klisemfg Chapter 207 Passionate Years, Hot-Blooded Youth
Chapter 207 Passionate Years, Hot-Blooded Youth
Chapter 207 Passionate Years, Hot-Blooded Youth
It's often said that sharing joy is worse than enjoying it alone; happiness is doubled when shared. This same principle applies to fear as well. If you tell others about your fears, they may also become panicked.
Lianxin City holds a very important position on the Tianyun Continent. It is home to the most outstanding academies on the entire continent, and any family with some influence will send its best disciples to Lianxin City for further study.
With so many powerful and influential families supporting it, Lianxin City is thriving and developing rapidly, and its public security has always been excellent.
How long has it been since such a terrible incident occurred? Many young trainees may not know, because they come here to learn and will leave in three to five years at most.
But for the long-time residents of Lianxin City, they all know very well that since their great-great-grandfather's generation, there have been very few murders in Lianxin City.
But things are different now. In less than a month, several deaths and injuries have occurred in succession, and what's worse, they have no idea where the source is.
The city lord's mansion, responsible for maintaining order in the city, not only failed to provide any explanation, but even its guards were not spared.
Something terrible is about to happen! Can't you see that even the city lord is helpless? In an instant, this kind of talk became rampant, and the residents discussed it among themselves. Panic quickly spread throughout the city.
City Lord's Mansion, Council Hall.
Sheng Chunshui stared at Commander Liu standing in front of him, his eyes gleaming with a chilling light.
"Have you found anything?" Sheng Chunshui asked.
"After a thorough investigation, I can confirm that the bloodshed that has occurred in recent days is related to the sudden appearance of strangers in the city," Commander Liu replied with a grave expression.
"Issue my city lord's order: immediately conduct a city-wide search, arrest all these strangers, and interrogate them thoroughly!"
“But…” Commander Liu hesitated.
"But what?" Sheng Chunshui asked impatiently.
"This result is merely an inference drawn by my subordinates based on the information they have collected; there is no conclusive evidence," Commander Liu said in a low voice.
"No evidence is needed!" Sheng Chunshui said decisively. "You only need to act according to my city lord's order!"
"Yes, I will pass on the order immediately!" Commander Liu's expression hardened.
But then he became a little embarrassed and stammered, "There's one more thing..."
"What is it?" Sheng Chunshui asked, frowning.
"The opponents are all martial artists at the Martial Master level or above. With only our limited manpower, I'm afraid we won't be able to handle them," Commander Liu said, forcing a smile.
“This…” Sheng Chunshui also felt a bit of a headache when he heard this question.
The city lord's mansion does have guards, who are essentially city guards, but they are mostly ordinary martial artists below the Martial Life Realm.
There are indeed martial arts masters among the guards, but these people all have their own duties, and it's impossible to send them all out at once.
Moreover, given that Lianxin City has remained peaceful for so many years, the local militia has become largely ineffective. They are good for collecting taxes and intimidating honest people in peacetime, but they are not very useful in the event of war.
“It is indeed a problem, but where can we find so many people all at once?” Sheng Chunshui racked his brains and began to think of a solution.
Just then, a servant came to report: "Lord City Lord, Master Xiao requests an audience and is waiting in the front hall. Would you like to see him?"
"Of course we must see him! Quickly, invite him in!" Sheng Chunshui was overjoyed and hurriedly sent a servant to invite him.
Before long, a servant led Xiao Chong in and brought him a chair to sit opposite Sheng Chunshui.
"This kid is always clever; he might have some good ideas. It's a good opportunity to ask him."
Sheng Chunshui was secretly calculating in his heart, but instead of getting to the point, he asked with concern, "Nephew, what brings you here today? Are you perhaps missing my niece Xueyan?"
"Ahem... We're all civilized people, do we really have to be so direct?"
Xiao Chong coughed violently, secretly cursing Sheng Chunshui for being disrespectful to his elders.
But since the city lord had asked in good faith, he couldn't very well not answer, so he awkwardly avoided the main point and said, "I'm not particularly free. I just finished refining a batch of pills and brought them over. I also wanted to see if Uncle Sheng needed anything else."
"Yes! Why not?"
Sheng Chunshui smiled smugly and said, "You've come at just the right time. I have a difficult matter to discuss with you."
"Wh...what is it?" Xiao Chong froze, and could only bite the bullet and continue the conversation.
“It’s like this…” Sheng Chunshui explained the difficulties, then looked at Xiao Chong and waited for him to hand in his answer.
"I see..." Xiao Chong fell into deep thought.
Sheng Chunshui didn't urge him, but just looked at him expectantly and smiled without saying a word.
After a moment's thought, Xiao Chong replied, "Uncle Sheng, why don't you recruit people from the various academies? As far as I know, there are quite a few martial arts masters among these students, and most of them come from wealthy and powerful families. They are all skilled in martial arts and have considerable combat power."
Xiao Zhong answered seriously, and his suggestions were pertinent, reasonable, and well-founded. Given that the target of this operation was likely the Martial Elders Association, he decided to first bind the various powerful families to his cause.
"Wonderful, wonderful!"
Sheng Chunshui, unaware of Xiao Chong's ulterior motives, lit up upon hearing this and exclaimed, "Nephew, you are quick-witted and courageous, and you have indeed not disappointed me. Let's do as you say."
After saying that, he glanced at Commander Liu and said to him, "I'm leaving this matter to you. You must do a good job."
"Rest assured, Lord City Lord, I will certainly not disappoint you."
Seeing that his predicament might be resolved, Commander Liu's mind became more active, and he smiled and said, "Moreover, I have already thought of a slogan for this recruitment: 'Passionate Years, Passionate Youth.' I imagine these students are all passionate young people, and they will surely respond enthusiastically."
"Okay, go ahead." Sheng Chunshui nodded, letting Commander Liu leave on his own.
After Commander Liu left, Xiao Chong thought for a moment and then said, "Uncle Sheng, I'd also like to sign up for this recruitment drive."
Sheng Chunshui was taken aback and asked curiously, "Why do you want to participate?"
In his mind, although Xiao Chong's name contained the character "Chong," he wasn't the kind of person who would rush headlong into anything. He was never particularly enthusiastic about things that didn't bring him any benefit.
But Xiao Chong remained serious, his expression solemn and sacred: "Passionate years, youthful days of fervor!"
"This isn't like you at all!" Sheng Chunshui reminded her, "Wouldn't it be dangerous to do this?"
"Passionate years, fiery youth!" Xiao Chong's answer remained as serious as ever.
"Is there some benefit to this?" Sheng Chunshui asked, getting straight to the point.
"Passionate years, fiery youth!" Xiao Chong remained unmoved, repeating only these eight simple words over and over.
"Alright, since you insist, then so be it." Sheng Chunshui had no choice but to stop asking questions.