Chapter 619: Blowing (1/10, bonus chapter for

The core footwork goes without saying—it's a must-learn.

As for the core sword art... it depends on the situation.

Fang Yue had been using blade techniques all the way here; suddenly switching him to sword cultivation would probably be a bit difficult.

If he can learn and apply it, that would naturally be best.

If learning it proves too strenuous, set it aside for now and learn a blade technique instead.

Often, martial arts share the same underlying principles—perhaps he could even deduce and create a matching blade technique based on Lord Han's inherited sword art.

Fang Yue felt his chances were still quite good, because he had a trump card—Comprehension!

"The day when the nights of Chunuan City become as peaceful as the daytime, I think I'll have brushed against the edge of a martial arts grandmaster." So Fang Yue thought.

The Dayang Fu case involved a Possession, so it was reported to the Qing Si.

Roughly one shichen later, people from the Qing Si arrived.

Fang Yue glanced at the newcomer's attire—surprisingly, a full set of blue clothes!

"Lang Qingyi."

Hai Guanjia had long since sent people to wait at the door; upon seeing the Qing Si had dispatched someone, he hurried over and invited them inside.

Blue Clothes were already the top configuration in Qingsi County.

But in 【Chunuan City】, they were only high-ranking cadres; the true Qing Wei in charge of 【Chunuan City】 were Red Clothes.

Blue Clothes typically possessed the strength of the Xiantian Realm.

And Red Clothes possessed the strength of the Human Grade!

Above Human Grade were the Cloud Grade Silver Clothes Qing Wei!

And at the very top... the Rain Grade Gold Clothes Qing Wei.

But apart from Jingcheng, no Gold Clothes Qing Wei had been seen anywhere in all of Qing Guo.

Red Clothes Qing Wei were basically the standard configuration for large cities.

For slightly more powerful cities, those closer to Jingcheng, Silver Clothes Qing Wei would occasionally be stationed there.

But Silver Clothes Qing Wei, even in Jingcheng, were part of management.

They were the type who gave orders; as for the lofty Gold Clothes Qing Wei, they were hands-off bosses who only took commands from the imperial clan and didn't need to worry about anything else.

Therefore, for the Possession incident at Dayang Fu, the Qing Si dispatching a Blue Clothes was already giving plenty of face.

If the report hadn't specifically mentioned that the 【Crystal Glass Guai】's strength was a Calamity Grade Guai, they probably wouldn't have even come to look, and would have just sent a White Clothes to wrap things up.

"First take me to the location where the Guai first appeared, then describe the events in detail."

The moment Lang Qingyi arrived, he got to work at full speed.

Over a dozen White Clothes Qing Wei followed closely behind him.

First was the cell—the first crime scene.

Lang Qingyi's expression grew solemn as he looked at the glass shards on the ground, listening to Hai Guanjia's description.

"Very strong... this kind of eerie method should be an instantly effective 【Guai Curse】. Without a specific hunting plan, encountering it suddenly—even five or six Blue Clothes might not be its match, and would die tragically at its hands."

He had the accompanying White Clothes stay on the ground to gather intelligence and analyze the case.

Lang Qingyi quickly followed Hai Guanjia to Yang Qingqing's room.

"The second crime scene... no! The first incident was probably Yang Qingqing herself. So this should be the first crime scene!"

Lang Qingyi narrowed his eyes, observing the objects and furnishings in the room, and finally walked slowly to a mirror as tall as a person.

"This mirror is strange!"

Lang Qingyi suddenly declared.

He ordered the White Clothes behind him to carry the mirror away first: "If I'm not mistaken, this object should be the original Guai-hosting item, and the subsequent Possession led to Yang Qingqing being devoured by the Guai, causing the incident."

Feeling along the floor, Lang Qingyi lightly tapped a few floorboards, producing crisp sounds.

"From Hai Guanjia's description, this Guai should be able to create mirror surfaces, use them for long-distance movement, and strike humans stealthily."

"Very strong..."

"Among the cases I've handled, this Guai's strength can at least rank in the top ten!"

"It... can no longer simply be treated as a Calamity Grade Guai. Given its special abilities, its rating should be fully elevated from an initial Calamity Grade Guai to mid-Calamity Grade, high Calamity Grade, or even... Slaughter Grade Guai!"

Hiss—

Everyone was startled—a Slaughter Grade Guai was truly terrifying!

That was something only Silver Clothes Qing Wei could handle!

The White Clothes Qing Wei cried out in alarm one after another.

"To receive such a high evaluation from Lang Qingyi—this 【Crystal Glass Guai】 is truly terrifying!"

"Lang Qingyi is indeed mighty, seeing through the 【Crystal Glass Guai】's true strength at a glance!"

"A Slaughter Grade Guai, terrifying beyond words! That's no longer something we can handle!"

Hai Guanjia was stunned, and couldn't help but say: "Ah, this..."

Before he could finish, Lang Qingyi frowned, and the White Clothes Qing Wei beside him interrupted directly: "What's with this 'this'? Does the Dayang Merchant Group have any complaints? Feel free to raise them—we can just withdraw and not bother, and you can spend your own money to hire experts to handle it."

Hai Guanjia:???

"Well... to be honest, we did hire an expert, and the expert has already killed the 【Crystal Glass Guai】."

"Right, spending money to hire experts isn't as good as having our Lang Qingyi pull strings... what did you just say?"

That White Clothes had been immersed in the scripted exchange, going along with it, when he suddenly realized Hai Guanjia had just said something terrifying.

After a moment's daze, not only the White Clothes but even Lang Qingyi looked at Hai Guanjia with some bewilderment.

"The 【Crystal Glass Guai】... is already dead?"

"Correct!" Hai Guanjia nodded.

How could that be?!

Lang Qingyi's heart jolted violently.

He had, to let his underlings skim a little extra as usual, slightly inflated the strength of 【Crystal-Glass Guai】, and never expected... someone really hired people to have 【Crystal-Glass Guai】 killed??

This was a Calamity-grade Guai! Even large merchant caravans rarely had anyone who dared claim they could handle a Calamity-grade Guai.

And yet the tiny Great Sun Merchant Caravan...

"Who did you hire to kill 【Crystal-Glass Guai】?"

With displeasure on his face, Lang Qingyi asked in a low voice.

"Naturally our Supreme Guest, Ye Niu Niu, Lord Ye!"

Ye Niu Niu? Never heard of him.

Still, Lang Qingyi understood that the flow of people through Chunuan City was enormous—every day, heaven knew how many came and went—so a Human-grade powerhouse suddenly popping up didn't surprise him in the slightest.

That's right, 【Crystal-Glass Guai】's place in his heart was actually Calamity-grade, at most a mid-Calamity-grade Guai, nowhere near the 【Wrath-grade Guai】 he had previously estimated.

That was just a set phrase he used deliberately to squeeze a little extra from the merchant caravans in daily dealings.

As long as when something went wrong, he puffed up the Guai's strength a bit, these merchant caravans with no real foundation would immediately start trembling.

Add to that the steep market price for escort services, and the authoritative nature of the Green Division, and with a little nudge, gifts and bribes would roll right in.

Lang Qingyi had this routine down cold—basically never slipped up.

So when he learned 【Crystal-Glass Guai】 had already been killed by someone, he was completely dumbfounded.

Just now... did I overdo the bragging? If I'd known 【Crystal-Glass Guai】 was this useless, I should've smeared it as a Blood-grade Guai instead.

The router at home got smashed by my nephew, and I wanted to switch ISPs, so I spent the whole day today dealing with internet stuff.

Still haven't fixed it—right now I'm using my phone connected to the computer to provide internet.

Enough said, 10 updates today.

(End of this chapter)