"Very good." Seeing that Fang Yuan agreed so readily, Yin Shiwu immediately gave him a thumbs - up and praised with a big smile on his face, "I knew it. With your talent, Fang Hero, if you make a little more effort, you will surely become the personal disciple of Lord Marquis Chongwu in the future!"
"Thanks for your kind words." Fang Yuan replied with a smile. In fact, he wasn't really interested in becoming a personal disciple. However, since he had agreed to the other party, he still had to be polite on the surface and put on an act. After all, one doesn't hit a person who smiles at you.
After saying that, Fang Yuan turned around and faced the large number of common people in Changqing City in front of him. This time, he stood tall and straight, changing his previous casualness. After taking a deep breath, he solemnly bowed to the crowd and said sincerely, "I, Fang Yuan, am here to thank all the elders and fellow villagers for pleading for me. Everyone, please get up quickly! You've been kneeling like this, which really makes me feel uneasy." He knew in his heart that since the common people treated him with sincerity, he naturally had to return the same sincerity and respect.
"Yes, yes, everyone get up!" Yin Shiwu quickly echoed beside him and patted his chest to guarantee, "I also promise you all here that your Fang Hero will definitely be fine!" He understood the temperament of Marquis Chongwu. The other party was a once - in - a - century genius and also extremely detested evil. A person like Fang Yuan must be exactly what Marquis Chongwu liked.
Hearing what the two said, the common people finally helped each other up and stood up one after another. There were more or less relieved smiles on their faces. In this high - martial - arts world, they were powerless. In the face of all kinds of injustices, all they could do was kneel and plead, hoping that the corrupt officials above would be a little more merciful, or hoping that there would be more chivalrous people like Fang Yuan in the world. It was really helpless and sad.
"However, Fang Hero, I still need to understand the case in Changqing County in detail from beginning to end." Yin Shiwu changed the topic, looked at Fang Yuan and continued, "This way, I can truthfully report the details of the case to Lord Marquis Chongwu. Hmm... I think I should first look for the county magistrate here."
"Look for the county magistrate?" Fang Yuan shook his head and said straightforwardly, "There's no need to look."
Yin Shiwu was stunned and asked with a puzzled look on his face, "What do you mean?"
"The county magistrate is gone." Fang Yuan simply explained.
"Gone?" Yin Shiwu instantly guessed the reason, widened his eyes, and said in surprise, "Could it be that you killed him?"
"Yes."
"Hiss..." Yin Shiwu secretly clicked his tongue. He was only late for a day and a half, and this kid had actually done another earth - shattering thing!
"What about the body?" Yin Shiwu asked.
"The body is also gone."
"??? How could the body be gone?" Yin Shiwu was even more puzzled this time and asked, "Did you reduce his bones to ashes?"
"This is not Fang Hero's fault..." Before Fang Yuan could speak, the old gentleman who had just stood up beside him said first, "It was us. That damned county magistrate was... eaten by us!"
Yin Shiwu's expression on his face froze instantly. It took him a while to react to what the old gentleman meant. He was actually eaten... How deep a hatred must this be! And it wasn't just one person. The people of the entire county were involved! At this moment, he finally understood why the people of the whole city kowtowed to Fang Yuan and shouted "Hero". Eliminating harm for the people, especially getting rid of a black sheep like the county magistrate, such a heroic act really deserved the name of a hero... There was unconsciously a bit more admiration in Yin Shiwu's eyes when he looked at Fang Yuan.
Just then, Clerk Shang came running stumbling from a distance.
"Fang Hero..." Clerk Shang greeted Fang Yuan first, and then looked at Yin Shiwu and introduced respectfully, "I am the assistant county magistrate of Changqing County. If the adult has any questions, I will tell you everything I know. But I don't know who the adult is..."
"As for me..." Seeing that there was finally an official coming, the humility that Yin Shiwu had shown in front of Fang Yuan before instantly subsided a bit, and he regained some of his former arrogance. He reached out and probed his waist as if he was going to take something. After groping for several times, he found that he had touched nothing.
"Eh, where's my waist token?"
"It's over there." Fang Yuan kindly pointed. Yin Shiwu looked over and saw that his waist token was lying on the ground not far away. Only then did he suddenly realize that he was in a extremely狼狈 state at the moment. His whole body was charred black, and his clothes were like rags, with only a few pieces left hanging on his body. Just now, he had been focused on saving his life and dealing with Fang Yuan, and had not noticed his embarrassment at all. Reminded by Fang Yuan, Yin Shiwu was so embarrassed that he wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into. Wasn't he just showing his buttocks in front of everyone!
Yin Shiwu subconsciously covered his buttocks and took a glance at the common people around. Sure enough, everyone had an expression of wanting to laugh but not daring to.
"With your face as black as charcoal now, others can't see what you look like clearly. It doesn't matter if you show your buttocks." Fang Yuan "comforted" on the side, "It's not too embarrassing."
Yin Shiwu rolled his eyes and retorted angrily, "You're really good at comforting people. Should I thank you?" He hadn't forgotten that it was Fang Yuan in front of him who was the culprit that made him end up like this. How could this kid still say such sarcastic words so calmly!
Clerk Shang was quite quick - witted. Seeing this, he quickly trotted over and bent down to pick up the waist token on the ground.
"So it's an adult from the Chongwu Guard of Jianghai Palace!" Clerk Shang looked at the words on the waist token, and his face instantly showed a shocked expression. The Chongwu Guard was the personal guard of Marquis Chongwu. In the entire Jianghai Prefecture, its status was second only to Marquis Chongwu. Even the county magistrate couldn't afford to offend them!
Clerk Shang respectfully handed the waist token to Yin Shiwu. Yin Shiwu "hmm" and took it.
"May I know the adult's name?" Clerk Shang asked again.
"Well, it's a secret for now." Yin Shiwu waved his hand.
Secret? So mysterious? Clerk Shang was muttering in his heart when he heard Yin Shiwu say again, "By the way, I've been on the road for a day and I'm a bit tired. Arrange a room for me. I want to take a bath and change clothes."
What tired from traveling? He was just beaten up and wanted to find a place to clean up... Clerk Shang secretly complained in his heart, but still politely replied on the surface, "Of course, of course."
"Please arrange one for me too." Fang Yuan also said, "I'm really tired and want to take a bath and relax."
What do you mean you're really tired? Aren't you deliberately exposing me? Yin Shiwu pouted, full of dissatisfaction in his heart. You're tired from killing people, right... Clerk Shang also couldn't help complaining in his heart, but still replied enthusiastically on his mouth, "Okay, then I will arrange it for the two adults immediately!"
A moment later, in a guest room of an inn, Fang Yuan and Yin Shiwu were sitting opposite each other, each soaking in a wooden barrel.