Chapter 54: The Moonlight Heroine

Righteous Spirit: Do not incite others to commit wrongs.

Grandma Always Says: Keep lurking.

Righteous Spirit: ……

Unknown Person: During this process, if you encounter trouble, like being hunted down, you can also ask me for help.

Grandma Always Says: Need you?

Unknown Person: I am very good at fighting.

Grandma Always Says: I have never met anyone in my generation who can fight better than me.

Unknown Person: That might be because we haven't met offline.

Grandma Always Says: Oh my! Quite a big mouth!

Grandma Always Says: Even the group owner might not be able to beat me!

Unknown Person: Then you definitely can't beat me.

Qingcai Keke: Why do you all seem to know who the group owner is? Only I don't know……

Grandma Always Says: That was a good flex.

Unknown Person: I was just being kind!

Qingcai Keke: Nobody is paying attention to me / aggrieved.

Righteous Spirit: Wuming is telling the truth; if I were to spar with Wuming, I wouldn't last 20 seconds.

Grandma Always Says: ？

Grandma Always Says: Impossible!

Grandma Always Says: Absolutely impossible!

Righteous Spirit: Grandma, please keep a low profile in the group. Many people in the group who don't speak up are heaven-gifted geniuses; they aren't necessarily worse than you.

Grandma Always Says: /I'm not listening, I'm not listening.

Chen Shu secretly peeked at the group chat without making a sound.

"Heh……"

It turns out there is no need to risk taking that person out.

Originally, he had planned to take him out because he was too lazy and didn't have time to slowly match wits with him, so he could only rely on the great equality between life and death.

However, taking him out really isn't easy.

Just considering that he is a Fourth Stage Martial Cultivator, even if there is some padding due to personal talent, academic background, etc., he is still an Intermediate Cultivator—Chen Shu could rival the weakest Third-stage Cultivators when he was at the Second Rank Peak, and in this era where cultivators have been heavily nerfed, he might be able to crush most Third-stage Cultivators, but the Fourth Stage is a qualitative change.

Even at the Third-tier Peak, he cannot rival the Fourth Stage.

Not to mention he hasn't reached it yet.

So, he would at least have to wait until after reaching the Fourth Stage.

If he wanted to do it cleaner and ensure there were no mistakes, he would have to wait a bit longer, investigate more, and make more preparations.

Fortunately, his cultivation speed is very fast.

It has been nearly a month since he broke through to the Third Stage; if one were to make a progress bar from just entering the Third Stage to the top of the Third Stage, he might already be at 30%. Sigh, this speed is truly too fast, causing quite a bit of trouble for his poor and lazy self.

But no matter how fast the cultivation is, having to plan and take action after reaching the Fourth Stage is always a troublesome matter.

Now it's fine; not only is he at ease, but with the help of the group members—and this group member seems quite formidable—it should be much easier.

And he doesn't have to worry about incurring trouble.

A double dose of Joy.

The chat in the group gradually died down; "Grandma Always Says," having failed to flex, became less interested, "Unknown Person" also stopped speaking, and no one else popped up; perhaps only his sweet and cute Junior Sister could pique their interest in chatting.

Chen Shu opened the encyclopedia to the Imperial Family genealogy.

The current Emperor's full name is Meng Jingming; his eldest son died for the country over a hundred years ago, and the current crown prince is his eldest grandson.

Following the direct line downwards.

There are three generations below the crown prince, which is already considered few; the circumstances are different, and the Dayi Imperial Family generally produces offspring very late, often only having children when their peers are already holding grandchildren. In these three generations, the first two only had one male descendant each, and the last generation had two sons.

One is named Meng Haoran, and the other is named Meng Ziyang.

No wonder the names sounded familiar.

Well, one cannot be certain.

Let's reserve this guess for now.

But if it really is them, then that would be impressive.

According to the Dayi imperial succession system and patterns, although the Emperor has many generations of descendants below him, the order of succession to the throne is actually determined very early on.

A very important reason for this is the pouring of cultivation resources—

The Imperial Family must determine the future successor to the throne very early and concentrate resources on them before they come of age, ensuring they successfully step into the Ninth Stage in the future, or at least the Eighth Stage. After that, as long as their character does not have major problems, this order will not be easily changed. Even if it is changed, it is often to skip them and let their son succeed, with no share for side branches.

This way, only one person needs to have resources poured into them each generation.

Because in ancient times, emperors had too many children.

It is even more convenient now; sometimes the Emperor only has one son, so it never falls to anyone else.

Emperor, imperial prince, and everyone below that is called an imperial grandson; there is no such thing as a great-imperial-grandson or great-great-imperial-grandson, otherwise, one would have to add many "great" prefixes, especially in ancient times.

Among these two imperial grandsons at the bottom, Meng Ziyang has basically never been heard of; perhaps like other members of the Imperial Family, he is doing some kind of non-mainstream thing. But Meng Haoran has already been seen in quite a few news reports, so if there are no accidents and the Imperial Family is still around in two hundred years, he should become the Emperor of Dayi.

Two hundred years later……

It is possible……

Emperor……

Why does that sound like it has no prestige?

Suddenly, Jiang Lai leaned over toward him, holding her Mobile Phone, her voice interrupting his thoughts: "Brother Chen, Brother Chen, did you scroll to it?"

"What?"

"A video."

"What video? Aren't you watching your Net Class?"

"I finished it." Jiang Lai handed his Mobile Phone to him; the model was very old, and the screen was shattered. "Those three people who weren't caught turned themselves in this afternoon, but both of their hands were chopped off by the Moonlit Nüxia. Tsk, the scene was dripping with blood, and they're in the hospital now."

"Moonlit Nüxia?"

Chen Shu took Jiang Lai's Mobile Phone and looked at it.

He had heard of this "Moonlit Nüxia" before; she was mainly active in Jianzhou, and it was said she was a woman who loved to punish evil and promote good at night, especially during a full moon. She particularly liked to target those who had committed crimes but escaped legal sanctions for various reasons.

People gave her the nickname, Moonlit Nüxia.

It was hard to say whether this approach was right or wrong, but it was certainly not tolerated by public authority. Sanctions and violence should not be controlled by individuals.

Intentional injury and murder are illegal.

These are all crimes.

But the Moonlit Nüxia was very formidable; the Jianzhou police had put in great effort, even seeking help from the Daoist sects, yet they still hadn't been able to catch her.

She had never even appeared on surveillance cameras.

Not even once.

Chen Shu used to frequently come across news about her online.

After carefully watching the video, it was indeed as described.

Although it wasn't confirmed to be her and could be a copycat crime, the victims' descriptions all pointed to the Moonlit Nüxia, and the police were also inclined to believe it was the Moonlit Nüxia from Jianzhou, likely due to other evidence.

The Yujing police were furious about this approach and had made up their minds to catch the Moonlit Nüxia.

The video had been posted only ten minutes ago.

But why did she run to Yujing?

Looking at the comment section below, as expected, most netizens were her supporters.

"Well done!"

"Beautifully done!"

"I hope when the rest of those scumbags come out, the Moonlit Nüxia chops their hands off too. They won't get long sentences anyway, especially those two debt-collecting harassers; they probably won't be inside for long before they're out. Don't let them off."

"This is Yujing, Nüxia, take it easy!"

"..."

There was no help for it; the law had loopholes, and confrontations between people didn't always result in the righteous side winning. There were always people who could commit major crimes and escape legal sanctions, or people who deserved to die but were released after only spending a few years in prison.

If someone stood up at such a time, they might not be correct, but they would certainly be supported by many and bestowed with the name of justice by many.

Chen Shu returned Jiang Lai's Mobile Phone to him, searched with his own phone, and examined it carefully.

He watched several videos in a row.

The content was much the same.

Among them, the official account of the Yujing police posted content, collecting clues about the Moonlit Nüxia from the entire network, vowing to bring her to justice.

Whether she would be found, Chen Shu couldn't say for sure.

In this world, the difference in ability between people is vast. If the Moonlit Nüxia were at the Ninth Stage, even if she caught and slaughtered a royal grandson, you probably wouldn't be able to find her. It is precisely because of this that the Yiguo police firmly do not allow such incidents to occur; once they happen, copycats will emerge in competition, and you cannot guarantee that these people are all righteous and will remain righteous forever.

Just like a few years ago when the Moonlit Nüxia first appeared, at that time Jianzhou was full of people acting bravely for a just cause, and there was no lack of those fishing in troubled waters.

Not one of those people escaped.

Only the Moonlit Nüxia remained at large.

Chen Shu admitted he couldn't do it himself.

After finishing, he opened the Ancient Cultivation Group again. There were a few unread messages, and he jumped straight to the top.

Just Call Me Luo Huaian: Did you see the news?

Just Call Me Luo Huaian: Does anyone here know anything about the Moonlit Nüxia? There's a one-million reward for providing clues.

Grandma Always Says: What?

Grandma Always Says: I'm going to go look.

Grandma Always Says: Finished watching.

Grandma Always Says: Damn, is she an idiot?! Why didn't she just slaughter Zhao Haojiang along with them? Now, Zhao Haojiang will probably have to live with his tail between his legs for a while. I had already gathered the materials and was prepared to team up with Junior Sister Qingcai to send this turtle-son in!

Grandma Always Says: Fucking hell.

Then followed several consecutive telegrams.

No one dared to make a sound.

Grandma Always Says was muted by Haoran for 1 minute.

The group went quiet.

Haoran: Be civilized, don't embarrass the sect.

Nameless Person: Beautifully done!

Just Call Me Luo Huaian: The Moonlit Nüxia is usually active in Jianzhou; this is the first time she has appeared in Yujing. If it really is her, let's make a reasonable inference: perhaps she wasn't very aware of the actual situation before.

One minute later.

Grandma Always Says: My sect still has a face???

Grandma Always Says was muted by Haoran for 1 minute.

Nameless Person: Beautifully done!

The chat ended there.

A minute hadn't passed yet.

Chen Shu started typing.

Qingcai Keke: Then what should we do?

After waiting for about ten seconds or so—

Grandma Always Says: Let's wait and see. Once Zhao Haojiang hears the news, he will probably lay low for a while.

Grandma Always Says: But it's hard to say for sure. That Heroine usually only commits crimes at night and in places without surveillance. If Zhao Haojiang knows this pattern, he might still show up. At the very least, in broad daylight when there are many people, even if you gave that woman ten times the courage, she wouldn't dare commit a crime in Yujing.

Qingcai Keke: You know her very well?

Grandma Always Says: That's for sure.

Qingcai Keke: Why is that?

Grandma Always Says: This idiot loves to show off too much! Even I am not as good at acting cool as she is!

Naini Zongshuo was muted for 1 minute by Haoran Zhengqi.

Anonymous Person: Well done!

Qingcai Keke: ……

One minute later.

Naini Zongshuo: One day when the Sword is in my hand! I'll hack you to death, you power-abusing dog!

Naini Zongshuo was muted for 1 minute by Haoran Zhengqi.

Anonymous Person: Well done!

Jiu Jiao Luo Huaian Suan Le: Well done!

Qingcai Keke: Well done!

Qingcai Keke: Ah, Big Brother, I didn't mean to mock you. I just saw this +1 and couldn't help but click it, ying ying ying~~

Anonymous Person: It's alright, Junior Sister Qingcai!

You're still coming to comfort me?

A smile spread across Chen Shu's lips.

Another minute later.

Naini Zongshuo: I will contact you later @Qingcai Keke

Qingcai Keke: Okay.

Chen Shu put down his Mobile Phone, a trace of the smile still lingering on his face.

This "Naini Zongshuo" is quite interesting.

"Sword Sect."

"Sword King Court."

Chen Shu silently recited in his heart.

The Sword King Court and the Sword Sect have deep origins.

In the late period of the previous dynasty, this extremely ancient sect, the Sword Sect, split into two factions due to internal differences in philosophy.

One faction kept the original sect grounds and more traditional concepts, still calling itself the Sword Sect. The other faction chose to leave due to updated concepts, and also called itself the Sword Sect.

Later generations called them the Sword Sect and the New Sword Sect.

Later, the previous dynasty became corrupt. The New Sword Sect rose up in arms almost at the same time as the Dayi Grand Ancestor, and they clashed during the process of resisting the previous dynasty. Later, the New Sword Sect surrendered to the Grand Ancestor Emperor and helped him successfully overthrow the previous dynasty, establishing Dayi.

Immediately, the Grand Ancestor Emperor ascended the throne, and decreed that the head of the New Sword Sect be titled King, with the title being hereditary. Gradually, the grounds of the New Sword Sect were renamed the Sword King Court.

Usually called the Sword King Court.

It has continued to this day.

The current head of the Sword King Court is still the hereditary Sword King, and they have close cooperation with the Yiguo military, having rendered outstanding service in the country's development. Just taking the present for example, at least half of the cultivation teachers at the neighboring National Defense Military Academy come from the Sword King Court. Their contribution to the country has allowed them to retain their "royal title" in this current era.

It's about right.

It's just that Chen Shu isn't sure.