Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
Chapter 85
Chapter 86
Chapter 87
Chapter 88
Chapter 89
Chapter 90
Chapter 91
Chapter 92
Chapter 93
Chapter 94
Chapter 95
Chapter 96
Chapter 97
Chapter 98
Chapter 99
Chapter 100
Chapter 101
Chapter 102
Chapter 103
Chapter 104
Chapter 105
Chapter 106
Chapter 107
Chapter 108
Chapter 109
Chapter 110
Chapter 111
Chapter 112
Chapter 113
Chapter 114
Chapter 115
Chapter 116
Chapter 117
Chapter 118
Chapter 119
Chapter 120
Chapter 121
Chapter 122
Chapter 123
Chapter 124
Chapter 125
Chapter 126
Chapter 127
Chapter 128
Chapter 129
Chapter 130
Chapter 131
Chapter 132
Chapter 133
Chapter 134
Chapter 135
Chapter 136
Chapter 137
Chapter 138
Chapter 139
Chapter 140
Chapter 141
Chapter 142
Chapter 143
Chapter 144
Chapter 145
Chapter 146
Chapter 147
Chapter 148
Chapter 149
Chapter 150
Chapter 151
Chapter 152
Chapter 153
Chapter 154
Chapter 155
Chapter 156
Chapter 157
Chapter 158
Chapter 159
Chapter 160
Chapter 161
Chapter 162
Chapter 163
Chapter 164
Chapter 165
Chapter 166
Chapter 167
Chapter 168
Chapter 169
Chapter 170
Chapter 171
Chapter 172
Chapter 173
Chapter 174
Chapter 175
Chapter 176
Chapter 177
Chapter 178
Chapter 179
Chapter 180
Chapter 181
Chapter 182
Chapter 183
Chapter 184
Chapter 185
Chapter 186
Chapter 187
Chapter 188
Chapter 189
Chapter 190
Chapter 191
Chapter 192
Chapter 193
Chapter 194
Chapter 195
Chapter 196
Chapter 197
Chapter 198
Chapter 199
Chapter 200
Chapter 201
Chapter 202
Chapter 203
Chapter 204
Chapter 205
Chapter 206
Chapter 207
Chapter 208
Chapter 209
Chapter 210
Chapter 211
Chapter 212
Chapter 213
Chapter 214
Chapter 215
Chapter 216
Chapter 217
Chapter 218
Chapter 219
Chapter 220
Chapter 221
Chapter 222
Chapter 223
Chapter 224
Chapter 225
Chapter 226
Chapter 227
Chapter 228
Chapter 229
Chapter 230
Chapter 231
Chapter 232
Chapter 233
Chapter 234
Chapter 235
Chapter 236
Chapter 237
Chapter 238
Chapter 239
Chapter 240
Chapter 241
Chapter 242
Chapter 243
Chapter 244
Chapter 245
Chapter 246
Chapter 247
Chapter 248
Chapter 249
Chapter 250
Chapter 251
Chapter 252
Chapter 253
Chapter 254
Chapter 255
Chapter 256
Chapter 257
Chapter 258
Chapter 259
Chapter 260
Chapter 261
Chapter 262
Chapter 263
Chapter 264
Chapter 265
Chapter 266
Chapter 267
Chapter 268
Chapter 269
Chapter 270
Chapter 271
Chapter 272
Chapter 273
Chapter 274
Chapter 275
Chapter 276
Chapter 277
Chapter 278
Chapter 279
Chapter 280
Chapter 281
Chapter 282
Chapter 283
Chapter 284
Chapter 285
Chapter 286
Chapter 287
Chapter 288
Chapter 289
Chapter 290
Chapter 291
Chapter 292
Chapter 293
Chapter 294
Chapter 295
Chapter 296
Chapter 297
Chapter 298
Chapter 299
Chapter 300
Chapter 301
Chapter 302
Chapter 303
Chapter 304
Chapter 305
Chapter 306
Chapter 307
Chapter 308
Chapter 309
Chapter 310
Chapter 311
Chapter 312
Chapter 313
Chapter 314
Chapter 315
Chapter 316
Chapter 317
Chapter 318
Chapter 319
Chapter 320
Chapter 321
Chapter 322
Chapter 323
Chapter 324
Chapter 325
Chapter 326
Chapter 327
Chapter 328
Chapter 329
Chapter 330
Chapter 331
Chapter 332
Chapter 333
Chapter 334
Chapter 335
Chapter 336
Chapter 337
Chapter 338
Chapter 339
Chapter 340
Chapter 341
Chapter 342
Chapter 343
Chapter 344
Chapter 345
Chapter 346
Chapter 347
Chapter 348
Chapter 349
Chapter 350
Chapter 351
Chapter 352
Chapter 353
Chapter 354
Chapter 355
Chapter 356
Chapter 357
Chapter 358
Chapter 359
Chapter 360
Chapter 361
Chapter 362
Chapter 363
Chapter 364
Chapter 365
Chapter 366
Chapter 367
Chapter 368
Chapter 369
Chapter 370
Chapter 371
Chapter 372
Chapter 373
Chapter 374
Chapter 375
Chapter 376
Chapter 377
Chapter 378
Chapter 379
Chapter 380
Chapter 381
Chapter 382
Chapter 383
Chapter 384
Chapter 385
Chapter 386
Chapter 387
Chapter 388
Chapter 389
Chapter 390
Chapter 391
Chapter 392
Chapter 393
Chapter 394
Chapter 395
Chapter 396
Chapter 397
Chapter 398
Chapter 399
Chapter 400
Chapter 401
Chapter 402
Chapter 403
Chapter 404
Chapter 405
Chapter 406
Chapter 407
Chapter 408
Chapter 409
Chapter 410
Chapter 411
Chapter 412
Chapter 413
Chapter 414
Chapter 415
Chapter 416
Chapter 417
Chapter 418
Chapter 419
Chapter 420
Chapter 421
Chapter 422
Chapter 423
Chapter 424
Chapter 425
Chapter 426
Chapter 427
Chapter 428
Chapter 429
Chapter 430
Chapter 431
Chapter 432
Chapter 433
Chapter 434
Chapter 435
Chapter 436
Chapter 437
Chapter 438
Chapter 439
Chapter 440
Chapter 441
Chapter 442
Chapter 443
Chapter 444
Chapter 445
Chapter 446
Chapter 447
Chapter 448
Chapter 449
Chapter 450
Chapter 451
Chapter 452
Chapter 453
Chapter 454
Chapter 455
Chapter 456
Chapter 457
Chapter 458
Chapter 459
Chapter 460
Chapter 461
Chapter 462
Chapter 463
Chapter 464
Chapter 465
Chapter 466
Chapter 467
Chapter 468
Chapter 469
Chapter 470
Chapter 471
Chapter 472
Chapter 473
Chapter 474
Chapter 475
Chapter 476
Chapter 477
Chapter 478
Chapter 479
Chapter 480
Chapter 481
Chapter 482
Chapter 483
Chapter 484
Chapter 485
Chapter 486
Chapter 487
Chapter 488
Chapter 489
Chapter 490
Chapter 491
Chapter 492
Chapter 493
Chapter 494
Chapter 495
Chapter 496
Chapter 497
Chapter 498
Chapter 499
Chapter 500
Chapter 501
Chapter 502
Chapter 503
Chapter 504
Chapter 505
Chapter 506
Chapter 507
Chapter 508
Chapter 509
Chapter 510
Chapter 511
Chapter 512
Chapter 513
Chapter 514
Chapter 515
Chapter 516
Chapter 517
Chapter 518
Chapter 519
Chapter 520
Chapter 521
Chapter 522
Chapter 523
Chapter 524
Chapter 525
Chapter 526
Chapter 527
Chapter 528
Chapter 529
Chapter 530
Chapter 531
Chapter 532
Chapter 533
Chapter 534
Chapter 535
Chapter 536
Chapter 537
Chapter 538
Chapter 539
Chapter 540
Chapter 541
Chapter 542
Chapter 543
Chapter 544 - 544 The Story Of Yu Qi 'An
Chapter 545-End - 545 I Can'T Be The Sword God
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A Simple, Kind, and Handsome Scammer
The peach leaves grew pointy, and the willow leaves covered the sky.
The girl scampered up to Li Chu.
“Hello, my name is Li Xinyi, a Violet Guard of the Imperial Administration Bureau.” Her voice was crisp, her tone soft and pleasing to the ears.
When those constables back in the duty room heard that, their jaws dropped to the floor.
This girl, who had a fierce expression and a hoarse and icy voice, suddenly turned effeminate in just the blink of an eye.
Her face-changing skill was nothing short of phenomenal.
Li Chu couldn’t care less whether she was a timid girl or a tigress. All he cared about was the name he heard—the Imperial Administration Bureau.
He quietly sighed and then cupped his hands. “My name is Li Chu, a Daoist priest from Deyun Monastery outside Yuhang Town. I guess I am no longer needed anymore since an official from the Imperial Administration Bureau is here.”
What he really meant was, ‘There goes my bounty.’
Of course, Li Chu knew what the Imperial Administration Bureau was actually doing.
The Heluo Dynasty conferred power on the Twelve Immortal Sects that were categorized into seven schools and five sects.
The Imperial Administration Bureau of the Imperial Court of Zhongzhou was one of the five major sects.
The Imperial Administration Bureau was unique among these major immortal sects in that, as much as it was an independent force, it served the Heluo Dynasty.
This involved some high-level secrets unknown to outsiders.
In short, the Imperial Administration Bureau could now be regarded as an imperial agent specializing in supernatural affairs. It had offices in all major prefectures and cities.
So Li Chu knew his place.
He got the business of helping the government to expel evil spirits only because the Imperial Administration Bureau had not come to town.
Now that the Imperial Administration Bureau had come, it was time for him to withdraw.
“Why not?” Li Xinyi broke out in a smile. “I have just got here, so I don’t really understand the situation. It would be better to have a local helping me to solve the case.”
There was a round of hemming sound behind her as soon as her voice trailed off. She could immediately imagine a group of lustful constables in her mind.
They were not human.
She quickly made the definition.
Li Chu’s eyes lit up suddenly. “The Magistrate office still needs my help?”
“Of course. Come with me later. I need a helper who knows the trade,” said Li Xinyi.
She solemnly told herself that it was for the sake of investigation.
She suspected this Daoist priest. She needed to take this opportunity to get close to him and see what he was up to.
‘That’s right. That’s it.’
Despite him not looking suspicious, she needed to learn more about him to find out the answer.
“What about my bounty?” asked Li Chu after pondering for a while.
“It will be given as originally agreed.” Li Xinyi held up her hand.
Supposedly, the bounty should not be given out since people from the Imperial Administration Bureau had come.
But the money came from the Magistrate office so it did not matter, even if the money was used to hire someone inconsequential just for the eyes’ benefit.
It mattered little for the public fund.
Li Chu broke out in a smile. He started to like this generous girl.
“It’s not about money, by the way. It is the responsibility as a cultivator to rid the devils.” He nodded.
“You have a high level of enlightenment, young Daoist,” said Li Xinyi.
‘He is so cute when he is obviously greedy for money but refuses to admit it!’ She quietly screamed in her mind.
Speaking of which, people who are greedy and people who are lustful are a perfect match.
“Thank you for the compliment, Madam.”
“I prefer you not to call me Madam. You know, I am still small.”
“Err…”
Just like that, they chatted away as she walked side by side toward the crime scene.
The constables were looking at each other.
‘She is small? Come on. She is not small at all.’
‘She is big!
‘Besides, this big madam seems to have forgotten about something.
‘Don’t you want to bring some constables with you? Although we don’t feel like going, you still have to bring a chief constable with you, at least. Don’t you think so? Ah, we’ve just realized you have knocked out the chief constable.’
Seeing the two—one handsome and the other graceful—walking away side by side, those constables started to question what they saw.
‘Are you two really serious about expelling evil spirits?’
…
Li Chu and Li Xinyi came to Lower Liu Village, where the strange case happened after walking for two or three miles along the river embankment.
The sparkling waves, the evening sun, and the warm breeze rubbing on the face along the way made the walk a pleasant one.
While on the way, Li Xinyi carefully studied Li Chu and found no real energy fluctuations in him.
So she asked, “Young Daoist, which of the Seven Realms of Celestial Beings have you reached now?”
The question startled Li Chu for a second. “What are the Seven Realms of Celestial Beings?
“Well, it is just something that doesn’t matter much.” Li Xinyi waved her hand as if it really did not matter.
Meanwhile, she had completely let go of her doubts about Li Chu.
There was no real energy fluctuation, and he did not even know what the Seven Realms of Celestial Beings were. This showed Li Chu knew nothing about self-cultivation. It was impossible for him to commit a major crime like raising evil spirits to create chaos.
So obviously, he was just a simple, kind, and handsome scammer.
The Imperial Administration Bureau would have no jurisdiction against scammers.
But if it was an ugly scammer, Madam Li would not mind taking care of it on behalf of the constables.
Besides, that he could fool everyone in the magistrate office of Yuhang Town for so long was amazing.
She started to like him.
…
The two arrived at Lower Liu Village. Li Xinyi looked serious on her face, just like she had always been in the Imperial Administration Bureau.
As for Li Chu, he had always been looking serious.
He found dealing with vengeful spirits was easier than chatting with Li Xinyi.
The tragedy had happened in the Fang family in Lower Liu Village.
That family used to live at the back of the village, where only a few houses stood. Inside the broken courtyard there was a few thatched huts. It seemed that this Fang family had not only been poor but also not on good terms with the other villagers.
The people from the magistrate office had come over to clean up the scene early in the morning.
It looked like an empty yard. The house was messy, but there were no bloodstains.
Li Xinyi had read the dossier several times before coming, so she knew the case pretty well.
“There were four people in the Fang family. Father, Fang Da, 33 years old. Son, Fang Gang, 12 years old. Mother, Fang Liu, 23 years old. Daughter, Chen Yingying, 4 years old.” She briefed Li Chu.
“Fang Da’s daughter Chen Yingying?” Li Chu immediately spotted the anomaly.
Li Xinyi paced back and forth in the courtyard, seemingly measuring something.
“Fang Da and Madam Fang-Liu were both divorced. Fang Da beat his ex-wife to her death. Madam Fang-Liu’s ex-husband died of illness. Both of them got married with their children from their past marriages.”
Li Chu was silent.
Li Xinyi’s voice softened halfway through her talking.
How could they not fall into silence when a man killed his wife and could still get away with it and marry another woman?
Li Xinyi continued after a pause. “Someone claimed to have seen Madam Fang-Liu looking for her daughter in the village last night. She said her daughter was missing. But she probably could not find her.
“Earlier this morning, someone who went to the fields discovered that something was wrong. Fang’s house door was tightly shut, and all the poultry and dogs raised in the courtyard were dead. The gutsy villagers went in and saw the shocking scene.
“The autopsy reveals that Madam Fang-Liu was beaten to death on the head by a blunt weapon. Fang Gang died from poisoning. The reason a vengeful spirit is thought to have committed the crime is Fang Da. He strangled himself alive, his body bitterly cold with two ghost handprints on the neck which are very obvious signs of vengeful spirit-possession.”
Li Chu rubbed his chin as he found the case a bit complicated.
Someone must have killed Madam Fang-Liu and Fang Gang, as it was impossible for ghosts and monsters to use methods such as poisoning and physical attack.
The thing was, a ghost had killed Fang Da.
“Where is the little girl?” he asked.
“Chen Yingying’s body was found in the mountains at the back. She fell down the hill and died.”
It was a familicide indeed.
But Li Chu still could not wrap his brain around why the various ways of death.
But it did not matter. He was not a constable of the Magistrate office. He did not have to know all the truth of the case.
All he needed to know was whether there were any ghosts involved here.
The gust of cool breeze came from the side of the mountain and made a whining sound as it blew through the walls of the thatched hut.
It sounded as if someone was crying.
It was nightfall without them realizing it.
Li Xinyi looked at Li Chu with a serious face. “Don’t do anything without my command. Vengeful spirits differ from ordinary ghosts. You will be in great trouble if you irritate it.”
Li Chu was already a scammer in her eyes.
So all she asked of Li Chu was for him not to cause any trouble.
It was a rare moment of gentleness for Li Xinyi, the new Violet Guard of the Imperial Administration Bureau.
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