The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

Yan Guangbo didn't say anything more upon hearing this. The six of them, with five horses, traveled about forty li, and before dark, they galloped to the wild ferry crossing in one breath.

Seeing that Lu Jing wasn't even red in the face or panting after running all the way, everyone couldn't help but admire him, and at the same time, they had more confidence in the upcoming battle.

Yan Guangbo found the subordinates responsible for guarding the ferry and learned that the target hadn't arrived yet, and there was no news from the other ferry crossings either, so they knew they had arrived in time.

After that, he ordered people to lead the horses to a place out of sight on the opposite bank, and then he went to find a farmer's house, paid to rent a room, and bought two chickens raised by the family, along with rice, noodles, and vegetables, and asked the family to cook dinner.

Leaving the scout disguised as a fisherman to continue monitoring the ferry, the rest of them retreated back to the village, quietly waiting for their prey to come.

It could be seen that Yan Guangbo was indeed under a lot of pressure this time. He didn't sit still after entering the house, and got up every now and then, pacing back and forth in the room, constantly clutching his saber.

When he noticed the gourd at Lu Jing's waist, he reached out again and said, "Young Hero Lu, give me some of your wine."

"I didn't bring any wine," Lu Jing shook his head.

"Then what's in your gourd..."

"It's poison," Lu Jing said, and even picked up the gourd to show Yan Guangbo. Indeed, the words 'Poison, do not drink' were engraved on it.

Yan Guangbo was dubious, "Why are you carrying poison?"

"Just in case."

After reaching the Great Accomplishment of the Mad Demon One Hundred and Eight Staffs, Lu Jing was already able to successfully consume the internal energy refreshed in his body every day, but this process also took time.

Especially since he came out of the city this time to help Yan Guangbo catch someone, he had to maintain his state before catching the person and couldn't consume too much internal energy.

In case that person came very late, or didn't come for several days, Lu Jing would still have to rely on Falling into the Mortal World to consume the excess internal energy, which was also why he carried the wine gourd.

Seeing that Lu Jing was unwilling to explain further, Yan Guangbo didn't ask any more questions, but licked his lips and sat back in his chair.

However, Lu Jing opposite him stood up and said, "I'm going out for a walk."

Yan Guangbo didn't want to cause any trouble, but now that everyone was idle, he couldn't restrict Lu Jing's movements, so he could only instruct him.

"Okay, be careful not to be seen from the opposite bank."

"Don't worry, I won't go too far, I'll just take a look around the village," Lu Jing said.

After speaking, he pushed the door and walked out.

After receiving the reward money issued by the Imperial City Division, Lu Jing found a relatively quiet place in the city and bought a small courtyard for himself and A Mu.

He practiced his skills diligently every day, ignoring everything else, and rarely left the city again.

And just like Yan Guangbo said, Wujiang City was a big city, and neither the floods in the south nor the droughts in the north had much impact on the lives of the people in the city.

The brothels and theaters along the riverbanks were still thriving, with revelry every night.

But after leaving the city, one could still feel some differences. Lu Jing looked around along the way and discovered that many villages around had indeed gained a lot of people, and some people who had no houses to live in even built straw sheds directly in the wild.

The atmosphere was obviously more tense than when he lived outside the city before.

Fortunately, both the folk charities and the government were vigorously providing relief to the refugees, so at least for now, there hadn't been any major troubles.

Lu Jing walked around the village and didn't find anything suspicious, so he felt a little relieved.

He wasn't too worried about the fugitive named Xiang Feixiong that Yan Guangbo was going to arrest.

The people of the Imperial City Division weren't just eating dry rice. After Xiang Feixiong committed the crime, his family, friends, and martial arts teachers were all thoroughly investigated, and Yan Guangbo had already told Lu Jing all of this before departure.

If he couldn't win against an opponent whose information was almost completely transparent, then Lu Jing's two years of training would have been in vain.

In fact, what he was mainly wary of this time were those strange things that couldn't be measured by common sense.

Since experiencing the secret manual murder case and reading through Yan Wangxiao's notes, Lu Jing already knew that this world wasn't as simple as it seemed on the surface, and danger could be said to be everywhere.

This was also why he had been practicing so hard during this period, and his whole state seemed to have returned to when he was preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination.

However, because Lu Jing hadn't returned, Yan Guangbo and the others hadn't touched their chopsticks.

And just when they finally started eating, everyone heard a burst of music from outside the house.

One of Yan Guangbo's subordinates found the peasant woman who cooked for them, and after asking, he learned that a family in the village was getting married.

"Reporting to you officials, the groom's name is Cui Ergou. He is a well-known lazy man in the village. Because he is not diligent in his limbs, no woman has taken a fancy to him, and he has been a bachelor until now."

"As a result, many refugees fled here this time, and many people had nowhere to settle down, so some families married their daughters to Cui Ergou. It's a pity, I've seen that girl, she's fair-skinned and should have studied."

The peasant woman said regretfully.

The people of the Imperial City Division were also filled with emotion upon hearing this.

This was the disadvantage of the world being unstable. Once chaos arises, many people's fates will be swept up by the torrent of the times.

However, they had seen many things even more tragic than this during this period, and they were already used to it. In addition, they were still carrying out their duties, so they only discussed it for a few sentences before burying their heads in their food again.

At the second quarter of Xu time (around 8:30 PM), the scout disguised as a fisherman had already put away his fishing rod and squatted in the reeds. He noticed a small boat floating from the opposite bank of the river.

There was only a boatman standing on the bow of the boat, but no one was sitting on the boat.

The scout in charge of monitoring became suspicious. People who ferry across the river at this time should have already rested. The appearance of this small boat was very suspicious.

So he stared at the boat. Just as it was about to reach the shore, a black shadow suddenly jumped out of the cabin. That person should have been lying at the bottom of the cabin, so the scout on the shore failed to notice.

And by the time he saw it, that person had already landed on the ground. Then, without stopping, he looked around vigilantly, and then, holding a pair of copper hammers, walked towards the nearby dense forest.

As a result, he had only taken a few steps when he heard the sound of firecrackers going off.

So, a fierce light flashed in his eyes, and he also looked towards the place where the firecrackers were lit, where the scout had already drawn his saber.

He knew that as long as he slightly hindered and delayed, his colleagues would arrive.

However, he somewhat underestimated the target's ferocity, or rather, overestimated his own strength.

As the pair of copper hammers fell, the scout, who originally wanted to maneuver with the enemy, suddenly realized that his retreat to the front, back, left, and right had been blocked!

Left with no choice, he could only raise his saber to meet the attack head-on, and the result... was the destruction of his saber and his death!

One of the copper hammers directly broke his saber, and then fell towards his chest, directly smashing his chest into a sunken state.