I Can Destroy Planets with My Psychokinesis-Chapter 40 -
40: 40.
Cultivator’s Social Status
40: 40.
Cultivator’s Social Status
At this moment, a middle-aged Patrol with grizzled temples was approaching Lu Li.
His face slick with grease, he didn’t take the crippled man seriously at all and immediately pulled out shackles to arrest him.
But in the next second, he froze!
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the cripple raised his hand and summoned a hunting rifle into his grasp!
Stars began to shine in his eyes as well!
“He’s a Cultivator!!”
“At least at the Meditation Realm!”
As a policeman from another realm, he obviously knew what this meant.
Suddenly, the scene went silent, and the Patrollers exchanged glances, gradually halting their steps and slowly retreating.
The middle-aged Patroller moving toward Lu Li hurriedly stuffed the shackles back into his belt, his face displaying an awkward and ingratiating expression.
The other Patrollers looked towards Lu Li discreetly, their eyes filled with caution and wariness!
At this moment, Lu Li clearly felt that their wariness was not directed at his gun, but at him, the person!
The scene before him felt somewhat like catching a leader during attendance.
Lu Li couldn’t help thinking: Do Cultivators have a high social status?
He spent each day at home in Cultivation and wasn’t too sure himself.
But it was also for this reason that the Patrollers caught off guard cursed inwardly:
[Damn it, a Cultivator in this place!]
[A full-fledged Cultivator living in this kind of mud house?
Is he sick in the head!]
The incident was so sudden that everyone looked to their leading officer, Qin Chuan, to see what he would do.
Qin Chuan’s face turned extremely ugly as he stared into Lu Li’s eyes for a long time, confirming he was a young Cultivator at the Meditation Realm!
Qin Chuan took a deep breath and feigned calmness as he said,
“Who could have expected to encounter a Cultivator here, a fortunate meeting!
I would ask that Your Honor does not interfere with the internal affairs of our Patrol Bureau.”
Lu Li replied coldly, “Xiao Cha and I are close friends.
Her affairs are my affairs.”
“Going against the government is rather unwise!”
Qin Chuan’s face darkened as his hand moved toward the gun holster at his waist, where he kept a “humpback gun.”
The look in Lu Li’s eyes grew increasingly solemn, and the situation was on the verge of exploding!
Seeing this, the group of Patrollers cursed Qin Chuan in their hearts:
[Why drag us into your personal vendetta to be buried with you!]
[Today’s clash means death in vain for us!
With just a signature from this Cultivator, submitting to a noble’s house would save us!]
The group of Patrollers looked at each other and quickly reached a consensus, making a fuss to separate the two:
“We’re all colleagues here, no need to make it so unsightly.”
“Constable Qin, Xiao Cha is someone we’ve watched grow up, let’s just drop it.”
“There are many seniors in the bureau; stiffening relations wouldn’t look good.”
…
After a flurry of persuasion and seeking face-saving exits, they escorted Qin Chuan out.
Actually, Qin Chuan only liked to bully others with his power, and he wasn’t that eager to gamble with his life, so he reluctantly went along with them.
Before leaving, he made a token gesture, “The city’s strict prohibition on firearms means Your Honor should best keep that gun put away!”
Several other Patrol officers, not wanting to offend anyone, rounded things out for Xiao Cha,
“Our superiors demand a swift resolution to the case; we had no choice but to press, please don’t blame us Xiao Cha~”
“What’s Xiao Cha?
From now on, she should be addressed as Chief Luo!”
“Ah, right, right, right, please don’t take offense with us~”
These law enforcement officials lacked any semblance of stately righteousness and, with a few socially-crafted words, they nodded and bowed out.
~~~~~~~~~~~
The farce came to a close, but Xiao Cha’s face carried a trace of embarrassment.
These despicable, spineless colleagues made her feel utterly ashamed.
Especially since she herself, and her most respected father, were both members of the Patrol.
But to Lu Li, this was nothing out of the ordinary; a corrupt and incompetent government deserved no better.
At this moment, Wanqing soothed Tong Shao and walked out from the main hall, expressing her admiration:
“It was only thanks to Young Master Lu’s presence that these people were scared away.”
Lu Li sighed and said, “Does my identity as a meditating monk actually carry that much deterrent power?”
Wanqing explained, “The path of Refining God places great emphasis on talent, so cultivators are scarce to begin with, and even fewer are as young as the young master.”
Xiao Cha added, “Nowadays, wars are raging everywhere, and there’s a severe shortage of cultivators to operate cannons.
If you joined the army, you would be immediately granted the rank of Thousand Captain, starting from seventh-rank.”
Lu Li immediately understood that his “Bullet Time” ability was very well-suited for the use of firearms and could also make cannon fire even more accurate!
He then asked, “Xiao Cha, what grade are you at?”
Xiao Cha blushed and replied, “I don’t have a grade right now… Once I’ve reached the Refining Realm and am promoted to arrest officer, I’ll be Ninth Grade.”
Only Ninth Grade, Lu Li grinned with a hint of pride~
Xiao Cha, looking even more annoyed and puffed up, very much wanted to tell Lu Li about the prowess of the “Six Great Constables,” “Iron Pen Divine Judgment,” and the like.
But thinking of how over a dozen patrol officers were scared off by Lu Li alone, her enthusiasm waned, and she no longer felt like speaking.
As a child, she believed that the Patrol was the most noble and upright profession in the world.
She was determined to grow up and be as just and unoppressive as her father, taking the duty of eliminating evil and maintaining peace as her own.
But what about now?
“Helping child traffickers catch kids… When did the Patrol become like this!”
Xiao Cha felt extremely upset, her rosy lips puckered high.
At that time, Lu Li said with a smile:
“I remember someone’s faith was to become a hero ‘with aspirations for peace and the removal of injustices’~”
Xiao Cha gave him a cold stare and said in a delicate voice, “You don’t need to remind me, I remember it well!”
In just an instant, the young lady perked right back up.
The setting sun stained the sky crimson, a few crows landed on the Parasol Tree, cawing loudly.
Xiao Cha took a deep breath, inhaling for almost half a minute… and the next second, a thunderous roar rolled out from her mouth and nose!
This was a collective force from all five internal organs, resonating with her entire chest cavity, just like the roar of a tiger!
Wanqing, foreseeing this, covered her ears early, while Lu Li was led by intent, his eardrums closing automatically.
Having just done all this, they then heard a thunderous long howl!
The sound wave made the tiles on the roofs tremble and dust to fall off, the leaves of the Parasol Tree swayed down in abundance, and the crows, frightened, screamed and flew away.
“I’ve reached the Refining Realm!”
The roar subsided, and Xiao Cha was unable to contain her excitement, her face flushed with exhilaration!
Then she went on to advise:
“Breaking through to the Refining Realm is related not only to the body but also greatly to the spirit, remember that well!”
“Got it~ Master Luo~” Wanqing replied cheerfully and happily.
Lu Li also clasped his hands together in a salute, “Congratulations, Master Luo!”
Being promoted to the Refining Realm was to be honorably called a martial master, and their words were a friendly jest.
Conversely, another group was not so cheerful.
~~~~~~~~~~~
At this time, Qin Chuan’s group hadn’t gone far.
Xiao Cha’s howl, comparable to a tiger’s roar, could be clearly heard for miles around.
The neighbors asked each other whose daughter had reached the Refining Realm, quickly guessing it was Xiao Cha.
Qin Chuan’s expression darkened even more, black as the bottom of a pot!
The others whispered among themselves:
“Xiao Cha has made friends with a cultivator, and she’s now reached the Refining Realm herself, her future is boundless!”
“Chief Chen also holds her in high regard; this adds another power within the bureau.”
…
While they were murmuring, the middle-aged patrol officer who had intended to arrest Lu Li earlier found an excuse and left the group first.
Pretending to walk toward his own home for a few steps, he then immediately ran wildly towards the clinic.
The time to switch allegiances was now.
