27: Field Guard

Early morning, Bancheng Inn.

Jiang Chen opened his eyes.

A sharp glint flashed in his eyes.

He raised his left hand and found that there was already a red blood pattern in the palm of his left hand.

This was the Sasha Blood Pattern.

Sasha Three Mad Transformations could at most allow him to Seal three demon bloodlines within his Physical Body.

And to achieve an enhancing effect, each subsequent bloodline naturally had to be stronger than the last.

This was the first one.

Through last night's Seal, Jiang Chen could also feel that this drop of essence blood should belong to a Xiantian Realm demon. As for the specific level within the Xiantian Realm, Jiang Chen was not clear.

However, Jiang Chen could roughly sense it.

If he were to activate the power of this drop of essence blood, Jiang Chen's Physical Body strength should be able to break through his own limits and reach the Xiantian Realm.

"This counts as an additional method."

It was still early to go to the yamen, so Jiang Chen simply pulled out the Four Severing Palms Secret Manual.

A High Grade Yellow Rank Martial Skill was indeed more complex.

Just the first palm, Shattering Blood,

required achieving the effect of penetrating force.

In terms of strength technique, it was far superior to Crushing Cauldron Fist.

In addition to striking with hidden force, it also required striking with subtle force.

And this combined force was called Heart Shattering Force.

As a High Grade Yellow Rank Martial Skill, if one wanted to master the first palm, an ordinary person would probably need to practice for three to five years just to get started.

After flipping through the Secret Manual, Jiang Chen first went over it in his mind.

Then he began to practice in the living room.

To learn the Four Severing Palms, one must first elevate their Physical Body to a certain Realm; otherwise, the force unleashed would lack any penetrating power, essentially rendering it useless.

Jiang Chen's Houtian Realm ninth-level Physical Body was naturally capable of adapting.

After several attempts to condense the Heart Shattering Force.

Jiang Chen picked up an orange from the table.

With a gentle exertion of force, a surge of Heart Shattering Force permeated through his palm.

"Bang!"

Although the back of the orange eventually split open, the Heart Shattering Force unleashed by Jiang Chen successfully pulped the inside of the orange.

"Whoa, isn't this the Bone Softening Palm!"

Seeing this, Jiang Chen exclaimed slightly, his eyes filled with pleasant surprise.

Noticing the time, he quickly informed Cheng Yurou and immediately set off for the yamen with the two heads from the Black Tiger Gang.

The two Xia sisters were still asleep, and Cheng Yurou was in charge of looking after them.

Upon arriving at the yamen entrance.

The two young guards from yesterday were still on duty.

"Here to collect a reward again?"

The two on-duty guards teased.

"Pretty much, hehe."

Jiang Chen raised the burlap sack in his hand.

"Go on in."

The on-duty guard waved his hand.

Their primary role at the entrance was to prevent unruly citizens from causing disturbances by shouting grievances or disrupting order. As for worrying about someone entering the yamen to cause trouble? That crime wouldn't be something one could get out of by just spending two days in jail.

After Jiang Chen went in.

The two of them started chatting at the entrance again.

"Have you heard? Last night, the Black Tiger Gang had a dispute over spoils on Golden Street, and their boss was shot dead in the street, his head even chopped off..."

"I heard that too, but the version I heard was that the second and third in command of the Black Tiger Gang teamed up to usurp power, coveted the boss's wife, and hacked the boss to death with knives..."

"If you're going to put it that way, then I also know a version that I didn't believe before, but now it seems very plausible... It says that the second and third in command were originally a couple, and then the boss's wife seduced the third in command. The boss's wife, knowing about the affair between the second and third in command, had the boss kill the second in command. The third in command then fought the boss in a bloody battle for three hundred rounds, and both eventually died, leaving the boss's wife all alone and helpless..."

"What kind of wild history is that? That's pure wild history..."

Jiang Chen made his way to the Verification Hall.

At this moment, there seemed to be someone else in the Verification Hall.

Jiang Chen did not go in to disturb, and soon, a woman wearing a gauze hat walked out. The woman had an elegant posture and light steps. Although she was wearing a loose robe, one could sense the considerable curves beneath the robe. She held a sharp and murderous treasured sword in her hand.

As the two figures passed each other, neither even glanced at Jiang Chen, and they departed directly.

Cold, cool, and dashing!

And there was a faint smell of blood on her.

Seeing that the Verification Hall was empty, Jiang Chen then walked in.

He saw Wang Fusheng slowly drinking tea, with the morning's town newspaper on the table.

The town newspaper was printed and distributed by the yamen, similar to a newspaper.

However, it mainly published new policies of the Dynasty, as well as some major events concerning the Dynasty, significant reforms, or events like the Third Princess's fifteenth birthday, celebrating with the whole world.

Of course, it also contained some information about demons, such as the attack on Donghuai Village by a tiger demon, which was reported the next day. On one hand, this was to let the public know where demons existed; on the other hand, it was also to let people know that the Dynasty was doing a great deal in slaying demons and eradicating evil, making the common people trust the Dynasty more.

Jiang Chen glanced at the headline on the town newspaper, which read 'Black Tiger Gang Boss Found Dead on the Street'.

At the very top, there was also a huge title.

Eradicate Evil Thoroughly!

Extremely conspicuous.

"You're here?"

"You did this?"

Wang Fusheng seemed to have expected it, his eyes scrutinizing Jiang Chen with great interest.

"I only took care of two; one was picked up by someone else."

Jiang Chen placed the cloth bag on the table.

Wang Fusheng waved his hands repeatedly and pulled out a plate from under the table.

"Put them on the plate! If you make a bloody mess, how am I going to clean it!"

Wang Fusheng said.

Jiang Chen complied, opening the bag, and the two heads were starkly presented before Wang Fusheng.

Wang Fusheng, however, showed no discomfort at all, merely poking them twice with a bamboo skewer.

"Indeed, it's He Da and Li Tianmeng."

"The bounty is one hundred and fifty taels of silver. As per the usual rule, twenty percent goes to tax."

"You get one hundred and twenty taels."

"If there are no issues, sign here, and you can collect the silver note."

Jiang Chen pressed his fingerprint on it and successfully received a silver note for one hundred and twenty taels as he wished.

This was hard-earned money.

Holding this stack of silver notes in his hand, Jiang Chen couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.

"Jiang Chen, don't mind this official's meddling, but this official is also particularly curious as to how you managed to kill the three leaders of the Black Tiger Gang when you possess not a shred of Spiritual Qi cultivation within your Physical Body."

That wanted criminal Yan Jiu, and another middle-aged Martial Artist at the Peak of Body Tempering, were both directly blown apart by Jiang Chen, so their identities could not be recognized at all.

As for Ding Maoshan, by the time the government officials arrived, the traces had long been cleaned up.

So Wang Fusheng didn't know either.

The people killed on the scene, besides the three Black Tiger Gang leaders, also included Ding Maoshan and others.

Jiang Chen had already thought of an answer for Wang Fusheng's question.

"I have Innate Divine Power."

Since it was a Martial Dao world, it was natural that there would be some people with Innate strength.

Jiang Chen's explanation caused Wang Fusheng to nod slightly, a look of understanding in his eyes.

"It's consistent with what this official anticipated."

"Jiang Chen, you possess Innate Divine Power, making you excellent Materials for Martial Arts practice, and you also have a heart for eradicating evil. This official can now offer you an opportunity; you may consider it carefully."

Hearing Wang Fusheng's words, a glint flashed in Jiang Chen's eyes.

"Currently, demons run rampant in the Dynasty, and evil individuals within the imperial court are causing chaos in governance. Thus, an order has been issued to establish Black Yamen External Guard teams in various local governments to collect information on demons and jointly resist them."

"Jiang Chen, are you willing to join the Black Yamen... External Guard?"

Hmm?

External Guard?

Three words floated through Jiang Chen's mind.

Temporary worker.