Blind Spot
Chapter 442 - 403 accident 1

Chapter 442: 403 accident 1

The intelligence point of Raven House is located on the edge of the county governor’s residence, inside a dark two-story building.

There were black lanterns hanging from the building, with the character for "raven" written on them, quite clearly.

As soon as Li Chengyi got his waist token, he headed straight here and pushed the door open.

In the empty and spacious wooden hall inside, there was an arched counter, behind which sat an indifferent old man with a withered complexion.

Slap.

Li Chengyi walked in and slapped his waist token on the counter.

"I need to find the locations of these particular types of flowers and trees!"

He took out a folded piece of fine paper from his pouch and placed it on the counter.

The old man picked up the paper, spread it out with a flick, and examined it carefully.

"Firmiana simplex tree, Ziwei Flower, Wisteria Flowers, Feilian?"

He furrowed his eyebrows.

"I’ve seen these flowers before, but under different names. The features are the same; I’m not sure if they’re what you’re looking for."

He had seen people come here looking for information on precious medicinal materials but had never seen anyone seeking out such common plants and flowers.

At least, Li Chengyi was the first.

"Give me the locations, how much do you charge?" Li Chengyi asked.

"They’re all common intelligence, five taels at the standard price. Please wait."

The old man turned and went into a room hidden by curtains.

It wasn’t long before he came out, holding a piece of Yellow Paper about the size of an A4 sheet.

Words were faintly visible, written all over it.

The old man handed it over to Li Chengyi.

The latter took out the money and gave it to him.

After receiving the Yellow Paper, Li Chengyi scrutinized it thoroughly.

It was clearly written that almost all the plants and flowers were found in a place called Wanmu Mountain.

"This Wanmu Mountain... could it be..."

Li Chengyi’s eyebrows knitted together.

"You guessed it right, it’s all in Wanmu Mountain, where Yao Xiangyu’s mother stays hidden," the old man nodded, his expression wooden.

"Here’s a free piece of information for you, head south from here, and following the speed of a trading caravan, it will take you about a year to reach Wanmu Mountain."

"... Thank you." Li Chengyi, holding the Yellow Paper, turned and walked out of the Raven House point.

He didn’t immediately buy the clues of the Illusory Color Dragon but planned to purchase them separately. After all, it involved the Emperor and was somewhat sensitive, so he needed to disguise his intent a bit.

For instance, pretending to be intrigued by a certain novel and thus coming to buy the information.

After all, money was also a clue. Coming in and spending a large amount of money to buy information was somewhat conspicuous.

Standing in front of the small building, Li Chengyi looked at the words on the Yellow Paper.

"Forget it, I’ll first collect enough Evil Thoughts, and then deal with the three main flowers’ energy after they’re fully accumulated."

His eyes firmed up, and he quickly left, returning to his residence.

In the days that followed, Li Chengyi officially started his job. His monthly salary was ten taels of patterned silver, much better than his father, Wang Yifeng, could ever know.

His daily job was to lead a team on patrol around the city during the day, and occasionally after people from the Blood Guard Bureau completed a fight, they needed to go to the site to clean up the remaining issues.

At first, he didn’t know how to handle it, but after being led by the Deputy County Governor Lin Daquan for a few jobs, he got the hang of it.

Was it not just about destroying corpses and silencing the public?

It was too easy.

The people from the Blood Guard Bureau were extremely ruthless, leaving behind chaotic and bloody scenes, but because Li Chengyi was the team leader, he mostly oversaw the scene and didn’t get his hands dirty.

He only needed to stand aside and watch.

Occasionally, when they encountered infectees in the Latent Phase who were still breathing, they would go up and slap them to death, which was a bit more difficult.

These tasks were quite challenging for Common martial artists, but for Li Chengyi, even those who were alive could be pressed to death by him.

After a month, he had roughly figured out the ropes and then started purchasing other pieces of information he needed.

The news about the Illusory Color Dragon surprised him.

The intelligence mentioned that the Illusory Color Dragon here was known as the Colorful Kirin Dragon. There were once four malevolent dragons rampaging between heaven and earth, later killed and eaten by peerless masters among the Bloodline Martial Artists; the Dragon Balls were scattered and hidden.

The particular whereabouts of the Dragon Heart that Li Chengyi was most concerned about were beyond his purchase rights.

Specifically, all the details about the whereabouts of the Illusory Color Dragon’s flesh were inaccessible to him.

Because consuming the dragon’s blood and flesh could significantly increase one’s longevity.

It was the longevity elixir that everyone dreamed of seeking.

And as for the information on the God Limit Heart Technique, the Raven House point had no authority to even request it, let alone sell it.

The only thing they knew was that its full name was indeed the Celestedge Doomsday Art that Li Chengyi had once seen. The name was identical.

After obtaining the intelligence, Li Chengyi did not act rashly. Before figuring out how deep the waters of this world were, he had to abide by the rules here to climb up.

Power was the biggest pillar here.

So, he began to prepare to make his mark...

On the outskirts of the county city.

In a man-made plantation.

Two infectees in the Latent Phase who had been beheaded lay on the ground, their bodies still twitching incessantly.

The people from the Blood Guard Bureau had already left, and Li Chengyi, as the team leader, quickly arrived at the scene with over a dozen team members.

He took a brief look at the surroundings.

Five trees had been knocked down, and there were knife marks left on the surrounding stumps and ground, clearly indicating that a Blood Guard Bureau expert skilled with a blade had been here.

"Both bodies were killed with a single strike, it must have been the handiwork of Lord Xue from the Blood Guard Bureau."

Team member Lao Huang, responsible for the examination, stood up and said in a deep voice.

The ranking system of the Blood Guard Bureau was somewhat chaotic, with only county governors and deputy county governors at the county level, with no other team leader or squad leader roles.

The explosive power of bloodline martial arts was rapid and ever-changing, and since none recognized any authority but that of their own reputation, the hierarchy was established based on individual notoriety.

Throughout these days, while cultivating his True Qi, Li Chengyi had also managed to get a rough idea of the power structure.

Apart from the three county governors and deputy governors, this Xue Peng could be considered the fifth strongest expert.

"Aside from these two infected, there are no others?" Li Chengyi’s gaze was fixed on Old Huang.

With only these two, following procedures without any disturbance, what could he use to achieve a promotion?

"Uh...no more, just these two..." Old Huang was somewhat confused, not understanding what his boss meant.

"It seems that years of comfortable living have also made you all somewhat negligent..."

Li Chengyi slowly drew the waist knife from behind him, letting out a cold laugh.

Swish!!

In an instant, he step forward, rushing out, the Pine Pattern Energy of sixty years’ worth of cultivation, along with being thrice the density, amplified his physical speed to nearly two hundred meters per second without using any other system of power.

This was the incredible strength of a true Qi master in this world.

The dozen or so God Martial Bureau members only felt a flash of light, and Li Chengyi had already charged into the depths of the forest, disappearing from sight.

They were also skilled individuals with five to ten years of true Qi cultivation, yet at that moment, they couldn’t even see the speed of their leader.

This level of strength!?

Old Huang and a few of the leading elites exchanged glances, each seeing shock in the other’s eyes.

Suddenly, there was a flash of white light,

Li Chengyi returned to the scene with an unconscious man who was severely injured and motionless in his arms.

That was a middle-aged man dressed in a night outfit, with a mask revealing only his eyes.

Li Chengyi tossed the man to the ground.

"Check him, Old Huang."

Old Huang quickly approached and flipped the eyelids.

"Hiss... also an infected! And his tongue has been cut, his ears also pierced."

"Correct, I just saw this guy skulking around nearby, and now that I’ve caught him and taken a look, he’s indeed an accomplice," Li Chengyi said gravely. "This guy was already seriously injured, I don’t know which Blood Guard Bureau expert injured him, but after my sudden ambush, he immediately fell to the ground and couldn’t get up."

"We owe it to our lord’s keen perception! You’ve found a latent phase infected that even the Blood Guard Bureau’s officials didn’t notice! This time we have surely made a great accomplishment!"

Old Huang immediately reacted.

The rest also quickly came back to their senses, their eyes filled with eagerness.

Situations like this were extremely rare.

Encountering a latent phase infected in perfect condition would mean a tough battle without any hope of escape.

And that would only be the case for a weaker latent phase infected. If they encountered a stronger one, probably only their leader could escape.

That’s why they could only take care of the aftermath.

Who could have imagined that their leader would encounter an already severely injured latent phase infected!

This was literally like an achievement falling from the sky!

Excitedly, the group split up to return and report the news.

Soon, Vice County Head Wang Daquan was the first to arrive, checked the newly discovered latent phase man in black, and confirmed that he was a new case not reported by the Blood Guard Bureau.

He immediately lavished praise on Li Chengyi.

Then he killed the man on the spot, sealed the body in a bag, and dragged it away.

"Well done! I’ll make sure to record this achievement for you!" Lin Daquan said, patting Li Chengyi’s shoulder with a smile.

"Thank you, Vice County Head," Li Chengyi replied with a smile.

"It’s because you discovered the remnants in advance, otherwise if it spread, there would be even more innocent casualties. There have been precedents," Lin Daquan remarked with a sigh.

"The lord flatters me too much, this is merely my duty," said Li Chengyi.

His expression was calm, but inside he was calculating how many more achievements he needed to advance further.

Catching an overlooked infected like this could earn him a major achievement. According to the official promotion rules, if he wanted to rise quickly, he would need three major achievements to take the next step.

So...

Three days later.

Thud.

Another man in black was caught by Li Chengyi and thrown to the ground.

"Another infected dressed like this! I didn’t expect to encounter yet another by luck, also badly injured."

Old Huang and the rest of the team members exchanged strange looks; no one spoke as they stared at the man in black on the ground.

Who could be this lucky in the world?

Within just a few days, to come across two identical infected?

And both were badly injured?

"What’s the matter? Why aren’t any of you speaking? Old Huang, come and check," Li Chengyi said with a stern tone, his eyes narrow.

Actually, were there that many infected? He had infected the city’s thieves and killers with poisoned blood.

As for the concern about being found out?

That was out of the question; he had already poked out their ears and cut out their tongues.

First, he beat them severely, then infected them. Easily, he created good material for making achievements.

And he also collected some Evil Thoughts.

Unfortunately, they were all trash, and the Evil Thoughts were too few; until now, his Purple Magnolia was still only at a level below ninety.

"Lord... we certainly believe you, but the higher-ups must believe it as well," Old Huang said cautiously.

"I suspect they are scouts sent by an organization to reconnoiter, and there may be more infected approaching. What? You think I purposely created fake goods?!" Li Chengyi said, his eyes turning cold as he stared at Old Huang.

The latter shrank back, offering an apologetic smile.

"How dare I." Although that was what he thought, who would dare to speak without evidence?

Immediately, about ten people split up, with one returning to report to the God Martial Bureau.

Soon, Vice County Head Lin Daquan arrived again, and County Head Fu Ran came as well.

Both of them furrowed their brows, checked over the unconscious man in black, another mute.

Then both their gazes turned to Li Chengyi.

"Ah Chen, how did you discover this man?" Lin Daquan asked.

Everyone was keen-witted, with the same coincidence happening twice in such a short span, who wouldn’t be suspicious?