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Chapter 61: Voice of The Heart

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After reading the report, Xu Ning put down the paper in his hand.

Xu Ning began to think, 'Dayuan Trading Company was in collusion with an outside Magic Faction, but in this case, the magic warrior appeared directly in the city…"

'According to internal reports, they didn't find out where the shop assistant learned the magic technique from… Besides, he actually hid his possession of magic techniques for half a year…'

Xu Ning felt worried.

Since this shop assistant could learn a magic technique and hide it for such a long time without being exposed, then someone else could certainly do the same.

If he continued to deduce along this line of logic, then there must be other Magic Faction warriors in Kangyun County.

'I'm guessing the higher ups have already begun to investigate other potential magic martial artists…'

If he could have thought of this possibility, Wei Changqing and the other captains must have thought the same.

'Maybe the investigation has already started in Lushui Lane, and it won't be long before Maple Lane has its turn…'

Xu Ning pondered.

It seemed that he had to be ready at all times.

'This magic technique allows one to advance so fast.'

According to the description on the report just now, the store assistant was just an ordinary person who had never practiced martial arts.

However, after only half a year of practice with the magic technique, starting from scratch, he crossed over three realms, and became a warrior in the inner enrichment realm.

Although this speed of progress was not as fast as Xu Ning, it was much faster than new talents like Tao Qingyuan and Tan Fengying.

'No wonder some warriors will go on the wrong path after getting stuck in their progress. The temptation is simply too high…'

Xu Ning sighed. 'However, although progression is fast, the side effects are also very obvious.'

'This shop assistant could act normal when he was hiding it, but once he has murderous intentions and uses the magic technique with resentment in his heart, he falls deep into a mental spiral, causing him to change his temperament and lose control over himself…'

'He no longer is a normal person. It is not worth it to give up one's spirit for the sake of martial arts.'

Xu Ning learned about the nature of magic techniques.

As long as it's a magic technique, there were bound to be fatal downfalls.

Just like in the store assistant's case, practicing it was fine, but using the magic technique would cause one to lose control over their spirit.

Or, one would need to sacrifice someone else during their practice, such as ingesting human blood, or collecting yin and replenishing yang, etc.

Anyone that practiced a magic technique would bring harm to others.

Therefore, the Source Faction strictly forbade the practice of magic technique in State Feiyun.

If a magic martial artist was discovered, they would inevitably be targeted and annihilated.

'I have to gather everyone in the guard station in a while for a meeting, to let everyone know about this and take precautions…'

Xu Ning began to ponder.

…

Several days went by.

The newcomers in Camp Site Three all went home to their families..

Xu Ning had already met with his family and used up his vacation days, so he stayed back in the county city.

In addition to Xu Ning, there was one other person who also did not return home, and that was Tao Jin.

Ever since Tao Jin lost her yellow plate, she felt like she could not face her family members.

She was going to stay in Camp Site Three, practice hard, and earn back her yellow plate before visiting her family.

'Why can't I make a breakthrough!'

Tao Jin was currently the only one left in her room.

Tao Jin sat cross-legged on her bed, activating her internal energy in an attempt to break through to the qi realm.

But after an entire morning, she still did not make any progress in her internal skill.

Thump!

Tao Jin hit the wall with her fist.

Her fist had gone red.

Tao Jin knew that there was a problem with her mental state, but she couldn't get out of her bottleneck.

Tao Jin felt suffocated knowing that she was in a rut but she couldn't escape it.

She sighed before changing her clothes and leaving the camp.

During lunch time, Tao Jin was walking by the river. She looked at the pedestrians coming and going on the small bridge, her eyes dazed.

The willow tree had begun to grow new leaves, and there were young children playing in the water by the river.

Tao Jin walked around aimlessly.

Suddenly, Tao Jin saw a man with a hat, walking towards her along the river bank.

Tao Jin didn't care at first, but she deliberately moved out of the way when passed that person.

But what Tao Jin didn't expect was that when she tried to move out of the way, the man would suddenly lean in towards her.

Tao Jin wanted to defend herself, but the person immediately sped up and walked away.

Tao Jin suddenly felt a hard object on her waist.

'What is this…'

Tao Jin found a palm-sized booklet in her pocket.

Tao Jin quickly took out the booklet.

The surface of the booklet was yellow, and there were no words or pictures printed on the cover.

Tao Jin opened the cover.

'What is this…'

When she saw what was inside the booklet, Tao Jin's pupils shrank and her eyes widened.

Four words were printed on the first page of the booklet.

Shadow Breath Blood Passage.

As a warrior who was born and raised in State Feiyun for 18 years, Tao Jin recognized this instantly.

This was a magic technique!

Tao Jin quickly turned her head and searched for the man in the hat.

But after looking around, she was not able to find that man.

Tao Jin felt sweaty and flustered.

'I must return to the camp as soon as possible and hand this magic technique to Captain Qu!'

This was Tao Jin's first thought.

Tao Jin quickly stuffed the magic technique booklet into her pocket and quickly returned to the camp.

Although she often heard about Magic Factions, Tao Jin was very nervous when a magic technique was actually in her hands.

As Tao Jin walked, she nervously looked around for the man in the hat.

Tao Jin felt that everyone close to her was a possible accomplice of a Magic Faction.

'The magic technique harms myself and others, so I must never touch it.'

'If I practice a magic technique, the Black Armored Guards will find out, and the consequences will be disastrous…"

"…"

Tao Jin didn't know why, but for some reason there was suddenly a voice in her heart, telling her the dangers of a magic technique.

This voice did not disappear until she stepped into Camp Site Three.

'I'm going to Captain Qu's study.'

But the closer she got to Qu Dayou's study, the more conflicted she was.

Just then, Qu Dayou came out of his study and ran into Tao Jin.

"Tao Jin?"

Qu Dayou saw that Tao Jin's face was pale, and she looked nervous. She seemed to have something on her mind.

"Captain Qu?"

Tao Jin didn't expect to run into Qu Dayou in advance, so she immediately panicked.

"What, you didn't go back to visit your relatives?"

Qu Dayou asked.

He had an average impression of Tao Jin, but Tao Jin was Tao Jingxing's granddaughter after all. And he had worked with Tao Jingxing before, so he knew of Tao Jin.

"No, I… I stayed in the camp to practice my martial arts."

Tao Jin replied.

Tao Jin's inner voice was urging her to hand over the magic technique.

But for some reason, she couldn't bring herself to do it.

Instead, another voice appeared in her heart.

'Shadow Breath Blood Passage, the name sounds like a magic technique, but what if it's not…'

"Practice?"

Qu Dayou thought that Tao Jin was worried about her martial arts progression.

"Hone your mind first, there is no need to stress yourself all the time."

Qu Dayou explained, "Relax and let yourself progress naturally. Your talent is not bad, you will definitely achieve good results."

"Thank you for your encouragement."

Finally, Tao Jin's heart became quiet. "Master, I will be going to the dining hall to eat something…"

"Go ahead."

Qu Dayou waved his hand.

'What?'

Qu Dayou was a little confused. "If she's going to train in the camp site… why did she come towards my study?

Qu Dayou thought back to Tao Jin's abnormal behavior just now, and his eyes narrowed.

He stood there and began to think.

After a while, Qu Dayou turned around and left.

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Chapter 62: Case

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Tao Jin returned to her room.

Before entering the door, she looked around, making sure that there was no one around. She then walked inside and locked the door behind her.

Afterwards, Tao Jin took out the Shadow Breath Blood Passage booklet and placed it on the table.

Soon after, Tao Jin reached out his hand and opened the booklet.

This time, she flipped through the pages.

"It is a magic technique… I'm right…"

Tao Jin was determined.

Tao Jin now had a complicated expression.

She could have handed over the Shadow Breath Blood Passage booklet just now, but she did not choose to do so.

Tao Jin knew very well that the voice in her heart was her true desire.

She really needed a way to improve her realm quickly.

The Shadow Breath Blood Passage booklet was quietly placed on the table. Tao Jin stared at it for a moment. She felt like it had tentacles sticking out of it, trying to pull her in.

"No!"

Tao Jin shook her head. She went and washed her face with the cold water in the room.

This calmed Tao Jin down.

Although progressing fast in martial arts was tempting, once she practiced a magic technique, she would be going down a path of no return.

According to the booklet, if she wanted to practice the Shadow Breath Blood Passage, she must use blood as a supplementary practice resource.

The higher the blood quality, the faster the improvement speed.

However, Tao Jin was not sure whether she had to use human blood or animal blood.

But in her mind, she felt like it would more likely be human blood.

"I can't do this."

If Tao Jin were to use human blood to assist in her practice, her conscience would not allow her to do so.

'But what if I can use animal blood…'

Tao Jin thought.

'No!'

Soon, Tao Jin rejected this idea.

If she actually practiced the Shadow Breath Blood Passage, then she would be controlled by the man wearing the hat.

If the other party forced her to collude with the Magic Faction, then she would have no choice but to do so.

Not only would it harm herself, but it would also hurt her family.

'Who is he, and why does he know what realm I'm in…'

Tao Jin felt that she was being targeted. 'Did he deliberately target me, or is he throwing a bait at all newcomers who dropped in plate rank?"

Using an extremely efficient magic technique as a bait to seduce those newcomers was a nice idea.

But after Tao Jin thought about it for a long time, she did not have an answer.

Besides Tao Jin, there were other people who dropped in plate rank.

But Tao Jin did not dare to ask them, otherwise she would be in a dangerous situation.

'At least for now, I can't touch this magic technique.'

After Tao Jin thought about it, she still felt that the uncertainty she faced was too high.

If she was not careful, the consequences would be very disastrous.

Even though Tao Jin was not going to practice the technique, she still picked up the booklet and read it carefully.

An hour gone by.

Tao Jin read the booklet over and over. She remembered it carefully, and made sure that she had remembered all its contents.

Afterwards, Tao Jin lit the booklet on fire.

She stared at the burning booklet. Soon enough, the entire booklet was turned into ashes.

But even then, Tao Jin was still worried.

She put the burnt ashes into a basin, mixed it with water, and then poured it into the muddy water.

As long as she didn't practice the magic technique, she would not be discovered.

'However, I still have to be careful in the future… If someone is watching my every move, it could be very troublesome…"

After doing everything she could, Tao Jin spent a long time calming down.

Afterwards, she went into her qi realm practice.

…

Those who went back to their villages soon returned.

One evening, soon after Xu Ning returned to his residence, Tao Qingping brought some large and small bags into the yard.

"You're back?"

Xu Ning began to help Tao Qingping carry the bags.

"These are the oranges I brought back from the village, take some."

Tao Qingping said.

Xu Ning was a little speechless. "We can buy everything we need in the county city, why did you bring these all the way back here?"

"These are from our home, it's different."

Tao Qingping replied seriously.

"Okay, thank you very much then."

Xu Ning took a few oranges.

"By the way, Xu Ning, you missed out on not going back this time."

Tao Qingping said to Xu Ning, "The news of your promotion to the lieutenant rank has spread around the village. Everyone said that you're flourishing, even the clan elders were praising you. If you went back, you would definitely receive the best treatment."

"Also, over the past few days, I've seen matchmakers coming to your house everyday."

"Matchmakers?"

Xu Ning peeled open an orange and frowned.

"Yeah, your surname is not Tao, so a lot of people in the Tao Village want to marry their daughters to you. There are also sister-in-laws that married into our village who wish to introduce their daughters to you as well."

Tao Qingping's tone was obviously a little envious.

"My sister didn't make a random marriage decision for me, right?"

Xu Ning was a little nervous.

"No, your sister didn't agree to anything. She said that you have to agree to it first."

Tao Qingping's words made Xu Ning feel at ease.

'My sister is quite reliable.'

"But according to Guo Ye, Tao Tao does want an auntie."

Tao Qingping added.

The corner of Xu Ning's mouth twitched.

"Xu Ning, you really don't plan to start a family?"

Tao Qingping asked.

"At least not currently."

Xu Ning answered calmly.

Although in this era, getting married at the age of eighteen was the norm, Xu Ning still felt that it was too early; this was probably due to the influences from his previous life.

"What about you, have you asked about the girl in our backyard?"

Xu Ning turned the tables on him.

"She…"

When talking about the girl, Tao Qingping suddenly sighed and said with a lonely expression, "When I was talking in the alleyways, several neighbors said that she is married."

"Married?"

Xu Ning asked, "Didn't you say that the girl's parents are not willing to let her marry that childhood sweetheart?"

"Yeah."

Tao Qingping said, "She didn't marry that person, she was instead married to a leather goods shopkeeper."

"Um…"

Xu Ning didn't expect this.

"She was forced by her family." Tao Qingping spoke with some anger in his tone, "If I knew this was the case, then I would have sent someone as my matchmaker. It's better to marry me than to marry an old man, right?"

Tao Qingping's words reminded Xu Ning of the scene of the time he last saw the girl.

She looked scared, with injuries all over her body.

Now it seemed like the injuries on her body were caused by her family members.

Xu Ning didn't say anything, instead he patted Tao Qingping on the shoulder.

Like Tao Qingping said, the girl should have married him instead.

In Xu Ning's opinion, Tao Qingping had a good temper and character. He was young and had the status of a Black Armored Guard. This was definitely better than being married to an old man.

Truthfully speaking, Tao Qingping giving up on the girl actually harmed the girl to a certain extent.

The two did not know what to say.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Heavy knocks from the courtyard door sounded.

"Master Lieutenant!"

Xu Ning heard a voice from outside the door.

He recognized the voice. He was a city guard in Maple Lane, Feng Sigua's subordinate.

Xu Ning opened the door.

The man was sweating profusely and panting. He had obviously ran over here.

"What's the matter?"

Xu Ning asked.

This was the first time someone from the guard station came to look for him.

"There is a murder case!"

The city guard spoke.

"Murder case?"

Xu Ning was a little confused.

Although a murder case was a major event, usually Feng Sigua would be responsible for these matters.

"It might… it might involve a Magic Faction…"

The city guard lowered his voice and leaned into Xu Ning's ear.

"A Magic Faction?"

Xu Ning's pupils shrank.

"Bring me there!"

Xu Ning quickly replied.

Chapter 63: Nie Xiaowei

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"What happened?"

After seeing Xu Ning in a hurry, Tao Qingping walked over.

"Master Tao…"

The city guard gave Tao Qingping a salute before explaining, "There has been a murder in our lane, and it may involve a Magic Faction."

"A murder case involving a Magic Faction?"

Tao Qingping was shocked.

Tao Qingping had heard about the Magic Faction murder case that happened in Lushui Lane a few days ago.

"Come, let's go and have a look."

Even though Tao Qingping was exhausted, now was not the time for him to care about that.

Anything that involved a Magic Faction was a non-trivial matter..

Tao Qingping locked the door, and the three of them rushed to the scene.

"Where did the murder happen?"

Xu Ning asked as he walked.

"It happened in the Fengrou Leather Store."

The city guard answered truthfully.

"Fengrou Leather Store?!"

Tao Qingping's eyes widened. He had a look of surprise on his face.

"Yes, Master Tao."

Cheng Wei didn't know why Tao Qingping was so shocked by his words.

Xu Ning suddenly realized something. "Qingping… is this leather store…"

"Yes."

Tao Qingping was stunned for a moment. After waking himself up, he then nodded. "That is the place where Nie Xiaowei was married into."

"Nie Xiaowei is that girl…"

Tao Qingping added.

"What happened, do you know?"

Tao Qingping asked the city guard.

The city guard shook his head. "Master, I don't know. After hearing that the Fengrou Leather Store was involved in a murder case, Master Feng asked me to come to you directly."

"Understood…"

Xu Ning nodded and said, "Let's walk faster."

The Fengrou Leather Store was not far away, and the three of them walked quickly. They soon arrived at the location.

The Fengrou Leather Store was completely surrounded by city guards.

Pedestrians who stopped by to observe were also driven away by the city guards.

"Master."

As soon as Xu Ning stepped into the shop, he saw Feng Sigua welcoming him.

"What exactly happened here?"

Before Xu Ning could speak, Tao Qingping asked first.

Feng Sigua glanced at the two of them and said, "Master, let's go to the third floor and have a look first."

"Okay."

Tao Qingping seemed to be in a hurry.

Xu Ning knew that he was thinking about the girl named Nie Xiaowei.

As Feng Sigua led the way, the three of them quickly reached the third floor.

Xu Ning looked around the Fengrou Leather Store.

All kinds of leather goods were placed on the first two floors, all of which were processed goods.

The leather goods on the first floor were of average quality, but there were a large quantity of them. On the other hand, the leather goods on the second floor were of higher quality, but there were not many of them.

The third floor was not a place of business, it was instead a residential floor.

"These are the people who were in the shop after the incident happened."

As soon as Xu Ning walked to the third floor, he saw nearly ten people squatting together at the corner of the stairs; there were both men and women.

Judging by their clothes, they were shop assistants and shop clerks.

Feng Sigua explained the situation, "The murder happened in that room."

He pointed in a direction.

The three of them then entered the room.

As soon as Xu Ning walked in, he saw two corpses lying on the ground.

They were both men. They seemed to be at least 50 years old, and their clothes were disheveled, with half of their bodies exposed.

There were two deep cuts on the chests of both corpses. Both cuts were obviously lethal wounds.

Tao Qingping was relieved when he saw the two corpses. "These two are the only ones that died?"

"Yes, Master Tao."

Feng Sigua answered.

"Do you know their identity?"

Xu Ning glanced at Feng Sigua.

"One is Yao Dage, Shopkeeper of Fengrou Leather Store, while the other is Zeng Weiming, Shopkeeper of Runyu Medicinal Materials Shop. The two of them have been friends for many years."

Feng Sigua had obviously done his homework, as he answered Xu Ning's questions with ease.

"I learned about these details from my interrogation of those store workers before you came here."

Before Xu Ning could reply, Feng Sigua took the initiative to speak, "Last night, Shopkeeper Yao from the leather store and Shopkeeper Zeng from the medicinal materials shop drank together at Runfeng Restaurant. After drinking, Shopkeeper Yao did not return to his residence, instead he took Shopkeeper Zeng to the leather shop."

"Shopkeeper Yao often doesn't go home because he doesn't have a good relationship with his wife, so he lives on the third floor of his leather store instead."

"After coming here, Shopkeeper Yao asked one of his workers to bring over his new mistress, Mistress Nie…"

Feng Sigua paused.

Tao Qingping had a terrible look on his face.

Xu Ning also frowned. "Go on…"

"According to the folks in the shop, Mistress Nie was reluctant to share the room with the two men. But then Shopkeeper Yao beat her up, dragged her into the room, and told the others to not come upstairs and disturb them."

Feng Sigua continued, "The workers followed the orders and didn't bother them. Then, in the afternoon, the shop workers hadn't seen Shopkeeper Yao come downstairs yet, so they felt something was wrong, so one of them went upstairs to check it out. They tried calling from outside the door for a while but after not getting a reply, they opened the door and saw this scene."

"Bastards!"

Tao Qingping yelled as he punched the door frame, his face was red.

"What about Mistress Nie…"

Xu Ning remained calm.

"Disappeared."

Feng Sigua replied.

"So…"

Xu Ning's eyes narrowed. "Mistress Nie is our biggest suspect?"

"Yes, master."

Feng Sigua nodded. "I've sent someone to find Miss Nie, but I have yet to hear back…"

"You said this case involves a Magic Faction, why?"

Xu Ning asked another important question.

"Master…"

Feng Sigua asked a subordinate to present the wounds on the two bodies.

Xu Ning leaned forward and took a look.

The hearts of the two bodies had been completely mangled.

"The murderer cut open their chests and squeezed out their blood…"

Feng Sigua explained.

After hearing this, Xu Ning suddenly understood.

Although it was not certain that this was definitely the method of a Magic Faction, it was definitely suspected to be one.

Collecting blood was one of the most common methods for practicing magic techniques.

Other similar cases were all involved with a Magic Faction.

Thus, they had to take this case seriously.

"So, you mean Nie Xiaowei is a member of a Magic Faction?"

Tao Qingping's voice was a little cold.

Feng Sigua was a little surprised by this.

He didn't expect Tao Qingping to know Miss Nie's name.

"She probably is."

Feng Sigua made the rough judgment based on his past experience and current facts.

After all, he had been a city guard for ten years. He had quite a lot of experience in this area.

"In other words, the only thing to do now is to arrest Nie Xiaowei."

Xu Ning knew what their next step should be.

"Master, do you want to send someone to notify the other Black Armored Guards at the guard station? If Nie Xiaowei is a magic martial arts master, then us city guards won't be able to arrest her easily."

Feng Sigua asked.

"Go, notify everyone in the guard station, we will all work separately."

Xu Ning said, "Also… ask the other guard stations to help with the search."

Because a Magic Faction warrior appeared in Lushui Lane just a few days ago, Xu Ning was quite nervous.

If Nie Xiaowei was really a Magic Faction warrior, then she might have received the magic technique from the same source.

If a Magic Faction was behind all this, then this could turn into a major investigation.

The mass emergence of this kind of local magic warrior was far more threatening than Dayuan Trading Company colluding with Seven Line Gates.

"Understood, master."

Feng Sigua took the lead.

"By the way, have you sent someone to Nie Xiaowei's family?"

Xu Ning asked again.

"I have sent someone to investigate, but so far no information has come back."

Feng Sigua replied.

"Understood…"

Xu Ning glanced at Tao Qingping who was depressed. "Qingping, let's go to Nie Xiaowei's family house together to check on her family and her childhood sweetheart…"

Tao Qingping heard him and kept his spirits up. "Okay."

Although he felt affection towards Nie Xiaowei, now that Nie Xiaowei was suspected of being a magic warrior, he had to prioritize the investigation and suppress his feelings.

However, from the bottom of Tao Qingping's heart, he did not want to believe that the innocent-looking girl was behind all this.

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Chapter 64: Investigate

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Kangyun County.

Black Armored Guards Commander Room.

Inside Wei Changqing's study, a Black Armored Guard entered and submitted an urgent report.

"A Magic Faction again!"

When Wei Changqing finished browsing the emergency report, a solemn expression appeared on his face, with a hint of helplessness.

He came to Kangyun County to avoid troubles, but in recent days, troubles kept happening one after another.

"We were not able to investigate the origin of the Magic Faction warrior that appeared previously, but now there is another case of a suspected Magic Faction warrior…"

Although he felt annoyed, Wei Changqing knew that this was a dangerous signal.

If this was not resolved, Kangyun County might slowly be infiltrated by a Magic Faction.

"Ask other guard stations to assist Maple Lane to conduct a joint search… Let's lead the guards and send some people to the gate of the city, to monitor the exits and entries."

Wei Changqing ordered his subordinate.

"Yes, Master Commander."

…

Xu Ning and Tao Qingping had just reached Nie Xiaowei's family house.

The shabby courtyard had been completely occupied by city guards.

Nie Xiaowei's parents and younger brother were gathered together.

When they heard that Nie Xiaowei might be a Magic Faction martial artist, they began to tremble and lose strength in their legs.

Although generally speaking, killing a Magic Faction martial artist would not involve the martial artist's family, but after seeing the terrifying aura of these city guards in front of them, they were afraid that they would never see the sun again once they were put in prison.

"Master Lieutenant!"

As soon as Xu Ning arrived, the city guard took the initiative to salute him.

Nie Xiaowei's parents and younger brother were even more frightened.

"Have you found any useful clues?"

Xu Ning asked the leading city guard.

The city guard leader shook his head. "Sir, we have questioned Miss Nie's family, but we couldn't find any clues. They don't know that Miss Nie is a Magic Faction warrior, nor did they know that Miss Nie had killed someone."

"Furthermore, we also searched this place, but we didn't find any evidence involving a Magic Faction."

After hearing this, Xu Ning glanced at Nie Xiaowei's family and asked, "Are you sure they haven't lied?"

"Um…"

The city guard felt that there was nothing wrong, but he dared not say anything, so he said, "Master, I will take them back to the guard station for another interrogation to be sure."

"No, sir, we really didn't know that little bastard is a Magic Faction warrior. If we knew, we would have definitely reported it to you in advance!"

When the mother heard that she was going to be interrogated, she burst into tears and quickly explained.

Xu Ning and Tao Qingping frowned at the same time.

'How can a mother speak about her daughter like this?'

"Master…"

The leading city guard leaned forward. "Miss Nie is not the biological daughter of the two. She is an adopted daughter."

"Keep your mouth clean."

Tao Qingping walked forward and pointed at the woman.

"Yes… yes, master…"

The lady went silent.

Tao Qingping was furious.

'No wonder she let her daughter become a mistress of an old man, she's not her biological daughter.'

Tao Qingping suspected that Nie Xiaowei was abused at home.

"Qingping."

Xu Ning walked next to Tao Qingping and motioned for him to calm down.

After all, Nie Xiaowei was suspected to be a magic martial artist. With that in mind, Tao Qingping's actions could be easily misunderstood.

Tao Qingping was also aware of this problem, so he turned his head away.

"Has Nie Xiaowei come back or contacted you since last night?"

Xu Ning looked at the three of them and asked.

"No, absolutely not!"

The three quickly explained.

"After she married Shopkeeper Yao, we never saw her again."

The woman replied.

Xu Ning carefully observed the expressions of the three, but he found nothing unusual for the time being.

"Doesn't Nie Xiaowei have a childhood sweetheart?"

Xu Ning asked.

The woman was taken aback. She didn't expect Xu Ning to know this.

But she didn't dare to delve deeper into this, so she could only answer truthfully, "She does… and that person is named Yang Yicheng. He lives in the house opposite to us…"

"Qingping, let's go and take a look."

Xu Ning walked across the street. Tao Qingping and two city guards followed suit.

"Open the door!"

A city guard slammed the door hard.

The door opened, and behind the door was a middle-aged woman with a haggard face.

After seeing the city guard, she looked nervous, but not surprised.

She had witnessed the scene of city guards entering the house across the street.

"Is Yang Yicheng here?"

Xu Ning asked her.

"He is…"

The middle-aged woman answered timidly.

"Tell him to come outside."

Xu Ning and others walked into the courtyard, but did not enter the house.

The middle-aged woman hesitated for a moment, but she eventually agreed.

After a while, a pale and frail young man came out.

The young man looked scrawny and nerdy.

When he saw the black armor uniform on Xu Ning and Tao Qingping, his expression obviously changed.

Xu Ning noticed this change.

"Are you familiar with Nie Xiaowei?"

Xu Ning went straight to the point.

"Unfamiliar."

Yang Yicheng answered simply, "How can I be familiar with another man's… mistress?"

Xu Ning's eyes narrowed. "Answer truthfully, I don't have the time to play games."

Yang Yicheng looked like he was angry about Nie Xiaowei's status as a mistress, but Xu Ning also sensed a hint of resentment.

"We were childhood friends…"

Yang Yicheng explained, "Later on, when we grew up, we were compatible, but her parents felt that I was not worthy, so we broke contact…"

"Broke contact?"

Xu Ning suddenly smiled. He then stared at Yang Yicheng. "One more lie, and I will kill you like you're part of a Magic Faction."

Yang Yicheng was taken aback for a moment. He couldn't react for a while.

"Kid, be honest in front of Master Lieutenant!"

The city guard who followed him took a step forward. "Miss Nie is involved with a Magic Faction we are investigating. If you don't cooperate, we can only treat you as an accomplice of the Magic Faction!"

When the middle-aged woman next to him heard this, she panicked. "Yicheng, cooperate with these gentlemen!"

"One more time, when was the last time you saw Nie Xiaowei?"

Xu Ning asked.

Yang Yicheng was under Xu Ning's towering pressure. He seemed to be hesitant.

"Two months ago… because of physical reasons, I rarely went out. The last time I saw her was two months ago."

A drop of sweat appeared on Yang Yicheng's forehead.

Xu Ning sneered when he heard this. He then reached out his finger and pressed it into Yang Yicheng's shoulder.

"Ah!"

Yang Yicheng suddenly felt a sting near his shoulder, like a needle had pierced his skin. He nearly fainted.

Xu Ning had just activated his force.

"Take him away, this person is an accomplice of the Magic Faction, and he will be taken to the station to be executed!"

After that, Xu Ning turned around and left.

The two city guards looked at each other. Both of them were confused.

They did not see what was wrong with Yang Yicheng's explanation.

'Could it be that Master Lieutenant couldn't find Nie Xiaowei, so he wanted to find a scapegoat to appease the higher-ups?'

But despite the doubts in their hearts, they still obeyed the orders.

Tao Qingping also looked puzzled.

He walked next to Xu Ning.

"Master, you are mistaken!"

The middle-aged woman knelt down and begged for mercy.

But the two city guards ignored her and escorted Yang Yicheng away.

Yang Yicheng, who was held firmly by the two city guards, said nothing. He had a look of determination in his eyes.

"Xu Ning, what are you…"

Tao Qingping obviously disagreed with Xu Ning's approach.

"What, you don't understand?"

Xu Ning asked Tao Qingping.

"I don't understand." Tao Qingping shook his head, "Is he really an accomplice of the Magic Faction?"

"Nope."

Xu Ning replied: "But he lied."

"Lied?"

Tao Qingping raised an eyebrow.

"The last time he saw Nie Xiaowei was definitely not two months ago."

Xu Ning's tone was confident.

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Chapter 65: Wait a Second

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

"How are you so sure?"

Tao Qingping couldn't understand why.

"Look at Yang Yicheng's wrist."

Xu Ning gave Tao Qingping a hint.

Tao Qingping looked back at Yang Yicheng who was being escorted.

"It's…"

Tao Qingping saw a yellow bracelet tied around Yang Yicheng's wrist.

Suddenly, he seemed to remember something, and he turned his head towards Xu Ning.

"Didn't Nie Xiaowei wear that yellow bracelet previously?"

As an admirer of Nie Xiaowei, Tao Qingping would secretly look at her every time he ran into Nie Xiaowei in the alleyways.. Hence, he had seen this yellow bracelet on Nie Xiaowei's wrist before.

"Yes."

Xu Ning gave him an affirmative answer. "That wrist bracelet belongs to Nie Xiaowei."

The reason why Xu Ning was so certain that the owner of the bracelet was Nie Xiaowei, was because the last time he saw Nie Xiaowei, she pulled her collar over her neck in order to hide her injuries.

And when she was pulling her collar, Xu Ning saw the bracelet on Nie Xiaowei's wrist.

Xu Ning was already an inner enrichment realm master at that time, so his observation ability was far beyond that of ordinary people. With that in mind, Xu Ning could notice the finer details of the bracelet.

Xu Ning noticed that the bracelet on Yang Yicheng's wrist was exactly the same as Nie Xiaowei's bracelet, even down to the point where the yellow string was cut.

In this world, at least in Kangyun County, men rarely wore decorative items, especially ones that were feminine.

Coupled with the special relationship between the two, Xu Ning had reason to infer that the yellow bracelet was gifted from Nie Xiaowei to Yang Yicheng, and this gift indicated a certain kind of relationship.

"The last time I saw Nie Xiaowei was half a month ago. At that time, the bracelet was still on Nie Xiaowei's wrist."

Xu Ning went on to say, "Judging by that, she probably gave this bracelet to Yang Yicheng somewhere between the past two weeks… maybe even last night."

"You mean… after killing someone yesterday, Nie Xiaowei knew that she was in a dangerous situation, so she gave him the bracelet as a farewell gift before fleeing?"

Tao Qingping continued with Xu Ning's reasoning.

"This is just a hypothesis."

Xu Ning continued, "However, it is a very reasonable inference. Both of us have the same idea."

Tao Qingping went silent.

"But even so, it doesn't mean that Yang Yicheng is in the wrong. Treating him as an accomplice of a Magic Faction, is a bit…"

Tao Qingping had a good sense of justice.

Xu Ning wanted to arrest him, even though Xu Ning knew that he was not an accomplice of a Magic Faction.

In Tao Qingping's opinion, this was not fair.

But soon, Tao Qingping seemed to realize something. "Don't get me wrong, I'm not questioning your actions. You are the Lieutenant of the Maple Lane Guard Station, but I'm just a little curious."

Tao Qingping knew that Xu Ning was quite tolerant most of the time, but this did not mean that he could question Xu Ning's decisions at will.

"I interrogated him vigorously just now and found out that he's just an ordinary person."

Xu Ning explained, "However, since the Black Armored Guards treats Magic Factions very seriously, there is no problem taking him in as a suspected accomplice to a Magic Faction."

"As for saying that I was going to kill him, that was just an act."

Xu Ning said, "I'm just guessing that Nie Xiaowei has not left Kangyun County. If Nie Xiaowei knows that Yang Yicheng will be killed as an accomplice to a Magic Faction, she will definitely come out and clear Yang Yicheng's name."

"So, you're using Yang Yicheng as bait?"

Tao Qingping finally understood. "But if Nie Xiaowei has already left, what should we do tomorrow? Do we still kill Yang Yicheng?"

"No."

Xu Ning shook his head. He still had his own principles after all. "If Nie Xiaowei does not show up, find a reason to take him into custody on the basis of him concealing his relationship with the suspect Nie Xiaowei, then interrogate him. This is completely reasonable."

"I see."

After listening to Xu Ning's words, Tao Qingping expressed his support.

"Then I will head back now and spread the news that Yang Yicheng will be executed at Caishikou Execution Grounds. If Nie Xiaowei is still in the county, she will definitely hear about this."

"Okay."

Xu Ning nodded.

After that, Tao Qingping sighed again.

He looked up at the sky in the distance, shook his head helplessly, and walked away quickly.

Tao Qingping was forced to capture the girl he once liked.

…

That night, an execution notice was posted on the streets and alleyways of Maple Lane.

Early the next morning, everyone knew that Yang Yicheng was involved with a Magic Faction and was about to be executed by the Black Armored Guards at Caishikou Execution Grounds.

At noon, the people in Maple Lane and even those from other districts rushed to Caishikou Execution Grounds. Everyone wanted to watch the show.

The city guards had already arrived at Caishikou Execution Grounds.

The six Black Armored Guards from the Maple Lane Black Armored Guards Post were all present.

Tao Qingping stood beside Xu Ning. As for the other four Black Armored Guards, they stood behind Xu Ning.

"You can bring Yang Yicheng in now."

Xu Ning ordered.

"Understood."

Song Weiyi was the man that responded. He was a new subordinate assigned to Xu Ning by Qu Dayou. He was a well-built man that came from the Song Village.

Song Weiyi respected Xu Ning's orders.

Although Xu Ning was young, he was not arrogant. He had principles and rules in which he followed, making others trust and believe in him.

Of course, more importantly, he respected Xu Ning's martial arts talent and strength.

Xu Ning was 18 years old, and was already a qi realm warrior. All newcomers felt like he was beyond their reach in terms of strength.

Several other guards in the guard station also viewed Xu Ning in the same light.

Therefore, although there were not many members assigned to the Maple Lane Guard Station, they were very organized while also completing their work efficiently.

After receiving Song Weiyi's signal, the city guard brought Yang Yicheng to the stage.

Yang Yicheng's face was pale, and his footsteps were weak.

But even when facing so many city guards and an executioner, Yang Yicheng did not panic.

After being detained last night, Yang Yicheng was not tortured. He was just detained alone overnight.

Yang Yicheng thought about his life throughout the night.

Due to his frail and weak body, he had suffered a lot. But there was also a beautiful period in his life, sadly this beautiful period was about to be destroyed in the end.

Yang Yicheng had taken off the bracelet, clenching it tightly in his hand.

He looked around the crowd, but did not see Nie Xiaowei.

"Please don't come…"

This was Yang Yicheng's last wish.

The executioner's blade was about to fall down at any time.

Xu Ning did not stare at Yang Yicheng, instead he watched the situation in the crowd.

Xu Ning concluded that Nie Xiaowei should appear in this crowd.

Because last night, after Xu Ning and Tao Qingping left Yang Yicheng's home, the city guards conducted a thorough search.

This time, they found a 500-tael silver note.

There were some minor bloodstains on the silver note.

Xu Ning did not interrogate Yang Yicheng in regards to the silver note, instead he asked the city guard to question his family. In the end, he concluded that the silver note did not belong to Yang Yicheng's family.

The blood-stained silver note was probably given to him by Nie Xiaowei, after she committed the murders—this was probably the last time Nie Xiaowei saw Yang Yicheng.

Because Yang Yicheng needed to take medicine all year round, he needed money to maintain his health. Thus, Nie Xiaowei must have been concerned about his financial wellbeing.

"Still not here…"

After seeing no movement in the crowd, Xu Ning waved to the executioner.

The executioner accepted the order and lifted the blade.

Yang Yicheng closed his eyes. He didn't know if he felt disappointed or relieved.

However, right before the blade fell down, a voice came from the crowd.

"Wait a second!"

Nie Xiaowei, dressed in black, walked out of the crowd.

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