sovbooks Chapter 12 Capturing Blood Impermanence Alive, Stunning Lu Chengen
Chapter 12 Capturing Blood Impermanence Alive, Stunning Lu Chengen
The air inside the mountain god temple was thick with the stench of blood.
Li Shun and Wang Ren stood in the shadows, looking at Xue Wuchang, who was slumped on the ground like a lump of mud, and couldn't help but gasp at the same time.
The sound was exceptionally clear in the silent temple.
"hiss!!!"
The two looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes.
As members of the Imperial Guard, they had seen their fair share of bloodshed, but such swift, decisive, and ruthless methods still sent chills down their spines.
"Good heavens...is this...is this Lord Jia's power?"
Li Shun swallowed hard, his voice dry, his eyes filled with awe.
"The infamous Blood Impermanence, feared throughout the martial world, couldn't even last three moves against Lord Jia? He was crippled so quickly?"
Wang Ren's mouth gaped open for a long time before he finally closed it and whispered:
"The tendons in his hands and feet were completely removed, not a single cut more or less. This knife skill... this eyesight... is terrifying."
Lord Jia usually keeps a low profile, but who would have thought he's actually a hidden master!
The two were deeply shocked, and their fear and admiration for Jia Huan reached their peak.
They knew that from this day forward, this young Lord Jia would become someone they looked up to.
Jia Huan slowly sheathed his waist knife, making a soft "click" sound that broke the silence in the temple.
He didn't even glance at the Blood Impermanence on the ground, as if it were just a lifeless corpse.
"What are you still standing there for?"
Jia Huan's voice returned to its usual calmness, yet carried an undeniable air of authority.
"Tie him up tightly, don't let him die on the way."
"Yes, sir!"
Li Shun and Wang Ren suddenly realized what was happening and quickly responded. They swiftly pulled out the ox tendon rope from their waists and bound Xue Wuchang tightly like a rice dumpling, ensuring that he couldn't move even a finger.
During the binding process, Li Shun accidentally bumped into Xue Wuchang's arms and felt something hard.
He subconsciously reached out and touched it, and when he took it out, he found it was a thick stack of silver notes.
"Sir...sir!"
Li Shun's voice trembled slightly as he handed the silver note to Jia Huan.
"Found on...found on him."
Jia Huan took the silver notes and counted them by the faint moonlight outside the temple. There were exactly one hundred notes, each with a face value of one hundred taels, totaling ten thousand taels of silver.
"Ha, this Blood Impermanence is quite a fat sheep."
Jia Huan curled his lips into a cold smile and weighed the silver note in his hand.
He casually pulled out ten cards and handed five to Li Shun and five to Wang Ren.
"You two did a good job this time. Consider this one thousand taels a reward for you."
Li Shun and Wang Ren took the silver note and, upon seeing the words "one thousand taels" on it, trembled with excitement.
One thousand taels!
This is equivalent to their salary for several decades!
"Thank you for the reward, sir! Thank you for the reward, sir!"
The two immediately knelt down and kowtowed, their faces filled with joy and gratitude.
Jia Huan put the remaining nine thousand taels of silver into his pocket and said calmly:
"Of the remaining nine thousand taels, four thousand taels will be used as investigation expenses and reported to the Zhenfu Division, and the remaining five thousand taels will be mine."
"Yes! Your Excellency is wise!"
Li Shun and Wang Ren responded in unison, their admiration for Jia Huan's way of handling things growing even stronger.
Take what is rightfully yours, report what is rightfully yours, leave nothing out.
"Let's go, take him with us, and return to the yamen to report."
Jia Huan glanced at the Blood Impermanence, who was bound like a rice dumpling and had a deathly pale face, then turned and walked out of the temple.
"yes!"
Li Shun and Wang Ren, one on each side, supported Xue Wuchang and dragged him out of the temple.
The night wind howled, stirring up the dust on the ground and dispelling the stench of blood from inside the mountain god's temple.
The three men escorted Xue Wuchang and disappeared into the vast night, leaving only the mountain god temple standing there all alone.
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Two days later, in the capital, at the Northern Garrison Office of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
The grand gates of the government office were bustling with carriages and horses.
Jia Huan, dressed in a flying fish robe and with an embroidered spring knife at his waist, walked at the very front with a tall and straight posture like a pine tree.
Behind them, Li Shun and Wang Ren escorted Xue Wuchang, who looked like a dead dog, following in a disheveled state.
Inside the yamen, Lu Chengen, the commander of the Qilin Pavilion, was handling official business when he heard that Jia Huan had returned. He immediately got up to greet him.
When he saw the Blood Impermanence thrown down in the hall, he was completely stunned.
"This...this really is...Blood Impermanence?!"
Lu Chengen's eyes widened, and he quickly walked down the steps, circling around Xue Wuchang twice, his face full of disbelief.
He reached out to check Xue Wuchang's breath, then looked at his severed tendons in his hands and feet, confirming that the man was crippled and had no chance of recovery.
"It really is him! That villain who killed Zhang Xiaoqi and has been roaming the martial arts world for years!"
Lu Chengen suddenly raised his head and looked at Jia Huan as if he were looking at a monster.
"Jia Huan, you actually managed to capture him alive within ten days!"
Lu Chengen truly never expected that Jia Huan, a newcomer who had only recently joined the Embroidered Uniform Guard, would complete this almost impossible task in just ten days!
Although Lu Chengen was optimistic about Jia Huan's future, he had promised Jia Huan great rewards before asking him to solve the case, but he never really expected Jia Huan to succeed.
It was only because most of the Embroidered Uniform Guard's forces were tied up in another major case that he reluctantly assigned this task to Jia Huan.
To his surprise, Jia Huan actually did it!
"Reporting back to Commander Qianhu, I am fortunate that I have not failed in my mission."
Jia Huan clasped his hands in a salute, his tone calm, as if he had only done a trivial matter.
"This person's martial arts skills are not weak, but in the end, evil cannot prevail over good."
"Good triumphs over evil!"
Lu Chengen couldn't help but clap his hands and laugh, his face full of relief and excitement.
"Good lad! You've done a great service this time! Not only have you avenged Zhang Xiaoqi's death, but you've also brought honor to our Imperial Guards!"
He paced back and forth, repeatedly expressing his amazement.
"Ten days! Less than ten days! Capturing Xue Wuchang alive! Such an achievement is extremely rare even in the entire Embroidered Uniform Guard! You're truly a hidden talent; I underestimated you before!"
Lu Chengen stopped, looked intently at Jia Huan, and solemnly promised:
"Rest assured, I will personally report this achievement to the Commander! My previous promise to you still stands."
With your achievements, your promotion from captain to squad leader is a sure thing! And who knows, the commander might even bestow an extra reward upon you!
General Flag!!!
From a captain to a flag officer, that's a leap from an unemployed contract worker to a seventh-rank official!
Li Shun and Wang Ren listened with great excitement. They knew that with such a powerful and rapidly promoted boss, their future was bright.
Jia Huan was secretly pleased, but he remained humble on the surface.
"Thank you for your guidance, sir. This is the result of the brothers' joint efforts."
"Haha, you know how to handle people, buddy."
Lu Chengen smiled and patted Jia Huan on the shoulder.
"Alright, Li Shun, Wang Ren, take Xue Wuchang to the Imperial Prison and keep a close watch on him. Make sure he doesn't die."
"Jia Huan, go back to the Jia mansion and rest for a few days. Your promotion document, official seal, flying fish robe, and embroidered spring knife will be delivered to your residence within three days!"
"Yes, sir!"
Subsequently, Li Shun and Wang Ren took Xue Wuchang away.
Jia Huan, however, was in no hurry to leave because he had some things to say to Lu Chengen.