Da Xuan Martial Saint

Chapter 39: Chapter 37: Seizing Wealth

Ninth District.

North Street.

This is the northernmost area of the Ninth District. It might not be as bustling as the streets in the center of the district, but it's closer to the Inner City, making it the residence of some wealthy and influential families as well.

As night fell, walking along this wide North Street, one could see high walls and large courtyards on both sides, some of which were brightly lit, appearing as a completely different world compared to the pitch-black slum areas.

The roads here were smooth, and the blue stone courtyard walls were clean and tidy.

Inside one of the large courtyards.

A few burly men were present, one of whom was carrying a sack. The sack was constantly writhing, as if some living creature was inside. He effortlessly carried it with one hand to the inner yard and knocked on the room door.

The door opened, revealing a young master in his late twenties or early thirties dressed in fine silk, who indifferently asked,

"Have you brought it?"

"Here it is."

The subordinate grinned, placed the sack on the ground, and then opened it.

What emerged was not a wild boar or some other animal, but a girl around thirteen or fourteen years old, with a face full of terror. Her clothes were old and patched, obviously from a common family, her complexion slightly sallow. She was not particularly beautiful, but in these times, such girls were rare among the poor.

"Hmm, not bad, better looking than the last one."

Wei Lun forcefully pinched the girl's chin, examining her with a scrutinizing look, then released his grip, seemingly satisfied and nodding his head.

The brawny subordinates laughed, "We spent quite some days

Liu Song looked surprised.

Li Tie, observing the situation inside the house, appeared thoughtful and walked over, using the Servant's Knife to remove the gag from the girl's mouth.

At that moment, the girl who had spent the night in terror and fear burst into loud crying.

...

After a while.

City Defense Division.

In Chen Mu's Hall Office, Liu Song and Li Tie quietly reported the matter.

"...It was in the River Street area, a girl from the Zhao family was taken by Wei Lun's servants at night, intending to do evil deeds when they were attacked by robbers during the night, killing all the Protectors cleanly."

"The Prefecture Chief also personally arrived, examined the bodies, and said that they were all sword wounds, but the Swordsmanship seemed not quite professional, yet the force was very remarkable, different from a few incidents a while ago, likely done by the same person, either by a notorious bandit or someone from the Inner City coming over 'to act heroically and exterminate villains,' letting us put an end to this case here."

Liu Song and Li Tie relayed the details once more.

Chen Mu listened with a calm expression, waved to them, and said, "Alright, I understand."

This incident had already been decided by Min Baoyi to be closed without further investigation, and there was no need to inform him, but Liu Song and Li Tie often spent their days sharing the events occurring in his absence at the City Defense Division with him.

"If there's nothing else, I'll be going now, just carry on as usual."

Chen Mu stood up and walked out.

Liu Song and Li Tie both made a bow.

Shortly after.

Chen Mu returned home alone, went to his bedroom, and from a bundle beneath the bed's bottom panel and beneath several floor tiles, he took out a bundle containing about sixty to seventy Gold leaf pieces, as well as two to three hundred taels of Silver.

There was also a crude iron sword without a scabbard, standing inserted into the ground.

"Finally getting wealthy, hmm, I should also send some Silver over to Yue'er, she needs some expenses over there now."