Chapter 345: Chapter 232: Some People Are Born Extraordinary, Part 2

"..."

Fang Hongxiu and the other Imprisonment Officers exchanged complicated glances.

Was Chen Yi a villain? Yes.

First, he had killed Liu Erhu right under their noses. Then, he rescued the black-robed man who had been fighting the Evil Demons from Bright Moon Building in the West Market.

According to the laws of the Great Wei, if the Imprisonment Department were to capture him, he would certainly be brought to justice.

But it was also true that they had twice escaped with their lives because of him...

After a moment of silence, Fang Hongxiu took a deep breath and asked, "What exactly are you trying to do?"

Chen Yi chuckled. "Hundred Households Fang has finally asked the right question."

He pointed at the corpse on the ground. "I killed him."

"You... you..."

An Imprisonment Officer was about to reprimand him, but Fang Hongxiu raised a hand to stop him, her cold gaze fixed on Chen Yi.

"If you came here to provoke my Imprisonment Department, then I admit, you have certainly succeeded."

"But mark my words, as long as I, Fang Hongxiu, remain with the Imprisonment Department, I will never let you get away with this!"

Chen Yi couldn’t help but laugh. "Doesn’t Hundred Households Fang want to know why I killed him?"

"The laws of the Great Wei state that a murderer must pay with his life!"

"Am I supposed to pay with my life for killing a practitioner of the Evil Demonic Dao from the Illusory Sound Sect?"

"Illu..."

Fang Hongxiu’s eyes widened in realization. She looked down at the body on the ground. "He’s the one from the Illusory Sound Sect? The one who helped those barbarian slaves escape earlier?"

Chen Yi spread his hands, a hint of a smile in his eyes. "Of course."

"So by killing him, I’ve done the public a service, wouldn’t you say?"

"...Hmph. We’ll see after I’ve confirmed his identity."

"Suit yourself."

The atmosphere had grown strange. Fang Hongxiu turned her head and asked:

"Earlier, you said our search here was a waste of effort. Do you know something else?"

Chen Yi nodded, smiling. "This man from the Illusory Sound Sect accepted a reward from Bright Moon Building in the Western State. His goal was to rescue those barbarian slaves."

"And the one who instructed him, if I’m not mistaken, is a man from the Poshisu Country who practices Black Magic."

"Poshisu Country? Black Magic? Are you sure?"

"Find an experienced forensic doctor to dissect this black-robed man, and Hundred Households Fang will naturally know if what I’ve said is true."

Fang Hongxiu thought for a moment, then nodded and asked, "Anything else?"

Chen Yi spread his hands. "That’s it. That’s all I know."

"Then why are you telling us this?"

"Do you even have to ask? Fine, I might as well tell you."

"In my life, I’ve hated no one more than the people of Poshisu Country and the Barbarian Race. I hope Hundred Households Fang can find them and bring them to justice."

Fang Hongxiu gave him a long, hard look. "If you truly thought that way, you shouldn’t have stopped my Imprisonment Department from investigating earlier."

’Of course, she couldn’t just believe him after a few words.’

’However, being bested by him twice—and yet still being alive—inevitably complicated her perception of him.’

Chen Yi could somewhat guess what she was thinking. He just chuckled, said nothing more, and clasped his fist in a farewell salute.

Seeing him turn and leave, Liu Lang glanced at Fang Hongxiu and the others, then followed.

"We’re... we’re just letting them go like that?"

"What else? You want to go arrest them?"

"We can’t beat them, we can’t beat them... I think when we get back, we should report this to Lord Thousand Households and have a public arrest warrant issued..."

Listening to the officers’ chatter, Fang Hongxiu watched with a complicated expression as Chen Yi and Liu Lang disappeared into the distance. She then took a deep breath and said:

"Enough idle talk."

"Old Ma, you take this... Evil Demon from the Illusory Sound Sect back to the Government Office. Have Coroner Zhang take a close look."

"Zhao Ming, you and San’er go to the grain store and ask about the situation."

"The rest of you, with me. Let’s see if we can find any trace of those barbarian slaves or the Wandering Martial Artists from Poshisu Country."

’Her thoughts were a tangled mess, but the case still had to be investigated.’

’As for Chen Yi... Fang Hongxiu would never give up on capturing him!’

...

「Meanwhile.」

Chen Yi led Liu Lang north in search of the barbarian slaves, a thoughtful expression on his face.

’The reason he’d told Fang Hongxiu the truth was, of course, not as simple as he’d let on.’

’It was simply because he was currently staying with the Xiao Family and had more pressing matters to attend to, making it inconvenient for him to continue the investigation himself.’

’The Imprisonment Department, on the other hand, had every reason to pursue the case, especially after the barbarian slaves’ escape tonight.’

’For all these reasons, Chen Yi had simply laid everything out, letting Fang Hongxiu and her people probe the enemy’s background for him.’

Just then, seeing that no one was around, Liu Lang couldn’t help but ask in a low voice, "Boss, can you tell me, how did you become so accomplished in the Saber Dao?"

’He couldn’t care less about the Illusory Sound Sect or the barbarian slaves; his mind was completely focused on Chen Yi’s Saber Dao.’

Chen Yi glanced sideways at him. "Didn’t I already tell you? I’m exceptionally talented."

"But, but..."

"No buts."

"First, tell me why you came to the East Market. I clearly told you to tail that person."

Hearing this, Liu Lang stopped in his tracks and slapped his forehead. "Damn it, I almost forgot."

Chen Yi stopped as well. "What is it?"

"The person you had me follow has been running back and forth between the Government Office and his residence for the past two days. Nothing out of the ordinary."

’Is that so... I thought he might have come to the East Market tonight as well.’

Liu Lang shook his head. "He didn’t, but his son did."

Chen Yi frowned slightly. He didn’t ask immediately, instead leading him to a more secluded spot before gesturing for him to continue. "Tell me the details."

"Tonight, I was keeping watch outside that person’s residence when I happened to see his son meeting with someone..."

To be precise, it was Liu Hong’s second son, Liu Taofang, meeting with someone at night that had caught Liu Lang’s attention.

He was about to eavesdrop when he saw Liu Taofang mysteriously board a carriage and leave.

Curious, he decided to tail him, wanting to see where Liu Taofang was headed so late at night.

After a few twists and turns, Liu Lang arrived at the southwest of the East Market—in the alleys where wealthy merchants and gentry gathered.

But before he could sneak in, he was drawn by the commotion from the Saber Dao that Chen Yi was displaying.

"...If the uproar from your Saber Dao hadn’t been so great, I’d probably still be there watching Liu Taofang."

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