Chapter 132: The Manipulated Yamen Runners

According to research from Dan Ding Peak, long-term consumption of meat buns leads to nutritional imbalance and incomplete physical development. To improve the constables' diet, the benevolent Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou decided to take action.

That morning, the diligent Master Lu and Master Meng decided to pack up all the meat buns and take them away, forcing the constables to eat vegetarian food for balanced nutrition. They also urged the constables to exercise more, run regularly, and keep their bodies active.

The constables gladly accepted the two experts' advice, vowing to follow in their footsteps, catch up with them soon, and thank them in person.

The two experts didn't just talk; to prove the feasibility of their health theories, they personally joined in the running.

Deeply moved, the constables also began to run for exercise, continuing for the entire morning.

The constables thought the experts' advice was excellent and began to spread their reputation for free. Before long, the entire town heard the constables' shouts.

"If you two have the guts, stop!"

"You two rascals, I promise I won't beat you to death!"

"If you're not eating the meat buns, what are you taking them for!"

The constables were furious and relentlessly pursued Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou.

Fearing capture, Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou immediately took off, leaving the constables trailing far behind.

As they ran, Lu Yang remarked, "The rules weren't lying after all. Look how dangerous these constables are; they're chasing us relentlessly for no reason. We absolutely cannot let them catch us."

Meng Jingzhou heartily agreed, "Exactly! Good thing we're in the Foundation Establishment stage. If it were anyone else, they would have been caught ages ago."

The constables attempted to block their path by taking detours, but the two were already familiar with the town's layout and couldn't be cornered.

The two led the constables on a chase from morning until nightfall. By the end, the constables were clearly exhausted, gasping for breath, their steps faltering.

By *hai shi* (9-11 PM), the two returned to the inn, carrying the meat buns. The constables glared at them fiercely before reluctantly heading back to the yamen.

According to the rules for constables in Buyi Town, they were required to remain at the yamen from *hai shi* (9-11 PM) until *chen shi* (7-9 AM).

The two felt a slight regret; they had made many preparations at the inn, and if the constables had been able to enter, they surely would have given them a "surprise."

What a pity.

On the fifth day, at *si shi* (9-11 AM), the usually lethargic constables arrived at the restaurant on time.

Normally, they would arrive fifteen minutes late, waiting for more people to gather before suddenly appearing to scare everyone, sometimes even breaking necks if they were lucky.

This time, to ensure they could eat the meat buns, they changed their habit.

Having run all day yesterday without getting any meat buns, they were already starving. They hurried over early this time, eager to feast before those two scoundrels could interfere.

Halfway through their meal, they saw Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou slowly emerge from the inn.

"They dare show their faces again!" Remembering yesterday's events, the constables were incensed, determined to catch these two no matter what!

Lu Yang calmly stated, "I advise you not to chase me, or something terrible will happen."

"Who are you trying to scare?" The constable chief clearly didn't believe Lu Yang, dismissing it as a bluff.

There were only twenty-one rules in Buyi Town, and nothing Lu Yang described would possibly occur.

"Go!"

Seeing that they ignored their warning, Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou sighed and turned to run.

After running for only a short while, someone clutched their stomach and writhed on the ground, sweat beading on their forehead from the pain. "My lower abdomen hurts so much!"

As if a chain reaction had begun, one constable after another clutched their stomachs and cried out in pain. Even the constable chief couldn't bear it, curling up on the ground to alleviate the agony, unable to stand.

"The meat buns were poisoned..." The constable chief stared fixedly at Lu Yang, convinced they were responsible for the poisoning.

Lu Yang slowly walked over. "I told you not to chase us, but you wouldn't listen. Now you're in trouble, aren't you?"

"Where did you get the poison?" The constable chief couldn't comprehend; the apothecary owner would never provide Lu Yang with poison. So where did Lu Yang get it?

Lu Yang squatted down, patted the constable chief's head, and said kindly, "Remember, no strenuous exercise after a meal, or you might get appendicitis."

"Read more books. Don't assume everything is poison. We are from a righteous sect; why would we resort to poisoning?"

As one of the five great immortal sects, the Dao-Seeking Sect acted honorably and uprightly, never stooping to something as low as poisoning.

At least, their living enemies had never encountered a case of the Dao-Seeking Sect using poison.

The constables were in agonizing lower abdominal pain, writhing on the ground, while those who were still standing feared Lu Yang and dared not act. In this manner, Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou openly vanished from the constables' sight.

What the two didn't notice were the terrified gazes of the Buyi Town residents along the roadside.

"Fortunately, these two abide by the common rules. If they wore black clothes and became constables, would any of us still be alive?"

"You can say that again. They claim to be from a righteous sect, but I bet they're undercover agents from some demonic cult infiltrating the righteous path!"

The residents of Buyi Town were thankful that Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou were on their side, otherwise they feared they wouldn't survive three days.

On the sixth day, at *si shi* (9-11 AM), the constables had grown smarter. They first took their meat buns but didn't eat them, instead blocking the inn entrance.

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou had anticipated this and escaped by climbing out a second-story window.

"Chase them, don't let them get away!" Two days of resentment had accumulated to a terrifying degree. Remembering yesterday's painful experience, the constables wanted to tear them to shreds.

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou ran with increasing proficiency. What the constables didn't realize was that their pursuit led them to the private academy's grounds.

The academy master, seeing Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou, gritted his teeth and summoned the students from within the academy.

The people studying in the academy could no longer be called human; their bodies were covered in black fur, and they had long snouts. Some severely affected ones were already lying on the ground, just a step away from becoming black dogs.

"Catch them!" the academy master commanded.

The constables, witnessing this, also grew enraged. How dare they try to snatch people from them!

The academy master attempted to lock eyes with Lu Yang, but Lu Yang was prepared, pulling out a bronze mirror and holding it up to his face.

"Why don't you take a look at your own ugly face!"

The academy master saw his own skinless face and bloodshot eyes in the bronze mirror. He let out a wail, his body undergoing a transformation, and quickly retreated into the academy to sew his mouth shut.

Without the academy master's command, the black dog-people, following their previous orders, began to brawl with the constables.

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou seized the opportunity to pull aside a constable, intending to strip him of his clothes, but found they couldn't remove them no matter how hard they tried.

They had to settle for searching the constable and retrieving the Buyi Town Constable Rules.

Like the inn servants, the constables carried the rules with them at all times to prevent forgetting them.

Having obtained what they wanted, the two fled.

As for the constables, the two chose to respect their wishes; they could fight to their hearts' content.