Told You I Can Turn Back Time
Chapter 65 - 65 65 Intense Situation 4 updates

65: Chapter 65 Intense Situation (4 updates) 65: Chapter 65 Intense Situation (4 updates) Looking at the straight ruler floating before him, the old man didn’t feel the slightest urge to resist, but was filled with immense confusion.

At the same time, a squad of soldiers had arrived from beneath the city walls of the nearby county town.

These soldiers were also under Commander Zhang, originally responsible for guarding the outer walls of the county town.

They had come over to check on the situation after seeing the dust in the air, having no idea they would witness the scene of Lin Xing taking care of the bandits.

Upon seeing Lin Xing, a squad leader immediately rushed over, saying obsequiously, “Mr.

Lin, official!”

Lin Xing glanced at him and asked in confusion, “You know me?”

The squad leader said, “The humble Wang Er here, I had the fortune to witness Mr.

Lin slaying the Dragon Tiger Divine Generals on the battlefield.”

He then took another look at the people sprawled across the ground and asked, “Mr.

Lin, what is this about?”

The other soldiers present couldn’t help but scrutinize the transparent straight ruler floating in front of the old man.

They found the straight ruler to be beautifully crafted, its hovering figure emitting an endless sense of mystery.

Lin Xing explained, “These people were robbing an inn, attacking merchants, and they also killed two people from the merchant group.

I’m here to bring them to justice.”

As he spoke, he waved his finger, and the ruler sliced through the air leaving trails in its wake, breaking the old man’s knees, before returning to his hand.

Looking at the criminals lying on the ground, Lin Xing said to the soldiers, “You need to report this quickly… I mean, inform the authorities, and arrest them.”

Wang Er stood there dumbfounded and said to Lin Xing, “Officer, the whole of Dongya Prefecture is under the Commander’s jurisdiction.

Reporting this… wouldn’t it be reporting to you?”

“Hm?” Lin Xing frowned slightly, “Reporting means to report to me?

In this world… am I an official?”

Watching Lin Xing suddenly fall into contemplation, Wang Er opened his mouth again and said, “How about, I help you take these scoundrels to the prison for now?”

Lin Xing nodded thoughtfully and said, “You go ahead and arrest them.

I still need to think about what an official should do.”

As Lin Xing rode away on the Puppet Girl, the soldiers at the scene immediately started to buzz with discussion.

“Is that Officer Lin Xing?

He’s impressive.”

“What’s that flying ruler thing?

Is it a magic artifact?”

“Who is that woman carrying Officer Lin?

Who is she?”

The old man watched the soldiers, fierce as wolves and tigers, with confusion and a hint of despair, knowing his end was coming but still unable to grasp how it had come to this.

As the soldiers discussed and exchanged thoughts, and after the bandits were interrogated…

Within a few days, rumors about Lin Xing had spread even more, saying that Lin Xing and his Shenxing Locha pursued the Wolong Mountain Village Chief day and night, finally defeating the bandits with a stroke of the Heavenly Measuring Ruler.

Now that he was nearly at Taiping County, Lin Xing decided to just head back into town.

After all, he carried all his belongings in his backpack and didn’t need to return to the inn.

As Lin Xing got closer to town, Yiyi finally couldn’t help but say, “Lin Xing, maybe you should get off now, there are a lot of people in the town.”

“Oh,” Lin Xing responded, nodding his head.

He had been on pursuit of the bandits before, but now there was indeed no need for that anymore.

After Lin Xing got off, Yiyi immediately began directing the Puppet Girl to tidy her clothes, quickly covering up the non-human joints at her hands and neck to avoid drawing attention.

Meanwhile, walking along the road, Lin Xing was still pondering the thoughts he had just had: “I don’t understand the laws of this world; how should I deal with the evil ones I encounter?

Should I follow Commander Zhang’s decrees?”

At that moment, the Puppet Girl pointed into the distance and said, “Lin Xing, look!”

Lin Xing looked up and saw charred stakes inserted in front of the city gate.

Upon closer inspection, one could see corpses charred beyond recognition on those stakes.

Looking at the distorted expressions of the charred corpses, one could imagine the torment they must have suffered while alive.

At the same time, the chatter of passersby also reached Lin Xing’s ears.

“This is just too tragic, who are these people?”

“They are all demon people from the evil cult that Commander Zhang captured recently; they were burned at the city entrance together yesterday.”

“Click, click, click, you should have seen that scene—dozens of people burned alive, it was quite something.”

“These days, I’ve been keeping my head down to stay out of trouble; you don’t want to be mistaken for a demon person and get caught…”

Listening to the whispered conversations around him, Lin Xing couldn’t help but furrow his brow: “The followers of the Heavenly Will Sect were arrested by Commander Zhang’s people during the two days I was away?”

The cold voice of the Puppet Girl rang out: “I think the conflict between Heavenly Will Sect and Commander Zhang has escalated to a point of no return; from here on, only one side will be able to survive in Dongya Prefecture.”

Lin Xing looked at each of the charred corpses and felt increasingly disturbed.

Although Commander Zhang had treated him well, and he was currently considered one of Commander Zhang’s people, the way the other side handled things was something he didn’t like.

He couldn’t help but miss the orderly life he had in the modern world; although the memories of that place seemed very distant to him, Lin Xing clearly remembered that there, people were certainly not burned alive so wantonly.

“Commander Zhang’s mentality seems to have its issues,” Lin Xing thought to himself: “Once my strength improves further, maybe I can find a way to treat him.”

As he thought of improving his strength, the matter of his recovering memories once again preoccupied his mind.

“This trip to Wang Family Town finally led to the enhancement of my martial arts, and now I can be considered an expert of the sublime level.”

With the completion of this enhancement, more memories surfaced in Lin Xing’s mind, but at the time, he was too busy dealing with an evil spirit and had only skimmed them briefly.

Now, revisiting these resurfaced memories, Lin Xing had a new plan for the road ahead.

“The enhancement of the first set of martial arts skills is just the beginning; only by acquiring more and stronger skills can I achieve greater combat power.”

“Like Commander Zhang, Jing Shiyu, they all possess more than one set of enhanced skills.”

“And once I have enough enhanced skills to meet certain criteria, I can then consider advancing to the next level of inheritance.”

Three options for such an inheritance after the Daoist Child surfaced in Lin Xing’s mind, appearing within his memories.

“Taoist, Hermit, Sword Hero…” Lin Xing remembered all the masters he had met in Mirror World and thought to himself: “I don’t think I’ve ever encountered someone who has mastered the second inheritance.”

“After all, this inheritance can only be grasped after mastering several sets of enhanced skills; the difficulty is indeed much higher compared to the Daoist Child and the foot soldier.”

Not long after Lin Xing entered the city, Zhao Yuan quickly approached him.

“Mr.

Lin, you’re finally back.” Zhao Yuan held Lin Xing’s hand and said, “Shi Yingwei was assassinated by an assassin from Heavenly Will Sect; he passed away last night.”

“The Commander plans to thoroughly cleanse Dongya Prefecture next, eliminating any remnants of the Heavenly Will Sect, and will also take down all schools associated with the sect in one fell swoop.”

Lin Xing was slightly shocked; Shi Yingwei had taken him from the arena to the Commander Mansion and was the officer in charge the first time he joined the troops on an operation to encircle bandits.

Shi Yingwei’s death by assassination seemed to also indirectly show that the conflict between Commander Zhang’s side and Heavenly Will Sect was becoming more intense.