Chapter 82: Do You Want to Learn?

"What is wrong with you? What are you trying to do?"

Just as Shen Yu was feeling self-satisfied, Su Ruoning grabbed him by the side and prepared to leave in a hurry; the way she looked so anxious, anyone who didn't know better would have thought there was a fire behind them.

"Go, hurry up and go, find the Senior Brother and have him help you get recommended into the Capture Gate. With your strength, joining the Capture Gate would at least start you off as a Copper Badge Constable. Even if the Bai Yu Sect wants to make a move against you, they'll have to see if our Capture Gate nods in approval!"

"Let go!" With a wave of his hand, Shen Yu broke free from her, shook his wrist, and said with some helplessness, "I'm telling you the truth, why won't you believe me!"

"County Magistrate Shen, stop messing around. If what you said is true, from now on whenever I see you, I'll serve you tea and water, knead your shoulders and beat your back, and call you Big Brother every time I see you!"

"That's what you said!"

"Don't worry, I, Su Ruoning, always keep my word! Alright, County Magistrate Shen, stop talking nonsense, hurry and come with me. If we're any later and wait for the Bai Yu Sect to gather experts from various factions to cause trouble, it won't be easy to handle!"

"My Lord, My Lord!" Just as the two of them were pulling at each other, two figures were seen running over from afar, looking completely out of breath.

Shen Yu recognized these two; don't let their panting, weak appearance fool you. These were the two strongest people the Bai Yu Sect could currently put forward.

"People from the Bai Yu Sect!" Seeing the clothing on the other party, Su Ruoning's heart skipped a beat; the Bai Yu Sect had come so quickly. She then subconsciously blocked the way in front of Shen Yu.

No matter what, this matter had started because of her, and no matter what, she had to protect this unreliable County Magistrate once.

It was just that what surprised Su Ruoning was that after the others ran over, they didn't make a move, but instead bowed respectfully to Shen Yu. That attitude, that demeanor, was simply deferential.

"Greetings, My Lord. The Elder ordered us junior brothers to follow you, and let the two of us rush over first to serve by your side. The others are currently settling the people in the dark prison. Once these people have eaten something and had a sleep, they will be sent home and settled tomorrow, and then the rest of the people will rendezvous with us!"

"County Magistrate Shen, these are..."

"Proper disciples of the Bai Yu Sect. I already told you that the people of the Bai Yu Sect insisted on following me. I couldn't refuse them, so I had to reluctantly agree. Sigh, this official is also in a difficult position!"

Patting the other person on the shoulder, Shen Yu shook his head and said, "Remember, from now on you must call me Brother. When you see me, you must serve tea and water, and knead my shoulders and beat my back. This is what you said, and you always keep your word!"

"Brother, can we take back what was just said?"

"Then what do you think? Little Sister, knead my shoulders for your brother. I'm tired from the whole night, my shoulders are sore!"

"You, you, I!" Don't get angry, don't get angry, why is it that every time I see him my temper is so big.

Have these high-level members of the Bai Yu Sect taken the wrong medicine? He killed your Sect Master, and not only are you not seeking revenge, but you also want to follow him? Was their brain kicked by a donkey?

Even if you want to follow the Imperial Court, you should come to the Capture Gate. What kind of future is there following a small County Magistrate? At most, you'd be a Constable, not even as high-ranking as the people following her!

"Bring Mo Hanjiang and come with me. I want to use him to establish my authority!"

"What?" Hearing Shen Yu's words, Su Ruoning almost thought she had misheard. Using Mo Hanjiang to establish authority—wouldn't that be trampling the face of the Bai Yu Sect underfoot? Killing the person was one thing, but now he wanted to trample on their faces too, and the Bai Yu Sect was actually willing to do this?

"You all!" Turning her head to look at the two Bai Yu Sect disciples behind her, Su Ruoning looked incredulous, but what she got in response was a sheepish smile. Clearly, the Bai Yu Sect had no objections to this either.

"How did you do it?"

"The old Sect Master of the Bai Yu Sect is very reasonable. After this official moved him with emotion and explained the logic, he agreed to this official's approach. They said that Mo Hanjiang committed all sorts of evil deeds for his own selfish interests, and the Bai Yu Sect would never tolerate it, so they let me deal with him as I pleased!"

"Moreover, upon learning that this official intends to rectify the public security of Sanshui County, they decided to provide full support. Old Master Bai is truly a model of the Jianghu!"

Regardless of whether the Bai Yu Sect was truly willing before, they were indeed providing full support now. Shen Yu naturally returned the favor; saying a few nice words didn't cost him anything.

"Big Brother, do you really think I'm a three-year-old child?" Seeing that she couldn't get much information out of Shen Yu's mouth, Su Ruoning could only bury all her doubts in her heart. At least for now, the result was still good.

By the time they returned to the County Government Office, it was almost dawn. Just as he opened the door and was about to walk in, a long sword suddenly appeared in the dim morning light, heading straight for Shen Yu's face.

"County Magistrate Shen, I've been waiting for a long time!"

"Good swordsmanship!" The suddenly appearing sword was as fast as lightning, striking three times in an instant, each strike aiming straight for his vital points. The swordsmanship was sharp and focused only on attack without defense; it was definitely a killing sword!

While flying backward rapidly, Shen Yu examined the other person with great interest. About forty years old, face full of fortitude, holding the sword very steadily—so steady that even he had to admire it. This was a swordsman, a true swordsman!

"Good skills, County Magistrate Shen is indeed as highly skilled as they say!"

After the strike, the two stood quietly. The Bai Yu Sect disciples on the side knew well that they couldn't intervene in a battle between such experts, so they stayed quietly to the side. It was just that they felt the person in front of them was very familiar; why did he look so much like that person from the Dajiang Sect?

"May I ask what brings you here in the middle of the night?"

"County Magistrate Shen, I just want to ask you one question: was the former County Lieutenant Han Mingyang killed by you?"

"That's right, it was this official!" There was nothing to avoid regarding this question, and Shen Yu admitted it generously, "Han Mingyang was corrupt and broke the law, abused his power for personal gain, and everything he did was..."

"No need to tell me these things. Since Han Mingyang was indeed killed by you, then that's correct!" Raising the sword in his hand, the other person rushed over fiercely, "Remember, the one who kills you is He Yinshan of the Dajiang Sect!"

"He Yinshan!" Shen Yu raised his eyebrows slightly. The number one genius of the Dajiang Sect in a hundred years, who broke through to the Innate Realm at the age of thirty and had been there for over a decade—he was a top-tier expert of the Dajiang Sect!

"Heavenly Frost Fist!" As soon as Shen Yu threw out his fists, cold air permeated the area, mist turned to frost, and everything within ten meters around him was frozen into ice. Even the sword in He Yinshan's hand was faintly covered with a layer of cold air.

Such fist technique naturally made the other party very cautious, but his focus wasn't on this, and he even said with some dissatisfaction, "You aren't using a sword? Aren't you known for being peerless in both zither and sword? Draw your sword!"

"I don't need a sword to fight you!" With a slight smile, Shen Yu was already completely certain that the reason the other party came here wasn't for revenge at all; that was just an excuse. This guy was clearly just looking for a sword duel after hearing his reputation.

A sword fanatic, then that's easy to handle!

"You are looking down on me!"

"No, it's just that you don't know the gap between us!" With a sudden jolt of his whole body, Shen Yu's aura—at Xiantian Perfection and almost approaching the Grandmaster Realm—appeared, and the surrounding air was instantly suppressed by several degrees. He Yinshan opposite him had his expression change drastically.

"You, your realm? You are so young... impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"Why is it impossible? Don't you know there is always someone better!" As he spoke, a sword had already appeared in Shen Yu's hand, a sword with a sharp edge. Shen Yu leaped up holding the sword, and a dazzling sword light suddenly appeared.

This sword strike was as brilliant and swift as a rainbow or a flash of lightning, and the sharpness of the sword seemed to pierce the firmament. This strike was like the blue sky and white clouds, flawless and unblemished, leaving one unable to see a single flaw, let alone break this swordsmanship.

"This, this swordsmanship!" Revealing the most obsessed look, He Yinshan seemed to be completely intoxicated by this brilliant swordsmanship. As soon as this strike appeared, he knew he had lost—not lost in realm, but lost in the very swordsmanship he was most proud of. He was convinced of his defeat, thoroughly and completely!

"Do you want to learn this swordsmanship?"