At the East City gate, the ground was covered with corpses.
The strong scent of blood rushed into one's nostrils, and the entire gate had even been smashed to pieces.
From the Demon Cleansing Departnt, aside from Yuan Longshan and Zhang Tianyang, everyone was directly wiped out.
Yuan Longshan also sustained severe injuries, and his Purple Gold Sky Wolf Armor had been shattered.
Zhang Tianyang was spitting fresh blood, his long saber shattered, his aura weak.
All the mbers of the Sll Fragrance Sect had died, only Feng Jinyuan was still alive.
However, Feng Jinyuan seed to be in a slightly better condition than Yuan Longshan.
Although his aura was weak and his gorgeous brocade robe was dyed with blood, he clearly still had so strength left.
What Han Zheng didn't expect was that Lin Wenzheng was still alive, cowering and hiding on the side.
Seeing Han Zheng return, Zhang Tianyang gave a bitter smile and gestured with his hand, implying for him to quickly escape.
Feng Jinyuan's strength was sowhat beyond his imagination; facing two enemies, he was still more than a match for them.
Han Zheng was not a mber of the Demon Cleansing Departnt; he could escape with no problem, but Zhang Tianyang and the others couldn't.
The rules of the Demon Cleansing Departnt were strict; deserters were lightly punished, but in severe cases, it was a matter of life and death.
Han Zheng slightly furrowed his brow.
Yuan Longshan had struggled a great deal, from Southern Mountain to Huainan Road, drawing out the Sll Fragrance Sect.
Then from Huainan Road he fought back to Southern Mountain to intercept the Sll Fragrance Sect, but due to insufficient strength, had ended up in this plight. What was he planning?
Han Zheng moved his feet, already getting ready to leave.
At that mont, Feng Jinyuan burst out laughing, "Yuan Longshan, after so many years, you still haven't improved much.
After all this effort to draw out, only to co and deliver yourself to death, it's simply laughable!"
Yuan Longshan tore off his broken Purple Gold Sky Wolf Armor, which had a layer of blurred flesh and blood sticking to it, causing him to grimace in pain.
Zhang Tianyang said with a bitter smile by the side, "Boss, didn't you say that with you here, there wouldn't be any problems? It seems like we've nosedived this ti."
At this mont, Yuan Longshan ignored Zhang Tianyang and suddenly looked up at Feng Jinyuan.
"There is one thing you said that's correct; I indeed haven't improved much over the years.
Talent sotis really is unreasonable.
During the battle at Dingfeng Mountain, you, Feng Jinyuan, were just a Sword Bearer under the Heavenly God of the Nine Heavens Guardian Divine Venerable of the Sll Fragrance Sect, while I was already a Demon Sweeping Captain.
In just a few years, you've stepped into the Xuan Gang Realm and have beco the Scent Master of the Qingluan Hall of the Sll Fragrance Sect, and even I am no match for you."
Feng Jinyuan looked at Yuan Longshan in confusion.
Was he admitting defeat and yielding? But this didn't seem to fit Yuan Longshan's character.
"But the last sentence you said was wrong, I'm no joke!
Your Auspicious Heavenly Vajra body has already been broken by ; you can't use it anymore, right?"
As Yuan Longshan's words fell, a dazzling and bright white light suddenly pierced through Feng Jinyuan's chest.
This white light arrived very abruptly, without any prior signs, and even Feng Jinyuan didn't detect any fluctuation of power.
Feng Jinyuan looked incredulously at his own chest.
A silver-white small sword, only as long as a forearm, had completely pierced through his chest, its extrely sharp edge damaging his internal ridians and strangling his vitality.
"Qingming Sword Pavilion's Hundred-step Flying Sword?"
Yuan Longshan nodded, "Within a hundred steps, the flying sword is invincible.
This stuff is sothing I obtained by saving up a lot of rit over ti, and indeed it's quite useful.
It's just a pity it's single-use; once its sharpness is exhausted, it becos a piece of scrap tal."
Feng Jinyuan looked back with difficulty, the one who released the Hundred-step Flying Sword was none other than Lin Wenzheng, the County Magistrate of Black Stone County!
In his hands, he held a small sword case, which still contained the sheath of the flying sword.
No wonder he hadn't sensed any fluctuation of power.
This Lin Wenzheng was just an ordinary person, how could he possibly have the power fluctuations of a martial artist?
His mind had been focused on Yuan Longshan, and he had never expected that Lin Wenzheng, an ordinary scholar, would betray him at such a mont!
Feng Jinyuan stared at Yuan Longshan wanting to say sothing, but the sharpness of the Hundred-step Flying Sword had completely destroyed all the vitality in his body, and blood unceasingly spurted from his body, his corpse crashing to the ground.
Han Zheng had been ready to retreat, but unexpectedly witnessed this scene.
At the beginning, no one had expected Lin Wenzheng to actually be an undercover agent colluding with the Sll Fragrance Sect.
It turned out that Lin Wenzheng was actually Yuan Longshan's undercover agent—this guy shouldn't be a civil servant, he should be a spy!
This series of betrayals left Han Zheng's head spinning, but instinctively he felt sothing was wrong.
Lin Wenzheng walked over with the case, smiling and saying, "Lord Yuan, how did I perform?"
Yuan Longshan nodded, "Not bad, you scholars really do act well.
Rest assured, I won't go back on the promise I made to you. I once saved Assistant Minister of Personnel Zhang Ji's life; with my letter, he will definitely arrange a good position for you in the Capital City."
After speaking, Yuan Longshan suddenly looked at Han Zheng, "Song Xingfeng was actually killed by you?"
Han Zheng said gravely, "It was Song Xingfeng who wanted to kill first; I had no choice but to strike back and kill him instead."
"Good that he's dead, saved the trouble of doing it myself."
Han Zheng paused slightly, astonished. Yuan Longshan also wanted to kill Song Xingfeng? Was it because of past grievances?
At this mont, Zhang Tianyang seed to have co to his senses, frowning as he asked, "Boss, what are you doing?
Lin Wenzheng was your undercover agent in Black Stone County? And it was you who spread the news that soone in Black Stone County was colluding with the Sll Fragrance Sect, just to kill Feng Jinyuan?
Isn't this an unnecessary and overly complicated way of doing things? Why don't we just confront the Sll Fragrance Sect directly in Huainan Road?
Now we've needlessly lost so many brothers!"
Han Zheng, not being from the Demon Cleansing Bureau, wasn't aware of the Bureau's setup in Huainan Road, hence he felt sothing was off.
But Zhang Tianyang, as a mber of the Demon Cleansing Bureau, imdiately spotted a significant issue!
The power of the Demon Cleansing Bureau in Huainan Road had already clashed with the Sll Fragrance Sect, and most personnel from Southern Mountain had gone to support Huainan Road.
Although the Sll Fragrance Sect was causing major disturbances in Huainan Road, they no longer had the capacity to expand given the Court's counterattack.
Had Lin Wenzheng not taken the initiative to contact Feng Jinyuan, the Sll Fragrance Sect wouldn't have even considered taking over Black Stone County.
The crisis in Black Stone County was entirely orchestrated by Yuan Longshan through Lin Wenzheng.
So after all this effort, and the loss of so many from the Demon Cleansing Bureau, it was all just to kill Feng Jinyuan?
Even though he was a Scent Master of the Sll Fragrance Sect, the Sect had hundreds of Scent Masters!
The death of Feng Jinyuan made no significant change to the situation in Huainan Road.
Rather than wasting efforts in Black Stone County, it would be better to completely block the Sll Fragrance Sect in Huainan Road and confront them directly,
Instead of concocting pointless and complex sches!
What Zhang Tianyang found most unacceptable was that Yuan Longshan kept him in the dark.
He was still exhaustively searching for undercover agents in Black Stone County, not realizing the agent was one of their own.
Yuan Longshan shook his head, "No effort is wasted. The play must be perford perfectly and reasonably.
As a Demon Sweeping Colonel suddenly arriving in a small county like Black Stone to annihilate the Song Family, no matter how cleanly handled, it would arouse suspicion.
Especially during such critical tis, the movents of any Demon Sweeping Colonel must be reported.
Although Song Xingfeng was demoted to Black Stone County, he is, after all, a direct descendant of the Song Family.
Had he lived, it would be fine, but his death necessitates a plausible explanation from the Song Family, or those old immortals would definitely step in to investigate.
Now it all works out, the Sll Fragrance Sect breached the city, the Song Family perished in the chaos, and I, Yuan Longshan, acted to kill Feng Jinyuan and save the day. No one can find fault with that."
Zhang Tianyang's eyes widened in shock, "You want to kill Song Xingfeng just because of past grievances?
You can kill him, but why waste so many brothers' lives! Is it worth it?"
Yuan Longshan sighed, his expression one of reluctant resignation.
The next mont, a broken spear, held by Yuan Longshan's True Yuan, stabbed suddenly into Zhang Tianyang's body!
Yuan Longshan was too fast; Zhang Tianyang probably didn't even have ti to react.
He never imagined that Yuan Longshan would suddenly attack him.
Though they were nominally superior and subordinate, they had known each other for over a decade, being friends and brothers.
"Brother, don't bla . I don't want to spend my life trapped in Xuan Gang Realm, fighting and dying as a re Colonel in the Demon Cleansing Bureau!
Haven't I accrued enough rit over the years? Among all the Demon Sweeping Colonels in the Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Departnt, who can claim greater rit than ?
Yet after all these years, those I once led have beco Colonels and even advanced beyond to beco Capital Commandants, each in command of a region.
I ask for no reasons because I know, they advance on talent, on strength.
But I cannot accept this.
Now such a transformative opportunity has arisen before , I truly do not wish to let it go.
Brother, I advised you not to co, but you said Black Stone County is your hotown and you insisted on visiting while on official duty.
I had no choice, so don't bla ."
A sorrowful expression crossed Yuan Longshan's rugged face.
The other mbers of the Demon Cleansing Bureau who died were of little consequence; they were just useless subordinates.
But Zhang Tianyang was different. Yuan Longshan truly considered him a brother.
Yet there was no choice, as Zhang insisted on involving himself in this murky situation.
Yuan had advised him, but he wouldn't listen.
Fearful of arousing suspicion if he spoke too much, Yuan could only let him co.
As the broken spear penetrated Zhang Tianyang's chest, a spurt of blood gushed from his mouth, leaving him unable to utter a word before he breathed his last.
Yuan Longshan violently extracted the broken spear and hurled it toward Lin Wenzheng, who was still watching the chaos unfold; the latter was imdiately impaled to the ground, dead on the spot.
"You scholars are the craftiest, filled with sches. My brother was right, appointing you to high office would only bring calamity upon the nation!"
Yuan Longshan then turned to look back towards where Han Zheng had been, only to find it already deserted.
"He sure fled fast."
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