Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 121 - 118 Combat Power +10 (Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets) _1

Chapter 121: Chapter 118 Combat Power +10 (Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets) _1

Inside the Zhuque Hall of the Liudao Division, Jiang Hanyun was engrossed in dealing with the various documents that had surfaced since the commencement of Xue Wuya’s case.

By chance, her attention was drawn towards a scroll that recorded the bleach involved in the execution of the Eye-Stealing Demon by Li Xuan’s group, and she couldn’t help but fall into deep thought.

Jiang Hanyun seemed to recall the scene in front of Chenghuang Temple—

"—He bravely stood in front of me, risking his life for me. I wonder, which girl in this world would not like such a man?"

"Even if you, my dear cousin, change your mind, I will not let go."

"Unlike you, my dear cousin, as I’ve already fallen for him, I’m determined to hold on to him by every means possible!"

Jiang Hanyun didn’t understand why she had been reminiscing these words lately.

Even the words Xue Yunrou had said to her made her very uncomfortable.

"That guy!"

Jiang Hanyun finally regained her senses and firmly dotted Li Xuan’s signature with the brush pen in her hand: "What’s so great about him?"

She felt incredulous, yet deeply worried, "Is it possible that Yunrou has genuinely fallen for this profligate son of a rich family? It seems as though she means business—"

Just then, a Fumo Duyu came hurrying in; "Sir, the Fumo Zongguan wants to see you! If you have a spare moment, you should meet him as soon as possible."

Jiang Hanyun was slightly taken aback, before standing up, "I’ll go right now."

The files on her desk were not of primary importance; she could deal with them at any time. However, her monthly meetings with the Fumo Zongguan were fewer than five.

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The place where the Zongguan had called for Jiang Hanyun was on the ninth floor of Zhuque House.

This main tower of Zhuque Hall, with its twenty-nine levels, was the only high-rise building in Nanjing City that compared with the ’Tower of Gratitude’. However, it was primarily designed to store case files.

—Since the formation of the Liudao Division twelve hundred years ago, almost all cases handled by its staff could find their corresponding records here.

When Jiang Hanyun arrived at the ninth floor, the blind old man was engrossed in "reading" a thick scroll on the south side of the building..

After paying her respects to the blind old man, he straightforwardly asked her, "The elderly madam of the Duke of Zhengdong’s residence will be celebrating her birthday in a few days. Your family must have received the invitation, right?"

"Yes, we did receive it, but I have planned to refuse."

When Jiang Hanyun responded, she thought of her mother, who had been scheming about matchmaking her with Li Xuan.

Her mother was apparently plotting something for this grand birthday celebration at the Duke’s residence.

Since Jiang Hanyun had already guessed it, she certainly wouldn’t throw herself onto a spearhead deliberately.

She was also curious about why this blind old man had asked about this matter.

"I don’t want you to refuse."

The blind old man ’looked’ towards her, "Shendu Department has received reliable news that Demoness Zidie might be making a move on the Duke of Zhengdong’s residence. The most likely time for her to strike is the date of the old madam’s big birthday celebration. My intention is to have your Mingyou Department get involved in the chase for Demoness Zidie."

Jiang Hanyun blurted out in surprise, "But at present, the Sitian Department and Huoque Department are the ones searching for Demoness Zidie."

If possible, she would surely want to capitalize on this merit and arrest this number seven on the blacklist—no, a few days ago, this woman had become the fifth on the blacklist.

The key problem was that this demoness was extremely difficult to manage and was a hot potato. Over the past six months, none of the Fumo Duyus from Zhuque Hall had even touched the hem of her robe.

Although Jiang Hanyun was resolute in making achievements in her tenure as the ’Mingyou City Bureau Commander’, she was not reckless and still knew her limitations.

In addition, this Demoness Zidie had not committed any severe crimes. Wasn’t she just stealing a bit of money from the rich, making those unscrupulous people bleed a little?

Even though Jiang Hanyun did not agree with the demon’s methods, she felt that hunting the demon would be a lack of enthusiasm on her part and would betray her initial motivation for joining the Liudao Division.

—Slaying demons to protect the common people and uphold righteousness was what she wanted to do.

"Of course, the Huoque Department will continue the investigation. Starting from today, your Mingyou Department also needs to follow up on this matter. I will ask the master of Zhuque House to prepare the files related to Demoness Zidie for you. As for the Sitian Department— "

The blind old man hesitated for a moment, "Do you know why Demoness Zidie rose from number seven to number five on the blacklist? On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the treasury in the Forbidden City was robbed."

Jiang Hanyun instantly understood. There were two Forbidden Cities in the Jin Dynasty, one in Beijing and one in Nanjing, which were residence of the emperor.

The Sitian Department, in fact, symbolized the imperial power of the Jin Dynasty within the Liudao Division.

"Was it Zidie who robbed the treasury of the Forbidden City?"

If the treasury in the Forbidden City was robbed by Zidie, then the Sitian Department, which was responsible for catching this demon, would naturally be to blame.

Jiang Hanyun thought that this matter had been well contained, as she had not heard any rumors about it.

"The circumstances are not yet confirmed. The evidence at the scene is vague, so it can only be considered suspicious," said the blind elder, shaking his head, "Whether it is her or not, we need to apprehend this woman as soon as possible. This Zidie has been carefree in the outside world for long enough, we cannot let her continue this wayward lifestyle."

"Understood!" Jiang Hanyun saluted swiftly, "In that case, we will mobilize the entirety of Mingyou City for the birthday feast of the Duke of the East. As long as that demoness Zidie dares to appear—"

"The whole team, my foot! I didn’t ask for a full-scale operation."

The blind elder knocked Jiang Hanyun on the head with his cane, "The key is that the Duke himself is not willing to cooperate. He believes it is a happy day, and it would be inauspicious for police to intrude, ruining his home’s joyous mood. So, he not only rejected the Liudao Division, he also did not allow the Ying Tian Government or the Five Military Governors to send people there."

"So, on the day of the old lady’s birthday, I need you to infiltrate with a few people. On one hand, you can standby in case of any changes, on the other, you can try to find traces of that demoness. That Zidie could very likely try to mingle among the guests, especially the female ones."

Jiang Hanyun touched her forehead, looking somewhat wronged at Zongguan. She thought to herself, ’If only you had made this clear earlier.’

"Then I will ask the Duke of the East for a few more invitations."

"If you could get those, would I need you to go?" The blind elder shook his head helplessly, "But among your subordinates, there are a few who can definitely get the invitation."

Jiang Hanyun thought seriously, then had a sudden realization, "Zongguan, are you referring to Li Xuan’s group?"

Indeed, with the backgrounds of those phoenix children, they certainly qualified to attend this birthday banquet.

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Li Xuan’s diligent efforts became immediately apparent on the third day after his recovery, once Mrs. Liu finally lifted his ban.

Li Xuan challenged Li Dalu to a sword match, and in one move, Li Dalu ended up frozen.

Even though he was unable to use the ’Great Rectitude Martial Intention’ at this time, his sword form, and his control over the Shi of the sword were dramatically different from before. His Zhenyuan energy was also brimming with vigor. A single strike with eighty percent of his strength, was more than twice as powerful as before!

Before the match against Li Xuan, Li Dalu was full of confidence. His Zhenyuan was nearly at the fifth house level, and the martial secrets he had practiced were amongst the top tiers in Li family’s collection. Aside from missing some of the meditation methods after reaching the tenth house level, the rest were no less than the main family’s heritage.

However, Li Xuan’s unassuming strike froze him solid.

Li Yan exerted a great deal of effort to pull Li Dalu out of the ice, and he used his fiery powers to gradually dispel the cold power within Li Dalu.

Li Dalu shivered from head to toe. He looked as if he were about to cry, "The young master took this opportunity to get revenge. He resents me for tailing him these past days."

Li Yan agreed with this assessment, he believed his brother was capable of such a thing.

Li Xuan, however, felt helpless. On one hand, he could not yet control his Zhenyuan freely, and on the other, he had underestimated the power of his sword skill after mastering the ’Great Rectitude Martial Intention.’

Spectating on the side, Leng Yurou’s interest was piqued. She reached out her hand and took the green steel sword that was lying nearby. Then, she leapt in front of Li Xuan.

"Young Master Li, let’s give it a try."

Without any hesitation, Li Xuan launched a strike.

This maid of his mother, was a seven-level cultivator, existing on par with his brother, Li Yan.

Li Xuan knew that no matter how powerful his sword skill was, it was unlikely to harm a single hair on Leng Yurou’s head.

And indeed, the situation unfolded as he expected. Regardless of how ferocious and sharp the sword light that Li Xuan slashed out was, or how thunderous and chilling the cold power, none of it could shake her.

Leng Yurou didn’t even use a fraction of her Zhenyuan, her feet hadn’t moved from their original position. Just by waving her longsword in the manner of a drizzle, she weaved a steel wall, impenetrable and indestructible, preventing Li Xuan from crossing the boundary.

Li Xuan felt that this woman’s sword was like an incredibly resilient and highly elastic ball. No matter how much pressure he applied to the ball, the ball will return it in its entirety.

And she even did this without using the Shi, entirety of the ordinary sword strike.

—— This was clearly an extremely profound martial technique of overcoming rigidity with softness.

What further troubled Li Xuan was that the tip of Leng Yurou’s sword would always precisely hit his force points, preventing him from smoothly executing his sword secret. As a result, every strike Li Xuan landed was almost halved in power.

This made him feel somewhat frustrated. He had exhausted all his strength, yet he couldn’t even make Leng Yurou take him seriously. He also guessed that if Leng Yurou were to use all her strength, he might not even be able to block a single sword from her.

He was indeed still far behind in terms of martial arts. He cannot be carried away by the fact that he mastered a high-level martial intention—

But at this moment, the sword lights Li Xuan slashed out made Li Dalu look stunned while Li Yan and Leng Yurou both showed admirable expressions.

In their perception, Li Xuan’s sword skill was grand and audacious, with heavy and fierce power, especially that ’Huandian Knife’ which was like a thunderbolt and lightning, closely embodying the essence of a quick, ruthless and precise knife art.

When he used the ’Frozen Blade’, it was grandiose and powerful, the Shi of the sword was thick and fierce, faintly possessing the spirit to freeze everything.

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