Chapter 16: Ignore the risks, continue visiting!

Chongzhou City, the yamen.

Unlike the interrogation dark room Ren Yidao had imagined, the yamen's questioning of him was conducted in a guest room.

This couldn't help but make him feel a bit disappointed.

How boring.

He hadn't been to a police station in his past life, and he had wanted to take this opportunity to experience it once.

As it turned out, the other party was still far too respectful toward him.

No!

Who asked you to respect me?

Insult me ruthlessly!

Bad review, not coming back next time!

With the perfunctory questioning concluded, Ren Yidao saw the leader of the black-clad men who had led the team earlier once again in the guest room.

The difference was that this time, the other party had removed the mask from his face.

"Daoist Ren, the people at the yamen haven't been disrespectful to you, have they?"

Shi Anqi, a middle-aged man with thin cheeks and an appearance so unremarkable that he would disappear if thrown into a crowd.

Although he claimed to be just an ordinary Imperial Guard of the Beiqian Dynasty, he was actually likely one of those elites from the Imperial Secret Guard.

The intense Evil Qi on Shi Anqi that was nearly taking shape had long since caused Ren Yidao's Merit radar to react strongly.

Ren Yidao felt another version of himself whispering seductively in his ear:

【Screw him over!】

【Killing him would yield great Merit!】

Shut up!

Slap!

Ren Yidao kept his expression unchanged as he held down his right hand, which had almost acted on its own.

What are you thinking?

The fact that the other party chose to back down earlier did not mean the other party truly couldn't beat him.

According to Ren Yidao's judgment based on his instinctive sense of crisis, the other party's strength was at least at the sixth stage, which was the Void Refining Realm.

He couldn't beat him.

Unless he played all his trump cards, he likely couldn't win, and even escaping would be difficult.

Furthermore, taking a step back, even if he did manage to win, the aftermath would be very hard to resolve.

It was one thing to make a move when he didn't know the other party's background, but now that they had made their identity clear, making a move would be a provocation against royal authority.

Although the royal authority in this world did not have as much control as the feudal dynasties of his past life, it was definitely not weak.

Being able to maintain a transcendent status in a world filled with sects was in itself a hard power that could not be ignored.

Whether it was the Beiqian Dynasty, the nominal master of the Beiming Divine Continent, or the dynasties of the other three continents, they had always maintained the same attitude toward super sects like the Divine Path Sect.

Distant yet close.

Neither opposing them wantonly nor supporting them openly.

Much like a scumbag who wants to have his cake and eat it too, yet keeps his frustration bottled up inside.

But this was actually the helplessness of the dynasty.

With a bunch of powerful giants who didn't listen to them sitting on top of their heads, no one would feel comfortable.

Let alone those Earthly Emperors who claimed to be the supreme rulers; they couldn't stand it at all.

But the world was not only inhabited by human cultivators; in resisting foreign demons, the power of the sects was still indispensable.

So, what could they do?

What else could they do but keep their distance...

Just muddle through!

Under this layer of relations, it led many people in the Imperial Court to naturally hold a relatively negative sentiment toward sect personnel.

Not to say they would mindlessly target them right away, but there was a high probability they wouldn't receive any special treatment.

And for someone like Shi Anqi, who held an official position and was powerful himself, there was actually no need to be so polite to Ren Yidao.

Shi Anqi indicated that, of course, not everyone could receive this kind of treatment from him.

"General Shi, aren't you making things difficult for me? I am but an ordinary commoner; how could I have such great face to make you hold me in high regard?"

Shi Anqi waved his hand and laughed boldly:

"Hey! You must never say that."

You motherfucker have way too much face.

Ordinary commoners wouldn't use an indiscriminate mutual-destruction move at the drop of a hat.

Since you are so lacking in martial virtue, then I can only... respect you.

"Besides, what Shi admires most in his life is a cultivator like you, Daoist Ren, who painstakingly cultivates Merit."

There was a hint of regret and emotion in Shi Anqi's expression, but he soon returned to normal.

"In this life, for the sake of the Imperial Court, I have done many things that go against heaven and reason, but those were all for His Majesty, and I have never regretted it for a single day."

Having climbed to his current position among the Imperial Guard, it goes without saying how many corpses Shi Anqi had stepped on along the way.

"I don't care about this debt of blood on my own hands, but it will inevitably implicate my descendants and kin."

Feeling the atmosphere grow heavy, Shi Anqi laughed dismissively:

"Of course! As long as I am still alive for one more day, these are all just minor problems!"

Indeed.

As long as he is still alive.

But what if he were to die?

Shi Anqi also understood in his Heart that once that moment truly arrived, those roots of disaster left behind would naturally come knocking at his door.

Ren Yidao did not speak to admonish him to commit fewer acts of Evil, but simply tapped the Wooden Fish in his hand and said meaningfully:

"Yet in my view, General Shi is not a man of thin fortune; surely you will be able to find a way to resolve this in the future."

Raising an eyebrow, Shi Anqi wanted to press for more, but seeing Ren Yidao's inscrutable expression, he forcibly suppressed the impulse and cupped his hands, saying:

"Then... I shall take your auspicious words, Daoist."

Although Shi Anqi had not spent much time mingling in the imperial court, he still possessed some basic tact.

He was very familiar with the expression on Ren Yidao's face, as he often saw it on the faces of those civil officials.

He understood that if the other party did not want to speak at this moment, no matter how much he asked, it would be very difficult to pry anything out of their mouths.

Forcibly pressing for answers would instead lead to bad blood with the other party, which would be more trouble than it was worth.

"General Shi is too kind."

Ren Yidao likewise cupped his hands in return, very satisfied with how sensible Shi Anqi was.

Very good, this one has a brain.

The two men each had their own plans in mind, and for a time, they chatted quite happily.

And when it was time to leave, Ren Yidao even received the demon-extermination bounty given to him by the yamen.

Because no one claimed the corpse of the Fox Demon, and with Shi Anqi's maneuvering, the bounty ultimately fell into the hands of Ren Yidao, who had provided the lead.

After taking the bounty and glancing at it, Ren Yidao pushed it directly in front of Shi Anqi:

"General Shi, rather than giving this bounty to me, it would be better to take it back and share it with the garrisoned soldiers, and take them to a restaurant to reward them."

"Consider it a token of my sincerity, please do accept it."

Shi Anqi was somewhat surprised, but he was also a straightforward man; he did not engage in back-and-forth haggling and accepted it directly:

"Fine, since Daoist Ren has such a heart, then I will thank you on behalf of the soldiers."

The money was not much, but this sentiment was something he found very gratifying.

【Shi Anqi's favorability has increased!】

Shi Anqi, who already had a good impression of Ren Yidao, now found him more and more pleasing to the eye, and immediately said:

"Why don't you come along, Daoist? I know a brothel where the singing and dancing are quite good; shall we go listen to a couple of tunes together?"

【Favorability plot triggered!】

【There may be adult content, do you wish to continue visiting?】

Is there any need to hesitate over this?

Of course, ignore the risk and continue visiting!

Ren Yidao hesitated for a moment, then smiled somewhat bashfully:

"Since that is the case, let Ren also go and broaden his horizons."

Shi Anqi was amused by Ren Yidao's appearance and laughed loudly as he draped an arm over his shoulder:

"It seems the Daoist is also a fascinating person! Hahahaha! Please!"

Senior Sister.

I am not going back today.

I got lost in the city too!