Jiang Feng saw Chief Huang pull out an arrow from the courtyard wall.
That was the first arrow he shot with the Overlord Bow at the fake Ge Huizhong.
That arrow knocked away the throwing dart from the fake Ge Huizhong.
After the fake Ge Huizhong dodged it,
the arrow shot straight into the courtyard wall.
Now the arrowhead was already damaged, which showed just how powerful that arrow had been.
"Sir, there's a little prison guard working at Zhenbei Prison over here."
A government official came over to report.
Chief Huang looked at Jiang Feng and walked into Jiang Feng's yard.
"Greetings, sir."
Jiang Feng saluted Chief Huang.
"This arrow was shot into your courtyard wall. What exactly did you see just now?"
Chief Huang asked.
"Reporting to sir, I just got off duty and had just come home, was about to heat water for a bath when you all arrived. If it weren't for your sharp eyes, I'd probably only be able to see this arrow clearly when the sun comes up tomorrow."
Jiang Feng replied.
"How long have you lived here?"
"I've lived here since I was a kid. This house was left by my father. My father used to be a prison guard too."
"So you never noticed any suspicious people around here usually?"
"Well... Honestly, I spend more time in the prison than at home. Every time I come back it's usually this late. Once I finish heating water and bathing, I go straight to bed—so... I—"
"Enough. If you notice anything in the future, be sure to report it to the government office."
After this exchange, Chief Huang dismissed all suspicion of Jiang Feng. In fact, he had never really suspected Jiang Feng, just wanted to ask around and see who killed the Red Lotus Sect rebel.
"Yes, sir."
Jiang Feng watched as Chief Huang and the others left.
After they were gone,
Jiang Feng, as usual, boiled water for a bath. Afterward, he blew out the candle and lay down on his bed.
He checked his panel information.
Name: Jiang Feng
Fortune: 2145
Cultivation Technique: Prison Guard Health Care Skill (Minor Achievement+)
Skills: Prison Guard Long Fist (Proficient+) Divine Arrow (Mastery) Monkey Escape (Mastery)
Realm: Sixth Grade (Refining Organs)
Divine Power: Immortality
Jiang Feng was surprised to find that, after killing the fake Ge Huizhong, his Fortune Points had actually increased by more than 1,900.
It was clear that if he'd let the fake Ge Huizhong escape, it could have brought serious danger later—maybe even the Red Lotus Sect would send an Upper Three Grades martial artist to kill him in their rage.
Jiang Feng felt extremely relieved inside.
Thankfully, he hadn't given up just now, and chose to upgrade his Divine Arrow skill at the critical moment, killing Ge Huizhong with a well-placed shot. Otherwise, the consequences would have been endless.
"I need to improve my strength immediately, in case the Red Lotus Sect comes for me."
Jiang Feng muttered inwardly.
Although he'd killed the fake Ge Huizhong, he couldn't guarantee that the Red Lotus Sect wouldn't find out that all of tonight's events were his doing. Maybe Ge Huizhong had tipped off other cult members before ambushing him in Chaoyang Alley.
In short, Jiang Feng not only needed to quickly become stronger,
he had to be more cautious than ever from now on.
Seeing the plus sign behind Prison Guard Health Care Skill,
Jiang Feng put two thousand Fortune Points into Prison Guard Health Care Skill.
The panel information changed.
Name: Jiang Feng
Fortune: 145
Cultivation Technique: Prison Guard Health Care Skill (Great Success)
Skills: Prison Guard Long Fist (Proficient) Divine Arrow (Mastery) Monkey Escape (Mastery)
Realm: Fifth Grade (Blood Refining)
Divine Power: Immortality
As expected, after upgrading the Prison Guard Health Care Skill, Jiang Feng's strength rose from Sixth Grade Refining Organ Realm to Fifth Grade Blood Refining Realm.
Though both were Middle Third Grade martial artists,
his strength had clearly improved.
Whether in hearing, vision, or alertness, his perception range had all increased.
If he'd had this level of strength from the start, Jiang Feng would have put the Fortune Points into Divine Arrow when facing Ge Huizhong, and shot him dead from afar—clean and safe.
The next day.
Jiang Feng woke up an hour early.
He asked the matchmaker in the alley to introduce him to a girl, just in case Zhenbei Prison ran any background checks.
Then hurried over to Zhenbei Prison.
"Did you guys hear? Last night there were Red Lotus Sect rebels causing trouble over by Chaoyang Alley."
"It's too dangerous these days—rebels everywhere."
"I just heard from Chief Yu that Old Huo was knocked unconscious with a stick outside Tiger Head Zhang's house last night and still hasn't woken up this morning."
"Man, us guys on duty barely make anything, and people are jealous of us out there. We'd better be extra careful at night."
As soon as Jiang Feng reached the first layer, he overheard a few little prison guards gossiping about last night's events.
The more they talked, the more hyped up they got,
and in the end, they blamed Old Huo getting knocked out on the Red Lotus Sect rebels.
Two prison guards knew Jiang Feng lived in Chaoyang Alley, so they cornered him with questions until he finally got rid of them.
He entered the second layer.
Jiang Feng felt a bit guilty about knocking Old Huo out last night,
as his real intention had been to save Uncle Huo—afraid he'd run into the Red Lotus Sect rebels on duty at the first layer and get killed with a single slash.
Who'd have thought that Ge Huizhong would notice something off, block him in the alley last night, but after Jiang Feng killed him, the plan of the Red Lotus rebels would definitely be called off.
The prison break would never happen now.
Jiang Feng wouldn't need to use an arrow as a message to remind the Prison Army to reinforce security anymore.
At the same time, the kick Old Huo suffered last night was all for nothing.
...
On the second layer,
Jiang Feng was responsible for cleaning and odd jobs—he did his work well, and didn't listen, ask, meddle, or want anything else, avoiding all trouble.
After his shift ended,
Jiang Feng went back to the first layer.
In the workroom he shared with Old Huo, he slept on a hard bed on the floor.
He planned to stay for a week or two,
since he feared retaliation from the Red Lotus Sect. He could never be sure whether Ge Huizhong had shared his suspicions of Jiang Feng with other cult members.
If he really had,
then, knowing the Red Lotus Sect's methods, just thinking about it scared Jiang Feng. Safer to hide out in Zhenbei Prison for now and wait it out.
Seven days passed in a flash.
As for the Red Lotus Sect rebels causing trouble and getting shot dead by a master in Chaoyang Alley, the Dragon Capital Government Office gave an official explanation.
They found Ge Huizhong's corpse at dawn,
and quickly identified him.
Turned out he was the adopted son of the Red Lotus Sect Leader, a high-ranking figure in the sect with special privileges.
On hearing this, Jiang Feng broke out in a cold sweat, afraid to even turn around for fear of seeing the Red Lotus Sect Leader behind him.
Thankfully, Chief Huang loved to take the credit,
and deduced from the arrows left at the scene that they could only have been bought from the black market and that the mysterious master would never reveal his identity.
So he joined up with government office insiders to stage a story: government office experts had preemptively tracked the Red Lotus rebels, and lured them into the alley for a trap. With the rebels fiercely resisting, and for the safety of the people and their property, six rebels were shot dead on the spot.
For a while, everyone praised the Dragon Capital Government Office for its superb experts and Chief Huang's brilliant leadership.
Jiang Feng wiped his eyes and quietly said, Thank you.