Chapter 168: Exposing Strength
More than a dozen leather refining masters came uninvited and are now in Chu Liang's house.
This is not a good thing.
Shu Da was afraid of being discovered, so he didn't get too close and only dared to watch from a distance.
According to his description, the dozen people all wore bamboo hats and black cloaks. They were powerful and had a terrifying aura, like a group of hell demons. Just looking at them from a distance made him tremble with fear.
Shu Da had never felt this feeling from other leather refining masters.
"Master, most of these black-robed people are here with bad intentions. You have to be careful."
The two little mice were a little anxious.
Chu Liang was still calm and thought silently.
If he used the blood explosion technique, he could completely match the leather refining masters in a short period of time, and his speed was far beyond the same level, enough to get rid of the other masters before the blood explosion technique ended. This was his trump card.
In addition, the small wooden sword given to him by Master Qi Xiuliang was also one of his trump cards.
If he encountered a big crisis that could not be solved, he could just use the wooden sword.
"If these people had bad intentions towards me, they could have sneaked in late at night and attacked me while I was resting, but they came during the day." Chu Liang thought secretly.
"And, they found that I was not at home, but did not leave, but waited in the yard."
Chu Liang asked himself, if he wanted to attack someone, but found that the other party was not at home, would he leave immediately or lurk in secret.
Based on the current situation, he judged that the other party should not have bad intentions.
Even if there was, Chu Liang had a way to get out.
He immediately said goodbye to Qin Yuandao, saying that he had something to deal with.
Qin Yuandao looked gentle and said to him: "If you encounter troubles that are difficult to solve, you can come to me directly."
"Okay, thank you, Master Qin."
Chu Liang bowed his hands to thank him, and then turned and left.
On the way back, Chu Liang put the small wooden sword with the sword energy of the master on his chest, and put the Seven Yin Soul-Destroying Gallbladder in a brocade bag that he could take at any time, slowly mobilizing the blood and qi in his body.
This journey was not peaceful.
The search teams from the county government and the marquis' mansion made the whole county in turmoil. Every household was searched and screams and complaints were heard everywhere.
Chu Liang was stopped twice by the black-armored cavalry and left only after being questioned.
At around two o'clock in the afternoon, Chu Liang returned to the martial arts hall.
In the martial arts hall, many disciples were preparing for the battle to kill monsters in a few days.
Chu Liang walked through several martial arts courtyards and went straight to his own courtyard.
"Master, you have to be careful." Little Mouse was worried.
"Yeah."
He looked calm and walked steadily. He walked to the gate of the courtyard step by step and stretched out his hand to push open the gate.
Creak...
The gate of the courtyard opened.
What appeared in Chu Liang's field of vision were the more than ten leather-refining masters wearing black cloaks that Little Mouse told him about.
Those more than ten people also noticed him.
In an instant, more than ten cold eyes focused on Chu Liang, like more than ten cold knives, as if they were going to pierce him through.
If it were an ordinary warrior, he would probably not be able to bear this gaze, and would be shocked and even fall to the ground.
But Chu Liang remained calm, closed the courtyard door, and then looked straight at the dozen people.
"Chu Liang!"
One of them looked sharp and shouted coldly.
Chu Liang asked calmly: "You all came uninvited and suddenly visited. I wonder what you can do?"
"I want to talk to you about something." The man replied.
"Big or small?" Chu Liang asked again.
"It can be big or small."
"Oh?"
"It depends on your strength!"
As soon as the voice fell, among the dozen people, the one on the left edge suddenly moved.
With a swish!
He rushed straight to Chu Liang, his black clothes fluttering, turning into a black afterimage, with a sharp breath all over his body, and rushed to Chu Liang's face in an instant, waving a palm at him.
Chu Liang's eyes focused, staring at the man, and the blood burning technique instantly erupted, and he also hit a palm.
Boom!
With a loud bang!
Invisible air waves burst out, rolling and surging, like a gust of wind, blowing the fallen leaves in the whole yard everywhere.
Chu Liang's figure shook, retreated to the door, and unloaded all the opponent's strength.
The man also took a few steps back, with a flash of surprise in his eyes.
"Good!"
In the yard, the man in the middle shouted, put away his fierce look, and smiled on his face.
He raised the corner of his mouth and said to the others: "Everyone, I guessed right, Chu Liang really has the strength to fight against the Refining Skin Realm, otherwise, with his personality, how could he ridicule Yang Wenyuan in person that night? His trump card is not the three guys Qi Cang, but himself!"
"Brother Shi is still smart."
The other ten people spoke one after another, and smiles appeared on their faces.
"We didn't believe it at the time. Only Brother Shi thought that this kid had already reached the Leather Refining Realm."
"It's really hard to believe. This kid is so young, only in his twenties, how can he be in the Leather Refining Realm? I was in my forties before I reached the Leather Refining Realm. There's no comparison."
"He's a genius, what are you?"
"Haha..."
These people were talking and laughing, and the atmosphere in the yard relaxed instantly, as if the ice had melted, and the murderous intention also disappeared into thin air.
Chu Liang's eyes moved slightly, and he looked at the more than ten people.
He asked, "Are you from the Fucheng Wumeng?"
"Well, you are also a smart guy, as cunning as a fox, and the whole county has been fooled by you." The man in the middle laughed.
As he spoke, he reached out and took out a token from his arms, threw it casually to Chu Liang.
Chu Liang reached out to catch it and took a closer look.
On the token, the words [Demon Suppression Division] were clearly engraved.
"Demon Suppression Division?" Chu Liang was confused. He didn't remember that the Martial League had this branch.
The county martial arts league has more than ten branches, including the Law Enforcement Hall, the Hall of Merit, the Library, the Dan Pavilion, and the Bingjia Pavilion. Each branch has a separate courtyard, but there is no demon suppression department.
He had never seen any description of the Monster Catcher in various classics.
"Haha, haven't you seen it before?"
The man smiled and said: "The Demon Suppression Department is the secret department of the Martial Alliance, directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. It is one of the secrets of the Martial Alliance. Ordinary warriors cannot access it at all, and only a few people know it."
"That's right, in your county, there should be only four people in the Skin Refining Realm who know about it." Another person also said.
"If you don't believe it, you can take this token and ask the old man Qi Cang. He will understand when he sees the token."
A dozen other people spoke one after another and took out identical tokens from their arms.
The man among them said: "My name is Shi Fan, and I am one of the nine deputy directors of the Demon Division of Fucheng Wumeng Town. I came to the county this time to investigate the chaos caused by the demon beasts."
Chu Liang asked: "The monsters are causing trouble? Hasn't the Martial Alliance already investigated it?"
"You mean 'demon heart fruit'?"
Shi Fan smiled: "The chaos among monsters this time is indeed because the Monster Heart Fruit is about to mature, which triggered the fight between the high-level monsters. However, the timing of the investigation by the Martial Alliance was too coincidental. The fruit was just about to mature. , was discovered by Wu Meng.”
"Wu Meng suspects that this matter is fraudulent?" Chu Liang asked.
"Well, that's why I'm here."
A group of more than ten people came to Fucheng secretly a few days ago without notifying anyone.
Upon arrival, they began investigating.
However, they did not find much information about the monsters. Instead, it was the information about Chu Liang that caught their attention.
Shi Fan collected a lot of information about Chu Liang and even made a special trip to Qingshi Village to inquire about Chu Liang's experience in Qingshi Village.
Combining all kinds of information, he made a judgment that Chu Liang must have broken through to the skin refining realm!
Moreover, Chu Liang was also responsible for the Tsing Yi Gang’s murder!
The others found it unbelievable and thought that Chu Liang was still too young. How could he reach the Skin Refining Realm at such a young age?
So they went directly to Chu Liang's yard, and that's what happened next.
After listening, Chu Liang said in a deep voice: "If I didn't have the cultivation level of the Skin Refining Realm, that palm just now could seriously injure me on the spot."
"Don't worry, I avoided your critical point with that palm, and I had planned to withdraw the force. Even if I didn't have time to withdraw the force, we have prepared the best healing medicine for you." The person who just made the move said with a smile.
"You are too cunning. If you didn't test me like this, you probably wouldn't have exposed your cultivation at all."