Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 364 - 347: Joy of Moving House

Chapter 364: Chapter 347: Joy of Moving House

"Here are the materials on the Yu Family; everything that could be found is here,"

Inside the Government Office of the Magistrate of the Metropolitan prefecture, Shen Erxian had some volumes of records copied and handed them to Zhang San.

Zhang San quickly thanked him as he looked at the volumes.

"Thank you so much, Second Master Shen."

Shen Erxian waved his hand dismissively and said, "Speaking of which, because of that case where you bought the house, Emperor Kaihuang came to know of it, and he even complimented me this morning. Me reciprocating your help is nothing. It’s just my son, as you know, he only knows how to eat, drink, and be merry, truly of no great use. Once you make your mark, you must remember to take good care of him!"

Zhang San bowed respectfully and replied, "Shen Bao is intelligent and astute. If there’s any good opportunity, I will naturally think of him. Second Master, please be at ease."

After exchanging pleasantries for a while inside the room, they walked out.

Only then did Shen Erxian notice Ximen Jinxing, clad in silver armor, and he nodded at him before watching Zhang San and Ximen Jinxing leave.

The Floating Corpse Case had been under investigation for some time now, and besides finding eight bodies whose identities remained unknown to this day, there seemed to be no significant progress.

But now, all the information about the Yu Family had been handed over to Zhang San, in hopes that he could solve the case quickly.

After all, this case was also the biggest one since he took office as Magistrate of the Metropolitan prefecture. If it could be solved, he would naturally be seen favorably by Emperor Kaihuang.

As for Zhang San, young and promising, with exceptional methods, the four houses of Legalism now all had good relations with him, and he had the background of the Town Martial Office, with Ximen Jinxing seemingly inseparable from him every day.

His future was indeed boundless!

After leaving the Government Office of the Magistrate of the Metropolitan prefecture, Zhang San immediately found a small tavern, calling Wang Ziteng and Big Head Wang to come over and review the materials together.

However, only Wang Ziteng came.

"Where’s Fifth?"

Zhang San asked curiously.

Wang Ziteng sighed helplessly and said, "That Miss Qiong said her special hairpin broke and she was very upset—looking at Big Head Wang, he seemed even happier though—"

Upon hearing Wang Ziteng’s sarcastic words, Zhang San couldn’t help but laugh.

"That’s good. Big Head Wang is honest, and now he’s getting smarter. If he could find a wife he truly connects with, that’d be good."

"What about you, how have you been lately?"

"I’ve already calculated the locations of both the Five Viscera Wheel Seas and the Red Gold Wheel Sea, but I still haven’t decided which one to cultivate on."

Zhang San curiously asked, "Can’t you cultivate both at the same time?"

Ximen Jinxing spoke up, "Naturally, it’s possible, but cultivating both Wheel Seas would require twice the cultivation resources, and in terms of combat power, it’s not the same as combining the strength of two Spiritual Platform Realm cultivators. It’s difficult to unleash the power of both Wheel Seas at the same time, so the cost-benefit ratio is not high."

Wang Ziteng added, "Moreover, different Wheel Seas have different characteristics, which greatly affect your abilities when you cultivate them."

"For example, the Five Viscera Wheel Seas are said to have a Divine Treasure in one of the Wheel Seas of each person’s Five Organs. If one can discover the Divine Treasure, it can significantly enhance one’s Spiritual Platform, but if you never find it, your strength is naturally much weaker. Moreover, the Five Viscera Wheel Sea corresponds to the body’s five organs and is most suited for Martial Styles."

"Inside the Red Gold Wheel Sea, the ’seawater’ is even more difficult to refine, but if you can open the Red Gold Wheel Sea, your Qi will be stronger, making it the first choice for Technique cultivation."

Zhang San nodded slightly, feeling fortunate to have two True Cores, seeming to allow him to choose both Wheel Seas.

But he had to admit, choosing this path was indeed suitable for his style of fighting with various abilities, but his consumption of cultivation resources would likely be double that of other cultivators.

Poverty!

The three sat down to review the documents Shen Erxian had given them for a while and learned about the Yu Family’s past.

The Yu Family’s original surname was Wang, and they were servants of the Emperor of Northern Zhou, but held inconspicuous positions, only responsible for copying books, and were very marginal figures.

But the head of the Wang Family understood the value of knowledge and wisdom, so he educated his descendants to read extensively, which led to their profound scholarship.

One day, while drying books in the palace, the eldest son of the Wang Family realized it was going to rain and quickly put away the scrolls, for which he was scolded, but then a sudden downpour did occur.

After the Emperor learned of this, he rewarded the Wang Family and wanted to bestow upon them the last name Yuwen, but other ministers felt that although the Wang Family had abilities, they were not worthy of that honor.

In fact, that incident also involved some conflicts between court factions and the Emperor’s new policies, which is why there was opposition to such non-noble families being elevated.

In the end, the Emperor bestowed upon the Wang Family the surname Yu and promoted the eldest son to a higher position.

However, the Wang Family felt that the Capital was unstable, and the court was dangerous, with the possibility of trouble at any moment. They then found a reason to be assigned elsewhere, far from the perilous court.

As expected, the Imperial Family of Northern Zhou soon fell into continuous turmoil, leading to Emperor Kaihuang’s ascension and change of dynasties.

And the newly built Daxing City was not far from where the Yu Family had been assigned.

So, although the Yu Family was not a Capital official, they were in charge of an area within the Capital Region Road.

Moreover, because the Yu Family left the Capital early on, they had no entanglement with the Yuwen Family of Northern Zhou, which is why they managed to survive unscathed.

After reading this information, Zhang San frowned slightly and asked, "Do you guys think these cases could be the work of the remnant forces of the Northern Zhou Yuwen Clan?"

"The seven corpses in the Ba River are from the former guards of Emperor Kaihuang."