, then let her take over!

An Qingwan walked out of the courtyard.

She stopped at the intersection.

She smelled a familiar, exotic fragrance, one she had caught in the carriage not long ago.

"Miss An, wait!"

The speaker was a woman.

A very young woman.

Five, you are already dead.

"who are you?"

An Qingwan placed her hand on the hilt of the sword.

She was absolutely certain that she could kill the woman in front of her, who had recently stabbed her, with a single sword strike before she could react.

But she didn't make a move.

She wanted to see what this woman's true purpose was.

Only by figuring out the true purpose of these petty scoundrels can we better bring them all down in one fell swoop.

The woman who blocked the way bowed first, then said softly, "My surname is Jin, my given name is Xueyi, and I am the daughter of a merchant from Yuezhou. I have stopped you today because I have something to ask of you."

An Qingwan said indifferently, "I have important matters to attend to and don't have time to help you."

Jin Xueyi said, "What I'm asking for is related to the Poison Taoist you're going to find now."

An Qingwan said, "Oh?"

Jin Xueyi said, "When you captured Wu Qingcheng, you must have heard him say that he had a heavy responsibility, right? The heavy responsibility he mentioned was to escort me north."

An Qingwan said, "So, you came to me to ask me to help you kill the Poison Taoist?"

Jin Xueyi said, "That's right. As long as you can kill him, I'm willing to offer you a thousand taels of silver."

One thousand taels is no small sum; the annual salary of the magistrate of Zhen'an County is only thirty taels.

An Qingwan laughed: "I don't understand. Wu Qingcheng and the others were not related to you. They were just escorting you. They died, so what? Why did you spend such a large sum of money as a thousand taels of silver to help them get revenge?"

Jin Xueyi's face darkened: "My father always taught me that in life, benevolence and righteousness should come first. The Ironclad Gang members did their duty in escorting me, and now they have been killed by the Poison Taoist right before my eyes. I cannot turn a blind eye and must avenge them."