I use my future dreams to prove immortality.

Chapter 70 Slaughtering Pigs

In a future dream, Zhou Qiuyuan leaves the city to hone his skills, and his family encounters bandits.

This group was ruthless; Liu Mei's parents and her father, who had come to visit, were all brutally murdered in their home, and their money, more than twenty secret techniques, food, and fire-feathered chickens were all stolen.

If it weren't for having a dream of the future, loved ones would die without knowing why, and they wouldn't even know who the murderer was.

Now that Zhou Qiuyuan has the chance to "start over," he naturally has no need to show mercy to this group of bandits who came to kill him and silence him.

"I'll go deal with the other few who slipped through the net."

When Zhou Qiuyuan reached the main gate of the mansion, he turned his back to the mansion and ran his palm across his face. As the flesh on his face writhed, he transformed into the bandit he had just killed.

He leisurely strolled around the main entrance.

It's like a fisherman casting his bait, and his accomplices, who have been lying in wait, quickly arrive.

The stalker arrived from a distant alley in a horse-drawn carriage and stopped in front of the main gate.

The twin brothers jumped out of the truck and whispered, "Brothers, hurry up and get inside to unload the goods."

They were well-prepared this time; after killing the people, they loaded the money, goods, and food onto a cart and were able to escape.

After committing murder and robbery, they erased all traces and easily escaped punishment.

"I'll see you on your way!"

Without warning, their accomplices attacked, catching the group completely off guard, and a bloody hole appeared in their throats.

Zhou Qiuyuan's face returned to normal. He wiped the blood from his fingers and walked back to the courtyard. In an unquestionable tone, he said to Liu Mei's father, "Uncle Liu, I would like to trouble you to inform the yamen and ask them to testify for me."

Liu Mei's father nodded subconsciously, his eyes filled with awe as he looked at Zhou Qiuyuan.

Before long, the yamen runners arrived.

The city has been in turmoil lately, with dozens of similar heinous incidents occurring, which is not surprising to the constables.

However, the vast majority of people die a violent death as a whole family, and few are able to kill all the perpetrators in secret.

"Please come with us to the yamen (government office)!"

Even if the city is in chaos, the government offices must maintain their original procedures.

Most importantly... once this person falls into their hands, they're determined to take a big bite out of him.

Zhou Qiuyuan followed the bailiffs into the government office to be interrogated. The bailiffs verified the identity of the deceased, and Liu Mei's father testified as a witness.

During this period, money was inevitably spent on bribes to avoid failing to feed the servants and thus incurring unwarranted disasters.

"You are quite young, yet you possess such strength. May I ask who your master is?"

"My teacher is from the Wei and Jin dynasties."

Zhou Qiuyuan mentioned his master's name, and the head constable in charge of the matter became much more accommodating.

"So you're a disciple of Lord Wei. My apologies for my disrespect."

"You haven't been a disciple for long, have you? To be practicing external cultivation at such a young age is truly remarkable."

"This matter has been investigated and found. Some of the victims' money was found in the bandits' home. You have done a service to the people."

Zhou Qiuyuan exchanged pleasantries with the other party, saying, "Officer, you flatter me."

Officer Xue extended an olive branch, saying, "The city has been rather unsettled lately, and the yamen is short-staffed. Would you be willing to work for the yamen, young friend?"

Black Swamp City is far from peaceful; even those in nominal positions have started to take action, and several constables have died tragically while apprehending criminals.

Zhou Qiuyuan was merely a nominal member of the Ji family, yet he received a monthly stipend of 60,000 cash.

They only pay a few thousand coins a month, what kind of life are they living?

Zhou Qiuyuan refused without hesitation, saying, "My strength is shallow; I can only deal with ordinary men who haven't yet cultivated their bodies. How could I possibly handle a body cultivator? I am truly ashamed."

Officer Xue did not make things difficult for Zhou Qiuyuan. After confirming that there were no other suspicious points, he released him.

When Zhou Qiuyuan returned to the mansion, it was already dark. Zhou Chengwu and Shen Wan breathed a sigh of relief when they saw their son return safely.

After having dinner, he went to Huixianzhai.

Song Ming smiled and shook his head, saying, "The secret medicine talisman is out of stock, and the price will also rise. Please come again in a while."

This statement may fool others, but it cannot fool Zhou Qiuyuan, who knows him inside and out.

After leaving Huixianzhai, Zhou Qiuyuan did not go too far and entered an alley to wait quietly.

At 3:45 PM, Huixianzhai closes for the day.

The manager of Huixianzhai, along with his maids and guards, entered the back of Huixianzhai, while others left in an orderly fashion.

Song Ming handled the shady dealings for Huixianzhai, making him an "external" employee who did not officially hold a position at Huixianzhai.

He left Huixianzhai and went to his private residence.

who?"

A golden light shone in Song Ming's eyes as he gazed at the distant alleyway.

His perception of killing intent had reached perfection, allowing him to quickly sense the lurking killing intent within the alleyway.

Who's trying to ambush me?

So tender!

The surrounding darkness had no effect on Song Ming. Golden barbs sprouted from the tips of his five fingers, as if they were the claws of a real golden eagle reaching out towards the source of the killing intent.

Zhou Qiuyuan's upper body swayed slightly as the golden claws narrowly grazed his body, and he could clearly feel the knife-like sharpness sliding across his skin.

There was no panic on his face; everything was under control. With a flick of his sleeve, the deadly sword hidden in his sleeve slid to his right palm.

Zhou Qiuyuan gripped the hilt of his sword, and a large number of purple lightning threads emerged from the blade. He thrust the sword towards Song Ming's right rib.

By the time Song Ming realized something was wrong, it was too late. His body was propelled forward by inertia, and he could only watch helplessly as his body crashed into the blade.

The moment the sword blade touched Song Ming's left rib, the laser threads burrowed into Song Ming's body as if they were alive.

Song Ming's body stiffened. Before he could regain control of his body, he felt a pain in his throat and a deep, open wound appeared on his neck.

The battle was swift and fierce, lasting less than ten breaths before Song Ming lay in a pool of blood, dying with his eyes wide open.

Zhou Qiuyuan took out a medicine bottle and poured the powder inside onto Song Ming's corpse to destroy the evidence.

Is Song Ming weak?

As a body refiner in the transformation stage, his skin and bones were exceptionally tough, and his palm could collide with the deadly sword without suffering any damage.

If Zhou Qiuyuan is touched by him, he will be seriously injured even if he doesn't die.

But Song Ming was facing someone who knew him inside and out.

During the ten-day battle, Zhou Qiuyuan used Song Ming as a whetstone and cultivated his killing intent perception to perfection, thus understanding Song Ming's fighting habits and all his weaknesses.

Just like repeatedly defeating a game boss ten times, as long as you master the boss's movement and attack habits, you can defeat the stronger one by targeting them.

Zhou Qiuyuan only moved within a three-zhang radius, yet he could easily dodge all of Song Ming's attacks.

Reality is different from the future dream. Fighting in Black Swamp City for too long could easily cause trouble, so Zhou Qiuyuan chose to end the battle quickly.

Zhou Qiuyuan skillfully took all the valuables from Song Ming's body, including thirty taels of gold, two bottles of secret medicine, and more than ten secret medicine talismans, which were more than last time.

The main reason he chose to act today was that Song Ming carried a secret medicine talisman in his future dream, but claimed it was out of stock and wanted to take the opportunity to raise the price.

Song Ming is not only his own whetstone, but also a "pig".

The pigs have been fattened up and it's time to slaughter them for a prosperous New Year.