I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon-Chapter 56 - 44: The Four Great Constables—Lin Jingzhu!

Boom—

Lead-colored heavy clouds loomed over Tiandu City, with muffled thunder rumbling within the layers of clouds. Swallows flew slanted across the roofs, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of moist earth.

"It’s going to rain!"

Street vendors hurriedly set up their canopies.

Children squatted by the roadside, watching ants move their nest, then were dragged back home by their ears, creating a bustling and noisy scene throughout the streets and alleys.

...

Drunken Moon Restaurant.

In the middle of the hall, a musician strummed the strings of a lute, producing melodious and pleasing sounds of silk and bamboo.

Shangguan Yunfei sat by the second-floor window, frowning at the sight of the woman in white, sipping her drink alone. "Lord Lin, drinking during duty hours isn’t quite proper, is it?"

The woman drained the wine from her cup, her cheeks a rosy flush, her tone casual as she replied, "Then go ahead and report me. My salary has already been fined until the end of next year. It’s not a big deal to not have it the year after as well."

"..."

Shangguan Yunfei looked helpless.

He was utterly at a loss when it came to this ancestor.

Lin Jingzhu, one of the Four Great Constables of the Six Gates.

Since she started her job, she only received her salary for the first month; the rest was all confiscated as fines. She had even paid hundreds of silver as penalties, earning the title of being the first in the Six Gates to have a reverse salary.

Being ranked as one of the Four Great Constables, naturally, she was no mediocre talent. Lin Jingzhu had a high success rate in closing cases, but the rate of death and injury was astonishingly high—

Criminals who fell into her hands often ended up either dead or crippled before even being put behind bars. Not to mention last month, she even broke the third leg of a philanderer...

Complaints piled up like a mountain at the government office, mostly from the suspects’ families, accusing her of abusing private punishment and disregarding human life.

If it weren’t for her significant background and capable skills, she would have been dismissed from office long ago.

"The Demon Clan’s murders inside Tiandu City are no trivial matter. The government office requires us to assist with the case. Do you also intend to defy the order?" Shangguan Yunfei frowned and said.

Lin Jingzhu curled her lip dismissively. "Don’t pressure me with the government office. This case doesn’t have any leads. Where do we start investigating? We’re just waiting for that demon to strike again."

"It’s better to drink some wine and listen to some music than flounder around like a headless fly... Tsk, beautifully played!"

She tossed an ingot of silver to the musician.

The musician stood up and bowed elegantly, smiling as she tucked the silver into her sleeve.

Shangguan Yunfei shook his head. She was clearly one of the Noble Ladies of the Capital, yet she always behaved like a headstrong Jianghu boss...

"By the way, is that Chen Mo really that remarkable?" Lin Jingzhu put down her wine cup and asked out loud.

Shangguan Yunfei nodded. "He is indeed skilled. The Tongxuan Jade couldn’t sense the Demon Energy, but with just one glance, he determined it was the doing of the Demon Clan. His eyesight is terrifyingly sharp. No wonder even Qin Wuxiang fell to his hands."

Lin Jingzhu’s eyebrows arched slightly.

Catching the Ten Great Demons had always been her fervent aspiration, yet Chen Mo had upstaged her.

It wasn’t so much jealousy, more curiosity, and unwillingness to accept it.

Clip-clop clip-clop—

"Ah!"

Just then, a sudden burst of horse hooves and cries of alarm came from outside the window.

Both turned their heads to look and saw a burly man furiously galloping towards them, brandishing a whip as he bellowed, "Get out of my way!"

Pedestrians on the street hastily dodged, some not quick enough and stumbling into stalls, scattering goods everywhere, and turning the whole street upside down.

A little girl, having just bought a sugar figurine and hopping down the street, didn’t react in time as the charging horse approached her.

"Nannan!"

A woman’s heart-wrenching cry came from the side.

"Damn it, courting death!"

Under everyone’s gaze, trampling someone to death on the street was not a minor matter.

The burly man didn’t want to unnecessarily cause trouble, pulling on the reins. The horse neighed, rearing on its front hooves, coming to a stop just inches from the girl, dangerously close.

Seeing the girl frozen in fear, the burly man’s expression turned displeased, and he raised his hand, swinging his whip toward her!

The whip whistled through the air, the force fierce and swift; if it landed, it would tear flesh and skin!

"How dare you!"

Seeing this unfold, Lin Jingzhu’s brows furrowed, and she leapt up from her seat, flipping out the window.

But it was too late. Just as the whip was about to strike the little girl’s face, a dark figure swooped in, picking up the girl with one hand and firmly grasping the whip with the other.

"Huh?"

The burly man frowned and looked forward, only to see a tall and straight man standing before him, dressed in black, with pearls and a jade headband tying up his hair, and a jade pendant hanging from his waist, appearing to be suave and handsome, extraordinarily elegant.

At a glance, he seemed to be a rich young master.

"Running a horse through a busy market, fifty lashes as chastisement. Go to the government office yourself to accept the punishment," Chen Mo said indifferently.

The burly man sneered coldly, "Who the hell are you to fine me? Get lost quickly or you will regret causing me any delay!"

As he was about to pull back his horsewhip, no matter how much force he applied, the whip remained taut and still.

Chen Mo gently tugged, and a powerful surge of strength came through, causing the burly man to suddenly see stars and fall solidly to the ground.

"You motherf..."

Before he could rise, a foot stepped onto his chest, instantly sealing off his meridians and preventing him from even lifting a finger.

Understanding he had encountered a tough opponent, the burly man frowned and asked, "Six Gates? Or the Sky Scale Guard?"

Chen Mo shook his head and said, "A concerned citizen."

"..."

This is under the Emperor’s feet, where one brick could knock down a plethora of noble officials.

This young man, with extraordinary demeanor and strength greater than his own, evidently was a hard nut to crack.

Suppressing his rage, the burly man forced a smile and said, "I was indeed in a hurry, and acted impulsively. I will accept the punishment, and I ask for your leniency, brother."

Chen Mo didn’t say much more; he was just passing by and could not be bothered to entangle with this man.

He lifted his foot off the burly man and handed the little girl in his arms to the pale-faced woman nearby.

The woman continually expressed her gratitude but dared not even glance at the burly man.

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"Remember to go to the government office for your punishment," Chen Mo reminded.

"Definitely."

The burly man nodded, but his gaze was one of disdain.

Anyway, this was just a verbal promise; what could happen if he didn’t go?

"Damn bad luck, running into a meddler..."

As he was about to mount his horse again, a cold voice came through, "No need to go to the government office, just punish him here."

"Huh?"

The burly man was just about to look back when a gust of wind rushed behind him.

Bang!

He was sent flying straight out!

A woman in white came striding over, holding a black stick in hand, the turn of her wrist bringing a whistling wind.

"Forty-nine more to go."

She licked her lips, swung the stick in a circle, and smashed it down fiercely!

"Oof!"

The burly man spat out a mouthful of blood and was once again sent flying.

Before his body even hit the ground, the woman teleported behind him and smashed him into the ground, shattering the bluestones into dust!

The stick danced in the air, one hit after another landing on his body!

"Forty-seven, forty-six, forty-five..."

The woman counted methodically as she wielded her stick with ferocious force.

"Stop! Do you know who the hell I am?"

Pummeled by the relentless barrage of stick blows, the burly man roared in pain, unable to retaliate.

"Thirty-seven, thirty-six... I know, you’re a criminal, don’t interrupt, or I’ll forget the count... What was the number just now? Nevermind, thirty-seven..."

Bang! Bang! Thud!

"Stinking bitch... Ah!"

The street fell eerily silent, save for the sounds of the black stick striking flesh and the burly man’s piercing howls.

Chen Mo’s mouth twitched.

Where did this Fierce Woman come from, even scarier than Li Yuan?