Su Que integrated the Exotic True Qi with the Marriage Robe Divine Skill True Qi, and gauging that the night was deep, he hurried back to Jade Water City, went home to wash up, and went to sleep.

On the following morning, Su Que got up again and began practicing the Marriage Robe Divine Skill.

Due to the increase in Talent Value, he could feel the speed of practicing the Marriage Robe Divine Skill had increased significantly.

He hadn't practiced for even half an hour, yet the Marriage Robe Divine Skill had improved by 1%.

He estimated that in about ten days, he would be able to elevate the Marriage Robe Divine Skill by one realm.

By now, the morning sun had fully risen, and Su Que washed up, went out for breakfast, and then headed towards the school.

After a bit of preparation, he began teaching a lesson to over twenty young children.

Following about an incense stick's time, as Su Que was in the midst of teaching, he suddenly heard a commotion coming from outside.

After a while, he saw an old gentleman from the school, accompanied by a government constable and an unfamiliar man, walking toward the room where Su Que was.

This school was established by a landlord in Jade Water City, not only offering enlightenment for children but also teaching some candidates preparing for the child examination.

The child examination is divided into county-level, prefecture-level, and academy-level, only after passing the child examination can one partake in the provincial examination.

Since Su Que was just a scholar who had never participated in the provincial examination, and because his teaching experience was shallow, he was only allowed to provide enlightenment to young children.

The candidates preparing for the child examination were taught by teachers with deeper experience who had achieved rankings in the provincial examination in the past.

The gentleman who brought the constable and the unfamiliar man was named Zhang Qianjun, around fifty years old.

He had once achieved a ranking of about thirty in the provincial examination, had a stint in officialdom, but ultimately returned to Jade Water City to be a teacher.

The landlord who established the school entrusted all of the school's daily affairs to him.

"Gentlemen, this is Mr. Su, Su Que from our academy."

Zhang Qianjun, somewhat hunched over, extended his hand to guide the constable and the stranger over to Su Que.

Su Que recognized the constable; he was the father of one of the young children, Luo Tianli.

Su Que had conversed with him numerous times before; they were fairly acquainted.

"Xiao Que, would you step outside for a moment?"

Zhang Qianjun reached the door of Su Que's room, raised a hand, signaling for Su Que to come out.

Su Que immediately set aside his book and walked out.

The young children, each five or six years old, instantly craned their necks, peering out the window.

"Xiao Que, this is Constable Luo from Jade Water City's government office."

Once Su Que came forward, Zhang Qianjun introduced him to Su Que.

"We already know each other."

Luo Tianli nodded towards Su Que.

"And this is..."

As Zhang Qianjun introduced the unfamiliar man, he stumbled, unable to continue.

"I am Du Sheng of the White Lotus Sect."

Du Sheng glanced at Zhang Qianjun and reported his title himself.

Zhang Qianjun and Luo Tianli's expressions immediately turned awkward.

Zhang Qianjun read the books of the sages, daily teaching students about loyalty to the emperor and serving the country.

Now he was leading someone from the rebellious White Lotus Sect, which contradicted his usual preachings.

Luo Tianli, being from the government office, felt all the more embarrassed to be acting together with a member of the White Lotus Sect.

"White... White Lotus...?"

Su Que was immediately dumbfounded, his body trembling slightly, stepping back a bit.

This was how many ordinary people reacted in front of White Lotus Sect members.

"So the government is also under the control of the White Lotus Sect." he thought to himself, while trying to control the muscles on his face.

Du Sheng noticed, smiling to himself; he had grown fond of watching some people react with shock upon hearing the name of the White Lotus Sect.

Luo Tianli said to Du Sheng, "This is Mr. Su, Su Que, eighteen years of age; he shouldn't be the person you're looking for."

Du Sheng said nothing in response to Luo Tianli, only proceeding to scrutinize Su Que.

Although Su Que was now wearing a loose Confucian robe, concealing his muscular physique.

However, his broad shoulders and height were unmistakable.

"This kid is really tall and strong."

Du Sheng narrowed his eyes slightly, saying.

"Oh, Mr. Su just turned eighteen and has grown taller recently. Mr. Su has become so robust because he has been consistently practicing the Five Animals Qigong."

Luo Tianli explained beside him.

"Yes."

Zhang Qianjun also acknowledged.

Actually, others like Zhang Qianjun and Luo Tianli had long noted Su Que's height and physique.

"Growing tall at this age" and "consistently practicing the Five Animals Qigong" became the explanations Su Que offered to others.

Others could not fathom what Su Que had gone through over the past few months.

And furthermore, they had seen scholars of Su Que's build before, so they believed it.

"Oh..."

After listening, Du Sheng further examined Su Que and saw Su Que's youthful and immature face, pondering.

The Altar Master Bai Wuji had sent them to investigate a Martial Arts expert capable of killing three Hall Masters, whose strength was at least Four Blood Bone Forging.

Let alone in this small Jade Water City, even in a prefecture city, the noble family members couldn't become Fourth Blood Bone Forging martial artists at such a young age, despite abundant resources.

He then analyzed Su Que's expression.

Since he had mentioned the White Lotus Sect's name, this scholar had stiffly smiled, fearing he might offend him, displaying a timid, nervous demeanor akin to someone who hadn't even killed a chicken before.

How could such a young scholar possibly be the mysterious martial artist who killed three Hall Masters?

At this point, Du Sheng immediately dismissed his suspicions about Su Que.

'He's just a teacher.'

Du Sheng promptly shifted his gaze off of Su Que, and turned to walk away.

Su Que also redirected his attention away from Du Sheng's departing figure, returning to the classroom to continue teaching the young children.

...

In the past few days, the White Lotus Sect members in Jade Water City have been conducting actions separately, searching not only the entire city but also the surrounding towns.

They did discover a few formerly renowned, now hidden martial artists.

But after a confrontation between the White Lotus Sect members and these martial artists, injuring two and killing one, they realized these martial artists were no match for the mysterious martial artist and couldn't possibly kill two Hall Masters in a short time.

In the guest hall of Bai Wuji's manor, Bai Wuji sat leisurely enjoying tea on a rosewood chair.

The heads of various White Lotus Sect's stations in Jade Water City stood before Bai Wuji, reporting the search situation from the past days to him in turn.

After all the reports, everyone came up empty-handed.

Bai Wuji continued to sip tea, his face dark as he listened.

"How's the situation on the government side?" Bai Wuji asked Zeng Shiyong, who stood by his side.

Zeng Shiyong bowed his head and replied, "I took the government office to the place where the mysterious martial artist had operated."

"Some constables skilled in tracking from the government office couldn't find any trace of the mysterious martial artist."

"Moreover, they followed the carriage tracks outside Jade Water City, but in the tracked locations, no medicinal materials were found."

"Those constables said the mysterious martial artist thoroughly erased traces when leaving."

Bai Wuji tapped the tea cup with his fingers, emitting crisp sounds, and after a while, responded:

"Go to the government office again."

"Have the County Magistrate Zhan Qingtian expedite the search."

"Additionally, send more people to keep an eye on Zhan Qingtian's family, make sure they don't escape."

"If, after twelve days, Zhan Qingtian still hasn't delivered the person, kill their entire family to accompany our deceased White Lotus Sect members in the afterlife."

P.S. Earlier, I wrote Zhan Qingtian as Prefect; Jade Water City is a county-level city, not a prefecture-level city; it has now been corrected.

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