Those Years When I Appraised Treasures At The Pawnshop - Chapter 28

Chapter 28: He Died Just Like That?

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Peng Dongcheng could not believe his eyes.

He did not expect that a mere apprentice could block his sword and break the body of his sword with a ruler.

However, no matter how surprised he was, it was useless.

The reason for that was because the next moment, he saw the ruler swinging towards his head after breaking his sword.

Most importantly, he had no time to react.

The other party’s speed was too fast. When he thought of this and the fear in his eyes appeared, the ruler was already hovering above his head.

Bang!

A terrifying force that he had never felt before struck down like a thunderclap, smashing his skull and shattering his brain. He fell to the ground, motionless.

“He died just like that?”

Chen Shaojun stopped what he was doing and was a little puzzled.

In fact, the moment he recognized Peng Dongcheng, he was extremely nervous.

In his memories, the scene of Peng Dongcheng killing Zhao Quan’s family of seven with a single swing of his sword was still vivid in his mind. He knew very well that Peng Dongcheng was definitely a martial arts expert who killed others without batting an eye.

Thus, he didn’t hesitate in the slightest to immediately take out the only weapon he could take out, the Baleful Breaking Ruler. Then, he fiercely smashed it against Peng Dongcheng.

He did not know if the opponent’s long sword was too brittle or if he was too strong. Chen Shaojun only felt that the Baleful Breaking Ruler in his hand was especially useful.

With a clang, he broke the other party’s sword and smashed the ruler into him again.

The dull feeling in his hands made him feel uncomfortable.

The battle was over.

It ended too fast and in such an unexpected manner.

The opponent’s combat power was far weaker than what he had imagined.

“It should be because he’s too weak.”

“This person killed Zhao Quan’s family, who is made up of weak and ordinary people. Thus, it was naturally easy for him to kill them.”

“However, he probably can’t defend himself when faced with a true martial artist. That should be why I managed to kill him so easily.”

Chen Shaojun mumbled and quickly convinced himself.

He wouldn’t think that he was very strong.

After all, he had only practiced martial arts for a few days.

Even if his martial arts realm improved quickly, he only had strength but no skill. He could only fight but had no accomplishments.

Thus, he naturally could not compare to those real experts.

Since this person died so easily under his hands, this person was definitely not an expert.

“This killer was obviously coming for me. It’s a life-and-death battle. Of course, it’s better for him to die.”

“But what should I do next?”

“If someone dies, I have to deal with it, right?”

Chen Shaojun muttered to himself and was soon put in a difficult position.

If this person died in the courtyard, the authorities would definitely be alerted.

Even though Peng Dongcheng was the one who took the initiative to find trouble with Chen Shaojun, and Chen Shaojun could say that this was an excessive use of force in self-defense, how should he explain it?

How could an apprentice have the ability to kill such a murderer?

Should he dump this corpse?

That was a good idea.

But he had to find a place to dump the corpse, right?

Chen Shaojun had a headache.

“Why did you have to find trouble with me, out of all people?”

He spoke hatefully. He could not just leave this body in the pawnshop.

After thinking for a while, he picked up the corpse, walked to a corner of the courtyard, and threw it outside the wall.

After that, he threw Peng Dongcheng’s long sword, which had been cut into half, outside the wall as well.

Then, he remembered that there was an alley on the other side of the wall.

If he threw the corpse into the alley, he definitely wouldn’t be able to extricate himself from this matter. However, it was better than leaving the corpse in the backyard of the pawnshop, right?

In any case, as long as he did not admit it, no one would suspect that an apprentice pawnbroker like him was responsible for Peng Dongcheng’s death.

What about throwing the corpse further away?

He did not want to die yet.

There was a curfew in the capital after dark. Even experts did not dare to rashly walk around at night.

Moreover, if one walked too much at night, they would eventually encounter a ghost.

Not to mention, this was truly a world of ghosts.

He also had to guard against the soldiers patrolling the streets. After all, he would be carrying a corpse and running around. As a result, he was just asking for trouble if he did so.

…

The pawnshop was extremely quiet in the morning.

However, there was a shriek. Then, the surroundings instantly became livelier.

A corpse was found.

The curious crowd flocked to the alley next to the pawnshop. A group of servants and apprentices also boldly walked out of the pawnshop to watch.

“This person looks familiar.”

A servant spoke before quickly shutting his mouth.

However, it was too late. Two constables with swords hanging from their waists had already walked over. One of them was Constable Ye, who had appeared yesterday. He looked at the servant and asked, “What happened? Do you know this person?”

“N-No.”

“However, I saw him buying something in our pawnshop a few days ago.”

The servant panicked and quickly explained.

“Doesn’t your shop pawn items? Why did this person deliberately buy things from your shop?”

The older Head Constable Xing, who was about to examine the corpse, raised his head and asked.

“He said that he was celebrating his mother-in-law’s birthday. There was no other suitable place, so he chose a jade ruyi from our pawnshop.”

The servant explained. Then, he regretted his words. Why did he have to say that?

“Go ask around the pawnshop.”

When Head Constable Xing heard this, he gestured slightly.

However, most of the people in the pawnshop were watching this scene, so he quickly turned around and found someone to ask.

When he asked Chen Shaojun, Chen Shaojun only shook his head and said, “I don’t know. I’m just an apprentice pawnbroker. I rarely see and come close to people.”

“I only realized that someone died around here after someone shouted this morning.”

“What happened at night?”

“As you know, for us apprentice pawnbrokers, appraising items requires a lot of mental energy. We sleep like logs at night, so how could we have heard anything?”

Of course, Chen Shaojun would not admit it. Instead, he completely pushed the matter away.

He looked young, and the constable also knew that an apprentice pawnbroker like him was actually very pitiful. If he wasn’t careful, he would be infected by a baleful aura and die from an illness. Thus, he simply asked a few routine questions before letting him go.

“Sir, who is this? Why did he die here?”

Upon seeing this, Chen Shaojun asked.

“Aren’t we investigating the reason? Don’t ask what you shouldn’t ask.”

Constable Ye reprimanded him and asked the others.

“Judging from the hardness of his skin and bones, this person should be a warrior at the 7th Stage of the Body Refinement Realm. He’s good at wielding long swords and is not weak by any means.”

“Based on the testimony of the surrounding people, if I am not wrong, he might be the murderer who previously killed Shen Lang’s family.”

After hearing the results of Constable Ye’s questioning, Head Constable Xing quickly came to a conclusion.

“It’s similar to what I guessed.”

“However, what kind of person killed him?”

“A person who was able to kill a martial artist at the 7th Stage of the Body Tempering Realm is definitely not simple.”

When Constable Ye was questioning the crowd, he had already come to a conclusion. However, what made him even more curious was the identity and strength of the person who attacked the victim.

“They should’ve done it in two moves.”

“The first move broke the man’s sword. Then, the second move landed on his head.”

“Look at this long sword. It’s forged from tempered steel. Furthermore, the body of the sword is dark blue, making it obvious that it was tempered with spirit water. Thus, it is extremely tough.”

“For a person to be able to break this sword with a single move, they must be at least at the Qi Ocean Realm or higher. Furthermore, they must’ve attacked using their essential qi.”

“In other words, the person who did it must be an expert above the Qi Ocean Realm.”

As he spoke, Head Constable Xing’s expression turned grim..