Chapter 143 – Bountiful Returns (2/2)

The other spiritual artifact was rather special. It was a wooden buckler the size of a washbasin. When he tried channeling true qi into it, the tiny buckler suddenly expanded to the size of a pedestal. It became much heavier as well.

Li Qingshan already knew that some spiritual artifacts could transform, such as Wang Pushi’s metal baton. However, this was the first time he had obtained something like this, and it was for defence as well.

However, he found this spiritual artifact to be extremely fitting. With this, he would be able to wield a huge shield in hand and run around carelessly. If he came across an enemy, he could slam them with the shield. Just who would be able to block an attack like that?

Aside from that, the pouch contained items that ordinary people desired. The first item out of all of them was gold and silver. There were one and a half million taels of silver notes, which was slightly less than he had imagined. Qian Yannian had ruled over Ancient Wind city for all these years, yet he had not even accumulated as much wealth as Zhao Liangqing. However, with further thought, it did make sense. The Qian family was a large household, so they had a lot of people that needed to be fed. And, most of the money would probably be in the hands of the caretaker under Qian Yannian’s command.

However, there was not just money. There was a large pile of deeds for property as well. Just from a casual glance at it, he could tell that the Ancient Wind city owned most of the real estate in Ancient Wind city as well as much of the fertile land outside the city.

According to the rule, everything that a Hawkwolf guard obtained from a mission would belong to them. In a single night, Li Qingshan had become a great landowner. As he compared this to the days he spent in the cowshed, he could not help but sigh in amazement.

Originally, Li Qingshan wanted to check out Qian Yannian’s cultivation method that allowed him to emit sword qi from his nostrils, but he failed to find it. However, he was not particularly affected by this. He had contribution once he returned to the Hawkwolf Guard anyway, so he could check out their library. And, before he reached the ninth layer of the Innate Method of Practising Qi, he had no plans to change cultivation methods. He was in no hurry to find a new one.

The sounds of celebration outside continued. Gongs and drums rang through the air as firecrackers were set off. They seemed to celebrate for the entire night.

Li Qingshan smiled. He ate another Qi Gathering pill and began cultivating.

Xiao An meditated as well, sitting beside him with his legs crossed.

The morning next day, the district magistrate who had a weathered and rather miserable face, but also happened to be smiling from ear to ear, knocked on Li Qingshan’s door. When he saw Li Qingshan, he was taken aback. He had never thought that the great sir Hawkwolf guard who had destroyed the Qian family and shocked the Ancient Wind city the night before would actually be so young. He basically doubted whether he had the right person or not.

Li Qingshan said, “Sir, what’s the matter?”

The district magistrate was extremely familiar with the voice that pierced through the darkness last night. After confirming that Li Qingshan was the person he was looking for, he stated his reason for visiting.

Li Qingshan had no idea how to respond. The district magistrate wanted to parade him through the streets as a hero. He said that the hand-held carriage was already prepared downstairs. Li Qingshan obviously declined.

The district magistrate did not try to insist on it. No one would be bold enough to force someone who seemed like a vicious god like him into anything.

Li Qingshan said, “If you want to do that, you’ll be better off sending people up the mountain to clean up the remains instead. The weather is warm right now, so it might lead to diseases if you don’t.”

The district magistrate said, “Thank you for your reminder, sir. I’ve already sent people to deal with this. There’s an open pit near the Qian estate, at the bottom of the mountain to the west. I’ve tried to gather the people to move the remains there to be buried, but they all find it to be a foul job. Moreover, since it’s the remains of the people of the Qian estate, none of them want to do it.”

Li Qingshan considered it. “There should be quite a lot of gold and silverware left in the Qian estate. You can send people in to gather them and pay the people with those items. You need to deal with this today. We can’t afford any delays.”

The district magistrate was overjoyed. He agreed in a hurry as he thought to himself about how well Li Qingshan understood the common people. If Li Qingshan had not spoken, no one would have been bold enough to touch the items of the Qian estate.

Li Qingshan had another plan for all of this. After sending off the district magistrate, he said to Xiao An, “Can you really cultivate like this?”

Xiao An nodded.

Li Qingshan said, “Around how long do you have to take?”

Xiao An shook his head.

Li Qingshan said, “Alright. Then we’ll stay here for a while. It’ll be perfect for me to settle down and cultivate a little as well. Once we return to Jiaping city, it probably won’t be as peaceful as before.”

“How impressive of you, Li Qingshan!”

In the office of the Hawkwolf Guard of Jiaping city, Zhuo Zhibo held a letter in a small garden as the corner of his eyes twitched. He lost his temper and shattered the stone table with a slam of his hand.