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Chapter 37 Shen Moxuan is seriously injured

Because of the White Lotus Sect leader's imprisonment, Shen Yan couldn't even go to the Spring Breeze Pavilion, which he had arranged to visit beforehand.

However, the jailers in Prison A were quite sensible, and each of them presented a congratulatory gift.

Shen Yan counted the money and found that he had a thousand taels of silver. He had recovered almost half of the money he had spent on buying the official position.

"No wonder everyone says it's good to be an official; before you even open your mouth, the money is already in your pocket."

He hadn't been home for several days, things were on track, and the third-rank expert sent by the Ministry of Justice had also entered the prison.

Shen Yan finally had the chance to go home. He was a little curious because he hadn't seen Shen Moxuan last time.

It is indeed strange that they returned victorious but did not see the general.

Having not drunk with Master Qi for a long time, he brought wine and roast chicken to Master Qi's house.

Master Qi was pleasantly surprised to see him arrive.

"What brings you here? Come on in!"

Shen Yan always brought good wine and food when he came. Master Qi taught at the school. Although he was not poor, he was not rich either.

Such lavish meals are not something one can enjoy often, so whenever Shen Yan visits, the meals are improved, which is naturally a welcome treat.

Shen Yan went inside, put down the roast chicken and wine, and immediately asked.

"Old Qi, I heard that the Duke returned victorious, so why haven't I seen him?"

Upon hearing Shen Yan's words, Qi Xiu's expression tightened, and he shook his head.

"The Duke suffered serious injuries during his battle with the Buddha Mother and is currently recuperating at home!"

Shen Yan noticed that Qi Xiu looked unwell, indicating that the Duke was seriously injured.

Suddenly, I remembered that Li Jian was a highly skilled doctor and I was thinking of recommending him, but he quickly rejected the idea.

Given Shen Moxuan's status, what kind of divine doctor wouldn't he find?

"Is the injury serious?"

"I'm not a martial artist, how could I know the extent of the injury? Besides, what kind of person am I to know such secrets? I only overheard a few words from the children in the school. Why are you asking?"

Master Qi added, "However, judging from the situation, the injury must have been quite serious; they returned by carriage."

Shen Yan nodded slightly. The fact that Shen Moxuan, a cultivator at the third rank, returned by carriage already spoke volumes.

"The Duke has rendered such a great service; His Majesty's reward must be substantial, right?"

Master Qi smiled faintly: "The Duke has already reached the pinnacle of his position, to the point where there are no more rewards to bestow. I suppose His Majesty is also racking his brains over what to reward him."

"As for you, you've made quite a bit of money, but haven't you made any plans for the future? Are you really going to spend your whole life in prison?"

Shen Yan shook his head and said, "Not for a lifetime, but I don't want to come out anytime soon. This prison has everything I need, and I feel more comfortable here than at home."

Master Qi was speechless: "What a strange person. Everyone else is making money and climbing the ladder, but you've turned the prison into your home. It's a pity you're so smart; you could have had a much better future outside."

Shen Yan knew that the path Qi Fuzi was talking about was the one that most people would choose, just like Xu Shaogong and Xu Shaonian.

They were both desperate to escape the prison and get some official position.

But what Shen Yan lacks now is time, enough time for him to grow.

At that time, not to mention fame and fortune, he could even sit on the emperor's throne.

These are things that I cannot say to Master Qi.

Leaving Master Qi's courtyard, we walked along the main street paved with bluestone slabs.

The shops along the street had long since closed, with only the lanterns hanging under the eaves still casting a faint candlelight.

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A gust of cold wind blew by, and even someone as strong as Shen Yan felt a chill.

Shen Yan vaguely heard the sound of the night watchman striking the gong.

"It's already past midnight."

He quickened his pace, not expecting that chatting with Master Qi would make the time fly by.

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps came from ahead.

A dozen or so Imperial Guards dressed in flying fish robes, with embroidered spring knives hanging at their waists, ran towards him.

Shen Yan quickly dodged.

Seeing this, he recalled the first time he met the Embroidered Uniform Guards, when he felt that their aura was astonishing.

Even just looking them in the eye can be incredibly stressful.

When they met again, Shen Yan watched their departing figures, and he no longer felt that apprehension.

"With these black-clad men on the move, which family is going to be in trouble next!"

The Embroidered Uniform Guards have been out in force much more frequently these past few days, according to what the prison guards under their command have said.

The imperial prison is almost overflowing.

This is mainly related to the rumors circulating in Bianjing during this period.

As the year draws to a close, not a single snowflake has fallen; the weather this year is indeed quite unusual.

Rumors naturally spread among the people, with many saying that Emperor Xuanwu was unworthy of his position and that this was a warning from Heaven.

In addition, the Great Zhou Dynasty has been quite unstable in recent years, with either droughts or floods occurring every year.

Natural disasters happen every year, and the Imperial Guards can't keep up with arresting people.

The imperial prison was naturally overflowing.

Shen Yan returned home and continued practicing the ancient scroll techniques.

He felt that he was not far from the seventh rank, and the Golden Body Technique was about to be perfected.

He pondered that if he perfected the Golden Body Technique, he would continue to seek out an external training method to strengthen his physique.

He had already chosen his target: the Iron Shirt Sect of the Iron Cloth Gate in Bianjing City.

For just one hundred taels of silver, one can obtain the method of practicing martial arts.

These external training methods all require the use of herbal decoctions, otherwise the progress will be slow.

However, Shen Yan possesses the Dao Fruit, meaning he only needs to learn the basic cultivation method to begin practicing automatically.

Even without herbal medicine, one can make rapid progress.

The greatest weakness of external martial arts no longer exists in him.

The next day, early morning.

Shen Yan arrived at the Heavenly Prison.

When he saw Sun Dashun running over, he felt that even though he had been promoted to prison officer, he still found his former subordinates more convenient.

He increased the salaries of all four people and distributed his original benefits as the team leader to them.

"Boss Shen, something terrible has happened!"

"What is it!?"

Sun Dashun whispered in Shen Yan's ear, "Su Lingfeng is dead!"

Shen Yan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this; thankfully, it wasn't the three Heavenly Kings of the White Lotus Sect who were in trouble.

But then I thought, Su Lingfeng died so easily, someone must have done it.

Otherwise, Shen Yan wouldn't have taken him to the torture chamber these past few days.

There must be something fishy about Su Lingfeng's death; I wonder who orchestrated it.

Shen Yan felt a little angry.

"I've only just become a prison guard, and someone is already trying to deceive me and cause me trouble."

This completely disregards my self-esteem.

"Go and report to Prison Warden Xu first, and then send someone to Shen Rong's residence to inform him."

Shen Yan discovered that he and Shen Rong were destined to clash; nothing he asked of Shen Rong would go unpunished.

Back in the prison guards' cell, Shen Yan summoned Chen Xiaoshuan, wanting to find out the cause of Su Lingfeng's death.

Chen Xiaoshuan naturally knew that Su Lingfeng was dead.

While Shen Yan was still at the prison, he secretly gathered some information.

When he heard Shen Yan call him, he already knew why.

"Chief Shen, Su Lingfeng's death is suspicious. Although it seems like he died suddenly due to not adapting to the harsh environment of the prison, I asked Doctor Li, and he seems to have been poisoned by some kind of slow-acting poison. If we want to find out the truth, we need to perform an autopsy."

Shen Yan nodded. He wasn't surprised by this statement, but he had no clue who did it.

However, Chen Xiaoshuan whispered a few words to him.

Shen Yan's expression was rather unpleasant, and he ordered him to notify all the jailers in cell A to come to the cell.