Chapter 33: Smelting iron and gold, controlling fire and swallowing the sky
"How dare the magistrate of Yuncheng interfere in the affairs of You County?"
Li Chengyun showed his arrogance, and his already huge figure became even more powerful under the circulation of blood, like a giant spirit god coming to the world, full of oppression.
"Tie Tang, Li has heard of your name for a long time. Everyone is affiliated with the Inspection Department, and I won't talk nonsense to you.
Unless it is a criminal detention order issued by the Chief Constable of Qingshui County, you will go back to where you came from today."
Hiss!
Tie Tang took a deep breath and knew that Li Chengyun could not be taken away by ordinary means.
There are actually some very subtle issues here!
The magistrate of Yuncheng issued a criminal arrest warrant...can he arrest the chief arrester of other cities?
Theoretically yes!
But in actual operation, no one will do this.
This kind of cross-city law enforcement cannot pass the local magistrate first, and then the county magistrate.
No one likes other officials, especially officials at the same level, to interfere in their own local affairs.
There is a second point, which is also the most subtle point.
The police system exists independently.
Even the local county magistrate only has nominal jurisdiction over the local chief arrester.
What really involves the merits of the police officers, rewards and punishments, promotions, dispatches, etc... it has nothing to do with the county magistrate.
The county magistrate does not even have much weight in these matters. The real decision-making power lies with the inspection department!
For example, Tie Tang jumped from a blue-clad police officer to become the chief arrester in Yuncheng, which has nothing to do with the Yuncheng County Magistrate.
It was the commander-in-chief of Qingshui County who issued the warrant and was directly promoted across levels.
Therefore, let alone holding the fire lottery from Yuncheng County Magistrate, even holding the fire lottery from Youxian County Magistrate, Tie Tang would not be able to capture the Chief Catcher Li Chengyun so easily.
Li Chengyun was convinced of this and was not afraid of Tie Tang's so-called criminal detention order.
Of course.
He is also afraid of making things worse, so he will not take this step unless it can be alleviated.
Unfortunately, Tie Tang came with a determined intention, so he could only wallow on the spot and stay in You County.
I can still say a few words on my own one-third of an acre of land.
Went to Yuncheng——
Not at the mercy of others?
Seeing how determined Li Chengyun was, Tie Tang took off the sword from his waist and handed it to Bi Qi.
"In this case, Tie Mou can only 'ask' Mr. Li to cooperate."
If you can't defeat the opponent legally, that doesn't matter.
As long as the other party cooperates with the work "sincerely", the case can still be solved.
But the problem is...
Do you have this strength?
Li Chengyun looked disdainful, and two puffs of white air blew out from his nose: "Just you?
I heard that you are just a kid in the Bone Forging Realm. If you didn’t have excellent case handling skills, you would never be able to reach the position of chief arrester.
How dare you fight me?"
The two of them opened their stances, and behind them, the Yuncheng and Youxian police officers were also as powerful as fire and water.
"The chief catcher!"
"The chief catcher!"
.......
Canglanglang!
The Qiushui Yanling knives were unsheathed, and the shimmering cold light emitted from the tip of the knife made the ordinary people who were watching from a distance retreat a lot.
"Is this going to be a fight?"
"The Yuncheng police officers are fighting with our Youxian police officers?"
"This matter is getting serious, and it will probably affect us."
"I didn't expect that a small Youxian County would be like this. First, a supervisor investigated the magistrate of his own territory.
Now local police officers have to compete with police officers from other places.
If this spreads... our reputation in You County will be completely ruined." Some scholars couldn't help but shake their heads.
"What is this? Has anyone gone to notify the Oversight Yuan to stop them?"
"Notification? You're overthinking it. They probably already knew about it."
"If you know, why don't you take action?"
"The police and the Supervisory Yuan are not dealing with each other at all. I hope the other party will fight to the death, and they will come out to clean up the mess in the end. Wouldn't it be beautiful?"
"Damn it, these officials must be very thoughtful."
........
Tie Tang pressed his palm down, and the Yuncheng police officers behind him all restrained their momentum and drew their swords back into their sheaths.
"What do you think, Capt. Li, do you want to make things worse? If so, Tie will stay with you until the end."
He is reasonable. Even if he files a lawsuit with Qingshui County, he will not suffer any loss and is not afraid of a fight.
What's more, what he brought today were all agents from the Divine Witch Hall, and all of them were martial artists who had perfected the bone forging and even the tendon-changing realm.
They are well-trained and have much greater combat power than ordinary agents.
Li Chengyun also knew this very well. Even if his own side was wrong, his manpower seemed not as powerful as his opponent's.
The key is that their agents are rational and understand the law, and are not blindly loyal.
If a fight actually breaks out, someone might turn the blade.
"Okay, I'm going to have a few fights with you to see if you, a young boy, are capable enough to dare to come to our You County to arrest people."
After speaking, Li Chengyun quickly approached, raised his hand high, and his five fingers were swollen, like a five-finger mountain, pressing down towards Tietang.
He said he looked down on Tie Tang, but he actually didn't slack off in the fight. How could Li Chengyun be an ordinary person if he could achieve the position of chief catcher?
Tie Tang secretly said: "I have completed the marrow cleansing process, but I don't have much practical experience. Today I will let you be the target."
He stood still on the spot, his two thighs vigorously exerted force, leaving two footprints, and used his five claws to deal with the approaching Wuzhi Mountain.
Pfft!
Wuzhishan collapsed, and the iron fingers penetrated the flesh, bringing out light blood, but Li Chengyun quickly moved his muscles and bones and forcibly stopped it.
"Marrow cleansing state? What kind of fingering is this?" He was shocked.
Tie Tang did not answer, but moved left and right, using eight steps to catch the cicada with all his strength. He made an eagle paw print with the ten fingers of both hands, bringing out an illusory afterimage.
"Powerful Eagle Claw Kung Fu?"
"How dare you use this kind of crude martial arts skills? Iron-melting gold-melting hands!" Li Chengyun took a deep breath, and when there was no chance to escape, he stretched out his hands to block the two eagle claws.
Tie Tang felt as if his fingers had been inserted into molten iron lava. It was so hot that it actually felt like a burn.
"Drink!"
He exerted force with his ten fingers again, and the qi and blood that had been washed out of the marrow were circulated at full strength, and he hooked the Taiyin meridian tendon on Li Chengyun's right hand.
"Ah!"
Li Chengyun screamed in pain and fell back continuously. His right arm was dripping with blood, and a meridian had been severed by Tie Tang's eagle claw.
The eagle claw power of the Grandmaster realm is finally revealed at this moment.
The power is invisible, and you can hurt someone with just a snap of your fingers.
"Impossible, impossible, the Eagle Claw Kung Fu is not like this. What kind of evil technique have you practiced?"
"Evil method?"
Tie Tang was not in a hurry and stepped forward: "Do you... know the powerful eagle claw technique?"
"Shuzi, how dare you bully me!" Li Chengyun twisted his arms, and there was a roar in his lower abdomen, as if a thunderstorm was born inside his body.
The black hair on his temples was turning white rapidly, turning into silver frost in an instant, and then falling down.
Li Chengyun’s injury is healed!
The vitality of the Marrow Cleansing Dzogchen is already extremely abundant, but if he forcibly stimulates it again, it is equivalent to consuming the life span in advance and forcibly treating the arm injury.
"If I don't leave an arm of yours today, it will be difficult to express the hatred in my heart."
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Li Chengyun fell down in three steps, and the bricks and stones on the ground exploded, bringing up dust all over the sky.
The police officers watching the battle were inattentive and were injured by the gravel, leaving a deep scratch on their face.
Li Chengyun rushed towards him with a violent momentum. Before the figure came close, Tie Tang's eyebrows were already a little scorched, and his clothes seemed to be on fire.
Can human Qi and blood be cultivated to this extent?
What kind of martial arts has he mastered?
Tie Tang did not dare to neglect, and used the eight-step technique to catch cicadas, choosing to avoid the sharp edge temporarily and not to force the attack.
Bang!
As soon as he left, Li Chengyun's figure appeared where he stood, and where he landed turned slightly black, like the traces of fire.
"Boy, try the true power of the iron-melting and gold-melting hands, control the fire and swallow the sky!" Li Chengyun spread his hands and pushed outward. The void seemed to be ejecting flames, and invisible air waves enveloped the surroundings.
A heat wave hit the sky, and the place where the two were fighting seemed to be trapped in a big melting pot. The scorching heat made the vision of everyone watching the battle somewhat distorted.
Bi Qi was extremely worried: "Duan County arrest, you are well-informed. Do you know what kind of martial arts this is? Brother Tang will not be in danger, right?"
"Smelting iron and gold by hand is already a method similar to that of the witchcraft realm. I don't know how far Li Chengyun has gone.
If he reaches the highest level of cultivation, it would be dangerous for him to be arrested."
"Brother Tang..."
In the field, Tie Tang felt like he was trapped in a mountain of flames, with no place to stand. His whole body was covered in flames, and he couldn't even see Li Chengyun's figure clearly.
Even though he has already mastered the powerful Eagle Claw Technique at the Grand Master level, he has nowhere to exert his strength. He can only mobilize the powerful energy and blood in his body to forcefully resist the attack.
"The gap in martial arts...is that big?"
This is the first time Tie Tang has encountered such an opponent. The martial arts used by the opponent are completely unconventional.
——
Ten miles away from the county government office, there is a dark building with few people around.
Two figures stood on the eaves, watching the battle in the distance.
"What do you think? It's a win or a loss?"
"Sir, this Tie Tang's cultivation has progressed a bit too fast.
I just met him a few days ago. At that time, his bones were only fully forged and he could barely change his tendons. But now he is..."
Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by another person waving her hand.
"Qiu Lu, the secret realm of the physical body...except for the blood exchange realm, the rest is not worth mentioning.
When I first started practicing, I broke through six realms in one day, never learned martial arts, and achieved perfection in bone forging in one fell swoop.
Even so, it's not top-notch.
What do you think...How does this Tie Tang compare to me?"
Yu Qiulu lowered her head and said sincerely: "He is certainly not as good as you."
"From a humble family like theirs, it's not surprising even if they have an occasional encounter.
If the way up is completely blocked...
That’s when it will be a huge disaster!”
"Qiu Lu is taught!"
"Now, who do you think can win?"
After taking another look at the situation on the field, Yu Qiulu was certain: "It should be Li Chengyun!
After all, his physical body is strong, his cultivation level is higher than that of Tie Tang, and his iron-melting and gold-smelting hands can even crush the powerful Eagle Claw, so there is no reason why he is invincible."
The other person shook his head, seemingly dissatisfied with Yu Qiulu's statement.
"Grandmaster-level eagle claw power... you won't lose easily. Even ordinary martial arts can turn decay into magic."