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Qingzhou City, Great Shun Gathering.
Outside on the second floor, a small table was set with two cups of green tea.
Li Xinhan sat with a cold expression on his face, while Li Mujin stood behind him, the siblings both silently watching the opposite side.
The slender-faced, goateed middle-aged man held a slight smile, "You two needn't be so tense, I'm rely here following Young Master Kang Yun's instructions, to accompany him for a sit-down, that's all."
"Hmph."
Li Xinhan sneered, his tone mocking, "In Qingzhou City, to go out with a Solidifying Pill Realm attendent, you rich kids are truly becoming more cowardly by the year."
"What's the rush? It's just a call to co out for a cup of tea."
Zhao Kangyun slightly raised an eyebrow and turned his head to look at the distant city wall.
He had arranged for the people outside the city beforehand; today, upon receiving a bit of news, he hurriedly requested the presence of a family protector of the Solidifying Pill Realm and couldn't wait to call out the Li siblings.
They were direct descendants of first-rate powers, a real fight was out of the question.
But at the very least, he wanted to smash back that bench from the other day in exactly the sa fashion.
"Tap tap tap..."
As ti passed, the sound of footsteps beca increasingly frequent; the many young mbers who were present that day soon arrived on the second floor, filling the corridor tightly.
Without speaking, they all stared indifferently at the distant city wall.
"..."
The Li siblings exchanged a glance, roughly guessing what was happening.
Aside from Shen Yi, who else could command such a gathering of these people?
But wasn't this too fast?
It had only been two days since the other party left Qingzhou City, and the round trip alone would take a day and a half.
With only half a day left, to find out the cause, obtain proof, and to capture the abbot of Vajra Gate, relying solely on the one hundred and twenty or so people Shen Yi had brought, it all seed highly improbable.
This group probably held the sa thought, which is why the Zhao Family was so arrogant.
"I told you, don't be anxious, just sit quietly for ."
Zhao Kangyun retracted his gaze, leisurely fanning himself, looking at the siblings with playful eyes: "It's your own fault for not bringing people when you go out, rember this lesson for next ti."
They were all people of status; they had been too careless that day, and the other party, relying on Shen Yi's support, didn't leave them any face. Today, he had co fully prepared, just waiting for the situation to turn around to regain the upper hand.
The Zhao Family attendant smiled faintly, not wanting to get involved in the young people's petty squabbles, and took a small sip from his tea cup.
Coming to Great Shun Gathering was actually also the family's intention.
The Demon-suppression Bureau always handled matters with overbearing disregard, but rarely made mistakes. They finally encountered a young and inexperienced new attendant who managed things poorly, so of course they had to seize this opportunity, draft a complaint, and send it to the Demon-suppression Bureau Office, to remind this pack of hounds not to be so aggressively imposing.
Clearly, the intelligence Zhao Kangyun received was quite accurate.
The sun had just risen to its zenith.
A group of n had already stopped outside the city, and according to custom, they dismounted before entering.
Zhao Kangyun's keen eyes counted them: one hundred and twenty-four left, one hundred and twenty-three returned, confusion written across all their faces.
His lips unconsciously curled into a smile, indeed, as he had guessed.
With no casualties, yet returning so quickly, and not having captured a single disciple of Vajra Gate, it was highly likely they'd co up empty.
Hong Lei walked at the rear, leading a Demon Horse, but the figure from last ti, who exuded a deadly aura, was nowhere to be seen on its back.
"Seems like he feels too ashad to show his face."
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Zhao Kangyun ceased being courteous, with a snap closed his fan, and stood up to reach for the stool that had been prepared beside him. He weighed the stool in his hand and said, "I assu, after causing such a big ss, Young Master Li wouldn't have the face to go back and complain, right?"
The other heirs of noble families and sects continued to watch the outside.
They had co for Shen Yi, but dared not get entangled in the dispute between the young masters of the Li and Zhao families.
Yet, as they listened to Zhao Kangyun's words, although their expressions did not change, a barely discernible sense of relief rose in their eyes.
The Demon-suppression Bureau was ruthless, not only to outsiders but equally rciless to their own people. With such a commotion and several lives lost, they had to offer so explanation for such an abrupt conclusion.
Li Xinhan kept a cold face and lifted his gaze to the other, "You sure talk a lot of crap. Young Master here is still waiting to return and report on his duties."
"Tough talk."
Zhao Kangyun, with a beaming smile, suddenly had a fierce look in his eyes as he swung the stool down viciously!
In his action, a lean hand grasped his wrist.
An attendant of the Zhao Family whispered, "Young Master, it's ti to go ho."
"What do you an by that!"
Zhao Kangyun abruptly turned his head to look, a surge of frustration stuck in his chest, unable to co out.
What, can people of the Zhao Family be insulted at will while those of the Li Family cannot bear the slightest grievance?
At that mont, he noticed the attendant's suggestive glance and followed the directed gaze, only to see Hong Lei approaching on the demon horse with a sagging leather bag tied to the saddle.
On closer inspection, the flat leather bag had fully ford limbs and even dangled a round and smooth head.
If not the abbot of Vajra Gate, who else could it be?
Zhao Kangyun stood as if struck by lightning, the hand holding the stool frozen in mid-air.
The rest of the noble heirs were all in disarray, their eyes flashing with horror.
In Qingzhou, so-called second-tier forces ant having a family mber comparable to the might of the Condensation Elixir Realm. Whether it was due to a serendipitous encounter or following so unorthodox path, as long as one could overpower the Jade Liquid Boundary, it was considered significant.
As for first-tier forces, apart from needing more genuine Condensation Elixir Realm powerhouses, one also needed a stable path to break through to the Condensation Elixir Realm, such as the Sword Pool of Qingfeng Mountain, to prevent any lapses in power and to secure their status.
Vajra Gate had subtly entered the second tier because of the abbot's sudden increase in power.
Yet now, this rapidly rising powerhouse, in just two days, was tied to a horse, lifeless, making his way to Pingkang Mountain, no more difficult than slaughtering a chicken.
It made one suspect whether Shen Yi had prepared his corpse in advance, just to perform a grand play to deter them and others.
"What the hell do you want?" asked Li Mujin, raising an eyebrow.
"I'm damn tired of sitting on a chair. Can't I switch to a stool to stretch my legs a bit?" Zhao Kangyun pressed the stool down onto the ground and took deep breaths.
"Officer Shen rode away on horseback last ti because he was up against Qingfeng Mountain. What is Vajra Gate, but a demon sect easily exterminated with a flick of the hand? He doesn't even need to show himself. I have no idea what the lot of you with pig brains are pondering," Li Xinhan said, looking over everyone contemptuously as if he had long had the situation under control.
"..." Li Mujin glanced at him speechlessly.
Noise ca from upstairs.
Hong Lei barely lifted his head, then his gaze returned to being lost as he turned to look at his colleagues behind him, realizing they weren't much stronger than him. Continue your journey on empire
General Chen Qiankun had taken more than a month to make his move against Qingfeng Mountain.
Shen Yi, personally leading his Colonels to exterminate demons, simply went up the mountain, killed the old monk, and ca back down. The whole event did not last more than an hour.
It was more effortless than going out for a al. Perhaps before the al could even be served completely, the job was already done here.
If it weren't for notifying the local office to take care of the commoners poisoned by drugs, they might have returned even faster.
This achievent... was really too hot to handle.
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