The moment Xia Pingan opened his eyes, he realized that he was walking on a bustling street. The street was bustling with people and carriages. The buildings on the street had upturned eaves and arches. Listening to the people on the street, he could hear a thick Henan accent in their words. It felt very intimate.
In addition, there were two yamen runners dressed in black with sabers hanging from their waists. The pedestrians on the street looked at him with reverence.
Was this Luoyang during the time of Emperor Guangwu?
Xia Pingan looked at the buildings and local customs on the street, and he couldn't help but have such a thought.
Yes, the Realm Pearl he had fused with was the Realm Pearl of the Vajra Neck. His current identity was Dong Xuan. At this moment, Dong Xuan was the Luoyang Magistrate, which meant that he was the local magistrate of Luoyang.
It was obvious just by looking at the buildings on both sides of the street. The city was filled with all kinds of government offices, warehouses, city offices, and the residences of high-ranking officials and nobles. In Luoyang, there were many rich and powerful families. Many of them were well-connected. It wasn't easy to be the Luoyang Magistrate.
Just as Xia Pingan was sizing up the scenery on the street, a young man dressed in a yamen runner's uniform ran over from the corner of the street. He was panting with a flushed face.
The moment the yamen runner turned the corner, he saw Xia Pingan patrolling the street. Without thinking, he rushed over to Xia Pingan. He didn't even have time to catch his breath before he hurriedly reported.
"Reporting to my lord … It's … It's not good … Someone killed someone on the street in front of Chong Wen Lane!"
Xia Pingan thought to himself, Here it comes!
"What guts. Someone actually dares to kill someone on the street. Quickly bring me over to take a look …"
"Yes!"
The yamen runner turned around and jogged, leading Xia Pingan in the direction of Chong Wen Lane.
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Luoyang City already had a flourishing atmosphere. "East and west of the city, six miles, eleven steps, nine miles, one hundred steps, nine miles, one hundred steps." The entire urban area of the city was already around ten square kilometers. It was divided into a total of twelve city gates. On the two sides of each gate, there were two towering towers that could be seen even from within the city.
Under the guidance of the bailiff, Xia Pingan walked as if he was flying. Within a few minutes, they had arrived at Chong Wen Lane where the incident had occurred.
A group of commoners surrounded the street. They were all there to watch the commotion, but because someone had died, they didn't dare to come over. They could only watch from afar as they discussed. Some people even had looks of terror on their faces. Many commoners didn't even dare to look, covering their eyes as they quickly walked past.
A man carrying a pole was lying on the side of the street. Blood was flowing all over the ground. Some dried fruits that were carried on the pole were also scattered all over the ground.
Two yamen runners stood at the side to maintain order. When they saw Xia Pingan walking over with large strides, they immediately heaved a sigh of relief.
When Xia Pingan arrived, he directly went to the man on the ground and squatted down to take a look. The man on the ground was in his thirties. He looked like a peddler who sold dried fruits. His face was filled with the vicissitudes of life. Due to the loss of blood, his face and lips were slightly pale. There were two fatal wounds on the man's body. One was on his neck, and the other was on the right side of his chest. Looking at the wounds, he should have been killed by a sharp weapon like a sword.
"What's going on here? Who is this man? Why was he killed?" Xia Pingan stood up and asked the two yamen runners who were guarding the place.
"Reporting to my lord, this man is called Li Xiaoman. He is a commoner of Chong Wen Lane who sells dried fruits for a living. According to the surrounding commoners, Li Xiaoman was carrying a pole on the street when a man whipped his horse to gallop on the street and overturned Li Xiaoman's pole. Li Xiaoman didn't want to comply, so he pulled the man's horse. Unexpectedly, the man was so rude and unreasonable that he beat Li Xiaoman as soon as he got off the horse. The two of them struggled for a while before the man pulled out the knife at his waist and killed Li Xiaoman. Then he rode away on his horse.
"How dare he kill someone in the city in broad daylight? Who is the murderer?" Xia Pingan said angrily.
"According to the surrounding commoners, the murderer is Princess Huyang's servant, Cangtou. After that person killed someone, someone saw him running to the princess' residence …" When the yamen runner mentioned Princess Huyang, his voice unconsciously lowered. He looked at Xia Pingan with some uneasiness and carefully sized up Xia Pingan's expression.
Princess Huyang, who in Luoyang didn't know her? She was His Majesty's biological sister. Before His Majesty ascended the throne, she lived with His Majesty. Even His Majesty had to show some respect to her. Who would dare to arrest Princess Huyang's servant, Cangtou, after killing someone?
Xia Pingan knew that the Cangtou mentioned by the yamen runner was equivalent to a servant or follower in the Han Dynasty. Being able to ride a horse and carry a knife in the city meant that he was favored by Princess Huyang. He wasn't an ordinary servant.
"Call the neighbors who saw the murder here. I will personally question them!"
"Yes!"
Several yamen runners called the neighbors who witnessed the murder here. Xia Pingan questioned them personally. He asked about the whole story and the identity and appearance of the murderer. The murderer was Princess Huyang's servant, Cangtou.
Xia Pingan asked a yamen runner to inform the victim's family to collect the corpse. Without saying a word, he directly turned around and returned to the magistrate's office with his men.
After returning to the magistrate's office, Xia Pingan signed the arrest warrant according to the procedure. He asked the head of the magistrate's office to bring people to Princess Huyang's residence to arrest the murderer, while he waited in the magistrate's office.
A few hours later, the head of the magistrate's office and a few others returned with gloomy faces. Of course, they didn't bring the murderer with them.
"Your Excellency, when we arrived at Princess Huyang's residence, we knocked on the door and explained our purpose. The gatekeeper of Princess Huyang's residence chased us away and scolded us. He even threw out the arrest warrant signed by Your Excellency. He didn't let us in at all!" The head of the magistrate's office lowered his head and said with shame.
"Okay, I got it. Thank you for your hard work!"
"Your subordinate is incompetent!"
As the magistrate of Luoyang, I have to uphold justice for the people of Luoyang. No matter who that person is on Princess Huyang's side, I have to kill him. That person can't hide in Princess Huyang's Mansion forever. Princess Huyang likes to go on a tour. Every time she goes on a tour, she would take Cang Tou with her. I estimate that Princess Huyang will definitely go out on a tour in a few days. From now on, send someone to keep an eye on Princess Huyang's Mansion. As long as Princess Huyang takes that person out of Princess Huyang's Mansion while she's on a tour, you have to inform me immediately! "
The head of the magistrate's office were all local tyrants in Luoyang. They didn't have the ability or courage to barge into the Princess Huyang's residence. However, it wasn't difficult for them to keep an eye on every move of the Princess Huyang's residence.
The yamen runners were already filled with anger at the Princess Huyang's residence. When they saw that Xia Pingan wanted to severely punish Cangtou, who killed someone in Princess Huyang's residence, they bowed and accepted the order. They patted their chests in front of Xia Pingan and promised that as long as that person dared to leave the Princess Huyang's residence, they would definitely let 'Lord Dong' know.
Xia Pingan waited in the magistrate's office. He took the time to sharpen the Han sword on his body until it was so sharp that it could be used as a mirror.
Seeing that Xia Pingan was sharpening his sword, the yamen runners were all filled with enthusiasm.
This wait lasted for five days.
On the morning of the fifth day, a yamen runner quickly rushed to the magistrate's office to report that Princess Huyang was out on a tour today with a large number of attendants. Cangtou, who killed someone a few days ago, had also followed Princess Huyang out of the Princess Huyang's residence.
"Yamen runners, follow me to hunt down the murderer!" Xia Pingan shouted in the court. He wore the sharpened Han sword on his waist and took the lead, striding out of the magistrate's office.
Seeing that their superior was so awesome, how could the yamen runners in the magistrate's office shrink back? They all shouted and brought their sticks and swords. More than ten people valiantly followed Xia Pingan out of the office.
… …
Half an hour later, on the main street of Luoyang, Xia Pingan intercepted the carriage of Princess Huyang and her entourage.
Seeing that Princess Huyang's carriage was approaching, Xia Pingan stood in front of the carriage. He took out his Han sword and drew a line in the street in front of him. The tip of the sword rubbed against the stone slabs on the ground, creating a trail of sparks. Xia Pingan shouted, "Luoyang is to arrest the murderer. Anyone who dares to cross this line and offend the magistrate's office is an accomplice of the murderer. Kill without mercy!"
Xia Pingan's' kill 'was truly seething with killing intent.
Seeing the Luoyang magistrate coldly staring at him with a sword and a large group of yamen runners standing in front of him, the coachman of Princess Huyang's carriage was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat. He hurriedly pulled the reins of the carriage.
"Dong Xuan, how dare you block my carriage …" The curtain of the carriage was lifted, revealing the face of a domineering woman adorned with jewels. Princess Huyang glared at Xia Pingan fiercely, "What do you want to do? Do you want to rebel?"
Xia Pingan glanced at those people behind Princess Huyang. Sure enough, he saw a man's face change. That man's appearance was exactly the same as that of the murderer described by those witnesses. Judging from his expression and appearance, that man was the murderer.
"Princess Huyang, as a relative of the Emperor, you don't know how to uphold the laws of the Great Han Dynasty. Instead, you cover up for your men to commit murder, harm the common people, and trample on the laws of the country. I, Dong Xuan, will let you know what the laws of the Great Han Dynasty are!" Xia Pingan's words were filled with righteousness. Princess Huyang's expression changed upon hearing Xia Pingan's words. She choked. Xia Pingan pointed his sword at the head of the Princess Huyang's residence and sternly shouted, "You, get off the horse …"
The murderous Cang Tou had a guilty conscience. When he heard Xia Pingan's shout, his murderous aura hit him in the face. The horse under him was startled and retreated. The man was so frightened that he fell from the horse. Xia Pingan rushed over and before the man could get up, he chopped down with his sword and directly cut off the man's head. He was beheaded on the street.
"Ah …" The surrounding people were startled.
Seeing Xia Pingan kill her head of the Princess Huyang's residence on the street, Princess Huyang's face turned pale. She screamed and directly hid in the carriage.
"Dong Xuan … You … You wait … I'm not done with you …" Princess Huyang hysterically shouted in the carriage. She turned the carriage around and left from the other side.
"Go and report to Li Xiaoman's family. The murderer of Li Xiaoman has been killed by this official. A life for a life. The case is closed!" Xia Pingan ordered the yamen runner to report to the victim's family.
"Yes!" The yamen runner looked at Xia Pingan with admiration and then went to report to the victim's family.
Not long after Xia Pingan returned to the government office, the victim's family — — parents, wife, and two children — — came to the government office in person with tears on their faces. They kowtowed to Xia Pingan to express their gratitude.
Just after Li Xiaoman's family left, a eunuch came to the government office with an imperial edict. His Majesty had decreed that Dong Xuan, the magistrate of Luoyang, should enter the palace for an audience.
Xia Pingan tidied up his clothes and followed the eunuch into the palace.
… …
In the garden of the palace, Princess Huyang was weeping in front of a man in an imperial robe.
"… Uncle Wen, before you became the emperor, our family was in decline, and I was the only one who took care of my mother. I had to worry about everything at home and outside. I had suffered all kinds of hardships, but I was still worried about you every day. I thought that I could live a good life after you became the emperor, but now that you are the emperor, I was bullied on the street. I don't want to be a princess anymore, sob …"
Liu Xiu looked at her sister helplessly and could only say, "Don't worry, elder sister. I've already asked someone to ask Dong Xuan to come to see me. Today, I'll definitely avenge you!"
… …
In a pavilion in the garden of the palace, Xia Pingan saw Liu Xiu, the Martial Emperor of Light, and Princess Huyang, who was wiping her tears and glaring at him.
Liu Xiu, the Martial Emperor of Light, was handsome and his eyes were bright and sharp. At the sight of Xia Pingan, Liu Xiu's face darkened at once. "Dong Xuan, how dare you hit the carriage of Princess Huyang? Guards, take Dong Xuan out and behead him!"
"It's easy for Your Majesty to kill me, but can you let me say something before you kill me?" Xia Pingan said calmly.
"Well, what do you want to say?"
"Your Majesty, you've recovered the country of the Great Han Dynasty and rejuvenated your virtue. You're a mighty lord of the generation. However, Your Majesty, you allow your slaves to kill the common people and trample on the laws of the Great Han Dynasty. How can Your Majesty govern the country and support the people? I don't need Your Majesty to kill me. I beg to commit suicide … "Xia Pingan finished speaking loudly. Then, he clenched his teeth and lowered his head to hit the pillar in the pavilion. His face was covered with blood at once.
Liu Xiu was shocked and quickly asked the eunuchs beside him to pull Xia Pingan back.
Liu Xiu glanced at Princess Huyang and sighed softly. "Today, as long as you kowtow and apologize to Princess Huyang, I'll forgive you and let this matter drop!"
"I don't know what to do. Why should I apologize to Princess Huyang?" Xia Pingan straightened his neck and refused to comply.
Seeing this, Princess Huyang didn't expect that Dong Xuan wouldn't even be willing to apologize. She simply couldn't get out of this embarrassing situation. She cried at the side and said, "When Uncle Wen was still a commoner, you could protect the people around you and prevent the officials from coming in to arrest people. Now that Uncle Wen has become the Emperor, why can't you take care of a Luoyang Magistrate?"
Liu Xiu had no choice but to give a look to the imperial bodyguards beside him. Those eunuchs rushed over and grabbed Xia Pingan's hands. They pressed Xia Pingan's neck and body and pressed Xia Pingan's head to the ground. They insisted that Xia Pingan bend his neck and kowtow and apologize to Princess Huyang.
Xia Pingan tensed up and let those eunuchs press him with all their strength. However, he didn't lower his head and didn't bend his neck.
Seeing that Xia Pingan couldn't lower his head and apologize, Liu Xiu spread his hands to Princess Huyang. "Sister, this person is very strong. He's not afraid of death, but he won't lower his head. His neck is so hard. Even if I'm the Emperor, I can't do anything to him!"
Seeing this situation, Princess Huyang was also helpless. She could only fling her sleeves and leave.
After Princess Huyang left, Liu Xiu looked at Xia Pingan and smiled. Then, he gave Xia Pingan 300,000 yuan and asked the imperial bodyguards to send Xia Pingan out of the palace.
As soon as he stepped out of the palace, the world of the Boundary Pearl shattered.
…
In the room, Xia Pingan opened his eyes and let out a long sigh. It had been a long time since he fused with the Boundary Pearl. The feeling of being filled with divine power really made him miss it …
This Boundary Pearl increased the divine power in his secret mandala by 42 points. Now, the upper limit of the divine power in the secret mandala reached 5,798 points.
Other than the increase in divine power, Xia Pingan also obtained a divine skill, "King Kong Neck".
Xia Pingan used up ten points of God Power to buff himself with a "Vajra's Neck". He only felt his neck heat up and the buff was complete. He touched his neck and the feeling didn't seem to have changed at all. His neck didn't feel stiff either.
Xia Pingan thought for a while. Then, he took out a knife from the Space Warehouse and slashed at his neck.
"Dang …" A crisp sound was heard …
Xia Pingan only felt his neck tremble slightly. However, he didn't lose a single strand of hair. The knife that was slashing at his neck was deflected. There was even a grain-sized hole on the blade.
A smile immediately appeared on Xia Pingan's face. This "Vajra Neck" was indeed useful. During a fight, he could use it on himself. The most vulnerable part of his neck would be completely immune to attacks. This Realm Pearl could do the trick. He had to thank Adept Dong Xuan for leaving behind this Realm Pearl for the future generations.
It didn't take long to fuse with this Boundary Pearl. Xia Pingan then took out the "Debate of Haoliang" Boundary Pearl and continued to fuse with it.
The "Debate of Haoliang" Boundary Pearl was the famous debate between Zhuangzi and Huizi on the bridge of the Haoliang River while looking at the fish in the river.
For those who knew this story, fusing with this Boundary Pearl was even easier.
In just two minutes, the Boundary Pearl was completely fused with a few words. The upper limit of Xia Ping An Secret Mandala's divine power increased by 20 points, reaching 5,818 points.
After fusing with these two Boundary Pearls, Xia Pingan took out the "Divine Thunder Boundary Pearl" flashing with lightning and began to fuse with it.
Probably not many people knew that the reason why this King Wuyi's Boundary Pearl could summon divine thunder was because King Wuyi had used an unimaginable method to summon divine thunder from the heavens to strike him …
In the history of Huaxia, there were all kinds of absurd emperors. However, a weirdo like King Wuyi, who could summon divine thunder to strike himself to death, was absolutely unique in the world. He could be said to be the first person to seek death in history.
Xia Pingan had just been imitating Zhuangzi for a few minutes. However, this "Divine Thunder Boundary Pearl" wanted Xia Pingan to be the opposite of Zhuangzi, a King Wuyi who defied the heavens wherever he went …
It was quite a coincidence that these two Boundary Pearls could fuse together.
…
Xia Pingan was soon wrapped in a cocoon of light that flashed with electric light.
…
In the Boundary Pearl, Xia Pingan opened his eyes and saw a eunuch standing respectfully in front of him. "Your Majesty, the craftsmen you've been looking for have been found …"
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