Chapter 108: This Official Is the Rule

"Black-Clad Guard Gu Xi, is it!"

"What? You!" Standing up abruptly, Gu Xi's expression changed drastically upon hearing this name, and her hand even gripped the sharp sword at her side. Her identity was top secret; it must never be leaked.

"Why, surprised?" Glancing at the other party, one had to admit, her level of professionalism was much more reliable than this Mr. Chen. It was just a pity that her cultivation was a bit lacking.

"I already know everything. For now, just stay here and recover from your injuries; leave the rest to me!"

Saying this indifferently, Shen Yu pushed the door open and left, leaving behind a Gu Xi with an unreadable expression. This woman was too cautious; even after entering the County Government Office, she had been guarding against him the whole time.

At this moment, Shen Yu also understood why she had been chosen for this plan. Only someone this cautious could think of every way to survive and lure out more fish.

However, letting a young girl fight for her life outside while a grown man like Mr. Chen hid in the back to watch the show—he had the nerve; how shameless!

After stepping out, Shen Yu notified Lu Ze to withdraw everyone inside and outside the County Government Office, leaving the vast office empty. As for him, he began to continue modifying the place bit by bit; his level as a Master of Mechanisms was not just for show.

If anyone were truly unafraid of death and dared to break in here, they would certainly learn what a "surprise" was. These Mechanisms were far more reliable than those Yamen Runners; even if a true expert came, it would be difficult to retreat unscathed.

"Hm?" Just as Shen Yu was working hard, the sound of sword practice suddenly reached his ears. Following the sound, he walked from the front into the back hall, where He Yinshan was still practicing sword techniques as desperately as he did every day.

"Everyone else has left, why haven't you?" He stood to the side, quietly watching He Yinshan's sword techniques. In just a few short months, the sword techniques had already reached a level of proficiency. As the sharp sword crisscrossed, Sword Qi overflowed, bringing with it infinite killing intent.

One had to admit, this person's talent was indeed very high; it was somewhat of a waste in a sect like the Dajiang Sect.

However, he had previously ordered everyone to leave, including the two disciples of the Dajiang Sect whom he had driven away himself. Yet only He Yinshan had stayed here; looking at this posture, it seemed he wanted to share the hardships with him.

Honestly, that someone could still remain in the County Government Office made Shen Yu quite moved; at the very least, it proved that the hard work he had put into teaching him sword techniques during this time had not been in vain.

But at this time, big brother, please don't cause trouble. It's not that I look down on you, but while your Xiantian realm makes you a top-tier expert in Sanshui County, the experts coming this time will likely be endless, and a Xiantian Expert really isn't enough to look at.

Sheathing his sword and standing still, He Yinshan still had no intention of leaving, instead staring straight at him. "Why should I leave? I promised you I would stay by your side!"

"I am a swordsman; naturally, I must keep my word. Besides, if even you feel it is very troublesome, then it must truly be very troublesome!"

"Even if I die, I will die here!" After these words, He Yinshan prepared to continue practicing his sword, then said softly, "My Lord, you are a good official. Although I don't know why you are doing this, it is definitely not for some so-called Sword Scripture!"

"You!" Opening his mouth, Shen Yu wanted to say something, but in the end, he did not speak. The news he had released to the outside world was that Gu Xi was in the County Government Office, and while he had not yet obtained the so-called Sword Scripture, he was determined to get it.

The purpose of doing this was merely to confuse everyone, making people think he had only imprisoned Gu Xi and had not obtained the item at all.

Since he had to act, he naturally had to play the part fully. Otherwise, if people knew the inside story, how could he fish?

Yet he had not expected this matter to be called out in one breath by He Yinshan, who looked like a sword fanatic.

Although He Yinshan was obsessed with practicing the sword, he was definitely not the foolish type; on the contrary, he was very clever!

"Stop for a moment!" After hesitating for a long time, Shen Yu called out to stop the other party, then took a small box from his bosom and threw it over. "Since you want to stay, I won't stop you. Take this!"

"What is this?" After receiving the small box and opening it to look, a pill shaped like a golden bean lay quietly inside, golden and bright as if cast from gold.

Just as the pungent medicinal fragrance entered his abdomen, it felt like a warm current surging through his entire body, causing the True Qi within him to circulate rapidly, faintly seeming to have a slight improvement.

"This, this medicine..." Staring wide-eyed at the golden pill in his hand, if it had such effects based on the fragrance alone, he truly did not know what it would be like if he consumed it.

"This is a Grandmaster Pill. One pill into the abdomen, and you immediately enter the Grandmaster Realm!"

"Immediately enter the Grandmaster Realm?" The hand holding the pill almost trembled; He Yinshan naturally knew what this meant. A single pill could actually create a Grandmaster Realm expert—how could this be possible?

"My Lord, this..." If this pill truly had such an effect, it would definitely be something everyone in the Jianghu would fight over. Was he just giving it to him like this?

"It's for you. Just eat it; why so much nonsense!" After finishing, Shen Yu turned and left. His Great Array of Mechanisms still had some gaps he hadn't finished; he had no spare time to bicker with him.

Walking to the doorway, Shen Yu suddenly turned his head to look at him and said indifferently, "Also, there will likely be many experts coming this time. I may not be able to look after you. Don't die!"

"Right!" Holding the pill, he nodded. For a moment, an inexplicable emotion swirled in his heart; He Yinshan wanted to say something but didn't know how to start.

Looking at the direction Shen Yu had left, He Yinshan did not hesitate at all and swallowed the golden pill directly, then said softly, "My Lord, from today on, this life of mine is yours!"

The moment the pill entered his abdomen, in an instant, waves of heat surged toward his limbs and bones, and the True Qi in his body circulated crazily. Every inch of his bones and every patch of his skin seemed to be cheering.

Immediately after, his entire body felt as if it were being roasted by fire, unbearably hot. He exerted a little force, and the clothes on his body were completely shredded by the violent True Qi. Looking from afar, He Yinshan at this moment looked just like a cooked crayfish.

Shen Yu, who was sitting outside continuing his carpentry work, couldn't help but glance over here, then the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. "This Grandmaster Realm, it's done!"

"Bang!"

Just at this moment, the gate of the County Government Office was pushed open from the outside, and a group of ten or so people slowly walked in. Their smiling appearance looked harmless, but no matter how one looked at it, it gave people the feeling of a smiling tiger.

"Hero Shen, the Seven Star Sword Sect has come to pay a visit!"

"You come uninvited and open the door yourselves; is this what your Seven Star Sword Sect calls a visit?" Shen Yu didn't even lift his head, continuing to polish his things; his attitude was practically writing "I don't welcome you" on his face.

"You are the Sanshui County Magistrate, Shen Yu?"

As soon as they entered, the leading old man looked over here with some surprise. Although they had never met Shen Yu, they had heard of him; there were quite a few rumors about him in the Jianghu nowadays.

The rumors spoke of a gentle young man; the person in front of them was indeed a young man, but no matter how one looked at it, he seemed like a carpenter. Master of both zither and sword? He really couldn't see it!

"That's right, what is your business?"

"I heard that Gu Xi, the daughter of the Chief Escort of the Longyuan Escort Agency, is here at the County Government Office. Our Seven Star Sword Sect and the Longyuan Escort Agency have always been on good terms, and I am a close friend of Old Master Gu. We have come this time hoping to take this niece away; I hope the Magistrate can let her go!"

"The person is indeed here, but she isn't going anywhere, and your Seven Star Sword Sect can't take her either!"

"Magistrate Shen!" His expression turned somewhat ugly. It was the first time the name of the Seven Star Sword Sect had been so ineffective, and it caused the little patience he had left to disappear completely.

"Magistrate Shen, my niece has never committed any crime. For you to arrest her like this, I'm afraid it's not in accordance with the rules, is it?"

"What a coincidence, in Sanshui County, this official is the rule!"