Chapter 101: The Fast Knife

  "Do you know me?" Li Wenjun didn't expect the constable to recognize him.

  The yamen runner hastily said: "Master Xian once publicly expressed his support for County Magistrate Qin at the county yamen, and I was fortunate enough to see Master Xian's honor that day."

  Li Wenjun snorted and said, "Since you recognize me, you should know my methods. So, I'll ask you something, and you answer it. If you can answer honestly, I won't make things difficult for you."

  The yamen runner hastily nodded and said: "Whatever Master Immortal wants to know, just ask. I will certainly tell you everything, without hiding anything."

  "Alright, I'll ask you, what you just said about Sun Baicao and Sun Jianing, are they a father-son pair? Are they from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners who later switched to opening a herbal medicine shop?" Li Wenjun asked.

  The yamen runner couldn't have been unaware of the relationship between Sun Shi and his son, as well as Li Wenjun. He hastily nodded his head and said: "Immortal Master, Sun Shi and his son are indeed your neighbors. After you left two or three months ago, they haven't shown their faces in the county town again, we all thought you wouldn't come back.

  The new county magistrate took office over a month ago, and there has been no movement so far. We all thought that no one would pursue the matter that happened three months ago. Who knew that just a few days ago, the magistrate suddenly ordered the arrest of County Lieutenant Qin and the Sun father and son duo? The crime was that they colluded with bandits and harmed the people of Sanshan County. The verdict for the three of them was sent from the capital in the form of an urgent express delivery of 800 miles, and the execution time is today at noon.

  Li Wenjun frowned and said, "Nonsense! Uncle Sun is such an honest man, how could he possibly collude with bandits? You're really trying to frame him, aren't you?"

  The yamen runner smiled wryly and said, "Master Xian, I'm just an ordinary yamen runner. What crime to charge Sun Baicao and the others with is not for me to decide. I've told you everything I know. Can you let me off now?"

  Li Wenjun moved his foot away from the chest of the official and asked again, "I have a few more questions for you. Didn't they say that Qin Yue had become the new county magistrate? Who is this new county magistrate you mentioned earlier?"

  The yamen runner smiled wryly again and said, "Master Xian, Lord Qin was just an acting county magistrate. After the new master took office, he had him thrown into prison on charges of overstepping his authority. I heard that Lord Qin's father-in-law, Zhang Jianjie, searched everywhere for you but couldn't find you. Later, Zhang Jianjie scattered silver coins all around to try and bail out Lord Qin, but although the silver coins were scattered far and wide, the person was not bailed out."

  Li Wenjun asked again: "Do you know what the new county magistrate is up to?"

  The yamen runner got up from the ground, looked around, shook his head and whispered: "I've heard that the new master once claimed to be a student of Pojunhou. Whether it's true or false, I dare not guarantee."

  Li Wenjun's heart moved, after interrogating the yamen runner for so long, he had his own judgment.

  The new county magistrate is probably sent by the Broken Army Marquis to investigate the case of the Third Young Master and Jiang Shan's murder. He has the same goal as Liu Zhiyun, but while Liu Zhiyun operates in secret, the new county magistrate does so openly. Unable to find him, and seeing that he hasn't appeared for a long time, the new county magistrate suspects that he may have left Sanshan County, so he arrests and kills Sun's father and son who are closely related to him. Qin Yue probably also died for the same reason.

  Understanding this, Li Wenjun let out a cold snort. Qin Yue was nothing to him, but the Sun father and son duo were close to him; whoever wanted to kill them would have to ask for his consent first.

  A cold snort fell into the ears of the official, like a sudden clap of thunder, startling him so much that his whole body shook and he almost wet his pants.

  Li Wenjun glanced at him and pulled out a silver ingot from his bosom, tossing it to him. "If you don't want to die, get lost."

  The yamen runner took the silver and turned to run, he vowed never to go to work at the county yamen again, and immediately resigned from his job. This thing is too dangerous, if Xian Shifu cut off the guy who eats with his neck, who would he complain to?

  Li Wenjun employed his Light Body Technique, striding forward with large steps, and in the blink of an eye he arrived at the gate of the county government.

  He looked up at the county yamen gate and saw the plaque hanging above it, Li Wenjun drew out his dragon-headed goose-quill knife, tiptoed, and leaped into the air, splitting the plaque in two with one slash.

  The sign fell off the doorframe with a loud crash and landed on the ground.

  "Who is this? How dare you cause trouble at the county yamen? Do you want to die?" A bailiff scolded and walked out of the main gate of the county yamen.

  Li Wenjun kicked the bailiff in the stomach, and the bailiff flew out like a raging bull had struck him.

  "Someone's coming, someone's coming! There's a commotion at the county yamen. Hurry and report to Master!" A chaotic shouting and yelling erupted from inside the county yamen.

  Li Wenjun was not very familiar with the layout of the county government office, only knowing that the large prison where people were detained was inside the county government office, but he didn't know exactly which direction it was in. He lifted his leg and rushed into the county government office, preparing to ask someone.

  With a loud shout, more than ten constables rushed over, holding knives, guns and clubs, blocking Li Wenjun's way. However, most of the constables felt their legs cramp after seeing Li Wenjun's face clearly.

  Heavens, isn't this a joke? How did this killer star come back?

  Not all the yamen runners knew Li Wenjun, and Buke Hou had to spend a lot of money to catch him. When the new county magistrate took office, he specially assigned two people from his private army to follow the new county magistrate. The new county magistrate arranged for one of them to be the captain of the capture team in the yamen runners' squad.

  The leader was called Yin You Ting, and his martial arts skills were even better than Jiang Xue's. With a wave of his hand, he shouted: "Everyone, come on! Take this daredevil who broke into the county government office and chop him to death with your swords!"

  A familiar yamen runner hastily whispered: "Yin Tou, he is Li Wenjun. He was the one who killed Third Master and Jiang Da."

  A cold glint flashed in Yin You Ting's eyes as he stared intently at Li Wen Jun, asking: "Are you Li Wen Jun? Did you kill the Third Master and Old Jiang?"

  "Little brother is Li Wenjun, who are you?" Li Wenjun asked back.

  Yin You Ting burst out laughing and said, "This is indeed a case of 'heaven has a road but you don't take it, hell has no door but you charge in'. Li Wen Jun, I was worried that I wouldn't be able to find you hiding in some woman's skirt. But instead, you're stupid enough to deliver yourself to my doorstep. Good, this is just too good. Today, I'll send you on your way to the Western Heaven, chop off your head and offer it as a sacrifice to Third Master and Old Jiang."

  "Idiot." Li Wenjun's body suddenly moved, and a knife stabbed into Yin You Ting's chest as he was still laughing loudly. The tip of the knife came out from his back.

  Yin You Ting's smile froze on his face. He lowered his head to look at the dragon-headed goose feather knife and said, "What a fast knife."

  Li Wenjun kicked Yin You Ting's stomach and sent him flying.

  Thank you for the reward of 5888 Fantasy Coins from Yan Ning, as a token of gratitude, I will add an extra chapter.