This Martial Saint's Health Bar is Too Thick!

Chapter 81: Chapter 81: Torrential Rain

August 27th.

Li Fei didn’t go to the Martial Arts Hall for training early this morning but stayed home waiting to see off Li Tianyu.

After the family had breakfast, they put Li Tianyu’s luggage into the trunk of the car, and then Li Lei drove the three of them to the long-distance bus station.

Trains and railways were also a product of the reforms in the Da Lan Dynasty, and in the space of seventeen years, many railways had been constructed everywhere in the empire. Now, every province had at least one railway line that led directly to Capital City.

Xing City’s railway did not go directly to Datong Prefecture City, so one had to take a long-distance bus to the nearest city to the prefecture city, and then take a train to reach Datong Prefecture City.

When they arrived at the long-distance bus station, Li Fei helped carry Li Tianyu’s luggage into the station.

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“Alright, the bus is about to come, you can all go back now,” @@novelbin@@

Li Tianyu waved at the three of them and said with a smile.

Zhang Yuqing’s eyes reddened slightly as she hugged her daughter, reluctant to let go.

The emotions of Li Lei and Li Fei were much more restrained as they quietly watched Li Tianyu.

Finally, the family watched as Li Tianyu boarded the bus and then as the bus slowly drove away.

“Let’s go,”

Li Lei called out.

In the car, Li Fei suddenly asked:

“Uncle Li, has the person who killed the Main Judge of the Court of Judicial Review not been caught yet?”

Li Lei shook his head: “No, there’s not a single clue.”

Li Fei: “If he can’t be caught, will you be punished by those above?”

Li Lei laughed: “The Inspection Bureau gets hundreds of homicide cases each year, and less than ten percent are solved. If he’s not caught, he’s not caught. At most, I’ll get scolded a bit.”

Li Fei suddenly understood.

He had been worried that Li Lei would be targeted by Wu Yihua due to the Green-faced Ghost incident, but now, hearing Li Lei say this, he realized he had subconsciously inserted his past life’s concepts.

In this era where they could not check surveillance, fingerprints, or DNA, it was normal to have a low case closure rate.

“But what if this person keeps committing crimes and you still can’t catch him, would that be a problem?”

Li Fei asked.

Li Lei’s smile vanished: “If it gets too serious, we’d request the Zhi Ge Court to intervene, or even ask the mages of the Righteous Court to help solve the case. If he still can’t be caught after that, it wouldn’t be the responsibility of just one captain. Everyone would have to take the blame.”

“Mages from the Righteous Court solve cases?”

Li Fei asked with curiosity.

“The Righteous Court has some magic specifically for tracking and searching.”

“With that magic, once they get involved, they can definitely solve the case, right?”

“That’s not necessarily true, those magics have their limitations. You’ve never shown interest in these matters before, why the sudden curiosity today?”

“Ha ha, I’ve been reading a detective novel recently, and I became curious about real-life case solving. I wanted to hear Uncle Li talk about it.”

“Alright.”

Li Lei instantly became energized.

He used to enjoy telling stories about solving cases to Li Fei and Li Tianyu when they were younger. As they grew up, they gradually lost interest in his stories, which made Li Lei a bit disappointed.

Now that Li Fei suddenly showed an interest in case solving, he was naturally willing to tell all he knew.

So, all the way home, Li Lei told Li Fei about many of the Inspection Bureau’s case solving techniques, as well as how the Zhi Ge Court and Righteous Court would get involved and take action.

In the end, Li Lei talked with unquenched enthusiasm while Li Fei listened with great satisfaction.

If it weren’t for having an uncle who was a high-ranking official in the Inspection Bureau, Li Fei wouldn’t even know where to start to learn about these behind-the-scenes details.

…

As night fell.

The Green-faced Ghost entered Qingyuan Fist Village.

At that moment, the wind was howling and the sky rumbled with the sound of thunder, signaling the imminent downpour.

Li Fei looked up at the sky, then advanced towards his destination.

Soon, he was led to the outside of a private room.

Outside, four or five burly men stood guard, each adopting a clear defensive posture at the sight of Li Fei.

“Please,”

the guide said as he opened the door to the private room for Li Fei.

Li Fei walked in, where, apart from Zhang Mingze, there was also a man standing in the corner holding a sword.

The sight of this man immediately captured Li Fei’s attention, and he gave him a thorough appraisal.

Hao Yi had told him once while teaching him Saber Technique:

“A month of the staff, a year of the saber, ten years of the sword, a hundred years of the spear.”

The staff and saber were the easiest weapons to master, with others like the axe and hammer also being quite accessible.

But the sword and spear were different; these weapons were much more challenging, and many people might still be novices after over a decade of practice.

“In the World, those who dare to wield a sword are either fools or masters.”

This was Hao Yi’s warning to Li Fei.

The Master of the Tiger Saber Gang wouldn’t possibly keep a fool by his side, so the swordsman in the corner must be an expert!

“Wielding a sword, a master, a person from the Tiger Saber Gang, it must be Zong Guang.”

Li Fei thought of a name.

Then he looked at Zhang Mingze, “Master, you brought quite a number of people today. Are you planning a double-cross?”

“Ha ha ha.”

Zhang Mingze burst into laughter and gestured for Li Fei to come over and sit:

“You worry too much, my friend. This is Qingyuan Fist Village. Who would dare cause trouble here?”

“The Tiger Saber Gang also have things they dare not do?”

Li Fei said while walking over to sit on the sofa opposite Zhang Mingze.

“There are plenty.”

Zhang Mingze shook his head. “I have other business to take care of today, so I brought more people. You need not worry.”

“Where is the item I asked for?”

Li Fei inquired.

Zhang Mingze picked up a small briefcase from the side, placed it on the coffee table between them, opened the briefcase, then rotated it to present its contents to Li Fei:

“Your protective clothing, third level.”

Inside the briefcase was a dark green leather garment, with pale white lines across it that looked like it was made from some sort of python skin.

Li Fei promptly took out a dagger from his waist, took the protective clothing out of the box, and forcefully slashed at it with the dagger.

This was a common method to test the protective clothing: direct stabbing and cutting with a dagger, judging the quality of the garment by the feel transmitted to the hands, the deformation of the fabric, and the marks left behind.

Li Fei had done his homework thoroughly, so his testing method now was quite professional.

A minute later, he finished the examination, put the protective clothing back in the briefcase, closed it, and held it in his hand:

“Transaction complete.”

After speaking, he rose to leave.

“Please wait a moment, sir.”

Zhang Mingze hurriedly called after him.

“Is there something else?”

Li Fei turned back to look at him.

Zhang Mingze’s demeanor relaxed somewhat, and he smiled, “Our cooperation this time was very pleasant. Shall we talk about future collaboration?”

Li Fei sat down again, “What kind of cooperation do you have in mind?”

“Kill another corrupt official, how about it?”

Zhang Mingze looked at Li Fei with a smile.

Li Fei looked back at him with an icy gaze, “A Subordinate Official just died, and if we kill another official, both Zhi Ge Court and Righteous Court might get involved. I refuse!”

Hearing the refusal, Zhang Mingze seemed even more relaxed. He nodded,

“That’s fine, then we are not in a hurry. We can still collaborate on other matters in the future.”

“As long as you can pay the right price.”

Li Fei pointed at the briefcase, then got up and headed toward the main door.

Zhang Mingze stood up, symbolically seeing off Li Fei.

“Oh, by the way.”

Li Fei stopped at the door, suddenly stopped, and turned back to look at Zhang Mingze:

“There’s one thing I’ve always wanted, just not sure if your Tiger Saber Gang can afford it?”

“Oh?”

Zhang Mingze’s face showed a smile as if everything was under his control.

He wasn’t afraid of Li Fei’s high demands. If Li Fei wanted something, it meant he could better control him:

“What is it?”

Swoosh—

The next second, a dazzling saber light lit up within the private room:

“Your life!”

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Boom!!!

A muffled thunder boomed over Xing City, followed by billions of raindrops falling.

A torrential downpour flooded the city.