Chapter 235 Preparations Before the Breakthrough

Zhao Ya walked over quickly, picked up one of the boxes and opened it. Inside was a pure and flawless bead, which was emitting a soft light.

This light swayed slightly, as if it was filled with liquid.

And under the light, Zhao Ya felt a little itchy between his eyebrows.

At this time, Mo Qi introduced: "The one you took is the devil bead. I used many methods to completely remove the evil spirit contained in it. If you use it to break through the fifth realm, it can greatly enhance your spiritual perception ability."

Mo Qi opened another box and said, "This is the mandrill bead. Feel the difference between the two."

Zhao Ya took it and looked at it. The bead was obviously red, and the light it emitted was also much more domineering. The blood in Zhao Ya's body was boiling, and even the deepest bone marrow became restless.

"In fact, it is not difficult to refine these two beast beads. The difficult part is how to reconcile the attribute conflicts between the two so that they can be used for your breakthrough at the same time. For this, I have tried all kinds of ways and racked my brains to complete it." Mo Qi said proudly.

Zhao Ya put the two boxes back and took a deep breath, saying: "Thank you, but I don't know when I can use these two mirror-breaking beads to break through?"

"Any time, provided that you are ready?" Mo Qi asked.

Zhao Ya nodded, "The turbid and evil air in the bone marrow has been almost discharged, and it is only a final step to break through."

Mo Qi was a little unconvinced.

After all, the last time I saw Zhao Ya, he was far from the point of breaking through.

But when he took a closer look, Mo Qi couldn't help but tremble all over, and his eyes showed disbelief.

In just over half a month, Zhao Ya was actually on the verge of a breakthrough.

"Amazing, but I suggest that you choose a secluded place to retreat when you break through, because the whole process may take two or three days or even longer, and once you are disturbed, it may be a waste of your previous efforts." Mo Qi said.

Zhao Ya nodded, "I understand. I'll leave these two Broken Mirror Yin with you first. I'll deal with the things at hand and start my retreat tonight."

Mo Qi has been refining Broken Mirror Yin for such a long time and has rich experience. It should be the best choice to retreat here to break through the realm.

"No problem, but are you sure you want to start tonight? In fact, you don't have to be so anxious. It's not too late to retreat after everything is ready." Mo Qi advised.

Zhao Ya smiled, "Don't worry, I know my limits."

Jingzhao Prefecture.

As the highest security agency in Yandu City, it is actually very dilapidated.

The two stone lions in front of the door, which symbolize majesty, are rusty, and the fangs in one of them have been broken, which makes it look even more decadent.

Seeing this scene, Shang Jingchuan frowned.

Although he expected that the situation in Jingzhao Prefecture would not be too good, he didn't expect it to fall to this point.

It's no wonder that most officials looked like they had lost their parents when they heard that they were going to be appointed as the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture.

Regardless of whether he would take the blame or not, few people would be willing to come just based on the dilapidated appearance.

If it had been before, Shang Jingchuan would have been scared, but at this moment he just took a deep breath and walked in.

No one stopped him, and there was not even a guard at the door.

He walked into the courtyard in a dignified manner, but saw that the huge courtyard was empty, and weeds grew wildly from the cracks of the bricks, making it even more desolate.

Shang Jingchuan continued to walk in patiently, and finally heard voices in front of the lobby.

"Big Da, hahahaha I won, give me money!"

Accompanied by the sound of dice hitting, there was a commotion in the house.

Shang Jingchuan walked in and saw a group of people wearing yamen runners or constables gathered together to gamble.

Gambling openly in the lobby of Jingzhao Mansion in broad daylight shows how decadent the atmosphere has become.

At first, no one noticed Shang Jingchuan, until he coughed several times.

Seeing him in his official uniform and with an extraordinary demeanor, the yamen runners and constables dared not gamble anymore and hurriedly dispersed. Then someone clasped his fists and said, "Sir, what are you doing here?"

"You are gambling openly like this, and your supervisor doesn't care?"

"Look at what you said, everyone knows that our Jingzhao Prefecture is a big pit. Apart from us incompetent yamen runners and constables, which yamen runners are willing to jump in here, so we haven't had a supervisor for a long time."

"Oh? What's your name?" Shang Jingchuan became interested.

"To answer your question, my name is He Zheng."

"He Zheng, haha, good name!" Shang Jingchuan pointed to the gambling table.

"Let's take it out. This is the lobby. How can we put a gambling table here?"

"Yes, yes, we'll take it out right now. May I ask who you are..."

"My name is Shang Jingchuan, the new Jingzhao prefect, and your immediate superior."

When these words came out, the yamen runners and constables were naturally shocked and knelt down in a hurry.

He Zheng kowtowed repeatedly.

"We didn't know that the adults were here. We deserve to die."

"Get up, clean up the lobby first, and then I have a few words to ask you."

"Yes!"

Everyone cleaned up the lobby with their hands and feet, Shang Jingchuan sat on the main seat, and then asked.

"I see that there are only you yamen runners and constables, where is the head of the constable in the mansion?"

These people looked at each other, looking embarrassed.

Finally, it was He Zheng who spoke up: "Sir, we haven't seen Captain Liu for a long time. I heard that he has been busy with his own affairs outside."

Shang Jingchuan was almost laughing, but he didn't get angry, because he knew that it was normal for discipline to be neglected without the supervisor for such a long time. After all, this is human nature and no one can stop it.

"Go and invite this Captain Liu over. The rest of you should pull out the grass in the yard and clean the door first."

"Yes!"

Looking at the busy yamen runners and constables under his hands, Shang Jingchuan rubbed his forehead.

It seems that the task is much more difficult than he imagined.

With these subordinates who have no fighting spirit, let alone dealing with the Sihai Gang, they probably can't even deal with a gang of hooligans.

While thinking, the person who went to notify Captain Liu came back.

"To reply to your Excellency, Captain Liu said that he drank too much today and couldn't handle the alcohol. He really couldn't see anyone. He will come to see you tomorrow morning."

Shang Jingchuan knew clearly that these were all excuses. This Liu Qi probably wanted to give him a warning in this way.

But he couldn't get angry at this time, so he just smiled and nodded, "This is understandable. Let's wait until tomorrow."

"Come here, move all the files accumulated over the past few days. I need to count them first."

Hearing this, the yamen runners were a little surprised.

It's not that the supervisor hasn't come before, but when these people came and saw the dilapidated government office, everyone's face was as if their mother had died. Not to mention looking at the files, they didn't even want to stay for a while, and all found an excuse to slip away.

This lord seems to be a little different today.

"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and move the files for the lord." It was still He Zheng who reacted quickly and shouted quickly.

Soon, several people came to the hall carrying hundreds of pounds of files.

Some of these files were covered with dust half an inch thick, and even the paper was moldy, which showed that no one had flipped through them since they were rolled up.

Shang Jingchuan didn't mind the dirt and flipped through them one by one.

The people below were whispering.

"I think this lord is different from the others. He actually read the files. Is he really going to make some achievements?"

"Don't be silly. I guess he's just pretending. I think this lord is already old this year, and he was sent to us. I guess he is also a person without roots."

"Okay, all of you say less. If this lord hears it, you will all be in trouble."

He Zheng stopped everyone, looked back, and was also confused.

What exactly does this lord intend to do?

While Shang Jingchuan was flipping through the files in Jingzhao Mansion, King Qi Yan Sifu was feeding birds in King Qi's Mansion.

A man was kneeling behind him, telling about the developments in Yandu City today.

Soon, the man talked about Shang Jingchuan.

"Your Highness, Shang Jingchuan, who had been missing for several days, suddenly appeared in Yongyangfang and killed people from the Four Seas Gang. I heard that Xiong Kun, the leader of Tianqinghai of the Four Seas Gang, has taken people to check it out."

"Oh? Is Shang Jingchuan so brave?" Yan Sifu stopped the bird-playing stick in his hand and asked curiously.

"The man was killed by Zhao Ya, who was beside him, and after returning, Shang Jingchuan went to Jingzhao Prefecture and took office as the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture."

"Zhao Ya... Hum!" Yan Sifu's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness.

Of course, he knew about Zhao Ya. His daughter was forced to kneel down in the street by him, so that she has become a laughing stock in the city.

He thought that if Shang Jingchuan had any brains, he would not come to take office.

Unexpectedly, he not only came, but also killed people from the Four Seas Gang.

This caused hatred from both sides at once.

"I know. I remember there was a head constable named Liu Qi in Jingzhao Prefecture. Call him over. I have something to tell him."

"Yes!"

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Yongyangfang, second floor of the tavern.

Xiong Kun looked at the corpses on the ground with a serious expression.

Bai Wang was crying beside him.

"Master Hai, San Ping has always been filial to you. Now he died so tragically. You have to make a decision for him!"

Xiong Kun, who was looking down at the wounds of the corpse, showed impatience on his face. "Don't cry, you're making me feel dizzy."

Bai Wang's crying stopped abruptly.

At the same time, Xiong Kun raised his head and looked at the tavern owner who was shaking like a sieve.

"What did this man say?"

"He... he said he was the new Jingzhao prefect. If you want revenge, go find him."

"Jingzhao prefect..."

This familiar title made Xiong Kun a little dazed.

I remember a long time ago, when Xiong Kun first entered the capital, the situation had not yet collapsed to this extent, and the court still maintained its dignity.

At that time, the Jingzhao prefect was a first-class official position with real power, especially for those in their gangs, who were even more afraid of it like a mouse fearing a cat.

But later, with the death of the old emperor and the ascension of the new emperor, the situation gradually began to collapse, and the Jingzhao prefect also became dispensable from a feared role.

Xiong Kun was even about to forget it.

But he didn't expect to hear this familiar name again today, and Xiong Kun's heart was naturally a little throbbing.

"What's his name?"

"He said his name is Shang Jingchuan!"

"Shang Jingchuan, go check it out!"

For the Sihai Gang, this information is not difficult to find.

Soon, Shang Jingchuan's information, including Zhao Ya's information, appeared in Xiong Kun's hands.

Xiong Kun only took one look and concluded that it must be Zhao Ya who committed the murder.

Because from the wounds on these corpses, he could see the horror of the knife skills of those who did it.

Reminiscent of the fact that Zhao Ya recently had a head-to-head fight with Yan Xizhao, and then had a draw with Wang Tiancheng of the Golden Sword Academy.

Xiong Kun felt his scalp was numb for a moment.

He was absolutely unwilling to offend such a person.

But he couldn't just say that he didn't care, because this Bai San really showed a lot of filial piety to him.

If you really don't care, it will easily break the hearts of Bai Wang and these people.

So he pondered for a long time and then said: "Let's bury the bodies of Bai San and others first, and we will discuss it later when we go back."

"Then what should we do with this tavern? Are we going to...?" Bai Wang asked murderously, making a beheading gesture.

The tavern owner almost peed his pants when he heard this.

Unexpectedly, Xiong Kun shook his head and said, "Don't stir up trouble. This matter has nothing to do with them. Let's deal with Shang Jingchuan first."

"All right!"

The Lord of the Sea had spoken, and Bai Wang had to listen.

After collecting the bodies, they left Yongyangfang and headed towards Sihai Tower.

Xiong Kun didn't plan to deal with Shang Jingchuan alone.

In his opinion, since Shang Jingchuan became the governor of Jingzhao, he was targeting the entire Sihai Gang.

I must tell the boss and others the news as soon as possible.

It's best to find a way for Lang Songbai to take the lead in dealing with Zhao Ya.

Right, that is it!

Last time, I wanted to use the Yaksha Mask Man to kill someone and deal with Lang Songbai. Unexpectedly, the Yaksha Mask Man never showed up again, so the matter was shelved.

Now that he has another opportunity, Xiong Kun will naturally not let it go.

He planned to go to Sheng Lianhua to discuss how to let Lang Songbai be the leader.

At the same time, in the Golden Sword Courtyard.

Zhao Ya met Wang Tiancheng.

After meeting, Zhao Ya said straight to the point: "I would like to ask Senior Brother Wang to do me a favor."

"What's the matter, Junior Brother Zhao, it's okay to say it."

"I'm preparing to break through the five realms in seclusion, but I can't worry about my home, so I asked Senior Brother Wang to help me take care of it in the past few days. I will thank you deeply after I come out of seclusion."

What Zhao Ya said was very sincere.

In fact, from the moment he planned to retreat, Zhao Ya thought of Wang Tiancheng.

In the huge city of Yandu, Zhao Ya only has the best relationship with Wang Tiancheng, so it is not too much to make this request.

Wang Tiancheng was also surprised after hearing this.

"Are you going to break through the fifth realm so soon?"

"Yes, the time was never quite ripe before, so I kept suppressing it. Now that my sword skills have been broken through, the time is ripe. It's time to advance to the fifth realm."

"Okay, I agree to this." Wang Tiancheng agreed without hesitation.

Zhao Ya cupped his fists and cupped his hands, and solemnly thanked him: "Thank you very much!"

"You're welcome. This is the duty of being friends. Even if you don't mind, you can come to our Golden Sword Academy to break the barrier. Our Golden Sword Academy will definitely protect you."