95: Chapter 95 Please Call Me Chen Green Tea

Chen Hu is the Vice Gang Leader of the Fierce Tiger Gang.

He has a high degree of freedom.

After deciding to go to Xianglin Town, he immediately took Ye Fan and rode there.

Just as they arrived at the North City, they ran into a Zhenwu Division squad.

Coincidentally, the Squad Leader leading them was Sun Lingyue.

Having not seen her for a few days, Sun Lingyue had made a Breakthrough in a minor Realm, reaching the Refining Flesh Mid-Stage.

"Chen Hu, where are you going?"

Upon spotting Chen Hu, Sun Lingyue rode her horse closer without any hesitation and asked.

"I'm heading to Xianglin Town to visit relatives and friends!" Chen Hu casually made up an excuse.

"What, you're going to Xianglin Town too?" Sun Lingyue asked, somewhat surprised.

"Could it be that Squad Leader Sun is also heading to Xianglin Town?" Chen Hu asked, feigning ignorance.

"That's right!"

Sun Lingyue said with a serious expression, "A family extermination tragedy occurred in Xianglin Town. I received orders from above to handle this case and apprehend the perpetrator!"

"Since that's the case, why don't we travel together?" Chen Hu suggested.

Sun Lingyue was just about to agree, but a voice interjected, "My Lady, this person is a Gang member. We are on official business; letting him accompany us might be inappropriate and could easily attract gossip!"

The speaker was a lieutenant under Sun Lingyue's command.

The person was young, just over twenty, and had a cultivation level at the Late Skin Refining Stage.

"So what if he's a Gang member? He is my friend. If you're worried about being affected, you are free to withdraw from this mission!" Sun Lingyue said, looking at him coldly.

Immediately, the man's expression became very ugly.

Originally, he wanted to say something more, but noticing Sun Lingyue's icy gaze, he immediately swallowed his words.

"Squad Leader Sun, this officer makes a valid point. How about we go separately?"

At this moment, Chen Hu spoke up, his tone carrying a hint of a 'green tea' vibe.

"Don't mind him!"

Sun Lingyue pouted dismissively, "My friends are not for him to criticize!"

Having said that, she glared at the young man and coldly huffed, "If you dare to disrespect my friend again, get out of my squad!"

Although Sun Lingyue was only a Squad Leader in the Zhenwu Division, her Senior Brother, Chen Wu, was a Chief Squad Leader, and her father was a Hundred-Household Officer whose strength had reached the Late-stage Tendon Refining, achieving the Realm of a Thousand-Household Officer.

As long as he performed meritorious service, the possibility of being promoted to a Thousand-Household Officer in the future was very high.

Being scolded by Sun Lingyue again, the young lieutenant felt incredibly aggrieved, but he could only honestly say, "My Lady, this subordinate knows he was wrong!"

In fact, the reason he spoke up was that he had designs on Sun Lingyue, and seeing her so close to Chen Hu made him feel jealous.

He just hadn't expected Sun Lingyue's reaction to be so intense.

She had scolded him like a dog just for the sake of a Gang member.

Afterwards, Chen Hu and his companion joined the Zhenwu Division squad, exited the city gate together, and headed toward Xianglin Town.

"Hehe, that kid Lin Jiu got shut down, didn't he!"

At the back of the squad, two Zhenwu Division lieutenants were whispering to each other, "He deserved it. Who couldn't see his little intentions? Daring to question Squad Leader's business, he really thinks too highly of himself."

"Exactly. I don't think his motives for pursuing the Squad Leader are pure either. Her father is a Hundred-Household Officer and might become a Thousand-Household Officer in the future. Marrying her would save him thirty years of struggle!"

"Indeed. However, that Gang Leader Chen is not simple either. His cultivation has already reached the Mid-stage Tendon Refining, and it's said he can fight against those in the Late-stage Tendon Refining. We are Zhenwu Guards and have an advantage in status, but if he really offends someone, dealing with a mere lieutenant like him would be easy for someone like that!"

Although the two lieutenants spoke softly, it just so happened that Lin Jiu was right in front of them.

Therefore, he heard everything they were discussing.

For a moment, his expression became even uglier.

Especially seeing the two of them chatting happily on horseback in front, he felt even more stifled inside.

Finally, he took a deep breath.

Although what those two said was harsh, he had to admit it was true. If Chen Hu really wanted to deal with him, he might not have any room to resist.

The other party was at the Mid-stage Tendon Refining, while he was only at the Late Skin Refining Stage.

He only needed to find a desperate thug at the Flesh Refining Realm to cripple him.

Once he was crippled and lost his job at the Zhenwu Division, the other party could deal with him however he pleased.

The distance of over thirty li was not far.

It didn't take long for Chen Hu and the others to arrive at Xianglin Town.

Along the way, Chen Hu teased Sun Lingyue quite a bit.

Especially after bringing out a few jokes from his past life, he had her giggling non-stop.

And the friendliness level above Sun Lingyue's head became 78 points.

"Chen Hu, do you want to go see the crime scene?" Sun Lingyue invited him.

"I won't go. I still need to visit my friend!"

Chen Hu shook his head.

"Alright then!"

Sun Lingyue was somewhat disappointed.

After entering the town, Chen Hu and his companion parted ways with Sun Lingyue.

Xianglin Town was quite prosperous because vegetables, meat, eggs, and other goods in the Prefecture City were all supplied by the surrounding villages and towns.

And Xianglin Town mainly focused on growing vegetables.

Therefore, there were many vegetable merchants in the town.

Besides that, Xianglin Town also had a minor, unranked Gang—the Vegetable Gang.

Returning to the main topic.

After entering the town, Chen Hu activated his Spiritual Sense to gather information.

The family extermination tragedy was quite sensational.

Many residents on the street were discussing the matter.

Some said the exterminated Guo family was rich but unkind, and they were killed by a passing hero.

Others said the Guo family's enemies had come knocking and wiped out their whole family.

Still others said...

From these people's conversations, Chen Hu confirmed one thing: that Master Guo, whose family was exterminated, was not a good person.

Most people, after learning about the incident, although panicked, were somewhat gloating.

Soon, Chen Hu learned the address of the Guo family.

So, he took Ye Fan and headed there.

It just so happened there was a teahouse near the Guo family. He handed his horses to the teahouse attendant to feed and took Ye Fan up to the second floor.

He ordered tea and snacks.

He then released his Spiritual Sense to survey the surroundings.

Nowadays, his Spiritual Sense could cover a radius of 2000 meters.

As long as that Killer Bear was within his Spiritual Sense range, he could easily ferret him out.

As for Sun Lingyue, she had already taken her men into the Guo family residence to examine the bodies and search for clues.

After failing to find any direct clues.

Sun Lingyue brought out a secret weapon.

A Zhenwu Division lieutenant took out a cage covered with black cloth from behind his back.

Inside the cage was a snow-white puppy.

This puppy was not an ordinary dog, but a Spirit Dog raised by the Zhenwu Division.

The Spirit Dogs raised by the Zhenwu Division had an extremely developed sense of smell.

Using this puppy.

Sun Lingyue and her team quickly locked onto a scent.

Then, under the guidance of the puppy, they left the Guo family residence and headed towards the west of the town.

"Let's go, follow them and see!"

Chen Hu said to Ye Fan.

They left the teahouse, mounted their horses, and followed behind Sun Lingyue and the others.

Under the guidance of the puppy, Sun Lingyue arrived outside a dilapidated temple more than ten li outside of Xianglin Town.

She put the puppy back into the cage, and then Sun Lingyue ordered the other eight members of the squad to surround the dilapidated temple, while she took two lieutenants at the Late Skin Refining Stage to personally enter the temple to capture the criminal.

Sun Lingyue hadn't expected things to go so smoothly.

After entering the temple, she saw a middle-aged man sitting cross-legged in the main hall where the Buddha statue was enshrined.

Even from several meters away, she could smell the scent of blood radiating from him.