Chapter 27 Assassination
Zhou Chen looked back with curiosity and found that Leng Yiyao had been looking at him. When she noticed that Zhou Chen had turned his head away, Leng Yiyao quickly turned her head away like a frightened bird and at the same time let go of Zhou Chen's hand.

Zhou Chen chuckled and became bolder. He grabbed Leng Yiyao's hand again, and the two of them strolled around the busy streets. After this walk, not only Leng Yiyao, but also Zhou Chen had almost finished eating.

Afterwards, Zhou Chen took Leng Yiyao to the store to pick out clothes. As soon as they entered, a clerk came up to them and greeted them, "Are you going to buy clothes or have them custom-made?"

Zhou Chen was the first to ask, "Pick out some clothes for him." Then the waiter was about to take the two of them to look at the clothes. Leng Yiyao grabbed Zhou Chen who was following and asked, "I showed it to you, why are you showing it to me now?"

"Oh, they are all the same. I'll show you first." The guy had sharp ears and heard the conversation between the two. He smiled silently.

Zhou Chen changed three pieces of clothing for him in one breath before he stopped, and he simply changed one piece of clothing himself. Then the two of them continued to stroll on the street. Zhou Chen suddenly had a strange idea in his mind. He moved his right hand slightly, and suddenly a breeze blew up the dust on the ground.

The pedestrians on the road squinted their eyes because of the strange wind, and Zhou Chen took the opportunity to kiss Leng Yiyao.

Leng Yiyao did not refuse this time, but hugged each other. After just a dozen seconds, the breeze suddenly stopped, and Zhou Chen and the other separated again.

Seeing that it was still early, Zhou Chen took Leng Yiyao to find a teahouse to sit down and drink tea. The two of them were in no hurry and slowly sipped the tea. At this time, a beggar walked in and said, "Uncle, please be merciful. I haven't eaten for several days."

None of the guests in the teahouse paid any attention to the beggar. When he came to Zhou Chen, Zhou Chen saw that he was still young, so he took out a dozen coins and put them in his bowl.

Seeing this, the beggar hurriedly bent down to thank Zhou Chen. Seeing this, Zhou Chen also stood up to help the little beggar. However, the little beggar suddenly took out a dagger from his arms and stabbed Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen didn't expect that such a small child would attack him accidentally. He was stabbed. The little beggar laughed, then threw away the broken bowl in his hand, held the dagger with both hands, and yelled at Zhou Chen to stab him hard.

Seeing this, Leng Yiyao stood up to stop the little beggar, but was stopped by Zhou Chen. Seeing that Zhou Chen, who had been stabbed more than ten times by her, was fine, the little beggar was shocked and turned around to run away.

Zhou Chen grabbed his collar and lifted him up, "Tell me why you want to assassinate me."

The little beggar ignored him and said to himself, "Let me go, you bastard."

At this time, the other guests in the teahouse also looked at Zhou Chen with curiosity. Zhou Chen glared at them, scaring everyone so much that they avoided Zhou Chen's gaze.

Zhou Chen threw him aside and said, "Tell me quickly why you want to kill me, otherwise it will be as easy as crushing an ant to death."

Seeing Zhou Chen's sharp gaze, the little beggar was so scared that he wanted to turn around and run, but Zhou Chen was faster than him. He came directly in front of him and stepped out, making a hole in the wooden floor.

The little beggar immediately burst into tears when he saw this. He said, "You have already killed my father. Since you are not as skilled as me, just kill me."

Leng Yiyao stepped forward and said, "You are talking nonsense. How could he have killed your father?"

"My father's name is Shen Feiyun, ask him if he killed him."

Leng Yiyao turned her head and looked. Zhou Chen explained, "Shen Feiyun is the leader of Zhengyi Village. Leng Yiyao suddenly understood."

At this moment, the little beggar suddenly attacked and stabbed Leng Yiyao who was next to Zhou Chen. Although he dodged instinctively, he was still scratched.

Zhou Chen was very angry when he saw this. He reached out to grab the dagger and twisted it with both hands, and the dagger broke into several pieces.

While the beggar was shocked, a wind blade had already killed him.

"Yiyao, are you okay? Come on, I'll take you to see a doctor." Then he stopped looking at the little beggar on the ground and took Leng Yiyao to the clinic. Fortunately, the injury was not serious, just some skin broken. Even so, Zhou Chen was heartbroken.

Leng Yiyao's wound had just been bandaged when government officials came to the clinic and prepared to arrest Zhou Chen. Leng Yiyao was shocked when she saw this.

Zhou Chen patted his shoulder to indicate that everything was alright, "Everyone, I think there might be a misunderstanding here." "I don't know if it's a misunderstanding or not, just follow us first."

"I am good friends with Captain Zhao Kuo."

"Stop talking nonsense and follow us."

"It seems that you don't believe it," Zhou Chen stopped talking nonsense. The moment everyone approached, a gust of wind blew up and blew several constables away.

Zhou Chen took Leng Yiyao and walked towards the Beast Building. It seemed that the time was almost up.

Seeing that Zhou Chen was very powerful, several constables stopped trying to capture him and instead quietly followed him and then sent someone back to report to Zhao Kuo.

Zhao Kuo arrived early today and waited in the Beast Tower. Xia Rong also came with him today.

It’s not that Zhao Kuo wanted to bring her here, but Xia Rong heard that Zhou Chen killed the two big bosses alone, so she wanted to come and see.

Of course, Zhao Kuo didn't believe his nonsense. In Zhao Kuo's opinion, this girl just wanted to eat and drink for free.

However, this time it was the government office that paid the money, so he didn't feel bad. When he saw Zhou Chen coming, he immediately stepped forward to greet him, and Leng Yiyao followed behind Zhou Chen.

"Why is your sister injured?" Zhou Chen simply told Zhao Kuo about the teahouse incident. Zhao Kuo apologized and said, "I was careless, but don't worry, Brother Zhou. Everyone in Zhengyi Village has been put in jail except for that brat. I let him off because he was still young."

"It's not your fault. I was careless."

Then everyone took their seats. Xia Rong was a chatterbox. She and Leng Yiyao became familiar with each other after just a few words. Zhou Chen could see that Zhao Kuo had invested a lot of money this time.

There were three kinds of eighth-grade monster meat on the table. After this meal, Zhou Chen’s strengthening points reached three.

After the meal, everyone went their separate ways. The detectives no longer followed Zhou Chen. Zhou Chen took Leng Yiyao and left the county. It was already late when they left. Zhou Chen, who had just received the huge sum of two hundred taels of silver, immediately hired a carriage.

The two of them sat in the carriage without saying anything, just looking at each other quietly. Zhou Chen suddenly said, "Yiyao, you are so beautiful."

"Ah," Leng Yiyao's face turned red instantly. The carriage journey that originally took an hour quickly changed to only 20 minutes.

After returning home, Leng Yiyao said that she was tired and then went into the house to rest.

Zhou Chen returned to his room and upgraded his Iron Shirt to the great perfection level. As he absorbed the memories, his attributes became stronger.

Host: Zhou Chen
Realm: Ninth Grade (Blood Training)

Strength: 170 (140+30)

Speed: 10
Skill: None

Martial arts: Ordinary archery (great success), Liuhe swordsmanship (breaking the limit), iron shirt (great success)
Strengthening points: 1.3
At this moment, Zhou Chen had a feeling that he would soon be able to break through the ninth level and advance to the eighth level. Once he reached the eighth level, he would be considered a top-notch master in Qinghua County.

Today, I talked with Zhao Kuo and learned about the power distribution in Qinghua County. Although on the surface the county government has the final say in Qinghua County, there are three major forces in Qinghua County, namely Badao Sect, Wuji Boxing Gym and Wang Family. Each of these three forces has an eighth-rank master in charge, while the government only has a ninth-rank Zhao Kuo.

As for Lord Xia, he didn't know, and even Xia Rong didn't know either. However, the government still has the final say in Qinghua County. After all, the county government is under the power of the empire, and an eighth-rank master is just an ant to the empire.

(End of this chapter)