After leaving the county yamen, Shen Lin waited for a while, but Gao Shenghan didn't show up.

Shaking his head helplessly, he stopped waiting and strode away.

Along the way, the vendors and pedestrians greeted Shen Lin very enthusiastically.

"Master Shen! This is the monthly fee, please accept it!"

"Master Shen, my daughter is ready. I asked someone to check, and the auspicious day is in five days. What do you think then..."

"Master Shen, the shopkeeper said that the previous bill was miscalculated by the accountant. Your debt has been cleared long ago. This is the previous money..."

After squeezing out of the crowd somewhat embarrassedly, Shen Lin helplessly quickened his pace.

News circulated extremely quickly within the county town. In just a few days, the news of Shen Lin's breakthrough to the Meridian Opening Realm had spread.

The Meridian Opening Realm was the strongest martial artist in Qiulin County on the surface.

If things continued as they were, the position of county commandant would definitely be his.

As a result, those who had dealt with Shen Lin before all changed their attitudes.

Want protection money? Here you go! It's a great deal to befriend the future county commandant with this little money!

Fancied my daughter? I'll send her to your mansion tomorrow. When Shen Lin becomes the county commandant, her family can also take the opportunity to cross the class and become one of the wealthy families.

Debt owed? That was all miscalculated before! It was a misunderstanding of Master Shen, and we really feel bad about it. We must return it twofold!

Shen Lin even saw the broker in the crowd, excitedly squeezing towards him with his wife.

What the hell is this!

When he walked out of the county town, this situation finally improved somewhat.

Letting out a long sigh of relief, Shen Lin walked towards Xiangyang Mountain.

But he frowned just a short distance outside of town and suddenly stopped in place.

"Prefect Li, you've been following me for so long, what can I do for you?"

He slowly turned around and looked at a large tree not far away.

At this time, Prefect Li came out from behind the tree with a person.

He had seen Shen Lin's performance in the county town, and the resentment in his heart grew stronger.

Originally, this treatment should have been his.

Before Shen Lin rose to prominence, everyone in Qiulin County knew that Li Bailin, who came from a wealthy family, had extraordinary talent and was expected to open his meridians.

The Hu County Commandant's position had already been arranged by the Li family. They were just waiting for him to break through, then Hu Dongxing would be transferred and he would take over as county commandant.

But now, everything had been ruined by this Shen Lin.

What's more, there was also that Zijing girl...

Thinking of the Zijing girl he had seen in the bathtub in Shen Lin's house, an unnamed anger surged in his heart.

"Shen Lin! You've been exposed! I already know the real identity of that thief, and I also know that you were the one who helped break into the prison that night! Surrender now, confess honestly, and you can still..."

Although he said that, Li Bailin knew clearly that the person who broke into the prison that night was best at boxing, which had nothing to do with Shen Lin.

But it didn't matter, wasn't there still a person of unknown identity and origin at that time?

As long as he made Shen Lin admit that he was an accomplice in the prison break and identified Zijing as the thief, then he would have an excuse to send someone to capture the Zijing girl back.

At that time...

Just as he was imagining the arrangements he would make later, Shen Lin's response in the next moment directly stunned him.

"Yes, I broke into the prison! So what?"

Shen Lin admitted it openly, which made Li Bailin not know how to react.

He thought that Shen Lin would first deny it, then angrily scold him for framing him again, and then he would let someone beat Shen Lin half to death, forcing him to confess.

But now this...

Li Bailin fell silent, not knowing how to respond for a moment.

At this time, the person he brought took a step forward, staring at Shen Lin intently.

He was tall and wore only a thin shirt, his thick arms and bulging chest muscles all exposed.

Cheng Shanhe, the Li family's enshrinement who had been crippled by Shen Lin's Mountain Tilting Fist, came from a small gang in Youzhou City called the Iron Heart Society.

This gang was relatively weak and had no presence in Youzhou City, unable to compete with other powerful gangs for profit, so they set their sights on the surrounding county towns.

The Iron Heart Society selected some promising young beggars from the streets and alleys, trained them into Meridian Opening Realm martial artists, and then sent them to wealthy families in the surrounding counties as retainers.

Like Cheng Shanhe, most of the benefits he received from the Li family were sent back to the Iron Heart Society.

The Li family was generous and the money they had been offering had always satisfied the Iron Heart Society.

But now, their cash cow had been crippled.

Upon hearing the news, the Iron Heart Society immediately sent Cheng Shanhe's master over to get revenge.

Li Bo, who was at the Innate Realm, looked Shen Lin up and down and said in a deep voice: "So, you are the one who crippled my disciple?"

"Your disciple? Who?"

Seeing Shen Lin's indifferent look, Li Bo frowned, somewhat not understanding why the person in front of him was so calm.

He had clearly fully revealed the aura of the Innate Realm. Logically speaking, as a Meridian Opening Realm martial artist, he should...

"Master Li! He has already confessed to his crimes, so let's not waste any time. Just capture him and get him to sign and stamp!"

Li Bailin interrupted Li Bo's thoughts with a word.

"That's right!"

Li Bo nodded, walking towards Shen Lin while saying:

"That kid Cheng Shanhe's martial arts training was not in place. If he could have completely mastered the Iron Shirt I taught him, how could he have..."

He was halfway through his words when he noticed that Shen Lin in front of him shook his head helplessly.

"Why are you small fries so talkative?"

Li Bo was stunned for a moment, then became furious.

A mere Meridian Opening Realm martial artist dared to call him a small fry?

"Presumptuous!!!"

With an angry roar, he charged directly towards Shen Lin, his skin glowing with a faint yellow light, his whole person becoming like a bronze statue.

Although he came from a small gang, Li Bo was no ordinary Innate Realm martial artist.

The Iron Heart Society's most famous martial art, the Iron Shirt, suited him extremely well and he had already practiced it to perfection.

Once used, his own skin would become incomparably hard, and even without relying on body-protecting Qi, he could fearlessly withstand swords and blades.

But in the next moment, Shen Lin casually threw a punch.

This punch looked very slow, and Li Bo could see all the movements clearly.

But strangely, even though he saw the other party's movements clearly, Li Bo had no room to dodge at all.

Bang!

This punch hit Li Bo's chest, as if hitting a bronze bell, making a dull sound.

Then, the bronze light all over Li Bo's body began to shatter.

Pfft!

Spitting out a mouthful of blood mixed with broken internal organs, Li Bo fell to the ground with a dazed look.

Shen Lin retracted his fist, bent down and groped around on the other party's body, picking up a slightly old book.

"Iron Shirt"

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