Lei Peng lives in the wealthy area of Tonghuafang in the capital, surrounded by mansions of dignitaries.
When Ma Liu came to find him, Lieutenant Lei was sitting on the high platform in the courtyard, enjoying the fish demon soup.
There was a large iron pot on top of the 10-foot-high stove, which was more than enough for a strong man two meters tall to lie down in it. The pair of chopsticks were one meter long and the spoon was as big as a basin. Lei Peng was steaming with heat while drinking and his face turned red.
The stronger your cultivation level, the greater your appetite, and the more energy you need to take in.
For a fierce man like Lei Peng, a solar eclipse and an ox are just an appetizer. He needs a solar eclipse and a ox demon.
However, everyone is busy with official duties and doesn’t have much time to go around catching and killing monsters.
When looking for pickpockets in other places, it is not always possible to catch the evil monster. Lei Peng also rarely stews a monster to eat.
At the beginning of Ma Liu's time travel, he once asked a mindless question.
Lieutenant Lei, you are so powerful, how could you think of being a lieutenant like this and willing to serve as a court eagle?
Wouldn't it be nice to go out and be free and unconstrained?
Lei Peng was not angry and told the truth.
Free and easy, it is a casual cultivator with no background. Not to mention that it is easy to be killed and assassinated. Just talk about cultivating. It is weak and weak. Where can the resources come from?
Within the Great Yan Dynasty, as long as the powerful human monks were basically attached to the imperial court.
Because they control a huge amount of cultivation resources, only the imperial court can support these high-level monks.
Just like him, Lei Peng, without the elixirs and elixirs provided by Jiyao Yamen, he would have to rely on his own hard work. Not to mention making progress, it is God's blessing that he will not retreat.
People in the world use eagles and dogs to describe people who submit to the imperial court. That is because they have no chance to be loyal to the imperial court and cannot eat the royal food.
If given the opportunity to gain high-ranking positions and receive generous salaries, these Jianghu people would kneel down faster than anyone else.
Ma Liu thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case, and he suddenly became determined to stay in the Papi Division.
But back to the present, Lei Peng saw him visiting with a child, who looked similar, and he was surprised and asked:
"Liuzi, how did you manage to have an illegitimate child without saying a word?"
Ma Liu quickly waved his hand and said:
"This is the child of my tenant and has no blood relationship with me."
Lei Peng laughed, waved and said without asking any more questions:
"Come on, come on, this fish soup is delicious, you should try it too."
Ma Liu nodded, picked up Zhang Aotian and climbed up to the high platform. He ignored the child and stared at the fish monster in the pot, his eyes wide with disbelief, and he clasped his fists and said:
"Sir, I just went to the execution ground and the corpse shop, and discovered something terrible."
"Disaster?"
"Then Sun Long was betrayed and didn't die."
"Is this happening?"
Lei Peng frowned and put down his chopsticks.
Ma Liu definitely said:
"I personally inspected it and found that the body was definitely not that of a powerful Taoist."
Lieutenant Lei's face became solemn.
"Then Shuntian Fu Cheng and I have an irresistible relationship. If there is a demon lurking in the house, I will catch it. Since he promised to give an explanation to the scalper, he will definitely do it. Unless he encounters irresistible force and it is related to his family and life, he cannot violate it. Only then would you dare to disregard our friendship with me and give Sun Long a way to survive."
Shuntian Fu Cheng is a fourth-rank official, and he is a powerful official in charge of the capital. He is full of civil and military officials and relatives of the emperor. There are not many people who can control his life and future.
There are two paths before Lei Peng at this moment.
One is like Ma Liu, who wants to kill Sun Long and then quickly.
The second is to pretend that he doesn't know about this, and I'm sorry that Sun Long won't dare to cause trouble.
According to his position, Lei Peng, the ruthless captain, is like the third class and sixth room under the Shuntian Mansion Yamen. He is considered the class leader.
But the Jiyao Yamen is above the secular world. When he, the leader of the team, goes out, all the second-grade officials will treat him politely.
Anyone who understands would not offend the powerful Lei Peng for the sake of a mere Sun Long.
Thinking of this, Lieutenant Lei was naturally confident and did not take Sun Long seriously at all.
But Ma Liu is having a hard time.
Lei Peng naturally knew that he was in a worrying situation and was afraid of retaliation. He thought about it and comforted him:
"Tonight, I will host a banquet at home for my colleagues from the Demon Collection Team. I will also invite Liu Fu Cheng here and ask him who is behind Sun Long. If he is an acquaintance or can have a smooth relationship, I will help you solve this matter. If I can't stand it and can't afford to offend others, then you should go out as little as possible and stay at the Piping Department, and he can't do anything to you."
"Thank you, sir."
Ma Liu looked grateful but disappointed in his heart.
As he expected, Lei Peng was a real person and an extremely rational person. It was impossible for him to stand up for a subordinate and directly kill Sun Long.
The world is like this. It can't be said to be hot and cold, but everyone is for himself, lacking the passion and brotherhood.
"It seems that I took it for granted."
The trace of luck in Ma Liu's heart was completely wiped out.
It is better to rely on yourself than to rely on anyone. Only your own strength is the last word.
There is no need to reach the level of Lei Peng. As long as you have the cultivation level of the Three Realms, you don't have to worry about Sun Long's affairs.
"Come, kid, have some soup."
Lei Peng laughed and scooped a mouthful of fish soup for Zhang Aotian, amusing the child in an amiable manner.
"This monster's soup is delicious. Take this bowl and keep it to give you natural powers."
"Thank you, sir."
Zhang Aotian didn't have any stage fright, he imitated Lao Liu's movements and obediently clasped his fists and saluted.
Ma Liu, who thought for a moment, asked:
"Sir, if I don't expose myself and kill Sun Long quietly, can this matter be put to rest?"
"If I can't find you, it will calm down naturally."
Lei Peng said:
"But this is equivalent to making a big bet on whether the person behind Sun Long values him. If he values him enough, the Shuntian Prefecture's Detective Team will take action. Even I don't have the confidence to perfectly commit the crime so that they can't find it. You definitely don’t do things as carefully as I do, and I can always trace you with clues, so you will have no choice but to go on the run.”
Working as an errand in the pickpocket department is a layer of amulet, but this amulet can only make others fearful and consider the consequences of killing the pickpocket.
If Ma Liu takes the initiative to kill someone and is caught, he will end up like Sun Long. He will be executed immediately and taken to Caishikou to be beheaded.
As for substitutions, I'm afraid Lei Peng is not strong enough to hold up the big boss behind Sun Long.
"I advise you not to gamble."
Lieutenant Lei advised:
"Killing is risky, especially killing people with backgrounds. Why push yourself to the point of a knife until life or death is at stake? Your future is far greater than that of Sun Long. You must reach the Taoist realm within three years. Grit your teeth and fight in the skin-picking department. After twenty years of fighting, when you are strong enough, Sun Long will retreat in the face of difficulties. Not only will he not dare to offend you again, but he will also be afraid that you will kill him."
When he heard this, Ma Liu's heart suddenly became enlightened, and he felt like he could see the sun through the clouds.
A few months ago, he killed an old turtle demon that had entered the Taoist realm and was almost a thousand-year-old turtle.
After absorbing the turtle demon's energy and blood, he gained the gift of longevity. Ma Liu didn't know how long he could live, but a thousand years would definitely be fine.
Eight kings for a thousand years and a turtle for ten thousand years, aren’t they just being the eight kings?
Suffer him Sun Long to death!
