Chapter 217 Is there a problem with me being a ninth-rank official?
Why... a thread? Jiang Ming was stunned for a moment after seeing the silk thread that bound the rat demon.
Li Qi was not stunned. Seeing Jiang Ming standing there in a daze, he reminded him:
"Jiang Ming, what are you waiting for?"
“…!”
Jiang Ming reacted immediately, swung his long sword, and swung it straight down at Liu Zhi's arm! The long sword landed on Liu Zhi's arm, and it was a little blocked at first, but with Jiang Ming's own strength, Liu Zhi's arm was still cut off by him! "Ahhh!!! I am an immortal!! I am a superior being!! I am a being better than you! How could I be injured by you!!"
Liu Zhi, whose arm was cut off, let out a terrible wail.
He spoke nonsense and roared in resentment and anger.
Even now, Liu Zhi still thinks that he is an immortal, a being higher than everyone else. No one knows where this idea comes from.
"Immortal? You are nothing but a monster. How dare you call yourself an immortal?"
Cutting off Liu Zhi's arm gave Jiang Ming some confidence.
Although it can call mice and its nails are as hard as iron and stone, it is still a flesh and blood body. If it is hit by a blade, it will be injured and die! Just like the pig demon that Feng the butcher turned into, and the snake demon that He Ru turned into! "What do you know!" Liu Zhi swung his broken arm with a ferocious look: "The golden elixir enters the stomach, and nine transformations become immortal! I have eaten the golden elixir, and I will definitely become an immortal in the future! I will definitely be more noble than all of you! But you dare to cut off my hand!?"
"Liu Zhi, look at yourself! How can you be a fairy!!"
"Shut up, shut up, shut up!! I am an immortal! The county magistrate said I am an immortal! Then I am an immortal!!!"
Liu Zhi screamed madly, his body twisting in the silk threads that bound him, and he didn't even notice that the threads were embedded in his flesh.
Jiang Ming couldn't help but feel frightened when he saw Liu Zhi acting like a madman.
If the price of improving his strength is to become such a senseless madman, then he might as well not do it!
But...what did Liu Zhi mention just now? Did the county magistrate say that he was an immortal? Jiang Ming realized this belatedly, and before he could ask, Li Qi had already asked, "Did you eat the golden elixir to become like this? Was it the golden elixir given to you by the county magistrate?"
"County Magistrate...Mr. Qian..." Liu Zhi was already unconscious. When Li Qi mentioned County Magistrate Qian, a fanatical look appeared on his face and he shouted:
"Mr. County Magistrate... no... it's Mr. Immortal! Mr. Immortal gave me the golden elixir to transform me completely!!"
As Liu Zhi spoke, his words became confused and incoherent, and he looked as if he had taken a lethal dose of Wu Shi San.
Seeing that he was getting crazier and more irrational, Li Qi shook his head slightly and said to Jiang Ming: "Kill him, he is useless now."
Although Liu Zhi was able to maintain his sanity at the beginning, he became more and more crazy as time went on.
Considering the several irrational monsters encountered before, it is not difficult to guess that this so-called golden elixir, while strengthening the human body, also has the side effect of eroding the sanity of others.
If one can withstand this erosion, he or she can become a "great demon" like He Ru and County Magistrate Qian, who can switch between human and demon bodies freely.
Those who can't hold on, like Feng the Butcher and Liu Zhi, will gradually become real monsters...or monsters.
Li Qi has already captured one of these irrational monsters. Butcher Feng is currently imprisoned in the prison with six doors. Li Qi does not need a second irrational monster of this kind to add to the variables.
It would be better to kill him directly and confront the county magistrate head-on.
“…”
Upon hearing Li Qi's order, a complex expression flashed across Jiang Ming's face.
He had a lot of contact with Liu Zhi and knew a lot about him. He knew that this person came from the market and had achieved his current status and position mainly due to his own abilities and the appreciation of County Magistrate Qian.
Jiang Ming actually understood how difficult the journey was, but he did not expect that the other party would end up like this.
Although he was quite impressed, Jiang Ming did not slow down at all.
Bound by Li Qi's silk thread, Liu Zhi was unable to move. Jiang Ming raised his knife and with a flash of cold light, Liu Zhi's shifty head fell off his neck immediately.
Although his head was chopped off, Liu Zhi did not die immediately. His head rolled down on the bricks and tiles of the house and fell into the group of rats.
Until this moment, Liu Zhi was still not awake. He was still mumbling words like "I have become an immortal" and "I am going to ascend to heaven". Finally, his head was swallowed by the rats, and there was no sound anymore.
Liu Zhi is dead, but the swarm of rats he summoned shows no signs of dispersing.
But fortunately, the detectives from Liushenmen were already prepared. They brought rat repellent and torches to disperse and slaughter the gathered rats.
Someone even somehow managed to get more than ten wild cats and threw them into the rat colony, causing the rats to run around in all directions.
Although the mice gathered into groups, it seemed that their nature of being afraid of cats remained unchanged.
With the help of torches and rat repellents used by the Six Gates constables as well as captured wild cats, the gathered rats were barely brought under control.
Li Qi felt a little relieved and then looked towards the deepest part of the government office.
The tip of his nose twitched slightly and his brows furrowed even tighter.
After the commotion caused by the rats and Liu Zhi, the fragrance of the entire county magistrate's mansion was somewhat dispersed. However, after the fragrance was dispersed, the stench coming from the deepest part of the mansion became increasingly difficult to cover up.
Even standing here, Li Qi could smell the increasingly strong stench.
Along with the stench came increasing pressure.
An inexplicable feeling of oppression came from deep inside.
Taking a deep breath to block out the disgusting smell, Li Qi glanced at Jiang Ming and said, "The next... opponent will be difficult to deal with."
"At this point, I have no way out."
Jiang Ming took a deep breath.
He and Li Qi have already come to this point, and it is unlikely that they will stop here. If they are going to do something, they have to do it to the end. Now he has no other choice except to face the county magistrate.
"Then let's go."
Li Qi said in a serious tone, making sure Jiang Ming would continue to follow him. Then he and Jiang Ming jumped off the roof and came to the door of the county magistrate's bedroom.
The two had just landed, and before they could break into the door, they heard a deep voice coming from the house.
"It seems that Liu Zhi couldn't stop you..."
"Qian Yude."
Jiang Ming read out the full name of County Magistrate Qian.
County Magistrate Qian in the room said, "Since I came to this border town to serve as county magistrate, I haven't heard anyone call me by my full name for a long time..."
"Qian Yude, do you admit your guilt?"
Jiang Ming took a deep breath and scolded coldly.
This was his usual bluffing technique, but this time he was not bluffing, and his words even carried a bit of the authority of a head of the Six Gates.
"Hehehe... crime? What crime have I committed?!"
Boom!!!
As soon as Magistrate Qian finished speaking, there was a loud roar, and the entire magistrate's bedroom collapsed. Then a huge object slowly rose from the collapsed ruins!
Jiang Ming, who was about to say something, was speechless for a moment when he saw the huge shadow raising its head from the ruins.
The dark clouds that blocked the moonlight gradually drifted away, revealing the moon behind it. Under the silver moonlight, the silhouette of the huge monster appeared.
It was a giant pig, bigger than a house, with a mouth full of fangs and a body covered with bristles!
The giant wild boar was nearly five meters tall, and just standing there, it was like a small mountain! Its body exuded an unbearable stench, and the breath it exhaled also carried an extremely fishy smell.
Jiang Ming almost suffocated just by smelling the smell, not to mention the suffocating reminder from the other party! The monster in front of him was definitely not human, but if he was to say it was not human...it could make Qian Yude's voice.
"You...you are...Qian Yude!?"
Jiang Ming looked at the 'County Magistrate Qian' in front of him in disbelief.
It's not like he had never seen monsters of huge sizes before. The wild boar monster that Feng the Butcher transformed into, and the snake monster that He Ru transformed into, were both larger than ordinary humans.
But this is the first time Jiang Ming has seen one this big!
Although the first few monsters I saw were also my first time...
"Why, Lord Jiang, you are so forgetful that you have forgotten about me?"
Qian Yude laughed heartily, and Jiang Ming asked in shock: "How...how did you become like this!?"
After he asked, before Qian Yude answered, Li Qi behind him asked:
"Is this also the power of the golden elixir?"
Golden elixir?
Another golden elixir? Qian Yude turned his eyes away from Jiang Ming.
He stuck out his round belly, picked up a thick wooden beam from the ruins of the house, and looked at Li Qi who was hiding behind Jiang Ming.
"Li Zhen... Lord Li... Hehe, you have been investigating this matter since the useless leader of the Feisha Gang. At that time, I thought you were a fool who insisted on pursuing bullshit fairness and justice, but now it seems..."
Qian Yude lowered his body, and stared at Li Qi with his scarlet eyes:
"You seem to be very curious about the golden elixir?"
"So what?"
"If that's the case, then I don't quite understand. Miss Heru liked you so much, and the golden elixir once stayed in your hands... but you threw it away like a worn-out shoe."
Qian Yude said this, and suddenly raised the thick wooden beam in his hand and smashed it towards Li Qi and Jiang Ming! Bang!
The bluestone broke into pieces, and dirt and wood chips flew everywhere.
Jiang Ming and Li Qi quickly retreated to avoid Qian Yude's zero-frame attack.
Jiang Ming, who was nearly crushed by the wooden beams, was about to get angry when he heard Qian Yude say, "If that's the case! Then who gave you the courage to come to me? Is it just because of your ninth-grade martial arts skills?!"
"Qian Yude you...! Wait...?"
Jiang Ming was about to scold, but after understanding the meaning of Qian Yude's words, he took a breath and turned to look at Li Qi, saying in an almost sharp voice: "Master Li! You are only at the ninth level of martial arts!?"
Jiang Ming stared at Li Qi, hoping to get a negative answer from Li Qi.
After all, if Li Qi is really only at the ninth rank, doesn't that mean that Jiang Ming has to deal with the pig monster all by himself?
That would be fatal! Jiang Ming was looking forward to it, but unfortunately, Li Qi failed to respond to his expectations.
"Yeah." Li Qi looked at Jiang Ming expressionlessly: "Any questions?"
Jiang Ming: “…”
I don’t know if there is a problem or not, but I know that I am definitely going to die today.
After learning about Li Qi's true cultivation level, Jiang Ming fell into despair at that moment.
(End of this chapter)
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